Before becoming a pro, Ushijima Wakatoshi had another good thing going for him.
Uta Iriye was someone with a habit of talking from morning until night, a person with a kind and sweet disposition. It must have been a surprise to everyone how the two...
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"Ara ara, I never knew you were all trying so hard to get us to go on dates!" Uta giggled.
Eri narrowed her eyes and growled at her, "even Wakatoshi found out about it. He even asked for our help!"
"Hahaha! Guess I didn't know the volleyball boys enough to realize there was something going on. You're pretty good at hiding secrets so I would never have known!"
"You were literally there one time when it accidentally spilled out that we had a chat and you weren't even paying attention!"
Her face went blank and she smiled like she still didn't understand what was happening, "oh, is that so?"
"Yes Uta, it is so."
The two ordered some more tea and sat down to continue talking. Bringing back old memories from high school was bittersweet for Uta.
They were so precious to her, and she still often thought of them. Thinking about Ushijima still have her butterflies and gave her the warm feeling inside she always had. However, when she thinks about how it ended between them - or, in a sense, how it sort of never happened between them - the memories she treasured at some point now seem kind of...bleak.
During college she had tried to go out on a few dates with other people, but it was just not the same. There were very good people out there. People who were sweeter and more attentive than the stoic, yet she couldn't bring herself to feel the same.
"You know, you should really try talking to him again," Eri notices the uneasy look on Uta's face.
"Aaah! I blew it the last time he called to congratulate me for graduating! He probably thinks I don't want to speak with him."
"Really? How did that go?" she asks, raising an eyebrow while gracefully sipping the hot tea.
"So, he called me and I was wondering if I should even pick up, but I did of course, so it went something like this:
'Uta, I saw your graduation pictures. Congratulations, I know you worked hard' (she made a deep voice to imitate Ushijima).
'Oh. Thank you. I saw the V.1 League...congratulations on winning.'
'You saw me play?' and he even sounded excited when I said that! I should have gotten the message! But anyway, my stupid head continued:
