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Dreams Part 2

Tanaka completely froze, knowing he has been caught, watching (y/n) play volleyball by herself. He could barely do that since he was always at practice with his team or helping out Noya with his saves.

"Tanaka?" (y/n) asked yet again, not getting any response. Tanaka walked out from behind the wall and rubbed the back of his neck. 

"Um... I was uh, on my way to volleyball practice and I kind of got side tracked.." He said, rather quietly as he was completely embarrassed for watching her. (y/n) just grabbed her ball quickly and threw her bag over her shoulder. She looked down at the ground as she walked past him.

"I'm probably just in your way. Sorry." She mumbled before Tanaka grabbed her wrist lightly. Maybe she could be one of their managers. Even though they already had two, it would still be nice to have her around. His actions made (y/n) turn around, her face flushed from embarrassment.

"Come to practice! Maybe you can learn something from me!" He smiled prodly, putting a thumb on his chest. It took a moment for (y/n) to actually process what he just said. Going to his practice? His volleyball practice? She bit her lip a little before actually agreeing to do so. Her parents were out on a business trips anyways, so what harm could it do? Tanaka cheered and started dragging her to the gym. He knew the team wouldn't mind if she came and watched. Well, maybe Daichi... But maybe the girls team could gain a new person if this experience boosted her confidence. But (y/n) could never join the team. Her mother would be so upset and would probably refuse to buy her anything needed. Yeah, her mother hated the sport that much. 

When they got to the gym and opened the door, a sudden "Head's up!" was yelled from across the room, making (y/n) drop her own volleyball and putting her arms out, receiving the ball back to where it came from. The noise that was coming from the gym suddenly disappeared. People's eyes were wide and mouths were open. Some complete stranger to them walked in the gym, was warned about a ball flying towards her and received it right back to Kageyama. She tightly closed her eyes, bowing and apologizing for intruding and probably doing something wrong. She wasn't familiar with the rules of the club activities here, only at her old high school.

"(Y/N)! You can still play?! That's awesome!" Hinata called out from his spot, running over to you and looking at you with that shine of admire in his eyes. Everyone looked at the orange haired boy like he was crazy.

"You know her?" Tanaka, Kiyoko and Nishinoya asked in unison. The rest of the team was amazed at her. Hell, even Daichi knew he couldn't yell right know from being so shocked. Hinata smiled and nodded before explaining how the two knew eachother, (y/n)'s face becoming a bright red as she stood back up.

"Okay everyone! We can meet her later! Get to practicing!" Suga said and everyone nodded, going back to what they wee doing as if she wasn't even there. Kiyoko called her over and started to make small talk.

"So, what brought you here? I saw you walked in with Tanaka." She said, looking at the (h/c) girl next to her. (y/n) froze and looked at her bag as she put her own volleyball away.

"Well... I was just playing volleyball by myself and Tanaka-senpai saw me. He asked if I wanted to come watch and I said sure." (y/n) explained, her blush never fading. Little did she know Tanaka was listening in on what they were saying. And when the word "senpai" left her mouth, a bright blush crossed his face and was hit on the back on his head with a ball from Noya. 

"Pay attention, Tanaka!" He was scolded by the other and he listened, trying to focus on the three on three game they were playing. But he couldn't. That one word threw him off completely as her voice kept repeating it through his head. Once practice finished, (y/n) was awe struck from everyone's performances. Hinata has come a long way from when they last saw eachother, improving on spiking the ball perfectly and his super move with Kageyama. She was happy to see the whole team act like a family. Something she never experienced in soccer. That was her dream. Play volleyball and have a second family.

Months went by and (y/n) actually helped out a lot. She set the ball for whoever needed it, did a few serves for Noya so he could practice his "Rolling Thunder" move, helped the managers with pretty much everything and she played some practice matches when someone wasn't able to make practice. All of her actions, how dedicated she was, how her eyes sparkled when she managed to set the ball perfectly for Asahi made Tanaka fall for her more than he already was. If he was fully honest with himself, he probably loved her more than he's ever loved Kiyoko. So, one day after practice, Tanaka finally built the courage to as (y/n) out. Of course there was that doubt that she wouldn't reciprocate his feelings, but the same sparkle from when she played in the games appeared in her eyes when she looked at him. They talked more often and had switched numbers about a month ago so the two could have study sessions together.

At this point, (y/n) always brought a spare change of clothes so she could change after practice, sharing a cubby with Hinata. (y/n) was actually greatful that Tanaka saw her practicing on her own. She felt connected to everyone there, more so Tanaka. The two became great friends over these past few months, (y/n)'s heart fluttering whenever she saw Tanaka. Everything about him amazed her. His spikes, his personality, his smile, his dedication, just everything made her knees feel weak. She tried as much as possible to keep him out of her head, but never managed to do so. So, one day after practice, Tanaka walked up to the (h/c) haired female.

"(l/n)? Can we uh, can we speak?" He asked, his hands clenching at his sides. But all (y/n) could think was that she did something wrong.

Ah ha! Once again, another cliffhangerrr! The next part will be the last one! If you have a request, please feel free to leave them in the comments! <3