The Newbie ~ Tsukishima Kei

Chapter 13 ~ Win | Girls Teams

fuck i left my notes here

"Akiko, you're here!" MICHIMIYA EXCLAIMED.

"Thank you!" The girls, along with coach Sato bowed, showing off their gratitude.

"Of course, I wouldn't leave you girls alone." Akiko gave the girls a cheeky smile. They had all changed before she'd arrived, so she quickly entered the bathroom and changed while the girls went into the gym and started the warm ups.

Date Tech's captain eyed Karasuno's members, silently counting how many there were. If you were to compare her to another member of another team that you surely remember, you could compare her to Kenma.

Like the brain of Nekoma, her eyes analyzed her opponents, devising plans, finding strengths and weaknesses.

Her eyes widened slightly, not going unnoticed by her team, as she was known for stoic composure. "What's up?" Their vice-captain asked, wrapping an arm around her shorter captain.

"There's only 5 players."

"Oho ho?" Their ace, the #5, asked, a smirk on her face. "A free win?"

"Nah, there she is." Their libero said, pointing at Akiko as she entered the gym.

"Sasaki?" Their captain asked herself, "No..that's not Sasaki. Now that I think about it, she looks like the girl my girlfriend described."

"We get it." Their ace rolled her eyes. "You're in a loving relationship. Anyway, you mean the girl that pissed her off?" Their captain nodded.

All four of them flinched at the strong spike she smacked down, even if it was warm up.

"That's the type of spikes you've gotta do during warm ups, Tori Chan." 'Tori Chan', aka the ace, huffed and pouted. "We've got to show them we're strong. Otherwise, they're just going to think we're a team that slacks off."

"OI YOU FOUR!" They all snapped their heads in the direction of their coach. "Stop slacking, get to warmin' up!"

"Yes coach!"

Akiko bit her lip, she was first serve.

She wanted to keep this for a surprise to her team, but it felt right to a jump serve right now. No way they'd find out, right?

Her serves had gotten good, she couldn't aim them yet but they were strong and could get a service ace if the team was bad enough. Which clearly, they weren't, but it was worth a shot.

The whistle was blown, Akiko nodded to herself at the decision she'd made.

They had no way of finding out and nobody looks blood-related to her teammates, probably.

With a deep breath, she threw the ball up high, jumping up and hitting the ball harder than the spike she'd slammed down during warm ups.

Their #10 gasped, seeing the ball zooming straight towards her.

With a wince, she delivered the ball up, although needing a cover. "Sorry, cover!"