Tsuki-Dayo

Six |六

Six

"Don't mind! Don't mind!" Yui tried to lighten up the mood. "We still have another set to go! The game isn't even close to being over yet and we haven't lost!"

"That's right," Hitomi nodded. "Don't let your spirits down just because the first set isn't in our favor. We can still turn it around."

"Come on!" Yui put her arms around her teammates' shoulders, pulling them into a circle. "Let's go, Karasuno!" They all cheered together.

The game started with Tokonami's service. It was Sara's turn to serve once again and Karasuno braced themselves, watching out for a float serve once again. Sara threw the ball in the air and slapped it with her palm.

And there it was; the unspinning, unpredictable float serve. All players of Karasuno tensed up. The ball suddenly dropped to the right and Miyu was there to save it. Unfortunately the ball bounced outside the court, giving Tokonami the first point.

"Don't mind!" Yuno smiled at her and Miyu nodded, although not very satisfied.

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Tsukishima pushed up his glasses. The hall was starting to fill up with so many hot blooded students from all classes that it was getting on his nerve. "Irritating..." He mumbled under his breath. Instead of thinking about the noisy hooligans around him, he focused on the game before him.

Tokonami High was leading once again with the score 9-14. Karasuno Girls' was definitely frustrated, evoking similar emotions to the boys' team as well. Hinata pressed his forehead on the railing, groaning in frustration. Tanaka was leaning against the railings so much that he might actually break it. Why are they getting so caught up in this? Tsukishima narrowed his eyes at them.

He noticed at the captain of Tokonami Girls' was quite skilled in a float serve. They become a tougher opponent with their height but their reaction time was slow; at least compared to the Karasuno Girls'.

Tsukishima noticed [Name] watching the ball so intently that even if an elephant walks into the court, she would never realize it. A small smirk unconsciously tugged on his lips but it quickly faded once he realized it was there. He turned his attention to the ball.

Erika dived into the floor, straightening her hand on the floor. The ball hit the back of her hand and bounced back up. Yuno tossed the ball in the air and Misaki jumped after it, spiking it over the net in high speed. Tokonami's Libero slid across the floor with a loud squeak, attempting to keep the ball from touching the floor.

She succeeded but the ball was already crossing the net. "[Name]!" Miyuki exclaimed and [Name] was already chasing the ball. She sprung herself into the air and smacked her palm right at the ball, putting an incredible force in her hit. Tokonami, once again, couldn't react fast enough to save the ball.

The whistle sounded; Hitomi had called for a time out. The girls gathered around their respective advisors as their teammates passed them their towels and bottles of water.

"[Name], good spike." Hitomi nodded at [Name], who nodded while taking a deep breath after drinking from her bottle. "Tokonami's height allows them to be able to block many of our attacks but their reaction time is a little slow."

"I've notice that, too." Miyuki nodded, wiping the sweat at her temple.

"But they react quickly to our spikes and quicks." Iwari said, confused by what they meant.

"That's because someone from their team is able to read us." Miyu rubbed her chin. "I suspect it's the captain. Her eyes... It's like she's constantly watching every one of us."