Karasuno, Fight!! (Haikyuu!! Choose Your Own Adventure)

Main Story 00: Brush off the pain.

"Are you okay?" Both of you said at the same time. You scratched your head in embarrassment before picking yourself up off the ground. The stranger remained seated, his lips downturned into a frown.

"Sorry for bumping into you." He said. "Did I hurt you at all?" You gave him a reassuring smile.

"No, I'm okay!" As a sign of peace, you reached your hand out to pull him up. He grinned back at you and placed his hand on your outstretched palm, springing to his feet.

"Thanks." The boy gave you a small smile.

"No problem." You said.

Both of you stood by, quietly.

"Well...I'll see you around, I guess." You coughed, lowering your head for a quick bow before making your way towards the doors of Karasuno High.

"Oh-" the boy called out behind you. "wait!" You halted your footsteps, looking at him over your shoulder.

"What's up?"

The boy looked at your face for a second, his head cocking to the side in confusion. "Have I seen you around before?"

"No," you responded. "this is my first day."

You watched the orange-haired boy's eyebrows quirk up as he took a few strides towards you. "Really? What year are you?"

"I'm a first year."

"Me too!" The stranger replied. "My name is Hinata. What's yours?"

He's a little...forward, isn't he? You waited for him to reach you before answering. "I'm Y/N."

"So why'd you come to Karasuno halfway through the school year?" Hinata asked, falling into step beside you. The students who watched everything go down between you, Hinata, and that black haired jerk had returned to their own conversations. By now, many more students had filtered into campus. Do he and that black-haired guy know each other? I guess now isn't really the time to ask...

"My parents kind of made me transfer." You gave a halfhearted chuckle.

"To Karasuno? Why?" Hinata asked.

"I think our family friends' kid goes here." You scrunched your eyebrows up in an effort to recall what happened. "They must've really hyped the school's academic reputation up, because the next thing I know, my parents were talking to me about moving to the Miyagi Prefecture."

"I wouldn't know much about how strong our academics are." He confessed. "I'm not all too great at studying."

"What made you choose Karasuno, then?" You asked.

"Me? I wanted to be a part of the volleyball club!"

You blinked at him. You took in his unusual appearance, noting his smaller build and height, and the tufts of orange, messy hair on his head. This guy came to Karasuno for volleyball?

"Did you make it in?" You said, though you already knew the answer to that question.

Hinata beamed at you. "Yup! I'm a middle blocker!"

If you hadn't held yourself back, your jaw might've dropped all the way to the floor. Middle blocker?! This guy?! Hinata laughed, seeing your awestruck reaction. So maybe you didn't know the answer to the question you'd posed.

"You wouldn't expect it, right?" The smile on his face was priceless. "But I want to become the very best ace! Just like-"

"Oh, Y/N!" He suddenly interrupted himself.  "Which class are you in? Did you need me to show you around?"