Flying! Haikyuu x Oc (Under construction! So it may change sometimes!)

The Guardian Deity pt.2

Zayd p.o.v
After Suguwara retrieves me from the bench and Kiyoko avoided and slapped the back of Nishinoya's head with a warning to not make the new manager uncomfortable, I'm standing in front of Nishinoya-senpai again. But...
~stare~
I squirm uncomfortably under his scrutinizing gaze, Suguwara pats my arm, probably to comfort me, although I appreciate it, it doesn't really help. Unbeknownst to me, Kageyama and Hinata stare at the whole interaction with slight frowns on their faces.
"My name is Andou Zayd. You can call me Zayd." I blurt out, not being able to handle his gaze anymore, and give a quick bow.
"He's our new assistant-manager, so go easy on him." Sawamura ruffles my hair with a playful grin as I bat him away with a slight whine. He continues to stare, the seriousness of his gaze is putting me off and even some members of the volleyball team seem to get confused.
"Noya-san?" Asks Tanaka-senpai, finally startling Nishinoya-senpai out of his stupor.
"Sorry, sorry, it's just...." He clears his throat. "H-He's cute..." A bright red color climbs up from my throat to my cheeks as I feel my face getting warmer. Sawamura, Tanaka and Suguwara look at Nishinoya in surprise, looking like they did not expect this kind of answer.

Third p.o.v
Luckily he quickly changes the subject before Zayd blows a fuse.
"And? Where's Asahi-san? Did he come back?" A hush falls over the gym. Who is Asahi-san? Zayd curiously tunes in as they mention another name. I've heard this name somewhere before. Asahi...Asahi.... Where did I hear his name again?
"....No." Admit Sawamura while Suguwara turns away from Nishinoya-san. Zayd watches as Nishinoya's face falls slightly before he grits his teeth. "That wimp!" He screams, a furious glance in his eyes. Hinata, Kageyama and Zayd all startle at the furious shout coming out of the second-year and Tanaka screams back.
"Hey, Noya! Don't talk like that about your senpai!"
"A wimp is a wimp. If Asahi-san's not coming back, neither am I!" He snaps and then storms out of the gym, Tanaka sounds almost frantic as he tries to call him back. "Hey, Noya!"
.... Interesting.

Nishinoya (third) p.o.v
My job is to keep things connected. The sky is the domain of the spikers. It's not a place where I can battle...A distinct memory of him catching the ball floods through his head. but if I keep things connected...as long as I maintain connections...the ace will surely score for our side.
Even if the ball bounces off the wall...I'll make sure it stays connected. So give me another chance. He stares at Asahi's back, the number 3 greeting him. Give me another chance to let you decide the toss...He can still remember the memory as if it is burned onto his memory forever. Ace.

Later

Zayd p.o.v
"So essentially," I am on the edge of my seat, anticipation thrumming through my veins and my notebook ready to go. Now I can observe it from up close!
"You go zip, then go whoop, and then pow!" A bead of sweat slides down my temple as Nishinoya explains to the two middle-blockers as he receives the volleyball smoothly.
"Like that!"
Hinata tilts his head, confused, to stare at Nishinoya while Tsukishima-san looks so done with it already. Tanaka sighs loudly. "It's no good. He can't explain it because he moves purely on instinct." He leans back on his broom. Kageyama turns to him.
"Really? I sort of understood what he was saying." He says. Tanaka turns his head to face back at Kageyama and says completely deadpan,
"That's because you belong to his species. When you explain something, all you say is 'pow' and 'woah' and stuff." He waves his arms around to strengthen his statement. "Nobody else understand you."
An embarrassed blush appears on Kageyam's cheeks, who looks more mortified by Tanaka's explanation than angry. Well, he's not exactly wrong there. He moves purely on instinct, just when he served the ball to Hinata, almost right into his hands. Something like that can be learned, drilled over and over until it's just muscle memory.
"Libero is a special position, isn't it?" Takeda-sensei asks and Sawamura nods.
"Yes. The Libero specializes exclusively in defense. They're not allowed to make offensive plays, like serving or spiking. They switch places with the rearguards to solidify defense." Sawamura-senpai explains patiently to Takeda-sensei.
"So that's the Guardian Deity of Karasuno. How awesome...." Takeda-sensei talks some more as I watch Nishinoya question Tsukishima about his height.
"You. I've noticed your height. How tall are you?" My lips quirk up slightly as Yamaguchi tries to answer the question in Tsukishima's place, but is quickly shut down by the taller boy itself.
"In any case, Nishinoya hasn't lost his touch at all." Tanaka who also has overheard the conversation between Takeda-sensei and Sawamura-senpai, chimes in, "He said he continued training even after he got suspended. Nishinoya mingled with the girl's team, he said." Sugawara-senpai chuckles halfheartedly at Tanaka's explanation.
"That sounds just like Hinata." I tilt my head curiously at the sentence made by Sawamura. Why does it sound just like Hinata? Did he also train in a girl's team? I have to do some research on that.
"Um, Nishinoya-senpai. You were talking about Asahi-san. Who's he?" Asks Hinata carelessly. Every third-year immediately tunes into the conversation.
"Moron! Don't say that name so carelessly!" Shouts Tanaka. There's a sudden tension in the gym, dark and suffocating.
"He's Karasuno Ace....for what's it worth." Nishinoya-senpai answers after a few seconds, his shoulders tense and eyes narrow. Hinata looks surprised.
"Ace?" As if it's the magic word, Hinata stares in amazement into the air, his eyes seemingly gazing into nothingness and he doesn't react anymore.
"Hinata-san, are you alright?" I ask, concerned by his expression.
"Yeah! What's with the empty-headed look?"
"I... want to be the Ace." Admits Hinata, hesitantly. Nishinoya-senpai looks at him surprised. "Huh? Ace? With your height?" He questions. Hinata deflates at the mention of his height, his eyes showing vague disappointment. My eyebrow twitches, and I feel irritation welling up inside me, but that dissolves just as quickly as it came as Nishinoya pats his arm, startling Hinata.
"I like you!"
"Huh? What?"
"You want it because it's awesome, right? Good, good! Do it, do it! Become the Ace!" He exclaims while Hinata clearly didn't expect such reaction. I can imagine, people were probably likely to laugh at him instead of supporting him. "You'd be far more impressive than our current Ace!" Nishinoya laughs and then crosses his arms, "but then again... it's the Ace that inspires you!"
"Yes! Aces are awesome!" Hinata pipes up, clearly happy by Nishinoya's encouragement.
"The word 'Ace' has an awesome ring to it. 'Setter' and 'Libero' sound booooring!" I stifle a giggle at Kageyam's off-put face. Sugawara tries to salvage it by patting his back.
"It's all right."
"But! In a match, where the crowd would go crazy, even more than an amazing spike, is when there's a super receive!" He stares down at his hand. "In the battle of height that is in volleyball, Libero is one of the few positions in which a short player can survive!" He looks up again, straight into Hinata's eyes. "But I'm not a Libero because of my height! I'd be a Libero even I was 2 meters tall. Even if your side misses the spike, even if your side can't block, as long as the ball doesn't his the court.... In volleyball, that means you haven't lost. And the best one suited to do that,"
His thumb jerks against his chest and he shows us a boyish grin, "is the Libero!"
I stare at the second-year in amazement at his passionate speech and I can't help the praise that leaves my lips,
"A-Awesome....!" Causing the second-year to flush bright-red at my praise when he hears the word while Kageyama and Hinata stare at him in jealously.