Karasuno's Mangers: Little Ukai and The Runaway

1: Little Ukai and Little Lies

This story takes place in the town of Miyagi.

Now we're not going to talk about "Japan's Biggest Canon" Ushijima Wakatoshi, though I'm sure you can find him somewhere in a gymnasium practicing his spikes. Nor are we going to focus on Toru Oikawa as he makes his way across the globe. They'll make introductions much, much, later, but they're not the protagonists or deuteragonists of this story.

Let's just take one second to say a prayer to all those volleyballs damaged by those two before we continue. RIP.

Our first heroine is a somewhat chubby-faced girl standing at 5'2. She is currently being glared at by her beloved Uncle as he tries to convince (threaten) her into wearing her school uniform.

They were arguing in the family-owned Sakanoshita Store when the doorbell rang indicating customers had entered.

"Why are you acting like a child?" Keishin Ukai grumbled. He jostled her school uniform into her arms, then directed her towards the storage room. "I have work to do, Emiko. Put on your uniform and get to school."

Emiko dug her feet on the floors, trying to resist him. "No," she growled back. "Why are they trying to sexualize me? I don't want to wear the kilt!"

"You're overreacting," he insisted. Using his last bit of strength, he pushed her into the room and locked it from the outside. "Get dressed and get to school or you'll be late."

She screamed and banged her fists on the door. "But it's ugly!"

"Well, Ms. Fancy pants you're in Japan now. You have to wear the kilt."

"What if I wear your old uniform pants?" she reasoned. "They're still part of the uniform. I could pass as a dude. Please Uncle Keishin!"

"I have customers, Emiko. Get dressed or you can stay in there."

Emiko's eyes furrowed at his poor excuse of a threat. She stepped away from the door and looked around. There was plenty of fresh fruit and snacks around her, and she could make a make-shift sleeping place with the blankets.

"Jokes on you" she murmured, grinning from ear to ear. "I have my phone with me, I'll never-" Emiko patted her pockets in pettiness, before screaming again after a realization.

"Uncle Keishin, give me my phone!"

Ukai shook his head with a smirk and walked away from her. He knew his niece well and if there was one thing she could never live without, it was her phone.

He walked towards the front of the store. Standing by the counter was Shoyou Hinata and Tobio Kageyama.

"Hi Coach!"

"Hello."

Ukai hadn't seen the boys since the last practice they had which was one month ago. Hinata's hair was as unruly as ever and it seemed that Kageyama had grown a few inches taller.

"We were wondering if you're coming to practice today?" Hinata asked. "Ennoshita texted the group chat that we're meeting to run through a few drills."

Before Ukai could answer them, he heard banging on the storage room door followed by a crash.

Emiko flinched, stepping away from the basket of turnips.

Letting out a sigh he excused himself and walked to the back. Hinata and Kageyama shared a look but then followed the man.

"Alright, calm down, I'm opening the door."

Emiko stumbled out with a frown. She was dressed in the white Karasuno blouse (let's ignore the blue tanktop that's being shown through), matched with white knee-length socks and the kilt. She struggled to pull it lower.