Karasuno's Mangers: Little Ukai and The Runaway

2: A Goddess Sent by Kiyoko

Now, we're going to fast forward to the end of the school day.

Oh don't make that face. You didn't come here for a lesson on the Pythagorean theorem, did you? No, you came here to read about Little Ukai and the Runaway.

The school day had ended and most students were making their way to their respective club activities. Ryunosuke Tanaka and Yu Nishinoya were sitting on the floor of the volleyball gymnasium, sulking. They were in their third year of high school, seniors, the ruling class! This privilege however came at a price.

"What's wrong with them?" Chikara Ennoshita asked. He rolled a cart full of volleyballs in from the storage room.

Kazuhito Narita was in the middle of putting up the net. He stopped and turned around. "They just realized Kiyoko won't be here anymore."

"They knew that when she graduated."

"Yeah," Hisashi Kinnoshita rolled his eyes with a grin, "but you know how they are."

Ennoshita narrowed his eyes at the two who were moaning and groaning as if they had been wounded in battle. Sure, their little crush on their previous club manager was harmless before. Now though? With Kiyoko gone? A shiver ran down his spine at the idea that every day would be like this.

"We need a distraction," he mumbled to them. "And fast. Who knows what type of first years we'll be dealing with. If we are making it to Nationals again, I need our regulars to be in top shape."

The mantle of team captain was passed onto him and he would be damned if he let Karasuno's delinquents mess it up.

"A distraction, huh?"

"Ask and you shall get."

The three turned around and saw Hitoka Yachi, their team manager, walking in with the prettiest girl either of them had ever seen. She was tall and fit. Her dark hair fell past her shoulders in loose waves. Her stormy grey eyes danced around the gym.

Hearing their voices, Tanaka and Noya looked up. They were starstruck and began to crawl towards her.

"Are you an angel?"

"Did Kiyoko send you to us?"

"Oh great goddess, thank you for blessing us in our time of need."

Mirae froze at the sight of two boys kneeling in front of her. Sure, this wasn't the first time that something like this happened but that didn't make it any less embarrassing or awkward. She had a flashback from a couple of years ago when a boy went down on his knees in front of the entire school and held a ring out to her.

She was tempted to turn around and sprint outside.

"Sorry about them."

She shook her head from those memories as another boy came jogging up. He smiled at her sheepishly before kicking the two on the ground. "Get up. You're both running double laps."

"Run? With this angel in our presence?"

Noya gripped Mirae's arm and planted a wet kiss on the back of her hand. "I'd run over water for her."

"I think that's impossible," Yachi giggled. She turned to Ennoshita and bowed. "This is Mirae Ando. She's in her second year and a new student at our school. She's interested in joining as a manager. Mirae, this is our captain, Ennoshita."

"Hi," she bowed.

"She used to play on a volleyball team," Tadashi added as he walked into the gym. Tsukishima, Hinata, and Kageyama followed shortly. They quickly changed into their indoor shoes and crowded around them.