The Coaches Daughter

8

I walked into my classroom like a zombie. I slept through all of my alarms and woke up 10 minutes before school started. Thanks to the late start i wasn't able to be as well presented as i usually am.

I could tell Tanaka noticed by the way his eyebrows flew up when i walked in. I crashed down into the seat beside him and laid my head on the desk.

"Are you alright Sakai?" He looked at me with worried eyes.

"I was up too late last night thinking about the training camp."

"At nekoma? don't worry, we'll show them how good we've gotten!" he raised a fist in the air as if he was swearing to it.

I was going to say something when the tardy bell cut me off, effectively ending our conversation.

I pulled out my books and watched as a paper slowly got slid onto my desk.

It was a note from Watabe that read, "u ok?"

I smiled down at it and turned to see Watabe and Aoki looking at me similar to how Tanaka was when i entered. i nodded to the pair and put the note away, feeling special that so many people were worried about me.

That special feeling was ripped away when practice started. I had gotten ready and set up early with Kiyoko only for the massive douche, Tsukishima, to swoop in.

"You look awful. Did you not get any sleep?" He leaned down slightly to my height and tilted his head.

"Fuck off, tree." I furrowed my eyebrows and turned to do something else.

"Right, you would have made it on the girls team if you were taller, wouldn't you? don't be upset that I have what you'll never get." He grinned mischievously.

"My height is fine." i rolled my eyes. I was 5'6", much taller than most of the girls i knew.

"Tsuki..." His shadow pulled his shirt.

Tsukishima turned to Yamaguchi who pointed at the door that my dad was walking through and sighed. Thankfully he gave up and they walked over to the sidelines.

My pride wasn't too hurt by this but when the third years walked in and Sugawara saw me his eyes were doubled in size before he noticed me looking back and turned away, rubbing his neck.

"Do i really look that bad?" i mumbled to myself, sadly.

"You just look like you didn't sleep well. Rest up for the training camp we have tomorrow, okay?" Kiyoko tucked a lose hair behind my ear and smiled.

I blushed and held my ear where her hand had grazed against it. I wasn't super used to skinship.

I looked at the court that was now empty other than the players that were filling in on each of the sidelines with a ball each on their hands, i scurried off and to my dads side.

Once practice had ended all the players help take down as Ukai told them to get home and rest well.

With all the team members helping i stood around not doing much and my dad gave my back a rough pat, "Let's go kiddo."

I raised my eyebrows, it was the first time i had gone home with my dad in a while. I was a bit worried one of the boys would follow behind us  and my dad would curse at them for being too close or something.

Sugawara and Daichi walked up to my dad and started talking to him about something, I wasn't paying much attention but was glad they were occupying my dad by the time Tanaka had ran up and grabbed me by the sides.

"Get off me!" i scolded in a whisper, "do you want to get yelled at by my dad?"

He looked over at my dad who was still taking with sugawara and Daichi and gave me a shrug, "He's not gonna do anything."

"He will if he sees you getting handsy with his daughter, trust me." i pushes him away and ran up to sugawara, staying close by his side.

He look down at me and pitched up a brow but shrugged it off and continued talking to his coach and captain.

From the sound of it they were talking about nekoma's play style from last year. At the mention of nekoma i immediately started listening in only to be pulled back by someone.

"Tana-!" i said, expecting it to be my fellow second year. Instead i was met with the black haired first year.

"Could you get meat buns for us again?" he asked, Hinata peaking out from behind him with puppy dog eyes.

I smiled and messed their hair up, "Of course, i wouldn't let my first years go hungry."

The walk to the store seemed m uhh quicker than usual, most of the players came in and bought something. I told the two first years to get the buns while i waited in line to pay.

"Sakai..." Hinatas voice started out.

I turned around to see Yamaguchi standing by him, "Could you buy me one too?"

"Like i said, i'm not going to let my first years go home on an empty stomach." i took the three meat buns from them and got another thrown at me.

i looked up, annoyed that i had just gotten something thrown at me and saw Tsukishima's face, "You're not going to let me go hungry, are you?"

I glared at him but decided to pay anyway, "I'm tempted..."

"I would have let you have mine if she didn't buy it for you Tsuki!" Yamaguchi said happily to his counterpart.

"Whatever." Tsukishima clicked his tongue.

I paid for the food and handed it to the first years when Tanaka spotted me, "Hey! you never buy food for me!"

"I'm not your upperclassman." I stated simply.

"but what if i go hungry?" Tanaka fake cried, rubbing his stomach.

"Not my problem." i gave a napkin to Kageyama so he could wipe his face.

"You're so cruel to me!" Tanaka fell to the ground, defeated until he saw his captains shoes. he crawled over and hugged his leg while Dachi desperately tried shaking him off, "Please captain i'm going to starve..."

"Get off the floor! And stop hanging onto my leg!" Sugawara came to the other side to help pull him off.

09/12/20
wc: 1058
unedited

a/n happy birthday kim namjoon