Where there is Love (Asahi x Reader)

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Soon enough, after constant practice and a little surprise from Kiyoko, we were headed to our first set of games in the tournament. Going in, I knew there would be a ton of rumours circulating around the boys as the "clipped crows" but I knew from watching them, that title had been shed. Our boys were ready for everything that comes their way and Kiyoko's motivation gave them the boost they needed. As we walked into the building, all eyes were on us. The imposing nature of the boys on our team (specifically Kageyama, Tanaka, and Asahi, though it is unintentional.) had the other schools standing far away from us. I stood beside Kiyoko, and being the beauty that she was, she swiftly gathered a bunch of attention from the other boys which made Tanaka and Noya circle her in order to protect from the stares. She was having none of that though, swiftly smacking them and moving back beside me.

"You are too pretty for your own good, Kiyoko," I said while giggling behind my hand. She hit the back of my head with the clipboard and I laughed louder. We all met in front of the gym where Date Tech appeared in front of us. This big guy with no eyebrow gave us a hard stare before turning towards Asahi and pointing at him. I felt my face scrunch up with anger and was ready to tell him off before I felt Asahi's arm in front of me, holding me back with one arm and Noya with the other. A heavy stare off between the two ensured and I looked back and forth between him and Asahi. He was the one who destroyed his confidence as an ace and team member. He would pay for that today.

"I am so sorry!" A shorter guy with dark hair came running forward and grabbed the arm of no eyebrows. Then the brunette from beside them started pulling his arm too.

"I am so sorry, the dude has a habit of singling out a team's ace." He said with an easy smile on his face. "So I'd like you to get good and ready to lose again." He continued to smile and left with their team, probably towards their change room. The anger within me was ready to bubble over but I turned to Asahi and just about died laughing when I saw his face.

"You'll be okay, Asahi. Remember you aren't alone out there and I'll be cheering for you the whole time." I beamed up at him and pat his shoulder before joining Kiyoko again. The smile on her face told me she had something to say but instead, she shook her head and moved towards our own area.

The boys had changed into their uniforms and we moved inside to warm up. I went to the balcony with Kiyoko to help set up the banner. Despite the lack of fans for our team, this banner would work to help get them through until more people started coming in. When we got down, I helped fill water bottles then I went to throw balls for the boy's practice. I stood with Asahi, Suga, and Daichi.

"Are you guys nervous?" I asked setting the ball to Daichi.

"Yea, of course we are but I know that as a team, we are going to do great," Suga said with a confident look in his eyes. I smiled at them then the ref called for captains. We moved back to the bench, gathering the balls as well. With a quick pep talk from the coach and the cheer, they were on the court. The first point came easily with a solid spike from Tanaka and a whole lot of yelling. The next point was dug out by Noya and was bumped to Asahi to blow away the triple blockers on him. The comments from the audience about his age and older appearance had me cracking up.

"Don't mind, Asahi, you don't look a day over 25," I called. Suga laughed and Kiyoko hit me with the clipboard. Asahi stuck his tongue out at me before getting back into the focus of the game. And the third point was taken by Hinata and his beautiful quick. I scanned the gym looking at the reactions and felt my smirk grow. The clipped crows were no more.

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This game was taken rather easily by Karasuno, not to diminish the valiant effort put on by Tokonami. I almost wanted to root for them and to see their faces afterwards was heart-wrenching. That being said, I was so proud of the boys and I immediately hugged them after the game.