Karasuno's Mangers: Little Ukai and The Runaway

30: Is Akaashi Flirting, You Decide

Mirae Ando was not a fan of a few things. At the very top of her list was any insect or bug. She didn't believe in preserving creatures that resembled the horrors that belonged in nightmares. They were too fast for their size and multiplied at alarmingly unnatural rates. So, she had subscriptions to the best insect repellants and killing sprays in all of Asia.

Second, on her list was sharing a pool with any person. She found it disgusting to sit in any pool, lake, or pond where the water was not being cleaned or filtered. This hatred may have stemmed because she experienced something traumatic as a younger child when an ex-friend peed in the kiddy pool.

Third was chewing gum. If it was about having good breath, one could always eat a mint. Of course, the best way would be by brushing your teeth and flossing. But chewing gum was unnecessary for her. It was a wad of sugar that you chewed for a few minutes until the flavour left.

Emiko Suzuki was the opposite.

Bugs were cool. They could fly and jump, and they were the inspiration behind her favourite Marvel superheroes. Swimming was her favourite thing to do during hot summer days. She especially loved holding her breath for as long as she could while other people screamed as they thought she drowned herself. And chewing gum was one of her main food groups.

Now, the others didn't know what exactly happened as there was a sudden pop, a loud shriek, the sound of slapping and hitting, before Mirae ran off in tears. Emiko shrugged as she held the side of her red face.

"What did you do?" Ennoshita stammered as he ran towards her. "Did you put a bug on her? Did you spit on her while talking again? What did you do?"

"I am the victim," Emiko glared. "Do you see this? My face is bruised and I am hurting, making me the victim."

"Yeah Ennoshita, lay off she's the victim." Tanaka put himself between the two.

"A likely story," Tsukishima rolled his eyes as he walked away.

Shoji followed behind him and also rolled his eyes. "Yeah, a likely story."

"I'm going to hit him," Takita muttered. He was sitting under a tree and trying to cool down from practice. Yaotome grabbed his arm just as he prepared to stand up. "Let me go, 'Tome."

"Miss. Manager Yachi doesn't like fights."

"It was the gum, wasn't it?" Hinata asked. He was sitting a few steps away on the hill with Kenma and Lev. "Mirae doesn't like gum at all. She says it brings together two of the worst qualities of a person."

"What's that?"

"Chewing with your mouth open and excessive sugar intake."

Kenma snickered.

Emiko tried to defend herself, but their Captain was adamant that this attack was provoked. "So, in conclusion, you like Mirae better. Cool, that's cool. I'm leaving and I'm not going to tell you where I am going." She stomped away.

Mirae left the group of volleyball players, crying.

Emiko had run over to her, wanting to show her the bubble that she blew almost the size of a volleyball. When Mirae turned around it popped. The back of her head was covered in two pounds of raspberry scented gum.

She didn't have an exact destination in mind, so she aimlessly walked around the halls of the school. Tiring herself out, she sat down in the corner of the hallway.

"Are you okay?" a deep voice asked.

"Yes," she sighed looking up. "No."

Fukurodani's setter motioned towards her hair. "I know how to get rid of that."