Chapter 14: Golden eyes

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"Water.." I smile at the slouching Kenma and give him his water.

"All right, good job today. I'll be dismissing you guys earlier today since me and Nekomata-san have matters to attend to. Tomorrow we start practice at six. Be here at 5:30 so we can do warm-ups. You can start cleaning." Naoi-san says, clapping his hands in the process. We'll be dismissed early, that's cool but.. do I really have to get up that early tomorrow? I let out a sigh but began cleaning, nevertheless.

"Kuroo! I'm going to Miyagi today, you wanna come?" I ask, dumping the balls in the storage area.

"Sure thing kitten." He replies with a smile, ruffling my hair. I give him a thumbs up before turning to Kenma.

"Kenma--"

"No."

"You don't even know what I was going to--"

"No."

"Aw come on! Do you really wanna leave me alone with this scheming rooster?" I pout, ignoring Kuroo's protests. He lets out a sigh before glaring at me. I smile back in return, knowing that the answer was yes.

"Yaku-san!!" I yell, waving towards his direction. "Do you wanna come with us? To Miyagi?" I lower my voice, as the distance between us shortened. I looked down beside Yaku-san to see Lev. He was sprawled on the ground with a puddle of sweat beneath him, as well as a defeated look on his face.

"(F-F/n)-san, take me with you." Lev pleads, reaching out his hand to me. I crouch down to Lev's level and offered him a towel and some water.

"You said you wanted to become the ace, right?" He nods, burying his head in the towel. "You need to work hard to reach that position. Do your best okay? I'll be rooting for you." Lev's face burns up into a bright red.

"A-Are you okay Lev? You don't have a fever do you?" I put my hand against his forehead, feeling his temperature increase every second.

"Y-You're burning up! You should rest for a while. Was practice too harsh? Are you feeling pressured? You should drink more water! H-Here--" I grab another bottle from beside me and offered it to Lev. I could hear a laugh from behind me.

"You sound like a worried mother (F/n). Its cute." Yaku-san says, crouching down beside me. My face flushes a soft pink, hearing the comment.

"O-Of course I'm worried!" I say. I sigh in relief noticing the temperature die down. I retreat my hand from Lev's forehead and give him a small smile.

"You shouldn't scare me like that Lev! Don't over work yourself okay? You should prioritize your health more before practice."

"Sorry for worrying you (F/n)-san." Lev chuckles, his face returning to a normal state. "I promise I'll work harder to become Nekoma's ace!" Lev beams. I smile at him before turning back to Yaku-san.

"Do you wanna join us Yaku-san?"

"I wish I could but I still need to train him." He says with sigh. I was really hoping that Yaku-san could join us, especially since he mentioned that he likes going to the mountains when its summer.

"Maybe another time then? Next time I won't take no for an answer!" I exclaim. He looks at me and smiles, patting my head.

"You guys better go now before you miss your train." I nod and began to ask the others. Unfortunately, they were all busy. Kai-san had some errands, and Shohei-kun and Tora were also practicing with the other first-years.

"Hey.. Why does Kai-san have work to do and you don't?" I eyed Kuroo, waiting for his explanation. He scratches his neck and averts his gaze somewhere else.

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