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Chapter 10: Gifts and Tricks

___Sakon's___POV___

A SMALL GIANT POSTER!!!! How does he know??!! Is he a fan of the small giant? Should I ask?

" Do you like the small giant too?"

He looked at me, eyes widened," No but I am over joyed that you like the gift."

" You have a weird way of showing it." I mumbled, then continued pulling out the gifts from the box.

New volleyball shoes, new volleyball pads, more posters, a plushie of the little giant. Wait, you can get a plush of the little giant? I felt my eye's sparkling. I think I have enough items to make a shrine to wish him good luck.

"Hey Sakon!"

I raised my head and looked towards the door, it was I think Astumu? Maybe Osamu.

" Ah. Ukon I wanted to watch him open it." He wined.

" Why, you didn't get him anything. So there is no reason you should be here when he opens the gift I got him."

" I still wanted to watch though." He grumbled.

" Anyway, Sakon want to go play volleyball with us at the park that's near by."

I stood up quickly, " Of course I said in a louder voice and gave him a huge grin, " Let's go Ukon."

He stood up just as fast as I did and nodded. Watching my every move. But I don't mind.

" Yahoo! Hey Osamu Sakon and Ukon are gonna play with us."

" Really, Ukon is also joining us?"

" Yeah, he is."

" It must be because of Sakon."

" Hey, I'm right here you know." Ukon said.

They both looked at him then looked back at each other.

" Anyway," Astumu started saying.

Astumu kept on talking to Osamu and they both ignored Ukon till Ukon went inside and threw ice water over them.

Is this what having brothers feel like? I'm not sure that I want brothers if they are gonna through ice water on me.

Astumu and Ukon were fist fighting and Osumu went over to me. By the way, Osamu used Astumu as a shield.

"Let's ditch them and go to the park by ourselfs. At this rate, mom is gonna ground them and we are not gonna play volleyball. But if we leave the crime scene then we would just play one on one. How does that sound?" He whispered.

I nodded my head furiously and started following him to the park.

" What do you think of the family?"

I looked up at Osamu.

" Well, it seems nice. A bit chaotic but I'll manage."

"What was it like in the place you were raised?" He tensed while he asked it. This must be a difficult topic for him.

" Well, it was kind of lonely. Nobody was ever home so I would just spend all of my time playing outside with friends. Till one day I was on my bycicle and I saw the little giant on tv, then I started to play volleyball all the time, but."

" But what?"

" My middle school did not have a boys volleyball team, so sometimes I trained with the girls."

"Oh." He said, not knowing what to say.

" Oh no."

I looked up from he ground and looked towards him, " what?"

" Darn it, I finally got alone time with you and my volleyball team is at the park practicing."

Oh, he wanted to spend time with me? That's good news, but now that's ruined.

Wait, his volleyball team. That means that they are gonna be my new volleyball team. I think mom said I would start next week? I am gonna meet my new team! I wonder if I'm gonna be bench a lot of the time. I don't want to be put on the bench. Which means that I could use this time to show off my amazing skills, wait. Didn't I already do that at the tournament?

Comment if you want next chapter to be about Osumu being brotherly to Sakon and have Sakon run into an old friend when they are in the Cafe and Osumu be weirdly jealous without Sakon knowing it. Or if you want Sakon to meet the team? COMMENT!!!