A/N ~ 7/2/20

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~ Starry♡
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Ayako put on the oversized jacket, the sleeves covering her hands perfectly. She smiled brightly before thanking Kiyoko.

"A-Arigato (T-Thank You) Kiyoko~senpai."

Kiyoko just nodded. She picked up the box and turned towards Ayako, who was admiring the jacket.

"If you want a bigger size or smaller, just come talk to me about it and I'll see what I can do."

Ayako nodded, before turning her head towards the front door, seeing a Short brown haired male with glasses.

She quickly made her way towards him and helped him stand, seeing that he was exhausted from running.

"D-Daichi! I got it! I got us a practice match!"

Daichi, Suga, and Tanaka looked surprised. Shoyo and Kageyama looked at each other, confused as to who this person was.

"Ahh sorry about that. You two must be the troublemaker duo? I'm Ittetsu Takeda. I'm not the coach of any sorts but I am the supervising teacher for the Volleyball Club."

Kageyama and Shoyo nodded in acknowledgement, Ayako hiding behind Shoyo, holding onto his sleeve.

Takeda Sensei looked at Ayako, eyes widening before returning to normal size, giving her a smile.

"You must be Koizumi Ayako, the student coach who just joined?"

Ayako nodded, waving before returning her hand back to Shoyo's sleeve.

Takeda Sensei then turned back to Daichi who asked ahout the practice match.

"I got a us a practice match with Aoba Seijoh. Except they'll only do it on one condition..."

Everyone gave him a confused look, concerned about this condition.

"They want Kageyama to always be on the court and to be the Setter."

Everyone's face went from confused to shock as soon as they heard the condition. Suga's face contorted into anger and sadness.

Ayako noticed this and stood infront of Suga. He looked down at her confused, wondering what she was doing.

Ayako thought about this for a while.

What if he doesn't enjoy the hug? What if he hates it? But no one hates hugs, that's what Shoyo~kun said... Here goes nothing-

She looked up at Suga with a small smile before hugging Suga, burying her face into his chest.

Suga flinched, surprised that the shy adorable girl was hugging him. He smiled and hugged her back, patting her on the head.

She must have noticed my reaction. Daichi wasn't wrong, she's got amazing observational skills. But must she be so adorable, I swear my heart is gonna beat out of my chest-

Suga thought, as he tried to ignore the jealous stares from Tanaka and Kageyama.

Hinata was surprised, a bit jealous, but overall proud that Ayako had the courage to hug someone that wasn't him.

Tanaka scoffed in disbelief at the requirement.

"So they're only interested in Kageyama and not Karasuno as a whole? What are we, some kind of joke to them?"

Tanaka said as he faced Takeda with a scowl. Takeda sweatdropped as he kindly disagreed. He was about to explain when Suga cut him off.

"Sure, lets take it."

Everyone looked up at him in surprise. Suga just smiled and kept patting Ayako on the head, who hasn't let go yet.

"Its a practice match isn't it? We should take it. Especially since we're going up against Aoba Seijoh."

Tanaka frowned a bit, raising a brow at Suga.

"Are you sure about this Suga~san? You are the official setter of Karasuno. Doesn't this bug you at all?!"

Suga waved it off.

"I wanna see how Hinata and Kageyama's attack measures up to other opponents. Besides, Aoba Seijoh is one of the top four in the prefecture."

Tanaka looked at Daichi for help. Daichi looked at Suga concernly, but Suga just nodded, reassuring the two that it was okay.

Ayako hugged him a little tighter before letting go, looking up at him with a reasurring smile.

I've only known this girl for a couple of days and yet she already has my heart.. My goodness she's cute-

Suga thought while patting her head a few more times before removing his hand. Ayako trotted back to Shoyo, who praised her for hugging someone else.

She nodded, radiating happiness as she held onto Shoyo's sleeve again.

Shoyo~kun's first real game... I finally get to see him play... To see him smile.. I can't wait to see these guys play..

Ayako thought happily, before returning to the bench and occasionally helping the others with their practice.

~

Ayako locked the gym doors before handing the keys over to Daichi, who thanked her for helping them clean up. She nodded and ran back to Hinata, holding his sleeve.

Everybody else was walking the same way, since Daichi proposed that he would treat them all to meat buns.

Ayako messed with Shoyo's hair, braiding a few parts before combing them back into it's normal place. She would do this all the time during lunch so he was used to it by now.

Daichi came out of the store with meat buns, handing them to everyone. Ayako thanked him, giving him a gentle smile before biting into the meat bun.

Her eyes glowed with happiness and joy as she ate more of her meat bun. By the time she finished, she realized almost everyone was staring at her in awe.

She tugged Shoyo's sleeve, showing him the time. He nodded and said goodbye to everyone, Ayako waving at everyone with a grin.

Im glad she's our coach. She's a great person..

~

Ayako walked home by herself, after parting ways with the group. She opened the door and closed it. Slipping off the black flats and putting on house slippers, she walked upstairs to her room.

She smiled as she heard the waves crashing in the background, her window halfway open. She tugged off her uniform and put on a nightgown.

She let her hair down, brushing it out fully, it reaching all the way down her back. She looked in the mirror and took out the contact from her left eye.

She sighed, wondering how long she'd have to wear the contact. Nobody besides her father and mother knew about her eyes.

Ayako strolled over to her window, looking out, watching the sunset.

(Credit: Me~)

She deeply inhaled, before slowly and softly exhaling, enjoying the ocean breeze and smell.
Ayako had always been in love with the ocean, despite it's many mysteries.

She strolled over to her desk and lifted up her laptop, turning it on. She searched up on YouTube
"Aoba Seijoh Match" and pressed 'enter'.

Scrolling through the videos, she finally finds a high quality video of the match, supposedly coming from one of Oikawa's fangirls.

She clicked on it and rested her chin underneath the top of her hands, her elbows supporting the weight by leaning ontop of the desk.

Her eyes became dull as she entered her analyzing state, her pupils flickering at each movement, carefully mentally noting each player's statistics.

By the time it was done, Ayako pulled out a piece of paper and a pencil and instantly started writing notes for strategies to beat them and different lineups that could work with Kageyama.

Alright.. I think this is good..

Ding

Ayako turned her head to her phone, seeing a message pop up on her screen. She flipped her phone up and read the notification.

7:15 pm

Text Message from "Cat Captain"

Ayako sighed as she opened it and replied to the message, occasionally giggling at his messages.

~

It was early morning, the day of the practice match.
Ayako didn't get much sleep, yawning every now and then. She walked towards the school bus that they were taking, and with every step she got nervous.

What if I fail being a coach?! What if the lineups don't work?! What if we lose every set?!!!?!!

Suga looked at her with concern, in which she waved it off and sat down next to him.

Once the bus started, Ayako immediately felt nauseous. She took a deep breath before reaching into her jacket's pocket and handing the lineup ideas to Suga.

"W-what do you t-think?"

Ayako stammered out, fiddling with her fingers. Suga looked shocked while he sorted through the papers. He gave her a nod of approval and handed Daichi the notes.

Ayako felt the bus stop, clutching her stomach even more. Suga took notice of this. He was about to ask her what was wrong before hearing Tanaka scream in the back of the bus.

Ayako and Suga turned around in their seats to see Tanaka's hands in the air, Hinata having thrown up on him.

Ayako saw this and covered her mouth with her hand, clutching her stomach even more. Suga quickly turned Ayako around and rubbed her back, trying to soothe her in any way he could.

"Alright everyone, lets get this cleaned up and get to the gym!"

"Yes Sir!"

~

Ayako was currently in the bathroom, kneeling infront of a toilet, throwing up. Suga had tied her hair up so it wouldn't get in the way.

Ayako moved her face away, flushing the toilet. She went to the sink and washed her hands.

When she was done, she walked out to see Suga leaning against the wall infront of the door, waiting for her.

He handed her a water bottle and rubbed her back some more while she was drinking it.

(being the mother that he is cOugh)

"Come on, lets hurry up and catch up with the others, they're already making their way towards the gym."

Ayako nodded, grabbing his sleeve just like how she did with Shoyo. Suga was surprised with how fast she was warming up to him.

~

"Waahh the gym is so big!"

Hinata said, as they stood by the entrance.
Ayako was behind Suga, still holding his sleeve, feeling a bit nervous.

Ayako, calm down.. They'll win with your lineups, have faith in them..