"Ren if you don't wake up now then you're not going to have time to catch the bus!"
"I'm awake!" I jolt up from my bed frantically running towards the washroom.
Quickly brushing my teeth and changing into my Seijoh tracksuit packing some last minute items in my bag I run down the stairs almost falling down in the process.
"Took you long enough," Haru snickers glancing at me then back at his food to which I stick my tongue back at him.
"Quite a lazy child you are," Is barely audible from Obachan as she sips on her tea.
"Did you say something Obachan?" I glare at the older lady.
"Yes I dβ"
"Alright Ren you're going to be late! Go now!" My mom pushes me towards the door tossing a box of granola and protein bars.
"We'll be there for your second match, good luck and love you," She kisses me on the forehead before shutting the door.
Well that was interesting.
Turning around my eyes widen as I see a tall figure at the sidewalk a few feet away from me.
"Iwaizumi-Chan?"
The ace looks up from my phone to meet my eyes a small smile on his lips.
"What are you doing here?" I ask walking up to him.
"I-uh wanted to walk to school together since we both have to catch our team buses at the same time... only if you want to of course!" He rushes out pink creeping onto his cheeks.
His words couldn't help but make me smile as I looked at his flustered self.
"Of course I would love to walk with you!" I happily tell him.
My energy took him slightly by surprise as he widens his eyes at me before he returns the smile.
"We should go now though or we're going to be late," I remind him as I begin to walk in the direction of school.
He follows in step with me swiftly taking my bag in hand before I could interject.
We both walk side to side our arms brushing against each other as we enjoy one another's company.
"What's with the box of granola bars?" Iwaizumi glances down at the box in my hand.
"Oh uh I was running late as per usual and my mum just tossed me this and pushed me out the door," I laugh grabbing two bars from the box offering one to Iwaizumi.
"Also she didn't want me to start another argument with Obachan."
"Another?"
I could feel his hard gaze on me that I was trying to avoid as he waits for a response.
"Yeah uh we kind of got into a fight last night," I sigh running my free hand through my hair.
"What was it about if you don't mind me asking."
"It was about volleyball and my dad."
"Oh," Is all he responds averting his eyes to the road.
The rest of the walk is silent as we both mentally prepare ourselves for our matches.
"Naka-Chann!" A happy Oikawa skips towards the two of us a smile not leaving his face.
"Excited for the games I see?" I giggle at his energy.
"Yup! We're going to crush everyone all because of my amazing skills!"
"Oi Shittykawa don't be so cocky," Iwaizumi hits the back of Oikawa's head causing the man child to whine.
"You really have to stop with that Iwa-Chaβ"
"Alright boys and girls go to your buses!"
"Well that's my cue, good luck guys!" I smile at both third years. "I'll try my best to come to your game if mine finishes fast enough."
The two gyms were a 15 minute walk from one another which was pretty convenient.
"Oh yay we'll try to as well," Oikawa smiles back. Suddenly the boy kisses my cheek grabbing his best friend as he speeds towards the bus before I could say something.
"Take it as a good luck kiss! Bye Naka-Chan!" He shouts leaving my flustered self from the contact.
"Ow Iwa-Chan not again!"
"Lovee triangle," A voice sings and I turn to see Akari smirking at me.
"I-it's not!" I puff out my cheeks trying to cool myself down.
"Hmm it's not I guess since you like one more than the other," The vice captain laughs as she drags me towards the bus.
All the girls were staring at me as they most likely watched the interaction just a few seconds ago.
"Naka-Chan are one of them your boyfriend?" Aoi speaks up.
"Hehh! No not at all! They're just my friends," I blurt out my face turning red once again.
"Makes sense, have you seen them," I quietly hear Ito mutter as she glares at me.
"Girls let's go!" Coach Tanaka breaks the conversation as she rushes us all on the bus.
After a long hour drive we finally arrive at the facility.
"Alright girls our first game is in an hour so change quickly then we'll begin warming up," Coach orders us as we exit the bus.
I could feel many eyes on me as I attempted to avoid them.
"Is that her?"
"The great aces daughter?"
"Oh the one with the father who dissapeard from the volleyball world."
"Yeah. She's the one who screwed up for her team last year in the finals against FukurΕdani."
"Why is she at Seijoh?"
"I heard she got expelled from there."
"Oh I heard that she ran away from her family."
Ignore them Ren.
Ignore them I told myself as I walked faster towards the washroom.
"Oi Ren, stop going so fast, were not in a rush!" Hina exclaims as I can hear her matching my speed to catch up with me.
I stop once reaching the front doors and turn around to see Hina gasping for air her hands on her knees.
Looking down at my hands they were shaking like crazy to which I loved them behind my back.
I then widen my eyes in embarrassment as I noticed that the rest of the girls were way far behind.
Not again.
I really walked that fast huh.
"G-gomen captain," I mumble bowing at Hina.
"It's alright Ren you don't need to bow. Don't be stressed though, alright? Like I said were all in this together."
I laugh at the movie reference straightening my back. "Thanks Hina."
Getting changed into my jersey I tie my my messy hair into a ponytail adding a bow to it as well.
"Alright girls let's go to the court!" Akari shouts from outisde the washroom.
Walking in step with Sakura we both decide to look at the schedule and scoreboard.
"Wow look at Niyama's score for the second round," Sakura widens her eyes as she stares at the top of the bracket.
Niiyama Girls High vs Karasuno High
25-8
25-12
"Well they are the best girls team in the prefecture for a reason," I glance over the score again.
"I heard that they got a new player who's insanely good," Hina walks up to us eyeing the board.
"Really? What does she play?"
"Same position as you. Opposite hitter."
Huh, an opposite hitter.
"Well we shouldn't dwell on this, we must focus on our own game first," Hina says as we walk towards the court to begin warm up.
After both our team and the opponents did their routine it was time to start our match.
Both Hina and Shiratorizawa's captain shook hands giving each other a small smile before walking to their own sides.
Glancing away from the two I could feel one of the Shiratorizawa girls eyes on me.
"Girl Ushiwaka?" I can see her quietly mouth.
Huh?
Fully locking my eyes with her's she stares at me with a piercing gaze for a few seconds before talking to her teammates.
Weird.
"Alright girls huddle up quickly!" Hina commands all of us forming a circle.
"This is our first real game of the season and we've all been working our butts off. Just remember that you're not alone on the court and that every person has an equal amount importance so don't feel alone."
Wow she has a way with words, no wonder she's captain.
"Shiratorizawa is a top 5 team in the prefecture so this will be a tough game. But once we can beat them then that'll just make our chance at a win that much easier. This is just one of 5 rounds."
"Alright Seijoh on three!"
Walking onto the court were first to serve as the ref tosses me the ball.
Staring at the ball in hand then quickly up at the crowd I could feel all eyes on me my memory of last year engraved in my mind.
Don't look at the crowd.
"Nice serve Naka!"
As the ref blows the whistle I take a deep breath before tossing it in the air aiming for the spot in mind.
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"She really is a girl Ushijima," The girl who was staring at me before mumbles as I hit a left handed spike earning us a point.
"Ushijima, like Ushijima Wakatoshi?" I say aloud tilting my head at the girl.
"Yeah, he's a left handed spiker as well and has crazy power. A top 3 ace in the nation," Sakura speaks up.
"Ohh," I widen my eyes in realization.
There was then a slight gasp from the audience as they were most likely surprised that they rarely see a lefty.
"Wow she can spike with both hands. She really is a copy cat of Haruto Nakamura," A voice was barely heard from the crowd praying that I could only hear.
Looking around the court most girls were talking to one another about the next play whereas our ace was staring at me with an unfamiliar emotion.
Did she hear?
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We ended up winning the first two sets sealing a win for us as we moved onto the second round.
"Nice work possible new ace," Sakura nudges me as we were drinking our water.
"Ehh shh! Don't say that aloud, Ito might hear you," I flick Sakura's shoulder to which she only giggles in response.
"Alright girls rest up. Our next match is surprisingly tomorrow against Johzenji High so we hae lots of time till then," Coach Tanaka tells us.
"I'm going to the washroom, I'll be right back," Sakura who was also my roommate tells me as she walks the other way in the hotel.
Walking towards our room I see a piece of paper on the ground and curiously pick it up.
Don't let you're guard down Ren. I'm still everywhere.
My eyes widen at the note my hands beginning to shake.
They're following me now?
"Okay now this is crazy," I mumble to myself looking at both sides of the hallway to which no one was there.
Stuffing the note abruptly in my pocket I unlock my room door taking deep breaths as I close it.
You'll be fine Ren. You'll be fine.
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Hope you enjoyed the chapter! Soo I decided to make this tournament a mini arc as it'll last a few chapters.
Not all chapters will be too long except for the last chapter of the arc.
Next chapter will be posted hopefully in 2-5 days.
Stay tuned!
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