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𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐩: 𝐀 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞

(F/n) and Takumi were roaming around the school during lunchtime. It was raining so they couldn’t play any volleyball after they finished, so they opted to walk around the school. (F/n) was in front while Takumi was behind. They passed some other kids and teachers before they turned to one hallway that was empty. There was a pinboard that was decorated with multiple flyers. (F/n) tried making out what some of the flyers were about.

“Hey look at that,” (F/n) pointed to one yellow flyer while looking at Takumi, “There’s a youth volleyball club,”

Takumi inspected the piece of paper, “Seems like there are tryouts being held… next month?”

“Should we join?” (F/n) asked him.

Takumi looked at her, “If we both want to go pro one day, we should,”

(F/n) nodded, “Have you been practicing with your brother at all?"

Takumi shrugged, “Yeah. He’s been taking me to practice more often now, though I’m still not as good as you,”

(F/n) flushed at how easily Takumi praised her and she turned her head away, “Shut up,”

Takumi smirked a little.

The two continued their walk around the school. Takumi had his hands in his pocket while walking behind (F/n). (F/n) would walk around and stop at certain areas, looking at the smallest change of detail she would see when comparing her previous roaming to the present time. Takumi was surprised at how little detail she could spot but was also very amused by her actions.

“Look, someone must’ve dropped something because the tile is cracked,” (F/n) pointed out the faintest of cracks in the tile that she saw.

“How’d you even notice that?” Takumi asked while leaning against the wall.

(F/n) shrugged, “I don’t know, I just do,”

“You know, that can become a very useful skill when you play volleyball,” Takumi mentioned, “Being able to pay attention to that small of detail, you could easily train yourself to read the body language of your opponents,”

(F/n) thought about what he said, “What makes you think that?”

“Nii-chan is a middle blocker and he’s been telling me all these things,” Takumi stated, “He's super detail-oriented like you are, and he can read when spikers have chosen where to hit the ball since he’s a middle blocker,”

“But I don’t want to be a middle blocker,” (F/n) replied.

Takumi deadpanned, “No I know that,” he walked up to (F/n), “But you can use your detail-oriented skill in volleyball, regardless of your position,” he ruffled (F/n)’s hair, “Come on, lunch is almost over,”

(F/n) huffed and fixed her hair before following Takumi back to where their classrooms were.

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“It’s weird not seeing them so excited to see each other,” Yamamoto said to Kenma.

“I mean, they see each other five days a week, every week,” Akaashi stated.

Nekoma and Fukurodani had a planned practice together on Saturday, which meant that (F/n) and Takumi got to be together again. Instead of their usual soap opera reunion, they both just hugged each other calmly before grabbing a volleyball and separating themselves so they both could play.

“They’ve gotten extremely better at playing volleyball,” Konoha observed, “I don’t think kids their age should be playing that well,”

“Could they be considered prodigies?” Lev asked Yaku.

Yaku shrugged, “I’m not sure. Prodigies is a strong word, they could just be more advanced,”

“I heard they both joining the youth volleyball club, is that true?”

Both Kuroo and Bokuto nodded.

“We should help them practice!” Lev said enthusiastically, “So that they are guaranteed a spot,”

“That’s not a bad idea,” Kuroo looked at Bokuto, “What do you think?”

Bokuto nodded, “Anything to help baby-owl!”

(F/n) sneezed right before she was about to hit the ball, causing the ball to fall and bounce on the floor.

“That’s a point for me!” Takumi chuckled, though he stopped when he felt a shiver down his spine.

(F/n) huffed, “Not fair, I had to sneeze,”

(F/n) grumbled, “Serve,”

Takumi nodded and served the ball.

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“Hey (F/n), Takumi,” Yamamoto caught the attention of the two children while it was break time, “I heard you two are going to join the youth volleyball club. What positions do you want to play?”

(F/n) and Takumi both answered at the same time, “The ace,”

Bokuto cheered, “Hey Hey Hey!” he ran up to (F/n) and picked her up to hug her, “That’s my baby-owl!”

“You don’t want to be a middle blocker?” Kuroo asked Takumi, feeling hurt about his decision.

Takumi shook his head, “I’m not good at reading people,”

“But you can read (F/n)’s emo mode,” Lev stated.

“That’s (F/n),” Takumi rationalized, “She’s different. And she’s not people, she’s just one person,”

“Aww,” both teams cooed at how Takumi indirectly said that (F/n) was the only exception.

Kuroo huffed, “Alas, my legacy will not carry on,”

“What are you? An old man?” Kenma scrunched his face up at what Kuroo stated, “You’d make a great ace Takumi,” he praised the boy.

“What makes you want to be the ace (F/n)?” Kaori asked (F/n) while she was sitting on her brother’s shoulders, who was holding her hands so that he could still victory dance.

“Because Brother Owl is the ace,” (F/n) answered, though everyone somewhat suspected what her reasoning was.

“You don’t want to be a setter like Akaashi?” Yukie asked.

(F/n) shook her head, “I don’t think I’m calm enough for that,”

‘At least she’s self-aware,’ Akaashi held in a chuckle at the honesty.

“What about a libero?” Yaku asked.

(F/n) shook her head, “I want to hit the ball,”

“And a middle blocker?” Kuroo asked.

(F/n) thought about it, “I don’t think I’d be tall enough,”

“You don’t have to be tall to be a middle blocker,” Lev stated ironically, “Look at Hinata from Karasuno,”

(F/n) shook her head, “I want to be the ace,” she affirmed.

“I will help you become the best ace ever!” Bokuto cheered, “You will be in the top 5 when you’re older!”

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It was the week of the tryouts and (F/n) and Takumi had been practicing more seriously since the Saturday practice with Nekoma and Fukurodani. They entered the gym where the tryouts were taking place and saw the influx of kids. They all ranged in age and height. (F/n) stepped closer to Takumi, somewhat hiding behind her. She held onto the hem of his shirt while they walked further into the gym.

“Don’t start getting nervous now,” Takumi teased.

“I’m not nervous,” (F/n) denied, “Just… overwhelmed,”

They found a spot where they could both relax while waiting for the tryouts to begin. Takumi’s eyes roamed around the gym before he made eye contact with the same boy he fought with. His gaze hardened when he saw the boy start to walk over. He subconsciously grabbed (F/n) and pulled her closer. (F/n) let out a noise of surprise but understood why he did it when she saw the boy getting closer.

“Um…” the boy stopped a couple steps away from them, “Hi,”

“What are you doing here?” Takumi asked, not really pleased with his presence.

The boy sighed, “Look, I know we got off on the wrong foot,”

Takumi raised his eyebrow at the very obvious statement.

“But… I understand now why my actions were wrong,” the boy said sincerely, “I’m really sorry for what I said and did,”

“You don’t have to apologize to me,” Takumi stated, “You should apologize to her,” he gestured his head to (F/n), who was next to him.

The boy looked at (F/n), “I’m sorry… for what I said,”

(F/n) looked the boy up and down, “You said those things because you learned them from someone else, right?”

The boy was surprised, “H-how did you know?”

(F/n) hummed, “Because views like that are taught,”

The boy nodded, “Yeah… I heard them from a friend’s dad when I was over at their house,”

(F/n) took a deep, “As long as you know you were wrong and you’ll never do it again… I accept your apology,”

The boy’s eyes widened, “Really?”

(F/n) nodded.

“Thank you!” the boy bowed, “Oh, my name is Wakatsu Wataru,” he held out his hand for her and Takumi to shake.

“Kuroo Takumi,” Takumi shook his hand.

“Bokuto (F/n),” (F/n) did the same.

“I hope we all make it on the team,” Wataru wished before walking away and finding his other friends.

Takumi looked at (F/n), “You’re too nice,”

(F/n) scrunched her nose, “What do you mean?”

“You forgave him even though he said a lot of mean stuff… and we fought,” Takumi explained.

“It wasn’t directly his fault,” (F/n) explained her reasoning, “He didn’t know any better. And plus to forgive and to accept are different,”

Takumi blinked, “Yeah no wonder you're in a higher class than me,”

(F/n) breathed out a laugh before poking Takumi’s cheeks, “So you admit I’m smarter,”

“In your dreams,”

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(F/n) was warming up on one end of the court where the rest of the girls were. After the head coach announced what the plan was, the boys and girls were separated so that they could eventually form the current teams.

(F/n) did a couple of knee jumps before she sighed, her heart rate now increasing in speed.

“Um… hello,” she heard the faint volume of a girl’s voice. She turned around and saw the girl who said hello.

“Oh,” (F/n) smiled, “Hello,”

“My name is Sakusa Kyoko,” she introduced herself.

“Bokuto (F/n),” (F/n) introduced herself.
Kikyo smiled, “Bokuto… that’s one of the names of the top 5 aces in Japan,” she stated.

(F/n) nodded with a smile, “Yep! My brother is one of them,”

Kyoko’s jaw dropped, “My cousin is also one of them!”

“No way!” (F/n) was surprised to hear that.

“Does that mean we can be friends?” Kyoko asked.

(F/n), a little surprised by the question, nodded, “Sure! We can be friends,”

Kyoko jumped happily and hugged (F/n), “Yay! Every time I mention my name, people want to avoid me,”

(F/n) was taken aback by the random information dump, “Oh… that’s not nice,”

Kyoko shook her head, “It’s not. I think they don’t like the idea that I’m related to someone from the top 5 aces,”

(F/n) hummed, “Well, you don’t have to worry about that with me. Regardless if my brother was in the top 5 or not, I would’ve wanted to be friends anyway,”

“Really?” Kyoko’s eyes sparkled.

(F/n) nodded, “Yep!”

Kyoko hugged (F/n) happily once more before one of the coaches blew their whistle, signaling that it was time for the tryouts.

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It’s been a couple of weeks and the tryouts were soon to be finished. (F/n) and Takumi were playing volleyball together during recess.

“How are tryouts going?” Takumi asked while setting the ball.

“They’re fine,” (F/n) replied as she spiked it, “The coach already has a nickname for me and Kyoko,”

“Oh yeah?” Takumi received the ball, “What’s the nickname?”

“Yin and Yang,” (F/n) est the ball to herself before gently spiking it, “They say that Kyoko and I are sort of opposites. She’s very jumpy and expressive while I tend to be stoic whenever we play,”

“Stoic huh?” Takumi set the ball, “Quite the opposite from how you are outside of the court,”

“I know,” (F/n) spiked the ball, “I thought I’d be more like brother owl,”

Takumi caught the ball, “I think you are. But I think you have more of Akaashi-san’s personality whenever you play,”

(F/n) hummed, “What about you? How are things with Wataru?”

Takumi sighed, “He’s there,” Takumi served the ball, “Since he’s training to be a libero, I don’t really interact with him. But he does manage to catch my hits that were blocked,”

(F/n) received the ball, “That’s good,”

“What position does Kyoko want again?” Takumi asked while spiking the ball.

“Middle blocker,” (F/n) replied while receiving the ball before setting it, “She said she likes the confrontation,”

“What does that even mean?” Takumi wasn’t familiar with the word.

“Who knows,” (F/n) was just as clueless.

After a couple of more cycles, the pair decided to call it quits and rest for the remainder of the time. They sat next to each other on the sidewalk while they watched the other kids play.

“Do you think we’ll make the cut?” Takumi asked.

“I hope so,” (F/n) said positively, “I want to make brother owl proud,”

Takumi huffed, “I think I already let Nii-chan down by wanting to be the ace,”

(F/n) giggled and poked at Takumi’s ribs, “No, I think he’s proud regardless,”

“She says,” Takumi mocked.

(F/n) scoffed, “You’re being more like your Nii-chan every day,”

Takumi smirked, “I thought you liked it,”

(F/n) rolled her eyes and turned her face away, hiding the faint blush on her cheeks, “Shut up,”

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“Listen up!” the head coach got everyone’s attention, “Today is the day you all will find out if you made the official lineup for your age range.

(F/n) and Takumi glanced at each other from across the gym. Takumi gave (F/n) a reassuring smile before they paid attention to the head coaches.

“For one of our middle blockers, we have Sakusa Kyoko,” the coach of the girls team announced. Kyoko smiled and stepped forward.

“For one of our hitters, we have Bokuto (F/n)...” the coach announced and (F/n) felt a huge weight lift off her shoulders as she stepped forward.

(F/n) looked over at the other side of the gym and saw that (F/n) and Wataru both stepped forward.

“For our libero, we have Wakatsu Wataru,” the head coach of the boy's team announced. Wataru was surprised he actually made the cut and stepped forward.

“And for one of our hitters, we have Kuroo Takumi,” the coach announced, making Takumi breathe in a breath he wasn’t aware that he was holding in.

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“Can you believe we made the team?” (F/n) asked Takumi while they walked around the outskirts of the school.

“I can,” Takumi squeezed her hand, “Because I knew you’d make it,”

“Well, I couldn’t have done it without your help,” (F/n) added.

“I’ll always be here to help you,” Takumi affirmed, “Because..”

(F/n) waited for him to finish what he was going to say, only for her to realize that Takumi wanted her to say it.

“Because you’re my knight…” (F/n) said.

“And you’re my queen,” Takumi said back.

The two stopped walking and saw that (F/n)’s dad’s car was parked on the side of the road. Her dad got out and greeted the two children happily.

“Hey kiddos,” he said.

“Hi Dad,” (F/n) greeted her dad with a hug.

“Hello…” Takumi was still hesitant about (F/n)’s dad, only because his brother would tease him about how important it was to earn his future partner’s father’s respect.

“Hey kid,” Ronin ruffled Takumi’s hair, making it messier than before, “Come on, I’m taking you to our house,”

Takumi and (F/n) both tilted their head, “What?”

Ronin chuckled, “Your parents and brother are over at our house for dinner,”

Takumi and (F/n) looked at each other, wondering what the special occasion was. They both got in the car and Ronin started the journey home.

After a few minutes of driving, they reached the Bokuto household. The two children got out of the car and headed inside of the house. They removed their bags and shoes before walking further into the house.

“Congratulations!”

The house erupted in cheers while (F/n) and Takumi just stared in confusion and shock.

“I’m so proud of you baby owl!” Koutarou ran up to his sister and picked her up, “You made the team!”

(F/n) giggled while Kou smothered her in kisses and tickled her while she was in her arms.

Takumi felt a familiar pair of hands ruffle his hair, “You did good kid,” it was Tetsuroo, “Congratulations,”

Takumi felt his cheeks heat up a bit at the affection before he swatted his brother’s hands away.

“How did you find out?” (F/n) asked Koutarou.

“The head coach had informed us when they made the final decision over the phone before they announced it to you guys,” Hiromi explained.

“I’m so proud of you guys,” Tamiko stated, “You guys will go far,”

“Someone’s still salty that their brother chose a different position,” Shuto smirked while looking at Kuroo.

“Am not,” Kuroo tched while he looked away.

“You’re a bad liar,” Koutarou teased before setting (F/n) down.

Suddenly, both Takumi's and (F/n)’s stomachs growled and they both blushed in embarrassment. The adults laughed and Hiromi gestured all of them into the kitchen to eat a celebratory dinner together.

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i hope you guys can see where Takumi and (F/n) get their personalities from. love y'all <33