The board

‘ yea ill be there ‘ Suga read, he's coming? Wait he's actually coming! I gotta tell the guys. Suga went to their group chat with all the karasuno members except Yamaguchi.

Sugawara:’guess what guys Yamaguchi is actually coming!’

Daichi: ‘that's great’

Nishinoya: ‘bet the minute he heard his senpai was coming he was ready to come running home ‘

Tanaka:’haha you wish noya bro‘

Hinata: ‘yamaguchi is coming great we haven't seen him in forever!’

Nishinoya: ‘wdym ryu why else would he want to come’

Asahi:’looks like the whole teams coming then’

Tanaka: ‘wdym noya he is totally coming to see me’

Suga couldn't help but smile at his phone. They were finally gonna have all 12 crows.

-Time skip to Saturday-

Yamaguchi sighed as he stepped onto the train as he was really doing this, well there was no backing out now. The train had already started moving. His expression flattened and he took a set, wonder how much it's changed down there he thought to himself. Well guess I'm going to find out, he took out his phone: no new notifications. Nothing new to him he just unlocked his phone and just went on some random app to pass time.

After the hour and a half train ride he was finally there he stepped off the train bag in hand, “wow it really has been a while” he said looking around at the dusty train station with the faded paint. After he finished looking around he walked out of the train station and onto the main road.

Nothing has changed has it?, he asked himself. After a few minutes of walking he passed by the store Mr.Shimada owned. He saw where he first learned how to jump float serve, I wonder if he still owns the place might as well see. Yamaguchi walked to the front of the store and walked in. They didn't look like they were too busy, a mother, a daughter, and a woman who looked to be in her 30’s.

He looked around for Mr.Shimada, hmm he must not be here “Tadashi?” he heard from behind him, Yamaguchi turned around to find out who called him, “oh Mr.Shimada it’s you” Yamaguchi studied his face. His hair was slightly gray, and he had a few wrinkles below his eyes. “Oh come on don't tell me I aged that much in 7 years” Shimada said after Yamaguchi had been staring for quite some time. “Oh sorry Mr.Shimada, it just been awhile since I've seen you and…”

“Relax, relax, I was just joking with you Tadashi I know we've all gotten older, I mean look at you” Shimada said seeing how the once high school first year he knew had grown up. “Yeah guess we've all changed”, “So what brings you into town?“.

“Oh well there's a team reunion today and I decided I’d come, since I haven't seen any of them in seven years or so” Yamaguchi explained. “oh well that's good you’re finally seeing your team, are you still playing volleyball?” Shimada asked. He wanted to say yes, but the answer is no, he hasn't thought of it, but he hasn't touched a ball in 6 maybe 8 months he's spent time at the gym but not at all on the court.

“No I'm not, I'm actually a barista at a coffee shop and I'm getting my general psych degree online,” he said. “Oh it's a shame you're not playing anymore, you were such a good player”. Yeah sure. “Well I better get going Mr. Shimada. I don't wanna be late”. “Alright then I'll see you around Tadashi” Mr.Shimada said before walking off to assist a customer.

Yamaguchi watched him for a second but then turned around and walked out the door. He looked at the sakura trees, a love story huh? Not in my world. He saw a tree that never bloomed even back when he was a kid. It was bare and he never knew why. As he kept walking he started to remember certain things like the fountain he and Tsukki fell into when they were kids, or when the team went and got meat buns at Ukai’s store.

Before he knew it, he was at the school. The paint faded probaby needing a new coat for about a year or two, he walked by the main entrance and the halls he's walked so many times you'd be surprised there's no foot marks on the floor. He laughed to himself. He remembered in their second year when Kageyama and Hinata broke their teacher's vase and got banned from practice for two weeks.

Yamaguchi made his way to the gym where they had practice everyday, he put his hand on the handle and pulled it down. “Huh? You’re kidding” locked, he was early.

“Of course “ he murmured and took a seat by the door, I swear to god If they changed the location without telling me. He took out his phone and texted Sugawara ‘I’m here where are you guys?’.

He sent the message and put his phone down. He looked around the area around the gym. He remembers the hill they all ran on before nationals, and how they also lost Hinata once again. ‘Ring ring’ he heard his phone.

‘Where all here, where are you at? ‘ Sugawara texted ‘ I’m at the school where you said we were all meeting’ he sent. ‘Oh I’m so sorry Tadashi, we moved it to my house. I’m sorry we didn’t tell you’ of course of fucking course now he looks like some depressed person who’s living in the past.

‘Okay I’ll need a location and I’ll be over ‘ he sent. ‘Sugawara shared location’. Of course an hour away, with that Yamaguchi got up and started walking leaving the Karasuno high school behind.

As he made his walk he took notice of all the new landmarks, and all the old places that have now become a distant memory.

After a while of walking he made his way up to the door of Sugawara's house. ‘Knock knock knock’ he knocked on the door. After a few seconds of waiting the door finally opened to reveal Sugawara “hey yamaguchi you made it “ he said enthusiastically.

“Yea I made it” yamaguchi said “how was the trip down here?” He asked. “It was alright I guess, I just stayed on my phone most of the time “ Yamaguchi replied already regretting his decision to come. “Oh well that’s good come in come in everyone else is already here “ Sugawara informed.

“Alright “ yamaguchi walked inside to be met with a nice and beautiful house, ‘wouldn’t expect any less from Sugawara’. He made his way down the hall Suga was leading him down to where he assumed the rest of the guys were.

“Hey guys yamaguchis here!” Sugawara shouted. “Tadashi!” Tanaka and Nishinoya both yelled in unison, Yamaguchi turned his head to the two boys but found himself being tackled down to the ground. “about time you showed up!” He heard Tanaka yell.

“Get off of me.” Tadashi stayed firmly, with that Tanaka and noya got off him laughing. “Lighten up dude.” Nishinoya said, “Yea it’s just a joke bro “.

“God, you two still act like you're in middle school,” Tsukishima said from the corner he was standing in.

Tsukishkma kei, Yamaguchi's best friend, he was probably nothing more than a stranger now.

“Hey Tadashi.”