Trouble...?

Asuka yawned as she walked down the street with her brother, with Tsukishima and Yamaguchi walking just ahead of them.

“Ya know I thought how invested Kageyama is and that persona of his, I thought he’d be … like good at studies and stuff” Asuka wondered out loud.

“Well it looks like the king only has volleyball for a brain”

Yamaguchi smiled “In Hinata’s case… I am not really surprised”

Jin sighed. Yamaguchi was the nicer one among them even a sweetheart but not necessarily any less mean after all the guy was childhood friends with Tsukishima. Jin held high respect for the guy, given the fact that he has to deal with both Tsukishima and his sister in class.

“Yamaguchi-kun… I have great respect for ya”

Yamaguchi blinked, slightly understanding why. Tsukki and Asuka seemed to get along at the same time they don't. it was complicated.

Asuka sat behind Tsukishima in class. She relished having that seat a lot. The guy was unnaturally tall, had broad shoulders, other girls found it stunning but Asuka was delighted to get a screen in class to nod off without any interruption. She loved it and the plus factor was that her brother wasn’t even in her class. Life couldn’t get any better.

Tsukishima in the beginning positively found the girl kind of a bother, but then he ended up enjoying it. She had a sharp tongue, he was even sharper. He almost felt sorry for Yamaguchi. Almost. 

“Ya, Tsukki… how do ya solve this?”

“Can you not call me Tsukki?”

“Okay, Yamaguchi-kun calls ya that doesn’t he?”

Tsukishima frowned, she sure had a way to annoy him. He looked at her, she seemed to be in deep thought.

“Alright then, I'll call ya Kei-chan then!” she exclaimed.

“Do not call me that, don't you have any sort of polite bone in you” Tsukishima scowled “you are worse than the simpleton idiots”

Asuka grinned, Tsukishima froze. Crap, now she knew this annoyed him. The wasn’t going to stop.

“Kei-kun, ya gotta earn respect”

Tsukishima ignored her for the rest of the day, he was kinda annoyed. Before practice later that day Asuka actually apologised. 

“I’m sorry Tsukishima-kun, it’s just that ...” Asuka sighed “it is part of my Kansai heritage… I am sorry if I insulted you in any way” she bowed and left before he could say anything to add. Even her dialect was proper, unlike the terms he’d been unconsciously used to hearing.

Tsukishima did not know much about Kansai people, so later during practice, he resorted to asking Jin about what she meant. He did not mention why...lest the brother gets mad at him. Surprisingly Jin actually cracked up.

“Let me guess, she called ya by your first name?”

Jin could see Tsukishima’s expression, he had the answer he expected.

Jin sighed “our father was of Kansai heritage and there ya call people ya comfortable with via their first names” Jin looked at his sister who was writing stuff “I don’t necessarily follow it but Ka-chan does though, she seems to be comfortable around ya” Jin looked at Tsukishima “I don’t necessarily blame ya, but” Jin shrugged not completing the sentence.

Tsukishima was silent, he noticed the way Jin talked about their father in the past tense, he did not comment on that.

Great, now he felt guilty.

Asuka was picking up the balls and followed to put the balls in the cart, Tsukishima walked past her placing the balls in the cart standing next to her.

 “I don't mind you calling me Kei”

“TSUKISHIMAAAAAAA-”

The quartet turned around to see the freak duo.

“-san”

“What do you both want?” Tsukishima asked Asuka thought he couldn’t sound anymore disinterested. “Oh, hey guys” Jin greeted, “I thought Daichi-san was still talking ya”

“He was” Hinata confirmed, “all four of you are in the advanced classes right, so could you lot help us out?”

“No”

The twins looked at Tsukishima in awe, wow he was blunt as hell. Reminded them of someone. Tsukishima lacked heart though.

Hinata scowled “Please”. 

The shorter boy looked in pain as he begged.

“I don't think it would do any harm in helping them ut a few minutes before and after the club”

 Yamaguchi tried to convince him. Jin looked at Yamaguchi in amazement, Jin was scared of Tsukishima and he was not shy to admit that. Yamaguchi is so cool.

“It's too bothersome”

“Come on Kei-chan, don't be so stingy” Asuka teased. Tsukishima glared at the shorter girl, why were they all teaming up against him.

“Ne, Tsukishima-kun it won’t hurt to help out,” Jin said. Tskishima respected the male, he tsked. He looked at the freak duo.

“Hey King, it isn’t fair that chibi chan is asking for both of you”

“.......”

“Huh? I can’t hear you”

“Does he really have to do that?” Jin asked nobody in particular. “well….. It's him” Asuka answered. 

"Fair enough"

“PLEASE HELP US STUDY!!”

Coach Ukai slammed his store open. “Stop making a ruckus for the neighbours!!”

“Why am I the one getting yelled?”

“Hitoka-chan!” Asuka blurted out, standing outside class 5 waiting for the manager-to-be or so Asuka thought. Asuka watched has Hitoka was scared for her second, her anxiety taking the better of her for a second, why was the female here?

Asuka skipped into the class has it was mostly empty and planted right in front of Hitoka’s desk. Jin who sat across Hitoka sighed loudly as he continued packing his bag.

“Ka-chan, not everybody enjoys your presence”

Asuka frowned “Well, people enjoy my presence more than yers, I am better than ya, I am the better twin”

 “Yeah right” Jin snorted “And I dont play volley”

“Ya looking for a fight?”

Jin smirked “Ka-chan… bold of you to assume yer can reach my face”

Asuka growled before kneeling him in the sides.

“That hurt!”

“It was meant to”

“Take a joke woman!”

“Umm...” Yachi began “you guys shouldn’t fight in class, we could get into trouble”

The twins looked at each other. The girl had a point.

“Yachi-san, I am genuinely sorry that yer have to be associated with this thing”

“Jin...you...”

“I mean I am visibly the better twin” Jin bragged “If Ka-chan gives you any trouble I’ll fix for ya”

Asuka pouted “Shut up and go” she smiled evilly “Daichi-san will be mad if yer are late”

Jin just realised it. Crap, he was gonna get it.

Nishinoya watched has Jin practised his jump serve. Sometimes it was out of bounds, other times it hit the antennae; when the boy tried curving the ball too much, a lot of time it hit the net and other times it was just plain beautiful. The plus point the boy was really really cute like will turn heads-around-when-he-walks-by cute. 

Nishinoya had no idea that one person could be so attracted to somebody serving.

The boy had really good control most times, over his power he had the precision that could make any receiver cry. Nishinoya loved to practise serve-receive with Jin.

But, there was something missing. Nishinoya knew that but he couldn’t pinpoint what it was. Has Jin begun to throw the next ball

“Jin!”

Jin looked at Nishinoya who was headed his way “Ne Noya-san, let’s practise together…?”. Nishinoya grinned “Sure, but before that” Nishinoya looked into the taller boy’s eyes “Do you have any sort of trouble when you are practising your serves?”

Jin blinked “huh?” and thought for a second “I do… but how did ya know senpai?”. Nishinoya grinned, dramatically pointing at himself “I am Karasuno’s guardian deity, it’s my job to guide my kouhais”

Jin was honestly touched and impressed. He had never met a libero who actively helped out with serves until the coaches point it out, even back at Shiratorizawa, his senpai only got involved if the coach told him to and then and only then did he provide his opinions. Liberoes often just do their receives and dont usually both helping out the server to improve their serve. Noya-san was amazing. Maybe he could help with Jin’s dilemma.

“I can’t hit the ball while placing my hand right above my head while serving” Jin grimaced “I am not strong enough, or I am too strong”

“What do you mean by that?” Nishinoya asked, curious.

“As ya know, the difference between Oikawa-san serving and Ushijima-san serving?”

“Oikawa is basically the epitome of power and monster control,” Nishinoya thought out loud “Whereas Ushijima is just power. Plain old terrifying power and that ugly southpaw spin of his”

Jin nodded “When Oikawa-san hits the ball during his serve, his hand if often perpendicular to the rest of his body” JIn stretched out his right hand to the right to demonstrate “On the other hand when Ushijima-san serves, his hand is in a straight line with his body… like right above his head” Jin moved the same hand right above his head “or when he tries for little control his torso bends but his hand most of the time remains aligned to his legs… like a straight line”

 Nishinoya was intently listening, he did not know there where such differences between the serves. He only paid attention to receiving. This could be helpful in predicting the ball trajectory.

Jin sighed, his mood sinking “I left Shiratorizawa before I could learn from Ushijima-san, the method and I haven’t exactly met anyone who uses the same technique has him, I thought Kageyama-kun would be helpful but his style is similar to Oikawa-san’s”

“Cheer up Jin!” Nishinoya encouraged the boy “Dont worry about it, we will help you to our best abilities” Nishinoya hit the boy on the back “I will make sure you an have that double wielding sword ready by the spring tournament”

“It won’t exactly be a double wielding sword”

“... to many…  stuff”

Jin visibly eased up. Some of the tension leaving his shoulders, he bowed down “Thank-you Noya senpai!!”

Damn. the pretty boy called him senpai. Nishinoya felt a blush creeping up his face, he laughed loudly and began roughhousing with the boy hoping no one noticed it.

Little did the pair know that a certain silver-haired setter was watching the whole exchange and smiling to himself. He had seen and heard all. The setter couldn’t wait for more of the dram brought in by the twins. This would an interesting term.

“Good evening ladies and gentlemen… well, only gentlemen, esteemed volleyball players. Here we are gathered today to witness the making of history, we are about to witness how long Tsukishima Kei lasts before he commits double homicide of Hinata Shouyo and Kageyama Tobio, who will both be missed by us” Jin declared, has Yamaguchi and Tsukishima sat in front of Kageyama and Hinata attempting to teach them.

Suga laughed at the announcement “You seem to be comfortable here now”

Jin blushed “... sorry senpai”

“No no” Suga shook his head changing out of his shirt “I am glad you are comfortable here now… you are a really pleasant person to have around Jin”.Jin’s blush deepened, he couldn’t look at the older male, only nodding his head and joining the first years. Why was his senpai teasing him? Didn’t his senpai know how attractive he was and Jin couldn’t help but blush when Suga-san smiled like that? 

Argh… his poor poor heart.

Suga, on the other hand, had absolutely no idea about the inner conflict in the younger boy’s mind. He was just glad that the boy got along with everybody. It was as if he was the final piece they needed.

Asuka and Yachi were changing out of their gym clothes and into their uniforms. Asuka technically did not have to but she didn’t want Yachi to feel alone, since the smaller girl had not officially joined the club so she still had to use the school’s official gym uniform. Asuka was indeed weird that way.

“Hitoka-chan?”

“Hai!”

Asuka deadpanned, Hitoka still had that terrible anxiety was she over-reading things. Asuka really liked Hitoka and wanted the girl to be comfortable around her.

“Am I that scary Hitoka-chan?”

“No!” Yachi tried her best at reassuring “It’s just that you are so pretty and smart and just really nice to me and friendly to everyone that I am scared other people will hate me for it” she girl mumbled at the end, now totally afraid about what Asuka thought of her. To her absolute surprise, the other girl laughed. Yachi couldn’t help but stare at her, Asuka-chan looked really pretty when she laughed. Yachi glanced at her and gave a small smile of her own.

“Hitoka-chan” Asuka laughed “stop worrying so much, ya will give yerself grey hairs!”

“No, I won’t!”

“I really like ya  HItoka-chan, you are the best” Asuka gave a really dramatic thumbs up.

“Asuka-chan!”

The twins had parted ways with Kei and Tadashi. They were headed to their humble abode.

“You seem to be enjoying being friends with Hitoka-chan” JIn stated has the pair approached their front gate. Asuka shrugged “She is more fun than someone I know” she teased. ”Very funny Ka-chan, very funny”

“Ya find me hilarious”

“Keep dreaming” JIn retorted fumbling with the keys for a moment.

That’s when the twins heard the gate creek a little, not exactly opening but as a warning that somebody was outside. Asuka in particular froze, Jin turned around.

“Did the Kazama twins actually run away from Shiratorizawa because I scared the baby sister?” the stranger taunted. Asuka’s eyes couldn’t get wider. Jin looked at his sister, crap she was at the verge of a panic attack.

Jin covered his sister, his broad frame easily allowing him to do so. “What the fuck are you doing here Ayato?” Jin growled. Ayato laughed, running his hand through his newly dyed blonde hair, a maniacal laugh adorning his handsome face.

“I wanted to say Hi to your pretty sister, there is no crime in that, is there?” 

“Leave before I break your nose” Jin threatened, Ayato seemed not phased at all by the declaration “Funny, how the so-called sweet boy becomes a monster for his slut of a sister”

Jin was about to pounce on the intruder when he felt a small hand grab the back of his jacket, he had forgotten she was here too. “Stop” Asuka whimpered “It’s not worth it”

Jin was frustrated, how much he wanted to kill Ayato, he had to prioritise his sister. He turned around pulling Asuka along with him, the girl trying to look anywhere but up, most of the time her eyes were sealed shut.

“~Asuka-chan~ I’ll be back soon”

Jin had never seen his sister so terrified.