Let's Study
Kageyama wasn’t a good student and that wasn’t surprising, given the amount of time put into volleyball. Kageyama didn’t even care about the fact either after all he was a volleyball otaku. He lived for volleyball and honestly, his obsession was starting to scare people to some extent.
But right now he had to study or there was no way he would be allowed to go to the camp in Tokyo. He had to go.
There was no way the boy would miss the camp, no way. His pride was on the line here and if it comes down to it he will even beg Tsukishima to teach him.
Hinata had somehow convinced Kageyama to study which wasn’t difficult because they did share the same desire to go to Tokyo. But stingy Tsukishima had to decline their desire to study, Hinata was annoyed. English was his weakest subject and he couldn’t risk failing any subject and that beanpole wouldn’t help them.
Hinata was mid-rant to Kageyama about Tsukishima when he spotted Yamaguchi.
“Yamaguchi! Could you teach us English?”
Hinata hoped Yamaguchi could be their saviour. Hinata's heart was about to break when he was the apologetic expression forming on Yamaguchi’s face.
“Sorry you guys”
The freak duo groaned.
Yamaguchi felt bad and then an idea sparked in him “hey, do you guys remember the new girl who is trying out for the manager post”. Hinata and Kageyama nodded “she said she was in class 5, so is Jin” Yamaguchi continued “why dont you both try asking them?”.
Hinata’s eyes widened in realisation “Thank-you! Yamaguchi!” he said before running towards class 1-5 alongside Kageyama by his side. They had to get something done before lunch got over.
Jin and Asuka were done with their lunch, Asuka was munching on Yakisoba bread.
“Ka-chan...”
“Hmm?”
“Ya gonna eat all that by yerself”
“No”
“Can I ha-”
“-No.”
Yachi sighed, this was a common occurrence. Yachi wondered were all set of twins like this?
“~Hitoka-chan~ what are ya worryin’ yer pretty head about?”
Asuka grinned resting her head on her hands and looking at Yachi straight in the eyes. Yachi felt her cheeks heat up, Asuka always teased her! It wasn’t fair how flustered this would leave her.
“Nothing!” Yachi replied. She hoped that Asuka would drop it, luckily for the blonde a certain freak duo came in through the door.
“Hey guys” Jin greeted “you both sure make a loud entrance”
Kageyama felt his cheeks redden, he knew that Jin was teasing but it was embarrassing.
Hinata seemed to have an apologetic look and looked around to see whether he had disturbed anyone, fortunately finding on one who gave him the stink eye he went to the table where the trio was seated.
“Yachi-san, Jin-kun would you both please help us with English?”
Yachi nodded “I can’t be the best but I will help both of you”. Jin couldn’t leave this opportunity to tease “Tobio-kun aren’t ya suppose’ ta ask?” he drawled out his Kansai dialect.
Hinata elbowed the taller boy “you should ask too!”
“Please help us!”
“Hai hai”
Asuka rolled her eyes, Jin could be so childish sometimes.
Kageyama and Hinata were about to pull out chairs to sit around them when Asuka got up from her place in front of Yachi “one of ya can sit here” she still held the quarter eaten yakisoba bread.
“Thanks!” Hinata took her spot, while Kageyama sat in front of Jin. Asuka noticed the slight blush on Tobio’s face, she sighed. She wasn’t gonna sit for this and she could not definitely finish the bread.
“Tobio-kun?”
Kageyama looked at her, Asuka shoved the bread into his mouth. Kageyama froze.
Asuka smiled “study hard...” and she turned at Hinata, “I’ll give ya bread next time Sho-chan, see ya guys at practice.” Asuka left with a wave of her hand.
Jin pouted, “She could have given me the bread… I paid for it.”
All Kageyama could comprehend was indirect kiss indirect kiss indirect kiss indi-
“Kageyama-kun?”
Kageyama looked up at Yachi who was about to begin explaining. He had to stop thinking about it.
Practise that evening was hectic. Asuka’s brain was beginning to hurt writing so many notes. She had literally written done points where each and every member could improve. She wanted this team to be invincible… well that was exaggerating it but she had to try and God forbid she did not try her best.
She had to prove to herself that Ayato no longer controlled her life.
Asuka was observing Yamaguchi, he seemed to be struggling with the serve. Asuka made her easy to the freckled boy.
“Tadashi-kun?”
Yamaguchi who hadn’t noticed the shorter girl approaching him was startled.
“Ne, Asuka-chan?”
Asuka smiled trying to ease the boy “I noticed ya are havin’ trouble with the run-up invloin’ yer serve.”
Yamaguchi was disappointed, was it that obvious? He sighed “I guess I have a long way to go.”
Yamaguchi had always looked up to Tsukishima and being the only first-year not on the starting line-up was a fact that only rubbed the fact that he wasn’t good enough. He just wanted to stand on the same stage as the others.
Yamaguchi also liked the short girl, she wasn’t a player but still had a great influence on the team. He was further on good terms with her, they often discussed their homework together and she could hold her own against Tsukki!
Asuka chuckled “yeah, but you’d reach there faster than you’d think”. Yamaguchi smiled.
“So where are you troubled?”
“I dont know how many steps I need to take for a run-up”
Asuka knew that was difficult, the run-up is one of the most important parts of the serve.
Asuka pondered for a second before she began “why don’t ya try the longest distance and then try with the shortest distance?”
“Huh?”
“More like, you’ll know the maximum distance ya need and the ‘east distance ya need for a good run-up”
“But that’s gonna take a long time!”
Asuka grinned “Tadashi-kun, everything great takes a long time”
Yamaguchi nodded, she had a point “Asuka-chan, would you help me?”
“I thought ya would never ask!”
The exams weren’t easy. No, sir, it wasn’t.
Asuka wanted to rip her hair out by the end of the day, she wondered if the schooling system was made to torture kids and make them contemplate their decisions to stay alive.
It wasn’t fair how calm Tsukishima looked while writing the exams, Asuka wondered if she would be able to piss him off? She probably would. Yamaguchi looked more or less like she felt.
Asuka wouldn’t admit it but the girl was actually worried about Hinata and Kageyama, she was the best out of the six in math and she was in charge of teaching the freak duo math.
Let’s assume she was more stressed about their paper than hers. Sigh.