Text: Kenma

(F/N): Hey! I'm excited to head to Tokyo! Have you packed yet?

Kenma: Haha I barely started. I mean, The training camp is here anyway, so I'm kinda lazy to pack 😅

Thank goodness Takeda-senpai found a way for us to endure a training camp in Tokyo. It's said to be one of the most brutal training camps, but we desperately need it if we want to beat Seijoh.

(F/N): That's true 😂. OOH don't forget your switch!

Kenma: my essentials lol

(F/N): isn't it crazy that after all these months I finally get to see you in person! Animal crossing can only take you so far 😅

Kenma: You better let me set for you. I wanna see this spike of yours. The so-called 'protege' of the Tiny Giant.

It was kind scary telling Kenma but I felt close to him, even if he is just a penpal. I'm always afraid to be seen in that light with such high expectations. Kinda puts me on a pedestal.

(F/N): I'll being my A game 😝. You should see one of my teammates spikes! He's just like the Tiny Giant. His name's Hinata Shoyo!

Kenma: Hm... I think I know him.

(F/N): ???

Kenma: I think I met him once... anyway, you're right. I better start packing. C-ya!

(F/N): Ciao

You place your phone on you bed and sigh. Lying down on your comfy bed, you stare up the ceiling and ponder. It's been a long time since I've been on a trip that required a long car ride. You weren't fond of being in a car for too long. It spiked your PTSD episodes.

At least Yamaguchi helped me fix my phone so I'll be in touch with my mom.

Your phone beeps again and you catch the light emitted catches in the corner of your eye. You lift it to over face and read the text message.

Text: Suga

Suga: 🤘🏼, see you tonight 😊

You grin ear to ear at the emoji and text back,

(F/N): 🤘🏼, hope you're done packing!

Suga: yes ma'am 😂

You giggle at his response and your phone accidentally slips out of your hands, hitting your face.

Ouch.

You rub your forehead but your grin never faded. It was like plastered on your face, impossible to remove.

I probably look crazy right now smiling by myself like an idiot

Glancing sideways to your bedside table, your clock read 1000pm. One more hour until the rest of the volleyball team would have to meet up at the school.

"Ready?" Mika peeps through your bedroom door as she hauls a suitcase full of clothes.

"Damn, you sure pack a lot" you laugh as she struggled to get it through the door.

"What? A whole week is a long time. Plus... there's going to be cute guys ya know. Gotta be prepared." she throws her hair over her shoulders, making you snort.

"Ha, Mika has a change of heart for guys suddenly? Wonder what's changed." You say teasingly as you whistle at her outfit. She was wearing cute but comfy jeans with a nice black top. She paired it with a pair of white sneakers and her hair extra shiny today.

Ah, she's dressed up for Tsukishima... heh

"Ah hello? And you haven't changed? You have a ."

Your smirk faded from your face as you blush at the word. You didn't want to admit it but you think Suga is your boyfriend? With all the affection he's been giving, it'd be weird if he wasn't. Even then, he never asked you to be his girlfriend.

Mika rolls her eyes at you and helps you up with your duffle-bag. She bends down and a handkerchief falls out of her pocket. It slowly drifts down to your bedroom floor and you bend over to pick it up.

"Oh Mika, you dropped this." You mention as you hold it to her face. It's Tsukishima's handkerchief.

"AH, I was going to return it!" She blushes as she snatches it from your hand.

"Mika, you're so obvious. You both like each other. Just tell him!" You laugh and her cheeks darken at your comment.

"I don't like Tsuki. That four-eyed freak, w-what's there to like. I could do so much better." She argued unconvincingly. She shoves the handkerchief back into her jacket pocket and heads out your bedroom door with her gigantic suitcase. You chuckled and also head out with your things.

"Sure ya don't" you tease closing the door behind you.

"BYE SHIMIZU-SAN!!!" Mika yells down the hall to your mom. She purposely ignored your comment.

"Bye mom!" You add

She comes out of the doorway, pushing Kiyoko forward in the wheelchair as well. Kiyoko was home, back in her original room. Her head was wrapped in a bandage and her legs were still in recovery. It was crazy to think she'd be finally living with you again.

"Hey, before you go..." Kiyoko had an envelop in her lap and handed it to you.

"Give this to him for me will you?" Kiyoko said embarassed. She looked away but still held out the envelope. You take it carefully out of her hands and ask,

"By him you mean-"

Before you could finish your sentence, a car pulled up from the driveway. Oikawa honked and called out from the front of the house,

"Heyyy, we better get a move on. There's was some traffic on the way here!"

"Really? Oikawa?" you turn to Mika who was slightly flustered.

"What? Hajime doesn't have his license yet and he offered..." she explained

You peer through the window and see Hajime entering on the passenger side. Strange how he volunteered to come along.

"Well take care you two! You'll be surrounded by boys all week. Don't want anything to happen to you both." your mom mentioned with a wink, making you and Mika blush profusely.

Out of embarrassment, you head out the door without another word. Hajime came out of the car and as he did, he muttered something to himself you couldn't quite comprehend. You make eye contact with him and raise an eyebrow. His lips form a straight line as he hurried over to gather your bags.

"Are you ever going to tell them?" you said in a low voice before handing over your duffle-bag.

He doesn't say anything but looks at you dead in the eyes. He seemed afraid. Maybe because he was.

"Hey, let's go already! I want to go back to sleep pleaseee." Oikawa complained.

"Oi, don't offer if you don't want to do it. Crappykawa." Hajime argued as he shut the trunk of the luxurious car.

"Oi! Don't slam it too hard! This is my dad's car! Sheesh Hajime, you've been working out too much." he whined.

You open the car door and buckle your seatbelt right away. A sudden nervousness flooded through your mind as you grip the seatbelt tighter. Mika places a hand on your shoulder and whispers,

"We'll be okay (F/N)"

You gulp and take a deep breath as Oikawa starts the engine,

Oikawa playfully slaps Hajime's bicep and shakes his hand,

"ooh, you're getting big there Iwa-chan."

"Shut up." he grumbles. You glance at the rear-view mirror and see Hajime blushing. He looked out the window as the light from the lamp posts flew by his face.

We drive in silence up the hills towards the school until the car slows it's pace to a stop.

"We're here already?" Mika asked sheepishly

"Not yet Mika-chan. There seems to be something obstructing the road." Oikawa pointed out.

The car travels slowly with the flow of traffic, making Mika sigh out of boredom. She plays with the car window as she moves it up and down like a curious child.

"So Hajime, good job making it to the semi-finals." you said trying to relieve the awkward silence.

"Hmph, still got beat by Shiratorizawa. What a shame. Ushijima is always like, 'you should've came to Shiritorizawa.'" Oikawa said in a mocking tone.

Well sheesh how bitter.

The car came to a sudden halt, surprising you and Mika in the back. You jolted forward a bit in your seat and sweat pooled in your palms unexpectedly. Taking a few deep breaths, Mika yells,

"What the hell was that for Crappykawa!?"

"Ah! I don't know! I think it's the engine. Let me take a quick look."

Oikawa gets out of the car along with Hajime. They pop the lid open and smoke came out of the car.

"Iwa-chaaan. You're good with engine trouble riiiight?" Oikawa chimes, begging for him to fix the car.

In reality, Oikawa didn't want to get his hands dirty. Hajime just grunted in response and started moving around a few things with ease. Glancing at the car dashboard you read the clock and you were running out of time.

The bus would've been there at Karasuno already. Takeda-senpai strictly said that they'd be leaving if anyone didn't arrive on time! Crap!

"We're going to be late (F/N)! Maybe I should call Tsuki!" Mika pointed out.

She tries to dial his number but there was no signal. You attempted with your cellphone but it also couldn't reach anything.

"Damn it. There's no signal here."

"That's probably why." Mika pointed forward at the fallen telephone pole that seemed to be the cause of traffic.

"Why does bad luck always happen to us..." you muttered irritatedly.

"I guess we have no choice. We shall walk the rest of the way to school." Mika forcefully opens the door without hesitation and opens the trunk of Oikawa's car. You step out as well and sigh at her crazy idea.

We'd have to run if we want to get there on time. Besides, it's dark out and what if we get lost on the way to school. Or kidnapped?!

"Oi, Oi, Oi! What are you doing Mika-chaan. We're almost got it! Right Iwa-chan?" Oikawa calls out but Mika chose to ignore him, as she grabs the stuff in the back.

She slams the trunk forcefully, scaring Oikawa in his spot. You notice Hajime smirking but he remains focused on the task at hand.

"So much for your 'help'" Mika says sarcastically. She shrugs her backpack over her shoulders and rolls her luggage towards Oikawa.

"Seriously, we'd be almost finished. Just a few more minutes Mika-chan." Oikawa said in a sweet voice. He places his hand on top of hers, as her hand grasps tightly on her suite case handle. Usually that would fool any girl, but not Mika. Mika's face was indifferent as she looked even more pissed at the boy with floppy hair.

"Let's go (F/N)." she rolls her eyes at him and retracts her hand. Before she could move away Oikawa grabs her arm and lures over her.

"Not even a goodbye kiss?" Oikawa whines

"Oi. Enough." Hajime grabs Oikawa's other arm and tugs it towards him.

You glance at Hajime's flustered face, but he swiftly avoids his gaze with you. Mika notices you staring at her brother and her eyebrow lifts in suspicion.

"Mika, there's something I need to tell you..." Hajime trails off without looking towards her direction. His eyes were stuck on the engine of the car as he fiddles with the knobs and wires. You were nervous for him.

"What is it Ani?"

He takes a deep breath and you clutch your bag tighter, anticipating on what he's going to say.

"Mika, I'm g-"

"DUMBASS IMMA BEAT YOU TO IT FIRST!" a familiar voice argued, cutting off Hajime.

"LIKE I'D LET YOU!" another voice screamed at the first one.

All of you turn around and notice Kageyama and Hinata running towards your direction. They fought for dominance as they shoved each other while sprinting.

"Ugh. Kageyama." Oikawa notes distastefully.

"OH HEY GUYS!" Hinata skidded to a full stop in front of Oikawa's rundown car.

"Hey Hinata. You're going to be late too if we don't hurry!" you point frantically at your watch and Hinata does his crazy high jump out of panic.

"YOU IDIOT YOU SAID THEY'D MEET LATER!" Kageyama yelled at the small boy.

"BRO! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO READ THE TEXT WRONG!" Hinata retorted back at him.

You grab Kageyama's phone and read the group chat.

'Sorry for the late notice but we'll meeting half past 22000hrs instead of 2300hrs. Please be there on time. We're not stopping over for any circumstances unless you've called beforehand.' -Daichi

"Ya see 2200hrs! So 10pm." Kageyama said with conviction. Hinata and Kageyama were silent when you looked at them dead in the eye.

" KAGEYAMA! THAT'S 10:30PM STUPID! CAN YOU NOT READ?" you yell and chuck back his phone. The boys back away in fear as Hinata whined,

"Why couldn't Daichi just write it in normal time! Curse you tricky third year stuff."

"Sorry Oikawa, but we can't wait any longer. We'll have to run the rest of the way." you snap.

Oikawa sighs in defeat but steals a quick goodbye kiss from Mika. Hajime hits him in the head with a screwdriver and snarls at him. You grab your stunned best friend and sprint forward with Kageyama and Hinata.

"Idiots..." you mutter under your breath.

~

You reach the school and you've never been so sweaty in your life. Even volleyball practice wouldn't make you this hot with frustration.

"GAH WE'RE HERE! WE MADE IT! DID WE MAKE IT?" Hinata asked breathlessly as he gasped for air alongside Kags.

You're panting beside Mika who was still stunned by the sudden kiss from Oikawa.

Seriously. Are they dating?

"LOOK!" Kageyama notices a small car in the parking lot.

Wait that doesn't look like the usual van. That would barely fit 4 people, nonetheless a whole team. All four of you approach the van and notice a blonde girl with a bob-cut casually waiting with her feet up on the dashboard. She had a fierce look in her eyes that complimented her multiple piercings that shone from her ears.

"Uh hello?" you call out to the woman.

"AH!" she yells in surprise as she moves her feet back down in the proper driving position.

"Um. Have you seen the Karasuno bus?" Mika asked while her eyes searched the parking lot.

"Well, well. Late comers I see." she chuckles while rolling up her newspaper.

"I just dropped off my brother and Noya here. I'm assuming you guys were supposed to be on that bus?" she smirked while scanning all of your sweaty faces.

"Crap. Now what do we do! WE HAVE TO GO TO TOKYO! WE HAVE TO!" Hinata was practically spitting at this point and Kageyama hit him on the head to calm him down.

"I can give you guys a lift. Saeko by the way." she winked.

I don't know how I feel about going in a car with a stranger. I know what mom would say, 'stranger danger'

You gulp but don't immediately accept her offer.

A strange lady offering us minors a ride in her white van. In the middle of the night in an empty parking lot where no one can hear us scream. Sounds like a great Idea.

"WOW THANK YOU SO MUCH SAKEKO-SENPAI!" Hinata bows and opens the passenger door without thinking twice.

"HINATA!" you yell at him and he stops all confused.

"Don't worry kiddo. Ryu is my brother. 'Tanaka-senpai' apparently is what you guys call him? Ha. Senpai. I'll call him if you want proof." she says reassuringly. She doesn't hesitate to dial her brother and he picks up,

'wah did I leave my blanket at home Nee-san?' he says sheepishly over the phone

Kageyama tries to stifle his obvious laughter by covering his mouth with his hands.

"Bro, there's some kids here that you guys left. I'm coming to Tokyo too, let Takeda-senpai know. I'm craving a drink and he owes me one."

'wah? Kids...' after a few minutes Tanka finally says, 'OH GOOD GOD WE LEFT 4 PEOPLE!'

"You just realized that now?' Saeko snorts and places her phone to her busty chest.

"Believe me now sis? Unless you don't want a ride, but the offers here. Take it or leave it." she points out casually.

'Saeko? Are you still there?' Tanaka muffled through the phone and she sighs,

"yeah yeah. I'm on my way. By the way you did leave 'Binkie' at home." Saeko bellows, making an echo throughout the empty parking lot.

'HEY SAE-' she hangs up and casually tosses her phone in the back.

"So? What's it going to be?" she asks and before you know it all your friends were already sitting in her car.

This just keeps getting more chaotic by the second...

~

"JESUS CHRIST THE DEER!!!!! LEFT!!! LEFT!!!" Hinata yells from the passengers seat. A deer almost hits the front of the car as Saeko sweerved out of the way and the car made a whole 360 before continuing straight

IS SHE CRAZY?! HER DRIVING IS WORSER THAN OIKAWA'S!

"HOLD ON TIGHT KIDS!" she yells over the music that was blasting over the radio. Sakeo steps on the accelerator and you brace yourself for dear life.

"AHHHH!" all of you scream as she's driving insanely faster than the speed limit.

"WHAT'S THE RUSH SENPAI!!!" KAGEYAMA YELLS

pleasedon'tcrashpleasedon'tcrashpleasedon'tcrash.

Your PTSD was hitting you again but you tried to remain calm by closing your eyes and focusing on the music. Kageyama and Mika were holding both your arms and that seemed to be enough to calm you down. Being with people you loved always calmed you down. You didn't realize your breathing was ragged and you tried sifting through your thoughts in search for something to calm you down

Volleyball. Nationals. School. Keishin. Mom. Kiyoko. Suga... yes Suga. Suga holding my hand. Suga taking me on a date. Suga telling me he loves me. He loves me.

Your grip loosens a bit and your breathing starts to slow until Saeko yells,

"WE'RE ALMOST AT THE BEST PART! THIS IS WHERE IT GETS A BIT BUMPY!"

A sudden wave of bumps coat the road and everyone was bouncing up and down their seats uncontrollably.

"WEEEE! It's like the rollercoasters in the festival!!!" Mika shouted with glee

"HOW ARE YOU ENJOYING THIS!?" you shouted at her but she was having the time of her life.

You glance over to Kageyama who was trying to eat his onigiri unsuccessfully. White rice coated his face and he even got some on his shirt. Looking back and forth at your two friends, you were relieved that they were such goofballs.

"ALMOST THERE!" Saeko yelled and Hinata couldn't contain his excitement that he stuck his head out the window and shouted,

"WOOO HOOO! TOKYO HERE WE COME!!!"

After a few more agonizing moments of Saeko's horrific driving, the car screeched in front of a recreational centre. Everyone in the car was huffing and puffing from the wild ride. You don't know what was funnier. Mika's hair, Hinata flipped upside down or Kageyama still attempting to finish his onigiri.

"BAHAHHAHAHAH" you bellowed in the car surprising the rest of them. They thought you were having a mental breakdown from that car ride, but you were laughing so hard that tears came down your face.

Kageyama's face enlightened when he saw you laughing until your stomach hurt. Everyone burst out into laughter and a few curious heads popped out from the windows above. Unloading out of the car, you were all still giggling but tried to contain it because you were stirring up noise this late at night. Keishin would've been furious.

"Hello, welcome to boot camp!" a friendly voice greeted you. He had dark hair that stood up tall, light brown eyes and a devilish smile.

"I'm Kuroo Tetsurou and this is-" he points at the boy next to him and you smile,

"KENMA!" you run up to him and hug him. He was taken aback from your sudden gesture but he lightly tapped you in the back.

"oi, oi, oi! What are you doing with our setter!" another boy placed his hand on your shoulder. You turn around and your hoodie fell off, exposing your whole face.