"I cannot believe. We are close to Spring Tournament Prelims." Ayumu cheered, threw her arms in the air. She slightly twirled on her toes, feeling excited with the upcoming match. The members had a proud smile on each of their faces. All of them were now walking on the route, heading home after their club dismissal. Its was surprising that all of them happened to walk home together right now.

Kita, Aran, Akagi and Omimi were walking at the back, whilst Miya siblings were walking at the middle. At the front, there was Gin, Suna and the others.

"As long as ya not occur any fuss during those period." Kita voiced out. That made Ayumu's face turned to a deep frown. Her eyes narrowed towards him. "Also yer in final exam week right now." Kita added, didn't have any feeling of mercy on how he put words on Ayumu's mouth.

"Kita . . ." She pointed her finger at him. ". . . Ya really need to mind bout ya timing, ya know? There a time we can being serious, time we can joke and time we can be funny."

Kita didn't reacted on that whilst his friends kept on throwing glances onto him. Then, Ayumu turned to the front, facing the route again and hooked her arms around her brothers' arm and deepened her hands inside her jacket pocket later.

"As long as no one mess with Miya, then I'm fine. So, don't bother my brothers and me. Not like I'm someone who start the fight anyway." She smiled to herself, swinging her head from right to left as it slightly leaned against to Atsumu and Osamu. Atsumu grinned and Osamu displayed a proud gentle smile on his faceㅡlistened to the sister's remarks.

"I heard ya almost throw fist to some student before." Aran suddenly said, making Ayumu instantly silent. The members glanced towards her immediately. "I could not remember when was it though..but the thing I remember was that the person kinda talking about Kita and you grew mad after that." Aran added.

"Me?" Kita asked, bewildered as Aran nodded then. It took a little time for Ayumu to respond onto that. The team members were waiting for her words after all either the one who walked infront of her or the third years at the back. She could feel Kita had his big golden eyes on her head too. Till, she met Riseki's eyes who walked at the front with the others. Riseki just smiled at her and that brought the memory.

"Oh! That's! I remember now! Serve them right anyway. But! Don't ya worry. Riseki was there to keep me stay put even I still blew up that moment. Thanks Riseki!" She rose up her hand as Riseki just tilted his head, signaling for welcome.

"What was it?" Kita voices out, curious. Of course he was. It's about him after all. Ayumu turned her head slightly towards him with her arms still linked aeound her brothers' arm.

"Ya wanna know? I don't think ya need to." Ayumu replied.

"I've right to know." Kita added, only brought a deep sigh heaved from Ayumu's lips. She returned to face the front. Her hands that dug into her pocket were now held her brothers arm.

"They said ya are not capable as a captain." Her heart was heavy uttering that words. "Like they were comparing ya and other captain of other schools..say, aren't captains should be in regular team? Play in the court with others? Why he stands at the side though? If his place just to stand by the side, why choose him to be the captain on the first place."

Silence fall upon them. The third years members secretly glanced onto Kita's direction who had his eyes on Ayumu. Meanwhile the other members at the front, they kept their head straight to the route but their ears were welcoming for Ayumu's words to enter. Atsumu and Osamu just looked at the front too, had no idea how to react. Ayumu chinned up to look at the sky which almost turned to hue of orange and yellowㅡ before her lips stretched to a smile.

"Then! Ya really expect me to stay silent and let they bad talking about ya?! Of course am not! Who the fuck they thought they are?! Not like they know who is the real Kita Shinsuke after all." Ayumu blabbered. "Yeah, am know that I'm not knowing ya much but I know things about ya that they didn't know. Which is ya capability as a captain. Swear to god, if they are the team members, I already chop their head without having a single thought! Who they think they are to speak like that about Inarizaki Volleyball team's captain?!"

Kita softly smiled on that. Thought no one saw that was coming, his third year friend saw that. But, they just acted nothing different. Then, Ayumu aggressively turned around towards Kita. His face instantly fall to his usual emotionless face reaction. Her arms were prying away from her brothers.

" That's why I told ya! Play as much ya can. Grab as much chance as ya can. If begging the coach can make ya play more, I'll do it." She pointed her finger on him.

" Miya, sensei knowsㅡ"

She turned around to face the front again and deepened her hands into her jacket pockets before Kita could finish his words.

"Sensei knows better? Ya wanna said that don't ya? That's why, am not going to say further about that. But, this year is ya final year. And that make it special. More special than anything else. That's why, Kita. . ." Ayumu paused for a moment before the next words slipped out from her lips, sounded gentle as the warm breeze in the summer. " . . .play more. I wanna watch ya game."

Those word hit Kita hard. Her gentle voice made it worst. As if he was in drama or sort, he could feel a soft wind blew upon him, brushing gently against his hair. He felt like he was in sort of greenly field that covered of million dandelions. And at those moment, at the dandelion field, only existed himself and Ayumu alone even the girl was back facing him. See, the effect of Ayumu on him.

" Oh! There the convinent store!" Ayumu suddenly pinpointed out towards the store nearby. " Guys! Ya need to try the meatbun. It so tasty. Ya will thanks me later."

"Yeah?" Suna asked, disbelieve glinted on his slanted eyes.

"Yes! Go try it." Ayumu being determined she was. "Nii-chan, can we get some too?" She exchanged glances from Atsumu and Osamu, waiting for their respond.

"Sure! Let's go." Atsumu said, guided both siblings with him.

"Say, what it always meatbun tho? Onigiri taste better." Osamu voiced out.

"I always get some after school with my friend back in Miyagi tho." Ayumu informed them. " And don't comparing those two foods. I love them both."

Atsumu and Osamu got the chance to tease their sister by the mentioned of her friends back in Miyagi. Mischievous smile erupted on their face.

"Say, was it Tobio-kun?" Atsumu teased and Ayumu reacted quickly by rolling her eyes.

"Yer boyfriend yeah?" Osamu added, making Ayumu exploded.

"Shut yer trap! He's not my boyfriend!"

That made the two brothers laughed their asses off. Ayumu huffed and stomped her way towards the convenient store. Since Gin was closest to the entrance, he stepped aside to give the gremlin Ayumu to enter first and he entered after her.

"Yumu! Wait!!" Shouted the twins and still, they were laughing whilst running after their sister.

All of the members were gathering inside the store. Some were looking for things to buy and some were just looking for enjoyment. Then, Ayumu stole their attention in a snap of finger.

"Say we are all here...how bout the captain treats us all meatbun?" Ayumu crossed her arms over her chest and head cranked to aside a little.

"Why me?" Kita asked, not amaze.

"Obviously, yer the captain here. Duh~"

"Am not spoiling younger kids. Yer have yer own money then buy yerself."

Ayumu scoffed. " Yer are two years older than me, one year older than second year senpai. So stop talking like yer're a man who in the middle of 50-ies. For god sake, Kita Shinsuke."

Kita didn't react any on that. Then, Ayumu went on; " Fine then. Let me treat the members. Including ya, Mr Captain." A grin that crept on Ayumu's face didn't sit right with Kita. But his face didn't show any changes of emotion. " . . . But, I hope by ya girl manager or yer girl kohei treats ya, its not going to hurt ya guy prideㅡ"

"One meatbun for each of em." Kita instantly informed the man who stood behind the counter. KIta's face was steady as those words bubbled out from his lips. That made Ayumu's grin grew bigger. So did smile on each of the team members' face.

"Great Miya." Akagi hi-fiving her secretly not so secretly as that still in Kita's sight anyway. The guy perhaps internally rolled his big eyes, feeling so done with whatever Miya Ayumu had planned. Aran sent Ayumu a wink and Omimi gently ruffled her hair.

"But, can I get two?" Atsumu suddenly interrupted the moment. Kita by the counter had his face contorted for the first time.

"Me too. One is not enough." Osamu added.

Before one single person could open their mouth, Ayumu whacked her brothers waist, making the poor twins, whimpered in pain while holding their waist.

"What the fuck was t-that for?" Osamu hissed.

"Man, that's hurt Yumu." Atsumu whined.

"That what ungrateful child will get when they are not being grateful." Ayumu scolded. "Kita already treat ya one each. So be grateful for that. If ya wanna extra, then buy yerself. Kita not going to clean up his allowances for ya."

Atsumu and Osamu just hummed as respond. Their lips subsequently formed a pout even they didn't plan to. Their hand still caressing the spot where Ayumu hit them.

"I will treat ya two the pudding. Go and get em." Ayumu said, shining up her brothers' eyes.

"Really?" Osamu beamed.

"Get me one then. Mango flavour." Ayumu told him and both twins shared smile together.

"Then, I will treat ya two onigiri." Osamu said.

"Sound great. I will buy us drinks then." Atsumu added before the siblings separated to their own way to get their things.

The other team members looked at them in disbelieve with smile smoothened on their faces.

"Did they just using their money to one another?" Gin asked among em.

"Looks like it. Perhaps, its Miyas thing then. What was the treat anyway if they can use their allowance together." Suna added.

After finished buying everything, they left the store. Everyone had their own meatbun, thanks to Kita.

"Say! Thanks Kita-san for the meatbun! 1!2!3!" Ayumu voiced out and the members followed after. Then, laughter bubbled out from her. Eyes turned to the crescent moon and lips were apart wided flashing her white pearly teeth. With the dim sunlight as the mighty sun was setting down, it made the hue was warm against Ayumu's skin. The wind softly blew her hair, as her loose pony tail slightly dancing with it.

Kita could not help but staring to her beauty. The way Ayumu tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear, talking happily with her brothers and laughing with othersㅡKita was hoping, could the time stop for a moment? He wanted to savor them.

"Ya like her." Aran suddenly said, stealing Kita's attention. The latter just cleared his throat as if nothing happen.

"She likes someone else already." Kita said, taking a bite of his meatbun, ignoring the way Aran looked at him.

"But yer not even denying the fact Aran just said yer like her, don'tcha?" Akagi suddenly joined the conversation. By his side, there was Omimi.

Kita didn't answer after that.

"Why yer said so? Why yer thought Miya likes someone already? Because of her brothers keep on mentioning about Kageyama Tobio?" Omimi questioned and Kita silence for a moment. He knew the answer but he didn't know how to put it up on words. It enough clues saying Ayumu likes Kageyama Tobio though. By mentioned the name, already made her face flush in embarrassment.

Not forgetting too whenever their camp at Tokyo, not like Kita was purposely eavesdropping the conversation she had. . .it was happened Kita was taking strol at the night and saw her on phone with someone. Kita didn't know who was that at first place. But there one thing Kita knew, whoever the caller was, he or she able to make Ayumu laughed during her tough time. And that made that person special. Until, he heard Ayumu mention the name; Tobio.

"Cheer up, Shinsuke." Akagi nudged Kita's arm. "Not like she already in official relationship anyway. So, ya still have chance. Even marriage can endup with divorce...by just couple like this, its nothing bigger. Why bother."

"There-there Akagi. Stop being a meanie about divorce and sort." Aran laughed.

"What? Am stating the fact." Akagi argued and took himself a bite.

Kita that walking between them could only listened. He had nothing to add or say either. Taking another bite of his bun, Omimi once again spoke up as he gained his three friends' attention especially Kita.

"Go and get yer girl before its too late, Shinsuke."

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