A week later, you're in your classroom again, ready for lunch.

"Don't forget you've got your next test in three days," Kaji-sensei reminds your class "make sure you all study."

Oh great, I'm not ready for that.

You put your head down on your desk and groan to yourself.

I don't want to take the next test. I cannot lose to Stupidshima. This is too much pressure.

Eventually, you lift your head off your desk and bend down to pick up your bento box. As you lean over, you hear something bang against your desk. From the corner of your eye, you see someone sit on the chair in front of you and face in your direction.

As you sit back up, you take in the two figures sitting around you. You watch as Yamanguchi and Tsukishima open their bento boxes. Yamaguchi smiles at you as you stare at him in bewilderment.

"Hi Y/N-chan," he greets, "is it okay if we sit here?"

You nod and turn your attention to Tsukishima who looks like he doesn't want to be sitting near you.

"Why did you come over?" you ask as you look back at Yamaguchi, happily eating his food.

"We wanted to sit with our friend," he smiles.

You decide not to complain and begin eating your food. For the rest of the lunch, Tsukishima doesn't say a word to either of you.

Once school ends, you begin to pack up your belongings and head to the gym.

"Y/N!!" you hear as someone calls you from behind.

You turn to see Yamaguchi walking up to you.

"Will you walk with me to the clubroom?"

"Sure," you nod.

"Awesome!" he says happily.

As you walk out of the room with him, you look over at Tsukishima who's staring at the pair of you, dumbfounded.

"Hey Yamaguchi?" you ask him as you walk with him in the hallway, "why'd you leave the skyscraper behind?"

Yamaguchi looks over at you and innocently replies "I want to talk to you about something."

You follow Yamaguchi as he leads you to an empty hallway.

"What are we doing here?"

You watch curiously as Yamaguchi peeks around the corner and turns back to you.

"Y/N can you do me a big favor?"

Immediately a smirk sneaks across your face.

"Sure, is it something I've got to hide from Stupidshima?"

Yamaguchi sighs as he looks down.

"Yes."

"Awesome. What is it?"

"Could you please tutor Hinata, Kageyama, and me tonight before the test?"

"W-what? Why don't you just ask Tsukishima? He's probably smarter than me," you reply defeatedly.

"We asked Tsukki," he says sadly "he said no."

You roll your eyes, "Of course he did."

"Yamaguchi," you say to cheer him up "I will happily help you guys, you don't have to worry."

Seeing your smile, Yamaguchi perks up.

"That's awesome, Y/N," he says happily "thank you so much!"

As you giggle at how adorable he is, Yamaguchi pulls you into a hug.

"Y-Yama-" you say as you pat his back awkwardly.

Yamaguchi pulls away from the hug.

"Y/N you can call me Tadashi," he says excitedly.

"O-oh okay sure."

After practice ends, Hinata runs up to you.

"Y/N!" he exclaims "I can't believe you're really going to help us study for our test!"

You smile as Kageyama walks over to the pair of you.

"You're welcome, Hinata."

"Hinata, boke" Kageyama says as smacks the back of his friend's head, "Shut up before Tsukishima hears you."

"O-Oh sorry Kageyama."

"Y/N," Kageyama continues "thank you for agreeing to help us study."

You smile and nod back at the two boys. When Tadashi approaches, you greet him as well.

"You guys ready to go?"

"Yeah!" Hinata cries out.

"Where are we going?"

"Let's go to my house," you suggest.

As your words process in their ears, you watch their cheeks turn red.

"What's wrong?" you question.

"N-nothing," Kageyama tells you, "let's go."

As the four of you walk to your house, you all strike up a conversation as though the four of you have been friends for years.

"Tadashi," you hear a voice call from behind.

You all stop walking as you turn around to see Tsukishima approaching.

"Oh hey, Tsukki," Tadashi smiles.

Immediately, a scared Hinata hides behind you and clings to the back of your shirt.

"P-Protect me, Y/N-chan."

You giggle to yourself as you help Hinata conceal himself from Tsukishima.

"Where are you going with her?" Tsukishima asks his friend.

"I asked them to walk me home," you speak sharply.

"Tadashi, you don't even live that way. Why did you agree to that?"

"He's a good friend that's why. You wouldn't understand Tsukishima."

You tremble as Tsukishima walks right up to you. As he towers over you, you feel Hinata let go of you. You look over to see Hinata now hiding behind Kageyama, who's yelling at him to get off. As you turn your attention back to Tsukishima, you do your best not to back down from fear.

Man, this kid is tall. It's hard to not be intimidated by his height.

"I don't really understand what your problem is," you say boldly "but I don't really give a shit."

As you turn around, you grab Tadashi and Kageyama by their shirts. Stunned by your courage, they don't fight your strength as you pull them away from Tsukishima.

"Y/N," you hear a voice whine from behind you.

"Come on, Hinata," you call back without needing to glance behind you.

You hear Hinata's feet run up to the rest of your group.

"Man, that was scary, Y/N, how'd you do that?" Hinata asks.

"Just ignore Tsukishima," you advise him "he sucks anyway."

Tadashi giggles to himself.

"You always say that, Y/N."

The other two boys nod in agreement.

"W-Well that's because it's true!"

"Ukai-sensei says that it's because you like Tsukki, but I don't see it."

As you tense up, you hear Kageyama smack the back of Hinata's head.

"Oww," he groans, "what was that for?"

"Hinata, my stupid brother doesn't know anything so don't listen to him."

"Well he knows a lot about volleyball," he argues back innocently.

"Dammit Hinata do you want Y/N to tutor you or not?" Kageyama scolds.

"Y-yes..."

The rest of the way home, your group walks back saying less than before.