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"Y/n-saaaaan!!!" A loud voice booms out in greeting, and you have your hands up, giving Hinata a big high five right as he runs up to you.

"Heya, baby." You hear Mei calling, as she jogs up to you too. The members of the Karasuno volleyball team look like they're taking a break, and you can see Sugawa giving you a wave from where he sat in the middle of the gym.

"Is it true? You're really coming to Krasuno? Gwah! I hope we can be classmates!"

"Me too, Shoyo!" You feel touched at how enthusiastic he always was, at whatever thing he does, and this is one of the things you really admired Hinata for.

Hinata then notices your beret, his smile instantly turning into a big frown. "Mei-san told me about what happened, that's so bad." Hinata has to whine, while you take a glance at a smiling Mei. You can't help but shake your head and smile as well.

"It's fine. Tooru gave me this beret, what do you think?"

Mei has her arms crossed as her smile turns into a grin, nodding at you in approval. "So, he finally gave you the beret, huh?"

"What do you mean-"

"Tooru had that beret for ages, sweetie. When I told him I did my best to save your hair, Tooru made me tag along with him to buy one for you."

You can feel your heart race and you feel so soft at the thought, enough to make you turn back and take a glance at where Oikawa is sitting at a bench out in the courtyard, playing with his phone.

"WAIT!" Hinata yells, and you two look at the way his eyes are wide, hands clutching on his hair in shock. "TOORU?!! DO YOU MEAN THE GREAT KING???"

"Yeah she does, you dumbass." A big flick on Hinata's forehead is the way Kageyama welcomes himself to the conversation. "She's dating Oikawa-san now."

"WHAAAAAAAT???!!"

"Hinata, no yelling!!!"

"Ah, sorry!!!" Hinata is fast to apologize to the captain who is squinting his eyes at him.

"Well, every day is fun over here, so guys, motivate her to study enough to pass the entrance exams!" Mei has to say before she goes to get her bookbag and join you.

"I kinda expected something like this to happen, Y/n." Kageyama has to say, one finger pointing at your hair. "Even back then, Oikawa-san had a lot of girls who were crazy about him. I used to see them fighting over him a lot whenever I went out to buy milk. I should have warned you to be careful…"

"Nah, this isn't something you can tell would happen beforehand, Tobio. Don't worry." You say, smiling and lifting up the admission notice slip in your hand. "Besides, I'm sure it'll be better if I get in here!"

"I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE DATING THE GREAT KING!!! MEI-SAN NEVER TOLD ME WHO IT WAS, I NEVER EXPECTED IT TO BE THE GREAT KING!!!"

"Why do you still keep calling him that, you dumbass?"

"Don't worry, Shoyo, I can't believe it either." You laugh at the way the two are squabbling.

Mei is still not back, and Hinata goes back to his teammates after he says he thinks your hair still looks cool anyway. You give him a goodbye wave, while Kageyama stays by to chat with you.

"Do you think you can get in?"

"Tooru is helping me with math, I think I have a possible chance to get in."

"I can't believe he's helping someone… When I asked him to help me, he almost yeeted me off a cliff."

You stare at him in bafflement, and you can't decide if what surprised you more was that Oikawa was so petty as a middle-schooler or the fact that Kageyama used slang with an absolutely serious face.

"So you're learning slang now?"

"I-I'm not."

"Tobio…"

Kageyama huffs in response, arms crossed over his chest. "I learned it when I read that article thingy."

"What article thingy?"

Kageyama's voice becomes very tiny. "When I was doing a quiz…"

"You did a quiz?!"

"I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYONE TO ASK FOR ADVICE AND I WASN'T SURE IF I LIKED HER SO I-"

"Fine, fine, I believe you, sheesh, Tobio!" You laugh, taking a glance at where Tomo is seated with Yachi at one corner of the gym, making flashcards. When you call out her name, she gives a big wave at you, and when you turn back to look at Kageyama, he looks flustered and is looking at his teammates instead.

'So even someone like Kageyama can become cute like this when he falls in love, huh?'

"I have to go back to practice. Study a lot so I can have a friend here at school too."

You can't help but feel soft as his words, and you make sure to give a big wave to Kageyama, Hinata, and even Sugawara before you go out to the bench where Oikawa is seated.

"Mei is coming in a bit."

"You look happy."

"I mean, this is where I was supposed to come for high school, after all."

Oikawa is nodding a little, but he has a pout on his face anyway. "Well, you wouldn't have met the best boyfriend on Earth if you didn't do a detour at Seijoh too."

"Yeah, that's true."

The way you agree so casually earns a wide-eyed glance from Oikawa's side, and his lips part a little in surprise.

"I really am gonna take some time to get over how you agree so easily with what I say. Who are you, and what have you done to my Y/n-chan?!"

You shrug, and you actually do enjoy humoring him every once in a while. So you take the chance, giving a big smile at him.

"I'm just someone who loves you, Tooru-senpai!~"

This makes Oikawa almost cough up a lung, and he actually gets up from his seat beside you, right in time for Mei to come up to you two and see the ruckus unfolding before her. In fact, Oikawa is coughing so hard and looking at you with such wide eyes that Sugawara - who had followed Mei along, actually - goes to the vending machine to get a bottle of water for the brown-haired setter who looks like he's a dying whale.

"Lol, Tooru, you really are a loser."

"Yeah, he is."

"Wha?!" Oikawa takes a sip of water and then looks at you with furrowed eyebrows. "Where did my cute Y/n-chan disappear to now?!"

"She left to space."

"And I was going to ask you to come with me out on a date tonight after-"

"Bold of you to assume I'd go on a date with you-"

"BUT WE'RE DATING???"

You two continue to banter as you make your way home as well, and Eiko and Mei have given up on you two and walked ahead, not wanting to be involved in you two's incessant bickering.

"If we're not going on a date, then I'm gonna stay over at your place and make you do more math questions."

"Don't make me forced to agree on a date with you."

"Let's do rock-paper-scissors and-"

"I'm joking," you laugh, punching his arm when he looks at you with such a serious expression on his face. "I'm joking, so yes, I'll go on a date with you."

This makes him halt on his spot, blinking at you in shock yet again - something he does each time you say something like that. It's actually hilarious if you think about it because he spent half an hour trying to convince you to go out with him, but when you do agree, he doesn't have anything else to say in response.

"Tooru?"

It takes a moment for Oikawa to nod, hands in his pockets as he walks up to you. A big smile forms on his face.

"Damn. I have something I want to talk about with you, later when we go out."

Seeing the way go wide-eyed makes him shake his head, forming an X with his arms. "Don't worry, it's not a bad thing!"

"What is it?"

"I'll tell you only during the date. Don't ask me again." He says, shaking his head again.

"In that case, how about we skip the math session and go-"

"In your dreams, Y/n-chan. And you're not that cute when you try to pout, so you can stop doing that. It's not working."