Hours passed and the team finally ended their practice and from the last hours the strawberry blonde haired teen just watched them intently. Sweeping his gaze from player to player.
"Yoshh stretched first before we start the meeting!" The coach shouted.
"Haii!!"
After stretching all the players form a semi circle in front of their coach, waiting for him to start their meeting.
"As you all have known you only have a few days left before your match with Nekoma. So I want everyone to be on your best condition, especially tomorrow for your training camp. Understood?!" Their coach stated. A serious expression plastered on his face.
"YES COACH!"
"And before we end this night, your manager have an announcement to make." Coach Ukai added while gesturing for the manager to step in front.
"Announcement?" The team thought confused.
"Hai! Although its a bit late but allow me to introduce the new addition to the team." Kiyoko said while gesturing for the strawberry blonde haired beauty to step in front and introduce himself.
"Hello! I'm Lourize Lei but you can call me Lei. First year, nice to meet you!"
"Wahhh!! Lei-chan you sign up in here!! I'm so happy!" Hinata smiled broadly. Just learning that they would be in the same club, makes his blood boil with excitement for they could be able to spend more time together.
"WAAHHH!! A NEW MANAGER!!" Tanaka shouted while looking at his friend Nishinoya while having a blissful expression on his face.
"AND A PRETTY ONE OF THAT!! OUR TEAM IS THE LUCKIEST RYUU!!" Nishinoya also shouted the brightest grin plastered on his face while both of them high-five each other.
"Oi!! Shut up you two! You're both embarassing us!" Daichi scolded. A dark aura seeping on his back that immediately scared the two idiots into silence. Although Daichi is happy with having an additional pretty manager but he mask it with formality.
"You're a really fun team,yah know that." Lei said while chuckling lightly. "But you got it all wrong, I'm not applying to be a manager....I'm applying as a player."
"Heh?!"
~Flashback~
"Ne~ Kiyoko-senpai! Can I get a form to join the club?!" I asked while turning my attention towards the beautiful senpai.
"H-Huh? Oh sure." The black haired beauty responded a bit surprise with the first year enthusiasm. But smile after she registered his words.
"Here, just feel up this form and you're officially part of the team." Kiyoko-senpai said before handing me a paper with a ballpen.
I accepted the paper and pen a bit dazed with her beauty.
'She's really beautiful'
After I fill up the form, I immediately handed it to Kiyoko-senpai. I could feel a bright smile forming in my lips.
'This is really happening isn't?!'
"E-tto.." Kiyoko-senpai started, a complicated look on her face.
"W-why? Is there a problem?" I frown confused with her hesitation.
"Its not like I want to deny your request or anything but.. it's just that... this is a boys team and we don't really accept female as a player, but! We can accept it if its manager position you're applying to and I think you check the wrong box in gender section." Kiyoko stated. Not wanting to disappoint their first year applicant.
'F-female?! D-Did she just said I'm a female?!' Lei thought with a dumbstruck look on his face. He stop hearing the rest of the beauty's statement after hearing her say that he's a female.
"Excuse me Kiyoko-senpai, but did you just said female?! I'm a boy though?!"
The boy almost shouted at the accusation of being a female. He feels like his male pride is being hit by a multiple arrow, that he can't help but to frown and pout at the same time.
"C-Come again?" Kiyoko-senpai asked. With an incredulous expression on her face.
"I said I'm a boy!" The boy almost shouted but not wanting to disturb their practice that's why he minimize it, that only kiyoko and apparently even the Coach heard it.
"D-Did you just said your a boy?!" Coach Ukai suddenly butted in. Wearing the same shock look as Kiyoko-senpai. While looking at self-proclaimed boy up and down.
"Yahh! What are two looking so shocked about?! And stop looking at me like that! You're making me uncomfortable! Why?! Don't I look like a boy to the both of you?!" Lei semi shouted. Obviously offended with the way they look at him at their accusation towards his gender.
'Non at all' the two blankly thought. But not wanting to further offend the 'boy' the two of them decided to divert his attention.
"T-Then what position do you used to play in?" Coach Ukai asked carefully. Checking if he successfully diverted the boys attention fron their last topic.
"Position huh... Well I don't really know what kind of position I could do but I think I could serve really well, like really well!" The boy said. Emphasizing the really part.
'Serving? That not a position though.' The coach thought, sweat dropping at the boy's remark.
"And besides I haven't really played Volleyball with a team though or to anyone per say." The boy shrug carelessly at his statement.
"Then you never know volleyball then?" The coach asked. Slightly frowing at the kids statement. 'The nerve of this kid! Joining a sport without any knowledge of it!'
"No! Like what I told you, I'm really good at serving! Although other positions? Hmmm I don't really know I haven't got the chance to really compare it with other people."
'Other people?' Coach Ukai thought in his head.
Sensing the confusion of the coach, Lei decided to further explain his statement.
"I've been home schooled ever since I could remember." The boy started while looking up the ceiling to reminisce his past. "So I don't really know a lot of things because my teacher back home tend to only teach me about academic stuffs...but it all started to change when I move here in Japan last three years ago and I stumbled upon a volleyball court while walking around. At first I don't really know what it is, So I decided to asked my new teacher about it and surprisingly she aswered my questions. Although she really doesn't know much, just the basics, like how to serve, toss, spike and receive.
But because her knowledge is really limited and it can't feed my growing curiosity about this sport. I decided to learn this by myself by practicing, practicing and practicing until I think I got the hang of it...Oh sorry about that I guess I didn't notice that I'm already rumbling." After he finish his speech, the boy turn his attention towards the coach and to apologize for rumbling about his past but got shocked when he realize that both the coach and Kiyoko are a bit teary eyed.
"E-Ehh?! Are the both of you okay?!" The boy asked shocked with this turn of situation.
"I-Its okay... We're fine. I'm just surprised with how emotional your background story is." The coach said while wiping his snot.
'Ewww'
"But know that you've join the team. I guarantee that you would be able learn a lot of things! I will teach you all the things that I know and how to properly execute it! So from now on you would not have to suffer by learning it all on your own! Got it?!" The coach said while grasping teens shoulder and slightly shaking it. Almost making the teen dizzy.
"Haii!! Thank you very much! Coach Ukai!!" Although a bit dizzy with all the shaking the teen responded with a determined loom on his face.
"Nice!! I like your determination my new pupil! HAHAHAHAHAH!" The coach said while laughing evilly g
'The coach surprisingly passionate about this.' Kiyoko thought while sweat dropping at the scene in front of her.
"So, do you want to join them practice?" Kiyoko suddenly interrupted the on going conversation between the two males.
"N-No it's okay! I don't want to interrupt their practice and besides its the first time I've ever seen a volleyball match, thats why I want to make the best out of it." The boy turn his attention on the on going match in front of him. A big smile grazing his lips while his eyes are sparkling with glee and excitement.
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