Golden girl Ch 4 (UshijimaXReader)

The morning was crisp. The birds were barely making their morning calls, and the dew from last night’s storms was still soaking the grass. The squeaking of outdoor shoes fell in a rhythm with low toned chattering. Tired voices talked aimlessly.

“And that’s when she slammed the door, man it was scary.” Tendou remarked. The other first years were all enthralled in his story. Their bleary eyes focused just barely on his spiked red hair.

“And she was just able to push Ushijima out of the way like that? Impressive.” Semi comments. Ohira nods.

“Yeah, most girls can’t even speak to him, let alone push him.” as they begin chattering again, Yamagata, the dark haired libero, hears a disturbance in the gym. It sounded like the forceful smack of a jump serve. The other first years were caught up in Tendou’s wild retelling of (Name)’s aggressive behavior. Yamagata broke off from the group of boys as he goes to peer into the gym where they were to practice. He scans the giant hardwood establishment, and spies that the nets have already been set up. He furrows his brow as he continues to scan. As he does so, a volleyball goes flying over the net with incredible force and lands in the corner of the play zone. The ball hits the ground with a resounding “SMACK” as it digs into the wood and bounces off at incredible speeds. He watches hungrily as another digs into the floor. He wanted to receive them. He greedily looked towards the source of the killer serves, and a cold chill whipped through his body.

(L/Name) (Name) had been aggressively sending those jump serves over. She’d been causing that noise that got him as a Libero competitively fired up. He swallowed hard. He was conflicted. This was the scary manager (L/Name) (Name). She had pushed Ushijima. She had the gaze that was equal in intensity to the sun!

Lucky for him, she hadn’t noticed him yet. He slowly but surely crept out of the gym and closed the door. He then rested his back against the closed door and slid down it, waiting for his fellow first years. His face spoke of horror.

Ohira was the first to notice the libero’s terrified expression.

“Yamagata? What’s the matter?” the libero simply points as another smack rings through the morning. Birds in a nearby tree flee.

“M-Manager!” was all he managed to choke out. The first years tilt their head. Another smack rang throughout the gym. Ushijima wasted no time in flinging the door wide open, revealing what the libero had seen. Nets were set up and pristine, and a jump serve was quickly launched over the net by a girl who could be described as the sun. Her gaze quickly shifted to the entrance of the gym, catching Ushijima staring, once again. Tendou looked as if he was about to scream, and Semi barely stood his ground. Ohira shook.

Looks like (Name)’s little practice was over.

She blankly looks over at Ushijima, who was the only one brave enough (Or stupid enough) to look at her directly in the eye.

“Sorry. I’ll get out of your way now.”

“You can jump serve?” He asks just as plainly. She raised an eyebrow at him.

“... You’re acting surprised…” Tendou grimaced at her. Of course they were surprised. Why did she think they wouldn't be? “So… You didn’t know…”

“Didn’t know what? That you can jump serve?” Ushijima continues to question, but she refuses to answer and shakes her head. So they didn’t know at all....

“I’ve treated you unfairly. I believe we’ve gotten off on the wrong foot.” she walks towards the group. “I’ll clean up and help you all stretch.” She then walks over to the side of the court that she’s been mercilessly assaulting with her jump serves. Her intense aura had dissipated. Tendou simply gawked and turned to his team for answers. They had nothing.

After a quick cleanup, their once scary manager seemed much more amiable. She was responding to their request with a much perkier, although still very flat tone. She was quicker when it came to water, and she became easier to approach. The first years were gathered in a circle as they waited for the rest of their team to arrive for morning practice.

“It’s like she’s a different person…” Semi was steady for once. He didn’t shake when she checked on him. Ohira nodded. He was curious what brought about her change, and he hated that he had to look to Tendou for answers.

As the upperclassmen and the coach entered, Ohira tapped Tendou’s shoulder to grab his attention. The boy bent over backwards like he was a monster out of some horror film. His fellow first years were alarmed by the strange antics of the boy, and their expressions made him smile. He loved when he could make them squirm like that. Ushijima was the only one unmoved by his display, but that could be linked to his intense focus on his practice. Ohira recentered himself as Tendou straightened himself out.

“Hey, could you… maybe see what’s going on in our Manager’s head?”

“Oh? You need my skills? I thought you hated when I dig into people’s heads!”

“Just this once. She’s been impossible to read ever since she joined the team.”

“You usually don’t like talking to me either. Must be desperate!” He whipped around and stared excitedly at the others “Well? Are you guys going to ask for my expertise too? Aren’t you curious?” Semi and Ushijima looked at each other as Yamagata pressed his lips into a guilty line.

“I don’t know… she seems nice now…” Semi shrugged. He didn’t know if he wanted to risk her going back to being unapproachable. “But… I am curious.”

“If you want to, go ahead. I’m indifferent either way, so long as it doesn’t get in the way of practice.” This was a partial lie. Ushijima had been giving a little more thought to (Name) recently and he wasn’t fully acknowledging it yet. He had been watching her closely since the first day she came on as their manager.

“Well, so far the vote is yes, I don’t know, I don’t care and silence.” Tendou gives Yamagata a sudden stare. He flinched. “Well?”

“I guess… do what you need?”

“Then it’s decided! I’ll have the information by Friday’s morning practice!” Tendou prances off and easily approaches (Name) so he can take some water from her. Ohira wonders if he made the right choice.