Ayumu was by her own at park nearby her house neighbourhood. She sat on a bench nearby and leaned her back against it. Her gaze, she threw away to the front, looking at somewhere not specific. Sometime the sky, sometime the trees and sometime the people. Her heart was still blazing on what had happened at gymnasium, back at school.

How she hoped with the help of the evening breeze, her heart could cool down but it just a wishㅡthings not always go the way we wanted anyway. Ayumu breathed out and picked up her mineral bottle by her side and took a few gulps from it. It been weeks(?) since what happened. Ayumu didn't bother to count anyway. Because to her it just waste of her time.

Kitaㅡthat freak.

Yeah, even it been weeks, seemed like the blazing fire inside her heart never faded. Moreover, since what happenedㅡthe fate really made them encountered often; either by personal or when Kita with his group of friend.

"FOR GOD SAKE KITA SHINSUKE!I HATE YOU!"

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"Nii-chan. Hye! Aran-kun, its been awhile. Hehe." Eventhough she was relieve with the fact that her brothers finally here, she could not forget that the tension feeling which build between Kita and her was growing thickened. Hence, there was awkwardness vibrating over her voice. She could not even show how excited she was to get meeting Aran again after so long.

"Aran, ya know her too?" Another guy asked him as Aran just nodded with a smile. "Yeah, didn't I told ya that me and Miya met at volleyball workshop years ago?"

Then, Aran turned towards Ayumu's brothers. "Why ya guys not telling me, Ayumu is here?" There laced disappointment over his voice. Both Tsumu and Samu shrugged their shoulders and rubbed their back of neck.

"Urm...we thought ya might be know already. Seem like the students keep on talking about our sister. So. . . Thought it already reach ya." Explained Samu as the other had their ears opened for his explaination. Aran could only shook his head lazily, could not believe the two brothers didn't tell him about Ayumu.

But the not so reunion conversation had no chance to lasting longer when Kita started to open his mouth.

"So, Miya Ayumu. . .you are a volleyball player back in your junior high?"

"Yes."

"Also, a captain?"

"Yes."

Through the Q and A session with Kita, Kita not even averted his eyes towards Ayumu but on Ayumu's club form instead.

"Then, why boy volleyball club?"

"I am applyin' to be a manager."

"Why?"

Of course Kita would ask thar question, why, she wanted to be a manager? But that question was the question Ayumu was less prepare to answer. She really hoped Kita would not ask her thatㅡthought who knows, the captain being thoughtful and not asking so much questionsㅡ but what you could expect from Kita anyway.

Since she wasn't prepare for the question, Ayumu indeed took a little time to answer. That was the moment, Kita finally looked up at her. His face like always, showed no emotion.

How Ayumu wished to say something like ㅡ do you really need reason to winㅡ it was from her old friend words; but Ayumu could not find the similarity between the question she been asked and the sentence. In this world, every question always have the answer. So did the question that Kita asked her. And Ayumu knew exactly what the answer was butㅡ

Feeling like she took time long enough to answer, Kita voiced out again."Is it because ya have yer brothers here?"

Ayumu didn't know why, but her heart started alarming her upon the question she got. She didn't find the question in friendly manner when it came from him. To her, he sounded like judgememt.

"So, ya can stick like glue with yer brothers?" Kita added. And from that, Ayumu started losing her patience. The members inside the gym could feel the tension around them now. Atsumu and Osamu started to glance towards each other now.

In a snap of fingers, Ayumu snatched her form harshly from Kita's hold which surprising everyone. And that was including Kita too.

"Ya know, I'm not a type of someone having high patience. And ya really testing my patience right now. There only one word that I need to hear from ya which is yes or no. Why is it so hard for ya to answer that? Ya could just say no on the first place, if ya already plan don't wanna accept me as your manager. Yer no need to pick on me using my brothers. Ya no need to make me look dirty as if by stick with my brothers are the worst thing to do. You indeed wasting my time." Ayumu snapped. She stared deep in his bright brown coloured eyes searching his emotion. But. . . It made Ayumu frustrated as Kita really didn't show any of it.

Giving last glances, she turned around to leave the gym but Kita finally voiced out again.

"I should not expect something new from Miya am I?"

Ayumu's steps stopped. Since she was facing her brothers right now, she could see both brothers were shaking their head. Through their eyes, they told her to not continue but like Kita said, nothing new when its Miya. Ayumu tightened her jaws and swiftly turned towards Kita again.

"Yumu just knocks it offㅡ" Samu words became mumble in Ayumu's ears as what she could hear now was her furious beaten of heart.

"What ya say? I cannot hear yaself clearly?"

"Should I really need to re-say it?"

Ayumu clicked her tongue. Kita really testing her nerve and his no emotion face made it worst.

"Ya know, thank to god that ya are a third year. And a captain of my brothers that they respect on. If not, ya are already on the floorㅡlifeless." She took few steps forwards. "I have no issues if ya wanna talk bad about me. But, don't ever drag my brothers in this."

"Kitaㅡ"

There the members started gasping.

"It's Kita-san to you." Kita corrected her.

"Should I? When ya cannot even respect me and my brothers and ya expect me to call ya Kita-san? " Ayumu snickered. "Listen here, Kita...in this gymnasium, there are three Miya. Miya Atsumu, Miya Osamu and Miya Ayumu. And the one who pick up with ya is Miya Ayumu and that's be it. Why ya need to drag them too?!" Ayumu lashed out, shook everyone.

"Ya might be know that my brothers are jackass. . .boarheaded and bad temper. But ya know what? Above all, I am the worst. So, don't test me." She pushed Kita's chest using her pointed finger.

"Is that being the worst need to be proud of?" Kita said, bringing another fire inside her heart.

"Shinsuke, I think its enough." Someone saidㅡthe guy on his side.

"Do you really want to have a fight with me?" Ayumu tilted her head. "Since ya know I am from Kitagawa, so you might be know the king of the court too. We are nothing different. Both give intense presence to others. And that is why, I didn't ve so much friend back in junior high."

"So, when I said don't test my patience, then don't. Understand? The monster inside me had been sleep for so long. So, don't wake it up. Okay?"

That was enoughㅡ as Atsumu and Osamu dragged their sister backwards towards them. As they spun her to face them, Ayumu's eyes were red. . . Could not tell either because of her anger or the tears that already built over the brim of her eyes. After all, Ayumu still a girl with soft heart.

"Let's get something before we go home okay? Samu's treat this time." Atsumu consoled her, gripping gently on her shoulder.

"Ya can take whatever ya want. But only ya. Tsumu will pay for himself." Samu smiled towards her.

"Hello~ I treat ya before why ya cannot do the same to me?" Atsumu snapped.

"Ya are the eldest so treat yourself. Why ya need to use ya younger siblings moneyㅡ"

Ayumu stepped backwards, slided off her brother's arm from her shoulder that making Tsumu and Samu stopped from their little bicker.

"See ya later. I will wait at the school front yard." She softly said, flashing a quick smile towards her brothers. Then, she she slightly bowed down and apologised.

"I'm sorry for the mess. I'll leave now." She announced her leaving. Yet, before that, she turned towards Kita and glared at him. Kita wasn't blind when he saw Ayumu's eyes were red and watery.

"Ya are going to regret ya desicion." She said and left soon after. Whenever she about to leave the gym, two men entered. Seemed like their coaches were here. Ayumu instantly bowed down with a smile. She wanted to leave then when one of the coach with glasses voiced out.

"So, we get a new manager this year, Shinsuke?" The question obviously pointed towards Kita but Ayumu answered on his behalf. "The so called captain is not accepting me."

With a smile on her face, then she left the gym.

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Just by thinking of it, made Ayumu enough exhausted. She leaned forward, propped her elbows on thighs as she rubbed her face, brushing the sorrow away.

Suddenly, her phone inside her pants vibrating. Without looking at the ID caller, she directly answered the call.

"Hello?"

"We are going to have dinner soon. Make sure ya come home now."

That was one of her brother.

"All right, nii-chan. On my way."

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12/12/20