Ugh... why does it feel like my head is splitting into two?! It hurts...I never expected that having a hangover is awful... Sitting up is making it worse so I have no choice but to lie down for a while.

Why did I drink the sake last night?! I'm so stupid!! Darn my curiosity!!

*knock knock*

"Yes? Please come in..." I said. The door opened and I saw Hitoka-chan and Shimizu-san enter the room with a tray of...cake?!

I sat up quickly as a lovely scent of chocolate engulfed my senses and my hangover was gone...temporarily.

"Sh-Shimizu-san, i-is that..." I stammered, my eyes probably shining excitedly and my mouth drooling. I may look like a child now but I don't care.

"Yes, it is your favorite. Chocolate cake" she smiled.

ALL RIGHT!!!

Screw it... I could feel myself drool at the scent of the heavenly food. It took all of my self control not to pounce on the cake and devour it like a greedy beast. Luckily, I managed to hold down my composure until she set it down in front of me.

"Thanks for the food~!"

I clasped my hands together to say my thanks and grabbed the fork and ate it hungrily.

"Wow..." I hear Hitoka-chan gasp.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"You really like chocolates, Ayame-chan..."

I laughed in embarrassment "I love them, actually...Shimizu-senpai, you're the best!"

I gave her a thumbs up. She just smiled and laughed softly.

"Actually, Ayame-chan, can you guess who bought that cake slice?"

I could feel my curiosity rising. I pondered as I bit the fork in my mouth "You, Shimizu-san?"

"No"

"Hmm... Hitoka-chan?"

"N-Not me!" she shook her head.

"Daichi-nii-chan?" I asked excitingly. Well, nii-chan knew I love chocolates so he must be the one who bought it.

"Unfortunately, it's not him" Shimizu-san smiled.

Eh? Not nii-chan? Who else could've bought it?

"Can you tell me?" I asked.

She and Hitoka-chan looked at each other and smiled "It's him. Yamaguchi bought it for you"

I dropped the fork and at the same time, something inside me made a thumping sound.

"T-Tadashi-kun did?!"

*Somewhere inside the gymnasium*

"Achoo!!" Yamaguchi dropped the ball after he sneezed.

"Hey, Yamaguchi, are you all right?" Tanaka asked.

"You got a cold or something?" Nishinoya asked.

"N-No, I'm fine. It just passed..." he replied "Just now... I feel like someone just said my name... Weird..."

*Back to Ayame*

"Yes, he did" Shimizu-san nodded and smiled. Kyaaah!! What's wrong with me? My heart suddenly started to accelerate!! Is this normal?! W-Why do I suddenly feel flustered?!

"What's wrong, Ayame-chan? Your face is really red" Hitoka-chan said.

"I-It is red?!" I gasp, placing my hands on my cheeks consciously.

*Third Person POV*

"Wow, she's so flustered... Ayame-chan always looked so calm with the team and this is the first time I see her like this" Yachi thought, staring at the embarrassed girl.

"This is the first time I see Ayame-chan flustered at the mention of a boy's name..." Shimizu thought "She must be confused in what she's feeling now but mostly likely she's..."

The two managers looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

*Ayame's POV*

Oh gosh, why is my face heating up?! I couldn't stop them from turning red!! Why? Why am I feeling like this?! My heart is beating insanely fast!! This is not normal!

Okay, okay, deep breath. I must maintain my composure. I know this is so new to me but I must remain calm and try to analyze this emotion I'm feeling now. My eyes wandered to the cake's box and saw a familiar symbol. I picked it up and finally realized the symbol printed on it.

"S-Shimizu-san, where did T-Tadashi-kun buy this?" I quickly asked her.

"He said that he heard that there is this small but great café in Tokyo called Ma Fille. Apparently, Yamaguchi thinks that eating one of your favorite cakes might lessen your hangover and make you feel better"

My face started to heat up and I covered it with both hands (again). D-Did he know that Ma Fille is my favorite café? But how could he know that? I think no one knows which café is my favorite in Tokyo, except for my mother and Yaku-san. How could he know that?

No, no, no, Ayame. It's probably just a coincidence. But...Ma Fille is like, 200 meters away from our current location and as far as I know, there are about three café's near this school. Why did he go such lengths to go to a café far from the training camp just to buy me a cake? And it's my favorite one, too.

"This café where he bought this cake...it was my favorite when I was in Tokyo..." I whispered.

"Hmm... do you think it's just a coincidence?" Shimizu-san asked me.

"P-Probably...but..." I sighed "It's pretty complicated to describe it..."

I ate the chocolate cake he bought me silently. For some reason, it is sweeter than I tasted before. The one Oikawa-san bought it for me on the date is actually more expensive than this and it was also sweet. But, compared to this, Tadashi-kun's cake tasted sweeter and more delicious and I love it. It is sweet and also...making me feel all butterflies inside. It's weird. Just by eating this cake is making me smile and almost giddy.

And for some reason, I could feel that Hitoka-chan and Shimizu-san knew something that I don't know and they are keeping it from me.

I finished the cake with a contented face. I made a mental note to thank Tadashi-kun later for the cake. I always wondered why he's always, always kind to me and helping me. Ah... now that I think about it, I suddenly feel embarrassed. He did so many things for me. He visited me when I was sick and gave me updates about the club and class. He and Tsukishima-kun helped me when I was drunk (I still have no idea what I did last night but thinking about it is making me embarrassed). And he even went out just to buy this cake. I don't know how I could repay him.

Even my secret which I desperately tried to hide, I feel like he could see through me and expose my secret. I remember that he told me that I can tell him what is bothering me. But, I'm afraid that he'll stay away from me once I tell him the truth about...that day.

I don't want to repeat the same mistake again.

"Oh, Hitoka-chan, we should go. Their practice is about to start" Shimizu-san stood and picked up the left over plate and fork.

"Hai!" she looked at me "Ayame-chan, we'll be going!"

"Yeah, and can you please tell them that I'll be going there shortly?"

"Sure, but, are you sure you will be fine?" Shimizu-san asked.

I nodded "Yes, I rested and I ate some chocolate so I'll be fine!" I grinned, making a thumbs-up.

"Must be the cake's effect, huh?" Shimizu-san said to herself. I wonder what she meant by that...

But...for Tadashi-kun to buy this cake at Ma Fille... is it really just a coincidence that he bought it from my favorite café?

Kyaaa!!! Why is it that thinking about it is making me all embarrassed?!