A/N: Hello, readers! Welcome to season two! Enjoy!

edited on july 24th, 2021 @ 6:56pm

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CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE - LET'S GO TO TOKYO!!

REI WAS ON DAICHI'S TEAM as he had crouched down to save the ball. "Nice receive!" Daichi praised him. Rei panted in exhaustion but still wanted to continue. Hinata smiled happily as he saw the ball and ran forward, Rei noticed Kageyama looked over at him and got ready to toss.

Currently, the club was put into two teams, the red and white team, with the red team having 20 points and then Rei's team, which was the white, were at 23. Not to mention they were at their fourth set, so he was getting tired.

Tsukishima and Asahi get ready to block the quick attack, only to be misguided when Kageyama had set to Tanaka who grins and runs forward. "All right! Here I go!" Tanaka announced, as he jumped up and smacked the ball, getting a point for the team.

"Yeah!"

Hinata bounced over as him and Tanaka high five happily. "Whoo!" The two cheered, as Tanaka grins and turned to Kageyama and Rei. Kageyama and Rei flinched, as they knew what Tanaka was asking for, but they weren't used to it just yet.

Kageyama held his hands out first, looking unsure.

"Wh-Whoo..."

Tanaka laughed as he went over and high fived the awkward first-year.

"Get used to it already."

Kageyama was taken aback by the high five but nodded. Tanaka turns to Rei and held his hands out for a high five. Rei sweats since he wasn't used to high fives, but he held his hands out for a high five, Tanaka grins happily and smacked down Rei's palms powerfully, which made him hiss.

"That hurt!"

"Sorry, sorry!"

He laughed, which Rei huffed in embarrassment. Soon, they continued the practice match with Daichi being the one to serve. "Daichi, nice serve!" Tanaka encouraged. Daichi threw the volleyball in the air and hit it over the opposing team.

"Got it!" Nishinoya reassured on the other team as he receives the ball. "Left!" Asahi called out to Sugawara, as Rei watched their ace spike down the ball pass Kageyama and Hinata who tried to block him.

Rei used his misdirection as he dived down, and managed to send the ball up. He was playing as libero on his team, since he wanted to strengthen his misdirection a bit more. He mainly had to touch up on his setter skills. Especially if there was a chance they were gonna go against Aoba Johsai again.

Daichi came over to cover for him as he sends the ball up higher. "Chance ball!" Sugawara announced as the ball goes over the net, Ennoshita sets the ball up and Rei saw Tsukishima run forward.

"It's coming again." Rei heard Kageyama mutter to Hinata as the duo get ready to block.

The two jump, once Tsukishima had jumped up to spike but they were surprised when Tsukishima did a feint, Daichi and Rei dive down for either of them to save the ball, but they were too late as the red team got their point which made Rei sigh.

"It's just too easy to fool you guys." Tsukishima teased Kageyama and Hinata, who both had irked faces.

"What'd you say?"

"Now, now..."

Soon, Yamaguchi was serving on the red team, Rei watched him, curious to see if he improved at all with his serves as he noticed him breathe in.

"Nice serve!" Sugawara encouraged as Yamaguchi did a jump serve, Daichi easily saves it by crouching down and sends the ball up in the air.

Tanaka and Hinata run forward as they then crossed positions and Kageyama tosses the volleyball to Tanaka who slams it down. However, Nishinoya was quick on his feet as he did a rolling save and grins at his teammates when he saved the ball in time.

Rei watched as Sugawara sets the ball to Asahi who spiked it down to their side, Rei crouched down to save the ball, but the ball hits his arms and bounced off him and out of the court, making the red team get a point.

Rei rubbed his arms as Asahi had a powerful spike. "Damn... That was strong." He thought as his arms were red and throbbed a bit.

"Was that the Rolling Thunder?" Hinata had beamed at Nishinoya who smirks back.

"Yeah! Rolling Thunder!" Nishinoya announced, lifting his arm up, as he thought he looked cool.

Rei sighed as he rolled his eyes and turned to his teammates. "Sorry about receiving the ball. I'll try and save it better the next time." He said.

"Don't mind." Daichi reassured him, patting his shoulder.

"Rolling Thunder's so cool!" Hinata exclaimed as Rei turned to him.

"All right! We're starting fresh!" Daichi announced, clapping his hands as his team nods.

"Yeah!"

Soon, Yamaguchi was serving once more as Nishinoya yelled at him, "Yamaguchi, nice serve!" He called out.

The ball hits the net but rolls over to the other side, Kageyama had dived down and received the volleyball in time. Rei ran over to the ball and send it to Hinata.

"Hinata-kun!" Rei called out to his orange haired teammate as he runs forward once. Rei sent the ball to him. He had jumped up high and spiked it down but got blocked by Asahi and Tsukishima.

Daichi however, saved the ball. "Nice cover!" Tanaka praised their captain, as Hinata uses his speed to run to the other end of the net and Kageyama sets the ball to him and they do their quick attack, getting the white team a point.

TWEEEET!

"All right!"

Ukai smiled down at everyone. "All right, that's enough for today." He stated but Hinata cuts him off.

"Can we do another set, please?" Hinata begged.

Chiharu sighed a little, exhausted, but didn't argue with him.

"Huh?"

"Please!"

Ukai sighed and rubbed his head. "You know, constant practice alone isn't going to cut it. Captain, talk some sense into them." Ukai informed before asking Daichi to speak up. But he paused when he saw his team's determined and eager looks to continue playing.

"You guys..." Ukai huffed at us but they did end up playing another set, as Rei did want to practice his receives more.

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Rei gulped down his water. "Kageyama, you can still go, right?" He heard Hinata ask, making everyone turn to him in shock.

"How he still has energy left, I'll never know." He thought.

"Give me some tosses!" Hinata begged.

"Right." Kageyama agreed without hesitation, which Rei shouldn't be surprised about, as the duo headed back onto court, no one else followed and just watched with deadpan looks.

"You guys are still gonna practice?" Tanaka exclaimed at the two.

Rei smiled. "What else did you expect from them?" He questioned out loud, as he drank up his water.

His teammates were doing some stretches. Rei was about to join them and do some of his own stretches but paused when he heard the gym doors open to reveal Takeda running in, Rei winced a little when Takeda tripped and fell, making the team crowd him.

"Sir?"

"Take?"

"You okay?"

Takeda however just looks up at them. "W-We're going, right?" He questioned, which made everyone confused.

"Going where exactly, sensei?" Rei asked, raising his eyebrow at him.

"Your nose is bleeding!" Kageyama exclaimed, pointing it out, but Takeda didn't care, as he instead fixed his glasses.

"Tokyo!" He announced holding up a sheet of paper, as well as stare at him in surprise.

"Tokyo?"

Takeda nods to Hinata in response. "Tokyo? You mean... Nekoma?" Hinata beamed as he looked excited about the news.

"A practice match?" Kageyama asked as Takeda nodded.

"Yeah, but it won't be just Nekoma this time." Takeda replied, which made everyone tilt their heads to the side in question.

"The Fukurōdani Academy Group... it's a group of schools from the Kanto region that includes Nekoma. They practice with each other all the time. But now, thanks to Coach Nekomata making arrangements for us, Karasuno's been invited to participate in their practice matches." Takeda explained as Rei widened his eyes in shock at the news.

"Fukurōdani... If I remember correctly, that's the school that Fuji-kun attends." Rei thinks to himself. "They were strong since they have one of the top five aces on their team. But they're probably monsters with Fuji-kun's clean and accurate tosses."

"Groups like that are created through relationships built up over the years, so it's not easy to get in without connections. We've got to make sure to thank Coach Nekomata. And the teacher here who probably kept asking and asking for this to happen." Ukai stated with a playful joke towards the end.

"No, I didn't, really... Coach Ukai's reputation had a lot to do with it too."

"Thank you!"

Everyone bowed to Takeda who had jumped back in surprise. "Over the years, we've lost connections with other schools in the prefecture that we were once close with." Takeda spoke up, making everyone stare at him. "Many of the coaches who knew Coach Ukai well have been transferred to other schools. We shouldn't miss this chance!"

"Yeah!"

"I'm going to be able to see that set up in person again." Kageyama stated as everyone jumped back at his expression and determined aura. Rei looked down at all the moments he had with Nekoma.

"It would be nice to see Kai-kun, Nishi-san, and Yaku-san again. I don't know about Kuroo though." Rei thought.

"This time, I'll be the one who helps defend our reputation!" Nishinoya announced excitedly. This made Rei feel irritated.

"You mean us, Noya-senpai!"

"We're gonna take down that City Boy Alliance!" Tanaka exclaimed, as Tsukishima and Yamaguchi hold back their own laughs.

"City boy..."

"...Alliance?"

Rei just stared in amusement at his team. His eyes lingered over to Hinata who shakes in excitement.

"This time, I'm going to break through for sure!" He announced happily.

"Um, the only thing is, their prelims for the Inter-High start this weekend, so it won't be right away. We have an invitation, but there are a lot of details to take care of and people we need to get permission from. We'll talk about that later. For now, I'll assume the team wishes to attend?" Takeda questioned.

"Of course!"

"We'll go!"

Everyone cheered, as Nishinoya had suddenly jumped on Rei's shoulders in excitement, making him yelp and almost lose his balance. Takeda smiled before he gasped and looked at his watch.

"I've got a staff meeting, so I've got to get going. Ukai, I leave the rest to you." Takeda stated as he glanced at Ukai.

"Sure." Ukai assured, as Takeda nodded and heads out on out the door.

"Thank you!" Everyone bid the teacher goodbye.

"Come on! Hurry and clean up, then go home!"

"Right!"

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During break the next day, Rei was talking with Yachi. Now that he thought about it, Yachi was the only friend that he ended up making outside of volleyball. But he was fine with that. Suddenly, one of his classmates poked his head in the classroom.

"O-Oshiro! There's a third-year looking for you!" His classmate stuttered.

Rei raised an eyebrow in question. "Who would be looking for me?" He wondered in his head. He apologized to Yachi as he excused himself from their conversation for a moment.

He exited the classroom. "Shimizu-senpai? What can I do for you?" Rei asked the third-year manager.

"Do you know any first-years who haven't joined a club yet?" Kiyoko asked. "I know it's in the middle of the year, but I need to find a manager to take my place once I graduate. I tried asking Hinata but he didn't know anyone, so I thought I'd ask you."

"Well, there's Yachi Hitoka. One of my friends. She's not in a club yet. She's in the same class as me. I've tried to get her to apply, but she keeps declining me. Perhaps try and ask her? She has blonde hair and brown eyes. A little bit of a warning, she's a little paranoid at everything. It even took me a while for me to have her not be nervous around me." Rei replied.

"I see. I'll ask her. Thank you, Oshiro." Kiyoko thanked him.

"Glad I could help, manager."

The school day finally ended, and it was time for volleyball practice, which Rei instantly got up and bolted out of his classroom.

Rei soon arrived at the club room and entered it. "Hello, every—" He greeted everyone inside, but was interrupted by Tanaka yelling at something, as Rei blinked in confusion and walked over. He was reading a magazine, as everyone else, such as Nishinoya, Hinata, Kageyama, and Sugawara all came over to see what made Tanaka yell.

"Oikawa's featured in Monthly Volleyball, and there's a picture to go with it!" Tanaka hissed.

"Well, he's good enough to play in a national league. Right, Shiro?" Sugawara spoke before turning to Rei.

Rei shrugged. "I guess." He replied.

"So, what does it say?" Sugawara asked in curiosity, as Tanaka continued to glare at the magazine.

"Um... Oikawa's favorite food is milk bread. His favorite saying is, 'If you're going to hit it, hit it until it breaks.'" Tanaka stated with annoyance as everyone else stared down with unimpressed looks.

"What the hell is that?" Sugawara mumbled as Nishinoya scoffs and went over to join them.

"Who cares? That's completely useless!" Nishinoya hissed as Rei glanced down at the page and noticed a picture of Iwaizumi, Matsukawa, and Hanamaki.

"Looks like all of Seijoh's third-year regulars stayed on the team to try and defeat Shiratorizawa." Rei muttered, reading the page from Tanaka's shoulder. But quickly jumped back when Tanaka got all fired up.

"Come on and bring it, Seijoh!"

"Bring it!" Hinata added as Sugawara quickly pushed Tanaka away and made him let go of the magazine.

"Hey! You're gonna rip it!" Sugawara scolded. Rei stood next to Kageyama, watching everything go down.

"For crying out loud..."

Sugawara looks down once he picked up the magazine, and he notices someone. "Hey, it's Ushiwaka." Sugawara noted. This got Rei's attention as Nishinoya and Hinata look at the page.

"Japan?"

"Hey! Get out here already."

Everyone looked over to see Daichi, Asahi and Ennoshita waiting for them outside of the club room. "We're going for a run." Daichi added.

"Hey, Ushiwaka's in the Youth World."

The three at the door look taken aback at this information. "Youth World?" Rei heard Yamaguchi mumble in confusion.

"Simply put, players 19 years of age and younger. He's the Japanese representative." Tsukishima explained in a bored tone.

"Only one high school can represent Miyagi in the spring tournament." Rei added.

Daichi came into the room and looked over everyone. "For us to go to Nationals, we'll have to defeat Ushiwaka and Oikawa." Daichi stated.

"The last time we went up against Aoba Johsai, we were defeated. Now, we have to defeat Shiratorizawa, and they have Kawa-kun on their team."  Rei thought with an exhausted sigh.

"All right! Let's go running!"

"Right!"

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Rei looked up at the massive hill ahead of them. He had an unamused look on his face. "Is Daichi trying to kill us?" He thought.  "Here we are. Karasuno's famous Heartbreak Hill." Tanaka grins in determination.

"All right! Ten dashes uphill to the halfway mark! Two at a time!"

Rei stared at Daichi. "T-Ten dashes? Are you trying to kill me?" He shouted at him as Daichi gave him an 'innocent' smile. The first to go was Ennoshita and Tanaka.

"Ready..."

CLAP!

The two bolted up the hill, the next to go was Tsukishima and Yamaguchi, as they get ready to run off.

"Ready..."

CLAP!

"Tsukishima, run like you mean it!"

Next to go was Sugawara and Asahi.

"Ready..."

CLAP!

The two third-years run off, the next to go was Narita and Kinoshita.

"Ready..."

CLAP!

Kageyama and Hinata step up, ready to race each other, but before they could, Daichi stopped them. "Hold up. Since there is an uneven number, Shiro, you'll be going with them." Daichi stated.

"Eh? Those two will just run off without me." Rei said.

"They won't." Daichi said, pushing him between the two.

Daichi didn't even say anything as he just clapped instead, the moment the clap was heard, the three of them ran up. Rei wasn't surprised when Kageyama and Hinata were ahead of him.

"Must you two compete in everything?!" He shouted to them but they didn't hear him.

"Assholes!"

Rei quickly tried to catch up, he passed Kinoshita and Narita, mumbling about how he was going to kill Kageyama and Hinata. He heard the two shouting from the distance.

"Hey! Where are you two idiots going?" Rei heard Tanaka yell out.

Rei eventually caught up to Tsukishima, Yamaguchi, Tanaka, and Ennoshita. "Just let them be." Tsukishima said.

Rei sighed as he shook his head. "I wish I could. But then Daichi-san will get mad. So I'll get them... again." He told him as he ran off.

"S-Shiro! Don't go running off on your own!" Tanaka yelled at him to come back, but he ignored him as he tried to chase after his two teammates, mainly following their yelling.

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"I'm going to kill them!" Rei breathed out, as he noticed the sky was setting already.

He looked at his surroundings. "I'm not even sure where I am anymore..." Rei thought.

"You totally went the wrong way somewhere, didn't you?"

"That'd be you, dumbass!"

Rei heard the two up ahead, as he finally saw them. "I finally found you!" Rei panted, as he stopped in front of them.

"Shiro!"

"You followed us here?"

Rei scowled at them. "You idiots! How dare you leave me behind! I should have just let you two run off, but since I know you'd get lost again, I followed you. I'm already regretting it." He hissed at the two as they flinched.

"Where are we?" Hinata asked, changing the subject and looking around. Rei did as well as he looked up at the traffic lights.

"Wakano 3-chome?"

"Isn't Wakano near Shiratorizawa?"

Rei gulped and froze in place. "That's Kawa-kun's school..." He thought.

"Shiratorizawa? You mean Ushiwaka's school?"

"Did you need something from me?"

Kageyama, Hinata, and Rei all tensed up. He turned around to see none other than Ushijima in front of them.

"Japan!"

Rei really wanted to smash his head against a wall.

He took in Ushijima's appearance. He had dark olive-brown hair with matching dark olive eyes. He wore a stotic expression on his face with a large, muscular yet lean build and is fairly tall.

"If you don't need anything, I'll be leaving." Ushijima stated as he started to run off. Rei sighed in relief, until Kageyama spoke up.

"We came from Karasuno! Would you mind if we did some recon at Shiratorizawa?" Kageyama asked as Hinata and Rei stared at him in shock.

"You idiot! Besides, isn't that basically spying on them?" Rei thinks to himself, twitching his eye a little.

"Karasuno... The team that uses that weird quick attack?" Ushijima said looking back at them as Kageyama and Hinata tensed.

"Do as you like. No matter what your abilities may be, we won't get weaker just because you watch us." He added as they stood in silence.

"I'm heading back to school now. If you want to look, follow me. If you can keep up."

Rei felt annoyed at his words of trying to keep up with him. "He thinks we're weak..." He thought, as he took in a deep breath.

"Of course we're going. We're going to defeat you at the spring tournament." Kageyama had scoffed as him and Hinata stretched.

"Of course we'll watch."

"Yeah."

Rei kept silent. "Are you out doing roadwork by yourself?" He asked as Ushijima looked at him.

"Everyone else is just slow. They're back there somewhere." He bluntly stated. Rei was taken aback, he then takes off as Rei quickly followed him.

In just a couple steps in running, Rei was already beside him. Ushijima glances at him, with an expression of shock. Rei couldn't help but smirk. "Why so surprised? You did tell us to keep up, did you not?" He questioned.

Rei could hear Kageyama and Hinata in the back trying to keep up with them. "Holy crap! I'm super excited! Whoo!" Hinata cheers, making Rei internally slap himself.

"Calm down, dumbass! Are you a dog? Are you out for your first walk, you idiot?" Kageyama insulted. Rei shook his head at the two.

"Those two are energetic. Especially the short one." Ushijima commented. Rei couldn't help but snort in amusement at his words.

"Trust me. I know." Rei said, his voice laced with amusement. Ushijima doesn't respond back but Rei could feel his stare on him the entire way back to his school.

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The three of them soon made it to Shiratorizawa Academy, Kageyama, Hinata, and Rei come to a halt. "It's so big!" Hinata announced in awe. Rei nodded in agreement. "Very big..." He thought.

"Their school building looks so cool! It looks like a hotel!" Hinata exclaimed as they ran over to the field. "What's with this super-huge athletic field?" Hinata announced as Kageyama and Rei watch him run over to some signs.

"Whoa! This place is so big they need signs!"

Soon Hinata ran off to see people on horses. "Kageyama, Shiro, horses! They have horses!" Hinata exclaimed, looking like an excited child.

"What else do you expect from a rich and prestigious school? I'm honestly not surprised." Rei thinks to himself.

Hinata dragged them over to the buses. "Their volleyball team has its own bus!" Hinata stated with an excited look.

"Hey, don't get lost." Kageyama scolded.

"I won't!" Hinata shouted back, looking irked. Rei sighed at the two.

"Tobio-kun is right. We'll get lost in this school since we're unfamiliar with it." Rei stated as the two stayed silent. But then, Kageyama started to panic about something.

"We've lost sight of Ushiwaka!" Kageyama panicked.

"Then we're lost!" Hinata exclaimed as Rei sighed and looked over at the signs. "All you need to do is look at the signs. Idiots." He thought as he read the signs.

"Uh, guys." Rei spoke up as his teammates looked at him. He gestured at the signs. "Says here the volleyball gymnasium is that way." Rei informed as he pointed in the direction. Soon, the three of them headed off to the gym, to do some recon.

After a few minutes, they finally were able to locate the gym.

"This looks like it might be the volleyball team's gym."

"Yeah..."

"Well, the signs did point this way, so I think we're right."

The three of them walked closer to the gym, Hinata had peaked his head inside the big gymnasium as Kageyama and Rei walked over to the window. Hinata noticed them and slides on over.

"Hey, can you see Ushiwaka?" Hinata questioned as he sat down beside Kageyama and pushed him. Which made Kageyama get pushed into Rei.

"Shut up! Don't push!" Kageyama hissed.

"Says you. You pushed into me." Rei said.

Rei opened the window a little wider for them to see so that they don't push and shove.

"Huh? Isn't that another school? Is it a practice match? Who are they playing?" Hinata kept on questioning.

"Aren't those college students?" Kageyama commented.

"College?" Hinata gasped.

Rei nodded in agreement. "Well, no other high school in the prefecture stands a chance against Shiratorizawa. They'd have to go out of the prefecture or have a college team come in for it to even count as practice." He stated, it made him a little annoyed at how strong Shiratorizawa sounded.

"Curse you, Japan!"

"Took you long enough."

Hinata and Kageyama jumped when they heard Ushijima's voice. They turned to see him about to enter the gym, making them get up from the ground.

"I'm Kageyama from Karasuno High. Would you mind if I had a look?" Kageyama greeted.

"Kageyama... From Kitagawa Daiichi?" Ushijima questioned making Kageyama freeze at the mention of his junior high.

"Yes, I applied for this school, but wasn't accepted." Kageyama informed.

"That's not surprising." Ushijima said bluntly, making Kageyama a little confused. "I remember seeing one of your middle school games. We have no need for setters who can't devote themselves to their aces." Ushijima added, making Kageyama gulp at this.

Hinata suddenly snorted. "It's true, he's not the devoted type." He grins in amusement.

"What?" Kageyama yells in annoyance, as Hinata and Rei walk closer.

"But the Great King's not the devoted type either. And he's the best setter in the prefecture." Hinata stated.

"Oikawa has nothing to do with this!" Kageyama hissed.

"Oikawa... He is an efficient player. He should have come to our school." Ushijima informed as Hinata looked shocked at this and Kageyama looked annoyed at this statement.

"By that, you mean Oikawa would devote himself to you?" Rei spoke up, making the others stare at him. Ushijima continued to look at him as he walked over.

"No matter where he is, Oikawa is a setter that can bring the absolute best out of his team. If the team's absolute best is still weak, there's nothing more to be done. If it's strong, he'll make it as strong as possible. That is his ability." Ushijima informed.

Rei darkened his eyes at this. Ushijima was pretty much saying that everyone excluding Oikawa are horrible at what they do. He clenched his fist. "A sapling must have good soil in order to grow strong. Good fruit cannot be harvested from barren soil." Ushijima stated.

"Barren soil? What do you mean?"

Ushijima looked down at the orange haired first-year. "Other than Oikawa, everyone at Aoba Johsai is weak. That's what I mean." He stated as Rei narrowed his eyes at him.

Rei's mind went to Iwaizumi, Kindaichi, Kunimi, Hayashi, Matsukawa, Hanamaki, Watari, Yahaba and other team players that he saw. They were all strong. It pissed him off that Ushijima easily called them weak.

"Weak..." Hinata mumbled as he then walked forward. "If Seijoh is barren soil, does that make us concrete or something?" He asked.

Rei could see Ushijima tense at his teammates expression. Which made him smirk a little. Kageyama also looked a little afraid. But Rei was cheering him on. Usually, Hinata would get nervous around tall players, but this time, he was the exact opposite.

"I apologize if I hit a nerve, but someone in a team that can't even make it to the prefecture finals because they lost to Aoba Johsai can say all they want, but I will make nothing of it." Ushijima informed as Rei narrowed his eyes at the mention of their defeat.

He saw a ball get hit out of the gym doors, Ushijima had jumped up to catch the incoming ball, but then Hinata suddenly ran forward with his quick speed and jumped even higher to catch the ball, which surprised Ushijima as Rei saw him widen his eyes at this. He grinned.

Hinata grabbed the ball and lands back down on the ground, as everyone stood in silence. Kageyama and Rei had identical smug looks on their faces as they stared at their teammate.

"I'm Hinata Shoyo, from the concrete." Hinata stated as he hands the ball back to Ushijima. He then looks up at him. "I will crush you and go to Nationals."

The two stare at each other in tense silence, it was like a crow and a hawk soar around before the hawk landed on Ushijima's side with three crows on Kageyama, Hinata, and Rei's side.

"Hey, are you from another school? You're not allowed to be here." A teacher had spoken up, as he saw them.

"Thank you for showing us around. Excuse us." Hinata had bowed as he turns away to walk off.

"Um... If Oikawa is the best setter in the prefecture, then I'm going to be even better than he is." Kageyama declared.

"Excuse us." Kageyama bowed as he ran off to catch up with Hinata. Ushijima watched the two leave.

"Well, I better get going." Rei spoke up, about to follow his underclassmen, but Ushijima stopped him.

"You're Kawamura's junior high teammate, right?" Ushijima questioned. Rei tensed at the mention of his former captain but nodded in reply.

"That's me."

"What's your name?"

"Oshiro Rei."

"I can see you have potential of being a great player. What's your position in volleyball?" Ushijima asked.

"I'm a libero." Rei replied. His eyes darkened once more.

"We may have been defeated by Aoba Johsai in the Inter-High, but we'll come back stronger in the Spring." Rei began. "First, we're gonna defeat Oikawa and Haya-kun and get our revenge. Then, you, Kawa-kun, and all of Shiratorizawa will be next."

"Karasuno is coming for your ticket to Nationals. You better be ready because we're gonna crush you." Rei finished.

Both him and Ushijima had a stare down until Rei finally walked away to catch up with Hinata and Kageyama.

As they were walking out the school, Kageyama started to talk, "But we can't defeat Seijoh yet, much less Shiratorizawa." Kageyama had stated as Hinata had looked ahead.

"If we can't defeat either of them, nothing else will matter." Hinata stated as Rei smirked at this.

"You don't get it do you?" Rei questioned as his teammates looked at him. "That's why we're going to Tokyo. To become stronger, it's best if we play against strong teams, right?"

Meanwhile, Ushijima re-entered the gym. "Ushijima-san? Who were you talking too?" A certain red head asked.

"Just some first-years from Karasuno. I met your former junior high teammate, Kawamura."

The red head smirked. "You met Rei? Interesting..." He muttered.

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The three of them made it back to their team after a very long explanation as to where they were and if the three of them were okay. After they assured everyone that they were okay, they headed into the gym as Takeda was explaining some stuff about the trip.

"Ahem... About that trip to Tokyo... For now, we're planning to have it next month. For trips like this, we'll need your parents' permission. I'll pass out the paperwork later. The school has given consent as well." Takeda explained which made everyone smile at this.

"However, as you are aware, you have final exams starting next month."

Rei noticed Ukai flinch at this. "And? What kind of idiots would forget about tha—" He thought as he glanced at Nishinoya, Tanaka, Hinata, and Kageyama, only to see that the four looked pale and stayed silent.

"Right?" Takeda asked the four, as they turned their heads away, not uttering a word out. Rei twitched his eye at the four.

"Seriously?" Rei thought.

"So, I think you know what I'm getting at, but if you fail any subjects, supplementary classes will be held that weekend. Which means you won't be able to go to away games." Takeda announced as Rei saw his four teammates shake on the spot.

Rei sighed and ran a hand through his hair at his four teammates who had forgotten about the exams.

"I'm not even surprised those four forgot. What a bunch of morons."

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A/N: First chapter of season two is done! Yachi gets introduced in the next chapter! Who's excited? Hope you enjoyed!

Word Count: 5264 words.