（𝐈𝐈.）𝐀 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐃

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"WHAT SHOULD WE DO?" Asahi muttered.

"We can't leave her here. She doesn't even have a place to live!" Hinata complained.

"She hasn't moved from that place for days, though. I'm getting worried," Sugawara said, nervously rubbing the nape of his neck.

It was true. It has been three days since the first time F/n appeared in their gym. The thought still terrifies them slightly but not as much as it did to F/n.

It was like something was bugging her so much that she wouldn't have eaten if it wasn't for Sugawara.

"Why not just bring her to camp?" Tanaka asked.

"Oh, yes!" Hinata cheered, "Can we, Daichi-san? Can we, can we?"

The captain sighed. "I don't mind," he said, making Hinata cheer before he interrupted him, "But we just have to get approval from Ukai and Sensei."

"Oh..."

"Cheer up, Hinata. I'm sure he'll accept."

The reaction wasn't what they had expected to get from their coach.

"What?"

"Please, coach!" Hinata begged.

"She hasn't moved from that spot in the storage room for three days. We can use this chance to get her out for once," Sugawara reasoned.

"Fine, fine!" he said, his cigarette still in his mouth, "Just inform sensei about it." After informing them, he got back to reading the newspaper with his legs on the counter.

"Yes!"

"Thanks, coach!"

And so, they got back to the gym and got ready for a run. Sugawara excused himself and went into the storage room to call out for the girl.

"Hey," he said in a gentle voice, "We're going out to run. Want to come with?"

She looked up at him, legs still huddling up against her chest as she hugged them. She contemplated for a moment before standing up and looking at him expectantly.

"I'll take that as a yes," he chuckled.

He led her outside the building to meet up with the other team members.

"We're here," Sugawara said as they both reached the bottom of the hill.

"It's Karasuno's infamous Heartbreak Hill," Tanaka stated from beside the girl.

"All right, you're going to run up and down the hill ten times. You'll go in pairs," Daichi said, clapping his hands to get their attention.

Each of the pairs ran and all that was left were Daichi and Nishinoya.

"Do you want to run with us, F/n-san?" Nishinoya asked.

F/n looked at him and nodded.

"Ready?" Daichi asked as the three of them got into position, "Go!"

The three ran, F/n, having to train this exercise way more than the other two, ran ahead of them.

They looked at her in shock, eyes wide and mouth agape. She reached the others and they immediately bombarded her with questions.

"How did you run so quickly?" Tanaka asked.

"That was so fast," Asahi muttered quietly.

"You did great, F/n," Sugawara said, sending her his usual warm smile.

"Thank you," she murmured as heat started to rise up her cheeks.

"You were really fast," Yamaguchi complimented.

She nodded whilst looking at him. "I practice a lot," she said, averting her eyes towards the ground.

The boys got engaged in a conversation before having the girl join in the conversation.

"So... F/n," Tanaka said, "What do you think about joining us for camp, huh?"

"Camp?" she asked, tilting her head slightly.

"Nekoma invited us to camp in their school," he said, "Hinata really wanted you to join us."

"Nekoma?" she questioned, "Neko?"

"Yeah," Ennoshita chimed in, "I'm Ennoshita Chikara, by the way."

She glanced at him for a second. "...Bakugou F/n."

"What do you think?" Nishinoya asked from beside the taller boy.

She thought about it for a moment. I mean, who wouldn't hesitate if they appeared in a very different place and suddenly was asked to go somewhere else, further from where she first came from?

She nodded silently, decided to consider it just because she doesn't want to be left alone in the gym. She had to admit that if it wasn't for Sugawara, she would've probably been dead by now.

𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁

"Then, you do this," Nishinoya said, positioning his hands correctly.

F/n imitated his moves and bent her knees slightly. Though, the gibberish he had explained to her confused her a lot.

"Yes! Just like that," he said, "Now, you just need to receive the ball. Like this. Ryuu! Serve for me!"

On cue, the ball thrown by the bald-headed second-year came flying towards his side of the court and he received it perfectly. The ball went back in the basket and Hinata cheered from beside him.

"Cool right?" the short second-year enthusiastically asked. F/n nodded quietly. Though, the sparkles in her eyes were visible.

"Now, let me teach you how to serve," Tanaka said.

"No way! I want to teach her how to serve!" Hinata complained.

"You can teach her how to spike, Hinata," Sugawara said.

"Okay..." Hinata grumbled.

"Okay, so you just hold it up like this," Tanaka said, holding the ball with his hand, "And then you just throw it and then hit. Got it?"

She vaguely nodded. "Okay, so it's like this," Tanaka took note of how the girl was still confused, "Throw and hit."

He demonstrated his act and the girl watched as the ball flew to the other side of the court. "See?"

She looked at him dead in the eyes, making the bottom of his spine shiver and coolness lingering behind.

'What? Did I say something wrong?! WHAT DID I DO?!?' he thought as he internally panicked. Bids of sweat dripped down his forehead as his other team members stood useless behind him, watching the scene intently.

But something unexpected happened. She smiled. But you would have to squint your eyes slightly to see it.

Though having to smile with her friends a lot, this was surely the first time she had smiled in front of them. The strangers she met a few days ago.

"That was really cool, Tanaka-san."

Tanaka was crying literal tears.

"F/n-chan!"

"Oi! Get off of her, Hinata!"

"F/n-chan! Your smile is so cute!"

"You should smile more, F/n."

[ 𝚎 𝚍 𝚒 𝚝 𝚎 𝚍 ]

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