*Ding~

Bzzt. Bzzt.

Mission 8:

《Get Miya Atsumu to wear a skirt》

Reward: 175 points
Failure results in penalty spin.
Time limit: 67 hours, 53 minutes

Good Luck!
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"It was a great practice wasn't it Kenma?" Hinata excitedly exclaimed as he revolved around Kenna who was busy playing something on his Nintendo Switch.

"Mhmm, indeed it was Shoyo." Kenma agrees as he gazes at Hinata.

Despite Kenma's agreement, Hinata suddenly slumps as he grumbles carelessly, "If only M/N was here too."

"M/N?" Kenma was instantly intrigued and focused on the new unfamiliar name.

Kenma observed some kind of shift in Karasuno's demeanour upon the mention of that name. Everyone heard Hinata's words(as after all, he wasn't the quietest person around), and those from Karasuno seemed to freeze up.

The sudden change in atmosphere interested Kenma. He wasn't sure if anyone else could sense it, but he definitely noticed that even the angry-looking blueberry setter appeared somewhat calmer upon hearing the name.

Now, for a name to garner such a response was a curiously peculiar thing, and Kenma wanted to find out why. What makes this unknown new character so special?

"Ah, right you don't know who he is." Hinata shakes his head as if wondering how he could've forgotten.

Afterwards, Hinata continued seeing the setter's slightly curious expression, "M/N is another first-year volleyball club member."

Hinata grins almost way too radiantly as he mentioned M/N, leaving Kenma quite confused. This M/N person was just one missing member, so why the great longing? Unless...

Karasuno was pretty amazing but if he was right then was that why Karasuno felt somewhat incomplete despite everything? Could it be...? Was this M/N person the missing piece to the puzzle all along?

Kenma didn't know or fully understand right now, but he was for sure going to find out. Mark his words.

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"You know he's actually pretty fun and nice." Tendo chimes as he talks to Semi after practice.

Semi nods, appreciatively agreeing at Tendo's compliment for M/N. "Of course he is. I wouldn't be that close with him if he wasn't."

"It was honestly rather unexpected. I wasn't used to such nice treatment from people." Tendo smiles bittersweetly feeling rather sentimental.

He was used to people fearing him for years until entering the Shiratorizawa volleyball team. It was different with his team, everyone was rather kind though sometimes he could sense some apprehension hidden within those juniors who he was less close to. But overall, his life had changed for the better in Shiratorizawa.

However, meeting M/N was different. From the moment Tendo saw him laying in the hospital bed, something sparked within the redhead, and he just knew that that boy was special. Though it wasn't until Tendo finally saw M/N in the flesh(when Ushijima kidnapped him into Shiratorizawa) that Tendo realized what was unique about him.

M/N's eyes shone with so much emotions. He had an allure that seemed older than his physical appearance. Those orbs of his always seemed to hide so much— deviousness and confidence lurked behind his exterior. But it was especially so when they had coincidentally met each other at the café. It was only then did Tendo finally see.

That crinkle by the corner of his eye, that predatory gaze, and that cunning smile screamed danger. Tendo noticed that M/N and him were similar, and yet not at the same time.

Tendo liked to see people's spirits shatter like glass, appreciating the beautiful expression of despair plastered on his opponents' faces on court. While despite M/N appearing to be unfazed at those delicious expressions, Tendo knew. He knew that M/N enjoyed it. After all, why would he have created their game if it was otherwise?

Tendo liked the side of M/N that he kept mostly under wraps. It was the darker form of the ravenette, and Tendo was all for it.

Akiri M/N is a sadist no doubt, and what's worse is that Tendo loves it.

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"I hate life..." M/N utters out loud as he hangs on his bed upside down, bored out of his mind.

"Oh stop being a baby M/N. If you're bored, just go do something, like study." X rolls his eyes at M/N, not fully understanding how the ravenette's mind works.

"Nah, that's too much work X." M/N whines, glancing at X who sat at the bottom of his bed.

"Then stop complaining that you're bored when you don't want to do anything." X sighs.

"NU-" M/N wails dramatically, irritating X more.

However, before X could say anything snarky as his reply, a loud ring from M/N's phone distracted them both.

X looked at M/N's phone in concern as he eyed the text's contents and took a mental note of the person who texted M/N.

Seeing X's odd look made M/N question, "What's wrong X?"

X shook his head before speaking "This guy yearns."

"Yearn? Yearn for what?" M/N asked, still absolutely confused at X's reaction as he appeared to understand something.

This time X looked directly into M/N's eyes, closing his distance to the point where he was only mere inches away from the ravenette's face, whispering out almost mysteriously, "He pines for you."

A shiver went down M/N's spine as he could feel the atmosphere of the room diverge. It would be a lie to claim that M/N wasn't even a little bit taken aback by X's sudden close proximity as it most certainly took a while for M/N to calm his own heart before being able to laugh lightly at X's ridiculous statement. "Him? He'd never."

"Oh, believe me, M/N. He wishes and hopes that you'd notice him." X crosses his arms in distaste.

Narrowing his eyes at X's outrageous assumption, M/N ignored X. Picking up his phone to reply back to the text that he'd received.

"Osamu would never." M/N insisted, standing strongly on Osamu's side.

"If it's Atsumu, there would've been a higher probability of whatever you claim Osamu to want to do. But between the Miya twins, I know that Atsumu is more attached to me as compared to Osamu. Osamu doesn't seem as clingy or as close to me as compared to Atsumu."

X shook his head disappointed at his player's thinking, "You'll see M/N, you'll see. I'm always right."

X huffed bitterly before vanishing away with a puff of smoke.

After X's departure, M/N gazed at the position where X dissipated from with an indescribable expression. He shakes his head almost endearingly as a wily smile tugs on the edges of his lips(unbeknownst to anyone but himself).

Did M/N truly not get Osamu's intentions from his text? Or was he just playing the fool on purpose? However, by that confident mien that M/N held, it was hard to say that he didn't know nor understood.

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Author's note:

I'm back! My examinations are over and let's hope that I do well if not I'm screwed for life, literally.😊

So I'm glad to be back, I really missed having the time to just scheme with X on how to torture M/N(◕ᴗ◕✿). Plus I have a really exciting scene that I've been wanting to write for a while. I mean if you have the Miya twins in sight, you'd want to too. 🥺

Anyways, I'd also really like to thank Jess who donated to me. Oh my god, you have no clue how much it meant to me, especially when I was in the middle of my exams, let me tell you I nearly sobbedಥ‿ಥ. Thank you so much, I really appreciated it! <3

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