First Haikyuu fanfic. Please bear with me if you'll find some errors.

Disclaimer: I do not own Haikyuu and the characters related to it. I do own the OCs presented in this fanfic.

Enjoy!

Note: the order of introducing names is [Last Name] [First Name] and I will be using their given name when it is their point of view instead of using their family name.

Format:

[First name] said.

"hello, how are you [Last name]-san?"

It was a spur of the moment, an act of kindness that she planned to do only once.

I am not an admirer..

An unusual sight had greeted him but all the more unusual is the gift. With a note, his interest was piqued.

PS I did write that I'm not an admirer, right? but...

A spike in his heartbeat

seeing you pour your heart out while practicing..

Parted lips and delight blooming on his chest

I can't help but point out..

And slowly a genuine smile lit up his face

You're much more beautiful when you're serious.

Thank you

Spring is the beginning of everything. Soon, the freshness of the air will turn into the crispiness of Summer and then the withering Autumn that heralds the coming of Winter, and once again it would be Spring, a never-ending cycle.

Out of all the seasons, it is Spring in which Chiharu looks forward the most. It is the perfect time to start new things, the only downside is, it is also the start of a new school year, her last year in fact which will start in a few days. But, after spring is summer and there's only one thing that comes to mind when thinking of summer: summer vacation.

Everyone would be busy on outdoor activities and summer vacations and she, well, she'll also be on a summer vacation. It would be fun too; the problem is she doesn't like their destination this time.

"Aichi-chan! Why are you protesting so much! It's a nice place to spend our summer and we'll do a lot of activities. There's nothing wrong with those, right?"

Aikawa Chiharu, or rather, Aichi as her friend fondly called her sighed in exasperation. They've been having this conversation countless times already and she's starting to get annoyed.

"I know it's a nice place but I still don't want to," she said, glancing at her laptop and at her friend, Sato Megumi whose face became even more crunched up with frustration. She moved closer to the camera.

"And I've been asking you, why?" she cried while plastering her face so closely to her camera that her whole face is the only thing Chiharu could see.

'She's probably waving her hands around in indignation' Chiharu guessed while returning her attention to her current project, a sketch of a thousand or more Sakura petals falling on a river. She had been sketching that scene when Megumi called, saying she wanted to persuade her, again, to concede with her plans.

"I don't want to talk about the 'why', I'd rather talk about the alternative Gumi," she said while arranging her desk. She's done for now since her mood to draw that particular scene had been ruined when Megumi opened the topic again. She closed her sketchbook and placed it in her drawer while putting her materials in their proper places. She doesn't have to worry about forgetting the details, it would always be at the back of her mind. Such is the advantage of having a photographic memory, easily remembering an image or anything that her eyes sees.

"But it's the only place I want to go to!" Gumi pouted while leaning on her chair and crossing her arms.

Chiharu gave Megumi her full attention. She wanted this to be over, the sooner the better. Which is why she is giving the problem a minute of deliberation.

Why indeed?

While deep in thought, she unconsciously noticed the silence on the other side.

'Patiently waiting for a response, eh? Typical Gumi' Chiharu thought then she took a deep breath, faced her monitor and into the inquiring gaze of Megumi. She held a single finger directly to her own camera.

"There is one reason why, okay?"

A quick nod. Ready to listen. Chiharu smiled. Being able to talk like this without interference, voicing out opinions, and reaching a compromise are the reasons their friendship lasted this long.

"There is no signal" Chiharu declared with a serious gaze, willing Megumi to understand the gravity of the situation.

Megumi blinked once and then another.

"Aichi-chan, you're so…" Gumi trailed while frowning. Chiharu sat there in silence, waiting for that word she always says when Chiharu would say something stupid.

"Petty" Gumi finished with a huff.

"No, I'm not. It's just that our time there coincides with the rerun of the FIVB Volleyball World Championship last year!" Chiharu exclaimed.

"and I can't watch it when there is no cable, and having a cable means having a transmission tower and that place has no transmission tower"

Megumi opened her mouth to speak.

"before you tell me that I don't know for sure, I checked and according to the reviews I've read, it's a nice place to rest and an escape to the busy life" Chiharu recited.

Megumi opened her mouth again to assert an opinion.

"and from another review, there's a customer that said that 'staying there for a week and being one with nature is such a refreshing venture for me. The modern conveniences of the city are totally absent on this island, I'm glad for that because those that had once distracted me for..blah blah blah" Chiharu finished and gave Megumi a pointed look.

"But I thought you quit volleyball already! And that you don't want any association with it again." Megumi said while waving her hands in the air.

Chiharu sighed. Explaining is so troublesome, especially when you've done it so many times before.

"I told you already. I quit playing volleyball but that doesn't mean that I hate it and when I said that I don't want any association with it, it means coaching or training or anything related to even within touching distance of it. But watching it is a whole different matter."

A moment of silence.

Megumi sighed.

"Fine"

Chiharu barely suppressed the grin from her face. She won.

"I'll find another place that has what you're looking for but—"Chiharu groaned.

"But" Megumi gave her a mischievous smile

"as punishment, I will not tell you the place. The only thing you'll be privy of are the things you will bring. Now, is that agreeable enough?"

"Fine" Chiharu muttered and heard Megumi's delighted laugh.

With that out of the way, the two chatted until dinnertime. In which they said their goodbyes and Megumi promised to update her with the new change in plans.

Chiharu laid on her bed that night, thinking. Megumi is her only childhood friend and a sister in everything but blood. Through the years, their relationship remained strong even after Megumi's family moved to Tokyo permanently. Truth be told, the only reason it remained as strong as it is today is because of the yearly summer escapades they've been doing which was originally a joke between them one summer afternoon, a few days before they had moved out.

Although both their parents knew about this, they had decided not to rely on them too much. Choosing instead to save money for the whole year or reaching a certain quota for their budget. Planning is purely up to them but they had come to an agreement that only one person should decide where and when it will be. This year it's Megumi's, the next will be hers.

'Ah, last year was boring, nothing unusual, same old same old. What should I talk about when I meet with her?' She thought as she drifted into sleep.

'I wish there's something interesting that will happen' her last thought as sleep overtook her.