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If you ask any of the students of the prestigious Meigan University who Kei Tsukishima is, they could answer you in different zones and tones and intentions. Popular? Yes. Cold? If he doesn't like you, yes. Cool? Absolutely. But, all of them would say the same three things about him, that is very true. 

First, he is very hot, top to bottom.

Second, he's a player, for sports and for people's feelings.

Third, he's intelligent. 

And to say he's intelligent in the universe like Meigan? It's like giving a gold medal to the Olympians. 

And then there was another man, who's just as popular as Tsukishima, but in a whole different way. He is known as a tyrant king, ordering and looking down on everyone. He never smiled. He always frowned when the students saw him. He played volleyball as his life depended on it and he barely passed every subject. His name is Tobio Kageyama. 

The common thing that existed between Kei and Tobio was almost non-existent. The only thing that connects them is that they hate each other. 

Yes. Everyone at Meigan University knows. It's not a secret and both the men didn't try to hide it in the first place. 

So, here's the thing or how it actually started, while Tobio is in the Volleyball club, Kei is in the Basketball Club. And both clubs needed to share the court sometimes due to Kei's fan club, who decided it was a good thing to do to support their idol while the basketball club was practicing. That was no trouble at first until the fan club became too overwhelming and started to make some ruckus every time their idol was being shoved or pushed or it seemed like his team was losing at their practices. Which can't be helped at a game, especially a basketball. 

So, to avoid those fangirls who have a lot of time, the basketball club captain, Kei Tsukishima decided it was a good thing to change their practice schedules time and time again. And those schedules involve changing their practice spots in order to avoid the girls. And that was where the ferocious Tobio Kageyama popped up. 

The first time the basketball club showed up to the volleyball court without any warning, everyone was surprised. Especially the volleyball club captain, Oikawa Tooru, and a volleyball idiots’ duo, Tobio Kageyama and Shoyo Hinata. 

But, since that was the first time something like that happened, both clubs did the negotiations calmly and there's not much to say about it since the basketball captain made some thorough excuse, to begin with. So, the volleyball club, which owns the volleyball court, decided to support the basketball club who's going to have a tournament soon. And backed down. The only one who questioned Kei and Tooru's decision was Tobio. But he was shot down easily, quickly, and miserably. So, he went home that day, feeling blue and having a lot of energy.

The volleyball club thought the basketball club would stop showing up unannounced after that one time, but boy were they wrong. Because, after the third time, they have some arguments and a lot of swearing at each other's throats. Even though the volleyball club was doing their best at standing their ground, 10 % due to the absence of their captain, Tooru Oikawa, and 90% due to the smartass and witty comments of Tsukishima Kei, the volleyball members backed down for the fourth time. 

And that is exactly what makes Tobio scooping up the blonde's jersey right now while panting heavily. Ocean eyes glared fiercely at the gold eyes. Tobio was furious, but the blonde was smirking, gold eyes glinting at the raven much to his hatred. 

Tobio’s volleyball was rolling on the floor aggressively. Looking like a sad puppy after being thrown out by his master. But none of them care right now. All eyes were upon the two students. Both were stubborn and too proud to back down, and it was an interesting sight to both teams. 

"Bastard, you were doing this only to avoid your friends, and you made us lose our practice time. Stop this!". The shorter spat heavily. 

Kei smirked, looking like he didn't hear anything, and acted like he was not scooped by his shirt. 

"You know…..I would appreciate it if you listen closely to what I have said before". The blonde says nonchalantly. 

"What you said was Bullshit!" 

"Nope….I'm serious. And I do apologize for the first three, but today, we really have no other place to practice. Our court is being renovated, the court outside there was already filled with uh….girls?". 

"Don't.question.me and I don't believe you in one bit," Tobio said through gritted teeth while shaking Kei jersey. 

The other glared down at him, zero expression on his face, "Could you please release my shirt, your majesty?". 

Tobio wanted to throw a closet. Angry could not explain how he feels right now. He was livid. 

"Don't call me that" he spat. 

"Then, stop grabbing my shirt," Kei responded quickly. 

Tobio would have shaken the blonde to bald. But just as he was about to do what his helpful mind provides him, their vice-captain, Tetsurou Kuroo came forward. Giving his signature smirked at Tobio, which actually made him relent for his about-to-action. 

So, he released the blonde reluctantly, and he sighed while Kei smirked. Tobio really wants to play volleyball right now, they have already lost three practices already. Even skipping one practice was like an extreme punishment to Tobio, so to skip four practices was hell. And he knows he was not the only one who felt that way seeing how anxious Hinata was. 

Tobio looked at their vice-captain sullenly, "Kuroo-san, please, do something". He knew he was being childish, but he couldn't care less right now. 

Volleyball was the only thing he had now.

And he's afraid he will lose it too. 

Kuroo looked at him, and ruffled his hair, Tobio huffed. 

"Let me try to talk to him, okay?" Kuroo smiled at him warmly, so Tobio finally nodded even though he did not have much hope. But he never argued with his senpai's because he was a polite little shit. 

Kuroo turned around and strolled towards the blonde, feral eyes never leaving golds. Kei looked at Kuroo who approached him, and when he met those eyes, he raised his brow and then…. he smirked. 

Tobio squinted at the two tall men who discussed things that have taken too long for whatever that needs to be said. 

"Bakayama, do you think we'll practice?" Hinata said beside him.

Tobio sighed, he hated to say this, but, "I have a feeling we'll not practice today Boke. " 

"Wha-why??". 

Tobio once again looked at the two men and sighed again. He just can't explain the sexual atmosphere between the two men to Hinata here. He already knew from the campus gossip that the basketball captain was fooling around, taking whatever caught his eyes but none of them hated him even though he never cared about them afterward and acted like he didn't know them. And their vice-captain? Kuroo-san was a womanizer, that was a universal truth. And Tobio has a feeling that Kuroo-san was not only experimenting on women as well. 

Just as he tried to tell Hinata about his assumption, Kuroo turned around and smirked at them like a champion. 

He looked around his teammates and started to speak to them, "I'm sorry guys, we'll have to skip this time," he said while not looking sorry at all. 

Thought so.

Upon hearing what Kuroo had said,  some of them groaned and Tobio could clearly hear  Bokuto-san's whining childishly. So, he was not the only one who hated this. 

Glad to know

But that doesn’t mean he hated the basketball club any less. He glared sharply at the blonde, who stood proudly while giving an intense stare to their vice-captain’s ***. Tobio wants to smack that face. 

“Bakayama…..come on!! Kuroo-san said we could play on the outside court.” Hinata shouted cheerfully, fully forgetting his previous sulking not long ago. Just like Bokuto-san.  

“Tch….whatever”. He picked up his forgotten ball and went towards the locker room without giving a glance to the whooping basketball team. But, just as he was leaving with his bag, the blonde had the nerve to call him again. 

“Hey king, you forgot something?” 

Tobio looked back, glaring at the blonde, “No” he stated bluntly. 

Kei looked around and smiled like a devil, “Good to know, don’t want your belongings to lay around here”. And he turned his back towards Tobio. He spun the ball flawlessly and started to play with his teammates. 

Tobio was surprised, pissed, and speechless, and all he could say was,” What?!!” and when he looked at the basketball team who were playing like they didn’t see him, he shut his mouth. Frowned so heavy and open the door and walked outside while planning the cruelest murder, his mind could show helpfully. 

That bastard will regret being born. 

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