Futago
The plan.

Hotaru stood next to the coach while watching the Jun, Zen, Nagata, and Atsushi matches being replaced by Yuto.

"How do you get Jun to spike?." Hotaru frowned slightly at the coach's question.

"I only gave tos that fit his personality just coach." Answer Hotaru.

"Tos like that aren't easy to do."

"I'm lucky to be able to do it."

"You've planned it, haven't you, tos it." Search Hara.

"Truely, I deliberately returned the ball of responsibility to Atsushi senpai, with a senpai personality who wanted to see the ability of the opponent and his high spirit surely Atsushi senpai would make me run forward, he said, he wanted to know if I could save the ball." Hotaru.

"But you're moving to the left side of the field as if you knew Jun would save the ball." Continue coach.

"Your guess is right coach, Jun moves according to my calculations. I caught his attention so he focused on me and then switched to focusing on the ball I was going to give him. Little little touch to move that slender snail." Hara looked at the young man beside her.

"The world will have to wait a long time for a genius baby like you. Guessing one's personality is not easy, even adults can't do it." Hotaru removed the smile on her face.

"Your long lecture touched the bottom of Jun's heart in there, Jun's brother used to lecture him at length, maybe you remind Jun of his brother." Coach's say.

"Trainer's a slug brother?." Ask Hotaru.

Hotaru knew, she had already guessed it when Nagata asked her to speak, Nagata was very worried about Jun, Jun's indifference, and all of Jun's behavior which since yesterday attracted Hotaru's attention, was a little similar to when Yuki lost Dimas. Brother Jun has long since died.

"No, I used to live next to his house." Answer Hara.

Puk. Hotaru turned her head to the side to find Yamazaki smiling at her.

"In an interesting game, take a break Hotaru kun." Yamazaki.

"Thank you sensei." Hotaru bowed for a while then left the two middle-aged men behind.

"Your sweat is good too." Fumio said his hand held out the towel that Hotaru received. Fumio patted the floor next to him.

"Sitting down?."

Hotaru immediately sat straightening her legs beside Fumio.

"How are you having fun?." Ask Fumio.

"Sure, and now Yuki must be confused thinking about me." Hotaru's reply made Fumio laugh a little.

Suddenly a bottle was outstretched in front of Hotaru, Hotaru stared at the wiggly finger in front of her and the slightly groomed long nail.

"You don't need it." Hotaru looked up slowly to find third-grade manager Karin standing slightly bent over to give her a vitamin drink.

"Thank you." Hotaru received the black bottle.

"You were amazing earlier." Karin said she left Hotaru.

"Ekhem, look on." Fumio's voice resuscitated Hotaru.

Fumio glanced at his friend who was suddenly silent, Hotaru dipped a lot of water in the bottle, closing it slowly.

"I know, I miss him a lot too." Hotaru turned her head to see Fumio looking at her with a typical male smile.

"Hair length is the same as Yuki." Lirih Hotaru's.

"Yuki has no bangs, her hair is more black, shiny, and very smooth. Exactly with a mother." Further.

"Hm .., does she also like to tie her hair?." Tanya Fumio painted a picture of the woman according to the traits Hotaru mentioned.

"No, I don't like Yuki showing his neck." Fumio nodded in agreement.

"She always tied half her hair in school, just the top of it."

"Did a lot of guys like it?." Hotaru smiled faintly hearing Fumio's tone of voice.

"Pick." Answer Hotaru glanced at Fumio who was looking far ahead there.

"I asked the obvious."

"Hotaru." Call Fumio.

"Hm?."

"Do you think she still remembers me?."

"Okay, Yuki and I never talked about the past, we were too busy, rather Yuki was too busy." Hotaru.

"Our little brats can't fly as freely as Eiji used to, even when I'm next to him I can't help at all."

"He's developing at full speed, what grandfather feared is really happening. We don't have time to lure them." Hotaru's heavy voice indicates her brain is thinking very hard.

Hotaru squeezed the shirt to her left right where her heart was.

"It's been a year that I've never felt it. I thought that she must be fine until I heard her untraceable existence again, two months after I left her." Fumio sees Hotaru crossing her legs, a position that her best friend always does if she wants to calm down.

"A few weeks ago, I met my Indonesian friend who always helped us. I almost lost my clear mind after getting information from him." Fumio who was about to stop Hotaru paused his intentions, a very high curiosity kept him quiet.

"Yuki's sick." Fumio widened his eyes looking at Hotaru. Yamazaki who was a fair distance away from them also caught an expression that Fumio had never seen for a very long time.

"I know, our little peacock never gets sick. Just a fever a day tomorrow is definitely cured, but this is different. If she remembers the moment I left her, Yuki's gonna be in pain, she's bleeding a lot from her mouth and nose, you know what Eiji means." Hotaru clenched her hands very hard but her facial expression remained calm, she regained control of her breathing.

Fumio. Shit, Fumio in his heart grabbed the bottle beside Hotaru to drink it out.

"We can't wait until Saturday. I'll talk to Takeru san, wait here for a minute." After saying that, Fumio left Hotaru.

Unexpectedly Yamazaki was also walking towards Fumio, they met in the middle of the road. They stared at each other then Fumio nodded at a glance.

Yamazaki led the way, they stopped behind the wide gor, easing their gaze if someone approached.

"What's up?." Quick sergeant Yamazaki.

"Situation doesn't seem as good as we think. I think I know why Hiro san marked his sister's name." Fumio.

"Ri." Yamazaki. Fumio nodded at a glance.

"There's something going on with ojou chan, I guessed it too." Yamazaki.

"But why isn't Hotaru allowed to return to her home, the main residence." Fumio.

"We've already discussed this Eiji kun." Fumio shook his head slowly.

"Indeed we thought that Hotaru knew Ayumi dono's plan, but it was wrong. I'm pretty sure Hotaru doesn't know. He still holds fast to the messages of the great master. And there's a secret that Hotaru's hiding, she needs us Takeru san." Yamazaki thought hard.

"Can you ask Rin san for permission for Hotaru to stay at my house tonight?." Fumio Pinta.

"What about your training?." Ask Yamazaki.

"I'll do something."

"Are you sure, if Fumihiro finds out he might get mad." Yamazaki.

"No, Hotaru's not marked, we can still talk to her." Fumio stared at Yamazaki for a while.

"Takeru san, are you still on our side?." The question that came from Fumio's lips gave rise to Yamazaki's bright smile.

"Have you ever doubted me?." Fumio smiled at Yamazaki's reply.

"We need you later tonight."

"Alright be sure, we'll be together tonight. Not at your house." Fumio nodded at a glance.

"The situation is not right. My father and sister don't know anything about the main family." Lirih Fumio thought.

"What about your mother?."

"Mom's been ready with everything since she married her late father." Answer Fumio.

"Your mother is a respectable woman."

"So where are we going to gather?." Ask Fumio back to the core.

Yamazaki smiled brightly, his eyes glittering brightly.

"Like the hallmark of our clan." Fumio chuckled at Yamazaki's reply.

Fumio approached Hara reporting that she had returned after that she walked towards Hotaru who was now sitting with Atsushi.

"It seems you're more familiar." Fumio stood in front of the two young men.

"Hachi kun is good too." Celtuk Atsushi.

"How much is senpai worth?." Hotaru LEDek.

"Four."

Hotaru glanced at Atsushi protest.

"Please don't be so hard on me." Atsushi throws his towel at Hotaru's face.

"Four is already big for a new kid like you." Sergey Atsushi.

"Hahaha, alright I just need to find six." Hotaru kept the towel away from her face, Atsushi patted hard enough behind Hotaru's head to push forward.

"Welcome to join."

Hotaru and Fumio who had been shocked by the blow hard enough now turned confused. Atsushi was not a stiff person, since Hotaru mocked his senior.

Hotaru stared at Atsushi's face incessantly making the one in the face throw a second punch.

Hotaru nimbly dodged Atsushi's attack, setting up an offensive and evasive action between them.

"It's the new kid's bullying his name." Hotaru exclaimed in her busyness to avoid Atsushi's hand.

"A new kid like you deserves it." Atsushi's reply is getting excited about Hotaru's body.

"Senpai's still mad because I can return your serve, right." Guess the original Hotaru.

"Why should I bother getting angry, if you can't return it isn't just a blow I'll give you." Answer Atsushi.

"Stay, this is a senior offense to his junior."

"Junior has to be in her mouth." Atsushi sped up his hand, making Hotaru try to protect herself.

"Violence is not justified, senpai."

The two men were too busy to realize that the air around them turned cold, someone who had seen them bend their knees squatting put both arms above their knees, the corners of his lips were pulled upwards.

"Stop."

Just one word from Fumio managed to stop them. The soft and smooth voice succeeded in making Atsushi and Hotaru's feathers stand up, slowly the two turned to the origin of the sound.

Fumio with a flat face, lips pulled upwards, and his eyeballs staring at Atsushi and Hotaru alternately looked extremely terrifying.

"I'm sorry." Hotaru's quick speech while distancing herself from Atsushi as well as Atsushi who immediately moved away from Hotaru.

"Alright, let's practice again." Fumio stood walking into the field. Atsushi whispers something to Hotaru.

"Fumio rarely put on that awful face, this is the second time I've seen it." Obviously Atsushi told Hotaru.

"Maha." Atsushi was surprised by Hotaru's response.

"I used to see Eiji's face like that." He stood glancing briefly at Atsushi below him.

"I went senpai first, before Eiji killed me." Pamit Hotaru then walked after her best friend.

"With him, this team will definitely win the championship next summer." Lirih Atsushi watches Hotaru quickly blend in with Fumio's game on the field.

Now the club members are sitting neatly in front of the coach and Yamazaki, listening to their training evaluation today.

"I've decided, Hotaru kun will be our spiker. Our defeat at inter high (spring championship) should be avenged." Said Hara igniting the fire of her protege spirit.

"I also just got a request from another school asking our school to do a sparring exercise with them." Follow Yamazaki casually.

"Then then?." Tanya Yuto was excited.

"There's no reason to refuse." Yamazaki smiled warmly.

"Yes!." Yuto and the others.

"Train a match at our school in two days, good luck." Yamazaki nodded a glance at Hara.

"Okay, today's over. Don't forget to clean the field." After saying that Hara and Yamazaki walked off the gor.

Hotaru picked up the ball that was splattered on the floor put it into a big bed while Fumio tidied up the net that he just dropped. Once in the sense that everything was clean Nagata disbanded them.

Hotaru quickly mixed in with all the members of the volleyball team, they walked towards the dressing room filled with babbles of the club's children.

"Hachi kun, your duet game with Jun is amazing. No one had ever defended with Jun during the two-on-two practice." Shit Nagata, the locker of the man was right next to Hotaru.

"I agree with that, only this time I played like a flying monkey, a gliding crocodile, even being your service and spike target." Hotaru's reply made Nagata giggle in remembrance of the events in the field.

"And I also want to thank you." Hotaru glanced at Nagata.

"You reminded Jun of his late brother, after his brother died Jun began to change. Your attitude is a little similar." Nagata.

"Surely, he must be a good man." Hotaru took her bag from inside the locker.

"Yes, he's very nice."

Puk.

Nagata slapped a glance at Hotaru's shoulder.

"Again thanks." Nagata is voiced by Hotaru.

Jun stood behind Nagata waiting for the man.

"I'm first, until tomorrow." Nagata pointed at Jun behind him with a thumb. Hotaru understood the captain's code.

"Yes, be careful on the captain's path."

Nagata and Jun left the dressing room followed one by another.

"Zen senpai, we go home first." Pamit Fumio looked down politely, Hotaru immediately did the same.

"See you tomorrow senpai." Connect Hotaru.

"You guys be careful." Replying to the calm senior, Atsushi who was beside Zen flicked his hand made Hotaru smile.

Fumio and Hotaru walk side by side towards the bike parking lot. Hotaru paused for a moment looking up at the sky up there, the change of color twilight is very beautiful reminding him of the memory of the past, Fumio also did the same thing.

Silent.

The two companions were busy with their own thoughts, Hotaru with her left hand while Fumio with his right hand reflexed them together grasping the empty air. The empty distance between them was a place where the girl they missed should have stood.

"Wait to hear from me tonight." Fumio said as he reached out his phone to Hotaru.

Hotaru took the flat object from Fumio she immediately typed something, a few seconds later the ringing sound of the phone rang out from inside the pocket of Hotaru's pants.

"Gomen (Sorry) yesterday I forgot not to ask for your number." Hotaru returns Fumio's phone.

"Did Takkecchan grant your request?." Fumio saved his phone back.

"Yes, he's still our Takeru." Fumio's answer had more meaning and Hotaru understood the meaning of the sentence.

Takkecchan is still on our side, thank God, inner Hotaru.

"Don't worry too much, now you're not alone."

Puk.

Fumio patted Hotaru's back slowly and then resumed their journey.

"It feels heavier than when I left Yuki the first time." Hotaru's chirps align her steps with Fumio's.

"A changed situation makes us like this. And, after I see you again." Fumio stopped his sentence staring at Hotaru.

"I realized, it's time. Put together a new plan before they finish drafting their plan." Fumio.

"We'll continue later." After saying that Fumio boarded his bike leaving Hotaru.