[04] Joining
It was morning when you woke up and did a daily routine and start walking towards the school, ignoring the chatter from other students who would always looking at you each times though you would always give them a cold shoulder.
That's until you saw them talking bad about the soccer team, again it starts to irritate despite they are your friends– oh wait, actually, they're not.
"There are just a bunch of country island hicks to call themselves the Inaz–"
"Would you just shut your mouth for a second?"You said that out loud, "It starts getting annoyed."Mikado glanced at you with her stoic face,
"[L/N], you should not be ru–"
"It's 'president', "You corrected her, crossing your arms, "Why don't you tell that to your so-called friends instead? Don't you have a class?"You snarled and she was taken aback by your reply with everyone's attention including theirs are now on you.
She saw your face darkened, "You insulted them, then that means you insulted me and my parents' hometown." You hissed and walking past the dumbfounded females, shock at what just said.
"I'll be busying myself by joining soccer club so if you have any problem, just tell that to our vice president."
With that, you walked away with a couple of people staring at you including the soccer team. They didn't hear the whole conversation but they sure heard the last sentence.
"You guys heard that?" Goujin muttered, looking at his teammates in disbelief until a smile makes its way on his face.
"We will have a new member!!" Asuto declared and since it was you then they can't be happier especially the certain blue-haired male.
***
After changing into your new soccer uniform that has number '17' displayed on its back, though you still had your cap on your head, walking casually to the official room where you including the others to announce our special training.
You noticed someone familiar near the door of the room so you stooped walking and it looks like she also noticed your presence, "What are you doing here? You want to disband us?" You scowled.
"You know it'll never happen if I don't get your permission." She replied, playing with her strawberry blonde hair. You raised an eyebrow at her, "Then why even try?"
That's when she can't find the right words to reply.
Sighing, you walked past the female, "You know what? I don't care." Leaving her alone at the hallway. When you entered the room, you realized they already started so you will only watching from behind with your body leaning against the door frame.
The two coaches including Ootani noticed your presence but you gesturing them to keep silence. They nodded their head silently as they continue. When the coach starts counting down, you already figured out the answer since you already did some research of the opponent team.
The Chinese coach looks at you as if asking for you to answer it when the device starts making a drum rolls sound but it's too long.
The look on his face told everything that if you don't answer it then he will keep making drum rolls sound which you could feel a bead of sweat behind your head.
Clearing your throat which startling the others and looks at your direction as a wide smile make its way on their faces while you making your way to the front, giving them a small wave.
"Yoake!"
"The answer is, 'Strengthen our own defense'." You could hear the smile on their faces dropped as you chuckled nervously.
"EHHHH?!"
"How?!"
"Hard to believe. I know."You scratch behind your head nervously and regaining back your composure, "But before we go any further, I would like to introduce myself properly."You took off your cap, letting your hair fall freely behind your back.
You could hear them gasped in surprise, totally when they see your face, "My name is [L/N] [Y/N], a student council president and also an ace female striker of the former Inazuma Eleven." You grinned and open your eyes to look at them, "Anyway, back to our main topic-"
"I can't believe this. . ."
"[L/N] [Y/N] is standing in front of me."
"The legendary Ace Striker. . ."
"The secondary captain of original Raimon."
"Wait- So we have been meeting her--" Hiura stopped in the midway to his sentence, recalling every events before as his face us getting redder that would be almost similar to a cherry.
"No way . . ."Michinari muttered before realization hit him when he suddenly stood up like a stone which startled you and gives him a funny yet nervous look,
"I-It was an h-honour to play a-alongside you, [L/N]-san!" He stuttered a little which make you blinked at his nervousness before laughed softly as his face exploded into the colour of the tomato.
"Now, now, no need to be so formal. We are friends already, right?"You chuckled, gesturing for him to sit down.
"I'm sorry for hiding this from you as I want to observe your potential for your upcoming match and since you don't have any sponsor and Raimon doesn't have any members in soccer club . . ."Your sentence were trailed off with a cheeky grin stretched on your lips, " I think I took your situation as an advantage. I'm apologize for that."
"I-It's okay! After all, we can play our soccer again! Thanks to you, Yoake!" Asuto beamed once again which your returned the same gesture with his face now flush and sit down, embarrassed at what he just did.
"I-I mean [L/N]-s-san."
"Then I'm glad."
Adjusting your Eleven Band that was given from your manager around your wrist, you look back at them after thanking the female and you could see her including the others face turned blue because of nervousness?
You didn't know about the reason why but you did send them a perplexed look when they're hiding a whiteboard that looks like an autograph board.
Where did they get that?
"Well, since I am also one of the soccer reinforcement members, I'll be guiding you along and become stronger. If you have a question, you can freely ask me." You bow your head down, "That's all from me."
With that, you looked at the coach, nodding your head signalling he can continue as you took an empty seat next to Mansaku, wearing back your cap, grinning at the male as he averted his eyes away nervously when a faint blush spread across his face.
And it looks like you will be fighting against Minodouzan Academy. When the Chinese male started to explain, Kozoumaru and Goujin have a glaring contest which you didn't bother to stop it.
***
A whistle was blown and all attention is now on the two coaches. But when he pulled away from the black fabric, revealing 'Mystery lottery box No.3'. You and Kozoumaru would have already walked away if it's not because of your teammates holding your back.
"Let me go, I think joining this club was a mistake- wait- I'm the mistake one here. Ah, I think I need to end my life now."You sulked at the thought with the others pulled you by your arm to stop you from leaving.
"Wahh! [L/N]-san, no!"
"She just went insane!"
"It's all your fault, fatty!"
"Uh..err.."
Sighing, your grumbled something underneath your breath and pulled out the paper and opened it as the others stood behind you to take a peek, "I won." Including Hiura and Golem.
"Well then, the three who won get to. . . skip our tough special training!"He declared. Your whole face lit up at that,
"Really?!"
"And instead, you'll be . . . helping out with some chores."
You raised your hand with a stoic face, "Can I leave?"
"No."
***
How great, you need to arrange all the books in the library alone at 5 a.m. Everything's going well until you heard a book dropped one by one as you currently, trying to put the thick history book at the bookshelves when it happened.
A cold sweat slides down to your temple.
You did hear bad rumours about this library but you only brushed them off. They only made it up, aren't they?
When you turned your head around, surely slowly in fear, you saw a figure wearing a red Chinese traditional outfit with a weird head costume.
They took all the books they can grab and make a tower with a plethora of books before pushed it. Dread lines appeared on your face and shadow casted over your eyes.
A vein mark appeared behind your head as it is throbbing when you try your best to not hit them with a math book. However, when they noticed you are staring at them, they quickly shook their head as if they're innocent and was about to run away when your anger took the best of you and throw the thick history book that hit their head, making them fell on the ground.
It looks like they fainted but you shrugged it off and continue arranging the books, humming peacefully since you got a friend. An unconscious body also counted, right?
You were about to turn your head around, back to what you were doing until you saw the mask that he has been wearing has flown off. Which means...
You blinked your eyes twice at the sight of his face was revealed before fully turned your body facing him and jumped off from the ladders, walking over to the lying male on the ground.
Kneeling down beside him, you look at his face closer so you can see it clearly.
"You...Have we met before?" You quirked a brow as he sits up, shaking his head a little with a hand at the side of his head, eyes were shut.
"I don't think..so..." He trailed off when he finally opens his eyes and were met with [E/C] one. He remembered.
He remembered you.
You shrugged at his response, "Guess so." However, when you were about to stand up when he suddenly wrapped both his arms around your figure which caught you off guard and fell on your behind as he starts crying.
"Why...! Why did you left me?! I thought we would never see each other again, [Y/N]!!"He sobbed tears fell on your raimon jacket uniform.
You try to find someone with the face like his in your memories but eventually found him, much to your surprise.
Your guilty gaze fell on the crying green-haired male as you slowly wrapping your arms around him as he starts crying harder, rubbing his back in circle emotion to calm him down, "I'm sorry. I know it's all my fault for leaving you hanging but let's start again, okay?"
You slowly closed your eyes, a soft smile plastered on your physiognomy as he keeps hugging you tightly. Though you two still in the library, he didn't even bother to keep his volume down.
"It's been a while, eh, Hao?
How are you?"
***
Eventually, the day finally arrived with the match between Raimon vs. Minodouzan that will begin shortly. Wearing the band that fits perfectly around your wrist as you tied your hair into a long ponytail.
"Woah, your hair is so pretty, [L/N]-san," Norika commented and you could even see her eyes sparkling slightly as she touches it.
You could only chuckle at her action and close your locker that displayed '17'. Thanking the President of Island Terium, you turned around to look at Ootani when she said she has an announcement.
Much to your shock when you see Mikado Anna standing with her while staring at the ground, probably embarrassed but you almost have a heart attack when she said that she wants to be a team manager.
Does this girl want to be a manager at the club that she wants to disband?
That's unbelievable.
-Timeskip-
You take a look at your license, satisfied with how you look in your license which is arms crossed while leaning to the side slightly, smiling a little.
Coach told you to walk out when everyone already did so here you are, heading towards a vending machine to get yourself something fresh and when you did, you sit by yourself at the bench near the machine cracking your soda can open.
Taking a sip, you lean against the concrete wall, thinking about something but snapped out from it when someone snapped their fingers near your ear.
Snapping your eyes open, the first thing you see is a pair of emotionless grey eyes but because your instinct kicking in, you put the cold aluminium can suddenly on his cheek. He startled by your sudden action, retreating his face away from the can instantly.
"Why did you do that?" He scolded which you only shrugged and give him a nonchalant smile.
"Can't blame my instinct."You took another sip of your drink and give a look to your brother, Seiya and Yuuma.
"What a coincidence? Or are you always follow wherever I'm going?" You joked and was about to take another sip when your band making a sound, catching your attention.
Glancing at it, you read the message in your head before standing up.
"Gotta go, see you guys later."Giving the unfinished drink to your brother with a small smile on your face as he happily accepted it. Ruffling Yuuma and Seiya's hair, not enough to make it messy as you walk past them, jogging towards the hallway.
" You are jealous, aren't you?"Miura smirked, shaking the aluminium can in front of the red pinkish haired male who looked at him with a stoic face, somehow annoyed.
"That's ridiculous. You are the one who wants to have a soda drink and forced us to follow you."He pointed out in dismay.
Seiya could only smile a little at the scene.
"Here, you can have it. I'm not thirsty at all." Miura sighed, scratching behind his unitching head as he handed him the aluminium can. Yuuma kind of hesitate to take it but accepted the offer anyway.
Taking a sip of the drink, his eyes widened when the realization hit him like a train and lowered the drink from his mouth, looking at his partners.
"You just had an indirect kiss with her." Seiya pointed out for Miura when the certain male already laughing at the background, rolling on the floor.
Yuuma still has a stoic face across his feature but as a Tactical Emperor, he is already plotting murder on him.
-At the others-
"That's the former Raimon legendary Ace Striker, [L/N] [Y/N]!! Who thought that she will stay as Raimon soccer player!!" The emcee announced loudly. Everyone else starts chanting your name, again and again, surprising the new Raimon's players.
"[L/N]-san sure is famous," Norika commented, looking around the stadium in awe.
"As expected from her."
"With [L/N]-san in our team, we definitely will win this match," Kozoumaru said, clenching his fist in determination. Everyone is excited besides the certain purple-haired male who stared at the field with a bored face, his chin on his palms with his elbows on his knees.
"What am I doing here."He asked loud enough for the others to hear, clearly unamused.
Asuto and Hiura laughed nervously until the whole stadium starts shaking when they practically hear footsteps that echoing through the area, signally there is someone who will walk out from the dark hallway as they keep chanting your last name over and over loudly.
"I can't believe we can watch her playing," Asuto said to himself, pinching his own cheek to confirm this is not a dream. He only watches her through the screen of the television at his hometown.
But now, he can see you playing, live.
Cheers erupted loudly when your form finally can be seen, walking out with a small smile on your face, waving slightly at the audience.
"[L/N]!! [L/N]!! [L/N]!! [L/N]!!"
When you stepped on the field ground, you could feel yourself become energetic. Sending a smile to Kabeyama when he couldn't play because of his sprained leg, walking at your position which is forward along with Asuto and Kozoumaru.
"Are you guys ready for your second match?"
Asuto looking down on the green grass the covered the arena field before beaming at you,
"To take back our soccer, we always are!"
As expected from him.
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