WOOT! BIRTHDAY FIC!

So been dying to release this fic but I wanted to release it on my birthday and well finally here it is – Uploading the day before cause I'll be away on my birthday.

Even though I thought of a story like this more than 3 years ago, it's also inspired by xXRenakuxRawrzXx's story: Inazuma Eleven: Squad Zero Attacks!

Put it in a way that ever since I started reading fanfiction I've always wanted to make a "Forgotten" Story. I don't know why… it was the first fic that I ever dreamed of writing… it's just that there was no good fandom to fit it with until I discovered Inazuma Eleven.

I don't own Inazuma Eleven or Psyqualia (belongs to CardFight! Vanguard).

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As loud as a pride of roaring lions, thunder rumbled throughout every inch of Inazuma town. The clouds as grey as stone surrounded the skies, not a hint of blue could be seen. A million light droplets fell from the sky creating pools of water hitting the students who carried umbrellas which scattered from Inazuma High, leaving to go home after a long hard days work. The ending school bell, still echoing as the many students shielded themselves from the sudden downpour.

While many students rush to their cars or hid under the protection of their umbrellas, one student in particular continued to let the rain drops fall on him. Yes he was a student, but no, he had not gone to school that day… for reasons yet to be explained. He was only passing by before he made his way… one last time. Slowly, but in many thoughts, he passed by the high school's soccer field where familiar several students scattered the grassy field, kicking the all too familiar soccer ball.

The boy sighed as he watched a familiar goggled, caped boy pass to another boy with platinum blond hair who sent a flaming shot at the goal, the rain not even soaking the flames out. A boy with dark royal blue hair leapt to the side, blocking the almost impossible shot from getting through. He stayed watching until he heard the many triumphant cheers that came from the field as he watched the crowd of soccer players; managers and coach leave the field. The boy with dark royal blue hair upon the shoulders of his fellow teammates, a look of pure happiness on both his face as well as the others that carried him on their shoulders as he held the trophy high above his head.

The boy clenched both his fist, both at his sides. To think that a year ago, that was him protecting that goal now he didn't even qualify for the bench.

"All that effort at Raimon didn't count after all," he thought as he brushed his hand through his messy, wet brown hair and adjusted his orange bandana.

"All because of him…"

His mind flashed to the familiar but unfamiliar figure with royal blue hair who now stood in front of the goal that he once stood. The person who not only took his positions, took his role as captain, but stole every last friend of his too.

The one who could always see the positive, the one who would never give up when things were down…

Endou Mamoru… had lost everything.

He didn't expect things would change so much at high school. He didn't think it would change so much that life would go down hill for him. Not for the better… for the worst.

And it was all because of him…

"Captain… are you not feeling well today?"

Endou looked up to see the whole team of Inazuma High's first year team looking at him. The team which had consisted mainly of his team mates from Raimon and Inazuma Japan as well as the several he had faced in the "Football Frontier and FFI". He may have only been a first year but due to his amazing efforts for the past two "Football Frontier and FFI", he had been elected as the Captain for the first year team.

Forehead sweating called the rest of the team to take ten while he sorted himself. Even his smile could not hide the deep fever he had started to gain and with a feel of his forehead from Aki as well as the pity looks from Gouenji and Kidou hoping him to get better, despite his refusal to leave practise, he was sent straight home, the high school coach ignoring his protests. Little did he know it was his sickness was the start of the trouble that would trouble him for the next year at Inazuma High.

One month. Not one day, not one week, ONE MONTH. The sickness had kept him down from playing school, away from soccer and away from his friends. You think he would have gotten mad without playing soccer for such a long period? But no… he got used to it. He got used to the four white walls he'd wake up to every morning, the same nurse that would visit his room, EXACTLY at 8:03 and even the same young girl who would pass his room on the way to her father's every second day at 3:27.

What was this sickness called? He couldn't even remember. All he could remember was lying in that hospital bed day after day till he could no longer count the days that past. And what was even worse?

NONE of his friends had come to visit. Endou had assumed that because he was so sick that they could of caught his sickness if they had come and visit him. Well he was fine with that, he didn't want to get his friends sick but couldn't they have at least called or something?

Only his little sister, Endou Emi, and younger brother, Endou Aichi visited him once a week. Both Emi and Aichi looked up to Mamoru, the amazing goalkeeper and Captain of Raimon Jr and now Inazuma High's first year team. Oh how they longed to be like their brother, but not in hospital could only they would hope for the best for their big brother to get better soon and play on the field again.

"Get better soon Mamoru Onii-chan," Emi would tell him as she sat on his bed side.

"Get well soon so you can teach me GODA HANDA! And MAJIN HANDA!" Aichi exclaimed dramatically as he swung his palm forward, copying the movements he saw Endou do as Aichi watched his older brother's games.

"Oh well… I could have at least I can surprise them when I go back to school tomorrow," He said as he turned off the lights on his bedside and went to bed.

His eyes glowed a soft aurora sphere of light blues, pinks and greens as the lids of his eyes shut.

"Guess who is back!" Endou said as he entered the classroom seeing pretty much his entire soccer team gathered round in the centre of the class.

The group continued to be engrossed in the story that was being told by some boy that Endou didn't know. Was he new? Guess he'd have to find out later?

Figuring that they hadn't heard him, Endou approached the group closer.

"HEY GUYS!" Endou yelled.

"Oh, hey Endou," Kazemaru greeted him before turning back to the conversation. Only Kazemaru noticed him and yet didn't act like he hadn't seen him for a month. Even worse, the rest had ignored him. Even his two best friends, Gouenji and Kidou were too occupied with this new person to even notice Endou's arrival. With that, Endou left the classroom to the principal's office to report on what he had missed.

After twenty minutes meeting with the principal, Endou returned to the classroom only to find a blue haired boy sitting on his desk.

"E-excuse me, this is my desk!" Endou exclaimed at the boy he had recalled being at the centre of the group this morning – the one he didn't know.

"Uh… no it isn't," the boy looked back at him as if he were stating the obvious.

Endou looked back at Gouenji and Kidou who sat on either side of him, but the two just looked at each other and then at the boy, avoiding any eye contact with Endou.

"Oh Endou, I forgot you came back today," their teacher interrupted. "I've moved you to the back of the class, since I needed Kidou and Gouenji to guide Takuto the through the school when he transferred here a month ago.

Takuto

Takuto Ryota was his name.

Endou's eyes peered at the mention of his name and a glow of faint aurora glimmered in his eyes before turning back to his normal brown.

"Heey Hiroto, Midorikawa! Do you guys wanna hang somewhere after school." He asked the two in the changing rooms as they were getting changed for a lunchtime soccer friendly game with the third year team.

The two looked up as Hiroto finished tying up his shoe.

"Sorry Endou, Ryota-kun asked as round to his place to play on his xbox, maybe another time?"

Playing Xbox… without him? But playing xbox with the team was something he did…now they were doing it with someone else? At least they tried to be nice about it – "maybe another time" they said.

And Ryota? They were already on first name basis? They had only known him for a month and they called him by his first name. And compared to him, Endou Mamoru who has known and befriended the Aliea clan for more than two years was no different from when they had first met. As before lunch, no one had paid attention to him… not one person seemed to notice his arrival… it was almost like everyone had… forgotten him.

Following them they went outside to the field just in time for the coach's usual announcements.

"Starting lineup today, when I call your name please step forward," The coach yelled at the team.

After a long hard morning and of being ignored, Endou finally felt happy to be on the field again especially after being away for a month.

"… Forwards: Gouenji and Hiroto. Goalkeeper: Takuto."

"Wait? Goalkeeper?" Endou thought.

Ever since Raimon, he'd always been the starting goalkeeper. Maybe the coach was saving him for later – After all, he'd just come back from being sick so maybe he was saving his strength for later in the game.

He wasn't so sure of those thoughts anymore the minute the full time whistle blew. Even with the captain band on, he still didn't play. He just sat on the bench watching Takuto guard the goal that HE was supposed to defend.

And Endou had to admit, he was pretty good for a goalkeeper. He didn't even let a single goal in despite the hardships they had previously had with the top team in the school. In fact, Takuto had made it look so easy compared to when he was on goal.

Was he that much better than him?

"Kantoku…" Endou said as he approached the coach.

He turned around at the sound of his name. "Oh Endou, didn't see you. Need help with anything?"

Endou continued to look straight ahead. "Why didn't you play me today?"

It was true that he had been the only player who didn't play that very day and even being captain, didn't excuse him to go on the field.

The coach stuttered in response, "Uh… I was just… erm… reserving your energy. After all, you just came back from the hospital. You'll definitely play next time!"

It was like a light wave of darkness passed him as he heard the coach speak. Endou could only buy the saying now, but little did he know that that was the one phrase he'd be hearing for the next few games.

Bench, bench – that's all Endou ever did, and he was sick of it. Sick and tired of his coach's repeated "You'll definitely play next time!" His dream was to become a famous goalkeeper… not to become a famous… bencher?

"KANTOKU!" Endou glared at the coach. "You haven't played me in seven weeks! That's seven games! I'm supposed to be captain of this team and I haven't played one bit."

The rest of the team were surprised by his sudden outburst despite not talking to him in seven weeks plus the three weeks he was in the hospital. Either way they said nothing about it, or when the coach put him on the field.

It could have been the result of being benched all practises and games for the last seven weeks, but thanks to Endou, Inazuma High's clean reputation of stopping every single stopped had come to an end. What originally was a score of 5-0 had become 5-10… and not in the favour of Raimon.

Endou's knees collapsed to the field as the ball rolled out of the goal one more time and the final whistle blew. He could see the figures of the opposing team celebrate in defeat of the unstoppable Inazuma High.

As the rest of the team made their way into the changing rooms, every member of the team death glared at him. Once again, Kidou and Gouenji frowned and avoided his eye contact, while Max and Someoka shoved passed him.

Their winning streak over …and all thanks to Endou Mamoru.

"Hah and you're supposed to be captain are you?"

Endou looked up to see Takuto sneering at him.

"You may have been the ace once, but things don't last forever," He sneered once more before shoving past him, walking away to the changing rooms.

Once again he could feel a wave of darkness flush through him as he watched them leave, anger running through his vains like a heavy storm. His body started to glow a faint purple before fading.

Endou could only sink much more into the ground his heart and soul into utter defeat. He could only feel his pain numb away as the rain drops poured once more soaking his darkened brown hair.

"It's unfortunate that I have to do this… but we it has been decided that you have been cut from the soccer team."

Endou was speechless, his mouth hanging from… anger? Distress?

As if things couldn't worse, a top all the hardships from the past few months… well, it just did.

That one incident didn't make the first team fall out of the tournament, but thanks to Endou, their winning streak was over and Inazuma High had dropped from being first down to third.

And because of the incident, Endou was kicked out of the team, out of his captain position. He didn't get a warning… he was just kicked out.

"It's unfortunate that I have to do this…" Endou thought back to what the coach said as he made his way home. "Hah unfortunate… it was their own fault, they benched me during practise and they benched me for seven games. It's theirown fault for letting this happen."

A wave of dark aura hit Endou once more, darkness filling him as the rain pelted on him as his thoughts flew around him, revolving the last game.

Endou finally reached home, chucked his bag to the side of the hall and began to walk up the stairs to get to his room.

"Where do you think you're going Mamoru?"

Endou halted his walk up the stairs and turned around face to face with his mother before turning around once more and started walking up the stairs.

"Look Oka-san, I'm not in the mood." Endou grumbled ignoring his mother's furious looks.

"Then explain to your father and I how the phone call we just received, lead to you being kicked out of Inazuma High's soccer team." His mother screeched, his father looking at him with a mirrored expression on his face. "You're grandfather has heard about this and he is just as disappointed in you as the both of us are, you're grounded for a month."

Endou couldn't reply. His parents who had backed him in his every decision, supported him in the lowest of times, was completely turning on him? He couldn't answer them now, they wouldn't believe him nor understand him. The both of them left him to absorb what had just happened and Endou made his way up the stairs closer and closer to his room before…

BAM!

His little sister Emi ran into him, tears in her eyes as she pushed her elder brother to the floor. His younger brother Aichi just glared at him and let his sister do the work.

"Ow… what was that for?" Endou yelled at her.

"I hate you Mamoru Onii-chan", Oka-san said you're not in the school team anymore… it is true then?"

"What is?" Endou said, wondering what his sister was talking about.

"That it was your fault that Inazuma High is not first in the tournament now is it?" Emi glared at Endou waiting for an answer. "Yuuka-chan told me that Gouenji-sempai told her that."

Endou frowned as he looked away from her, "So what if it is true?"

"I HATE YOU!"

The words echoed in his ears as Emi ran to her room and slammed her door. Aichi turned around one last time as he held his own door open to go in his room.

"I HATE YOU Mamoru Onii-san!"

He didn't stop him… he just watched. His eyes not brown but an aurora sphere.

The next day at school, Endou could only see the staring at every student as he walked through the halls of Inazuma High, trying to get to his next class. The whispers were unbearable as they made the stares equally as worse. It didn't matter to him though. After his conflict last night with his siblings not world around him couldn't have been anymore monotone.

Just before he entered his classroom, he heard a snigger behind him.

"Endou Mamoru… how does it feel like to be an ex-member of the soccer team? Huh Captain? oh Sorry I mean EX-captain"

Endou turned around to see Takuto Ryota smirking at him.

"That's it!" Endou yelled as he ran forward and grabbed the blue haired goalkeeper by the collar pulling his fist back to punch him only to be stopped by Gouenji who stood in front of him and Kidou pulling him back.

"Look Endou, just go away." Gouenji said as he shielded Takuto.

"No one wants you here anymore." Kidou said as he successfully pulled Endou away and with that the three walked away all alone with the teacher on duty.

"Endou Mamoru, to the principal's office!"

Suspension, for three weeks. It was a harsh punishment but Inazuma High could not let anyone get away with anything. His parents nor his sister or brother wouldn't speak to him let alone made eye contact with him.

It was only day one out of the three weeks, but he had already come to his final conclusion.

What was the point in staying here?

NO ONE wanted him.

His parents… once proud of him.

His sister… once admired him.

His brother… once wanted to be like him

His friends… once relied on him.

All were gone from his life.

So what was the point of staying in the place where no one cared about him… none of course.

His head under dark aura, he packed his back pack with the necessities and he left his home.

It was only three in the afternoon and school had just been let out, so nothing suspicious he looked as he looked back at his house one last time.

Slowly, but in many thoughts, he passed by the high school's soccer field where familiar several students scattered the grassy field, kicking the all too familiar soccer ball.

The boy sighed as he watched a familiar goggled, caped boy pass to another boy with platinum blond hair who sent a flaming shot at the goal, the rain not even soaking the flames out. A boy with dark royal blue hair leapt to the side, blocking the almost impossible shot from getting through. He heard the many cheers that came from the field as he watched the crowd of soccer players, managers and coach leave the field.

After clenching his fist at the sight, Endou sat by the riverbank his head still in deep thoughts. Taking of his signature orange headband, stared at it letting all the memories he had gone through ever since the headband was first placed on his head. Especially the times at Raimon, the fight against Aliea Academy, not to forget his first FFI.

Staring at it one last time he stood up, bunched the headband as much as he could before chucking it into the river where it floated away with the current.

The headband he always wore… was now gone. Gone along with his past.

He laid back down on the grass, looking at the deep sky for hours on end. Eventually darkness came... but Endou continued to stare at the glowing moon above him.

What was he to do with his life now? Where would he go? It was obvious that no one in Inazuma town no longer cared for him, so what would be better than to go somewhere else?

His thoughts were once again disturbed as two identical shadows came across him covering the light of the moon that shone across his face.

"Endou Mamoru…" one said

"Original Captain of Raimon Junior, now ex-captain of Inazuma High's first year team," The second continued.

"WHAT DO YOU WANT?" Endou shouted as he jumped up to face the voices.

He jumped up to see two identical boys – obviously twins, his age or younger both with spikey dark brown hair fell straight down till slightly under the ear was topped with lighter brown highlights which cleanly matched their darkened ocean blue eyes. A top their heads each sat a pair of goggles – one red and one blue.

"Look chill… we've seen what you've been through," the first one said.

"…and we know what it feels like." The second one finished his sentence.

"W-what … do you mean?" Endou stuttered at the two. How could these two possibly know what he had gone through?

"To be kicked out of your own team…."

"…and to be forgotten by those who you thought cared about you."

Endou stared at them, only coming up with the belief that maybe these two really did understand.

"Look, we just want to invite you to come with us."

"We're not forcing you to… but we ran away from our own homes too… and well we've found a place where we fit in."

"We felt your dark aura increasing… so we've been watching you."

"Come with you... WHERE?" Endou was curious. If these two understood him, then maybe they really did understand and could help him.

"To the place where many of us are the same," One twin said.

"We aren't the only ones… and we can help you." The second twin finished once again.

"We'll face everyone else who forgot us… together." They said together in unison. The twins said in unison. Their eyes started to glow highlighter blues, greens and pinks, swirling and fading in their deep ocean blue eyes – the same way his did… an aurora sphere.

Endou could feel their dark aura rising… but this dark aura felt good… like it was attracting him… like this was the right decision.

"You understand me?" Endou merely whispered but the twins still caught it and nodded.

"We know that even through your happy and cheerful personality…"

"… that deep inside you want to get back what has been taken from you and cause you to be forgotten."

"So why not… you're just like us?" The two of them said as both held a hand out to him, "Come with us Endou Mamoru."

It only took one nod from Endou for the twins to affirm Endou's decision.

"Follow us … Captain." The twins said in unison as they disappeared into the night.

OCs Introduced in this chapter:

Endou Aichi - Endou's younger brother | First Year at Raimon Junior High

Endou Emi - Endou's younger sister |Third Year at Raimon Elementary

Takuto Ryota - Antagonist Forgetting You who replaces Endou Mamoru at Inazuma High.

Kazuo Taiki and Takuya Main OCs who often assists Endou