All Terra could do was stand and watch as her crush got continuously hit by Shindou's powerful shots. Ibuki knew he wasn't strong enough to stop it but still tried, which made Terra clench her fists tightly. She couldn't bear to watch him struggle; wanted to stop the training. However, she knew that he would be angry since he wanted to become a better goalkeeper so she didn't bother. The power behind Shindou's kicks was filled with frustration and got stronger each time with every shot. Terra realized this and she knew Ibuki did too but he didn't complain. His determination gave him the strength to carry on. Not giving up hope, Terra tied up her hair then began to be cheer him on from the sidelines, helping and even aiding him whenever he was in pain or injured. This made Shindou annoyed; he watched Ibuki sit on the grass beside Terra. She was bandaging up his arm, which was covered in bruises.
"Why are you here?!" He enquired angrily. His head quickly turned to face Terra. His tone was sharp and made Terra flinch. But she reacted calmly.
"I'm encouraging Ibuki-kun!" Terra answered whilst she continued to wrap the bandage around Ibuki's arm. She didn't bother to look up from it. More rage built up inside Shindou.
"He doesn't need your encouragement!" snapped Shindou. Ibuki's arm was bandaged up then Terra faced him and stood up. She still wasn't bothered.
"People always do their best when they are encouraged," She began "you of all people should know that since you was on Raimon's soccer team. Let alone captain" Now Shindou's fists were clenched and his teeth were gritted.
"Why you-" He stepped forward.
"Leave her alone" Both Shindou and Terra looked at Ibuki, who was getting up. He had a little smirk on his face. "If you want to let out your anger then do it through soccer... and at me"
"Ibuki-"
"I do need to train after all and it would be more of a challenge" He made his fist slam into the palm of his other hand as his smirk evolved into a grin.
"Ibuki matte-"
"Watch me stop his shot" The boy headed back over to the goal while Shindou got prepared. Again, Terra just watched the torture start again. She couldn't do anything.
Ibuki was sitting on his bed with Terra beside him while she bandaged up his other arm. There was an awkward silence; Ibuki just gazed at Terra. She didn't notice.
"Arigatou"
"Huh?"
"You didn't have to stay behind and help me but you did" Terra looked up at him then smiled.
"Well we are going to be team mates from now on and I want to help everyone out if I can" She beamed "You injured anywhere else?" He stared at her; tried to take off his top.
"Ngh!" He flinched from the pain of his arms then dropped them onto his lap. Terra swiftly put her hands on his arms.
"Let me do it for you," She grabbed his top then stared to pull it off. "you need to rest your arms" Ibuki's top was pulled off over his head then his chest was shown. His packs was revealed; Terra blushed a bit. "He has a nice chest" She thought then she shook her head. "I have to stay focused"
"Daijoubu?" Ibuki asked. Terra quickly nodded as she looked at the rest if his chest. It was covered in bruises.
"I'm completely fine! It's you that I should be asking! Shindou hurt you even more because of me..." The bandages in her hand were quickly used to wrap around him.
"But I'm ok" Ibuki replied "this pain is nothing" Every now and then, Terra would run her hand lightly across and flatten it against his stomach. He would groan then Terra would stop.
"Gomen" She apologized.
"N-no, I'm fine" He would answer, giving her a smile of reassurance then she would carry on.
After a while, Ibuki was all bandaged up; Terra got up.
"How are you feeling?" She asked.
"Better, thanks" He had a smile on his face and so did Terra.
"I'm glad" There was a clock on the wall that Terra stared at then she stretched. "I should get going back to my room. I'll speak to you tomorrow, bye-" Before she could go, Ibuki grabbed her wrist and pulled her back down onto his bed. She looked at him in confusion. "What is it-" Terra was cut off as Ibuki kissed her on the lips. His hands was on top of hers and he had a grasps on it, making sure she couldn't get away. Instead of doing that, she just closed her eyes and kissed him back. Ibuki's arms lifted to around her; he stopped kissing her.
"Thank you"
