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Rated M
Summary: The top two most prestigious colleges in the whole world battle over who has the best athletes, brains and artists. For decades, their rivalries have reached extreme levels of intolerance and even violence. Fairy Tail has been at the top for the past three years, but will they remain with the title when Konoha's two demons return? Rated M for carnage, sex, and language!
First Fanfic!
Main Parings: Naruto/Erza, Sasuke/Mirajane, Shikamaru/?, Neji/?, Gaara/?, Gray/?, and Natsu/Lucy
College Warfare
Chapter 1
The Return
Fairy Tail Stadium…
"Welcome my dear fairies!" Chapati Lola, the emcee of Fairy Tail, wore a smile like no other as he grabbed the mike, more than ready to pump the huge crowd around the stadium. "Are you ready to dacnce?!"
The huge audiences' answer was instant as they jumped on their seats and screamed in excitement.
No matter how many times he looked, Lola was always impressed when he took notice of just how many people watched the events when it came to the Fairies vs Foxes, they were the most watched events in the world, even FIFA had a hard time keeping up.
The Fairy Stadium has about 150,000 seats – every one of them always occupied – and a total of more than 200,000 square meters. The stadium was eight stories and was more than 60 meters high from the ground to the roof, which linked sixteen roofs with one another like flower petals. The large flower that decorated the roof enveloped a fairy that showed completely when the stadium was covered by the roof, giving a nice decoration on the outside and plenty of space in the inside. What made the stadium even more special was the fact that the field could be removed, allowing all kinds of events to be held where everyone could watch with their own eyes.
And that was not even scratching the surface, Lola noted, the stadium held various training halls, recreation rooms, an indoor swimming pool, an ultrasonic bat, a sauna, beds and so on, straining for the comfort of their players' training and convenience. The stadium also had dining rooms, a broadcasting room and telex booths. To put it in simple words, it was a sight to behold.
Loud massive cries invaded the atmosphere as the over pumped audience screamed their hearts out when they noticed the two blimps that were floating over the field, displaying advertisements. Lola didn't know how they hadn't gone death yet, hell, his right ear was death and that was counting the fact that he was inside a soundproof room!
Another thing that always impressed the announcer was the amount of security around the place, it was something to really marvel at. Police officers made up about twenty-five percent of the audience, and these weren't those with doughnut obsessions, no, these were the kind of officers who were trained to their bones to know how to command attention and how to protect themselves and others. They did not play around, no one in their right mind dared mess with them. Add to that the various helicopters surrounding the place and you had a safe environment. Well…as safe as you could possibly get.
"Now!" Lola gripped his microphone tightly, there was nothing like his passion for commentary. "Without further ado, introducing the away team, Konoha's Foxes!"
Just as he finished his sentence, earthshattering cheers came from the left side of the stadium, where the students from Konoha harbored, as the team entered the stage. Since most of them couldn't stand each other, the two schools were separated, no one who supported the foxes could go to the home crowds' side and the same could be said going the opposite. Well, not unless someone had a death wish.
An orange fox with nine tails, the college's mascot, lead the team, closely followed by lively pretty cheerleaders and four of the most well-known coaches – who were wearing Kiton black tuxedos – from Konoha. Orochimaru, a genius that graduated from Konoha two years early and also one of the greatest scientists known to date, discovered various cures to different diseases. There were also some rumors going around that he was pursuing immortality, but, however, no one held proof that could back up the statement. To his side walked his college best friend, none other than Jiraya himself, an author who has written and published countless books and who, together with Orochimaru, lead many of the victories against the Fairies in the past. Beside him walked Kakashi Hatake, who was reading a book, ignoring those around him like usual. Kakashi was one of the youngest to ever graduate from Konoha, a prodigy that was right up there with the two Uchiha brothers who transferred three years ago. Beside him walked his best friend, Might Guy, Kakashi's self-proclaimed rival was most certainly not one of the brightest but he more than made up for that with his superior speed and stamina. He was one of the fastest men alive and there were rumors that he could run for days on end without even trying. Though he was never able to beat Kakashi.
Behind them walked Konoha's little foxes as they followed their coaches with determined steps. They adorned orange and black Nike jerseys and spiked cleats, their orange helmets – that had the design of a mighty fox roaring as its nine tails were up in the air on each side of the shells – covered their faces as they aimed for their side of the field and benches. Not one player was paying attention to the TV crew or flirty pretty cheerleaders or the screaming crowd of Konoha or taunts that were coming from the fairies, they were instead preparing mentally for what they knew would be a hard game. They were top players who knew they could always fuck around after the game. Never before. Especially not against the Fairies.
"Now Fairy fans, are you ready for the real deal?!" Lola asked his home crowd. The lively crowd exploded in excitement as an answer, girls and boys alike lifting their arms in complete craziness. "I thought so!" Lola smiled as he looked to the entrance from the home team. "Now, introducing your very own Fairies!"
With that, various supersized football players with green and white Adidas jerseys charged through the pretty Fairy poster that was being held up by beautiful cheerleaders, several fireworks being fired up in mid-air as the crowd cheered in amazement. Behind the football players walked their four main coaches; Makarov Dreyar, one of the greatest linebackers to come outta of Fairy Tail. Precht Gaebolg (also known as Hades), the smartest student to ever come out of Fairy Tail and a successful businessman that is also the third richest man in the world, followed closely by Orochimaru. Jiemma, a big and powerful man used to be a professional weightlifting trainer that knew everything there was to know about the human body and muscles. After him came Brain, his name wasn't just for show, the man was smart and considered to be one of the most dangerous men around, running various underground business deals that no one dared mess with, those who did didn't live long enough to tell the tale. All of them adorned expensive looking suits that donned well with their different body sizes.
Lola looked down to his table, immediately searching for the most beloved and talented players from both schools as the teams huddled together since they had warmed up inside the stadium. "Now then, to make this game a little more interesting, I'll be announcing the players to look out for in both teams, though it goes without saying that everyone should pretty much know who they are!" He looked down and smile at the name that came up. "To start, I'll be naming one of my personal faves! He's as big as a beast, as strong as a giant, as man as a man can possibly be! I introduce you Fairy Tail's all-star Offensive Lineman that has a very bright future ahead of him in the NFL, none other than number ten, Elfman Strauss!"
The Fairy crowd, pumped in excitement, launched several fireworks that, which once revealed their design, made the noise even louder as a beast appeared in the night sky.
"Elfman! Elfman! Elfman!" The boys around the stadium immediately screamed in glee as they watched the monstrosity raise his helmet in the air as he shouted his lungs out, his voice so deep that it overcame all the previous noise. "I will show how to become a real man!" His team crowded around him, joining in is his proclamation.
"But let's not underestimate the away team though!" Lola said, immediately deflating the mood for the Fairies and raising it for the Foxes. "The Konoha Foxes also have one of the strongest young man in the world holding their wall! He likes to eat, he likes to sleep, but I would be lying if I said he couldn't lift! Number twenty-nine, Chouji Akimichi!"
Chouji raised a bag of potato chips in greeting, not taking the time to stop chewing on his food. "Akimichi! Akimichi!" The Konoha crowd still cheered, knowing that it was the boy's method for getting ready for a big game. But Choji didn't have to worry though because his teammates made sure to cheer on with their audience as they joined in in the screaming.
"At the Tight End position for the mighty Fairies, with strength of steel and guts harder than metal, number four, Gazille Redfox!" Lola cheered much louder than before since Gazille was one of his top five favorites.
As if sharing the announcer's enthusiasm, the two massive blimps circulating the skies immediately closed in on the player's face, showing it along with his current stats – which were magnificent – at the massive screens that adorned on each of their sides. The crowd, even more pumped, cheered even louder as the Fairy cheerleaders shook their pompoms in awe at the intimidating player that was Gazille Redfox. He was standing in the middle of the field with an arrogant smirk on his face and his helmet over his shoulder. Even the Konoha crowd quieted down a little, not being able to find a fault against the player.
But that soon changed.
"I don't want to kill anyone's joy and spirit here, but I still haven't mentioned the one and only Shikamaru Nara! Konoha's brain, their genius captain who doesn't even get up from the bench! He might not have the shots or the speed or even the power, but his quick-thinking, split-second decisions and extreme tactics overcome even the strongest of teams! I would even go as far as to say that the only reason Konoha is still at the top is because of him and the infamous Hyuga Neji!" Lola announced. He held a lot of respect for the kid who pretty much carried the whole school over his shoulder since the two Uchihas left.
The Konoha audience immediately hopped to their feet as a familiar face appeared at the screens of the blimps. Although his stats weren't something to marvel at – he didn't even play – the girls from the Konoha side, immediately recognizing one of their most popular boys, jumped to their feet and screamed, followed closely by the rest of the students. The Fairies, even though they were the home crowd, were overwhelmed by the cheers from their rivals.
The Fox with the number one jersey was sitting on the bench as his teammates gave him a pad on the shoulder, knowing that he hated the noise. He let out a weak snort as he smiled, he didn't like to work but when Konoha was in question, he would do anything to achieve victory.
"But don't worry fellow Fairy fans." Lola announced, a smirk coming up on his face as the next name appeared on the screens around the stadium. "We still have our two of super scoring weapons and our unbreakable defense!"
The home crowd immediately regained their lost morale, clearly knowing who the announcer was talking about. Unfortunately for Konoha, they did too. And it was a crusher towards their spirits.
"At the Running back position…" Lola dragged out, enjoying the show. "His teammates respect him, ladies love him, and his enemies fear him! He's fast, strong, and intelligent, he's number ninety-nine, he's none other than the mighty Jellal Fernandes!" The whole stadium was in excitement as a handsome, tattooed blue-haired young man appeared in the screen of the blimps, his stats alone was a cause for fame, but when the man had a body and face to match, he became the third most wanted man from Fairy Tail.
Fireworks exploded behind the mentioned player as he raised his helmet towards the room right below where Lola resided, where only the most welcomed guests could step foot in – no amount of money could be paid to get in there. The Fairy girls sighted dreamily at the sight of what every woman wanted, but knowing they could not have except for maybe a night. Even some of the Konoha girls were in the same position, though they refused to acknowledge it.
"And that's not all." Lola continued as if he hadn't stopped. "From all my years of watching players come and go, I'm always eager to see these two magnificent players holding up our defense. Few have gone past them and managed to survive, most specifically Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Namikaze Uchiha." – Konoha deflated at this, which ignited even more of the Fairies' inner fire – "For three years no one has gone past our complete defense! I introduce you to number four, Laxus Dreyar and number seventeen, Jura Neekis!"
Two huge muscular man stood proud in the middle of the huge field, one waving to the pumped crowd and the other looking on with pride at his stats that were being displayed at the blimps. Fireworks were launched from left to right as bright light engulfed the night sky, making it for a magnificent sight. The Konoha crowd faded in the background as the Fairies took over, naming their favorite player and waving posters all around.
Lola, noticing this, immediately looked to his papers, immediately recognizing the other genius Konoha student. "Now then." Lola said cheerily, he wanted the Fairy audience to fight for their win. "On the Foxes' side, someone who, with the help of Shikamaru Nara, was able to overwhelm all the other teams in last year's tournament only to come to a complete loss at the hands of Fairy Tail. Will he be able make a difference this time? If there's someone who can, then he's none other than Neji of the prestigious Hyuga family!"
Just as he had predicted, the Konoha crowd was immediately rejuvenated. "Neji! Neji! Neji!" They screamed as loud as they possibly could, to the point that they were almost making the ground shake with their excitement. The blimps immediately brought up the image of a beautiful, stoic young man who simply offered a small nod to the audience. As expected, many of the females cheered even louder because of this. Even the girls from the Fairy side carried a small blush on the cheeks.
Lola suddenly laughed on his microphone as he spotted another two names of his top five favorites, immediately quieting down the crowd.
"It's time for the moment you have all been waiting for." He smirked, noticing the hopeful expression on the faces of the home crowd. "At your Wide Receiver position! He has flame-like speed, always fired up in game in and game out, and part of the magnificent duo. I give your number twenty-four, Natsu Dragneel!" Lola announced. The stadium was quiet as they waited for the second part of the announcement, knowing about the prized duo Fairy Tail were always announced together since they were always depended upon for sports. "I also introduce you to our famous Quarterback, with an ice cannon for an arm, and wits that keep him cool under pressure, number nine, Gray Fullbuster!"
The ground really shook at that. About fifty fireworks were launched in the sky and the Fairies' huge band and cheerleaders made all the noise they could possibly could. And that was not even mentioning the crowd. The blimps in the sky contained the image of two handsome young man that held most of the hearts in the Fairy Tail College, the two most popular boys in the whole school.
"Do you hear that you bastard?! Everyone loves me!" Natsu exclaimed, unconsciously dropping his helmet to the ground as he threw his arms up in the air and cheered on with the crowd, chanting his own nickname. "Salamander! Salamander!"
Gray merely scowled in response to both, the idiot receiver and the noisy crowd. "Just hearing your stupid name gives me the urge to take a shit." He said loud enough for Natsu to hear over the excited audience.
That brought an immediate reaction from the fiery pink-head, who immediately turned towards his teammate, the audience forgotten. "What the fuck are you going on about?! You're named after a fucking color!" Natsu's face was red-faced, getting right into Gray's personal space as he sent a powerful fist towards the Quarterback.
Gray frowned at the insult before he smirked as he bended his head forward, looking towards the ground as Natsu's punch met the hard shell that was Gray's helmet. An audiable crack was heard as Natsu immediately backed away from Gray, cursing as he kissed his damaged knuckles that were covered by white Adidas gloves.
"You're as dumb as ever!" Gray snickered amusedly as he went to return the favor.
"Shut up you little bast—" Natsu started before he caught sight of a fist coming his way. An idea came to his mind as Natsu grinned, bowing his head as the attack neared. He immediately regretted that decision as he felt his head becoming overcome with pain as the attack made a connection, drawing a painful scream from the Receiver and amused laughter outta of the crowd and the Quarterback.
"What the fuck happened to my helmet?!" Natsu cursed, feeling the bump he had received from the blow. Gray merely smirked, deciding not to point out that it was right in front of the fiery young man.
"I see that you're as stupid as ever Natsu." Gazille said as he approached the other two stars of Fairy Tail, a huge grin on his pierced face. "It sometimes makes me wonder if you were even born with a brain, which then leads me to smacking myself for even voicing the question aloud when the answer is so damn obvious." He laughed at his own joke, making Natsu even angrier.
"You really shouldn't be talking, Gazille. Your strength and guts are not the only things made outta of iron." A cool voice interrupted before Natsu could retort, making Natsu and Gray let out a round of laughter at the cost of their Tight End's pride.
The three Fairies turned towards the voice, gaining sight of Shikamaru Nara and Neji Hyuga. Natsu's and Gray's laughter immediately ceased as their faces became serious. Scowling, Gazille gave the Konoha geniuses the middle finger, gaining an amused smirk from Neji and an uninterested shrug from Shikamaru.
"What do you guys want?" Gray asked, his arms crossed as he gave the foxes' players a piercing look. "You were never the type for pleasantries before a game, especially not an important one."
Neji met his icy stare with one of his own. "Nothing really." He said, moving his white calculating eyes over the three Fairy Tail stars. "Just wanted to wish you luck, that's all."
Gazille snorted, giving the Hyuga a death glare. "You can stick your so-called luck up your uptight ass, we don't want them. Or need them for that matter." His teammates nodded in agreement, permanently getting along.
Neji remained collected as he shook his pretty head, his long, straight hair blowing with the wind. "Is that what Fairy Tail teaches you? Throwing colorful words left and right?"
Angry, Natsu took a step towards Neji, glaring with piercing eyes. "They teach us how to kick ass and if you insult Fairy Tail one more time, I'm going to give you a personal demonstration!" He said through clenched teeth.
Neji looked at the pink-head confidently, ignoring the threat as if it wasn't even uttered to begin with. "The day you manage to take me on is the day you learn how to factor an equation, it's never going to happen."
That proved to be the last straw for the fiery young man, but before he could take any brutish actions a frowning Jellal grabbed his shoulder, seemingly appearing out of nowhere.
Natsu glared at the hand holding his shoulder pads. "What do you want Jellal?! I'm the middle of something right now!" Natsu growled at the blue haired young man. He never liked the guy because of what happened a few months ago and also because he made Erza cry so much. Erza is never supposed to cry.
Jellal, instead of answering, gave the silent Shikamaru and the smirking Neji a cool stare. "Don't you guys have a better use for your time? I'm sure your team needs to get ready for the beat down that is going to be tonight's game." He said, smirking at the frowning Neji, who remained silent.
There was silence as the two groups assessed one another, no one wanting to back away from the challenge of the other.
"Well, at least you're right about one thing." Shikamaru spoke up for the first time as he turned to walk towards Konoha's side of the field, Neji wordlessly following him after giving Jellal and Gray a final glare. "There is much more productive uses for our time other than trading insults with you idiots." With those parting words, the two Foxes were gone.
Jellal frowned. "I really hate those guys." He said more to himself than to anyone else.
Gray, managing to hear him, looked at his teammate with a smirk, at least he and Natsu agreed on something. "I'm sure the feeling is mutual." He said, turning to follow a fuming Natsu and a frowning Gazille as they walked towards the gathering team. "They're certainly not the only ones who do."
"Are you still mad about Ultear?" Jellal's amused voice stopped the Quarterback. "I apologized countless times already, but I'm telling you that she was the one who opened her legs, I merely did what any boy would do in my position. She was a slut." He slipped on his helmet and snapped on the chin strap. "And besides, it was three years ago, you should be over it already."
Gray gripped his hands in frustration, debating whether he should turn around or not. If he did then it was highly possible that his teammate wouldn't survive the encounter, but if he didn't then Jellal would walk away unscathed. He didn't like the second option but it was the only one he could choose. As much as he hated him, Jellal was a vital part of the team. And Erza's boyfriend.
Jellal, believing their conversation was done and over with, walked past Gray, planning to join the rest of the team.
"Wait." Gray spoke up, stopping Jellal in his tracks. "You insult Ultear one more time and I swear you will be chocking on your own balls by the end of the night." He stopped then, debating on whether he should continue.
"And another thing." He made his decision. "You can lie all you want, but we both know that it wasn't voluntary." Gray said, referring to the "Ultear opening her legs" comment. "She was dating Naruto at the time, why would she cheat on him, the man that she was planning to marry for two years, for a man whore like you? She would have to be completely retarded to do that and even then it would have been a questionable choice."
Jellal turned towards Gray then, giving the smirking Gray the deadliest glare he could muster. "Don't ever mention his name in my presence again, Gray." He warned, his voice thick with hatred. Everyone knew that Jellal hated the blonde more than anything alive, though no one held a clue as to why the hatred was so strong.
"I do whatever I want." Gray responded, his own icy stare in place as he bumped shoulders with Jellal and continued walking. "There's more to the story and I will find out what, Jellal. I know that it was because of you that she is now dead."
Jellal merely watched as Gray walked away, gritting his teeth in frustration as he cursed Naruto's name under his breath.
Shikamaru glared half-heartedly at a huge jumbo screen with a green heart around the edge. Every few moments a new couple would appear on the screen and kiss, or – in Hinata Hyuga's and Kiba Inuzuka's case – sit there awkwardly, earning cheers or boos from the crowd.
He mentally rolled his eyes as he sighted when Ino Yamanaka, the head cheerleader, started using her tongue as she kissed her boyfriend, Sai, earning cheers from crowd. He knew he shouldn't have fucked Temari when he was dating Ino. Now he had Ino, Kankuro, and, worst of all, Gaara on his ass. In his defense, what kind of boy could really say no to a blow job when it was offered? Certainly not him. Things had only escalated from there and next thing Shikamaru knew, they were fucking for what felt like the tenth time. Now Ino was always trying to make Shikamaru jealous, which, as much as he hated to admit, was proving to be quite effective. He absolutely hated when he allowed his dick to make decisions for him.
He turned his eyes towards Might Guy who was giving the team the pumped up speech, an excited Rock Lee nodding to every word that came outta of the coach's mouth. Shikamaru mentally cursed the day he got accepted in Konoha, knowing that that was the root of all his problems. Ever since he joined the school, he could never take naps when it was time for an important event against Fairy Tail, he couldn't stand letting Konoha down.
Finishing his speech, Gai gave the players a thumbs up before he joined the rest of the coaches, who were talking to the referees.
Neji offered Shikamaru a hand. Shikamaru grasped and pulled himself up from the bench, stretching his legs in the process.
"Are you ready for this?" Neji smirked, already knowing the answer.
"As ready as I'll ever be." Shikamaru responded as he scratched the back of his head, walking in front of the players in the process. He looked at each of his teammates in the eyes, giving them a nod of his head as he gathered his thoughts.
The players nodded in acknowledgement.
"The Konoha audience out there." Shikamaru motioned behind him, letting out a weak sigh as he turned his eye to the night sky, missing the clouds. "They don't believe that we can win, not without those two. And they're probably right. Unfortunately, our team is not complete without those two, and Fairy Tail is just too strong for us to beat them when our best players are missing." He stopped then, waiting for the protest that would probably come from Lee or Kiba.
As he predicted, Lee rose to the challenge.
"We shouldn't give up before the fight even started! Surely we can defeat them with our spirit!" Lee said excitedly as he raised his fists. Kiba, surprisingly, remained quiet, giving Shikamaru a small nod of his head.
Shikamaru merely shook his head at Lee. "If there's one thing that Fairy Tail can match us on its spirit, it's what kept them at the top for so long. In terms of talent, Konoha has it all, but Fairy Tail always carries on with determination, the like that disappeared when Naruto went to Europe." He looked towards the referee, who was looking at his watch, more than ready to blow the whistle. "But that doesn't mean we're just going to give up and let them take the win, we need to show those two assholes that we can hold our own even without them. The audience here today want a show and that's exactly what were given them. Then, when we play them again next week, we will show the world which schools is truly the greatest." He smirked at the team.
The whole team laughed at that, knowing exactly what the Nara meant.
Earlier at the beginning of the season, Shikamaru had gotten a letter that they were coming back, but it would be cutting it close to the finals in the championship. Shikamaru and his teammates were the only ones who knew, so they decided to buy some time by sending Suigetsu, the biggest loudmouth they had, to provoke the temperamental Laxus. It took a simple comment about how the white haired man banged a certain white haired model and, next thing they knew, Suigetsu's face was no longer recognizable. The accident got out to the press and Laxus was suspended for five games, getting out easy because Makarov had some powerful lawyers as friends. But Laxus hadn't been the only one. After creating a hole in their defense, they had cut a half-naked picture of Natsu's little crush, Lucy Heartfilia – which was pretty easy to get thanks to Jiraya – and one of a shirtless Jellal and glued them together, delivering the final project in Natsu's room, knowing the fiery boy was the shoot first ask question later type of guy. An extremely jealous Natsu, none the wiser, immediately took action, attacking his teammate the next day during practice, both getting suspended for two games in the process. That eliminated the two strongest scorers in the team since Natsu was the only one who could catch Gray's passes. Sting Eugliffe was simply not good enough yet, Shikamaru doubted the boy would ever get as good as Natsu. Fairy Tail, with three of its best players missing, lost to Dark Guild College. Shikamaru had wanted them to lose two games, wanting to win the championship without Sasuke and Naruto, but unfortunately, Fairy Tail proved too strong for that.
"It doesn't matter if we lose today because then we'll be tied with Fairy Tail for first place since we didn't lose a game the whole year." Shikamaru said. "But I still want us to try our hardest. Think of it as a welcomed present for them."
The players nodded confidently, getting up and hurdling in a circle.
"Now then!" Kiba said at the very middle of the huddle. "What are we gonna do?!"
"WE'RE GOING TO SHOW THEM HOW GREAT KONOHA TRULY IS!" They screamed in unison as they separated right when the whistle was blown.
Fairy Tail prepared the kick off as Konoha prepared to receive the ball, the audience waiting with baited breath as Loke backed away from the ball.
Shikamaru, who was sitting on the bench, watched close as Rock Lee kept fidgeting in place; it was probably exhilarating and intoxicating to play against such a worthy opponent once again. The lazy genius smirked, it was comforting to know Lee was on his side. He then looked towards his left, taking notice of Fairy Tail's trump card against Lee, Racer. Shikamaru thought Lee could at least get fifty to eighty yards, nothing less.
As Lee cracked his head towards the sky, he saw the ball falling closer and closer to the ground, five yards in front of him. Lee immediately snapped into action, pumping his legs as dust gathered behind him as he ran forward, stretching his arms. Catching the ball, Lee made sure to secure it in his arm as he charged straight at the incoming player that was attempting to tackle him. Lee smirked as he suddenly bended his back just as the player jumped for a tackle, the surprised player could only watch as he jumped over Lee, who continued on running after straightening himself.
That's forty yards, Lee counted as he jumped over Jugo and the Fairy Tail player under him. Fifty, Lee changed direction abruptly as a disgruntled Orga sailed by, stretching his arms as far as they would go but unable to gain a grasp of Lee. Sixty, Lee thought excitedly as Laxus rapidly gained on him, for such a huge guy, Laxus was amazingly fast, he thought as he faked a step to the left and immediately changed directions to his right. Laxus, not falling for the fake, immediately followed Lee's actions. Lee smirked as he suddenly jumped with his right leg, going right over the stunned Fairy player, performing two front flips before he landed gracefully on the ground. Just as Lee was about to pass the seventy yard line, two arms encircled his waist, bringing his body towards the ground.
Cheers could be heard from both sides of the huge stadium, Konoha was proud of the impressive performance and Fairy Tail was relieved the young man had been stopped.
A disgruntled Lee walked towards Neji and the huddled group, a confused frown on his face. "What happened?" He asked the Hyuga, knowing that his best friend never missed anything.
Neji smirked. "Racer was hiding behind Laxus, waiting for you. Laxus knew you were going to do something that would decrease your speed like jumping over him and not wanting the game to turn into a footrace between you and Racer, diverted your attention so that you could be tackled."
Lee suddenly smiled wide. "Well, can I rush the next play? I won't be making the same mistake twice." He asked eagerly.
"Your right about one thing." Neji confirmed, turning towards the silent Shikamaru. "You won't be making the same mistake twice simply because you won't be running for the next few plays."
Lee immediately frowned once more. "Why not? I thought I did pretty well."
"You did." Neji said, giving his friend a pad on the shoulders. "But Shikamaru said that as long as Racer is in the field, he has you lock down. I agree with him."
"What are going to be doing then?" Chouji asked.
Neji smirked. "He thought about that too." He said, referring to Shikamaru. "Listen up! Kiba I want you to keep Natsu busy, with him on the field all our passes will most likely be intercept unless he is distracted, if you feel like you might have a chance, just keep on running, I'll find you. Fairy Tail will think that we be going either for you or Sakon, which we have no intention of doing unless were completely sure it's possible. Chouji, Jugo, and Jirogo I want you to make sure to hold up the wall, it's a vital part of the plan." He then looked towards his best friend. "Lee, I want you to run a set course as well, just make sure Racer is behind you every step of the way."
"Then get ready to score the first touchdown." Neji confidently stated as they broke out of the huddle, heading for their spots.
The referee blew his whistle as soon as both teams were in position.
"Hike! Hike! Hike!" Neji screamed for the last time as the ball headed towards his awaiting hands. With help of two sophomores, Choji, Jugo, and Jirobo immediately put all their strength as they pushed, pushing their opponents back step by step.
Lee immediately rushed towards Neji's awaiting hands, aiming for the ball. He instantly ran to his right at full speed, Racer, the Outside Linebacker and Laxus following closely behind, leaving the middle for Jura. In no time at all was caught but he had no ball.
Neji smirked as he watched Laxus following Lee, he hadn't expected for the big man to fall for that. He looked towards Kiba, who was running right in front of an angry Natsu while talking. He then turned his head towards Jukon, finding him being covered by Rogue. He immediately took action, running towards the wall and the awaiting Jura behind it. He jumped and landed on Choji's shoulder, catching a glimpse of a bald head flashing by before he smirked.
"How much longer?" A sweet voice asked.
"We have just arrived." Sasuke coolly responded as his private jet landed.
"Oh, really?!" The voice asked. "Why did it take so long anyway? You departed a mere hour after I did."
Sasuke turned his head towards the snoring that was coming out of an open door. "Naruto forgot his helmet, the idiot could never leave something that precious to him behind."
"That is just like him, isn't it?" The voice sounded sad. "Once he loves someone he just can't let them go."
"You should see how attached he is to that car his father and mother left for him when he turned eighteen. I haven't so much as seen a single smutch on it." Sasuke pointed out, looking out the window.
Mira giggled sweetly. "You have no business talking about Naruto, you're exactly the same. Besides Naruto and me, no one has even so much as seen the present your brother gave you for your eighteenth birthday."
"It's special." Sasuke answered, a small smile gracing his chiseled features as he was reminded of his brother. "Only people I deem important enough can have a glimpse of it."
"What does that make me then?" Mira asked, a curious yet hopeful tone in her voice. "You did let me drive it after all."
A moment of silence passed as Sasuke debated whether or not to answer her question.
"You're special." He said finally. "You're very special to me, more than you can possibly imagine."
"Is that why you proposed?" Mira asked, her voice sounding relieved yet worried.
"What is the purpose of a proposal?" Sasuke asked amusedly, wondering what was so difficult to believe about him loving such a beautiful person.
"To spend the rest of your life with the person you love and cherish." Mira answered instantly.
"Well then, I guess I proposed for the wrong reason." Sasuke said emotionlessly.
Mira was silent and, for a moment, Sasuke had been afraid she hanged up.
"I…I see." She finally answered, her voice sounding empty.
Sasuke knew she was crying. He also knew that it was necessary to say his next line, as much as he hated. "I proposed because I wanted to spend the rest of time with you, even after my life was over and done with. Getting you for one lifetime doesn't seem like enough to me." He said, hoping that Naruto was in the middle of a deep slumber right now.
Mira was silent as she contemplated his words. "D-do you mean it?" She asked. "Or is this another plot to get me in bed?"
Sasuke snorted indignantly. "Can you really blame me for that? You know you're the only girl I even so much as tolerated for the past seven years we been together. My hormones were bound to start working sometime, and what better time than when the most beautiful woman in the world is in front of me?"
Mira giggled at his reaction. "I'm just joking, Sasuke. But you know I want to wait till we're married." Mira finished solemnly.
"Yeah, I know." Sasuke said, he was irritated but he understood why she was so afraid of sex. "And I will respect your wishes, that's why I haven't tried anything anymore. But, in return for that, I'll be announcing our engagement to the press." He smirked, this way no one would dare mess with Mira since they would be messing with not one, but two of the worlds' most powerful man, Naruto and himself. Getting that ass wipe that was Laxus Dreyar angry at him would just add to his satisfaction.
"That's fine." Of course she would agree, why would she want girls trying to get her fiancée? But this left one problem. "But what about our schools? Don't you remember what happened when Naruto started dating Ultear? Both schools went crazy, we almost went to war." Mira said, remembering that the only reason they didn't was because of Ultear's death. Only Naruto, Sasuke, and she knew what really happened that night. And Naruto was planning to get his revenge.
Sasuke understood her concerns but he wasn't going to hide their relationship, not again. "I couldn't care less about what they think, the only reason I'm still with that school is because of Naruto and the rest of the football team." Sasuke said, scowling at the faces that appeared in his mind. "And if Fairy Tail even dares to mess with me, I'll show them just why the Uchiha name is known throughout the world."
"That won't be necessary." Mira said, knowing that Sasuke spoke the truth.
Sasuke had lost his parents when he was seven in a car accident, but he had stayed optimistic thanks his older brother and step-brother, Naruto. But four years ago, Itachi Uchiha, the genius COE of the Uchiha Corps, was brutally murdered after taking on three international criminals, managing to take out Kakuzu, the so-called immortal, and managing to identify the others, Deidara and Obito Uchiha. Sasuke and Naruto hadn't let the news get out, saying instead that their beloved brother died from a terrible diseased. A year after that, Sasuke and Naruto had taken over the massive company.
"So what were the results?" Sasuke changed the subject.
"Why don't you turn on the TV?" Mira answered.
Sasuke did just that, pressing the power button on the control for the massive TV hanging on the blue wall of the plane. He immediately changing the channel when a loud girlish moan was heard.
"What was that?" Mira asked suspiciously.
"Nothing." Sasuke said as the ESPN channel came up.
"It was porn, wasn't it?" She pressed.
Sasuke was silent.
"Was it you or Naruto?" She continued.
Sasuke remained silent, wondering where she was getting her answers from.
"I see, so it was Naruto after all." She laughed with relief, what woman wouldn't be happy to have a guy only she could excite?
Sasuke frowned, she was the only thing he couldn't resist. He didn't know whether he should feel happy or annoyed.
He turned his attention to the TV as an image of a tired Shikamaru appeared on the screen, Neji and Lee beside him, as two reporters interviewed Shikamaru.
"Can you tell us what happened in the first quarter?" One reporter asked.
Shikamaru scratched his head in exasperation, much as he used to do. "I assume you're referring to Neji's touchdown." Shikamaru said as the reporter nodded excitedly. "Well, three years ago I heard an interview on Jura and how he didn't feel very comfortable when his feet were not on the ground. We merely applied that theory in this game, knowing that Jura would have to jump to reach Neji who was on top of Choji. After Neji used Choji's and Jura's bodies as leverage to jump over the wall, getting by the Safeties wasn't very difficult for someone of Neji's caliber. Laxus was the unknown factor in the play, we didn't really think he would fall for such a stupid trick...But then again, his body is said to be made of ninety-five percent muscle, I guess that includes his brain too."
Sasuke nodded his head in acknowledgement, Shikamaru had a photographic memory just like him. And he made Laxus look stupid, killing two birds with one stone.
"I, just like many others around the world, expected the match to be more evenly matched, what are your thoughts on the subject?" The other reporter asked.
Shikamaru sighted tiredly. "That was a onetime strategy, Fairy Tail learned from their mistakes. We couldn't score against Jura and Laxus again and we have no one who can stop Jellal, Natsu, Gray, and Gajeel at the same time, one of them is always open."
"How do you expect to beat Fairy Tail when you play them next week? They completely dominated this game, beating Konoha by forty points."
"I have no comment." Shikamaru coolly replied, turning to follow his team out the field. "But I will tell you this." He said, grabbing everyone's attention seeing as his face was on the blimps. "It's a guaranteed victory for Konoha." He departed then, leaving a gasping audience in his awake. The screen went blank as Sasuke pressed the off button.
Sasuke smirked. "I assume you heard that."
"Yeah." Mira answered.
"I'll announced it when my team is holding the trophy."
"You still have to beat them."
Sasuke smirked at that. "So you didn't hear after all. Our victory is guaranteed."
"Very funny, Sasuke." She laughed lightly.
"I try."
"Well, as much as I hate it, I'm going to have to let you go." She said, disappointed. "I just arrived in my apartment."
"It's alright." Sasuke answered as a shirtless Naruto walked into the room, exposing his ripped body. "Things came up on my end as well."
"Well then, will I be seeing you tomorrow?"
"Count on it." Sasuke said. "Love you, have a good night."
"Thank you, I love you too." She said as Sasuke hanged up.
Both Uchihas remained silent as they stared at one another.
A frowning Naruto turned to stared out the window, completely ignoring the servants that started gathering his stuff. "Konoha, huh, Sasuke?" He said, giving his brother a side look.
"Yeah." Sasuke said stoically. It seemed as if after Itachi and Ultear died, his brother had become a mere shell of his former self. "We still have some things we have to take care of."
"Good." Naruto said, a tattooed blue haired devil coming to his mind. "I really missed this place."
Well then, please review and tell me if I should continue! More things will be explained in the next chapter if you want me to continue it. I know that Sasuke seems OCC but things will be explained why he became like that. Naruto will be much smarter and serious in this fanfiction until his girl comes up. And sorry about my grammar and stuff, English is my third language and I have only been speaking it for one year. And, just in case there is a mistake (which there shouldn't be since I researched it), I never played football before and I have no desire to, I just decided that because the schools are in the US.
HERE ARE THE SPORTS BOTH ARE GONNA PARICIPATE IN:
Naruto: Football, basketball, soccer, and boxing.
Sasuke: Football, basketball, soccer, and martial arts.