Now for the story you have all been waiting for, Winning the Game
Now for the story you have all been waiting for, Winning the Game! A Mizuji (Kouji x Mizuho) story! If you're wondering it will be kind of like a sister story to The Soccer King but if you don't read The Soccer King it's fine you will still know what's happening!
Chapter 1 – Selected
"Welcome ladies and gentleman to the most anticipated game of the year!" The cheering crowd roared as they heard the announcer's voice. The L Pyro Tornados and L Kyoto Crushers were the best ladies teams in Japan and they were about to face off in what seemed the biggest game of the year.
"Please welcome to the field the Pyro Tornados!" The deafening sound of the audience was enough to make people on the outskirts of Tokyo deaf. The woman of the Pyro Tornados rushed onto the field, meeting their cheering fans.
"Also welcome to the field Tokyo's own Soccer Princess, Mizuho Hitoki!" A small black haired girl ran onto the field, meeting the applause of her fans. A small tear rushed out her eye, her dream had come true, this was the moment she had been waiting for her whole life…
Once the Kyoto Crushers were on the field the game started, both teams refusing to break their defense as the ball never neared the posts.
Mizuho growled as she missed a tackle from a player of the Kyoto Crushers. She had to get the ball to the posts and she had to do it soon. Her chance came when she saw a break in the defense. It was a long shot, but she was willing to try anything.
The crowd's thunderous cheering became louder as the black haired girl neared the posts, dodging the opposing players.
Mizuho smirked as she came in range of the goal; she was going to make it! She kicked, falling from the effort and watched as the ball flew towards the goal.
BRRINGG!
The ball that had been flying towards the goal had suddenly become an alarm clock as the stadium, fans and players disappeared. As if someone kicked the clock it flew back in Mizuho's direction, the noise becoming the louder the closer it came…
"MIZUHO HITOKI TURN THAT DAMN CLOCK OFF!"
The black haired girl sat up with a start, her head racing and her blood pumping. Where was the stadium and the fans? What happened to the soccer match? Her mind wondered. The only thing that was the same was the fact that the annoying noise hadn't gone.
"MIZUHO!" the black haired girl jumped as she heard her name being called and she came down to reality. Her green eyes focused and she realized she was in her own room and the annoying noise was coming from the alarm clock next to her bed.
She pushed the off button and sighed. It had only been a dream… Her playing for the L Pyro Tornados and the stadium… It was all just a figment of her imagination.
She checked the time, five thirty… Time to get up.
Pulling the sheets off herself she shivered as the cold air hit her. She grumbled, winter was coming and it would be pure hell to get up this early.
Padding out her room she passed her best friend's room, Izumi Orimoto. The two had been friends for over six years now and it was still going strong. When they had turned eighteen it was time for college and co-renting the flat seemed like the best possible option and three years later it had really paid off. Sure they had their fights every now and then but who didn't? Besides they would always laugh it off later.
The blonde haired girl was sleeping peacefully, a look of contempt graced her face and Mizuho smiled, usually at this time of the morning she would be killing her because of the alarm clock.
Going into the bathroom the black haired girl undressed and turned on the shower. Stepping inside she was grateful for the heat as it streamed down her body.
After a few minutes she stepped out and wrapped her small body in a towel and walked quietly back to her room. Drying herself and donning a pair of shorts, her Pyro Tornados shirt, white takkies, socks and a warm top she got dressed.
Grabbing an apple she made her way out of the small flat and down the stairs. There was an elevator but the fit Mizuho would never take it, besides she had a thing with elevators…
Once down she greeted the man at the small reception desk before making her way out the front door. Even though it was only six am, Tokyo was already up and about with many people rushing to work, cars and taxi's going to wherever they were going. A typical morning in Tokyo.
She started jogging, Tokyo U wasn't far from where she and Izumi stayed so it was quicker to jog then to hitch a taxi and be stuck in traffic for thirty minutes.
The buildings flew past quickly as she neared her destination. She never really was a fan of the city but in order for her soccer career to move on it was a inevitable move. It was really hard to adjust after coming from the small town of Maeseko (Made up!). She had many fond memories and hoped that she could one day return to the quiet life… That was of course after her soccer success.
She was hardly breathing heavily as the university came into view. The cherry blossom leaves were beginning to fall as the summer ended and they created a pink halo around the huge building.
Running through the building she made it to the locker rooms. Several other team members were already getting ready as she entered. Greeting them she made it to her locker.
Taking her white takkies off and replacing them with her soccer boots she took off the jacket she had on, she wouldn't need it for much longer once they started warming up.
The coach was already on the field and she was talking to a lady with silky auburn hair and hazel eyes. Her face was tanned and she didn't look a day older than 25… Mizuho frowned, the lady reminded her of someone.
She shook her head; it couldn't be anyone she knew.
The rest of the team joined her on the field and the warm up started. Twelve laps around the field wasn't that much of a problem for Mizuho but she felt eyes staring at her, and she was pretty sure they were hazel…
The day was going good for the black haired girl as the practice continued. She felt that she had been putting her best into this practice, the coach seemed pleased with the way she was doing the drills and she often saw her and the auburn haired woman talking after she would successfully perform a move.
She couldn't figure out who the lady was as the coach called a five minute water break. For some reason she felt that she should know her but she just couldn't put her finger on it…
"Mizuho, front and center."
The black haired girl's thoughts were broken as the coach called her. She jogged towards the two women and anxiety flowed through her while her mind raced. Was there something wrong with her performance? She personally thought that she had been playing well lately but it was the coach's decision…
She reached the women and waited for the coach to talk and tell her the bad news but the opposite happened… Mizuho's green eyes widened at her words.
"Mizuho I would like to meet Mrs Sora Kamiya…"
"So Kouji what are we going to do today?" Takuya asked the lone wolf as he stepped into the kitchen on the condo he and Kouji shared. Being players of Japan's best soccer team definitely had its ups…
"Have you already forgotten that it's time for the draft of the ladies Pyro Tornados to be chosen and we have to go look it over today?" the midnight haired boy asked as he pulled three eggs out the fridge, someone had to cook between the two off them and it would mean numerous numbers of food poisoning if he did…
"Already?" the brown haired boy asked as he sat at the kitchen table.
"Yes Takuya… They told us yesterday during practice…" Kouji sighed… His friend's short attention span frustrated him at most times and today was no different.
Only thing was that it was still morning…
"So do you think you will find anyone special in this group?" Takuya asked.
Kouji stiffened at the question… He was sensitive at the matter of relationships and after his rocky encounters he didn't think he would have one any time soon…
Takuya winced at the silence and he immediately knew that he had asked a bad question… So he still hadn't gotten over Nicky even though it had been over a year… The foreign girl had broken his heart as quickly as she had captured it and she had left him in many pieces. Kouji had nearly stopped playing soccer and while he did it was little first graders learning how to play, he had never seen the player so sad in his life. Maybe it was Nicky's fault that Kouji was the lone wolf he was. Kouji had always found it hard to trust people…
Shrugging it off he began to eat the egg Kouji had prepared for him.
Mizuho felt like she was walking on air as she was led around the training grounds of the Pyro Tornados. It was fully equipped to say the least… With a swimming pool, spa, food court and Jacuzzis it certainly was luxury.
She also still couldn't believe that the woman had turned out to be THE Sora Kamiya, only one of Japan's best women soccer players who was married to the man that led Japan to victory in the FIFA world cup, Taichi Kamiya.
Not only that but she was on the list for possible players of the L Pyro Tornados! Only three girls would be chosen for the team if they made it through the training camp. Mizuho made a determined face; she would be on the list that stayed.
She was led to the locker room where several other girls were already seated. Sora told her to find a seat while she went to go fetch the training camp supervisor. She nodded and made her way to a bench were two girls were seated. One of the girls had the strangest hair, it was brown with red highlights and she had a cheery look on her face. The other girl had crossed her arms and a serious expression donned her face.
Mizuho sat down and the girl with the red highlights immediately greeted her, "Hi I'm Crystal and this is Sukiyumi but Suki for short," she said introducing the two of them. The other girl merely raised a hand in an attempted greeting.
"I'm Mizuho Hitoki, it's nice to meet you!" Mizuho said with a smile. She had a feeling that she and these girls were going to be good friends…
Sora walked into the room with a blond brown haired man in tow and all conversation stopped as she did.
"Welcome and congratulations on being selected to take part in the Pyro Tornados training camp! This is your supervisor Daisuke Motomiya and he will be in charge of you ladies during the camp." Mizuho immediately recognized the man as one of the players that led Japan to victory in the FIFA World Cup…
"From tomorrow onwards your future starts…"
Yay the first chapter of Winning the Game! I hoped you enjoyed! Please tell me what you think! Also remember to read The Soccer King!
Love
Angel