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For the Love of the Game: Part 1
"BREAK" our team's coach said. With that, the cheerleaders took a break also. So I decided to go over to Mimi, just to say hi. But then coach called me to her office so she could talk to me. She sounded serious and said that this couldn't wait. So I followed her inside.
There was air conditioning there, which made the office the best place to be during break. I helped myself to a wooden chair on the other side of Ms. Robin's desk so I could face her. She sat down but seemed uncomfortable so she stood up and began walking around. I turned in all directions so my eyes could keep track of her.
Finally, after a lot of walking around and thinking, she spoke up. "Ms. Takenouchi, you are informed that we'll be playing the boy's soccer team next Saturday, correct?" I nodded. Of course I was informed, what was this woman thinking? I mean, I am the captain of this girl's soccer team and the fact that this is the main annual sports event. She continued. "Well, then you must be aware of how important this is. Last year's captain failed to maintain our dignity as girls. So are you going to do the same?"
"No, of course not, coach. I try my hardest to defeat the other team." As you can see, my coach is a little whacked and she is really concerned about our, or more her, dignity. I really don't care if we win or lose. After all, if my team win, that's great. If our team lose, then we'd be losing to my friend, Tai's team. Which also holds the local championship trophy. People said that they might go national someday. Someday...
"Well, good. I have a lot of faith in you, Ms. Takenouchi. Don't fail me." She made it sound like I was going to war or something. I almost wanted to tease her by saluting to her and say, "Yes ma'am." But then I pulled back because I know that if I said that, my soccer days are over. You see, Ms. Robin does not have the best sense of humor.
After I "escorted myself out the door"(as Ms. Robin puts it), I was crowded by my teammates. They were pretty concerned about what happened. I just said casually that it was nothing so they just went back to their little gossiping. My friends, Jen, Cassie and Tammy stayed to talk to me though. Mimi came over also.
"What's up, guys?" I asked in my casual tone. Then they all glared at me. For a minute, I was completely clueless about why they were doing that. Then I realized. "Sorry, gals. I'm just too used to that expression I guess."
"Well, maybe you should start getting used to saying girls or gals, which you'd probably prefer." Mimi said. This is Mimi Tachikawa. She is probably one of the richest people I know. Actually, she IS the richest person I know. But the good thing is, she's not stuck up at all. In fact, she's my best friend. We met when us and a bunch of other kids dropped in at a place called the digiworld. There, I met a lot of new friends which I shared adventures with.
"What? Am I suppose to go up to Tai and the others and say, "Hey Girls!"? I don't think so. They'd go hysterical on me. The whole guy's soccer team is going to go against me!" I replied.
"Don't worry. I bet you that they won't notice a thing." Mimi said as she stretched out her hand to bet.
"All right. I'll bet you five dollars." I said as I took her hand and shake it.
"Deal!" she said with a grin on her face.
Afterschool, we had to test our bet. So we went to the coffee shop the guys always go to after practice. There they were. For the five dollars, I had to do it. So I patted Tai on the back and said, "What's up, girls?" There was a moment of silence and I thought I won the bet.
Unbelievably, they just looked up and said in unison, "Nothing much, Sora!" Can you believe it? I just called them girls and they didn't care. Strange people these days. Oh well.
Then I looked over at Mimi, she already had her hand out. I put the five dollars in her hand and she put it in her pink wallet. When the guys saw Mimi, all except for Tai and Matt invited her to sit down. Tai is just a sports man. He's cool, but I think that he only cares about sports. He hates the mushy stuff. Matt was too busy being jealous since he'd had a crush on Mimi for a long time. It was our little secret.
Mimi sat down between Matt and Guy. I went and sat next to Tai on the edge. He spoke to me first. "What's up?"
I answered casually, "Nothing much. Except that the big game is coming up. Are you excited?"
"Yeah, I can't wait to beat your team." He teased.
Even though I knew that he was teasing, I had to get him back. "You will not!"
"Sora, come on. You know that my team will win." he said. He sounded a little more serious this time.
"Uh-no. My team can beat your team!" I insisted.
"We're guys. We can beat your girl team anywhere." He joked. Now he'd threw me off. That's what a sexist would say. I was fuming by then. So I got up and grabbed Mimi's wrist and dragged her up too. She sheepishly waved goodbye to the guys and followed me out the door. Tai seemed clueless about who he'd offended me.
When we got out the door, we began heading to my house to get my stuff since Kari and I are sleeping over her house tonight. She asked me why I was so furious. I told her what happened and she was angry also. She assured me that she'd root for us. I doubt it though cause practically the whole cheerleading team was either in love with Tai or Matt.
We had loads of fun at the sleepover. I practically forgot about Tai. I made Mimi confess that she has a huge crush on Matt and I made Kari confess that she had a crush on T.K.. They were trying to get back at me. So they kept mentioning names of guys in our school. Cute guys to be exact. I just kept saying no over and over again. Just when it was beginning to get boring, Mimi mentioned Tai. I froze. I've never really thought about this, but now that I do, I'm not so sure.
Kari thought that Mimi was out of her mind. "MY BROTHER?? Are you crazy, Mimi? Who would like my brother?"
"Hmmm, Let's see. Oh, I know, practically three quarters of my cheerleading squad." Mimi replied.
"Wow, my brother, cheerleading squad, my brother, cheerleading squad, that's wrong." Kari said, stunned.
"Yea, why would I like Tai? He's just a good friend, that's all! You must be crazy to think that I'd like him" I said. I was crossing my fingers though. I needed time to think it over. But how can I have feelings for Tai though? He'd been my best friend for a long time. I don't think that I have feelings for him. But deep down inside, something tells me that I might be wrong........
For the Love of the Game: Part 1
"BREAK" our team's coach said. With that, the cheerleaders took a break also. So I decided to go over to Mimi, just to say hi. But then coach called me to her office so she could talk to me. She sounded serious and said that this couldn't wait. So I followed her inside.
There was air conditioning there, which made the office the best place to be during break. I helped myself to a wooden chair on the other side of Ms. Robin's desk so I could face her. She sat down but seemed uncomfortable so she stood up and began walking around. I turned in all directions so my eyes could keep track of her.
Finally, after a lot of walking around and thinking, she spoke up. "Ms. Takenouchi, you are informed that we'll be playing the boy's soccer team next Saturday, correct?" I nodded. Of course I was informed, what was this woman thinking? I mean, I am the captain of this girl's soccer team and the fact that this is the main annual sports event. She continued. "Well, then you must be aware of how important this is. Last year's captain failed to maintain our dignity as girls. So are you going to do the same?"
"No, of course not, coach. I try my hardest to defeat the other team." As you can see, my coach is a little whacked and she is really concerned about our, or more her, dignity. I really don't care if we win or lose. After all, if my team win, that's great. If our team lose, then we'd be losing to my friend, Tai's team. Which also holds the local championship trophy. People said that they might go national someday. Someday...
"Well, good. I have a lot of faith in you, Ms. Takenouchi. Don't fail me." She made it sound like I was going to war or something. I almost wanted to tease her by saluting to her and say, "Yes ma'am." But then I pulled back because I know that if I said that, my soccer days are over. You see, Ms. Robin does not have the best sense of humor.
After I "escorted myself out the door"(as Ms. Robin puts it), I was crowded by my teammates. They were pretty concerned about what happened. I just said casually that it was nothing so they just went back to their little gossiping. My friends, Jen, Cassie and Tammy stayed to talk to me though. Mimi came over also.
"What's up, guys?" I asked in my casual tone. Then they all glared at me. For a minute, I was completely clueless about why they were doing that. Then I realized. "Sorry, gals. I'm just too used to that expression I guess."
"Well, maybe you should start getting used to saying girls or gals, which you'd probably prefer." Mimi said. This is Mimi Tachikawa. She is probably one of the richest people I know. Actually, she IS the richest person I know. But the good thing is, she's not stuck up at all. In fact, she's my best friend. We met when us and a bunch of other kids dropped in at a place called the digiworld. There, I met a lot of new friends which I shared adventures with.
"What? Am I suppose to go up to Tai and the others and say, "Hey Girls!"? I don't think so. They'd go hysterical on me. The whole guy's soccer team is going to go against me!" I replied.
"Don't worry. I bet you that they won't notice a thing." Mimi said as she stretched out her hand to bet.
"All right. I'll bet you five dollars." I said as I took her hand and shake it.
"Deal!" she said with a grin on her face.
Afterschool, we had to test our bet. So we went to the coffee shop the guys always go to after practice. There they were. For the five dollars, I had to do it. So I patted Tai on the back and said, "What's up, girls?" There was a moment of silence and I thought I won the bet.
Unbelievably, they just looked up and said in unison, "Nothing much, Sora!" Can you believe it? I just called them girls and they didn't care. Strange people these days. Oh well.
Then I looked over at Mimi, she already had her hand out. I put the five dollars in her hand and she put it in her pink wallet. When the guys saw Mimi, all except for Tai and Matt invited her to sit down. Tai is just a sports man. He's cool, but I think that he only cares about sports. He hates the mushy stuff. Matt was too busy being jealous since he'd had a crush on Mimi for a long time. It was our little secret.
Mimi sat down between Matt and Guy. I went and sat next to Tai on the edge. He spoke to me first. "What's up?"
I answered casually, "Nothing much. Except that the big game is coming up. Are you excited?"
"Yeah, I can't wait to beat your team." He teased.
Even though I knew that he was teasing, I had to get him back. "You will not!"
"Sora, come on. You know that my team will win." he said. He sounded a little more serious this time.
"Uh-no. My team can beat your team!" I insisted.
"We're guys. We can beat your girl team anywhere." He joked. Now he'd threw me off. That's what a sexist would say. I was fuming by then. So I got up and grabbed Mimi's wrist and dragged her up too. She sheepishly waved goodbye to the guys and followed me out the door. Tai seemed clueless about who he'd offended me.
When we got out the door, we began heading to my house to get my stuff since Kari and I are sleeping over her house tonight. She asked me why I was so furious. I told her what happened and she was angry also. She assured me that she'd root for us. I doubt it though cause practically the whole cheerleading team was either in love with Tai or Matt.
We had loads of fun at the sleepover. I practically forgot about Tai. I made Mimi confess that she has a huge crush on Matt and I made Kari confess that she had a crush on T.K.. They were trying to get back at me. So they kept mentioning names of guys in our school. Cute guys to be exact. I just kept saying no over and over again. Just when it was beginning to get boring, Mimi mentioned Tai. I froze. I've never really thought about this, but now that I do, I'm not so sure.
Kari thought that Mimi was out of her mind. "MY BROTHER?? Are you crazy, Mimi? Who would like my brother?"
"Hmmm, Let's see. Oh, I know, practically three quarters of my cheerleading squad." Mimi replied.
"Wow, my brother, cheerleading squad, my brother, cheerleading squad, that's wrong." Kari said, stunned.
"Yea, why would I like Tai? He's just a good friend, that's all! You must be crazy to think that I'd like him" I said. I was crossing my fingers though. I needed time to think it over. But how can I have feelings for Tai though? He'd been my best friend for a long time. I don't think that I have feelings for him. But deep down inside, something tells me that I might be wrong........