A random collection of Captain Tsubasa ficlets, mainly based around the World Youth series (but some can be extended to the other series too).

Warning: possible spoilers for the series.

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Title: Start The Clock

Characters: Misaki, Hyuga, and briefly, Mikami

The fic: What takes place before Misaki and Hyuga face the media to announce the start of their plan to take on the World Youth Cup.

Disclaimer: The Captain Tsubasa series (c) Yoichi Takahashi

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Start The Clock

Misaki closed his eyes and took a deep, slow breath. Very soon, he, Mikami, and Hyuga would step out into the conference room and be blinded by camera flashes and bombarded with questions. He would tell them their intention, and the reporters will all gasp in shock and pound them with more questions. Hyuga would probably crack it at them, but he, Misaki, had to stay calm.

"If you back out now, I'll kill you."

He opened his eyes and looked up at Hyuga, who had been bouncing a soccer ball off his knees (Misaki swore it was nerves, but he knew better than to ask Hyuga himself), but was now eying him warily. Misaki smiled.

"I never said anything about backing out," he said. "Give me more credit than that. I'm just resting my eyes in preparation for all the camera flashes."

Hyuga snorted. "Just what I've always looked forward to," he said as he tucked the ball under his arm. Misaki chuckled.

"We'd better get used to it. This is just the beginning."

"I know."

"Are you two ready?" Mikami approached them, adjusting just tie.

"Of course," said Misaki cheerfully. "What took you so long, coach? That's not nice, making all our adoring fans wait." Mikami smiled and shook his head.

"All right, enough joking around. Remember, try to stay calm, but show them your resolve," he said. "They won't look down on All Japan Youth any longer."

"Yes, sir!"

"Ready? Then, here we go." Mikami opened the door to the room, and they stepped in. At once, the cameras went berserk. Misaki followed in after Hyuga, taking his seat at the table.

This was their first step in announcing their dream. They were going to take on the world.

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