Chapter 1: Accidental Meeting
Taro Misaki was one of the top players in Japan. He, however, was very homesick. He missed playing in Nankatsu with Tsubasa and Ishizaki. And later on when he made new friends which included the best Goalkeeper in the world in Genzo Wakabayashi, it didn't make him any less homesick.
He was sitting in his apartment when he heard a loud noise come from outside his door.
What was that? Taro thought.
Taro opened up his door and looked in the hallway outside his apartment when saw a girl about his age scrambling to pick up some papers she just dropped. She was a couple inches shorter than him and was wearing a blue puma hoodie and some white sweats. She had blond hair and sparkling blue eyes he was sure looked like the clear blue sky. He immediately helped her pick up some of the papers seeing as they were a lot for a girl that size to be carrying.
"Thanks for helping me." The girl said while she smiled at him.
"It wasn't a big deal. I'm just glad to help." Taro replied.
The girl suddenly looked at Taro with a shocked face as she looked like she just saw a ghost.
"Wait ar-r-re y-yo-yo-you Taro Misaki?"
Taro looked at her and realized that she must be an avid soccer lover and must be a fan of either the team in France he as playing on or she must know about the Japanese youth team he was on.
"Yes I'm Taro Misaki." He replied.
"OMG I'm such a huge fan! You literally live like right across from me! How did I not know this?!"
Taro chuckled at her antics and said "Not sure. How long were you living in your apartment?"
The girl looked like she was in deep thought and Taro couldn't help but notice some tendencies she had. She held all her stuff in her left arm while shifting the weight on her legs back and forth and her right finger was tapping her chin thoughtfully.
She looks cute like that.
Wait where did that come from? He didn't even know her.
Taro was suddenly jolted from his thoughts when the blond haired girl answered him.
"I started school about 2 months ago, so about a month and a half."
That's about how long I've been in this apartment as well. Taro thought.
Taro vividly remembered the last apartment he was at 2 months ago and how he always had a new problem to deal with every week or so. Broken lightbulbs, power outages, TV not working, water leaks, etc. He was a professional soccer player for crying out loud! Why didn't he live in a good apartment that he didn't have to fuss over and deal with problems every week! So Taro eventually moved out and while he did pay a substantially higher rent, he felt a lot more comfortable in this new apartment. He complained to all his friends about this and they all referred to him as "a cheap ass." Taro replied with that he just wanted to always watch over his money and be careful with his spending despite how rich he may be.
Taro looked at the girl and said, "Same here."
The girl just glanced up at Taro with a smile on her face.
"Well I have to go do some homework now. Pray that I don't collapse from my brain exploding."
She finished with a chuckle from her own joke.
Taro also chuckled as well.
"Right. I'll keep you in my prayers."
As the girl turned away to unlock her door, she gave Taro one last smile before she went into her apartment.
Taro also did the same before he heard a call that made him turn around.
"I almost forgot." The girl's voice made him stop in his tracks as he turned around to look at her.
"My name is Jasmine."