A/N: Hello everybody! First off I just wanted to thank you all for your reviews! I know the first chapter was short, but it was just an introduction into everything. Things start to pick up somewhat here! And the chapter is almost three times longer. So enjoy! And don't forget to tell me what you think!
Complete & Utter Chaos
Chapter Two
By Nerdxx3
"Why do I get the feeling we were better off going to the public school?" Davis asked as he climbed out of the driver's seat of his blue jeep.
"Why do I get the feeling I would have been better off driving with the others?" Ken said back as he got out of the passenger seat. "You're a horrible driver, Dai. How did you even get your license?" He moved around to the back to grab his bags, shaking his head.
"What kind of a person answers a question with another question?" Davis looked at his friend as if he was offended by his accusation of his driving.
"You, considering you just did." Ken smirked at his friend and came around the jeep, clapping him on the back. "I'm just messing with you." He handed Davis his bags and glanced at the large brick buildings in front of them.
"It took me three times." Davis said suddenly and when Ken raised an eyebrow he sighed. "My drivers test."
Ken chuckled because that didn't surprise him and pulled his cell phone from his pocket. "Tai, Matt and T.K are waiting for us." He read the text message. "Let's go."
Davis followed Ken up to the main building. It wouldn't be hard for them to find their way around, considering the girls academy was laid out almost identically to theirs. Everything looked familiar, although they imagined the girls inside would not.
When they reached the doors they found Tai kicking a soccer ball at the walls, Matt leaning up against the wall with his iPod blasting some rock song and T.K looking anxious. Their bags were in a pile in the grass.
Matt removed his headphones and pointed to a sign on the door:
All students from Odaiba Academy for Boys meet in the auditorium at promptly 9 a.m. Thank you.
"Come on," Tai urged them, kicking the ball up into his hands and shouldering his bags. He led the way inside, his friends following close behind. They weren't particularly excited because as far as they could tell this was going to be a nightmare.
"Anybody got the time?" Matt asked as they neared the auditorium.
"Shit," Davis cursed, looking at the time on his cell phone. He had watched it change to 9:15 a.m. "It's a quarter after."
"Well, so much for prompt." Ken muttered under his breath as they reached the doors.
"No worries," Tai waved it off and pulled open the door. "Sorry we're-"
Everybody in the auditorium had turned their heads towards the doorway to see who had interrupted. "Late." A woman up on the stage finished for him. Her tone was much like the hissing of a snake. Tai assumed she was the head master. And he had already pissed her off. Well, he was off to a great start here. "Take a seat." She then immediately returned to what she had been saying before they interrupted. "It's a shame what happened to your school, but here you will be able to continue your education without a problem. The classes are much the same and you will find that much of the building is as well. Our newest addition to our academy is the new dormitories building in which you will all be staying. Please take care of the rooms. Dorm assignments are posted outside of the building according to who you were previously roomed with at your school. Today you will be settled in and getting your schedules. Classes resume tomorrow morning. Any questions?"
Tai's hand was in the air before she finished.
"Yes?"
"What about our sports? Don't tell me we're done. Or even worse, that we have to join the girls teams!" he didn't think he'd be able to handle that. Life without soccer was pointless to him. He ate, breathed and slept soccer. And he wouldn't settle for playing on a girl's team. How embarrassing would that be? He was sure none of them even had half the skills he did.
The headmaster bit her lip at his question as if she was trying to fight back reprimanding him. "Sports will continue on as they have before. Your coaches have arranged to continue practices here. And you will still compete. I believe they will be arriving later today." She explained politely. "Any other questions?"
Davis had his hand raised eagerly. The others could only wonder what sort of ridiculous and unnecessary question he had in mind.
"Yes?"
"Does this school have a…boy's bathroom?" Davis' question hung in the air. He asked it very seriously, suggesting it wasn't a joke to him in the least bit. A few guys burst out in laughter and some snickered.
The headmaster seemed to need a minute to regain her composure. "Yes, it does. Although this is an all-girls academy, it isn't as if no male has ever set foot in here." She shushed the crowd of boys who were becoming increasingly louder. "Alright! If that's all, you may head over to the dorm building!"
There was a commotion as everybody stood up and tried to shove their way out of the auditorium. Tai, Matt, T.K, Davis and Ken stood and waited for it to clear out.
"What kind of a stupid question was that?" T.K asked, holding back laughter at Davis. "Of course they have a boy's bathroom!" It was the most he had really spoken since they'd arrived.
"It was completely logical!" Davis argued.
"How?"
"I have to pee!"
"This isn't fair that they can just barge into our school and use our new building." Mimi was standing outside the new dorm building with Yolei. "At their school, they've always had two to a room. We have to have four. The minute we get that opportunity their school burns down. How convenient!" There were boys pouring out of the building, laughing but mostly complaining. Mimi and Yolei heard parts of their conversations.
"The building is nice, I guess."
"There's four of us to a room! What kind of shit is that?"
"Have you seen any of the girls yet? I bet they're all really uptight."
Mimi scoffed at them, fuming over their comments. "They're lucky they were even allowed here. They shouldn't be."
Yolei stole a glance at a boy exiting the building. He had sleek blue-black hair and was in a soccer jersey. He was walking with another boy who had a spiky bushy mess of brown hair. He was chattering on and the first boy was nodding as if he was indulged in what he was saying, but Yolei imagined it was the exact opposite.
"Yolei, are you even listening to me?" Mimi's voice intruded her thoughts. She hadn't even realized that she was still talking.
"Sorry." Yolei mumbled, turning away from the boys to look back at her friend. Mimi's honey colored hair was glistening in the sun and she had her hands on her hips, scrutinizing Yolei with an accusing glare. "What?"
"Oh no, you didn't just do that." Mimi gasped. "You were giving into the distraction!"
"What? What are you talking about?" Yolei asked her, dumbstruck.
Mimi gestured to the boys walking away by jerking her head in their direction. "You were staring at them."
"I was not!" Yolei retorted. "You're being melodramatic, Mimi."
Mimi crossed her arms. Okay, so she knew she had a tendency to be a bit melodramatic. "This is why boys shouldn't be here. You'll lose track of everything else if you got involved with them. All boys are-"
"Is a distraction from what's important." Yolei finished for her. She pushed her glasses back up after they began slipping down her nose. "I know." Mimi drilled it into their heads like a parent trying to get a child not to take a cookie from the cookie jar. She always wondered why Mimi was so adamant about it. She figured it must be from personal experience.
Tai watched the ball soar into the goal with a wild grin on his face. "That's it Yagami!" Coach Hiroshaka called out to him. He had finally made it out to the school and called the team to the field. All practices would be held at the girl's school from now on. They had to work extra hard because play offs were coming up soon. There was one regular season game left. Right now they were scrimmaging, shirts against skins. Tai was on the skins. He was the star center and that meant he had to work his hardest to keep that spot. Tai would do whatever it takes.
Ken took the ball and threw it back out into play. He was one of the best goalies the academy ever had and Tai could score with him between the posts. That was saying something.
Davis had the ball now and was dribbling down the field. Even Tai could admit the kid was good. He had speed on his side. He was a forward and while Tai was the captain, he held the slot of co-captain.
"Last play of the game!" Coach Hiroshaka bellowed.
Davis was nearing the goal where Ryo Mitsuko stood. The skins had thrown him in the goal because nobody else wanted to. Even Tai and Davis thought Ken was crazy for liking to be the goal keeper. It was as much pressure as being in their position.
The whistle blew when Davis managed to score and the team rushed to the sidelines, listening to the coach giving them pointers on what to improve on. Then he dismissed them.
Davis and Ken stood by Tai who was downing the entire contents of his water bottle. "Ready to head back?" Ken asked. "I'm sure Matt's annoyed by his other room mates."
Matt and Tai had been assigned to a room with Hiero and Kai Matsumi, twins who together were twice as annoying.
Davis, Ken and T.K, on the other hand, shared a room with Ryo, which worked out well for them.
"He'll survive." Tai dropped his empty bottle onto the grass. "You guys go ahead. I'm not gonna head back just yet."
Davis nodded and took off with Ken and Ryo.
Tai took his ball and went back onto the field. After each practice he normally stuck around an hour or so after. It helped him cool down and clear his head. Just him and the field.
He bounced the ball off of his knees, then his feet and finally his chest before kicking it into the goal. That's when he saw a figure standing near the goal post. It was a girl with fiery auburn hair that didn't pass her shoulders. She was out of her usual school uniform and in a t-shirt and athletic shorts. She held a soccer ball underneath her arm and she seemed alarmed by his presence.
Sora always went out to the soccer field at this time every day. It was just after 4:30 p.m. It always worked out perfectly because it was after her classes and helped her clear her head when she was stressed. A good hour at the field before tackling another essay always kept her refreshed and her mind sharp.
But now there were boys at the school and they had a soccer team. Something she wished for, but there were not enough girls willing to play each year. The most Sora had ever managed to recruit was three girls. It made her jealous to see the boys practicing from her dorm window.
"Isn't practice over?" She asked the boy on the field. He had a wild mess of chocolate brown hair and wasn't wearing a shirt. Sora felt as if she shouldn't be looking at him. Like it was wrong or something.
"Yeah," The boy answered. "Why? Is it time for your team to practice?" Maybe he'd stick around. It'd be good entertainment to watch a group of girls attempt to play soccer.
She shook her head. "No…I just came here myself." She told him, dropping her ball on the ground. "I do every day."
"You're a soccer player?" The boy cocked his head to the side.
"Is that so shocking?" Sora asked as she walked towards him, kicking the ball.
"If you're so into soccer, why aren't you on the team?" He changed the subject, not bothering to answer her question.
"We don't have a team. Not enough willing girls to form one." Sora explained. Most of the girls, if they played sports, were on the volleyball, swimming, softball or tennis team.
"No soccer team?" He asked in horror. "It'd hate to be you. But…"
"What?"
"I'd say it's a shame, but that really depends."
Of course it was a shame. Sora dreamed of playing like she had when she was in public school. "Depends on what?" She crossed her arms and waited for a response.
The boy smirked at her. "If you're any good." The devilish expression playing upon his lips seemed natural on him. Sora shocked herself with her reaction.
"Is that a challenge?" She shot back. She didn't give him a chance to answer. "Fine. Let's do this." She kicked her soccer ball over to him. She could use an opponent. After all, it'd been so long since she'd played competitively. "First one to three points wins."
"Alright." He agreed, chuckling slightly. She was challenging him at soccer? He had no problem showing her up. "Let's see how good you really are." He kicked the ball back in her direction. "You can start." He wouldn't need the ball first.
"Cocky?"
"Confident." He corrected.
At first Tai wasn't the least bit worried. Especially when he scored two goals in a row easily, but then the girl suddenly got good. She was fast, he had to admit that and she knew how to steal the ball. Of course you could tell she lacked the training Tai had, but that was to be expected.
Now they were tied 2-2 and Tai's lips were pressed into a thin line.
"Worried yet?" She asked, kicking the ball over to him to start once more.
"Nope," He answered, but if you listened closely you might have been able to hear the tiny bit of strain in his voice.
When Tai took the ball again, Sora was on his heels. She was probably as strong of a runner as he and Davis were. She caught up to him, trying to steal the ball. Their legs became a tangled mess as they fought each other for it. And when Sora came out of it with the ball and turned towards the goal, Tai had enough. HE didn't get shown up like this. He was the star center and captain! Who was this girl to challenge him and how were they so equally matched?
Tai acted on impulse, something well known to him. He caught up to her, but instead of trying to take the ball back, he made a scene of pretending to trip and crashed onto the grass, bringing her down with him. He was on top of her and she was lying face down in the grass. From underneath him, he heard her mumbling. It sounded like "Gehffmeh."
"What?" He asked, but she rolled over, knocking him off of her.
"What was that?" She got to her feet and looked him straight in the eyes. Her face was flushed red, not only from playing and running, but because of the shirtless boy she'd met less than an hour ago who had tackled her to the ground.
Tai shrugged innocently. "I tripped." He said simply. "Sorry."
"You tripped?" This girl wasn't naïve. She could read people's faces fairly well and by the expression on his, she'd say he was lying. "You tackled me!" She crossed her arms. Of course he had 'tripped.' He was afraid. Afraid of losing to her. "You really can't handle the possibility of somebody beating you, can you?"
"There is no possibility." He replied, still breathing heavily. He ran a hand through his thick hair.
"Yes, because you make sure to 'trip.' Do you always knock others down when you're afraid of losing?"
Tai smirked, picking up the soccer ball. "You're a little too worked up about this in my opinion. Are all of the girls here so spazzy or are you still trying to recover from the feeling of my body on yours?" Tai often just let his mouth run. It wasn't his best attribute. He was an expert at making people squirm and maybe he enjoyed it too much sometimes.
Sora opened her mouth to argue, but shut it again. There was no point in arguing with somebody with such a demeanor. One that reeked of over confidence.
"Nothing?" Tai's smirk melted into a grin. "I thought so." He knew she would have won, but he couldn't look at her and tell her that! Instead, he watched her fume. "Hey, maybe we can finish this some other time." He walked to the sidelines to retrieve his duffel bag.
The girl didn't move, she just watched him. "Oh, and nice dorm building. Although it's a little bit crowded from what I'm used to."
He didn't realize until he was half way back to his dorm that his competitive side had gotten the best of him again and he hadn't even got the girl's name.
"T.K, seriously, what's eating at you?" Ken asked his friend. It was just after ten p.m and they were in their dorms. He had been noticing that T.K wasn't saying much lately. He was awfully quiet since the school burned down.
"Nothing," T.K replied. "I'm just tired." He was lying there in his boxers and t-shirt, staring up at the ceiling. He looked like he was in deep thought to Ken.
It fell silent. All you could hear was Davis' obnoxious snoring.
"Somebody should smother him with a pillow." Ryo suggested, turning on his iPod, putting his headphones in and rolling over.
T.K's cell phone vibrated and he picked it up to the read the text message. He figured it was Tai or Matt or one of his basketball team mates. But it wasn't.
TXT: They'll find out.
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Until next time,
Syd
