A/N: I'm back! And, I'm SOOOO sorry I haven't updated! I've been very, very busy. Had a tight schedule as well. I think I'll update once every two weeks from now on. I'm not that sure, but maybe it'll work for me. And, also I'm gonna give you guys a heads-up. I won't be available for another week or two later. I'm gonna be away from my laptop, and I will not bring any writing equipment. So, I'm not gonna update (again). SORRY!

Disclaimer: I disclaim. Period. No comas or anything else. That's it. I admitted. I don't own any of these, except for my OCs.

"All right, everyone. We will serve the appetizer first, and then we'll continue with the main dish and lastly, the dessert. We hope you like it." Kenta explained with a slight bow. Then, he clapped his hands. The second he did that, every maid and butler proceeded to serve the first course.

The maids went to each seat, carrying soup bowls. In precise synch, they laid down the soup bowls in front of each guest. Two of the maids behind them followed, laying out four baskets of bread. The butlers then approached the table, both carrying a small pot of soup that rested on plate on one hand while holding a ladle in the other. They approached table, leaning in before serving the still piping soup.

"This is homemade corn cream soup. Please, enjoy it with some bread if you'd like." Kenta said. The other servants bowed to them in respect before leaving the room. Most of the team was speechless by the teamwork the servants showed. "T-Thanks, I guess…" Kirino said, dumbfounded like the others. Even Tsurugi was blinking from what just happened. The only ones who weren't affected were Tenma and Shindou. Tenma, again, was used to it, as was Shindou.

"This looks great! Thanks!" Tenma said, reaching for a loaf of bread. His reaction was a straight contrast to the elegant performance just earlier and it was refreshing. "Could you pass me the bread?" Shinsuke asked first. Tenma took the basket in one hand before handing it over to his friend. "Here." Shinsuke took the basket and smiled. "Thanks!" Shindou observed the two with a smile. He looked over to Tsurugi, who was eating in silence. Shindou narrowed his eyes, 'He's quieter than usual.'

"Well, what about you Amagi?" Sangoku asked his friend. The said defender grinned, looking excited and hungry. "Yeah, I'll have some. Pass it here!" He turned to the purple-haired first-year across the table. "Kageyama! Let's have some!" Hikaru sweat-dropped at his senior, "Y-Yes, Amagi-senpai."

Soon, the silence was gone. The children talked as they laughed, some of the girls felt like chiding at the boys for being so vulgar at such a formal occasion, but then again, as nice it all was, this was just a simple dinner at a friend's and the mood in the air was so much better. Haruna and Coach Endou finally managed to relax, more than glad to see everyone settle down for the first time since they had arrived.

Karin and Kenta smiled. "We'll be leaving then. If you need anything," Kenta approached Tenma and gave him a small white button. "Just press that button, and we'll be here. We sincerely hope you enjoy your meal." Kenta and Karin bowed in respect. Endou smiled, "Don't worry, I'm sure we will!"

The butler stared at the coach, before having a small smile appear on his face. He nodded, and started to walk towards the door with Karin by his side. "Thanks, you two!" Karin looked back to see Tenma grinning at them. She smiled in relief, finally able to see him being happy again. It's been a long time since she saw that smile. And, she was grateful that she could see it again. With that in mind, Karin sent Tenma a soft smile back. Then, she and Kenta exited the room. When the duo was out, everyone cupped their hands and said "Itadakimasu!" together. When that's done, they proceeded to eat their appetizer.

"This is delicious!" Shinsuke said, taking more and more spoonfuls his soup with each taste. Oddly though, he refrained from eating any of the kernels left in the bowl. Tenma sweat-dropped at his friend's behavior. "Shinsuke, slow down. And eat the kernels too."

Shinsuke halted, "Oh yeah, forgot." Then, he pouted at Tenma. "But, the soup's more delicious than the corn!" he said in a matter-of-factly tone. A few seats away from them, Midori shook her head at Shinsuke's statement. "But, Shinsuke…" the manager leaned forward to see the defender more clearly. "The soup tastes like that because of the corn."

"Can't blame him, though." Kariya shrugged. "The soup is pretty tasty." Midori's eye twitched and she glared at the teal-haired boy.

"I told you, that's because of the corn!"

"All right, all right! Don't be so angry!" Kariya said, defending himself. The rest of the group laughed at the duo's bickering.

Kenta and Karin walked down the hallway. It was silent, the only noise that could be heard was their footsteps. Until they heard something not far away. It was the sound of running footsteps, coming towards them Kenta and Karin looked back in curiosity, searching for the source of the sound. After much closer inspection, the duo saw a butler running from a distance. "Kenta-san!"

Both of them fully turned around, the butler coming to a halt before them. "What is it?" Kenta asked. The butler stepped forward and whispered something to Kenta's ear. He frowned, turning the other man away.

"Karin, go on without me." Said maid blinked. She was about to ask why, but Kenta had already sprinted to the lobby. Confused, she turned to the butler beside her. "What did you say?"

The butler looked down to the floor, "Master's back."

Outside the mansion, a black car pulled over the driveway, with the chauffeur exiting from the driver's side. He quickly went to the left side of the car and opened the passenger door. This time, a sturdy man, aged somewhere in his late thirties came out. He wore a dark brown suit, and was carrying a black suitcase with his left arm.

The man was about to approach the house, when he spotted something not far away. He looked to his right and saw a blue and white caravan. The driver and passengers were nowhere to be found, but one thing stood out.

In front of the caravan was a small yellow thunder logo. There was also the sign "Inazuma11GO" on the side. The man narrowed his eyes; he had seen that thunder before.

'Daddy! Daddy! I want to go here when I grow up!'

'Here? Why?'

'Because, it has the same logo as my soccer ball!'

'Oh really? What's its name?'

The man's eyes widened. That's right. He had seen that before. It's the logo of a particularly famous school. The man gritted his teeth in anger, "Raimon Junior High."

"Welcome home, Atsushi-sama."

The man turned to the butler standing in front of the lobby. "Kenta."

"Yes, sir?"

"Do we have any guests?" The butler visibly tensed. For the first few minutes, he didn't answer at all, but after much hesitation, Kenta finally replied. "Yes, sir. We do have some guests."

"Who?" Kenta bit his lip, sweating a little in his hands. He didn't want to answer, too afraid for the outcome, but, the man in front of him was not a patient man. He would always get an answer. He learned that the hard way. So to his displeasure, he had to answer.

"Tenma-sama and his friends, sir."

A ridiculous amount of rage and anger boiled inside the man. The second his name was mentioned, a lot of mixed emotions came to his body all at once.

And all of those emotions were negative. Rage, anger, despise, hatred etc. The man's fists were balled up and he gritted his teeth. "Tenma, you say?"

"…Yes, sir."

"I thought I forbade you from letting him into the mansion, Kenta." The man said coldly. Kenta gulped, which was not normal for him.

"It was a…slight emergency, sir. Tenma-sama and his friends were searching for shelter from the rain."

"And why did he have to come here?"

"This was the nearest shelter."

"And how long are they staying?"

"Until the rain stops, sir. Then, they'll return to Inazuma Town." There was silence after that. The man glared at Kenta, not uttering a word. Kenta, on the other hand, was shaking. He was nervous and scared.

The man in front of him, Matsukaze Atsushi, was known to be a fierce and impatient man who always found a way to get what he wanted and he did not take any refusal kindly.

After a few minutes of a one-sided glaring session between master and servant, Atsushi finally closed his eyes and sighed. "I want to meet him in my office in 5 minutes." Kenta suppressed the urge to sigh in relief and bowed. "I understand, sir."

Atsushi walked past Kenta and towards the mansion. The butler could hear his master being greeted by the servants behind him. "Welcome home, Atsushi-sama." The usual greeting his master gets every time he comes back. Honestly, Kenta was getting tired of that greeting but he knew that his opinion didn't matter.

The butler balled up his fists. He closed his eyes, feeling frustrated to no end. Again, he didn't want to do what his master had ordered but he had no choice. A butler must do everything his master mandated, but to call Tenma to meet his father? An absolute 'no' from him, that was for sure. So many things could go wrong between the two of them. Between father and son.

Kenta opened his eyes slowly and frowned. With a heavy heart, Kenta went back inside the house to inform Tenma the dreadful news, something he was not looking forward to. Things were not going to end well that night.

"Tenma, this is delicioso!" Nishiki said to the brunet. "I'm so excited about the next meal!" Tenma laughed at his senior's Italian accent. "Thanks, Nishiki-senpai."

"Nishiki's right, Tenma. This is the best appetizer I've ever had! And this is just cream soup!" Endou stated, excitement clearly written on his face. 'And, it's not Natsumi's cooking!'

"The cheese makes it even more tasty. The perfect bonus, I'll say." Haruna smiled, nodding her head. The nice feedback everyone was giving embarrassed the midfielder a little. "Is that so? Well, thanks."

"I still say the soup's tastier than the corn." Tenma didn't have to look to know who said that. Of course it was Kariya being himself again. As expected, Midori's voice was instantly heard a few seats away. "I told you, it was because of the corn!"

While everyone else was either sweat-dropping or laughing at the duo, Tenma sighed and shook his head. He really didn't know if Kariya was purposely baiting Midori to come at him, or he just forgot the outcome of that sentence. Whatever it was, he got the result.

"Tenma-sama."

Said boy blinked. He turned around to see Kenta in front of the door. Judging from the butler's tone and expression, he could tell that this was not going to be good. "What's wrong, Kenta?"

"In private please, Tenma-sama." Kenta whispered and very sadly. Tenma stopped eating, understanding the situation. He lay down his spoon on the bowl before getting up.

Though Shinsuke did not hear exactly what Kenta said to his friend, he could see the slight change in Tenma's mood. "Tenma, what's wrong?" he asked, mostly confused. The mentioned boy merely shook his head. He turned to the small defender beside him with a smile on his face.

"Nothing, Shinsuke." Tenma calmly said, worrying him further. Calm was not how Tenma usually was.

He slowly stood up from his seat and looked at his friends. "Guys, I'm going to go out for a while. Just continue eating without me, okay?" Without bothering for an answer, he hastily walked out the room with Kenta.

There was brief surprise and confusion, but most soon returned to their own conversation, any concern placed behind their minds. However, Endou crossed his arms, still troubled by what he saw. Away from him, Aoi was also worrying, wondering if everything was fine.

Across the table, Kariya lazily looked at every seat. Why? The teal-haired defender shrugged, 'Just because.' When he was done, Kariya concluded that only three out of those twenty-two seats were empty. The first one was empty to begin with. The second belonged to Tenma, who just left. And the third one belonged to Tsurugi.

Wait.

Kariya looked around the room. After looking at every corner and person, his search results was confirmed true. "Where's Tsurugi-kun?"

A/N: Thanks for reading 'till the very end! Just so you know, this was actually half of the chapter I was gonna update. HALF! Well, not really half. Just a third of it. So, what do you think? Tell me your opinions by pressing that 'Review' button below. If you want to give me ideas and inspirations, just PM me. Go press my username above the chapter and you'll know the rest. But, I'm warning you. I won't be available for the next week or two. So don't be surprised if I don't answer.