It's a boring chapter, but I had to start resolving the story someday ...

Chapter 10: Don't die, Atsuya

- Atsuya: "No one dies here - otherwise I would have killed Endou-baka long ago."

It's only three minutes since the match has started and Dark Icicle already made a goal. Now the ball goes to Atsuya – will he be able to score again? The voice of the commentator echoed through the outsold stadium as everyone stared expectantly stared on the ice striker, who made his way to the goal.

Fubuki arrived just in time to see his brother score. He sighed. 'Seems that I worried to much.'

But suddenly Atsuya stopped moving. The audience looked shocked at him as he seemed to be in real pain. The younger twin stormed towards the railing of the stands and bended over it, only thinking of his brother. "Atsuya!"

Meanwhile some ambulancemen had arrived and carried the ice striker, who was unconscious now, away from the field. The game continued and everybody seemed to have forgotten about the incident soon. Everybody besides Fubuki; the boy didn't care about the outcome of the match as he made his way to the nearby hospital where he hoped to find Atsuya.

It took him a while to find the right room though and as he finally got there the doctor had already left. The ice striker had gained consciousness again and seemed to be as healthy as always. "Shirou, I saw your match earlier", his brother told him before Fubuki could even ask about his health. "You really did a good job there, although it is mostly Hiroto's credit."

It was a quite rare occurrence for Atsuya to praise somebody, but right now Fubuki didn't feel any joy. "You didn't use the antidote! Why?"

"Because it was yours", the older twin answered as if it were obvious.

"You didn't have to mix it into your dinner that evening", his brother complained. "Now you'll die!"

But Atsuya stayed calm. "No, I won't. Because I have always a place to return to", he smiled while looking at the other boy. As he saw his twin still looking desperately, Atsuya continued. "It's alright. I don't need a body to be happy. I preferred being inside you anyway."

"Atsuya … ." Fubuki whispered and took his brother's left hand.

"Don't make such a sad face, I told you, I'll be fine. Just focus on stopping Kageharu for now", the older twin remarked. "Stay with Hiroto or Fudou until I'll rejoin you. As for now I still have some business to do, so this body has to last a little longer."

Aware of his brother's stubbornness Fubuki nodded. "Fine then. I'll be waiting."

As soon as he had left the hospital Fubuki returned to the stadium and looked for Kidou. He found his teammates and a worried looking Hiroto just entering the Inazuma Caravan, ready to go back to their residence.

"Fubuki, where have you been?", the red haired boy asked confused. "I had to explain our relationship to the others all alone."

"Oh." He had already forgotten that the two had just made it official. "I'm sorry, Hiroto."

"No, it wasn't meant as a reproach", the other boy apologized. "I was just worried, has something happen to Atsuya?"

Suddenly the others interrupted their conversation. "Hey, Fubuki congrats!", Endou shouted.

"You two make a wonderful couple", Kazemaru added. "We just asked Hiroto to tell everything about it."

But Fubuki wasn't listing, his eyes were still looking for Kidou. It took him only a short time to find the strategist among the others, but instead of joining the conversation he seemed deep in thoughts.

"Sorry Hiroto, I have to go with Kidou now. I'll explain later, but you don't need to worry." He smiled at his friend and gave him a short kiss. It was still unaccustomed for him to be so open with their relationship and he blushed as he felt the others watching them.

The red haired boy however was more confident. "It's ok", he whispered and pulled him against his body. Only seconds later Hiroto let go of his friend and smiled. "Be careful, don't talk to strangers and come back before it gets dark", he joked.

Then Fubuki grasped the arm of Kidou, who was still in thoughts and very surprised about the sudden movement. "We'll go now ...", the boy dragged the strategist away from the team. "To KA-Mio."

Kidou looked agreeing at the other boy. "I guess it's time to find out the whole truth. This time, we'll head straight in, without sneaking."

"Ok, if you say so." Apparently Fubuki didn't think that this would be a good plan, but he trusted the instincts of his friend.

As they stood before the big impressive building which served as headquarter for KA-Mio during the tournament, Fubuki was glad that he decided to bring the strategist with him. "Are you sure we can just enter?", he asked intimidated.

But Kidou was already entering the building. "Of course, if they really fight against Kageharu, they're on our side."

"What do you mean with 'if'?", Fubuki asked surprised, but the other boy was already inside. Quickly to not to lose Kidou he followed his friend into the office of KA-Mio.

In the entrance hall they found a reception with a friendly woman, who agreed to show them the way to the main office – after the two boys had signed the visitor form of course and waited for some time. It was a big back door, slightly different from the others, before Fubuki and Kidou had to wait again. Especially the first one was intimidated even by the corridor they were standing in. It was a lot bigger and luxurious than one would expect.

As they were finally invited to enter the bureau, both were prepared for even more glamor, but the room's inventory was rather simple and cold due to the many monitors in the wall. A small woman was sitting behind a desk and too busy with work to note that she had actually visitors waiting for her.

However Kidou was as confident as always. "Are you the boss of KA-Mio?", he asked straightly looking at the other person.

"Oh", the woman looked up. She was slightly surprised to see two boys standing in front of her. "Who let these kids in?", she muttered to herself. "Yes, I am Marietta Valentine, I represent the gentlemen who sponsored this event, we're acting under the name 'KA-Mio Soccer Organization for Europe'."

"Anyway … ." Kidou still remained unimpressed by Ms. Valentine's words. "We request to ban Dark Icicle from the tournament. If you investigate his base you'll find some serious evidences against him."

"But the finals are tomorrow", the woman objected.

But the strategist continued. "And also, you have to hurry, because some of their players have already taken severe damage from the drug he injected them. They immediately need professional treatment."

"Please, my brother's life is in danger!", Fubuki supported his teammate's words.

Ms. Valentine however showed no surprise about the accusations. Instead, she returned to her paperwork. "I don't like Dark Icicle either and if I could I would never have allowed him to enter. But there is nothing KA-Mio can do right now, so please don't interrupt my work any longer."

"But why?", Fubuki asked. "He's dangerous."

"Oh, didn't you know?" The woman looked up again. "Have you never asked yourself what 'KA-Mio' stood for?"

The two boys looked at each other. "It can't be … ", Kidou began.

"Well, it is." Ms. Valentine laughed. "You're quite naïve … The 'KA' is for Dr. Kageharu Eiji, who is actually one of the main sponsors."

You didn't see that coming, didn't you? Well, you couldn't because even I didn't know this ... I thought I named KA-Mio just after a character from Prince of Tennis (I'm currently watching this show), but apperantly my subconscious chose it for a deeper reason. I really am suprised. ^^ And yeah, I wonder how this will end, since I never habe any idea of what I'm writing lately - It's a miracle that it's still understandable ^^"