Sooo I did the whole translation thingy to English so y'all can read it here as well~~

Notes: timeline here is: first season - second season (Aliea stuff) - world tournament. Characters are 17 - 18 yo

If you see any mistake let me know so I improve, ty! 3

Chap. 1

The battle against Aliea Academy had finally ended, after two months of constant effort. He could finally take a breath since there was nothing to be worried about, but then, why did he feel this stinging pain when everyone else had gotten over it?

Oh, yes. Because he was the one who gave up and did not hesitate on becoming the captain of the team that betrayed Raimon. He still remembered the expression on his captain's face when seeing that he had yielded to the power of the meteorite, and even if he wanted to deny it, he felt both powerful and ashamed. In fact, he could even say he missed the strength of the Aliea stone.

"No!" The defender exclaimed. The mere idea of wanting something like that sickened him and only made him hate himself more. Sweating from one of the many dreams related to the entire Aliea Academy subject, he got out of bed to go to the bathroom and clear his mind before going for a run like he used to do every day. Waking up at 5:00 AM would sound crazy to many people, but it helped a lot to wake him up before starting to train with the rest.

When finished, Ichirouta made sure not to make any noise so he didn't wake Kirina, whom he shared a room with, and left the building, making sure the coach was not around. After all, only a few people knew about their daily running routine: Endo and Gouenji, as the two of them had started talking more since soccer tournaments started again.

He didn't know how long he could keep up with the pace he had picked up after several minutes accelerating, but he needed to get rid of all the negative thoughts, and running helped a lot in that regard. Normally he changed his route to see different places, which had sometimes led him to discover beautiful places, accompanied by the color of the sky at dawn. Finally a smile settled on his lips and he stopped when he reached what looked like a viewpoint at the top of a hill to sit on a bench and admire the landscape.

Why couldn't he always feel like this? He already had enough problems to fill an agenda, and it seemed that life was not going to let him breathe easy. He stretched his legs to loosen his muscles and took a deep breath, dropping onto the seat.

Half an hour later, he decided it was time to return, and he started the way back to have breakfast with the team, when halfway there he began to feel that he was abnormally short of breath and his legs began to fail.

"What...?" He stopped suddenly, and tried to catch air with all his strength, but it seemed to have no effect. Suddenly a stab in his chest left him breathless. He had no idea what had happened. Had he overworked himself? Running had never been a problem!

He started to panic and fell to his knees, when as soon as it came, the pain disappeared, and he began to cough loudly. "What was that ...?" Joining forces, he finally managed to stand up and lean against a streetlightt. He looked at his phone: it was already 7 o'clock and training started at 8, so he decided to start walking back despite the fatigue.

As he feared, the others seemed to have woken up and were already having breakfast in the dining room.

"Kazemaru! Where were you? We were worried about you!" And of course Endo could not miss jumping on him with concern.

"Agh ...!" The pain on his chest seemed not to have subsided.

"Uh? H-Hey, are you okay? You're pale ..." asked the goalkeeper, still with concern in his eyes.

"Yeah, it's nothing ... It's just that I've run out of air before ..." He didn't want to worry them, especially now that the games with the national team would start. In addition to the excitment because of participating in the World Cup, he was not enough to squander that opportunity due to sudden fatigue. And it definitely didn't help that Mamoru was so close to him. In many ways.

Because, yes, Kazemaru Ichirouta had liked Endo Mamoru for a long time. But he could never find the courage to tell him, afraid of ruining their friendship. He appreciated it too much to lose it.

"Come, let me help you ..." And with that, the brunette put his friend's arm over his shoulders, helping him to lean on. He didn't think it was really necessary, so he was surprised when Ichirouta dropped his weight on him, his legs trembling slightly. "Seriously, are you okay? I'm going to take you to your room."

"Uh? What's up guys? Has something happened?" Ichihoshi askedfrom behind them. Not only him, but the rest of the team also seemed to worry about the state of their friend, since it wasn't normal just dissapearing and returning from a place they didn't know almost at dawn.

"N-No ...It's fine, I've just gone out for a bit of a run and I've gotten more tired than I expected..." He lied. "Ouch ..." He was still complaining under his breath.

"Don't worry guys, I'll take him to his room toget some rest, you guys eat to have strength during training!" The Raimon captain said with a broad smile.

Despite the constant complaints from the blue-haired boy saying that he was fine and not to worry, Endo managed to help him up the stairs and laid him down on the bed.

"You have to rest. You're gonna need strength for the game, and you got up very early. Surely if you sleep for a while you'll get better!" The brunette smiled at him.

"Y-Yes, it's probably just that I'm tired..." Kazemaru had to hide his face behind his bangs to hide his blush. A small smile appeared on his lips. He had to admit that the captain's concern made him feel loved, somewhat special.

"Mm ... But you can't go without breakfast or else you'll end up fainting... Wait, I'll bring you some food, okay?" And before he could answer, he dashed downstairs.

"GUYS, LEAVE SOME BREAKFAST FOR KAZEMARU!" He could hear him from the dining room. "KABEYAMA, THAT'S MY RICE BALL!" He kept yelling.

"Uh ... He never changes, huh?" The defender sighed. The truth is that the idea of taking a short nap didn't sound so bad, he was exhausted. He took the blanket and covered himself with it, then laid his head on the pillow and closed his eyes.

"There! Kaze- huh ...?" Mamoru was stunned, standing on the door frame, plate in hand. "Ah… you're already asleep?" He whispered, as he placed the food on the nightstand. Ichirouta was quite relaxed, yes, but not asleep, so he noticed how the other subtly put his arms around him and brushed his forehead on his. "Sleep well then." A shiver of happiness ran through his body, and he prayed that the other hadn't noticed. A few moments later Endo left with the others, closing the door behind him. Moments the blue-haired boy used to calm down a bit. His heart was beating much faster than normal - which bothered him because he felt like a teenager in a cringy romantic movie- and not that it helped precisely with his current physical condition.

"Okay, calm down ... Now what I need is to sleep to recover ..." And minutes later he fell asleep.

"How much longer do you plan on pretending, Ichirouta ...?" Asked a familiar voice coming out of nowhere.

"Who are you…?"He could feel the fear in his voice. There was absolutely nothing around him, just a pitch black abyss.

"You know who I am more than anyone." The voice replied with a tired tone. It took a few seconds for him to realize that voice was HIS voice, causing him to become even more confused.

"What do you want…?"

"Hmm… ~" the voice hummed. The abyss in front of him suddenly seemed to begin to take shape, going through various silhouettes before coming to an unpleasantly familiar one. "Let's say I've finally gotten up from a very long nap, and I don't want to go back to sleep ... Although you should know ..."

And his own body, now having taken his dark emperor shape, reached out to gently grasp his chin.

"Right, my other me ~?" He smiled, letting his sharp pupils dig into Ichirouta's terrified eyes.

Huhu so that's it for now. It is REALLY short compared to the Spanish version, let me tell you xD

So, if u liked it I appreciate some Reviews or whatever u want ^^