Hello readers awesome so this is chapter two and I hope you like it please review =)

Okay talking about the World sports challenge I made that up. So just to tell you that the teams and names are just gonna be made up but if there is a team or player that does exist and I use it I DO NOT OWN IT THIS IS JUST FOR ENTERTAINMENT NOTHING MORE Enjoy….

Ch: 2 Chance meeting:

Its been 2 weeks sense the championship win. It was good and so the world of baseball decided to let all the players take a nice long break of 2 months. Than the big challenge happens The World Sports Challenge where the number one team in Japan will go and represent Japan against other countries. This tournament comes every fifty years so all of Japan is excited. The World Sports Challenge takes place over one month the theme for The World Sports Challenge is baseball, which certainly excites Japan. What makes this tournament so popular is that not only does it appear every fifty years but it also only has one theme or tournament which changes every time. The last time it appeared the sport it chose was soccer, this year its baseball which means that every baseball team in Japan is excited. All the rules are basically the same with one exception apparently you get three chances to win and if you lose then you are out. What makes it hard is that any country in the world can participate in The World Sports Challenge which means their will be teams that no one has ever heard of. And without a doubt every team will be made up of the best players in the country which makes it that much harder. The team that wins this will get bragging right and be named number one in the world, and if that is not enough the winning team gets 500 billion dollars which makes winning that much better. There is even a bonus for the country that wins usually something big like access to a trade route that only they can use, there very own oil field untouched by anyone, even more land. Even one one of those prizes is enough to help a country as a whole thrive making it a very big deal. The special committee chosen to decide who joins team Japan have already sent out invites to the best players in Japan.

'I wonder how we will do?' Kojima thought to himself thinking about the invite he got.

He was on a plane heading to Pandor for the break Kojima's home town located on the coast a small town next to the city of Kee a city for partying. The captain announced that the plane was landing and hoped you enjoy the trip. After twenty minutes the plane landed at Kokomi airport right next to Kee city. Kojima got up and grabbed his bag from the compartment above and shut it. The town of Pandor is located right on the coast a couple miles from the city of Kee. Kojima got into a taxi and told the driver where to go so the taxi drove off. The drive took about an hour to get to the house the one thing Kojima liked about Pandor was not that it was small but it was far enough away from the city that you could relax. Kojima got out of the car and paid the taxi and carried his bags into the house where he received big hugs from his parents Miko and Keisuk Hiromichi. Both of them were over about in there seventies but they still had a lot of energy for there age. The house was exactly the same a two story house big enough for a family of four to feel comfortable. Kojima carried his bags up to his room, just like he thought with a smile they did not change his room. Everything was left the way it was a bed next to a wood desk that had books on it. The chair was pushed in and still had his old sweatshirt hanging on the back. The short but long dresser supported a TV and a DVD player. Right next to the player was DVD's of all types. But what welcomed Kojima the most was his baseball mitt left on his bed. Kojima picked it up and remembered about when his father would take him to the park and they would play catch until sundown, than they would run home and find mom sitting on her chair angry about how we were supposed to be home a long time ago but after hugs and a sorry from both of us she would smile and we would eat dinner laughing and watching TV. The show that I would watch was the baseball channel seeing the players play made me want to become a baseball player. When I entered high school I tried out for the baseball team and of course made it but back than my batting was not as good as it is now and after a couple of weeks the couch said that I would be kicked off which scared me because I couldn't but I started practicing more and more and finally became one of the best hitters on the team. My parents supported me all the way through high school and university. When I was chosen to join the team the Lycans they were so happy that my dreams came true. Kojima dropped his bags on the floor and laid down on his big bed feeling so calm that his mind started to wonder.

'I wonder how my brother is doing?' "He is probably gambling at the casinos again." My brother Syler is 5 years younger than me and is considered to be a irresponsible kid in a 40 year old body. He calls himself a great gambler but on a scale of 1 to 10 he would be considered a 1 when it comes to it. Even when he was younger always going to casinos and losing so much money that it was beyond shocking. My parents tried to help by getting him help but every time he would refuse or run away only to appear at home with an excuse that he was sorry. Always losing all his money believing that he will win the next time but the truth he won't. It is almost funny Tokuchi would probably be ranked 20 maybe even high way off the scale the complete opposite of his brother when it comes to gambling. If Tokuchi saw my brother he would probably forget him maybe even teach hi a lesson about how he shouldn't be gambling and that he should leave. After all Tokuchi is a god in gambling.

Ring Ring Ring...

The phone was ringing down stairs and Kojima's mother Miko picked it up. While she was talking on the phone Kojima came back down stairs he knew what it was. His mother hung the phone up and looked at him with a depressed look, a look that Kojima knew what it meant. His idiot of a brother was at a casino losing a lot of money. Usually this would happen a lot Kojima's brother was well known throughout all the casinos and every time his brother would lose a large amount of money they would give his family a call and usually one of them will have to drive and pick him up as usual. And this time it was the same. before his mother or father could speak Kojima spoke.

"I'll go get him you guys stay here." Kojima said.

His mother sat down as they both said it was okay. Grabbing the keys to the car Kojima got in to it and drove off toward the city. 'When will he grow up honestly every time it is always something?' Kojima thought.

Over the years Kojima tried to help his brother get a job a house and a good life but every single time it will always, always fail no matter what he did. Turning on the music Kojima drove on for about 30 minutes. And there it was the Sea Casino a very popular casino and one of the prettiest casinos. Unlike most casinos around here this one made you feel like you were under the sea with big tanks in the ceiling and in the ground . Kojima pulled into the parking lot and parked the car close to the entrance. Kojima got out of the car and went inside the casino, looking around he headed for the poker tables. His brother would only play poker something about how he believes he is lucky but only at poker which was wrong. While looking for his brother Kojima accidentally bumped into a woman, she had long brown hair in a ponytail and brown eyes.

"I am so sorry; I was not watching where I was going." She said looking up at Kojima.

"No it's no problem." Kojima said reaching his hand down to help her up.

"Oh your Kojima Hiromichi right. My name is Alicia and I have been working here for 10 years as a waitress, and you are probably here for your brother by the name of Syler Hiromichi right." She said.

"Yeah I am got all call saying to come and pick him up." Kojima said with a sigh.

"Oh yes my manager Kunei told me to call his family to come pick him up." Alicia said.

"Thank you for that so where is my brother than." Kojima asked looking around.

"Oh if you follow me your brother is at the poker table this way please." Alicia said walking toward the tabled games with Kojima following behind.

Alicia and Kojima traveled their way weaving in and out of people. After 1 minute they found the poker tables. Kojima had his eye on a particular table that had a big group surrounding one poker table.

"If I know my brother he's there right." Kojima asked turning to Alicia.

"Yeah that's right, will if you know than I need to get back to work. Thanks to how short staff we are I have to do more than I usually do." Alicia said before walking away with a wave and a smile. "Oh and good luck with your brother I hope it works out." Alicia said before walking off into the crowd.

"Thank you very much for your help." Kojima smiled at her.

Kojima turned and started making his way through the group toward his brother who was dressed in a grey suit considered his lucky suit. When Kojima got through the crowd his brother had only a measely pile of money left on the table while the other guy who was an old guy probably 50 years old looking at how grey his hair who had a huge amount of chips piled up of money he has won. That huge pile was biggest he ever seen, and you could tell that he played more than one person it made the one Tokuchi had in Okinawa when Kojima went to re-challenged him look small. Kojima walked up and grabbed his brother by th shoulder who yelped in shock.

"Hey Kojima let me go I got to win my money back from that guy." Syler said as he was being pulled away.

"Kojima Hiromichi you don't have to take your brother away yet allow him to get his money back he is having so much fun." The old man said standing up and motioning to the chair. The man was as tall as Kojima but had a very fit body that would be considered perfect for his form. He had green eyes and grey hair in a short spiky controlled cut with a little brown in his hair. He had a tattoo of a star with a x in the center of the star. He was dressed in an red button down shirt with the collar down and with a black tie around his neck. A fancy black suit coat covered him by just looking at his appearance this is a guy with money.

"Come on bro please give me a chance I will win it back I swear." Syler said pleading at Kojima.

"No you will not and that's final." Kojima said before continuing to drag Syler away.

"Then how about this Mr. Kojima you and I have one more gamble. I think you might like this, it's very easy outside of this building in the back are some batting cages." The old man said walking around the table.

Kojima turned around and looked at him. "What kind of gamble." Kojima said looking at the guy.

"It's a simple game known as one outs." The guy said.

Kojima's eyes widened and he just stood still.

"From the look of your expression I can tell you know what I am talking about don't you." The man said a smile popping on his face. "Then how about it one game if you can hit 1 of my pitches than all the money he lost will be returned to him and I will even throw in some interest with it just hit one of my pitches and you win. After all you are a man with great skills" The man said grabbing his bag full of money and motioning to the back door. "What do you say Mr. Kojima."

Kojima stood there next to his brother thoughts were coming into his mind. Memories of Okinawa and meeting with Tokuchi this man was not Tokuchi though he was someone else. But something was weird about this guy he was not Tokuchi but the feeling he gave out was very much the same confident and very calm. "Alright than let's do it, you know my name so what is yours?" Kojima asked.

"My name is Roy Maker and before you ask I am a foreigner from America. But you can just call me Roy." Roy said walking out the door.

Kojima and Syler with the help of Roy got out of the casino and into one of the batting cages. Roy was already there with a baseball already in his hand. Kojima stepped up to the plate with a bat that was left out. Kojima took the plate and Roy got in his stance which was much more compact then Tokuchi's form. Roy winded up and through the first pitch it went by hitting the top outside corner corner. But Kojima didn't hit it because he was in shock the pitch was like Tokuchi's pitching except much faster and more precise. The second pitch went by and Kojima didn't even move a pitch right at the middle left outside corner They were just fastballs and nothing else. Kojima closed his eyes and focused on that night in the mountains chopping wood focus with a clear mind was the only way. Then Roy spoke.

"So you are trying to clear your mind then, is that it Mr. Kojima." Roy said.

Kojima opened his eyes and stared at Roy. This man was right on the target, just like how Tokuchi did with his opponents the ability to read minds but really it was just studying a person's physical features and just focusing on how a person acts. Than manipulate the person into over thinking and getting all stressed up and taking control of the person's actions. Roy was just like that. Kojima thought.

"Good luck this is the last pitch hope you hit it." Roy said.

Roy was set the third pitch. Kojima focused and swung he missed the ball suddenly a in high pitch that dropped. A pitch that Tokuchi used before in the all star game against Enomoto. This game is a lost.

"Will Mr. Kojima that was a very interesting game. You were very close to hitting it, but you hesitated and that was the whole reason you lost. Of course I made you hesitate by calling you out when you were trying to clear your mind. All in all it was a good game and I enjoyed myself so here you go." Roy said throwing the duffel bag filled with money at Kojima.

"Wait I lost the bet why are you giving the money back?" Kojima asked.

"Because that amount of money I can get anytime I want. Also Mr. Kojima I had fun playing with you now if you excuse me I got to go." Roy said before leaving the batting cage and straightening his outfit.

Syler walked up to Kojima and grabbed the bag a huge smile appeared on his face.

"Man that guy was so nice. I got my money back plus a whole lot more. But that guy was very strong bro very strong. Even before I played him he already won so much money. He is like a god in the gambling world." Syler said walking away from Kojima and out of the batting cage. Syler was right. He is a god. The presence he gave off and the technique was exactly like Tokuchi. Kojima thought.

"Syler listen go to the car and I will be right back I need to ask that guy something really fast." Kojima said tossing the keys to Syler and running off in the direction Roy went.

That guy was just like Tokuchi in many ways perhaps he knows Tokuchi and if he does than maybe he will know where he is. True the Lycans won the championship and the gamble ended but this World Sports Championship is on a whole new level. A tip from a very reliable source told Kojima that all the teams Japan will be going up against are known to have strong opponents in each team. The tip said that if the Lycans are going to win then they will need a strong person on their team to get them there. When the Lycans heard that they were kind of confused at the beginning but after watching some of the teams playing they realized. Each team that will participate in the World Championship had that one person smart enough to mess up all the enemy teams and win. Pretty much each team participating will have a gambler or someone that can psych people out very easily on each team which is why Tokuchi is important. If the Lycans are going to win the tournament than Tokuchi will be required to go against those teams but that was a problem after Tokuchi left no matter how hard the team tried they could not find him he hasn't appeared in Okinawa. But that guy might know where Tokuchi is he has to, so this might be the only chance for the Lycans and I am not going to let it slip away. Kojima thought to himself as he ran into the casino to find Roy.

Luckily when Kojima entered the casino he ran into Alicia who was nice enough to help by pointing out that the man he was gambling against went out the side door to a side parking lot. So Kojima followed through that door and saw Roy by his car a land evo painted grey smoking.

"I knew you would come after me so what do you want Mr. Kojima?" Roy asked.

Kojima walked over to Roy and spoke. "I need to ask you something do you know a guy by the name of Tokuchi Toua?" Kojima asked.

"Yes I do so what do you want." Roy asked staring at Kojima as he climbed in his car and rolled down the windows.

"Do you happen to know where he is Roy? He is not in trouble or anything its just the Lycans need to talk to him and it is very important so do you know where he is, and another question how do you know him sir?" Kojima asked.

"That is a lot of questions Mr. Kojima. But if you must know I don't know where Toua is at the moment. He hasn't contacted me for a while but I might know someone who does." Roy said to Kojima.

"Really that's great who is it?" Kojima asked.

"If you have been to the game called one outs you should already know her already." Roy said finishing his cigarette.

I know them. Who did I meet at Okinawa than it's a women and the only women I ever met was Big Mama the women who ran the one outs games. Kojima thought. "It's Big Mama than she knows where Tokuchi is then." Kojima said looking at Roy.

"Yeah she probably does know where he's at but I don't think she will tell you though." Roy said.

"Wait Roy, if Big Mama won't tell me where he is what can I do then." Kojima asked Roy through the window.

"Tell her that Roy boy told you to go to her and ask and she will tell you." Roy said before starting to drive off.

"Wait." Kojima said loudly at Roy.

"What is it now?" Roy said backing up the car to where Kojima was.

"I have one more question to ask please." Kojima said to Roy.

"Alright what is it?" Roy said looking at Kojima.

"I want to know how you know Tokuchi. You called him Toua so I want to know how you know him." Kojima asked.

A smile appeared on Roy's face. "Will you could say I am that boy's father in some way." Roy said.

Kojima's eyes went wide with shock.

"If you want to know more about that just ask big Mama about it I got to go." Roy said before driving away.

Kojima walked back inside and to the parking lot where his car was parked Syler was all ready in there listening to music while cradling the bag of money.

"Hey bro what did you talk with Roy about?" Syler asked when Kojima was in the car.

"Nothing that concerns you I was just asking him something's." Kojima said before putting the car in motion and driving away.

As Kojima drove home he couldn't stop thinking about what Roy said. About being Tokuchi's father it was shocking. But Kojima knew one thing he was going to do. And that was head to Okinawa to find out more from Big Mama. Kojima thought to himself while driving home.

Roy was waiting outside of the Casino with his car on. For a while Roy thought about Kojima.

What a lot of questions he asked me. I pretended to drive off and get away from answering anymore questions. Only to realize I needed to drive someone home from this place and had to turn back around. Now that I think about it he seemed really desperate so of course I told him how to find Toua by going to see big mama but totally kept quiet about someone nearby that knows where Toua is but didn't want to put her in such a position. Man being a father is tough work especially with the two of them. Though they aren't my kids by blood I still took them in and raised them along with my wife and big mama. But now they are grown up and have lives of their own so sad but at least both of them stay in contact with me will at least one of them does. And speaking of that person here she comes. Roy thought.

A women got into the car and buckled up a smile appeared on her face.

"Thanks for driving me home Roy." The girl said staring at Roy.

"Hey no problem I may have told you and your brother to live more independently but you can still stay in contact with me and call me or Mari up to help you guys out. Of course your brother is another story after all that brat." Roy said before driving off.

"Will Toua has always been like that but at least he's okay that much I know." The girl said.

"Will of course you do you are his little sister. And I still can't believe you dyed your hair. Not that I don't like it but I miss your light blond hair. Of course you still look beautiful." Roy said as he was driving.

"Yeah will I wanted to change it to something new Roy after all I was starting a new start." The girl said.

"I know that. So anything happen at the casino this night." Roy asked.

"Yeah actually the guy you were playing against at the poker table. His brother came to pick him up and it was Kojima Hiromachi." The girl said.

"Ah yes it was, so anything else going on?" As Roy stopped in front of a apartment building.

"No nothing else happened. Anyway thank you Roy." The girl said after hugging Roy and getting out of the car.

The girl was walking into her apartment building when Roy noticed she left her purse in the car. Roy put the car in parked and caught up to the girl she was waiting for the elevator.

"Oh my thank you Roy for bringing that to me I am so sorry for leaving my purse in your car." The girl said grabbing her bag.

"Honestly that is one of the things that hasn't changed since you were little but it's done." Roy said to the girl before walking away.

The elevator door opened but the girl turned back to Roy and spoke.

"Goodnight dad thank you for everything and tell mom goodnight for me." The girl said a smile appearing on her face.

Roy stopped and turned to look at the girl a smile on his face. "Good night Alicia." Roy said before walking away.

Sorry about how long you had to wait but here it is thank you and don't forget to review please. I had a lot of problems come up mentally. But I am good now to all the readers' thank you. =)

Ch 3: Welcome.

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