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RIVALRY & REVENGE
Chapter 1-Who's In? Who's Out?
"Hey Daren! Wait up!" Eriol yelled. Daren's tall frame stopped and turned around. His long,
dark blue hair blew into his eyes until a small gust of wind blew it back out.
"Yeah, Eriol? You comin to practice?" he asked. Eriol nodded.
"Yeah. We have to be great today. Tomorrow are the tryouts," Eriol said, his voice
cracking from excitement. Daren smiled, his eyes flashing lightning, figuratively speaking.
"I know. Any idea where Syaoran is?" Daren asked.
"Hmmm... He wouldn't miss practice for the world. He's probably there already."
"You're right. Let's hurry up then."
They found me on the field 2 minutes later.
"Hey guys!" I called as soon as I noticed them.
"What gives, man? We were supposed to meet you by Galaxy!" Daren said, annoyed. By
the way, Galaxy is a major hangout for high school and college kids. It's really a cafe but
the owners turned it into a more bar-like hangout. It's between the Wertona College where
Eriol, Daren and I go and Tomoeda High, a block away from each.
"Sorry guys. I came early so I decided to get started," I explained.
"Well, next tome call and tell us. I DO have a cell, u know," Daren bragged.
"Alright, I'm sorry. Now lets practice. The tryouts are tomorrow," I said.
We started practice and the 3 hours were done before we were tired properly. It was
getting dark, however, so we had to call it quits.
"Finally done," I said.
"Yeah...well, good luck to both of you tomorrow," Eriol said sincerely. All of us
wanted to make it. But, we knew only 2 of us would. How we knew that we were the best? I
don't know. We just were.
"Look, whichever one of us doesn't make it tomorrow, no hard feelings, OK? We all
did our best and we will be friends no matter what," Daren said. Eriol nodded but I didn't.
In my stone heart, I knew I had to make it no matter the cost. Whether I had to sacrifice my
friends to get where I wanted it was all right. To tell you the truth, my definition of a
friend somewhat differed from the actual meaning. I thought of a friend as a way to get
where I wanted in the end.
The next day, we agreed to meet at Galaxy. It was about 1 in the afternoon and I was
nervous beyond belief. I spent all the time from when I woke up looking at the wall and
saving up my strength. Soon I was tired of looking at the wall and decided to go to Galaxy.
As soon as I reached it, I ordered myself a cup of coffee, although I should've
ordered a keg instead. I just kept drinking more and more until I felt that if I drink 1
more sip, I would flood Tomoeda in coffee.
Daren arrived half an hour after me. As impossible as it seems he was even more
nervous then I was. We said our hello's but we went solo at each corner, each doing our own
thing. I hoped my nervousness would go away when I got on the field.
Another half-hour later, Eriol came. Unlike Daren and me, he was calm as an ocean in good
weather. In fact, I've never seen him anything other then calm, excluding excited. Daren and
Eriol drank some coffee and offered me some, but I just shook my head. I wasn't afraid of
flooding Tomoeda now, I was worried about just blowing up. By the time it was 3 we left the
cafe and went to the Stadium.
By 4, we reached it. The tryouts were already underway. We took our places in line according
to our last names and Daren was 5th. His last name was Acando. Eriol was a 100 or so people
after Daren and I was about 50 after Eriol.
Time went excruciatingly slow. The whole trout consisted of 2 parts. Your ability to shoot a
goal at a high speed about 30-40 feet away from the goal and showing off your moves. I have
to admit, Daren was pure amazing. He was surely the best in his group of 50.
About 3-4 hours later, it was Eriol's turn. He also did amazingly well. At the end, he
closed his technique part of the program with something he called "Eriol Ball". It involved
him kicking the ball up on his heel over his head, and when it came down, kicking it across
the whole field. He performed the move flawlessly and got a standing ovation from all the
players and the coach of the International Japan team.
2 hours later, it was finally my turn. It was dark now, but the stadium lights lit the field
up better then the sun. Despite my obvious nervousness, I performed surprisingly well if I
do say so myself. I performed my whole part without a single mistake and even I was
astounded at my speed.. I figured I would make it in the team for sure.
The coach told us to come back tomorrow for the results. All 3 of us left feeling happy and
lousy at the same time. I should say, 2 of us. I didn't feel lousy. However, I did figure
how I would feel if I didn't make it. I shuddered. I knew we were all good, but 1 of us
would be taken out.
"Well, it's been fun. See you tomorrow, guys," Eriol said. We nodded and went off in
different directions to our houses.
I tried to sleep but I didn't go to sleep until the time I usually wake up. My nervousness
kept me up all night. In the end, I caught 2 hours of sleep but it was enough.
The next day I rushed to the stadium. I saw the posted results on the wall. I ran over to
see the posting, but I bumped into Daren. Eriol was right beside him.
"OK, let's see who made it!" I cried and rushed over to the posting. Eriol and Daren were
right behind me. At the very top, I saw the words "NUMBER 1" In large, bold letters. Right
next to it was written "ERIOL HIIRAGIZAWA".
"Congratulations, Eriol!" I patted him on the head. He looked like he was in heaven. He
jumped up and down screaming "YEAH!!! I MADE IT! BECAUSE YOU SUCK, AND YOU, AND YOU, AND YOU
AND YOU!" Eriol was now an official star.
All the other numbers were blank. They haven't posted them yet.
"Hello guys," a voice said. I turned around to see the coach of the soccer team. "I got the
results right here."
"Tell us who made second!" I yelled. The coach nodded.
"The person who made 2nd place is..."
AN-Sorry to leave a cliffhanger! Please R&R. I need reviews to write.
RIVALRY & REVENGE
Chapter 1-Who's In? Who's Out?
"Hey Daren! Wait up!" Eriol yelled. Daren's tall frame stopped and turned around. His long,
dark blue hair blew into his eyes until a small gust of wind blew it back out.
"Yeah, Eriol? You comin to practice?" he asked. Eriol nodded.
"Yeah. We have to be great today. Tomorrow are the tryouts," Eriol said, his voice
cracking from excitement. Daren smiled, his eyes flashing lightning, figuratively speaking.
"I know. Any idea where Syaoran is?" Daren asked.
"Hmmm... He wouldn't miss practice for the world. He's probably there already."
"You're right. Let's hurry up then."
They found me on the field 2 minutes later.
"Hey guys!" I called as soon as I noticed them.
"What gives, man? We were supposed to meet you by Galaxy!" Daren said, annoyed. By
the way, Galaxy is a major hangout for high school and college kids. It's really a cafe but
the owners turned it into a more bar-like hangout. It's between the Wertona College where
Eriol, Daren and I go and Tomoeda High, a block away from each.
"Sorry guys. I came early so I decided to get started," I explained.
"Well, next tome call and tell us. I DO have a cell, u know," Daren bragged.
"Alright, I'm sorry. Now lets practice. The tryouts are tomorrow," I said.
We started practice and the 3 hours were done before we were tired properly. It was
getting dark, however, so we had to call it quits.
"Finally done," I said.
"Yeah...well, good luck to both of you tomorrow," Eriol said sincerely. All of us
wanted to make it. But, we knew only 2 of us would. How we knew that we were the best? I
don't know. We just were.
"Look, whichever one of us doesn't make it tomorrow, no hard feelings, OK? We all
did our best and we will be friends no matter what," Daren said. Eriol nodded but I didn't.
In my stone heart, I knew I had to make it no matter the cost. Whether I had to sacrifice my
friends to get where I wanted it was all right. To tell you the truth, my definition of a
friend somewhat differed from the actual meaning. I thought of a friend as a way to get
where I wanted in the end.
The next day, we agreed to meet at Galaxy. It was about 1 in the afternoon and I was
nervous beyond belief. I spent all the time from when I woke up looking at the wall and
saving up my strength. Soon I was tired of looking at the wall and decided to go to Galaxy.
As soon as I reached it, I ordered myself a cup of coffee, although I should've
ordered a keg instead. I just kept drinking more and more until I felt that if I drink 1
more sip, I would flood Tomoeda in coffee.
Daren arrived half an hour after me. As impossible as it seems he was even more
nervous then I was. We said our hello's but we went solo at each corner, each doing our own
thing. I hoped my nervousness would go away when I got on the field.
Another half-hour later, Eriol came. Unlike Daren and me, he was calm as an ocean in good
weather. In fact, I've never seen him anything other then calm, excluding excited. Daren and
Eriol drank some coffee and offered me some, but I just shook my head. I wasn't afraid of
flooding Tomoeda now, I was worried about just blowing up. By the time it was 3 we left the
cafe and went to the Stadium.
By 4, we reached it. The tryouts were already underway. We took our places in line according
to our last names and Daren was 5th. His last name was Acando. Eriol was a 100 or so people
after Daren and I was about 50 after Eriol.
Time went excruciatingly slow. The whole trout consisted of 2 parts. Your ability to shoot a
goal at a high speed about 30-40 feet away from the goal and showing off your moves. I have
to admit, Daren was pure amazing. He was surely the best in his group of 50.
About 3-4 hours later, it was Eriol's turn. He also did amazingly well. At the end, he
closed his technique part of the program with something he called "Eriol Ball". It involved
him kicking the ball up on his heel over his head, and when it came down, kicking it across
the whole field. He performed the move flawlessly and got a standing ovation from all the
players and the coach of the International Japan team.
2 hours later, it was finally my turn. It was dark now, but the stadium lights lit the field
up better then the sun. Despite my obvious nervousness, I performed surprisingly well if I
do say so myself. I performed my whole part without a single mistake and even I was
astounded at my speed.. I figured I would make it in the team for sure.
The coach told us to come back tomorrow for the results. All 3 of us left feeling happy and
lousy at the same time. I should say, 2 of us. I didn't feel lousy. However, I did figure
how I would feel if I didn't make it. I shuddered. I knew we were all good, but 1 of us
would be taken out.
"Well, it's been fun. See you tomorrow, guys," Eriol said. We nodded and went off in
different directions to our houses.
I tried to sleep but I didn't go to sleep until the time I usually wake up. My nervousness
kept me up all night. In the end, I caught 2 hours of sleep but it was enough.
The next day I rushed to the stadium. I saw the posted results on the wall. I ran over to
see the posting, but I bumped into Daren. Eriol was right beside him.
"OK, let's see who made it!" I cried and rushed over to the posting. Eriol and Daren were
right behind me. At the very top, I saw the words "NUMBER 1" In large, bold letters. Right
next to it was written "ERIOL HIIRAGIZAWA".
"Congratulations, Eriol!" I patted him on the head. He looked like he was in heaven. He
jumped up and down screaming "YEAH!!! I MADE IT! BECAUSE YOU SUCK, AND YOU, AND YOU, AND YOU
AND YOU!" Eriol was now an official star.
All the other numbers were blank. They haven't posted them yet.
"Hello guys," a voice said. I turned around to see the coach of the soccer team. "I got the
results right here."
"Tell us who made second!" I yelled. The coach nodded.
"The person who made 2nd place is..."
AN-Sorry to leave a cliffhanger! Please R&R. I need reviews to write.