Chapter 4
Miyako was alone in the locker room of the stadium, standing in front of a mirror, trying to calm herself down. Drop, drop, drop¡Kbut her sweats just come out uncontrollably.
The mirror reflected Ken¡¦s face, but her own eyes, full of fear and anxiety. Miyako forced a smile, that is Ken¡¦s courage, she told herself. I can do it!
¡§Miyako¡K¡¨ Someone whispered.
¡§Oh¡KWormmon?¡¨ Miyako turned back and saw Wormmon creeping into the locker room.
¡§Try your ear pieces,¡¨ Wormmon said. ¡§Ken is outside the room now, but he can¡¦t come in!¡¨
Miyako nodded and quickly put the earpieces on. ¡§Miyako¡KThis is Ken. The game will start fifteen minutes later, you should go outside now.¡¨
Ok. Miyako answered in her heart and walked out to the field.
The sky was blue, the sun was bright, and¡Kthe crowd was big. Every step forward was bitter to Miyako. She felt that the back of her jersey was all wet.
¡§Ken, we¡¦ll show them who¡¦s the champion!¡¨ A boy, who Miyako completely had no idea what his name was, came to her and hit her hard on the shoulder.
¡§¡KHa! Ha! Ha!¡¨ Miyako¡¦s sweats were coming out again. ¡§Maybe¡K¡¨ She murmured.
¡§Beep!¡¨ The game has started officially.
Without noticing it, Miyako was running like her teammates, perhaps even faster.
The ball was on their opponent¡¦s side, and Miyako knew that she was supposed to get it¡Kbut how?? Oh My God! I need directions!
¡§Run to the right, to that number thirteen boy!¡¨
Good timing. Miyako started to run toward the number thirteenth boy, what¡¦s next?
¡§Okay, now get the ball from behind!¡¨
Can you be more specific? Miyako wanted to cry¡Xeven thought this wasn¡¦t the right time, Ahhhh! Whatever! She kicked.
And the ball was now hers.
¡§Good Job!¡¨ Her voice was telling her that she¡¦s doing well. ¡§Run to the goal now!¡¨
Yes, this wasn¡¦t a great time to be amazed, but Miyako was very surprised when she found herself passing the boys. She¡¦s now right in front of the goal.
¡§Aim for the left side!¡¨
So Miyako raised her right leg and kick!
¡§Scored one point!¡¨ The referee cried happily.
Miyako looked back to the crowd, she saw Davis jumping up and down, Cody and TK were waving to her, Kari taking pictures, and¡Kherself. Not really, because she can feel that it was Ken¡¦s eyes watching her.
¡§I can do it!¡¨ This time Miyako said with flames burning in her eyes.
¡§Two points, three points, four points¡K¡¨ The score of ¡§Green Tamachi¡¨ keeps going up.
Miyako learned to kick, run, watch her teammates, and listen to ken¡¦s directions all at one time pretty quick¡Xbesides two times running to the wrong side, two times stealing the ball unsuccessfully, three times almost got tripped to the ground¡K
¡§Beep!!¡¨ The referee signaled that the first half of the game has ended, and each team will get twenty minutes to rest.
¡§Oh, Ken,¡¨ Miyako straightened up as the coach walked toward her. ¡§You¡¦ve done a good job today! You¡¦ve score ten points for the team.¡¨
¡§Ten points!¡¨ Miyako grinned. I¡¦m so GREAT!!!
But one second later she remembered that Ken usually score thirty points. She sighed. Still not good enough.
I¡¦ll never be as good as Ken¡K
¡§Catch up with John, the no. five boy! Miyako!¡¨
¡KEven if I¡¦ve tried very, very hard. When the second half of the game began, Miyako was having a lot of pressure on her mind. She never knew that it takes so much energy, brain, and¡Ksweats (?!) to become a genius.
¡§okay, now kick!¡¨
¡§Try again.¡¨
¡§Be careful! Now, pass your ball to Luis!¡¨
As Miyako was following directions, she couldn¡¦t help but think¡K
I really wonder¡Kwhen Ken playing the whole game on his own¡Kis he ever scared?
¡§Oh¡KMiyako,¡¨ TK suddenly asked. ¡§You¡¦ve been talking to that thing for a long time, what are you doing?¡¨
¡§Huh? I am?¡¨ Ken replied nervously. ¡§Um¡Kyou know¡KI¡¦m recording every moment of Ken¡¦s heroic moves!!!¡¨ Oh my god¡KI can¡¦t believe that I actually said this. I actually sounds like Miyako!! Does body switching also affect personality?
¡§Really?¡¨ Davis cried. ¡§I wish Kari would do that for me¡K¡¨
¡§I don¡¦t think so¡K¡¨ TK narrowed his eyes.
(For some reason¡KI¡¦m using the US names¡K^^;;;)
Before Ken realized what was happening, Davis and TK got into a mess.
¡§Oh well¡K¡¨ Ken whispered to Wormmon who was next to him. ¡§At least they are ignoring me now.¡¨
Ken!!!! What¡¦s the next move!!! Miyako had big sweat drops running out of her/Ken¡¦s pores. It has been centuries since his last instruction!!!! What should I do now!!! Somebody--!!!
Even though her heart was going to jump out of her mouth at any second, Miyako was still running¡Kaimlessly.
¡§Ken! Catch the ball!¡¨ One teammate passes the ball to her.
The ball was within her foot again.
Miyako was very close to the goal now, but which direction should she kick?! Left or¡K
¡§Right!¡¨
Miyako would burst into tears if she were not on the field, finally, Ken!
¡§Alright!!!¡¨ feeling energized, Miyako raised her left leg.
¡§Beep!!!¡¨
Yay! Another point!
I guess¡KI¡¦m not scared anymore, because I have someone helping me!
I¡¦d never be able to fight without your support! Ken!
¡§Ken, you¡¦re so cool today!¡¨ Davis commented when Miyako was approaching them after the game.
¡§Yeah¡K¡¨ Miyako tried to straighten up her tired, exhausted, weary and worn out backbones. She felt that she¡¦s going to stop breathing.
¡§Let¡¦s get some food and drinks!¡¨ Kari suddenly said.
¡§Oh yeah!¡¨ Cody and TK agreed. ¡§I¡¦m so thirsty!¡¨
¡§But I¡¦m not hungry¡K¡¨ Davis immediately shut up when Kari, Cody, and TK all turned back and gazed at him. ¡§Ok, I¡¦m really hungry. Let¡¦s go!¡¨
¡§Wait¡K¡¨ Before Miyako could say anything, they all disappeared like bubbles. ¡§I want Pepsi¡K¡¨
¡§Okay¡Kthat¡¦s the way they treat a soccer champion,¡¨ Miyako muttered. She turned back to Ken¡Xeven the digimons were all gone. ¡§Oh well¡K¡¨ She sat down.
¡§They¡¦re not even talking!¡¨ Cody whispered to Kari.
¡§I know¡K¡¨ Kari bit her lower lip. She and Cody were behind a wall peering at Ken and Miyako. ¡§I can¡¦t believe that Miyako is going to waste this great chance!¡¨
¡§What chance?¡¨
¡§DAVIS!!!¡¨ Kari was shock by the sudden appearance of Davis. ¡§Why are you here? I mean¡KI thought you were buying cokes!¡¨
¡§I did, here they are!¡¨ Davis held up the bag of sodas with a confused look.
¡§Umm, Kari¡K¡¨ Cody whispered something to her.
¡§Cool!¡¨ Kari agreed, and then she turned back to Davis with a lovely smile. ¡§I want you to do something¡K¡¨
Actually, Miyako has a lot to say, but this weird atmosphere between them¡XShe was suddenly as nervous as a dog. She glanced at Ken secretly. Her face looked okay and great! So what¡¦s the problem?
Ken was waiting for Miyako to say something. But she looked like that she was not going to talk. Miyako Ichijouji¡XKen suddenly remembered the phrase. Cody has been singing the same thing for the whole afternoon over and over again, and now it got stuck inside his head. For some reason, Ken felt that his face was turning red, so he turned his head to the other way, and¡X
There¡¦s a soccer ball flying to them!
Without even thinking, Ken raised his leg and kicked the ball back.
¡§Your plan didn¡¦t work!!!¡¨ Kari yelled with great desperation. ¡§Miyako kicked it back!¡¨
¡§I never know that Miyako knows how to play soccer¡K¡¨ Cody concerned.
¡§I¡Knever¡Kknow¡Kthat¡Kshe¡Kis¡Kthat¡Kstrong¡K¡¨ Davis was hit by the ball.
Rukio: This is a crappy chapter =P
That¡¦s because I don¡¦t know much about soccer@_@