OK, as for cameos in this chapter, Sansele and Keimei were the winners, Eeyaatoe was nice to me, and Deja-chan was technically right (although she replied twice .)
First chapter: Alexander is Alec from Ayashi no Ceres, Muraki if from Yami no Matsuei, and Julious is from Angelique (I'm surprised Sansele knew ^.^)
Second Chapter: Sanosuke Sagara is from Kenshin, Nasch Lumatsuku is the full name of Nash from Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete, Haruko Harahana is from FLCL aka Furi Kuri, Watari Yutaka is from Yami no Matsuei as well, Sakata Ri is indeed Sakata Ri Houjun, and Viollet Aria is a friend and fanfic author, though he's taken his work off of FFN
Hmm...that's four out of the six who reviewed to date who have cameos...There'll be more chances later, though.
Firey Remembrance
Chapter 3
The buzzer sounded just as the ball shot into the net, but it was too little to late.
"And that's it folks," the announcer called and the two teams exited the field. "And Konan wins the first match with a score of 7 to 2. Better luck next year, Hokkan."
"It was obvious from the start that Konan was going to win," Hikou laughed.
"Of course, but Hokkan at least tried to put up some defense," Houjun pointed out. "Not a good defense, but..."
"And now, in the second match, the Sairo Windsteel versus the Reikaku Riptides!" As the players entered entered, walking around the player's ring, the crowd cheered on their favorite teams.
"WAI! GO REIKAKU!" Eeyaatoe shouted, leaping up from her seat and waving a sign over her head.
"Go Kouji-kun!!!" Sansele cheered.
"Go team!" Deja-chan added to the commotion.
"Get 'em, Sakata-chan!!!" Keimei cried, waving a flag with her friend's name on it.
Kouji looked toward Keimei and Sansele and winked at thim seductively, causing both girls to blush furiously.
"And in they go," the annoncer stated as the players entered the water. The ball was launched between Kouji and the Sairou center player, Tatara. "And Reikaku get the ball right off the bat. This could be trouble for the Sairou team."
"Yeah! Go Kouji!" Houjun shouted. Beside him, Hikou seemed rather quiet, eyes focusing through the watery haze to track Kouji. The blitz ball player passed the ball to Sakata and swam quickly toward the goal. As Sakata carried the ball closer, the other team closed in. She passed it to Watari and shot up through the water to cover her teammate. Watari quickly passed the ball to Viollet, who caught the ball just as Takiko tried to intercept it, sliding easily around the other man. The brunette player then swam upward and threw the ball to Kouji, who was in shooting range of the net. With a strong kick, he sent the ball into the net.
"Looks like Reikaku is still as energetic as they were last year, folks," the announcer laughed. "They might make it to the finals again this year with little resistance."
After five minutes, the teams exited the field, needing a break. For the Sairou team, it was also their chance to try to think of some way of scoring with Sanosuke blocking their every shot. The score stood at 3-0.
"This is sooo exciting," Keimei squealed.
"I know, and can you believe that we got such great seats?" Sansele added. She glanced back quickly and suddenly froze. She could hardly believe her eyes for a moment and then shook Keimei's arm.
"What? I'm watching the repla-" Keimei suddenly spotted what Sansele had and covered her mouth with her hand. "Is that Houjun?"
"I...I think so..." she blinked and then grinned. "Gods, he grew up and got hot!"
Keimei giggled and waved at the summoner, who sat three rows behind them.
"Houjun! Hey!"
"Huh?" He looked around before his eyes fell on the two girls and smiled. "Hi."
"Oh my god!" Sansele giggled. "It really is him! Houjun!" she waved.
"Keimei and Sansele, right?" he guessed. He hadn't seen the pair since he had decided to become a summoner following his father's death ten years ago, but it was hard to forget some people. "How are you guys?"
"We're fine, Jun!" Keimei smiled.
"How are you and Hikou doing?" Sansele asked.
"Oh, we're fine too," he replied. "We're leaving after this."
"Oh?" Sansele frowned. "I guess we won't get to talk again, then?"
"Will you at least write?" Keimei asked.
"Of course I will," Houjun smiled, nodding. "It's a promise."
"You'd better, or we'll hunt you down," Sansele threatened.
"I believe you, too," Houjun laughed. Hikou blinked, looking away from the replays that they were showing and noticed the two girls.
"Oh, I didn't see you guys there."
"We've only been talking for the last five minutes," the summoner chided, sticking his tongue out at his friend. "You were too busy thinking about Kouji."
"Shut up!" the mage snapped, trying not to blush. He grinned and looked at the girls. "Don't listen to him."
"Hey, you have to write too, Hikou," Keimei managed to say. She was laughing so hard, it was hard to talk.
"And now, ladies and gentlemen, if you will direct your attention to the playing field, the second half of the game is about to begin!"
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"Dere ya are!" Kouji smiled as the trio returned, Keimei and Sansele in tow. His wet bangs clung limply to his skin and he pushed them back out of his eyes.
"Hope you don't mind our friends coming with us," Houjun smiled. "We haven't seen them in years."
"Nah, fans are always welcome here," the green-eyed man nodded. "'Sides, I saw 'em in the crowd earlier an' I know dey're cool."
"Ah...t-thanks," Keimei grinned, barely supressing the urge to glomp the man before her.
"I-it's an honor," Sansele added, blushing slightly.
"Oh yeah, and here are yer cards, Al," Kouji said, reaching up to take the envelope from the top of the lockers. "I put it up dere ta keep 'em dry."
"Thanks alot," the blonde smiled, not at all bothered at being called Al.
"So, guys," Sakata began, coming forward. She had a towel draped over her shoulders from drying her hair somewhat. "What'd you think of the game?"
"You guys were awesome!" Houjun practically shouted. "It was so intense!"
"It was definately impressive," Alexander said, smiling ear to ear. "A 10-0 score is rare."
"And we still have one more round to go," Viollet chimed, wringing out the edge of his white shirt that was practically see-thru as it stuck to his skin.
"I hope it's against the Kouto team," Sanosuke said, startling everyone in the locker room except Kouji and Sakata. "I owe them for last year." He punched his left hand. "Damn cheats."
"I still can't believe the judges didn't see it," Watari sighed. "Still, that was last year. This year, we won't lose."
"We'll be cheering for you," Houjun promised.
"Hey, da next game'll be startin' soon," Kouji said, looking at the moniter provided for the team. "Hey, why don't I go an' sit wit' ya guys? No one'll mind."
"That'd be great!" Hikou said quickly. "I mean, as long as it's not a problem."
"Not at all," he replied, nodding at his team. "Don't cause too much trouble while I'm gone."
"I'll make sure they don't," Sanosuke smirked, cracking his knuckles.
"It's settled den, let's go!" He hooked his arm around Houjun's and guided him out of the room. Hikou followed them, the two girls closely behind him. Alexander turned to leave as well, but Sakata caught his arm.
"Hey, can you stay for a bit?" she asked. "We can watch the game from here, if you want."
"Uh...I-I guess," he replied, a slight blush coloring his cheeks again. He followed her to a bench and sat down. "W-why do you want me to stay?"
"I..uh, need someone to talk to, you know? I mean, the guys are pretty cool and all, but...well, it's rare for me to get to hang out with fans... You don't mind, right?" she asked, her eyes sparkling.
"N-no, I was just wondering..." He swallowed and looked at the moniter, trying to distract himself, which was hard to do with Sakata Ri, his favorite player and crush sitting beside him.
Sakata sighed quietly and tilted her head slightly towards the blonde. She was half tempted to lean her head on his shoulder, but didn't know how he would react.
'Maybe after the halftime,' she thought to herself as the game started.
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Hope everyone's happy ^^;;
Maybe I'll get the next chapter done tomorrow, no da :p