Domon and I sat anxiously waiting. Soccer tryouts had been today. Now we were getting picked for teams. My name was called then Domon's was. Only the same person didn't pick us. We were on different teams. I couldn't believe it. The only reason I had done soccer was because Domon was doing it. I thought it would be fun for us to do it together.

Domon and I looked at each other. I could tell he was as disappointed as I was. "We can still practice together after school," I whispered to him.

"Then what if people consider us traitors to our teams?" Domon asked me worriedly.

"What ever happened to us being best friends?" I asked him slightly offended. "We used to do everything together."

"Rain we're still best friends," Domon tried to assure me. "Not practicing together won't change that."

"Yes it will," I told him. "You'll start making new friends then you'll forget all about me and start thinking of me as some kind of enemy."

"Rain," Domon began. Then Kyogi came to take us home cutting him off.

"You two ready to go?" he asked us pleasantly not paying attention to the glares we were giving each other. Kyogi dropped me off at my house and I ran inside not bothering to look back. I was really mad at Domon and I wasn't in the mood to be pleasant.

Time went by and Domon and I hardly ever spoke to each other. What I had feared most was beginning to come true. Domon and I each made friends on our teams and began to regard each other as part of the enemy. Our dads would try to get us to play together but nothing would work. We had grown apart. Every night I would cry myself to sleep wishing that I had my best friend back.

Well Domon and I were both pretty good at soccer. I made an awesome goalie and he was a great forward. If we had practiced together we probably would have both really benefited from each other's skills. However we didn't. I really missed him. I would never have admitted to though. He seemed happy without me. I told myself I didn't want to ruin his happiness, but the truth was that I had too much pride. I didn't want him to think I needed him as much as I did.

Soon the championship tournament came up. It was just my luck that our teams were playing against each other. I could feel Domon looking at me across the field. Our eyes locked for a minuet then we both looked away at the same time. I knew that he was as uncomfortable as I was. I bit my lip and looked down at my cleats. My new friend Lilly came and tapped me on the shoulder.

"Hey Rain stop daydreaming," she told me. "It's time for the game to begin. Let's go!"

I jogged down to the goal and got ready to start. I stretched my arms and legs then got into position. Domon was coming at me kicking the ball. His shot was great. I was just barely able to block it. I rubbed my wrists where the ball had hit. I knew that I was going to have a bruise there. I blocked two more shots and missed one. My team scored two points. Then Domon kicked the ball over into the corner of the goal and I dove after it. I felt something snap in my leg as I hit the ground. I blocked the ball and tried to stand up.

I could barley manage to get to my knees. I fell back to the ground and hot tears started rolling down my cheeks. My leg was throbbing. The pain was so intense I didn't want to open my eyes. Someone ran over to me and wrapped their arms around me. It was Domon. I couldn't believe it.

"It's okay Rain," he whispered in my ear. "You're going to be just fine. I'm right here. I won't let anything happen to you."

"Domon it hurts so much," I whispered. "Please don't leave me."

"I'm not going anywhere," Domon assured her. Rain saw Kyogi, her coach, and the firemen run up to her.

"Rain are you alright?" Kyogi asked me.

"My leg hurts a lot," I told him.

The firemen came up and looked at my leg they started talking to each other but I didn't hear them. All of the pain was finally getting to me and I passed out. When I woke up I was in a bright white room. Domon, Kyogi, my dad, my mom, and Mr. and Mrs. Kasshu were standing beside my bed. My leg was in a purple cast.

"I told them that purple was your favorite color," Domon told me. I smiled at him and nodded my head.

"Miss Mikamura I'm glad you're awake," a nurse said as she walked into the room. "It's time for you to go home."

Kyogi gently picked me up being very careful of my leg and set me down in a wheelchair that was next to my bed. Domon rode back to my house in the car with me and held my hand the whole way.

"Rain can we be friends again?" Domon asked me. "I've missed you a lot."

"I missed you too," I told him. "Of course we can."

"Domon it's time for you to go home Kyogi's waiting outside," my mom said as she walked into my room. "Rain sweetheart it's time for you to get some rest."

"Okay, goodnight Domon," Rain said and gave him a hug. "Goodnight Mama."

I had broken my leg in two places. I couldn't really feel anything at first though because the doctors had given me some pretty strong painkillers that made me really drowsy. I had no trouble falling asleep.

"I remember when you broke your leg," Domon told her. "Pushing you around in your wheelchair that first week was so much fun."

Rain smiled at him and laid her head on his chest. She picked up the next story and tears filled her eyes. The next story was the one that had been the most painful to write. "Losing Mama"