Hello people! How are ya all?!

How am I you ask? Well, I'm very happy cause my parents have bought me some Shaman King manga books! (OK, it might not be a big deal to you, but it is to me!)

Oh yeah, a small note: I'm from the UK so I say football instead of soccer. Just thought you would like to know!

And another small note: those of you that watch Shaman King in the UK, it's gonna be on at 4:30 from half term on fox kids.

Anyway, thanks to everyone who reviewed my first chapter of this new fic including:

KaguyaEvenstar: yes, Tai is back! Thanks for reviewing!

grandma floppy-ears: thank you so much!

CrazyGirL (and Luna!): Hope I spelt your name right! Your review was so funny! It sure did make me smile! Thanks for reviewing!

Agumon 2004: It will be great! Your new fic is great (as usual!). Thanks for reviewing!

ShineyEye 02: I love writing cliffhangers! It means that people will (hopefully) read the next chapters! Thanks for reviewing!

KAT: thank you! I have high hopes too!

Kawaii-Q: as you can see I've updated them both. I love your story! Thanks so much for the review!

Thanks for all the reviews! Please can you review this chapter? Please? Pretty please? Pretty pretty please with a cherry on top?…

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"What!" gasped Kari, "You mean…"

Kari ran next to Sora to see if it really was whom she thought it was. There, walking past them, was the Japanese football team, all wearing suits and signing autographs for their fans. But out of them all, one person stood out. He was about the same age as Sora, and had messy brown hair…

"Oh my god!" screamed Kari, who was about to faint

"What, what is it?" asked TK, "Kari, Sora? Who's arrived?"

"It's the Japanese team," said Kari, "and…and…"

"And Tai" finished Sora

"What!" exclaimed TK, "You mean Tai's really come back?"

"He sure has," said Sora, who was looking dreamily at Tai, who was signing autographs.

"Tai, hey TAI! Over here!" screamed Kari, who was literally jumping up and down, waving her hands in the air.

"Ahh! Kari, what are you doing? He won't see us from over here!" said TK

"Well I can try can't I?" asked Kari, a little annoyed at her boyfriend (yes, they are dating and yes, there will be Takari)

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"Tai, hey TAI! Over here!"

Tai looked up as he heard someone calling his name. Sure, about 100 fans were doing the exact same thing, but this voice sounded so familiar.

"Kari?" Tai said to himself.

Tai looked around the crowd to see where the voice was coming from. All around him there were fans screaming at him for his and his team-mate's autographs, all looking the same to him, apart from one person. She was jumping up and down with her hands in the air. She had shoulder length brown hair and chocolate brown eyes, just like his own.

"Kari!" he exclaimed when he realised who it was.

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"He saw me!" said Kari

"He did?" asked Mrs Kamiya (finally, they talked!)

"Yeah, he's coming over now!"

"Kari!" cried Tai as he ran up to the barriers and hugged his sister.

"Tai!" said Kari as she hugged him back, "Oh Tai I've missed you so much!"

"I've missed you too Kari. Mum, dad, TK, Sora? You all came too?"

"Of course we did Tai," said Mr Kamiya," You thought we would miss the homecoming of our own son?"

"Of course not!" said Tai, "It's just I haven't seen you all for ages."

"Well it's nice to know you haven't forgotten us little people Tai," said TK, "Welcome back!"

"Thanks TK!" smiled Tai. Tai then looked at Sora.

'Wow, she's even more beautiful now than ever. I can't believe I left her. Well, I'm not going to leave her again, not before I tell her how I really feel!'

"Hey there Tai," said Sora

"Hey Sora," replied Tai

They stood there for a few minutes, just looking into each other's eyes, hesitating their next move. Time seemed to slow down as they stared at each other. None of them moved, until Sora took a brave step forward, tears filling her eyes. Tai sensed what was going to happen next and held out his arms with a small smile on his face, as Sora wrapped her arms around him and began to cry on her shoulder.

"Oh Tai! I missed you so much!" cried Sora

"I know Sora, I missed you too," Said Tai as he rubbed Sora's back, trying to calm her down. He then whispered into her ear, "You were always in my heart Sora, and you'll always will be."

This seemed to stop Sora from crying, for as Tai said that, she looked up from his shoulder and into his eyes. There she saw something, something that he was hiding. Something that she knew had to do with her. But before she was able to find out what it was, a tall man in a black suit and dark sunglasses approached Tai.

"Excuse me, Mr Kamiya?" he said to Tai, "The coach is about to leave and we can't be late for the press conference."

"Ok, I'll be there in 2 minutes Bob," He said to the tall man.

The man in the black suit nodded to Tai and walked away to inform the other players that the coach was about to leave.

"Do you have to go now Tai?" asked Sora

"Yeah, I'm afraid I have to," said Tai, "But here's a thought. Why don't you all come to the hotel I'm staying at and we can catch up! I'll even introduce you to the other players!"

"What! You mean, we can really come?" asked Kari

"Sure you can!" said Tai who was now beaming, "We're allowed to invite family and close friends to join us at the hotel. What d'you say guys?"

"Sounds great!" said TK, "count me in!"

"Me too!" said Kari

"Don't forget about us!" said Mr and Mrs Kamiya

"What about you Sora?" asked Tai

"Well…I don't know…" said Sora

"Aww, come on Sor," said Tai, "please come? For me?"

Sora looked up into Tai's eyes again and saw the same thing in his eyes that she had seen earlier. She felt like she was being put under a spell by Tai's dark, mysterious, chocolate brown eyes.

"Ok, I'll come," said Sora

"Great!" said Tai, "Here's the hotel's address! I'll look out for you there! Oh, and you'll probably need this pass too."

Tai handed Sora a piece of paper with the hotel's address on it and a laminated pass.

"But Tai, won't you need that pass?" asked Kari who was looking over Sora's shoulder.

"Nah! They always give us spares!" said Tai, "Besides, they know who I am!"

"Well OK, if you're sure you don't need it Tai," said TK

"Trust me I don't! I'll see you guys there!"

Tai ran off to catch up with the other players who were on the coach waiting for him. TK, Sora, Kari, and her parents watched through a window as he ran past all his fans and onto the coach. A few seconds later, the coach drove away.

"Well, what are we waiting for?" said Kari, "lets go to that hotel!"

And with that, the group made their way to the hotel where the Japanese team was staying. Little did they know that someone was watching them from a corner and began to follow them.

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"Wow, you guys have been busy these last few years," said Tai.

Tai, his parents, Kari, TK and Sora were sitting in the bar area of the hotel. Tai had just come back from a press conference and was now catching up with his old friends and family.

"We're not the only one's that have been busy Tai," said Mrs Kamiya, "within 5 years you've become one of the most famous football players in the world. You're more famous than that Beckenham guy."

"That's Beckham mum," said Tai, " His name is David Beckham."

"Beckenham, Beckham, they both sound the same," said Mrs Kamiya

"Oh mum!" laughed Kari

"So, why aren't the other's here?" asked Tai

"We didn't tell them you were coming back today," said TK

"Why not? It would have been great to seem"

"Well, we thought that we could surprise them," said Sora

"And how do you plan to do that?" asked a curious Tai

"Well," began Sora, "We decided that we would invite them all for a reunion dinner and surprise them all with a celebrity guest."

"And who would that guest be?" asked Tai who was utterly clueless

"You, you idiot!" laughed Sora

"Oh. Now that makes sense!" said Tai," so when's the dinner gonna be? And come to mention it, where is it?"

"The kids decided that it should be this Friday night at the 'Amour' (rubbish, I know. Btw, I do not own!) Restaurant." Said Mr Kamiya

"Dad, we're not kids anymore," said Kari, "We're adults now."

"You're all still kids to us," said Mr Kamiya

Kari just sighed. Her dad was just as clueless as Tai.

"So Tai, can you make it Friday night?" asked TK

"Sure can. That's one of my only nights off!" answered Tai

"Great, so it's settled," said TK, "Let operation 'reunion' begin!"

"Yeah!" exclaimed the happy group. Not realising that a shadow out side was watching them.

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Will operation 'reunion' go to plan? And who is the shadow that is watching Tai and his friends and family? Find out in the next chapter! Sorry if this chapter was rushed!

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…pretty pretty please with chocolate sauce, a cherry and a very good Taiora story in top? Please can you review? It only takes 30 seconds?