Soon the tournament started. T.K. and his friends were placed in the lower part of the brackets. So they would play later on in the day. Tai and his team were placed near the top of the bracket and played in the 2nd game. The first game started and ended fairly quickly. Team 1 won in a 21 to 13 victory. As soon as they shook hands and got off the court, the next team walked on and started to practice.

Tai, Matt, Joe, and Izzy made their way onto the court. As the game started, T.K.'s thoughts started to wander. He looked over at Kari who was keeping track of the score and cheering on her brother. He smiled as he watcher her write down the score every time someone scored a point. His thoughts were suddenly interrupted as Yolei and Davis cheered on Tai and his team every time they scored.

He shook off his thoughts for a moment as he watched Joe miraculously make the game winning point. The final score was a close one with a 21 to 19 victory for Tai and his team. The teams shook hands as they got off the court for the next game. T.K. saw and watched as the rest of the games continued.

Not too long of time passed by when it was time for his team to play. As he made his way onto the court, he received a cheer from Kari. He waved at her to stop as she laughed and sat back down. A grin appeared on Tai's face as he started to think about something. Matt, noticing the facial expression on Tai's face, walked over to him.

"Why are you grinning like an idiot?" Matt asked Tai as he drank water from his water bottle. When Tai did not respond, Matt got irritated. He closed his water bottle and set it down. Then he poked Tai in the ribs which caused him to flinch.

"Huh? Wha… Oh, nothing. I was thinking about something." Tai said as he rubbed the back of his head. Matt glared at him with an annoyed look on his face. He was about to turn and walk away when Tai grabbed his shoulder.

"Does T.K. have a girlfriend?" Tai asked as he watched T.K. looking up at Yolei and Davie argue about something. Ken was in the middle of the both of them trying his best to keep them apart. "No I don't think that he does." Matt replied as he picked up his water bottle. Tai's face had a grin on it once more.

He placed his mouth near Matt's ear and began to whisper his plan to him. As he listened to Tai's plan, he had a mischievous look on his face as he glanced over at T.K. then at Kari. Once Tai finished telling his plan, he asked Matt what he thought about it.

Matt gave him a serious look for the longest time. Then he smiled and said, "That is the smartest plan you have ever thought of in your life!" Then they both started to laugh at his remark. Then Tai slapped him in the back of the head.

Just then the game was over. T.K.'s team won with a score of 21-14. The team went back to where their things were and started talking about the game and who was next. The tournament continued until it was time for Tai's team to play. A crowd of people started to gather as the day and games went on.

"Wait a minute. I know that guy." One of T.K.'s friends pointed out. "He came over here from America not to long ago. I think his name was James or something. I heard he was like really good in basketball." He was talking about one of the players on the team that was playing against Tai.

T.K. took into account what his friend said and watched James carefully. As the game started he noticed James was very quick. He out ran Tai and Matt down the court and made the easy basket. That was the story for most of the game. It ended rather quickly with a score of 21 to 6. The five points were scored by Matt and one by Izzy.

Tai and his team walked off the court embarrassed. Kari tried to cheer her brother up as he put a towel around in head to hide his face. T.K. did not take his eyes off of James as he walked off the court. There was a crowd sitting in the stands and around the fences now. People cheered for James as he got off, making way for the next game.

T.K. talked with his friends about James and what they should do. Just then Tai came walking over to T.K. with his head down. T.K. put a hand on his shoulder as he looked up at him. "Beat him for me will you? I think I'll quit and go back to soccer" Tai said. T.K. gave him a sympathetic smile and nodded. Tai smiled at him and said, "You know, if you had a girlfriend she would be the happiest girl in the world."

T.K. gave him a confused look as Tai turned and slowly walked back to the Matt, who was still moping over the ridiculous loss. Just then his mind wandered off again and started to think about Kari.

He looked over at her and somehow he felt different. He felt a warmth feeling inside of him as he thought about her. He did not know why he felt this way, but somehow it made him really happy. Just then he was brought back to reality by one of his friends telling him that it was their turn to play.

His mind was still on Kari even as he played. This time as they played, he seemed a little distracted as he played. The team still won the game, but it was by a lesser margin. T.K. missed many shots that he could have made easily. After the game was over, his friends asked him if he was feeling ok. He told them he was ok and needed to sit down for a minute. He grabbed his towel and sat down somewhere.

Even Kari noticed there was something wrong with him. She asked Yolei to keep track of the score for her while she went over to T.K. She sat down next to him and looked at him for a minute. He had a distant look on his face like he was in deep thought. She placed a hand on his shoulder, which brought him out of thought.

T.K. turned his head and looked into her eyes. 'God her eyes are so beautiful.' He smiled at her as she gave him a weird look. He put an arm around her and pulled her close. She pushed him away and said, "Ew! You're sweaty." She started to giggle as she took his towel and wiped the sweat off of him.

After she was done, she placed the towel down and he again put his arm around her. This time she moved in closer and placed a hand on his chest. "Are you ok?" She asked looking up at him. He smiled as he playfully messed up her hair. She hit him in his arm as she stood up with her hands on her waist. Then she stuck her tongue out at him and smiled before heading back to where Yolei was.

After the game was over, both Yolei and Kari agreed to switch turns in keeping score after each game. When T.K. went back to his team, they all started to tease him about him and Kari. He just waved it off as he went back to watching the games.

He noticed that James and his team always nearly dominated the team they would play against. With scores like 21 – 13, 10 – 21, or 21 – 7; they were clearly a very good team. James was also a very good player, scoring most of the points for his team.

T.K.'s team also had the same performance. They won games, but with a closer margin. Soon the bracket started to grow smaller until it was down to the final 4 teams. Both James and T.K. made it to the final four. One more win from each of them and they would advance to the finals to play each other.

James' team got on the court looking ready to go. The other team, on the other hand, showed a little bit of a fatigue in their game. When the game started, it was only a matter of time before it came to an end.

James showed how good he was by scoring the only points in the game. They won in a complete blow-out. The crowd, nearly filling up the park and overcrowding the place, was in complete shock of the final score. James got off the court with a grin on his face as he glanced over at T.K. who stood there almost unaffected by the game. They won 21 – 0.