Like I promised, another chapter :)
Many were against Kogure being on the team (reality: only two) especially when he defiled their stuff.
"Kogure apologize!" Haruna yelled at him, Ren could only chuckle.
"Relax Haruna… I've done the same things a couple of years ago." Ren said, sitting back. Kurimatsu and Megane glared at him while Kazemaru glared at them.
Endou tried to be a peacemaker and nearly succeeded until Kogure tied his shoelaces together…
"Kogure!" Endou shouted. Ren could only laugh.
On the road the coach got a text message from Hibiki, telling them about a man named Kageyama and his new school: True Teikoku Academy.
They began filling the ones who didn't know him on what he has done since the Football Frontier. When Kidou mentioned the Aqua of the Gods… Ren had a flash of a memory, involving a scary blond boy.
Who? He thought to himself
"Whaa!" Kabeyama shouted, making everyone turn towards him.
"What's wrong?" Endou asked him.
"Look at what Kogure did to me." He said turning around, showing Kogure's drawing (and pranking) abilities; earning a laugh from everyone.
They traveled for a couple of hours before stopping at a grocery store (In Ehime), getting food or drinks. Ren on the other hand was doing homework… that was quite easy for him. He asked Hitomiko why he had to do middle school homework when he was only in elementary school, only to be ignored and nagged.
"Hey Ren… can you help me with this problem?" Kurimatsu asked the boy, showing him a complex math equation.
"Yeah… let's see, you need to find "X" using this formula here; letting you find that X=25." Ren said, figuring out the problem in half the time the buck-tooth boy took.
"Thank you Ren!" He shouted nearly crying; Ren smiled.
The Blue-eyed boy looked out the window, just in time to see Endou get a soccer ball kicked at him…
"Mamoru!" Ren shouted, startling those on the bus as he ran off. They learned that the Mohawk boy that tried to hurt Endou was from True Teikoku Academy and was the one who sent the E-mail… He introduced himself as Fudou Akio… though Ren opted to call him Mohawk-San.
"Well, Mohawk-San… Is that the best you could do?" Ren questioned the boy, earning a glare from him.
"We have some special guest for you Kidou Yuuto." He said to the goggles-wearing boy, totally ignoring Ren. He angered both Ren and Kidou; specially Kidou.
"They would never…" He said, clutching his fists and everyone on Raimon's team agreed.
With that said, they loaded the bus along with Fudou, who was giving directions.
He led them to the docks, where they couldn't see anything due to fog, but out of no where this huge ship/submarine thing burst out of the ocean. As soon as it breached it had opened up, revealing a soccer stadium, surprising everyone. Then a set of stairs appeared and revealed a man; who Ren learned was Kageyama… and Ren had the urge to drag everyone out of that place to get them away from that man.
"Ichirouta… I don't like this…" The blue-eyed boy whispered to the "older" boy. Kazemaru just placed his hand on Ren's shoulder.
The coach questioned Kageyama about his connection to Aliea Gakuen, earning an answer about Aliea Imperial-King, which freaked Ren out and made him hid behind Kazemaru. Kidou and Endou rushed upon the boat while the rest of them waited; Ren didn't like waiting, but he had no choice and was forced to do his homework… again.
Soon Endou and Kidou came back and announced that they were going to fight True Teikoku academy. Everyone boarded the boat, but the coach ordered Ren to stay away.
"Why can't I go?!" Ren had shouted, but didn't get a response… so he sat at the pier.
As the ship was about to leave, and began pulling up its anchor… Ren got a crazy idea. He ran to where the anchor was being brought up and jump(What a crazy kid). He was able to grab the chain and was pulled into the ship.
That was easy, He thought to himself now to find my way towards the field…
He began to explore the ship, going up and down staircases, going through doors. Some of the rooms he entered were bedrooms and he found a nice kitchen and game room… he also found the training room.
Where is the field! He shouted in his head as he ran up another staircase, only to appear next to the field and see a boy used a Hissatsu… called Emperor Penguin no.1; Ren hid in the entryway where no one could see him. He watched the match with horrid fascination as the goalkeeper used another Hissatsu that caused his severe pain, just like the teal-haired boy.
Kidou began to fight with Fudou, causing a jewel to fly out of the Mohawk boys shirt… it caught Ren's eye and it surprised him. It looked exactly like his own necklace…
Pain shot through Ren, causing him to scream (which he muffled). He began to breath heavily, as if he just ran a marathon, but he continued to watch the match.
As he watched, Ren saw Fudou hurt Someoka, it stirred something in him… Without thinking he ran out onto the field, with an odd feeling. He flashed with a pink light, growing taller, and memories came to him. As he neared Fudou and Fubuki, he skidded until he was next Fudou (scaring him) and Ren punched the Mohawk boy hard.
"Don't hurt Someoka!" the blue-eyed boy shouted. Ren wasn't a little boy anymore… he was his old self again…
"Ren!" the team shouted, running over to him as he helped Someoka up.
"Sorry, I'm late guys…" He was saying until he was tackled by Kazemaru.
"You're okay, You're okay…" Kazemaru kept mumbling into his shirt. The smaller boy gently smiled and pat the bluenette's head.
"I'm glad to see you too, Ichirouta, but I think we have a match to win." Ren said, lifting himself and Kazemaru up. The other boy nodded and set about finding Ren's soccer uniform, finding it among the bags they brought.
Ren changed quickly while the teams took a short break (The other team had to ice Fudou's cheek). Someoka was grimacing and trying to stay in the game.
"Someoka… I'm here now, I won't let Kageyama win." Re told him, but Someoka was being stubborn. "Look, he has wronged me too… I won't let him win and that's final, so rest."
"Fine, but if you mess up Ren…" He started to say.
"Don't worry, but forgive me…" The blue-eyed boy said, running off before the taller boy could question him.
"Oh! Masamune is switching in for Someoka… where has he been this whole time?" The little announcer boy shouted from the stands as the teams ran back on the field.
"I'm going to make you pay boy…" Fudou said to Ren, who just ignored him.
They started, most of the match was in a stalemate, but then Fudou knock Ichinose out with the bag giving it to Sakuma.
"Stop!" Kidou had shouted, but it was too late. Sakuma used Emperor Penguin No., it sped towards Endou almost leaving him no time to use Majin the Hand… if it wasn't for Kidou; who delayed the ball for a few precious seconds.
It injured the three of them and then Sakuma started shouting nonsense about power… but Ren could relate. What Ren didn't explain to his friends, was that he knew why he became a child, that he was aware and the younger him didn't know. He would have to tell them soon.
First, I have to stop Sakuma…
Fudou tackled the red-headed girl, stealing the ball and giving it to Sakuma, while blocking Kidou from getting to the teal-haired boy.
"Emperor Penguin No.1!" He shouted using the technique. Kidou ran towards the ball, ready to take it, but… Ren got in the way.
"Shadow Dancer: Misery Night!" Ren shouted as a cloud of Shadows exploded around him and enveloped the ball; sealing it.
"Sakuma!" Kidou had shout as the Teal-haired boy collapsed.
Damn it! Ren thought, distraught that he couldn't prevent Sakuma from using the hissatsu and for leaving the game in a tie.
As he was thinking the ship started to explode… knocking Ren from his thoughts as he began to get everyone to evacuate. Everyone got into the life boats safely before the ship was destroyed and they made it to the docks where ambulances were waiting. Sakuma and Genda were both loaded up, but before they left, they had apologized to Kidou and hoped to play soccer with him again.
"I'm sorry Kidou… I was useless." Ren said to the dreadlock boy as the ambulances left.
"Its not your fault…" He said, walking away.
They loaded on to the bus, quietly since no one felt like talking. They sat in complete silence until…
"How did you come back Ren?"
Everyone looked up to the coach walk into the bus, some eyes were filled with anger and some looked at him in curiosity.
"I guess I owe you guys an explanation…" He said, before he started though he made himself comfortable.
"As you saw; I have mysteriously reverted back to my childhood years, when I'm about six, but the funny thing is… my memories are so- blurry- that I can't remember why." He tried to explain… he got confused looks.
"Look, I'm not going to stay like this for long. I'm going to go back to being a child."
"What!" Everyone shouted, Ren sighed.
"I don't have the details yet… but it seems that the younger me responds to… his feelings on wanting to protect you guys. I've been showing him my current memories, but they scare him to much; he seems to respond to the smaller things. Which is why I was able to come back, he had the desire to protect you."
"I see…" Hitomiko said, everyone else was thinking about what Ren said.
"I'll work with myself, so just trust me… Do you realize how weird it is for me to talk about myself right?" Ren said, earning a laugh, it seemed to calm them down some… Ren then felt a pain in his head..
"I guess its time…" He said, making sure he was secured before he faced Fubuki.
"Nice to see you again Shirou," He said then he turned to Kazemaru (on his left) "And thanks for taking care of the younger me, I know he is a handful."
"No prob…." Kazemaru began to say, but was cut of by getting a peck on the lips.
Everyone who was watching the scene turned pink, before looking away and they missed the light that shone… leaving a sleeping Ren.
"Hurry back…" Kazemaru whispered.
They were on the road when little Ren woke up, with a small headache. Hitomiko gave him so aspirin, before she started whispering to the driver. Ren turned to Kazemaru to ask what had happened.
"The ship… hit a rock and we had to evacuate. You were thrown and knocked out though…" Kazemaru lied, knowing not to reveal to the kid that he reverted back to his older self.
Ren seemed to accept this answer before making sure Someoka was okay… fretting over the taller boy. It was quite an adorable sight.
They soon arrived in Inazuma Town, making everyone very excited. As they chatted Endou made the driver stop and he ran off the bus, with Kazemaru in tow… making little Ren jealous.
Inside the mind of Ren:
What was going on with his younger self? He always seemed jealous… Oh shoot.
Ren finally realized that his younger self had fallen for Kazemaru too…
This might make things more difficult
Normal P.O.V
Endou and Kazemaru got back on the bus and they continued towards the school, upon arriving they met up with the chairman…
Little Ren looked at the man, feeling as if he knows the man, but not remembering where…
"Hey Old Man, do I know you?" The blue eyed boy bluntly asked.
Sorry for any mistakes. i wanted to get it out for you guys :)