Hey guys! It's Shiro here! It been a while, hasn't it. I wanted to post last month but I ended up getting busy. this chapter is a bit long too but its a little more exciting. I hope you guys like it. leave a comment so i can make better chapters and better stories. thanks~
Chapter eight part two
"Over here!" Ami yelled as she blocked another girl from the opposing team. Umiko had the ball. She kicked it to her then it was intercepted by another girl. She knocks down Umiko in the process.
"Time-out!" Kurosaji-sensei yelled
She flagged the girls down and they gather. The game so far five points for Saint Mary and zero for them and Amaya is no where in sight. They're almost at halftime. The game got moved up to one o'clock. Saint Mary called at the last minute about the change of time. They raced over to the Academy not giving them enough time to stretch. Umiko should be on the sidelines, however two girls down with cramps in their legs.
"Kurosaji-Sensei, what can we do? We're getting slaughtered," Ami breathed.
She wiped the sweat away from her forehead. There was a growing bruise on her upper arm from where a large girl knocked her down. Umiko been knocked down three times already along with other girls and the referee won't call them out. Saint Mary is no Saint.
"Kurosaji-Sensei, we won't last anymore longer with all this abuse. The referee refuses to do anything about it. I think Umiko is now 60% bruises," Alice said out of breath.
Alice a transfer student from Germany. Her piercing blue eyes glared at the opposing team as they made faces at them. She pulled Umiko toward her letting her lean on her. The usual feisty short girl was mute. Every year when they face off against them; they always leave with bruises. They bare mixed faces as they looked to Kurosaji-Sensei.
"Girls, listen. It's not the end of the world. We can win this," she spoke softly. She gave a big smile unsure of the circumstance. All the girls are beat up and tired. They came this far and there's no turning back. She reached her hand out with the followed suit of the girls.
"What are we? The Doves!"
"Yay... we're the doves..." they said quietly
"Now get back out there!"
"1...2...3 break..." they jogged back to the field with even less energy.
Kurosaji-Sensei stared at them worried. They was already giving up. If it wasn't for the change of time and last second change of field. They might have stood chance against them. She sure some of the girls are cramping up from all the running around between places they had to do before the game. It doesn't help that Amaya is not here. Kurosaji-Sensei would have messaged her but she doesn't have her number.
—
Three teenagers could be seen leaning over by the bleachers as they looked onto the game.
"What? The game already started?!" Yamato said breathed heavily.
She leaned over to try to even her breathing. Sunakawa, Takeo, and her ran all the way there after they found out the change of field. It was one of the injured player from Koizumi who informed them. Takeo carried her the rest of the way. His speed knocked the wind out of her. Sunakawa keep an easy speed with Takeo pace.
Yamato scoped out the field.
"I don't see Amaya... Oh No! She might not know the change of field! I'll go ask Sensei," Yamato worried as she began to jog over to Kurosaji-Sensei. Sunakawa stopped her. Kurosaji-Sensei had a frustrated look on her face.
"I'm already texted her," Sunakawa informed as he showed her the text,"all we can do is wait."
Yamato nodded sadly. They took a seat at the bleachers. The rival fans were cheering maliciously even threw a can at one of the off-field players.
Yamato noticed that the smallest player who had 10 on their back kept getting knocked over by the bigger opponents when ever the ball is near her. She saw a large bruise was forming on her right arm. Her once white uniform with baby blue stripes with a horrendous muddy brown which made her bruise looks even darker. Her teammates tried not to kick the ball to her, however it doesn't matter. They kept knocking her down.
"This's not fair! Those girls keep attacking that poor girl. If Amaya was here, she wouldn't let that happened," Yamato huffed!
Takeo nodded," That girl is giving her best."
He was right. While the rest of her team lost fate; she kept it pushing. She would hopped back up after she got knocked down. There's something in her that keeping hope alive for her.
—-
Umiko's body screamed at her for rest from all the abuse however she won't let that deter her. She ran full speed toward the ball while the other girls were hot on her trail. Those girls chuckled behind her. She already was bracing herself for impact. She dodged the first elbow before getting knocked by the other girl's elbow. She let out a struggled cry and collapsed on the ground holding her face. There was a snapped sound that echoed through her. There was a loud gasped from her side of the crowd. Kurosaji-sensei rushed onto the field with the others close behind.
"Umi! Are you alright?" Alice asked as she kneed down in front of her. Umiko nodded. Afraid her voice would betray her.
Kurosaji-Sensei pulled her hand away from her face. Blood was pouring down from her nose. Her petite nose went into a different direction.
"Referee! Why didn't you call that?! She clearly elbowed her in the face!" Ami yelled.
She raced over to the referee who simply shrugged.
"I didn't see it. Plus, she could have tripped over her own feet and did it to herself," she shrugged again.
Rival team laughed as others try to pull Ami away from the referee who only saw red. Her mother wouldn't be proud of her mouth at the moment. The referee picked at her ear. Alice picked Umiko up and brought her to the sidelines.
"Alright y'all, it's halftime," Referee announced.
Saint Mary players high-fives the muscular girl with brown braided pigtails that stuck up at the side. Their fans cheered for them.
"Are we even sure player number 5 is even a girl," Ami huffed as she tried to calm herself. She stared at the oddly large girl who hair seem to be a wig. She squinted at her.
Kurosaji-Sensei held a towel to Umiko face. She corrected her nose.
"#5 is a girl. She most definitely shouldn't be on a team for her size," Kurosaji-Sensei sighed heavily.
"Is that even fair?" Alice asked shocked from the new-found information.
"It doesn't matter at this point. The rep isn't going to do anything about it. I bet they paid her," Ami grumbled. She crossed her arm under her chest.
Alice nodded soberly.
"Maybe if we forfeit then -"
"Fat chance! I'm going after Miss Gorilla!" Ami grinds out. The girl shuddered at the glare she received from Ami and the others.
"Fill up girls. We must have vengeance for poor Umi here," Kurosaji-Sensei determined.
They nodded as they grabbed water bottles. They glared at Saint Mary players.
"I... I can still play.." Umiko coughed
"Ssshh, just rest and they'll take care of the rest," Kurosaji-Sensei shushed her.
Umiko frowned. She most definitely sure the real attack on their team will be begun once she's out of the game. The throbbing in her face was unbearable. She ignored it the best she can as she tried to stop the bleeding.
"I can go if I stop the bleeding, right?" Umiko asked.
Kurosaji-Sensei could see the determination in her eyes.
"Yeah... if -"
"It stopped," Alice pointed out as she stuffed tissue up her nose. The others agreed. It would take all day to convince her to sit the game out. They knew she wouldn't miss it for the world.
Umiko wobbled to her feet with her blood stained shirt. Her teammates clapped for her.
"Can you guys stop? The clapping hurts my head," Umiko pouted," Let's do this!"
"Who are we? THE DOVES!" They shouted but they quickly apologized to Umiko who whimpered.
The referee signaled them to start again. They line up.
—
"Oh my goodness! They're not really going to let that girl still play, are they?" Yamato asked in horror.
"I'm afraid so," Sunakawa answered.
He ignored the sounds from the girls who finally notice him. Number 5 blew him a kiss. He shivered. For some reason, she remind him of Takeo with a wig. These days he never thought coming to see a femTakeo... what a sight to see. She easily could be 6'4 with too muscular to be a girl or a teen at that.
"We should cheer for them on even if the odds are against them. She's giving her best," Takeo said hopefully. He wants to do something but their girls. There no way for him to intervene.
Yamato nodded.
They begin to cheer for them.
—
"Ha, I bet that pretty boy is your boyfriend short stack," number 5 taunted. They stood in front of each other.
"I don't know who you're talking about," Umiko glared
"I'm going to make him my man after this," number 5 chuckled darkly
Umiko rolled her eyes. She doesn't have time to worry about a pretty boy or others at the matter. The only thing that matter is winning the game. Soon as the ball dropped; it went flying past Umiko head. Some of Koizumi players stood frozen but Umiko was only one after it. Number 5 smirked with her leg reached out. It felt like... no, it was like Amaya kick.
"They were watching us?" Alice whispered as she regained her sense. Umiko didn't stand a chance with the ball head straight into the goal.
Number 5 rocketed off few more of those shots, although they could tell it was wearing down on her. They didn't go through the goalie net like Amaya's did.
"Hey, Momoko quit it. Don't waste all your power," a long haired girl with oddly portion lips said to number 5. She smirked. The other team was having a hard time keeping up so the odd were in their favor. They can relax.
"Alright, Zenya-Senpai," Momoko answered.
'There's no way they can catch up to eleven points with zero points,' Zenya thought darkly.
Umiko stared on as she tries to catch her breath. She watched one of her teammates be knocked down. They was toying with them. She was sure of it. They would pass the ball to each other without kicking it to goal. She bet they already thought they won. The referee wasn't even looking. She on her phone laughing at something. Umiko took a gulp of air before rushing Momoko who had the ball.
Momoko looked on bored as she played with the ball. Umiko bit her which startled her when Umiko attempted to steal the ball from her. She pushed her away but Umiko grabbed onto her shirt and won't let go.
"What cha want pipsqueak?" Momoko yawned as she held the ball above her head. Her teammates were blocked by Saint Mary players.
"You're not playing the game right!" Umiko yelled. Yelling was making her head hurt, nevertheless she doesn't care at this point. She always dreamed of playing on a team but not like this. In her mind, she believed everyone played fair and played hard with no hard feeling in the end. How her perfect game should be but not like this. Not over grown muscle head taunting her but a fair fight.
Momoko shoved at her face. Umiko bits down hard not caring for consequences of her actions. Momoko yelped as she let go of the ball and her. Umiko slipped under her arm toward the ball.
Other players were zooming in her. Momoko was hot on her tail with a furious look in her eyes. Umiko looked back as one player charged at her. She could have been mistaken, however she thought she heard someone say kick it. She kicked the ball in the air. Everything seem to slow down with the ball soared through the sky and her dodging an attack. They all watched the ball with a few praying that Saint Mary players don't get the ball.
Then there was a flash. Umiko saw it. She wasn't sure if others saw it. A large baby blue zero flew in the air. Kurosaji-Sensei told them number one doesn't always mean they're the best, but something that started from nothing does. The thought of raven beautiful coal wings crossed her mind as she could almost see those very wings.
"Angel... no, a fallen angel," Umiko murmured as Amaya landed down in front of her with Her infamous devilish smile.
"I thought you needed a hand," Amaya chuckled.
"You're late," Umiko crossed her arms over her chest, but she smiled.
"Yeah, sorry. Senpai," she rubbed the back of her neck.
"Hey, who the heck are you?!" Momoko yelled as she charged at them.
Amaya leaped over her bringing the ball with her. She ran toward Momoko's goal. Momoko roared as she chased after her with her team follow suit.
"Finally!" Alice cheered as she gave chase. Other girls cheered along with her.
—-
"Oh my goodness! Amaya finally made it!" Yamato cheered. They watched as Amaya score another point. Koizumi fans seem to gather their energy and began to cheer.
Sunakawa nodded and smiled.
"Go Obyaba!" Takeo boomed.
"Yeah! Go Amaya!" Yamato giggled.
Saint Mary booed at her but didn't stop Amaya from charging down the field with the ball. She scored another point with her infamous kick. The goalie ran for it. The ball made an explosive sound when it impacted the tree behind the goal.
"Now that an Obyaba-Chan kick," Alice smirked at the shocked girls.
Amaya rocked off a few more of those shots. They was gaining points and balanced out with the previous points. It's eleven to eleven now. It was going good until the referee blew their whistle.
"That was out," referee rose her red flag for the third time.
"What?! How so?!" Ami called out.
Amaya walked over to the mid-aged referee. That was the third time referee called her out after Amaya scored a point, but not when a Saint Mary player knocked down Umiko. This time Umiko got carried off the field for good since her nose started bleeding again and won't stop either. Alice and another girl held Ami back from charging at the referee. Amaya walked toward the referee. She stood few feet from her.
"Oi! That was in. You must be blind since you couldn't see it fly into the goal," Amaya challenged as she cross her arms under her chest.
"I. Did. Not. See. It," she spelled out for her and huffed. She picked at her ear.
Amaya tilts her head to the side. She gave her a weird smile.
"Nani?" She walked closer to her. She now directly in front of her. Referee took a step back. She felt odd about this girl.
"I said it... it... wasn't in," she stuttered.
"Hm. Nani? You have to speak up. Because clearly you should have seen Umiko-Senpai being knocked down but you can't see it either," she smiled.
There was whispers going around from the crowd as they watched. Both teams was having a time out. They watched from the side line.
"I wonder what they're talking about?" Alice asked as she passed the water bottle to Ami. Ami grunted a thanks. They finally got Ami to calm down. Umiko had her head laid in Kurosaji-Sensei lap. She weakly grumbled.
"I hope she's giving her a piece of her mind because I would have given her my fist!" Ami grumbled as she held up her fist.
"She's smiling," Alice pointed out
"What?" Ami squinted her eyes to see, "Ah! You're right. She's smiling. Baka! She's supposed be mad not be a mad woman."
"I heard of a rumor before in middle school," one girl spoke up.
"And that was?" Ami asked. She picked at her ear.
"Someone in middle school annihilated a whole gang by themselves..." she scrolled off," I think they was called -"
—
'Why I'm stuttering? This just some punk girl!' The Referee thought nervously. She stepped back to her and looked back up at her. She only a few inches shorter than her.
"I'll tell you what. You continue to play the game, I won't flag you down. For a price," she smiled sheepishly and held her hand out.
Amaya stared at the hand before looking back up at her. She lifted an arched eyebrow at her. She stepped even closer to her with a wild smile on her face.
"I'll do YOU a flavor and not smash your face in if you judge the game correctly," she smiled darkly
The referee took a step back. The look in her eyes were crazy.
"You...wo...won't...do that. I can put you out of the game!" She threatened.
"Hm... you could, could you? It still wouldn't stop me from punching you," she declared.
She took another step back. Amaya took a step forward. Referee sighed of relief when she saw Momoko coming that way. Momoko jogged over when the coach got tired of waiting and sent her over.
'She can protect me!' She thought, 'she better after all the money I betted on their team.'
"Shinzo-San, is there a problem?" Momoko said in a baritone voice.
"Yes! This girl is threatening me!" She pointed angrily at Amaya.
'She in for now,' she thought smirked as she hid her smiled behind her hand.
—
"It was The smiling black ogre," the girl chimed.
Everything seem to slow down as Momoko threw the first punch. Someone screamed as Saint Mary fans cheered. Amaya seems to disappear for a second before grabbing Momoko by the arm. She head-butted Momoko in the face. Momoko let out a scream as she went down holding her face. Then Amaya grabbed a hold of the referee face and begins to drag her. Referee screamed as she wiggles in her grip. Other Saint Mary players rushed over to help. They went to jump on Amaya only for her to referee as a bat. She prowled through them and punched a few here and there.
"Oh my goodness! They're fighting!" Yamato said in disbelief. Takeo would have run over but they're girls. He doesn't know what to do in this situation. Sunakawa watched quietly. They heard laughing. At their side is Kurosuke gang. Echiro face palm his self. Fuji did a deep sigh. Kurosuke roaring with laugh.
"Can you shut heck up, Kurosuke?" Echiro slapped him in the back of the head.
"Ouch! You need to stop hitting me! I'm beautiful and you should treat me like royalty," Kurosuke scoffed.
The gang rolled their eyes. Kurosuke let out a belly laugh.
"Yamato-san, don't worry about Amaya. She does this a lot," Fuji sighed.
Echiro and Kurosuke nodded.
"The Baka's going be fine. She fought whole gang beside herself before," Kurosuke said as he picked at his ear.
"She wouldn't had to if you didn't talk stuff to one of the gang member and then you uppercut him," Echiro grind out.
"Yeah, it was good exercise for her," Kurosuke shrugged.
Fuji stepped between them. Takeo pulled Echiro to his side to sit. Fuji and Kurosuke stood.
Everyone looked on in horror as the girls fought Amaya except Kurosuke who laughed. It was eleven against one. Only Saint Mary side was cheering for their players. They went quiet when they saw that Amaya was taking down each one of them while still holding onto the screaming referee. People whispered among themselves. Asked who going to break it up. No one from the Saint Mary side moved as the last Saint Mary girl went down crying and holding her face. Amaya continued to dragged Referee over to the sidelines. She dropped her down in front of Umiko.
"Now apologize and promise you'll judge the game fairly from now on," Amaya demanded
"As if I -"
Amaya stomped her foot next to her head. She gulped thickly. She press her head in the ground as she bowed. Umiko gave her best disgusted face she could muster.
"I mean... I'm sorry Umiko darling. I have poor eyesight and -"
"Enough excuses! This girl's injured because you wanted money over the well-being of the children. You should be a shame of yourself," Kurosaji-Sensei grounded out.
"I don't know what you're talking about," she looked everywhere but at them. She bites her lower lip and cursed them under her breath. Amaya squads down to her level.
"You have two options."
"And they are?"
"I can punch you or you judge correctly. You choose. I hope you choose the first one," Amaya grinned.
Referee hopped to her feet. She did a deep bow.
"I'll gladly do my job correctly from now on," she sweated," I apologize deeply, Umiko-Chan."
She walked stiffly over to the fallen players and helped them up. Amaya took a seat next to Kurosaji-Sensei.
"Let's beat them into the ground," Amaya declared
"You don't have to say anymore," Ami laughed
She held her laugh in since she saw Amaya grabbed the referee face. Alice nodded. They watched as Saint Mary players limped back to the sidelines. Ten minutes later, they were all back on the field with fire in their bellies. Momoko was fuming as she stared down at Amaya. Amaya yawned.
Yamato looked on in worry. She could see that larger girl looked ready to hit Amaya. Amaya doesn't look bother by it.
The game started again. Amaya had the ball and she kicked it. The ball went flying into the air. They chased after the ball. Amaya reached the ball before the others. Momoko run up to her.
"Eat this!" She shouted.
Amaya leaped over the leg as she tried to kick her. She looked toward the referee. The referee shakily blow her whistle.
"No attacking other players, player 5," referee commented
"What? I was aiming for the ball, rep," Momoko insisted
She shook her head.
Momoko huffed and went back to running. She meet back up with Amaya as she shot off one of her rocket shots. Amaya dodged her elbow. The referee blow her whistle again. She rose her red flag. Ami smirked as Saint Mary players groaned. These went on for a while. Amaya dodged all of their attacks. Eventually, one Saint Mary player been benched. Koizumi fans began to cheer. Referee rose her flag every time Saint Mary did something wrong. Soon Saint Mary players stopped playing dirty.
The game ended with Koizumi win. An ambulance came to take Umiko away. They gather around to watch it go. Alice went with her. Umiko wanted to watch the game until the end.
Saint Mary coach yelled at the referee.
"I paid you! You're scared of some teenage girl! What a sorry excuse of an adult," the coach yelled lowly.
There was steam coming out her ears. She grabbed the referee collar.
"Suzuki, calm down. That girl is really scary," Shinzo said as she held her hands up.
"I don't care! I paid you to make sure we won!" She whispered yelled," you should have done your job like I paid you for."
Kurosaji-Sensei crossed the field toward them. Amaya and Ami followed.
"Huh? What you want?" Coach Suzuki asked once she noticed Kurosaji-Sensei and others. She held her nose up in the air. Kurosaji-Sensei looked up to her.
"If I heard right, you paid her. Am I right? What you did got one of my players seriously hurt," she said it loud enough for others to hear. Coach Suzuki let Shinzo go.
"Huh? So what? You had such a tiny player on the team. My players couldn't see her," she shrugged and she jabbed her finger into her shoulder," And a pretty face like you shouldn't be teaching sports. You should be on a sport magazine."
Kurosaji-sensei brushed her hand away.
"I want you to pay for my student medical bill. You should be a shame of yourself for bullying these teens," Kurosaji-Sensei stepped closer to her. She had her fist balled at her side.
Coach Suzuki tilt her head to the side. She snapped her fingers. Momoko was by her side in a second. Coach Suzuki began to walk away along with Shinzo.
"Yeah, coach?"
"Take out the trash," she commanded
Momoko threw a punch. Ami crosses her arms in front of her to shield Kurosaji-Sensei as it sent them flying. Someone screamed. She threw another punch toward Amaya. Amaya went under her arm. She grabbed her arm and kicked her legs from underneath her. Everyone watched as Momoko went flying over Amaya's shoulder.
Her land on the ground thundered.
"Obyaba, knows judo?!" Takeo said surprised
"Yeah, she's a mix martial artist," Echiro answered
Amaya took off toward Coach Suzuki.
"Hey!"
Coach Suzuki turned around. She saw leap into the air with her fist drawn back. There was a wild look in her eyes. A fist flew toward her face.
"Stop!"
The punch glazed her cheek leaving a scratch. Coach Suzuki stumbled back and landed flat on her butt.
"Amaya, please control yourself," Kurosaji-Sensei patted Amaya on the shoulder. She smiled gently at her.
Amaya nodded.
Kurosaji-Sensei turned her focus on coach Suzuki. She walked toward her. Coach Suzuki scrambled to her feet.
"Suzuki-San, I'll apologize for my player rash thinking however I will not let slide what you did here," she stormed
Coach Suzuki took a step back. She could see the anger in the determined younger woman eyes. She grimaced.
"You can't bully me," she yelled
"I'm not. All I wish for you start treating your players and other with respect from now on," she said wisely
"And if I don't?" She mocked
She pointed behind her. Amaya and Ami were cracking their knuckles with a devilish smile on their faces.
"Then I might not have control over my players," she dared her
"You won't!"
She stepped to the side. Amaya and Ami advances forward.
"Okay! Okay! I'll pay for the girl's medical bill!" She yelled as she scrambled to stand behind the referee.
"Why are you STANDING behind me?!" She asked as she pushed her away and ran.
"Thank you very much, Suzuki-San," she smiled. The two women ran for their lives.
"Ugh! I totally wanted to let them have it," Ami huffed. She shook her hands then she hissed from the pain in her arm. She stuck her tongue out.
"Does it hurt? I'm sorry that you had to protect me," Kurosaji-Sensei asked as she examined her arm.
"It's fine. As long as the ape girl is down. I'll be fine," she smiled
There was sudden roar of cheer coming from Koizumi side. Saint Mary side left cussing at them.
"You guys rock!" A girl from the crowd shouted
"You guys showed them who boss!"
"Koizumi Doves! Koizumi Doves!"
They cheered for them. Yamato joined in.
"Yay! Amaya!"
Koizumi fans gather around them. They pick up Kurosaji-Sensei and threw her in the air. They do this a few times before they put her down. For years, Saint Mary have been brutal team who never gave up on their pursuit. Now for the first ever, Koizumi won a game against them.
Amaya and her gang gather near the bleachers.
"Amaya! That was amazing!" Yamato said excitedly
"You know Judo?" Takeo asked
"Yeah, I took four years of it," Amaya smiled
"Yeah, the bear know some moves," Kurosuke shrugged.
While everyone gave praises and crowd her. Ami introduced herself to the group. He breathed into his hands to warm them up before slapping Amaya on the butt.
"Yikes! Dang it, Kurosuke!" She yelled
"What? I would have grabbed your boob if you did good job," he chuckled
Amaya rolled her eyes before punching him the arm. He laughed. Fuji face palmed his self. He muttered something about here they go again. Yamato and Sunakawa stepped in between them. Kurosuke glared at Sunakawa. Takeo stepped toward Kurosuke. Sunakawa shook his head.
"Kurosuke, you shouldn't do that. Amaya is a girl," Yamato frowned.
"A girl? Where? I only see you, Yamato and maybe baldie. (He looked around before winking at Ami who growled) If you think that thing is a girl. You're surely mistaken," he snorted. Echiro jabbed him in the arm. Kurosuke stick his tongue out. He placed his arm around Amaya shoulder.
"Plus, it's all in good fun." He chuckled," hey, baldie how about those digits." He reached out to Ami with a creepy grin on his face.
"Ugh! You're such a creep, Kurosuke!" Fuji groaned. Amaya swatted his hand down. Kurosuke chuckled again.
"I won't give it to you even if you're the last person on earth," Ami sticked her tongue out.
Echiro nodded. Everyone else hummed in agreement. Kurosuke grumbled.
"Well, you won't found a better person than me to date, baldie," Kurosuke huffed. Amaya elbowed him the guts. He coughed.
"I'm not even bald!" Ami argued who looked ready to wrap her hands around his neck. Amaya rubbed her back to soothe her.
"Don't let him get to you. He's simple-minded," Fuji inquired
Ami nodded but still glared at Kurosuke who smirked. They talked about the game. At one point, Momoko came over. Amaya stepped in front of her. She gave a menacingly glare. Surprisedly, she quickly apologized before she scurried away. She gave a shy wave to Sunakawa who ignored it. When it was time to go their separate ways, they invited Ami to celebrate with them after Takeo match tomorrow. Kurosuke, Echiro, and Fuji left heading off to the arcade. Not before Kurosuke tried to slap Amaya on the butt again. Sunakawa stopped him by moving Amaya out of the way. Kurosuke flipped him the bird before leaving.
Amaya and Ami walked back to the team ready to celebrate. Yamato, Sunakawa and Takeo followed. They celebrate the night away.
—
The following day, they watch Takeo match with determination. It's down to two wins and two loses. These will determine who the winner. An equally strong guy named Tsuyoshi was going up against him. The guy some to have an issue with Takeo having a girlfriend but Takeo quickly set him straight with "having a girlfriend is great." Amaya nodded in approval. The two giants fought equally in the match. Both sides shouted for both players. Just when Yoshi had the upper hand, Takeo quickly turned the tide. Tsuyoshi broke hold which he got flagged for. Sudden Tsuyoshi went flying in the air over Takeo shoulder. Tsuyoshi body made a boom sound when he landed on his back. The match was over. Takeo proved he was unmovable mountain. Yamato was star struck. Sunakawa gave praise and Amaya bumped fist with Takeo. They headed home. It was dark outside.
"Takeo! You were incredible!" Yamato screamed excitedly," it was so amazing to watch your match. You were... SO cool!" They waited patiently outside for him
Takeo grabbed her hands held them close to his heart,"No, you were. All your support made it possible for me."
Yamato just seem to melt in her spot," No.. no, it was all you, Takeo."
"Takeo, I thinks she going to faint," Sunakawa inputted
Amaya nodded
They begin to walk. Yamato pointed at the sky.
"Takeo, I discovered Takeo own personal constellation," she giggled," if you connect those two star, it looks like the amazing shoulder throw you did."
Takeo stared up before a moment.
"I see you up there, Yamato," Takeo smiled," Especially if you join those two stars. It's of you smiling."
Yamato smiled and agreed. She flushed pink.
"Hoho! You're right! I see you and Yamato," Amaya gleamed
"Where?" Sunakawa asked
"Right there. If you combine those three stars it looks like Yamato maroons," Amaya answered
"You're up there too, Suna," Takeo nodded
They pointed out the different constellation. Yamato, Takeo, and Amaya had a blast pointing them out. Some time pass before they went their separate ways.
—-
One week later
Takeo greeted Yamato when he came close to her. Yamato looked around him.
"Where's Sunakawa?" She asked
"He said he had things to do," Takeo answered," by the way, where's Obyaba?"
He looked around for the spunky girl. She very hard to miss.
"Oh, she's helping out a senpai. She said see us later," Yamato headed toward the park bench," I made a lot for everyone. So you have to take some to Sunakawa."
"Oh okay," Takeo smiled," I remember you made those before. Those cake zavery!"
"Close, its savory cakes," she giggled.
Takeo went halfway through the bag of cakes before Yamato could stop him. She looked around nervously.
"Takeo, when's your birthday?" She asked.
"January 1."
"Oh wow! Really?! Teehee! I should start planning now. It's call for mochi..." she rambled on.
"When is yours birthday?"
She frozen before stumbling over her words.
"... it's June 15," she said shyly
Takeo nodded. He squinted to see a calendar from a far distance. Marking today as June 5th.
"What?! That's soon!" He said shocked. He can't believe she decided to wait so long to tell him. His friends always come over every year to his house for a quick celebrate of his birthday.
"It's nothing major... ," She said quickly
"Of course, it's major! We should celebrate it!" He exclaimed," what would you like?"
Yamato waved her hands in front of her.
"I don't really need anything... I... I want to spend the day with you," she blushed.
The sound of bells and angels could be heard playing in Takeo ear. He quickly grabbed her hands. She smiled brightly as he gave a firm nod.
—
"I'm home," Amaya spoke as she took her shoes off. It was already nightfall. Umiko kept her longer than she thought. The girl was struggling bad with math. Umiko had too much pride to ask her classmates. So it was up to her kohai to fill her duties. Umiko really didn't ask her... more so demanded she helped her. Amaya sighed.
She used to no one greeting her at the door, however she could hear a voice; which is unusual. She followed the voice into the kitchen.
"Nobuyo, you won't believe it!" Her mother said excitedly
Her mother is back from the business trip with her father. He must be at work. Her back was to her.
"Nobuyo, I thought I caught the flu while I was on the trip... yes, I kept vomiting. It was terrible. So I came back early by myself since my hubby kept insisting I go to the doctor when I go back... Oh, dear. I have the must delighted news."
Amaya rolled her eyes. Her mother takes forever get to the point. She started heading toward the stairs, yet she froze in place after those words came out of her mouth.
"I'm pregnant! I hope it's a boy... No, I didn't go to the doctor but I took a test soon as I got home," Her mother said excitedly,"... Yes, I'm 42. Oh, age is just a number! And this one is no mistake."
Amaya ran up the stairs. She slammed the door behind her when she entered her room. Her mother yelled up the stairs, however she ignored her. The sound of her beating heart distracted her. She crawled under her covers. When ever she felt sad, she always climb into bed. She pulled her plus t-Rex toward her. Zuko-San always made her feel better.
"A baby? This must be some sick joke!" She grumbled," Mistake?"
This family doesn't need a another child, she thought miserably. They're barely home as it is, and they want to bring another into this screwed up home.
She let out a bitter laugh as she choked back her tears. She remembers birthdays where they never came for her when they promised her every year. Soon her tears dried up. She would cry every time since her aunt and uncle tried their best to be there with her nevertheless they was always busy. Even when she started living with her parents again. She was mostly invisible to them unless they wanted something from her. Now she know she was a mistake. Tears flowed freely. What could a baby bring?
"Every...thing..." she stuttered.
She dried her tears into her pillow. Ten minutes have passed, she quickly rose out of bed. She went straight to her drawers to changed out of her uniform. Clashed in a black hoodie and ripped skinny jeans. She packed a small bag and she left her room. Her mother stood at the bottom of the stairs.
"What have I told you about slamming doors in my house, huh!" Her mother demanded.
"Don't do it..." she mumbled.
"Right! I can't believe you... no, I take that back. I can believe that. That sister-in-law in law did no good with you," she huffed.
"Don't talk about my aunt that way," she growled. She passed her toward the door.
"I'll do as I please. Where are you going at this hour? I bet you're going to see those boys! Ugh! I can't believe I'm raising such a fast girl," she grumbled as she followed her.
Amaya ignored her. She put her black converse. Her mother continued on even tried reaching out to her. She left without saying a word to her.
"You better come back home!" Her mother yelled as she watched her walked out of the gate.
"A fast girl, indeed," she shook her heads.
Amaya made a call while walking: Here I come.
—
Earlier that day
"Suna! It's birthday time," Takeo shouted as he already in the room.
"Happy birthday," Sunakawa noted," wait... it's not your birthday. It's January 1st." Sunakawa turned toward him in his rotation chair.
"Hoho! You remember? Your birthday is September 13th, my friend."
"Yeah... So, what's up?"
"It's Yamato birthday!"
"When is it?"
"June 15th!"
Sunakawa got quiet.
"Is there something going on the 15th?"
"No, but that is soon. What are you going to do for her birthday?" Sunakawa asked
"Well, Yamato said she just want to spend the day with me," he said bashfully," no presents or anything."
"Okay."
"It's not okay, my man! I want to do everything on her birthday!" He clamped a hand down on his shoulder," please help me!"
"Alright, alright."
"Up high!"
Sunakawa chuckled as he hi-five him. Takeo said he will be back he need to do something real quick.
—
The music was booming. Almost deafening. The lights lure people over. About 20ft (6.1m) away; Amaya stood by Ami who also wore full face makeup with Umiko in tow. Black lipstick stained Amaya lips while Ami wore ruby-red lipstick. Ami wore a chestnut colored wig. Her outfit consists of a purple off the shoulder blouse and ripped jeans . Amaya hair straighten and flowed freely down her back. A black spaghetti strapped crop-top with a velvet short skirt. Umiko wore jeans and a black blouse.
Amaya sighed
"Don't chicken out," Ami laughed as she nudge her.
"I'm not. I haven't done this in a while," she chuckled as they head in. While the bouncer was dealing with someone. A 20 and older club.
Ami invited Amaya out after she found out all the things she use to do. Umiko even tagged along who followed Amaya throughout the club. Ami and her have a lot of things in common. They are both not from Tokyo and raised by their aunt. Ami often got into fights too which is the cause of her anger issues. Amaya's happy to relate with someone. She would never bring Yamato here though. She haven't went out since she started school and she was major craving the excitement.
It's just meaningless fun is what she thought as she danced with some random guy. She had about five drinks already, and she was feeling good. They danced for a while. The music moved their bodies. The guy pulled her closer to him. She seemed to melt into him. Umiko pulled her back to reality as she pulled on her arm until she followed her.
After some time, she took a seat with Umiko who decided to use her as a seat. She was pretty sure Umiko drunk since she kept trying to kiss her. Amaya laughed. She looked around for Ami who was standing front of them with her back to them.
"I think we should take Umiko back to your place, Ami," Amaya yelled over the music. She felt her voice drowned out. Ami was flirting with some guy sipping on something. She kicked her foot to get her attention.
"What?"
"Home! Now!" Amaya chuckled as she lift Umiko up to let her see. Ami made an "oh" face.
"How many drinks she had?"
"One."
"Light weight! The night is young. Let's drop her off at home and come back."
"The night is still young..." Amaya murmured. She lifted Umiko over her shoulder. All she wanted to do it forgot about home.
"Yeah, it's young..."