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"TIDUS!" Nancy screamed and ran to his room. "You are so dead now. You have to get up! I can't believe you slept in!" Nancy said while she was shaking a very sleepy and confused Tidus. He just didn't want to wake up so Nancy grabbed his arm and dragged him under the shower. She turned on the cold water dowsed him with it. Now Tidus was the one screaming. "I'm drowning, I'm drowning!"
"Ah, pull yourself together. And you want to join a blitzball team…TODAY!" Nancy said while Tidus was recovering from his shock and shaking the water out of his hair. "Today…Today?" Tidus asked and his eyes widened. He started to run around his room grabbing things and stuffing them into his sports bag. Then he ran out of the room.
"3, 2, 1…" Nancy counted when the door opened and Tidus returned with abashment. "Forgot something?" Nancy asked with a grin. Tidus didn't answer. Instead he pulled on the first pair of jeans on the floor and a t-shirt that was on his bed. When he was pulling on his socks Nancy left the room but stopped on the floor. "Grab something to eat from the kitchen but hurry. You are late already…" Tidus sent her a venomous look but she just laughed.
When he was finally finished and running to the car with a toast in his mouth Henry finished his call with his phone. "…He's here, don't worry. I'm sorry for all of this. Thank you for your patience." He put the phone into his pocket but before he could start bristle at Tidus he was already in the car. Henry also sat in and the car took of. "Where were you, boy? I called the coach and asked him to wait for you!" Henry said with an angry tone. Tidus looked away. "Yeah, yeah, I get it. Look, I'm not so proud abut it to. I'm looking like a snob turning up there like this. Its gonna look like I had already bought my place!"
"That's not like that and you know it. Just because you have a wealthy father doesn't mean that you won't have any skills." Henry said. "And if anyone is going to rub it under your nose prove the other way in the water! Understood? I don't want you to fight." Tidus just nodded but continued looking away.
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The car stopped in front of a huge building with a sign "Zanarkand Tejina Hitoshirenu Sports School". "Wow…" Tidus whispered looking at it. Henry smiled. "I was scared to when I came here…" He said and Tidus turned his head to look his father. "You went here?" Henry nodded. "I got a scholarship when I was about your age. When I cot an injury I couldn't play anymore so I decided to continue on business but that's not important now." Henrys phone rang. Someone told him something and he then fast took out his lap-top. "Hey, I'm sorry. I can't come with you. Work…"
Tidus looked him but then opened the door to step out when Henry added when taping and reading. "Call me, I want to know everything. Ok!"
"Ok…" Tidus said and closed the door after him. He looked how the car drove of, he even didn't know did he want to be here or not. Tidus pulled the big bag on his shoulder and started walking to the big scary building.
He stepped into the empty hall and looked around. In the middle was a miniature blitzball stadium and on the walls were endless shelves covered with trophies. Tidus looked them closer, beside every one were a name and a year. Right away a picture of a trophy with his name came into his mind but a familiar voice broke that picture. At the other end of the hall stood Wakka in his usual blitzball shorts. "Hey, you made it. I thought something happened to you." He said to Tidus who ran to him. "Come, the coach is getting mad!" Wakka said and they started walking to the outer pools behind the building.
"Hey, whas up with you?" Wakka asked. "I haven't seen you lately and yesterday you said at the chat that you were tired. It was like 9 or something then?"
"It's my so called teacher Seymour. He's been a real pain in the ass with all the homework I have been doing since he came. He's teaching me history and stuff plus how to play the game I practically invented. I'm not telling he didn't know what he was doing but…Comon, how does knowing Spiras history and all the formulas in maths help me throw a ball?"
Wakka looked him with sympathy. "It was really tough then. And you had to do homework to?"
"Oh, and what kind of homework. It wasn't anything simple, I worked all night because if I was wrong he gave me double work to do. It was a real hell, I'm telling you. The man should be a prison guard." Tidus sighted when they had reached out into the sun and some older boys started to clap. "The mystery man had finally decided to show himself." A tall boy with strict eyes and brown hair said in front to a small group of other boys. The coach told them to shut and started to check the names. "Ok, new boys and girls. This is gonna be tough in here so don't be to sad if you re going to drop out. It's the best school in all Spira, you are the best and I want to see if you are worth your title. Ok, warm up, get into the water and we'll play some ball!" Everyone started to do exercises but the gut who had clapped before was now keeping an eye on Tidus. "Hey, who's that?" Tidus asked Wakka who was warming his arms. "That's Nooj, you don't want to mess with him…" a girl with short black hair and big blue eyes said behind them. "And who are you?" Wakka asked. "Oh, I'm Celectra, but my friends call me CT. Second time to try. Last time he almost drowned me and broke my arm in a game so I couldn't join the team."
"Why would he do that?" Tidus asked when another girl walked to Celectra. She had long light brown hair with blond and red stripes plaited behind her head. "Making new acquaintances, I see." She said and smiled to Tidus. "This is Nicky, my best friend and these are…"
"I'm Tidus and this is my best friend Wakka." Tidus introduced himself and then the coach blew his whistle. "Ok, everyone into the water." All jumped into the pool. "Pair up, we are going to do some exercises and then some simple tests. Those who are staying can play tomorrow to prove why are thy here." Everyone paired while the coach was throwing them balls to practises with.
Tidus was playing with Wakka but when he saw the others handling the ball he felt fear. What if he wasn't good enough? What his father will say when he will fall out? What if he will forget all he has learned so far? His eyes were glassed when he was imagining his father's disappointed face and Seymour smiling on the background.
"You ok?" Wakka asked when the ball he had thrown hid Tiduses head. He shook himself and grabbed the ball. "I'm fine, I'm fine…."
"Don't get scared now, man. We belong to the top league. Now lest play some ball!" Wakka said and they continued.
After the warming up the coach divided the new students into 2 groups. "Now, you are going to show me what you are made of. Nooj, get your team in the water!" He jelled.
The guy who had laughed over Tidus earlier dived into the pool and his team followed him. Tidus was in the same team with Wakka, CT and Nicky. There were some other boys he didn't know.
"Ok, who goes where?" Tidus asked. "I'll go to the defence." Nicky said.
"Ok, what about you?" Tidus looked at the 2 boys. "We have always been in the defence, I guess…"
"Ok, I'll go to the middle and you have the rest." Tidus said to Wakka and CT. "And watch out from their attack, their rough." CT warned.
Everyone took their position and the game began. Nooj got the ball and he rushed to the goal when one of Tiduses boys blocked him. Nooj made a false manoeuvre to the right but threw the ball to his left to a guy with an eye patch. He threw it right to the goal but amazingly Nicky defended it. CT got the ball and started to swim in the other direction with Nooj after her. CT threw the ball to Wakka who threw it to Tidus.
His way was clear and he made a successful shoot, he hit the goal.
The coach was impressed and Nooj was swearing but when the game continued his team got rough and took 10 points against Tiduses 2.
"Ok, you're done for now. The other teams to the water." Coach shouted when the players got out from the water. "It was a good game, I was amazed." He said when they approached him. "You need practises but there is a good foundation to build on."
"Yeah, I was impressed to." Nooj said and walked to Tidus. He raised his hand for a shake and Tidus accepted it. "Respect."
"What's the name?" Nooj asked. "Tidus Okinawa. This is my good friend Wakka Kawashi." Tidus said. "These her are Gippal and Baralay." They nodded.
"Hey, can you show me that move you did in the gate?" Gippal asked from Nicky. "Well, it's a family secret." She answered smiling.
"Well, it looks like you are going to stay." Nooj said looking at the other teams playing. Tidus nodded looking the game to with confidence.