Aaaaand, we have the next chapter.

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Glowing with excitement, the young boy worked his way through the dense crowd to his seat. This wasn't just any ordinary seat on the bleachers, though. This spot was especially reserved for him, and it was front-row, meaning he'd have the best view of the entire field.

He took his place, never once faltering in his unnaturally springy gait. There hadn't been a happier moment in his life up until this point. No Christmas, birthday, or trip to the candy store could ever outshine this one event: the championship soccer game featuring not only his all-time favourite team, but his favourite player as well. And he had a front-row seat!

The bleachers began filling up behind him and the mindless chatter grew louder and louder as the time drew nearer to seven o'clock. He'd been waiting weeks for this; surely he could last fifteen minutes longer?

Just as someone came to sit down beside him, the two teams were flitting about the soccer field, warming up for the game. He was barely aware of the other person's presence until he saw his idolized, most-revered player wave at her, and she waved back.

"You know that guy?" he asked incredulously.

She turned to face him, smiling gently and replying, "Sure I do. He is my brother, after all."

His jaw dropped in complete astonishment. He never would have guessed... although, now that he knew, the similarities between the two were startlingly obvious. Same hair colour and facial structure... the real mind-blowing thing, though, was that he was actually sitting here talking to the adorably cute younger sister of his childhood idol.

She giggled at his expression, stuck her hand out and introduced herself, "My name's Kari."

He grasped her hand, saying politely, "I'm Davis."

There was no way he'd ever forget this moment. It was the equivalent of touching a celebrity in his eyes. Davis knew he'd forever be telling the story of how he met Tai Kamiya's younger sister to his children and grandchildren and nieces and nephews and anyone else that cared to listen. Jun was definitely getting an earful when he got home.

A contented grin wormed its way onto his face and stuck there as if sewed on. It stayed all throughout the game, growing to even larger proportions whenever Tai's team scored.

By the time the game ended, it was getting late, but Davis could not feel the pull of exhaustion at all. He was positively beyond the point of elation. Cloud Nine was right there; surrounding him as he basked in the stunning victory of his preferred team. And now Tai was jogging over to see Kari, which meant he was going to be standing right next to Davis.

His ears buzzed with joy and his excitement nearly made him hyperventilate. He watched in silent rapture as the siblings exchanged pleasantries.

Reality only surfaced once he heard the inevitable, "Who's this?"

Kari off-handedly introduced Davis, not knowing that his most far-fetched dream was actually coming true at that very moment. He was about to meet Tai Kamiya himself. Davis knew he looked like a lunatic with his eyes wide, breathing heavily and not-so-subtly leaning forward to be physically closer to Tai.

But he didn't care. Tai Kamiya was shaking his hand while simultaneously flicking the hair from his eyes. 'If only I had such coordination as him,' Davis contemplated (while mentally vowing to never wash his hand again).

"So," Tai began, intending to break the awkward tension that had built, "have you been hitting on my sister, Davis?"

Kari exclaimed, "Tai!" and hit her brother's shoulder for emphasis.

"What?" the older boy countered. "It's just a question."

Davis chuckled and assured Tai, "No, I haven't been hitting on your sister."

"And why the hell not?" Tai thundered angrily. Davis cringed, wondering how his dream had turned so ugly so soon. "Don't you think she's pretty?"

"Well, I think she's cute," Davis sputtered out.

"But not cute enough to date? Are you that kind of boy, Davis? Do you like to play with people's feelings?"

"No," the younger boy whimpered.

Tai laughed suddenly and slapped Davis on the back.

"I'm only joking around." Tai explained. "No need to panic."

Kari rolled her eyes at her brother's lack of maturity before bidding Davis a good night and yanking on Tai's arm to get him home before he had the chance to embarrass her further.

"Night, Davis!" Tai yelled back at him. "Sleep tight!"

A maniacal chuckled floated ominously in the evening air, making the hairs all over Davis's body stiffen in apprehension. As amazing as Tai was, he was also slightly insane... Davis realised, though, that Kari seemed to be able to control Tai's madness, which meant that if he wanted to get closer to Tai without unleashing the crazy within, he'd have to get closer to Kari first...

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