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Claire and Gray walked to the center of the field to do the coin toss.
"Heads or tails Claire?" Gray asked confidently.
"Heads" The blonde smirked and heads it was.
"Beginners luck," Gray grinned.
"Now, now Gray-chan, who said I was a beginner? Be ready to eat your words Gray-chan. I mean it." She had a playful grin placed on her face but her eyes told a different story. They said 'You`re dead' and 'You`re going down so watch your back'.
Kai kicked the ball over to Claire and she stopped it with ease. She placed the ball in the center and cheerfully said "Be ready to eat your words Gray-chan!" Then she sent a spine-chilling smirk that made everyone on the field (including Gray) shiver.
'She`s just trying to scare me.' Gray thought to himself. It was working though. She scared him so much right now that he could have pissed his pants.
The coach blew the whistle. That`s when the fun started. Kai (right forward) tapped the ball over to Claire. Without hesitation, Claire tapped the ball to the left again, then dribbling passed two players easily. She swiftly passed 5 more players and was heading for the goal. 'Too easy' Claire said to herself. Gray on the other hand was stunned. 'She`s already passed over half of the team, using every move in the book... cruyff... ziko... stepover... Whoa, did she just do a maradona?' The red-head was shocked but in his mind he knew he could beat her. Knew. 'No matter, I can read what she`s doing. Her foot work is clean so it is easier to predict her move she is using.' Gray thought to himself. Then he saw her running towards him, straight on. He didn`t know it but she had already started her move.
She chipped the ball over his head and jumped. On him... she put her hands on his shoulders and did a flip off of him. While in mid air, she did another flip, striking the ball as hard as any man could straight into the corner of the goal. Even after all that, she still didn`t break a sweat.
Everyone on the field and spectating the scrimmage was shocked, horrified even. Gray on the otherhand was so shocked that he was still standing where Claire had jumped on him, dumbfounded. Kai and the other members on the team tried to wake him from his 'trance' but nothing worked. Claire got bored waiting for him to wake up so she started to juggle the ball, lifting it into the air with her feet and passing it back in forth to herself in the air. After about ten juggles she finally kicked the ball at Gray`s head as hard as she could. "WAKE UP GRAY!" She shouted. Well, it worked...
"What the hell!" Gray shouted. He looked over at the blonde who was just standing there looking bored.
"Finally awake I see." Claire teased. "You owe me a drink and lunch tomorrow." She stuck out her tongue. "Unless of course, you want to be again humiliated in round two?" She smirked at his frown.
"W-Wait! I call a foul! You can`t jump on me! That`s obstruction!" Gray shouted.
"Ahh, but you see Gray-chan, were your words not "Try not to get hurt"?" Claire replied cunningly.
"..." Gray remained silent.
"Now, now. Would`nt I get hurt if I crashed into you? I was going too fast so I had to jump over you," She smirked.
'I get it now.. She ran straight at me on purpose! Just so she could use it against me!' He kept thinking then he remembered what she said; "Be ready to eat your words".
"Soo? Round two or no? Of course I can follow your request and not touch you at all-"
"Round two, double or nothing and you can`t touch anyone." Gray cut her off. She had a slight grin on her face.
"`Kay kay! Well let`s go Gray-chan!" She skipped happily to the center thinking 'Score! Two days of free lunch!'.
The second round started and again, she won within a minute following Gray`s instruction in not touching ANYONE.
"Yaaaay! More food for me!" Claire shouted happily. The guys were shocked that their captain (that has never been beaten) was beaten twice by a single girl and Gray was pouting by the goal.
"Heheh satisfied?" Claire asked.
"Guess so. Well let`s go get those drinks I owe you." Gray replied.
Claire nodded and they headed towards the school. Claire got a strawberry milk and Gray got a soda. They decided to talk on the roof.
"You have some explaining to do." Gray told her. Claire almost chocked on her milk. She was coughing then she said;
"About what?"
"How did you get so good at soccer? I thought you haven`t played before?" He replied.
"I tried to tell you, I`m not a beginner." Claire said after shaking her head.
"Oh yeah... Well now`s a good time to tell me about your parents and stuff."
She stayed silent.
Gray`s POV
"C-Claire?"
She stood up and leaned against the gate near the end of the rooftop while facing me.
"They... They`re dead." A painful smile crossed her lips. She turned her head so that I couldn`t see her face. "It-it`s my fault... I killed them... Everything... Everything is my fault..." I saw a small tear fall from her face. Unknowingly I ran up to her and started hugging her.
I guess I want to be hugging her... because... I don`t want to let go.
"It`s okay Claire," I whispered in her ear pulling her closer. "Sorry, I shouldn`t have asked."
"..." There was silence for what it seemed like forever. "It`s fine.." She replied. A small smile made her way to her face and she started hugging back.
Claire`s POV
Gray... He`s warm... Why.. does he talk to me and even now hold me when I`m like this? He knows about my photographic memory and doesn`t think I`m a freak, he holds me when something happens.. but... why? He does`nt know me and yet I trust him so much...
"You know that famous doctor from America 10 years ago?" I asked him.
"Alyssa Collins?" Gray replied.
"Yes... she.. she`s my mom.. and my dad was Japan`s most famous actor.."
"Ren Matsumoto!" He replied shocked.
"Yes... It`s my fault they died.." Tears began to swell up again.
"What do you mean? They were in a plane accident."
"It`s my fault. It`s my fault. It`s my... my fault.." I can`t think straight.. what`s goin on-
Gray`s POV
She kept repeating 'it`s my fault' as if that was the only thing she could say. Then she passed out.
"Claire!"
I brought her to the nurse. She told me that she would be fine after some rest. I sighed in relief knowing that she was just stressed. Why did she always freak out when it comes to her parents?
Claire`s Dream
-Flashback- (Claire is watching her flashback btw.)
I remember this day.. How could I forget it? I was six years old. I was home. Alone, like usual. But today was different, my birthday is tomorrow and mom and dad are supposed to call today!
*Ring Ring*
"Hello?" I answered my cell phone.
"Claire, it`s mom!" She replied happily.
"Mommy! Are you and daddy going to come home tomorrow?" I asked eagerly.
"Yes, of course. We haven`t been home for one and a half years! There`s no way we can say no when you asked us, we weren`t able to come last year afterall. Well I just wanted to say 'hi'. I have to go now. I will see you tomorrow. Love you!" She said in a happy tone.
"Okay, love you too mommy. Bye!"
~The next morning~
I turned on the T.V. The news was on and mom and dad`s names were the head titles. I started to watch it before school.
Some news lady was talking, "The famous doctor Alyssa Collins and the famous actor Ren Matsumoto`s plane just crashed. The police are now looking for survivors and so far they have found none," I tuned out the rest of the program..
'M-mommy... and.. d-d-daddy are... dead? No... No! It`s my fault! I asked them to come home today.. It`s my fault... my fault... my-' I was thinking until I passed out.
I woke up three days later to a boy holding my hand.
"Where am I?" I asked.
"You`re awake!" Then he hugged me. 'Who is he anyway?' I thought to myself.
"Oh sorry! I go to your school. I also live next door. My mommy and daddy went to check up on you but you didn`t wake up.." The boy said.
-Flashback End-
Claire`s POV
I still remember talking to that little boy, my first love. After talking to him, they took me home and told me they were moving. They asked me if I wanted to go with them but I just shook my head. If I did, I would have just troubled them. Luckily my parents are rich and in their will everything went to me. As a child I never had to work, only do my best in school and do what I loved, play soccer and draw. My dad taught me everything about soccer the year before they had died and my mom taught me how to draw, I remember everything vividly.
I grew up alone. No friends or family to turn to. Everyone in my family were dead and everyone thinks I`m a freak because of my photographic memory and how I can be as strong as any guy... That`s what I thought anyway. Gray... He.. he`s different.. He doesn`t think I`m a freak, he thinks differently than the others and yet people follow him like he`s their leader. He`s... different. I want to be more like him..
Gray`s POV
It`s been 5 hours... Why hasn`t she woken up yet? Most of all... Why does it feel so.. familiar? Holding her hand waiting for her to wake up... It feels like.. I`ve done this before... Ugh.. Why can`t I remember... Damn! My fucking head. Why does it hurt so much? ugh...
Sorry for the wait! Lots of homework ughh.. Well big twist in the story right? It won`t be as intense the next chapter lol. Please review! :D