Here it comes… the next chapter of the Soccer King

Here it comes… the next chapter of the Soccer King! I'm glad you guys liked the Mizuji and don't worry there will be Takumi in this chappie! There will also be some fluff for both couples although it might be a bit more for Mizuji…

Okay now I need to know, do you think I should take Kouji and Mizuho and give them their own story or combine the two?

Super garurumon – I agree! Sora couldn't see what was right in front of her! Thanks I really enjoy writing about Mizuji so please check the question above!

Empty-spaces – They are a really good couple… I don't think another OC would suit him better! Not even Izumi would! LOL

Gold Dragon36 – You know the couple just came to me… (JK) without you suggesting the couple I don't think I would have gotten this far with the story!

Remember to check the question! (It's in italics)

Chapter 6 – Banquet

Mizuho stared down at the wooden table. She was nervous… After Kouji had asked her to the banquet her stomach had done the worst thing… It had started growling. They had both laughed but Kouji had asked her breakfast. So with the banquet temporarily forgotten Mizuho had gone to shower and get changed before they left for the 'breakfast date'.

Now they had been there for fifteen minutes and neither had said anything. It's not because they didn't want to… more like Mizuho was too ashamed to. After all, he was an all-star and she was one in training.

She gathered her courage. She had a crush on this guy for a year now and she was blowing her chance. With a determined look she lifted her head and looked at Kouji. Trying to maintain her courage she took a deep breath and spoke, "So why were you at the field if you didn't have a practice today."

Kouji looked at the black haired and he could tell that it took a lot for her to speak, "I'm always there in the mornings… It's relaxing for me."

The black haired girl nodded, glad that she had broken the silence between them. "So why were you there so early?"

"I couldn't sleep…" Mizuho said, not wanting to admit the real reason she had been up. He would think she was strange and she really couldn't have him thinking that.

"You're hiding something."

"No… It's just… um." Mizuho knew Kouji had caught her now… She would have to tell him. She was never good at making things up so he wouldn't believe any type of story she made up.

"Well there was something on my mind that kept me up the whole night and soccer just gets my mind off it."

Kouji gave her a knowing smile before gently squeezing her hand that was on the table. A blush deepened on Mizuho's face as he did so. She couldn't believe that he had just done that! Wasn't he supposed to be a lone wolf? Then why was he being so affectionate to her?

"You still haven't given me an answer."

Mizuho looked at him, confused. Answer for what? Then it hit her, she still hadn't given him an answer for the banquet! Her hand went to her cheek, "Sure I'd love to go with you!" Her hand then moved to her mouth. That had sounded so overeager it want even funny.

Yet Kouji laughed, "Great so I'll get you at 7:30 tonight at your place?"

Mizuho nodded before quickly writing her address down on a serviette.

"IZUMI!" Mizuho yelled as soon as she entered the flat after her breakfast 'date' with Kouji. She had a major problem that only Izumi could fix.

Izumi was sleeping peacefully, grateful that the dammed clock hadn't woken her up. Until she heard Mizuho's voice screeching through the house and she would have preferred to be woken up by the damn clock…

Suddenly it felt as if her whole world was shaking as she stepped out of bed. She opened her eyes to see black hair flying. Immediately she realized that it wasn't her world that was shaking but it was just Mizuho shaking her.

"Izumi I have a major problem!" the black haired girl stopped shaking Izumi as she put her face in her hands… she was really stressed out.

"What is it Mizuho?" a sleepy Izumi asked.

"I need a dress!"

"You woke me up for that?" Izumi asked, her eyebrows twitching and her arms crossed. Couldn't Mizuho go and but a dress for herself? What did she need Izumi's help for?

"I'm going to a banquet with Kouji!"

"Why didn't you say that?" Izumi asked waking up. This was big!

"I was getting there!" Mizuho replied with a bit of a whine in her voice as she threw her arms up in frustration.

Before another word was said between the girls they broke out in laughter. They couldn't believe they were arguing over silly things…

Soon the laughter ended and Izumi put a comforting hand on Mizuho's shoulder. "C'mon let's go get you a dress!"

"Izumi I don't think I can go in there!" Mizuho said as she nervously stared out at the huge building in front of her. For some reasons the mall had always given the tomboy chills down her spine.

Izumi sighed as she crossed her arms, "It's just a shopping mall, it won't hurt you, I promise."

"But- before the girl could reply Izumi uncrossed her arms and pulled the black haired girl towards the entrance.

"Mizuho come out the dressing room already!" Izumi asked in frustration as she waited outside the changing room Mizuho was in.

"No! I look different!" the black haired girl retorted from inside the changing room.

"If you're not going out I will have no choice but to force you out and believe me it won't be pretty." The blonde threatened getting ready to leap into the changing room and pull her friend out by brute force. She couldn't understand why this was such a problem for the black haired girl.

"Fine, but you have to swear not to laugh!" Izumi promised and watched as the curtain was pulled back and Mizuho stepped out.

Izumi's eyes widened as she looked at her friend. Never had Mizuho looked so elegant… The dress really brought out all of Mizuho good body points. It was knee length and slightly fanned out at her small hips. The dark blue dress had no straps made it a boob tube. The dress clung to Mizuho's slim waist and made all her curves stand out.

"You are getting that dress!" Izumi immediately told her friend who just looked at her with horror.

"I can't! It's too dressy for me!" the black haired girl complained, her eyes desperate.

Izumi put up her hand to cease the talking, "It suits you perfectly and it will match Kouji's eyes."

"I'll only get it if you get a dress," Mizuho said as she stepped into the changing room.

Izumi put a hand on her cheek. She was going to the banquet with Takuya tonight and she did have a dress in mind but if it was the only way she was going to get Mizuho to buy that dress she would comply.

After paying for the dress she and Mizuho went to the next store to get Izumi's dress.

They browsed through the many dresses and nothing really caught Izumi's eyes until her finger landed on something soft. She pulled the hanger off the rack and looked at the soft pink dress and decided that it was perfect.

It was knee-length like Mizuho's but instead of fanning out it just went straight down and it had a slit in the side. It was a spaghetti strap but the straps were small.

"That dress really suits you Izumi," she heard Mizuho's voice say as she felt the girl behind her. All the blonde did was nod and before she knew it she was walking out the shop, the dress tucked safely inside the packet at her side.

"IZUMI!"

The blonde haired girl mentally slapped her forehead. Was there anything Mizuho could do by herself when it got girly?

They had returned from the shops three hours ago and now they were getting ready for their dates.

Unfortunately for Izumi, Mizuho was hopeless at doing almost anything involving getting ready for a date and she already had to help the girl with her hair, shoes and now it would most probably be make-up…

The blonde haired girl was right. As soon as she stepped into the black haired girl's room Mizuho stood at the mirror, make-up in hand and a nervous look on her face. Izumi mentally slapped herself before walking up to the clue-less girl.

"Sit down," she ordered the black haired girl and she complied.

"Now I'm just going to apply little because you don't actually need it," Izumi said as she gently placed eyeliner on Mizuho's eyes.

"My eyes are watering Izumi." The blonde saw the moisture in her friend's eyes and quickly finished with the eyeliner.

"Sorry," she muttered before placing a light eye shadow on her eyes. Once that was finished she applied a light base, not that she needed it but anyway. Then came the lipstick. She had to choose something natural so it could match the rest of her make-up.

Izumi stepped back to admire her handiwork. A smile crept onto her lips, Mizuho looked beautiful!

The black haired girl looked in the mirror and her eye's widened. Was the person she saw in the mirror really her? Her skin looked darker, her eyes stood out and her lips looked bigger.

"So do you like it?" Izumi asked, pleased at the result.

"I love it!" Mizuho said not pulling her face away from the mirror. She was still amazed that the person staring back at her was really herself. First her hair was in a elegant bun with small ringlets coming into her face and second she wore make-up, something Mizuho Hitoki never did.

Mizuho's gaze was broken when they heard the clock ringing, signaling that it was seven thirty, time for action.

Mizuho got off the chair nervously and looked at Izumi. The blond haired girl looked so confident that it scared her. She walked with purpose and the general air around her was so elegant, like she knew what she was doing.

Mizuho was envious, why was Izumi so lucky?

Her thoughts were interrupted as the doorbell rang and she gulped. "I'll get it," Izumi said with a smile as she went to the front door, her blonde hair streaming out behind her.

Izumi slowly opened the door, trying to hide all the nervousness in her movement. She wouldn't admit it but she was scared… What if after this she found out Takuya was an absolute jerk or something along those lines? She didn't want to go out with him if that was the case, but it was now or never.

The door opened and she was greeted by the chocolate eyes she adored and soon Takuya's lips were on her own in a tender greeting kiss.

"You look really beautiful Izumi," he said when they broke away.

Izumi blushed and saw that Kouji was waiting in the hallway outside. She immediately walked outside and motioned for Mizuho to come outside. The blacked haired girl did and she and Kouji shared an awkward hug before the four of them made their way down the elevator.

"Wow…" was the only word that came out of Mizuho's mouth as she stepped out of the car. The banquet building was beautifully decorated to say the least. Mizuho felt Kouji link her arm with his and led her up the stairs.

"This place is so…" but the black haired girl couldn't find the right word to describe how she felt about the place she was going into.

She was a tomboy coming from a poor family and had gained her education on scholarships. She wasn't used to all this…

"Elaborate." Kouji finished for her.

A small giggle escaped her rose lips and she replied, "Yeah that's right."

"Seems like they're getting along," Izumi said once she heard Mizuho giggling.

"They definitely are," Takuya replied as he tightened the grip he had on her hand. Things felt so natural between the two and it didn't matter that they had only known each other for a little time. They felt comfortable with each other.

"Kouji really likes her, you know."

Izumi looked at the man next to her with a surprised face, "He does?"

"Yup, he was nervous when he was getting ready and he really wanted to impress her," Takuya replied as they sat down.

Izumi watched as the couple fetched punch and shared a laugh. She was really happy for her friend and she was sure Takuya was happy for his.

Yay another chapter! Ek is soo Gelukkig! (I'm so happy in Afrikaans) Ek het nooit nie so veel geskryf in 'n storie nie!(I haven't ever written so much in a story!)

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