Chapter 2

From up a tree, a blonde haired figure was spying on Sho. He watched intensely as he practiced. Sho was covered in dirt, and was trying to hit the same spot on the wall over and over again. To his disappointment, it wasn't working out too well. But, he still didn't give up. The dun began to set, but he was still on it, the blonde nodding his head, a second away from a dreamless sleep.

"Yes! Five times in a row!" Sho cried all of a sudden. He looked around in confusion, and said to himself, "Wow, it's dark already. I didn't notice - oh no! I gotta get home!"

He fumbled while picking up the ball, but soon, he was dusting himself, and took a hold of his school bag. He decided half way to dribble the ball on the way home.

"Hmm, maybe I'll give Tatsu-bon a call. Maybe," the blonde said, swinging off the tree with ease. He too, headed home in the opposite direction.

"Sho, guess what! I had two calls from people who wanted to join the team. I'm meating them today after school. There in the same grade as us, I think. Just not in the same class," he sounded excited, eyes gleaming at the thouht of perhaps having enough players for their match.

"Really? What are their names?" Sho asked hopefully.

"Well, it was," he stopped in mid sentence as the same blonde haired boy as the one watching Sho walked over.

"Tatsu-bon! Long time no see! I've decided - I want to be on your team,"

Tatsuya frowned. "What made you decided that?" he asked suspiciously.

His eyes slid over to Sho, who jumped, startled. "Well, the team was really boring before, the regualrs didn't care. But since your going to start a new team, with him, it might be more fun!"

Tatsuya rolled his eyes. That was Shige alright, "Sho, this is Shige by the way. Shige, this is Sho. Sho, looks like we only need two more players on our team,"

Sho smiled, but was still slightly confused. Tatsuya seemed to know this guy pretty well, was he previously in the soccer club? Why was it because of him he wanted to join? His thoughts were cut off as Shige ruffled Sho's hair. "So your name is Sho!? I've been watching you play," he said in his mysterious tone.

"Um, Yes. Nice to meet you - I'm grateful that you've decided to join. That meens we still have hope of wining against the regulars," Sho said. He didn't question his ability to play, after all, he himself wasn't the greatest player on Earth. He was just content with being able to play soccer.

"Well, I think we should start practicing after I meet the two other guys I was talking about before you interrupted. Their names are Teppei Koiwa, and Taki Sugihara. They seemed pretty eager. I'll see you after school, Sho," Tatsuya said. Then turning to Shige, he said, "Make sure your there too. Just because your good at soccer doesn't mean you get to skip practice for the upcoming game,"

Shige smiled sheepishly, "Of course not, Tatsu-bon!" and headed towards his classroom, meanwhile, planning to ditch the second Tatsuya was out of his eyesight. Then, to Sho, he said, "See you later, Puppy!"

After school, out on one of the soccer fields, away from the regulars, were Tatsuya and Sho. They had packed up quickly, eager to meet their possible new teammates.

"Go figure, Shige's not here yet," Tatsuya said. He was putting on his soccer cleats, getting ready to practice as soon as thier interview with the new teammates were over. Sho was doing the same, only he was already done getting ready, and was practicing to kick the ball.

As they chatted on for a couple more minutes, a short boy with slick, black hair with red streaks came across their way. "Hey, is one of you Tatsuya Mizuno?"

"Yeah, that's me. Hey, were you the one who called for the game?" Tatsuya asked.

"Yep, that's me! I'm ready to play! My name is Teppei Koiwa, nice to meet you all," he said with infinite amount of energy. He pumped his arm, wearing a face that said he was ready for anything.

Teppei was already dressed to play, so while Sho waited for Taki, the other player, Tatsuya went on the test him.

"So, why did you want to join, and what are your skills?" he asked.

"Well, I joined because I want to beat someone. I need to beat him. He was always into soccer, so I decided, why not. I'm actually in the track team as well. My strength, is well, running. That's my number one!" he boasted. "I've played soccer a couple of times before, so I know the rules and all. And soccer seamed a lot like fun, till I saw the regulars that is. So, I want you to start a new team, and I want to be a part of it!" he said.

Tatsuya nodded. And after testing him on how fast he was, making him score a few goals, and see how he was at passing, he said, "Your in. Stay here so we can interview one more guy, and we'll start practicing,"

Tatsuya looked over Teppei one more time before leaving to Sho. He wasn't that good, just average, but he had potential. It was same with Sho, and he knew he needed guys like Sho and Teppei in his team.

Taki, the other player, had come around five minutes after Teppei, and was already fast friends with Sho. Apparently, their characters were very similar. Very.

Going trough the same question as Teppei, Taki answered, "I'm good at controlling the ball, and the reason why I want to join, is because I love to play. It's fun," he'd smile.

True to his word, he had great control of the ball. He could pass it in the direction he wanted ten times out of ten, and not to mention trapping the ball. Right as Tatsuya announced that he was in, Shige came, and together, the five member team began to practice, stratagizing for the upcomming game.

It was a long, chapter, that wasn't very exciting, but PLEASE REVIEW!