Chapter 6- The 'training'

Two days after the accident Tsubasa had a meeting with the Japanese team, but what they're doing is unknown. Everyone thought it's a training session but they were very wrong. At 8.00am Tsubasa woke up and had a bath. After dressing up, he arranged the bag with soccer clothes and went down to have breakfast.

"Good morning mum, have you seen my mobile?"

"Good morning dear. Yes yesterday you left it on the table; it's on the cutlery cupboard now."

"Thanks"

After eating he went to get his mobile and sent a message to Sanae. These two days they spent them together all the time before he returns to training and be busy with it.

:What am I going to tell her? Well… I've gotta tell her today it's training…yeah… no… she knows…: he thought and re-thought. Finally he sent her just a good morning and set off.

He arrived first at the camp and was already getting off his shirt in the changing room when he heard someone call him.

"Tsubasa… no it's not training today". It was he coach, Tatsuo Mikami.

"Mr. Mikami" said Tsubasa confused. "What? No training? I…I didn't know but no one…"

"No one knew" interrupted Mikami. "It's a surprise but I forgot to tell that no training"

"What? No training?" said another voice.

"Ryo..."

He wasn't alone. There was Mamoru, Teppei and Hajime too.

"I'll explain later, lets wait for the others"

After 30 minutes everyone arrived except Genzo, Taro, Kojiro and Hikaru.

"Kojiro is not in Japan?" asked a surprised Tsubasa.

"No he's playing in Italy. He just informed me he'll arrive a week late because his league started late and so will finish late" responded Mikami.

They followed Mikami out and got on a private coach. On the way they were all wondering where they were going. After 15 minutes of traveling the coach stopped and someone got on the train. It was Munemasa Katagiri.

"Hello everyone!" he said while getting a seat.

After a couple of minutes traveling again they arrived. They were at…

"The airport!" exclaimed Ryo. "Why are we at the airport? Who's coming?"

"Good question, but I suppose it's a secret or else he would've told us before" muttered Tsubasa aloud enough for Mikami to hear.

"Exactly Tsubasa, my point… it's a surprise after all" he said with a smile.

They waited inside the airport after they heard a familiar voice call them.

"Tsubasa, Ryo…"

Tsubasa turned and he saw his old friend…

"TARO" he shouted with happiness and went to hug him brotherly. Then he heard another familiar voice and he broke away.

"And you forgot me?"

It was Genzo.

"GENZO" and he hugged him brotherly too. "Long time no see… You arrived together?"

"Yes but I stopped to buy"

"I'm so happy to see you both"

"We're happy too you know" interrupted Ryo.

After talking about their 3 years abroad, Mamoru asked "Listen, are we waiting for someone else?"

Katagiri nodded.

"Who?" they all asked.

"Hikaru and Hojiro are missing" noted Taro. "Them?"

"Yes one answer correct" said a voice behind him. It was him, Hikaru.

"Hikaru! How long since I saw you" exclaimed Taro and he shook hands with him.

"Yeh finally we're here. Hello everyone… Tsubasa"

"Hey Hikaru. Pleased to see you." And they shook hand too. They went back to the training camps were they began talking about the tactics and shirt number.

"Tsubasa you're number 10" said Mikami loudly to stop the others talking.

"Wait…Hojiro and Hikaru? They're 10 too…"

"We arranged everything" said Mikami who look for Hikaru to approve. In fact he nodded in agreement.

"Well ok you agreed but Hojiro…"

"Agreed too" interrupting him again. "When he phoned and told me he'll gonna be late. I told him that we have to arrange the number and he agreed that as you'll be the captain…"

"WHAT? Who decided I will…"

"… you've gotta have the number 10 and he agreed on the 9" continued as if there was interruption.

"Ok I'm number 10 but why me captain? Who decided?"

"Me as I'm the coach. After all I saw the newspaper and listened to people talking, they're ALL expecting you to be the captain" he said calmly emphasizing 'you'.

"Well…" and he accepted. They set off to their respective homes and while walking Tsubasa got out the mobile. He saw that he had two new messages.

:I completely ignored the mobile that I forgot I sent Sanae a message:

He opened his inbox. They were both from Sanae:

Hello honey I just woke up and saw your message. Have a nice day you too and have fun at the training. I shall see you later then? X X X

"Oh God!" he thought aloud. "I didn't respond her"

Then he saw her second message:

Listen; your mother phoned me, I'm helping her at home because she's cleaning the attic. When you come I should be ready and your mum told me to wash here, so I brought clothes. If you wanna first we eat and then go out and watch a movie? Ok with you, if you're not too tired? See you xXxXx.

He smacked his forehead for forgetting to check his mobile and send her a message quickly:

I'm coming home, sorry for not sending, I'll tell you what happened. By the way your plan is great and we can go out because I can't be tired for nothing as we didn't train. See you XX.

"Ye right but from tomorrow I will be tired" he muttered to himself. He soon arrived home were he found the ladies giggling.

"What are you giggling at?" he asked curiously.

"Oh nothing" said Sanae rather guilty.

"Yeh nothing" agreed his mother.

"Yeh yeah right. I'm going to wash."

After washing and dressing up he went down were he heard them giggling again. This time he didn't spoke but listened outside the kitchen, trying to hear what they're up too.

"…really, told you I love it when they do it to me"

"How many times his dad did it, but obviously with precaution…But, who did it too you?"

"Oh well… I never was with someone but there was one who did it!"

"Woah…"

"DID WHAT?" he asked loudly scandalized as he slammed the door. His mind went beyond the line.

"Oh God you…you were listening?" said Sanae a bit angry.

"RIGHT! TELL ME NOW" he yelled

"Don't yell son" but he ignored her.

"…you…you…youwenithothenbed?" he spat with difficulty.