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What a Great Day!

It was finally Friday, the last day of school for the week has finally arrived. I once again walked to school and I got there and went straight for my locker. I checked my schedule and found out that I had P.E today, two straight periods of P.E. I went to change into my clothes for Physical Ed and found Cassie there with me.

"Hey Cassie. I didn't expect to see you here." I said with smile

"I didn't either, but it's good to know that we have another class together." She told me while returning the smile.

"So true, so what do we do in Phys Ed.?" I asked, I was hoping for a sport and not any of those lectures about the history of something.

"Well, I think we're having a soccer match with the guys today." Said Cassie "We should head off to the soccer field today. We aren't using the gym."

This made me smile, I haven't battled anyone in a game of soccer in quite a while. This subject should be pretty interesting. "Oh? Well then I can't wait to get to the soccer field.."

Cassie was a bit confused about the sudden happiness and spoke "You seem really interested and happy after hearing about the soccer thing."

"Kind of, I haven't kicked a soccer ball in quite a while so I'm looking forward to it." I replied with a smile.

"Oh I see, well then I hope I get teamed up with you then, it looks to me like you're experienced at this sport." She told me and I just laughed

""Well we better get going if we don't want to end up being late." I told Cassie and she nodded in agreement.

Cassie and I then walked out of the girls locker rooms and then went straight for the soccer field. Soccer was a spot I was really looking forward to playing, and I think this is going to be very interesting indeed.

I got to the soccer field and then saw a batch of students that were already there. I walked up and sat down with Cassie on one of the many other available benches in the soccer field. I scanned the gym and lucky me, I caught a glance at Yamato, Tai, Yutaka, Akira and Takashi somewhere on the opposite area. "Looks like I'm stuck with these guys in this class. Now I'm positive that this will never be a boring class."

Soon Tai must have seen me too because I saw him look at me and flash this grin on his face. Then I just smiled back. I looked over at Cassie who seemed like she saw Tai was there and was just avoiding him as much as possible. I smiled to myself and just waited for the teacher to arrive.

Soon the teacher or more known as Coach Derek, surprisingly this guy was also Tai's soccer coach and he was teaching our Phys Ed class. "Alright, today we're having a soccer game just as agreed last week. I'll put all of you in a team and we'll draw lots on which team each of you gets to play against. Girls will be with be with girls and guys with guys in one team."

There were cheers heard from the crowd of students when they heard this. Coach Derek blew his whistle loudly causing most of the students to cover their ears because of the loud noise. "Quiet down! Now moving on, we'll take the two winning teams, one from the boys and one from the girls to compete for the final round. Doesn't matter who wins or looses, you're objective here is to show me how well you can play and that's how you'll be graded. Of course winning will get you extra points."

That was the end of his explanation. Coach Derek then grouped us into teams with five members each. I was lucky again because I got grouped with Cassie, then three other girls that seemed to be in Sasha's group of friends since they were giving me a dirty look. After that the coach blew his whistle and we drew lots on who we get to compete with.

Soon the game started and we were off to a great start. At least I thought we were….After winning the first two matches I was tired out. Cassie was helping me with the game but Sasha's friends were doing everything to make both of us look bad. Cassie and I were the only one's in the team who were actually giving it our all. From time to time, I glanced over to see whether Tai was there. He wasn't and I had no idea where he was at the moment. Their game finished way before ours did and I was sure Tai's team won.

Thankfully, we won the third match too and we had one last match to decide who will go and compete against the guys. The bad news, the last match was between our team and Sasha's team. I sighed and just complied and went straight for the field.

"Well well well, look who we have here girls. It's Miss scholar student." Said Sasha looking at me. "What brings you here. I never thought you had it in you to make it this far."

"I never even thought you could actually play Soccer." "Sasha, can we just please get on with the game?" I asked being as calm as possible, I didn't want to get into a fight especially not right now.

"Whatever." She replied

I sighed and Cassie went near me and said "Just leave her be Sora, you wont get anything from trying to talk to her."

I simply nodded and soon Coach Derek blew his whistle and so the game began. It started off with Sasha and her friends giving me this creepy look, probably wanting me to stop my focus on the ball. It didn't work, in fact they were too busy trying to distract me that the game ended a whole lot faster than I expected. Sasha was the one who ended up not focusing on the ball and with Cassie's help we were able to win against them no problem.

"That's enough!" called Coach Derek and he then announced "Alright, Tai! Approach the field."

Tai instantly went to the field and came out of nowhere. "Yeah Coach? What's up?" asked Tai

"You'll be competing against Sora and Cassie's team for the final match. I don't expect anything less coming from you." Said Coach Derek facing Tai

Tai's face soon turned into a grin. He looked at me and spoke "Well Sor, what do ya' say we make a little agreement of no holding back? You know, for old time's sake?"

I smiled at his request and answered "Sure thing Tai, no holding back just like old times."

"Good. See you down there on the field, and let's see how far you've improved since the last time shall we?" he told me and I nodded

"I'd like to see what you've got as well Tai." I told him, he simply gave me a smile and I returned it.

"Alright, as much as it surprises me that you two know each other, enough of the chatting and get to the field, we don't have all day." Said Coach Derek as he looked at us and we both gave him a nod and headed for the field.

Tai called his teammates and went to the field. When we all got there I was shocked and asked "Are the five of you never separated?"

Yutaka gave me a grin "Most likely we're not."

"I'm surprised to see you here against us Sora." Said Takashi with a grin

"So am I Sora, this should be an interesting fight." Said Akira giving me a smile

"I doubt you'll be able to focus much Sora. The Ishida charm never fails you know." I'll give you one guess on who said that. It's pretty obvious isn't it?

"It never fails eh? You sure about that Yamato? I don't think it's going to have much of an effect." I told him

"We'll see Sora…we'll see…" he told me with a sly grin

Soon the whistle was heard and the game began. Another bad news, Yamato was half right. Whenever Tai passed him the ball and one of my other three team members had it, he'd just flash them his charming and that handsome smile of his and they'd let their guard down. "Man! Is this how they always win?"

Yutaka and the others seemed to be enjoying the game seeing the wide grin on their faces. Once again a time came when Tai passed the ball to Yamato and this time I wasn't taking any more chances. As he was about to pass it to Yutaka, I blocked his way. Yamato tried flashing me one of his smiles and I just spoke.

"That isn't going to work on me, I don't fall for guys that easily." I told him

"Really? Well then I guess I'll just have to keep you distracted another way." He told me as he kept the ball and was about to pass it back to Tai

"Not the way I see it." As I said this he gave me a questioning look and soon while we were in our conversation Cassie was able to take the ball from a distracted Yamato.

"Wha?" he looked at Cassie who was now going passed Yutaka and Akira

"You forgot that I wasn't the only girl on this team that was fazed by our charm Yamato." I told him with a smile and raced for Cassie

Cassie passed me the ball while she avoided Tai and I was able to score us the first goal. Tai and the others were ahead by two points already and with the other teammates I have I had to get serious. "I promised him I won't hold back and so I won't."

The simple battle that the guys were winning smoothly became pretty tough for them now. I was serious about catching up, since I grew up with Tai, I knew most of the tricks that he pulled off. Lucky for me he still hasn't outgrown some of those tricks he used to pull so I knew how to counter them.

The score became tied now and we both had four points. The last point would be the winning goal. I was determined to win this match and from the looks of it Tai was too. We were both breathing hard, it's been a close match for the both of us and I could see that Yutaka and Takashi were starting to pant hard too. Tai, although out of breath still managed to smile a huge smile. He seemed to like where the game was going and so did I. I haven't had a match like this since he left and it's been years since I got this serious over a game of soccer.

Finally Tai had the ball in his possession. He gave me a smirk when I suddenly quickened my pace to catch up with him and block his path to our goal. "You know Tai, I'm enjoying our little game." I told him

"I am too, I haven't felt this much sweat in a while. Looks like you kept your word, and I thought winning against you guys would be a snap." He told me still blocking me from getting the ball away from him.

"Dream on Tai, you know I'd never back down on a challenge. I never give up easily either. And I am not about to start right now." I told him

"Yeah, I figured that much." He told me and then spoke again "Sadly, as much as I want this to last, I think it's about time we get this over with."

"Oh? How do you plan to do that when I know just about all your tricks?" I asked him curious of his answer.

"Heh, I'm not so sure you can remember all of them though." He told me plainly keeping the smirk on his face.

"What are you…." Before I could even finish he was already attempting to kick the ball. So I concentrated on blocking him from making the goal.

Then, as he was about to kick the ball he gave me one final smirk. He soon gave the ball a kick and fell over. I would've thought that he failed in making the goal and I was right. But then, I soon see Yamato with the ball and before I had anytime to react Yamato had successfully scored them the wining goal.

I slapped myself mentally forgetting Tai's tactics when we were in elementary school. He had the tendency to create some sort of image and make it look like he was going to score the goal right there. Unfortunately, it would turn out to be a bluff in the end for Tai's intentions were to create some sort of distraction, making the enemy think he was going to score but instead he'd pass the ball to another waiting team member and leave himself to stumble so one of their teammates could make the winning goal. That's where he got the 'There's no I in team' motto how could I forget? "I can't believe I fell for that! But still…it's the best game I've played for four whole years…" Even if I did lose, I had tons of fun, besides I'd never regret loosing to Tai…not a bit. If I would have to lose in a game of soccer, I wouldn't mind if it was Tai.

I smiled and headed to the bench watching Tai as he congratulated his teammates for the team effort and such. I sat on the bench and soon I see Cassie headed my way with a big smile on her face. "Sora!" she calls me

"Hey, Cassie. Sorry about the stumble out there. I forgot that Tai had his ways." I told her yet still I smiled wholeheartedly.

"Are you kidding me? That's one of the best games I've ever seen. No one's ever competed against Tai like that! You were amazing out there Sora, you even impressed Coach Derek and the rest of the soccer team." Said Cassie

"Oh? But you were great out there too Cassie. You were the only one I saw who was actually playing for real." I told her, this was true considering the rest of our teammates didn't bother to help us at all.

"Still Sora, what you did was really amazing." Cassie gave me smile and I simply thank her because I think she did great out there.

"Sora! I want you and Cassie here on the double!" I heard Couch Derek's voice and I didn't want to disobey against that. I hurriedly got to where he, Tai and his team are standing and ask "Is something wrong sir?"

"Wrong? No, course' not. That was one of the best games I've ever seen, especially if it was played by a girl." He told me with a smile. I sighed, relieved that I wasn't getting in any trouble.

"Tai and the others were the ones who won. They did better than I did back there, but I can't help but admit I had a lot of fun." I told them, which in fact I really did.

"I told you that winning didn't matter here remember. You and Cassie are getting a perfect hundred from me in this test." He told us

"Really? That's awesome!" I give Cassie a high five and she smiles again, a really happy smile.

"I saw your efforts out there, both of you did great. You really impressed me out there Sora. This was the first time I've seen you play and I didn't quite expect you to give me that kind of result. I thought it was going to be an easy win for Tai but you proved me wrong. Nice work to both you and Cassie." Coach Derek blew his whistle and announced the he was going to give the remaining time as a free period, meaning more time to rest and hopefully get a shower in the girl's locker room.

Coach Derek left us o our own and Cassie said she was going on ahead to take a shower. When Cassie left I was left behind with Tai and the others. Tai, being Tai started to ruffle with my hair and speak "Nice work out there Sor. You've still got it in you ya know that?"

"You too Tai, that was one of the best games I had in years." I told him truthfully "Please stop it with the hair. I'm all sweaty you know."

"A little sweat won't kill me. But honestly that was some game." He told me smiling.

"He's right, man I couldn't even move out there. I was lost, my breath was pretty much shortening too. I don't even know how you and Tai kept up, especially you." Takashi told me.

"You were unbelievable out there Sora, for a work of a girl to be able to face Tai head on it was totally fun to watch, we barely had to do anything." Said Yutaka patting me on the shoulder "You're really something you know that."

"Thanks, but you guys can stop it with the compliments. I'm not used to all the attention, Cassie was there too and you guys were great as well." I replied

"Come on you have to stop being all modest you know. Music's more our field, not really the sporty side so it's cool." Said Takashi

"Plus let's not forget the one other thing you didn't fall for that impressed us too." Started Akira as he looked at the others and they laughed.

"Oh yeah, that other thing." Said Yutaka looking straight at Yamato

I got confused so I decided to ask "What other thing?"

"It's simple if you start to think back about what happened before the game and during the game." Takashi was starting to explain when Tai cut him to it.

"Simply put, you didn't fall and were able to resist the Ishida charm. Something no mere girl could do. Right Yamato?" Tai looked at Yamato he just smiled coolly.

"Okay so she didn't fall for it. Is that really such a big deal?" asked Yamato

"Well it should be. She's the first girl that was able to resist that charm of yours, which by the way normally ends up turning a girl to automatically swoon all over you." Stated Takashi while looking at their lead singer.

"Is that charm of yours really that hard to resist?" I ask him in a teasing tone

"You see that? Not one second of falling head over heals for you Yamato. Yahoo, let's give Sora a big round of applause!" called Tai as he started clapping causing the other guys to laugh.

Yamato was smiling too and he spoke "Sooner or later I'll get you to fall for the charm Sora, just you wait." He tells me

"Oh? I'd like to see that happen then." I challenge him and smile back

"We'll see…" he tells me again

"Okay, enough. I think it would be best if we all head for the showers. I mean we all reek from sweat." Said Yutaka as we all nodded in agreement, we did stink.

I waved goodbye to them and headed for the shower rooms just right next to the gym. Once I get there, I see some of the girls looking at me with fury in their eyes. I sighed and tried my best to stay calm. Although it didn't take long before I heard whispers all over the place.

"What's she doing here?"

"Isn't she the new scholar girl? How did she get so close to Tai and Yamato all of a sudden?"

"I heard that the rest of the band was talking to her too."

"What's her problem? Can't she just back off?!?"

"Sasha was right about her after all."

And that's that. The reason and the source of all this hatred towards me spreading like wildfire all over the girls here on campus. "Calm down Sora…it's not like getting angry will change everything. Just relax and breathe…" I still couldn't believe these girls. What did I do wrong? I guess things like this just couldn't be helped.

I tried my best to ignore all the buzzing whispers of some of the girls and quickly took a shower, changed into clean clothes and went out of the shower room. I headed to my locker and saw Cassie there waiting for me with a smile.

"Did you have a rough time?" she asked me

"A little, I could be the most hated girl on this campus by next week." I told her with a sigh.

"Don't worry about it Sora. There are still lots of girls that don't believe you're doing anything wrong. Besides, most of the girls that are mad at you are either from one of Yamato's fan club are just one of Sasha's friends." Said Cassie trying to cheer me up from all this.

Cassie and I talked and headed for class together just like yesterday. Physics class was never boring since Tai and Yamato were both there and were still arguing a bit about he whole wager because Tai's still got a long way to go. The rest of my classes though were all the same. I got to know some of the students from different classes and they weren't that bad. I had one class with Sasha and she kept looking at me like she wanted me away from her for good. Though I didn't let one class pull the rest of my day down.

Meanwhile back in Japan….Saturday night….

Normal P.O.V.

The whole gang was over at the airport and were waiting for their boarding time. Their parents had dropped them off at the airport a few hours back to get to the luggage check in and so that they could get their plane tickets on time.

Mimi thought back and remembered what had happened a few hours ago when they first got to the airport…

Flashback…arriving at the airport….

Their parents dropped them off at the airport and they were saying their goodbyes. "Now, all of you remember to always keep in touch with us. Tell Sora and Tai that we miss them." Stated Mimi's mother

"Yes of course we will. Besides, we'll only be there for the rest of the summer and not an eternity." Said Mimi as she gave her mom and dad a goodbye hug.

"Still, be careful. Tell your brother that we miss him and to keep his grades up while he's there." Kari nodded at her mother's request and was saying her goodbyes as well. "Thanks for allowing me to go on this trip mom, it really means a lot to me, to all of us." Stated Kari looking at her mother.

"It's not a problem, you haven't seen him for years and it's the least we could do. You're with Mimi and the others after all." Replied her mother with a smile.

"Always stay together and stay safe alright Kari?" her dad told her and she nodded.

"I will, we all will we promise. I'll tell Tai that you guys miss him and I'll tell him to keep in touch too." Replied Kari while giving her dad a hug.

"Jou give our regards to your brother okay? I hope he's doing well managing our hospital there." Jou nodded and promised his family that the news would definitely reach Jim.

"I'll tell him just that." Replied Jou

After all the greetings they had to go. They said their final goodbyes and left. Mimi promised Sora's mother that she'd give her regards. They left to get their plane tickets and afterwards wait for their boarding call before getting on the plane.

End of Flashback

"Flight 207, calling all passengers for flight 207 please proceed to the boarding gates please." As this was heard Mimi glanced at her plane ticket and smiled "Well that's our plane."

Koushiro got up and checked if all their hand-carry luggage's were there and nothing was missing. Jou on the other hand made sure that all of them were complete. After doing all that Koushiro spoke. "Okay guys, checking the flight schedule well be arriving at our destination on Saturday morning, American time of course."

"So we'll be there during a weekend? Sweet!" called Davis

"Yes we'll be there during a weekend. That place is a day behind from ours, meaning it's still Friday today over there." Replied Ken

"True, so that means we'll get to see Sor and Tai right away then?" asked Yolei

"Yes, but we wont see them anymore f we keep hanging around here to talk. Come on you guys let's get on that plane." Said Mimi and the others nodded.

"Final boarding call for flight 207, please go to the boarding gates now." Koushiro and the others made their way to the boarding gates and soon they were heading inside the plane.

Mimi found her seat inside the airplane and she was seated next to Koushiro, Kari was with Jou, Davis was with Cody and Yolei was with Ken. As they seated they looked out the window and took a last glance because they wouldn't be seeing this place again till' the end of the summer.

A few minutes later a call was heard inside the plane "Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seatbelts as we prepare for takeoff. Electronic devices must be turned of until the plane has taken full flight for it may interfere with our system. Thank you and enjoy your flight with us."

Mimi sigh and sat back on her chair and thought. "We'll see you two soon, just you wait." Then the engines were heard and the plane took flight headed to it's destination.

Back In South Harmond High.

Sora's P.O.V.

During lunch time I sat with Tai and the others today. We had a little recap on the soccer match and the guys were still teasing Yamato about me not falling for him so called Ishida Charm. The oddest thing is, even if I didn't fall for his charm a while back when we were playing soccer I still thought that Yamato was handsome, no wander he had tons of fans. He has these really deep blue sapphire eyes that just….Woah, hold it right there Sora! "What was I thinking just now?!? Stop, stop, stop! My brain is playing tricks on me again!" I shake my head to shake off the thought.

"Hey Sora you alright?" asked Tai as he looked at me confused.

"Yeah Tai, I'm just peachy." I replied with a smile

"Okay, if you say so." Says Tai and then he goes back to eating his lunch again.

I get back to eating lunch with the guys shrugging off the thought once again. I can't believe I just thought that. My head has to be playing tricks with me right now. After lunch I had to endure a few more classes before school ended and as I said they were just all the same.

Once school was all over, the guys invite me to hang out with them and as much as I wanted to I decline their offer. I told them that I wanted to get some rest and that I would be reviewing some of my lessons even though it was a Saturday tomorrow. Truthfully, a part of me really did want to get some rest but another part of me just wanted to clear my thoughts for now.

I headed for my dorm room and lay down on the bed. I dropped my bag on the floor and sighed. "What was I thinking? True that Yamato popular and all that and he may be good looking…but still…"

I try to call Mimi's cell phone and it doesn't ring. It automatically tells me that the number I dialed is either unattended or out of coverage area. "That's odd…Mimi never leaves her phone off…"

I sigh, I guess thinking of things here on my own is just starting to drive me crazy. I get back up and go out of my room. I head downstairs towards the lobby, go out of the building and for some weird reason, head back to the school building. I walked around school campus and find it empty, there were still a few people present but only a few were left there.

As I was walking I suddenly hear a sound. Sounds like a guitar and someone singing. My curiosity got the better of me and I head towards the sound of the singing voice. I found my self in the music room…Well that's not much of a surprise…the music room door was half open so I let myself in.

When I went inside I saw Yamato seated on a char strumming his guitar and singing to himself. I couldn't move, weather it was because of shock that he was still here or for some other strange reason, I didn't really know.

Yamato soon stopped his playing and turned to look at my direction. He just sat there staring at me with those sapphire eyes of his. A few more minutes later and he finally spoke "Sora? What are you doing here?"

Yamato's P.O.V.

I was strumming my guitar and singing to myself, trying to write a new song for our next gig. Then I stopped, I had this feeling I was being watched and I was right. I turn to face the door and saw Sora just standing there looking at me. I stared at her for a few minutes then asked "Sora? What are you doing here?"

She just looks at me and then soon answers. "I just passed by…I'm sorry, I didn't mean to disturb you. I-I better get going."

I was just watching her, she was abut to leave when luckily I spoke. "No don't!"

She turned back at me with a wide eyed expression and so I continued "I mean…it's okay, you don't need to leave. You didn't disturb me at all, so it's fine."

She stared at me and the I stood up from my seat, pulled o free chair and gestured her to sit down. "Here, take a seat. You can stay if you want."

"Th-thank you." She replied as she took a seat on the chair. "What are you doing here anyway Yamato? I thought you were with the others."

"I came back here to have some time for myself. I told the guys I'd be here in case they needed me." I gave her a smile and asked "What about you? I thought you were in your dorm room studying. Isn't that what you told us you'd be doing?"

I notice her sigh and then she spoke "I couldn't study. I had a lot of thoughts in my head."

I smiled and went near her. I used my hand to raise her chin so she'd be looking at me. She did, wide eyed and surprised, her face was also showing a shade of red. I smirked at her reaction and spoke "You weren't thinking of me were you? If not then why would it lead you here?"

"W-what? N-no of course not! C-coming here was a mere coincidence! I didn't even know that you were still on campus!" her stuttering made me smile. She was so…well…interesting that way.

I laughed and withdrew my hand. She looked at me confused and I just continued to smile. "Sorry about that." I told her

"Hmp, Yamato you shouldn't do those things. If someone were here they'd think…" I cut her off before she could even finish.

"It's okay, no one comes here this late, but the school closes late that why I came here today. But really, sorry if I startled you with what I did. I just couldn't help but want to do it." I was still laughing a bit and then when I looked at her a warm smile was across her face. "Something wrong?"

"No it's not that. It's just that at school I usually see you laid back and all that. You rarely even smile, let alone laugh in front of others. Yes, you've laughed in front of Tai and the others but sometimes…it feels like you're smiles are missing something. I'm just happy seeing you smile like this." As Sora tells me this I'm the one who ends up staring at her in disbelief. No one's ever told me that since. Tai was the first one to see through that little façade, every time I act like nothings wrong and I deal with other people's problems instead of my own…Then why is it that she can so easily see….

Sora's P.O.V.

I looked at Yamato and it seemed as if, all of a sudden…something's bothering him. "Yamato? Everything alright?" "I wonder what's wrong?"

He seemed to snap back to reality and he replied "Huh? Yeah everything's fine."

We were stuck in an awkward silence when the door to the music room suddenly opened and Tai showed up along with the others. Tai looked at me and Yamato then he let out a loud whistle "What's this? What are you and Yamato here doing all alone?" he asks looking at me and Yamato with a grin.

"Funny Tai, really funny." I replied giving him a playful whack on the head. The guys laughed and were bombarding Yamato and me a lot of random questions. Yamato's returned to his normal self before he suddenly started acting weird so I shrugged it off.

Soon enough we had to leave because the school was about to close up. We decided to meet up tomorrow at the dorm building lobby. I walked to my room and lie on my bed. Today was a great day. An awesome soccer match, a great school say and no homework that needs to be done. Not to mention I have a feeling I got to see another side if Yamato, even if it is just for a little while. Plus, I have a feeling tomorrows going to be one great day.

Authors Note: Mimi and the others are going to be in the next chapter. Thanks for all the reviews : ). Please tell me what you think of this one.