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Chapter 18: Genial Reunion

"Ne, Sango. Is this school Amefuto's club in SIC District really that great?"

"From what Sesshōmaru-sama said, this one really does live up to its name. And I believe you'll be ecstatic to see them." Sango was thinking on the younger girl's favorite pastime.

The doe eyed female, not really catching if its team powerful or not. Shrugging, she hummed cheerfully, eager to see its cheerleading squad and learn a couple stunts from them as her brother had ordered.

'Odd.'

The 7 numbered player idly thought when he caught sight of a bat in a daylight for the seventh time that week. The mammal was scarce nowadays, not to mention for a nocturnal creature making appearance in waking hours was already odd in itself. The last time he saw it continuously for a week was…

'About ten years ago, wasn't it?'

That mark reminded him of the day he decided to walk away from his house. Pushing that woeful memory aside, he continued his training until…

'Just when I think I have seen the most ridiculous thing ever...' He blinked.

The eleventh grade student was transfixed with the sight of Seibu's cheerleaders. That one person shouldn't be here. He approached the girls when they were having break from their, apparently, collaborated practice. Tapping her lithe shoulder, the girl turned her head before squealing in surprise.

"KID!"

He should have expected her screechy reaction, deliberately hugging him to death just to put his laid-back nature off. Peeling his body off from the manic cutie, he flashed his rare smile.

"It's been a long time, Ka—"

His words were put on hold when the raven-haired girl slapped her delicate hand over his mouth. Giving her escorts a look, she dragged him further away from the onlookers. Reaching a vacant area, she giggled at him then.

"Sorry! Gotta hide from any likely snooping eyes and ears. My brother would sent me through hell and back if he caught me getting all familiar with any male in tabloids. The things I do She rolled her pretty eyes. "Could you address me as HIKA in front of other people?" She gave Kid a puppyish look. Kid pondered over the mention of her brother.

"Alright. Care to tell me what business do you have here for appearing out of the blue?"

"Eh? Don't tell me, you don't know about my participance in the football tournament for high schools?"

"My memory serves me right that you're not even a high schooler, yet."

"Well excuse you, apparently there's no age restriction to be the mascot idol and cheerleader for the football tournament." She gushed about. "As for why I'm here, Maru-nīsan decided that I should learn from as many resources as possible, and Seibu is one of the chosen resources to improve my cheerleading."

He gazed at her beautifully blue orbs for a moment. "Ah, I see."

"Yeah, I can see it too, you being vocally constipated as ever." At his slightly piqued face, she laughed heartily for succeeding to peeve the ever quiet player.

At her pleasant laugh, Kid ruffled her hair wholeheartedly, eliciting a whine from the much shorter female, much to his amusement.

"So, have you met Tetsuma?"

"He's here too?" Kagome suddenly brightened before sobering a bit. "Oh! Silly me, of course Han Solo could never be the star sans Chewbacca." Kid's brow furrowed at her tease. "Since you guys are always together, I'm starting to pity Tetsuma-chan for having to be your lifetime escort." She playfully chimed.

"Girl, I believe your pretty little mouth will soon be the death of you." He squinted, bringing her down to earth in that instant. However, she was already under attack from Kid's unsparing tickles, hurting her sides from incessant laughs.

"Uh-oh.."

Thankfully, she caught sight of the approaching wide receiver between her giggles.

"Tetsuma-chan! Help!" Kagome managed to get off Kid's deathly maneuver with the robotic player's aid. Straightening herself for a moment, she decided to spend her practice break catching up with them, one who shared the same fate to be a half-American half-Japanese as well. "So, how have you two been doing?" The girl gave a childlike blinding smile, sending warmth to the normally phlegmatic duo.

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AN: I edited a tiniest bit to avoid confusion *wink*