A/N : I'm not making a tease here. Just for some reason. And, I write a centered chapter like this because I want to open up similarity between the older and the younger.

Enjoy!

Chapter 5

The Goggle

The ray of orange light was shimmering through the city. The warm and soothing light guided people went home, because it's signaling that the night was almost come.

Differently, there's someone on the plain field near the park. He moved his feet with such an agile, to keep the ball not stopped on the ground.

His eyes was focused on the ball, and he didn't even bear to look around him.

When he lost his focus, just in a mili-second, the ball missed from his feet as it kicked away a few meters. He sighed, before walked toward it.

However, the ball was rolling back toward him. He finally realized that there's someone with his blue sneakers kicked the ball with a precise force, so that it landed right before him.

He lifted his head, and saw his idol.

"Taichi-senpai!"

Taichi was really bored. Though that Hikari were hanging out with her friends, he didn't know with who she went out. His mom and dad were out too, looking for dinner. So that, he took a stroll before finally found his junior on the field.

"I though you're going out with Hikari," he asked, confusion obviously written on his face.

"No, she was with Takeru," Daisuke replied. "They want to watch a movie, with a romantic genre. Because I'm not in my mood, so I refused," he finished as he bounced the ball to the ground with a blank look.

"It's about Jun again?" Taichi merely chuckled. Having Daisuke in bad mood were only with two reasons : Jun or school.

"You bet. She ordered me around to prepare herself for her date. Even that means I have to run forth and back for almost an hour!" Daisuke explained in horror, trying to pretend that he's okay with that ; only to an avail.

"That's why you're ended here?" Taichi rose from his seat, walked to the nearest minimarket that was opposite way with the field.

Daisuke just stared at his senior with confusion. He decided to juggle again with his ball, trying to kill his time until her sister went out and he could have his time for himself.

Not long enough, Taichi came back and threw a can of soda to his junior. Daisuke almost got hit by that before managed to catch it.

"So, why don't you play with me?" the older boy started as he drank his soda and placed the can carefully on the bench.

"Get goal and switch for goalkeeper?" Daisuke drank his soda calmly, before glancing at his senior.

"You got it," he grinned and in a flash grabbed the ball in his left arm, while his right arm holding the soda can.

"Hey!" Daisuke protested, but then laughed when Taichi tried to glare at him.

Yeah, it's really rare to see Taichi became mad at a person. Even so, he had never glared at the person that he got bothered with. As the time flow, he would forgive them no matter what they do. It's a quality that Daisuke really adored from his senior that also his idol.

Taichi set up his can on the ground, and gave his junior a gesture to throw his can. Daisuke drank the rest of his drink and then kicked the can. Taichi then placed it on another place, so from the can to another can have a range, and it's the wicket.

"So, you or me first?" he threw a sneering smirk, but Daisuke knew well it's only teasing him off.

"Let's see…" he walked closer to his senior, and raise his clenched fist. Taichi grinned, knowing what his junior wanted.

"JAN-KEN-PON!"

"I won!" Daisuke exclaimed. He used scissor, and Taichi was paper. Taichi sighed, but made no comment when Daisuke wanted to be the goalkeeper first.

"Here we go!" Taichi shouted, and in a flash he kicked the ball. Daisuke had just blinked his eyes, and the ball was already behind him, hitting the tree that was a few meters away from him.

"Ah you're cheating, Taichi-senpai!" Daisuke groaned in frustration, got a direct goal for only one shoot.

"You're lack with wicket Daisuke," Taichi said, placing himself as the goalkeeper, replacing Daisuke. "I'm sure you're better be the striker," he grinned again, and Daisuke grinned too.

"Take this!" Daisuke yelled, kicking the ball and unexpectedly hit the can, causing it to fell and left a doubt it's goal or not.

"It's not goal," Taichi simply said, pointing the place that the can should be.

"It's a goal! If it's a real wicket, then the ball will bounce in and pass you're catch!" Daisuke protested, and it's really clear that he wanted Taichi to approve his goal no matter what.

"Haha okay, you win," he laughed, clearly, for Daisuke's childish but funny attitude.

Daisuke then grabbed the ball, while Taichi was gazing at him. His goggle was reflecting the light, almost made him glistering in light.

Taichi smiled.

It's not a doubt he's his junior. They had lot of similarity, and he didn't regret giving it to him.

Though…

"Daisuke," Taichi called. The goggle boy quickly dashed to him.

"What's up Taichi-senpai?" he asked.

"Here," he gestured him to come over, and Daisuke did even with a ton of curious.

Taichi took off his blue-head band, and took off Daisuke's goggle. Then, he put the blue headband first and the goggle, reminded him of his style of wearing that headband in his past.

He walked a few step back, and took a good look, only to be horrified by the sight.

"I guess you're not as similar as I am," he mumbled. It's not fitting him, he thought. So, he took back his headband and handed the goggle to his junior.

"Promise me that you'll use that until I put off my headband," he pointed his blue headband, that in the past was matched with the goggle.

"Of course! I'll never let it go from me except when I'm on shower," he exclaimed happily, and the reply made the two of them laughed.

"Ah, it's almost night now," Taichi stated, looking at the sky that was fading from orange became pale blue.

"Yeah, I better go home now," Daisuke said. Taichi then grabbed the can and threw it to the trashbin.

"Can I go too?" Taichi asked, hoping that Daisuke would nod his head. He really didn't have anything in his apartment now, and Sora was still on America. The worst was, Yamato had a concert outside Odaiba, and he didn't invite him to come over. He made a mental note to smack his head later when he came back.

"Sure. But I just have some foods, and-

"Hell with that," Taichi scoffed, putting his arm behind his head.

"As long as it's not working on mathemathic and physic, then I'm on it," a grin planted on his face, as he flashed a look to his junior who was having the same grin too.

"You bet. I hate it too," they laughed all the way, while talking and chatting more about the school, life, and even game that they had.

Yes, I like Taichi. He's the first, and the number one goggle-head that didn't centered in too much, but he did appeared at the most critical moments. I don't have any opinion of his triangle circumstances along with Sora and Yamato ; it's like Daisuke, Hikari and Takeru. As long as there's no one bashed, then I'll be happy to see it.

I'm not tired to write this ; reviews are really appreciated. See you tomorrow!