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Hello , my dear readers . I've kept all of you in the dark for quite awhile and now it's time to shed some light on the situation at hand . Ugh , why do I sound like Count Dracula again ? Never mind , I shall conquer my inner demons so that you all shall bask in the glory of this story . No seriously , shut up . Okay .
Chapter 6 : Setting the record and accomplishment straight
It started out a peaceful morning when she waved goodbye to her room mate and walked out into the hall . Seeing a few of her 'neighbours' and friends , she said a quick 'Hello' or nodded in acknowledgement as she climbed down the stairs of the four floor building . She liked using the stairs , she'd feel more awake from the morning exercise and less old , if you know what I mean . After walking out of the building , she'd be greeted by the sight of her step-brother and they'd talk all the way to the front door of their university , passing by her favorite pink Sakura tree . Then , they'd open the doors to Meiji University and all hell would break loose .
That was mine and Yusuke's typical morning after the football try-outs fiesco and that was like a week ago , she thought to herself , slightly annoyed at the fact that just because of that incident , she and the red head became the talk of the town but she was mostly annoyed at the fact that they had to drag him in , Ema knew that her step-brother wasn't one to socialise and try to clear any misunderstandings up . Peacefully , that is . She sighed unintentionally , this caught the attention of Yusuke and he tilted his head to the side before placing a hand on her head , patting softly as if she was a puppy . "You okay , Ema?" , he asked , looking the slightest bit concerned . She smiled weakly at him , "Yeah , I'm just sorry..for y-you know what happened at the try-outs . Because of me , you're being dragged into this . It should have only been me." , she said , her smile turning downside up . As they walk down the cooling hallway of the university , the crowd seem to disperse and the nosy students were gone so he took the opportunity to wrap his arms lovingly around his sister , "Don't worry about it , Ema . I don't mind people doing this as long as I'm with you." , he whispered as he blushed slightly , remembering the kiss . She leaned into his hug and rested her forehead on his shoulder , inhaling his cologne . Who knew Yusuke-kun wore cologne ? , she thought , giggling slightly . At this , his grip on her loosen as he looked down at her , confused , "What are you laughing at ?" , he asked .
"Oh nothing in particular that is important." , she smiled , pulling away from his hug and continuing her walk to her class .
"Ema..." , he said as he walked a bit faster to catch up with her . He knew that no matter what he did , there was no way in the world that Ema would tell him what he wanted to know . Hesmiled softly at this as they walk a bit further to find a large crowd surrounding the softboard that was outside their classroom . Normally Ema and Yusuke would ignore the large crowd and walk into the classroom but they were blocking their entrance . Remembering that she was small , considering the fact that most of the people there were guys , she squeezed her way through , trying to reach the door . But instead she was pushed around and found herself standing in front of the softboard . There was a piece of crumpled yellow paper stapled to the board , on it were names printed . Names for those who pass the football team try-outs .
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As many know , the Football Team of Meiji University held a try-out so that people of talent in the field of sports , in this case , Football , could get their chance of joining our very own Falcons' Football team . The names below are those who have succeded in pursuing a spot on our team :
Ema Hinata
Leiko Kurosaki
Tanaka Ando
Hozumi Akutabi
Ichirou Masahiro
Yusuke Asahina
Kazuhiko Akio
Fumio Isamu
Mitsuru Orochi
Shiji Takeshi
To the above names , please be present in Room 02-13 at 14.30 for there will be a short briefing . Have a good day .
She couldn't believe her eyes , "Oh Kami..." , she said as she covered her mouth with both her hands . She could hear Yusuke pushing his way through and when Ema deduced that he was standing behind her , she turned her head ever so slightly to see his eyes widen . He then looked down at her , "We did it..." , he whispered softly before yelling a bit louder , "We did it !" . She smiled before feeling a pair of arms lifting her into the air , she looked down to see her brother twirling her around the hallway . She squeled , "Ahhhh Yusuke-kun , put me down !" , as she tried to move her feet , hoping she would be able to feel the ground beneath her feet . When he finally placed her down , he blushed again , "G-gomene" , he muttered under his breath but she laughed and waved him off . "It's okay ! I just get sick easily when everything is going round and round ." , she said before she heard someone else reply , "You don't say , huh , Usagi-chan ?" . She smiled knowing the only person to call her rabbit was Hiroto . She turned and wrapped her arms around him as well as he did , he only laughed before letting go , "Well done , Usagi-chan , you proved Ichiyo-sensei he was wrong ." . He then looked at the red head who was glaring at him , "You're not too bad...Chiri-kun ." . The red head flinched when he heard the blond called him chili , "What did you just call me ?" , Yusuke asked again , a bit angry .
"Oh sorry , it's Chiri-chan ." , Hiroto emphasised on the honorific .
"Why you-" , the red head was about to give Hiroto a piece of his mind when he heard a laugh slip out of Ema's mouth . He narrowed his eyes and looked at her , one could see that she was trying to suppress the laughter that was about to erupt , "What are you laughing at ?" , he asked , taking a step towards her . "N-nothing ." , she squaked with her eyes closed . He raised his hands and removed hers that was over her mouth , she couldn't take it any longer and burst out laughing as she felt her knees give way but luckily , Hiroto caught her in time , with an amused look on his face . "This is not funny !" , Yusuke yelled in the now almost empty hallway , getting a few stares from people walking to their classes . A guy yelling , a girl laughing as another man try to hold her up , what a view , a passer-by thought . "I-I know , Chi-Yusuke-kun . B-But I can't help i-it ." , she continued laughing and Yusuke pointed a finger at Hiroto . "This is all your fault." , he yelled again .
"How is it my fault ? I merely called you a chili . Besides , it suits you , you have red hair and a temper ." , Hiroto snickered as Ema begin to calm down .
"But you're a cute Chiri-chan." , she say , this time she was patting Yusuke's head .
He crosses his arms and pout as he muttered incoherent things under his breath but he didn't push Ema's hand away , he was actually enjoying the feeling of her stroking his hair . She had a way of stroking his hair sometimes without ruining his braid . Looking around to distract him and to pay less attention to Hiroto's teasing and Ema's soft hand , he looked at the clock on the wall . Crap , they were five minutes late . Not bothering about the fact that Ema was still chanting his nickname now , he grabbed her arm and pulled them to their classroom , "Sensei is gonna kill us ." , he said before approaching a stern faced lecturer .
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All four of them , them meaning Ema , Yusuke , Hiroto and the surprising-not-so-surprising Aoi , walked down the already empty hallway before reaching Room 02-13 . Aoi insisted on following her room mate and her 'bodyguards' , so that after the meeting , she and Ema could discuss about what snacks and other things to buy for their sleepover the day after tomorrow . As for the guys...well , they could help carry the things into Hiroto's car . "You sure they wouldn't mind me coming eventhough I'm clearly not suppose to be there , Takaghii-kun ?" , Aoi asked the blond man as he reached for the doorknob . "Relax , Ichinose , they can't kill you even if they wanted to . There's too many people." , he said as he hold the door open for everyone to go in before 'accidentally' closing the door in Yusuke's face . Well , that was comforting , Aoi thought to herself as she and Ema took a seat in front , waiting for Yusuke and Hiroto to tire themselves out . Ichiyo-san who was busy talking to a senior turned and saw Ema before looking at Aoi , he raised an eyebrow . "After this we're gonna prepare for a sleepover for all four of us , so we decided we might as well come together ." , she quickly explained to her , now , coach . He sighed before nodding . Finally after what seemed a long time , the two guys took their seat , Yusuke sitting on Ema's right hand side while Hiroto was sitting on her left and Aoi was sitting alone , next to Yusuke . When Ema presumed everyone has arrived , Ichiyo-san stepped in front of the room , studying each faces .
"I would like to congratulate the ten of you who were chosen to join our Football team ." , he said .
The men in the room , including some of the newly joined members clapped and some even whistled . Ema just smiled at Yusuke and he gave her a half-smile . Close enough , she thought before turning her attention back to the coach . "Now , I would like to...discuss your team's tactics in the game you had." , he continued before looking directly at Ema . Oh no , she thought .
"I was quite impressed to be honest with Team B's strategy . May I know who is the captain ?" , he asked .
Okay , so I don't have to do anything , Leiko will take care of this , she sighed a breath of relief . From the far corner of the room , a big body stood up from his chair , "Ichiyo-sensei , I am Team B's captain , by name ." , he said . "Okay , why-" , Ichiyo-san stopped and stared at Leiko for a moment before he continued , "What do you mean 'by name' ?" . Leiko then replied , "I am just the face of the team . The true captain of our team is Ema Hinata . If it wasn't for her , we'd probably won't be here ." . Their coach now turned his gaze back to her , she froze in her seat . "Ema , I'm not going to ask you to run laps around the field , for now . I just want you to explain your 'strategy' to us." , he said as he gestured for her to come in front . She gulped and got out of her seat slowly before walking to the front .
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"All my team members were arguing that day and we only had 3 minutes left before the game was to start." , she said , looking at one of her team members who was sitting in the back row too , before continuing , "So I decided to take things in my own hand . I took the first part of our try outs as an example . An example in which the human body can't exert itself for a long period of time and it will slowly malfunction until it stops working entirely . But I knew we couldn't just do nothing and let the opposite team score , so I decided we should only concentrate on defense for the first 11 minutes of the game , not just to let them tire themselves out but also so that we could watch how they move , who was the strongest player and who was the one hiding an yet doing most of the job . I told everyone that if they manage to score above 10 in that period of time then we'll cancel our plan and start our attack but that never happened ." , she paused for awhile to catch her breath and she could hear sounds of admiration from the crowd , even from a few senior players . Ema continued , "And also , I knew that you guys would underestimate us and think that we gave up or were easy to beat , so we had that levarage . After the first round , I told the other players of my team to focus more on the opposite goal post so that if anyone tries to snatch the ball away when we were already near the goal post , one of us could just pass the ball to another player and shoot at quite a close range . But we also had some of us guarding our side so that they wouldn't be able to shoot that many goals . We wanted only two players so that it would be easier on passing the ball and we didn't need to hassle over who to pass the ball to , thus making us run and act faster." , she stopped again to see whether everyone was on the same page as her .
When her coach nodded , she continued , "I knew for a fact that Yusuke-kun would be trying to get the ball from me because he was very protective of me and didn't want anyone to possibly by accident or on purpose to hurt me." . Someone scoffed at the reason the red head was sticking to Ema . Looking over at Yusuke , no one could see him blush in the darkness and slowly sinking in his chair , wanting to disappear . Ema blushed slighty when this part came and she could hear a few guys whistle at her cute shyness , "S-so , we decided that we needed to distract Yusuke or anyone who was to come close to me and bearing the 'No hurting anyone' rule in mind , I decided I could not hurt anyone by giving...affection . If it was to be another player other than Yusuke , I would have caught him by surprise by hugging but since Yusuke is my step-brother , a hug would be normal so I did what I had to do and I kissed him ." . She blushed even more now and her face was turning as red as Yusuke's hair . The boys were now teasing her step-brother and she couldn't stand to see her brother being teased at except by her , her brothers and their immediate friends , so she spoke up again , "Before anyone jump to conclusions , I would like to set the record straight by saying that Yusuke-kun is only my brother and I love him as my family . This was just a strategy so please don't disturb Yusuke-kun." .
A few stop their teasings when they saw her pouting . Ichiyo-san gets up from his seat now and walks to her . Thinking he was to lecture her on inappropriate behaviour , she prepared for the worst . The only thing that happened was he patted her on the back , "This is what I call someone who dives into the game not without having a plan ." , he smiled for the first time before nodding at someone . A muscular and lean man , presumingly a senior stepped in front , clearing his throat . Everyone went silent , "As most of you know , I am Kazumi Hiragana , the captain for this Football team . I'm standing here to welcome our new members-" , he nodded to Ema before he continued , "And to pick a Co-captain , who must be a new member so that he or she can learn how to take full responsibility after the Captain graduates . We need a volunteer or at least , a candidate to vote for ." .
Nobody said anything , including Ema , she was just staring at her feet . The captain sighed and was about to say something when someone said , "I vote for Ema Hinata ." . The voice was that of Hiroto . "Hiro-kun.." , she muttered before Yusuke raise his hand up and said , "I vote for her too ." , agreeing with Hiroto for the first time . She gasp when slowly one by one , everyone raised their hands in favour of her becoming the co-captain . Kazumi smiled and turned to face Ema , he bowed slightly before saying , "I look forward to working with you , Hinata-san ." . She doesn't respond for awhile , seeing the smiled plastered on everyone's face , she bowed down too , "Likewise , Hiragana-san ." . Kazumi nodded to her friends and she walked to them , Aoi was the first to beat the guys in hugging her , "I'm so proud of you , co-captain ." , Aoi smiled at her friend . "Arigatou , Aoi-chan ." , Ema hugged her back before pulling away . She smiled at the two of the most important men in her life and they reciprocated her smile , "So , what's next ?" , Hiroto asked her before placing a hand on her shoulder .
Before she could reply , Aoi cut in , saying , "Sleepover !" .
NaruHertifly: Arigatou for going through so much of trouble for me ^bows^ . Honestly , I was worried when you didn't review , because you would normally be the first to do so :) AND THE KISS SCENE ! I sorta ship Ema and Yusuke but then there are other brothers I ship her with too XD I feel happy that you share this things with me , hehe . I'd be much worse , like once , after reading An Anatomy of a Misfit by Andrea Portes , I just closed the book and stared at the wall . After registering what happened , I sorta flung the book across the room and started cursing...Gomen ne , Book-chan ;u; . By the way , does your name have to do with Fairy Tail ? If it does then...I'M A HUGE FAN OF IT , KYAAAAAAAAA ! DON'T JUDGE ME FOR SHIPPING NATSUxLUCY AND GRAYxLUCY *^*
MUSIC99: I wanted to give an after-shock to be honest XD But I also pities Yusuke cause he was one of the only brothers who didn't act on Ema by kissing her and stuff plus he genuinely like her even before she was his stepsister :D Thank you for liking the story :) !
LaviLena1618: I shall update once a week now since that my aunt came back :( But I promise to update for everyone :D D-Gray Man...? I only know Gray from Fairy Tail , sorry ^stares at the ground^ . And thanks for the tips , I will try to add more of the brothers :D SPOILER ALERT : THERE WILL BE A BIT FOR KANAME ASAHINA IN NEXT CHAPTER . YOU WERE WARNED XD.
Ohh , I'm so tired , I wrote two chapters today ^yawns^ . Arigatou again , minna ! For reading my extremely long chapter of this fanfiction . Till' then , Ja ne !
.P.S. Reviews=Love ;)
.P.P.S. Etto...I'm thinking of writing a Fairy Tail fanfic...^blushes^ . Chip in your thoughts , ne ?
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