chapter three

When the whistle blew, it was a signal that the game had begun. The other team was starting with the ball, so Nekoma got in positions to stop the ball.

With the tap of her foot to the ball, the opposing team passed the ball smoothly to a waiting forward player, and they began the game.

From on the bleachers, the volleyball club and other onlookers were in total shock at the mood change on the field. All of their previous childishness was gone, the players were quiet. Too quite. Even the other team's players had noticed the change, and honestly, it was nerve-wracking.

As the other team moved forward, so did the front line of Nekoma. The attackers crossed onto the other half of the field awaiting the pass from the remaining defenders. The team had passed to their striker, in an attempt at making a goal. Before their girl's foot could even touch the ball, Suzuki sped past her, stealing the ball on her way.

"Suzuki! Over here!" Kirei shouts from her position in the center on the other team's side. With a swift kick, Suzuki sent the ball over the heads of the opposing team's midfielders. The ball bounced a few times before being intercepted by Kirei, but before she could move to score, a defender from the other team began to pressure her.

"Center!"Aiko shouted, zipping around the remainder of the defense. Kirie passed the ball to the striker, and with no hesitation, Aiko slammed her foot into the ball. Because she had used the special kick she had been practicing, the ball went flying towards the goal. the other team goalkeeper positioned herself to save the ball, but it was going too fast for her to reach, and at the last minute it curved in the upper right-hand corner of the goal.

A silence covered both teams for a split second, as the ball had slammed in the back of the net with perfect accuracy. The volleyball team's jaws hung down a bit, and even kenma had a bit of shock.

"AIKO! THAT WAS SO COOL!" the silence was broke when Yuki tacked her with a hug

"You think so? That was what I was practicing!!!"

"Nice one captain!" the twins smirked. There was no way they were going to lose this one.

[time skip cause I don't know how to write soccer games]

The game finished in a victory, a final score of 8 to 3. Throughout the game, the volleyball team couldn't help but notice how well they flowed together. If one person messed up, there was always someone right there to help out. if a player looked cornered, there was always something they would manage to pull off. But the scariest thing was how Aiko could handle the ball. Yes, the other players were all extremely talented, but when she mover the ball was always close to her feet, it was like there was some invisible string holding her plays together. When she was passed the ball, it would fly into her waiting foot like a magnet. And it was scary.

"What did you guys think of the game?" Aiko questioned, the team had already headed back to the changing room, but she had stayed behind to say goodbye to her friends.

Inuoka spoke up first, "it was awesome! The ball was like swoosh into your foot, and then zoom!" before the rest of the team could say anything Aiko and him, were jumping up and down yelling about who knows what.

"I know right?! The ball felt really good today, so I was like, KABAM!"

"Ya! And they the ball went, BOOM!!!"

"EXACTLY!"

"Hey, Nekomata-Senpai? Can you teach me that awesome move? The one when the ball curves! It was so cool!" this time it had been Lev who spoke up,

"You can just call me Aiko, no need for fancy stuff! But I will teach you!"

Now was time for her grandfather to speak, "I'm warning you, Lev, she sucks at teaching..."

As they walked with her back to the locker rooms, the whole team had begun to be comfortable talking with the fun girl, and everything she said made them smile. But Kenma had yet to say anything. He was good at analyzing people, but she was a mystery to him. She was loud and silly, but also determined and powerful.

But one thing was for sure this was going to be an interesting year.

[AN: I tried my best! Sorry about not having more of our favorite volleyball boys in this one, I tried to make this one more about her playing.]

Extra background information: the Nekoma's Girls Soccer team, ranked second in the tournament last year, and Aiko was given the best Captain award ( i don't know if that is a thing, but it is now) the team that beat them was Inarizaki. :)

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-Jinx