Childhood 'Friends' ~ GogglesxRider Fanfic

Overthinking

~(Rider's POV)~

I arrive at Inkopolis Plaza, hearing the announcement for the beginning of the CoroCoro Cup. I think of my so-called 'team' I have to drag around in order to get into this stupid tournament. I wish the damn crowd of inklings would just go away and stop talking trash about me, because I know they are, and my 'teammates' hate me too, but they just kinda back away when we get close.

I closed my eyes and tried to focus on their murmurs as I kept walking, not bumping into anything as I've done this many times before. I heard stuff like, 

"Oh my cod, it's Rider."

"Seriously?! I thought we might of at least been able to get to the top 10, but if he's here..."

"I heard he doesn't like to team up... but he has to if he wants to enter the tournament...!"

My eyes suddenly snapped open when I heard an sickeningly enthusiastic voice from a little bit behind me say, "S+? Psssh, whatever. We can take him!"

That remark. Really? Some loser thinks they can beat me? Unless it's one of the S4, which, I highly doubt it is- none of them have that stupid happy tone- they don't stand a chance. I whip my head around to see who would dare say something like that to me. I glare at a blue inkling with goggles on his head and another girl with him, cheering, smiling, and clenching their fists with determination.

Goggles... I think, something clicking in my head as I turn away so nobody notices I recognize him. Could it be, that same smiley squid from grade school? He seems like the same person, stupid as ever. But it's not like I'm going to talk to him, he was shella annoying.

Besides, isn't he the same Goggles in Team Blue? Just like everyone else, I've heard the rumors of the idiotic Team Blue. Just as I'd expect from someone who doesn't realize his damn clothes fell off. I was walking away and heard more muttering behind me before I hear Goggles yell, "Don't you ignore me!" And feel something slide down my legs.

I shoot a death look downwards. I already knew what happened. Goggles pulled down my pants. Who the shell does that? A 5 year old, maybe, but seriously? I quickly pull my pants back up, still giving him an awful look. I swear to cod, If I get matched up with them in the first round (because those losers wouldn't survive more than one battle) I am going to crush them.

The two slightly-less idiotic members of Team Blue look horrified. I turn away and leave, I have a battle coming up. My 'team' trails behind me like a bag of trash I'm carrying to the dumpster.

~~~Timeskip because I ain't writing the battle again, although it would be cool seeing it from Rider's perspective....~~~

I honestly cannot believe the words that blared over the speakers as Team Blue celebrated their victory. Their victory. I lost. How? Losing to the idiot team? Me? Rider, the super intimidating S+ ranker? I lost the tournament in the first round!

And, the worst part is, I'm not even that upset! I'm so confused about this. I'm actually impressed they were able to beat me. I guess it beats being a sore loser. I smile, thinking about how Goggles somehow managed to dodge four inkstrikes and sneak up behind me. That is purely the reason they won. But after that, Team Blue seemed perfectly coordinated, my 'team' didn't know how to counter.

Why was that, I wonder? There's no better approach then to ask, but that's not really my style. Nonetheless, I find myself walking up to Goggles and saying, "Hey." Goggles smile fades for a brief moment when he looks at me.