The forgotten wind

chapter 2

As those words were spoken, Shinsuke couldn't help but cling onto the brunet. And Tenma himself hugged back the goalkeeper gently, yet hesitantly at the same time, since he still considered hugs and comfort as foreign actions.

The rest were all watching the two boys hugging eachother. After a very long time of not seeing eachother, it's understandable that they are in an emotional wreck. Well, at least in Shinsuke's case

"Endou, Kidou..."

"Hmm? What is it Aki?"

"There's one last thing I wanted to ask you. I want you and your team to help regain Tenma's memories. Practically all of his most precious and memorable memories were with you guys, so I think spending time with you will be better for his recovery."

"No problem! Even though Tenma doesn't remember any of us, he is still our dear friend and teammate!"

As expected, Endou gladly agreed to Aki's request. Much to everyone's expectation.

All of them were happy to help Tenma regain his memories. But as for the brunet himself, he wasn't exactly sure of what to think. He's fairly sure that everyone who's getting involved are good people and aren't going to harm him in any way, but at the same time, he didn't want them to get involved any further.

He may not remember any of them or anything related to them, but he does remember his supposedly six months of disappearance.

Six months.

Six months that he doesn't dare to remember nor talk about with anyone. Involving a man who is most definitely going to harm everyone around him, just to lock him back inside his cage

"I guess we should introduce ourselves now."

Following that suggestion from the coach are introductions from the teammates. One by one, and one after another.

It felt weird to introduce themselves to a fellow friend of theirs, but, it's not like they had any other option. After all, it would be even weirder to spend time with a dear friend, who doesn't even know their name.

Tenma stayed pretty silent during the whole introduction. A few nods and hums from one to another, but that's it.

After a short while, they all finished introducing themselves, and they decided to not push Tenma to talk, since he doesn't even remember fully who he is

"I think it's about time for you guys to go and train now. Tenma and I will be watching you from the benches."

~'0'~

As the training began, the teammates couldn't help but feel uneasy under Tenma's eyes. It felt very weird to be seen as a strangers in their friend's eyes, but, they also couldn't do anything about it.

The brunet kept his eyes on the team and the ball, he felt a burning desire inside of him, as if he was filled with adrenaline.

And before he knew it...

"WATCH OUT!"

The ball came flying towards him, making the adults and the teammates all panic. But Tenma himself wasn't fazed whatsoever...

"Akuma's Fangs!"

What followed afterwards was an absolute blur to those who were watching from the sidelines, but to those that were on the field, it sent a freezing cold shiver down their spines.

The ball was covered in what seemed like black smoke, but what really made it scary was the fact that a whole set of teeth suddenly appeared, as if it was about to engulf the soccer ball.

The teeth clearly had fangs, both on the upper row and the bottom row. But something about it was just unsettling, maybe because the smoke grew bigger and trailed behind the teeth, or maybe because the ball somewhat seemed like a ghost ball, disappearing and reappearing constantly, making the teeth look more as if they were about to engulf them.

However, the Raimon players still couldn't place their finger on it.

Their eyes followed the ball as if they were glued to it, until it entered the goal. Nothing could be seen at first, but once the black smoke had dissipated, the place where the ball had hit was in a very rough shape.

That place somehow got a hole and the remaining edges of the ropes were jet black, as if they were burned. And the sight of that alone, made Shinsuke's legs turn into jelly, making him unstable and incapable of standing up.

The rest of them were also on the verge of falling on the ground, and they most likely would've, if it wasn't because they didn't get a close-up of it like the goalkeeper. Well, with the exception of Hayami, who's legs had already given up on him and was now trembling like a leaf

"Everyone, are you ok?" Asked Endou while rushing to the field alongside the managers and Kidou, only to get there and have no response at all from the clearly terrified players.

Despite being on the sidelines, they also managed to feel the pure sense of dread coming from that hissatsu technique

"C-coach, what... Was that...?"

"We... We don't know, Hikaru."

In spite of the fear they still felt, they all managed to recover back to their original selves, before going to the brunet, who was simply standing by the benches, alongside an equally scared Aki, with an expression that literally said 'What are you guys shocked about? This is normal.'

"Tenma, that... What was that?" Asked the older strategist for all of them, only to see the brunet lowering his head without responding, making him fear that the question might've came out more stern than he intended

"Akuma's Fangs…" Said Tenma while keeping his head low, not daring to look at them straight in the eyes "That's the name..."

~'0'~

Yup, this story is now alive, once again.

How did I come to the conclusion of continuing this? I... Really don't know ¯\_(ツ)_/¯