SKYLA’S P.O.V
I was at the airport waiting for my brother’s flight to land.
I looked around until I saw him with his wife and kids….Triplets and a baby boy.
“Wow….Eric….don’t you know how to make kids” I smirked at him as his wife laughed.
“Alice….Hey….How’re you?” I hugged her.
“I’m fine Skyla doing terrific but the kids are total terrors” Alice said as Eric smiled.
“The triplets are a lot like you guys…So we named them after you” Eric said.
“So where’s junior me?” I asked.
“Skyla junior….Hey…buddy want to meet your big aunty?” Eric called Skyla jr out as she held his hand glaring at how large it was while pulling on the legs of his jeans.
“Uh….Awa” Skyla junior said holding my hand with ease and looking around like she belonged with me.
“Yes….definitely like me” I chuckled.
“We’re really sorry to burden you with all these….Skyla” Alice said.
“It’s no problem really….Just stay a couple of days before leaving for Mumbai….Vacation deserved” I approved nodding. “I’d love spending time with little me too”
“E” Skyla junior said grasping my palm with those little fingers of hers.
“Great…do I drop you off at school or will you….” Eric paused looking at something behind me…I turned back to see Bobby and Silvia.
“Uh….Hey you two…what’s up?” I asked.
“Hey Skyla…what’re you doing here at the airport” Silvia said.
“Meet my elder brother Eric and his wife Alice and little me and triplets plus lil’ Eric” I pinched the lil’ boys cheeks…so soft.
“Hey” Silvia and Bobby waved at them.
“Bobby, right? Yeah…” Eric said shaking bobby’s hand.
“Skyla….your friends are lovely but you should get back to school now” Alice said.
“Right….with the kids? I reckon I’d do a little bonding with them going to school…” I said.
“Uh? The three of them? You know how troublesome they are right?” Eric reminded me.
“I know…I live with the other two duplicates….They’ll be fine….Sky and Skylar are in raimon too…so I’ll just deliver their duplicate” I said.
“No need for that” Sky’s voice came.
“You two” Skylar said. “Need to stop conniving…..coming back home and you’re only calling her? Talk about unfair”
“Hehe” Eric chuckled nervously.
“We’re going home…to meet mom…we’ll drop by in the hospital to see dad and drop Skylar off” Sky informed me.
“Well…It seems I’ll be off with Skyla junior then….Such a cutie for a three year old….Alright…Let’s go…See you guys whenever I can” I said walking away with Bobby and Silvia.
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When we got back to the field with Skyla Junior firmly holding my hand to see the team huddled up.
“Huh?” We stopped looking at each other confused.
“Uh…what’s going on everybody?” Silvia asked.
“Oh hey Silvia….Skyla, there’s this guy….He just showed up he’s an amazing soccer player” Mark said as a guy just out of nowhere hugged Silvia who turned red.
“Uh?” Everyone was speechless….Mark turned red as well.
‘Well….Well….a competition maybe?’ I smirked.
“Who’s this cutie?” Mark asked pinching junior’s cheeks as she swatted him away.
“Stop that Mark” I said as Mark continued pinching her cheeks.
I had to leave Silvia, bobby and whoever that guy was to go after junior who got annoyed by Mark and had successfully rooted herself on Axel’s leg.
“Sorry about that…Come on Jr.” I called her trying to drag her off him.
“Papa” Skyla cried on Axel who had a slight sweat drop and a small smile.
“Papa? Eric’s with your grandfather now behave Junior….You’re meant to be like me…I don’t do this” I flushed red.
Skyla came down running into my arms for a nice hug but refused to let go….Clingy, huh?
“Meant to be like you?” Jude asked.
“She’s Skyla Junior…They’d only give her that because she behaves like how I probably did as a child” I said.
“Skyla Jr….huh? So cute….She has your smile. ” Jude said.
“Well yeah….She’s cute but she has her mom’s skills” I said.
“Skills? She’s just three years old” Jude said.
“A very talented one three years old” I said sweat dropping as I dropped her down for her to latch on Axel’s leg again.
“A very clingy one too” Jude snickered.
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“You can let go of her…You should be practicing right now” I said as Skyla was holding Axel’s hand really tight…going where he went following him up and down….not forgetting to call him ‘papa’ when she had the chance.
“It’s fine….If she is really doing what you did as a kid….then that’s really adorable of you” Axel said.
“I uh thanks” I turned red at the comment.
We watched Jude and Eric go on head to head with the ball.
“Wow…he really is the magician of the field….” I said smiling.
“Yeah.” Axel said as Mark got excited to play against him.
Eric scored a goal against Mar and wow! He didn’t even use and Killer techniques or something.
Apparently Mark wanted more and Skyla prefers Axel’s arms to watch the game.
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I watched Silvia blushing at what Eric said.
“They’re a good combination” I observed.
“Who are?” Axel piped up from beside me.
“Uh….Huh?” I looked beside me to see him looking at me with a not very convinced face.
“Biology and Chemistry….you know Bio-chemistry…haha” I nervously laughed then mentally face palming.
“They’re going to try Tri-pegasus” Axel said.
“Tri-Pegasus…..That technique…huh?” I said.
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After a lot of tries….they were on the ground….sweaty and panting from exasperation and Little Skyla here is currently napping on Axel’s shoulder…..
They tried it again but they well….couldn’t get it this time.
“It’s missing something” I observed. “But what?”
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After another round of tries….It was getting late and I had to get home of course…..Skyla junior was finally awake but wouldn’t get off.
“Geez….how am I supposed to get her back now?” I sighed.
“You can leave her with me…You are coming by to Mark’s house later aren’t you?” Axel asked.
“Yes but I mean I’ve got training with Mark and besides…My brother will get worried but….seeing her so peaceful….” I sighed getting my phone out calling my brother as he answered his call.
“What’s up….it’s getting pretty late” Eric said.
“Bout that….I’m going to be really late home…do I have to bring Skyla back now?” I asked.
“If she’s clinging on to you then it would take a while….I mean you did that a lot….you were a very socially awkward kid who liked to cling.” Eric answered.
“So I can bring her home late?” I asked.
“Sure kiddo…she’s a three year old….it’d bring some relief on Alice” Eric said.
“Thanks…love you all” I said.
“more than you know” Eric chuckled hanging up.
“Fine…she can stay with you” I said as Axel got a tiny smile.
“Papa” Skyla tugged at his hand to be carried up.
“Suck up” I glared at her as she narrowed her eyes at me in some way that said ‘fun spoiler’
“So…socially awkward kid huh?” Axel had a smirk I just desired to wipe off.
“How much of that did you hear?” I asked.
“Everything….It was on speaker” Axel cast me a smug glance as I glared his courage the hell out of him.
We walked to the Inazuma Steel tower…we were at the staircase when we saw Mark holding Nelly’s hand with a determined look in his eyes.
“Awa” Skyla muttered in disbelief as she shook her head slowly while being perched in Axel’s arms.
We watched them converse and watch the sunset.
“Well….they don’t call them Tsunderes for nothing” I grinned.
I heard what they said but don’t put too much thought on it…Mark’s just being less dense.
“Does Nelly like Mark?” Axel asked as Skyla junior looked at him with an obvious look.
“Well…..you didn’t know” I asked as he handed baby Skyla to me to avoid the intensity of the glare shot at him from her.
“Silvia’s crush was the most obvious I think…..always supporting him but from today” Axel said turning a bit pink.
“And I thought matchmaking was for cupids only” I teased him.
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I was in the kitchen with Mark’s mom when Silvia came in….I was helping make the rice balls.
“They’re all busy listening to Eric’s story….so there’s no one left to help me squish up these patties.” Mark’s mom said.
“Right…” We answered in unison.
“And I do have some baby food for that baby Skyla….i keep it around just in case” Mark’s mom said handing it to me.
“Uh….Thank you Mrs. Evans” I said going to prepare the baby food for junior
I got the baby food and headed to the living room where the guys were.
“Hey Skyla” They chorused as I shook my head with a slight laugh.
I sat next to Axel who had junior on his laps playing with a rubix cube I got her to keep her busy and it worked out partly well…She was busy but her patience was also wearing thin.
“Junior….Food” I took the rubix cube and waved the food in front of her.
Her eyes fell into a somewhat relieved state as the rubix cube was far away from her now.
“Axel…hold her tight” I said as her muscles got tense.
“Why?” Axel asked as pink dusted my cheeks.
“I….didn’t exactly love eating when I was younger” I said putting the food in her mouth to which…..she surprisingly did not object.
She then gave me my signature smirk which is hardly recognized by anyone but me….
“Why you little…” I muttered glaring at her.
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Morning came and so did morning practice.
Eric was booked on the afternoon flight back to the states today.
“I wonder if they’ll get it right this time” I said as I watched from beneath a shade with the dance squad….Skyla junior and the rest of my family are on a hospital visit and then on a shopping spree while I’m in practice…yay me!
Time flew by and by and still….they were not getting it.
Silvia then walked on the field.
“In order for a Pegasus to fly….it needs to be blessed by a female” Silvia said.
“A what now?” I asked going closer to the field.
“A female….Skyla come on” Silvia pulled me to the pitch.
We stopped where they were panting really hard.
“Hey Silvia” Mark started.
“Let Skyla be the target….She’ll stand at the point where the three of you intersect and I think that might help” Silvia said.
“Are you crazy? Do you know how fast those guys will be moving?” Jack asked.
“Trying to underestimate me….are you?” I asked scoffing… “I’ll be just fine”
“Cause she has faith in your skill” Silvia said.
“If only” I rolled my eyes at her mediocre-ness.
“Skyla” The three of them said.
“I’m fine with that Silvia” Mark said.
“But captain…if she stands right there at the move fails again then she could get badly hurt” Tod said.
“That’s why we have to make it work….She believes in us now…it’s time for us to believe in ourselves” Mark said. “Right guys? Believe in the one that believes in us”
“And we’re going to repay her belief with action” Eric said.
“I get it…it’s just like last time right?” Bobby said. “Except it’s Skyla now”
“Every new Pegasus has to be different….” Silvia explained.
“The very first time we made the tri-pegasus move happen….Silvia did the exact same thing and stood at the intersection point……You know what? I said the very same thing back then to her as well…She believes in us” Eric said.
“So let’s repay her with action” Mark said.
I nodded as Silvia did too….Bobby was a little hesitant at first but he eventually nodded
I stood at the intersection point waiting for them to come at me.
They ran at me with a lot of speed…part of my reflexes just wanted to move and get that ball from them but I had to stay still…this had to work.
They brushed past me at the intersection and the Pegasus was well….alive I suppose….because it worked…
I was also not injured at all thanks to the others.
“You did it guys” Mark and Silvia pulled me in for a hug as well as Eric and Bobby….
They had completed the move so we could finally focus on regular training again.
“What are you guys doing here?” Mark asked the team members that protected me.
“Why are we here? To protect our Skyla of course” Sam said as i cringed.
“Let me make this clear….i am not your Skyla or anyone else’s for the instant but thanks” I said with an irk mark.
“We just wanted to make sure she’s okay….we hope we didn’t mess things up for you?” Tod asked.
“You didn’t mess anything up….infact I think you made it work” Mark said messing up Tod’s hair.
“We weren’t the only ones ready to spring into action Captain” Tod said pointing to the other team members where Nathan was holding? What was that?
“Aw thanks guys….thank you so much” Mark said.
“It’s nice to see people who do care after all” I smiled.
“Hey Mark! I’m so glad…I met you guys seriously” Eric said.
“Same here Eric” Mark said as Eric did a salute laughing.
“Thanks for the help Skyla” Eric shook me.
“It’s always a pleasure” I said.
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It was getting pretty close to sunset as I was with Mark and Silvia with the team of course as we saw a plane go by.
“Wonder if that’s his plane?” Mark asked.
“Hmm….It’s about time” Silvia said.
“See you later Eric…let’s play soccer again sometime” Mark shouted out.
“….” He really is dense.
“Sounds good to me” Eric’s voice came from behind us.
“Huh?” We looked back to see Eric there and uhm well….with his suitcase.
“What are you doing here?” Mark asked.
“Don’t you have a flight already in the air?” I asked.
“But what happened?” Silvia asked.
“Well….I’m just way too pumped up to go home right now….I’ll just stay here a little bit longer….I cancelled my flight” Eric said.
“Uh….Hold on” Mark started as Eric ripped his ticket apart.
“I wish I could do that each time I was to travel to the states” I sighed.
“You guys are so passionate about soccer….i can’t walk away from that….No….I want to stay here and play with you guys” Eric said.
“You wanna join the raimon team?” Mark asked.
“Yep” Eric said. “If that’s okay”
“You bet it’s okay”
“It’s more than okay”
“Welcome to the team”
“Welcome Eric”
“Congratulations”
The team joined up in a huddle as I smiled….The semi-final results would be out soon though.
“Hey guys” Celia came running to us
“What’s wrong Celia?”
“They announced who we’re playing next” Celia said out of breath…. “It’s just come in”
“So….Who is it?” Mark asked.
“Our….Our next opponent is going to be…Kirkwood junior high” Celia said as everyone averted their gaze to Axel
Yes we were fighting the mighty Kirkwood junior high….last years second place finalists after Royal but it wasn’t sure a surprise if there were hurt feelings towards him from his old team…He was even their captain….once upon a time.
“Kirkwood junior really?” Mark asked….Oh boy….Here we go again
