Ascension│Bluelock x male reader

2.18. On Fire

Reo placed the ball down in the middle of the field, shaking out his hands. His team was ready around him, every single player fired up to the max. It was a much more intense game than it had been the first half with the addition of Y/N, but it wasn't just him. All of the U-20 players had turned it up, playing far better than Reo had anticipated.

He immediately looked around for Nagi, forgetting for a second that he'd been subbed off. Reo's face darkened slightly with blush, before he moved close to the ball.

The whistle blew. Reo passed backwards, to Raichi. The U-20 have to be feeling it. They've scored four times in this half, so they're probably going to go aggressive. He backpedalled, beckoning Karasu and Hiori backwards as well while the rest of the team pushed forwards.

I just need to split them up. Get Sae away from the rest of the team, and our forwards can crush their defences alone.

It was a strange formation. Half of the Bluelock team was basically in defence with the ball, and the other half was running way up into the U-20's half of the field. If the U-20 got the ball, Bluelock was as good as screwed.

As predicted, the U-20 forwards and midfielders flooded forwards. "Back to me, Raichi!"

Reo received the ball, running sideways into the middle of the field. Two enemy midfielders followed him, while the other forwards each attempted marking one Bluelock defender. His eyes scanned the pitch, head twisting as he looked for two specific people.

Just avoid Sae, and avoid Y/N. Everyone else, we can deal with. He let the two enemy players catch up to him, before passing away to the far right side of the field. "Hiori! Send it up!" Reo waved an arm, trying to gesture a pass all the way to their forwards.

Luckily, Hiori understood. With a quick, accurate pass, he'd sent the ball flying up the field, straight past all of the U-20 players and to Isagi. Reo grinned. It was a good plan, and the perfect execution of it had left both teams split apart, their offensive players and defensive players far across the field.

Isagi began to push up the field. The U-20 defence consisted of five players. Their defensive midfielder, Hayate, and the Iron Wall Quartet. The opposing Bluelock players were more than enough to crush them. Just for insurance, though, Reo called out to Bachira. "Get up there with them!"

"Got it!" Bachira sped up down the field, joining the others.

He was on fire. Every inch of him was overjoyed to be playing in such an amazing place. He couldn't stop smiling. So many other people with monsters on one pitch, some big, some small, and some so dark Bachira could barely make out their facial features.

Soccer was just getting more and more fun! Laughing, Bachira was on cloud nine as he sprinted forwards. Isagi was there too! Y/N as well! In that second, he didn't care that if they lost, he would never play soccer on this stage again. He just wanted to enjoy the moment - because it was heaven to him.

Barou, who had been following closely behind Isagi, attempted to steal the ball from him. The crowd roared with surprise, and Bachira roared with laughter as he nicked the ball from both of them. The looks on both of their faces nearly made him cry with laughter as he sped up even more.

Just think... What do I need to do to get this goal?

Just think...

Think...

Bachira shrugged.

Nah.

He threw aside trying to be logical. That was for someone like Sae. He smiled, letting his instincts take over as he dribbled the ball forwards to the first challenger. "Time to dance!"