Saving Grace [Inazuma Eleven Ares x OC] Book 1

Lost

We arrived on stadium just in time."Thank goodness we made it!"Asuto said

When we reached there, we didn't expect the sight in front of us to be devastating.I looked up the scoreboard, with a score of 3-0

How is this possible?

"Seishou Academy is losing?"Asuto asked voicing my exact thoughts

"Unbelievable.."Captain said

"They're both high ranked teams but it's shocking to see Seishou losing one sidedly"I muttered

"Is Outei Tsukinomiya that strong?"Mansaku asked

Just then Nosaka and his team used their hissatsu tactics

Forming a giant reddish tornado it swept all the Seishou Academy players up in the air.The wind suddenly converged and soon faded leaving them all on the ground immobilized and heavily injured due to the impact of their fall

This isn't soccer..I thought

"Nosaka!"I shouted from the bleachers.He looked at my direction

"Amari?..I thought you were still on your match against Zeus ?"He asked, completely shocked

"Doesn't matter!What kind of play was that?!..this isn't soccer at all!"

"Look, I do not play soccer the same way as you do Amari.We play for results.No matter what I should do to achieve it.That's my soccer!"He answered

"But this isn't.."

"I'm sorry you had to see this Amari.."

Then we heard a whistle

"Seishou Academy has forfeited the match, giving Outei Tsukinomiya the victory!"The commentator said

"If you're really sorry then you shouldn't have used that tactic against them!"I shouted, leaving the stadium

"Yosano san where are you going?"Asuto asked walking behind

"Don't follow me!"I shouted, he flinched from the sudden voice

"Leave her be"Hiura said stopping him further, Asuto sighed

He never saw Yosano angry before..

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Anna watched her friend angrily walk away, she sighed.She knew what she had to do

She walked behind the back of the stadium where she saw Nosaka washing his hair

"What kind of play was that?"She asked, he looked at her with a neutral expression

"Oh it's you..one of Raimon's managers right?"He asked

"Don't change the subject!Is that really how you play?"She shouted

"I show results no matter what I do to achieve them"He replied

"Why are you so-"

"Nosaka san"A voice called behind him

"Let's go Nishikage"

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Yosano pov.

Walking behind the stadium halls, I continue walking towards Seishou's locker room

A memory suddenly flashed

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I heard the heavy blow of the whistle, my surroundings suddenly returns from that day..

Her body laid down on the ground barely moving.Her eyes continued flickering, fighting between life and death.Her fingers twitches desperately to move

"Katarina wake up!Please.."I pleaded, quickly rushing beside her

I intertwined my hand with hers."Mari we did it..we won"She held a worn out smile in her lips.A few tears slipping down her face

"What are you saying? You're injured don't strain yourself.."I said caressing her right cheek

"I'm tired..can I close my eyes captain?"

"Stay with me.. don't leave me too"I meekly pleaded, placing her hand on my cheek.Tears continued slipping down my face

"Live Amari.."Her grasp slowly loosens, she shuts her eyes closed.Finally succumbing in her eternal rest

The memory fades then..

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I breathed heavily, my surrounding suddenly becoming distorted.I tried standing up for stability, recalling the breathing technique coach taught me

I sighed, looking down at the floor.Remembering where I stood

I thought I buried that memory years ago..

Why did it suddenly come back to me?..

My thoughts were cut off when I heard erratic breathing near the hallways

"Haizaki!"I called out, I saw him leaning beside the wall for support."Don't move too much you'll strain yourself"

He raises his head."Yosano what are you doing here?..came to mock me of my defeat?"He asked smiling weakly

"What are you talking about?..I'm worried stupid"I said flicking his forehead lightly

"Ow!That hurt"

"Shoot!Sorry.."I apologized

"Come on let's get you patched up"I said, carrying his weight on my shoulder.I struggled for a bit as he was leaning his whole body on me

"It's over for me now.."He muttered

"You can't give up that easily Haizaki..what about Akane?"I asked

"We lost from a landslide..this whole thing doesn't matter to me anymore.."

"Haizaki.."

"Just carry me to my locker room and leave me be"He said

"Okay.."I muttered

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I did what he instructed.I sighed, this day became such a mess..

"Aren't you Yosano Amari?What are you doing here?"A blue haired boy asked

"I'm sorry for intruding, Haizaki is in the locker room right now.I carried him with me"I answered

"Thank you..this whole match meant a lot to him than you think"He replied."But now we don't have a chance to play in the football frontier anymore.."

"We'll take it back for your sake..we'll win and beat Outei Tsukinomiya"

He lightly chuckled."You're gonna need more than words to fight against them.. they're relentless we didn't even stood a chance.."He sighed looking at his bruises

I looked up the orange sky.I didn't realized the time."We'll figure it out.. I didn't get your name"I said looking towards the blue haired male

"Mizukamiya Seiryuu, nice to meet you"He stretches his hand which I shook in return

"It was nice meeting you too"I smiled, soon we bid our goodbyes.That's how I met Seishou Academy's team captain

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