It's been a few days after the announcement of the match with Teikoku Gakuen, and the Raimon eleven has been practicing now and then until their bodies gave up.

For time to time, Ai has been watching them practice and they've been improving pretty good for now, but they still sucks with the dribbling, whenever they tried to dribble the soccer ball they can't even keep up with it, most of the members lacks teamworks.

What surprised Ai is that the burning passion of never-give-up will that their captain have.

Endou Mamoru, yes that's he's name, ever since Ai landed her eyes on him, all she saw was determination, enthusiastic, optimistic, cheerful, tough and never ending passion for soccer.

Those are what Ai wanted for herself ever since for so long, she is envious of Endou Mamoru, because of him, Ai found her new courage to change herself for better.

No wonder they called called him Soccer Freak. 

Today's the match of Raimon V. S. Teikoku Gakuen. Ai was sitting on the bench beside Kino Aki, the manager of the soccer club.

Ai sat there anxiously while waiting for the arrival of Teikoku Gakuen, Aki seems to noticed Ai's discomfort, Aki put her hand on Ai's shoulder, and gave her an encouraging smile, Ai was shocked, but slowly she started to smile at Aki and nodded at her as if she's fine already.

One of their school's interviewer approached to Ai and Aki, the interviewer took out of her notepad and started to questioning them.

Ai was confused about those questions, but Aki got Ai's cover and answered of the questions.

Suddenly a dark fog covered the whole field making, Ai tensed. Ai sat there unusually quiet as she waited for the Teikoku Gakuen's soccer club members to come out of their vehicles.

Soon the members got out of their vehicles, the fog cleared up, presenting their representatives of their school's soccer club.

Endou walk towards to their to their captain, Kidou Yuuto. Ai still remember the painful memories he left her, Ai bit her lips, cause it drew out the bloods.

Endou introduced himself and stretch out his hand for a hand shake to Kidou, and Kidou being an arrogant prick he is , he rejected Endou's hospitality.

Instead Kidou glance at the the boy beside tree not far from where Ai and Aki sat. Kidou smirked at him before turning his attention to he's teammates.

Ai saw what Kidou did, her eyes where as wide as saucers. She look over to the tree saw the boy was about leave the tree, Ai was worried about that boy's safety, further more she kept quiet about the situation.

Both of the team started to warm up before the match begins.