The night was so quiet as people returned to their rooms at this late at night. At the academy, they are forbidden to go out late at night but Tino paid no mind to that. The cold wind blew around him causing him to knit his arm. The sound of the violin flew across the garden into the ear of Tino. He shifted his feet toward the sound thinking of the gutful person who dared to play the violin at night. Isn't this asking for trouble to catch you? The sound got clearer as he got closer to the source in the direction of the nearby small lake. The dark figure was standing there revealing his nightwear and the violin in hand was making music that seemed to fill people's minds with sadness.
As the moonlight got clearer, Tino saw the tall status of Yuki. His expression was full of loneliness. Maybe Yuki felt the dropped molten leaf was disturbing, so he turned his head toward the back. His eyes probed heavily on Tino's figure.
Tino was embarrassed by getting caught before he complimented the music, "It was a beautiful composer, but I couldn't put the word into it. It sounds so painful and lonely at the same time."
Yuki just turned his head and let out his usual arrogant smile on his face. His mocking sounded as same as ever with the words he said," I had no idea how you could persuade Shu into rebelling against CF. Heh, someone like you could never be a Player at all. Trash like you should just stand on the side before someone crushed you down."
Tino stopped his smile before his eyes dimmed, "Because you and Shu are the same. You should understand him more. What trapping you is not football nor the rule of Players but your heart. Shu wants to keep hope in his heart while you want to take a void into yours."
The twist on Yuki's face couldn't be unseen as he turned and tried to confirm Tino's words, "What did you say?"
Tino was shaken awake by the voice and let out a surprised tone, "What did I just say a moment ago?"
The night was cool as the wind blew the two boys under the trees.
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Tino tried to find words to continue the conversation before Yuki took a step forward toward him. Tino was at a loss for words as the word that came out of his mouth struck his throat. Yuki walked sideways at him before he stared at Tino from the corner of his eyes. The cold stare gave Tino a chill in his heart. What's wrong with him? Did I say something wrong?
The confusion gave his heart a confusing feeling, sometimes he is even acting like himself. Tino's heart grew heavy. He knew that he was a footballer's brain but he also felt uncomfortable with the way people judged him as so. He loves being smart but his brain can not stop thinking about football at all. Tino was lost in his thoughts until one of his teammates came up and slapped him awake.
This time Tino blanked out for real. The member is called Sun, he is the goalkeeper who was saved by Tino's defense. In truth, he was a little dissatisfied with this little teammate not only he wasn't capable of using magic but he was treating him as the goalkeeper in the air and recklessly stopping the ball. He does admire Tino's spirit but that doesn't mean he can stay absentminded during the practice.
Sun let out a stern voice, "If you can't focus then just return back to where you came from. The opening of the FU's Football tournament is about to start. We can't afford to babysit an idiot."
Tino could feel strange emotions rising up in his mind before the sense of guilt took over him as quickly as the passing wind.
Tino nodded at his word and returned the scolding with a sweet smile. Tino's lip curved to expose the dimple on his cheek while his green eyes narrowed into the crescent moon. Sun had to admire that this little boy was as pretty as hell. There wasn't any girl match for his appearance that he had ever seen before.
Tino kicked the ball at his feet and tried his best at the dribble. His best skill was intercepting the ball from the other party but with speed and strength, he still had a long way to complete with the Players. He wondered what was a technique he used that got him into the organization.
The practice lasted till nighttime with the sunset shining through the dark night and giving the ground a sense of peace and calm. Yuki was missing from the whole practice the whole time. Guess that he was not coming to practice in a team. Tino had been concerned about his new teammate, Yuki. They said he is like a gangster but Tino could see that he was actually very kind heart.
That day Tino just found some corner to practice alone until late at night. He thought about how helpless he is to protect football so he must try harder. He kicked the ball to the exact same spot so that the ball wouldn't miss the person he passed to.
"Pathetic." The familiar sound struggled him out of his concentration. Tino saw Yuki standing there with a hook on himself with a ball in his arm. A perfect look for the criminal at night. Tino stunted and then politely asked, "Do you come to practice too? Are you coming to find me?"
Yuki simply eyed him before saying, "No. I will join your team but that doesn't mean I am your teammate."
After this word, he walked back to his dorm. Tino was smiling happily because he noticed that at least Yuki came to find him. Before no one ever found him as long as he decided to hide.
When they returned back to the dormitory, Yuki stopped for a moment. Tino wanted to open his mouth and ask but Yuki frowned and said simply, "Someone had been here."
He went to his closet and pulled out a few empty clothes hangers. Tino checked his stuff but found nothing was lost. Tino asked in worry, "Did you lose anything?"
Yuki replied calmly, "Nothing" as he put the hangers back.
Tino thought this night was a peaceful night. The morning came and both Tino and Yuki went to the football practice field to join the morning practice.
How the more exciting the start is, the more disappointing the next news. The door opened and Tino and Yuki stepped inside. The teammate was bust out in fury as they saw Yuki. One of the members called Fu, screamed at Tino, "Why are you taking this person here for?"
This statement confused Tino and questioned their statement. The answer made Tino lose the calmness in his mind.
"Koi was attacked and the one who did it was that guy over there." The other member continued, "They ever use the knife to scratch his arm."
Tino asked with concern, "Is it serious? Nothing bad happened right." before he threw a concerned glance from the side face to meet with Yuki's serious face. The eyes can only be seen on the adult's face with a stern expression before Yuki puts his hand in his trousers and leaves even after the call to stay still by the others.
Tino turned to them and said after mulling it over, "I don't think he is the one who did it. Last night our room was ravaged over by someone. They must be the ones who did it."
Fu returned with, "He can also be the one who makes the whole thing."
Tino still believed in Yuki as he utters, "I will find the criminal."
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Night came and Tino was sitting at the place where Koi was attacked. The road was the way to return to the building where Koi stayed. The attacker must have known where Koi was staying or maybe they were nearby. As Tino wandered around for a while, he decided to return and asked when Yuki left yesterday.
The night wind crept an uneasy emotion in Tino's heart. The street light the way to the side of the pathway lighted the vision of Tino. A series of footsteps were echoed in the darkness, Tino had been hearing the footsteps for a minute now. He tried to walk slower but the person also slowed down with him.
Was the person scared of getting caught or a normal person? Was he the one who harmed Koi? Tino started to speed up, he turned his eyes to the back before sawing the knife in the person's hand with the exact same outfit as Yuki that Tino had seen on the first day. This time he saw the person throw the knife at him. That throw was flying toward him in that moment. He felt something broken out at him just like the last time he just trying to avoid the Kito attack. Why? Is it because of malice?
A ball came flying from the side and hit the knife away from the face of Tino. "Idiot, hurry up and go away." That voice, Yuki.
Tino twisted his head toward the direction of the voice. Tino ran toward his side as Yuki came to, he slowly walked forward.
The terrorist chuckled in eerie, "Without the ball, there is nothing you can do."
Yuki's eyes turned serious with focus intensifying on the other party. A grin flashed on Yuki then he rushed toward the criminal. That person took out his knife from his body. Yuki acted like he was bending down. That person lowered the knife to stab him but Yuki took a step back and threw his feet upward hitting the knife rushing at him. The knife flew away in the dashed as the Yuki got his way. He caught the hand of the criminal and bent to the back of the person while bending his leg to kick the man in the stomach.
"I don't know who you are but I can make sure you can never get away."
The man wanted to try and get away but his eyes came in contact with the purple eyes from afar. Right now, Tino's eyes showed a hit of purple in his pupils. At that moment, that guy's consciousness was fuzzy like he had taken a large of sleeping pills.
Tino stabbed awaked after Yuki turned his head to him. The dark eyes were telling me what to do. Tino took out his phone from his pocket and dialed to the security to deal with the guy. The security comes without delay. At this moment, Tino and Yuki could only return back to the room as both of them lay on their bed
Tino spouted praise, "Yuki, I don't know you can fight so well."
Yuki remained silent before closing his eyes to sleep. The night passed in chaos as the morning came, Yuki disappeared.
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In the room of the seat of the president of the organization. Yuki looked at the handsome man in white hair yet his face was youthful just like in his 20s. This person is the branch manager of the organization, called FU. That person is named Nato.
Yuki asked without any politeness, "What is the meaning of this? Why was there suddenly an attacker here?"
Nato calmly explained, "This person was a part of Trainer. I don't know where he gets the knife from. But we already make sure that there will be no more accidents like this."
Yuki's face twisted, "You think I don't know this is the order of the advisor by your side? Clearly, there was a message on his phone that ordered him to come here."
Nato closed his eyes in silence before he gave the truth, "That person had a backbone at the main FU organization. I can't just take him down from the position. How did you do it? Getting the evidence."
Yuki's eyes dropped down, "A guess. I was just finding out who was handling the spare dorm keys and asked who took the key from him that day before." Yuki's eyes turned back to the serious, "You underestimated my morality. Right now, on I won't be a part of your faction anymore."
The person was shaken by Yuki's words, "You want to rebel against FU. There won't be more accidents like this again, I promise."
Yuki turned his back toward Nato and gave a sideway glance, "There is no point in staying in a corrupt place. As long there is a criminal, I will be the one who caught them."
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"That was dangerous, Tino you shouldn't have done it alone." One of the members, Mana, pointed at Tino in dissatisfaction.
Tino came to the club early and told the team about the yesterday night in the hope that they could forget Yuki.
Hun, the midfielder, caught Tino's clue, "So Yuki might not be as bad as we thought, supposed that he went to find you after all and save you."
"Anyway, what is the FU is doing? Letting a criminal in as the Trainer. This is getting more chaos. Are they trying to silence us by force?" These words made people's hearts shake in terror.
Shu got up from his seat with a determined look, "If that is so, we must take this chance to change FU for good." His lip curved into a gentle smile like dazzling light, "Let us win the tournament and change football."
Tino peacefully watched the atmosphere start to change little by little into a better team. With the whooshing sound of the opening door, Yuki walked in with his hand carrying his bag on his shoulder. The appearance of him broke the atmosphere completely.
Soon the battle of the FU will start. How will things turn out?