Sorry if I end up posting twice or reposting the same chapter. Wattpad has been mixing them up so I try my best to arrange it back. Please just bear with me for now.
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"You fool! Can't you see that there's a blade in his shoe?!" You yelled at the screen as you grabbed a handful of popcorn and threw it at the screen as you snuggled deeper into the blanket.
You'd already lost track of time as you found yourself very interested in what you were watching. You didn't expect their matches to be so intense.
After watching the first match, you just couldn't get enough. You even started watching it from the opening ceremony.
"Goalllll!!!!" You jumped to your feet, accidentally knocking the tub of popcorn over but you didn't even care as you did a little happy dance after Haizaki's Shark the deep entered into the net.
You looked around and cringed at the sight of the living room. You switched off the TV, deciding that you'd save the rest for tomorrow and started cleaning up. Once you were done, you plopped down on the couch and sighed.
You checked your phone and saw that it was almost eleven. You noticed that you hadn't received any text or calls from the boys.
You started to get worried. They'd never come home this late before. Was the training really that serious.
You understood half of it though, being world champions, it would damage Japan's pride to loose to a country that didn't even make it past the Asian preliminaries but this was too much. How could they leave before you even woke up and not be back at around eleven.
You were about to call coach when you heard the doorbell ring. You rushed and opened the door to reveal all the boys. You sighed in relief as they all come in.
"Phew, thank God that you're all home, safe" you said but they only gave you a weak smile as they all removed their shoes and entered the house and walked into the kitchen. "You all won't believe what I watched today" you bounced on your toes excitedly.
Your excitement immediately bubbled down when they all sighed and gave you an exhausted look. "Look Maya, not now, okay. Right now we need to rest. We're all so tired so maybe you can tell us another time" Kidou said your smile now faded completely as you looked at everyone else.
But no one said anything. They were all staring at the floor. Who knew rejection could be so hurtful especially when it's something you're really excited about. You forced a smile and said "I-It's alright. I g-get it."
"C'mon Manager, don't give us that look. If it's really important then you-" Nosaka started but you cut him off.
"No really it's fine. It's not that important anyway." Your eyes burned. You needed to get out of there. "I, uh, left your food in the fridge. I'm going to bed," you said as you walked out of the kitchen and into your room.
"Manager, wait-" Endou tried to go after you but he felt a hand being placed on his shoulder, stopping him. He looked back and saw Gouenji. He shook his head and Endou sighed.
They heated up the food and went to bed.
Meanwhile you stared at the ceiling in your room. Body buried in the blanket. Snuggling tightly with one if your many plushies.
A few tears escaped your eyes as you whipped them instantly. You shut your eyes tightly as tried getting your mind off things. You soon fell asleep but you later realized that that was an even bigger mistake.
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You felt a kick to your stomach as you fell of your knees and groaned in pain. "It's all because of you!" Someone roared in anger. Your vision blurred, tears freely escaping your eyes.
"It's because of you that we lost the final match against Star Unicorn!" The person yelled and then you felt a painful sting on your cheek. He had slapped you.
He was the captain of one of the most famous soccer club in America and your worst nightmare. Taking up the job to be their manager was one of the biggest mistakes of your life.
"B-but I d-didn't even attend the match" you cried making him kneed you in the ribs. You heard a definite crack as you felt pain explode at your side.
"You're just bad luck! We were so close! So freaking close!" Another member said as he grabbed a fistful of your hair and dragged it backwards. "If it wasn't for that your stupid Japanese friend then we would have won!" He roared in your face.
"You're going to pay for making us loose the final American Preliminary match" he seethed as he threw you forward, landing on your side as you landed on your broken rib. You groaned in pain as you tried to use your hands to support yourself up.
This happened more often than you could handle. Everytime they loose a match, they always find a way to blame it on you and hence, turned you into their personal punching bag. But this time, you had a feeling that this punishment was going to be far worse than any other thing you've ever experienced.
One after another, they each took turns hitting you and after half an hour, your body slumped on the floor. They then threw you outside, it was currently raining so your face was covered in mud.
"I hope this makes you learn your lesson," the captain sneered as you heard the door being shut and a soft click indicating that the door was now locked from the inside.
You crawled towards a nearby wall and hugged your knees tightly against your chest as you shivered from the cold. After a while you felt the rain suddenly stop and a warm hand being placed on your shoulder.
"Maya, Maya! What's wrong, why are you here?" You opened your eyes to see Ichinose, Mark, Domon and Dylan all gathered infront of you with Domon holding an umbrella over your head.
"What happened to you Maya? How did you get all of these bruises?" Ichinose asked as he placed his hand on the side of your rib. You winced in pain as he gritted his teeth. "I think it's broken" he said as he carried you back to the car and to a hospital.
You ended up staying there for three days before you heard a commotion coming from outside your door and after a while, you saw him. He had a sinister look on his face as he approached your bed.
You tried to run away but for some reason, you couldn't move. You tried screaming for help but no sound came out. He then grabbed you by your neck and squeezed it. You squirmed on the the bed as you thrashed around.
"You're coming with me" he said as he squeezed tighter, making it hard for you to breathe. "No! No please, let me go!" You cried as you begged for your life. "NO!"
Your eyes flew opened as you immediately sat up. Your throat felt dry and your eyes stung. That was the last memory you had in America before Ichinose handed you over to Anna who then introduced you to Inazuma Japan.
You quickly chugged down a glass of water before looking outside the window. It was already morning. You sighed as you went into the bathroom and took a cold shower, trying to wash away all the remaining parts of that dream.
That's not even the first time it'd happened. The first time you had that dream was when you were still sick, they had threatened to harm all the members of Inazuma Japan if you didn't agree to follow them back willingly but thankfully, that time, Shirou was there to comfort you by the time you had woken up. But this time, all you we're met with was an empty house.
You changed into the most comfortable outfit you owned which was a pink sweater and a pair of grey sweatpants.
You headed to the kitchen and found another sticky note on the counter. You didn't even bother to read it as you just left it there and picked out a tub of strawberry ice cream from the fridge. You took a spoon from the cabinet and went into the sitting room.
This time, you decided to watch the match that the guys were playing in now. It was against Thailand, a team that they'd never played before.
Japan was currently winning with a score of 1-0 thanks to Afuro's God knows- Impact, but Thailand was also pushing hard trying to score. Thailand later scored a list minute goal thanks to their tactician and captain making the score 1-1
Then the whistle for the first half was blown. You went to get another tub of ice cream but then remembered that you'd left your phone up in your room.
With the tub of ice cream still safely tucked in your arms, you made your way back to your room. You saw the phone on the bed and grabbed it. But then the door was slammed shut. You looked at the door and back at the window where strong gusts of wind was entering from. "Looks like it's about to rain" you said to yourself as you shut the window.
With the doors and windows closed, you started feeling a little claustrophobic. You quickly headed for the door but once you tried to open it, it wouldn't budge.
You started to panic as you twisted the door nob back and front but it wouldn't open. If the door is slammed shut, then it can only be opened from the outside.
You opened the window so you wouldn't feel too enclosed. You tried opening the door again but your hand got scraped by the sharp edge of the door leaving an open wound on your palm.
You took a step back but tripped on the blanket that was scattered on the floor making you fall and land on your back. You bit your tongue as a wave of pain exploded in your back. You sat up, still holding your bleeding palm.
Today just wasn't your day.
Since the first aid box was downstairs, you had no means of getting to it. You then tore out of a piece of your old clothing and rapped it around your palm.
At least you still had your tub of ice cream. Then the sound of thunder was heard which made you jump in fright at the sudden sound. You groaned. You really didn't want to have to close the window.
Thankfully since they boys are with the spare keys, you didn't have to worry about them getting in.
You sat on the floor, your back resting against the door as you sighed. First the constant nightmares and now this. You just wanted to have a relaxing Friday and yet here you are, trapped in your own room.
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Your eyes fluttered opened as you tried to sit up but your still bruised back wouldn't let you. Seemed like you had slept through out the whole afternoon. The sky was now currently changing colour from blue to orange and pink.
You rubbed your back but winced once you felt the sharp pain that shot up through your palm. You laid back on the ground and closed your eyes as you sighed. "I hope the boys get back soon" you silently wished as your stated at the cloth that was still tied to your hand but this time, it was soaked with blood.
You picked up your phone and discovered that the guys won the match with a score of 3-1. You watched the second half of the game.
After Yuuma had figured out the secret behind the team's movement, it wasn't that hard to win the match.
You threw the phone back on the bed as you tried to stand up. Rain was already pouring through the window and was starting to soak your bed so you needed to close it quick.
You managed to stand and balance yourself on your two feet as you made your was to the large double window. After closing the first one, you we're about to close the second one when a huge gust of wind sent the window flying straight towards your face.
You didn't have enough time to react so you ended up being hit square in the face. You staggered backwards as the room began to spin.
Then you began to hear voices downstairs. You didn't know if was real or if it was just your imagination making things up as a result of the bad headache you were surely going to have.
You fell on the floor, still holding your aching head as blacked spots coveredà you vision before you finally blacked out.
Meanwhile, the boys had just entered, dropping their umbrellas and boots in the downstairs closet.
They noticed that the tv was still on which had never happened before. You hated when they left the tv on so they wandered why you had left it on.
Then they realized that the house was awfully quiet.
"Huh? Where's manager?" Asuto asked as he checked the kitchen but still he couldn't find you.
"Is she okay? I mean she's always the first thing we see when we come home. It's not like her to not come down" Kidou said.
"She seems really upset yesterday, does this have anything to do with it?" Kazemaru asked
"Stop panicking and jumping to conclusions, she's probably just in her room," Akio said as he went upstairs with everyone else following him.
"Wait, let only Nosaka, Fudou, Afuro, Asuto, Gouenji, Kazemaru and Hiroto follow us. The rest of you wait downstairs incase she went out and comes back." Kidou said before going up to your room.
"Manager, manager, are you in there?" Akio asked as he knocked on your door.
"Maya," he called again as he tried to open your door but it wouldn't open.
"Locked? But she never locks her door" Nosaka said as he tried to open it but it still didn't open.
"Maya! Can you hear me?!" He yelled but still they received no response. "I think we're going to have to break it down" Afuro said and everyone nodded.
"I have a bad feeling about this," Asuto said as they all took a step back.
"On my command," Gouenji said. "One, Two, Three!" He said and they all rammed into your door, forcing it open.
"Manager?" Hiroto called as he looked around the room. His eyes widened as he saw you laying on the floor, unconscious with blood on your hand and a big bruise on your forehead.
They all quickly rushed to you as Hiroto carried you in his arms and out the door.
"What happened to her?!" Haizaki was the first to approach Hiroto but the latter didn't even have time to respond as he headed for the front door.
Nishikage quickly grabbed an umbrella and followed Hiroto into the pouring rain.
Everyone else followed as they took you to the nearest hospital.
"C'mon Manager, wake up" Hiroto said as he tried to wake you up but you didn't respond. He tried to massage the growing bruise on your forehead as it took a dark purpleish colour.
They arrived at the hospital and you were provided with a room. Then they were all asked to wait outside while the doctor started with your treatment.