gabaruni (gabaruni) wrote in roads_diverged, @ 2007-08-27 15:19:00 |
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Entry tags: | gabaruni:okami, okami, theme 29: sports team |
[Okami] "Making the cut"-Theme #1: Profession
[Title:] Making the cut
[Author:]gabaruni
[Fandom:] Okami
[Pairing:] N/A
[Rating:]PG
[Warnings:] Some soccer lingo, shonen ai
[Theme:]Profession-01: Sports team
Issun wanted more than anything in the world to be noticed by the captian of the Soccer team, more than just wanting to get scouted out for this season, not that any of the other reasons mattered too much. Ammy probably would point out that if he mentioned it, it had some signifigance. Whatever, the guy got on his nerves, calling him pipsqueek, but he couldn't deny that Capt. Waka was beautiful. He seemed unapproachable, especially with those two friends of his from the team always with him. They were twins, but one of them seemed a little more scatter-brained, always losing his uniform.
Ishaku would get mad at him if he didn't go to the tryouts, simply because he was shy. Issun knew that he was a little shorter than most of the people in his school, but luckily soccer doesn't have a height requirement. Issun grabbed his shorts and spare shirt out of his locker and headed down to the boys locker room to get ready for the tryouts. He saw Kokari getting ready too and was a little jealous. The kid was younger than him, and had way more drive. Wanted to be like his father, which was great and all but boy did it make Issun feel pathetic.
Issun quickly dressed and put his hair into a ponytail, and sprinted to the field from the side door of the locker room. Kokari was right behnd him, and that made him think that he hadn't played with Kokari's dog Ume in a long time. He wondered if the dog still had those white patches that looked like flowers on his rear legs.
The coach, Mr.Susano came out, his face jolly and red from running around earlier blew his whistle for the people trying out. They lined up in neat rows, and looked and looked at the members who were doing drills out on the field already. Issun's heart pounded and he felt nervous, but he saw that Ammy was watching him from the north side of the field, where they usually walked home. They had talked earlier about how this would change their walking habits, Ammy would have to walk alone, or she could walk with Otohime, Rao, Himiko or Sakuya.
Issun didn't want to think about those cuties right now though, it would really throw him off track. Coach Susano told them to run a lap around the field to see how their stamina was. He eliminated the slowes ones, and told them that they should train more. Then he had them do field exercises such as leg lifts and alternating head and chest bumps. The people who couldn't do these excercises were weeded out. When the amount of people trying out was cut down to about ten Issun was starting to feel worn out. Susano laughed heartily at the remaining recruits.
"Good job you guys. I'll consider each and every one of you. You've earned your rest. We'll post the results tomorrow on the School Activities board under Soccer." Issun's legs felt like jelly, but he knew that all his training had payed off. Now that old man couldn't bother him about trying out anymore. Ammy looked pretty proud of him when he got his clothes and backpack from the lockeroom and went to meet her.
"Ugh. I'll shower and change at home, that boys locker room is disgusting!" He said trying not to look at her, but he knew she was smiling at him. "Lets go over to Kokari's house later on. Did you see him? I just thought that I haven't seen Ume in ages. Maybe we'll see Mushi and Habusuya too!'
Ammy laughed at him, a light tinkling laugh that made Issun laugh too.
That spot on the team was as good as his. Now getting Waka to notice him could go into his agenda. Ammy probably would tell him that his priorities were a little odd, but it would work, he knew it would.