SIGN UPS ARE STILL OPEN HERE----------> http://forums.kametsu.com/index.php?/topic/35479-kametsu-high-school-soccer-club-sign-up/ Chapter 1: Welcome It was a beautiful day in the town of Kametsu. The sun was shining, a gentle breeze was tickling the trees and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. Javier Martinez was in a good mood as he strode across the freshly cut grass of the soccer field. He loved the smell of the pitch. It signalled the start of the soccer season, something Javier had been looking forward to since the traumatic events of the previous year. He broke into a smile as he spotted Lynn leaning against the door of the changing room entrance. She was the only girl to ever play in the National High School Soccer League, and had proven a valuable asset to the team last season. 'Hi Coach,' she smiled, warmly, obviously eager to get started. She was already in full kit. 'Afternoon Lynn, great to see you. Good first day?' enquired the Coach politely, but with equal warmth. 'Yep, it was good to see everyone again. Apollo tells me there are a few new recruits?' 'So I hear, we'll find out soon enough if they're any good. Go warm up Lynn, I wanna get started as soon as possible,' stated Javier, noticing the group of boys walking towards them. Lynn nodded and jogged off in the direction of the pitch. Javier turned towards the approaching group, scanning for faces. He noticed Apollo, Jay and Breathless, amongst a group of newbies he'd never seen before. He sighed. With the majority of last year's team gone to college, he'd hoped some other older students would join up. However, it looked as if all of the new recruits were first years. He glanced at Apollo enquiringly as he approached, the nod from the third year confirming his suspicions. 'ITS POLO!' came a high pitched shout from benches on the side of the pitch. Javier rolled his eyes at his captain, who in return waved sheepishly in the direction of the crowd of girls that had gathered to watch the soccer players. The Soccer Team was hugely popular at the school, and being the captain, coupled with his good looks, made Apollo a minor celebrity on campus. Breathless and Jay were pretty popular and good looking themselves, and with the presence of a girl on the team, many other schools had branded Kametsu High as soft and weak. In fact, with the team being officially called the Kametsu Bears, opposition schools had taken to chanting Teddies at his team during matches. It irked Javier, but he took great pleasure in watching his team rip through many opponents with their devastatingly technical play. Being a proud Spaniard, he preached an effective yet aesthetically pleasing style of passing soccer, one that was far too skilful for many of the more physical and athletic yet technically limited schools that belonged to the Kametsu region. He studied the line of freshmen in front of him, counting 11. Time for the test, he thought. 'Okay freshmen. Now, you must all answer one question and one question only. I don't wanna see you play or go near a ball till you answer this question understand?' he barked. The freshmen looked confused. They were all in their kit, clearly anticipating a game of soccer and unprepared for what Javier had said. Lynn jogged up to Apollo. 'He asked the question yet?' she asked him. 'He's about to,' answered the captain, staring intently at the group. 'The question is simple. Who is your favourite soccer player? State your name before answering. You!' he called, gesturing at the tall and muscular looking black boy at the start of the line. 'Um, Shawn, and Messi' he blurted. Javier wrote down Shawn- Messi on his clipboard before looking at the next boy. ' Eric and Beckham' Javier continued up the line noting down the answers and names of the freshmen. 'IP and um Koby!' Javier stopped and glanced at IP thoughtfully. Koby was the name of the captain of Kametsu United, not a very famous team, but the only professional one in the city. ' I haven't watched soccer much and I've never really played, but over the summer I saw United play and they really interested me' explained IP. He was short with thick glasses, and thick black hair with a random tuft sticking out at the top. He looked more like a scientist than a footballer. Javier smiled. At the end of the day, soccer was about having fun and enjoying yourself. It was a great source of personal pride to introduce these young boys to the game. 'Well your welcome here son, soccer is for enjoyment after all!' ' Danny and Paul Scholes' interjected the next boy in the line. He was tall and obviously fit, with long dark hair that hung over his eye. Javier raised an eyebrow. Paul Scholes was a legendary midfielder who'd spent his entire career at Manchester United, the most famous team in England. He was also an idol to many of Spain's best players, and Javier himself saw him as one of the most gifted players of his generation. He noted down Danny's name, his interest immediately piqued by his answer. Finally, he came upon the last boy in the line up. The boy had an air of confidence about him but what was most striking was his hair, so fair it was almost white, it hung in a punk style, so long it was almost touching his upper lip. ' Chris. Roberto Carlos and I'm your new left back' he grinned confidently. Javier snorted, amused at the display. There were certainly a couple of interesting characters in the group. He took a step back. 'I'd like to welcome you all to the Kametsu High Bears soccer team. The little exercise you just took part in was my way of learning a bit about your soccer knowledge. Now, the good stuff. Including last year's regulars, there's 15 of you. Enough for 3 teams in a little 5 a side competition. Apollo, Jay and Breathless are the captains. Lynn with Breathless, Danny with Jay. IP with Apollo. Shane with Breathless, Chris with Jay......' With the teams assigned and the pitch divided for a 5 a side game, Javier stood in the center and called Apollo and Jay's teams up. Apollo had IP on his team. As well as a short and scrawny blonde boy called Kurt, a tall, skinny boy called Jeff and finally, a short, chubby boy called Ray who went in goal. Jay had Danny on his team, as well as Chris and a tall boy with a shaved head called Reid who went in goal. Finally, there was a boy of medium height with curly brown hair called George who seemed very quiet, Javier hadn't really noticed him before. 'Time to get this show on the road!' He yelled, before blowing the whistle.