AN: what's up everyone, you're probably tired of me now, but i just wanted to able to post this. yes, this is the sequel to Flying on Little Wings, so yeah i'll be referencing to FOLW once in a while. though, this one would be quite different from FOLW since this wouldn't generally focus on romance unlike FOLW like i said at the end of the author's note in FOLW, we would read more about their obstacles and hardships in a mixed gender version of world youth. i don't exactly know if you guys would like this, but tbh the only reason i thought of this was for shipping purposes so i can have tsubasa and sanae together. but when i actually thought more about it, it actually turned serious so yeah.

yeah i dont own captain tsubasa and another soccer thing made by yoichi takahashi

Chapter 1: Invitation

She still couldn't get over it. You know, over the two of them finally being together. It still felt so surreal, as if she was dreaming, but she knew she wasn't because that's what he's been telling her, and she would always believe in him.

But still, she could never help getting the butterflies whenever they kiss.

It's too bad that he wasn't here right now. He was still in Tsumaigo, training. Sometimes, she hated how the association made them do practice in summer, during vacation no less.

They were all even planning to go to Shimoda and spend summer there, since they decided to miss last year's trip because the boys were all missing and it's not as fun when it's just them. Besides, when the boys were with them, the lecherous guys leave them alone. It was hilarious seeing this one group of guys trying to hit on them one time, and these attractive and muscular (they lift okay, she should know. She sees the dumbbells in their clubroom every time) soccer boys suddenly appeared out of nowhere, "accidentally" not seeing them. It was safe to say that those boys scampered off like coward dogs.

She wasn't even going to deny it (okay, maybe she will if she said it out loud), but she was kinda looking forward to have him intimidate assholes for her sake. She thought it would be sweet. Though, seeing as he wasn't here, nor were they in Shimoda. So yeah, not gonna happen.

She sighed and drummed her finger on the counter. It was a lazy day for the shop, and for the first time, she's actually hoping that people will come today just so she could have something to do and finally get him out of her mind. She already did everything she could to think of other things, but they all didn't work. What's worse of it though, was that her mom, already informed of her recent change to her relationship status, would not even stop her teasing about her thinking about him whenever she's spacing out. She would love to be able to deny it, but she couldn't because it was true.

Ayame could have probably helped her do something to distract her like go to the mall or whatever, but she was in Tokyo getting braces for her teeth. Apparently, her mom thought that her teeth needed fixing even though it was already pretty and straight. At least to her anyway. Her cousin did tell her she really do need braces because there was something wrong with her teeth. Frankly, she thought they were fine.

Oh hey, would you look at that. By thinking about Ayame, she managed to keep her mind away from him, even for just one moment.

Thing was, when she brought that up to herself, she thought about him again.

She was back to square one. Good job, Sanae.

She sighed again and propped her chin on her hand. What else would she be able to do? Tsubasa just wouldn't leave her mind, even though she knew that he was too busy training to be sparing a thought about her. Curse her for being happy and in love.

She was about to put her head on the table when the doors suddenly opened. Finally, a customer!

She looked towards the doors, ready to welcome the person who came in.

Though she wasn't expecting someone like this one to come to their shop, much less to Nankatsu of all places.

Okay maybe Katagiri-san would, but that was just because Tsubasa and the others were here.

But oh she could recognize that ponytail anywhere, even if her face was covered by large sunglasses. You just have to recognize it when Natsukawa Kaede was around you. Because, really how can you ignore the woman who led the Women's team to win the Women's World Cup three years ago.

Now, the question is, why was she in this small town on Nankatsu?

She was so busy gawking at the amazing soccer player, she didn't even notice her finally reaching the counter.

"Hello," Natsukawa-san greeted her, and that was the point where she finally snapped out of her unbelieving staring.

"Oh!" she exclaimed, "Oh. Hi! Welcome!" Oh god, she sounded so jumpy and peppy she wanted to hit herself. Great job Sanae, you must have weirded her out by now. Okay, just calm down and play it cool. Deep Breaths. "How can I help you today?"

"I'm looking for Nakazawa Sanae? I heard she lives around here," Natsukawa-san asked her nicely. Oh my god, she's not worthy.

"M-me?" she managed to splutter out. "Y-you're looking for me?"

Natsukawa-san finally took her sunglasses off. "Oh, you're Sanae? Great! Would it be alright if I talk to you, privately?"

"Okay," she answered meekly, still star struck that such a person like her would talk to her. "I- I'll just call my mom and we can talk upstairs." She turned away from her mechanically, as her heart wouldn't stop beating fast. She just talked to her idol, how would you expect her to calm down?

"Mom," she said as she peered through the kitchen.

"Hmm?" her mom replied as she continued to stir a pot of soup. Taking that as sign of approval that she could talk to her, she quickly went in the kitchen.

"Mama, Natsukawa Kaede's outside," she told her mom.

Her mom stopped stirring and gave her a skeptic look. "Natsukawa Kaede? Why in the world would she be here? Stop pulling my leg, seedling." She said, before continuing to stir the soup.

"I'm serious!" she exclaimed. "You know how much I worship her. I can recognize her instantly anywhere, and I'm telling you, that lady out there is Natsukawa Kaede!"

Her mother, as if finally believing her, stopped stirring again. She stared at her for a long time, and she held it, hardening her eyes. Before she knew it, her mom let go of the ladle and bolted out of the kitchen, wiping her hands on her apron along the way.

She followed after her mother, just in case something happens. Her mother is quite known for her quirky behavior.

When they arrived, Natsukawa-san was sitting in one of the nearby chairs, talking to her phone. And when she saw the two of them, she immediately stood up and quickly said something to her phone before hanging up.

"Hello!" she walked towards them. "You must be Sanae-chan's mother? I'm Natsukawa Kaede."

Her mom, as usual beamed. "Oh yes, welcome to Sweetie's Café," her mother greeted back. "How can we help you today?"

She gave out a chuckle. "Your daughter said the same thing. I can see the resemblance," she remarked. She and her mother shared a look, before blinking at each other. O-okay?

"But," she added, "As I said to Sanae-chan. I would actually like to talk to her in private. I would like to propose something to her. Actually, I would like to propose it to Kiseki Ayame as well."

Oh, even Ayame as well? What could this proposal be that it involves the two of them?

"Sure," her mom agreed. "Um, why don't we all head upstairs and talk there?"

"That's quite splendid," she smiled.

Her mother then ushered Natsukawa-san around the counter and told her to bring her upstairs and offer her some food and drinks. Her mother then added that she right up there after she did some things here in the shop.

She could only nod and told Natsukawa-san to follow her, who looked confused a little bit as they led her towards the back stairs.

When they finally arrived upstairs, only then did Natsukawa-san finally understood what they were talking about.

"Oh so you guys have an apartment on top of the café," she remarked as she looked around. "This is actually pretty nice."

"Thank you," she replied as she led her to the living room. "Mama and Papa renovated the whole building when they bought it." She then invited her to take a seat as she told Natsukawa-san she'd back with some snacks and drinks.

"Make yourself at home," she said as she went to the smaller upstairs kitchen.

When she came back with a tray of tea and cookies, she found her looking at one of the pictures, and judging from the frame, she knew exactly what it was.

"Oh, sorry," Natsukawa-san apologized as she put the picture back in its place.

"You're fine," she assured as she set down the teapot and cups, as well as the plate of cookies on the coffee table.

"I was a little curious about the picture," she told her. "I didn't know that you knew some of the World Youth representatives. But I guess that makes sense considering that you guys do go to the same school." She then took of the cups, and breathed in the aroma of the tea. "This smells delicious."

"Thank you," she responded, calmly. Her nervousness finally went away, and she thought she could actually talk to her now without stuttering. She then looked to the picture Natsukawa-san was just holding and couldn't help but smile.

It was funny that the picture was her friends and her being silly gooses and making weird faces. Actually, it wasn't funny, it was embarrassing.

"Yeah," she said, "We've been friends since we were children. I guess you could say we're a tight group."

Natsukawa-san nodded, "That's good." Then she set her cup down. "I hope you don't mind me asking, but I was told that Kiseki Ayame lives here as well? I can't seem to find her anywhere."

"Oh, she's in Tokyo right now, getting braces for her teeth," she answered. "Well, yesterday anyway. She should be coming back soon."

"Ah," Natsukawa-san said.

They heard footsteps coming from the stairs.

"Sanae?" her mom called out.

"In the living room, Mama," she answered. A few more steps and they saw her mother, looking a little frenzied but there was still a hint of vigor in her.

"Oh good, you guys have some food," she said. "Though if you want some sandwiches, Natsukawa-san, we have some too."

"Oh you don't have too, I'm quite fine with the tea and cookies," she replied.

"If you say so."

"So," her mom started as she took a seat beside her, "What exactly brings you to Nankatsu, Natsukawa-san. Our small town doesn't usually attract visitors like you."

"Oh trust me, Nakazawa-san," Natsukawa-san replied as she put her cup on top of the table. "There are more than enough reasons for people to visit Nankatsu." Then Natsukawa-san gave a wink to her. Oh no, that was her calmness breaking. "Especially when certain people have caught the eyes of the association."

Her mom then gave her a sly look while elbowing her. She gave a soft yelp of pain, but either way her face was heated up and she definitely knew she looked like a ripe tomato.

"But digress," Natsukawa-san said, but her tone changed. It wasn't the casual one she was just using earlier, and her tone this time was more serious. Her mother and her exchanged glances, before sitting up straighter and focused their attention to the soccer star.

"As you might know, soccer is quite a popular sport all over the world," Natsukawa-san told them. "The sport have produced countless of talented athletes all as time goes on, from both genders, and even different nationalities. Even children have shown quite a talent even from such a young age. Let's take the Japanese High School Nationals for both genders for example. From what I've seen and heard, the past two years have been a joy to watch for both girls and boys, with Nankatsu winning the two categories twice in a row. Some have compared that the two teams are playing at the same level, despite the physical differences. Considering that girls are supposed to be physically weaker than boys, being able to be compared to them is quite a feat. Most especially when we have talented players in your age group such as your friends, Sanae-chan."

Again she could feel herself heating up from the compliment she was given. It wasn't every day you get praised by your idol.

"But that's not all," Natsukawa-san added. "Although we already had first had experience of how soccer has evolved for both genders, especially in girls, here in Japan. Just imagine how foreign countries have evolved their female players as well. With how competitive female soccer has changed into, there is no denying that soccer for girls is just as great and hard as boys are."

Then Natsukawa-san took a deep breath.

"The reason I'm here today is," she paused, as Sanae inhaled, "I wanted to invite you if you would like to be part of an International Mixed-Gendered World Cup?"

End Chapter

AN: if you know who Natsukawa Kaede is, props to you! anyway, heh, a love struck sanae is so fun to write because she has no idea that tsubasa does feel the same way as her. though, we don't actually see any other characters aside from those three. but they appear, i promise. and as they appear, we also have an actual plot this time, so i hope you guys like that.

anyway, thank you for reading and as usual i hope you guys review! cya soon