Third person POV . . .

Jane let out a long sigh for the tenth time, and tied her hair into an elegant bun, with a golden hairpin acting as a decoration. She was still unable to forget the seen that happened a few hours ago. Flesh's smirking face kept popping into her vision, and sending goosebumps across her skin. She sighed again, and looked at her reflection in the mirror. She was dressed in the new, red kimono she bought a day ago. With hopeful eyes, she stared at her snowflake headband on her bed. She felt a little glad that the coach had placed a mirror in all the bedrooms for this special occasion, not that it was something amazing, but it was a long time since she looked at herself in the mirror. Another sigh slipped out of her lips, before opening the bedroom door, prepared for the first party she has been to, since her last one from elementary school. Instead, her face blushed fifty shades of red once Torch jumped in front of her with a bright smile.
" Alright! Tonight everyone will be talking about me! And only me!", he shouted cheerfully, before breaking the hug, giving her a better view of his hyper face. He was dressed in red, silk robes, and a white wolf mask pinned to the side of his head.
" You look awefully nice", she complimented poking his cheeks. He blushed from embarrassment, and took a step away from her.
" Yeah yeah whatever", he replied, regaining his confidence, and slammed his hand against the wall, missing Jane's face with only a few inches. She flinched slightly at his sudden action, and placed her hands in front of her in a defensive stance.
" You let your guard right there", he teased, placing a quick kiss on one of her pink cheeks, before removing his hand from the wall. Jane quickly took this chance, and pushed him away from her, before breaking into a run. The hallways were deserted thankfully, and once Jane noticed nobody around, she felt guilt, and betrayal eating her alive. She was crossed with herself, she chose to love Gazel, but when Torch kissed her on her cheek, she felt as if she was cheating behind the silver-haired boy's back. She couldn't help but let a small tear fall down her cheek, and wipped it away quickly.
" Are you okay?", Jane turned to the owner of the voice, and in front of her stood the last person she wanted to see, Byron. The blonde was dressed in white robes, and had a small hair pin shaped as a yellow sun.
" We're you crying?", he asked, with a hint of surprise in his voice.
" No I was not! Now leave me alone please!", she asked, trying to sound normal. Byron sighed in disappointment, and patted the girl's head.
" You know, acting doesn't help, but if you keep making a fuss about everything, your going to end up falling behind on the team. Be that determined girl I met at the Football Frontier", he said, and gave me a quick wink. Jane was more than just surprised by his words, she was astonished. Was her first rival actually giving her good advice? She had no idea how to react, and kept staring at him, with a stupified face. Suddenly, Torch's voice echoed through the hallways, bringing Jane back to her senses.
" Jane you baka! I am sorry okay?!", it did not take long until Torch came into view, with an irritated expression on. Once his eyes landed on the innocent girl, his eyes trinkled, and he rushed towards her, while smiling from ear to ear.
" I am really sorry! Please don't tell coach!", he begged, embracing her tightly, as if the hole world might end. Jane patted his back awkwardly, and replied, " I will forgive you if you let me breath!"
The girl was near choking, and the red-head quickly let go of her, once receiving her request.
" S-sorry", Torch apologized, and scratched his head awkwardly. Jane turned around to search for Byron, but he was long gone, and was nowhere to be seen.
' What is it with that guy?', she thought to herself, not noticing Torch staring at her, with confusion written all over his face.
" Are you alright?", He asked, glancing in the direction where Jane was gazing at.
" Yeah, let's go", she replied, holding his hand, and slowly leading him to the green field. What Jane never knew, was that the red-head's feelings for her were only increasing rapidly, day after day.

On their way, Jane kept talking about creating a new formation, that might be helpful at playing against " The Desert Lions ", and how everyone in " Fire Dragons" were progressing, but Torch had other things playing in his mind, he wanted to see her smile brightly like that everyday, and keep her close to him forever. He could not accept the fact that she chose Gazel over him, but he wanted to support her no matter how much it angered him to see her with the silver-haired male. True he and Gazel started to get along better, but his emotions kept pulling his strings, causing him to act aggnorent even more to gain Jane's attention. He wanted her only to look at him, he always gained a strange feeling as if she was his sister, but everytime he told himself that it was nothing more than his imagination. More than anything, he knew that his troubles would increase once they return to Japan, and meet up with Xavier. It already pained him just imagining it, and he certainly knew that this love tangle, had just begun not long ago.
It already has been one year and a half since he met Jane, but it seemed like it was impossible for him not to think about her.
" Torch!", the red-head snapped at the loud sound, that dashed into his ear drum, and looked at Jane, who was standing beside him, with confusion.
" Sorry, I spaced out for a second", he excused himself, rubbing his eyes sleeply.
" Tell be about it, I was calling your name for five minutes!", she complained, turning his kimono. Torch lost his mind for a minute, and pinned the childish girl to the wall.
" I can't take it, I still need you", he mumbled, locking his eyes with hers, and gently stroked the back of her neck, before snaking his arm around her waist, and pulled her closer to him.
" Leave him, I beg you! I can't take it!", he requested, lifting the girl's chin with the tip of his fingers, and slowly inched closer, but suddenly . . . . . .

To be continued!

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I think I am making too many cliffhangers theses days! 🤔