Alright, second try at a story and I hope this one's better. I hope people actually read this and review, it would mean a lot to me.
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Out of the corner of my eye I saw the ball land safely into the hands of the wide receiver. Bursting forward, my jaw clenched tighter against the mouth guard placed snugly in my mouth, slowly gathering saliva. My arms reached out and I collided with the giant twice my size before impressively bringing him down. Cheering fans nearly burst my eardrums as I looked up to the scoreboard.
We won.
Pushing myself up from the ground, I watched as our wide receiver, Shadow, stood coolly at the end of the field receiving pats on the back from our other teammates. Sighing with relief, I looked down at the behemoth at my feet rubbing his sore shoulder.
I offered him my hand, "Good game." I said, grabbing his far larger hand and pulling him up with ease.
"Yeah, you too, man." He answered back gruffly, removing his helmet and letting his sweaty hair hang loose from confinement. "You must work out a lot," he started, looking down at my small figure, "you're probably one of the first to take me down alone, which I don't understand with your small size and all." He finished, looking at me in wonder and question present on his face.
"Yeah," I answered with a humorless chuckle, "The guys make sure I get in a work out everyday, with me being a girl and all they think it's a disadvantage." I scoffed, "Idiots."
The guy looked down at me, wide-eyed, shock and disbelief sketched onto his features, "Y-you're a girl?" he asked, looking me up and down, a blush of embarrassment finding its way to his cheeks.
I nodded, smirking as I too removed my sweaty helmet, releasing my long locks of pink pulled back in a ponytail. My deep, forest-green eyes slightly covered by my pink bangs found their way back to the large, sweaty football player. His amazed eyes never left me, his face of shock turning into one of adoration and infatuation.
"Uh, uhm, my name's Storm by the way. Y'know just in case you're wonderin." The burly guy said shyly, scratching the back of his head while he walked beside me.
I nodded, "The name's Amy." With that, I turned back to my team, walking away and leaving the grey albatross standing there dumbfounded.
"You good for nothing sacks of shit played well today, I'm proud of you." the coach started as our hot sweaty bodies huddled around him, "Now you maggots better do the same thing next week or I'm gonna have your asses handed to you carved on a silver platter! Now, hit the showers!" We yelled back in obedience and did what we were told.
As I was walking back I heard a shout of my name and I turned. A red echidna jogged to my side and slowed to a walk once he reached me, "Nice tackle out there Amy, good blocking on your part." He greeted, patting me hard on the back.
"Thanks Knux, you too." I replied after regaining my breath from his powerful slap and giving him one of my own, which he didn't falter to. This dude was my best friend, the bestest (he's so awesome I had to make up a word) friend a gal could have. Most of the guys on the team are like my older brothers, but this guy was like basically the real deal.
"So, you showering with us again, or have the cheerleaders stopped harassing you?" He asked, hiding his concern in his gruff voice. I sighed, rubbing my face as I thought about going to the girl's locker room. My only friend on the squad couldn't make it to the game today, so I wouldn't last a second in that lion cage.
"I think I'll have to take you up on that offer, Knux." I said tiredly, "Rouge isn't here today, so I doubt I'll last long without her in there."
Knuckles shook his head, "I don't get why you don't just pummel those cheer pansies yourself, it's not like you couldn't." He grumbled, adding that same opinion for the third time already.
"I know Knux, but it's not worth it when I could just shower with you guys. You have those separate showers and the team's basically my family so what's the point in getting suspended and kicked off the football team when I could just avoid it?" I said once again to his repeatedly asked question.
"Alright, whatever." He said in surrender, opening the metal door for me as he motioned me inside. The first time I was in here I was nervous, embarrassed, and disgusted at how much of a mad house it was in here. Sweaty, shirtless guys shoving each other around and yelling, completely comfortable with each other in the body odor infested zoo. Now, it was just normal to me and just part of the ritual, making my way past whipping towels, annoying pats of good jobs on the back, and avoiding running, naked, football players in towels.
Now, I know what you're thinking wouldn't you get catcalls and flirtatious acts on your part for being the only girl in a locker room full of naked boys?
Well, no. I mean at first, I guess the boys were a little shocked and weirded out at the thought of a girl being in the same locker room as them, but after a while they seemed to grow used to it, acting as though I were a little sister to them and treating me like one of the guys because basically to them I'm not a girl, I'm Amy- it's a little insulting. This can be both good and bad.
Bad if you're in a locker room.
I felt my ass get whipped by a towel, my head snapping back around to see a laughing armadillo giving me a cheeky grin. I growled and was about to reach for a towel of my own when Knuckles stopped me and shook his head, "It's not worth it."
"Aw, c'mon, the little punk deserves it," I scowled, reluctantly keeping my hand away from the towel. "YOU HEAR THAT, MIGHTY! I'M NOT THROUGH WITH YOU, YOU SHELL-HIDING SON OF A BITCH!" The only responses were a couple of dudes ooh-ing and Mighty cackling from the other side of the locker room.
"Alright you she-devil, the showers are that way and please," Knuckles looked at me with tired and fed-up eyes, "don't pick any fights with anyone again. Alright?"
I gave him a salute to which he nodded to and walked away to go take his own shower. I sighed and began my trek alone to the back of the locker room to take a well-needed shower. On my way I felt a mass collide with me, the force knocking me down to the cold, disgusting, concrete floor.
Shaking my head and rubbing the new bruise on my ass, I looked up angrily, "Hey, watch where you're going, you colossal wall of meat!" I growled out, only to see Shadow standing there emotionless, looking down at me with a cold blank stare. I caught my tongue before I could smart mouth him anymore.
"Oh, Shadow. 'Sup?" I waved sheepishly, picking myself up off the floor quickly, only then noticing an amused, cobalt blue hedgehog standing next to him, "Uh, good touchdown today, man," I started again, trailing my eyes to anywhere but his disciplining face. "So, would you look at the time … I need to take a shower," I was about to make my way around him and the blue dude until he stopped me-
"Rose, I'd like you to meet someone." He stated standing in the exact position he was before I tried my escape.
Shadow. This scary hedgie was basically the really, annoyingly, protective older brother you wish you had until you have one. I've only had one boyfriend in my life and when I took him to meet Shadow the dude literally had the shit scared out of him from one accusing look from Shadow and a private talk I wasn't allowed in on. The stupid son of a bitch.
"Uh, who's the lucky guy, Streaks?" I asked him, refraining my annoyed groan and turning around to face him and the obvious guy I was supposed to meet.
"This is Sonic," he introduced, motioning to the cobalt hedgehog standing coolly beside him, "He's going to be your apprentice for the rest of the day. You are to show him the ropes and teach him our plays. This is going to be the new wide receiver that's replacing Silver, who's asked to play a different position on the team." He finished, ignoring the shocked looks both blue dude and I gave him.
"W-wait," Sonic started, looking between me and Shadow, "This is the player your were talking about? Huh, I thought she was just here to have sex with one of the football players and was on her way out." He made a face, "Can girls even play football?"
I felt fire devour my eyes as Shadow face-palmed and muttered, "Wrong choice of words," to the blue hedgehog before I snapped. I stomped up close to his face and leaned in,
"Listen, Bub, you don't wanna mess with me. I don't wanna have to bloodily rip the vocal cords from your throat to shut that big-ass moth of yours, you good for nothing asshole. Now, find some other puppet to do your bidding, Shadow, because I AM NOT taking care of this douche bag." The words found their way out through my teeth as the hedgehog stared back at me with raised eyebrows.
"I guess someone's got mad cow disease. Either that or worse, she's PMSing." He said the proposition innocently, giving me a devious smile and looking over to Shadow, "Are you sure she's safe to be around at this time of the month?"
Before I could strangle the bastard Shadow held me back and growled, annoyed, "Both of you better shut the fuck up or I swear, I'll kill you both slowly and leave your bodies in a ditch where I can't deal with you anymore." His cold, red eyes went to me, "Rose, you were the last person to join this team, so it's your duty to show him around. And Sonic," his glare turned to the douche, "You so much as upset her again, I'll have you personally mangled with an old rope until your eyes pop out and burst from pressure." With his calm, collected voice he sounded like a serial killer psychopath. I was used to it, not so sure about Sonic.
"Alright man, no problemo, I'm sure, uh, Rose here will get along beautifully with me and our relationship will blossom into a magical friendship." It sounded like a joke, but he sounded so serious I just couldn't tell.
"Chaos, Amy, I thought I specifically told you no to get yourself in a fight today. You even saluted, how… why… you know what, it was a stupid favor, I shouldn't have asked it." Knuckles made his presence noticed as he walked over to our 3-man-group soaking wet and in nothing but a towel.
"You haven't even showered Amy!? What the- who's this guy?" Knuckles stopped his rant and pointed to the blue freak. Blue Freak was about to introduce himself when Shadow interrupted once again.
"Newbie. Rose is going to show him around and teach what to and what not to do. Rose, your shower can wait." Shadow turned to me and started dragging me by the arm to the door, Sonic following happily behind.
"Fuck you, Shadweeb! Let me take my fucking shower, I smell like shit!" I complained uselessly as Shadow turned back around and shut the door in my face. I think I literally felt heat radiate off me as I was left with the blue douche and four hours of daylight.
Sonic tapped me on the shoulder, making my head whip back to face him, "Okay, uh, stupid question, but is your name Rose or Amy? Two dudes called you different things and I don't know what to believe."
My hand met my face, this was going to be a long four hours.
Damn it.
How was it? was it interesting? Keep or Delete? Also, what position should i make Knuckles? What would be good for him? I'll take as many answers as i can get. Stay tuned for maybe a next chapter if you want it.
