Revised chapter 1. Please review! thanks animefreak62898


Chapter 1

The Beginning

"Eep!" I squeaked as the football hit my bag. My hand lost its grip and the bag was sent flying to the ground, my copic markers going everywhere.

"Oh no," I said and looked around at the mess.

"Hey, can you throw that back?" a long haired blonde asked.

"Hey, we got to help her pick up her stuff," a dark haired boy said. I stooped down and picked up the football.

"Um, where do you want me to throw this?" I asked nervously.

"Over here please!" the blond haired boy yelled. I shrugged my shoulders and pulled my arm back. I tensed my muscles and threw the ball high in the air with a little 'oof'. I then squatted down and started to gather my art supplies. I heard shocked shouts and yelps and looked up. The blond haired boy stood there with the football still spinning in his hand. 'Aw, did I just miss an amazing catch?" I asked myself. I sighed and went back to gathering my things. When I was done I sat down hard and sighed. I was so late for class, the teacher will be angry with me. I stood up and brushed off my skirt. Suddenly a giant shadow loomed over me and I looked up slowly. The dark haired boy along with some of the guys from the football team stood in front of me and looked me up and down.

"Uh, is there something I could help you with?" I asked shakily.

"Yes, how would you feel about joining the team?" the dark haired boy asked.

"Huh?" I asked.

"That pass you just threw was absolutely perfect, if this was a real game we would have easily gotten the touch down," he said.

"T-that's impossible! I h-h-have piano l-lessons and art c-classes. There's n-n-no way I could-," I said but got interrupted by the blonde.

"It's because of those things that would make you a good quarterback," blonde said, "your fingers are strong and are able to control the ball like a puppet master pulling the puppet's strings."

"But-," I began but this time got interrupted by tall, dark and pushy.

"Don't worry; we can talk to the teachers about arranging some times for you to practice. You would start off in the sixth strand but I have a feeling you would move up to the first strand in no time," he said. 'Why does it feel like he's not giving me a choice?" I thought to myself.

"Come on, let's see what you can do," the blonde said menacingly. About ten minutes later I stood in the middle of the school's football field in some spare gear from the lockers. Taka (aka the blonde) and Yamato (aka the all powerful tall, dark, and pushy one) stood next to me explaining the drill. Taka would hike the ball to me and I would throw it to Yakamo who was running down the field at an unimaginable speed. The other players sat in the bleachers watching intensely. I got in position wondering what I did to get myself in to this mess.

"Down, Set, Hut,… HIKE!" Taka shouted and hiked the ball to me. I caught it and turned to throw it drawing my arm back. I did some quick calculations in my head and threw the ball as hard as I could. I watched it sail down the field and land neatly in Yamato's hand. A split second later he was in the touchdown zone and an awed silence filled the field. I looked around confused, did I do something wrong?

"That was… AMAZING!" someone from the stands shouted.

"Agreed, this is the first time someone could connect with Yamato as he ran at full speed," Taka said. I blushed a tomato red and played with the hem of my shirt. I looked at my watch and gasped. Geez, I was going to be late and mother is going to kill me! I bowed to them and ran back to the locker room changing back into my uniform. I quickly let my hair down and grabbed my bag.

"I got to go now!" I shouted as I ran out the door. I had to hurry before mother came home or I would get in serious trouble. I ran down street after street not pausing for anything. Finally I reached my house and sighed in relief, there were no cars in the driveway so mother wasn't home yet. I ran inside and threw off my shoes on the entry mat. I ran into the bathroom and washed my face then ran into the kitchen and sat down with a sketch pad and some pastels.

"Where have you been," a voice asked. I almost screamed and turned around. Dad stood in the kitchen doorway with an amused look on his face.

"Uh, well, you see…" I fumbled.

"Don't worry, I won't tell your mom. But I am curious, your normally right on schedule every single day," he said and sat down in a chair opposite of me. I told him about the football team and how they wanted me to be their quarterback. He burst out laughing and doubled over.

"Oh, my God. My little Karin is going to be turned into a jockey," he laughed. I blushed and took an interest in my shoe laces.

"So, what do you want to do?" he asked seriously.

"What do you mean?" I asked, confused.

"I know that your mom chooses most of your activities even if you don't have an interest in them. But, if you want, we could keep this activity our little secret if you really want to play football," he said. I smiled then closed my eyes thoughtfully. I liked the idea of having friends that I could talk to freely without being up tight like when my mother introduces me to new 'friends'.

"Yes, I would like to. But, are you sure this is a good idea keeping this from mother?" I asked concerned. I had never kept secrets from anybody and it made me uneasy to think I was keeping a huge one from my own mother.

"Sweetie, listen to me, if your mom ever found out she would have a cow. I know this must be hard for you, but if you really want to do it, you have to make this sacrifice," he said knowingly. I nodded and jumped as I heard a car door slam outside. My mother came storming in and roughly threw her bag down.

"Hello mother, welcome home," I said with a bow.

"Oh, Karin, hello. I had the most awful day," she began. I sat there ridged as she screamed about how her boss was so stupid and how she hated her life.

"But, once you become a professional pianist or painter I will have all the money I need and I can quit my stupid job. Isn't that right, Karin," She said smugly. I gave her a shaky smile and nodded my head. She nodded in satisfaction and told me (well it was more of an order) to make dinner.

"Remember, you have to make this sacrifice to do something you want to do," dad whispered to me and he left the room with my screaming mother. I took a deep breath and started to cook. I made noodles with sautéed shrimp and steamed green beans.

"Dinners ready," I called. Mother and dad came in and we ate in silence like most nights. I went to my room and started doing my homework. I almost screamed when my phone started vibrating, telling me I had a new message. I flipped open my phone and read the message which said the following:

Hi Karin,

This is Yakamo; I can't wait to see you in practice tomorrow (Taka says hi).

We with have a new uniform ready for you.

See you later,

-Yamato

I stared at the message in disbelief. Then I typed in a question of my own:

Um, how did you get this number?

-Karin

Five seconds later Yakamo responded with a chilling answer:

I HAVE MY WAYS

MWAHAHAHAHAH (that was Kureji)

-Yamato

'Oh geez, what am I getting myself into?' I asked myself. I sighed, exhausted and got ready for bed. I turned out my lights and fell into a deep sleep with dreams of Yamato and Taka dressed as Gods.


Finally finished! I think I corrected all my mistakes but please let me know if I have others!

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