Chapter 1
Dorothy Ann looked into the mirror of her locker. She had truly changed alot since 3rd grade. She stopped the pigtail trend and let her long, silky, shiny, wavy blonde hair fall to her waist. She discontinued wearing sweaters and plaid skirts. Instead she wore much of today's fashions. Although mostly everything physical changed her love for books still remained.

"DA! Come on! We are going to be late for soccer practice."

DA turned her head to see her cousin Ralphie Tenelli jogging up to her. The two had discovered they were cousins 7 years ago. But although they were cousins , they were more like brother and sister. Ralphie knew DA had potential in sports. He had seen her hit a ball in baseball. And golly! what a hit! It was one of the best hits ever, and it even got a hole in the ball. He was amused to see that not even Carlos could catch it. So, recently he pushed her into doing soccer. At first she was hesitant, but did it anyways. On her first game she played so amazing. Even better than Wanda or Keesha. So DA had been playing soccer ever since.

"Alright! Alright! I'm coming!" DA replied.

Ralphie and DA sprinted towards the field. When they arrived Carlos ran up to them. He still had his raven hair that was long (not so long) and loose. He had grown very muscular over the past years. He was also very tall.

"Cool! You're here! We have 2 hours to practice before our game starts. Phoebe is sick. Wanda has to watch her brother for the day. Keesha is on vacation with her grandma in Florida. Now everyone that told that they are coming are all here, so we are just waiting for the coach. Should we start?" Carlos asked.

"Yea" DA and Ralphie said in unison.

By the time the team had warmed up, the coach had arrived. But this was not their coach. Instead this coach looked like a gray bull. He had gray skin, and his mouth was firm in a frown. His teeth were crooked yet white, and his eyes were a stormy gray.

"Alright! Warm up!" he said in a grumpy voice.

"But we - " Carlos started to say.

" NO BUTS OR EXCUSES! NO GO WARM UP!" The coach screamed.

The whole team jumped at his voice and immediately started jogging and warming up again. Carlos jogged next to DA, his long raven black hair swayed in the wind. "I already hate this coach" Carlos said.

"I don't know what's up his skin. Maybe someone put salt in his coffee instead of sugar. Well I wonder how our game will go. We are missing Wanda and Keesha, and they are our main defense players. Phoebe is one of our best offense players, and she isn't here either." DA said.

"I don't know DA, but it won't be pretty i'll tell you that." Carlos said.
By the time they were done warming up, the coach had been done writing down positions.

"Alright!" he said in a gruff voice.

"Tim and Carlos you guys are offense. DA and Ralphie you guys are defense. And Florrie you are goalie. Any questions?" he said.
Everyone didn't speak for a few minutes.

"I never play offense." Carlos whispered to thunderstruck DA.

"I never play defense, that's what Tim does." DA replied softly.

"-and me; defense is totally my thing. Tim doesn't know what he is doing." Carlos said with a hint of anger.

DA gasped.

"What?!" Carlos asked with concern.

"We are playing against the Tornadoes." DA said in a hushed whisper. Carlos followed DA's gaze and his eyes widened at the sight.

The Tornadoes were like iron walls. They were extremely built, muscular, and tall. The walked towards the field. Every step that they took shook the Walkerville players' minds.

"We're dead." Carlos said with his mouth dropped down. The Tornadoes had always beaten Walkerville in every sport. In every game they managed to injure 5 players.

The Walkerville Butterflies' coach called them.

"Does anyone have any QCC's?" the coach asked.

" What is QCC?" Ralphie asked with a frown.

"QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND CONCERNS! DUH EVERYONE KNOWS THAT. NOW SHUT UP AND ASK PRACTICAL QUESTIONS!." the coach roared.

"Do not talk to my cousin like that." DA said in a firm and angry voice.

"Alright miss smartie goodie pants. I don't need smart talk right now. And I certainly do not need to be controlled by a 14-year old. SO SHUT UP!." the coach screamed.

DA just frowned at him.

"I will not keep quiet until you learn to be respectful and more kinder. And for once quit screaming. It seriously hurting my ears, I don't want to be deaf at the start of the game. So...SHHHUTTT UUPPPP!" DA shouted

Ralphie and Carlos laughed and smirked at DA's angry face. She hated anybody in her she could sure boss people around.

This time the coach stared at her with a confused and angry expression.

"Al..Alright now fill your water bottles, stretch, use the bathroom. Do what you gotta do, but be here in 30 minutes. Lets go Walkerville Butterflies!" the coach said and with that he went to the bench.

"Nice one DA!" Ralphie said with a high-five.

"Yeah! You sure showed him who's boss." Tim said."Well I don't care if he took that seriously. Nobody picks or shouts at my teammates." DA said with a smile.
"Hey guys! What lights up a soccer stadium?" Carlos asked with a grin.

"Not now Carlos..." DA groaned.

"A soccer match! Get it? Soccer match? hahahaha" Carlos giggled and smirked at the same time.

"Carlos" groaned Ralphie, DA, and Tim.

DA gathered up her hair in one ponytail. But then when she tried to twist it, her hair tie broke.

"Crap" she said.

"Here I'll do it." Ralphie said.

He gently took DA's soft blond hair in his hands. He brushed it with his fingers, and tied it gently.

"Voila! It is a masterpiece, and it looks cute on you." Ralphie said with a grin. When he was around DA, he felt comfortable enough to do her hair. He had gotten the hang of it, and soon DA asked Ralphie to do her hair whenever there was a soccer game.

"Thanks Ralphie!" DA said with a smile. They both hurried off to catch up with the rest of the team.