Title: Cricket
Rating: K
Spoilers: none
Characters/Pairings: Macy, Stella, Joe, Kevin, Nick
Summary: Pure Horace Mantis Community Challenge # 10. Macy just loves sports…
Disclaimer: I realized the other day that if I owned Disney Channel, not only would I be rich but my favorite shows would all be featured. But alas it is not so… I don't own any of the characters from the show or any such thing.
Author's Notes: The line about cricket made me think of Macy, obviously. So here is another fic featuring Mighty Macy Misa! (Yay Macy!)
She had always wanted to play cricket.
Macy had played almost every sport invented, so there were very few she hadn't. Cricket being one of the few, and she had been determined to play it someday.
And thanks to the Lucas brothers and Stella she was with them in London for a concert over Spring Break learning how to play.
Her parents had taken a great deal of convincing to let their daughter fly across the Atlantic with three teenage boys of course. The fact that Stella and Mr. and Mrs. Lucas would be there finally won them over. And the fact that Stella brought the brothers to Macy's house – along with Frankie, who could look innocent and adorable at the drop of a hat – to plead the case.
Macy and Stella had been sitting as the brothers finished their sound check when Macy caught sight of two boys about their age playing cricket in the parking lot where the arena staff was parked.
She had felt so torn, wanting to stay and hear her favorite band in the world do their sound check, or to grab the chance to learn a new sport.
Stella noticed Macy chewing on her lip her eyes ping-ponging back and forth between JONAS and the make-shift cricket game. "What's up?"
"Huh? Oh nothing…"
The boys were finishing their sound check with a flourish and Macy looked even more conflicted.
Stella smiled at her knowingly. "Why don't you go ask to join them? I'll bring the boys over in a few minutes."
Macy looked at the Lucas boys then Stella. "You sure? I mean it's no big deal," she said trying for a nonchalant shrug, which looked more like a nervous tick.
"I'm sure. I know you've always wanted to play cricket."
Macy gave one last look at her friends on stage before dashing off.
The Lucas brothers finished putting their instruments away and met up with Stella backstage.
"Where's Macy?" Kevin asked noticing their number one fan and new best friend was missing.
"She's in the parking lot learning to play cricket."
"Like she doesn't have enough sports," Joe snorted. Kevin and Nick laughed along."
Stella pinned them with a glare. "Like you don't have enough hair products? Or Kevin doesn't have enough guitars? Or Nick doesn't play enough instruments?"
"Point taken Stella," Nick said looking embarrassed.
"She's just excited being here. And she's got this admittedly strange desire to play every sport know to man."
"And cricket is one of those sports," Kevin realized.
"Well, let's go join her," Nick said with a smile.
They found Macy swinging away at the cricket ball with a huge smile on her face. She took off running as soon as she hit it. She gave Stella and the boys a hearty wave when she spotted them, but never lost her stride. She was playing cricket and it was fantastic.
Macy wondered if the boys teaching her cricket knew how to play Rugby.