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Chapter 1: Westview Institute

Hayden's POV

I scroll through my phone to pass time when all of a sudden, I hear banging on my dorm door. I smirk and know it's my roommate Ripper. I may or may not have put something in his shampoo to bleach his hair…

I open the door when he starts to scream.

"Haaaaaaayyyyyyydddddddddddeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnn! You little mother fuck-!"

I cut him off by laughing. Even though he's mad, he'll get over it.

"I'm loving the hair Ripper!"

He pushes me inside and I snapped a photo.

…

"Dude! Hayden, wake up man! We have practice and if we're late, coach will kill us! Even if you are our captain and star player! Hiccup get your ass up!"

"5 more minutes man, please."

"Uh no. I'd rather not get killed today."

I opened one of my eyes and looked at the time.

"Shit! Ripper hurry up! Let's go!"

I grab my jersey and our water bottles while Ripper grabs our basketball and we sprint to the gym. We luckily made it before coach Johnson. We greeted the other players and started our warm up laps.

You all are probably wondering how a hiccup like me even lays basketball let alone be the captain. It all started the first day I entered WVI.

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FLASHBACK

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I wave goodbye to Gobber and head inside. I walk in and go upstairs to where my dorm is located. 212… 213… 214… 215! Yes! Here we are. I grab my keys and unlock the door. I walk in and see someone on the couch. He looks up at me and jumps up to greet me.

"Sup man! I'm Ripper. Welcome to the institution. My room is to the left, you can take the left."

I nod and shake his outstretched hand.

"Sup. I'm Hic – I mean Hayden. Hayden Haddock."

He looks sceptical about my little mess up but didn't question it, which I'm grateful for.

I set up my room and ask where my classes for tomorrow is. Ripper asks to see my schedule. He says that we have 1st, 3rd, 5th and 6th class together. I'll have someone I know in most of my classes then.

"Dude, you must be a fucking genius!"

I laugh nervously. He probably thinks I'm a worthless nerd now.

"Nice man!"

I'm shocked he complemented me on the fact that I'm more brains then brawn, since he looks like a jock.

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A week passes by and I've been keeping to myself. With Ripper I'm more myself, but still not completely me. It's now Thursday night and Ripper just came back from basketball training. I'm doing my homework in our living area when he drops on the couch.

"How was practice?" I ask to start a conversation.

"Don't ask. Our captain is an asshole and throughout practice he did nothing and kept making out with head cheerleader Cami."

"Why don't you get a new captain?" I ask.

"No one is game enough to say anything… hey Hayden?"

"Yeah"

"Do you play?"

"um… no?"

I lied. My dad and I used to play but then I realised I was 'smart' and I wasn't 'allowed' to play anymore.

"Have you tried?"

Man, he is persistent.

"No. why?"

"Just asking… do you want to?"

"uh… not really? I would make a fool of myself."

"I doubt that. Tomorrow at 7 we'll meet up with a few more of my teammates and we'll play."

"Ripper… that isn't a good idea."

"I know… it's a great idea! And maybe you'll even talk about your past"

"We'll see."

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Since I woke up this morning I've been on edge. I know for sure that they'll question me on my past after they see me play. Ripper seems nice and… well, genuine. But I can't be too sure. It's now 6:30 and in half an hour Ripper is going to drag my sorry ass to the gym. Great!

"Hayden! You in there? We're heading there right now!" I hear Ripper yell through our dorm.

Shit! Right now! Oh god! What am I going to do? I'm not ready yet…

"What? You said 7" I ask.

"Yeah, I know, but the guys wanna go out and eat after wards so they said to start early. Sorry."

"Oh ok."

I get up and walk out with him. We walk to the gym and Ripper tells me about the team – who's who, who's best at what and most importantly the captain. Their captain sounds like a real jerk and he doesn't deserve the position of captaincy.

We reached the gym when Ripper drags me to the locker rooms. He handed me a spear jersey. It was black with red trims, logo, and writing. Westview is known as the 'Wild West Wolves'.

"Um… Ripper? This really isn't necessary." I say quietly.

"Shhhh Hayden. We're going to do this right."

I nod. We head out and Ripper introduces me to the rest of the guys on the team – not including the captain.

"Okay guys! This right here is my new roommate Hayden. Hayden this is the team."

After he introduces me each of the guys introduce themselves.

"Thuggory or Thug."

"David, I don't have a nickname."

"Tobias but please don't call me that, call me Tuffnut."

"Francis but everyone knows me as Fishlegs… don't ask why." I chuckle.

"Justin or 'Big Man'"

"Let me guess, you're center?" I say with a laugh.

Ripper looks surprised I knew that.

"Yeah. How'd you figure it out?"

"Eh." I can't give it away.

"Zac"

"Liam"

"Chad"

I nod and repeat their names.

"Okay guys. We've got ten people. It'll be like a regular game okay? 5 a side. Tuff and BM, you guys are the captains. Tuff pick first." Ripper states.

Tuff walks to one side and BM the other.

"H, you're on my team."

I look up at Tuff. Why the hell would he want me on his team?

"Zac."

"Ripper my man!"

"David."

"Fishy come here."

"Chadster."

"Thug."

"Liam."

When the teams were chosen, we huddled and discussed strategy. Tuff hands out jobs to everyone.

Ripper – Power Forward

Fishlegs – Shooting Guard

Thug – Small forward

"I'll be Center and H here is Point Guard."

"W-w-what?" I sputtered.

I'll try and update soon.

MW248

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