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Duke stood beside the coach of the team, wheezing, and sweating; his uniform caked with mud. He straightened up and stared at the members of the team and then at the group who were trying out. He winked at Danielle, who was wiping sweat off of her head, and looked at the coach.

"Alright then!" He yelled in his accented voice that made even the toughest men cringe in fear. "I'm going to call out names." He began and Duke could see Danielle's fear when he didn't call her name. "All of you are second string. The rest of you, welcome to the team." Danielle's eyes widened and Duke resisted the urge to take her into his arms. Everyone patted her shoulder as they passed but she just stood there in shock.

"Did I- did he- am I-?"Duke nodded at her and she sighed deeply. "Thank you Duke, thank you so much!" She leapt into his arms and he hugged her tightly, inhaling the strawberry-watermelon scent of her hair. She giggled and he let her go. She looked at him and something happened so suddenly, neither of them could understand it.

She kissed him, lightly at first, and as she moved to step away, he grabbed her and pulled her tightly against him, kissing her passionately. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him back. He leaned back a little and they took deep breaths, forehead to forehead. She took another deep breath and their eyes connected.

"What now?" He asked and she gave a small shrug, her thoughts fuzzy by his eyes. She could see how they weren't the deep amber she thought they were but had flecks of green as well as amber in them.

"Dorm?" She asked him and they ran up to his and Sebastian's room, skipping the showers. They made it inside before he attacked her with slow, deep kisses again. He had her against the door and was kissing down her neck when someone pushed against it from the other side. Duke pushed back and then him and Danielle were thrown to the floor.

Sebastian gazed at his cousin and his roommate on the floor, and then glanced over his shoulder at Toby and Andrew who were staring at their captain. Duke got up and helped Danielle to her feet, who was blushing like crazy. Danielle looked at Sebastian, who was just staring at her, then looked at Duke.

"I think I'm going to my dorm." She walked out and when she was behind the other guys, gave Duke an "I'm sorry" shrug which he rolled his eyes and she smiled before blowing him a kiss and walking away. Duke rubbed the back of his neck embarrassingly and looked at his friends.

"Dude...that was my cousin." Sebastian just stared at Duke, who looked defeated, and sighed. "But hey, whatever floats your boat man." Duke looked up quickly and was relieved as he saw the smile on Sebastian's face.

"Really?" Sebastian smiled and walked in, leaving Toby and Andrew staring at Duke some more.

"Yeah." Duke smiled widely and rushed out of the room, skidding to a stop when he realized Toby and Andrew were still there. He turned around and pointed a finger at them.

"Never pick her again. There I said it. And I feel better for it." They stared at him some more and he left.

"Dude, he was making out with Danielle!" Toby exclaimed and Andrew nodded. "Dude!" Andrew nodded again.