A/N:OOOOOOOOHhhhh I know I know it has been years! but I promised I would continue... and I promised someone else that this would be the next dead soty I would revive! so here it is. I forgot how much I loved this story, I hope you love it too. If you have read this before... I know you just re read it again because hell I think it's been like two or three years since I abandoned ship. But it's back, so no problem my children! ~ Enjoy!
Line Drills
Tori
"Pick up the Pace turtle." Jade said she had me doing line drills on the court. I jumped forward and backward over the back line as quickly as possible.
"This is pointless this doesn't do anything" I whined.
"Shut up and jump." Jade said watching me as I jumped. She was sat prettily under an umbrella her foot propped up on her gym bag as she watched. Fuck she was hot. "Single leg right, go!" she yelled out.
I groaned and began to hop back and forth on my right leg. I didn't know tennis was going to be like this. Maybe I don't want to go pro. Maybe I just want to go with my girlfriend and cuddle. "Jade…"
"Switch legs..." she said trailing off as her boyfriend entered the court and kissed her cheek. I switched but nearly stumbled because I was watching him whisper something in Jade's ear. "Pay attention Vega!" she shouted and turned her face from me.
I did this so that I could spend extra time with her. She wasn't actually training with me and Sikowitz right now so this was the only time I got to see her anymore. "Hey!" I said once I realized her attention was completely on Beck and no longer watching what I was doing. "We're training here!"
Jade looked away from the boy and toward me. "Stagger step, front and back." was all she said. I groaned and put one foot in front of the line and one foot behind it. Then I jumped scissoring my legs so that they switched. This definitely felt better than the single leg.
I began to hum a tune as I did this. I was really feeling my legs, and I truly didn't know what this footwork was going to do for my speed, but I trusted Jade. "Pick up your speed Turtle!" she shouted over her shoulder. she nodded at something Beck said as I glared at her. He kissed her forehead and walked off to his court.
"Tori!" I heard and turned my head to see Aliza headed in my direction.
I smiled and picked up my speed, yes I was showing off, but hey, Aliza actually wanted me. So I totally tried my damnedest not to look stupid. I stopped to catch my breath and she came over and kissed me.
I wrapped an arm around her waist and smiled."Eww you're all sweaty." she said.
I chuckled and leaned more into her, and she shrieked trying to get away from my dripping hair. "Straddle with crossover." Jade interrupted with a scowl.
I furrowed my brows and looked at her. "What is that?"
"Vega, straddle the line." Jade said and stood up walking with her crutches toward me kind of pushing Aliza away from where she stood separating us effectively. "cross the feel so one leg is in front with your legs crossed, then back to the straddle position." She patted my leg and positioned it the way she wanted it then she moved it back and made me squat. Then she did it again for the back crossing my leg behind. "Then do it again for the back. Then repeat on the other side."
Her touch lingered on my hips and legs, and I blushed as I did what she said. She swung herself back on her crutches. Her biceps straining and I lost my breath for a second. "Okay…" I said shakily and began the exercise.
Aliza smiled as I did my drill. It made me get re-energized. Sure, I admit, I began to get fancy with my footwork. I had always been a dancer, but I didn't realize how much that was going to help me in Tennis. "Whoa, what is that?" Jade asked stopping me. "That isn't what I asked you to do."
"I… I know." I said stopping and dropping the palms of my hands atop of my knees. "It's just that I- I got tired and a little bored."
Jade quirked a brow. "So you beg me to come and help you and now I'm boring you?"
"No' it's not that…"
"Whatever, Turtle." She said hobbling out of the court. "See ya."
"Tomorrow same Time?" I yelled out, but she ignored me disappearing toward the club.
"Those steps were tight." Aliza said smiling and wrapping her arms around my neck.
"You think so?" I said placing my hands on her hips.
"Yeah, Lets go dancing tonight." She asked. "There is an 18 and under club that I know."
"Yeah… Okay," I said as we headed out of the club.
Jade
Tori likes to dance huh? I bit my lower lip in thought as I sat and watched Becks little exhibition game with Sinjin. It was so boring… I can't believe I spend my days obsessing over this game. Except. I like to win. I'd rather be playing. and Just watching this game be played upsets me greatly. so I think of ways to torture Tori the next day instead.
The next morning I meet Tori down by the courts bright and early. "Hey Jade!" She said brightly watching as I sat on the bench. The girlfriend was sat on the bench as well and I looked at her and wondered if they had been sleeping together. I mean Tori had obviously been with Petra, and they weren't even going out.
"Hey," I said not bothering to hide the disgust in my thoughts as i spoke. "Line drills… I want you to build me a dance with it." I said "Use the whole court."
She looked at me strangely. "What?"
"you like to dance don't you?" I asked pulling out my music player. A little hip hop beat began to sound over the tiny speakers. "Dance Tori."
She looked at me at a loss as she listened. Then she began to jump the line drills front and back and made her way across one length of the line then brought it back then she moved to the side ones , two on each side and switched to the other side. then she did the Lunge line drills and added some arm movement then began with the straddle one like she had been doing it the day before.
Tori was smiling as she danced her Line drills. I had to admit, that seemed to be working except the song was fairly slow and so her speed was lacking. So I picked a faster song. "Pick Up the pace Turtle." I shouted over the music. The girlfriend sat beside me with a smile on her face until she couldn't stand it anymore and she got up and repeated the pattern that Tori had set for herself.
I was rather pleased with myself as I watched, and wished I could be there with them. That looked like fun. That look like what tennis used to feel like to me. Tori paused to drink some water and smiled brilliantly at me. "Jade! Thank you this is awesome."
I chuckled. "We'll add some more stuff tomorrow."
"And tonight… You're coming out with Andre, Aliza and I." she said.
"What?" I asked confused. "It was our deal remember? you help my footwork, I teach you how to be a kid."
"Right…" I said getting a little nervous.
"We are only going to a movie, Relax… Bring Cat, I'll bring Robbie...well I'm sure Cat will bring Robbie we will be out all in a group…" She paused trailing off. Then she added, "bring your boyfriend."
I blinked, "Okay… U'm I'll ask him."
She smiled and took a deep slug of her water as she wiped off. Just as she did that, Sikowitz showed up "Ah… I see you are all warmed up… Let's get started shall we?"
The girlfriend turned to Tori and gave her a kiss before heading out of the court I sighed and hobbled out. "You're leaving?"
"Uh.. there's nothing for me to do here." I said.
"I thought you'd watch my foot work and tell me if I have improved any." She said picking up her racket.
"Oh… Okay." I said and sat back down on the bench. I watched as Sikowitz and Tori volleyed back and forth. and Yes, she was actually better. Surer on her feet than she had been before. Then my eyes began to travel from her feet up her toned powerful legs that seemed to go on for eternity. encased in some short shorts. Yes she was definitely a dancer in a previous life. Her mother must have made her do it.
I watched her face tilted back. Her eyes closed and the water dripping down her face along her jaw and down to between her breast. I caught myself licking my lips, as though I my tongue wanted to catch that traveling drop of water and I jumped out of my seat. "You okay?" Sikowitz asked turning to me..
I looked back at him then at Tori who was swallowing the water. "I'm late for therapy." I said bringing up my bandaged foot.
"Okay, Hey…" Tori said running over to me. "Text you later?" She asked hopefully. I swallowed thickly and nodded. She smiled and headed back to the court. "Later, West!"
"Bye, Vega," I answered and hobbled away from there as fast as I could.
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