School Days

Chapter 4

First Practice

By Captainkodak1

Pushing open the door to the locker room, Ron stepped in. It was just like any other locker room, being full of loud young men in various states of undress. Glancing at the slip of paper in his hand, he hauled his equipment bag over to locker 7. That would be his locker as well as his number. He was glad that he was able to keep his number from high school. High school football was one thing, but college football would be something else entirely. Dropping his bag in front of his locker, he spun the combination to open the door. He started to place all his equipment inside when a hand touched his shoulder. He turned around to see a well built blond haired young man putting out his hand.

"You are Ron Stoppable, I am Daniel Greene, team captain and quarterback. I look forward to working with you. One reason, I have been watching some of your game tapes with the coach. You have the best broken field run that I have ever seen. Second, would you please introduce me to your girlfriend? My little sister calls me three times a day to see if I have met Kim Possible yet."

Ron laughed and shook Dan's hand.

"No problem. My coach, Mr. Barkin told me a lot about you and how you like your running backs to be an extra step back than normal. And as for Kim, I am sure she would be happy to meet you. I believe there is a team social next week. She be there along with the other cheerleaders."

Dan smiled.

"That's cool. Listen good luck out there. We have some good running backs but I am sure you can show them some things. Listen, watch and learn and I am sure you will do fine. See you on the field."

Ron started to get ready. No one else came up to talk to him. That really didn't matter, he was the rookie, the freshman, and he knew it. He thought of all the things Barkin crammed into his mind the summer before and everything else he had read in the team manual. Kim had coached him on the formations and calls. They would find a nice secluded spot somewhere and she would play the part of the quarterback and make the calls. Hand offs from Kim were wonderful, because she touched him, but also painful cause she made sure she stuffed the ball in his stomach with everything she had. That tended to be painful in occasions.

"ALRIGHT EVERYONE! HIT THE FIELD!"

Ron jumped at the Coach's scream. Grabbing his helmet, he joined the rush out of the door, down the hall and out onto the field. Putting on his helmet, he found a spot in the lineup on the field and started to follow the warm up.

Pulling at her top, Kim adjusted her new cheer uniform. As it was still early September, they were dressing out in their warm weather outfits. Her new outfit did not have quite the material that she was used to having. At least nature had decided to catch up with her and now she would respectively fill her top. She was not big by any stretch of the imagination but at least she wasn't embarrassed to be out on the field. Bending over, Kim tied her shoes and picked up her pompoms. She felt a presence when someone tapped her on the shoulder. Standing up, Kim turned and faced one of the other cheerleaders. The girl put out her hand.

"Hi Kim, I don't know if you remember, but we met the other day. I'm Lauren Allen."

Kim smiled and shook the girl's hand.

"I remember. It's nice to see you again."

Kim had to adjust her top again. Lauren raised her hands.

"Hey, let me help you with that. These things can take a little getting used to. Were you able to get them altered?"

Kim turned her back to Lauren as she helped Kim adjust the top.

"Yeah, I had a friend who already had my measurements take care of it."

Lauren pulled the top into place and stepped back.

"There that ought to take care of it."

Kim circled her arm and then swung her shoulders side to side.

"That feels better, thanks."

Mrs. Sweeney called out over the room.

"Okay ladies, let's go. On the field in three."

Kim picked up her pom-poms and made her made toward the door. Two other cheerleaders brushed past nearly knocking her of f her feet. The three girl headed out the door without a word. Kim watched them as the left. Glenda came up beside her.

"Sorry about that Kim, Kathy needs some manners. Brittany and Kristin are stuck to her for a number of reasons."

Kim shrugged her shoulders.

"No big, not that I haven't put up with similar stuff. Let's get on the field. Don't want to be messing up my first day."

Glenda held the door for Kim as they walked out into the hall and out onto field. Kim saw the football team already warming up. She looked to see if she could see number 7. Grinning, Glenda elbowed Kim.

"Keep you mind on the sidelines and not on the field."

Coach McClintock blew his whistle when a number of catcalls came from the team as the cheerleaders gathered at the edge of the field.

"Keep your mind on the field and not on the sidelines. Okay, I want to runs some drills and then I want the new guys to show us what you can do. First drill."

Ron always thought that Barkin knew how to run his players into the ground. He was learning something new that day. Coach McClintock knew how to run his players into the ground, dig a hole, run them more and then make then dig their selves out. Over the past two hours the team had been run through an incredible series of drills. Now they were taking a break getting some water on the sidelines. While Ron took a gulp of water, he took a glance over at the sideline where Kim and the other cheerleaders were practicing. Apparently the cheer coach was a dedicated to her art as McClintock was. Kim's new outfit was more than stunning, it took his breath away. It covered all the right places and left others open to make it interesting. They had just gone through a routine with their pom-poms when she turned around to see him watching. Smiling, she waved her pom-pom at him and mouthed the words.

"Like my new outfit?"

She struck a pose for him then turned back to the team.

Ron stood there for a moment thinking "O..boy am I a lucky guy"

Then he realized someone was tapping on his shoulder pad. He turned to see Dan smiling at him. Dan pointed to the cheer team.

"You were mumbling something."

Ron smiled.

"Oh nothing big."

Dan gazed back.

"Right, one of the best looking girls on campus who just happens to be your girlfriend just waved to you and you are mumbling nothing. Come on, the coach wants to run through some plays."

Ron put on this helmet and followed Dan to the huddle around the coach.

"Alright. I want the starting lineup on the field. Kingston, right now you are one of the starting running backs. Johnson, get in there as the other back."

Ron watched as the play started. It was a hand off to Wayne. Ron watched as he slipped through the line and faced one of the linebackers. With a twist he avoided the first one but the second one caught him and slowed him down for the safety to come up and bring him down. Over the next few plays, the quarterback called all running plays and gave the ball to Wayne. He made about 18 yards out of the 4 plays they ran. McClintock came over to Ron.

"Stoppable. I am going to throw you to the wolves. I have the best rated defense in the conference and they are salivating to get a chance at you. Coach Barkin told me that you have ability, just not the guts. Now I want you to get your guts ready and go out there and take Kingston's place. The cheerleaders are taking a break. I imagine that there is one that would love to see you run. Get out there and show everyone what Barkin told me you were made off."

Ron nodded and ran onto the field. Behind him Wayne stepped over to the linebackers and the safeties. Scott Myers grinned at him as he approached.

"You still gonna pay up?"

Wayne grinned.

"I told you before, nail this Stoppable guy to the ground. I want him in pain and limping."

Scott and the other players gave Wayne a high five. Scott gave him a smile.

"The skinny dude is going to be pulling the dirt out of his face mask when we are through with them."

Dan glanced at Ron in the huddle.

"Okay Ron, now's your chance. All of us have seen your tapes. When have seen what you can do. Now show us for real. Do what we think you can do and we'll open up the whole line for you."

Ron nodded and snapped the strap of his helmet. Taking his place behind Dan, he waited for the call. The play started and Dan planted the ball in Ron's stomach. Ron slipped through a hole in the line and turned back to the outside. Scott barely had time to reach out and grab an arm as Ron slipped by. Ron slipped and Scott pulled him to the ground.

Kim held her breath. They were taking a break and now she would get to see Ron play in practice. The linebackers and Safeties scared her. They were a lot bigger than the other he had faced before. The fact that that Wayne guy had talked to them before the plays started did not do her nerves any good. She watched as the line settled down for another play.

Ron watched the linebackers and safeties as they settled in. He noticed that the safeties were a little further back and further apart. If he could get past the linebackers then he might be able to split the space between the two safeties. If he could do that he doubted them would be able to catch him. He waited for the play to start.

Scott grinned a gave the signal. He and the other safety had a plan. The linebackers would let Ron through but force him into the center of the field. If one could hold on to him long enough to slow him down so much the better. Then he and the other safety would give Ron a squeeze play he would remember.

Ron took the ball and made his way through the hole in the line. The linebackers came at him as he turned to the center of the field. One of the them grabbed on to his arm for a second, and then to his surprise let go. His monkey sense started to scream "set up". Now he suspected the reason for the safeties positions. Seeing Wayne talking to them before put him ready for anything. Ron settled down and imagined that he was in the Seniors main room full of Spinning Tops of Doom and smashing plates.

He made for the middle part of the field as he kept his eyes on the two safeties closing in. At the last second he put on his full brakes came to almost a complete stop and made a turn to the right.

Scott could not believe that ANYONE could make a move like that. In the split second he saw Ron pass by him he let loose a loud curse. Then turning his attention to his front he quickly remembered they were attempting a squeeze play. The problem was that the two squeezers had no one between them to squeeze. The two player ran head on into each other running full force. The sound of the impact cracked throughout the field. Both players dropped to the ground.

Ron ran for a few more yard until he realized that everyone was watching the two safeties lying on the ground. He stopped running and made his way back to the players. The team trainers and medical staff were already working on them. Scott's eyes had rolled back into his head while the other lay on the field moaning.

Ron stepped up to the Coach McClintock.

"They gonna be okay Coach?"

McClintock looked down at Ron with a mixture of respect and amusement. He nodded.

"Yeah, they will be hurting for a bit but serves them right. When I saw what was going on it was too late to stop it. How did you ever learn a move like that? I think a couple laws of inertia and gravity were just broken."

Ron slipped his helmet off as he handed the ball to another player.

"Well coach, remember what I said about smashing plates and spinning tops of doom? You learn a lot dodging them."

McClintock smiled.

"Sometime soon I want to sit down with you and have you explain all that. Right now I want you to know you are starting the next game. I am looking for great things from you son. Now hit the showers. I think practice is over for the day."

A towel and a bottle of water were placed in his hand. He turned around to thank him when the person gave him a hug.

"Ron, you are starting. That's great."

Ron pulled back to look Stephanie.

"uhhh... Thanks, I think I need to head for the showers."

Stephanie giggled.

"Isn't that great! The trainer asked me to take all the towels back to the locker room. I am sure you won't mind me walking with you."

Before Ron could say a thing. She ran off to the sidelines and picked up a pile of towels. He looked over to the sidelines to see Kim staring at him. At that moment one of the other cheerleaders was pulling her back to practice. He so was going to have to explain things later.

Kim held her breath as she watched as Ron took the hand off and cut through the gap in the line. He took a couple of steps and then one of the players reached out and pulled him to the ground. Ron hit the ground with a thud as the other player landed on top of him. Kim winced and waited for him to get up. Thinking back she knew Ron had been hit by Erik even harder that fateful night and then he didn't have pads on. At least now he did have some padding to soften the blows. Ron popped up like nothing had happened, tossed the ball to the center and got back in his place. As the defense settled down Kim noticed something about how they were lined up. Something she didn't like. She could not put her finger on it but the whole situation smelled like Ron's socks.

"Well, we'll see how your little Ronnie fared up against my sweetie Scottie."

Kim turned her head to the side to see Kathy looking at her with the same look Bonnie used to give her. Kathy grinned a Bonnie grin back at her.

"Your loser is getting ready to play with the big boys. I am sure they will teach him a lesson."

Kim was about to reply when the play started and Ron took the ball. Kim saw the hole in the line open up and the safeties move into position. Her own little alarm bells started to go off. Ron was getting ready to get creamed. Just as the two players converged on Ron he pulled a move only he could. Kim had seen him use it against Shego once. He had saved her hide as well as his own that day. Ron seemly defied the law of inertia as he seemed to come to a complete stop then made an abrupt right turn. The two safeties were caught flat footed. They were committed to their move and ran head first into each other running as hard as they could. Kim heard the crunch from the sidelines. Both of the bounced off of each other and fell to the ground. To Ron's credit he stopped and came back to check on them.

Kathy squealed when her so-called sweetie ended up unconscious on the field. She turned to glare at Kim. Before she could say anything Kim smiled back at her.

"Ron's so done playing with the big boys. He knows how to handle them. The boys need to remember that my man plays in the big leagues."

Kathy gave Kim a withering glare then stomped off down the sidelines. When Kim turned back she could see the coach talking to Ron then point to the field house. What happened next made her blood boil more that what Kathy had said. That bimbo that Ron had mentioned had herself all over him and he was not doing a thing. The next thing she knew the bimbo was leading him off toward the field house. Kim was about to go after him when a hand took her by the arm.

"Kim, the coach wants us back in place. We have a few more routines to go over."

Kim snapped her head over to glare at Robert. She wilted a bit.

"Okay Robert. I'll be there is just a second."

Kim turned and watched as Ron and the other girl disappeared into the field house.

Kathy stepped up beside her.

"Well K, looks like your man has found another. Too bad!"

Kathy walked off laughing as Kim balled her fist tight enough for her knuckles to crack.

Ron waited outside of the field house for Kim. He knew that things might not have looked too well for him earlier. He could only hope she had a good practice. He know his chances were low when she came storming out of the door slamming it open so hard that people in the area stopped and looked to see what was happening. He stood there like a condemned man awaiting his execution. He could only hope that she would make it as quick and painless as possible.

Kim strode directly for him with a scowl on her face that would melt an iceberg. She took her final steps up to him and stopped directly in front of him.

"Well, what do you have to say for yourself?"

Ron thought of what to say and could only say one thing.

"KP, don't you trust me and us?"

He stood there for a moment trying to read the reaction on her face. He quickly got an answer. Her bad fell to the ground as two strong arms wrapped around his neck and two lips were pressed against his. He lifted his arms and pulled her closer to him. Breaking the kiss, Kim sighed as she placed her head on his shoulder.

"Sorry about snapping at you. But today has been a rather bad day. The one bright spot was watching my BF make some awesome moves on the ball field. Was that a set up?"

Ron held her tight.

"Sorry about your day KP. Yeah, I think it was a set up. I guess someone thought they were going to teach me a lesson. Coach McClintock was impressed. He put me on the starting lineup. What happened to you today?"

Kim broke her hug, and looked up at him.

"Well, let's just say that between Kathy being a Bonnie clone and Robert trying to cop a feel every time he could, and Kathy and her friends trying to sabotage every move I made it was a wonderful day and what did you just say?"

Kim stopped her rant when her mind settled on one thing Ron had just said.

"Did you just tell me that the Coach is going to start you?"

Ron nodded.

"Yep, and just now my turn. Just what did this Robert do?"

Kim smiled evilly.

"Let's just say that he tried to let his fingers do some walking."

Ron's face darkened. Kim patted him on the chest.

"Don't you worry. Remember when we did the chicken fighting back at the lake."

Ron smiled.

"Yeah, I had to ask you to take it easy before you crushed my head."

Kim rubbed her hands on his chest.

"Well, one of the formations we had to do was like that. I had to get on Robert's shoulders like that. After I got a good grip on his head, I told him the next time his hands went exploring that I would find interesting ways to hurt him. That's when I gave an extra squeeze with my thighs and whispered to him that I could crack nuts with my legs. I think he got the message."

Ron giggled.

"Sorry about your bad day KP."

Kim smiled and gave him a peck on the lips.

"That's okay, right now I know a certain wonderful man wants to take his girl out to celebrate the fact that he just made the starting line up for the team."

Ron raised an eyebrow.

"He is? And just how is HE planning to celebrate?"

Kim sighed and ran her hands up and down his chest.

"Well, there is a nice Italian style place just off campus. It would require a little dressing up but this guy is so handsome when he gets dressed up. He is so handsome, his girl just might get really dressed up nice just to impress him. Does this guy get the picture?"

Ron grinned.

"Loud and Clear KP, loud and clear. Say about seven or so?"

Kim snuggled up against Ron as they started walking toward their dorms.

"That would be so the Drama."

Wayne stared from some distance away as the couple walked away arm in arm. Scott sat on a bench with an icepack on his head. Robert stood beside Wayne holding an icepack on his neck.

"Wayne buddy, I think it's time to take different measures. Stoppable made a fool of you and Scott on the field today. Did the Coach really make him a part of the starting lineup?"

Wayne nodded.

"Yep, he sure did. What about you? What happened to you?"

Robert winced.

"I think I pushed things a little too fast. I thought she was going to crush my skull there for a moment. What ever you have planned I am in. No one does that to me."

Wayne looked over at Scott and then back to the couple.

"Well, I think we just need to settle back and try a slower tactic. I think a little convo with a certain Kathy is in the works. Then another talk with a certain trainer. I have even begun to work on her yet."

Thanks for reading. I hope that you enjoyed this chapter. Please leave a review, I would appreciate it.

I am not an expert on football. If I made a mistake I am sorry.

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