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Chapter 4: The Liones Boys' Basketball Team
"Okay, Listen up! This will be your only day of tryouts! Immediately tomorrow, I am going to post who made it to the team!" Coach Dreyfus barked, "Make sure you check to see if you made it, am I clear?!"
"Yes sir!" Every 6th Grade boy answered back.
The 6th Grade girls sat on the bleachers observing tryouts in their new cheerleading uniforms. Most of the girls had skirts, while Jericho and Veronica had sweatpants.
"I can't believe we didn't have to go through try outs..." Diane muttered.
"Matrona must've been real desperate," Merlin shrugged, applying lipstick on her pocker mirror.
"Y-You know, I'm only doing this because girls' sports don't start until next semester!" Jericho scoffed.
"Hey...Why aren't we at cheerleading practice?" Veronica asked.
"Matrona said something about starting next week," Elaine informed.
"Really? I didn't hear..." Margaret scratched her head.
"...Hey look, I think that they're gonna start!" Elizabeth pointed out, causing all of the girls' conversation to cease.
"Okay! First things first: Dribble down the court and back!" Coach Dreyfus commanded.
Immediately, Ban and Meliodas raced down the court while dribbling, with the others following behind them.
"Hnng! Hnnng! *huff* *huff*" Escanor poorly dribbled down the court with his wimpy arms.
Coach Dreyfus looked on and shook his head while writing something down, "Okay, next is crossing over. Just go down the court, and cross over at the half court line,"
This time, Gilthunder and Howzer easily crossovered, and finished first, with everyone following behind.
"Aw shucks! I lost the ball!" Escanor chased his ball all around the court, making Coach Dreyfus shake his head in shame.
Merlin started to giggle quietly while covering in her mouth, making all the girls turn and stare at her, "...What? He's adorable!"
"Okay, next will be passing the ball to each other, so everyone just grab a partner, and pass the ball to each other about 10 feet away from each other.
"Hey, Griamore! Be my partner!" Gilthunder called.
"Okay!" Griamore dribbled the ball towards his cousin.
"What about me?!" Howzer yelled.
"Sorry, cousins before Russians!" Griamore waved as he ditched hua friend.
"What the Hell does that mean?! I'm not Russian!" Howzer yelled, but was ignored, "Who am I gonna partner with?!"
Ban was with Meliodas, Gowther was with Escanor, Arthur was with Helbram, and of course, Griamore was with Gilthunder.
"King! Howzer! Hurry up and be partners!" Coach Dreyfus commanded.
"WHAT?!" King and Howzer screamed, "NO WAY!"
"Just do it, man!" Helbram yelled.
"Why weren't you my partner anyway?! We're best friends!" King whined.
"King, I need my space," Helbram scoffed.
"Hurry up, I wanna play!" Meliodas yelled.
"Fine! Whatever!" King huffed, then turned to Howzer, "I guess I'll have to deal with you for little bit..."
"Same goes for you..." Howzer growled.
As the boys began their drill of passing the ball, Coach Dreyfus started criticizing them.
"Griamore, softer passes! Meliodas, stop aiming below the belt! Howzer and King, stop trying to kill each other with the ball! Ban, aim lower, Meliodas can't jump for all of your passes! And WHAT KIND OF PASS IS THAT, Escanor?!" Coach Dreyfus yelled, pulling his hair angrily.
"..." All of the girls looked shocked at Coach Dreyfus' actions.
"Hey! Everyone, just stop! We're doing scrimmaging now!" Coach Dreyfus yelled, "Hurry up and get a drink!"
"YES!" All of the boys cheered, that's what they've been waiting for this entire time.
All the girls started up chatting again, now that there was a break.
"Who do you you think's gonna make it?" Elizabeth asked.
"Howzer, King, Escanor, and Griamore's not gonna make it," Veronica predicted.
"Who doesn't believe in their boyfriend?!" Margaret looked at her sister in disbelief.
"He's not my boyfriend!" Veronica yelled, turning her red face away.
"Whatever you say..." Diane snickered, sticking her tongue out.
"It's true!" Veronica frowned, sensing that no one believed her.
Just as things couldn't get any worse, Griamore walked towards Veronica smiling, "Lady Veronica, you look tired. Do you want my water bottle?"
"No thanks, Griamore," Veronica shook her head, then smiled back, "Good job, by the way,"
"Thanks, Lady Veronica," Griamore waved and walked away towards the group of recovered boys.
"...Don't look at me like that!" Veronica yelled, causing all of the other girls to giggle.
"Okay, we're going to split up into two teams: Ban, Gowther, Arthur, King, and Gilthunder vs Meliodas, Helbram, Howzer, Griamore, and Escanor," Coach Dreyfus commanded.
"What a good match up!" Vivian commented, "My Gil is in the superior team!"
"..." All of the girls were silent.
"Too bad Meliodas is with Howzer and Escanor..." Guila noted.
"Just wait, I bet Escanor will surprise us..." Merlin predicted.
"I bet not, he's been awful this entire time!" Jericho criticized.
"Okay, the first team to 11 points wins!" Dreyfus said, "Meliodas' team gets the ball first!"
"Alright...Here, Helbram!" Meliodas passed the ball to the fairy and dashed ahead, with Helbram dribbling right behind him.
Once Meliodas got into position, Helbram slowed his dribble, and noticed that Ban's team was in a defensive 2-3.
"Ball!" Helbram yelled as he passed the ball to Meliodas, who drove towards the basket, and stopped right in front of King.
"I won't let you get past me, Captain," King spoke.
"...We'll see," Meliodas had a strange glint in his eyes, and passed it right to Griamore, who drove at Ban towards the basket, and shot, making the basket.
"Score: 0-2!" Dreyfus yelled.
"You got lucky~," Ban passed the ball to Gowther, and got the ball back once he was in bounds. He started to dribble down the court, and stopped right in front of the defensive Meliodas.
"Hey Captain~, did you know I could do this?" Ban shot the ball immediately up, making the 3 point basket easily.
"Score: 3-2!" Dreyfus yelled.
"Time to get serious..." Meliodas dribbled down the court, and passed the ball to Howzer, "Shoot, Howzer!"
Howzer lifted the ball, but gasped as all he felt then was thin air, "What the-?!"
"I'm not called 'Bandit Ban' for nothing~!" Ban dribbled down the court with the stolen ball, and passes it to King.
King easily made the basket, causing their team to score once more.
"Score: 5-2!" Dreyfus announced.
"It's time to catch up..." Meliodas dribbled down the court, spun around Arthur, and easily made a lay up with no trouble.
"Score: 5-4!" Dreyfus yelled.
Gilthunder was pass the ball next, and he made a quick jumpshot, making sure to secure the basketball with electricity.
"Score: 7-4!" Dreyfus yelled.
"Argh...this is getting ridiculous!" Meliodas yelled, and dribbled dosn ths court once more, passing it to Arthur.
Escanor jumped up in the air to shoot the ball, but Ban jumped even higher and smacked the ball out of his weak hands.
Ban then tossed the ball to Arthur, who dribbled down the court and shot a close up basket.
"Score: 9-4! One more shot, and Ban's team wins!" Dreyfus yelled.
"We're doomed..." Howzer groaned.
"Yeah, we might as well give up..." Arthur shrugged.
"I don't really care to be honest..." Helbram shrugged.
"Hey, can we take a time out!" Meliodas called.
"Sure, you're gonna lose anyway..." Dreyfus scoffed.
Escanor sat on the bleachers, sighing while drinking from his water bottle.
"Are you ok?" Merlin asked from behind him, causing him to jump and turn around flushing furiously.
"I-I really don't know Merlin, I can't play basketball very good at all..." Escanor admitted, looking down on himself.
"Don't think you can't do something unless you finish it," Merlin advised, patting Escanor's shoulder, "I believe in you,"
"Okay! Time to get back in the game!" Dreyfus yelled, obviously bored.
"Watch me be the winning scorer, Elaine!" Ban bragged before going into position on the court.
"This was the easiest game ever!" King yawned, rubbing his eyes.
Escanor walked onto the court, encouraging himself, "If Merlin thinks I can do it, then I surely can! I can do it! I can do it!"
Suddenly, the gym got surprisingly brighter as the sun started appearing from the clouds. Due to the ceiling being pure glass, sun rays shined on Escanor, making him change...
"Hey...how is Escanor in his beefcake form?!" Diane asked, causing all of the girls to whisper among themselves.
'I can do it!' Escanor thought with pride, and turned towards Meliodas, "Captain, give me the ball!"
"...Okay," Meliodas gave the ball to Escanor with no question.
"Oh sh*t!" King whispered to himself once he noticed Escanor.
Escanor threw his arm back, holding the ball, and threw it full court, towards the opponet's basket.
Everyone gaped as the ball flew all the way into the basket, rimless.
"Oh sh*t..." Ban muttered.
"S-S-Score: 9-7!" Dreyfus stuttered in awe.
"Woah...that was awesome!" Jericho said in awe.
"What happened to Escanor being awful?" Merlin smiled, causing Jericho to flush in shame.
Once Ban got the ball and dribbled to the half court, Escanor immediately ran past him, with the ball now, and threw the ball into the basket, rimless.
"Score: 9-10! Sudden Death!" Dreyfus yelled.
Ban turned to King, and he nodded, stepping back from Ban a few steps.
Ban dribbled the ball to the half court, and the defenders noticed that surrounding him were King's spears.
"Cheaters!" Meliodas hissed.
"Don't worry Captain, I got it!" Escanor ran towards Ban, and the closer he got, the more King's spears started to melt.
"What the-?!" King gasped.
Escanor easily grabbed the ball from Ban, and dribbled up the opposite court in full speed. Everyone gasped as Escanor leaped high in the air, and slammed the ball into the basket in a monster-dunk.
The ball bounced into the ground, in flames due to Escanor's touch.
"Score: 9-12, Escanor wins!" Dreyfus yelled, causing all of the girls in the bleachers to cheer.
"He's so cool!" Guila smiled.
"Yeah, he took over the whole game!" Veronica grinned.
'Thanks, Merlin,' Escanor thought. He was in his wimpy form now, due to the sun being blocked by clouds, and turned only to see Merlin gone.
"Okay everyone, results will be on these doors tomorrow!" Coach Dreyfus announced, signifying the end of practice.
- The Next Day -
Some boys crowded up against the doors of the gym, shocked at who had made the team:
- 6th Grade Basketball Team -
Meliodas- PG
Ban- C
Griamore- PF
Gilthunder- SG
Escanor- SF
"WHAT?! I DIDN'T MAKE IT!" Howzer screamed in outrage. He was very close to tearing up, and ths entire school could hear his agony.
"Heh, but I did!" Griamore bragged, smirking proudly, "Lady Veronica's gonna be so impressed!"
"You only made it because you're 7 feet!" Howzer growled, clutching his head.
"Dude, Meliodas is one foot shorter than you, and he made it to the team," Gilthunder scoffed, shaking his head, then turned towards Griamore, "Congrats!"
"Thanks for being happy for me," Griamore emphasized, glaring at the pouting Howzer.
"Aw...I didn't make it..." Arthur frowned, then started to lighten up, "Oh well, at least I can join the fencing club!"
"How are you so perfect?!" Howzer cried, dropping down to his knees, sobbing.
Meliodas, Ban, King, and Escanor walled up to the doors, and looked at Howzer strangely.
"What's up with him?" Meliodas questioned.
"He's just acting like his normal self..." Griamore shook his head.
Ban checked out the list and smiled at the names, "Yo Captain! All of us made it expect for King!"
"WHAT?!" King yelled, pushing Ban out the way to look, "That's not fair! How could Dreyfus choose Escanor over me!"
"I-I made it?! By golly, this is one of the greatest days of my life!" Escanor smiled triumphantly in his weak form.
"Escanor, you cheated! You can't be the worst player at first, then change forms halfway to show off!" King ranted, "This was your whole plan, wasn't it?!"
"I-I swear, I didn't know that the sunlight was gonna show in the gym! Please don't kill me!" Escanor cowered away from the furious King.
King had thousand spears at his side aiming it at Escanor, "I'm gonna-"
"King!" Diane yelled as she walked up to him.
King's spears immediately disappeared at the sight of his crush, "Diane?"
"I heard that your didn't make the team, so I made you these," Diane handed a bag to King.
King peeked in, and gasped at what was inside, "C-Cookies decorated like basketballs?!"
"Yeah, took me awhile to make them," Diane scratched her head, "Luckily I was able to during Advisory,"
"I-I love them! Thanks, Diane," King smiled.
"Your welcome! I'll see you next hour!" Diane waved before walking off.
"...Not mad anymore, huh King?" Meliodas nudged his shoulder, while Ban ruffled his hair, both laughing.
"Hey! Stop that!" King snapped, pushing the two away with a blush on his face.
"Why couldn't she bake me cookies?!" Howzer whined, sobbing on the floor.
"Howzer, please shut up for once..." Gilthunder huffed.
King looked at his bag and smiled to himself, 'One day, I'll definately confess my feelings for you...'
Next Time: The Fight for Class President
A/N: Merry Early Christmas! I really liked writing this chapter, cause it was really fun! This will be one of my favorite chapters...Thanks for all the reviews..I really appreciate them. I hope that you enjoyed this chapter, make sure you favorite, follow, and review!