Thank you to my loyal reviewers. If I owned Lost, we'd have more Ben. Loads more. So, obviously I don't own Lost. I was upset over Ben not being on Par Avion. The preview at the end made up for it though. Ben in pajamas! Squee! And nice stripey ones to match his shirts! Thanks to xox-emily-xox for the idea to have Kate become a cheerleader.
School went by quickly the next day. Everyone was hyped for try outs. Girls were practicing cheers during lunch; guys were throwing and kicking everything they could find. It wasn't much different than any day for Danny.
Cheerleading try outs started fifteen minutes before football. Guys sat in the bleachers watching the girls.
Kate had never been a big fan of cheerleading before, but since Sawyer was going out for football, she figured she might as well become one.
Penny, Sun, Claire, and Kate were all trying out. Kate went first. She did okay at memorizing the cheer, but did all the moves perfectly, due to her being in perfect athletic shape. Since it wouldn't be announced who made the ream until Monday, Kate went to go support Sawyer in his try-outs.
The guys were partnering up to do passing warm-ups. Jack was partnered with Tom, Goodwin was with Desmond, Locke (Who amazed everyone by trying out) was with Sayid, and Sawyer was partner less. Then he spotted Danny, who didn't have anyone. Coach Jackson blew his whistle, so Sawyer hurried over to Danny.
"Guess we're stuck together."
Danny grunted.
They started passing. Danny aimed his passes at Sawyer's head. Sawyer snagged every one perfectly. Kate cheered from the bleachers.
Tom and Jack were having fun. Jack almost even forgot about Kate, until he saw her cheering for Sawyer. Tom saw this, and suggested they move away from the bleachers. That they did.
Penny's try-out went well, and so did Sun's. But Claire's… her's was disastrous. First she accidentally punched Charlie, who was watching her from the bleachers, which weren't supposed to be near the try-out zone, but Claire somehow found her way there. Since she didn't know the cheer (She had been busy giggling with Charlie at the time of the demonstration), she just threw words together, resulting in gibberish.
Charlie palmed his face.
"No, no, no!" Colleen screamed. "That's not how it goes!"
Claire went back and sat in the bleachers. A tear came out, followed by another, and before Charlie knew it, Claire was a giant tear cloud… or something.
Charlie just held her close.
"Want to leave?" He asked her. She obviously didn't need to stay, since it was obvious she didn't make the team.
Claire nodded, and they left holding hands.
Football try outs were going well. The participants had more talent then any other past team. Coach Jackson scanned the field. The boys were having a water break. Tom was big, and had been on the team last year, Jack was muscular, Sayid could catch and run, and wasn't a bad tackler he had proven when Sawyer had insulted him, (Sawyer was currently inside getting an ice pack), Sawyer had done quite well before Sayid tackled him, Danny had been on the team last year, one of the three seventh graders on it, and was a star player. Desmond showed promise, for only a seventh grader. Goodwin had been the final seventh grader on it, and was a good quarterback, since he had grown over the summer he'd be a fine tackler, Coach Jackson was willing to bet. As for John Locke, they needed a back up player, and he'd do.
Coach Jackson started try-outs up again once Sawyer came back with an ice pack.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Kate asked him. She had gone in to get the ice pack with Sawyer.
"Fine, mom." Sawyer stressed the "mom".
Coming up next: What have Ben, Juliet, Alex and Karl been up to the whole time? Who will make the teams?
