Ok I know nothing about soccer (well I call it football) so I'm sorry if I get something wrong. I have used some of the terms from netball such as throw on and marking so again sorry if they are wrong.
Disclaimer: not my character's, Stephanie Meyer's
The song for this chapter is:
No Sleep Tonight by the Faders
(Because it is an epic song and it is the first song played in She's the man, that's where I got the idea of Emmett helping Bella and the football moves: D)
BPOV
I enforced my demands the next day; I was going to take full advantage of everything Emmett had agreed to. I think Alice will have to help him with the cheerleading I don't think Emmett had any experience in that field he's more use to having a team of cheerleader cheering him on. If I was going to get into the girls soccer team I would have to impress, I had to be better than the competition and from what Jasper had said at dinner last night about 80 girls usually try-out for 25 places. I knew how to play the game, I had been on the team back in high school it was the one activity I didn't mind being in the spotlight for, apart from riding but the only people from school who had ever seen me ride were Rose and Jazz. I knew a few basic moves that would help shake off someone who was marking me, but I knew that lots of girls would try-out and I had to impress. Emmett suggested we play a bit of one on one so he could assess my skills; He seemed pretty impressed when I successfully did a Matthews and a lunge. Emmett decided I needed some major skills to make me stand out from the crowd; this included flip throws and a bicycle kick, I had no idea what either one of them were so Emmett tried to explain.
"Have you Seen She's the Man"
I nodded
"You know Duke in the final game against Cornwall when he throws the ball on; he does a flip with the ball in his hands then throws it on"
I nodded again "well that's the flip throw and you know the move that Duke is trying to teach Viola the one she scores the winning goal with, that's the bicycle kick"
"Ok, right........ Emmett" I said in a questioning voice he looked at me "why do you know she's the man sooo well"
"What I... I don't"
"Emmett you know all of their names, and even what the winning kick is"
"Don't you just love the bit were Monique is like "Girls with asses like mine do not talk to boys with faces like yours" I said
I was laughing to myself; I could see Emmett trying not to laugh "ahhh come on Emmett, I won't tell anyone"
"Ok fine it's a great film" Emmett was sulking now
"Oh and also the bit were Duke says to Viola "Hey... hey, why do you have tampons in your boot?" then Viola say "I get really bad nose bleeds"
Emmett was in hysterics at this point,
"Hey Bella" I turned around to see Mike he had been sweet the night of the incident with Demetri and at times when he wasn't with his friends he could be nice enough, but like most boys as soon as he was with his friends he turned into a cosmic douche.
"Hey babe" he jogged over "ready to give me your number yet" he gave Emmett a strange look, he had started with a whole new round of hysterics
"It's...it's" Emmett was having a hard time getting his words out between his laughs Mike looked slightly disturbed to see a huge guy almost on the floor from laughing "it's..... 1800-BIATCH"
Mike looked completely confused, Emmett was actually on the floor and I wasn't far behind him, Tyler came over just as Emmett had finally spit it out.
"Hey isn't that a line from she's the man"
"OMG Emmett you and Tyler should have some bromance you are both fans of She's the man"
Tyler had made a quick exit when I had mentioned bromance with Mike right behind him. Once we had calmed down Emmett pointed out a few of the guys who were out on the field, some of them closer to us were giving us strange looks from our laughing fit earlier
"Right, the one being tackled now is Jack and the one tackling him is Matt, their definitely going to make the team" Emmett told me that the coach had decided that last year's team no longer had priority in the team and would have to try-out like everyone else, this was an advantage to me but it meant that Edward, Jasper and Emmett would have to spend 3 days in try-outs even thought they would almost certainly get on the team even if they majorly messed up, Emmett said this was because the coach knew they had good skills and that he could rely on them.
We started with flip throws
"So, it's a throw on, but instead of just walking up to the line and throwing it you hold the ball above you head, and you do a flip, but instead of your hands being on the ground it's the ball, then you throw the ball, you need to do this when your team mate it quite far away because it helps you get more propulsion on the ball, it also sycs out the other team because well you doing a flip just to throw the ball on" he had a cheeky grin on his face "the ladies like it as well"
"Eww, Emmett I definitely don't want to attract the ladies"
"Well it could attract dudes as well, not that you need to attract them with Edward around"
His comment confused me but I let it go when he started talking again
"Let's just start with a flip you need to make sure you don't go over the line but aren't too far away"
I was so glad I was wearing a fitted top that wouldn't come up, I was boiling today the hottest day of the summer so far, I was starting classes on Tuesday and today was Saturday, Edward and Jasper had started their music class last week, it was an optional choice to start early but they both wanted to get high grades in their first composition which would be a big part in their final grade. I went to the vending machine to get a drink Emmett followed me. As we sat down on the bench's Emmett started talking about my flip I could get the flip but I could never stay behind the line and my flips weren't solid, definitely not good enough to put a ball into the mix. After we had been sat down for a minute Jack, Matt and another boys Emmett hadn't pointed out came over to us.
"Hey Em, who's this"
"Hey Dani" so that was the 3rd boys name, he was tall with dark brown hair which was fairly straight, and came down to just above his eyes, his eyes were blue and he was tanned. Jack and Matt looked the similar to each other both tall, blond, blue eyed, but Jack was tanned were as Matt was pale, Emmett had later explained that they were step-brothers, Matt lived in a town about 30 miles from Fork, which explained why he was pale, this surprised me I had never seen him in my life but he lived so close, Jack on the other hand lived in Phoenix.
"This is Bella, she's basically Jasper and Rose's sister, they grew up together, and I thought I would help her with her skills so she can get on the girls soccer team"
I said something then I couldn't let him get away with sounding like he was doing it volunteerally "actually he's helping me because it was one of my conditions so I would stop hitting him"
All three of them cracked up and Emmett scowled "shut up guys she slaps hard and I was hungry"
"If you could control yourself I wouldn't have been hitting you in the first place"
"Ok ok guys" Matt said still laughing "what actually happened"
We both told him the story, "I think what Bella did was fair" Dani said "maybe we can help you with your soccer, what are you working on"
"Flip throws, but only the flip so far"
"Ok let's see your flip then"
I went to the line and stepped back into position I was getting nervous I hadn't managed to do it yet and I didn't want them to think I wasn't any good. I took a deep breath and went for it.
When I was upright again I looked down and saw my toes were just at the line, I turned around and got swept up in a big hug by Emmett "well done Cowboy"
Emmett had nicknamed me Cowboy last night when I told him off for saying riding wasn't as skilled a sport as soccer, I had lectured him for 15 minutes on how hard riding was till he gave up and excepted I was right, after that he said I was like a equestrian guru and thought that Cowboy was a fitting name.
"Now we just need to get the ball in, your flip was so much better that time" I was beaming Dani came over and congratulate me and Jack and Matt said well done and headed out on to the field to play some one on one. For the rest of the morning Emmett and Dani helped me with my flip throw and by the time Emmett started complaining about being hungry I had it perfect
"If I do this one right Emmett we will go to lunch ok.... now stop moaning for a minute"
I landed the flip perfectly and launched the ball across the field; Dani was waiting half way across to retrieve all the balls I threw. He came running back; I collected my hoodie from the bench and changed my football boots to my pumps (just to clarify pumps are a kind of trainer where I live) we walked to the school canteen as we got free breakfasts and lunches, there wasn't much of a queue and most of that tables were empty I looked at my phone and saw that it was already 2, it was later than I thought, that would explain the almost empty canteen as well most people came for lunch at about 12. We sat down at a table and I could sense someone looking at me I turned and Dani was staring at me, he looked away when I looked at him, he was sitting across the table from me, all through lunch I caught him looking at me, after about 20 minutes Rose phoned Emmett to ask him to help her and her roommate their water pipe had burst and was flooding their flat. Emmett rushed of and I was left with Dani, I smiled at him and he smiled back.
"Bella I was a... wondering... if um you would like to um..." I had no idea what he was getting at but all the stuttering and uming was getting annoying "like to umm... go out some time maybe on Thursday"
XXX
"And how long exactly was this shocked silence" Alice questioned, Alice and Rose has instantly known something had happened, Rose was staying with us until her pipes could be fixed and the floor of her flat had dried.
"I don't know Alice I mean I had only known him for a couple of hours before it just surprised me" I shrugged and earned a disapproving look from Alice
"Well at least you managed to say yes without sounding like a fool, so when's the date, oh you have to let me do you hair and make-up, and we can go shopping tomorrow for a dress"
Alice was bouncing up and down at this point, she could probably outrun sonic with all the energy she had.
After Dani had asked me I had been shocked, he hadn't showed any interest in me he was only helping me train because he was being friendly. I had to admit he was gorgeous, his eyes were bright blue and his skin had a perfect tan. He was also good at soccer and Emmett said that he would probably make the team. After I had managed to stutter out a shocked yes, Dani had said he would help Emmett get me ready for try-out. Dani seemed genuinely sweet, Rose had already warned me to get to know him before I did anything, and if he pressure me I should get away from him as fast as I could, I had reassured her it was only a date, he hadn't exactly asked me to be his exclusive girlfriend, and I wasn't exactly inexperienced in that area, over summer mine and Rose's family had gone on a joint holiday I had dated a guy, Rose only knew because she had had to cover for me every time I went out with him and at the end of summer 3 day before we went home, I decided that it was a good a time as any, the guy was sweet enough and we had had fun over summer, I wasn't expecting to see him again because he lived in Canada, so I knew there would be no disappointment of him dumping me after I gave it up.
"Um... the date's on Thursday, at 8; he said he would pick me up here"
"Do you think Emmett will have his number" Alice said more to herself than anyone else
"Why do you want his number Alice?"
She gave me a look that said duh "so
I know what to dress you in, I could put you in a skirt then he could
take you to a posh restaurant or in a nice dress and you could go to
a club, god Bella even with all those brains you have you can be
clueless sometimes"
Alice headed towards the door, dialling
Emmett's number.
XXX
It was my second day of training; Dani had gone to see his family before school officially started so it was just me and Emmett, I was still nailing the flip throws so we had moved onto the bicycle kick.
"Now, don't worry too much Bell's but you will end up getting some bruises from this move" I gave him a confused look and he explained "well basically you are going to jump in the air and bring your leg up to kick the ball like a bicycle, you will go all the way round and end up on the floor, oh and we need to teach you to do some stuff like backwards flips, and stuff like that to celebrate when you score"
"How do you know I'm going to score?"
"Please Bella, your gonna score"
The bicycle kicks were much harder I had to time the right moment to jump, the ball being in the air and moving made it almost impossible to hit, after a bit Emmett went into the sport centre and got a ball with some spring attached then a stick.
"It's so I can hold the ball still so you can get your aim right we will work on the timing bit later"
After a couple of hours we called it a day, I was getting there just slowly. I was worn out from getting up early to look after Trigger then soccer training; I was also going running to improve my fitness. After lunch I headed over to the stables, Trigger was out in the field do I started mucking out his stable. I looked at my watch it was 12 usually Edward was here by now, I was glad he came to the stable's he kept me company, and I loved spending time with him we always had stuff to talk about, we shared the same music, film and book taste, we both enjoyed soccer and we were constantly making fun of each other. I carried on, thinking he must have got caught up in class or he was on his way. When I was finished mucking out and had swept the yard I looked at my watch again he still wasn't here. I was starting to get a bit worried, but then I felt silly it had only been half an hour since I last looked at my watch he'll be here soon. An hour later he still hadn't showed up I decided I should start riding, I knew he liked to see me ride, I had asked him a couple of days ago why he watched me ride thinking he was probably bored sitting there, but he had assured me that he liked watching me. I tacked up Trigger and mounted another benefit of having Edward here was that he could put jumps up for me. I decided to go for a hack. Behind the stable block were all the fields we turned the horses out in. If you went through then you came to a big hill and at the top of that was a bridal path through a small woods. I walked through the fields. As I came up to the big hill I could feel Trigger getting excited, I kicked Trigger on and started galloping up the hill. About half way up a there was a gunshot a flock of birds suddenly flew up surprising Trigger he reared, I could feel myself falling and decided to bale.
XXX
I opened my eyes to see the sun setting, I looked around Trigger was standing about 10 feet away looking around, I checked my watch it was 7 I had been out here for 4 hours I pulled my phone out of my pocket and saw that I had 30 missed calls from Alice, Emmett, Rose, Jasper even 1 from Matt. I pulled myself up into a sitting position. I got up and checked myself over. There was a tail of blood down the side of my face. The back of my head hurt and when I put my hand on it I felt fresh blood, I had scratches all down my arms, there was blood on my jodhpurs, I realised my leg was numb when I looked down I saw a huge gash from just above my knee on the inside of my leg, it curved up to the top of my leg ending about 3 inches away from my hip on the outside of my leg. I thanked god that I couldn't feel it. I shuffled and pushed until I was standing I looked at the ground and saw a bunch of broken bottles and a piece or jagged metal. Only I could have baled to stop myself getting hurt and end up like this. I was dizzy and weak but I knew I had to get back to the stables. I dragged myself over to Trigger, he looked unhurt. I went to his left side and started leading him down the hill; I was leaning on him to keep myself up. My injured leg was starting to throb, it was bleeding again. After about 10 minutes I reached the gate, I had to stop leaning on Trigger to open it and get through. The pain was becoming unbearable, there was a warm trickle of blood going down the back of my neck from the wound on my head, I had taken an equestrian first aid course, I knew I had lost a lot of blood and would pass out soon. No one would come up to the fields again until the morning. My vision became tunnelled. I kept shuffling forward each step I took brought a fresh wave of agony. I wasn't sure but I thought there was only one field left before the stables. My vision was blurry; I could feel the blackness overtaking me. I felt my arm which was over Triggers neck slip down; I felt the contact with the ground then... nothing else.
I thought that was a good place to end it.
To anyone who hasn't heard of she's the man (which is almost impossible I think) it is a film about a (viola) whose football team gets cut at her school and they won't let them try-out for the boys team. Her brother (Sebastian) is starting a new school but he goes to London were his band is performing, to prove she is good enough for the boys team viola pretends to be her brother and joins the Illyria boys team and beats the Cornwall team which is her old school. For a better plot and stuff about the film go to: .com/title/tt0454945/
It's a really good film
Please R&R reviews make me happy
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