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Chapter Nine
After another hour or so of picture taking, cheering, and secret swooning, the game was won. By one touchdown the boys in white won. Despite the point of the scrimmage being to split the whole team into two, the entirety of the Columbia Lion celebrated together in the middle of the field.
Zatanna smiled and trailed her way towards the cheerleaders to make sure she didn't miss the bus. When Megan spotted her, the redhead jumped and waved excitedly, and Zatanna walked a little bit faster.
"Hey hun, did you have fun jumping around for two hours?" Zatanna asked, joking a bit thanks to her good mood. Megan grinned at her.
"So much fun! Scrimmages are always the best because we get to cheer for both teams through the whole game!" Megan was bubbling with energy despite having just spent two hours doing routines and chants.
The other cheerleaders, however, did not share her enthusiasm. Another girl, Karen Beecher, spoke up, "I'm just glad it didn't start to rain while we were out here." There was a chorus of agreements before attention was turned to Zatanna. "So, you're the new photographer huh?" Karen asked, smiling a bit.
Zatanna nodded shyly, "I hope so, at least. This scrimmage was kind of my entrance exam." A chorus of "ooh"s fill the air, and Zatanna smiles. "Yeah, it's kind of amazing."
"Amazingly awesome," one girl says, and their attention swings from the game to Zatanna and her fancy camera.
They convinced her to take their photos and began striking weird poses. Megan was the star of most of them, beaming her smile from right in the middle of every group as the camera snaps and flashes them with light. While waiting for the coach to be done talking with the team, they passed the time by having a makeshift fashion show. At the end of it, Zatanna was giggling with the rest of them.
"Megan, Megan look who it is!" Came an excited whisper, and all at once the giggles died down and Zatanna was left very, very confused. She looked around with bewildered expression, trying to see who it was that was so important.
Who are they loo- then she saw him. She was ashamed to admit it took her a few seconds to recognize him with his short hair slicked with sweat and energy tinting his cheeks red. Zatanna blushed and thank god no one was looking in her direction. Conner.
He was talking to another boy, their once crisp and white uniforms smattered with grass strains and mud. Zatanna dared not glance away in fear of losing him in the crowd. Oh… wow, was all she could think, eyes trained onto his figure.
His impressive figure.
He towers over his teammates, dark head of hair bobbing above the crowd as he walks. Zatanna grinned at the idea, watching him walk. The team was heading back into the locker rooms to shower but several of the boys dating a girl on the cheerleading team were making their way over to talk for a few minutes before catching up.
Conner is not one of them.
Zatanna chided herself, knowing she shouldn't expect him to play nice with her or even say anything to her in public. I'm not his girlfriend or probably even one of his better friends, she thought, looking down and fiddling with the settings of her camera.
Take pictures, she reminded herself suddenly, and swung the lens up to get some more shots. She stopped short after a few clicks, not really believing the scene she saw through the Rebel.
Conner was waving at her.
Zatanna blinked, astonished, and looks through the camera again to double check. She zoomed in on his face, repeating it's not possible, it's just not possible in her head over and over until she realizes: yes, it is.
Immediately she snapped the shot, capturing the moment, and then she straightened her back and looked at him for real. He was stunning in her opinion. She didn't mind the sweat or the grime, unlike the girls around her who cowered and cringed at the boys rough and roguish looks.
Zatanna grinned to herself and raised her hand a little, sending him a secret shy wave. She could have sworn the corners of his mouth turned up. Zatanna grinned a little more and waved a second time before letting her hand fall back to her side.
We're getting close guys, so close!
Until next time,
Cad.
