A-Plus Cassiopeia: Now, hold on, Sam and Alyssa are much to young for that.

Al Drin Hoshizora: Wow, reading your review causes me to realize the irony of the girls using violence and the boys using their words. Not that those don't happen in reality, it's just, fiction usually portrays the opposite.

Strawman

It was the soccer finale in the Crystal City Independent School District. During this time, the parents and friends of those participation had arrived to watch the games.

The soccer match was for the third graders. Which included Sam's class. The boys in the third grade were taking part in the soccer match, with one person sticking out like a sore thumb: Janet.

She was the only girl who had joined.

Currently, Sam and Janet's team were tied with the rival team by a 9-9 margin. With time running out, the next goal would determine the winner. One boy on the opposite team, who had white-blond hair and hazel eyes, had the soccer ball, and was kicking it towards the next. Everyone else was too far away to catch up to him, except for Janet. She ran right next to him, trailing him to keep him from scoring. The boy tried to turn away, but Janet was fast, and caught up to him each time.

From the stands, the families of the soccer players watched on, cheering for their specific team.

"Go, Janet, go!" David shouted, unusually excited at the moment. "Come on, you can beat 'im!" Isabella was taking the time to record everything on her video camera.

"Come, on make me proud!" Brenda encouraged, standing up from the stands and waving her arms ecstatically. Janet took a brief moment to nod to her supporters.

At the edge of the stands, Amanda watched the game with her mother and her sister.

"Janet really is a good soccer player, don't you think, Alexis?" Amanda commented to her sister.

Alexis was a girl around David and Brenda's age. She had somewhat tanned skin and a dusting of freckles on her face and shoulders. Despite not being biologically related to her, Alexis looked strikingly like Amanda, but her orange hair was of a different shade to Amanda's Venetian blonde hair.

Alexis watched the games, not responding to Amanda. She had a bitter look in her eyes as she kept watch on Janet, and only Janet.

The blonde boy was nearing the goal, and Janet had started to run in front of him, trying to block him. Then, there was a hurricane of dust kicked up by Janet, obscuring everyone's views. However, everyone saw the soccer ball soar out of the dust and fly off into the rival teams' next, scoring for Sam and Janet's team.

Normally, everyone would've been cheering. Instead, they all wondered what had happened.

"Wait, I got this, everyone," Isabella reassured, holding up the camera. Everyone began to crowd around the camera to watch what had happened.

On the recording, they saw Janet trip and fall just as the boy kicked the soccer ball at the net. The ball was kicked right into Janet's face, and bounced off her forehead and soared into the other net, scoring.

Everyone stared silently at the recording, at a loss for words.

"...Huh," Was all David managed to say. Eventually, however, everyone started cheering and screaming and applauding for Janet.

Janet, at that point, didn't hear any of the cheering. Instead, she just lay on the ground, dazed from getting struck in the face with a soccer ball. She saw stars for a few moments until Sam walked over and pulled her to her feet.

"We won, Janet, we won," Sam told her. Janet nodded, still dizzy, but she forced a smile. Sam held Janet's arm in the air, signaling everyone else to continue cheering.

The only one not cheering was Alexis. She just continued to stare at Sam holding hands with Janet, and slowly, her bored expression turned to a sneer.

"That was a great game you played, Janet," Alyssa told Janet as everyone began to head home. Janet's siblings were joining them on the walk.

"Yeah, real fun," Janet droned, still feeling the effects of the soccer ball to the face.

"You mean like THIS!" Sam said had flung the soccer ball right in front of Janet, just a hair-length away from hitting her. Janet jumped in shock, then said, "Don't do that."

Out of the corner of his eye, David noticed Alexis whispering something to a group of other girls, and sneaking a few glances at Sam and Janet. Suspicious, David ushered his siblings to walk faster. He didn't like Alexis, or anything she had to say.

It didn't take long until he got the itching that Alexis was following them. His feeling was soon proven correct when Alexis shoved her way past him and stepped in front of the kids.

"That was a fine game you played, Janet," Alexis congratulated in a snide tone. Janet nodded, but she did feel a sense of worry; Alexis wore the sort of grin that would put one on edge.

"Oh, hey Alexis," David said in a dry tone and then started pushing Sam and Janet pass her. "If you excuse me, we should be going home."

"Oh, what's the rush, David?" Alexis asked, following them. "I just want to talk to your sister."

That's what I'm afraid of, David thought. However, Janet released herself from his grip.

"Don't worry, I can spare a few minutes," Janet reassured him. David would've argued, but he was too tired. Reluctantly, he took Sam and Isabella and headed home, wondering what Alexis planned to tell Janet.

Once the other kids were gone, Alexis led Janet into the woods. Once they were there, Janet began balancing on a tree branch.

"You're one great soccer player," Alexis said sarcastically. "But, something worries me."

"What is it?" Janet asked, concerned. She hoped Alexis wouldn't comment negatively on her soccer skills.

"It's just, the only person you ever hang out with is that boy," Alexis claimed. "What was his name? Dam, Cam..."

"It's Sam," Janet corrected.

"Yeah, him," Alexis said, and folded her arms. "Don't you find it kind of weird that he's practically only friend?"

"Oh, Alyssa's my friend, too," Janet pointed out. "And your sister, Amanda."

"But you hardly ever hang out with them," Alexis retorted. "It's just that boy."

"What are you getting at?" Janet asked. "Sam's my friend, and my brother."

Alexis walked up to Janet and held her hands. "Oh, Janet, you're just growing and learning," She said in a sweet tone. "The world can be an unfair place, especially for little girls like yourself. And the last thing a girl needs as a role model is a little boy."

"But Sam's my brother," Janet said blankly.

"Yeah, and?" Alexis asked. "The point is, Janet, you shouldn't be looking to Sam for guidance. What does he know about how to be friends with girls."

"What are you suggesting?" Janet asked, beginning to become unnerved.

"Oh, I'll talk to you about it tomorrow," Alexis said. Then, she patted Janet on the back and sent her off on her way, calling off, "Meet me at my house. I'll be your friend, from now on."

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