A/N: I finally got a chance to write! I hope you like this, I got a brainstorm earlier and finally got a chance to write it down.
Disclaimer: See chapter 1
Chapter 5: The Fight
Diana was still angry at Julius as she got off the bus. He had tried to apologize but she wouldn't listen, burying herself in her copy of Pride and Prejudice. As they stepped off the bus, she got a good look at the place that she would call home for the next two weeks. She took her camcorder out and filmed some of the places. She then turned her camera to the clearly unhappy football players. Many of them glared at her. She turned it off and followed Coach Yoast and Coach Boone to hers and Cheryl's room.
"Ladies, we are right down the hall if you need anything. Diana, your brother is the other way about 6 rooms down. We will be on the field in about an hour." She nodded at Coach Boone's words as both coaches left the room. As she unpacked her suitcase and her camera supplies, she listened to Cheryl rambling on about the coming season. She smiled. This little girl knew more about football than most of the boys out there. Diana smiled. Sheryl was a little her. She changed her clothes into an old Virginia Tech t-shirt and cut-off shorts. After she slipped on her tennis shoes, she went to grab her camera and camcorder.
Suddenly she heard "FIGHT" coming from the end of the hall where Julius' room was located. Somehow Diana knew that Julius was involved. She told Sheryl to stay put and ran down to where the noise was coming from. A crowd had formed and just as she thought, Julius was right at the center of it, fighting off Gerry. Diana's anger was overwhelming. He shouldn't be racist considering his own sister was white. She took a deep breath and let out a scream that would make mountains crumble and glass break. Every single person in that whole fight stopped what they were doing and looked at her in shock.
"YOU ALL ARE A BUNCH OF CHILDREN! MY LITTLE SISTER IS MORE MATURE THEN ALL YOUR ASSES PUT TOGETHER! NOW WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, YA'LL ARE STUCK TOGETHER!" Diana's eyes met Julius' and filled up with tears. "AND YOU, JULIUS, YOU'RE FIGHTIN' THIS BOY BECAUSE OF THE WAY HE LOOKS? THEN MAYBE YOU SHOULD BE FIGHTING ME, YOUR OWN SISTER! I LOOK LIKE HIM! THIS IS NOT WHAT MOMMA TAUGHT US! YOU KNOW, YA'LL JUST NEED TO GROW UP!" Diana was breathless as she finished her rant, tears streaming down her face. By then the coaches had came up, thinking they needed to break up a fight, but instead found their historian ripping through the entire team, leaving every single one of them in shock. Diana looked over at the coaches and Sheryl who were watching her. She suddenly felt embarrassed for letting herself lose her temper like that. So she turned around and high tailed it back to her room. She made it back to her room and collapsed onto her bed. She lay there for what seemed like hours, just laying there, think about the things that she said to those boys, to Julius, her twin and her best friend.
Her thoughts were interrupted by a knock at the door.
"Come in." she said softly, sitting up and was shocked when Coach Boone entered. He made his way over to the bed and sat down next to Diana.
"Miss Campbell, are you alright?" he asked. She nodded and got up to gather her cameras. He sat there, watching her for a minute.
"I am sorry, Coach Boone. I just got so angry because I hate the way that people are divided simply by the color of their skin. Julius and I are both and yet here he is, fightin' with a boy who he didn't even know." Diana's eyes filled with tears again as she spoke. Coach Boone got up and pulled her into a hug. Diana suddenly was homesick and hugged Coach Boone back.
"Now you listen to me, missy. What you did today was very brave. You should be proud of yourself. I think those boys needed a good talkin' to and you were just the person to do it. Now are you goin' to be ok to come down and take some pictures of the boys?" Diana stepped out of his embrace and gathered her cameras, nodding. Boone made his way to the door. Before he left Diana called out.
"Coach Boone… thank you." He nodded and made his way out the door. Diana took a deep breath and gathered her equipment. She hoped that maybe those words would get through to those boys or at least to Julius. She shrugged and made her way out to the field.
I know, I know. It's been forever. Let's just say my life has taken so many turns, I'm getting whiplash at this point. I am still trying to decide who to pair Diana with. Any feedback ya'll?