AU- this is Alternate Universe. Any references to 'anything' are purely fictitious.
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Ch 1.
The Try-outs:
Coach Une paced back and forth in front of the team, her trusty whistle dangling loosely around her neck. She was not pleased with the progress of the team. The season would start in a week, and she did not think they had a good chance of making the state play-offs.
The play-offs! How low they have sank. Just 2 years ago, they had won the state championship, and had made it to the National semi-finals…
Now look at us.
She couldn't blame it all on them. It was partly her fault as well.
Maybe I'm not a good coach…
She stopped pacing and faced the team.
"Ok, listen up! Today is the last day of try-outs for the team. Although the starting line-up has already been chosen, you can still make the bench positions. Now, I want you to go out there and give me your best. The list of the people who made the team will be posted outside the locker room. So go out there and have fun!"
The boys all rose from the cold, gym floor and rushed out towards the courts, yelling and whooping, "Let's go Gundam Mechas! Let's go Gundam Mechas!"
Coach Une sighed.
The boys of the starting line-up:
Heero, Duo, Quatre, Trowa, and Wufei were in the gym too, watching the try-outs from the bleachers. They were all lounging around, silently watching the boys play.
Duo, the talkative one, had something to say, "So, guys…what do you think of our chances of winning the nationals this year?"
"As long as we try our best and have fun, it doesn't matter!" replied Quatre.
"It would be an injustice if we do not win." Replied Wufei.
"I want to win." Replied Trowa succinctly.
Duo nodded in agreement. "Yes, yes. I agree with all of you. And you, Heero? What do you think?"
Heero, being the realistic one, replied simply, "We have no shot at the Nationals because our bench players will be too weak." He pointed towards the try-out boys, "Look at them, they are all weak. Not one of them can give us any support."
Duo smiled nervously, "Geez, don't be so pessimistic, Heero. This is our senior year in High school. This is our last chance! Let's keep our hopes up. I'm sure there will be someone good picked today."
Enter Relena Peacecraft:
Heero was the first one to spot her coming inside the gym.
She was very pretty, he thought. Her hair was dirty blonde, a color more akin to a shade of honey than yellow. Her eyes were a lustrous blue, like the color of a shinning lake during a full morrow. A pretty face as well and full lips…but the pretty little thing looked very nervous.
Who was she? He had never seen her around before. Maybe she was a new student.
He wondered what she was doing here. She was wearing gym clothing. Maybe she was a cheerleader?
He saw her reach in to a gym bag. She took out a basketball and was dribbling it around. She was doing cross-overs, dekes, and spin-arounds.
Heero was shocked! She…was going to play? But she's a girl!
Most of they boys on the court stopped playing…
They were all staring at the new girl.
They all wondered what she was doing here. Some of the boys had outraged looks on their faces.
They were muttering,
"Hey, check out that chick. She's trying to play! HAHA."
"Hey, get off the court cupcake, before you break a nail!"
"Hey, sister! This is for men only!"
"Get off the court!"
Relena dribbled gracefully around them, went towards the center of the gym and shot the ball from mid-court.
The ball rose silently on its path towards the rim…
All eyes were on the ball…
The whole gymnasium became silent…
Everyone saw the ball gradually coming closer to the basket…
The ball touched nothing but net as it went inside the hoop.
They were all shocked! Some of them muttered that she got lucky. It was a fluke, they would say.
Relena smiled, "So can I play now?"
Coach Une watched the young girl play with the boys.
The girl was good, she thought. No…not good, she was amazing! A solid ball-handler, a pure shooter, a play-maker, great passer…
Une thought the girl was just the type of player that this team needed.
I just found my sixth man…I mean, woman.
Ch 2. Coming up!!
