(After school on the soccer field)

"So guys what da ya think the odds of us all making the team are?" Macein asked as they were getting warmed up.

"Hey don't sweat it we'll all make. I mean not to sound arrogant or any thing but we're probably the best damn players here." Phoenix asured the others.

"Yeah Phoenix is right we'll be fine." Carver agreed as did Trent and Marcis.

"Alright boys lets get started." The coach stated. "We're going to start out running ladders. everyone on the goal line....." Blows whistle. "GO!"

For the next two hours the coach had them doing ladders, laps, ball handling drills, and team work drills.

"Ok guys bring it in." The coach shouted to the players on the field. "You guys all did good today and I wish I could keep you all, but unfortunetly there's only room for 18 on the roster so I have to cut ten of you. For now I want you to all take a nice easy cool down jog around both soccer and baseball fields. When you get back I'll have the roster posted along with positions."

About ten minutes later all of the players had finished their jog and were waiting for the coach to finish posting the roster on the bulletin board. Once finished the coach just barly got out of the way in time to keep from getting run over. Phoenix was the first to get to the board.

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(Roster)

Name: Position:

1. Ricky Johnson Forward

2. Jason Steele Forward

3. Pablo Sanchez Forward

4. Phoenix Cooper Forward

5. Macein Frasier Forward

6. Carver Falco Midfield

7. Pete Wheeler Midfield

8. Mark Dubois Midfield

9. Jorge Garcia Midfield

10. Ernie Khan Midfield

11. Marcis Jamsen Defence

12. Trent Jamsen Defence

13. Tony Delvecchio Defence

14. Ronny Dobbs Defence

15. Mikey Thomas Defence

16. Kenny Kawaguchi Goalie

17. Brian Morgan Goalie

18. Carlos Luna Goalie

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"Yes!! I told you guys we'd all make it." Phoenix exclaimed.

"What we did? SWEET!" Macein was shocked that he'd made it considering he'd only been playing for a few months. The others were excited that they'd made the team to.

"Ok for all you guys that made the team remember practices will be held every day after school at 3:30. Now go home celebrate and then get some rest, because if you thought try-outs were hard just wait 'till we start real practices." The coach reminded the players.

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"Hey anybody home?" Macein yelled as he got home. Dumping his stuff at the base of the stairs Macein wandered through the house looking for either Janet or Cassie. Finding his way out back Macein found Janet and Cassie sitting in a couple of lawn chairs. Hearing someone come out the back door both Cassie and Janet turned their heads back towards the house.

"Macein hey." Cassie greeted.

"So Macein how'd it go?" Janet wanted to know.

"I did it, I made the team." Macein couldn't keep the grin off his face "You are looking at the new right foward for the Colorado Springs Junior High Bulldogs."

"Thats great honey. So aside from that how ws the rest of your day?" Macein just answered with a loud groan and ploped down on the porch steps.

"That bad uh?" Cassie asked.

"Let's just say I take back every nasty thing I've ever said about one of Daniel's boring lectures."

"Don't worry it'll get better, trust me I've been there done that."

"Ok you two time to get your homework done, and don't try to tell me that you don't have any. Dinner should be ready in about an hour.

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(upstairs half an hour later)

Cassie had been working on her math homework when her pen decided to die on her, not being able to find a new one in her room she went to see if Macein had one.

"It's open." Macein called out when he heard a knock on his bed room door.

"Hey Macein by any chance do you have an extra pen I can borrow?" Cassie asked as she walked into Macein's room. Thats when she noticed the huge pile of crumpled up paper piled around Macein's desk. "Wo...I see a tornado has hit your room. Whats up?"

"Uh..oh yeah I'm trying to do my english. I have to write a one to two page paper, but the problem is I don't know what to write about."

"Ah writers block, I know it well. Wish I could help but I've got my own work to do, speaking of which...."

"Right a pen..." Macein looks around for a minute then toss a pen at Cassie. "Here now get out so I can work."

Macein spent the rest of the night working on his homework, only taking a break long enough to eat dinner. The rest of the week went pretty much the same way going to school, soccer practise, and doing homework.