Football Fever
Summary: Football fever has hit Sun Hill! While watching the matches some may find that their lives have been changed forever.
Firstly, I'm not a fan of football so if I get something hideously wrong please forgive me! I got inspired to write this with the World Cup being on and I thought it would be kinda fun to write a football Bill fanfic now that my exams are pretty much over! Secondly, yes she's done it again and started another fanfic! But hopefully this one shouldn't take too long...hopefully...it won't be that long maybe about 6 parts or something. It depends how it goes and if you lot like it lol! Oh and I'm also making up the match results to fit with the story!
Okay, pairings are going to be mainly: PhilSamStuart, SmithyKerry, AndreaNeil, SuzieZain, HoneyDan and possible with hints at TerryRamani and EmmaLewis. It all depends really but more of the characters will be making an appearance!
Oh yeah, and please review! Even if you hate it but tell me why! Luv you all! Vikki xxx
Chapter One - England v Paraguay
"I don't get this whole obsession with football." Suzie Sim was saying to her colleagues the morning of the first game of the World Cup.
Phil rolled his eyes at Zain and Terry smiled. Suzie did get some sympathy from Sam though.
"No I don't see it either!" She said. "I'm just happy with watching a bunch of men running around it shorts!"
Suzie laughed. "You may have a point there."
Seeing most of the detectives crowded around in one corner of the main CID office made the new Trainee DC Kezia Walked suspicious. She walked over and caught the end of the conversation.
"What's this about men running around in shorts?" She asked. The rest of the detectives laughed and Kezia looked puzzled.
"We were talking about the World Cup!" Suzie filled in.
"Ah right." Kezia laughed too now.
"You a football fan Kezia?" Phil asked.
Before she could reply, Sun Hill CID's second newest member, Stuart Turner walked over.
"You're not talking about football are you?" He asked, walking around to Sam's desk and putting his hands on her shoulders. Phil saw this and tried his hardest not to glare at Stuart as he spoke.
"Yeah, we were actually."
"Are you not a fan then?" Zain asked after Phil had spoken.
Stuart shook his head. "Nah, not really. I prefer a real man's sport like rugby."
Phil, Zain and Terry were suspended into silence and Suzie and Kezia found it hard to look at each other without laughing.
"Do you play rugby then?" Sam asked, trying to fill the silence but she couldn't help siding with the others on this one.
"Um, no actually..." Stuart stuttered and began to blush deep pink.
Phil and Zain decided to go back to their desks before they could no longer control their urge to laugh out loud. Terry followed them shaking his head.
"I never knew you were a rugby fan?" Sam said as Stuart sat down next to her.
"Oh, well, you know..." He said uncomfortably getting on with his work and finishing any conversation they might have had.
Inspector Gina Gold walked into the canteen while most of the relief were on refs, as she entered the room she could already see Dale Smith and Dan Casper attaching a large World Cup poster to the wall with all the dates and times of the matches. Gina didn't quite understand it all herself but she couldn't argue with a pint and sitting in front of the big screen in the Canley Arms after work. She was sure that there weren't many of the relief who would argue with that either.
"For all of you who don't know it's England's first match in the World Cup tonight and that probably means more trouble on the streets but we can let the night shift worry about that! Anyway, Jack Meadows and I thought that you might all like to come to the Canley Arms to watch the game tonight. If you've other plans fair enough but if not we'll see you there."
Gina went back to her office and a buzz of conversation started between the members of the relief. Dan and Smithy went back to their coffees at the table they were sharing with Lewis, Roger and Tony.
"You up for it tonight then?" Lewis asked them.
"Of course!" Smithy replied and the others nodded.
Over on the next table Kerry, Andrea, Honey and Yvonne were discussing the same thing.
"But I don't know anything about football!" Honey replied.
"Me neither!" Kerry laughed. "But does it matter?"
"Nah! We can just pretend to be watching the game when we're actually just looking at their..."
"Legs." Andrea added for her and they all laughed.
"You coming to the Pub tonight?" Phil asked Sam later on that afternoon as he passed by her desk.
"To watch the footy?" Sam replied, looking up from her work.
Phil nodded, noticing Stuart's glare in his direction.
"Yeah I'll be there." Sam smiled, Phil saw Stuart's look and it was all worthwhile.
"Cool, see you there Sam."
"I thought we had plans tonight." Stuart sulked when Phil had gone.
"We do!" Sam smiled, putting her hand on his. "We're going to the pub to watch football!"
"But..."
"It'll be fun, I promise." Sam assured him.
Stuart looked less than impressed at this. He couldn't understand why Sam would rather go to the pub and watch football with Phil rather than have a romantic dinner with him.
Excitement was building in Sun Hill as the day shifts came to an end. Andrea Dunbar slipped upstiars and knocked on the door of her on and off lover, DI Neil Manson's office door. He looked up from his paperwork and smiled as she came into the the room. Andrea placed a file on his desk.
"Thanks." He smiled, Andrea didn't move. "Anything else?"
"Well...actually..." Andrea began. "Are you doing anything tonight?"
"No, what were you thinking of?" He grinned.
"Do you want to go to the pub and watch the football...with me?" She added.
"I'd like that." Neil replied.
"Good. So I'll see you later."
"Yes you will." Neil replied, watching her go.
The relief and CID were all ready with their drinks at the Canley Arms for the seven o'clock kick off, some were looking more enthusiastic than others.
"You made it then?" Smithy said, putting his refilled glass on the table and taking a seat beside Kerry.
"Yeah, how could I turn down drinks and a big screen view of footballers?" She replied.
"When you put it like that..." Smithy laughed, taking a sip of his drink. "I'm glad you came though."
Kerry smiled at him. "Me too."
England scored twenty minutes into the game and they all cheered before getting more rounds of drinks in.
"Can I get you another one?" Zain asked Suzie as she emptied her glass.
"Thanks Zain." She smiled as she passed her glass to him.
Zain came back from the bar and handed Suzie her topped up wine glass. Their fingers brushed each other gently as she took her drink from him. They smiled in their embarrassment and turned back to the game.
Stuart made a show of looking at his watch every five minutes or so, Phil saw him do this and he caught Terry's eye. Stuart sighed and Sam looked round at him.
"You okay?" She asked.
Stuart shrugged his shoulders. "Fine."
When half time came England were still winning 1-0 to Paraguay.
"Right, I'm off." Stuart announced, pulling on his jacket.
"But it's only half time." Sam said, slightly hurt.
"I know, I'll see you tomorrow Sam." He gave her a quick kiss on the lips and then he went.
When the second half started Sam took a seat beside Phil.
"Hi." He smiled as she sat down.
"Hey." She replied. "You can explain it to me now." She joked.
Phil smiled again, pleased to still have some role in Sam's life however minor.
After the match where England drew 1-1 to Paraguay, they decided it was time to call it a night. Smithy and Kerry shared a cab home, Neil offered to drive Andrea back to her flat and Sam and Phil said goodbye in the car park. Suzie climbed into her car and started the engine but nothing happened, seeing that she wasn't going anywhere Zain stopped his own car and opened the window.
"What's up Suze?" He asked.
"My car's broken down."
"We'll sort it out tomorrow, let me give you a life home."
"Thank you." Suzie said, locking her car and getting into the passenger side of Zain's car.
Zain pulled up outside her house ten minutes later.
"Do you want to come in for...um...er...coffee?" She asked as Zain walked her to the door.
"Sure." He replied following her in.
The only evidence that Zain wasn't just dropping a colleague home was the fact that his car did not move from the roadside all night.