The sun was shining brightly. New yellow jerseys, dark blue shorts, and bright yellow socks adorned the bodies of the girls. They were huddled together just moments before the game would start. There was a buzz. They were all excited and couldn't wait to start playing.

"Remember, girls," Kate said as she finished up her speech, "This is a team sport. You're not out there by yourself. I don't want to see any stupid risky moves just because you were trying to make yourself look good. So, get out there, play hard, and don't stop until you've given it everything you've got."

They all broke the huddle and the starters headed out onto the field. The other team won the coin toss and the game was started. Things were progressing nicely. So far, neither team had scored. It had been a lot of back and forth which was expected.

At halftime, the girls jogged over to their side of the field and grabbed their water bottles. They stood around as Kate boosted their morale once again and then headed back out onto the field when the referee blew the whistle.

The end of the game was nearing and neither team had scored yet. Bella was being blocked on all sides. JP had control of the ball. Nike was between them and surprisingly open. JP crossed the ball to her with a look that told her to make it count.

The girl took a breath, stepped on the ball, pivoted, kicked it into the air, spun, and perfectly pulled off Bella's move. The crowd and the girls went wild when the ball soared into the net. A few seconds later, the timer was going off signaling the end of the game.

"You did it!" JP and Bella exclaimed as Nike stood there shocked. Her shock was short lived when the girls all lifted her onto their shoulders to parade her around the field. They were on a high from their win.

After Kate had congratulated all of them and told them to take their Sunday off with joy and relaxation, they all split up. JP's boyfriend had come into town for the game and she was spending the rest of the weekend with him meaning that Bella would have the entire dorm to herself. She had plans of taking the longest shower ever.

She looked up from her bag when someone stepped in front of her and casted a shadow over her. She was expecting one of the girls or Kate, but she didn't know this person. Long dark hair fell around the woman's shoulders and bright white teeth were on display as she smiled widely, "Bella, right?" The woman asked and Bella was taken aback slightly.

"Umm, yeah," She said after a moment with furrowed eyebrows, "Do I know you?" She asked.

"Nope," The woman said and enunciated the 'p' sound so that it popped dramatically, "But I've heard a lot about you and I just had to put a face to all of it," She said casually and Bella just looked more confused. She glanced around, but all of the girls had left by now and there were just crowd members still leaving and milling around.

"Carmen!" Bella looked up to see Kate jogging at human speed towards them. She'd walked off to the girls' locker room with the rest of the team to make sure no one left anything behind. Now, however, she looked pissed, "I told you to stay home," She said as she came to a stop and placed her hands on her hips.

The woman reached up and removed her sunglasses. Golden eyes were revealed to Bella and the girl nodded in understanding now. Though, she was still confused by this whole situation. "What fun would that be?" The Latina asked and threw a smirk towards Kate before turning back to face Bella, "It was nice meeting you. I'm sure this won't be the last we see of each other," She said before she was gone.

Bella was more confused, and Kate just looked more pissed. The girl stood stunned for a moment before turning towards Kate, "What the hell was that?" She asked and Kate glanced at her and sighed.

"That was Carmen. She's sort of the 'mother hen' fixture of the coven," Kate explained. She bent, picked up Bella's bag, and gestured for the girl to walk with her, "She makes it her mission to meddle in my life. Well, they all do. But Tanya's out of state at the moment, Irina is god knows where, and Eleazer is the most docile thing ever and just couldn't care less."

Bella nodded at the explanation but still just looked confused, "I know, that doesn't answer your question. I'm not really ready to answer your question yet. I'm sorry. It's not fair and I know that," Bella bobbed her head that she was still listening as she concentrated and stared at the ground while Kate talked. "The answer is going to delve into the history I'm sure you're not too keen on reliving right now," Bella looked up then and made eye contact with the vampire before accepting that and looking back down. "The answer is a lot and I can't answer you right now."

They were silent for the rest of the walk back to Bella's dorm building. They stopped in front of the building like usual and Kate handed Bella's bag over, "Okay," She said and Kate looked at her funnily, "I trust you to answer me when you think is best," Bella explained and watched Kate's face break into a smile that was quickly becoming her favorite smile. She could really get into trouble over these feelings that she was having about her coach.

"Thank you."