Hey not sure about the quality of this chapter or the last few sorry, been writing them late. At some point I will go back and proof read.
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HOWEVER I'd like to add that I'm currently a student and I am quite busy or bustled a lot of the time so I update when I can.
Would love to add I never ever played football/soccer and don't intend to so if these facts or details are way off please don't be annoyed. I'll probably avoid going into detail with it. I have attempted research etc but got bored lool sorry.
Exams lasted what felt like ten years, students lugged around calculators and new pens awaiting finally the time when they'd leave their last exams. It was a Friday and as the Spring faded into Summer, the sun blazed through into the exam hall. Phoebus sweated, from both the heat and pressure of this being it, the last exam, the end of the year, the end of his school life.
They filed out of the hall and all flopped down in their common rooms. One more hour of the school day now. Tiana fell into an armchair and immediately her head fell into her hand, exhausted and relieved. Aurora and Cinderella grabbed a weak coffee from the tired common room coffee machine and everyone else sighed simultaneously.
"It's over, all over" Pocahontas said optimistically,
"Not quite" Esmeralda said, "We still have prom, the play"
"Not to mention a week of school left" Aladdin sighed,
The boys groaned,
"Oh and the soccer game later" Phoebus added as the soccer guys piled out for extra practise before their game that evening.
"Do we have to go to that?" Esmeralda asked,
"Of course we do" Pocahontas said, "Hercules is playing"
"They give out free peanuts" Flynn said
"In a parallel universe, Flynn cares for more about food" Esmeralda joked,
"Hey I care about other stuff!" he argued
"Like?" she raised her eyebrow
He stared
"Like Rapunzel" Aladdin grinned
Flynn blushed, "Not this again- plus she hasn't spoken to me since..."
"Since?"
"Whatever"
Hercules swaggered over, all ready in his Disney High soccer kit, red and black with gold lining.
"What up guys" he grinned, "you coming to the game later?"
"Sure" they all smiled,
"Great great- 6pm don't forget!" and he headed off,
"Who wants to bet Disney will lose again" Aladdin said with a sigh, grabbing his bag and standing
"Where's your positivity?" Pocahontas asked, standing too
"And where are you two going?" Phoebus asked,
"We have four hours until the game" Aladdin said, "I'm going home for a nap"
"And I'm off to yoga with Gran" Pocahontas said, "I've started it for exam stress"
Esmeralda groaned, "Well you know what I'll tag along, could do with some exercise"
Flynn huffed, "Let's go get some food" he pushed at Phoebus' shoulder and the two of them got up.
Then off on their separate ways, the five of them headed off.
Elsa sat sheepishly on the plastic chairs outside of the principals office. It was 3 and all of the students were piling out home but Elsa, thanks to Mr Jafar whom had happily told the principal about how she freaked out over Hans and punched him.
Hans was there too, although for 'student conflict' reasons was sat in another office away from her. Every teacher that walked past rolled their eyes at her, but Elsa had finally learned to not bother herself with what they were thinking. Even when Hades sneered as he slumped past, shadowing over her. She shuddered at the smell of cigarettes, but not at his glare.
Mr Walt strolled out and looked at her,
"Miss Winters, please come in" he frowned, but there was still a childlike twinkle in his eye
Elsa walked in and fell into the wooden chair opposite her principal, he stared at her and then smiled,
"How have your exams been?" he asked
"Oh- er good" Elsa said taken aback, "They went well"
"Good" he said, "Now.." he pulled a brown folder towards him and flipped it open
"Good attendance, great punctuality... no extra curricular thus far but you've only been here a year I suppose... brilliant grades"
He stopped reading and closed the folder,
"Now, you know why you're here don't you?" he asked
"Yes sir" she nodded
"Violence is not tolerated here, Miss Winters"
"But Sir, if you heard me out-"
"Please, I would not benefit from hearing the story it may make me bias"
"Sir I insist, you really-"
"I promise you, Miss Winters, I will be as light as I can be. Mr South's records are against him... bad attitude, bad grades and a fight in sophomore year, that's why you're not in too much trouble"
"I'll have a detention then?" she asked
"A detention I'm afraid is not the punishment for fighting" he frowned and turned to his computer and began to read,
"We have to ban you from all extra curricular" he announced
Elsa's shoulders dropped, relieved. Thank God! No extra curricular? She wasn't exactly a cheerleader or taking part in a Spelling Bee any time soon.
"No sporting involvement, attending sport games, clubs, club competitions, rehearsals, school plays, committee meetings or prom"
Elsa sat, happier and happier by the minute until... Prom.
No prom? Was this for real? Until recently she didn't give a crap but now... since befriending Meg and Esmeralda and the rest of the seniors, seeing Cinderella's dress and hearing about the venue... her mum had even got her dress! She couldn't miss Prom.
"Prom" she repeated, "Mr Disney!"
"I am so sorry, Elsa" he said understandingly, "There are rules I have to accommodate too"
They sat in silence for a moment before he stood up,
"If you'll just give me a moment" and he left the room,
Elsa sat for a moment, twiddling her thumbs before she heard the door click again and Walt returned, but not alone.
Hans South sat in the wooden chair beside her.
"Now you two, I need a conflict resolute" the teacher said, "Apologise to one another"
Elsa hadn't even registered what he said,
"Are his prom privileges revoked too?" she asked
Mr Disney was silent, he opened his mouth to speak but then closed it again.
Elsa raised her eyebrows and turned to Hans,
"Have your prom privileges been revoked?"
Hans barely looked her in the eye, "Ahem- no"
"What?" Elsa cried,
"Elsa, Hans didn't perform any violence himself he's not down for punishment"
Elsa turned red, "You- you are joking?"
"I'm sorry there's nothing to be done" he frowned,
"Mr South would you please apologise to Miss Winters"
"For what?" the red head boy spat
"Mr South we both know a quiet and well achieving student like Elsa would not have punched you for nothing so whatever it is you have done please sincerely apologise"
Hans grunted, "Sorry Elsa"
Elsa wanted to punch him again,
"I'm not" she declared, "and you cannot make me say otherwise"
Mr Disney rubbed the bridge of his nose,
"Elsa-"
"You've revoked my prom and my allowance to the school play and the game- I have nothing else to lose. Unless you can ban me from graduation too?"
There was another twinkle in Walt's dark eyes, "Very well" he leaned back in his chair,
"That's it?" Hans cried, "she doesn't have to apologise?"
"We live in a country of freedom of speech, Mr South"
"I apologised!"
"Indeed you did" Mr Walt confirmed with a smirk, "Now please have a good weekend Elsa, and Hans don't you have a game to prepare for?"
Aladdin got home to find barely any groceries in the house. His mother was working at this time, down at the beach front ice cream store. He opened the pantry and ate the last slice of bread, smothered in some jam his mum had brought home from work.
He switched on 'Friends' and then fell into the old beige sofa, he pulled off his shirt to comfy himself and was ready to fall asleep but there was a loud knock on the door.
When there's a knock on the door, you will almost always have some idea of who it might be... better yet who you hope it will be and the thought of the person flashes across your mind for less than a second before you logically know who it probably is.
For Aladdin, he thought of Genie being back, to sort things out, to help him. Logically, Aladdin knew to expect nothing less than the postman. He swung the little apartment door open and blinked blearily, confused, excited... but mostly scared
"Jasmine?" he cried,
Jasmine stood in the doorway, usually Aladdin thought she'd look out of place in the dull apartment building corridor, he was surprised to not see big golden earrings or in big heels, not that she didn't look gorgeous. Her hair was in a huge, high pony tail and she wore a teal blouse and jeans with some beige dolly shoes.
"Hey" she said awkwardly, she glanced down at his bare chest for a moment too long then blushed,
"Can- Well I mean- what- What are you doing here?"
"Can I come in?" she asked with a small smile,
"Yes!" he cried "I mean- yeah sure..." Aladdin stood back and allowed her in. Jasmine walked slowly past him and into the sitting room. She looked feebly around the little place, tapestries and rugs were everywhere but nothing was extravagant. It was very humble.
"Nice place" she said politely,
He chuckled, "It's not much but we have a nice view"
Jasmine peered out of the kitchen window and saw not much but the apartment opposite, brick wall and a dusty old window,
"Not that view" he said quickly, "Ah... through here"
He led her out of the adjoined kitchen and family room into his small bedroom. A regular sized window looked out onto most of Disney. The beach was in the distant and Pegasus Park was in view, huge and elegant.
"Wow that is... fabulous" she said, leaning against the window pane "Pegasus Park looks so less boring from here"
"It didn't seem boring when I picked you up" he said but then realised the awkwardness of the situation. Neither of them had addressed it. Obviously, Jasmine had realised too because she shuffled away from him,
"Is that Friends on I hear?" she asked
"Yeah" he smiled, "You like it?"
"Try love it, even if some of the 90's views are way warped"
"Warped?"
"Gender role stereotypes and stuff" she said
The two headed back into the main room and sat on the sofa, staring at the screen almost like robots.
"Can I ask... I mean- I don't expect you to forgive me but..." Aladdin stammered
"I'm here because I have forgiven you" she said with a blank expression, "I want to talk..."
"Jasmine I'm so sorry" he said quickly, "Accept being rich, everything I said was real"
"I know" she nodded, "You didn't have to lie"
"I did" he said quite bluntly, "you never would have given me a chance"
Jasmine looked sheepish,
"You're right... I- was being prestigious"
"No kidding"
"Hey!" she poked at his still bare chest, "you weren't honest and I was snobby, neither of us are perfect but-"
"But?"
"Ugh!" she said, crossing her arms in frustration
"Why are you annoyed?" he asked, growing annoyed now too
"You've annoyed me!"
"I haven't done anything!"
"You're being all nice and happy like you haven't been a complete and utter compulsive liar!"
"That's an exaggeration- Oh wait I forgot I was talking to the freaking Queen of Earth!"
"'Queen of Earth!' So what my standards are high, don't I deserve that!"
"You do deserve that!"
"I know!"
"You deserve the best!"
"Precisely!"
"You deserve me!"
"Exactly!"
And Aladdin pulled her in to a kiss that ended the shouting in a split second and that made both of them forget what they had even been shouting about.
At 5:30 the students poured back into the school, even though the summer evening was light, many had come back with red jackets on and 'Disney High' flags. They all proceeded out to the bleachers, stomping through the grass and up the high steps. Then the opposing school headed over opposite, all dressed in blue contrasting the red Disney flags and red clothes. The Dreamworks school had arrived and both teams were in the changing rooms, getting ready.
Ariel, Rapunzel and Anna headed to the front rows, Ariel's bright red hair matched the cardigan she put on. Anna wore a red sundress and was holding a 'Go Mulan' banner and Rapunzel hadn't quite understood that she should have wore school colours.
"Where's Jasmine?" Anna asked
"She'll be here soon" Rapunzel said, "She went to talk things over with Aladdin"
Ariel and Anna giggled excitedly, "God I hope they make up"
"By the looks of things, they have" Ariel said pointing over to the field, where more people were heading over
Aladdin and Jasmine were together, him in a red t-shirt and Jasmine had swapped the teal blouse she was wearing earlier for a red one. With them was Flynn, Phoebus, Esmeralda and Pocahontas all four of them in red too.
"Jasmine!" Anna called, and the five seniors plus Jasmine headed over, but Rapunzel looked uncomfortable as they all took their seats
"Jasmine headed over to her friends, Aladdin right next to her and they sat on the bleachers.
"You sorted things then?" Ariel whispered,
"You could say that"
Ariel raised her eyebrow, "What does that mean?"
"It means... we yelled at each other before making out"
The juniors giggled again,
"Hey man" Phoebus prodded Flynn, "Rapunzel's over there, aren't you going to say hi?"
Flynn glanced at the cute brunette who he hadn't spoke to since they kissed. He didn't know if she felt awkward, or if maybe she had changed his mind? Either way he was freaking out
"Yeah maybe later" he shrugged
"There's Flynn" Jasmine said, "You guys going to talk?"
Rapunzel blushed. She wanted to talk to Flynn a lot, actually. She wanted to spend even more time with him, take walks and watch films but she didn't know if she could be a with him. Not with her mother being crazy protective and she knew it wouldn't be kind to mislead him.
"Yeah I'm sure we will soon"
Meg came toward the group of seniors, wearing Hercules' red varsity jacket.
"Mind if I crash?" she asked them, a huge packet of popcorn in her hand.
"Sure" Esmeralda shuffled up,
"God I hope they win, it's embarrassing supporting a team that always lose" Esmeralda admitted,
"God tell me about it" Phoebus said, "Not sure why we even come anymore"
"Hey they have something different this year!" Jasmine overheard,
"What?" Phoebus scoffed
"Mulan"
"She's got a point" Meg said, "I've seen her play she's good, and Hercules has helped her out loads"
"You've seen her?" Jasmine asked, "She's really good?"
"She's great" Meg confirmed.
Jasmine smiled. She hadn't seen Mulan play properly and now she couldn't wait.
"Prove those guys wrong, Mulan. You can do this" she muttered to herself, hopefully.
The teams headed out. Disney VS Dreamworks. Reds vs Blues. Each team players name were called out on the megaphone by the commentators, Disney High's Iago. A flamboyant and angry sophomore, and Dreamworks' Oscar. A guy who resembled Will Smith in many ways. There were two very handsome Spanish guys that Esmeralda recognised,
"Tulio and Miguel!" she said, "We went to culture club as kids, they taught me how to load dice and I taught them how to tell when someones lying!"
"God anyone would think you were part of the mafia" Flynn said, but only Tulio was playing. It seemed Miguel was part of the Dreamworks cheer squad.
Then there were two Egyptian guys, Moses and Rameses, who seemed to argue somewhat when their names were read. There was a small gasp when the commentators introduced Shrek, a huge guy with long ears and a mean grin. Meg caught Hercules gulp and somewhat panicked. Then Sinbad came, he seemed Dreamwork's very own 'Gaston' as he cheered and waved to his school when his name was announced. Then there was Hiccup, a meek team player and there were lots of giggles. More and more players were called, when Mulan's name came up the crowd went wild with the Junior girls screams, the Dreamworks team looked shocked at the girl however. When everyone was called, the team Captains (Shang and Sinbad's friend, Proteus) and finally positions were assumed.
Mulan played centre midfield, Kronk was goal keeper. Accommodating enough as he was absolutely huge and his hands were like the legendary goal keeper of Disney High, Wreck-it-Ralph. Shang was right mid, Gaston was left. Hercules played back mid as he defended the goals really well. The ball was in play and soon the crowd was going wild.
Hercules did a brilliant job, even Mulan did but the only problem was that only Hercules and Shang would pass to her. Hans and Gaston were keen to get the ball and despite everything, were good teammates... at least to the boys. Dreamworks team were pretty good too, all except Hiccup. And even though Tulio spent a little too much time with a busty, dark haired cheerleader by the sidelines, he managed to pass to Proteus who very nearly scored. Nearly. The was a huge cheer from the red crowd as Kronk saved a goal.
Tiana sat in the bleachers with Honey Lemon. The two watched with a bit less enthusiasm. After all, all of Tiana's good friends were cheerleaders and they were down on the sidelines watching the game up close. She seriously considered leaving but knew she had to support Charlotte.
"Can I sit here?" Naveen asked, a bag of peanuts in his hand.
"Sure" Tiana said, moving over "are you enjoying the game?"
"Yes" he grinned, "American sports is exciting, everyone goes all out!"
"We sure do" she agreed, "I guess no one told you to wear red"
Naveen shrugged, "Yeah I didn't get the memo... but red doesn't suit me much"
Tiana laughed, "Me either, I substituted for black"
"It's still part of the uniform I suppose"
And the two began to talk over the noise of the somewhat repetitive game.
The game continued, and Dreamworks Shrek scored twice, both times with such force that Kronk had to walk off pitch for a break,
"Surely that's a foul" Phoebus said, "That's the second time Kronk's been hurt"
"Unfair" Esmeralda pouted, angrily
They continued to play, Kronk pushed on, Mulan nearly scored but missed to Rameses who caught it.
"It's official, Disney lose again" Eric grunted,
"What else did you expect?" Vanessa scowled, "I'm out of here"
Han barely did anything, he strolled around and every now would just kick the ball vaguely toward the goal. It seemed he was still annoyed by being replaced for penalties by Mulan and was half-heatedly playing. Mulan was doing a great job, she always got the ball where it needed to be and was agile, her friends were shocked and couldn't stop cheering. Hercules was good too, but scoring was near impossible. By half time, Dreamworks had scored three goals and Disney, zero. Shrek scored twice, and Moses had scored once. The entirety of Disney's expected failure was just being verified and the teams headed into the changing rooms for the cheerleaders to hit the field.
The Disney cheer squad hit the pitch, the commentators announced them and began to play their chosen song, everyone's favourite typical girl song that every body knew Charlotte had almost definitely chosen, Ariana Grande Side to Side.
"This song drives me nuts" Esmeralda sighed
Their routine was good though, better than good. Every single dance move was in tact, sharp and on beat. Every kick was in time, every jump was high and when the lifts happened the crowd went crazy! Snow White and Tinker Bell flew into the air, lifted by the others while Aurora stood at the front waving and blowing kisses. The flyers were basket tossed and caught perfectly and as they landed back into the arms of the others, there was huge cheer from everyone. While the Dreamworks cheerleaders weren't terrible, they were no where near as good. The flyer, a busty, short girl whom was talking to Tulio had some serious attitude in the air with her big, parted lips.
"Cheerleaders should have their hair up" Tinker Bell criticised
"She's hot" Phoebus whispered to Aladdin whom didn't reply as Jasmine sat close on his arm,
The crowd cheered as much they could, but the Disney Cheerleaders had outdone the Dreamworks by far.
Meanwhile, back in the changing rooms the Disney team was slugging around bashing their heads against lockers.
"What's the point, Shang?" Hans asked, "They've got it in the bag"
"Stop being so negative" Shang warned,
"Yeah or you'll have another black eye" Yao laughed and everyone sniggered,
"Shut up" Hans hissed,
Mulan's strategy hadn't been put into play yet, and Mulan sat. She wanted to address it, ask why it wasn't being used, was it any good?
"Plan B" Shang said with a certain smile in his eyes, "Mulan and Hercules thought up a plan, and we're going to use it to win"
Hercules perked up, mud on the side of his face "Thank God" he said, "They're thrashing us"
"Mulan?" Lyle spat, "As if I'm listening to her"
"Hang on this plan might be worth something" Chen Po intervened, "she's not bad guys"
"I agree" Kronk said
There were several scoffs, "And we're gonna listen to the chubby guy?" Hans asked
"Come on" Ling said, "He may be chubby but he's better than you!"
"Say that to my face!"
"Guys!" Shang tried, to no avail
"And what?" Ling asked, closing in on Hans "Give you another black eye- oh wait that's Elsa's job!"
"You little snake, she caught me off guard!"
"Caught off guard?" Kokoum piped in, "And I guess that's why we've scored no goals"
Hercules sighed
"We've scored no goals because you've been on the sidelines scowling, you look like someone died" Gaston said
"Better than on the sideline flirting with the cheerleaders" Shang added awkwardly
"Cheerleaders who have zero interest, by the way" Ling cackled,
"As opposed to what?" Gaston asked sarcastically, "all those girls who love you? Pfft"
"Some of us don't need validation from girls" Ling turned slightly pink
"Or from glory by the looks of it" Hans teased again, "you can't play for shit"
"That's rich" Yao laughed, "You've got legs like Gigi Hadid"
"Hey! They're bulky enough!"
Gaston smirked, "Come on dude, your legs are pretty skinny"
"Who's side are you on?" Hans yelled
"Dreamworks probably, probably screwing half the girls there" Lyle said
"Stop fighting guys" Kronk took a deep breathe but no one heard him
"I'm no traitor unlike you!"
"I'm a traitor?"
"Remember in sophomore year when you kissed Adella when Kokoum was dating her"
"You did what?" Kokoum shouted
"If he can't even be faithful to his friend, what about the team?" Chen Po questioned,
"ENOUGH" Mulan screamed, and oddly every single eye turned toward her, most grimacing, some in shock.
"W-what?" Kokoum asked, sitting down on the bench and suddenly everyone's tense shoulders dropped, harsh expressions disappeared
"How do we expect to beat a team like Dreamworks High if all we do is beat up each other? This is not the time to be at each other's throats about who's the best player, who's the most trusting player... we take our strengths and weaknesses and mould them together to create this- us! A team! If you can't handle that, you need to leave. Team work is vital guys and it seems none of you know that, none of you made me feel welcome- well except from Hercules- and yet you call yourself a band of brothers, a group, that's not teamwork... that's not teamwork"
Everyone blinked
"When I came to you guys I thought that I was the problem... me" she paused with a small breathy chuckle, "I'm not the problem with this team and neither are you, Ling, or you Lyle. It's all of you and your Goddamn pride we need to join together. That's the real problem, that's why we're not winning you're all so obsessed with yourselves and as for the whole sexism thing-"
Mulan paused, and looked around. They were all still engaged lingering on her words. Blinking, waiting
"I'm am in every single way equal to you all" she stated, "if you think in any way that a woman is any less than a man then you don't deserve a place in a team. So I'm going out there in 8 minutes to kick ass. How about you guys?"
Shang grinned and nodded, he clapped his hands together "So what do we do Mulan?"
Mulan's pep talk/telling the team mates off seemed to work. They all listened intently as she and Hercules went through the plan. They used Chen Po's blocking to their advantage, Ling's long legs, Lyle's intimidating smirk, the way that Gaston could very easily pass behind him... using all of their strengths they pulled together and then headed back onto the pitch
Shang, however pulled at Yao and Hercules' shirts,
"Ow- What" Yao asked,
"Assuming this works" he whispered to the two of them "we should score three goals... as time rounds up Yao I need you to aim that last goal wrongly"
"But-"
"If you miss it, that's it and we can't risk it... you're not a strong scorer"
Yao nodded,
"Hercules, keep Mulan near the goal end of the pitch. I want her to penalty for the last goal"
Hercules listened, "You sure about this?"
"If anyone can get us that last goal it's her"
Mulan and Hercules' plan actually kicked off and worked! The crowds looked on somewhat confused at the change in Disney's play and suddenly the teammates were patting one another's back, signalling... working together.
"Is it just me" Pocahontas observed, "but are they actually doing well"
"They're actually working together" Aladdin agreed
Disney worked agilely with the ball, and the confused Dreamworks allowed a goal
A huge wave of red took over the crowd as the Disney fans cheered, Tiana and Naveen jumped up in shock
"They scored!" Tiana yelled "They actually scored!"
"Is this for real!" Arista cheered and the cheerleaders began a little chant on the sidelines,
"Here we go, Disney, here we go!" Clap clap "Here we go, Disney, here we go!"
The crowd caught on quickly,
"HERE WE GO DISNEY HERE WE GO!" CLAP CLAP, "HERE WE GO DISNEY, HERE WE GO!"
"Mulan we did it!" Hercules jogged over, and they high fived
"We sure did" she grinned, and they shared a brief hug before the game continued
"We got to beat three" she thought to herself, "we got this"
Disney still played, Dreamworks soon caught on to the newfound team effort and were quick on their feet again, Kronk saved two goals but Mulan became doubtful. How many more goals would he save before they actually scored?
Time wore on, and Disney eventually scored two more much to the schools excitement,
"This is crazy!" Jasmine cheered, "The first win for Disney in years!"
"I knew Mulan would do this!" Anna giggled,
Mulan grinned, breathless and sweaty she crossed the field.
"One more goal" she said, determined
"One more goal" Hercules said,
"One more goal" Yao agreed,
"One more goal" Gaston nodded
"One more goal" the entire team thought.
"One more goal" Phoebus practically begged,
"One more goal" The crowd chanted.
The whistle blew and they were off, Mulan knew the plan. Head for the goal, distract the team with the ball but then quickly pass to Yao who they won't expect to score and he'll score! And win!
Yao and Hercules however, knew Shang's plan. Yao would false his shot, for Mulan's penalty.
Mulan had the ball, she ran and ran toward the goal followed closely by Proteus and Sinbad who were closing in on her,
"Go on girly" Sinbad taunted, "Aim for the goal- that's the big net by the way"
She glared at him
"Don't make her angry, Sinbad" Proteus chuckled, "She'll cry"
Mulan knew what to do though, she passed it through their legs straight to Yao. She watched him, holding her breathe and he kicked the ball but her face dropped completely. He hadn't even aimed up his shot, he booted the ball straight into no where,
"Yao!" she yelled, "What are you doing!" The ball went out of bounds, and Yao fell to the ground
"I slipped" He called, but Hercules and Shang knew otherwise
The whistle blew, and there was commotion in the stand
"Yao, off" Shang called and Yao was sent off to rest his fake injury.
"What's going on?" Ariel asked, shaking her head
Rapunzel shrugged, "He fell over"
"Ariel!"
Ariel turned and Eric had appeared beside her,
"Eric!" she smiled, "Hi"
"Can I sit with you?"
"Oh! Of course... do you know whats happening?"
"I'm not an expert" he shrugged, "But it'll probably go to a penalty shot"
Rapunzel nudged Jasmine who looked over at Eric and Ariel conversing and the two grinned sneakily.
On the pitch, the referee had called for a penalty shot.
"Mulan, you're on"
Mulan blushed, "What?"
Hercules patted her shoulder, "It's one penalty, I promise you can do this"
"Hercules if I don't get this-"
"If you don't get it it'll be the biggest win for Disney in years anyway"
"It'll be a tie" she corrected him,
"It'll be better than last year" he assured her, "You can do this"
Mulan neared the goal, standing where permitted with the ball level with her feet. Rameses the goalie taunted her, grinning widely
"Come on, girly!" he called, "Kick the round thing!"
She shifted on her feet, wishing that she had practised more penalty shootouts.
"Aw, can you do it?" Ramses teased, "Do you need to sort your hair first?"
Mulan narrowed her eyes, what did she have left to prove? The team had listened to her, taken her seriously, her plan had worked. The game went well and Hercules was right, suddenly they had a newfound victory for the school. She had nothing to lose at this point,
She ran up at the ball and didn't even care at this point. All of the anger she had felt that year for Gaston, for Hans for all the guys who had treated her badly for her parents who were convinced she never did much, for the teachers who put her down, for the boys who messed with her friends and for herself. She kicked the ball with everything in her and watched it curve round.
Ramses leaped into the air to save it, as he did, his bright orange goalie gloves were visible and the ball fell straight into them- nearly. The ball whacked the goal post and bounced back, over Ramses head and
INTO THE GOAL!
Disney High went mad! Everyone was screaming, cheering, hugging!
The cheerleaders ran onto the pitch, squealing and jumping and chanting and waving their red pom poms. Meg ran straight onto the pitch into Hercules' arms as the entirety of the team circled up and threw Mulan into the air. Rapunzel, Anna, Jasmine and Ariel ran on too, enveloping her into a hug when she touched the ground again and the cheering lasted for what felt like hours. The Dreamworks players sulked away, bickering amongst them. Soon the pitch cleared off a bit, the cheerleaders were off now and so were any friends. Some teammembers were heading back into the changing room, cheering and jumping still.
Mulan wiped some mud from her face and began walking off too, but her shoulder was tugged at
"Mulan!" Shang said, a huge grin on his face
"Shang, we did it!" she grinned
"You-" he started and he flushed pink,
"You-er.. that is... well what I mean is..."
She raised her eyebrow
"You play good" he said
"Er.. thank you" she said with a small smile and then she headed back into the changing room to wipe all the mud and sweat from her face, leaving Shang awkward and full of regret.
Rapunzel and her friends headed from the bleachers, a huge group of them stood waiting outside the changing room to congratulate the team and as they did, Rapunzel couldn't help but catch Flynn's eye
"Flynn, just do it" Esmeralda whispered,
"Do what?" he chuckled, rubbing the back of his neck
"Ask her to prom"
"How did you- oh, your 'psychic eye' right?"
"Right" she grinned, and he scoffed. Esmeralda shoved him and he fell quickly in front of Rapunzel
"Rapunzel!" he half yelled, "How are you?"
"I'm good thank you, why are we yelling?"
Flynn lowered his voice, "Ah- no reason"
"Listen" he said quickly, "I think we should... you know... go to prom"
Rapunzel's little face lit up, "You do?"
"Only if you want too!" he added,
"I used to be... well... scared you were going to ask but the thing is I'm not afraid anymore, you know?"
Flynn nodded, "Yeah.. I'm starting too"
This chapter was so hard to write I am no good at football but whatever. Enjoy guys