A/N: So this chapter is kind of long and it is mostly filler, but we are introduced to quite a few new characters. They will play apart in this story for awhile.
Chapter Twelve: The New Ravens
Sam and Kelsey take seats on the bench with the rest of their teammates. Sam sat in between Kelsey's legs while Kelsey wrapped her arms around Sam. She leaned down and whispered in her ear.
"Sam, people will start talking."
Sam tilts her head back and looks up.
"Let them talk. They're probably just jealous anyway."
Kelsey nods her head and looks at her team and they all just smile and nod their head. Kelsey knew they would have their backs.
Coach Benson walks into the gym with a smile on her face. She always enjoyed this part of the year. It was when she got to see her girls again.
"Welcome back guys," Benson looked at the girls and smiled when she saw Kelsey and Sam. "I'm glad you all made it here. Now I know this isn't going to be very interesting, but I do want your opinion on who makes the cut onto the team so pay attention please. Fresh meat should be coming in soon."
Sam grabs Kelsey's hands and interlocks their fingers.
"How come I feel so easy about showing my relationship to the people here at school, but I can't do that with my own father."
"It's because you don't care what they think. You care what your family thinks. That's more important to you."
"Girls I have to run to the office for a few minutes so keep the new comers entertained until I get back."
Coach Benson exits the gym and Sam and Kelsey go back to their conversation.
"I like being in your arms," Sam comments with a smile.
"Well I love having you in my arms," Kelsey responds back.
Sam leans her head back while Kelsey leans her head down and their lips meet in a soft and sweet kiss. Their kiss was broken when someone's comment stopped them.
"Seriously, do you have to show that? It's disgusting."
Sam and Kelsey pulled away and looked at their team on the benches all who had looks of hate on their faces for the girl that commented. Before Kelsey could say anything Sam was the one that spoke first.
"What's your problem?"
The brown haired girl was standing with hands on her hips.
"You and your kind," she spats with disgust.
"Your hate isn't going to get you anywhere."
The girl who is still nameless walks closer to Sam who has been walking down the benches to reach the gym floor.
"And why is that?"
"Because you won't make the team with that hate and besides I'm not the only one that is gay."
The girl turns to those people sitting on the benches and poses a question.
"How many of you are gay?"
Sam looked and wasn't surprised when Kelsey raised her hand with a smile. What did surprise her were the hands of two others of her teammates, Ally and Jesse. Jesse looked over at Sam's surprised look.
"I thought you knew," Jesse responds while sliding down the bench to sit next to her girlfriend who grins and kisses her softly.
Sam turns to the nameless girl and smirks.
"I told you."
"Yeah, well I'm a better player than you and I can guarantee that I get on this team before you."
The Ravens sitting on the bench were trying hard not to smirk. Sam was one of their leading scorers alongside Kelsey. Apparently the nameless girl was clueless because she didn't know that she had been badmouthing those already on the team. The other girls behind nameless girl obviously knew something different because that hadn't uttered a word.
"Alright, one on one, right here right now. The name is Sam by the way."
"Kylie," nameless girl responds.
Kelsey steps off of the bench with a basketball in her hand.
"Here are the rules, first to 11, winner by one. Then we will see who the better player is."
"Deal," Sam and Kylie respond at the same time.
Sam receives ball first. She makes her way to the basket and was surprised that Kylie could actually play ball. Kylie was a great defender. Sam throws out a fade away and scores. The girls on the bench cheer for their teammate.
"The fade away is weak."
Sam smirks. "Apparently not it just gave me some points."
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Coach Benson returns to the gym and sees Sam and some girl playing a game of one on one. Benson walks up to Kelsey.
"What's going on?"
Kelsey glances at Benson before returning her eyes to the game.
"Kylie, the one that's playing Sam apparently is homophobic which is kind of bad considering four of your girls are gay."
Benson nods her head.
"So, tell me why Sam is playing her than."
Kelsey smirks. "Because Kylie doesn't know we are already on the team. She thinks Sam's here to try-out. Kylie also doesn't know that Sam is one of your leading scorers."
Benson smiles and nods her head.
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Kylie checks the ball to Sam.
"Game point you know," Sam says with a smirk.
"Yeah, but I'm down by one it doesn't matter," Kylie responds back.
Sam makes her way to the hoop and before she goes into score she gets elbowed in the face. Kylie grabs the ball and scores. Sam is still on the ground. Before Kelsey starts to make her way over to her Sam stands up.
"Cheap shot," Sam says while checking to see if her nose was bleeding. It wasn't. "But basket counts. You won't score again."
Kylie smiles and nods her head.
"Game point," Kelsey screams out from the sidelines.
Kylie checks the ball to Sam who makes her way to the net, but is instantly blocked by Kylie.
"You aren't scoring that way," Kylie says a little out of breath.
"No, but maybe this way," Sam fakes left, but goes right causing Kylie to be half a step behind Sam who is making a lay-up. The minute the ball goes through the net the current Ravens cheer from their seats and Kelsey makes her way to Sam and kisses her soundly. Kelsey turns to Kylie with a smirk.
"This is my baby."
Coach Benson makes her way to the three and smile.
"You have skills Kylie, I can admit that, but you still need to try out. Kelsey, Sam, go take a seat with the other girls so I can start these try-outs."
About an hour into try-outs Kylie stops passing the ball and looks at the benches where the girls are talking to each other and glancing at her trying out.
Kylie points her finger to the girls sitting on the bench. "Why aren't they trying out?"
Coach Benson looks at them and smiles. She turns back to Kylie. "They're already on the team. Sam and Kelsey are my leading scorers by the way."
Kylie looks at the benches and sees the Ravens team waving their hands at her. Kylie rolls her eyes and goes back to passing.
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"What do you think of them?" Jesse asks.
"I think Kylie has potential, but she has to get past all that hatred. We don't need any more of that in our school," Kelsey states. Sam nods her head in agreement. "But I like Stephanie, she's got spunk and she handles the ball well."
"Do you think the Coach is going to let Kylie on the team?" Sam asks her girlfriend.
Kelsey nods her head.
"Yes, but she'll ride her hard if she shouts her bigotry."
Sam nods her head.
"She plays well and she's kind of hot."
Kelsey frowns at the statement and Sam's eyes widen at what she had just said. She turns to Kelsey who pouts at the statement.
"You're way hotter than her. I don't want to date her. I want to date you."
Kelsey's frown turns upward and Sam kisses her softly.
"That's more like it."
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"Alright, that's enough. Go hit the showers and meet me back out here where I will tell you if you make the cut."
Coach Benson makes her way to the benches to get her girls input.
"So, what do you girls think?"
"We like Stephanie and Kylie despite her unkindness," Sam says with a small smile.
Coach Benson nods her head. She was thinking about those girls too. She had only two spots to fill.
The girls come in from the locker room and take a seat on the bench.
"I would like to thank you girls for coming. I know it was only five of you, but still it was really great and unfortunately, I have only two spots to fill this year so if you don't make it I encourage you to come next year because I will be having four of my spots missing. Sam, Kelsey, Ally and Jesse are all seniors this year."
Kylie looks towards them and offers them a small smile.
"Stephanie and Kylie, you're on the team, but before I dismiss all of you I want to say one thing. We work as a team which means we are all a team. We treat each other as equal and if you don't like one of your teammates life style than that's too bad. I don't care about religion or what it says. I care about love and basketball. Keep your comments to yourself. You don't have like someone different from you, but it would be good if you treated them with respect meaning Sam, Kelsey, Ally and Jesse. I've known them since they were little. I care about them and the rest of my team. Kylie, I can only hope that you grow out of the bigotry because it's not going to get you anywhere. You're all dismissed."
Coach Benson grabbed her clipboard and threw a wink at the two couples smiling at her. The girls that didn't make the team all left and Stephanie and Kylie just sat there not knowing what to do. Sam made her way towards them and offered her hand to Kylie.
"I'm calling truce. You don't like me and that's fine, but at least tolerate me."
Kylie stood up and shakes Sam's hand.
"You're braver than I was," Kylie says before leaving the gym.
Sam looked at Stephanie who just shrugged her shoulders.
Kelsey makes her way to Sam.
"What's wrong?"
Sam shakes her head with a smile.
"Nothing's wrong, but I have to get home. There are some things that I have to do."
Kelsey nods her head.
"Call me later."
Sam nods her head.
"I will."
As Sam walked out of the gym her thoughts weren't about what was to come at home. They were about Kylie and her statement from earlier. There was something about that girl and Sam was determined to find out what.