A/N: Well it's Tuesday and that's three stories that I didn't update on time, writing an essay really screws with your creativity, too bad I've got an entire term of essays now :P
And I gotta know, is it just me, or do birthday's not feel like birthday's as you get older, I'm 20 now! And today was dreadfully dreary. I got some new clothes and my sister told me that I'm starting to dress too much like Avi… wow, I hadn't even noticed, but yep I've accumulated quite the collection of plaid shirts, I have a problem!

Chapter 12: Inside-Centre

1. Michael Kerbela (Loosehead Prop)

2. Joey Richards (Hooker)

3. Mario Jose (Tighthead Prop)

4. Jeremy Lewis (Number-4 Lock)

5. Scott Hoying (Number-5 Lock)

6. Ryder Lynn (Blindside-flanker)

7. Sam Evans (Openside-Flanker)

8. Alex Kirk (Number Eight)

9. Darrien Koop (Scrum-Half)

10. Kirstie Maldonado (Fly-Half)

11. Jake Puckerman (Left-Wing)

12. Kevin Olusola (Inside-Centre)

13. Avi Kaplan (Outside-Centre)

14. Todrick Hall (Right-Wing)

15. Beauden Barrett (Fullback)

Reserves:

16. Dave Karofsky (Loosehead Prop)

17. Noah Puckerman (Hooker)

18. Roderick Meeks (Tighthead Prop)

19. Finn Hudson (Lock)

20. Spencer Porter (Flanker)

21. Blaine Anderson (Half)

22. Mike Chang (Utility Back)

23. Mitch Grassi (Utility Back)

Kirstie almost drops to her knees as she reads her name in a starting position for the game. Kevin and Avi, pull her half fallen person that they'd caught away from the board so that their team mates could look.
"I'm starting," she manages to get out, her smile growing.
"You're starting," Avi replies with his own smile.
"Well if you weren't, that would make coach an unwise man," Kevin says with a hint of laughter in his voice as he helps her to stand fully upright.
"Oh my gosh! Kevin watch you're language! He might just hear you saying such harsh things about him," Avi says with a straight face, but in such a tone that they knew he was joking.
"You're so funny Avi," he rolls his eyes before lowering his voice. "And if you two are going to go and "celebrate" then please put a sign on the door, or something so I know not to enter," he says, using bunny air fingers on 'celebrate,' before he turns and walks quickly away before they can say anything back to him.
Kirstie shrugs, barely turning to face Avi. "I could go for a celebration," she laughs, nudging him in the side.
"I'm busy," Avi says before walking off himself.
Kirstie watches after him with a frown, he was usually up for it. Trying not to think too much on it, she walks over to Beauden and taps him the shoulder taking him from his conversation.
He turns around with his eyebrows raised.
"I haven't heard from Marls, do you remember what time she was supposed to be leaving to go visit her mom?"
"She's already gone, left this morning."
"Right," she nods slowly, "I might have to find Esther then, that one barely ever answers my texts these days, I need to find out why."
Beauden watches her with confusion for a moment, "Well I don't know why, you're friends with her brother, go ask him."
She shakes her head, "No, I think I upset him, I don't know what I did though."
"You can't be upsetting the team members Kirstie, we need him fully focused tomorrow," he says with a sigh.
"He will be, I'll figure the whole thing out, don't you worry," she reaches up to pat him on the shoulder then turns and silently walks out of the training shed.

…crouch…bind…set…

Kirstie walked into the campus bookstore, and sure enough, there she was behind the counter. She moves further in and calls out to her friend.
"Hey Esther," she smiles as she reaches the counter, and leans on it.
"Oh hey Kirstie," she nods, with not much of a smile.
"I'm just gonna come right out and say it, have you been avoiding me?"
Esther freezes in her spot for a moment before shaking her head, "No, no way."
"You hesitated!" she points at the be-speckled brunette.
"I did not!"
"Yes you did, you know something don't you," Kirstie eyes her suspiciously.
"What is it that you think I know something about?"
"No, you tell me what you know."
"Are you keeping a secret from me?" Esther raises an eyebrow, leaning closer to the smaller blonde.
Kirstie's mouth drops and stumbles over her answer, "N-no!"
Esther points at her, "You hesitated. Okay Kirstie, we're good friend, and we shouldn't keep things from each other, so you tell me what you're keeping from me, and I'll tell you why I've been avoiding you."
"So you have been avoiding me! Ha!" Kirstie almost cheers before she stops to turn back to Esther, "No I can't tell you mine, I specifically told him not to tell you, so I think it'd upset him if I just went and told."
"So it's true then," the small hint of a smile she had drops.
"What did you hear?" she asks softly, watching Esther's head droop downwards.
"That you'd been seen leaving his room several times."
"Esther it's," she pauses, because it's exactly that, she can't say it's not, she can't she's sating her brother because she's not.
"I thought you knew Kirstie, you were always teasing me about it, always like there must be truth to it cause you never shut up about him! Oh my god… I might cry," she pushes her glasses up onto her head as her hands slide up to cover her eyes.
Kirstie watches her in sheer confusion, "What are yo-"
"I like him Kirstie, I really do okay!" she almost yells out, "I can't believe you'd do this me!"
"Do what, Esther I'm confused, how can you like your brother that's just fucking weird!"
Esther immediately drops her hands her eyes wide, she was almost furious now, no longer ready to cry, "You're sleeping with Avi!"
Kirstie takes a step back in shock, "Oh… you thought it was Kevin."

A/N: Yeah, so sorry if that was confusing, it makes sense to me and so yeah. I hope you liked it, and if you did please make the remainder of my birthday happy with a review XD

Hannah :)