Chapter One

Lanning and NS-5's

As the day progressed by, I found out that more and more people were talking about the Lanning guy. Some of my friends were talking about him and the new robots, the NS-5's. We were watched something about them in my one science not to long ago. New, smarter robots that was more helpful. I also heard we had to trade in our old ones for new ones. There was no way I was going to trade in Ray. I had grown attach to him in the last several years I had him.

Everybody at Jefferson High had eight periods a day, around forty minutes for each class. There was the core classes that everyone had to take and there was classes students could pick. Every fifth period, I had a study hall and right after that was lunch and for over an hour, I went off campus and go for lunch at a local café that was popular with the older students. Today, I decided I would work on a project out in the stadium where the football players were practicing and it was nice out. Had to enjoy the weather while it was still nice.

I made my out towards the football stadium and as I made my way there, I could hear people yelling orders and I smiled. I knew I was getting closer. The guys were out on the field. I climbed up the steps and my steps echoed slightly. Sitting down, I opened up my backpack and pulled out my English book. I worked quietly, listening to the grunting of the guys and the scratching of my pencil on the paper. Looking up, the guys were standing around, having water to drink.

Standing up and stretching, Galen looked over and saw me. Smiling, he pulled away from the group and made his way up towards me. He towered over and smiled. I stood up on my tippy toes and kissed his lips.

"Is everyone getting ready for the game?" He nodded.

"All the guys are getting excited. It's a major game and we need to win this." We both sat down on the metal bench and I moved some of my stuff. We sat there, chatting quietly about things. He asked me about my project and I explained it to him. He nodded, even though I knew English wasn't his best subject. The coach yelled for all the guys to gather up and Galen stood up.

"I'll see you after school. Meet you at your car." He gave me a smile and went back down to meet the others. Looking at the time, I packed up my stuff and started walking towards the school

End of the Day

I waited at Galen's car. I leaned against it, the wind blowing my hair slightly. I closed my eyes for a few seconds and I felt the wind no more. I opened my eyes and saw Galen.

"Hey, what's wrong? You look like you're depressed or something." I put my hand on his face.

"No, I'm fine. I just had somewhat of a long day." He said as he leaned slightly against me. I wrapped my arms around his waist.

"You just had a rough day, with that Liberty game tonight. But, your day will get better. We're going to hang out my house and watch a movie or something." I said, hugging him to me. I think he was getting sick but that wasn't going to stop him with that football game. Nothing was going to stop him from doing a lot of things. We soon got to my house, after a fifteen minute car ride. We walked into my house and saw that my mother was home.

"Ah. Hello Galen. How are you?" My mother asked, looking towards us as we were taking our shoes off in the dining room.

"Oh, I'm fine." Galen said, following me up to my room. I stopped at the top of the steps and looked at my mom.

"Mom, I'm going to his game later tonight. Is that okay?"

"Yes sweetie, it's okay. Don't be late." My mom said before I walked into my room. I threw my backpack on the ground and Galen put his books next to mine. I took off my shoes and stuck them in the corner.

I laid down on my bed and felt Galen lay next to me. He put his head on my shoulder and sighed deeply. I kissed his forehead.

"You have your game jersey in the locker room right?" I asked him.

"Yeah," he muffled as he buried his face into my shoulder. I turned my body, so I could face him. I wrapped my arms around him, holding him close. His arms slipped around my waist and pulled me closer.

"If you're tired, you can sleep. Save up your energy for the game."

"I might do that but I came to spend time with you." He said, yawning slightly.

"It's okay. We have later tonight." I said, kissing his forehead. The last thought I had before I dozed off was how weird it was for my mother to be home.

Football Game

Jefferson High VS Liberty

Galen and I got to the football game forty-five minutes early .We walked towards the locker room for the home team and we stopped, sharing a kiss.

"Good luck, you'll kick their asses!" I said. He smiled at me and hugged me. I pulled him back before he left and gave him a long kiss. "Good luck." I whispered in his ear. He hugged me one last time and walked to the locker room. I walked up to the bleachers, looking for my friend Luke. I soon saw him in the middle and walked up to him.

"Hey, I thought you weren't coming." He said, his chocolate brown eyes looking to me.

"Well, we sorta fell asleep." I said, sitting next to him. Smiling at my friend, it was nice to have someone to sit and talk with at the game. My parents never came and I knew Galen's did but could never find them. Not like I really wanted to see his mom or anything.

It was fifteen minutes later and the band came out first, playing our fight song. Then next came the cheerleaders, in their orange and black uniforms. I was getting excited. Then, the Eagles came out. Everyone got up and started shouting and cheering.

"GO GALEN!" I yelled, and waving at him. Then they played the national anthem and the pledge of Allegiance. The game soon got started with me watching intensely. We were leading 7-0. Two quarters later and the score was 35-10, Liberty. They were kicking us all over the field but I knew we still had a fighting chance.

The other side of the stadium, where Liberty was at, was cheering loudly. I was getting pissed but I told myself not to, win or lose, it was just a game. One of the linebackers was taken out off the field with an injury. The way he was walking, it looked like something to do with his shoulder. He went to the ambulance to get checked out but was gone for some time. From what Galen told me, they had back up players for something just like this. The replacement went onto the field and the game continued. From all the games I've been to, injuries were a common sight. I stared off in space for just a few minutes, thinking of the things I wanted to do tomorrow. When I came back to reality, the game had stopped and people were surrounding someone. I stood up and looked to see who it was. A stretcher was coming out of the ambulance. Two other football players were helping someone walk.

It was Galen!