A/N: time for football tryouts, hope you guys like it!
Chapter five: Never better with blue curls
It was the next day, and Malchior starting question my he even bother showing up to stupid practice. The closer it got to practice that day, the more he dreaded going. He knew though, that Victor would probably eat his head and burry the remains if didn't come. Waiting for Victor outside of the gym Malchior saw Zatara walk out. He didn't really like that guy… When Zatara noticed Malchior and walked over.
"What are you doing here, man?" Zatara asked in a friendly voice.
Malchior stared, "Trying out for the team, Victor talked me into it…"
"Oh yeah? That's Victor for ya, always gets what he wants…" Zatara trailed off innocently.
"Uh-huh…" Malchior glanced at Zatara oddly, "What do you mean by that?"
"Oh you know. Being the quarterback he gets all of the girls, can threaten all of the losers, and persuade people to do things for him, stuff like that," Zatara said, stereotypically.
"I see, so you're jealous then, but just so you know, Victor's not like that at all," Malchior brushed him off and walked to the gym door.
Inside Victor was talking to Bee and Herald on the bleachers. Malchior ran over to him in a fake fit.
"Dude!" Malchior screamed, "You told me to wait outside! I thought you weren't here yet!"
"Opps.. My bad man," Victor said sheepishly, "Guess I forgot, cause I was waiting for you."
"What's up Mal? This is Herald," Bee cut in.
"Oh hey," Malchior said.
"I hear your going out for the football team," Herald said, "Let me guess why… Victor,"
"Ah, shut it!" Victor laughed.
"So, when does this start?" Malchior asked.
"Around 4:30, we still got a few minutes, Bee invited the gang to watch," Herald told him, and then turning to Bee he said, "Nice going!"
"Great…" Malchior was dreading this even more.
Just then, speak of the devil, Raven, Argent, Jinx, Rorek, and Aqua came walking up the bleachers to them. Malchior couldn't believe Raven was actually coming to watch him at practice, how embarrassing if this doesn't go well. He noticed she looked extra pretty that day, of course she looked pretty everyday, but there was something about today that made her glow. It wasn't until they got rather close to them, that he realized he was still staring at her. Blinking a few times, he turned around toward Victor. Red Star was talking to him now, and Argent looked away from their direction rather quickly.
"So you're the fresh meat huh?" Red Star asked in his Russian accent.
"If that's what you want to call me," Malchior shrugged.
"I think if your as fast as Victor tells me, you'll be just fine," Red Star said assuring, which actually made Malchior feel a little better.
"We better get dressed though guys, coach will kill us if we're late," Victor said, getting up.
"Yeah, bye guys," Red Star waved to the others.
"See you ladies outside," Malchior flirted, jumping off the bleachers and running to the locker room with the guys.
"I hope you fall on your face!" Rorek yelled at him, as Malchior gave him the finger in return.
Try outs went pretty good for Malchior, and everyone was sure he'd get on the team. Malchior took this chance to show up all of the other guys, even Victor once, and be in the spot light. You would have thought he was cocky if he wasn't so good, and tackling Zatara gave him a private victory and a boost in his playing. Afterwards they all thought they'd celebrate and get a bite to eat at the pizza place in town, Red Star even went with them, much to Argent's delight. Getting one of the spots at the pizza place next to Raven made Malchior even more victorious, and he was in a kick ass great mood. Raven, surprisingly, was in a good mood as well, but wouldn't say why. For some odd reason, he really wanted to know what made her so happy.
"I swear that was excellence!" Red Star told Malchior, sitting next to Argent and Victor, "Who knew brits could get with it."
"He was a hard core rugby player back home with his friends," Rorek explained, with Jinx at his side.
"I thought you said sports weren't your thing?" Victor asked.
"I wasn't on a team or anything," Malchior explained.
"That's so interesting!" Terra flaunted, flipping her hair as if she wanted to her more about him.
"Okay…" Malchior trailed off, as Raven almost bit off her own tongue to keep from laughing at Terra's stupidity.
"So the dance is coming up girls…"Aqua started, "And you two haven't ask anyone yet…"
"They're workin on it, cool your jets water boy," Victor shot a look at the captain of the swim team.
"Wait, who are you going with Aqua?" Raven asked, the thought hadn't even crossed her mind before.
"I'm going with kole, she's on the swim team," Aqua said slyly.
"She's cute!" Star gushed, "I love her ah-dorible pink hair!"
"Yeah me too," Aqua agreed, making the others laugh, "but her brother, Greg (A/N: gnark) is pretty scary."
"You guys guess what I found!!!" Argent exclaimed, as if she just remembered.
"What?" Red Star asked her.
Trying not to blush she got out her messenger bag, shuffling through it until she pulled out a purple skinny book, "Well, I was cleaning out my attic, and I found my 4th grade year book from when Raven, Victor, Garfield, and I were in the same school!"
"Oh this will be good," Aqua remarked.
"Argent!" Raven scolded.
"Oh yeah, forth grade! Wasn't that when you were blonde!" Garfield laughed.
"Uhg…" Raven groaned.
"Blonde?" Malchior nudged her.
"Yeah…" Raven said, knowing she might as well explain, "I was born with a birth defect that makes my hair naturally blue, and my mom didn't want me to get picked on so she had me dye it blonde."
"She decided in middle school, that didn't want to dye it anymore," Victor said.
"I have to see this!" Malchior laughed, grabbing the yearbook.
"Ah no way!" Raven sad trying to get it from him, but he got up and ran around the restaurant, flipping through pages, until he came across a little group photo of a younger version of Victor, Garfield, Argent, and a little blonde girl with bruises all over her arms and legs, who he couldn't believe was Raven. Looking at it more closely, he saw they had the same eyes. She started finally catching up with him so he began to run back to the table, still staring at the picture. When they got back, she grabbed the yearbook and threw it over to Victor.
Mocking her, Malchior said, "Aww you looked so cute!"
"Didn't she! She was like a little china doll or something," Argent gushed, as Raven put her head on the table.
"Someone's embarrassed," Malchior poked.
"Someone's head is going to get smashed in…" Raven muttered, putting her head up, "but even that won't rain on my parade today."
"Oh yeah, going back to your mom's this month, nice!" Argent commented, highfiving Raven.
"And thank God!" Raven exclaimed, "I mean how many times can someone say "I'm okay!" until the other person finally gets the picture that they are "Okay!" Sorry I'm not as talkative as your girlfriend who never shuts up."
"Seriously," Garfield laughed.
"The pity gifts are nice though…" Raven said thoughtfully.
"I bet, I wish I got pity gifts!" Victor huffed.
"Wait what?" Malchior asked.
"My parents are divorced, so I get pity gifts from my dad!" Raven explained happily, "But then you have to deal with all of the sarcastic comments and annoying jokes and comments, so they aren't really worth it."
"And don't forget his girlfriend, Karen…" Argent joked, "She talks everyone to death, I swear!"
"I know right," Raven agreed, "Today, she asked me if I was pregnant, because I threw up from the smell of her perfume this morning!"
"Nice!" Victor and Garfield laughed.
"Was it the usual!" Jinx burst into tears laughing.
"I don't know, but it smelled like, skunk, mixed with raw eggs, thrown in a crypt, and washed in the sewer…" Raven gagged, "Seriously disgusting!"
"I didn't know they made Garfield's B.O. a perfume!" Red Start laughed, causing Jinx to sob in laughter.
"I think we should stop, Jinx might have a heart attack," Rorek laughed.
Malchior laughed too, he had never seen Raven like this before, and he wanted to make it last. When he heard he had to move here he wasn't exactly thrilled, but he was actually starting to like this place, little by little. Watching Raven's long blue curls bounce about, he felt like he was in heaven.
A/N: now I have that song stuck in my head! "Oh baby do you know what that's worth? Oh heaven is a place on earth!" 3 3 3