Andy stared at her idol. Someone she's looked up to for years. "Thank you. Really. I appreciate your help." Andy said. "Usually Theo can calm me down but, for some reason she couldn't help this time. I'm glad you could." Andy shook her head in confusion. Theo handed Andy the jersey Tobin had given her. "And thank you. For this." She continued, taking the jersey from Theo's outstretched arms. "You have been my idol since I could understand what soccer was."
All Tobin could do was nod. She was speechless. Before she knew it, Andy and Theo were walking up the stairs of the stadium. She couldn't move and definitely couldn't speak to try and stop them. Tobin was brought out of her trance when her coaches and trainers were calling her to go back to the locker room. They tried to speak to her as she jogged down the steps and hopped carefully over the wall. She landed with a thud and took off towards the locker room. "Tobin?" Alex asked as the midfielder ran by her and Kelley. Alex and Kelley shared a look before taking off after her.
Tobin ran into the locker room, quickly taking off her cleats, socks and shin guards, tossing them into her locker and slipped on her running shoes, obviously not tying them as she never did. "Tobin?" Some of the girls asked as Tobin frantically took things off and put things on. They were all giving her questioning looks. Before anyone could stop her though, she bolted out of the room and down the tunnels, finally reaching outside. She saw two girls. One with a Morgan shirt and one with a Heath shirt.
"Tobin!" She heard Alex yell. Tobin glanced quickly at Alex and Kelley who ran up behind Alex. She turned around and watched the two girls as they got into a car. And before Tobin could do anything, the car was gone.
*****
Theo and Andy walked silently back to the car and got in. "How was the game girls?" Theo's mother asked.
"Amazing!" Theo said. "Alex scored twice and Tobin scored once." Theo's mother nodded. "Oh and then you know WE MET THEM." Theo practically yelled. "Alex came up to us. Signed my hoodie. TALKED to us. Tobin gave Andy her jersey." Theo's mom smiled at her daughters excitement. "And I mean this wasn't good but Andy had a panic attack." Theo's mother frowned. "But Tobin Heath, THE Tobin Heath helped her out of it." Theo explained, looking sympathetically at her best friend. "It was like she was her mother almost." Theo grabbed her best friends hand. "I mean she might as well be. They look exactly alike." Theo said, watching her best friend stare out the window. The rest of the car ride was silent as they took Andy back to her foster home.
Andy was awake all night. Thinking about the game. Thinking about Tobin and the way she acted towards her. It was all very strange. All Andy could think about was seeing the same group of people from Monday to Friday this upcoming week.
*****
Tobin walked back into the stadium to collect her things. "Tobin?" Alex asked, softly. Tobin looked up at the love of her life with tears in her eyes. Alex pulled the crying girl into her arms. Kelley took this time to head back to the locker room to give the two some space.
"It was her." Tobin whispered into Alex's neck. Alex felt the tears rolling down her neck from the girl in her arms. The second she had seen Andy, she knew who she was. Well she was about 99% sure. All she did was hold Tobin until she pulled away and the two walked hand in hand back to the locker room, Tobin resting her head on Alex's shoulder.
They made it back to the hotel and thankfully for Tobin and Alex, they were rooming together. Alex held Tobin until the midfielder fell asleep. Alex eventually fell asleep too and just hoped that somehow they would find her again.
Monday
Andy woke up ready for the day, surprisingly. But she had a good reason. The USWNT was coming to her school to help the women's soccer team. She quickly got dressed and ate breakfast. She bolted out the door before anyone could say anything. It's not like they would notice though. Her time with her current foster family was probably almost up so she figured, why care. She got to school and immediately found Theo at her locker. "Hey Mini Heath." Theo said, smiling smugly. Andy rolled her eyes.
"Let's just get though the day. I want to be at practice." Andy said. Theo nodded and followed her best friend to class.
*****
"Tobin. You don't have to go if you don't want to." Alex said as the two got ready to go to Cleveland High.
"I want to. Not only do I want to help these girls, but it'll take my mind off of her." Tobin said sadly.
The two walked to the elevator and rode down. They got on the bus and Tobin reached for Alex's hand. The bus ride wasn't long and they soon arrived at the high school. The high school team was already outside practicing when the national team arrived. Tobin was walking, eyes glued to the ground when she felt Alex nudge her and stop her. "Tobin." Tobin looked up at Alex. "It's her." Tobin followed Alex's eyes and landed on Andy. "It's Andy."
Andy wasn't looking great. She looked slightly sad as she took the field with Theo. Tobin smiled when Andy and Theo linked arms and jumped on the field and sprinted forward as she used to do with Cheney and A-Rod. She looked to Alex who was smiling beside her. "Its really her." Tobin whispered.
*****
Andy felt eyes on her. She looked for Theo assuming it was her but was surprised when she saw her best friend juggling and not watching her at all. She looked around and finally found the source. Almost the whole national team was staring at her. Theo put the ball down and jogged up to Andy. "Dude. Why are they all staring at you?" Andy shrugged.
"Don't know." Andy said. She looked over to Tobin who had the biggest smile on her face. The smile changed Andy's mood instantly. She reciprocated Tobin's smile with an identical one. Literally. Coach said the two young captains would be explaining their practices to the pros to make them aware of how they run things. Andy couldn't wait to talk to Tobin, Alex and the rest of the team. She looked at Theo and nodded signaling that it was time to go talk to the pros.
They walked up to them and they looked on in shock. "Fancy seeing you here." Alex said, deciding to break the ice. "Are you guys the captains?" Alex and Tobin shared a look and a sweet smile.
Andy and Theo nodded and Andy finally spoke up. "Alright. Let's get to work."
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CHASING GOLD: World Cup
FanfictionAndy was your average high school student. She played soccer, did well in school had crushes etc. She wasn't just like everyone one though. Her mother was Tobin Heath. She doesn't know that, though. She's bounced around foster home after foster home...
