[𝓨𝓸𝓾 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓜𝓮] Book 1

Meet; 1:9

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~3rd Person~
1 Week Later...

"He's been doing really well, hasn't he?" One of the teammates said, and Nick agreed. But said. 

"You're surprised?" The boy looked at Nick, and said. "Well, all I knew about him was that he was trans and gay-"

Nick looked at his friend, confused. "Mate, I don't actually think being trans makes you bad at sports" Copper was talking to one of his new friends, while throwing the ball into the air, then catching it. 

"I never said that!!" His friend yelled, sighed, then added. "I can see why he's popular. He's managed to fit in pretty well" Nick smiled at his friend. "Yeah, he's a really nice guy"

Copper looked at Nick, and smiled at him brightly. Showing his dimples, that he never really liked. 

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~Copper~

Nicholas walked up to me, laughed, then said. "Your hair's standing up" My eyes went wide, and with my left hand I tried to flatten my hair. "Is it!?" I yelled, and my face went super warm. 

"I-I was thinking about cutting it" I admitted. It was getting to long again.. "What?" I asked him. He coughed, and said. 

"It's just- It'd be a big change" I looked up at the older boy confused. "So,.. am I, like, actually any good?" I asked him, about my "skills"

"What? At rugby?" He asked me, and I nodded. "Of course you are!" Nicholas said with a huge smile. "Yeah?" I asked him, and he looked down at me confused. "Why do you ask?" He asked me. 

My bad thoughts came flooding in..

"I'm just a bit scared of letting everyone down and I don't even know whether they like me or want me on the team or..." I sighed, and I started hitting my wrist pretty hard. 

"Yeah" I added in a very quiet voice. Nicholas opened the door for me, and looked at me sadly. 

"It's silly" I gently chuckled, and I just started picking the skin on my fingers. "All the older boys kinda remind me of the people who used to bully me and my brother" I could feel Nicholas look at me sadly. 

Nicholas popped up next to me, and said. "Well, I like you and I want you on the team" He said in a very happy voice. I chuckled, and smiled up at him. "Good" I ran my fingers through my hair. 

What he said played in my mind on repeat. 

'I like you. I like you. I like you. I like you. I like you. I like you.' 

That made my heart fluttered for no fucking reason, maybe I do have a crush on him. Oh, who am I kidding. 

I have a crush on Nicholas Nelson. 

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Nicholas and I walked into the locker room, I've gotten used to seeing a bunch of guys with no shirts on.. I don't find any of them my type, beside Nicholas. 

I took off my shirt, and I quickly put my uniform on so no one really see's my binder. Even though everyone in the room knows that I'm trans. But in a weird way.. it comforts me they don't say anything. 

Nicholas took his shirt off, and he started talking to me. 

"Is there anything you think you want to practice more on?" He asked me, and my phone went off. I grabbed my phone, and it was Tim. My mood changed dramatically. 

"Copper?" I heard Nicholas ask me. "You okay?" He asked me, as I stared at my phone sadly. "Copper~~~" He said my name in a sing-song voice. "Wha!?" I yelled, and looked at his eyes. 

I was telling myself not to fucking look down. That would be so God damn awkward. "You okay?" He asked me again.  I tried to find the right words, as I clench onto my phone. 

"Y-Yeah, S-Sorry. Just got a text from erm.. I'm meeting with someone right after this" I ran my fingers through my hair, I really wanted to pull on it. But I don't want to in front of Nicholas. 

"Sorry!" I apologized again. Nicholas looked at me, very concerned but he said slowly. "O...Okay..." I nodded, and finished putting on my button up. 

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I stared at my phone sadly, as I walked out of the locker room. I didn't want to meet up with.. him. But he was practically begging for me to come see him. 

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Ex; Fucking Asshole

< You're at Rugby today right? Meet me in music black afterwards. 

Why? >

< Please Copper! I need to talk to you

Fine >

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I kind of regret saying yes. The thought of Nicholas saying he likes me, floods my mind. I walked to the Music block, and I ask myself. 

"What the hell is the point?" I placed my hands in my pockets, and I continued to walk where Tim asked me. I really didn't want to go.. but. something was telling me to go. 

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Fin <33