Camp Cretaceous (Darius X Brooklynn)

Chapter Thirty-Five

Darius waited for Brooklynn outside the school. He couldn't believe that she had agreed to a date this weekend. Aww, shit. Now I've got to figure out what I'm going to wear AGAIN. Ah, screw it. I'll figure that out later.

A minute later, Brooklynn came out. "Okay, great news. I talked to Tim. He said that I could stay after school, but only if you drove me home." Brooklynn gave a light chuckle. "I guess my parents like you more than I thought."

"Well, that's good news." Darius said. "So, did you tell him about us going on a date?"

Brooklynn's eyes widened. "Um, I actually still haven't said anything yet."

Darius smiled and shook his head. "Don't worry. I'll ask them if I can take you on a date when I drop you off at your house."

Darius walked back to the locker room, and quickly changed into his practice uniform, and Brooklynn waited for him on the bleachers. She got her phone out, and waited for Darius and his team to come out. She started filming the moment she saw him come out.

After doing a little opening monologue about the team and the players that were coming out, she called out to Darius when he got close enough. "Darius! Grab your best player on Defense and Offense. Bring them up here for a quick interview." Darius grabbed Blake, and Shawn, their star Safety. "Meet the three stars of the Hamilton High School. Will the three players introduce themselves and their position?"

Darius went first. "Darius Bowman, Quarterback."

"Blake de Jong, Wide Receiver." Blake introduced himself.

Shawn went last. "Shawn White, Safety." Before Brooklynn could ask, he quickly said, "No relation to the snowboarder."

She nodded. "Well Darius, Shawn, and Blake, what are the team's chances for this year?"

Shawn explained the defense. "Well, we've got a couple of big guys for the defensive linemen. Amazingly, they're all freshmen. Can't wait to see what these guys can do on. Our biggest problem has always been the pass defense. Our Corner Blocks are fast, just not fast enough. But hopefully the Safeties and Linebackers can put the pressure when they blitz. If not, then we can expect our defensive yardage to be the highest in the league."

Brooklynn turned the camera to the offensive players. "Well, we've got our star QB again, back from the dead. Freshman year, he threw for over 3,000 yards, and after taking some personal time off, he came back in his junior year, and broke the 4000 yard mark. We had one more game of the regular season, but he chose to go see dinosaurs. He took us to the championship game, and we won without him." Blake wiped his eyes, pushing his sadness down. "Last year, he didn't get to play, and freshman year, we didn't make it. We're gonna try to get you one more shot. Then, it's most likely off to collage for him."

Darius smiled. The coach blew the whistle, signaling that practice was about to start. Blake and Shawn immediately ran down. Darius turned to walk down, but said, "Love you." Then he quickly joined the team. Brooklynn was left with a smile on her face.

The practice went good. She saw what Shawn meant about the Corner Backs and their speed. But, in their defense, Blake was fast. And Darius easily put the ball where he wanted. He threw long bomb after long bomb. And Blake caught almost every single one. The running game was decent. They had a quick halfback, and great Defensive Linemen. Overall, she could see them going all the way this season.

After practice, Darius walked into the locker room. "I'll meet you back on the bleachers. I'm gonna be a few minutes."

"Alright, sounds good." Brooklynn said. She scrunched up her nose. "Make sure you shower with soap." Darius smiled and shook his head. Once the team was our of ear shot, she walked up to the coach. "Hey, coach?"