Lionesses- Harry Hampton

I am so so proud of you

It was time for the camp darts tournament. After their poor performance in the last tournament, Mary and Alex had pulled out and Beth and Jordan offered to play instead. Lauren was also busy playing table tennis, so Hannah played instead of her.

The first game was Harry vs Jess. With all the practice he had been having, Harry won convincingly.

Then it was time for Hannah vs Jordan. Leah couldn't help but tease Jordan the whole time.

"You have to throw upwards to get them on the board," she said.

"Shut up, Leah," Jordan told her as she threw the dart and completely missed the board.

The game finished, Hannah won and Jordan blamed Leah for her loss.

After Leah and Jordan's play fight had finished, Millie and Rachel stepped up to play each other. They spent so long sacrificing each other's goes that it took forever for Millie to eventually win.

Keira and Beth played last, and Keira won. Beth was trying to convince everyone that Keira cheated but unable to provide any evidence her accusations were dismissed.

It was time for the semis. Jill came over to be the commentator.

"Up first we have Harry 'Hot Hands' vs Hannah 'Hellfire' Hampton," Jill said, playing her role to perfection.

"Hellfire? I literally can't think of anyone less hellfireish than Han. She never stops smiling," Keira said while they were all in fits over the nicknames.

"I try my best, okay?" Jill told her.

The game went on and Harry was ahead. Being brother and sister, they did what all normal siblings would do and sacrificed each other's go.

"No, no, no. He distracted me. I'm not having that," Hannah complained as her dart fell short of the board. Harry just shrugged.

"You're just weak, Han. Not my fault," Harry told her, smugly. He had coughed very loudly, directly in her ear but that was besides the point.

"Weak, am I?" Hannah asked, pulling her brother into a playful headlock.

Once he had been released, Harry went on to win the game.

"Our next semi final is Keira 'Waltzy' Walsh against Millie 'Badass' Bright," Jill introduced the pair to scattered applause and laughter.

"Badass, I like that," Millie said, pleased with her nickname.

"Badass with a flat ass," Rachel teased her. This comment tipped them all over the edge and it took minutes for them to calm down. All the other girls who weren't watching, turned to look at what had caused the chaos.

Keira won easily to no one's surprise and it was time for the final. Harry against Keira. Again.

"And for the second camp running we have Harry 'Hot Hands' Hampton versus Keira 'Waltzy' Walsh," Jill announced. The crowd whooped and cheered. Harry noticed that even the girls who hadn't started out watching were sitting around to watch.

It was close but it was also clear that Harry had dramatically improved since last time.

"One hundred and eigthyyyy," all the girls said loudly as Harry finally managed to get all three of his darts in the triple twenty section.

For some reason, Harry felt extremely tense, but the feeling was shared. Keira was nervous as well.

And she had every right to be as Harry managed to win.

"I actually won!" Harry cheered. He was shocked.

"Good game," Keira told him, pulling him into a side hug.

"Close game as well. You're really good," Harry said.

"We have a new champion on our hands. You're getting old Kei," Lucy teased Keira.

"Shut up, Luce. If I'm old, that makes you ancient," she retorted, hugging Lucy as she did.

They turned around to the girls loudly chanting 'Hot Hands!' and bundling Harry. He was absolutely beaming with his win.

***

Game day. Hannah's first England appearance. Harry was so nervous. Probably more so than his sister. It was against Spain as well so it would be a huge test.

He tried to keep himself busy in the build-up, but he couldn't focus on anything. His mum and Grandad arrived at the stadium an hour before kick off and they all sat together. They had front row seats, so they were very up close to the game.

As the players finished their warmup and ran inside, Harry made eye contact with Hannah. He gave her a look that said 'you've got this'. She nodded back appreciatively and then ran inside.

Straight from kick off, Harry was on the edge of his seat. Anytime Spain even got in the England half he would grip his chair tightly.

England had a good few chances but they couldn't quite get anything from it.

About 20 minutes in, there was a lack of a communication between Hannah and Jess and Spain almost had a good chance. Luckily, they got away with it, but it was a tense moment.

Now Spain were getting the attacks but good defending and saves from Hannah meant they didn't have anything from it.

It was 0-0 at the break but the game had the potential to go either way.

"This is the most nerve-wracking experience of my life," Harry said at half time.

"Isn't it just?" Grandad agreed.

"It's horrible," Mum said.

The second half went underway, and Lauren Hemp had an amazing chance that bounced off the wood work.

Hannah made a good save that denied Spain a goal.

"Yes!" Harry cheered loudly. He couldn't help but laugh when he saw Hannah rubbing the mud off her kit. She was a person who very much hated the cold and wet. Not ideal for someone who threw themselves in it for a living.

England were on top, but they just could not find the back of the net. Spain weren't bad though and Hannah had to make saves to deny them from scoring.

It was 0-0 as the teams headed into 4 minutes of injury time. Spain were on the attack and they got off a brilliant shot. Hannah launched herself into the air grabbing the ball and falling to the floor. It was an amazing save and Harry cheered loudly.

The final whistle blew. Hannah had done it. A clean sheet on her debut for England. Harry was absolutely beside himself. He stood on the side, giving her the chance to celebrate with her friends. But Hannah wanted to do something else before talking with her team.

She ran over to her brother a huge smile on her face. She gripped him tightly over the barrier.

"I am so so proud of you," Harry said in her ear. They stayed hugging each other tightly.

"Thanks. I couldn't have done this without you. I don't think you realise how important you are, Harry," Hannah told him.

"You're fucking amazing. Now go celebrate with your team. You only debut for England once," he said, releasing his sister. She beamed at him, had a quick hug with her Grandad and Mum and then ran back to her team.

The media were all going mental over Hannah's performance. The photo of them hugging after the game had done the rounds and Harry decided to put it on Instagram.

harry.hampton: never been prouder

_hannahhampton: couldn't have done it without you :)

stanwaygeorgia: class performance

racheldaly3: little superstar

keirawalsh: go on Han

Lots of the Lionesses shared his post and suddenly Harry was flooded with follows. It was a bit odd as the photo of him and Hannah was the only post he had ever made but he didn't complain.

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A/N: It's too cold.