Elements of Us /// Jimmy Butler

Chapter 3

Disclaimer: I don't own anything other than the story line and the character I created. Thank you. Btw. I'm making Andy a bit of a joke to lighten this story up, your typical weird/annoying/funny character, enjoy!!

"Okay I need you guys to split up into two groups, one with four people the other with three." Allison remarks, resetting the time on her watch .

Jimmy, Derrick and Joakim formed a group while Doug, Tony, Pau and Taj formed the other. Allison and Andy walked to the 200 meter mark (A/N: this is half a lap for those who don't know) and everyone else followed.

"Okay, the group of three is going first and then the group of four," Allison began, "Today we are doing eight 200's and we're using lanes starting with one. I'm going to time you and then give you a break for you to walk back over here and go again. Once we're halfway, so at four, we're gonna take a five minute break. Remember, I want you guys to go fast and to work hard, but don't strain anything, we are going for an easy first day." Allison smiled

"Easy first day?" Joakim shook his head, "You're crazy." Getting laughs from the other players.

"Hey remember what I said." Andy reminded sitting in the grass behind Allison.

"It's fine." Allison, laughed shaking her head.

"I ain't gonna remember what you said with your lazy ass sitting down in the grass while we run." Taj snickered, getting a chuckle in return from Andy.

"Alright no more wasting time," Allison said, getting serious again, "group one please approach the starting mark." Jimmy, Derrick and Joakim all walked towards it and put their dominant foot out in front.

"Alright let's get this over with." Derrick laughed

"Ready," Allison began, her index finger hovering over her timer button, "and go." In the blink of an eye, the three NBA players were off with impressive speed.

"25, 26, 27" Allison yelled across the track, calling out the seconds as the boys finished, "Alright group two," she said resetting her timer, "Go." Just like that those four boys were off quickly as well. She looked behind her and saw group

one walking back towards her.

Soon enough there were on their last 200 of the day.

"Hey," Jimmy asked, wiping off some of his sweat, "we're done after this 200?" he asked

"Yeah are we?" Taj followed up

"Well, not quite," Allison said hesitantly, "Just one small thing after, but I'll tell you about it when you come back from this one, ready go." She called to group one, and about 30 seconds later group two was off for the last time.

They walked what seemed like 10 times slower than they had before, probably not wanting to do anymore, but Allison couldn't just let them go.

"Alright, hit me with it," Joakim said, putting his hands on his hips, "What's the last thing."

"Well I was gonna have you guys do a mile cool down..." Allison replied with a sweet smile.

"Hell no, are you crazy I'll die." Taj said dramatically.

"Alright look I'll tell you what." Allison began, a smirk creeping on her face, "If one of you can beat me in a 400, then you guys can just leave and you won't have to cool down, but lose and you have to do it." She offered.

"Not me," Joakim quickly backed out, he was pretty sure they'd still do the mile but someone else could try and beat her.

"Derrick's the fastest, c'mon brother take one for the team." Jimmy said patting Derrick on the back.

"Yeah c'mon." Everyone else agreed.

"Alright, I'll do it." Derrick finally shrugged.

Andy walked up to the start and said he would be calling 'go'.

"You guys ready?" he asked as Derrick took lane 1 and Allison took lane 2. Allison hid her small smirk with a lick of her lips as she nodded, "Get set, go."

Allison and Derrick were off.

Allison thought she would toy with him for the first half and slow down so that they would be going the same pace, but once they reached halfway she started really running. Derrick, the fastest player on the team, was over 100

meters behind her.

She finished and everyone waited for Derrick at the finish line. He hulled over a bit for a breath, and started shaking his head.

"She was in the Olympics sucka." Andy, came out of nowhere behind her and began talking, everyone just stared at him. Oh Andy.

"That's not fair," Derrick retorted, "I'm a basketball player, not a professional runner."

"So we still gotta run our whole cool down?" Taj asked, putting on a puppy dog look, which caused Allison to giggle and caused the rest of the team to snicker. Jimmy pushed him over slightly to break him from his trance.

"How about half a mile." She compromised

"Deal."

"Still hot though." Taj slipped in under his breath, only loud enough for the guys around him to hear.

"What was that?"

"Oh, uh, nothing."