Playing with fire - barca femeni x oc

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After a stretching session, MJ all but disappeared and this was immediately noticed by Mapi as they sat to begin the quiz.

"Hey, where's MJ?"

"She mentioned something about seeing physio- didn't seem that bothered about missing the quiz"
Aitana explained before pushing in her chair to move to the correct team table.

Alexia and Jana joined Mapi and Sandra at the table.

A little later, after many rounds of competition, cheating accusations and arguing over who was right, the girls sat chatting while awaiting the final scores.

During this time MJ slipped in and sat down beside Mapi.

"Nice of you to join us"
Came the voice from across the table.

"Well if some idiot didn't break my fingers then maybe I would've been here"

"Don't talk to your captain like that"

"You are not and will never be my captain Alexia Putellas. I don't care how much you think you're the queen, you are nothing to me."

"I-"

The two were interrupted by Jonatan announcing the winners.

"The victorious team, with 36 points, is team 4! Congratulations Mapi, Jana, Alexia and Sandra!"

Alexia turned around with a smug look on her face, looking at MJ as if to say "you can go" with a nod to the door.

"I'll talk to you tomorrow Maps I'm tired out"
MJ mustered a smile and left quietly, the same way she came in.

Sleep did not come easy to her, it never really did.

And it only felt like minutes before her alarm went off, waking her for another day.

She was always one of the first down for breakfast and today was no different.

After getting her much needed coffee, MJ walked to the breakfast that was layed out on a table for the players.

The Dutch food being slightly different from Spanish, she was unsure of what was in front of her, so deciding it better to be safe than sorry, she looked to the chef,

"What is this morning's food?"

The cook, not fully understanding what MJ was saying, looked slightly confused before replying.

"Names on labels"
He quickly disappeared back into the kitchen.

Alexia reached over MJ to get an apple, an oh so smug look on her face which did not match MJ's furrowed eyebrows.

Thankfully, Patri came also to grab another bowl of cereal.

"Morning! Can't decide?"
She asked.

"Something like that..."

"Well I'd go for the omelette it was really good"
Patri suggested, pointing to a tray full of them.

"Thanks Patri"

She smiled and walked back to her table, and MJ did the same, choosing a small table in the back corner, with a view out of the window at the scenery below the hotel.

MJ was in her own world of tiredness and jolted up when Mapi began speaking, the blonde already sitting opposite.

"Did you sleep? You look exhausted M"

"You know I don't sleep Mapi"

"I know but I thought maybe it would have gotten better after coming home again"

"It was okay the first few nights I got back because Alba stayed over and I wasn't alone, but it's not like I can hop into bed with Tana"
The tension slightly eased as both defenders laughed.

MJ's friendship with the Putellas sister was one of great interest of the team. How could she trust one with her life but but be filled with a hatred poison which corrodes and embitters both of their lives, for the other? But MJ and Alexia's feelings of animosity are not to be questioned.

"No I suppose you couldn't but if you ever want to, you could come to me?"

"But Ingrid-"

"You already know we aren't sharing and I already talked to her. She was the one that suggested it."

"Thank you Mapi. I appreciate both of you"

"And we, you. Okay, come on we've got to get ready for training. It's match day tomorrow!"