Expect the Unexpected

Part 2.

Today was my first full day as an official Arsenal player and I couldn't have been happier. I woke up at 6am, as I was too excited for what was to come, so with that I made my way to the bathroom so I could brush my teeth and have a shower so I was nice and fresh for meeting my new team mates. Then I got changed into my training kit which I was so proud to be wearing, as I had waited a long time for that to actually happen. I made myself some breakfast which consisted of eggs and bacon, then once I had finished I sat on the sofa anxiously waiting for when it was time to leave. Without even realising, it was now time for me to go and make my way to training where I'd be meeting everyone and with a bit of luck, I'd be able to participate in training.

I had finally arrived after a 20 minute drive which felt more like a 20 hour drive but nevertheless I was here now. The nerves were definitely there but that was to be expected because I was about to meet some of the best and well-known women's footballers, and some of them I even looked up to as inspirations. I made my way through to the reception area where I seen my new manager Jonas Eidevall waiting for me, this was it and there was no turning back to be done now.

"Welcome to Arsenal Kourtney, we are all so glad to have you here." Jonas said to me, he seemed very welcoming which I appreciated.

"Thank you Jonas, it's great to be here." I reciprocated his warmth, as after all I need to make a good first impression for things to go how I wanted. My nerves had shortened slightly but I was still a bit on edge, purely out of shock that I was actually here because I just couldn't believe it.

Jonas led me to his office which was just a short way from the reception, inside it was rather simple, it looked to be a similar layout to what any typical office looked like. But the view out of the window really caught my eye, it was the pitches of London Colney and I was in absolute awe, it was as if they were screaming my name to go out and train on them.

"So today the plan is for you to be introduced to the team and with that you will have some time to get to know the players as it is important for you to get along with them, then we will get you ready for some media and interviews which will be released for the fans to get an insight to your arrival at the club, does that all sound okay to you?" Jonas went through everything so I understood what was happening and when, he was so kind to me and I could definitely tell he cared about his players and that everyone was comfortable with things that were happening.

"Yes, that sounds good to me, I'd like to say again just a massive thank you Jonas for making my dream move possible and without you I don't think I'd be sitting here right now so thank you so much." I was happy with how things were starting and I hoped it continued to be this way because I truly felt welcomed and as if I was apart of the family already even if I hadn't properly met the team yet.

Jonas and I made our way to the meeting room in which all of the players were sat waiting for their manager to come in and begin the briefing. As we entered the room I felt a lot of eyes on me which made me nervous but I'm sure it won't be like that for long.

"Everyone, this is our new player Kourtney Adams, please make her feel welcomed and apart of the group. I'm sure you girls will all get along amazingly and I just know that this group can achieve great things this season and in the foreseeable future." Wow it has really happened and I really am an Arsenal player.

"Hi everyone, I can't wait to get started with you all and I'm looking forward to getting to know you all and being able to play with you all on the pitch and as Jonas said, I'm sure that we can achieve great things together." And with that everyone began to applaud me, or at least I hope thats what they were applauding anyway.

So now I had a little bit of time to get to know my teammates better, with that everyone stood up either to make their way over to me, or to stretch their legs out as they must've been sat for quite a while. Beth Mead was the first player to greet me and with that she gave me a hug and then sat me down as if she was about to interview me. I didn't mind much as I'm sure she and the other players were all curious to get to know me.

"We are all so happy to have you here Kourtney, we've seen you play quite a few times and we've been very impressed with how good you are especially at such a young age, maybe you'd be able to give some of us a run for our money." And with that she looked over at her girlfriend Vivianne Miedema, who gave Beth the finger, in which she scoffed.

"Viv, you can't be swearing around the baby, stop being a bad influence!" Beth scolded her other half for her actions, I mean we've all sworn at some point, right?

"Sorry Kourtney, didn't mean to do that, well no I did because Beth deserved it but for you I apologise, I can't wait to play alongside you by the way, your talent is certainly something else." Coming from the Vivianne Miedema that meant a lot consider she was probably the best striker in women's football right now.

"It's alright Viv don't worry, thank you anways though, I appreciate it" I didn't really know what else to say, I was just really overwhelmed by everything that was happing right now.

"Just excuse me for a moment please guys, I just need to go outside for a second. I'll be back don't worry." I just had to get out of the room for a second, it was getting too much for me to handle.

As I exhaled out in an attempt to calm myself down, I heard the door open but I didn't see who it was as I was looking at the floor. This mystery person just stood next to me, obviously there to help me out but I don't think they knew what to do. When I finally looked up I was met with the most beautiful blue eyes of none other than the England captain Leah Williamson. I just stared at her, not really knowing what to do. She hugged me which I didn't expect but it'd be rude not to hug her back. As we pulled apart I still couldn't get over how beautiful her eyes were, however she caught me staring at her which I was embarrassed at.

"Is everything okay kiddo?" Leah asked me, clearly concerned as to whether I was actually okay.

"Yeah I'm fine thank you, it was just a lot for me to handle in there. I appreciate you coming out to see if I was okay. Also is 'kiddo' going to be my new nickname around here, because to me it definitely seems that way." I was genuinely curious if that was the case, I mean they weren't exactly wrong but I think there are plenty other things that I could go by. But of course kiddo had to be the one, just my luck.

"Unfortunately for you, I think you are going to be hearing that quite a lot now, but you are the youngest on the team, so it is a true statement." Great just what I needed to hear now. I suppose I better get used to it because as Leah said, I will be hearing it a lot.

"We have training in 10 minutes so we should probably get going, we can't be having you late to your first session can we kiddo?" Leah said to me, using my newly found nickname aswell.

"No I don't think we could let that happen, as I don't know the way you are going to have to lead us there Williamson." Harsh I know but I can't let her get away with it.

We made our way to the changing room area where everyone had their own kit cubby and a locker so they could put some things in. Then I seen my little area with the number 26 incrested into a little silver plaque which was stuck on the top part so I knew it was mine. My locker was pretty empty and it only had a few essentials in which I imagined that Arsenal had provided me with. Under my seat were three boxes, one of them containing a pair of trainers for me to use in the gym, and the other two had my football boots in which I couldn't wait to score some goals in. I had been given all of the training kit already but I had brought some spares to fill my locker with incase I needed to changed.

I got ready for training and had to do the last finishing touches which was to tie up my hair in my signature style and to tie it off with pre-wrap to keep things a little more under control. With the last few pumps of hairspray and finally putting my boots on, I was ready for my first training sessions with the Arsenal. And I couldn't have been more excited.

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a/n, I hope you enjoy this one, I had fun writing it, I can't wait to indulge further into the career of Kourtney. Feedback is appreciated <3