USWNT Oneshots

A Cure for Homelessness

Prompt: can you do one with Thalia and Thalia was homeless or something and she had a really bad life and she got bullied in school but then Tobin comes and they get together or something

My name is Thalia Skywalker, and my life sucks. I'm homeless, and it's really hard to find food. Winters are flat out brutal. On top of it all, I go to school, and I'm bullied mercilessly. On top of that, I'm beaten often by street gangs. The only bright spot I have in my life is soccer. I have a passion for the sport, and I'm really good at it too. I thought my life could only get worse until the first day of school this year, when I bumped into her. Who is she, you ask? She's Tobin Heath. My girlfriend and my savior. Here's how it happened. I walked into my freshman year of high school thinking it was going to be the same fresh hell as every year. On my way in, I bumped into someone, and almost fell down, but the person caught my arm before I could fall. She had tan skin, brown hair, and warm brown eyes. "Sorry about that." I said. She smiled at me. "No, it was my fault." She said. "I should've been looking where I was going." She let go of my arm and walked off. I watched her go. She was beautiful, and really kind. Anyone else would've made me apologize, and then beaten me up when I didn't. I shook my head and walked to my first class. Math. My arch-nemesis. I sat through the class, only half paying attention to the teacher, and then it was time for art. The girl I'd met earlier was sitting at a table in the art room when I walked in, and she motioned for me to come and sit next to her. "We haven't properly met." She said. "Tobin Heath, sophomore, left middy." "Thalia Skywalker, freshman, forward." I said. "Great!" She said, her eyes lighting up. "You play soccer too!" "Yup." I said. "I love it." Throughout the rest of the class, we talked and laughed. Then, we had to part ways. At lunch, I saw her waiting for me at the entrance to the cafeteria, but at that moment, Zachary Martin, my head tormentor, stepped in front of me. "Well, well, Skywalker." He said. "Long time, no see." "Nowhere near long enough." I snapped. "Get out of my way." "Lunch money first." He said, holding out his hand. "Don't have any." I said. "I brought my lunch today." "You're lying, Skywalker." Zach said. "How's a street rat like you gonna bring her own lunch? It's not like you have food or anything." He punched me in the gut and I fell to the floor. Zach pulled me to my feet, pulling his arm back for another punch. I braced myself for the blow, but it never came. I look up, and Tobin was standing in between me and Zach, holding the sophomore boy's wrist. Zach's eyes narrowed. "You've got a lot to learn, Heath." He spat. "You don't want to be associated with the wrong people. Like that." He nodded towards me. "What are you talking about?" Tobin asked. "She's my friend!" "Your friend, eh?" Zach asked, smirking at me. "So you didn't tell your new friend your secret." Tobin turned to me. "Thalia, what is this about?" She asked. "Go on." Zach prompted, a malicious grin on his face. "Tell her." I sighed, looking at the ground. "I'm homeless." I said. "And I don't have a family. My mum and dad were killed when I was eight." "See?" Zach asked triumphantly. "Nobody wants her. Not even society. So are you really sure you want to be friends with her, Heath?" To my surprise, Tobin put her arm around my shoulders. "Yes." She said. "She's a good person who needs all the help she can get. And you can fuck off." Zach turned on his heel, stalking off. "Where's your lunch?" Tobin asked. "Don't have one." I said. "Do you have lunch money?" Tobin asked. "Nope." I said. "What are you gonna eat?" Tobin asked. "Nothing." I said. "I do it often enough." "I'm not gonna accept that." Tobin said. "You're going to share a lunch with me." we walked into the cafeteria and split Tobin's lunch between the two of us. We didn't have any afternoon classes together, so we parted ways. After the last class of the day, I was taking a shortcut back to my locker when someone tripped me, and I fell. Zach smirked down at me. "Oops." he said sarcastically. "Well, while you're down there I might as well do this." he slammed his foot into my side, causing me to cry out in pain. He continued to rain blows on my stomach, my back, my chest. When he was satisfied, he gave me an evil grin and walked off. I lay on the floor, in too much pain to move. I heard footsteps, and tried to get up, thinking it was Zach again, but I failed. "Oh my god!" Tobin's familiar voice cried. "What happened?!" "Zach happened." I moaned. "It hurts, Tobin!" "I bet it does!" Tobin said. She picked me up bridal style and started carrying me out of the building. "Whoa!" I protested. "Where are we going?!" "To my place." Tobin said. "I've got an apartment with an extra bed. you're staying with me." "Tobin, I don't want to be a bother." I said. "You won't be." Tobin said. "I've got plenty of food and a good place to live. You need both, and I'm willing to give both." we arrived at Tobin's car, and Tobin helped me get in. we drove to a small apartment building and Tobin carried me up to her apartment. "Alright." Tobin said, all business. "Take off your shirt so I can get a look at you. I'm going to grab the first aid kit." wincing, I did as I was told. When Tobin came back with the first aid kit, she gasped. My torso, as well as being covered in bruises, was a patchwork of scars, reminders of run-ins with the street gangs. Most of them were faded, but some were still fresh. "What happened to you?!" she asked. "Zach caused the bruises." I said. "Street gangs were responsible for the scars." "Street gangs?!" Tobin asked. "They attack someone like you?!" "They target me." I said. "I'm an easy victim." "That's it." Tobin said as she started rubbing bruise cream onto my torso. "You're staying with me. I'm not going to let you go back out there." "Tobin, why do you care so much about me?" I asked. "Because you're a good person who needs help." Tobin said, then blushed and started speaking in a rush. "Andyou'rereallybeautifulandIloveyou." I blushed as well. "I love you too, Tobin." I said. "And thank you." we leaned in and kissed. My savior, my girlfriend.

Requested by: uswntt15. Shoutout to FifthHarmony1315 for getting the reference in The Water Girl. The line "I couldn't be happier, because happy is what happens when all your dreams come true" is sung by Glinda in the song "Thank Goodness" from the musical Wicked.