Watcher (KSImon)

Six

As I walked into school groggily, I saw the leaflet posted up on the bulletin in the front hallway. I saw Cal and Manny in front of it.

"Yeah!" Manny gave Cal a big high five. 

"Son, it's your first year in the brotherhood. Are you ready?" Cal asked in his cute accent.

"Yes. I'm psyched!" 

I walked up to them. Cal noticed me first.

"Hey Simon! Guess what? You made the team!

"Wait, are you kidding me?" I pounce to the bulletin, and see my name, second on the list, "oh my God. I made the team." I couldn't believe my luck, "wait, if I made it, then who didn't?"

Manny got a bit closer and peered at the list. I did the same. 

"Oh my Christ. They're going to be so mad...." Manny shook his head.

"Are you serious. We're going to get a beating," Callum turned away.

"Who is it!" I kept looking down the list.

"Mate, it's JJ and Vikk."

I went pale, "JJ didn't make it?"

"I'm not surprised about Vikk, to be honest with ya, but JJ? He's our star!"

I stood there in silence as Manny and Callum talked it out. How had JJ, of all people, not make the team? 

"Mates, you better run, here comes JJ," we cleared out and the two went their separate ways. I stayed and hid behind a wall. 

JJ didn't even look at the list, but Harry, who was right behind him, did. He waved JJ over, snorting.

"Guess who didn't make the team."

JJ did a double take, and for once, he looked speechless. His eyes bugged, and Harry backed up.

"I'll be right back," he growled, unexpectedly calm, storming down the hallway, toward me. 

I backed up, but he still saw me. Instead of a glare this time, he looked at me softly, and nodded.  I didn't know how to respond, so for a millisecond, I reverted back to shy, embarrassed Simon, dropping my books all over the floor. Harry saw and rolled his eyes. Yet he didn't come and kick them everywhere. JJ saw, but I didn't get to see the emotion on his face. Tobi ran up to me, this time Josh replaced with Ethan. 

"Ay! You need help?" Ethan asked, and the two helped pick up all my books.

"What's with everyone being so nice to me? Is it some sort of football fellowship or whatnot?" I asked honestly.

"You guessed it," Tobi laughed, "they just don't want coach to get mad at them," he nudged Ethan, whose mouth opened and closed like a fish, "but I'm genuinely nice. Stick with me."

I laughed. Before now, I had never had extremely close friends. 

"C'mon," Ethan said, shoving my books into my hands, "you know Smith hates when we're late, Teacher's Pet."

Omg I don't think I've ever written this many chapters of anything in a span of 24 hours. 

Hehe I'm really proud of myself, but tell me if I'm writing too fast idek I like opinions pls.

OMG I've literally had this Wattpad account for a month and I already have almost 600 views on You First- it's insanity

I'm really liking this plot, so it may be my main for a while.