Flying Freedom (ON HOLD)

Chapter 3

(The Next Week) It was the middle of advisory. We were discussing what our advisory cheer would be. I sigh, and wish to be anywhere else BUT here. My class believed a good cheer was 'We come from Lekel, and she's no devil. We are the best, way better than the rest. Be careful we will win, 'cause we're the best advisory that has ever been.' Oh please. Gag me. (A/N :P) This is ridiculous! Why must I even be here?!?!? Just when everyone stared at me, thinking of what torture they could put me through, the pa system announced that the soccer team was decided. I jumped up.

"Ms.Lekel? Can I go?" I ask. She nods, and I run out the door. Oh, and by that, I mean as fast as possible! Any distance between me and those beauty model wannabes. I rush down to the gym, wanting to be in front so I can actually see. As I run down the hallway, Peony, Twi, Jackie, Unicity, and Flit all join me, as eager as I am. We go as one, never apart. If one of us doesn't make it, we may as well all quit. There is already a big group next to the sign. We push through, and I see that ALL OF US made it!!!

"YES!!!" I yell, giving my friends a giant group hug. We all squeal and jump up and down. Then I hear a distinct 'Oh, yeah! I'm on the team!' followed by a 'Me too!'. I look over to see Bolt and his friend Flash patting each other on the back. Great. They made it. Oh, joy. Ms. Hornfeather, the coach, called everyone on the soccer team over. Me, Twi, Bolt, and Flash are all offense. Jackie and Peony are midfield, along with Luke and Josh. Unicity, Flit, Carlos, and Patrick are defense. Bryan was the goalie. I could tell this was going to be a good year. We have strong players, unlike one year. I'm never going to live that down. We lost every single match, and no one had any idea what to do. That was the worst team on the planet.

"Dash?" Ms.Hornfeather asks.

"Hmm?" I say. I guess I wasn't listening.

"Did you hear what I just said?" she asks.

"That we have practice next week on Wednesday at 6:30," I tell her. Wait. Where did that come from? I wasn't paying attention...

"That's right, Dash. Now, remember, 6:30, everyone!" The bell rings, and off the school day starts.

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When the day is over, it's back to the bus. I still with Twi, as usual, and we wait for the bus to fill up. Bolt and Flash come on the bus, and sit in the seat across from us. They grin at each other then look at us. I glance at Twi and see her face mirroring my own. AKA, what the heck are they doing? They NEVER talk to us. What changed? Oh, right. The soccer team. Bolt whispers something to Flash, which then makes them both start laughing. That's it.

"Okay, what did you just say?" I ask with a frown. Twi just looks uncomfortable. That makes them burst out hysterically again. Great. It's probably about me and Twi. Swell.

"Well? What is it?!?!?" I ask again, throwing my hands up in the air. Bolt is the first one to recover first.

"Oh, nothing, CRASH!" He says. Oh, you did not go there, buddy. Long story short, it happened when I was with the worst team on the planet. I was about to make a shot at the goal, and my own teammate ambushed me. It was one of Bolt's friends. They cost us a game, let alone making me slip and slide right into the pole. Thanks, guys. Even after, the person never apologized. They together made my whole team turn against me, even though I was the best player on the team by FAR. I was luckily never bothered by them until this point. Then again, I wasn't sure he even knew who I was before. Just as they are about to say something, it is our stop.

"Uhhhhh... bye!" I yell as I jump out the door. Twi soon follows me, glancing behind her to make sure everyone else is here. We all do a group hug, then head to the dorm.

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(Next Day) Ughhhhh... this is soooo boring. We are stuck watching a soccer game. Oh, and I don't mean because we want to. No, of course not. You know me, I'd rather play. Watching is soooooooooo dull. Our coach thought we should watch a 'professional' team play. Oh, please. They're one of our opposing groups. As in, we will be versing them. Great idea. Now they think that we have no idea what we are doing and we are little 2 year olds. I don't have a doubt that we'll prove them wrong. And we'll do it right - on the field. Hey, even Twi is bored, and you know how she loves educational things. She was taking notes earlier, but she fell asleep. See how bad this is now?!?!? You know, why don't I take a nap too? That's not a bad idea!

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"Wake up! WAKE UP!!!" Someone yells in my ear.

"Mmmmmm...leave me alone..." I mumble. Then they shake me so much it feels like an earthquake. Agh!

"STOP!" I groan as I swat the hand away. It is grabbed as the person pulls me to my feet. Wow, they really have fast reflexes! I snatch my hand away and rub my eyes. When I open them, Bolt is staring at me with an annoying smirk on his face.

"Come on, Sleeping Beauty. We're leaving now!" He says as he turns towards the bus. I see my friends staring at me and silently giggling. Hey, why is Flash with them? Whatever. He runs to Bolt and they both laugh. I sigh, and walk towards my friends.

"Sooooo.... have enough beauty sleep?" Jackie asks me.

"Oh, ha ha. Very funny," I reply with a frown. Then I start uncontrollably laughing. "Hey, I wasn't the only one! Twi was sleeping too!" Then they all turn to Twi, and she blushes. Hey, I'm not lying, at least! It's true! We talk and laugh the whole way back to school. When we get off the bus, it's about 5 minutes before the end of the day. However, I get a 'nice' surprise when I get off. Right in front of me are Jewel and Majie.

"Hey, it's nice to see you, Crash!" Jewel says. I can feel my friends pressing up behind me. My jaw tightens, and it's all I can do not to challenge them to a full hardcore game of soccer. I would always win, since they don't even know what it is. They always get confused in gym. Ohh! This is soccer? Ewwww!!! Get it away from me!!! Oh, please. They wouldn't know what soccer really was if it came up and bit them on the butt. Heh, that would be funny to see! The bell rings, and I dash over to our bus. I sit down and sigh. Why does this always happen to me? Twi sits down, and all my friends give me a big hug.

"Thanks, guys. Why of they always pick on me?" I ask.

"It isn't just you," Twi responds, "I get picked on too. Quite frequently, actually."

"Same here!" Jackie says.

"Me too," Flit sighs.

"You aren't alone," Unicity replies.

"Not me! Oh, wait, do I?" Peony giggles then actually considers it, "Yeah, I guess I do too."

We all sigh, then get off at our stop. Maybe things will eventually change... or maybe not.

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