Change of Heart [Neymar Jr FF]

Chapter 6

Game Day - Barcelona vs. Levante

“Come on Lulu, we’re gonna be late!”  Annabelle shouted up the stairs at the blonde friend of hers.

“I’m almost done!” she shouts back while bolting down the stairs.

“What took you so-” Annabelle didn’t even have to finish her question when she turned to see Luna standing in front of her.  Her hair was tied up in a messy bun and she was wearing a sexy cut up t-shirt that had Pedro’s name on the back and #7 on the front.  The t-shirt revealed just enough cleavage to tease and it matched well with her short denim skirt that exposed her slender legs.  Annabelle looked down at her outfit and sighed.  She wore a pair of vintage denim shorts and a t-shirt with her hair in a ponytail.

“Great.  I look like crap next to you,”

“Aw… Annie, you look nice whatever you wear.  I, on the other hand, need this to compensate for my shortness and plain face,” she gestured at her outfit.

“Whatever you say…” she sighed again as she led her out of the house and into Jose’s car.

When they got to the stadium, the seats were already filling up.  Annabelle flashed her VIP passes at the gate and security led them towards their seats behind the Barcelona team’s area.  The players have not arrived on the field yet so Annabelle decided to grab some snacks.  Right when she stepped out the seating area, she bumps into a man wearing a hoodie.

“Oh sorry!”

“Hey, it’s me,” she looks up at him underneath the hood to see Neymar.

“Oh hey!” she smiled up at him before realizing they were in a crowd of people.  “What are you doing out here?!  You’ll cause a mob if you get seen out here!” she gasped as she pushed him into a secluded corner.  “And, aren’t you guys supposed to be getting out on the field soon?!”

“I wanted to see you before the game,” he smiles at her and she looks at him surprised.

“Oh… why what’s wrong?  Is everything okay?”

“More than okay.  Now that I have you all to myself,” he smirks as he takes a step towards her.  She blushes nervously and backs away from him.

“W-What do you think you’re doing?” she gasped and he just laughs at her while throwing his hands up in the air.

“I’m kidding!  Gosh Bella, you gotta take it easy,” she sighed in relief but her heart wouldn’t stop pounding against her chest.  “I thought that seeing you would help me calm my nerves,”

“Y-You’re nervous?” she stammered.

“A bit…” he looked away and rubbed the back of his head and she can tell he was trying hard to hide his embarrassment in front of her.

“Don’t worry about your nerves Neymar.  Look at it as an adrenaline boost.  I’m sure you’ll do great,” she smiled cheerfully at him and he felt a small blush creep onto his cheeks.

“Thanks.  I knew it was a good idea to come see you,” he smiled as he leans down towards her and places a soft kiss on her cheeks before running off.  She stood there stunned as he turned back to wave at her again. “I’ll see you after the game, Bella!”  He shouted back at her as he turns the corner, just missing Marc walking over from the other side.

“Bella?  What are you doing over here?” she around to see Marc standing behind her in a cap.

“O-Oh… Marc… U-Um… Nothing!” he looked at her suspiciously but decided not to press further.

“You should get back to your seat soon.  I think we’re getting ready to start,”

“Really?!  Crap, I’ll get back now!” she gets ready to sprint back to her seat but Marc grabs her by the arm instead.

“You’re forgetting this,” he pulls out a jersey from underneath his jacket and hands it to her.  “You promised to wear my jersey to cheer my on remember?”

“Of course!” she smiled at him as she takes his jersey and pulls it over her head.

“It looks great on you,” he whispers as he bends over to place a kiss on her forehead.  She froze again and stares up at him in shock.

’What is happening… First Neymar… Now Marc…’ her thoughts jumbled in her head and her heart was racing.  He continues to smile at her as he shoos her off.

“Now go Bella.  You gotta get back to your seat before the game starts,” she nodded then ran back to her seat while Marc headed back to the locker room.  He thought back to that guy from earlier.  He could have sworn that man called her Bella.  He groaned inwardly.  He was already competing with Neymar.  Now there’s another?  ‘Ugh… I can’t afford any more competition…’ he thought to himself in frustration as he walked into the locker room.  Everyone was stressed and ready to go so guess like he had to worry about that later.  It was game time.

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“Annie, where’d you go?!  The game’s about to start!” shouted Luna as she saw Annabelle walk towards them.  Luna paused as she took another look at Annabelle’s face.  She was flushed red and seemed upset.  “Are you okay?  You don’t look so good…” she asked with a worried stricken expression but Annabelle just shook her head.

“I’ll tell you later… Let’s just focus on the game,” she mutters quietly before turning her attention down towards the field.  As the Barcelona players jogged onto the field she smiled seeing the team so energetic.  Her brother and Leo already had their game faces on.  She was excited to see how their new team did this season.

Neymar was supposed to be held as a substitute for the first half so as he climbed up to the players seating area, he intentionally sought out Annabelle in the crowd.  He found her sitting a few rows back further to the right of him and noticed she was wearing a Barcelona jersey.  He smiled to himself as he thought how cute she looked in it but his smile faded when he saw the number 15 on it.  He sighed as he sat down in his seat to turn his attention back to his team.

The game started shortly after and the Barcelona team played strong offense.  Pedro and Leo led the attacks while Gerard, Dani, and his best friend Cesc Fàbregas secured the midfield defense.  At half time, Barcelona was already in the lead and Levante had yet to score a goal.  It was so exciting to see her brother and his teammates play and it made her so excited for her season to start.  However, she did feel a little sad that she wouldn’t be able to see Marc and Neymar as much.  It was then she caught herself in mid-thought. ‘Why am I thinking about Neymar?!  I should only be missing Marc!’ she thought nervously before shaking those thoughts out of her head. 

As the second half started Annabelle joined Luna in their ridiculous cheering again.  After Barcelona’s sixth goal, Neymar was substituted in for Alexis Sanchez.  As he jogged out onto the field, he looked up at Annabelle and their eyes met.  She felt as if the whole world slipped away as they just stared into each other’s’ eyes.  She blushed and unconsciously brought her hand up to touch her cheek, where Neymar had kissed her earlier.  Seeing her reaction put Neymar’s heart at ease while he smiled back at her before taking his place on the field.

“Oh my gosh!” Luna gasped from beside her which caused Annabelle to turn her attention to her friend.

“Something happened between you and Neymar!” she exclaimed and Annabelle felt as if her heart was going to leap out of her throat.

“Can you be any louder?!” she screamed at her and Luna giggled.  “I told you, I’ll tell you later,” she mutters before turning her attention to the field again.  The rest of second half passed by as quick as the first with the Levante players struggling to score a goal, but in the end, they lost 0-7.  Annabelle and the rest of the audience went crazy for Barcelona’s first win of the season. 

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A/N = Aw... She starting to like him!  But what will Marc do about it?  =P