A Different Time and Place - A Collection of WoSo one shots.

More Than Friends (Sheridan/Quinn)

"Mom, can we get a dog?

"Kailen, you can barely get yourself to school in the morning, until you can show me that you're responsible enough to look after one, the answer will remain the same, no."

"But, Mom!"

"No buts, Kailen, a dog isn't a toy that you can play with and then throw away when you get bored with it. They are a lifetime commitment and cost a lot of money."

"I can afford it, I have my job, and some savings."

"Kailen, enough, the answer is no! Now, don't you have a practice you need to be getting to?"

"Yes Mom, love you."

"Love you too, K., see you later gator."

"Really Mom?"

"Have a good practice, stops lots of shots and I'll see you at suppertime."

"Bye Mom."

Kailen puts her backpack on and starts the walk to the practice field nearby.

"Honk, honk, get in Sheridan!"

Kailen looks and smiles when she sees the team Captain and one of her best friends, Diana pulls up alongside her.

Kailen gets in the car and puts her belt on, "Thanks Shorty, I owe you."

"When are you going to get a car, Kailen?"

"I'm saving, but it's not as if working at McDonald's on the weekends, puts much in the bank."

"True, so, did you hear we have a new girl on the team, she changed schools over the summer. Her name's Rebecca Quinn."

"What do we know about her D?"

"Not much sounds like her parents split and she moved here with her Mom."

"That sucks! Hopefully, she's chill."

"Guess we'll find out soon enough."

The Coach calls the players in for warm-ups, "Ladies, I hope you had a good summer. Now, as most of you already know we have a new addition to our team. This is Rebecca, she is a midfielder and played for the Richmond Hill last year. I expect you all to welcome her and show her the ropes; understood?" "YES, COACH!" "Good, now Diana, lead the team through some warmups please."

Diana signals for the team to follow her as she starts jogging down the sideline.

During a water break, Kailen notices the new player sitting off by herself and decides to join her. She takes a seat beside her and offers her a hand, "Hey, I'm Kailen."

"Hey, I'm Rebecca, but only my parents call me that, my friends call me Quinny." They shake, "Nice to meet you Quinny, so are you excited about playing with us this season?"

"Yeah, from what I heard you guys are pretty good and have scouts regularly attend your games."

"That we do, are you looking to head to the States to play or stay here in Canada?"

"I'd love to play in the States, you?"

"Same, I'm hoping to lock down a scholarship at the end of next year."

"So, you're a junior then?"

"Yeah."

"Sweet, me too, maybe we'll have some classes together."

"That'd be awesome. Time to get back at it, see you after."

The players finish out their practice and sit down to change out of their equipment, before heading home. Kailen watches as Quinny throws everything in her backpack and then heads for a bike that's chained to the bleachers. She unlocks it, puts on the helmet and is gone.