TFOTA FANFIC --CARDAN + JUDE --*ONE-SHOTS*

High School AU 5

It would not be the first 

What did he mean by that? Was Taryn hiding something? Did she lie to me about that day in the Auditorium?

That little mole knew the perfect way to get to my head! Maybe he was lying because he knew it would get me all worked up, well it was clearly working. 

I pulled at my hair in frustration as I slammed the door of the locker in the changing room shut. Fand looked at me questioningly while pulling on her sock to her knees. I grunted and sat next to her. 

"This school sucks so bad," I complained.

She laughed.

"Then you got to learn how to swallow,"

"that doesn't even make sense"

"who said life makes sense"

"No, but that literally doesn't make sense"

"then you make sense out of it"

I gave Fand my best weirded out expression and she just blinked at me innocently. Then she got up and exited the changing room with a final salute my way. 

I laughed, weird one she is, but one of the rare people I like at this school. I quickly pulled on my cleats over my socks and made my way to the soccer field. Less than two months to the regional tryouts, I needed to train. Hard. 

Trying to shade my eyes from the blistering sun, I jogged to where all the girl were crowded. When I got close enough to see, I noted that it was not only girls, but also the boys were gonna practice with us today. Everyone was circled around the coach and I joined the huddle. 

"This year is our year and we are going to show 'em that we are the serpents and when we strike, it stings..."

The coach went on with the same motivational speech I have been hearing for years, so I zoned out and scanned the school grounds. The bleachers divided the football field with ours. I could see the football player practicing in the football field, their large bulky colorful figures prominent in the dissected green field.  I could make out the blonde head of Valerian shouting across. At the back of the school was the semi-outdoor swimming pool, where Nicasia was currently swimming laps.  And finally my gaze landed and freezed on the advancing figure of a certain dark haired person. What was he doing here? I tried to hide my surprise but failed. 

 He had deep  scowl etched on his face and he walked painfully slow to where we all were standing. He was wearing a dark blue T-shirt which hugged his surprising well structured chest and abdomen, black shorts and shoes. No socks or guards, I noted. He finally approached us and cleared his throat. The coach stopped mid-sentence and looked at Cardan. Plastering a smile on his face he said, "Right on time, Cardan, we were just going to begin."

I scoffed. Right on time, indeed.

Cardan raised his eyebrows at me. "Alright then" he replied all the time looking at me. 

Coach clapped his hand twice and announced, "Warm-up, c'mon five laps ev'body, hurry."

Cardan grimaced and looked around at the soccer field. Everybody started jogging around the perimeter of the field and I joined them. Joining the back of the jogging crew, I easily got in pace with them. I could easily be in the front but I didn't like the attention which came with it. I turned back to see Cardan being pushed into running by the coach. I stifled a laugh. 

Turning back around, I wondered what made Cardan join the soccer practice. The coach didn't seem surprised, so that meant he already knew Cardan was coming. He never participated in anything or did anything worth for that matter, what was forcing him to run laps of the soccer field in a hot summer day? This boy was nothing but baggage full of questions. I started when I heard the heavy breath of someone panting beside me, I looked side wards and saw Cardan beside me looking ahead.  I gaped at him, (not an easy thing to do while running, people)