Dodge Ball Daze

(Royal Woods Elementary School)

The school bell rings for the next class. And for most, this is not the class they wanna attend or be part of, Gym class with Coach Pokawski.

The next worse thing about this. It's Thursday, and that means. "Alright kids, I want all of you changed and ready for dodge ball!" said Coach Pokawski as he sees the students hit the changing room.

Many of them groan, except for one brunette with a cute bow in her hair. "Woohoo! Let's do this thing!" cheered Jordan with happiness.

Ever since Ronnie Anne moved out of Royal Woods. Girl Jordan has become the somewhat alpha girl in school. She's not that mean of a bully as Ronnie Anne was.

She's just pretty dang dangerous in dodge ball and she has claimed many victims. Which is why they dub her the dodge ball queen, a name feared by the students who have heard.

Inside the boys changing room is our white-haired hero and his friends. Clyde, Rusty, Liam, Zach and Rusty.

"This bites it man" said Zach. "I'd rather be climbing rope right now" said Liam. "Maybe getting rope burn is better than getting pummeled!" said Rusty.

"I know right. And did you guys see how excited Girl Jordan was" said Clyde in nervousness. They all then turn to Lincoln who just has a dead pan look while tying his shoes.

They all look confused at him. "Lincoln? Aren't you scared or nervous?" asked Rusty.

Lincoln looks towards them and sighs. "I'm fine guys. Just really annoyed that I'm always the first one she strikes" complained Lincoln.

They all understand what he means. After Ronnie Anne moved, it seemed that whenever dodge ball comes up, Lincoln becomes patient zero for Girl Jordan's assault.

It's almost like he has a hug paper on his back that says "Hit this guy first!" and to Lincoln it was more annoying than Lynn's Dutch ovens! Okay I think that's worse too, but you all know what I mean.

"Hey buddy it's okay, we still have the scorpion formation, thanks to Stella" said Clyde.

"Yeah! Maybe if we move fast enough, Girl Jordan won't be able to land any attacks on you" said Zach.

"It still questions. Why does she keep targeting you first?" asked Rusty.

And he had a very good point. After Lincoln gets struck down she continues to assault everyone else, while completely ignoring the snake formation.

"I don't know Rusty" replied Lincoln. Then they hear the coaches whistle. "Well, looks like it's time for another beat down" said Liam.

Lincoln puts his hands in his pockets and follows them to the gym with an irritated look. 'I really hate gym' said Lincoln to his thoughts.

Soon all of the students report to the gym and each of them pick a side. Girl Jordan has been paired with her good friends: Mollie, Sadie, Kat, Cookie, Joy and a couple of other kids.

While on the opposing side was the new Scorpion formation, Penelope and some other kids as well.

"Alright guys! Let's put the scorpion formation into action!" said Stella with determination. She then turns around to see her friends with nervous and somewhat scared looks (except for Lincoln.)

"Guys? Are we gonna do this or what?' asked Stella confused. They all sighed and fall in line behind her.

Up front was Stella, followed by: Clyde, Rusty, Liam, Zach and Lincoln as the scorpion's tail.

"Alright guys get ready!" said Stella. They all followed her lead just as Coach blows his whistle.

And the dodge balls start flying making a couple of kids get eliminated immediately. (Lucky!)

Stella moves with precision and the rest follow. The real tactic was that the tail acts as bait, if a dodge ball is headed towards the tail, he or she has to dodge fast so the dodge balls would miss and hit the wall and roll back to the scorpion formation where they can round up the dodge balls and send them back. Stella already explained it to them during recess.

And it turns out to be quite successful. Stella and the others have their own arsenal, except for Lincoln.

'I can't believe this is working!' Lincoln says to his thoughts. But then he gets a sense of fear when he spots Girl Jordan looking directly at him.

"Gotcha Loud" said Girl Jordan to herself. She then throws the dodge ball at him.

For Lincoln, everything is moving in slow motion as the dodge ball flies towards him.

But seeing causes something inside of Lincoln to just, click. Like something he's been hiding and it was anger.

With all of his strength, he catches the ball with his right hand making everyone shocked, even Girl Jordan. Which only meant she was out.

But Lincoln was not doe just yet. "This is for all the times you kept hitting on me!" yelled Lincoln as he then throws the dodge ball with great speed.

And now this is where things go slow motion for Girl Jordan. She just stands there shocked that she was out of dodge ball for the first time. She's dodged, caught and eliminated ever since she ruled the gym.

But someone, like Lincoln Loud just catching her projectiles has woken a part of her that has admired him and it felt really nice inside her.

But she doesn't even notice whats about to happen next and now we're back to normal speed.

The dodge ball hits Girl Jordan so hard that it gets stuck to her face, leaving her still standing.

They all gasp in shock, Lincoln's anger soon dies down and sees what he just did. 'Oh no' Lincoln says in his thoughts.

The ball then comes off her face. Girl Jordan now looks bruised and tired. "Nice throw loud" said Girl Jordan before she collapses to the ground becoming unconscious.

Girl Jordan's friends gather around her to see if she's okay. "Wow Loud that was pretty impressive, but completely uncalled for" said Coach Pokawski.

"Yeah Lincoln, you caught the ball! That means she's out" said Stella. "That was intense" said Rusty. "And straight to the face too" said Liam. "You looked really angry back there" said Zach.

Clyde looked concerned at Lincoln. "Are you okay Lincoln?" he asked his best friend.

Lincoln ignores them and rushes to the scene. Lincoln moves some of the kids out of the way. (Well, they back away from him)

Lincoln then looks at the unconscious girl and helps her up. "Coach, can I please bring Girl Jordan to the nurse's office?" asked Lincoln.

"Well, you did hit her hard, so okay Loud you can go. Also your team won" said Coach.

Lincoln ignores his words and just heads there, carrying Girl Jordan, bridal style. Leaving everyone else confused at what just happened.

"What the heck was that about?" asked Kat. "Wow, he really does take responsibility" said Joy. "Did anyone just notice how he carried her?" asked Mollie.

They were all still shocked at what Lincoln just did before and after. "I have no idea anymore" replied Stella.

Lincoln goes through the hallways while still carrying Girl Jordan's unconscious body. He tries his best not to run too fast, otherwise he could slip or get caught by the hall monitor, or principal Huggins.

While headed to Nurse Patty's, he doesn't notice the girl starting to stir. Girl Jordan opens her eyes a little bit.

She looks up slowly and looks at the white haired boy whose carrying her. Girl Jordan smiles and closes her eyes falling back into unconsciousness, but not without whispering "He's so caring."

Lincoln arrives at Nurse Patty's and uses his foot to open the door, but at the same time the door knob opens revealing Nurse Patty herself.

"Oh my! What happened to her?" asked Nurse Patty in worry. Lincoln who's still panting says "It's a long story!"

(15 Minutes later)

Girl Jordan flutters her eyes open trying to adjust to the lighting around her. She then looks around and sees Lincoln sitting next to her looking down with guilt.

"L-Lincoln" said Girl Jordan still a bit hazy. Lincoln immediately looks at her.

"Girl Jordan! You're awake! Thank goodness!" said Lincoln in relief. "W-What happened?" asked Girl Jordan.

"Don't you remember?" asked Lincoln with worry. Girl Jordan then recalls what happened to her.

Lincoln catching the ball, throwing it back, seeing red on her face and everything going black and also Lincoln carrying her.

"Yeah, I think I remember now" replied Girl Jordan as she sits on the edge of the bed. Lincoln sighs in guilt.

"Girl Jordan, I'm so sorry for what happened, I didn't mean to hit you that hard" said Lincoln.

Girl Jordan could tell how bad he felt. "Lincoln, it's okay, you were just really angry" Girl Jordan then looks down with some guilt as well. "At me" she says.

Lincoln sits next to her. "What do you mean?" asked Lincoln.

Girl Jordan sighs and answers "I know that you've been quite annoyed at being my first target and I'm really sorry for that!" She then looks down in sadness. "I definitely deserved that hit" said Girl Jordan.

Lincoln didn't like seeing her like this, he normally saw her happy, cheerful and always friendly around school. But in gym she's a whole different person.

"Girl Jordan" said Lincoln. She looks at him and sees his concerned face. "Why do you keep on hitting me first? There's like a lot of other kids you can take down, but why me?" asked Lincoln.

Girl Jordan then blushes bright red and looks away. 'Oh my Gosh! Does he know?!' Girl Jordan says in her thoughts.

Girl Jordan knew the reason why she hit him would come out soon.

Just then Lincoln gets off of the bed and stands in front of her. "It's okay if you don't wanna tell me, just please can you stop hitting me first?" said Lincoln who know bares the signature warm smile that Girl Jordan knows.

But before Lincoln leaves, he feels his left hand being pulled back. "Lincoln wait!" said Girl Jordan.

Lincoln turns around to see a nervous Girl Jordan. Then he looks at his hand which is being held by hers. This causes Lincoln to blush red. He then looks back to Girl Jordan.

"The reason why I keep hitting you is" she stays silent at first. "Because I thought you might like it" said Girl Jordan.

Now this was a shocking twist for Lincoln. "What do you mean by that?" asked Lincoln.

Girl Jordan then looks down blushing with shyness. "Ever since Ronnie Anne moved away I wanted to see if you, liked me" said Girl Jordan who was now looking away.

This makes Lincoln blush even more. "W-What?"

"I know that you and Ronnie Anne had a thing going on when she was still here. And ever since she moved I thought, maybe you'd …… like to talk to me" said Girl Jordan. She then looks at him in the eyes. "Because I have a crush on you Lincoln Loud!" said Girl Jordan.

Lincoln just stands there shocked as Girl Jordan lets go of his hadn and covers her mouth. "W-What?" asked Lincoln who was still blushing.

"I've had a crush on you ever since we both started going to school together, but then you were interested in Christina, and then it was Ronnie Anne. And you seemed to be more interested in tough girls, so I thought maybe you'd like to be with a girl who is as tough as Ronnie Anne" said Girl Jordan.

"That's why I keep hitting you first" said Girl Jordan. "But I guess it only made you angry at me and I'm sorry for doing so."

Lincoln then realizes what she meant. And everyone knows that Lincoln is no longer dating Santiago. But his sisters (mostly Lori) still think he's still with her.

Lincoln then holds Girl Jordan's hands. This causes her to look up at him.

"Girl Jordan, you were right about one thing. I did become angry at all of the times you kept hitting me first and you were dumb to think that's what I would see in a girl" said Lincoln sternly.

Girl Jordan looks down and sighs in defeat and felt like crying. But then Lincoln lifts her face so she can look at him, he even wipes away her tears.

"But I know that making you feel this way is wrong and I forgive you for making that mistake" said Lincoln.

"Also, I had a crush on you way before I had a crush on Christina and Ronnie Anne" said Lincoln. This makes Girl Jordan blush.

"I just thought, I was out of your league" it was Lincoln's turn to look away with embarrassment.

"Y-You did?" asked Girl Jordan with hope in her eyes. Lincoln looks at her and nods in response.

This was big news for her and it made her feel happy again.

The two of them just stand there and stare at each other for a while, and they're still holding hands.

"So, what does that mean for us now?" asked Girl Jordan. "Well, I was wondering if you wanted to go on a date with me tomorrow, at the movies, Around 6?" asked Lincoln nervously.

Girl Jordan was now filled with pure joy! "Yes! Yes! And Yes!" replied Girl Jordan. She then hugs him tightly.

Lincoln is caught off guard and hugs her back. They soon break the hug and look at each other with loving eyes.

"Well, we should probably get changed out of our gym clothes" said Lincoln. "Yeah, and our friends are probably wondering whats happening" said Girl Jordan.

The two of them exit the nurse's office and walk together down the hallway.

"I have to be honest with you about your throw" said Girl Jordan. This made Lincoln feel nervous. "What about it?"

Girl Jordan looks at him with comfort and pride. "You were very impressive back there" replied Girl Jordan.

Lincoln blushes at her comment. "Gee, thanks" said Lincoln. "Maybe next time I can be on your team and we can both be dominant in dodge ball" said Girl Jordan. "Like …. My dodge ball king"

Lincoln starts to blush, but also feel happy hearing what she just said. "T-That actually sounds cool" replied Lincoln.

Girl Jordan smiles back and they both head back to the gym, holding hands.

The End.