Every year there is a competition between freshmen from different colleges, to make sure they get the school's spirit. Alex is a freshman, Marissa is the sophomore in charged of training the girls soccer team.
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Flashbacks are in bold.
A.N: Well this is my new story. It is about finding love and having the strenth to admit it. I will try to update both of my stories on a regular basis.
Chapter 1
First day, it's really scary. You don't know what to expect. Everything is new, everything is different. The anticipation is the worst part. It was Alex's first day at Harvard University.
She walked in slowly through campus, trying to memorize everything, at the same time taking her time, not to let her emotions take over. She was an only child, and as she had had problems during birth, so her mother had been overprotective of her to the point that this was the first time she was ever alone.
It took everything in her not to run back home, scared of everything she was seeing and feeling. Back to California, back to her mom.
Carefully, she walked in on the building the secretary had told her to, Alex couldn't even be sure it was the right one, right now they all seemed the same. The blonde just got in the same one that everyone else with LOST written on their faces were entering.
Finding the right numbered class, she entered to find a huge auditorium filling up with what she imagined were freshmen. She decided to get a sit in the back, to be able to see everyone's reactions. Didn't take long, the seats around her were filled, people always preferred the back rows.
At 9 AM exactly, it started. First a woman talking about what was college, and how was being in college. Then, a man talked about Harvard and what was expected from its students. Last, came another women telling the rules, and giving orientation to the students to get their student I.D. s.
After she was done, the students started to get up and leave; glad they would have the afternoon free to get their things sorted, just to be barred at the door by an Asian looking boy that told them to get back to their seats.
Reluctantly, everyone complied. The Asian looking boy, now surrounded by at least 30 other people went to the front of the class, and waited for the professors to leave, and others like him to enter, filling the front, and the back.
"Hello, freshmen. My name is Mark, and I'm president of Harvard's athletics team. Well, you must be wondering, what am I doing here, right? Well, I and my friends here are here to welcome you in to Harvard. We are here to help you in this new time of life, and bla, bla, bla. I'm sure you just listened to all this annoying crap. With that in mind let's skip to the important stuff. Firstly, we are here for you, if you need us we will be more than glad to help. Secondly, these whom you see here are part of the athletics team, everyone tried their best to make it, but some had some other things to do, you'll meet them in time."
He took a moment to look at everyone in the face before continuing.
"We expect you to meet everyone, because in the next four months, you will be training all sports, no exception. In four mouths, there is a national competition among colleges, a freshmen competition, and we expect you to win it. In the next 4 mouths, there will be practice during lunch, and after class, at least until 10 PM for girls, and 12 AM for guys. All of you have to be in all practices in the beginning, and in about 2 months or so, we will choose who will stay in which team. Some will stay in more than one, some will stay in none, but those who won't be chosen I expect to be the ones that will cheer the most, for the ones that will give their blood for this college."
One hand shot up in the middle of the class.
"What's your name freshman?"
"Arthur."
"Well, Arthur, what do you have to say that is so important that you had to interrupt me?"
"I-I'm s-s-so-sorry, b-b-but I c-c-ca-can't play anything, y-y-you do-do-don't have t-t-to waste y-y-yo-your time with me. I s-su-su-suck."
"Well, Arthur, that's not important, the first 2 mouths is to teach all of you how to play all sports, then the ones that learn better will be chosen. Therefore, all of you must come to practice, unless, there is some sort of medical condition, then you can tell me all about it later. Or do you think you are better than the others? That they will lose their lunch, their nights, their time with their family and friends and you will do whatever you want?"
"No, I j-j-just don't t-th-think I'm any go-o-o-d. I w-won't b-b-be chosen f-f-for any-ny-nything"
"That's not the spirit, you will train, and you will do your best, and you will hope to God you are chosen. You have no idea what is to play in a Freshtion, guys you don't know, that are here for 4, 5,6 years, guys that already graduated screaming your name. There is no time to give you much technique; it is your strain that win games. You will run until you can't move anymore, and then you will run some more. In mine, I was carried out of the gym; it was the best felling I will ever know. Now, we are here to give this to you. All of you freshmen, it is your competition, your victories. I'm not sure if you understand it, but we will lose our time, training you, actually, we won't lose time, we will gain it. It is not a burden to train you, it is a gift, because we will get new friends, as will you, and we will be helping this new friends accomplish something they will never be able to forget. You will learn to defend this college like I do, to defend it with your blood, anyway you can. Look at this guy here, his name is Seth, say hi to Seth" Mark said showing a geek looking boy.
"Hi, Seth." Everyone responded
"Do you think Seth here is athletic? Do you think he is the captain of the water polo team?"
"No" Arthur told Mark.
"He isn't, he isn't the kinda guy who would do something like this. He played chess and table tennis last year. He won both, he gave everything he had to win it. That's what we want from you, we don't need you to win it, it would be great if you did, but what's important to us is that you show us your stain, your will power, in practice and in Freshtion. Now, are there any other questions?"
The class stayed quiet.
"Good, now let's continue, as I said you will have practice everyday, weekdays and weekends, and these are the guys that will train you." He said pointing to the group that was behind him. "These are sophomores, they were a great class, their Freshtion was perfect, they made me proud, proud to say I trained them, proud to say they belonged to my college, proud to say they were my friends, my brothers. Because you will see, this is a family, and like older brothers, we will teach you everything you need to know to survive. As I was saying, theses sophomores will train you, like when I was a sophomore I trained my freshmen, they will be in pairs, two for girls and two for boys in each sport, obviously there will be others that will wanna help. Now, Linda, the girl by the door, will distribute the practice schedules, along with our phone numbers, in case you need any help to get to practice, or any help at all. I would ask that you all stay in your seats, until she is finished, then you will all put the schedules inside your bags, and calmly walk outside, that we have something else to show you. I highly advise you to leave your bags and anything that can break or that you won't wanna lose, inside. And, before I forget, today you are free from practice, but tomorrow bring gym clothes."
The class obediently did what they were told, still dazed with that much information. Outside, they were greeted with eggs, flour, ice cold water and beer on their heads.
And as the afternoon progressed, the freshmen were completely drenched. Alex, that was a complete mess, was dumbfounded when out of nowhere the most beautiful being she had ever met, came over to her and, smiling, broke a egg on the blonde's head and left, leaving Alex to stare. And what surprised her even more, was that the being that left her without a breath was a girl.
So, that's it, so who do you think misterius girl is? 3 guesses. Well more action next chapter, Alex and Marissa meet.
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