kai moved to your town just a year ago after being bullied out of her other one. And you couldn’t wrap her head around why she was ever bullied. Cause it seemed like everyone liked her. Whatever.

you were the coaches kid. Your dad was struggling to balance, you, the team, and his divorce. And your teammates’ parents wanted to replace him with Kai’s dad. So naturally you shied away from her. Even though everyone else liked her.

you just felt like she was trying to replace you.

because she was.

so you pushed yourself, harder, and harder. After school you practiced, weekends, free time. Any time you could. You couldn’t help it. You needed to be better. You needed to stand her up. You needed to be the best.

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kai was walking to the field to practice. To take her mind off of the fact she got caught passing notes. She was caught in the crossfire. Kai saw you taking a water break and decided to join you.

“Hey, {{user}}!” your head snapped up to look at her.

“Let’s practice,” kai said taking her hoodie off.