Chapter:-11

"So you asked him!?" Seb asks for the tenth time on their way to their HQ after school. "You actually asked him!?"

Alex groans, rolling his eyes, but the thought of last night still brings a smile to his face. "Yes, Seb. I did."

Seb cackles loudly, clapping him on the back (for the third time). "I am proud of you, son."

Alex shakes his head, chuckling. It's Thursday and Ash team, including Seb of course, are doing their last practice session before their match, on Sunday. It's not just some random match. It's the results of hard work and lots of training sessions, lots of different matches and pools, during the whole year, that got them to the finale.

Their HQ consists of a big courtyard behind an abandoned manufacturing plant that used to be a small factory. No one uses it besides Ash team, Dream, because other teams have their own HQ, and everyone knows how to respect grounds.