Our Teammate Novels & Stories

I laughed a bit. "Congrats, bro." He uttered, I nodded my head. "Thanks, man," I uttered. My teammates called me to have a short prayer that was led by our coach. After that, I made haste to take a shower since I knew after what I have done in the game, our strict coach will be scolded by him. I ran my fingers through my hair, I noticed Alexey with Horizon and Sage. "We are about to go, we just can't let Alexey waiting for you here alone." I slightly nodded my head.

I knew she was watching, her presence a silent encouragement. "Looking sharp, Xavier!" Jake, one of my teammates, called out with a grin. "You're going to steal the show, man!" I shot him a grateful smile, the camaraderie of my teammates a comforting presence in the whirlwind of the shoot. "Just doing my best, Jake. Gotta represent, right?"

“Well, now the entire school knows my former teammate got wrecked by a healer. Probably the most embarrassing thing since the school was founded. I’m not going down with that sinking ship.” He held out a hand to me, that handsome grin on his face. “Riley, can I join your team and be your fourth teammate?”

I slam down another entire cup of the beer down the back of my throat, and truthfully start to feel a little lightheaded after that. Not only was Coach insinuating that I couldn't handle myself with a mere teammate, he had to freaking warn me too. I'm not a petty man, I know I'm not. I might be a little difficult sometimes, but I do my work as best as I can, and that's playing football. So like hell would I cause issues with my teammate, for any reason whatsoever. Even if said teammate is the most infuriating and prettiest man I have ever seen. Fuck, my briefs instantly tighten when I think of his face again.

I am tough and I can handle anything thrown my way. You are only as good as your teammates . A player is only as good as the players he plays with .Soccer is a team match and everyone has to play together . Some of the best teams I the world the best because they show up and get the job done . They have been playing together since they were kids and they have formed some sort of brotherhood . The team I play for is fairy new and the team I play for doesn’t have roots . If there was someone who didn’t want Paul’s team to thrive ,they were doing a pretty good , because I am the third player from the team to get attacked .

He gave a very cute, disarming smile with squinted eyes. "Hello everyone. Nice to meet you. I am your new teammate, Gene Chang." The room was quiet for a long while. Then they all yelled together. "What the fuck?"

Then we stepped out together, leaving a room full of chuckling hyenas behind us. “Caleb is SO going to take that out on you, seeing as he's too proud to hit a woman like me." “Thanks,” I muttered, adjusting the strap of my bag. “I'm glad you’re so supportive.” She grinned and bumped her shoulder into mine. “I mean, maybe your other team mates will have your back. They practically drool over the chance to find your favour. It’s a sport of its own.” “Yeah? You enjoy watching me suffer?” I gave her a sideways look.

“I’d like to see more of that teamwork we talked about. Today was an improvement, but remember; you’re not just a team, you’re a family. That’s how you get an edge over your opponents.” The players nodded, some making mental notes, others simply absorbing my words. As they dispersed towards the locker rooms, I grabbed my water bottle and towel, heading to the bench. My thoughts drifted to Nina, the look in her eyes this morning, and our conversation from last night. I looked forward to our date later. I think we needed it.

I glanced at the screen and Hazel's name flashed boldly on it. My pulse spiked as I remembered that I had forgotten that she was helping too. And I know her so well, she wouldn’t be calling unless something was happening. I swiped to answer. “Hello?” Her voice came through low. “The last time I checked, teammates don't abandon each other,” she said. “Don't tell me you called me to teach me the values of teamwork?” “I’m on him,” she said, causing my heart to skip. “I’ve been on him since morning.”

KALIX "I shouldn't have doubted you when you said that you could work it out with Caden. I'm proud of you." Coach said to me after the game. He gave me a friendly pat on the shoulder and I only forced a smile. "You two make a pretty good team and the competition will be a breeze with you two as partners. I hope it lasts." He said and walked away leaving me standing alone on the field. I turned to look at Caden chatting away with one of the boys from the other team. They looked pretty close and their conversation seemed to run deeper on a personal level.