Ash tenses up.

"What the fuck do they think they're doing" she mutters under her breath, angry.

Kelley and Allie only have the time to turn around that the keeper is already walking toward the two newcomers. Their faces are known around here : they are part of the Stanford team, aka the Bruins' biggest rivals and enemies.

In other words, the whole team hate those two. Alex Morgan, the star forward of the Stanford team, has brought her mean face with her, along with Shelina Zadorsky, the best defender they have. Kelley will always remember the day Zadorsky broke her ankle. That kept her away from the rest of the tournament last year.

As the three teammates arrive right in front of them, Shelina's face grows worried, while Alex is just smirking.

"Well well well" the forward starts in a moody tone. "Look who's there with their two dogs."

Ash angrily hits the glass Alex has got in her hands, which causes it to fall on the ground. Alex raises her eyebrows.

"You have no right in being there" the goalie coldly says. "So it's in your best interest to just get the hell away from here before the whole team knows you're here."

People have indeed noticed the two girls' presence. Kelsey is the first one to arrive, quickly followed by Tobin and Becky, who doesn't look that great in the moment. When she sees the two Stanford girls, she just feels sick.

Alex raises her eyebrows once again, with a defying look.

"We will go, don't worry" she says in a despising tone, already getting on everyone's nerves. Shelina, on the other hand, just remains silent, her eyes locked on Becky from time to time. But the forward isn't done. "We are just here to warn you : this year we are going to kick your asses."

"How so ?" Allie asks, smirking.

Saying those two have quite an history would be an understatement : Alex was a freshman in UCLA three years ago, and was Allie's roommate. The two girls had become best friends, until Alex decided to betray her by sleeping with her boyfriend, before joining Stanford for the second year.

Shelina doesn't look comfortable.

"Alex, we should-" she starts in a serious voice.

But Alex doesn't listen to her. She only throws a despising look at Allie, who almost wants to punch her in the face.

"I guess you will soon find out" she smirks, before walking away.

The Canadian throws an ultimate look at the Bruins - especially at Becky - before walking away with her teammate. As they already are meters away, Ash turns to face Becky, who isn't feeling well at all.

Kelley frowns.

"You okay ?" she asks the captain, confused.

Becky shakes her head. "I probably had too much alcohol. I will get back to my dorm." she quickly says, starting to walk away.

"Do you want one of us to come with you ?" Allie asks, concerned.

"No, it's fine. You guys have fun, and keep an eye on the newbies, especially on this Gibby girl. I like her." she orders.

"To your command, captain." Ash says, smiling.

As her teammates are far enough, Becky starts walking toward her dorm, that is only few meters away from the party. Only one block away.

The Bruins captain nonchalantly walks toward the dorm room, greeting some people in the process : the truth is that she's always been damn popular just by the reassuring presence she gives people, not only on the pitch but also on daily basis. She is part of the conference staff, but also the environmental and political groups on the campus. People can be popular for many reasons ; money, fame, talent... Becky is famous for her mind.

When she makes it to her dorm, she realizes she's not alone : there is a shadow not far from her, slowly taking more and more steps further. Becky stops what she is doing and looks straight at her.

"Shelina."

The Canadian's face soon is lightened by the lamppost, and she looks terrified. Becky's heart drops a few beats, but she ignores it. The defender's face is closed and her arms are crossed against her chest.

She then slowly nods.

"Hello, Rebecca." she says in an empty voice.

"What the hell are you doing here ?"

Shelina looks down at her feet for a second.

"Look, I didn't come here to start a fight. I just wanted to see you." she slowly explains, her blue eyes meeting Becky's.

The captain thinks for a moment, before rolling her eyes at the girl and opening the door of her dorm. The good thing about being a respected senior is that she has a single room, all by herself. After giving Shelina a small sign, she goes in, followed by the Canadian, who obviously is nervous.

After Becky put her keys back on the cupboard, she feels pushed against a wall, right after the door has been shut.

She only has the time to turn around before Shelina's lips crash against hers. Becky being pretty confused, she doesn't immediately kiss back, but her hands somehow find the Canadian's waist, pulling her closer. She has missed her lips, her smell, the way she just shyly stands her and then owns her ground. Shelina, on the other hand, stops overthinking. Her hands softly grab Becky's neck, as her lips are slowly moving on Becky's. After a few seconds, Becky asks for permission, as their tongues are dancing together.

But after a few seconds, Shelina pulls away, resting her forehead against Becky's. She then closes her eyes, as the captain caresses her lap. Her fingers then put her lock of Shelina's hair behind her ear, before landing on the girl's cheeks.

Becky has a nostalgia smile on, but Shelina doesn't.

"I'm sorry, I should go." she whispers, her eyes on Becky's.

The defender slowly nods. "You should."

"Does he make you happy?" When she sees how confused Becky is, she adds : "Does Zola make you happy?"

"Yes" Becky lies.

"Good."

After that, Shelina walks away, and when she closes the door behind her, Becky lets out a sigh out of relief, before letting her body fall on the bed. She then buries her face in her hands, absolutely overwhelmed.

She shakes her head, thinking : This can't be.

*

"Good morning ladies ! You might be wondering why I am organizing your first training on a Sunday morning ? Well, let's say I've heard about the wild party some of you have been attending, and wanted to prove you partying won't help you win games. So, before we start, I want to ask our four new recruits to introduce themselves."

The British coach, Jill Ellis, has a smirk on her face. Of course she knows most of the girls were at that party, and that Becky would be one of the only people to be in a good form. Nevertheless, she soon realizes the captain has dark circles under her eyes as well.

In front of her stand 19 girls : 3 goalies, 6 defenders, 5 midfielders and 5 forwards. All of them haven't met yet, mostly because couple of girls didn't attend the party, including Kristie and Megan, who got home from vacation this very morning. Kristie, who has been a part of that team for two years now, starts looking around her : she forgot about the newbies. The first one she sees is a blonde, who is nervously taking a step further.

The newbies starts to introduce herself :

"Yo, I'm Jane Campbell, I come from Kennesaw, Georgia, and I am a keeper."

"That's right girl !" Ash exclaims, and that makes everybody laugh but Jill and Dawn.

The head coach nods and smiles at Jane, who takes several steps back. Her eyes now are landing on Rose, who introduces herself. But Kristie can't hear any of what she or Mal are saying, because her eyes finally find the fourth newbie, and something in her just makes her think she's so much different. This way of smiling and nodding every time someone says something make her pretty likable.

When it's her turn to talk, the brunette uses a rather husky and deep voice :

"Hey, I'm Christina Gibbons, but I go by Gibby and also get called all sorts of variations including: Gib, Giblet, Lil Gib, Gibbs, Gibbo, Tina, Teen, and the list goes on."

She then giggles, as the girls are applauding her. Kristie, on the other hand, just claps once, before turning on Steph, who is staring at Abby, as usual.

"Do you know that girl ?" Kristie asks, acting as if she doesn't care that much.

Steph looks at her, before smirking. "Yup, new roommate. She cool, but probably not gay" the forward then says.

Kristie rolls her eyes, but doesn't answer anything.

When Jill starts explaining the first exercises - fitness testing, just like every year - Kristie and the other girls pay attention. But once she is done with her own testing, the blonde just sits down on the grass, next to Kelsey and Megan, who are both lost in their thoughts. Kristie wants to ask about a sensitive subject, but just doesn't want to ruin the great ambiance. So she just shuts up and looks at Kelley crushing the beep test.

Ever since she joined the team, Kristie has totally changed. She has met wonderful people, and now it's not only Steph and Sam anymore. After her sister chose to apply for Stanford instead of UCLA last year, Steph has not returned any of her calls. But Sam remains Kristie's sister, and ever though her team doesn't like her, she loves her baby sister. She knows Stanford is enemy, but her sister isn't.

After a few minutes, Megan looks at Kristie, who has a sad face on.

"What are you thinking about ?" the blonde carefully asks, a shy smile on.

Out of all the girls on the team, Kristie has always had no problem in talking to Megan. That girl only wants her good. Kelsey, who has heard the conversation, looks up at Kristie in total silence, a faceless expression on.

Kristie smiles.

"Nothing, I'm just happy to have found my girls again." she says, honest.

She can see Kelsey nodding.

"Kels, what do you think about your newest member ?" the blonde then asks, smiling.

"She's chill, honestly." the goalie says.

Of course she wouldn't have talked more.

"What about that Gibbons girl ?" Kristie insists.

Both Kelsey and Megan look at her, as the middy rolls her eyes at them. Don't I have the right to ask ? she thinks to herself, while waiting for her friends to answer. Megan, who hasn't gone to the party as well, looks at Kelsey.

The goalie sighs.

"I haven't talked to her much, but Steph and Julie have. Ask them."

Kristie nods.

"Thanks."

"Anytime dude".

Afterwards, the girls just fall in silence, as they have to focus on the rest of practice. But something in Kristie just makes her take some peaks at Gibby, who is intriguing her more and more.