18

Frost's p.o.v

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Chapter Eighteen: Touchdown bitch!

I stare at Nova as he gazes at the door, his hand gripping the doorknob.

Is he... frozen or something?

"Nova?" I tap his shoulder, "We're going to be late for class. And I don't know about you, but I don't like being in the janitor's closet. You know things happened in here..."

"Yeah... yeah, right." he nods his head and finally opens the door.

Good. Otherwise, I would have had to drop kick him. There could be rats in here, and he's not opening the door. There could also possibly be a dead body! Everything looks suspicious. Even the trash bag looks suspicious.

And who knows what people have done in here.

Nova finally opens the door, and I bolt out. I begin sprinting down the hall, "I'm going to beat you to math!" I yelled, picking up my pace.

God, I hate running, but there's no need for Mr. Earl to get suspicious.

I stop running as I'm drawing nearer to math. I breathe heavily and open the door. I see everyone still working on the math book. "Oh, Frost have you seen Nova by any chance?" Mr. Earl asks me as I walk by.

"He should be coming," I answer just as Nova walks in. I take my seat and watch as Nova hesitates to sit down. He finally sits down, avoiding mine and Cole's eye contact. He inhales deeply and angrily flips through his math book.

With furrowed brows, I lean over to Cole. "He's been acting weird... hasn't he?"

Cole smirks, "Only when you're here."

"What does that mean?" I ask and he shrugs his shoulders. "Hey now, don't lie to me. I need to know why he's acting so weird!"

"I dunno," he says with another shrug of his shoulders.

"I don't like," I wave my hands around, "All this secrecy,"

"You sound like Manon," he says and chuckles. My face falls and I raise a brow.

"And that better be a good thing." I rush out.

"It is,"

"Good."

Classes went by, and I'm now walking down the hall to lunch. Nova still hasn't talked to me, and he's been avoiding me.

"We're off to see the wizard! The wonderful wizard of Oz!" I sing as I slam my locker shut.

"Follow the yellow brick road!" I then skip down the hall and push open the lunch doors.

"Hey, guys!" I wave as I walk to the chicken burger line. I take the tray with the most tater tots, and waltz over to Kai, Iris, and Cole.

"Hello, my friends! Where's Nova?" I ask as I sit down. They all shrug their shoulders. "We're probably too famous for him. Right Chip?"

Kai giggles and nods. I catch Iris continuously glancing at Kai, blushing each time. I open my mouth to make a dirty joke, but a tray sliding next to me cuts me off.

I look to my side and see Nova. He doesn't say anything at all and plops down next to me. "Hi Nova," Kai greets him but doesn't get a response.

Since I'm so nice, I clear my throat and begin talking in my deepest voice. "Hey Chip, you coming to my game tonight? You should totally bring Iris and cheer for me. You know, just to fill my ego."

Everyone laughs, except for Nova. I nudge him on the shoulder, "Come on, you know that was funny. I'm funny."

He ignores me and continues to eat. "Stop being so weird. What happened to all of your insults?" he once again, ignores me.

"Buttface," I mumble and take a large bite of my burger. "I mean, the least you could do is glare at me," I say between my chewing.

It sure is quiet without Manon.

"So about this football game." I begin to say, "What should I-"

"You're wearing my jersey." Nova suddenly states. Everyone looks at him. Cole looks at him in amusement before shrugging his shoulders.

"That's a first," Cole mutters.

"Uh, what?" I ask in disbelief. "I am not wearing some 80-year-old jersey that probably smells like mothballs."

Or Nova's cologne... my inner self-chimes in.

"Matthews, you're going to wear my jersey, and it's freshly washed." he says in a tone that says 'you better stop'. I huff out and begin to pout.

What if I catch a disease. Or what if there's a spider in the sleeve, just waiting for my arm.

"Fine," I finally speak. "I'll wear it, only if I get to put on your helmet."

"Is it a deal, or nah?"

"Yeah, I guess so."

"Yay!"

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"Manon please," I beg Manon, falling on my knees. She chuckles and starts getting out of her bed. "Wait is that a yes?"

School ended, praise the lord. Nova didn't really talk to me that much, and every time I would try to catch up to him in p.e, he would just run faster.

Like, how rude.

I am now at Manon's house, begging her to come to the game with me. She honestly sounds like an alien with her stuffed up nose.

Anyways, I can't, and should never ever, be left alone. Who knows what I could do.

I could steal an old lady's cat or end up in the middle of an argument about mix-matched socks. I could also end up in a tree, or be robbing McDonald's.

You never know.

"Yes, you idiot. I already told Cole I was going to his game, and I'm sure as hell not letting you go by yourself," she explains and sneezes.

"Awesome!" I hop up and do a quick happy dance. "Just, don't sneeze on me. Or I'll sue you."

She laughs and throws on her jacket, and shoes, "I won't. What are you going to wear?"

"Nova's stupid jersey," I mumble and flop on her bed. "He's literally forcing me to."

"I highly doubt that. I bet you said you'd wear it if he lets you wear his helmet. Didn't you?"

"You- what... I can't help it! I've always wondered what it's like to wear one of those! I mean, it looks like they hurt your head, and they look heavy. But they also look cool at the same time. And then when they bump their heads it makes that clanking noise. Does it hurt, or do they feel nothing? Like, is there cushion stuf-"

"You're rambling again," she cuts off my rambling.

"Sorry," I apologize and stand up, "Let's go back to my house!" I grab her by the hand and drag her out of her room.

I run out of her house, still dragging her behind me. I run into my house and practically throw her on my couch.

"Ma! We're home!" I call out and spot my mom lazily lying on the couch. She looks at me with tired eyes and yawns. "You tired ma?"

"Just a little... your sister is just like you when you were a baby." she softly laughs. Manon snickers as she gently plops down next to mom.

I raise a brow, "Exactly what does that mean?"

"Tiring." I laugh and place a hand over my heart. "Anyways, the doc said she's expected real soon. So, be prepared for a broken hand."

"What does that mean," I ask and sit down. "Do explain."

"Honey, I'm going to want some support while giving birth, obviously," she explains, and Manon nods. "And there's no way that I am letting your dad hold my hand. The last time I did, I ended up with another rascal." she jokes and laughs.

I and Manon laugh as well, "Well you don't have to drive us to the game, we can-"

"What game?" dad butts in, stomping into the living room.

"A football game," I answer and cross my arms. "And I'm bringing Nailia."

"You are not going to a football game. You didn't even ask."

I look at Manon and she shakes her head. "But you're not my boss. Mom is. This is her house, and I'm under her roof. And she said yes, so I am going to this game. Whether you like it or not."

I get up from the couch, "Come on Manon."

I and Manon walk upstairs into my room and find Nailia laying on my bed, on her phone.

"Alright! Let's go Nailia!" I snatch her phone and chuck it into my closet. It makes a loud banging noise, which makes Nailia gasp.

"My phone!" she screeches.

"Oops," I say, but I really could care less. "Let's go!"

I grab her hand and pull her downstairs. "Your phone will be fine. It needs a break anyway." I state and hear Manon chuckle. I throw open the door and let Manon, and Nailia out first.

"Goodbye! I'll see you guys soon," I quickly close the door before dad could say anything. I turn around, only to bump into a familiar chest.

I feel like I've bumped into this chest before...

Rubbing my nose, I take a step back and see the one and only, Nova. Cole, Kai, and Iris are here as well. Cole and Nova are wearing their uniforms, and Nova has his jersey in his hands.

I guess he wasn't really joking.

"Number four, huh?" I take it from his hands and hold it up. "Pretty nice." I slide it on, swallowing me whole.

"Heh... I feel... small,"

"I've never let anyone wear this. So if something happens to it, you are dead Matthews," he says in a low tone while leaning down dangerously close to my face.

I give him a thumbs up, "Gotcha! Anything happens to this, I'm digging my grave."

"Shall we get going?" Cole asks with his arm around Manon.

"Yes please!" Iris chirps and Kai gazes at her. Kai's hand brushes against Iris', and she blushes. I sigh and smile at them.

It's like Manon and Cole all over again.

We arrived at the school to find it packed, with students, adults and I swear I saw Mr. Earl. Nova said we can sit in the front row in the bleacher, and so we did.

Nova, Cole, and the rest of the footballer's race out onto the field, some cheering, and butting heads with each other.

"I'm going to go get a soda," I say to them before jogging over to a guy with sodas. I hand him a couple dollars, grab a soda, and carefully jog back to them. As I'm walking by, I notice Nova standing in almost a girly position, talking to his team.

I snort at his bubble butt.

"That uniform gives you a bubble butt Nova!" I say between in laughter as I sit down. Everyone erupts into laughter. Nova slowly turns around and sends me a glare.

"Ugh, Cole looks so fine right now." Manon blurts and instantly turns red.

"Awe, is my best friend falling in love?" I tease and sling my arm around her.

"I mean, come on! You're one to talk. Take a look at you and Nova." she exclaims and smirks at me. Kai, Nailia, and Iris nod in agreement, and I'm left looking like an idiot.

"Uh... can you translate that to English please."

"What I think she means is, you and Nova are always together. No matter where you go. And when you're talking to Chip, he's always watching you! We all see it!" Iris explains with a smile wider than any smile I've ever seen. Everyone nods with a hum.

I lightly chuckle, "Well I can't help it if people like to be around me, I'm so famous."

I start taking a sip of my drink, "Do you like him?" I then cough and start choking. Some people sitting near us glance at me, and some glare.

I clear my throat multiple times, tapping on my throat. I set the soda down, not trusting it enough to take another sip. "Excuse me?" I ask, my voice hoarse.

Geez, I literally could have died.

I clear my throat again, "I do not like Nova."

Manon raises a brow, "Frost, I know you."

"Then you should know that I don't like Nova. Why would you even ask that?!"

She shrugs her shoulders, but the smirk remains on her lips. "Shut up, the game is about to start."

"Alright!" the boy's coach hollers as he jogs onto the field. The team their playing jogs out onto the field, booing them. "I want a nice and clean game."

Soon, the game started and everyone was tackling each other. Our team was down by two points but then gained one. For whatever reason, Nova kept tackling the same opponent each time.

(A/N: tbh i have no knowledge of how football games work.)

"Aw man, we're losing," Manon complains as the other team wins a point.

Suddenly, Nova rushes at the player with the ball, tackling him to the ground. As they fall to the grown, the ball is knocked out his hand. Nova quickly lunges for the ball before it touches the ground.

I feel like I'm watching a slow-motion scene in those one movies.

He starts sprinting, holding the ball tightly. The same guy he kept tackling earlier, starts charging at him, and I jump to my feet.

I cup my hands around my mouth, "RUN FASTER NOVA! USE YOUR DAMN LEGS!!" I screech at the top of my lungs, causing other people to look at me. Manon chuckles, while Kai and Iris stare at me in surprise.

I awkwardly sit down. Nova begins to throw the ball to Cole, but fumbles the ball, and falls to the ground. He lands on the ground with a thump and the crowd hisses.

Dang, that must've hurt.

"God damn it!" he curses, bolting up. He harshly pulls off his helmet, clutching it in his hands. The coach blows his whistle, singling halftime.

Rose and her cheer squad skip onto the field, with bright smiles. Nova stomps over to me with a frown. The cheerleaders begin performing their routines, as the footballers get their mini-break.

He snatches up a water bottle and starts chugging it. I watch the sweat roll down his face.

"You did good," I hold up my thumbs. As he's finishing his water, he stares at me. "Excellent?"

He puts the cap back on, "Excellent? Were you not watching? I fumbled the fucking ball." he growls.

"But it was an accident," Nailia speaks up, "So calm down. There are many more chances."

I nod my head in agreement, "Yeah what she said. You know Nailia, when you aren't on your phone, you act like a real human being."

She rolls her eyes and goes back to ogling the other players. "Can I drink this?" Nova picks up my half empty coke.

"Knock yourself out," I wiggle my brows. He chugs down the soda and tosses it far away. "That's called littering." I point out the obvious.

"Really? I never knew," he replies sarcastically. I shake my head with a smile on my lips. "Are you hungry?" he asks and I nod.

"But I'll be fine. There's food at home," I answer and he sighs as another whistle is heard. "Go get 'em buttface," I punch his stomach before he jogs back onto the field.

I focus back on my friends and find them all staring at me. "What? Is there something on my face?!"

Iris laughs with a snort, "No." Kai answers.

"Don't play with me Chip, I will knock you out." I threaten, making them laugh more.

"You know what Frost?" Manon says as she throws her arm around me.

"What?"

"You really are blind."

The game resumed, and our team started catching up. But the other team was good.

"Run you, ladies! My grandma can move faster than that, and she's in a wheelchair!" someone yells at the boys, distracting them.

Manon claps her hand as Cole scores a point for us. My eyes glue to the play clock and see that there are only fifteen seconds left.

Nova sees this too and starts sprinting at full speed. Cole quickly passes the ball to him as he runs by. Two of our enemies start tailing behind Nova.

"Nova run!!" Manon, Iris, Kai, and I all scream at the same time. Everyone in the bleachers starts counting down from ten.

To my surprise, Nova's speed increases as he starts to reach the opponents side. I watch with bug eyes and amazement, as he throws himself into the end zone, scoring a touchdown.

Half of the crowd screams in joy, while the other boos. I stand up from my seat and clap my hands, cheering.

"That's my buttface everybody!"

"Touchdown bitch!" he yells at the other team and laughs. He is scooped up by his teammates. Cole takes off his helmet and throws it to the ground in happiness. Nova does the same and frees himself from his team.

With a large smile, he starts jogging over to me. "Woohoo! I knew you could-" my beautiful sentence is cut off by him scooping me up in the air.

I laugh and hug him. "That's my buttface! You won the game! I'm proud of you!"

He spins me around, hugging me tightly. "I just knew you wearing my jersey would bring good luck! I knew it!"

He then kisses my cheek, surprising both me and him.

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I tried making this longer than the other ones, idk if you can tell. But seriously, I have no idea about how football works bC IVE NEVER BEEN TO A GAME.

I had the help of a friend and Google.

*evil laugh*

one of my trusty tools... hehehehhee...

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