Give me a shot to remember

Gerards P.O.V

Its fifth period, time to smack the smile off of that little punks face. If he thinks that he can even look at me he is mistaken. It smells of a mixture of sweat and alcohol in the boys locker room, putrid yet subtly satisfying.

"Hey G! over here, I got something to show you" shouts Drew, even though we are only like two meters away from each other

"what?" I call back regardless

"look what I found in the drawer" he shakes a half empty bottle of vodka and looks pleased with himself. The clear liquid is tempting and its absent smell is even more so tempting. But right now i can't think of getting wasted, my brain is pre-occupied with 'prior engagements'.

We change quickly. In the gym we all pray for dodgeball but what is set up in front of us is either a well thought out exercise and skills course, or random equipment spaced out in the hall. The latter is more probable.

"alright listen up! I have set up an obstacle course for you all..." coach pauses, she looks over to frank then continues " to participate in. This exercise requires team work, as you have to work with your team mates to get to the goal on the other side of the court" Coach points at the two red and blue individual flags on the other side of the hall. " the rules are simple, I will select two team captains, you select your team mates then you go head to head to finish the course. The team with all its members on the other side first wins. You will have to go four at a time, two people from red, two from blue. Got it?" coach asks

we mumble yes and yeah not enthusiastically

" I said GOT IT?" she repeats

"yes coach!" we all reply in unison

"good now I want two team captains any volunteers?" many of us - myself included - raise our hands.

"okay, Gerard you're red and Kaycee you're blue, now choose your team mates"

"drew" I shout

"ray" Kaycee shouts

"Emily" I wink at Emily and she runs along to our team. We each choose someone until two are left. Frank and Georgia. I can guess who I will be stuck with.

"Georgia" Kaycee says leaving me with him.

"fine, whatever. My team can still beat yours any day!" I challenge Kaycee

"unlikely" she flicks her shoulder length hair and talks to her team, strategy probably, I decide to try to do the same.

"okay! you all have been accepted into my 'dream team'" they laugh " Now i'm going to urmm.... organize you guys i-into urrrm..."

"- can I make a suggestion?" frank asks, his narrow determined eyes fixed on me, although i'm sure he won't wait for my answer before he starts talking in his girly voice again.

" I suggest you organize us into pairs of one person with high ability and the other low ability. Like put the people with the best stamina together with the people who run out of breath quickly, then the fastest and slowest, then the people with the most and least agility next. It's slightly patronizing but it help us win. I'm guessing these are the things we will need since the obstacle course has different activities which require abilities." he glances over his shoulder, analyzing the course.
"okay, well there's the big wall over there, to get over it you need someone strong to boost someone else up, so i'm guessing get into pairs with someone who is very strong, if you are not strong. Then there is the net you have to crawl under, so the best people for that will be small and/or fast, partner with someone who is small and fast if your bigger and slower. Is everyone clear?" He raises his eyebrows and stands up straight, folding his arms. No one says anything.

"look, he has a point, and a good plan so I say, as your captain, we should stick to it. Now everyone partner up" I look toward Emily who is categorized as small and fast, i'm large but powerful, so I can't go with her, I have to go with someone short and weak. And I know just the weakling to pick on.

"here, smart ass!" I call over to frank. When he turns he looks surprised, then that look is replaced with one of hatred

"what!" he practically spits

"you're my opposite, small and weak. So i'm here to make sure that the course doesn't kill you. leave that to me later"

"I don't have to go with you" he turns is back to me and begins to walk off. I stride across the space his tiny legs made and grab his shoulder, he turns and I am towering over his body.

"I am the team captain, you will do exactly as I say, now get in line we're going first!" I walk to the front of the line then stop, sliding my hand along Emily's waist and pulling her close to me. I then let go and continue to my place with Frank.

"Okay! on my whistle" coach starts "three,two...one!"
The whistle is blown; Frank and I begin to run.

Notes

Sorry it's been a while. Never planned to finish this one so it will probably take a while to write.

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