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January 2015
Kealia closely followed the grainy stream Typical NWSL to have such a shitty stream for such an important event like the 2015 College Draft! the young forward huffed to herself, whilst waiting again for the stream to continue and stop buffering. She'd already seen the first couple of picks, Morgan Brian obviously being the newest Dash recruit. But she was watching and keeping her fingers crossed for her former Tar Heels team mates Satara and Alexa to get picked up by a team.
They were heading into the final round and her friends had still not been picked. Kealia was so busy worrying about her friends she hadn't noticed that New Zealand star forward Hannah Wilkinson still hadn't been picked. She only realised too late when she heard Brian Ching announce
"And with our final pick, Houston Dash choose Hannah Wilkinson."
No no no no no. You have got to be kidding me?! Out of all the players they decide to use an international spot on HER? This cannot be happening...
"Glad to have you on board Hannah" Randy beamed and shook her hand excitedly, placing the Dash scarf around her neck.
"I was worried not gonna lie, but I couldn't be happier that I'm with the Dash!" the forward said looking relieved.
"We made deals so no one would pick you. Don't worry kid you would have been a first rounder" Ching laughed and reassuringly clapped her on the back.
Wilko followed her new bosses back to the their seats, to watch the rest of the picks being made. She checked her phone which had been buzzing ever since she got picked. There were loads of texts from her Lady Vols team mates and even from her NT team mates who had stayed up to watch her get drafted. She smiled as she read and opened various messages and snapchats from her friends. She replied to all of them and shot some selfies to send to her family and twitter.
Back at the hotel lying in bed, it finally dawned on her I'm a pro now...I'm going to play for living at the Dash she grinned to herself and I get to play with Kealia Ohai...
*Flashback 2012 NCAA Championship Final*
Hannah had come all the way to San Diego to watch her best friend Katie Bowen and the Tar Heels rout Penn State 4-1 to win the NCAA Championship. Katie had played a fantastic game and the entire team were going out to celebrate UNC's 21st NCAA Championship trophy. The two friends were busy getting ready for a night on the town with the team, Wilko was lying on the bed waiting, while Katie was making up in the bathroom.
"Kate"
"Yah?"
"You know that Kealia?" Wilko asked nonchalant whilst playing with her guitar.
"Of course I know her you muppet she's my team mate!" Katie laughed from bathroom "What's with her?"
"Is she gay?"
"Should have known you'd fancy her!" Katie chuckled and walked out of the bathroom
"Are you going to tell me? Please?" Wilko pleaded with puppy eyes.
"Sorry mate, she's a straight as they get! Big quarterback boyfriend and everything." Katie apologetically patted Wilko on her back. "But come on let's go out, I'm sure you'll pull another one of my team mates" Katie winked "I hear Ade is as gay as her last name!"
Things were getting rowdier as pitchers of beer and racks of shots were getting passed around and downed. Katie was busy being adorable with Summer, Amber and Indie were having a loud discussion regarding who they'd date off the losing Penn State team and Ade was busy straddling Britt alternating between heavy make out sessions and yelling at Britt for how wrong it was for her to hook up with a player. Hannah watched on and laughed at her friends, but her gaze kept shifting over to the other end of the table were Kealia was sitting busy talking to Crystal.
Fuck it. I'm just going to go for it. A little flirting never hurt a straight girl.
Hannah grabbed one of the pitchers and a tray of shots and strolled over to the two girls.
"More beer ladies?" Wilko offered
"Surreeee" Crystal subtly slurred as she swayed with the music holding her glass for Hannah to fill.
"Oh my god, you've got such a cool accent! You must be Katie's friend right?" Kealia asked taking a shot off the tray.
"Yeah I'm Hannah" the forward gave a smile and stretched out her hand "But my friends call me Wilko" Kealia took her hand and immediately released it after feeling a shock.
"Oww" they both said
"Looks like there's a spark between us already" Wilko half joked, winking at the forward.
"Easy tiger, you may be cute and all, but I don't swing that way" the Tar Heel retaliated, not noticing her Freudian slip.
"You think I'm cute huh?" Wilko grinned at the forwards admission.
Kealia blushed at her error "I mean you're cute to girls, gay girls I mean" she rambled trying to recover but failing miserably.
"So does that make you a gay girl? Because you did just call me cute." Wilko chortled bemused by having caught Kealia in her own words.
"What? No! I'm not gay. I like guys." Ohai said panicky.
"Surrrreeeee" Hannah mocked raising an eyebrow.
"I'm not! I'm like totally straight!"
"Alright if you're that straight, then prove it" Wilko challenged wiggling her eyebrows.
"I will prove it! How?"
"Kiss me and if you don't want to keep kissing me then you're totally straight." Hannah said with a straight face.
Hannah was drunk enough to come up with such an idiotic challenge but she didn't think Kealia was drunk enough to accept it.
"Alright. Bring it Wilko!" Kealia smack talked trying distract herself from her pulse quickening.
Hannah smirked, placed her hand on Kealia's chin and slowly brought her in for kiss. She started off softly but got bolder when she felt Kealia give in, allowing her to deepen the kiss and introduce her tongue. Just when Kealia leaned in to deepen the kiss further, Wilko pulled away. Hannah grinned when she saw Kealia still with her eyes closed and her lips slightly parted. When she opened her eyes, Hannah could see they had darkened with hunger. The forward wasted no time and brought in the Tar Heel for another kiss.
Bartok had somehow regained her sense of chaperoning and started to herd her charges towards the exist of the bar.
"Okay kiddies, time to go to bed! Out, out, out!" she yelled over the music with Ade haging off of her arm, kissing her neck.
The players groaned but they obeyed nonetheless and started filing out through the door. Hannah reluctantly broke her kiss with Keali.
"Looks like we gotta go" she whispered onto the other forward's lips.
"Yeah" Kealia replied breathless
Back at the hotel Hannah and Kealia were walking down the corridor to Kealia's room. The forward stood in front of the door rummaging through her purse trying to find her keycard, while Hannah stood behind her delicately kissing the forwards neck.
"I can't find my caaaardddd" she Kealia giggled, Hannah's neck kisses tickling her.
"I've got mine" Hannah grins and flashes her keycard to the forward.
"Can we have a sleepover?"
"Sure" Hannah smiles
They start walking but Kealia suddenly stops.
"What's wrong?"
"My feet hurt" the forward whines. Hannah chuckles and swiftly picks the forward up and carries her to her room. Kealia unlocks the door and Hannah carries her to the far bed. Hannah grabs some shorts and a tank for herself and hands another set to Kealia. While Hannah brushes her teeth, the Tar Heel changed into the Lady Vols gear.
Hannah smirks when she strolls out of the bathroom and sees Kealia all decked out in Vols orange.
"You look good in orange" she whispers in Kealia's ear while tugging at her tank.
"I don't like orange" she says with a straight face taking of the shirt and throwing it on the floor. Hannah raises her eyebrow bemused.
"Oh? Well we better get rid of those shorts too then..." she whispers suggestively onto Kealia's lips smirking when she gets a kiss in reply.