Bethany backpedaled a bit to keep further downfield of Ben as he ran downfield.  Once he cut, she immediately cut in the same direction, exploding the same way.  She actually put on an extra burst of speed to try to get further along before she cut back and tried to come back in from the right, effectively trying to cut Ben off and steal the ball that way.

Again, if Ben got the ball before she got there, she'd be coming at him and would likely be able to give him another love tap in place of the tackle.  Her goal was always to maintain coverage and prevent yards after the catch in the event she couldn't steal or defend the actual ball.

 THis Time. Ben Hooked  up, Adam's  Pump ws hard, holding onto the ball  then Reloading  and Letting the Ball arc down the  seam as  Ben turned up field...she bit  a bit on the  inside, but her  speed and height  could come into play...

  He watched the pair move down field after the ball. his eyes  going fromthe ball , to the two players...from where he stood, he  couldn't  tell if it  was  gpoing to be incomplete or not.

 While he  watched, the boy tugged at  the front of his jeresy,..Mr  Bronk? There's  another new guy there....

  One of the  other players  was walkingout towards the gate, he stopped behind Lucas, the fellow  had  an inch or so on him, but was maybe  only 213-215. He watched  the ball go down field and said to Lucas, Welocme to the Dragons...name's  Duke Fillings..right now? the  #2  QB...think real hard, before you go out on the field with the little guy ..he's like a tarbaby..once he sucks you into the extra  pactice..its  damn hard to get away

  He grins  a bit as his eyes  fall the spiral coming down to the two players ...

Lucas nodded at Bethany as he got a slight nod/wave from her.  He was basically seeing what his team was made of by simply watching during scrimmage.  He was seeing whose weak spot was where.

He heard the steps coming up behind him, he gave Fillngs a look over and nodded.

Eh, nothing that I can't handle, he said his pecks slightly twitching from a mixture of excitement and nerves.

  the  other man grinned  as he headed towards  the Gate,well..I'm going to my room, and then to Dinner  at the club..maybe  we'll see you folks there...if you can sneak away from the workaholic!

  As the Ball came  down, Adam Looked over to Lucas  and waved him over.

  Alexia waved to Celeste  to get the  rest of the girls into the   locker room, and cover  what they will do tomorrow...she walked out the gate with the 2 suits.

  Lu-ti stood near her  and shook her head,The  Japanese girl said to Celeste,..if i were you..i would start acting like the Captain. Mr and Mrs Amota does not like disloyality...if Alexis is goingnto jump ship for those  cosmetic guys...they aren't keeping her here...

  As they turned to  walk to the homecheerleaders  locker room, Lu-ti smiled and said, Going to the club tonight?..I wonder if  we can get the  dance contest going  again...I would like to see Adam lose  again...maybe...we  can think of  a differant bet!

Bethany wasn't able to deflect this ball herself.  She could be in the general area, but she couldn't actually touch this one.  She had bit just a tad too much.  Regardless of if Ben caught the ball or not, she gave him a nod.  "Nice move," she said as she made her way back towards the line.  "I should probably start getting ready for that whole dinner thing they're talking about," she commented to Adam.  "Thanks for tossing the ball around".

Ben leaped, extending himself... just getting his fingertips to the ball... juggling clumsily, he managed to end up in a heap, curled around the ball.

He got up.

"Sorry... not quite close enough to make a clean catch."

He looked over at Bethany.

"Thank you, that was a fun way to begin."

He trotted down the field towards Adam, still holding the ball.

 Adam  smiled  as Ben pulled the ball in.  Yuto was walking  across the  Field once more, wearing his  suit  and  had his attache with him. Adam...go now...these people just go here...plently of time to practice... eh grinned. He watched  as Adam gave the Boy one of the Balls. They were Stamped  with the Dragon's logo.

 The Boy smiled  as Adam screibbled his name and number on the ball, There ya go kid. Thanks  for the help. the Boy took back his  marker  and the Ball his eyes  wide  as he scampered towards the gate.

  Yuto?  I misplaced one of the practice balls...not sure where it might be...

 Yuto nodded, we lose things  everyday Adam...I will keep that in might when the equpiment man calls  me. Turning to the others  as he walked away, Hope to see you all tonight!

    Adam Motioned  towards the locker  rooms,I'm going in, get washed up. Have to take some things  back to my room, then wil head off to the Rising Son...My address  is 1919 Dragon LAne...littler  joke of Yuto's i suppose...don't  know where you folks are, but it will be in one of the Townhouses on Dargon Lane for certain..YHOu can check witht he Dragon's office to get my Cell if any of you need a Ride. But the Club  isn't that far away...he  had it built near the complex  to catch all the fans  for the  teams  that use the  stadium and the fields...

  He picke dup the other 2 footballs and began to walk towards  the locker rooms

"It sounded like I was sharing with Kat," Bethany offered.  Which would be a surprise to just about nobody, seeing as they were the females on the team.  "That's what the coach who talked to me off the bus said at least.  I'll see you at dinner," the woman offered.

With that she turned and started off towards the locker rooms in order to get changed.  So far, the day had seemed fairly good, with only one real mishap that she'd had.  She'd just have to be careful not to make that sort of mistake in the future.

   Adam  Nodded, We had  dorms  before the big cuts  came...there  are soccer teams that use the dorms  so we are moved to the Townhouses..two players  per House...3 rooms up stairs and  downs stairs, not  counting the kitchen..not a bad  place really...once the season ebgins, you can find another place..but as long  as you stay at the townhouses, the rent is like 25% ...since the Amtoa's own..well..just about everything, in New Jacksonville.

"Nobody's told me where I am to stay... or at least, if they did I missed it," said Ben.

"Do you have a house-mate yet? Anyway, if I get changed now, I'd appreciate a ride if you don't mind. I sold my vehicle in Oklahoma... guess I'll have to sort out some wheels if they say they are keeping me."

Ben headed off towards the locker-room with thoughts of a quick shower in mind.

Lucas stayed behind a moment to catch up with Adam as the Owner made his announcement to Adam to let the newbies have a moment to breathe.

So the club is the only thing planned for this evening? he asked Adam and the others from coming off the field.  I'm not certain who or where I'm staying at either Ben, guess we'll have to find out, eh?

Lucas walked to the locker room with the group if nothing else to gather his satchels and move towards the place he'd be staying.

In reply to Celeste (msg #66):

I've assumed that watching how quickly some of the players come in and out of the squad, she said to Lu-ti.  I have passed a few ideas along to her, but it seems as if it doesn't matter.  Guess I'll propose those ideas to the other girls instead.  Maybe an early morning meeting when we know that Alexis is still tending to her beauty sleep.

She gave a shrug and headed to the cheerleaders lockerroom to clean up and get ready for the evening.

Maybe, I'll tag along tonight, she commented.  Unless one of the other guys decides to snag me away for the night.  I've got several who've called me wanting a date.

She rolled her eyes at the notion, even though she's made it pretty clear that she didn't date co-workers, including players.

  Adam    lookls at  Ben  and Lucas  as they head  towards the Lockerroom  Yuto should have had  someone give you a  envolupe  with yhou address and Keys...we'll check  when we get in the  locker room..if there isn't anything waiting, then I call him on the cell...

  In each  of the new players'  lockers, was   a manila envolope with the  Dragon's  Logo  and the players name and Number on... Ben was assigned to Adam's  townhouse..Yuto's smiley face on the note.

 Adam chuckled,must have  figured  we were working out , so he tossed yhou in with me..hope you like  watching films...

 Lucas  was in Townhouse 1924...thus  far ..by himself.

 As  Adam readied  for  a quick shower  he said the the new folks in the locker room ( the other bus folks  got thier  stuff and  spilt), The Culb is a Big  deal to Yuto. When we played at Mellon state there was a club down the street we went to..catered to jocks...When i played in Japan with him, Sims  was our coach..there were two such clubs...for my part. when I played  for BC in  Canada..we had a couple down the road..seems like it helped the team jell a bit, to get together off the cloack..course..you always have your Jerks...but..with this team..there won't be any of those hanging around...When we play Dallas..you can ask the WR Gearhart about that...wasn't much a team player..and didn't buy into the whole 'win as a team thing'..course, most of the old Jags didn't thing  that way..anyway..he's gon  and next year we have a draftpick coming from the Cowboys  for him..everyone is happy.

  He took his shower  and threw on his jeans  and Dragon's tee shirt, gatrhered his bag,anyone  want a ride over to the townhouses...comealong...

  when she  entered the locker  room, she  saw her envolope as well, the Key was to townhouse  1902...with a note that said, Kat Dawlish was the other  roomer.

  If she wwanted to  she could catch a ride with Adam, or  walk over, or have the golfcart guys drive her over.

Bethany saw the envelope when she arrived at her townhouse, which wasn't really much of a surprise.  She spent a bit of time getting out of her pads and changing back into her jeans and black tank top.  Only once she'd finished changing did she reach down to actually open the envelope and confirm what she'd already figured out about her roomer.  It wasn't like it was going to be anybody else, unless they would have decided to stick her by herself, and that wouldn't have made any sense.

  walking out  the locker  and  and Coming out onto the field. The  wideout walks down the track, is Duffle on  o9ne shoulder  as he looks at the field. He felt good..the practice  wasn't bad, and the extra  reps with fillings felt  good. he frowned a little as he thought  about   the lost of Jo to being waived injured...he hoped a new QB  would be picked up..he didn't  want to be the  #3...wildcat was bad enough...

  He nodded to the Guard and went out to his  neon,  waiting to see if  any of the others  wanted  a ride over.

"Looks like we are together, Adam. I like films, but I like watching and analysing football plays too..."

He showered and dressed in a pair of dark slacks and a check shirt (not having any Dragons gear yet!), got his stuff and followed Adam out, happy to accept a ride.

Bethany came out of the locker room with her things and made her way over to the parking lot.  "Mind giving me a lift?" Bethany asked. "I don't quite know my way around yet, though I'm told it isn't all that far away," she added to the man.  Ben got a nod from the woman.  "Where you staying now, Ben?" she asked.  "I'm with Kat, which isn't really surprising".

"I have been billeted with Adam," replied Ben. "If we get along as well off the field as on, we ought to do fine."

  He opens the  trunbk to ther Neon, see that  row  of  town houses there? that's the players  Billets. Our addresses  are right on the front of the doors...its  about a mile from hear across the  parking lot...so..I take the car...had the gofcart guys  take me a few times, but..well..i rather not bother them. The Club is  a few miles down the road from here..they put it  right by the Off ramp so they have plenty of traffic on game day, no matter who is playing..can't wait to see what happens when we play our first preseason game.

 Getting in and puts on his mirrors, a grin on his  face,..any of you folks need a ride to the Club,  let me know..I'll be leaving  about 8:15..it starts  at 8..but i hate  beenign the first one there..let the  reporters  and such  jump on the early folks....

 starting up the car, he says to Beth, Kat's  got a car down here..damn nice one..draft choice's car...this is..well..a freeagent's car...If she's not  arounbd, you can ride with us, if you don't leave  when i do, they have couresty cars  and  cabs  all over the place...

With his bags in hand, Lucas nodded that he'd take advantage of the ride with Adam and the two others as long as there was room.  He'd watch where they went so it'd be easier for him to find on foot later.

So what's the DC for this place, he asked Adam since it seemed obvious to him that he knew about this place rather well.

I brought the basics with me, I don't think I packed a suit and tie in here, he said semi-joking.

Hearing his comment about Kat, he gave a brief smirk.  Sounds like Kat, he thought aloud.
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  Once  all were in, He pulled out  from  the fence  by the Player's parking, and wheeled down the   main LAne of the Parking  lot. It was not hard to see the Townhouses, that were for the Players..the Houses  stood next to eachother like a  SanFranciso postcard...only level. and a  10 foottall stone wall surrounded the entrance into the communtiy.

  The Gatekeepr Looked at Adam and Nodded to him, making sure to  note the other players, Adam turned down to the left.. the Houses  started  with 1900 each pair was seperated by a small yard. He stopped at 1902-1903...There's your's Beth. Oh? Dress code is either really nice..or pretty nice..no shorts  and flip-flops, stuff likem that. They'll turn you away, no matter who you are..I normally have a colllared shirt and jeans or dockers or  something like that..

 Once  Beth is out, He wheels the   car  about , stopping  at  Lucas's place.we're  just up the  street..they are set in a square..big central Lot in the middle for team parties  and such... Just ring up the townhouse if you want a ride to the  Club...

 When Lucas is out, Adam mtakes his Neon  up  and pulls into the slot  in front of the 1919 townhouse.alright...we're here..I already have the  downstairs, leaves the  upstairs  for you...normall i watch  the  flims  until 12:00 or soemthing, depends  when we get in...so you'll be able to sleep if you don't want to  study.

"Sounds good to me. Do you like cooking or do you prefer to eat out? I'm not much of a one for nightlife, but I'll come with you tonight if I may, see what the club's like and meet people," said Ben, getting his stuff and climbing out of Adam's vehicle.