Friendly Duel

                                    

                                          
In fencing Eros was viewing box with the girls watching the guys 
                          
"All right, boys. Let's line it up. Carlos, you're with me. Let's go."
                          
"Yeah."
                          
"Assembler. Salute. Lower the point. Masks down. En garde. Keep your center!"
                          
"Whoa!"
                          
"Eyes on your opponent! Up and over."
                          
"Get him, Jay!"
                          
"Practice."
                          
"Watch out, Jay."
                          
"Nice!"
                          
"Jay, what happened?"
                          
"Finish him." When the mysterious person took off the mask and it was
                          
"It's Lonnie!"
                          
"Wicked Lon." Cheered eros
                          
"Not bad."
                          
"You should put me on the team."
                          
"Hey, w-what?! No, no, no. We'll-- We'll be the laughing stock of the league. A-And what's gonna happen next? We'll have girls playing tourney? Come on, guys."
                          
"So?"
                          
"So? Uh, so, have you not read the rule book? Section 2, paragraph 3, 11-4. "A team will be comprised of a captain and eight men." Hmm? Why don't you read the rule book"
                          
"Okay, yeah, but you're down a man! I mean, since Ben had to leave to do all that king stuff."
                          
"Exactly. We're down a man."
                          
"Jay..."
                          
"I'm sorry. Coach trusts me. I'm not gonna stay captain if I just throw out the rule book."
                          
"If my mother thought that way, she would have lost the war."
                          
"Okay. Rule book. Rule book."
                          
"All right, guys. Practice is over. Let's go."
                          
"Jane! Jane, hey. Hey."
                          
"Hey, Carlos, what's up?"
                          
"Uh... Not much. You?"
                          
"Way too much. We were gonna go with the blue and gold banners for Cotillion, but now we can't find the right shade of blue."
                          
"Oh, yeah, no, that's a-- that's a bummer. Um, speaking of Cotillion--"
                          
"I know, right? It's all anybody is talking about. Cotillion 24/7."
                          
"I--"
                          
"It's like they've never been to one before."
                          
"Uh...I haven't, actually."
                          
"Oh. Lucky. I always end up serving punch with my mom anyway. This year, I got stuck on the decorating committee because Audrey went off to a spa vacation with Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather."
                          
"Jane, maybe we should just--"
                          
"Skip the whole thing? I really, really wish I could. It's so nice to have a friend who's on the same wavelength."
                          
"Oh, you got me."
                          
"I got to go. Great practice, though."
                          
"Yeah."
                          
"See ya." Then she picks up her phone
                          
"Hey Mom." And she leaves 
                          
"Oof that was rough." Said Eros who was next to Dude the dog
                          
"It wasn't the right time, all right?" Carlos told him, Eros put his hands up in defense.