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Love or Crown: Chapter 1

Theo’s POV -News Flash-

“ UAAP season 90 has officially entered their 2nd round of competition. Leading on top of the standings are the Growling Tigers, showing clear dominance with an unbeaten record of 7-0. Followed by their rivals Fighting Maroons having a 6-1 win-loss record… Speaking of rivalry, later on, these two teams will head off to fight one another as the start of their second round matches. Catch the game live on the UAAP channel available in Youtube, Facebook, and other social media platforms”

“The pressure is starting to kick in” I stated as I was watching the news.

“Don’t let it come to you, we still need to stay undefeated and we haven’t reached our goals yet, we still haven't brought that crown back to Espanya” Eli stated in response to what I said. “C’mon, we still need to prepare for our game", he added.

Today is the start of the second round robin of the UAAP. Lucky for us, our first game is against UP… We barely survived them in our first round encounter… How lucky, right?. To be honest, I’m starting to feel pressured, I am one of the ace players of the team. To add more, the pressure of staying undefeated is pretty wild and it's hunting me in my dreams.

Tristan’s POV

After hearing the news, I lowkey feel pressured but the excitement inside me is much more felt. I’m so ready to fight and win against UST. We haven’t won against them since last season. Last season, they defeated us in both rounds of competition. They even won in the semifinals, blocking our way into the Finals. This season, we’re hungry for revenge. But we weren’t able to do that last round as they took the win from us in a come from behind setting. This time, I'm making sure we’re winning, that 4-0 losing streak against UST will come to an end.

My phone vibrated, it was my kuya.

“Goodluck on your game, lil bro!” he texted.

He was always very supportive of me. He supports me in everything I do. He watches my games, training, he even shows up in my try out when I was still trying out for UP. I love him so much, I can't imagine living in a world without him.

-Game Time-

“Let us meet the starters from both teams, starting with… the UST Growling Tigers!! Number 7, Team Captain, Maxwell Mateo Andrade……… and Number 3 Outside Hitter, Aiden Elijah De Guzman. Now the starting line up for their opponent… the UP Fighting Maroons!! Starting with their team captain, number 8, Tristan Fuentes…….. And middle blocker number 16, Felix Kiro Alcantara. Let the game begin!”

Theo’s POV The game has started, the arena is full, this match up was heavily anticipated i guess. I wouldn't doubt it though, since the last few seasons our match against up is always 5 setters, the team who has the most stamina always wins. As the game was starting, there was also a change of chants on both supporters of each team. This is not just a match inside the court, but outside as well.

Tristan’s POV The Sea of Gold had always been so loud and energetic, but this time, they are a different beast. Since earlier, their “Go USTe” Chant has been playing non-stop. I don’t mind it though, it’s so catchy, you wouldn't even realize that you're joining in with their chant.

Sea of Gold shouting and screaming the “Go USTe” Chant: “Go USTe,

Go USTe,

Go, Go, Go, Go

Go USTe,

Go, Go, Go, Go”

UP faithful chanting “U-nibersidad ng Pilipinas”:

“Matatapang, Matatalino,

Walang takot kahit kanino,

hinding-hindi magpapahuli,

Ganyan kaming mga taga-UP

U-nibersidad ng Pilipinas - 4x”

-Sports Analyst-

“What an exciting match we have here, the Growling Tigers fighting against the Fighting Maroons to stay undefeated here in the UAAP Season 90”

“First serve from UST… they target UP’s Libero… Fuentes with a quick attack, Andrade was ready for it, they set it up for De Guzman… who puts it away!”

-few moments later-

“Andrade with the service, targets UP’s libero again… misreceived… UST with a free ball… who will they go to?... Andrade from the pipe, deflected, UP counters… Fuentes scores! We are now tied at 24 all. UST calls for time.”

Theo’s POV

“Shit” I shouted. I am super frustrated, I’ve been studied by our opponent, scoring has been a problem for me.

“We need to focus. Stay Calm.” Said by our coach. We really need to stay calm, we’re being rattled, this is not how we usually play.

“Let’s take this set, let’s side-out!” Eli shouted.

-buzzer noise-

“Let’s finish this set. Atin to! Hey UST!” I shouted… “FIGHT!!” they respond in unison.

After that time out, we’re so ready to get that set… and guess what? We won it. 26-24. 2 more sets to go.

While playing, I really can’t take my eyes off Tres, I've had a crush on him since last year. He’s just so good and so handsome, he’s also so smart, he's so my type.

Tristan’s POV After losing the first set, I huddled the team and said that we should play with nothing to lose. We all know that UST is a tough opponent but we should not let it bother us, we shouldn’t be intimidated.

“We need to focus on the game. We’re doing good, we just have to push harder. Let’s take the second one!” said by our coach.

“UP” I shouted after our coach spoke… “FIGHT” my teammate responded in unison.

-time stamp-

-Sports Analyst-

“UST has yet again won the second set. Will they take this in 3 or will UP extend the game?”

Tristan’s POV

We still didn’t win the 2nd set, the score was even further. I’m so disappointed with how we’re playing, we don’t have the first ball so we can’t execute a play.

“Y’all need to fight. We didn’t go here just to lose without fighting.” I said to them, “Let’s extend the game. Let’s focus on the basics, we NEED to have FIRST BALL” i added.

Theo’s POV We are a set away from extending our winning streak against UP. I'm so excited but I'm not ready yet to see my Tres cry…

In all of the matches we’ve played together, they always lose and he always ends up crying because of it… I always want to cheer him up but I don't think I'm in the right position to do so… maybe someday, sometime, i’ll be able to… I hope so.

-time stamp-

-sports analyst-

“We are now tied at 23 all. UP serving. They target De Guzman… perfect pass… Andrade… with an exclamation point! UST now at match point!”

“Andrade now on the service line… he targets UP’s libero… Fuentes with a quick hit… deflected by the blockers. De Guzman gets it. Blocked. UST recovers… they set it up to Andrade from the pipe... and UST took their first victory in the second round of the UAAP!”

Tristan’s POV

UST won again. I’m feeling like a disappointment. When will we ever win from them? Are we not good enough to win? Well maybe we are not… Tears started pouring out from my eyes… I can't process my emotions… every time we lose against UST, it just automatically drops… Maybe someday we will win against them... Someday at the right time.

Theo’s POV

We won again. I am so happy. I was also announced as the Player of the Game, but… the moment I saw my Tres crying… my heart immediately stopped its happiness. Now I'm just feeling like comforting him and giving him hugs… but I can't do it… I'm not brave enough. Maybe someday I can love him the way I want to... Someday at the right time.

to be continued...

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