3 days later
After convincing his mom to let him play he didn't do anything besides wait. The day he asked was the Saturday before school started again so he was lucky.
If school already started it would be much harder to start.
But even though he didn't do anything special these days were the happiest of his life. He could ask his mother for whatever food he wanted and she wouldn't punish him if he did something wrong.
He did things he never did before bringing out joy in him he never found before.
And school was easy. He was in the first year of middle school and the didn't do anything today besides introductions and games.
And his 'previous parents' made his study a lot even things beyond his year so in academics he knew quite a lot.
Currently he was in his mother's car who was driving him to his practice.
He had found out stuff about her. Her name is Amelia, she had a well paying job and is a single 29-year old mother.
She was always kind to him and clearly loved her son. In the beginning when she smiled his heart hurt a little but he got used to it. But that went away.
Because of all the things he went trough in his live he felt he earned this love. And he would be sure to keep it.
"Were here son." Amelia said to him getting him out of his thoughts.
"Okay mom". He said. He took his backpack and then opened the door. They went to the swimming pool.
Since the sport was so big having a swimming pool for their club is normal.
They went to a man who was waiting with a group of other kids.
"You must be Noah and Amelia, welcome". Said the man with a smile.
"Yes, and you are coach Fredrick". Replied his mother making some small talk with the coach.
While his mother, the coach and some other parents talked he went to talk to people his age, well physically.
"Hello, I am Noah". He said with a smile. At first kids looked a bit scared of his hair but they quickly realized he wasn't scary.
"Hi I am Max". Said a quite big boy.
"And I am Mia". Said a very energetic girl.
After that more people introduced themself.
"So which positions do you wanna play"? Noah Asked. He had done some research on the sport and in younger teams you play with 4 players.
In the attack you have 2 players about 2 meters from the poles and then 2 players a few meters more back.
And in defense you have 1 in the goal. 1 on each player on the poles and 1 who swims between the players behind.
Later that would change but for now that's how it is.
"I wanna be the goalie". Said Max.
"I wanna be an attacker at the poles". Said Mia loudly.
"I am going to be the shifter". Said a bit arrogant kid called Lucas.
After that some other people said their desired positions but he didn't care super much.
"Which position do you wanna be". Asked Max.
"I don't know". Answered Noah. he didn't know nor care. Every position could make a goal and while the poles had a higher success rate the 2 wings also have a high goal potential.
"You will probably be a great defender". Said Max full of admiration.
Why, he had no idea. He didn't look very strong nor energetic so this was probably just some kid talking nonsense.
"Kids, come its time to start".
They were then lead to chancing rooms where they changed. Girls and boys separate of course.
Then they were lead to a big hall where 2 pools lied. 1 smaller one and a bigger 1.
"This is the big pool where you will train where you are older but for now you will train in this pool". He said guiding them to the smaller.
"If anyone doesn't know how to swim very good just tell me". he asked and no one put his hands up.
Swimming was very common in this world and almost anyone could and most people who are going to play a swimming sport would also know how to swim.
"Okay, then I want you swing your arms just like me". he said while swinging his arms forward, which is probably to stretch.
"Now do it in the other direction and then after that the same for the other arm".
And after a bit of that he said.
"Good and then lastly do your legs". he said before demonstrating how to swing your leg forward. You just swing it froward.
"Now that all of you are ready swim 4 lane's for me in kraw".
So he started swimming. At first he thought it would be hard but his body quickly adapted. It was still tiresome but much less than he expected with his weak body.
'This must be my talent'. He made a deduction of why this is.
After this the coach made them swim in some other styles and such things but nothing special.
After swimming they passed with some balls and learned that and just as he expected it he got the hang of it quite easy. The fastest of his team to the jealousy of Lucas.
After that they did some trowing on the goal and it was hard with 6 years old kids not having the biggest force but it still went okay.
His trowing was also quite good and although he couldn't say the best because some people already knew how to it didn't really matter to him.
That was basically his training. He then dressed himself and found his mom waiting for him before driving home.
'The training was quite okay, although sometimes a bit boring and tiresome, overall not bad. Well ill see how a match goes before drawing a conclusive decision'. he thought before falling asleep due to exhaustion.
His body had never done a sport before so it was quite taxing.
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