Volleyball tournament

Not surprisingly, I am pretty good at sports. Which is why my friends organized a volleyball tournament with girls versus guys in the first game. There had to be five players per team so I recruited Avery and Santiago to make three with myself included. Of course, I wanted my best friend and roommate Jack as my fourth but where the hell was he?

I found him talking with some young, handsome, slender fellow wearing green board shorts with turtle patterns on them. He also had fluffy blonde hair with a red streak through it and shimmering eyes as blue as the ocean itself. Jack was a behemoth of a man, well over six feet tall, the guy he was talking to dwarfed in comparison. My friend was wearing tight powder blue trunks with yellow trimming that came well above his knees. He seemed thoroughly engaged in conversation right before I jogged up to him.

"Jack! My brother! I am in need of your assist!"

Jack gave me his usual affable smile. "Hey buddy, happy birthday!" His gaze fell to my swimsuit. "Dude, I am digging that wild speedo!"

You can always count on good old Jack.

I jumped into another muscle pose with my legs spread, my right hand darting towards the sky, and my left arm flexing into my muscular chest. "Pretty amazing right?"

"They remind me of this Hot Wheels car I used to play with when I was eight."

I frowned. That kind of backhanded the compliment. I also heard that strange tearing noise again from before. Where was that coming from?

"So who's your friend?" I looked to the guy with the red streak. He appeared as if he were in college and his beautiful face looked slightly familiar.

"My name is Zayne," He introduced himself. "I live in the same building as the two of you. About four doors down and around the corner in apartment number 8C. Nice to officially meet you Rorke, I have heard so much."

"Oh! Now I remember you!" From what I heard about this guy Zayne, he's a senior undergraduate at Avery's university and works as a manager at some themed restaurant. "Sorry to meet and run, but I need this big guy here to join my volleyball team. It's girls versus guys and I need five players to..."

"Can we bring Zayne along?" Jack interjected.

I paused for a moment. "Uh...sure...yes, that actually that works out. He will be our fifth player!" I stretched out my hand. "You any good at volleyball? Because I am awesome at it; I am with pretty much everything."

Zayne snorted as he shook my hand. "I am afraid I can't help you there friend, but I will fill in your vacant slot so long as Jack wants me there."

"I do! I really do! Please play with us." Jack sounded excited.

"Perfect! Now this party is on a roll! Follow me to the court." I walked in front of them not knowing what kind of disaster was going to occur next.