PURPLE - Trent Alexander-Arnold

SIX

3/9/2017

"Okay so team today I want you to split into pairs and for the first part it will just be passing drills and then after we're going to do sprints and reflexes," Aidy announced "Let's see... Trent!" The scouser looked up "Good game last night?" The team laughed at Trent's shocked expression

"Nah not really," he admitted

"I thought so," Aidy said "Well since you and Ella have no problem staying up till midnight I'm sure you won't mind training together today." The team whistled and Ella let out a groan but joined Trent anyway since they didn't exactly have a choice

They grabbed a ball and passed it quickly between them in silence

"So are we back to not talking?" Trent asked her "Did I do something?"

"Not everything's about you," she rolled her eyes "I'm tryna focus, we shouldn't have been up so late and I wanna make it up to Aidy,"

"Fair," he nodded

"Then again it isn't my fault you kept losing and demanding rematches," she teased. After half an hour they joined the rest of the team in line and raced against each other, Ella was used to winning but Trent had much longer legs than her and won but not by much

She glared at him playfully and Trent sent her a smug grin that she really wanted to wipe off his face. Neither one of them noticed the cameras picking up on their rivalry and couldn't have cared less. Trent managed beat her in all of the sprints and she was sulking which he found hilarious

But she got him back by nutmegging him 3 times during training while he was distracted by Joe being an idiot

"You're cheating!"

"You're just an idiot," she laughed "And I'm the nutmeg champion right here,"

"I hate you," he said

"I don't care," she shrugged and he scoffed

"Alright Trent and Ella if all you're going to do is argue then you won't be playing next game," Aidy teased

"Sorry!" They called and got back into their box. They faced each other for several moments until Ella feigned left and sprinted right, making Trent slip

"Cheating again!" He accused

"Not my fault you're slow," she teased. Trent shook his head and joined Ben and Demarai who were laughing at the whole affair

They finished training for the day and went inside to eat and rest

"Nah come on mate," Trent whined to Ben when Ella arrived in the games room

"You're too competitive," Ben laughed

"What's up?" Ella asked

"Ben won't play chess with me," Trent sulked

"I'll play," she shrugged and sat opposite him,

"What?"

"I like chess, I'm good," she gave him a smirk and moved her first piece. Trent met her eyes with the same look and moved one of his,

"How about we make it interesting?" Trent suggested after a couple of moves

"What are you thinking?" she asked

"I win, you have to put a post on your insta saying I'm better than you at FIFA," Trent grinned. The boys whistled but Ella chuckled confidently

"And what if I win?" Ella asked

"That's up to you,"

"Alright," she said "If I win you have to wear my Chelsea shirt for 2 days and you have to post pictures of it," Trent gaped and the team laughed, none of them thought they would actually take the deal given the potential for fans to hate them

"Deal," he shook her hand "Because I know I'll win," Their game continued for over an hour which the rest of the team found hilarious. They filmed the pair and fans began to comment on Ella and Trent together

"I swear neither of them has breathed since this started," Dom whispered

"They haven't, and they haven't looked up either," Kiera added "This is insane now, it's been over an hour since either of them spoke,"

"I'll never understand that game," Dean shrugged "But I can bet Trent will win,"

"Why?"

"Because he is really good,"

"Fair," she nodded "Do you remember on Ella and Tammy's first under 21 call up when we all thought they were together?"

"Oh yeah," Tammy laughed

"In our defence you two act like a couple,"

"No, she's my sister in my heart, yeah we're close and all and we have history but it isn't romantic, we've always been best mates," he explained

"What would you actually do if Trent crossed a line and upset her?" Dom asked

"Honestly I would beat the shit out of him, she's my sister and anyone who crosses her crosses me as well," he shrugged

"Checkmate," Trent smirked, catching all of their attention, and Ella scoffed in disbelief

"I'll get you next time," she warned

"I look forward to it," he grinned "So now you have to say I'm better than you at FIFA,"

"Sadly so," Ella feigned upset and went to leave. Trent got up to and stood in front of her

Trent got up and stood in front of her "Someone being a sore loser?,"

"Nah, I just don't need to smell your cheap deodorant for another hour," she grinned and brushed past him, Trent shook his head and tried to control his heartbeat but he also headed off to bed. He pulled the blanket over himself and closed his eyes

The final whistle blew and Liverpool had been defeated by Chelsea in the Champions League. Trent had pushed himself harder for this game but once again it wasn't enough and they lost, he sat on the grass and put his head in his hands

Right now all he wanted was for the person he loved to come and tell him that it would all be okay, he looked up until his eyes finally landed on her, Ella.

But instead of caring about him she was being spun around by Olivier Giroud, she had a smile plastered across her face and not once did she even glance in Trent's direction. Tammy ran over and picked her up and she laughed loudly, the pair of them looked out over the cheering Blue Army

And then Trent's heart completely shattered as he watched her lean up and press her lips to Tammy's. The world around him seemed to spin and the noises he heard became warped and blurry, his head and heart felt like they were being crushed

His air cut off and he couldn't breathe anymore, but once again she didn't even notice him. His vision went blurry and he saw spots, but just before his head hit the ground Trent sat up gasping in bed

He panted and tried to remind himself it was a nightmare but nothing worked, he got out of bed and sat on the floor leaning against the wall by his window. Trent had never had dreams like that and especially one with Ella in and he had never felt more confused

For some reason he kind of wanted to talk to her in that moment but quickly brushed the thought off, not only would she be asleep but she would think he was so weird for having a dream like that