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* Neil was never with the foxes and he was caught earlier on the story.
* He was caught the day they crossed paths with his father (like in the book) and his mother died.
* His father took him back to the house, just kind of how it happened in the book.
* And then Nathan was taken down by Stuart.
* Stuart has given some of his people to Neil as bodyguards and butlers.
* Neil has the same scars except of the burn marks on the left side.
* The ones on the right side go like: first: from the corner of his eye to across his lips, second: is from his temple down to his chin and third: goes from the middle of his cheek to his nose.
* His hands are the same.
Neil didn't know what to do, he was stuck thinking all day.
After what happened with his father, Neil was now free so he started exy again.
He hoped to get into a college and maybe eventually make it pro but for now he is looking.
His uncle had told him that I'd he wanted he could help by tugging some strings and getting him a good place in whatever college he wanted but Neil had refused, now he kind of thinks that it would have been a good idea.
After getting rescued by his uncle they had gone back to Britain and he finished his Highschool while his uncle hired a private exy coach since Neil wanted to continue playing.
Neil didn't like any of the options that he had in front of him all except one.
It was the worst place he could go but it would be fun, he had not see Kevin for years.
They had become good friends when Neil had gone to the ravens in little league to try out even if Kevin was traumatised by what had happened later that day.
Neil was interested so he applied, he had sent a foto with his file and a video of him playing, witch showed all of his natural features so even with a different name Kevin would have no problem finding out who he is and all he had to do know was wait for an answer whatever it was a rejection or if he would be accepted.
Time skip:
Wymack had a pile of files in front of him and he divided it to two piles as he waited for Kevin to come look through them together.
Not long after there was a knock at the door and the door was opening with Kevin in full view followed closely by the greatest pain in the ass Andrew.
They had talked earlier that day so that after practice they would go through the files to find a player to replace their last one after what happened.
"Sit, you can take this one and I take this one" said Wymack as he shoved one pile towards Kevin and held on to the other one as he sat back down on his chair and started going through it.
Kevin sat down on the chair with his pile on his lap as Andrew took a sit besides him, it didn't take long for the boredom to sheep in to Andrew.
He started kicking Kevin's chair as he looked at the ceiling.
"Stop it" said Kevin as he rejected another file "let me think about it...no" answered Andrew, Kevin huffed and and pushed his chair the slightest bit away as he continued to look through the files.
Kevin was almost done looking through the files and disks.
He only had one left, he froze when he opened the last file, eyes flying directly to the name and tiny photo on the corner.
He isn't sure what sound came from him but it caught the attention of the other two in the room "is everything alright?" asked Wymack worry making it's way in his voice as he saw how caught out of guard Kevin was.
Andrew leaned over his shoulder to see what he was looking at.
First thing he saw was the picture, said person had auburn hair almost red and icy blue eyes, then he looked at the name Neil Hartford? he had never heard of him before but it looked like Kevin knew him, not sure if that meant something good or not but it sure was intriguing to see Kevin's reaction.
By then Wymack was beside them both looking down at the file with them "do you know him?" He said looking at Kevin, for a moment Kevin didn't answer so Wymack snapped his fingers in front of his face to get his attention and that did the trick "yea I- I" he took a moment to clear his throat before continuing "I have meet him before" "not really helpful" said Andrew with a laugh "he had come to try out in the little league" "so he's a raven, tell us Kevin what is a raven doing asking to join the foxes?" continued Andrew, it was with a strict tone, even if he was smiling with all his teeth exposed "no he didn't join, he had disappeared the next day. I thought he was dead" "oh and why is that?" asked Andrew trying to get more out of Kevin "It doesn't meter, coach we have to get him signed with us. He is what we need right now" he looked at Wymack for his answer, the older man answered "how are you so sure about it" "it might had been just a day but he had potential, if he had stayed it’s no doubt about it,he would have been in the perfect court, he would have been number three" that got the interest of the other two and Andrew laughed.
It was quite after that the only thing that wasn't was Andrew snickering at what Kevin had said, Wymack sighed "go for tonight, I will see what I can do" with that before Kevin had a chance to say anything he was pushed out of the office by Andrew who yelled a goodbye towards Wymack so he could tone out Kevin’s shouts.