The Calm To My Storm

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I was up before my alarm today, I could barley sleep. 

I quietly walked out of the bathroom and back into my room. I had my hair up in a ponytail, some strands of hair still out, framing my face a bit, it was impossible to tame my hair sometimes, I took a deep breath and looked into the mirror, running my hands along me sides. I was wearing my school gym uniform, it was a t-shirt with our school name in the corner, it was a nice teal color. I paired it with the matching shorts, which were always to short for my liking. 

I had knee high socks on to cover my scar on my leg and white sneakers on. I grabbed my bag and opened my door, walking down the hallway. I grabbed two granola bars and put them in my bag. 

I put on my jacket and opened the door, the brisk morning air making me shiver a bit, I smiled and took a deep breath before walking out and closing the door behind me. 

The fog of the morning was still covering the streets. I walked down the street, rubbing my hands together for warmth. I stopped when I saw someone standing at the corner. I smiled and jogged up to him. 

" Hey!!" I said happily and he turned around, his eyes wide as he looked at me, I smiled at him and basically jumped on his back, hugging him from behind and laughing. " Maybe my ass" I teased and the warmth for his body was almost enough to make my stay. I let go and walked in front of him, he was smiling slightly and he even chuckled a bit. " you are going to freeze like that" he said and I fake gasp. 

" Well i cant practice in my pajamas, although I wish i could" I laughed and he titled his head a bit confused. I matched him and tilted my head " what??" I asked and he groaned. " Iwa invited you back didn't he?" he asked in a dry tone, I stepped back and looked away. " Oh- yeah but its fine, I'll just not go" I said and went to walk past him, to head back home. He reached out and grabbed my arm again, a shiver running through my body as the warm of his hand touched me. He started pulling me across the road again. 

" We are going to be late, lets go" he said and I looked down at the ground, turning myself around so I was walking forward again. " yeah- sorry" I said and quickly looked up at him. 
 Oh i almost forgot" I said and pulled my back in front of me, taking out the bars and handing him one, he looked confused and I laughed, pushing it into his hands. 

He just looked down at him and slowly opened it, eating it. I smiled and did the same, sharing glances at each other as we walked to school. I joked way to much, laughing at my own jokes, I caught him chuckling once or twice, never letting him hear the end of it. 

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" Heyyyy" I said, walking into the gym, Iwa waved to me and i took my coat off, laying it on the ground with my bag. He walked up to me and tossed a ball to me. I caught it and looked at him. " You came super ready, even tucked your shirt in like us" he teased and I giggled " Gotta be professional right?" I said and he smiled at me. 

" Well lets get you through the basics" he said and I followed him onto the court, everyone said good morning and I smiled at them, having small conversations with them as they taught me the basics. 

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" Lets see how far you can jump" Iwa said and I nodded, walking up next to him " Like a running jump or just a straight up jump" I asked, smiling up at him. Kyo kept his distance most of the time, but he walked up to me, now he was next to me. "Both, lets do straight up for now" Iwa said and they stepped back. 

Shouldn't be that hard, I thought to myself as I took a deep breathe and jumped up, my reach was just above the net, my height was a great advantage, i was about 5'8 and jumping was a big part of skating so i was used to it.