TMD: Preferences|Imagines|Oneshots

something there (d.p.) (requested)

(A/N: This oneshot was requested by LongLiveSiriusBlack. Thanks so much for requesting! I'm so sorry this has taken me so long! Real life and all that. I hope you like it! The song title I used is the song of the same name from Beauty and the Beast. Now, on with the oneshot!)

       "Real nice job during practice, Y/L/N. Maybe next time you'll actually stay on your feet!" Portman yelled to me from across the change room barrier.

       "Oh, shut up, Portman! You had it out for me this whole practice!" I yelled back.

       The entire scrimmage our team did for practice, Portman was on my butt. Every time I turned around, there he was, ready to check me into the wall. There were times when I didn't even have the puck and he still smashed me! I don't know what the guy's problem is but I wasn't having any of it.

       "Besides, you're just jealous that my half of the team won!" I yelled again, coming out the side of the door that led back to the rink. Portman was right on my heels.

       "You only won because-" He started but was interrupted by our Coach calling out to us.

       "Portman! Y/L/N! Come see me for a minute." Coach McKinley called out to us. He was finishing putting away the goals from today's practice.

       Portman and I looked at each other. What could he possibly want to talk to both of us about? I shrugged at Portman and he shrugged back. Whatever it was, neither of us had any clue.

       "He probably wants to scold you for targeting me this whole time." I said sort of smugly. The thought of Portman being reprimanded was too perfect to me.

       "Nah, he probably wants to talk some bullshit about team work or something." Portman said back.

       As we stopped in front of Coach McKinley, I noticed something weird. The normally tough as nails, no nonsense coach was...smiling?

       "Uh, what's up, Coach?" I asked slowly.

       The man just continued to smile as he put a hand on each of our shoulders. I saw Portman had the same confused look on his face as I did, out of the corner of my eye.

       "Kids, I just wanted to say how proud I am that two members of my team have been selected for Team USA!" He said, patting our shoulders.

       Oh right! I had completely forgot about being recruited for Team USA because of today's scrimmage. I was so excited and I couldn't wait to rub it in Portman's...wait...DID HE SAY TWO MEMBERS?!

       "Portman?! You're playing for Team USA too?!" I all but screamed.

       "I could ask you the same thing, Y/L/N!" Portman shouted back.

       "Oh. I thought you two were aware you'd be playing together." Coach McKinley said awkwardly. "I'll just allow you two to, uh, get on the same page." He quickly made his exit.

       The two of us stood there in silence. Neither of us knew what to do now. I mean, I was still extremely excited but on the other hand I'd have to play with Portman and a whole bunch of kids I'd never met before. I wonder how Portman was feeling about the whole thing.

       "So..." I started.

       "So..." He said back.

        Silence again. This was ridiculous. We'd played on the same team for over 3 years now. Playing for Team USA together wouldn't be any different.

       "Portman-"

       "I'm glad you're going too."

       I stopped and blinked, processing what he'd just said. "Really?" I asked.

       "...Yeah. It'll be nice to have a familiar face there." He said.

       I smiled at Dean and got a small smile in return. "Me too. We can show them how we do it in Chicago."

       We stood there just looking at each other for a few more seconds before our friends started calling out to us. We made eye contact one last time before we started walking back.

       "Maybe we could even hang out between games. What do you think, Y/N?" He asked as we walked.

       "I'd love to, Dean." I said back. We bumped arms playfully. 

        Maybe this wouldn't be such a bad thing after all.

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