ICE SKATES // ADAM BANKS

CHAPTER TWO

"hawks! hawks! hawks!" we all chant, hitting our hockey sticks on the ice as we rotate in a circle.

today we were playing against district five, warming up for the game we were about to play, we all straighten up and get into rows skating side to side.

"one, two, three, four, five!" we repeat over and over until the whistle blows, all of us skating into position, i notice larson and mcgill skating over to the opposite team to taunt them.

i skate over to adam and the two of us both skate in circles looking at one another, we give each other a small nod before hitting our sticks together.

"good luck, adam"

"we've got this" adam reassures as coach riley calls us all over and we begin barging behind the bench.

"right, you ready team? win.. win.." he begins chanting, the rest of us getting fired up as we hit our sticks on the floor repeating his words.

i begin to skate onto the ice along with a few other players and we all take turns hitting our goalie's pads as we skate by, everyone on the ice falling into position as the ref blows the whistle.

"let's go! come on in" the man calls, signalling people up centre.

"what's this? the oreo line?" mcgill smirks causing jesse to throw down his gloves about to pounce on the boy.

"hey come on, let's play hockey" the ref sighs, pushing jesse back.

mcgill lets out a laugh and gets in position at centre, guy joining him as the two face off, i turn to adam once more before sucking in a breath, pulling my helmet down.

mcgill passes the puck to adam before shoving guy to the ground, adam swiftly skates towards the goal, i shove one of the teams players that tried to block me and skate in an open space ready for adam to pass if he needed me.

adam shoots the puck in the goal with ease and the crowd goes wild, cheering for the boy as he passes me, the two of us sharing a high-five.

"change it up!" coach calls and we begin to skate to the bench, "good show, sloppy pass, way to stuff it banks! atta girl, l/n!"

i sit beside adam, the two of us gulping down our drinks, we sat down for a bit before getting called onto the ice again, the crowd was cheering for adam as he made his way towards the goal.

he does a fake turn on the goalie and circled the goal before shooting the puck inside giving us another goal, the two of us sharing a small hug before playing again.

i see charlie conway stealing the puck, skating towards our goal, i hastily skate towards the boy and shove him to the ground, banks shoving him into the boards.

"hey, hey! way to play it, l/n, all right, banks!" coach praises before calling us in again.

"cheap shot, l/n" stark mumbles causing me to shove the boy back as we reach the bench.

"you got something to say to me, stark?" i question, stark shoves me back in return causing adam to shove him back, a whole riot starting behind the bench.

"hey, hey, hey, knock it off!" coach yells causing everyone to quiet down, "against this team we should have twice as many! now let's run it up, remember.. it's not worth winning if you can't win big!"

we get back onto the ice and the boys and i charge against the goalie.

"cmon guys, be civilised, please!" he pleads before diving to the ground as we score a goal.

mcgill then retrieves the puck and the goalie just steps aside and let's him score, the buzzer going off for the third period, adam wraps his arm around me and we skate towards the bench.