𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛, 𝓂𝓎 𝒹𝒶𝓇𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑔

Hockey Practice

    It was time for practice and to meet the team. Verity was walking with Aneli to where the lockers were. Aneli was rambling on and on about how her day was.

    "Neli, are those the lockers?" Verity stopped the rambling with her question. Aneli looked over and nodded.

    The duo walk inside and saw a bunch of guys 5 suited up. "Hey, privacy ladies!" A slim blonde boy covered his chest.

    "Uh, ma'am's?" Another blonde looked up at the two walking down. "You belong in here?"

    Aneli nodded. "Yes. Wait, these are the lockers for J/V hockey, right?"

    "Yes, ma'am." The blonde answers. "I'm Justin, I played left wing."

    Aneli smiled as she opened up two empty lockers for herself and Verity. "That's cool." She unzipped the bag she was carrying. "I also play left. My friend Verity here, plays center."

    "Yeah." Verity unties her shoes and puts them into her locker. "I used to be right wing, but I didn't like it."

-

    The group of kids step onto the rink. Verity was looking up at the State Championships hanging. She spotted one from 2000. "My parents got that one." She pointed at it.

    "That's where my dad was scouted." Bryce looked up to it. "He made the most goals."

    Aneli rolled her eyes. "Well, my parents contributed as well."

    "I don't think they made four consecutive goals and three other ones."

    "The goalie was just bad."

    The two go back and forth and Verity looks around the kids. The team were all boys, but herself and Aneli. She noticed most of them were blonde.

    A loud whistle blows. Everyone stopped talking and turned to the front. A tall, slim, greying man skates up to the group. "You guys are my Junior Varsity Hockey Team?"

    "Yes, sir!" Justin saluted.

    A couple guys snicker. "Hey, knock that off. My name's Coach Whitey. Call me Coach, Whitey, or Coach Whitey."

Justin yells out, "Yes, Coach Whitey, sir!" More snickers go around.

"This ain't the army, kid, and I ain't no drill sergeant." Whitey commented and this time everyone laughed. "Now, before we do anything, when I read out your name say something interesting."

A wave of sighs and complaints go over the team. "Coach, we did that six, maybe seven, times already." Aneli groans.

"And you'll do it again." Whitey flipped a page on his clipboard.

    Justin Ambrose. Justin is a slightly muscular blonde kid. He has milk brown eyes and a dash of freckles. His skin is a tan cream color and he stands at about 5'8.

    Randall Azalei. Randy has a slim, but fit, build and has light brown hair. His eyes are brown and he has glasses. His complexion is fair and he's around 5'7.

    Bryce Banks. His build is basically a sleeper build.

    Sean Camacho. Sean's build is scrawny and he has curly blonde hair. His eyes are an ocean blue with little crinkles around them. He's slightly tan and 5'6.

    Lucas Kelly. Lucas has a slight stocky build and a tattoo on his back. His hair is raven black and his eyes dark chestnut brown. His skin is tanned and he stands at just under six foot.

    Damian 'Lucky Joe' King. Damian has a thin-ish build with curly dark brown hair. His eyes are hazel and rounded. His skin is a light coffee color and he's around 5'10.

    Matthew Madders. Matt has a stocky build with tight black curls. His eyes are so dark, they're almost black. His skin is dark and smooth and he's just under six foot as well.

    Josue Mendoza. JJ has a slim, fit, build with combed black hair. His eyes are chocolate brown and his skin is very tanned. He has a mole under his left eye and he's just 5'9.

    Aneli Moreau. Her build is slim.

    Nathan O'Donoghue. Nathan's build is thin with a slightly pale complexion. His hair is black and his dark brown eyes are almond shaped. He's approximately, 5'6-5'7.

    Verity Portman Astor. Her build is fit.

    Sylas 'Skills' Taylor. Skills has a slight muscular build and a tattoo on his bicep. He has coily dark brown hair and a medium brown skin color. He stands at 5'10.

    Keenan Valdez. Keenan has a short, thin, fit build. His hair is dark brown, maybe black and his skin is tanned. His eyes are hazel and he's 5'8.

    Zachary Yates. Zach has a muscular build and wavy black hair. His eyes are a light blue and he has sun-kissed skin. He's tall at just over six foot.

    Whitey calls out the names of the kids and they all say a fun fact. "Good, my turn. I've been coaching hockey for longer you kids have been alive. I've seen everything and all the tricks."

-

    Right after he made the team do laps and scrimmage for their placements.

    Verity got on the opposing team of her two friends. Half way through the scrimmage, the score was tied. 1-1.

    Keenan has the puck and he skates down past Verity and Josue. They both race down the rink towards him. Verity got there first and she started fighting for the puck.

    Josue joined in and eventually, Verity got it. She wraps around the net and goes to the opposite goal. Aneli was far behind her and Bryce was no where to be seen.

    Skills comes fast from the outside and slams Verity into the boards. The puck slides from out under and Verity falls down.

    She gets up to see Skills go sliding across the ice. "We on the same team, man!" Skills yelled, getting up and taking his helmet off.

    "Thought you were someone else." Bryce took his helmet off as well. "My bad, Skills." He quickly winked to Verity before going straight faced again.

    Whitey blows his whistle. "Alright, bring it in, I've seen enough!" Everyone skates to him. "I'll have positions posted by the end of the week. Til then, scrimmages and laps."

    "Yes, Whitey, sir!"

    Whitey clicks his tongue. "Ambrose, no. Now everyone, five laps then hit the showers."

-

    After the showers, Verity went up to Aneli and Bryce. "Hey, guys."

    "Hey, V!" Aneli waves at her. "You played great!"

Verity grabs her neck. "We all did good..."

"That was a great goal you made past Randy." Bryce complimented. "Pretty hot."

Aneli smirks. "Verity, don't you think how hot it was when Brycer went and checked Skills for you?"

"Nells, Bryce did that on accident." Verity reminded. "He wouldn't attack his own teammate for me, a person on the opposite team."

Aneli eyes Bryce. "Hmm, sure. Well we have homework to do, let's go, Vity."