Hockey Imagines 2 [On Hold]

Alex Galchenyuk ~ MTL

A masquerade ball... (1135 words)

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"Why did I agree to this again?" Y/N groaned, sitting down at the bar with her friend, Priya.

"Hey, he'll show up soon. He's a nice guy, trust me." Priya reassuringly smiled at her friend while drinking her glass of sparkling water. "He's just running a little late with Artturi. That's all; don't worry about it."

"Uh huh, sure, Priya." She rolled her eyes at her, taking a swig of her drink before setting the glass down on the counter. "Wait," she looked back up at the crowd, noticing a blond-haired man and a dark brown-haired man walking towards them. "Is that them I see walking towards us?"

"I think it's most likely them." She nodded in agreement, cracking a smile. "Hey, Artturi, nice for you to show up late. Once again." She pressed her lips to his cheek before giving who Y/N assumed was Alex a hug. But, he was wearing a mask that could be difficult to prove it was actually her date. It was a charity masquerade ball after all and most of the city came to raise awareness for a good cause. "Artturi, you want to head out to the dance floor," She leaned closer to him and whispered something in his ear, "and give this two some privacy?"

"Oh yeah, I think that's a good idea," Artturi replied with a hint of his Finnish accent in his voice, nodding his head. "Nice to see you again, Y/N. Have a great time with Alex!" He winked playfully at us before he and Priya headed to the dance floor.

After they left to go out to the dance floor, Alex and Y/N sat in silence before one of them started to speak up.

"Hi, I'm-" They both spoke up, nearly cutting off each other before laughing to themselves. Y/N spoke up again, letting him go ahead, "so sorry. I'm Y/N."

"It's no problem," he shook his head and gave her the most breathtaking smile she had ever seen. "I'm Alex. It's nice to meet you, Y/N."

"And the same to you, Alex. You play for the Canadiens, correct?" Y/N smiled while taking another sip of her drink. He nodded his head as a reply.

"You are correct." He chuckled to himself before looking at her. "Hockey fan?"

She nodded her head, "Born and raised Canadiens fan."

"Who's your favorite player from the team?" Alex asked whilst he ordered a drink from the mixologist.

She laughed in a medium tone, shaking her head in a playful manner. "If you must know, my favorite player from the Canadiens is Gallagher. But, if you're talking out of the Canadiens; it's probably Larkin or Skinner."

"Damn it," Alex muttered under his breath, "I know he's won the best Gally burger. He's got involved in this already?"

"Will you just relax for a second!" Y/N interrupted him for a quick second, pressing her finger against her lips; indicating him to shut up and to listen to her. "You're actually my favorite to watch. Gally's a close second."

"Oh, thank god." He sighed in relief before he felt someone flick him on the back of his neck. "Ow! Who did that?"

"That's for insulting me, Chucky!" Brendan, who was my cousin, stuck his tongue out playfully at his friend before giving him a wink. "Good luck with my cousin. Don't hurt her or I will seriously hurt you during practice." And just like that, he left the scene to go back out to the dance floor and mingle for a while.

Alex looked back at Y/N with a look of confusion written on his face. "Are you Gally's cousin?"

She nodded her head as a reply to his question before letting out a quiet chuckle. "Yeah, Brendan's my cousin, but we're like a brother and sister."

"What just happened?" Artturi walked up to where Alex and Y/N were sitting, sipping his drink.

"Alex just found out that I was Brendan's cousin," She pointed towards Alex, replying to her friend's boyfriend's question.

"You didn't know about that, Chucky?" Artturi playfully nudged his teammate's shoulder, letting out a burst of laughter before shaking his head. "It was nice to have a little break, I'll be going out to the floor again. You two should come dance for a little bit!"

Alex and Y/N looked at each other, regardless of the mask hiding their faces for a moment before they nodded at each other and headed out to the dance floor.

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"And, this is a new song from Ed Sheeran. Ladies and gentlemen, this is 'Shape of You'." The DJ spoke into the microphone before the speakers were echoing the singing of the British singer from the DJ's sound equipment.

"Well, this was quite an eventful night, wasn't it, Y/N?" Alex spoke up and I looked up at him after looking down at the floor.

"It certainly was, Alex." She smiled in agreement with him as she followed his dance steps, the two of them slow dancing together.

Just as it got silent, the clock struck midnight and it was time for the big reveal. Y/N gave Alex a reassuring look and he reciprocated the look back at her before they agreed to reveal themselves.

Her hands were on both sides of his stubbled face, gently taking the mask off of his face just as he was taking the mask off of her face. As soon as the masks were out of their faces, his shining blue eyes were looking into her illuminating E/C eyes.

"You are so beautiful, Y/N." Alex let out a breath, flustered at the romantic moment.

"And you are handsome, Alex." She giggled in response before pulling him down to kiss him on the lips, courage taking over her. They kissed for a few more minutes before pulling away but their foreheads still touching.

"Can I take you out on another date sometime?"

"You certainly may do so, Mr. Galchenyuk."

They smiled at each other before leaning in once more and were interrupted by the trio.

"I knew these two are so cute together," Priya smiled at her friend, giving her a thumbs-up. "I told you that you wouldn't regret coming."

"Congrats to the two of you, Alex and Y/N!" Artturi also smiled and gave a thumbs-up before patting Gally on the back. "Don't try to hurt him, Brendan. We need him this season."

"I can't promise that for sure, Artturi," He laughed back at him before winking at the couple. "And my warning is still standing, Galchenyuk..."

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I think I'll be writing imagines from the 3rd POV from here on out; I like the way it showcases all the people's thoughts and feelings without switching from one POV to another, but that's just the style I write. Anyways! Hope you guys enjoyed this imagine! Have a GREAT rest of your day/night and I'll see you later! 

- Priya 😀