Equal Ice // Harry Styles AU

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Harry’s POV

“Dude that was awesome,” Zack told me as I skated around to him.

We were just finishing off our practice game, and I had hit the puck at an angle make it slide in with ease while the goalie thought it was going in the other side.

Once we finished the game, all the guys gave me high fives and thumbs up, telling me I did a really good job for my first practice. I thanked them, and followed them all out of the rink and to the locker rooms that were just outside the rink.

“So Harry,” Adam said walking up to me,

“What was hockey like in England?” he asked.

“Yeah what was it like?” Zack chimed in,

“Were they tougher on the players more there, because you had a great practice, everything seemed like a breeze for you,”

“It wasn’t too different, I guess just more was expected of us there,” I told them.

I didn’t want to tell them the real reason I had to work harder back in England, because they might think of me differently. My dad was the coach, and because of that people thought that was the only reason I made the team. So I worked extra hard to improve and show people that I was meant to be on the team because I worked for it, not because of my dad. I wasn’t sure what people here thought about children of parents who worked with the professional teams of the sport, but I decided it would be best not to know.

Once we all made it to the locker rooms, the guys all opened up lockers and began to take out clothes and towels and other things if they were going to take a shower. I remembered that I still hadn’t gotten a locker yet, and I reminded myself to go get one later at the front desk. Some of the guys went to go take a shower, and I just sat on the bench. I contemplated changing into the pair of clothes I brought; I wasn’t even that sweaty so I didn’t see the need to change.

I didn’t understand why everyone showers and changes hear when they’re perfectly capable of doing it at home. Probably because it was just easier doing it here I think. I thought about just going ahead and leaving because there was no reason for me to stay, but I didn’t want to just leave and have them think I bailed on them and have them be confused as to where I was and why I left already. Plus maybe Zack had something’s to say to us after everyone is done with whatever they’re doing.

“Hey Harry,” I heard one of the other guys say, I think is name was Ryan.

“Yeah?” I said back.

“Why aren’t you getting dressed?” he asked me.

“Well, um, I didn’t really see the need to right now. I’m not very sweaty, a-and I’m going straight home anyway,” I said a bit nervously since he didn’t seem to think it was normal for someone not to be changing out of practice clothes.

“You’re not coming to eat with us?” he asked, giving me a bit of a weird look.

“What?” I asked, a bit confused.

“Oh, no one’s told you yet? After every practice we go down to the All You Can Eat Buffet, and veg out for about an hour,” he informed me.

“Oh, okay,” I said.

“So you coming?” he asked me.

“Um, yeah sure,” I said hesitantly, but still agreed.

“Great! Well I’m gonna take a shower,” he told me and walked off.

I really wanted to correct some of his grammar, but decided it wasn’t worth it and was a total loser thing to do. I realized that I was supposed to get dressed now, so I grabbed my bag and took out the change of clothes I had brought just in case. I was getting pretty bored just sitting on that bench anyway, so changing would occupy my time for a couple of minutes.