forum Apaixonar: The act of falling in love.//OxO//Romance//CLOSED

Started March 29, 2019 by @croccin-champagne

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They did, slowly and hesitantly. They glanced back and forth at each other, wondering if any of them would protest. Henry sighed and held out his hands. "Fine. Do your worst."

Babe took one of his wrists, tying the rope around it, and then around his partner's wrist. She did the same for the other team. "Get your puck through the course, and into the bucket. Winner moves onto the next round. The twist? Y'all're obviously tied with your teammate. Have fun."

"Oh…" Henry glanced at his partner, (Fill in the blank) and gave an hesitant smile. "Follow my lead?" They argued back and forth for a minute, debating strategy.

Babe rolled her eyes, but kept her mouth shut. They needed to figure out themselves to work as a team. If they tried to lead, somebody would trip, and they'd both go down. So she skated back a bit, easing weight off her injured ankle.

There were a lot of grunts. And yelps. And many, many bruises before the boys finished. Henry and his partner were panting, but they'd made it through first.

((Kevin. That's who Henry's partner should be, in order for them to compete against each other in the last round))

Babe's shoulders were shaking from repressed laughter as she watched them go through. They got along great, but they needed a bit of work when it came to playing together. "Tha' was quite the show."

Henry bent over panting. "I certainly hope so!" Kevin pushed away from them, lifting a hand.
"Water break!" Henry laughed in response and skated over to Kai again and grabbed his water.

Babe followed, obviously keeping as much weight off her ankle as she could, and plopped down onto Kai's other side.

"You're going to kill them." Kai said, looking at his sister, and then over at Henry. "She's going to kill you."

Henry looked up from his water. "Why would she kill me? And Babe, you should be staying off that ankle. It needs more rest." He bent and took another huge gulp of water, trying to get his breath back.

"My ankle's fine, mom." Babe said, sticking her tongue out at Henry.

"I know exactly what she's got planned next." Kai said, shaking his head. "You're going to die."

Henry looked back at Kai. "You mean literally kill? Or like, see who can play hockey best while being choked?"

"You're just lucky I couldn' find any ankle weights." Babe grumbled, pulling her injured leg up onto her other one as she loosened her laces.

"See?" Kai threw his hands up, nearly hitting his sister in the head.

Henry ducked away from the hands, just to be safe. "You should take the skates off, Babe. Give your ankle a break and coach from the sidelines."

"A good coach is out there on the ice, any chance she gets." Babe said, shaking her head. "I'll be fine, Jacobs. Skated on worse before."

Henry sighed. "If you permanently break your ankle, I will say I told you so." He leaned back in the seat and turned to look at the two of them.

"Congrats." Babe said, sounding unconcerned as she slipped her skate off, checking the swelling on her ankle.

"You two bicker like an old married couple." Kai stated, looking between the two of them. "It's weird."

Henry shook his head. "I'm serious, Babe. That doesn't look good. Kai, as soon as she's home make sure she lies down and puts some ice on that ankle."

"Yes sir!" Kai saluted Henry, before turning to Babe. "You heard the man. Once we're home…"

"I know, I know. You wanna come along t' make sure it happens?" Babe asked Henry, tone obviously sarcastic.

Henry paused to think. "I might just do that. I have a bunch of algebra homework too, so if my homework fairy's interested, I could use some help."

Babe rolled her eyes, but sighed. "Yeah, the homework fairy can help. I was going to stop and grab dinner for the family on the way back, you willing?"

"For food? Anytime." Henry checked his skate laces and glanced up at the clock. "We should get this over with. Hawk'll want to close up soon."

"Right right right." Babe brightened, retying her skate and standing. "Hurry up, Jacobs!" She was out on the ice in no time, clearing things away to set up a new drill.

Henry sighed as he pushed off from the wall to join Kevin in the middle. After this, it would all be over. Assuming they survived, of course. Hopefully Kai had 911 on speed dial…

"All comes down t' you two." Babe said, motioning between the two. The equipment she'd set up was spread everywhere, all across the rink, almost like she'd just tossed it. This was Babe though.

Henry nudged Kevin with his shoulder, the boys getting themselves ready for whatever was coming. They both fidgeted, unable to stay still while Henry tried to mentally map the course.