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

Started March 29, 2019 by @croccin-champagne

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"Welcome t' Hell One on One." Babe said, gesturing around the rink. "Basically just a normal match. 'Cept ya got all this stuff in the way, and you gotta deal with it. Ya can only move certain things though."

Henry's eyes cleared as he understood the challenge. "Oh, it's on, Kevin." He grinned, grabbing a hockey stick and taking off for the puck. Kevin followed suit, diving into the game.

Babe slid off, to the wall, leaning against the glass as she watched them. There weren't a whole lot of tips she could give, just make sure nobody broke something.

The game was short and fast paced. There was a lot of almost tripping, and several yelps. Henry made a score, but Kevin stayed close. They went back and forth like that, a point at a time. Hawk stood, calling to tell them five minutes. At four minutes, Kevin was a point ahead. 3 minutes, Henry had tied. 2 minutes, neither of them had gotten it. Then Henry went for the puck, and Kevin did at the same time. Henry got through, slamming the puck forward and into Kevin's net. It hit hard, going in the same time both boys fell down.

(( don't have a priiiiize picked. I do have a fun idea for drama later though.))

Babe blew the whistle sharply, listening to the cheers of their teammates, who had been watching the match intently. "Nice job, boys! Tha's a win for Jacobs though!" She pushed off the glass, sliding towards them to help them up.

They stumbled up, leaning on each other to make it all the way. Kevin sighed, Henry pushing him playfully. "Alright, coach says we're kicked out. See ya'll tomorrow!" Henry called out over the ice, skating slowly over towards Babe and Kai.

"I'll have my brother drop a tu-tu off at your place later, [Kevin's last name." Babe called teasingly, sliding over to the gate and sitting down next to her brother to take off her skates.

Henry sat next to her, watching Kevin's face as he left. He unlaced his skates quickly, throwing them in his black bag and slinging it around his shoulder. "You're not driving home, Babe. Not with that ankle."

"You drove me here, remember?" Babe looked up from her swollen ankle as she slipped her socks off. "I ain't got the car today."

Henry tapped his head, grinning. "Totally forgot. Alright then, remind me where you live and what you want to grab for dinner?" He asked, grabbing his car keys.

Babe stood, but didn't put her shoes on. "The culdesac with the goose." She said with a laugh, turning to Kai. "Dinner?"

"Rice." Was all Kai said as he stood, linking arms with his sister, who snorted.

Henry grinned and headed towards the doors. "Night, Coach!" He called back over his shoulder while he held the door open for Babe and Kai.

Hawk shook his head, waving in response. "Stay outta trouble, you kids! Lookin' at you, Babe."

"Rude!" Babe called back with a laugh, slipping out of the door and tugging Kai along. "Okay, Chinese takeout, and homework."

Henry sighed at the mention of homework. "Chinese first." He got them both in the car and drove around, trying to remember the name of the Chinese place his parents liked.

Babe kicked her feet up on the dashboard, reaching over to nudge Henry with a laugh. "It's easier to just get it done with, Jacobs."

"Says you." Kai said, leaning in between the two front seats. "You were on the verge of expulsion before you got your shit together."

Henry laughed. "I would, I just can't remember where that place is. Kai, is there a story here I haven't heard?"

"There's a million stories you haven't heard." Kai said, shooting Babe a grin. "She was such a slacker, failing all her classes. The school threatened to kick her off the team and expel her, and she decided that was good enough a reason to get on it."

Henry laughed again. "That sounds about right. Between the three of us, if anyone's a slacker here, it's me. Babe's help might be the only thing keeping me on the team."

"You just gotta figure things out." Babe said, shrugging a shoulder. "If you get it done right away, then you have free time. The more you do it, the easier it is."

Henry shot a look at her. "But it's hard! All the words taunting you, convincing you they're easy if you just try. But oh, I've tried. I spent some of the best years of my life toiling away for homework, and what good did it ever do me?" He spotted the Chinese place and pulled in, parking neatly.

"There's nothing easy about it." Babe said, slipping her boots on as she unbuckled. "But take it from someone who's been diagnosed with a learning disability, you just gotta keep pushin'." She slipped out of the car, stretching her arms up.

Henry got out of the car quickly. "You have a learning disability? Since when?" He jogged around the car, muttering about how sore he was going to be in the morning.

"ADHD." Babe said, waiting for Kai to climb out. She dug around her bag, pulling out a small orange bottle of pills. "I'm medicated."

Henry nodded slowly. "Never would have guessed." He lead the way into the restaurant, smiling at the smell of the food inside. It was late, most of the customers had already left.

Babe inhaled deeply as she followed, obviously limping. "That's what the meds're for. Help improve my focus on things I don't want to do."

Kai snorted, following close to his sister, like he was waiting for her to fall. "So, basically anything that isn't hockey?"