A/N: Thank you so much for the kind words! I will try to update this regularly.

Classes had not yet started and Beca didn't have anywhere to be, so when Jesse texted her to meet him on the field in an hour, she was ready to go. He was already on the field doing some warmup drills when she arrived. As he saw her, he shot her a wide smile and a small wave. She ran up to the sideline, put down her bags, and started a short warming up herself. After she felt properly warmed up, Jesse took his spot on the goal line and she shot some easy balls.

After a while she started shooting harder balls, but Jesse was surprisingly quick on his feet and managed to stop most of her efforts. They continued practicing some one-on-ones and shoot-outs which was a specialty of neither. Jesse gave her good advice, and after a few runs, Beca was able to get some nice goals. Jesse signaled that he needed something to drink, so they stopped for a minute and Jesse sat down in his goal. Beca decided to join him, just as Jesse got out his juice pouch.

"Seriously, you drink juice from a pouch, how are you not swamped with ladies right now?"

"Hey, it's healthier than those chemical sports drinks. Besides, you are definitely weirder, how do you not like movies? Not liking movies is like not liking puppies!"

"They're fine, the endings are just way too predictable, the guy gets the girl and that girl sees dead people and Darth Vader is Luke's father."

"Oh, so you happen to guess the biggest cinematic reveal in history? And please don't tell me you knew that because Vader is German for father."

"Actually, it's not German, it's Dutch, but yeah, that's a dead giveaway."

She then got up and shot him a challenging look.

"I will watch a movie with you, if you stop at least half of my drag flicks."

"Deal!"

He jumped, probably already deciding over what movie he was going to use to convince her. Beca lined up six balls at the top of the D and set herself up. The first ball was fast, but wasn't placed well, so it was an easy save for Jesse. She then proceeded to drill the next five balls in all corners of the goal, and Jesse stood there helpless. Luckily, he was still smiling and jogged up to her.

"You are a beast, Mitchell, have you told your coach that you are a penalty corner specialist?"

"I think I'd better not for the time being, that Aubrey girl has it out for me, and she is current first pick for the penalty corner."

"Well, you might not be able to keep it a secret." He gestured towards the sideline, where Beca saw a familiar redhead watching over the field. As soon as she saw that they were looking her way, she jogged up to them. She was wearing her training gear, a bright pink top with green details and green shorts. The big stick bag she was carrying was swinging from side to side as she ran. Beca couldn't help but think that the redhead looked cute as she sported a huge grin. By the time Chloe had reached Beca and Jesse at the top of the D, she didn't stop, but ran straight into Beca's personal space to pull her in for an unexpected embrace.

Beca was taken by surprise and didn't really know how to respond. She loosely returned the hug, but started to freak out due to the invasion of her personal space. She never let people this close to her. Before she could completely freak out, she was luckily released from the redhead's grip, who was now staring at her intently. Beca had blacked out for a moment there and didn't really know what to say, so she looked down and tried to avoid the intense gaze directed at her. She was slightly disappointed, however, when the gaze was directed to Jesse.

"Can you stop?"

Jesse looked very confused, not really sure what he was doing wrong. When Chloe picked up on this, she explained that she wanted him to be a stopper at the top of the D. Jesse agreed and quickly removed his goalie gear to be able to get into the crouching position needed to stop the ball. Chloe took out her stick and set up at the backline, ready to inject. Beca recovered from the recent events after being taken aback by the embrace of the redhead. She would have protested, had she been able to, but since Chloe and Jesse were already set up, she decided to just go with it. Chloe first tried some injections so Jesse could get used to stopping the ball. After a few balls Beca set herself up a few steps behind Jesse, leaning slightly forward on her stick.

Beca hadn't practiced her penalty corner with a stopper in a long time, so the first few balls didn't have their usual power and placement. After a few goes, she got more comfortable with Jesse as stopper and she managed to shoot some nice balls in the upper corners. Chloe looked genuinely impressed as she walked over.

"You have a solid drag there, how have we not seen it in training yet?"

"I don't know I am any good in a real game, you know, with the pressure and all. Besides, Aubrey has a mean hit from the top of the D, so I guess it is not really needed."

"Sure, Aubrey's hit is good, but your placement and power is impeccable. Besides, almost every team in the competition knows her hit, so they are ready for it. We need some variation in our penalty corners. You definitely need to show this to the coach!"

"I'd rather not piss off Aubrey, she already seems not to fond of me, and I need to get on this team to keep my end of the deal with my father."

Immediately after she'd said that, Beca regretted it. Both Jesse and Chloe looked at her expectantly, but she ignored the looks and was grateful that they didn't press on. Chloe returned to the matter at hand.

"Well, Aubrey can't actually kick you off the team for being better than her, we need good players. Besides, I'm co-captain, so I have a say in this as well."

This surprised Beca, she had seen Chloe talk to Aubrey and all of the newbies a lot, but Aubrey had taken the lead in yesterday's training, so she just assumed Aubrey was the captain. Besides, Chloe seemed way too nice to be a captain, unlike Aubrey.

"Don't act so surprised, I know I don't seem like captain material, but being a captain is more than just shouting orders at your team. Aubrey handles that part, I handle the off field part."

That made more sense to Beca, so she nodded while Chloe continued. "I will talk to Coach tomorrow, then you can show him what you can do in training. I will deal with Aubrey, she can't possibly be angry if we win more because of this." Beca was not so sure, but agreed anyway, how could she refuse those big blue eyes?

The three of them did a few more corners before Jesse excused himself. He had a meeting for some sort of internship and was already late. This left Beca alone with her captain, who had a challenging look in her eyes.

"I bet you can't take me in a one-on-one."

Beca surely didn't want to back out, so she matched Chloe's expression. "Try me", she returned.

They set up a small playing field, indicating the goals with four leftover balls. They both geared up, they had both not been wearing shin guards for the penalty corners, and took opposing sides of their improvised field.

The captain allowed her freshman recruit to attack first. Beca ran the ball up to just outside Chloe's reach, but hadn't decided how she would take on her opponent.. Chloe saw the hesitation and made a successful jab tackle to steal the ball and ran it to the opposing goal. Since the brunette had momentum forward, she wasn't quick enough to recover, and was now looking at a very cocky redhead.

"Told you you wouldn't be able to take me!"

Beca was ready for the next play. She knew she shouldn't take to long to decide and used speed as her weapon. This took Chloe by surprise, as she was beaten by a simple lift over her stick. Beca was wearing her signature smirk while returning to her side of the field.

"Guess it was just beginner's luck."

The play continued and both girls were able to get some goals, while continuing their friendly trash talking. The game was very even, and Chloe was impressed by the way the opposing girl was playing and tricking her. She herself was one of the best midfielders in the league, but it took her years to get there. This freshman matched her skill l fresh out of high school!

After a while, both girls were tired and neither really knew what the score was anymore. Chloe declared the next goal the winning goal as Beca started her attack. Because of her fatigue, Beca was not able to move the ball quickly enough, and was again robbed of the ball by a quick jab tackle. However, Chloe was also tired and couldn't produce the speed she had earlier, allowing Beca to be back just in time. She surprised Chloe and took the ball, pushing out one last sprint to the opposing goal. Chloe tried to catch her, but couldn't get back in time, and saw the ball being pushed into her goal.

Beca threw up her hands in celebration and smirked at her captain. Chloe couldn't help but smile as the small, muscular girl looked really cute celebrating her victory. She tried to look disappointed, but couldn't keep that up for too long.

"So, what do I get for winning?"

Chloe thought about it for a while, before she answered: "I will make sure Aubrey doesn't kill you."

This seemed to satisfy the brunette, who nodded. They then started to clean up the field, before they both sat down in the dug-out.

"Why were you on the field today", Beca asked the redhead sitting beside her.

"As of next week, we will be training at least three times a week, I wanted to be ready for that. I have been training most of the summer. This is my last year and I want to make the most of it. We were so close to the championship last year. I'm sure we can beat those smug bastards this year, especially with your penalty corner."

Beca was taken aback by the harsh tone Chloe used when describing last year's champion, but quickly recovered. She considered just nodding, but felt comfortable enough with her captain to share her views on the matter.

"You know why they beat you last year, right? You have been playing full press the entire season, and it works well, until you're facing an opponent that is skilled in half-court press and counter hockey. I mean, look at the Netherlands, they waltz over teams like India, but always have to fight against teams like Korea. Individually, you were better, but you need to learn to adjust to the different kinds of press."

Chloe looked very surprised at the inside the young girl was displaying, but her face quickly fell, causing Beca to wondered if she should have kept her thoughts to herself.

"I am co-captain, but Aubrey is the captain in the field, and she doesn't believe anything has to cahnge. She trusts our current strategy enough and thinks we just have to execute it better."

"What about Smith and Dawson?"

"To be fair, Smith is a very good personal trainer, but doesn't know too much about hockey. He can handle substitutions, but Aubrey does most of the strategy. Dawson is very sweet and actually the better coach, but she is more of a team manager and wants to keep us all, including Coach Smith, happy."

Chloe looked defeated and Beca really didn't like that look on her captain, so she tried to lighten the mood a bit.

"What do you say about getting something to eat."

Chloe nodded eagerly. Both girls gathered their bags and started walking of the field. As they walked, Chloe linked her arm through Beca's, who was again taken by surprise at the sudden contact. She did like it, however, and decided she should get it together. She shot a quick smile at the gorgeous redhead beside her. This was normal behaviour for friends, right? Right?