A/N: I did not realize how hard it is to describe a wrestling match in words. Like I watched my old videos and some on YouTube and holy crap is it hard to describe, like I know what I'm trying to say but trying to explain it for you guys who might not know what is going on, that was rough. I tried my best guys let me know if it feels like stuff is missing and I will do better the next time around. So more goes on in this chapter than just the match, but you guys will have to read on to find out. Enjoy. Oh, and check out my other stories if you have a moment or two.

No Account- I'm glad I could make you smile like that, it is part of the reason why I respond to reviews, in the hopes that I can make people smile or brighten their day just a bit. As for the entrance music that would be the one and only Randy Orton. Look up is theme music and his pose and just imagine Hayden doing that. Enjoy the match.

Surayo- Hope you enjoy the match, Hayden is very perceptive and even notices a few things in this chapter.

CB73- Those wheels of revealing things to each other is already in motion especially with Ashley. Hayden wants to help and only reaffirms that this chapter. The only question is, will Ashley be brave enough to accept it.

nandjferon- See there are some things that I want to add little details that probably don't need them, to me it just helps paint a better picture for you guys and help you see what I have going on in my mind. Then there are other parts where I don't put enough, so i'm trying to balance it all out. Glad you like the story, enjoy the match.

Thanks for the reviews, be sure to leave some more as you can see I read them all.

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To my Fiancee who is coming to visit me this weekend! I love you and can't wait to see you.

Disclaimer: I own nothing...Sadly

Thursday, October 24th, 2019

As the music echoed off into silence, Ashley took her seat with the rest of the crowd and waited for the duel to start. Just like last time. The hairs on her neck and arms were still standing up from the entrance the team made and she couldn't help but feel even more invested in the matches to come now that she knew Hayden would be coming out onto the mat.

The crowd's cheers slowly died off as the 106 pounders made their way to the desk before running out to the center of the mat of the mat. They wrapped the respective green and red bands around their ankles and stood in ready positions waiting for the referee's whistle. The high-pitched whistle cut through the air and the wrestlers began to stalk one another, feeling each other out in those precious few moments before they would begin their attack.

"Wrestling at 106 for the Bog-Burglars, Thomas Ryder, and for the Vikings, Gustav Larson!" The announcer exclaimed, just like last time.

Ashley was watching with much more focus this time around since she didn't have to try and explain everything to Heather and Rebecca. In her spare time, she had gone back and watched more wrestling videos to gain further knowledge of the sport and not be so lost as to what was happening the next time she went.

As she watched to 106lb wrestlers circle each other she glanced over to see Hayden standing behind the chairs and staring intently at the match in front of him. Even in the darkened room Ashley was still able to see that his eyes held the same intensity that they had just moments ago when he stared down the opposing team. He looked on like he was staring at a piece of meat that he was waiting to devour, his eyes looking soulless and unrelenting. When Hayden turned his gaze to look out around him for a moment his glare met her eyes and it forced Ashley to lean back.

Memories threatened to overtake her as thoughts of a similar glare that had been thrown her way so long ago forced themselves forward. Hayden's predatory gaze caused her heartrate to quicken and her breath to come in short pants as she tried to calm herself down. She screwed her eyes shut and turned her head away from Hayden because the longer she looked at him with that gaze the more it would bring back horrid nightmares. Her body started to shiver and hands began to tremble as she wrapped them around herself and tried to force the memories away.

She started to hear murmurs and whispers around her and when she snuck a look all that she could see were students looking over at her with confused and humorous looks. She began to feel self- conscious about it all and started to gather her things in order to leave. Just as she was stuffing her phone into her purse she heard quiet gasps coming from a few rows in front of her and from the sounds of it they were getting closer. Panic started to overtake her as she feared that someone noticed her and thought something might be wrong so they called someone for help. Quickly throwing her jacket on she made to stand up when she bumped into someone that caused her to fall back into her seat.

Not in the mood for whoever just caused her to fall, she swung her head up ready to tear this stranger a new asshole when for the second time while at a duel Ashley got the surprise of her life. There kneeling next to her and looking at her with concerned eyes and a worried face was Hayden. He was still in his warm up suit that looked like a wind breaker outfit, his head gear was in one of his hands and the other was on the arm rest of her chair. All noise seemed to fade away as Ashley looked into Hayden's eyes. Gone was the predatory gaze and soulless void that were his pupils. They were replaced now with the bright green eyes that were filled with life and unending worry for her.

He carefully reached out and grasped her wrist gently before leaning in close so he could whisper to her without anyone else hearing.

"Are you okay?" He asked gently

Ashley's heart nearly burst out her chest it was beating so fast. Here was her friend who in mere moments had a tough wrestling match and should be preparing for it and instead he somehow had seen her frightened look and posture and made his way up to the stands to check on her. The amount of gratitude that Ashley felt for Hayden couldn't possibly be measured. The sound of voice, the look in his eyes, and the features on his face all told her that he was genuinely concerned for her. His presence brought a small smile to her face and squashed the feeling of panic and forced the memories that threatened to ruin her night back into the dark recesses of her mind.

With her mood improving and the panicked look in her eyes being slowly replaced with the same excitement she had mere moments ago Hayden gave her a smile of his own but still waited for her to tell him that she was okay. Placing her purse on the ground Ashley nodded to him and placed her own hand on his. The warm feeling, she got when she squeezed his hand took her by surprise and forced her head to snap down and look at their hands to see if anything had gotten caught between them. Seeing that nothing was there she shook her head to get her mind right and to reassure Hayden.

"I'm fine now, thank you." She said with a smile

"Good I'm glad." Hayden responded softly.

"Now what are you doing up here, you have a match to get ready for and some serious ass to kick!" Ashley exclaimed as she lightly punched Hayden in the arm.

"Ow, trying to injure me before my match." Hayden complained.

"Just trying to inspire you that's all. Oh, and I told you I would land a punch on you." She replied in a cheeky voice.

"So, you did, guess I'll have to be more vigilant next time." Hayden laughed out.

"Seriously though, are you okay?" He asked again.

"Hayden, I swear to all the God's that we know of if you don't get down there and kick some ass I will kick your ass all the way to Valhalla. I'm fine, thank you for coming up here, now get down there." She responded passionately.

Smiling at her and glad to see that his friend was doing much better Hayden nodded and made his way through the crowd and back down to the team where he had just enough time to strip off his warm up suit and strap on his head gear and rush out onto the mat. Ashley had a look of shock on her face as she couldn't believe that they had gone through six weight classes already. She looked up at the score board to see that score was tied up at 18 apiece.

She berated herself for letting her emotions get the better of her again and now it had caused her to miss half of what looked to be an exciting duel. But now she would be able to watch her friend wrestle and enjoy the rest of the duel.

She watched as Hayden crouched down and stood on the balls of his feet as his face turned stoic and calculated. The ref made them shake hands and backed away quickly before blowing his whistle. Hayden instantly dropped a knee to the mat and allowed his fingers to graze the mat. His opponent circled him as he copied the movements, Hayden began reaching out with his hands in an attempt to grab onto the other wrestler's wrist but his opponent kept shaking them off.

Finally, after several attempts Hayden was able to get ahold of the left wrist and bring it into his body. He held on to the wrist with his right hand and grabbed ahold of his adversaries elbow with his own left hand. He drew him in closer until their foreheads were touching and started to circle around again.

Drawing on what she had learned from watching her videos Ashley was able to gather that Hayden was trying to get his opponent to step a certain way so that he could shoot in for a takedown. She watched as Hayden let go of the elbow, but hold onto the wrist, and drop his right knee to the floor and slide on his left up between the legs of the other wrestler. He wrapped his hands behind the knees, and slid up to a standing position lifting the other wrestler high into the air before turning him onto his side and lowering him to the ground.

Ashley jumped up and clapped her hands at the takedown and let out a loud 'Wooo!'

"Wrestling at 145 for the Bog-Burglars, Cameron Lewis, and for the Vikings, Hayden Haddock!" The announcer shouted over the PA.

Instantly Hayden starts going to work, trying to dig the Cameron's arms out. Hayden works his hands between Cameron's arm and torso to grab a hold of his wrist and tries to roll it out from underneath Cameron while pressing his own hips into Cameron to push him forward. Hayden tries to roll him onto his back but Cameron rolls back to his stomach and forces Hayden to try again. This sequence of Hayden trying to roll Cameron over to his back continues for the remainder of the first period with Hayden unable to flip him over to score any additional point, so they head into the second period with Hayden leading 2-0.

Ashley was on the edge of her seat the entire first period, so many times she thought that Hayden was going to flip Cameron on his back and score some points or maybe even a pin. But alas it was not to be and with this brief moment between periods, she was able to catch her breath and wait for the second period to start.

The ref flipped a small circle into the air with each of the sides being different colors, one green and one red. It landed red which gave the visitors the choice if they wanted to choose how they would start the next period. The Bog wrestler deferred his choice, giving Hayden the chance to pick how the next period would start. The coaches signaled for Hayden to choose bottom, so Hayden told the ref his choice.

Hayden crawled into position inside the smaller circle, he placed his knees on one of the longer lines of the rectangle and his hands on the other line. With his body in a small compact position, Hayden waited for Cameron to take his position on top. Carefully placing one hand on his elbow and the other on his stomach Cameron kneeled behind Hayden and waited for the ref to blow his whistle.

There was a brief pause before the ref blew his whistle and sent both wrestlers into action. The instant the sound hit Hayden's eardrums he slid his knees up and followed the momentum to stand up while fighting off the hands of Cameron who was trying to keep him down. It only took a matter of seconds but Hayden was soon free of Cameron's grasp and earned himself another point for escaping the hold.

Ashley clapped along with the crowd as Hayden fought his way out of the hold. She looked up and smiled to see that he was now leading 3-0.

Hayden and Cameron started to stalk one another again in an attempt to find a hole in the other defense and take a shot to turn the tide of the match. They each started to throw hands at one another, pushing down on the backs of each other's head trying to distract the other long enough to start their offense. They circled each for a bit longer before Cameron shot in on Hayden. He had grabbed a hold of the back of Hayden's knee and started to push Hayden back. Hayden flattened his feet and slid on tops of them while pushing Cameron's head down to the mat.

Cameron stopped pushing Hayden and that is when Hayden began to counter. He reached over the top of Cameron's back and grabbed onto one of his ankles, while he took the hand that was pushing down on Cameron's head and brought across his face and pushed it in the into Cameron's own shoulder. With a final pull on the ankle and push on the head, Hayden was able spin Cameron around and force him to his belly. Hayden followed and landed on top of him scoring two points for a takedown. The score was now 5-0 Hayden.

While trying to work Cameron over to his back to score some points they each ended up outside of the larger circle which forced a stoppage of time and a reset in the middle of the mat. While they were resetting Ashley was looking on completely enraptured with Hayden's performance. His moves were fluid and aggressive, he never seemed to be worried and never panicked. She could still see the outlines of the tattoo that she had completely forgotten about. She would have to remember to ask about that tomorrow. She watched as Hayden moved into position behind Cameron and she could see the muscles in his arms flexing, the way his back would tense up before he tried to push Cameron forward, the look of determination on his face, that he would not be beaten. It sent a tingle down her spine and she felt herself get a little warmer under the collar.

She smiled as she welcomed the feeling, she didn't know what was happening but it felt nice and anything that would help her forget about earlier, she would take. She jumped with joy as she saw that Hayden had managed to finally turn Cameron over to his back and watched as the ref started to count. The ref reached a count of five and the buzzer rang out signaling the end of the period. The ref held up three fingers to signal that Hayden earned three more points. He was now leading 8-0.

No rest for the weary as the third period started mere seconds after the end of the second. Cameron choose top position sending Hayden to the bottom. The whistle blew and Hayden shot up again hoping to break the hold like he had done last time. Cameron however held on and brought Hayden back down to mat. Hayden though was not one to remain idle, the second he was on the ground he was on all fours and took his right hand and grabbed onto Cameron's left and slid his own left hand behind him and grabbed onto Cameron's knee. He slid his head underneath Cameron's arm and lifted Cameron up with his back and neck, which allowed his knees enough space to slide out from underneath himself and with a pop and twist of his hips Hayden had reversed the hold and was now leading 10-0.

Ashley was left stunned as the entire sequence had taken less than 10 seconds and Hayden now had a monumental lead. She jumped and cheered for her friend as he once again tried to flip over his opponent to score more points. Try as Hayden might though he was unable to score any more points before the final buzzer. However, the crowd was in an uproar once it did and Hayden sprung to his feet and flexed in front of the crowd. He shook hands with Cameron and allowed the ref to raise his hand in victory. He walked off the mat and took off the straps that held his singlet up and let them hang off his sides. He threw on a t-shirt and started to look over the crowd. He spotted Ashley and waved, she waved back, stood up, and started to walk up the stairs toward the track. She motioned for him to follow her and he ran up another set of stairs after his coaches and teammates congratulated him and gave him some tips for next time. When he finally reached, her he was smiling, out of breath, and unbelievably sweaty. Ashley couldn't help but laugh at his state and he let out a breathless chuckle.

"What?" He managed.

"You look ridiculous." Ashley responded.

"Hey, I won, I'm allowed to look ridiculous." He quipped back.

"I'll allow it this one time." Ashley responded just as quickly.

"Thank you master." Hayden drawled out.

Ashley and Hayden both laughed at their continued banter and had to wipe their eyes to see clearly again. When they did though Ashley smiled at Hayden which he returned, and remembered that she wanted to thank him.

"Thank you, for earlier." She said softly.

Hayden's eyes grew wide for a moment before they softened and he gave her a warm smile in return.

"Anytime Ashley. What caused it if you don't mind me asking?" Hayden wondered.

Ashley didn't want to tell him that it came from his gaze that he was just putting on that caused her to freak out again. At least not here, she knew from the moment that they rekindled their friendship that she would have to tell him but she still didn't want to. Not here at least.

"I might tell you later, but I'm alright, thanks to you. Great match by the way, you totally kicked his ass." Ashley responded trying to change the subject.

"Alright, as long as you are alright. As for the ass kicking I may have heard someone shout at me to do it so I couldn't disappoint." Hayden answered with a shrug of his shoulders.

Ashley didn't bother to hide the smirk on her face now that she knew Hayden heard her. She crossed her arms and cocked out on of her hips, still smirking at him. Hayden rolled his eyes at her and laughed along with her.

"So, we still on for tomorrow after practice?" Hayden asked.

"Absolutely, just text your address when you are done and I'll head over." Ashley replied.

"Sure thing." Hayden replied.

Ashley was about to turn away when she felt someone gently grab her wrist. She turned around to see that Hayden had stopped her and was looking at her with the same concerned and worried eyes he was before.

"Hey, if you ever want to talk about what caused that reaction. I'm here, I'll always be here for you. Okay?" He reassured her.

Ashley turned back and took a step closer to him and wrapped her arms around him drawing him into a hug. She didn't care that he was still sweaty or that he smelled. The offer and gesture was more than enough to make her feel better about everything. Hayden wrapped his arms around her and returned the hug.

"Thanks Hayden. That really means a lot." She whispered to him.

"Now get on down there and cheer your team on." Ashley said as she unwrapped her arms and took a step back.

"As Milady wishes." Hayden said as he took an overdramatic bow in front of her.

He took off back down the stairs and left Ashley to laugh at his antics. She shook her head and headed back to her seat to watch the remainder of the duel. The Vikings ended up winning by 3 points and Ashley couldn't be happier for the team's victory and her friends support. If this is how the rest of the year was going to go, then she never wanted her senior year to end.

A/N: Bam I'm setting up that Hiccstrid stuff here, hope you all enjoy what little moments I give you. Next couple of chapters will cover the upcoming weekend for these two. I wonder what will happen? Be sure to leave a review. Peace.