Leavin It On The Ice ch. 10
Anna's POV
I'm changing into my cheer uniform when I feel something tapping on my shoulder and I turn to see that it's Ariel with her arms folded over her chest with a eyebrow raised. I don't know what's up with her but I have a feeling that I'm not going to like where this conversation we're about to have it is gonna go. I tried my hair back into a high ponytail before giving her my full attention.
"Can I help you with something, Ariel?" I asked smiling.
"Yeah, care to explain why I heard through the grapevine that you broke up with Hans and that you started to hang out with the freak and her crew now. Is it true? Please tell that it isn't true" Ariel asked raising an eyebrow.
"I don't see how that's any of your business or your concern but yes we did broke up. I didn't like how he treated Elsa and I am going to tell you the same thing that I told him. Her name is Elsa and you better start calling her that or else. We have decided to repair our friendship and I don't care about my popularity" I said crossing my arms.
"Anna, you can't be seen with the likes of them. Your popularity is gonna plummet faster the Apollo 13 crashing down to Earth" Ariel said rubbing her temple.
"I'm surprised that you know what happened to the Apollo 13 since you sleep through most of the history class" I said rolling my eyes.
"Not the point, Anna. Hanging out with them is going to damage your image and make you out to be a freak and al loser like them" Ariel replies.
"I could say the same thing about hanging out with you. You sleep around and no one assumes that I'm a hoe so I highly doubt hanging out with Elsa and her friends will make me a freak and a loser which they aren't. This conversation is over, Ariel and if you call any of them freaks or losers again, I will sure that you will regret it" I said pushing past her.
I don't understand why everyone is obsessed with my popularity and how hanging out with Elsa and her friends are going to affect it. The guys are very cool and welcomed with open arms but I think that I won them over when I choose the hockey player over my ex boyfriend. This is gonna be a change for all of us because I lost a boyfriend but gained an old friend as well as four friends and the pros outweigh the cons of my decisions.
I don't care anymore about my popularity any more because it's not gonna matter once we graduate and Elsa's friendship means more to me than anything. I want to get how amazing our friendship was when we were younger and maybe it will be even better than before. I walked on the field to find my squad stretching and loosening up for the practice and I see Meg walking towards me with a smirk on her face. She wraps her arm around my shoulders before giving me a one armed hug.
"Not that I'm against receiving hugs or anything but what brought this on?" I asked raising an eyebrow.
"I heard that you broke with the douchebag and I'm so glad that you finally saw the light. Thank the Gods" Meg said throwing her hand in the air.
"Ha ha, you're hilarious" I said rolling my eyes, amused.
"I know right but I'm serious. It's about time you kicked his sleazy ass to the curb so what did he do to deserve this?" Meg asked curious.
"I just got tired of his treatment of Elsa and he found out that I have been hugging her lately and got upset. He made me choose between the two of them and I chose to repair my friendship with Elsa" I said shrugging my shoulders.
"Good choice if you ask me. Boyfriends come and go but good friends are forever and I should know, I haven't gotten rid of you and Tiana yet" Meg said giggling.
"And there's no way that you're going to because you're stuck with us" I said wrapping my arms around her.
"Okay, okay let me go" Meg said trying to push me away.
"Never" I said giggling.
"Ugh, I hate you sometimes Bambi" Meg said sighing.
"No you don't" I said finally letting her go.
"You know that Ariel is going to go after him not that he's a free agent" Meg said as the girls run around the track.
"I don't care. Hans can do whatever he wants and it wouldn't affect me in the slightest. I wouldn't be surprised if Ariel hadn't slept with him while we were dating" I said folding my arms.
"So what are you going to do now that you're single and on the market?" Meg asked wriggling her eyebrow suggestively.
"I'm not going to jump into another relationship blindly and I think that I'm just going to enjoy flying solo for awhile, you know" I said smiling.
"I wouldn't know since I always have someone in my bed" Meg said shrugging her shoulders.
"What about Herc? I thought that you liked him?" I asked curious.
"I do but we're not in a relationship. We're just friends" Meg replied.
"I know that you care about him more than you're letting go but maybe you should see if there could be something more than friendship. You should see how he looks at you" I said nudging her with my shoulder.
"Whatever" Meg said rolling her eyes playfully.
We got started on practice and I'm trying to work another pyramid sequence as well as a 3-1-1 combination into the routine that I want to use for the upcoming football game. 2 hours later, the girl are barely getting it down before I decided to let them go and I headed to the locker-room to take a quick shower. The warm water feels great on my sore muscles and I stayed under it until the water turned cold but I didn't hear someone walking in.
I turned the water off and wrapping a fluffy white towel around myself but I wish that it was a little longer because it barely comes to the middle of my thighs. I stepped out of the shower to see Elsa leaning against Coach Mode's office, whispering I Whistle A Happy Tune From the King and I movie that we watched when we were little.
What is she doing in here? The shorter woman comes out of her office with something in her hands before handing it to the hockey player then she looks up to see me standing five feet away. She freezes before her eyes widen and her cheeks turns a light pink looking like a deer caught in headlights. It was kind of cute.
"A-Anna"
"Elsa, what are you doing in here?" I asked curious.
"Um uh um" Elsa stammered.
"Ms. Frost was coming to pick up her home and away jersey for hockey games, dahling" Coach mode answers."It's gonna be a few days before we get a Lettermen jacket in your size since these moronic imbeciles eating nothing but bricks and build like mutated mutants"
"Thanks for giving me my jerseys, Coach Mode" Elsa said smiling.
"You're very welcome dahling and if you ever want fashion tips or update your wardrobe then you know where to find me. Anna, put some clothes before you catch cold. Can't have my head cheerleader getting sick before we get to compete" Coach Mode said pointing her finger at me.
"Understood Coach, I'm on it" I said with a nod.
Coach Mode makes her way out of the locker-room, leaving Elsa and me alone. The hockey player looks at me for a moment looking away and I raised an eyebrow at her before realizing that I'm wearing nothing but a towel. I quickly grab my clothes before going into in the bathroom to change into them. I can't believe that I stood in front of her completely naked… well I was wearing a towel but I was still naked under it. This is so embarrassing.
I've seen naked girls before since I am on the cheerleading squad and we have to shower and change together but being almost naked in front of Elsa is a completely different. I am glad that she wasn't blatantly staring at me like some of the girls do at times but I don't think I would've mind it if the hockey player did it because I know that she wouldn't do it on purpose.
I came out of the bathroom to see that I'm alone in the locker-room and it sadden me that I made her so uncomfortable that she didn't want to wait for me to come back. I sigh as I grab my work out bag and walk out of the locker-room to see Elsa standing outside of it with her back to the door. I couldn't help but smile to know that she didn't leave just yet as I place my hand on her shoulder, making her jump a little.
"Relax Elsa, it's just me" I said smiling.
"R-Right" Elsa said smiling nervously.
"What number did you get on your jerseys?" I asked curious.
"#22" Elsa said smiling fondly.
"Cool… wait isn't that the number that your brother used to have?"
"Yeah, I asked Adam if I could have the number and he was more than cool with it. I want to do my brother proud"
"I'm sure that you will. Does he know that you're playing on the hockey team yet?" I asked as we started walking.
"Not yet. I'm going to tell him tonight since today in our weekly phone call update" Elsa said smiling.
"Tell Jack I said hi" I said nudging her shoulder with mine.
"Will do" Elsa said with a nod.
We walked in silence for awhile and it wasn't a awkward silence but a comfortable. Neither one of us felt the need to fill the silence with words but I like walking with the hockey player because she always had this calming air about her. I have always felt relaxed around her since I have been told that I'm an restless ball of energy and I could never sit still for too long for anything.
I looked out the corner of my eyes to see a few people staring, pointing at us as we passed as they whisper something to each other. That's a little weird but I ignore it because what any of these guys thinks doesn't matter, not anymore. I turned to Elsa to say something but I was cut off by someone much louder than me. We turned to see Marshall jogging towards us and I was slightly annoyed that our time was cut short but I can't be too mad at my new friend.
"Hey Marshall" I said smiling.
"Hi Marshall, did you need something?" Elsa asked curious.
"Yeah, I need your help roomie. I need to make some copies of your notes for U.S History" Marshall said clapping her hands together in a pleading gesture.
"Sure, I can help you with that" Elsa said smiling.
"And Algebra 2" Marshall said sheepishly.
"Okay" Elsa said with a nod.
"And English Lit"
"I can see where this is going. Why don't we copy of notes from all of our classes?" Elsa asked rolling her eyes playfully.
"How are gonna make notes for Phys Ed?" Marshall asked smirking.
"Do you want my notes or not?" Elsa asked raising an eyebrow.
"Yes please. Your note taking skills are a lot better than mine" Marshall said shrugging.
"How did you manage to skip a grade if you note taking skill stink?" Elsa asked curious.
"Although I'm lacking that department, I make up for it for study like hell" Marshall said running her hand through her hair smoothly.
Elsa and me look each other for a moment before rolling our eyes at the artist. The hockey player tells me that will hang out another because copying her notes might take a while. I was a little disappointed that I didn't get to spend more time with her but I know that we will once the time is right. I pulled Elsa into a tight hug and I was reluctant to let her ago but I do. She and Marshall walks towards their dorm room as I sigh.
Elsa's POV
"What's on your mind, roomie"
"What makes you think that something on my mind?" I asked raising an eyebrow.
"Woman's intuition and you sighed 6 times in the last 3 minutes. No one sighs that much if something isn't up so spill" Marshall said nudging me with her shoulder.
"It's just that I'm feeling kinda guilty about something that happened earlier" I said rubbing the back of my neck.
"What happened? I thought that you were just going to get your jerseys" Marshall said raising an eyebrow.
"Was. I did but when I did, I ran into Anna and she was wearing nothing but a towel. I felt guilty because I got… a little excited" I said below a whisper.
Marshall stops in place and looks at me blankly for a moment before face-palming herself as she shakes her head. What was that reaction for? It wasn't my fault that that damn towel left nothing to the imagination and it was so damn short. I couldn't help how my body reacted and I was almost jealous of that damn towel, making me feeling guilty. The cheerleader and I are barely repairing our friendship and I'm already sexualizing her. It's wrong and it isn't fair to Anna what I'm thinking about her because I know that she just got out of a relationship.
"Dude, seriously. That's all. I thought that it was going to be something completely horrible or something deep dark secret" Marshall said frowning.
"What I did wasn't cool. Marshall. Anna and I are repairing our friendship and I shouldn't be sexualizing her like that" I said shaking my head.
"You wasn't sexualizing her. It was like you were imagining what she looked like naked or something and so what if you got a little excited. It's only natural to feel that about seeing your crush almost naked so you're lucky" Marshall said smiling gently.
"I don't know Marshall" I said sighing.
"It could be worse now come on. I need those notes then afterwards I'll buy a smoothie" Marshall said wrapping her arm around my shoulders.
"Okay" I said with a nod.
End of ch. 10