Hi all!

With how yesterday and today went, I am probably going to stick to uploading 2 chapters a day. So, Cloud Queen and Hockey Pucks should be completed on Sunday. With the nature of the story, there are a lot of gaps in their lives that I don't get into. Let me know if you guys would be interested in One-Shots about other parts of their lives after this fic is completed.

Denny's is a restaurant that is open 24 hours for reference for later on in the chapter. You can order just about anything there. Pancakes, chocolate shake, nachos. You name it.

Enjoy and I appreciate feedback. I do not have a beta so any mistakes are all mine.

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Chapter 12

15 years old

"Go!"

"Fight!"

"WIN!"

The Varsity cheerleaders were on the ice pumping up the crowd. Bella was calling "FIGHT" loudly in the middle of the three rows of cheerleaders. Her maroon and silver pom-poms danced in the air. It was the Knights first game against their biggest rivals the Ravens. And it was a home game too, so the pressure was super high.

"The Ravens have a solid offense but we're faster. Edward, I want you to conserve your energy until the third period. Let Emmett and Tyler take the lead in the first and second. We'll reevaluate during intermission," Coach Becks explained standing in the middle of his players.

Edward sat in front of his locker his knee bouncing up and down with nervous energy. This was an important game to him. He was starting for the first time and it was against their rival high school. Being the only sophomore on the Varsity team also added some extra pressure. Edward was excited though. The season was going good so far and Edward felt good about where they were in their conference. They were 3 to 2 in wins and losses. Edward hoped he could help his team pull ahead even further.

"Tyler, lead them out." Coach Becks nodded to the team captain.

Tyler put his helmet in the middle of the of the huddle. Each player put their hand in making sure they were touching some part of Tyler's helmet for good luck.

"Knights on three."

"One! Two! Three!" Emmett called.

"Go Knights!"

The pep band finished playing Hey Baby as the two teams made their way onto the ice. Bella quickly fixed the bow around her ponytail before the band started their school song. The drums started the familiar beat. The cheerleaders clapped their pom-poms together and bent their knees to the beat of the drums. Bella smiled with pride as she helped lead the student section in singing the school song.

Edward stood in his spot in the line up in front of their net. His helmet was tucked under his right arm while his hockey stick was pointing in front of him. He looked around the arena trying to spot his parents. Elizabeth and Edward Senior were about 10 rows back from the scorekeeper's box. They liked to be in the middle so they could see everything easier. Elizabeth clapped along to the school song, maroon gloves covering her hands. Edward Senior stood next to his wife holding a thermos of coffee.

"Please stand, remove you hats, and join us in singing the National Anthem."

Everyone in the stadium stood facing the flag as the band started to play.

"30 seconds left of the second period and the Knights are down by one. Ravens are in procession of the puck."

"D-Fence! D-Fence! D-Fence!"

Bella cheered as hard as she could. The student section was up on their feet; a sea of maroon, grey, and white. Cheeks were painted with players numbers in their school colors. Some students held posters showing off action shots of the seniors. Bella loved seeing all of the school spirit.

The clock ticked down to zero and the buzzer went off. The Knights had not managed to tie the game up. Edward followed his teammates back into the locker room. Everyone was in good spirits though. They could still win and they were all sure it was going to happen.

"Gather around. I want to make a couple changes…"

Bella was standing along the boards watching the beginners figure skating class put on a small performance. They were skating to a cute song about bumblebees. All of the Varsity cheerleaders cheered on the little girls as they showed off their skills. Jessica was standing next to Bella dancing along.

"A bunch of us are going to Denny's after the game. Win or lose. You going?" Jessica asked Bella as the Zamboni made its way onto the ice.

"Yeah, my brother is dropping me off. Do you think your mom could bring me home after?"

"Sure. Shouldn't be a problem."

The Zamboni was making its final pass across the ice. Coach Becks was giving the players a small pep talk before the start of the last period. Edward shifted back and forth on his skates ready to win. Coach gave him the go ahead to not hold back. It was not a secret that Edward was the fastest skater on the team. Some would even say he was the best player on the team. Even as a sophomore. Coach liked Edward to save his energy for the last period. It helped keep the team's momentum going especially when the other team showed signs of slowing down from fatigue.

Edward got into position. The puck hit the ice and the game started.

"Did you see that save by Alec?"

"Nice pass to Marcus during the first period."

"That penalty against Tyler was bogus."

Three tables were pushed together in the center of Denny's. Bella was sandwiched between Jessica and Alice. A large platter of fries and chicken strips set in front of them to share. Edward, Emmett, and Emmett's girlfriend Rosalie happen to be sitting across from the girls. Teammates and friends from school filled the other seats.

Everyone was in the high spirits as they talked about the game. They won by one goal. Edward had made a quick pass to Felix Castello, a Junior, with 15 seconds left of the game. Felix squared off with the Raven's goalie and took the shot as the one of the Raven's players approached him from the left. The goalie went left while Felix went right slapping the puck to the back of the net with a swoosh.

"Nice assist at the end of the game," Bella said across the table to Edward.

"Nice cheering," Edward teased.

"Oh please. Like you ever take your eyes off the puck long enough to watch us in the stands."

"I watched enough to see Jessica almost fall into the scorekeeper box," Edward laughed.

"Hey! Rude!" Jessica threw a fry at Edward giggling when it hit his cheek.

Bella laughed and took a drink of her coke. Edward smiled and took a bite of the fry that hit him. Their eyes stayed on each other until someone down the table asked Edward to pass the maple syrup. Edward blinked three times and grabbed the syrup in front of him handing it down to Mike. Bella turned to Alice and started talking about solo try outs.

Edward kept stealing fries from Bella's plate throughout the night. Bella pretended not to notice.

A lot of myself and how I was around boys is shown in Bella. I had crushes but never actively acted on them. I just let things happen as they did. Small smiles and wishful looks was about as far as I got when I was 15.

Leave a review if you want! Let me know what sports you played or liked to watch when you were in high school.

Thanks for reading!

~ Cat