The Story of Us
Chapter 3: K-I-S-S-I-N-G
By: WoopWoop87
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The dreams of those six young children was fulfilled two years later when they were finally eligible to join the pee wee District 5 hockey team. Of course Guy's older brother had moved onto junior high level and now it was his chance to 'shine' on the worst team ever. His brother had warned him that the coach would change every year and none of them would actually give teach them how to play, but Guy still had a feeling that they could win, that in some point in time they would be champions.
The gang was all waiting by the lake and were now joined by a few new people, Jesse's brother Terry, a young Italian Peter, and another little chubby boy Dave that they called Karp. Guy sat down next to Charlie as he slipped on his skates. None of them wore any scrimmage jerseys; they all wore street clothes and used hockey sticks that must have been used by ten different people. "You excited?" Charlie asked as he stood up from the log.
"You bet," Guy replied following him.
Goldberg rolled out of his car and waddled his way to the ice, he wore pillows on his arms and legs, an umpires chest pad, and a football helmet. "Hey you guys!" Goldberg said as he finally set foot on the ice.
"What are you doing Goldberg?" Peter asked as he gave him an awkward look.
"My mom didn't want my beautiful face to be ruined," Goldberg replied.
"He can be goalie," Jesse finally said.
"Wait you guys," Connie began, "where's the coach?"
Coach Ronald was a rather round old man who wasn't the nicest to children he would pull up his car and sit in it as he screamed directions from his window. Nobody was quite sure why he bothered but this was his second year returning. He pulled up his old Chevy pickup truck to the edge of the ice; he had a donut in one hand and some coffee in the other. "Alright kids," he said in a muskie voice, "just find a partner and pass the thing around for a while or something."
"Connie, do you want to be my partner?" Guy asked rather timidly.
"I'd love too," she said with a smile.
By this point Guy and Connie were the best of friends. They had been in the same class every year and lived next door. They would have a camp out in each other's backyard every Friday night during the late spring and summer.
Connie whacked the puck at Guy hitting him in the shin, "ow!" He screamed.
"Oh my God I'm so sorry are you okay?" Connie asked rushing over to him.
"I'll live," he said shaking it off.
"Ooo! Peter began, "Guy and Connie sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G, first comes love then comes marriage then comes Guy with a baby carriage!" He chanted as the rest joined in.
"Shut up Peter," Connie said pushing Peter to the ground.
"Ooo Guy you need your women to protect you?" Peter teased.
"No," Guy said, "I need her so I can do this," Guy said kicking him in the stomach.
A full out peewee brawl commenced as the kids toppled on top of one another. Averman gave the sideline report as he too was knocked over. "You guys this can't be good for my knees I have weak knees you know," Goldberg complained as Terry knocked him over. "OW! I don't have padding on my butt."
"You take it back," Guy said holding Peter in a headlock.
"What? That you're in love with Connie?" Peter asked trying to wiggle free.
"Yeah," Guy said tightening his grip.
"You're only saying it because it's true!" Peter teased.
"Kids, children? What are you doing?" Charlie's mom asked as she walked through the snow to the lake.
"Uh oh," Charlie said standing up, "my mom's pissed."
"Charlie get over here now! What's going on here? Who's watching you guys?" Charlie's mother asked in a worried tone.
"What's your problem lady," Coach Ronald asked as he stepped out of his pickup truck and over on the ice.
"These children were in a fight!" She screamed.
"That's what hockey's all about ma'am!" He retaliated.
"You are the worst coach I have ever met, come on Charlie we're going home!" She said yanking on her son's arm.
"But mom," Charlie began as she dragged him off the ice.
"Yeah erm why don't you kids get going," Coach Ronald said as he got back into his pickup truck and drove away.
"But practice isn't over for another half an hour!" Jesse screamed at the car that was already a good distance away. "Oh man!"
"I guess we'll be walking home today," Guy said as he sighed.
"Yeah let's go," Jesse agreed as the group made their way to the street.
"We're that way," Connie said pointing in the opposite direction of where they were walking.
"Bye you guys," Guy said following her.
"Bye, see you tomorrow," Jesse said sweetly.
"Try not to hold hands or kiss on the way home," Peter teased.
"Would you shut up already?" Jesse said smacking him in the back of the head.
But Guy didn't care what Peter said anymore, "can I hold your hand?" he asked with a smile.
"Sure," Connie replied happily, "I would love too." And so they walked home together hand in hand the best of friends.