Hey, well I am a Canadian, I do not say aboot…and "eh" is not mentioned at the end of all my sentences, but I LOVE hockey, and this is about the boys and girls beating it out on the rink. ENJOY!
The Hockey Game
"I'm bored." Kira whined.
"Me too. If it would just stop snowing for a moment, we could go out and build a snowman." Lacus smiled kindly.
"Mhmm." Kira laughed. There was a knock on the door and Kira walked calmly towards the door.
"Hey Kira." Athrun smiled as he and Dearka stood at the door.
"Hey. What are you doing here?" Kira asked as Lacus joined them.
"Well we wanted to know if you wanted to play hockey tonight. The team decided that no matter how heavy the snowfall, at least we have one cheerleader." Dearka waved at Lacus.
"Oh, thank you." Lacus smiled.
"Sure. Sounds like fun, better than watching the snow fall." Kira laughed. "I'll be right back I just have to grab my stuff." Kira ran out of the porch and down the stairs and into the basement while Lacus invited the 2 boys in.
"Okay, so the game will go as planned. The Freedoms against the Justices, it's gonna be awesome." Dearka laughed a bit. "Even Mirriallia is playing."
"Oh wow…and Cagalli." Lacus giggled.
"You bet." Athrun smiled.
"Well I will come and cheer you on." Lacus smiled as Kira joined them with his hockey bag.
"Well let's go. This blizzard keeps coming down harder." Kira laughed and they piled into Dearka's truck.
XCXCX"Wow there's so many people here." Lacus giggled as she joined the boys in the box.
"I know." Athrun smiled.
"Well good, the wimps that couldn't get here suck." Cagalli snapped.
"Well I better go, I'll see you on the ice Cagalli." Athrun waved and joined Kira, Dearka, Yzak, Nicol and the others on the other side of the ice.
"We're gonna kick their ass." Cagalli high-fived Mirriallia as Mwu and Murrue joined them in the box.
"You bet." Mirriallia laughed.
"So when are we gonna start, I'm getting bored." Sai whined.
"As soon as we get an official, the other couldn't make it because of the storm." Arnold (Neumann) smiled at Cagalli.
The official arrived and the teams piled onto the ice. Mwu and Rau in net, with Cagalli, Mirriallia, Arnold, Murrue, and Sai on the Freedom side, and Yzak, Dearka, Nicol, Athrun, and Rusty on the Justice side. The whistle went, the puck dropped, and Nicol stole it away and charged down to the opposing team's net. His helmet shadowed the pure delight on his face, as he passed it to Athrun. Athrun was quick and stealthy, but Cagalli took no prisoners and charged at him knocking him down and stealing the puck for her team.
"Score one for the Freedoms." The announcer yelled as Cagalli shot the puck at Rau and scored.
"Woohoo." Cagalli flew her hands in the air.
"Go Freedom, Go Justice…oh boy I really can't decide which one too root for." Lacus sat next to Flay in the stands.
"Well I'm rooting for Sai." Flay smiled. "Go Freedom, GO SAI!"
"Well I have friends and a boyfriend, I truly can't decide. Would it be wrong to cheer for the Justice just because of Athrun, or the Freedom just because of Kira?" Lacus tapped at her chin in deep thought. While Yzak body checked the now playing Kira into the boards causing the official to stop him because of the tripping as well.
"WHAT THE HELL? That wasn't tripping, he did it himself!" Yzak snapped.
"2 minutes in the penalty box." Kira laughed and took his position as the puck dropped again. He snatched it away from Miguel and took towards Rau.
"GO KIRA!" Lacus cheered.
"Scoooore. That's 2 for the Freedoms in the first period with 9 minutes to go."
"Dammit!" Yzak snapped as he skated back onto the ice.
XHXOXCXKXEXYX!XThe first period ended 2 – 0 with the Freedom in the lead. The teams returned to the ice for the 2 period and ready and willing.
Shawny, Seigel, Miguel, Yzak, Rusty, and Patrick as goalie stood their battle stations. While Cagalli returned ready to kick some Justice ass, with Orga, Kira, Mirriallia, Tolle, and Kisaka in goal. The puck dropped.
Orga stole it away, pounding his skates on the ice towards Patrick, but Yzak and Rusty closed in on him. He passed to Tolle who pushed ahead, but Miguel was waiting for him. The puck was lost to the other team and it made its way to the other end, intense blading and clattering sticks.
"GO JUSTICE! GO FREEDOM!" Lacus cheered again and again, still unable to make up her mind.
The puck freed itself and slowing glided the one side of the ice and the referees blew their whistles and once again the puck was dropped to the ice, this time Seigel capturing it and surrendering it underneath Kisaka and into the Freedom's net.
"GOOOAAAL one for the Justice. They're on fire now."
"Damn rights we are." Athrun cheered from beside Nicol, smacking their sticks on the rink's walls.
Athrun clambered onto the ice and snaked into the way of the puck, it was amazing the power, but Kira was quick and the puck now belonged to the Freedom, and Miguel blocked his path only to find Kira twisted around and Yzak hooked him and Kira smacked his face into the ice. The whistle blew, but not before Kira wound up and punched Yzak in his face guard, then Nicol flew over to stop them, but Yzak pushed him away. Athrun joined in, with Cagalli, Mwu and Rusty, and Orga, all beginning to pound the shit out of each other. Kira and Athrun brawled it out while Yzak and Orga fisted each other, it was a mess of body parts flying this way and that, and a helmet or 2 scattered.
"You fooled around with Lacus, she told me." Athrun screamed. "While we were still dating."
"No way." Kira smacked him, and Tolle intervened.
It was amazing the mess it was creating.
"STOP THAT!" Lacus screamed. But she was unheard because of the loud crowd cheering their fight on. She clambered down the bleachers and into the box where the Freedoms once sat, and onto the ice. She pulled Kira away from Athrun, knowing that the boys would look before they threw another punch. Cagalli's stick clashed with Shawny's helmet and she laughed really hard when he fell to his ass.
"Now stop this. I came to see a game, not a fight." Lacus frowned.
Kira and Athrun looked at her dumbfounded as a player from each side was pulled away off into the penalty box, Yzak and Kira.
The game continued, 5 minutes on the clock. Time enough for the Justice team to tie this period. Athrun pulled away, but lost the puck at Cagalli's hands, she was having WAY too much fun. Sai skated beside her and was fairly entertained as he had the puck and scored on the goal, 3 –1 for the Freedom.
"HELL YA!" Tolle smiled and retook his place on center ice. 52 seconds on the board, Justice trailing still.
"Okay guys, you know what to do." Cagalli gave a malicious grin and took HER place on centre ice. All they had to do was hold them back until the buzzer went and their lead was safe until the last period. But, the Justice team had a different approach to things.
Nicol took the puck anticipating Cagalli to go after him, but she didn't, Sai did. She hung back close to her net, only far back enough so that she could swoop in at any time. With Kira in the penalty box she had a plan of action. Nicol passed to Dearka and then back to Nicol, Dearka took it in passed to Eileen and…
"SCOOORE! Looks like they may win this thing. But that's time, and it's intermission now, be back in 15 minutes for some more hockey action."
XGXAXMXEXOXNX!XThe 2 teams slowly retreated back onto the clear, slippery surface and awaited the pucks return. The tension was thick, and they were still trailing 3-2, but their plan of attack should show some severe results. Nicol and Yzak were ready for anything, and Cagalli was finally returned to the box. 20 minutes on the clock and the puck hit the ice, surrendered towards the Justice team. Nicol one again felt proud of his accomplishment and sped towards the opposing team's net. He tucked down low to give him speed and balance, Yzak was next to him preparing to receive the pass but Mirriallia stole it away but ended up tripping once she took it.
"No." Mirriallia smacked the ground with her gloved fist.
Athrun retrieved the puck once again and fled back towards Mwu in the net. He saved the goal on the net and the teams rounded the referee. Yzak stole the puck from under Kira's nose and shot at the net…
"Scooore. Looks like we're all tied up now. Only 10 minutes left." The announcer called over the speakers.
The teams lined up around centre ice once more, and the puck snapped as it hit the ice. The crowd was wild with anticipation, and it was extremely unsettling. Kira could barely hear himself think. Lacus stood up in her seat and watched the puck twist and spin and glide all over the ice. She watched it play into the hands of the Justice and so easily be captured by the Freedom, it was mesmerizing and hard to keep track of whom was on each team. Who was she rooting for now? Now that both teams were tied and she loved the both so!
"GO TEAMS GO!" Lacus cheered.
"GO FREEDOM!" Flay said very smugly. Lacus looked at her concerned for the look she, herself, had just received from the red-headed girl. There was an uproar and Lacus turned to see that Kira was face down on the ice, and Waltfeld held out his hand to pull him up, even though the 2 remained on opposite teams.
"Now that's what good sportsmanship looks like." Lacus smiled cheerily.
"4 minutes left folks, still tied 3-3. Who will come out victorious, or will there be no escape."
Cagalli looked up at the clock in disgust, if they didn't win, Athrun would be very unhappy tonight. Sai sighed as he touched his skates to the ice, it was the second time that night he had played, but it would not last long.
"Well here goes nothing." Sai turned to his team.
It was going to be tough to prevail, but it was just as hard for the other team. The puck once again cascaded down to the ice and fell without movement, Kira and Tolle whizzed past everyone with Sai not to far behind, watching as the puck headed at Rau. It was hard to keep in control because of all the side checking and battering the team was taking. Athrun and Miguel blocked Kira's was, and Kira passed the puck to Tolle and Tolle drove it down to the net and Rusty stole the puck from Tolle and headed in the other direction. The sticks clashed on the ice, and the skates made rivets in the nearly perfect surface. 2 minutes left and the puck was still heading towards Mwu, but not for long. Sai stole it away, being as sneaky as he was, but Rusty and Waltfeld followed him down to centre ice. It was a hopeless situation with the rest of his team falling behind him quickly. It was a most twisted situation, but Kira and Mirriallia skated beside him and they gave him a twisted and angry smile. It was so close and…
BEEEEEEEP"Oh and that's game. Tied 3 to 3."
Kira looked up at the clock as he and his teamed lined up down the centre to congratulate the opposing team.
"Good game." Kira smiled as he shook everyone's hands.
"Let's do this again some time." Athrun smiled. Then the two teams returned to their locker rooms to change.
XCXCXCXCXCXCXCX"OH, Kira." Lacus smiled as she hugged his sweaty exhausted body.
"Hey." Cagalli smiled as she swung her arms around Athrun's neck.
"Hey. Sorry about the whole fight thing." Athrun smiled at Kira.
"No problem."
"Good game." Lacus smiled carefully.
"You bet." Flay said as she flung her arms around Sai's tired body. He'd been checked into the sideboards a little too roughly.
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n/a: Well you know that's all I had to say. I think it's not really funny, but I think you should like it somewhat. And thank-you Ruru for helping me!