1. Spirits/Souls
"Are you really sure we should be here" Rookie asks, frantically looking around the rink."I mean. if one of the other teams, or the camp supervisors saw us. We'd be dead"
Dallas raises his eyebrows before looking to the rest of his team and scoffing.
"Listen Rookie, we do this every Hockey Camp session. It's like Ice Hound law" Dallas reaches into his pocket and brings out a battered puck. "We sneak into the rink and we play with this puck, always this puck."
Rookie still looks uncomfortable and searches the mass of bodies that is his team for another set of eyes that are uneasy as his.
Dallas takes note of this, sighing and pulling the younger player aside before he could discourage any of his other teammates.
As soon as they are out of ear shot, Dallas uses his low voice as a reassuring tool as opposed to a commanding one.
"Look, it's fine okay. We always do this" as Rookie still looks unconvinced, Dallas continues "Okay have you seen the Bring It On movies?"
Rookie avoids his gaze and clears his throat, Dallas rolls his eyes
"Oh please, everyone's seen it. You know how they have that whole Spirit Stick thing." Rookie nods slightly "Well that puck" he looks over at his team passing the object around "is like our Spirit Stick. We have to use it one night at camp, just Ice Hounds, it's like a tradition or whatever"
Rookie's eyebrows crumple for a moment before he tentatively speaks "Isn't the spirit stick not supposed to touch the ground?"
Dallas laughs, a low rumble, "Yeah well, it's a little different for us Saunders. Now get out there"
He pushes their new star forward on his skates.
Okay so there's the first one. I'm pretty sure Dallas calls Cam' Rookie' so I just wanted to use that here.
Tell me what you think of the story so far in the form of a review. I love me some ego stroking but constructive criticism is also much appreciated.
For the first time I'm doing the story as I go and it isn't pre written so I can take suggestions. The next one will be Space.
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