Leavin It On The Ice ch. 22
Elsa's POV
Practice had ended on a good note and Adam had decided to take everyone out for pizza so we went to Tony's Pizzeria on campus, filling up two booth with the veterans in one and the newbies in the other. I'm looking forward to our next game and being able to play again because I got such an adrenaline rush the last time I was on the game, loving the look of shocked on my opponent's face when I was able to skate circles around him.
Our first game was epic and I craved that feeling again but for now I'm craving a big slice of pizza, taking a big bite out of it when I looked out the corner of my eye I see Anna and her friends walking towards us. What are they doing here? They stopped in front of our table as Tiana pushes Ariel towards Eric who's sitting at the end of it, looking up at the cheerleader with a huge grin on her face as it was no secret to any of us that he has a crush on the girl and often tease about it. For some reason, the confidence that Ariel normally exudes is missing as hesitantly twirls a lock of red in her hand as she looks at the raven haired hockey player and he picks up on it, standing up.
"Ariel, are you okay? What's wrong?" Eric asked concerned.
"I need to talk to you. I-It's kinda important" Ariel said nervously.
"Of course, come on" Eric said taking her hand, leading off to another booth.
Meg tries to follow them but Tiana quickly grabs the back of her shirt, stopping her in her track as she shakes her head, causing the brunette pouted and crossing her arms over her chest. What the hell is going on? What does Ariel need to talk Eric about? I looked over at the two to see Ariel telling Eric something then his face quickly turning place before looking down at her stomach then moving his lips to say something as she nods to affirm something. The raven haired hockey player runs his hand through his hair before getting up out from his side of the booth to sit next to the now crying cheerleader in his arms, whispering something in her ear to soothe her and I'm really confused on what's going on.
"Anna, what's going on?" I asked confused.
"Ariel's pregnant with Eric's baby" Anna said sighing.
"What?! She's pregnant" I said choking on my own spit.
"Eric's gonna be a father? This is crazy" Flynn said shocked.
"I know and she's worried that Eric wouldn't believe her" Anna said looking at the two out the corner of her eye.
"I can see why" Luke chimes in. "Ariel sleep around a lot so it's only natural that Eric finds it hard that it's his baby"
The three girls glare hard at Luke causing him to flinch and shrink under their intense girl as Eric and Ariel walks over towards us hand-in-hand as we waited for one of them to say something.
"We're having a baby" Eric said letting out a nervous laugh.
"What are you guys going to do? I mean you're only sixteen" Jim asked apprehensively.
"Well I'm gonna take of our baby and Ariel because that's what a man does and because I love them" Eric said squeezing Ariel's hand reassuringly.
"Yeah because if you don't, I'm gonna introduce you to my butter sock" Meg said smiling menacingly.
"Your what?" Eric asked confused.
"Don't mind her Eric, she's just being really protective right now because I thought that this was going to south" Ariel replies.
"I get it but if it wasn't mine, I would still take care of you and the baby if the dad didn't step up" Eric said kissing Ariel on her temple. "Come on, let's go somewhere so we can talk some more"
"Well that went well" Tiana said smiling.
"Yeah if you excuse me, I'm gonna holla at my man" Meg said walking over to Hercules.
Tiana rolls her eyes at her friend before walking towards the veterans and picking up a conversation with Naveen as we made space for Anna so she could sit next to me and I could see that something is bugging her as she keeps staring at where Eric and Ariel had left. I get the feeling that it largely has something to do with their situation so I take her by the hand, leading her out of the pizzeria and towards the park, walking along the cobblestone path. The head cheerleader doesn't say anything for awhile which worries me because she's never this quiet and I don't like it at all as I stop to look at her to see her bangs covering her bangs, placing my index and middle finger under chin to make look me in the eyes.
"What's wrong, Anna?" I asked concerned.
"Elsa, I… I'm afraid"
"Of what?" I asked furrowing my eyebrows in confusion.
"Of getting pregnant and having that person leaving me to raise our child on my own and I don't want that to happen. I know it didn't happen to Ariel because Eric is a good guy but I can't say that it won't happen to me and that scares me" Anna said on the verge of tears.
"That's not going to happen okay"
"You don't know that Elsa" Anna said shaking her head.
"You're right but you're not going to be alone. I'll be there for you if the bastard doesn't step up but that if I don't kill him first" I said pulling her into a hug.
"You'll really do that for me, Elsa? Even if it's yours?" Anna asked looking at me.
"Of course, I lo-…I mean we're friends and I care about you too much to let you go through something like that alone" I said smiling.
Why couldn't I say it? Why couldn't I tell her how I feel about her? I should've said something but I was too much of a coward to do so. I could have sworn that disappointment flash across Anna's face but it must have been my imagination as she looks up at me with a smile on her face then nuzzling her nose into my neck causing my cheeks to be set aflame. I tried not to read into it as I hugged her back before pulling back as the cheerleader laces our fingers together as we walked through park to my dorm room to find Marshall laying on her bed with the girl that she was talking to at the party on her lap, heavily making out. The girl jumped off of the artist's lap, panting slightly and her shirt open showing off of her cotton bra as she tries to cover herself up as my roommate looks more annoyed than embarrassed.
"Thanks for cock-blocking me, Elsa" Marshall said disappointed.
"Marshall!" The girl said smacking Marshall on the shoulder.
"How was I supposed to know that you were trying to get busy?" I asked frowning.
"Knocking" Marshall replies.
"On the door of my room? Seriously Marshall?" I deadpanned.
"Um I think that it would be best if I just go. I'll see you later, Marshall" She said kissing Marshall on the cheek.
"Don't go, Olivia" Marshall whines.
"I'm sorry, I have a book report to get started on but I will see you late" Olivia said giving Marshall hug before leaving.
Olivia avoids looking at either me or Anna as she passes us as Marshall pouts like a child who didn't get their way or had their toy taken away. The head cheerleader was holding back her laughter and I was too as the artist glares at us but it only serve to set us laughing.
"I hate you both so much. I was trying to get my mack on" Marshall said throwing her pillow at us.
"We didn't know" I said in-between laughs.
"I don't think her face could get anymore red than it already was but she's cute" Anna said giggling.
"The next time you two get all cozy while you're sleeping together, I'm taking photos" Marshall said.
We instantly stop laughing because we could tell that Marshall was being serious and the situation stopped being funny as she looks at us with a smug smirk on her face as she lets out a small evil chuckle. The artist picks up her sketchbook getting started on artwork as Anna and I sit awkwardly on my bed with a ton of space in-between the two of us, watching another episode of Bob's Burgers. I looked at the cheerleader out the corner of my eye then turning to look the TV as I feel a pair of eyes staring at me and I looked to see that it was nothing as this goes on for two more episodes when Marshall lets out an annoyed groan. We looked up to see her getting up from her side of the room towards us, pulling Anna by her wrist to bring her closer to me then wrapping my left arm around her shoulders causing the both of us to blush slightly.
"Stop acting awkward already. It's hard to draw when there's so much awkwardness in the room" Marshall said rolling her eyes.
Marshall flops back on her bed as Anna snuggles into my side, relaxing into me as I wrap my arm tighter around before looking at my roommate, mouthing 'Thank you' as the corner of her lips twitches upwards for a second. We continue watching TV for a little while longer when someone knocks on the door and I looked at the artist in confusion as she shrugs her shoulders as I get up to answer it. Standing behind the door is the last person I thought that I would see for as his hair is shorter than I remember it to be, has more muscle mass but the mischievous glint in his eyes hasn't changed.
"Jack?"
"Hey Squirt, it's been a long time" Jack said grinning.
Before I knew it, I found myself jumping into his open arms to hug him as tightly as I could because I couldn't believe that my brother was here in front of me as he picks me up, spinning me around before setting me down on the ground. Jack notices that Anna is also in the room before opening his arm for her to jump into which she happily does as she squeezes him.
"Hey Anna Banana" Jack said ruffling Anna's hair.
"Hi Jack-Jack" Anna said grinning.
"What are you doing here?" I asked confused.
"Can't a guy come see his baby sister and see how she's doing without getting the third degree" Jack said pouting.
"It is anyone else's brother yes but you're my brother and you never do anything for the heck of it so why are you really here?" I asked raising an eyebrow.
"Well the thing is I'm going to be your surprise instructor while I'm on the off season" Jack said smirking. "Surprise!"
~Nicole The Dragon Rider signing off
End of ch. 22