Melting the ice

CHPT1:Bad luck

Joi was a figure skater gifted with amazing talent in grade six a boy named Cole dropped into her life they started hanging out and shared laughs, inside jokes and snacks but after the summer they stopped hanging out ghosted each other once or twice they would talk but nothing like before of course Joi knew that Cole was a hockey player  but he had no idea that she skated...

one day i was at my figure skating class when my coach told the group to line up so we did it was not a small group maybe ten or fifteen girls would be at the rink at once.
   "all right skaters so you know how are town has a hockey team?" my coach asked i nodded my head thinking about how i knew someone who played for them.
   "To train for their games in the next months they need to work on their agility and more we have decided to- their coach and i have decided to pair you guys up to make skating routines you will teach the boys technique and they'll teach you speed oh and yes you get to choose your partners they should be here soon too" my coach checked her phone as some girls bunched together and started talking. 

 Okay, i told myself, if we get to choose then maybe i won't be with Cole, i thought then quickly before i could even take a breath the hockey players came onto the ice and lined up in front of us i couldn't tell which one was Cole and maybe that was a good thing, 

"Alright," their coach spoke "i want one figure skater one hockey player okay? you will go together and come up with a skating routine, for my boys this is not a time to flirt with girls this is the start of the season and we wanna start strong! so get going!" their coach yelled then everyone started racing to each other picking partners by th time i got over there there was one guy left. i took a deep breath and skated over to him.

 "hey, i guess i'm your partner" i tried to look at him but i couldn't make him out because of the cage on his helmet.
  "Joi?" he said in a voice  i knew all to well. "oh you've got to be kidding me"  i slammed  my hand against my face i had got Cole. 
  "i'll go find somebody else" i turned and got one push in before my instructor came over and pushed me back to him.
     "looks like you two are the last ones left you can partner up" she said "thanks a bunch coach" i mumbled sarcasticly
     "okay now that you have your partners i want you all on the red line" Cole skated over there just leaving me. i skated right next to him and punched him in the arm it didn't do much considering he had his hockey gear on. 
  "alright your job is to get to know your partner show of some of your best moves once you have that done tomorrow you'll free style with your partner and we'll choose a song for your duet and yeah that's it you'll have an hour...... get to it!" the hockey coach said everybody skated off claiming their spot in the rink me and Cole just stood there in awkward silence.

     "i didn't know you figure skated?" Cole said  a sly smile shone across my face.
     "well yeah," i said skating away backwards "there is a lot of stuff you don't know about me..." i grabbed his coaches hockey stick that was  leaning against the gate. 
    i picked it up and waved it at him i could see his confusion right through  his cage soon his coach took notice.
   "hey! my stick Cole go get it!" the coach yelled at him 
    "your on" he directed at me. my plan was working i started skating away adding in the occasional spin or jump. soon everyone started to take notice as i skated through them as Cole bumped into them.
    "use your legs Cole turn with technique!" his coach yelled at him i turned to my coach as she held up a small thumbs up before the other instructor turned to her finally Cole caught up with me. 
    "alright, trick girl hand over the stick" he said
    "you know your never getting this back..... hockey dude" i said i bumped him with my finger on his cage where his nose would be  as i skated through his legs he turned around and i did what any figure skater would do i did a triple axel then a jump then  i skated over to him face to face, my smile drifted over to his face. still looking at him i through the hockey stick on the ground as it slid over to his coach. 
   "i guess we'll see who's the better skater" i said.......