One Shots

Winning Gold

Lia grabbed her bag from the bottom of the pile. It was a busy time Sweden, it was time for them to host the Olympic Winter Games. Everywhere there were jets landing and dropping of top athletes, coaches and fans.
"Team Canada, this bus will take you to the Olympic village and the Canadian house. " a intern explained while pointing down the road. "I hope you have a nice time, and you all get to be part of the Olympic spirit. " and with those words she left.
Lia played with the strap of her duffle bag, while she sat down on a window seat. With an audible exhale her partner placed himself next to her. " Are you ready for the dance of a lifetime?" he asked. Lia wasn´t ready, but she would be, when she stepped on the ice. That was what she answered him. He gave her an encouraging nudge before turning on his other site to talk to different members of Team Canada. 

The Bus stopped at a nice small village. It was build with that Scandinavian style. red houses with wood panels. There were many, and each on had another flag swinging in the wind. From here she could see the German, the Canadian, the Norwegian and the American house. They were build as a circle expanding inwards and outwards. The center was some kind of huge wooden house, with many windows, as far was Lia was able to see.
Like her Team mates Lia begunn to get setteled.
Two hours later the Canadian Team walked over the the wooden house, which was a common house, for all nations to have fun together.

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"I win!" the america hope for snowboarding gold cheered. She and her Team Mates arrived late yesterday evening, and had spend most time in the community house. " Don´t be sad Travis, you can´t always win.  So, anyone wanna play table soccer. ?" She asked into main room. " Yea, us.!" a group of Icelandic Athletes waved and joined Daniell at the table soccer. They were focused as a laser while playing, so nobody realized the woman starring at them . As The game went on, teh Icelandic Team scored one goal after the other. 
" I think you need help, otherwise they´ll kick your ass. " the woman explained as she shoved Daniell to one site, taking control over the goalie and the defense players. And she was right,  the Icelandic Team was pretty good and Daniell was about to loose. However her new team mate helped her to win this round in the end.
" Wow,  thanks I really needed your help. !" Daniell thanked the girl with the spepia colored hair. " I am Daniell, and who are you ?"

The girl smiled at her with a bright and honest smile before she replied in perfect English. " I am Lia, and it´s a pleasure to meet you. as we won, would you like to have a drink?"

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Lia hasn´t felt this connected to anyone as fast as to Daniell. She was easy to talk to , had a  sharp sense of humor and most important knew how much those sports meant to the athletes.
" I am here as the official representative in Big Air Snowboarding for the US. What about you ?  Are you one of the stone pushers?" The older woman laughed.
" A stone pusher? Do not and I repeat, Do not make fun of curling. It is a respectable hobby. However I am not, as you call it, a stone pusher. I push myself up in the air or spin myself around." Daniell nodded. " So you are either doing skiing in the half pipe, do ski jumping or you are a figure skater?" she asked .
Right as Lia answered a group of German athletes entered the room with a boom box and her sport went unnoticed . Since it was kinda late the woman decided to went separate ways and to meet up tomorrow before opening rehearsal.

The Canadian house was ignited as the skater approached it. Her team mates seemed to be up and ready to party. A series of lights danced around the walls when Lia entered . Tom, her skating partner was standing on a barrel doing his impression of a pole dance. " Hey, you better get down that thing. I don´t want you to hurt yourself up there. We have to be on the ice in three days , not counting practice." Lia taddeled at him.
As her mates seemed to have much engery left Lia grabbed her earplugs and headed to bed.
The cold air hit her, giving her goosebumps as she pushed her hoodie over her head. A single white paper floated on the ground. After Lia put on her PJ she picked up the note. It was from Daniell and had, what Lia assumed to be, Daniells number on it.
After she jumped into the warm bed, Lia typed in the number to her contacts.
Two hours later Lia fell asleep, having her phone crash into her face, having texted with Daniell the whole time.