Five Minutes For Fighting (Completed)

Caroline stood on the bench as the Canadian National Anthem played in the background, her gloves holding her stick still as she placed her helmet on her stick. Her eyes so tight she didn't want to open them again. This was her second chance to play for the Rangers, she was their emergency girl. If something happened we could alwaaays dress Caroline, because she'll be around. She hated it, she wanted to be a real player, she wanted to play for the Rangers. But she was just going to have to be okay playing for the Whale, she loved the Whale. But once you got the taste of NHL hockey you couldn't go back. Once the US National Anthem starting playing she got pumped, this was really happening, another shot. She knew Elisha and Dion were sitting behind the bench, she could feel their excited and nervous energy that they were giving off. She stared at Center Ice, the Vancouver Canucks logo staring back at her. She could make out Ryan Callahan, Brendan and Brandon Dubinsky out on the ice. She knew behind her Sean Avery was trying not to stare at Elisha, and she knew in front of her Brian Boyle was trying not to stare at their ex teammate who they had become to like Chris Higgins on the opposing Blue Line. This was going to be a game of Grit.

"Come on guys high Energy." Torts said patting Caroline on the back. They were deep into the First period and were up 2-1, she was waiting for her brother Brendan's line to start coming off the ice so her line of herself, Derek Stepan and Brian Boyle could come on. She loved her makeshift line, Derek and her already had Chemistry on the ice, it was like they knew what move they were making before they made it. And Brian helped out a lot making sure they had a good amount of time and space, getting the puck to Derek or Caroline any chance he had. Brendan came off and Caroline came on, Brian and Derek in back of her. She lined up for the Face Off against Ryan Kesler as he started chirping her. "Shut up." She said ignoring him as Chris started chirping. "Shut the hell up Higgins, like seriously?" She said to him with a glare. Why was he starting up with her? They were friends.

A couple moments later Caroline was skating up the ice with the puck trying to get into the zone when she got completely crushed, demolished, hip checked the fuck out of. She laid there for a while not knowing what the fuck had happened. She opened her eyes which were a little blurry but then came back to full eyesight. She couldn't move, she felt so sore. "Care are you ok?" Derek Stepan said softly, his hand on hers as she blinked. "Yeah I think so." She tried to get up but couldn't. "CAROLINE stay down." Mike Ramsay said as he came to her rescue examining her. "How do you feel?" He said gently. "Sore." She answered. "Do you want to try to get up?" He replied. "Yeah." She said as the two of them guided her up and over to the bench. She could see when she got to the bench that both Ryan Kessler and Michael Del Zotto were both in the penalty boxes. "Ryan Kessler five minutes for fighting, Michael Del Zotto five minutes for fighting." The PA Announcer said as Ryan and Michael were getting it still on in the boxes. Rammer quickly examined her and she felt fine after a shift off. Ryan Kessler had targeted her, she knew why, but he did it extra hard, her head hitting the ice jaggedly. Once Caroline was on the ice again Chris Higgins targeted her. This time she made herself scarce just missing his hip check. "WHAT THE FUCK." She said as she threw the puck into the corner and turned to Chris. "WHAT?" He said as she threw him back. "Stop targeting me." She said as he pushed her back too. Soon her gloves were off, on the ice as the two battled. Caroline got a punch to the eye which bruised instantly, she got a few punches in which she was proud of joining Michael in the box. "Wow it's really bruised babe." As Michael put some water on a towel to soak up some of the blood. "Batlte scar." She said leaning into him as he kissed her helmet. Most of the game she just kept hearing. "Five for Fighting." As practically both teams went at it. At the end of the game in the locker room ten Rangers were getting stitched up including herself.

"It should heal soon." Rammer said as he stitched up her eyebrow and stitched up the bottom of her eye lightly. "Thanks Rammer." She grabbed an ice pack for her eye, Rammer already taped Ice to her knuckles. She walked into the locker room grabbing her coat putting it over her Kate Spade Navy dress. Not even putting on her heels. Michael grabbed them and stuffed them into her duffel. "Ow." She said as he touched it. "Room service and Champagne for you tonight." He said picking her up as she wrapped her arms around him. They had matching black eyes but not from each other. "Five for Fighting." The Whole room said in Unison as they all laughed. "At least we won." Avery said on their way out. "AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR." Dubi yelled as Brendan laughed.

"Let's hope 2011 is better then this." Derek Booguarrd said. If only they all knew what was ahead for him back then.

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