Five Minutes For Fighting (Completed)

Caroline sat in the Rangers locker room at the Training Facility breathing it all in. Her first prospect camp, she couldn't wait to get on the ice. The past week had been a whirlwind everyone wanted an interview, or a picture, US Weekly had her on the front cover while People put her in their magazine. It was craziness. But she didn't let it get to her because in a week or two it would all die down and she wasn't going to let it take her focus away from what she needed to pay attention to, hockey. "Hey Care." Andrew Yogan her Connecticut Whale Teammate said sitting down in the stall with his name on it, next to her. "Hey Yogs." She said smiling. She had seen the Camp Roster yesterday night it was literally all of their friends including Shane McColgan, Dylan McIlrath, Christian Thomas, J.T "Miller Time" Miller, Jesper Fast, Brady Skjei who the Rangers took in the second round after trading a later pick to the Nashville Predators, and their whale goalies Scott Stajcer and Jason Missiaen. "Where is everyone?" He said as Caroline looked around he was right no one was here, then she heard them. "I hate you so much, you are literally the worst driver ever." Dylan McIlrath said as he threw open the doors to the locker room. "Well if you didn't have the music up so high then I could concentrate better!" Christian Thomas said sitting down next to her. "Ah guys I've missed the bromance." she said laughing. "Yeah well I miss being away from him, it's so quiet." Christian said as Dylan turned his head "I heard that." He said seething. She laughed even more. "Hashtag Connecticut Whale Problems." Andrew said laughing heard. "The band's back together!" Marek Hriviak said laughing. "What's ugh Marek." She said as he gave her a bear hug. "Nothing much congrats on getting drafted and signing your contract!" He said walking over to his stall. "Thanks bud." She sat back down putting on her equipment.

A bunch of the boys poured in as Shane McColgan and J.T Miller made speeches to declare their love for Caroline being a Ranger, the rest of the guys loved it too. The locker room converted into a Dance party as the guys joked around getting ready. "Oh look this is so adorable, isn't it Stralsy?" Brandon Prust said as he and Anton Stralman walked into the locker room. "Yeah so cute, like this is how we act in the big league." He said looking at Caroline. "Uhm it is." She said laughing. "Come on Anton we used to sing and dance all last year it was the best." She said pulling on her White Ranger practice jersey. "Yeah and we lost in the conference finals. We're the players helping out Coach Torts and Sully today, tomorrow it's Captain Cally and Brendan Thomas." She smiled tomorrow would be fun day, today not so much. "Get out onto the ice in 10." Brandon said slamming the door behind them. "What's his problem?" J.T said looking over at Caroline. "Some of the players haven't gotten over the loss, he's just upset." She said lacing her skates tight as she grabbed her helmet and walked out of the Locker Room, finding her sticks out in the hallway. Here goes nothing.

She walked into the rink as she saw Uncle Mark and her dad in the stands watching everyone. She let them all skate onto the ice as she took it all in. Her first official skate as being a real part of the Rangers it was picture perfect. "Hey Thomas did you forget how to skate?" Uncle Mark said smirking. "Nope I don't think so Marky." She said grinning at him as she opened the door and skated out backwards. Making a perfect figure 8 with her skates, she figure skated as a child even with hockey skates on she knew how to perfect her moves. "Drills let's go." Sully said as they all lined up, one thing she had over the prospects was that she knew the drills since she did it with the Rangers all the time.

"Caroline looks good." Mark Messier said jotting something down. "Yeah she's been building her strength a little especially in her legs." Marcus Thomas said as he noticed his daughter executing the drills perfectly. "Yeah she looks pretty much ready she just has to train well this summer." The two of them looked at each other. The CBA as expiring in September that was the only reason Gary Bettman let Caroline participate in this years draft, her 18th birthday being after September because there may be a lockout, and it could go past November meaning Caroline could play after her 18th birthday. "Yeah she may have to wait." Marcus mumbled as he jotted down more notes. This year looked like it could go the whole year like the 2004-2005 draft which wouldn't be good. "We'll have to deal with it when it comes up." Mark said getting up and leaving the stands. "You coming? We have to get back to the offices." Marcus nodded. He got his daughters attention as she came by the boards giving her a nod that he was leaving she nodded back.

"Oh My God I can't feel my legs." Caroline said after practice as the boys made their way to the Rangers state of the art therapy tubs. She needed an Ice bath badly. "My legs are jello." Andrew said as he hopped in. "Ahhhh." He said. They walked into the hot tub switched to a ice tub. "that feels good." She said as they sat there in their under armour. "Ow that's amazing." Christian said letting his head sit on the edge. "Is this what tomorrow will feel like?" Kyle Jean said as he sat down next to Caroline. "Yup." She nodded. "The guys told me they ride us hard to see if anyone could make it to training camp." The guys had given her the 411. "We have to get out of here guys we have that prospect dinner thing with season ticket holders tonight on the World Yacht." Andrew said getting up. "Ugh let's go back to the apartment to get ready."

Michael, her brother, Cally, and Brandon Prust were the ones in their entire building it was so empty. "Haha you guys still have four more days of this." Michael said kissing her as she adjusted her Rangers polo, looking down at the Navy polo and her white shorts. "I know kill me now." She said turning around and kissing him. "Well I am proud of you." He said moving a strand of hair away from her face as they broke out into this makeout session. He put her onto the Vanity counter of her and Carl Hagelin's bathroom as her legs wrapped around his waist. Her arms tightly wound around his neck as she pulled him closer to her. "Hey guys." Andrew Yogan said smirking as they broke away from each other. "Have you heard of knocking?" She said fixing her hair. "Yeah but this was too priceless." He said smirking even more now. "Okay let's go." She said exiting the marble bathroom and taking her phone off her bed. She looked at her phone on their way out of the apartment. "SO tell me how it went?" Joey her friend from Markham, Steven's hometown said as she texted him back. "Have fun at the Maple Leafs camp, you will die." She said texting him as they made their way onto the street trying to find a cab.

She had four days left...Four days of her whole body dying on her. Wooo Prospect Camp. So much fun.

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