Gongshow

"Hey, Scheifs!" Jack called, spraying him with ice as he stopped. "I heard you kissed Taylor."

"I was wa,"

"Look, I don't care because I know she isn't interested in you, but can you fuck off? She's my girlfriend." Jack hissed.

"I bet I could easily change that." Mark shrugged.

"I bet I could easily kick your ass." Jack said through gritted teeth.

"I'd love to see the day."

And like that, they were brawling. Practice hadn't even officially started and there was a fight. Dustin skated out and broke it apart. He had never been so angry. The team had never seen him that angry. He took a long breath, his eyes closing.

"Go to the fucking change room now." He spat. "Don't fucking speak until I get there."

The two fighters did as told. Dustin skated around, thinking of what to do. There was too much fighting amongst the team. He circled and saw Audrey sitting with Danielle. She was still grounded from her car. He smiled and skated over to them. He opened the door near them and waved them over.

"Dani, I need a favor." He explained.

"What's that, Coach?" She sighed.

"Yell at the boys about being too caught up in girls." He instructed.

"My pleasure." She grinned, stepping onto the ice.

"Auds, can you go in the change room and deal with Glover and Schiefele?" He requested. She nodded and took off.

Danielle reached the guys and grinned, crossing her arms. They all looked from her to each other. She knew exactly how to start. Her eyes scanned over the guys. She met Nathan's eyes and he looked away. Perfect. She looked over them again until she found the person she needed.

"So, I've been informed that there's been a lot of problems on the team because you're all hung up on girls." She spoke. "This is how we're gonna solve it: I'll ask who's in your life. If we have a conflicting female, she's out of it. Capisce?"

They nodded. She paced a bit before she walked over to someone obvious. She stood in front of Aaron. Her arms were crossed over his chest just like Danielle's. His expression was challenging her. She gave the same one in return.

"What's up with you, Eklad?"

"Eklad?" He laughed.

"Like your last name, but no B because you're a lad." She explained.

"I got it, and I'm still with Candice." He smiled.

"Good. Y'all are adorable." Danielle pinched his cheek. "What about you, Fooks?"

"Just recently walked out on a girl that told me she loved me after we slept together." Zach scratched the back of his head.

"Nice! I like it!" She nodded as she walked down the line. "What about you, young Reinhart? Any girls?"

"Nope." Sam shook his head. "Just Mojo."

"Fucking loser." Griffin mumbled.

"Oh, right! I forgot! You aren't dating Audrey. Nathan's just convinced that you want to eat her ass, when really, he's the one who does, but she respects her father's wishes so she won't. But he's too much of a dick to accept that." She said as she walked over to Nathan. "Stop causing so much shit within the team, Nathan. Your insecurities are showing." She pouted, patting his cheek.

"No, I'm over her." Nathan spoke. Danielle looked at him in shock. Majority of the team did."Look, Sam, I'm sorry about being a dick."

Sam waved him off. "It's fine. We're teammates, right?" He smiled.

"This is beautiful." Danielle cooed. "But seriously, stop getting so hung up on girls." She shook her head before walking off the ice.

"Yeah, really. Can we start talking shit out and avod brawls? Save it for the game, boys." Nick chuckled before skating off.

Audrey stood in front of Jack and Mark. Her arms were crossed and the expression on her face had never looked more like her father in her life. Jack looked from her to Mark. Mark was staring at his hands. Everyone on the team knew Mark wasn't a bad guy. He was probably just a little messed up with his feelings.

"Man, I'm sorry. I just care about Taylor a lot." Jack breathed.

"No, I get it. I totally overstepped. I don't even know why." Mark shook his head.

"Woah, wait," Audrey put out her hands. "What happened with Taylor?"

"I kissed her at Jo's." Mark explained. "It was a complete mistake."

"Jack, did you talk to her?" Audrey asked.

"Yeah, she said it didn't mean anything. I guess I shouldn't have been a dick if she didn't care." Jack frowned.

"It's okay. I was the dick." Mark argued.

"Since this is settled, no more fighting, alright? Talk to each other. Your team is a family, not a fight club." Audrey stated before she walked out. She collided instantly with a large body.

"Shit, sorry." Nathan apologized, stablizing her. "I was just coming to get my,"

"It's okay." She assured him. "Oh, and about the other night, I'm sorry if I've made you feel like I'm interested, or into anyone else besides you, because I'm honestly not. I'm just here to help out my dad."

He nodded. "I get it. I'm sorry for coming onto you so strongly."

She shook her head. "Don't worry about it." She smiled and walked off.

After practice ended, Danielle looked to Audrey to make the request to her father that they had planned earlier that day. It was a double feature at the drive in, and Holiday had managed to score her parents car. Audrey was still on lockdown because of the Isabella Barry incident. She walked over to her dad with a smile. He have her a side eye as she pulled him into a hug.

"What do you want?" He sighed.

"To go to the drive in with the girls tonight, please!" She cried.

"No."

"Dad!" She whined.

"You are grounded." He reminded her. "That means you don't go out."

"I'm gonna kill myself. You're gonna drive me to suicide." She told him.

He exhaled as he looked over his clipboard. "Do it quietly and try not to make a mess."

She gasped. "I can't believe you! I'm asking for one night!"

"And I'm asking for a team that doesn't fight and a daughter that isn't annoying. We're both shit out of luck, huh?" He smiled.

"Okay. I'll remember this." She warned and walked off. Danielle gave her a smile. "He said no and told me to kill myself quietly."

"Oh." Danielle's face fell. "It's okay, we can do it another time."

"No, I'm coming. Don't worry." Audrey assured her.

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