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after jeno's lessons finally came to an end, the young hockey player strolled through the hallways towards the public library, that belonged to the school. he though that he could talk to jaemin, possibly, yet his priority right at that moment was set at finding a book needed for the literature class he's taken. he understood nothing in the class, after all, history was not his thing, but it was the effort that counted, right.

the ravenette met one of jaemin's friends on his way. he recalled his name being donghyuck, he remembered him as the bratty, but still funny kind from his maths and english classes. donghyuck also took drama and singing classes, from where he's recognized him, although jenom himself didn't attend those. the boy's vocals were no joke, he really knew how to use that annoying voice of his. either way, the cheerful smile was replaced by a worried scowl now, as the boy stopped him in his tracks.

"you're jeno, huh? do you have any idea where jaemin might be? i've seen you guys together the other day." the shorter asked hurriedly, eyes ticking between jeno's, and the ravenette thought of one of his ex-teammates, who used to really like this boy. donghyuck seemed to be unable to catch his breath for some reason, as if he's been running for the last hour without a break.

the ravenette offered his a bottle of water he's taken from the cafeteria earlier, and shook his head. he himself has been looking for jaemin, aside from looking for the book, but to no avail. as if he disappeared from the face of the earth suddenly.

"maybe the sci-fi section in the back? what happened, can i help?" jeno asked, making the other shake his head in disapproval. he needed to talk to the pinkenette privately, about an important matter. "let me know if i can help, then, okay?"

"alright. thanks, man," the boy shook the bottle gently infront of the other's face with a small smile, before he's left hurriedly once more, headed towards the sci-fi section as jeno has pointed out earlier. the ravenette sighed, and kept on searching for the damn book.

upon receiving a message from his coach, the boy groaned and decided to leave the book hunt for another day, leaving the library swiftly. he corrected the strap of his duffle bag on his shoulder, and made sure his hockey sticks were safely tucked underneath his arm. his legs lead him outside rather quickly, the cold of the early winter breeze hit him right in the face.

he walked over to a nearby ice rink, where his team practiced for an awfully important event. they were meant to stand against a chinese junior team, and the winner team's players would be handpicked into the american hockey league — a league where they would wait to get sorted out into the nhl itself. jeno has been working hard to get this far, and there was no way he'd give up now.

only the best would be picked into the national hockey league, and the ravenette had a great chance, since he's the captain. he had the opportunity to get into the league, and the opportunity was rather huge. he didn't want to miss it, not in the slightest.

even then, leaving meant abandoning his friends and family, that he loved dearly.

after changing into his sportswear, he laced up his skates and gathered his hrlm and his stick. his legs propped up on a pair of sharp knives lead him over to the rink, jumping onto the ice in order to practice with his team.

this season will be a hustle, for sure.

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