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On Thin Ice (Crossfire & 1Hawkeyes)

Alex laughed and hugged Cole back, delighted by his victory and his pride. He dropped her and seemed incredibly embarrassed. Alex began to laugh even harder. "Cole, you are such a Canadian! Don't worry about it!"

Alex looked around making sure no one else could hear her before continuing, "Actually I wasn't here on business. I told your coach that I was here to get a quote so I could get in. In reality I just came to support, see?" she smooths her ULA hockey sweater down and proudly shows it off. "But if you do want to give a quote I'm sure I can find a way to sneak it in somewhere."

Long Beach, A City In Need

@Jasper19 Don't worry about it, I think everyone is pretty busy now with midterms and the holidays. XD If anything the thread might be going at a snail's pace the next few weeks, but hopefully come January things will pick up a bit.

Need For Speed: The Race Begins (Private)

Adelfa was snapped out of her daze when she saw Blake walking over.

"Oh, Blake is coming over, be cool, be cool!" Rose said, fixing her hair. "Hey Blake!"

Long Beach, A City In Need

Helena found herself incredibly bothered that all of her friends had their own experiences with the rising crime rate in the city. From deaths, to theft, to assault, the city had taken something from them.

Her heart broke for Casper's stolen bike. She knew how much time and effort he put into it. He expressed so much through his racing. If she had any money left over after the hospital bills, Helena was ready to offer him what she could- which even then might not be more than a couple hundred- to replace the bike.

Derek's story was particularly shocking. Even with its rising crime, the amount of targeted hate crimes in Long Beach were fairly low compared to other cities. Although Helena wished Derek had gone to the police over the incident, she also knew that the general public wasn't in support of the police with all of their suspicious activities of late.

When it came to Aleissa, she had no need to speak. The group all knew very well about the hostage situation. It was all over the news anywhere you went. No one expected Aleissa to speak about it, they all knew about her savior's death and about the funeral. Helena let out a sigh thinking about the robbery and what her friend must have went through.

Cole's story seemed to have a different ending. He wasn't fearful of the men trying to steal. In fact he was very proactive rather than reactive about the situation. She respected and even admired this. Her heart dropped when he referred to the shooting death of his brother.

Scott didn't seem to have a story involving crime. If he did, he didn't share it. He seemed to somehow be in denial of the condition of their city. Helena was shocked by this.

"Long Beach isn't the city it used to be," Helena said, "Gangs are taking over and the cops can't catch up because half of them are paid off anyway."

Helena thought back on Cole's story. He managed to successfully fight off the men who tried to steal. Even if the police didn't catch them, Helena would be surprised if those two would be quick to rob again.

"It almost sounded like you were a superhero," Helena chuckled, trying to bring some light to the group's somber mood. She then joked further, "If the cops don't do anything and the crime doesn't stop, maybe we should all dress up or something and stop those guys ourselves."

Long Beach, A City In Need

@Ceta de Cloyes No worries! Thank goodness you got your internet fixed though! Oh, and thank you for your initial interest, I really appreciate it regardless. :)

On Thin Ice (Crossfire & 1Hawkeyes)

Alex sat in the stands, sporting her very own ULA Raiders sweater. She felt that it was a forty dollars well spent. This was her first hockey game and she wanted to represent her college, especially against their rivals. Despite hockey not being one of the more popular sports of ULA, the arena was packed.

The game began and Alex was engulfed. She didn't understand all of the rules of hockey or really understand the positions, but she knew what a goal was. The reporter cheered and rallied with the other ULA fans, excited through the first two periods.

Come the third period, Alex's heart broke. She watched as the energy depleted Cole gift wrapped a goal for Anaheim. The look on his face twisted her heart. She remembered playing softball when she was younger. There was nothing worse than being the reason the other team scored a run. She assumed the feeling here was similar.

He exited the game and she had half a mind to go see if she could find him. Then she remembered that hockey wasn't the same as softball- if you were taken out you could be rotated back in. And eventually Cole was put right back in.

She watched the back and forth, hoping Anaheim would give up shots and that ULA would pull forward. Alex watched intensely. Finally, Cole made another shot. Her jaw dropped as the puck flew over the goalie's shoulder. Everyone, including herself, jumped up and screamed. She couldn't believe it! Cole managed to redeem himself in the most spectacular way possible!

Once the excitement began to die down, Alex made her way down towards the locker room and waited outside. She happened to pass Coach Bombay.

"Coach Bombay!" she called out. He spun around to face her, clearly happy by the win. "Cross did amazing tonight!" she praised and pulled out a notepad for authenticity, "Is there any way I can get a quote from him for the newspaper?"

"Sure thing, come inside," he offered and entered. They entered together, but she was left behind in the hallway to wait for the players to make their way out of the locker room.

Need For Speed: The Race Begins (Private)

Adelfa finally starts paying attention to Rose, who isn't saying much important.

On Thin Ice (Crossfire & 1Hawkeyes)

Alex was busy editing her latest article when she received the text from Cole. That sounds great! I'll be there! Just send me the info :)

The past week proved fairly uneventful for Alex. She was solidifying her schedule, still getting used to college life. Most of her classes were in the morning, leaving her the rest of the day to work on articles, exercise, write, or go to the Taekwondo dojang in the area.

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Alex sat in the stands, waiting for the game to start. She wanted to go down to the locker room before to wish Cole luck, but she realized that might distract him. That, or she could get in trouble for being in there. Instead, Alex opted to wait until the end of the game to see him.

Overall, she was glad that she had met Cole. He was a great guy- great looking too. She enjoyed tutoring him in biology. She found that he was pretty bright, just needed the extra guidance. Their friendship was going good and she hoped it would continue to do so.

Need For Speed: The Race Begins (Private)

Adelfa listened to Rose talk and talk- something she loved to do. Usually Adelfa paid attention but now she was spacing out.

Need For Speed: The Race Begins (Private)

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Adelfa sat around with her friend, Rose, talking and laughing. This was her first day back since the accident. She knew it would take time to get back into the groove of things.