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unluckyhoneybee · 1 year

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Cale's Best Friend (Mikko Rantanen)

When Cale wasn't as innocent as he pretended to be.

Note: first time writing for Mikko :). So obsessed with the guy.

Warning: alcohol consumption.

He walked out of the restroom still fixing his belt. It was late and he had gotten many drinks. Luckily, he was a big guy.

As he walked down the corridor, he saw something in the corner of his eye. He stopped on his tracks. You.

Mikko frowned and looked around. There was no one but two girls doing something dubiously legal in a corner. But still you were sleeping in a sofa with your dress way to high on your legs and probably too drunk. The posture was bad and your bag was on the floor.

"Fuck, Cale. How do you leave her here alone?" He muttered to himself.

He walked slowly and the two girls noticed his precence. One of them looked at him and smiled but he ignored her. He just reached and touched your arm. "Hey, YN"

You opened your eyes and after a few seconds of looking blankly at him, you smiled.

"Mikko. Hi"

"Hi, YN" He chuckled. You were beautiful but in that moment you were a mess. "Where's Cale?"

"Cale? I don't know any Cale" You giggled and hugged yourself getting more comfortable to sleep more.

"Hey, no. Wake up." Mikko touched your face and you laughed more. "Where is Cale, YN? Your boyfriend Cale"

"M-my boyfriend Cale. I don't have any boyfriend Cale"

"Fuck, YN."

"Yeah. I'd let you do that" You choked out.

"Okay" He took a deep breath and reminded himself how drunk you were. You didn't mean that. You had Cale and probably were very much in love with him. "Sit up."

He was strong but your drunk ass was a dead weight. It was harder than he thought. Once he had you sitting in the sofa, he grabbed your bag and passed it to you. "Okay. I'll go and find Cale. Just wait here"

"Tell him... Cale, yeah? Tell him I love his cheeks. They are so pink and cute"

Mikko smiled and looked into your eyes. She is so fucking cute. He pushed your hair behind your ear. "Don't move, okay?"

"Promised"

Mikko walked fast around the club looking for the pink cheeks guy. Gabe, Nate... There!

"Cale!" He touched his shoulder and his friend turned around.

"Mikko! Try this!"

Cale pushed a drink on his chest, spilling some and wetting his shirt.

"Hey, stop. Man. You are wasted." Mikko said taking the drink from him. "I just found YN sleeping in a sofa."

"YN?! I haven't seen her in ages"

Mikko groaned. "Dude, your girlfriend passed out in a dark corner and you are not even worried" He loved Cale but he was being a big ass asshole.

"My... What?"

"Man. Who is that?" Mikko randomly stopped Bo when he saw you walking down the corridor. You were so fucking pretty.

"That? YN. Haven't you met her? Cale has brought her a couple of times."

You turned around and he saw the Makar written in your back. Shit.

"No. I haven't."

"Well, that's Cale's girl. She is nice"

So nice. Mikko thought.

"Your girlfriend idiot. What's your problem guys? She didn't..."

"YN is not my girlfriend, man. That's..." Cale fake gagged. "She is my best friend!"

Mikko felt his mind foggy for a second. You weren't Cale's girlfriend. You weren't Cale's girlfriend. You weren't Cale's girlfriend.

"Well... She is... Fuck, she is alone and drunk."

"You left my best friend alone and drunk in some corner?!"

"You left your best friend alone and drunk in some corner" He exclaimed when he was already walking back to the dark corner.

He wasn't paying attention so he collided with someone, sending the smaller body flying to the floor. It obviously had to be you.

"Wow, shit. YN sorry" He quickly grabbed you and helped you up. You were giggling.

"Sorry. I'm clumsy"

Mikko chuckled.

"Are you going to fuck me now?" You said looking up into his eyes.

He felt his breath getting stuck on his throat.

"No. No, I'm not." He said with a sigh and you pouted. "Let's go and find Cale" He said in a hurry.

Mikko guided you around the people until you reached Cale. The reaction was of pure happiness. You both hugged each other as if you hadn't seen in ages.

"What the fuck?" Gabe muttered.

"They are so weird, man" Mikko muttered. He was the best trying to hide how affected he was by everything. "I'll go with them and drop them at home"

"You've drunk too."

"I'm calling an Uber"

He managed to get you both outside and then into the Uber.

"Do you mind waiting here?" He asked the driver. "I'll come down in a second."

"It's 5am"

Mikko sighed.

"Fine."

Mikko pushed you two inside Cale's house and groaned when you fell face down in the sofa.

"I'm going to sleep, buddy" Cale told him.

"Cale... Wait..." He tried to call him. He didn't know where you were sleeping. "Shit, Cale"

You groaned from the sofa. "I feel like shit, Cale"

"Cale is already in his room, YN"

"Oh. Hi, Mikko"

"Hi, YN" He softly said.

"I'll just sleep here. Thank you, Mikko"

"You're welcome, YN" He said but walked closer to you anyway. "I'll take your shoes off"

"Thanks" You said and laid your head on a pillow.

Mikko took your shoes off and then covered you with a blanket.

"Can I have a goodnight kiss?" You whispered. You had puppy eyes and your voice was now shy.

He had met the sobber you and this was more of what he knew.

Mikko doubted for long seconds. He barely knew you. You barely knew each other. He just thought you were incredibly pretty and had died of jealousy when he thought Cale was your boyfriend. But he wasn't. But he also didn't know if...

"Please"

Fuck it.

He leaned and kissed your head softly. "Have a good night?"

Before leaving, he rummaged through Cale's bathroom until he found tylenol and then got you a glass of water. He left it on the coffee table and took a last look at you sleeping. Cute.

When you opened your eyes in the morning, the headache was horrible and you didn't remember anything after having some shots with Cale.

"Hey"

You shouted and sat up. Cale was sitting there eating cereal.

"Shit, you idiot"

He chuckled. "Are you good?"

"No" You flopped back on the sofa and groaned.

"Have that"

You looked to your left. "Oh, you got me medicines. How nice"

"I didn't. It was already there"

You frowned. "Really?"

He hummed. "Maybe you got them yourself"

"I don't remember anything"

"Yeah..."

"you neither?"

"Nope"

"Let's never drink like that again"

"You said that too when..."

"Tss"

Cale rolled his eyes.

"Did you talk to him?"

Your cheeks warmed. "I just told you I don't remember anything"

"We did the shots for courage!"

"Shut up!"

Cale was laughing so hard that he almost spilt his cereal. "I really hope I didn't embarrass myself in front of him. He barely knows me. Just imagine the first impression he got from me is my drunk self."

"Mikko is a mess himself. He was probably drunker."

"Still! I don't want him to see me like that! I wanted to give a good impression!"

How wrong you were. The first time Mikko had seen you, you were walking like a goddess dressed in that AVs jersey. He thought you were perfect. But no one knew that, of course.

"YN. I'm sure you did nothing wrong"

Meanwhile. Mikko couldn't stop thinking about how you had literally asked him to fuck you. He was trying so hard to convince himself that it was just the alcohol. It probably got you horny. It had nothing to do with him.

"I hope I didn't. Imagine if I embarrassed myself in front of that man"

"Disgusting." Cale got up and left.

Days passed and neither of you heard from the other. Until some Thursday in the showers.

"Yeah. YN will arrive later from work but she said it's okay" Cale told Nate. "Told her we would wait for her"

"Yeah, no problem" Nate left the showers talking about how he would order the pizza.

Mikko tried to not pay much attention.

"Hey"

"Hey" He looked at Cale.

"We are hanging out at mine. Some of us. I think Nate, JT and Bo. Are you coming?"

Mikko stopped the water and pretended he wasn't really nervous.

"Sure"

"My friend YN will be there. She is staying at mine for a while".

"Oh, I didn't know she was here" Mikko said drying his chest. He wrapped the towel around himself.

"She got a new job. Remember that night when she came with us?"

"Mhm" She asked me to fuck her. I do remember that night.

"That was her first week here."

"Cool. She looks nice"

Cale smiled and nodded. What Mikko didn't know is that he had a plan to get his attention to you. Even when it wasn't necessary.

"Yeah, come home tonight."

"Yeah, I'll be there"

And there he was when you opened the door with a little blonde boy on his lap. The house was full. The guys and their partners were there. What at first it was going to be just Cale and 3-4 friends, was now a full gathering.

"YN" Your best friend caught you standing there and gave you a sweet smile, probably apologizing for the mess.

"Hey, bub" You kissed his cheek and tried to ignore the hard beating of your heart. Mikko was looking at you.

"How was it?"

"I'm really tired, but all good" You patted his chest. "I'm gonna say hi to everyone."

You knew everyone but the little blonde kids that were in the sofa. "Those are Gabe's kids. Last time thing" Cale whispered.

"They are the cutest" You squeaked. The boy was sitting on Mikko's lap while his mum tried to feed him, but he was fighting the spoon for dear life.

"Yeah. And you want him to..."

You slapped Cale's chest. "Shut the fuck up"

"YN!"

Someone called your name and you knew that it was time to say hi. The hardest one was obviously Mikko. But not only for you. He saw you sitting next to him and he almost chocked.

"Hi cutie" You told the little boy. "Ow, you just look like your dad" You caressed his cheek and he giggled. Soon, his sister Linnea was there looking for attention. "And you are so pretty!"

Mikko was watching in awe and barely noticed when the boy started crying.

"Oh, hey. What's wrong?" You sweetly asked him.

"He is sleepy" Linnea said.

"Oh yeah?"

"I'll call Gabe" Mikko said. He wanted to get out...

But you carefully picked the baby and brought him closer to you. "I'll go, if that's okay"

"Yeah, that's perfect" He smiled at you and wow, your checks started burning.

"Hi to you too. I got a bit distracted."

"Don't worry, I understand" He chuckled. "And welcome to the city. I had no idea you were here"

"Thank you very much."

It had been a simply conversation, but when you passed the little sleepy boy to his parents and went to change into comfier clothes, you were shaking. You had to take deep breaths.

When you came out there was already pizza and people sitting everywhere. And obviously, little innocent blush boy Cale had left you to sit right next to Mikko.

It was the most uncomfortable dinner ever. You stayed there eating your pizza in silence and listening to everyone. Then when the food was gone, Mikko and you were still sitting close.

"How's work? Do you like it?" He asked turning to you. He liked how you looked with your comfy clothes and your messy hair.

You smiled. "I love it"

"That's great." He nodded and drank from his soda.

You looked down at your hands.

"It is. I'm just getting used to it and meeting new people and everything." You told him.

"You can tag along with us whenever you want" He said in a low voice. "I hope Cale has already told you that"

You nodded looking at your friend, who was too inmersed in a conversation with Bo about something on their phones.

"I almost tag along with you guys on the celebrations" You told him.

Mikko smiled so big.

"Oh yeah?"

"Mhm. But my old job... Those pricks had to sent me on a trip to Europe just when my bestie made his dreams come true."

"Cunts" Mikko chuckled.

You laughed and nodded. "The biggest ones"

Mikko looked around. No one was paying attention to you two.

"I thought you were Cale's girlfriend at first." He confessed with some blush creeping up to his cheeks. It didn't go unnoticed by you. "Well, Bo told me actually. He said you were Cale's girl"

Your mind was running so fast. What was the big deal? He though you were Caleb's girlfriend and got jealous? Did he got jealous of Cale because of you? Why would he be bothered by it?

"I have always been, kind of. We have been best friends for ages and it always passed for a relationship. I don't know how many times I have clarified that we are not dating. I'm lucky he is not a scary guy. I'd still be a virgin"

Mikko swallowed. Would Cale have something against him?

"He is so scary. What are you saying? Look at that baby face. It's terrifying"

You laughed out loud and everyone looked.

"What's so funny?" Nate asked.

"We are talking about how scary Cale is" Mikko said. "She said he is not. But c'mon guys. Look at him"

"Yeah, that kid face is..." Gabe faked goosebumps.

"You all suck"

"Actually, I have so many pics of baby Cale. I will look for them guys"

Mikko elbowed you. "We will host a party for that, okay? It can be at mine"

Cale smiled proud when he saw how comfortable you were around Mikko and how interested he was in you. For the rest of the night, you two sat together in your own bubble and even teammed up for playing video games.

"Why do you look at her like that?" Cale whispered behind Mikko while everyone was saying goodbye.

Mikko blushed deeply.

"I'm not"

Cale chuckled.

"Listen, she is single and she is amazing. Go for it if you want to"

Mikko blinked slowly. "Cale, are you okay?"

"Perfect." He chuckled. "I'll distract the others. Go and give her your number"

Mikko felt nervous. Why was he so nervous?

You were saying goodbye to a very sleepy Linnea. The girl was leaning on her dad's shoulder.

"I'll see you soon, yeah?"

She smiled and you said goodbye with your hand before the Landeskog left.

"Can you believe I have played with Gabriel Landeskog kids tonight?" You asked and turned. "Oh. I thought it was Cale." You said shying away.

"Pretty cool, huh?" Mikko chuckled.

You nodded. "I'm a fan, what can I say" You explained.

"An Avs fan or a Gabe fan?"

"Can you be one without being the other?" You asked back with a smirk.

"Good answer." He leaned against the frame. "Do you have your phone in there?"

"Um... Yeah. Here, why?" You asked showing him.

"Unlock it"

You did with a frown in your face and then complained when he smoothly stole it from your hand.

"Shh" He said while writing something down. "Here. Just in case"

Mikko smiled when he passed you the phone and your heart got wild when you saw he had given you his number. "Oh"

Mikko took a step closer and cupped your face before leaning and pressing a soft kiss in your forehead for the second time since he met you. But you didn't know that.

"Have a good night. And... See you in the game."

"Yeah. See you. Bye" You said dumbfounded.

"Bye, YN"

Once everyone had left, Cale grabbed you by your shoulders and shook you. "A kiss!"

"A kiss. I'm going to faint. Shit. Fucking shit."

Your best friend chuckled and hugged you. "You have him wrapped around your finger"

"I don't..."

"You do. And you are wearing his jersey to the game"

"I... No, I can't..."

"YN"

"Cale"

"Fine"

Then three days later, Cale dropped his tie when he heard you shouting his name. You had asked him for a jersey to wear on the game. You were expecting a Makar jersey. But once you opened the bag and checked it...

"I'm going to kill you" You walked in his room. "I'm going to fucking kill you. How was I so stupid!? Of course you would do this."

Rantanen. 96.

"What?! You asked for a jersey"

"One of yours!"

Cale giggled. "You are a bitch, Makar"

Still, you wore it. You could have gotten some other from a corner in the house. But you wore it. The Rantanen written in your back seemed to be burning your skin. Even when you knew it wasn't possible, you were fully aware you were wearing it. That's why you didn't took the jacket off in the arena, claiming that it was cold even though you had enough layers to not need it.

Some of the girls watching the game with you were worried, Melissa even checked your temperature. But you shook your head and told them it was fine. At least both have that A on the chest and one could pass for the other.

They ended up loosing. Which left you kind of defeated because they had played so well.

As you waited for Cale to come out, one of the girls talked about going for dinner somewhere or at someone's to cheer the boys a bit. "Come with us, yeah?"

You nodded with a smile.

"Hey, bub" Cale appeared and hugged you.

"Hi" You kissed his cheek and gave him a big squeeze. "You were great tonight, bub"

"Thank you" He sadly smiled.

You caressed his cheeks.

"Do you know if..." You started slowly. Cale chuckled and pinched your cheek.

"He is inside."

"But he is fine, right?"

Mikko had gotten in a fight, nothing to serious, but you were worried.

"He is."

Cale drove you to Nate's, who had offered the house for those who wanted to have a couple of beers and forget about the game. They didn't have another one in a few days so it was fine.

"I'm at Nate MacKinnon's"

Cale chuckled. "You are friends with the Avs"

"If you tell me this some years ago, I wouldn't have believed you"

"Take that jacket off"

"No"

"Whats the point of wearing his jersey if he is not going to see it?"

"We only texted once because I sent him a pic of you and that was only yesterday"

"You what?"

"This is not about you, Makar"

He rolled his eyes. "Just... He likes you, I promise. He is my friend and I trust him. I wouldn't be doing this if I didn't."

You sighed and your eyes softened. "I know. It's just a lot. I've had a crush on him for ages"

"I can't believe you didn't come here sooner" Cale said.

"Well, I wasn't available. I would have come with you without doubt"

"Yeah. I know."

"Take your time. But if you really want it go for it."

You nodded and looked at the house.

You had never been there but soon they made you feel at home, just like everyone else. You had been talking to the girls for a while while the boys were in the backyard.

Mikko couldn't avoid watching you. You still had your jacket on even though the house was warm. Even outside was warm. But he didn't think much about it. He could only think about how beautiful you were and how welcomed you were in the group and how much he would like you to be there with him.

The guys were playing some beer pong like fucking kids. But they were having fun, something they needed after the game. It wasn't his turn, so he was just standing there with a beer on his hand when he saw you getting up. You came back only a couple of minutes later and your jacket was gone. He couldn't see it, but your cheeks were pink because of the looks and smiles the girls were giving you. He couldn't hear what you were saying either.

"Don't say anything. It was all Cale. He probably grabbed the wrong one by mistake" You tried to explain even though not even you could believe the lie.

Then you turned around and Mikko chocked on his beer.

"Dude" Artturi laughed. "Man, are you good?"

He was having a cough fit but couldn't keep his eyes off you.

"Cale" He said.

He turned around. "What?"

"Come here for a second"

They walked away from the others.

"What the fuck is that?" He pointed at YN.

"My best friend"

"And why does she have my jersey?"

"She asked for one for the game"

Mikko's heart wanted to jump out of his chest.

"One of mine?"

"One in general. She likes to match with us. She is so nice that she offered to pay..."

"Why did you give her mine?"

Mikko was stressed. He was having so many thoughts, so many theories, that he couldn't process them all.

"It happened to be yours"

"Bullshit" Mikko pointed at him. "I will only ask once. What's going on? You tell me to give her my number. You tell me to go for it. You give her my jersey. What are you doing?"

Cale took a deep breath and grabbed Mikko by his shoulders. "She likes you. And you like her."

"Man"

"Mikko. I know it"

"And what do I do? I don't know her. I just know she is so fucking beautiful and has a great sense of humor and she..."

Cale let him ramble about all the things that Mikko had caught from you.

"Okay, enough reasons. Go and talk to her. That's enough."

Mikko took a deep breath and waited and waited until he saw you walking into the kitchen. He decided to go in too, but using the garden's door instead to not make it so obvious. You heard the click when he closed it behind him and turned around to see who it was. You face heated up and your heart rate skyrocketed when you saw him there. You couldn't hide now.

He was smirking. That little bitch.

"Hey, YN"

"Hi, Mikko" You shyly said.

He smiled and moved closer. The stutter in your breath didn't scape his eye.

"You look good" He simply said. He could do better, yes. But his mind was going too fast to focus.

"T-thank you. It was Cale... I think it was a mistake or..."

Mikko laughed and you stopped talking. "I believe he did it on purpose, YN."

"Oh, yeah. Probably. He is a bitch. The shy and boring facade is just that..."

Mikko laughed again and leaned against the counter.

"But really, you look good. The color suits you"

"Thank you" You muttered.

"It's really a pity the game went like that"

"You played good. And won that fight."

That was a bit of an ego boost. He wouldn't deny it.

"Yeah."

"That guy really had nothing to do. Like... Why would a guy as tall as a 5 years old kid want to fight this really big Finnish guy." You giggled, which he found amusing. "You did good" You patted his chest.

"Thank you"

You opened the beer can and took a sip. For courage.

Mikko watched you closely. "Do you mind if I take that away?"

"What?"

"The last time you drank around me I had to carry Cale and you home." He said with a grin.

You gasped.

"What?"

"You don't remember" Mikko said.

"No. No. What did I do?" You ran tour hands through your hair with distress in your face.

Mikko bit his lip. "You got lost and fell asleep on some random sofa"

"I didn't embarrass myself, right?"

Mikko thought that he would keep the fact that you asked him to fuck you for himself.

"Not much, no. Don't worry about that." He touched your chin and you looked down flustered.

"So... The water and Tylenol was you"

"Mhm."

"You didn't got one for Cale, tho" You said with a grin.

"Well, he went directly to bed. Plus, he didn't remember where you were."

"He deserved the headache then"

Mikko nodded with a laugh.

You bit your lip. He was so perfect.

"Can I ask you something?"

"Yeah"

"When you told me you though Cale and I were dating... Were you jealous?"

Mikko froze. Was it that obvious?

"Kind of?"

Your heart skipped a beat. "Oh"

"I thought you were really beautiful. You should have seen yourself that day" He said already knowing how flustered he would get you. "But then you were wearing an 8 in your back. Ouch." He said pretending to grab his heart. It made you giggle and look down at your hands.

"I'm wearing a 96 now, aren't I?"

Mikko looked at you with an incredulous smile. Well, I have to do something, right?

He took a step and cornered you against the refrigerator. You panted and looked up at his baby blue eyes. He must be the most beautiful man in the world. Mikko grinned at your reaction and felt flattered by the way you were looking at him. Cale may be right.

It was funny how you, in a desperate action, got in your tip toes and grabbed him by the back of his neck. Your lips clashed and you both sighed in relief. You may just knew each other from only a couple of times, but the chemistry was so real.

Mikko cupped your face with his big hands and deepened the kiss. You were trapped between his big body and the fridge, his hips pressing you into it. Not that you complained. The kiss was slow and deep and it felt as if you had kissed a thousand times already. You just knew that you didn't want to stop. Your wandering hands told him when they sneaked under his shirt and timidly felt the skin on his lower back. It encouraged him you tilt your head up and kiss all over your face and neck, nibbling your earlobe and then gracefully finding that sensitive spot in your neck. Your knees were a jelly mess by the time he pecked your lips and pulled back to look into your eyes. Mikko had you right were he wanted to and he was really proud of himself.

"You are perfect" He whispered.

You smiled and pulled him for another kiss.

"Come home with me tonight"

Your eyes opened like plates and a soft gasp left your lips. Your legs clenched and a shot of electricity ran over your body.

"Okay" A smile escaped your lips.

Mikko smiled so big and kissed yoy again. "Just tell me when you want to leave"

You nodded and bit your lip.

Mikko and you exchanged some kisses before parting ways. The girls obviously commented about your messy hair and silly smile. On the other hand, Cale received Mikko with a big hug.

"Hey" EJ pushed Mikko slightly. "Is YN wearing your jersey?"

The thought of the guys knowing, but also the ideas he had in mind for later, make Mikko blush and grin. "She is"

"And why is that?" EJ elbowed him with a silly smile. At the end, everyone already knew about Mikko's obvious crush on Cale's best friend.

"I'm just a lucky guy, I suppose" He said with a side.

Through the glass, his eyes connected to yours and Mikko smile. "You were right, Cale. You were so right"

"You are so damn lucky, man" Cale said and patted his shoulder.

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ilyasorokinn · 1 year

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andrei “all star” svechnikov , andrei svechnikov

note, finally my all-star fic is here! this year, it was between sid, svech, ilya and petey. i did write a petey blurb, so go check it out. if you want. anyways, i hope you enjoy. another note, this fic is part of the "mr. and mrs. svechnikov" series. check out this masterlist for more. in this fic, theo is around 4 while ana is 3. pair, andrei svechnikov x reader summary, the svechnikovs go to their first all-star game together. warnings, children/kids word count, 2717 words

gif credit to bestie @ryanpulock

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Andrei, the entire way home, was tying to figure out a clever way to tell you he had been invited to the All-Star games. It came to him as he turned down the street of your house.

He quickly pulled into the dirveway and hooked his phone up to the speakers. He made it to the doorway when he finally pressed play on the song.

"Hey now, you're an all-star, get your game on, go play Hey now, you're a rock star, get the show on, get paid"

He heard you let out a scream when the song first started and laughed, pushing the door open to find you gaping at him from the living room, "What the hell?!"

"I'm an All-Star, baby!" He exclaimed.

"There are so many better ways you could have done that." You tried to slow your beating heart. Even your watch was asking if you were okay due to your elevated heartrate.

"Oh, come on, it was funny." He pointed out.

"We'll get back to that when I'm not about to have a heart attack."

After the initial shock, you were excited. You were going on a paid vacation, most expenses were paid for (most) and the climate was set for hot and even hotter so you were excited, to say the least.

Because the Canes were playing till the very last second, you didn't get into Florida until Thursday morning, but you were set to stay until the next Thursday.

The moment you stepped off the plane, there were cameras everywhere, all part of the Canes media or the NHL media. Andrei held Anastaisa's hand and helped her down the stairs, flashing them a professional smile. You stood behind Theo, watching him carefully climb down the stairs behind his sister.

After you got settled into your hotel room, you went with Andrei to media. You weren't normally allowed to be with him, but exceptions were made.

The three of you stood off to the side, watching him and looking around at everyone else who was doing media. Theo ran up and hugged Andrei's leg, looking up at all the reporters nervously. Andrei, not wanting to lose his train of thought, only placed a comforting hand on Theo's head, acknowledging him.

When all the questioning was over, the Canes media wanted to get some shots of him "Is it okay if we ask Theo and Anastasia a question?" One of the media people asked, "We're asking all the kids questions and putting together a little compilation."

Once they were given the okay, the cameras were on Theo and Anastasia. Andrei was crouching next to them as Theo held an iconic tiny microphone for both of them.

"So, Theo, tell us, who are you most excited to see this weekend?" Theo looked around at all the other tables to see who else was at the event.

"Crosby." He answered, "And Ovi, oh, and Marner!" Theo exclaimed happily.

"And what about you, Anastasia?"

Anastasia pondered the question for a second before answering, "Moose and Juice," She stated.

Andrei smiled in response before translating, "Mikko Rantanen and Juuse Saros."

Theo tugged on Andrei's pant leg, grabbing his attention and everyone else's as well, "Can we go swimming now, daddy?" Theo asked.

Everyone laughed, "Yeah, we can go swimming, buddy."

Theo had stated that he wanted to walk the carpet with Andrei where all the fans would be and all the paparazzi would be before the Skills competition.

You got him dressed in his best outfit, one which he chose specifically for this situation, "Will people ask for my autograph?" He asked excitedly.

"I don't know, buddy." You tied his shoe as he answered all his questions best you could, "But I do know you're gonna get your picture taken by all those people with cameras."

"Really?" His face lit up.

"Yeah, really." You nodded, a smile finding its way onto your face.

"Like daddy?"

"Just like daddy." You nodded, smoothing down his hair.

When both Andrei and Theo were ready, both you and Anastasia sent them off, with a promise of seeing each other in a couple hours. You got yourself and Anastasia ready before you headed over to the arena.

She was sporting one of the jerseys you had customized with "Little Svech" on the back with the number 37. You waited for Andrei and Theo in the hallway near the locker room.

As more and more players started filing out of the room, her eyes would go wide as they walked past, giving each of them a high-five, even if she didn't know who they were.

"Mommy, you see?" She jumped up and down as she gave Kirill Kaprizov a high-five.

"I did." You nodded, before spotting Andrei and Theo coming out of the locker room, "Look, there's papa and Theo." She whipped around and ran over to greet them.

Andrei was wearing a reverse retro Canes jersey and a hat while Theo wore his matching "Little Svech" jersey.

"Mommy, mommy!" Theo ran over to you the best he could in skates.

"What, what?" You asked.

"I met Breadman and Hughesy," Theo told you excitedly.

"Did you really? Wow."

"We missed Sid and Ovi." He frowned.

"That's okay, I'm sure you'll meet them soon." You reassured. You turned your attention back to Andrei who was smiling so big, and opened your mouth to say something but switched your attention to Theo and Anastasia who were excitedly talking to each other about all the people they met.

"Hey, I have an idea," You grabbed their attention, "Do you guys wanna be with papa out on the ice or do you want to sit with me in the stands?" You knew the answer before you asked the question.

They each latched onto one of Andrei's legs in response, to which both you and Andrei both laughed, "All right, I'll see you both later. Be good." They both nodded, "Listen to the adults in charge." They wrapped their arms around you, "Love you." You kissed their heads.

"Bye, mommy." They each kissed your cheek.

You stood up to meet Andrei. You wrapped your arms around him, "Skate really fast." You told him.

He laughed, "I'll try." He responded, "And don't worry about them, I've got them. Have fun, or as much as you can."

"I'll have two beers in your honor." You pulled your head away, with a smile on your face, so you could look him in the eyes.

"Sounds good." He leaned down and kissed you softly before you both pulled away.

You found your spot rather quickly and took a sip of your beer. From the ice, Anastasia spotted you and waved enthusiastically. You laughed, waving back to her.

"She's cute." The woman sitting next to you commented.

"Thank you." You beamed.

Down on the ice, Theo and Anastasia were having the time of their lives, hanging out with all the other kids and meeting all the other hockey players.

Theo and Anastasia were sitting on the bench, Ilya Sorokin sitting in between them, babysitter. At the same time, Andrei participated in his skill, snacking on ice cream bars as they watched the fastest skaters.

"Ooh." Anastasia winced when Cale Makar tripped and went flying into the boards. She looked up at Ilya, who laughed at her reaction. She giggled in response.

Kevin Fiala skated around the rink, and both Anastasia and Theo enjoyed it, but when they saw their dad step up to the starting line, they jumped up off the bench and started cheering.

"Papa!" They both jumped up and down, garnering the attention of people around them, who simply smiled at the two of them.

They didn't stop once as he skated around the rink. They only stopped when he skated over to where they were. They all looked up at the jumbotron and saw that he was now in first place.

"Wow." Theo gasped, and Andrei smiled proudly.

After Stephenson and Larkin went, Fiala and Andire were announced as the two finalists, "Go fast, papa." Anastasia told her father

"I will." Andrei laughed, kissing each of their heads once again. He skated out to the center of the ice with Fiala.

Andrei wanted to win it, but in the back of his mind, he knew that his 3 biggest supporters would be proud of him regardless of what happened.

Kevin Fiala went first and got 14.114. Andrei lined up behind the line and took a deep breath before he skated as fast as his legs could carry him.

He blocked out the sounds of people cheering and all the eyes on him and just skated. He skated until he made it back to the starting/finish line.

Once the timer stopped, he slowed down and looked up at the big jumbotron to see his time. He couldn't help but smile when he saw the 13.699 in big numbers.

He could practically hear Anastasia and Theo cheering from their seats and jumping up and down. He skated back over to the bench to do the interview but waved over across the bench to Theo and Anastasia whose smiles were almost as big as his.

"Andrei you realize, with Brady looking at you, you just outworked every single guy here with that lap. How do you feel right now?" Kevin, the reporter asked.

"I think I just got lucky, to be honest." He could hear his own voice come through the loudspeakers around the arena, "But I would never expect to win this, and I'm kind of excited."

"You know everybody around the league now is going to look at you as a Speedster. Are you ready for that title?" Kevin asked.

"Ah no, I'm not sure if they're gonna look at that" Andrei chuckled.

"Wow, great job congratulations, your first All-Star Game. You're the fastest skater." Kevin shook his hand.

"Thank you so much. Appreciate it." Andrei nodded.

After the tournament and the rest of the challenges, you waited in the tunnel near the locker room with a few of the other partners. You were talking with Johnny Gaudreau's wife while you waited for the rest of your family to come out of the locker room.

When Andrei finally exited the locker room, he was dressed and carrying both sleeping children in his arms. Your heart swooned when Andrei smiled.

He handed Anastasia off to you, "I have to get my bag, but I'll be back." He turned to head back into the locker room, but you grabbed his hand gently to stop him.

He looked confused as he turned around, "I'm proud of you, All-Star." You whispered, leaning up and kissing his cheek.

The next day, Anastasia and Theo were up bright and early. Jumping out of their bed and into yours, "Wake up!" They both shouted, jumping up and down.

You groaned, shoving your head under the pillow, "You promised us chocolate chip pancakes last night." Even though your eyes were closed and you couldn't Theo's face,

"Why did we do that again?" You reached over and softly punched Andrei in the shoulder who was in a similar position as you.

"To get them to sleep." He replied, his voice muffled by the pillow.

"Come on, come on!" Theo jumped off the bed and grabbed Andrei's arm, trying to pull him out of bed.

You both eventually pulled yourselves out of bed and got yourselves ready then took Theo and Anastasia down to get breakfast. After breakfast and spending some time at the pool, it was time to get ready for the game.

Andrei got ready a little quicker because he had to be at the arena a little earlier than you had to be, but he helped Theo get ready before he left.

"Goodbye, I love you both." He kissed each of their heads, "Be good for your mom. I'll see you on the ice." He booped Anastasia on the nose, making her giggle.

"And I love you, too." He turned his attention to you, "I'll see you later."

"See you on the ice." You kissed him, hugging him and savoring the feeling of him being there with you, "Love you, too."

Theo was sitting next to you chowing down on some popcorn while Anastasia stood on your legs, dancing to the music blasting through the speakers.

"Stormy!" Theo pointed a few rows over to the familiar mascot. That caught the mascot's attention, and he looked up. Theo waved erratically. Stormy finished the interaction he was having and then made his way up to your row.

You were luckily sitting at the end of the row, so Stormy sat down on the steps next to your seats after giving Theo and Anastasia big hugs. Theo and Stormy talked (which was more just Theo talking and Stormy nodding along) while you waited for the first game to start.

Al the set pieces were set up on the ice already so you waited excitedly as Anastasia babbled and danced away. The lights eventually dimmed, and Theo screeched, clamoring into his seat, holding tight to Stormy's hand.

The Central Division was announced first, then Atlantic, then finally Metropolitan, "From the Carolina Hurricanes, Andrei Svechnikov!" Andrei skated out from the big monitors.

Theo stood up in his seat and cheered loudly. Stormy jumped up and down with him, "Look, papa." You laughed, pointing down to the ice. Anastasia followed your finger down to Andrei. She giggled, looking up at you.

After all the games and Takchuk was named MVP, Andrei was in media, Theo sitting happily in his lap, "How was your first Al-Star game, Svech?"

"it was great, I had a lot of fun, and getting to bring the kids along is a plus."

"What're you gonna do now that you have a week-long break?"

"We're going to Disney World." He laughed, eliciting a laugh from the reporters in the room.

"I'm sure Theo and Ana are excited."

"So excited." Andrei nodded.

Theo tugged on Andrei's shirt sleeve and Andrei bent down, his ear to Theo's mouth, "Ovi and Sid." He whispered, but his whispering wasn't very quiet.

The reporters chuckled, "We'll go find them later." Andrei whispered back before turning back to the reporters.

"We won't keep you for long, Andrei. Seems like Theo is excited." Andrei nodded appreciatively.

"Thank you." He picked Theo up and exited the room.

The TikTok of the kids answering who they would want to see the most went viral, and in particular, Theo and Anastasia went viral. Most of the comments were saying that now Theo and Anastasia had to meet their favorite players, so the media set it up.

You and Andrei led Theo and Anastasia to the ice where Sid, Ovi, Mikko, and Juuse were waiting to meet their Number one fans, media all around you.

Theo let out a gasp when the rink came into view and he saw Ovi and Sid standing on the ice. Anastasia heard and turned her head to the ice.

"Juice and Moose!" She announced your presence, causing the four players to turn to you. All of you laughed as they skated over to meet you halfway.

Theo, suddenly shy, hid behind Andrei's legs as Sid bent down in front of him, "Hi, Theo."

"Hi." Theo waved shyly.

"I heard you were a big fan." Theo nodded. Ovi produced a puck and handed it to Theo. Theo reached out and took it.

"What do you say?" Andrei whispered down to him.

"Thank you," Theo responded.

"You're very welcome." They both smiled.

Anastasia was just as starstruck as Theo, hiding her face in your neck as Mikko and Juuse stood in front of her. They both smiled as Juuse produced a puck and handed it to her.

"Thank you." She responded.

"You're welcome, Ana." They both smiled, "It was nice to meet you."

She only smiled, clutching the puck to her chest. You smiled down at her, "Wow, Ana. You met Juice and Moose." She beamed. Theo bounced up and down as he flashed you his puck, "Wow, look at that! They both signed it!"

"We have to add it to my collection." He told you.

"We'll do it at home." You brushed a hand through his hair, "Now, come on, Disney World is waiting for us."

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