forbidden • auston matthews

two

after all of the selection camps, contracts, and a shitload of pictures, isabella boudreau is officially a toronto maple leaf.

her first nhl game is today, and god is she ever nervous. auston already played his debut, scoring four goals and leaving everybody whispering about the new kid on the leafs.

 isabella was a healthy scratch from that game, sitting in the box watching auston score goal after goal. although she is beyond proud of him, it puts a certain amount of pressure on her as well. she knows she clicks well with this team and her line, but before the game isabella is verging on having a panic attack.

she's sitting on the floor in the hallway outside the dressing room, just 10 minutes till game time. her chest feels heavy, and her hands start to shake. isabella then looks down at the maple leaf on her chest and her vision starts to get blotchy. the pressure to play absolutely outstanding is proving to be more than she can handle.

just as isabella thinks that she is about to completely lose herself beyond her control she feels a pair of familiar strong arms pulling her towards another leafs jersey.

"shh, baby i'm right here. you're going to be okay, alright? just take deep breaths, i'm right here." she turns so her legs are across auston's lap, and her head is resting on his shoulder. 

"but i'm the first female player to ever be in the nhl, what if i'm not good enough?" isabella says, finally calming down.

"well first of all, you are good enough. second of all, it shouldn't matter that you're a girl, okay? just go out there and play your game, don't worry about anyone else." auston hugs the girl tighter before they both get up and head back to the team, ready to get hyped up for the game.

freddie insists that isabella goes first, but she insists that he go instead. freddie easily senses that shes nervous, and pulls the five-foot-nine girl close enough to him so that only the two can hear what he says to her. isabella looks up at the towering goaltender as he half whispers to her.

"whatever's making you nervous, its time to let it go. once you step out onto that ice, nothing matters but the game of hockey." 

and with that, isabella was leading the team through the tunnel. once she took her first step onto the ice of the air canada centre, no amount of nerves could stop isabella boudreau from playing the game of her life.

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more bella and auston action coming soon