HOCKEY IMAGINES: BOOK 2 // REQUESTS CLOSED

#23: ELIAS PETTERSSON - #40 VANCOUVER CANUCKS

A/N: Hey guys! Just a little authors note before you read this, it is a carry-on from the last Pettersson imagine that I done, you don't have to read it to read this one but if you want check it out because I loved writing it. I hope you guys enjoy this!

I stand eagerly in the arrivals area of the Vancouver International Airport, my feet bouncing as I look around for the blue eyes of my boyfriend arriving into the area to pick him up. I would never have believed that Elias would be drafted to the Vancouver Canucks after meeting him almost three years ago in Sweden, especially to the team in which my own brother plays for. Once again, the universe is bringing us back together again and I can't be more excited to see Elias.

"You jump any higher, your head is going to hit the roof." Jake comments, his dull tone knocking me from my thoughts of Elias. I roll my eyes and turn to face him, he doesn't look too pleased about being here and I know why. Our parents agreed to let Elias stay with Jake and I until he can find a place of his own in the city, hopefully it won't be until next season and maybe I will be able to move in with him.

"Just because your girlfriend is never excited to see you." I snap back at Jake. He rolls his eyes too and turns away from me.

"What's he like anyways? This Elias Pettersson, all I know is he plays amazing hockey." Jake asks changing our topic to Elias. I feel a giant smile form on my lips as I think about my boyfriend, I have missed him so much and seeing him again will be amazing. Things turned out well for us in the end, I had always believed that when I moved back to Canada we would have had problems, but we never did. I completed my first year of university at UBC while he was playing in the Swedish Hockey League, having the best rookie season ever. What made things work for us was the communication part, we talked continuously every day even with the time difference between us. And look where it got us, almost three years together and I have enjoyed every minute of it.

"Amazing, perfect, adorable, I love him." I tell clasping my hands together and smiling widely at my brother. Jake makes a disgusting face, but I can see the playfulness behind it, we have never really talked about our other halves to each other before.

"Is that him?" Jake asks directing his hand over to the arrival's door. I turn my body around quickly to see the tall Swedish male I call my boyfriend walking out, his eyes scan the area and they instantly meet mine. I take off into a run when I spot him, he sees me coming and starts walking quickly towards me with a giant grin on his lips.

"Oh my gosh." I gasp in happiness when I wrap my arms around Elias. He drops his bags and wraps me in his arms, he lifts me off the ground and spins us around.

"älskling." Elias whispers as he buriers his head into my neck. I keep myself wrapped in his arms, happy tears threatening to spill as I am happy to see Elias again. We stay like this for a few minutes, just wrapped in each other arms and happy we are together again. It is the clearing of someone's throat that makes us separate, I take a step back from Elias to see Jake standing behind us with his arms folded.

"Oh, Elias. This is my brother Jake, he will also be playing with the Canucks like you this season." I tell introducing my boyfriend to my brother. Elias takes a step forward and holding out his hand for Jake to shake.

"Pleasure to meet you." He says formally. Jake looks down at Elias's hand and then extends his own to shake his hand.

"Nice to meet you too." Jake says. "I hope you play for the Canucks as good as you did last season in Sweden."

"I'll try." Elias says bending down to grab his suitcases and hockey stuff. I quickly reach for his hockey bag and sticks before he can and when he goes to protest, I hold up my hand to stop him. I am glad to see him again, I went back out to Sweden last summer to stay with him before he played hockey in the big Swedish league and that was the last time that I saw him, so being here with him and having him live with me in Canada is wonderful.