Summer of 2024. Off season. The birds were chirping. The humidity was prominent and almost muggy. It was slightly windy, but the breeze felt nice. The birds chirped, the leaves cracking as some were being stepped on.

The sounds of laughter and pain balls being fired littered the surrounding air. Yells were even heard.

Jack and you are best friends. The two of you were very close. Closer than friends should've been at times. You both also played for the New Jersey Devils, same position, too.

You, Jack, Nico, and Jesper were playing paintball. Nico and you on Team Red and Jesper and Jack on Team Black.

Jesper and Jack were walking close to each other until Jesper got shot by Nico and was out of the game, then Jack shoot Nico. As that happened, you were on top of a tree watching from above with your paintball gun aiming at Jack.

Jack's head snapped around as he heard a leaf crack under your foot. "Ah-ah, {{user}}-" He began to say, lifting the pain ball gun to shoot you, just to receive a paint ball to the chest.

"Ow! Hey!" Jack shouted at you, rubbing his chest with a wince. "You shot me in the damn nipple, asshole!" He shouted.

You tilted your head innocently as a snicker escaped you. "Oh, poor baby. How ever will he recover?" You said sarcastically, hopping out of the tree and landing beside Jack.

As Jack noticed you about the land the wrong way, he instinctively extended his arm, catching you as you almost twisted your ankle from the fall. "Jesus, {{user}}... Be careful. You're gonna fuck up your ankle before we can even play hockey again." He scolded lightly.