The next morning when Aleksi woke up, he still felt bloated from the stuffing he did the day before. He didn't see a visible bloat anymore, though, and his six pack was back. He decided to skip breakfast as he felt full, and to go for a jog. It was a sunny morning and thus he decided to go jogging shirtless. He took his iPhone with him to listen to music while jogging.
At the end of his jogging route he passed a cafeteria. There was nothing unusual about the cafeteria, but Aleksi spotted Tuomas sitting on one of the tables with a box of twelve doughnuts in front of him. He was finishing the last doughnut.
"Hey mate, what do you have there?" Aleksi asked.
"Just some doughnuts. I'd offer you one, but they're gone now," Tuomas said licking the sugar from his fingers.
"But twelve at once? I'm sure our coach wouldn't like that."
"No, it was actually his idea. He said I need to gain more mass for this season, and there is only so much that you can do without steroids in a short time. Fat counts for mass too, but I have to avoid gaining too much since otherwise it would slow down my skating speed. It's the first time when the off-season weight gain is actually good for me," Tuomas answered. "This gut is here to stay, at least for a while," he added and patted his softened mid-section, which could hardly be called a gut, at least for now.
"Don't you worry about what this makes to your appearance?" Aleksi asked.
"Hockey's more important. Wouldn't that be the case for you? Besides, I'm not so sure that I dislike the change. I've always wondered how it is like to be chubby. Also, as the season goes on I will just work out and turn the fat into muscle."
Aleksi shrugged to him, after all it was Tuomas' choice. In the end he didn't know if he would commit that much to ice hockey. Not that he needed, though. He was playing as forward while Tuomas was a defenseman. Tuomas needed the mass to tackle forwards from the opposing team while he needed to be as fast as possible and thus not weigh too much. He was relieved that this was the case, but still he couldn't help being a little jealous to Tuomas as he got to eat whatever he liked. Aleksi continued jogging back home. He was starving as he had been jogging for two hours and had not eaten a thing that day. He decided to prepare himself a big meal of chicken, dark rice and salad. A protein shake would be a good dessert.
After eating, Aleksi felt that he was full, but not bloated. He had always liked being full since he hated feeling hungry. He was always careful not to eat too much, though, since he always felt guilty after stuffing himself so much that he'd get bloated. Still, he thought, without his keen interest on ice hockey he would be huge. He had seen it on his cousins: the two brothers had been keen on playing football, but once they quit, they started gaining weight and they both were now perhaps twice as big as Aleksi was. Aleksi weighed in at 85kgs (187lbs) and his height was 191cm (6'3"). He used to make fun of his cousins whenever he saw them shirtless, but as cheery persons they took it well. It was an inside joke for them.
Aleksi didn't have long time until the ice hockey training would begin. Thus he packed his training gear and headed for the indoor ice arena by foot. It was a hot summer day and thus Aleksi was happy that he only had a tank top and a pair of shorts on. He stopped to get a cone of ice cream just to celebrate that he could do it now that his parents weren't watching his money usage and his father wasn't taking him to the training.
When Aleksi arrived to the locker room11, he noticed that most of the team was there already. It was one of his favorite moments in the training: he could sneak a peek on his mates' bodies. He did feel embarrassed about it, though, as he knew it was wrong. He just couldn't help himself, especially at this time of the year when most of the team had a little extra weight on them. Nobody ever seemed to notice, though.
Through careful observation Aleksi had noticed that about third of his team hadn't gained weight. The rest had gained, but most of them had only gained very little, like Tuomas. There was one defenseman, Jani, who had put on so much weight that he had trouble putting his hockey gear on. His jersey was tight around his midsection, showing the location of his deepened bellybutton. He got a lot of attention from the team, but he didn't seem to mind the poking and name calling since they had been playing together for years and were all good friends. Aleksi found him incredibly hot and he couldn't help blushing in his company. Jani seemed very confident and Aleksi admired that.
Just as Aleksi had changed to his hockey gear, their coach rushed to the locker room.
"Sorry that I am late," he said smiling. He was always late. "I'd like to start with an announcement. As you know, the team's owner awards the best player, the young player who gained the most weight, the best forward and the best defenseman and so on, you know the deal. This year the award will include money, though. Each winner will get 200 euros, so that's something to motivate you. Now, get your asses of the bench and start skating! I want to see you skating so fast that the ice melts under your skates!"
The team rushed out from the locker room and on to the ice. There was nothing new in the training. At first the coach ordered the boys to skate around the arena increasing speed overtime. After that they practiced different kind of tactical maneuvers and in the end of the training the coach divided the team into two groups. As he said, nothing was better training than playing the sport itself. The team was divided into two groups which would play against each other. As usual, the coach told them not to tackle too hard and not to take it too seriously. He didn't want any injuries in training games.
The game started well for Aleksi. He managed to assist two goals and make one himself. His group was winning and while the game wasn't too serious, it still got him the much needed physical exercise he had looked for after his pigging out the day before. After scoring the goal, Aleksi became courageous. As he got the puck, he started skating towards the goal on the opposite side of the rink. At first it seemed that he'd be successful. The goalkeeper seemed surprised. Aleksi was certain that he could score another goal. But then, out of the blue, Tuomas got to his way.
"Pass to me!" one of his team mates shouted.
Aleksi ignored him and tried to trick his way past Tuomas. Tuomas answered by tackling him - a bit too hard. Aleksi stumbled on the ice, falling on his leg. Aleksi felt something moving oddly in his right knee. The pain was so immense that it made him scream. When Aleksi tried to move his leg to get out from the position, the pain increased, causing him to black out.
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