Disclaimer: I do not own any of the mighty Ducks.
AN: the history is just some things I may not get to till later in the story, but if you don't know it now you might get confused! So I hope you enjoy!
HISTORY: Amore moved in to a large house with Bombay and now calls him Dad. Jane moved back to LA and comes down ones a month to visit her children but Amore knows she has a new man in her life in LA. Mike moved back into the house next door to Adam's family and moved Charlie and his mom in with him as well. Jason also moved back in with his father. The Old Ducks still live in Minnesota but Jesse turned down the Eden Hall scholarship and separated from the Ducks. No one knows about the Homeless kids. Amore lost contact with them when Money and Jane had a disagreement and the kids no longer stayed with her.
Amore flung herself down on Adam's bed causing him to jump. He groaned and snuggled deeper down under his blankets. Amore was starting to get in the annoying habit of waking him up the mornings she had early practice. She didn't just jump on his bed. She soon started to tickle his feet, blow in his ear, plug his nose and if he still didn't get up she'd climb under the covers with him. That usually made Adam jump out of bed and groan but this time was different. Adam just rolled over to face her.
"Ok I've kept quiet long enough. What's bothering you?" Adam asked and Amore sat up on her elbow giving him a confused look. Adam shook his head. "Don't give me that look. I know you. Spill or I'm locking my door from now on."
Amore sighed. "Promise you wont tell the rest of the Ducks?"
Adam nodded.
"And you cant tell Alex or Jason…no one! Got it?" Amore demanded and Adam nodded again. He couldn't believe Amore was still his best friend despite how close or distant they had gotten from each other.
Amore sighed once again. "Dad isn't sure how he's going to be able to run the Goodwill Games from LA and keep me here in Edina."
Adam sat up in bed. He couldn't believe what he had just heard. He knew that Bombay wasn't going to be the Duck's coach this year but he never thought about how this could cause Amore to leave. He was having trouble accepting that she now lived across town and not right next door to him.
"You cant leave!" Adam demanded. "Stay here! I mean since Jason moved I can share a room with Alex and you can have my room!"
Amore giggled. "You make me smile. Adam I'm not leaving. Dad's just worried, that's all."
The room was silent for a while so Amore gave Adam a huge hug.
"You know its sweet that you'd share a room with Alex to keep me here." Amore said. She let him go then stood up. "You coming to the airport? Julie is coming today."
"She's three weeks early." Adam said confused.
"Yeah she's staying with me till school starts. Then we'll see what Dad figures out." Amore said happily. "She maybe living with me during the school year! Wouldn't that be cool!"
Amore winked and headed for the door. Adam got up.
"What's that mean?" Adam asked. Amore just smiled and kept walking. Adam followed. "Oh come on what did you mean?"
"See you at the airport. 3:30." Amore said. She met Alex at the steps and messed up his hair. "Hey Monster."
"Hey yourself." Alex said with a laugh. "Where you going in such a big hurry?"
"Going to see Charlie and Jason." Amore said with a smile. "See ya at practice?"
Alex smiled back. "Pick you up at 6:00. be ready this time."
Amore just laughed and walked away. Alex walked up the stairs. He paused in front of Adam. "What?"
Adam looked from the front door to his brother then back to the door.
"What?" Alex demanded. Adam just turned around and walked into his room.
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Amore ran up to the blond girl causing her to drop her luggage. Julie hugged Amore back. She was actually very surprised by the girl's actions. Julie didn't believe they had become that close the year before, but she welcomed the friendship.
"I brought some help." Amore said with a smiled. Over Amore's shoulder Julie saw Adam.
"Oh hey Cake-eater." Julie said giving Adam a quick hug. "How did I know you two would still be inseparable?"
Amore giggled. "Naw, I just told him you where coming and I knew he was the only one that wouldn't tell the others."
"You mean the Ducks don't know!" Adam asked looking a little nervous.
"Adam! You didn't!" Amore demanded smacking him in every part of his body she could reach. Adam just shook his head and laughed as he blocked her blows. Amore smacked him once more in the back of the head. "You jerk!"
Adam lightly pushed her away and picked up the two heaviest suitcases. "Come on. Bombay is waiting."
He led the way as the girls hung back and giggled about some thing.
"He got cuter didn't he." Amore said and Julie rolled her eyes. Amore put her hands up. "Ok. I know that look. My bad."
Julie giggled. "You get that a lot as well I'm guessing?"
"At least twenty times a day." Amore said with a smile. "People just don't get the fact that I have more guy friends than girl friends."
Julie put her arm around her friend's shoulders. "Welcome to the club."
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When Julie put her stuff down in the upstairs spare bedroom Amore grabbed her hand before she could even think about unpacking.
"Ok so you've seen your room, so now I'll show you around." Amore said happily. "Ok that door is your bathroom shared by the other spare bed room through there. Its small and has no closet."
Julie giggled. Amore was acting like a young child having a sleepover for the first time. Amore showed Julie where her room was then they headed down stairs.
"This living room is like the study slash nap room. Its kind of her only for looks." Amore said with a laugh. "Those big doors right there are Dads office that connect to his domain. Consisting of his room, with the big screen tv, his massive bathroom and the second entrance to the garage."
Julie couldn't help but laugh. The house was built so oddly but then she remembered who came up with the plans. Amore and Bombay themselves. Amore took her to the massive yet hardly warn kitchen. Then she took her to the basement. The place where Amore spent most of her time. There where two more spare bedrooms with their own bath room and a small kitchen and a large open room where Bombay had filled with a pool table, air hockey table, ping pong table, two large couches and a large tv hooked up to the latest electronics.
"Wow this place is beyond cool!" Julie said spinning around and crashing on the couch next to her.
"Thanks. Dad thought I was nuts when I asked for this, and now he spends more time down her than I do." Amore said with a smile.
"What can I say I'm a kid at heart." Bombay said walking down the stairs. "So how about we go out for…"
Amore looked over at Julie. "Pizza?"
Julie nodded and Bombay clapped his hands together. "Pizza…I knew that."
Amore laughed. "Sure you did."
the girls intertwined arms and walked up the stairs past Bombay. Bombay stood back and smiled. He couldn't believe that only two years ago he and Amore where struggling with the fact that he was her father. And now she was living with him and calling him dad.
"Come on slow poke." Amore called from the living room. "By the time you get up here I'll be graduated from college."
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The next day after Amore's practice the Ducks met up out side of the mall. Amore and Adam walked up to the others. They where very close and holding hands. It was odd to see that Amore came up to his chin instead of his chest like she used to. The group was so used to seeing the two together that they didn't even notice they where holding hands till neither of them would sit down.
"Whats…?" Fulton asked.
"Uh…I thought…I'm confused." Averman confessed.
"I knew it." Godlburg said and kept eating his hamburger.
"So that explains a lot." Charlie said cocking his head to one side. Guy and Connie where the only ones that said nothing. They just smiled contently. Amore smiled at Adam and nodded. They dropped each others hand and stepped apart to reveal Julie.
Connie let out a squeal and raced into her friends arms. "Juls! How long have you been here?"
"Came yesterday." Julie said with a smile. "And I must say I want to shop so bad!"
"Well then what are we waiting for!" Amore asked happily. "There are sales in that store and we are going to find every single one of them!"
The girls giggled and walked away, arms intertwined. The boys just watched them go.
"You'd think they would be more tomboyish being hockey players and all." Fulton said and Adam laughed.
"Not Amore. She would throw a fit if she chipped a nail off the ice!" Adam said and the boys gave him a knowing look.
"You like her don't you?" Charlie teased. "You love her!"
Charlie took off past the girls as Adam was hot on his tail. Amore just shook her head. Boys would be boys. The girls went to a couple clothing stores. They tried things on and showed them off. Every so often Guy would drag one of the guys in the store as well, so he wouldn't have to put up with three hyper teenage girls on his own. When he finally got Adam into the store Amore came out in a short red strapless dress. Adam felt his heart jump in his chest. It was the first time he had noticed how much she had grown and changed. She no longer looked like a young child. She had grown taller, towering over Connie and Julie by at least four inches. All of her baby fat had turned into curves. She was very good looking.
"What do you think All-Star?" Amore asked twirling for him.
Adam snorted. "Wow Squirt. Your in a dress! This calls for a Kodak moment."
Amore smacked him and headed back into the dressing room to change. She came back out in a pair of tight, faded distressed jeans and the newest pee-wee Ducks jersey.
"Amore?" she turned around to see Alex.
"Oh hey Monster." Amore said with a smile. "You just get off work?"
"Lunch break." Alex replied. "Well I'd better go get something to eat."
"Later." Amore said and Alex started to walk away. He paused and turned back for a moment.
"You look good Squirt." He said then turned and walked away. Adam couldn't put his finger on it, but something had changed between the two of them.
