Sorry for the wait, I lost my D3 DVD and had no hope of finding it but then flicking through the movie channels on the TV on the weekend I saw that D3 was playing so I watched it on that instead. Thanks to all who reveiewed the other two fics. For the newbies, I suggest you read CAMP DUCK and CAMP MAINE before reading this, it'll mame more sense then.
CHAPTER ONE
Here we were back together again. Standing on a podium in front of people wearing our Ducks jerseys and listening to people rattle on about how proud they were of us.
"I'd like to introduce Mr Gordon Bombay"
I snapped back to attention trying to ignore Portman's breath on my neck.
Bombay started going on about how gifted we were and the story about how the Bash Brothers, the Flying V, something called the "Oreo Line" and our team in general was born.
Then he decided to tell everyone about the pranks, adding that he still hasn't forgotten about those eggs. By the way Portman looked at me I'm guessing he had no idea what Bombay was talking about either. Must've been a District Five thing.
I turned to look up at Fulton who was standing on the opposite side of the podium and he grinned down at me. I'd only been back a day and I already couldn't get enough of that smile. Jeez I'm such a girl.
Bombay wrapped up his speech and introduced a funny looking guy with glasses as Dean Buckley, the Dean of Eden Hall and Bombay's old biology teacher.
He also blew hot air up our asses going on about how we're truly a 'remarkable bunch of athletes', etc, etc. I honestly had stopped listening. I was focusing more on Bombay who was standing next to a red-haired woman who looked eerily like Charlie.
What happened to Miss MacKay I wonder?
I turned my attention back to the Dean and almost burst out laughing when he put an arm around Charlie. Poor Charlie looked slightly horrified.
Can't say I blame him. That dude honestly looks creepy.
I could see Bombay and the red-haired lady whispering together and they both looked like they had some big secret. Great! Just what the world needs now, even more surprises from Coach Bombay.
The speech finally ended and after what seemed like a million and fifty photos and an aching jaw from too much smiling, we were finally free.
"Charlie can I talk to you for a moment?" Bombay interrupted our little gathering.
"Um okay" Charlie looked as confused as the rest of us.
"Portman check this out!" Connie pulled up her sleeve to reveal an ugly purple bruise on her upper arm.
"How the hell did you get that?" Portman asked a little concerned. He could be way too overprotective sometimes.
"Stopped one of Fulton's slap shots with my arm. Hurt like a bitch" Connie replied.
What had happened to the sweet girly Connie that existed like three weeks ago? Ever since she'd become best buds with Dean Portman, all her girlyness had flown out the window.
"Awesome!" Portman was satisfied that the source of the bruise wasn't some asshole giving her a hard time so he moved closer for a better look.
"How've you been Jules? Did you miss me?" Fulton had come up behind me and wrapped his arms around my middle as he kissed me on the cheek.
"I certainly didn't miss seeing that!" Goldberg half grinned, half grimaced as he pointed us out.
"Now, now Goldie, you're just bitter that I got the hottest girl on the team" Fulton shot back.
"Hey what about me?" Connie pouted.
"Sorry Cons, I only have eyes for Julie" Fulton replied and I couldn't help but laugh.
"It's alright Connie, I think you're hot" Portman cackled and Connie grinned.
Yeah right, there's nothing going on there Connie.
"Not as hot as me though" Goldberg had taken his t-shirt and gathered it in a knot above his navel, giving the Ducks an eyeful of his belly as he struck a supermodel pose.
"GOLDBERG!" the Ducks laughed. The overweight goalie had certainly come out of his shell since the Goodwill Games.
"Julie you're still staying at my house tonight aren't you?" Connie came up to me when the laughter at Goldberg's antics had died down.
"Yeah but I'm moving into my new dorm tomorrow" I told her.
Connie had graciously offered me a place to crash at her house for the night since I couldn't move into the dorms until tomorrow. I'd told her a little about what had happened back in Maine and needless to say, she was more than sympathetic.
I must admit, I like this side of Connie. When it was "Connie and Guy" she was slightly neurotic and obsessive. Now she was way more mellow and fun. Who'd have thought Dean Portman would be such a good influence on her.
"Cool, me and Portman can help you move" Connie said before crash tackling Portman. She'd actually managed to pin him to the ground too. I guess it wouldn't have been that hard since she did take both legs out from under him.
"They look kinda cutesy" Averman nudged me.
"I wouldn't suggest that to either of them though if you wanna keep your face the way it is" I suggested. Averman wasn't that bad. He was kinda cool when he shut up for more than three seconds.
"Duly noted. So you and Fulton still the happy couple?" he was starting to sound a little like Oprah.
"We sure are Aves, get your own goalie" Fulton interrupted.
"Yoo hoo, Goldberg!" Averman put on a high voice making us all laugh again.
This group was a far cry from the less than happy campers we were a few weeks ago. Maybe we were starting to be a team again.
"Jules are you moving into the dorms tomorrow?" Russ asked me. Ken, Luis and Dwayne were right behind him.
"Yeah are you guys?" I asked glad that I'd at least have some company on campus.
"Yeah do you wanna meet up somewhere first and we can all help each other out?" Russ suggested.
"Sure Russ, that'd be great!" I tried not to laugh at his get up. He looked a little like 'Huggy-Bear' from Starsky and Hutch in that suit. I'm guessing it belonged to his father in the 70s.
Oh well who am I to judge?
The good mood was ruined upon Charlie's return. He looked extremely pissed about something.
"What's up your ass Spazzway?" Russ asked. He was probably the only one who could get away with that right now. Aside from Fulton or Portman of course.
"Team meeting NOW" Charlie was very angry.
He led us over to a secluded spot by the lake.
"So what's going on?" Adam asked. You could tell he was intrigued.
"What's going on is that we're being dumped in a preppy school" Charlie exploded.
"So? That's nothing new. We have the team and coach" Russ began.
"NO! we have the team, but no coach. Bombay's bailing on us guys" Charlie revealed the bad news.
"WHAT?" several of us squawked.
I couldn't believe it. After everything Bombay had been through with us, he was bailing?
Looks like we're in for an interesting time at Eden Hall then.