A/N Alright here the deal folks. I just moved (one of the many reasons I've been so bad about updating) and in the process lost everything I had for this story. So I ended up re-writing it. Nothing major changed I just fine tuned some things. If you want to re-read it to refresh your mind cool, if not your loss. That's about it, enjoy!

The junior good will games had just ended. And at the end all members of the teams were sad to say goodbye. New friendships had been forged, even in the most unlikely people. The last night Gordon had one more surprise up his sleeve, a camp out. They sat around being together as a team possibly for the last time.

That was until Gordon spoke, "Now team I have one more surprise," He said putting down his old guitar. He handed out little envelopes.

Charlie opened his up first, "It's just are airline tickets, and a note card with Russ name on it." He said looking up at his coach confused. Everyone opened up there's Julie was the first to notice.

"My ticket is to Minnesota not Maine," everyone looked over at Bombay confused.

"Since it is summer I called all of you parents and convinced them to throw you out of the house for a while. You'll have one more month together Ducks." He said suddenly drowned out with the cheers.

Adam Banks had never been so glad to get off a plane in his life. Normally he liked flying but put him between gushing with excitement Connie and I have head phones on but you can still hear my annoying music Portman. He rolled his neck trying to get the tension out of his shoulders. Going home and getting to bed was top priority at this moment.

A half hour later Adam got into a cab the Ducks shouting that they'd call him when they decided to hang out. Sweet silence. Had the ducks never heard of it? About a twenty-minute car ride I was dropped at my curb. Home sweet home. I checked the driveway for parental units cars, before heading in. An empty house wasn't quite the welcome I had in mind, but maybe a quick nap will do me good. I threw my bags in my bedroom falling fast asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.

"Adam, phone call," I heard Juliet, our nanny say as she flopped down on my bed bouncing. I sat up smiling at her and taking the phone.

"Hello?" I said wondering who the hell had dared to call me during my nap.

"Hey Adam, it's Coach Bombay."

"Oh hey Coach, long time no see." I said sarcastically. He chuckled on the other end.

"Listen one of our staying arrangements fell through would you mind if one of the guys came and stayed with you? Well would your parents be okay with it?"

"I don't think they would even notice, but I can ask. Who?" I asked hoping to god he didn't say Dwayne. No offence I love him dearly but he had gotten on my last nerve ten minutes after meeting him.

"Portman." Oh shit.



"So?" I asked impatiently Bombay had been on the phone with just about every team member.

"I found you a place to stay." Fulton and me high five,

"Who?" Fulton asked before I got the chance.

"Adam," He said.

"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Charlie asked crossing the room.

"Uh no, but I trust both of you to be mature enough and you to be grateful enough and remember that you are a guest in there home and they are doing you a huge favor." He said giving me the look. You know the mess this up and die look. I get that a lot! I nod shrugging it off. It can't be that bad. I pick up my bags again say bye to Fulton and head out with Coach and Charlie. Coach was apparently taking him home last.

We drove quite a while. I was staring wondering if we where in the same city when he stopped at a house. Excuse me that is not a house I mean a palace. At least seven of our Chicago apartments could fit on the first story of this thing. Now I know I called him preppy, but that was the understatement of the year. Should I bow? Charlie must have noticed my eyes popping out of my head.

"I know, don't you hate him," He said laughing and grabbing a bag. He strutted up there like he owned the place and knocked. I distinctly heard barking. Loud barking, now this is never to be repeated but dogs kind of freak me out. It took a couple of seconds but Banksie opened the door holding on to a horses collar, this dog was huge. He let go of the collar and the dog went straight for Charlie..

"Sorry I was upstairs," He explained motioning for us to come in.

"Hey Kc," Charlie said patting the dogs head, he reached Charlie's waist.

"Good dog," I said as I passed it and the thing totally flipped out and started barking at me.

"Not a dog person?" Adam said "Sit Kc." And with that the dog sat. I nodded squeezing through the door way keeping as much possibly room between me and that beast. "Don't worry she a big baby." Charlie said petting the "big baby," who immediate feel to the floor asking for a belly rub. I walked past ignoring the dog looking around, and I thought the outside was nice. There were millions of doors; he walked through to a formal stiff, prissy looking living room. There was no tv, a fireplace, and the room was packed with furniture. We all stood in the living room for a minute while Bombay confirmed it was okay with Mr. Banks via telephone. Once it was all squared away the left me. Here, alone.

"Come on, your room is upstairs," He said picking up one of my bags. The staircase looked grand all right, but half way up I realized I was going to get a great work out running up and down the million and two stairs. The stairs spilled into a second living room, this one had overstuffed couches big screen tv and a pool table. I dub this my favorite room. There were four doors, Adam walked to the one closes to the Tv and opened it. How to describe the room, well it had a bed. But not much else, it was kinda girly but not bad.

"The bathroom is through here," he said opening another door, "And my bedroom is just through here," He said pushing open another door. It was a suite style meaning we would share a bathroom. The kids room was huge. Hockey stuff was everywhere I looked at Banks and looked around the room, it was so him and I barley know him. There was his bed, which was huge, on one end with a couch and chair sitting area type thing. He had a stereo system that totally kicked a TV, play station you name he had it.

"Adaamm!" A beautiful vision of a girl came bounding in.

"Lexi, Oh my gosh I missed you so much." They grabbed each other in a hug and he kissed her. I was at the wrong angle to tell if it was a cheek peck or a lip lock. Dear God don't tell me that is Banksie girlfriend. She was tall had white blonde hair and was stacked. They settled on Adams bed giggling talking rapidly.

"Oh my gosh, congratulations Adam! I am so happy for you how is your wrist?" She said taking his wrist looking at it.

"It's a little sour but it'll be fine in a few days, I just got be easy on it."

"Now tell me all about Los Angeles."

"How about I show you," he said standing up grabbing the photos he had develop before we'd left California. It was kinda fun, he'd taken pictures the whole time we were there. She started flipping thought them Adam explaining and laughing with her.

"Ohh, now who is this?" She said stopping on a photo of Adam and Julie.

"Just Julie this girl."

"Ohhh details." Wait just one second, is this one of those open relationships or did he just tell an incredibly hot girl he was hitting on someone else why he was away. I looked up and the looks on their faces said I said that out loud as well as in my head, I do that a lot not a good habit.

"Ah sorry, I didn't mean to," I started not really sure what to say.

They both started laughing. "Don't worry about it. She's not my girlfriend she's my sister." Adam said.

"Who's older?" I asked with renewed curiosity.

"Me," She said like she was gloating.

"Only by like two minutes."

"Okay you lost me again," I said looking at them.

"We're twins." They said at the exact same time. Looking at them I could definitely see that. They had the same, they were both tall she was nearly as tall as him, who's almost as tall as me. And there hair color might be the same, hers is a lot lighter but I think she might have made it that way, but I'm not sure.

"And you are?" She asked looking at Adam confused.

"He is a new duck, he'll be staying with us for a few weeks before heading back to Chicago. Alexis Banks this is Dean Portman."

"Hi it's nice to meet you." She said sweetly. And with that I was hooked. They continued chatting away while I stood there watching her.

"You can come in ya know, I don't bite," She said sitting up and patting the bad next to her. I sat down not really sure what was going on. I'd never hung out with Banks before, let alone Banks and a girl I was crushing on. Contrary to popular belief I didn't like Julie, I hit on her to annoy Banksie, it wasn't that I disliked him he was just such an easy target and he was so damn polite about it he wouldn't say a word. I loved it.

A knock came from the door, "Come in." Adam yelled the door opened revealing a man who I assumed would be Adam and Alexia's father.

"Hi Dad," Adam said smiling ear to ear he sat up, "What's up?"

"Dinners ready." Everyone stood up filling out of the room. I expected him to say something to me but he never did just stood their smiling, "Adam did you keep up on your studies?"

"Yeah Dad remember there was a tutor out there with us, Miss. McKay. I got all my work done."

"I doubt that Miss McKay could teach her way out of a paper bag. Don't roll those eyes at me; you need to get into a good high school this is your future were talking about." He lectured all the way down the stairs.

Now I don't know about most people but at my house dinner is quite the event the TV is on and were sitting taking laughing. But these people are totally rigid they sat in silence unless the King of the Preps spoke at them. The phone rang saving me from my boredom Adam jumped up and answered.

"Hello? Oh hey." He said to the person on the other line. "Ah yeah, you want to talk to him?" He came in to the dinning room, "Here it's Fulton." He said handing me the phone. I was thankful to get away I got up and left the table.

"Hey Dude."

"Hey, wanted to see how you were holding up? How's it going?"

"Good, but can I ask a weird question. What's dinner like at your house?"

"uh, okay we all get together and talk and eat and joke around. Why?"

"Just wondering if bizarre dinner habits were a regular thing here in Minnesota." He laughed a little.

"You and Banksie going to end up killing each other?"

"Probably, but dude he's got this sister who is. Completely and totally off the chain insanely hot."

"He has a sister?"

"Yeah, and get this she's his twin. Man Fulton this girl is damn." I said leaning against the wall, I hate crushes they make you feel all giddy. Not that I'd ever tell anyone that, ever, what I have a reputation to maintain here

I kept boring Fulton with all the details of every second I had seen Miss Perfection herself Alexis something Banks. I felt the phone ripped from my hand and looked up to see Adam, you know I wouldn't say I was scared because get real, but for the first time since I'd meet him I believed he may rip me limb from limb.

He shoved me ME against the wall; man this kid has some rage issues. "Stay away from Alexis, don't even go there." He said loosening his grip and handing me back the phone. Now get this straight I wasn't afraid of little preppy I was just stunned he had the balls to do that.

"Portman!" Fulton yelled I lifted the phone back to my ear.

"Did you hear that?" I asked regaining some composure.

"Yeah he didn't cover the moth piece. That was freaky."

"I know, I must say I didn't think he had it in him."

"Old habits die hard I guess."

"Wait, what the hell is that suppose to mean?"

"Banks use to be a bit of a bully to poor little Charlie and the rest of the Ducks, well excluding me." He explained suppressing a laugh.

"Whatever, what you wanna do Tommrow?" I asked we made plans for him to come protect me from the evil Prep, which wasn't hard considering how big this house is. Maybe that's why rich people need such big houses they can't stand each other and this is cheaper than therapy and working on there relationship. Huh go figure. I climbed the stairs again reminded of the aerobic workout factor before crashing on my bed.



I woke up the next day around eleven, I love summer you get to sleep in. I got up and did my bathroom routine, twenty minutes I was down wondering where the hell the kitchen was. Thankfully I ran into Alexis who looked absolutely adorable, striped pants and tank top and a robe her hair in a falling out ponytail.

"Good morning, Adam had his doctors appointment this morning." I nearly asked for what but then remember his wrist. She turned around and leading me straight to the kitchen. "So what do we want for breakfast?" We agreed on toast and cereal and sat talking. It was nice. She was nice.

"So Portman, or Dean I heard Adam call you Portman but you call him Banks or Banksie, is that a hockey thing?" She chattered on pouring some apple juice.

"Yeah all of us call each other by last names. Well outside of Guy and Connie and I call Ken Ken and Dwanye or we call him Cowboy.. So I guess but not always. Dose that make any since?" I asked when she started laughing I laughed with her.

"No," She finally said shaking her head and still giggling. "So where are you from?"

"Chicago born and bred. You?"

"We were born in France, my Mom's family lives there. When we were like three my Dad got this job opportunity here in Minnesota, he grew up here so we moved and been here ever since."

"France, how exciting of you."

"I guess, we go back every other summer and hang out with the family I love it there." So she's an incredibly hot import, I can live with that America just can't produce girls like that.

"Do you have any siblings?"

"Yeah I have three little sisters,"

"Oh, that is so sweet, how old are they?"

"Brooke is 12, Hailey is 9 and Nicole 5."

"Do you get along?" She asked redoing her hair.

"Oh yeah, I love those kids. They're a lot of fun. Is it just you and Adam or are there more Banks?"

"We have two older brothers, Jason and Nathan. Nathan is like 26 and he's married and they have the cutest daughter, and Jason is 19 he's going to Yale."

"To do what?"

"oh Jason, he wants to be a lawyer like Daddy and Nathan is a doctor." Well look at that the perfect family turned out a pair of perfect children how typical. I suppressed an eye roll, while her entire family seemed dry as toast she seemed fascinating.

"So what are you into?" I asked first this time.

"Uhhh, not a lot really. I go to school, a private all girls school up in Boston."

"Your parents let you go live in Boston alone your only like fourteen." So that's why the Ducks had never meet her.

"Your parents let you go to Los Angles."

"Alright, you win. So what else?" She shrugged and giggled this adorable little laugh, "Come on what are you interested what are your hobbies?"

"Let's see I am a cheerleader, no gym that way dued. And I don't know, I read a ton and well outside of that I like reality tv." She said with a laugh.

She has a great smile. "What about you, I mean what do you and you can't say hockey."

"Well," The other part of crushes I hate, one part of your brain always seems to disconnect from the other leaving you sounding like a blubbering idiot. "I guess the obvious hockey, I don't know I do some car stuff and I ah," Think of something intelligent really Port think.

"What car stuff?" She asked looking at me confused, "I mean you can't drive, so what can you do?"

"Oh I help my uncle fix up old cars. He's a mechanic." Great now that were done talking about her snooty flooty family we can talk about Greg's automotive, that's the way to win a girl like her over right?

"Cool," She said digging into her cereal. She was probably just saying that, right. I mean I'm not really cool, well I am but to her?? I hate Crushes.

We feel into silence. I must admit it wasn't as awkward as expected, it was kind of nice in fact. Who would have thought Banks could have such a cool sister?

Ding Dong, the sound of a doorbell came from somewhere in the house. "Uh, who could that be?" She said getting up.

Fulton, I completely forgot about Fulton. I told him to come around about noon, figured he could show me what Minnesota had to offer.

Fulton, Charlie, Russ, Jesse and a Kid I'd never seen before all stood at the now open door.

"Hi," Alexis said looking at me.

"These are the Ducks, uh Fulton Charlie Russ Jesse and I don't know him this is Alexis."

"I'm Adam's sister, Hi." She said sweetly.

"This is Terry my little brother." Jesse said giving me a hard glare.

"Come on in!" She said letting them in, "Dose Adam know they here?" She asked me as they walked in.

"uhhh," I replied a little unsure, I didn't want her to think I was an irresponsible child. She started laughing at me again you know I like her laugh, a lot.

"I'm going to go get dressed" She said quietly leaving us alone in the stuffy living room. Charlie through off his jacket and started up the stairs, it looked like he and Jesse had been here before but Fulton's jaw was still on the floor.

"Should I bow the next time I see him?" He asked and I busted up laughing.

"That's what I thought," I love Fulton me and him are totally on the same level. We followed up the stairs.

"Dude, there's a pool table." He said wondering around the room touching everything stopping and bowing down in front of the big screen TV.

"Have I ever mentioned that I LOVE Adam. I'm thinking of marrying him." Russ said sitting down on the couch putting his feet up on the coffee table.

"Yeah Russell loud mouth Banks, has a nice ring to it." Charlie said throwing a pillow at him he went over to the mini fridge in the corner and grabbed a soda plopping down on the couch next to him. We hooked up the Nintendo and started playing.

Alexis joined us squishing herself between Fulton and me, "Bash Brother burrito," She said jokingly.

I heard that damn dog start barking again. "That means Adam's home." Alexis said getting up to greet her brother. He came up the stairs the mutt at his heels.

He paused when he saw our little party.

"Hello hunny how was your day?" Russ asked getting up and grabbing him a soda. I guess the I'm marry Adam joke wasn't dead quite yet.

Adam looked at him like he was plain crazy but politely replied, "Good, what are you doing here?" Adam looked directly at me.

"Just hanging out we was thinking of heading to the mall, want to come?" Charlie said leaning back.

"Maybe," He didn't look to please to see us. Oh well.