One Night Can Change Your Life
Chapter 1-One Drink Too Many
The Mighty Ducks were on a high. Not just because of the alcohol Fulton and Portman had sneaked into the drinks, but also because they had just won a really big game. It had ended in a similar way to the final of the Junior Goodwill games with the two teams tying and having to go into a shootout. In the Junior Goodwill games Julie 'the cat' Gaffney had faced of against the leading scorer from the Iceland team, Gunnar Stahl, and against all odds, stopped the puck and won the game for Team USA. It had happened this way for the latest game except nobody doubted that Julie would stop the puck. As it was, she won the game for the Ducks and now here they all were having the time of their lives at the biggest party Eden Hall had ever seen. The music was blaring, people were dancing and all the Ducks were celebrating their win.
For two people especially, the night was going to be huge. Even if they didn't know it yet. Everyone knew that the two liked each other; the only problem was trying to get them to admit it to each other. The Ducks star player, Adam Banks, and the starting goalie, Julie Gaffney were perfect for each other. They loved hockey, liked the same music and were interested in the same things and yet at the same time they were completely different. Adam was shy around most people, except the Ducks, and tended to follow the herd because he didn't want to hurt anybody's feelings, where as Julie, who although kept mostly to herself, was her own person and wasn't afraid to speak her mind. And she wasn't one to back down from a fight either which came as a shock to some people who considered her to nothing more than a helpless girl. Especially when they realised how strong she was. Having hockey training for most of her life did have its advantages. It was all of these things, the similarities and the differences, that made them the perfect couple. The only thing left to do was get them together. It just so happened that Connie Moreau, Julie's best friend and team mate, had taken it upon herself to get them together. But maybe she wouldn't have to do all the work herself.
Everyone was a little drunk from the alcohol but Adam and Julie, who normally didn't drink, where even more drunk than the others. When the party was over Adam, being the gentleman he was, offered to walk Julie back to her room. It took them twice as long as it would have normally but with the alcohol, Julie kept stumbling over and being caught by Adam. Each time he caught her to stop her falling to floor, their lips seemed to be getting closer and closer. By the time they arrived at Julie's dorm room, they were in what some people would have considered to be quite a compromising position.
"Well looks like this is your stop, so I'll be going now," Adam said as he turned to walk away.
"Wait Adam," said Julie wondering if she was crazy to do what she was about to do. Adam came back over to where she was standing and looked at her questionably. "I'm not sure if it's the alcohol that given me the guts to do this and hell you might not feel the same way and I'm crazy for even thinking I have a chance with you but I like you. I have liked you since we first met. If you don't like me and I've just screwed up our friendship I understand but I had…."She was cut off from her rambling when Adam kissed her with such passion she felt like she was floating. They stayed like this for what seemed like an eternity but finally they came up for air and just stared into each other's eyes.
"I'm sorry, it's just you were rambling and it seemed like the most effective way to shut you up. And just for the record I like you to." They both smiled the biggest smiles they had ever smiled before and then they leaned towards each other and started kissing again. They went into Julie's room and locked the door behind them. They slowly made their way over to Julie's bed, removing items of clothing as they went, before lying down on the bed with Julie underneath and Adam on top. An hour later they lay in each other's arms, hot and sweaty from their activities but both with a smile on their face. That's how they fell asleep, enjoying just being in each others company. Little did they know that both their lives were about to be turned up side down. As well as the lives of everyone around them.