Life's Full of Little Surprises

Disclaimer: I own absolutely none of the 'Mighty Duck' characters or the rights to the "Mighty Duck" franchise, that honor belongs to Disney. So I would appreciate that I wouldn't get sued over something I don't own.

Summary: Dani's life couldn't be going better. She has finally made it to the Olympics, doing the sport she loves the most. But... after arriving in Minneapolis, Minnesota things change. First she is constantly badgered by her brother, then she falls for one of his friends, and, of course, there is always a stalker!

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Tinkerbell821- Yes, I did take a long time to get that last chapter up... I think it was worth it... Hopefully. And, yes again, Adam and Dani are back together. Yay for them! I thought that some people might enjoy this chapter and I am glad that you do. Dani and Adam are great together and that was why I but them back together... Like you said, Adam really needs to talk to Dean about it... Because if he doesn't, the there could be problems.

AznIntegera- You're right, it's about time. I'm glad that you've been waiting to see when Dani and Adam would get back together. Dean does have a tendency to be a CPA (Constant Pain in the Ass) when it comes to Dani's relationships. We'll find out about how well he accepts them later.

Thank you figgiestaker9, PrincessH, and Dragon Tamer Ruth!

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The day of the long program had arrived and Dani was feeling so much better then she had been after the short program... Hell, she was feeling 10 times better then she had been before the short program, and she had Adam to thank for that. At the moment she was waiting for Gia and Tammy to get ready. The three of the were going to the 'festivities' together, but neither Tammy nor Gia were ready yet.

At the moment Dani was sitting in the make-shift classroom that she had to admit she was going to miss when she went back home. With her eyes closed and her head bobbing back and forth to Papa Roach that Dean had put on the iPod that he had given her in November. Even though her eyes were closed, she knew who was there when she felt hands run over her shoulders and arms. Turning her head and pulled her earphones out of her ears, Dani smiled and looked behind her.

"Hello."

"Hi, Adam." Dani replied, "What can I do for you?" Adam raised his eyebrows in a very Dean-like manner and Dani sighed, "I have to leave soon."

"But not now."

Dani sighed, "You know, you sounded a lot like Dean just then."

"Oh no." Adam replied, horrified.

"Adam, do me a favor." Dani said.

"Sure. What?"

"Shut up." She replied, leaning back and stealing a kiss. Adam didn't let her pull away when she tried, making the kiss deeper then she had originally intended for it to be. After a moment, Dani managed to gain a little space to pull back, "Really go to go." She repeated.

"Or not." Adam said, kissing her again.

Yet again, Dani pulled back, "Aren't you going to the program?"

"Later." Adam replied, continuing the kiss. This time, Dani didn't bother arguing, she just went with it. Adam tightened his arms around her stomach and pulled her onto his lap. In a bold move that neither of them expected, Adam opened his mouth slightly and slipped his tongue into Dani's mouth. It was obvious that she was shocked, but she didn't pull away. In fact, she was thoroughly enjoying what was happening. That was, until...

"Oh! Sorry!" A voice called, causing the two to part, "I wasn't here. Continue!" Dani and Adam chuckled nervously as Tammy exited the room, turning bright red. It was ironic that just about 6 months ago, it was Dani that had walked in on Tammy and Fulton in a similar fashion.

As the door closed, Dani bit her lip and sighed, "Well," She said to Adam, "you heard the girl." Adam chuckled and returned to kissing Dani.

Moments later, a timid knock came on the door and Tammy's voice said, "Um, I really hate to break this up... I mean I really hate to break this up, but I need Dani so that we can leave... I'm sorry. You can always do what your doing later..." Adam and Dani chuckled again and stole one last kiss before Dani stood up and walked towards the door.

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The final skaters were up and, once again, Dani was one of those. As a matter of fact she was the last person to skate... Was this a sign or something? Second to last and then last? Dani sure hoped not. Gala, not surprisingly, still had the lead and Tammy, as before, was in second place. Dani knew better then anyone else that she had to step up her game when she went out on the ice. Cheers from the stands told her that the skater before her had just gotten her scores and from the sounds of the cheers, they weren't that great. Breathing deeply, Dani stood and readied herself for her program.

As she skated onto the ice, Dani knew that the commentators were talking about her less then perfect performance just two days ago. Taking a deep breath, she stopped in the center of the ice and flicked her eyes around. Once again, the Ducks were sitting together, Adam blew her a discreet kiss which only lifted her spirits more, and Ash and Silver were there again. Gala was sitting next to Gunnar, Sindri two steps up, and she looked confident, but her eyes showed slight fear about what her father would do if she lost. Dani felt really sorry for her, but she was still going to do the best that she could. Crossing her left leg behind her right with her toe pointed to the ice, clasping her hands in front of her, and looking slightly upwards as if she was thinking hard, Dani waited for the music to start.

It began with a soft piano, just a few notes, then silence. To those notes Dani looked forward. Another few soft notes and Dani unclasped her hands. And then, there were more soft notes that allowed her to uncross her feet. The notes continued and got louder and faster as Dani began skating, getting faster with the music. As was before, Dani's footwork was something that amazed. Faster and faster, until her feet were almost blurs, Dani waited for her moment... and for some reason, that moment wasn't as dreaded as she thought it would be.

Taking in the music, Dani knew exactly what was coming. Twisting herself into the air for a triple toe loop, she coincided perfectly with a sharp note from several violins. Landing perfectly, Dani almost immediately went into a back spin. The crowd cheered, but Dani blocked it out as her spinning slowed and continued skating, working her arms so that they went along with her footwork.

Abruptly stopping all of the footwork that she had been building towards, Dani went into a sit spin that progressed into a catch foot layback spin. Internally sighing, Dani fluidly placed her blade back onto the ice and made her way across the ice as if she had not been interrupted by her spins. Gliding across the ice, Dani felt a smile creep onto her face. Next was one of the things that she loved to do, for the sheer fact that when ever she talked about it, her dad would freak and think that it was too dangerous. Positioning herself in a Axel-like take off, Dani spun herself into the air and attempted a Death Drop spin. Yet again, Dani landed gracefully, just as she was supposed to.

Skating on, now just using her footwork, Dani tried to shake off the strange worried sensation that she had just gained out of no where. Turning her head slightly to the side, she saw Dean. He was obviously very nervous and rocking back and forth in his chair. She and Dean had always had what people call 'twin telepathy', and right now it was getting on her nerves. Bringing her index finger to her nose, Dani tapped the tip of her nose and then pointed to Dean. He got the message that he needed to stop worrying.

With the satisfaction of knowing that Dean would keep his emotions out of her head, Dani continued taking in her music. On cue from the lowering of all of the instruments in the music, Dani twisted herself into the air for a triple Salchow. The Salchow came in perfect unison with a loud guitar riff. The guitar balanced out the piano and violins that had reemerged after the singular riff.

Skating on, the distant cheers of the crowd getting lower, Dani lifted her left leg up and arched her back, pulling her foot over her head. Placing her foot back on the ice, Dani gracefully continued on. Speeding up, Dani twisted around so that she was skating backwards and lifted herself into the air for a toe loop/Axel/toe loop combination.

Unable to keep herself from smiling widely, Dani continued on with a little more footwork before crossing her left leg behind her right and spinning. As her spinning slowed, the music slowed. Once she had almost stopped completely, Dani lowered herself onto one knee and looked and pointed to the ceiling, the last note tinkling as she stayed still as a statute.

It was over... It was over? It was over!

This time her show seemed shorter then it had on the actual short program. She had landed everything perfectly and hadn't messed up on any of the spins, plus she had felt much more confident before the show then she had before the short program.

Standing back up, Dani's smile widened as she skated over to get her scores. As she stepped off of the ice, Dani hugged her coach and breathed deeply, "Calm down. You did fantastically." He mumbled. Breathing deeply again, Dani sat down and stared intently at the screen that her scores were momentarily going to be posted on. She could here the commentators saying something about what a fabulous show she had just put on, but her ears weren't working to there fullest extend at the moment.

Staring at the screen, Dani tapped her fingers against her knee as numbers flicked onto said screen. Her jaw dropped and she couldn't breathe as she quickly did the calculations in her head... She ended up .59 points in front of Gala. She had gained the gold, Gala the silver, and Tammy the Bronze. Turning her head, Dani saw that Gala was clapping, but she looked extremely scared and worried.

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"Gala!" Dani called after the medal ceremony. Gala turned on the platform she was standing on as Dani climbed onto it as well, "You did good."

Gala shrugged, "You did better."

"Only .59 points better."

"True. Congratulations." Gala quipped, "But I'm going to beat your tush at the World Championships."

Dani laughed, "Whatever you say." The two laughed off what tension had been left between them. As they were shaking hands, Gala lurched forward and fell off of the platform, knocking Dani off with her. When Dani landed, she landed flat on her face and when she heard a crack, she knew that her nose had broken. Squirming onto her back and holding her nose, Dani saw that Gala was writhing around as well. She was holding onto her wrist while simultaneously inspecting the large bruise that forming on her back.

"You pathetic, miserable, traitorous, ungrateful little brat!" A thickly accented male voice said, "I give you everything and you lose to this!" Dani looked up and saw a man with blond hair and a dark sneer pointing towards her as he kicked Gala in the ribs. Before anything else could happen, Mathieu jumped out of no where and placed pressure on the man's throat.

A stampede of people ran into the room and crowded around the two injured metal winners. Gunnar helped Gala to her feet and mumbled to her in Icelandic as Dani was helped to her feet by Mathieu and her coach, "Are you alright?"

"Fine Coach." Dani replied sarcastically, "Just a little broken nose." She added as she wiped blood off of her upper lip.

"I'm so sorry." Gala apologized.

"Not a problem." Dani said as the two were led to see paramedics, "I guess that that was your father."

"Your guess would be accurate." Gala responded as a paramedic poked at her wrist, "OW!" She exclaimed, slapping the paramedic on the hand.

"It's sprained." The man said in a pained way, "And she has a hard slap."

Gala and Dani laughed, "Well don't poke it then... Jeez." Dani replied as she placed a washcloth over her bloody nose, "Ow..." She mumbled, "And my brothers say that it was fun their noses."

"What?" Gala asked indignantly.

Dani shook her head, "My older brother and twin brother have both broken their noses once." She explained, "You know guys... They have to be tough and not be pained in any way."

"I like sensitivity."

"I do too, Gala." Dani replied as the paramedics readied to take Gala and herself to a hospital were they could be better cared for.