The week past in such slow motion Star was beginning to think she was frozen in time. Adam still wasn't speaking to her and despite this they were both falling harder for each other everyday. Just from what they heard by eavesdropping on conversations the other was having with someone else was doing it. Star alternated between sitting with the Ducks and with the varsity daily getting the gossip on the latest pranks. The most recent had been when the varsity team covered the ducks clothes in gum and rolled them into one big ball with the message "Ducks stick together." on the ceiling. It was Friday night now of the following week. The dance was the matter of hours away.
Star was sitting on her bed with a careworn expression. She had bought a long red gauzy skirt with black flowers on it and a matching red handkerchief shirt. It looked spectacular on her and she was going to knock Bryon dead, still she wanted Adam. She was alone in her room getting ready, Nicci had gone over to Kat's room to help her primp for her date with Adam. When there was a knock on the door Star sighed very deeply and wondered over to answer it.
"Star, wow, you look amazing." Bryon gasped holding out the bouquet of sunflowers that he'd brought for her.
She had French braided her long blonde hair and her black leather sandals showed of her newly painted toenails.
"Thanks, Bry." She smiled taking the flower and putting them on her dresser. "Shall we go?"
"Yup." Bryon held out his hand for Star who she took it half heartedly.
When they arrived, the dance was already in full swing and her friends were all huddled in together in the back right corner. She wanted to go say 'hi' to them but she was with Bryon and Adam was standing with his strong arms wrapped around Kat. She looked absolutely phenomenal; her light brown hair piled high on her head, and tight black hip huggers were kissing her curves along with a light purple peasant top.
"It' s no wonder Adam took her instead of me." Star thought to herself as she followed Bryon onto the dance floor. The entire night she stole glances at Adam, he was laughing, smiling and other wise ripping her heart out. Quickly she realized that Bryon was the most self centered person she'd ever met, all the sweet things he'd said to her over the course of the week had been to win her over.
"Adam what's the matter?" Kat was in his arms as they swayed to the music but she could tell that he wasn't enjoying himself.
"Oh nothing." He answered, forcing a smile and pulling her closer.
"You're watching Star, Adam…."
"I'm not, Kat, really."
Kat gave him a knowing look that made Adam cave.
There was something about the look in Kat's eyes that made him want to tell her the truth, as much as he didn't want to hurt Kat, Adam knew that it was the right thing to do.
"I am. I'm sorry Kat."
"It's alright I can take it. She's been watching you all night too you know."
"She has?"
"Yeah, go talk to her." Kat walked away leaving Adam alone in the middle of the dance floor.
Star was standing by the punch bowl when Adam got to her. She grinned at him politely and turned to walk away.
"Star hold on a second." He grasped her shoulder.
"What is it Adam?" Star's braided whipped her neck as she spun around
"Are you having a good time?"
"No not really. You seem to be though, Kat's pretty cool."
"Yeah she's nice. Why aren't you enjoying yourself?"
"I really didn't wanna come with Bryon…"
"Oh who did u want to go with?"
"If you don't already know, Adam, you've been pushed into the boards to many times."
Banks blushed six shades of red at her comment.
"Star do you wanna dance?"
"What about your date?"
He looked over at Kat who was now enthralled in convo with Kenny.
"I think she'll be okay."
Star grinned as she took Adam's hand, and walked out onto the dance floor.
As Adam had expected Star fit perfectly in his arms and her hair smelled like lilacs. The skin of her back was as soft as cloud. It was fitting that the song that was playing was 'Lady In Red'. When Adam leaned in and kissed her softly on the cheek it was now her turn to blush. They stayed in each others arms on the floor for along while before Adam had to step outside for some air.
"Hey Star where's Banksie?" Charlie tapped her on the shoulder
"He went outside." She replied
"Can you go get him?" Charlie aske. "Linda and I wanna leave, and I wanna say good bye."
"Sure thing." Star replied, however, she only got as far as the door way before she stopped. In the parking lot were three figures, one tall and blonde in a varsity jacket, another shorter with dark hair and eyes, and last with sandy hair and an athletic build. It was Bryon, Adam and Cole. Cole had Adam's arm pinned behind him as Bryon punched him repeatedly in the stomach. Star ran back to the ducks corner, panting.
"Cole and Bryon are beating up Adam!!" She managed.
"Go help him!" Mari Anne directed shoving Portman out of her arms
The bash brothers were the first out the door, along with Scooter, who had been with Julie close on their heels and the rest of the team not far behind. Portman and Fulton lunged at Cole knocking him over and releasing Banks. Adam fell to the ground sputtering and gasping, for the wind that had been knocked out of him form the numerous blows to the gut.
"That's what you get for putting your lips on my sister!" Cole taunted.
"Scooter get him outa here now!" Star demanded, knealing beside Adam.
"You better beat it too, Riley, if you know what's good for you." Fulton warned him.
"Come on Banksie let's get you to bed." Charlie put Adams arm around his neck and wrapped his around Banks's waist, Luis doing the same.
"You know, when I told you to fight for you girl, mi amigo, this is not exactly what I had in mind." Luis joked as they headed for the dorm.
"Yeah." Adam mumbled. "I knew I should have listened to Guy." He said, trying to lighten the mood a little. Luis grinned; he probably would have laughed, if it weren't for the severity of the situation.
The boys laid Adam down on his bed and Dean apologized to Mari Anne for having to cut their date short. He wanted to stay in his room to keep an eye on his friend.
"Why don't you apologize outside." Adam instructed him "I wanna talk to Star a minute." The ducks all left and Star timidly approached his bedside.
"I'm sorry they did this to you." She wiped a stray hair from his eyes. He had enchanting eyes, like a vast sea of blue.
"It's ok, I'm a hockey player remember I used to it...Star I really like you…I think I might love you…" He licked the blood off the side of his mouth and brought his head up to hers. He kissed her tenderly on the lips. Star thanked heaven she was sitting down or her knees would've given way.
"I love you too Adam."
Star was sitting on her bed with a careworn expression. She had bought a long red gauzy skirt with black flowers on it and a matching red handkerchief shirt. It looked spectacular on her and she was going to knock Bryon dead, still she wanted Adam. She was alone in her room getting ready, Nicci had gone over to Kat's room to help her primp for her date with Adam. When there was a knock on the door Star sighed very deeply and wondered over to answer it.
"Star, wow, you look amazing." Bryon gasped holding out the bouquet of sunflowers that he'd brought for her.
She had French braided her long blonde hair and her black leather sandals showed of her newly painted toenails.
"Thanks, Bry." She smiled taking the flower and putting them on her dresser. "Shall we go?"
"Yup." Bryon held out his hand for Star who she took it half heartedly.
When they arrived, the dance was already in full swing and her friends were all huddled in together in the back right corner. She wanted to go say 'hi' to them but she was with Bryon and Adam was standing with his strong arms wrapped around Kat. She looked absolutely phenomenal; her light brown hair piled high on her head, and tight black hip huggers were kissing her curves along with a light purple peasant top.
"It' s no wonder Adam took her instead of me." Star thought to herself as she followed Bryon onto the dance floor. The entire night she stole glances at Adam, he was laughing, smiling and other wise ripping her heart out. Quickly she realized that Bryon was the most self centered person she'd ever met, all the sweet things he'd said to her over the course of the week had been to win her over.
"Adam what's the matter?" Kat was in his arms as they swayed to the music but she could tell that he wasn't enjoying himself.
"Oh nothing." He answered, forcing a smile and pulling her closer.
"You're watching Star, Adam…."
"I'm not, Kat, really."
Kat gave him a knowing look that made Adam cave.
There was something about the look in Kat's eyes that made him want to tell her the truth, as much as he didn't want to hurt Kat, Adam knew that it was the right thing to do.
"I am. I'm sorry Kat."
"It's alright I can take it. She's been watching you all night too you know."
"She has?"
"Yeah, go talk to her." Kat walked away leaving Adam alone in the middle of the dance floor.
Star was standing by the punch bowl when Adam got to her. She grinned at him politely and turned to walk away.
"Star hold on a second." He grasped her shoulder.
"What is it Adam?" Star's braided whipped her neck as she spun around
"Are you having a good time?"
"No not really. You seem to be though, Kat's pretty cool."
"Yeah she's nice. Why aren't you enjoying yourself?"
"I really didn't wanna come with Bryon…"
"Oh who did u want to go with?"
"If you don't already know, Adam, you've been pushed into the boards to many times."
Banks blushed six shades of red at her comment.
"Star do you wanna dance?"
"What about your date?"
He looked over at Kat who was now enthralled in convo with Kenny.
"I think she'll be okay."
Star grinned as she took Adam's hand, and walked out onto the dance floor.
As Adam had expected Star fit perfectly in his arms and her hair smelled like lilacs. The skin of her back was as soft as cloud. It was fitting that the song that was playing was 'Lady In Red'. When Adam leaned in and kissed her softly on the cheek it was now her turn to blush. They stayed in each others arms on the floor for along while before Adam had to step outside for some air.
"Hey Star where's Banksie?" Charlie tapped her on the shoulder
"He went outside." She replied
"Can you go get him?" Charlie aske. "Linda and I wanna leave, and I wanna say good bye."
"Sure thing." Star replied, however, she only got as far as the door way before she stopped. In the parking lot were three figures, one tall and blonde in a varsity jacket, another shorter with dark hair and eyes, and last with sandy hair and an athletic build. It was Bryon, Adam and Cole. Cole had Adam's arm pinned behind him as Bryon punched him repeatedly in the stomach. Star ran back to the ducks corner, panting.
"Cole and Bryon are beating up Adam!!" She managed.
"Go help him!" Mari Anne directed shoving Portman out of her arms
The bash brothers were the first out the door, along with Scooter, who had been with Julie close on their heels and the rest of the team not far behind. Portman and Fulton lunged at Cole knocking him over and releasing Banks. Adam fell to the ground sputtering and gasping, for the wind that had been knocked out of him form the numerous blows to the gut.
"That's what you get for putting your lips on my sister!" Cole taunted.
"Scooter get him outa here now!" Star demanded, knealing beside Adam.
"You better beat it too, Riley, if you know what's good for you." Fulton warned him.
"Come on Banksie let's get you to bed." Charlie put Adams arm around his neck and wrapped his around Banks's waist, Luis doing the same.
"You know, when I told you to fight for you girl, mi amigo, this is not exactly what I had in mind." Luis joked as they headed for the dorm.
"Yeah." Adam mumbled. "I knew I should have listened to Guy." He said, trying to lighten the mood a little. Luis grinned; he probably would have laughed, if it weren't for the severity of the situation.
The boys laid Adam down on his bed and Dean apologized to Mari Anne for having to cut their date short. He wanted to stay in his room to keep an eye on his friend.
"Why don't you apologize outside." Adam instructed him "I wanna talk to Star a minute." The ducks all left and Star timidly approached his bedside.
"I'm sorry they did this to you." She wiped a stray hair from his eyes. He had enchanting eyes, like a vast sea of blue.
"It's ok, I'm a hockey player remember I used to it...Star I really like you…I think I might love you…" He licked the blood off the side of his mouth and brought his head up to hers. He kissed her tenderly on the lips. Star thanked heaven she was sitting down or her knees would've given way.
"I love you too Adam."