J.V. practice had been canceled for the day because Coach Orion had to bring his
daughter Leslie to physical therapy. So the ducks utilized the time to do what they
enjoyed doing most, absolutely nothing. They sprawled out on the grass near the library and vegged, it was beautiful fall day in Minnesota.
Charlie and Guy were discussing the events of the night before, Nicci and Luis were
having a major tonsil hockey session by the tree (which the team was actually happy to see it meant he still had feelings for her and they would last longer then another week. They may hit a month) Portman was arm wrestling with Fulton while Mari Anne looked on amused but waiting to get the chance to curl up in his lap. Kat was trying to take a nap on top of Kenny; she would however lean over periodically and smack Averman and Goldberg who were 'reading' the sports illustrated swimsuit issue, Dwayne was a few feet a way trying to teach Russ to lasso a trash can, Connie was doodling I love Guy all over her notebook, while Linda was talking to Adam about something that happened in their Art class while he was in the bathroom.
Star could see Scooter coming from where she sat playing patty cake with Julie, but he put his fingers to his lips signaling her to be quiet. He snuck up on Julie and she jumped three feet in the air when him hands came down on her shoulders.
"Oh Scooters behind you." Star laughed as Julie landed.
"You saw him coming." Julie swatted at her and Star jumped up and hid behind Adam.
"Save me honey."
Banks was thankful for the distraction; it gave him a reason to ignore Linda, whom he never really liked anyway. In fact the entire team disliked her, and Kat and Nicci hated her for her views on the cheerleaders, but Charlie seemed to enjoy her company so they kept her around.
"Don't attack my girlfriend" Banks told the female goalie then added "it would take to long to find another one."
To which Star responded with, "Jerk," and playfully turned her back on him.
"All right Jules, what'd you guys do?" Scooter put his arm around his girlfriend.
"What do you mean?" She tried to sound innocent.
"Why wasn't I allowed to go to practice today? We just got the grade thing fixed now I gotta avoid the locker room?"
The whole team fell silent waiting to see how she'd answer the question.
"I can't tell you, you'll find out soon I'm sure though."
"That can't be good."
"They won't tell the girlfriends either Scott. It's a duck thing only." Star alleged.
The group fell back into the individual conversations then snubbing the question that hung above their heads, yet no one dare asked. That was what was the varsity going to do in retaliation, if they found out who was guilty. They wouldn't have to wait long to learn they were as always the first suspects. Cole, Riley, Zack and a few other varsity players Keith Apex, Mike Sanyo and Neil Miller came charging at them with wild eyes.
The male ducks all stood up when they saw the older boys coming, Luis pulling back from Nicci with a subtle shine on his lips from her balm and soft raspberry taste as he licked it away. Star saw the look on her brother's face and knew that this wasn't a social call. Instantly she began to worry.
"We know you guys did it." Riley's voice was cold as the Minnesota winter.
"Know we did what Riley?" Charlie was standing toe to toe with the other captain.
"We know you planted the steroids in our locker room." Cole said just as coldly.
"What would make you think that?" Russ asked with an attitude.
"Because I know those pills belonged to Banks, he had them when he roomed with me." Keith retorted
"We've got a meeting with a review board tomorrow and if we get kicked out, you guys won't live to see next week." Mike warned and they huffed off
"You planted drugs in their locker room?" Star gasped looking at Adam
"No… Charlie and Guy did." He wasn't the type to lie especially to a girl he cared about.
"But they were yours?"
"Umm yeah."
"Look I know that you guys are involved in a stupid prank war so I'm not going to get mad right now. But Adam if my brother gets thrown out of school I don't know what I'll do." Star said, flat out.
Adam couldn't say anything in reply. Star's words had hurt him.
"Listen, Star...and everybody else-" Charlie said speaking up. "You can't tell anybody about this. It's top secret. If it gets out around the school that we really did do this, then we could get kicked out."
"As far as I'm concerned, you should be." Star said, storming off.
Charlie looked sympathetically to Adam. "Do you think she'll tell?"
Adam shook his head, sadly. He knew Star well enough to know, that even though she was upset, and in a way, disappointed in them, she wouldn't tell the administration. However, that still didn't make him feel any better.
That night, Adam couldn't sleep. He kept thinking back to the events of that afternoon. It was really bothering him. After turning the lights on a few times, Portman was getting very annoyed.
"Yo, Cake Eater, I need some sleep if we're gonna get up on time tomorrow." He moaned.
"Sorry, Portman." Adam apologized, as he settled back into bed, only for his sleep to be interrupted yet again, with thoughts of Star, and what the ducks had done. He wished that it had all never happened.
The next morning, at breakfast, Star sat with the varsity team, and kept glancing across the room, to the ducks. Secretly, she felt bad about the things that she had said to her boyfriend the previous day. Yet, she still felt that they had taken it to far. Last night she hadn't even been able to talk to Nicci about it, for fear that they would disagree.
Maybe what they said was true, "All is fair in love and war." But what about prank wars? Did that count? And who came up with that anyways? Star sighed. None of it mattered anymore. She just wanted things to get back to normal.
daughter Leslie to physical therapy. So the ducks utilized the time to do what they
enjoyed doing most, absolutely nothing. They sprawled out on the grass near the library and vegged, it was beautiful fall day in Minnesota.
Charlie and Guy were discussing the events of the night before, Nicci and Luis were
having a major tonsil hockey session by the tree (which the team was actually happy to see it meant he still had feelings for her and they would last longer then another week. They may hit a month) Portman was arm wrestling with Fulton while Mari Anne looked on amused but waiting to get the chance to curl up in his lap. Kat was trying to take a nap on top of Kenny; she would however lean over periodically and smack Averman and Goldberg who were 'reading' the sports illustrated swimsuit issue, Dwayne was a few feet a way trying to teach Russ to lasso a trash can, Connie was doodling I love Guy all over her notebook, while Linda was talking to Adam about something that happened in their Art class while he was in the bathroom.
Star could see Scooter coming from where she sat playing patty cake with Julie, but he put his fingers to his lips signaling her to be quiet. He snuck up on Julie and she jumped three feet in the air when him hands came down on her shoulders.
"Oh Scooters behind you." Star laughed as Julie landed.
"You saw him coming." Julie swatted at her and Star jumped up and hid behind Adam.
"Save me honey."
Banks was thankful for the distraction; it gave him a reason to ignore Linda, whom he never really liked anyway. In fact the entire team disliked her, and Kat and Nicci hated her for her views on the cheerleaders, but Charlie seemed to enjoy her company so they kept her around.
"Don't attack my girlfriend" Banks told the female goalie then added "it would take to long to find another one."
To which Star responded with, "Jerk," and playfully turned her back on him.
"All right Jules, what'd you guys do?" Scooter put his arm around his girlfriend.
"What do you mean?" She tried to sound innocent.
"Why wasn't I allowed to go to practice today? We just got the grade thing fixed now I gotta avoid the locker room?"
The whole team fell silent waiting to see how she'd answer the question.
"I can't tell you, you'll find out soon I'm sure though."
"That can't be good."
"They won't tell the girlfriends either Scott. It's a duck thing only." Star alleged.
The group fell back into the individual conversations then snubbing the question that hung above their heads, yet no one dare asked. That was what was the varsity going to do in retaliation, if they found out who was guilty. They wouldn't have to wait long to learn they were as always the first suspects. Cole, Riley, Zack and a few other varsity players Keith Apex, Mike Sanyo and Neil Miller came charging at them with wild eyes.
The male ducks all stood up when they saw the older boys coming, Luis pulling back from Nicci with a subtle shine on his lips from her balm and soft raspberry taste as he licked it away. Star saw the look on her brother's face and knew that this wasn't a social call. Instantly she began to worry.
"We know you guys did it." Riley's voice was cold as the Minnesota winter.
"Know we did what Riley?" Charlie was standing toe to toe with the other captain.
"We know you planted the steroids in our locker room." Cole said just as coldly.
"What would make you think that?" Russ asked with an attitude.
"Because I know those pills belonged to Banks, he had them when he roomed with me." Keith retorted
"We've got a meeting with a review board tomorrow and if we get kicked out, you guys won't live to see next week." Mike warned and they huffed off
"You planted drugs in their locker room?" Star gasped looking at Adam
"No… Charlie and Guy did." He wasn't the type to lie especially to a girl he cared about.
"But they were yours?"
"Umm yeah."
"Look I know that you guys are involved in a stupid prank war so I'm not going to get mad right now. But Adam if my brother gets thrown out of school I don't know what I'll do." Star said, flat out.
Adam couldn't say anything in reply. Star's words had hurt him.
"Listen, Star...and everybody else-" Charlie said speaking up. "You can't tell anybody about this. It's top secret. If it gets out around the school that we really did do this, then we could get kicked out."
"As far as I'm concerned, you should be." Star said, storming off.
Charlie looked sympathetically to Adam. "Do you think she'll tell?"
Adam shook his head, sadly. He knew Star well enough to know, that even though she was upset, and in a way, disappointed in them, she wouldn't tell the administration. However, that still didn't make him feel any better.
That night, Adam couldn't sleep. He kept thinking back to the events of that afternoon. It was really bothering him. After turning the lights on a few times, Portman was getting very annoyed.
"Yo, Cake Eater, I need some sleep if we're gonna get up on time tomorrow." He moaned.
"Sorry, Portman." Adam apologized, as he settled back into bed, only for his sleep to be interrupted yet again, with thoughts of Star, and what the ducks had done. He wished that it had all never happened.
The next morning, at breakfast, Star sat with the varsity team, and kept glancing across the room, to the ducks. Secretly, she felt bad about the things that she had said to her boyfriend the previous day. Yet, she still felt that they had taken it to far. Last night she hadn't even been able to talk to Nicci about it, for fear that they would disagree.
Maybe what they said was true, "All is fair in love and war." But what about prank wars? Did that count? And who came up with that anyways? Star sighed. None of it mattered anymore. She just wanted things to get back to normal.