Note: Sorry I've been kind of slow on updates lately. I've had two
synchronized skating competitions the past two weekends (or well one
exhibition and one competition due to our competition scratching the first
weekend). If anyone cares we won this past weekend.
Well here is a short update. Hope you enjoy it and I'll try to get another update for both stories up soon. Banksiesbabe99 and crazy4nc128 thank you for reviewing chapter six.
Scooter's POV:
As I followed Riley and the others out of the administration building I couldn't help but smile. Charlie had played Riley perfectly. Riley was now out to prove that Varsity's domination in the unofficial game wasn't because we had Banks and the Ducks didn't. As far as Riley was concerned it was his decision that Banks was back with JV. Little did he know that was what we had been trying to accomplish.
Riley, Mindy and Cole headed for the dorms. I didn't feel like following them. I knew all Riley was going to be talking about was beating the Ducks on Friday. Something inside me told me it wasn't going to be easy. The Ducks were playing for pride in front of the entire school. This wasn't just going to be some grudge match like the last time.
"I'll catch up with you guys later," I called out, standing on the steps of the Administration building.
"Okay," Riley said with a shrug.
I watched them disappear around the corner and then headed the opposite direction. I just wanted to get away from them for awhile. I didn't really have a destination I just started walking. Somehow I ended up at the ice arena. I walked inside and found the Ducks out on the ice. Orion was nowhere to be seen but the whole team was hard at practicing. I realized then exactly how serious they were about beating us.
"Scoping out the competition?" I heard a voice ask startling me. I turned around to find myself face to face with Coach Orion.
"I guess you could say that sir," I said getting over my surprise. That really hadn't been my intention. I wasn't even sure what I was doing here.
"I see Charlie has managed to get Banks onto Varsity already," Orion commented as he looked out as his players on the ice. Banks had just scored a goal against Julie and Julie did not look at all happy about it.
"Riley made it easy for him," I said. "He basically told Riley that the only reason Varsity had an edge over the Ducks the last time was because we had Banks."
"Oh and I bet Riley took that real well," Orion said with a smile. "Well I need to get out to my team. We've got work to do."
I watched as Orion headed out onto the ice. I'm not sure why but I ended up watching their practice. For the first time since they had come to Eden Hall I noticed something that had been lacking. They were actually skating as a team and not fighting what their coach was trying to tell them. I had a feeling the old "Duck Magic" was coming back and if that was the case than we had our work cut out for us come Friday night.
As they were coming off the ice I saw Adam look my way. He said something I couldn't hear to Charlie and then started in my direction. He didn't look at all happy. I knew what was coming. I knew he knew that I had told Coach Orion about what happened. The only question now was would he understand why I had done it.
"You promised me you wouldn't tell anyone," Adam said accusingly. I heard anger in his voice something I had never heard from him before.
"I'm sorry, Adam. I had to. I had to do what I thought was best for you," I told him hoping he would see my point of view. "If I hadn't told someone and something else happened I would have never been able to live with myself."
"I thought you were different Scooter. I thought I could trust you," Adam said. He turned to walk away but I couldn't let it end that way. I reached out and grabbed his arm to stop him.
"Adam, look I was only trying to look out for you. To do what I thought was in your best interest. I'm sorry that I couldn't keep a secret that I thought would get someone I saw as a friend hurt or worse. If that means you can't trust me anymore than I'll have to live with that but I don't regret what I did. I was looking out for a friend and I hope that someday you can see that," I told him.
I couldn't read Adam. I couldn't tell what he was feeling. I wanted him to say something, anything. Yell at me. Tell me he was never going to talk to me again. He didn't. He didn't say anything as he turned and walked away.
I felt as if I had lost a friend at that point even if I had never really gotten to know Adam. At least he was off Varsity. At least he was safe (well until the game Friday). I had a feeling Riley and the others would be head hunting. It made me glad that I was the goalie. At least all I had to do was stop the pucks. If I had to skate offense or defense I don't think I would've been able to play come Friday. Despite everything I liked the Ducks and that in itself would brand me a traitor in the eyes of my teammates.
Well here is a short update. Hope you enjoy it and I'll try to get another update for both stories up soon. Banksiesbabe99 and crazy4nc128 thank you for reviewing chapter six.
Scooter's POV:
As I followed Riley and the others out of the administration building I couldn't help but smile. Charlie had played Riley perfectly. Riley was now out to prove that Varsity's domination in the unofficial game wasn't because we had Banks and the Ducks didn't. As far as Riley was concerned it was his decision that Banks was back with JV. Little did he know that was what we had been trying to accomplish.
Riley, Mindy and Cole headed for the dorms. I didn't feel like following them. I knew all Riley was going to be talking about was beating the Ducks on Friday. Something inside me told me it wasn't going to be easy. The Ducks were playing for pride in front of the entire school. This wasn't just going to be some grudge match like the last time.
"I'll catch up with you guys later," I called out, standing on the steps of the Administration building.
"Okay," Riley said with a shrug.
I watched them disappear around the corner and then headed the opposite direction. I just wanted to get away from them for awhile. I didn't really have a destination I just started walking. Somehow I ended up at the ice arena. I walked inside and found the Ducks out on the ice. Orion was nowhere to be seen but the whole team was hard at practicing. I realized then exactly how serious they were about beating us.
"Scoping out the competition?" I heard a voice ask startling me. I turned around to find myself face to face with Coach Orion.
"I guess you could say that sir," I said getting over my surprise. That really hadn't been my intention. I wasn't even sure what I was doing here.
"I see Charlie has managed to get Banks onto Varsity already," Orion commented as he looked out as his players on the ice. Banks had just scored a goal against Julie and Julie did not look at all happy about it.
"Riley made it easy for him," I said. "He basically told Riley that the only reason Varsity had an edge over the Ducks the last time was because we had Banks."
"Oh and I bet Riley took that real well," Orion said with a smile. "Well I need to get out to my team. We've got work to do."
I watched as Orion headed out onto the ice. I'm not sure why but I ended up watching their practice. For the first time since they had come to Eden Hall I noticed something that had been lacking. They were actually skating as a team and not fighting what their coach was trying to tell them. I had a feeling the old "Duck Magic" was coming back and if that was the case than we had our work cut out for us come Friday night.
As they were coming off the ice I saw Adam look my way. He said something I couldn't hear to Charlie and then started in my direction. He didn't look at all happy. I knew what was coming. I knew he knew that I had told Coach Orion about what happened. The only question now was would he understand why I had done it.
"You promised me you wouldn't tell anyone," Adam said accusingly. I heard anger in his voice something I had never heard from him before.
"I'm sorry, Adam. I had to. I had to do what I thought was best for you," I told him hoping he would see my point of view. "If I hadn't told someone and something else happened I would have never been able to live with myself."
"I thought you were different Scooter. I thought I could trust you," Adam said. He turned to walk away but I couldn't let it end that way. I reached out and grabbed his arm to stop him.
"Adam, look I was only trying to look out for you. To do what I thought was in your best interest. I'm sorry that I couldn't keep a secret that I thought would get someone I saw as a friend hurt or worse. If that means you can't trust me anymore than I'll have to live with that but I don't regret what I did. I was looking out for a friend and I hope that someday you can see that," I told him.
I couldn't read Adam. I couldn't tell what he was feeling. I wanted him to say something, anything. Yell at me. Tell me he was never going to talk to me again. He didn't. He didn't say anything as he turned and walked away.
I felt as if I had lost a friend at that point even if I had never really gotten to know Adam. At least he was off Varsity. At least he was safe (well until the game Friday). I had a feeling Riley and the others would be head hunting. It made me glad that I was the goalie. At least all I had to do was stop the pucks. If I had to skate offense or defense I don't think I would've been able to play come Friday. Despite everything I liked the Ducks and that in itself would brand me a traitor in the eyes of my teammates.