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2. The title works with the fic so well. I swear sooner or later this fic
will get back to being serious.
Get Over it Already
Adam found Jesse standing outside of the locker room as if he had been waiting for him. They both sat on the back steps so they could have some privacy. "You did good out there Jesse."
"Thanks. Did you know Larson switched schools?"
"No. I was just as surprised as you were. He couldn't handle another year of being on the same team as McGill he said."
Jesse rolled his eyes. "So he's human." Adam cracked up. They both realized not that long ago they would be arguing about this. But they'd been through a lot their freshman year. "How's PT?" He asked changing the subject.
"Painful. I can't even grasp a rubber ball."
They talked for a few minutes but stopped abruptly when Larson rounded the corner. He looked over at them but kept going. Adam became worried when Jesse yelled. "Hey Larson come back here."
Larson looked at him nervously but came over. "Yeah what?"
"I know we had a rough start but Adam trusts you and I probably should try to know you. We may be on the same team."
"Okay." Larson said still a bit nervous.
"Sit down Larson." Jesse said not completely serious. "This is usually the spot to be if you don't want to be found. You sure got lucky."
"Not lucky. Got lost." He said sitting down a step below Adam. "Is Coach Orion always like that?"
"Typically when he's not mad at you." Jesse said. "Charlie and I could tell you about some of those times where he wasn't happy about something we did."
"Are you talking about the prank you two pulled on the Varsity players before graduation? Orion actually thought I had something to do with it. So I got the same talk as you." Adam said. "I never did get you two back for that."
"Oh get over it already." Jesse said and turned back to Larson. "See what I had to put up with?"
"What you have to put up with? I had to put up with a messy roommate at school." Adam said and they launched into good-natured ribbing.
Larson sat back and watched. He felt like an outsider. Well he was an outsider. Jesse may be nice to him right now but he knew Jesse didn't like him. He wasn't too sure about Adam though. He had once been best friends with Adam. Then things fell apart when Adam joined the ducks. Things would never return to before then.
Jesse looked at his watch. "Shoot I didn't realize how late it was getting. My mother is waiting."
"Chris is waiting. How about you Jason?"
"Was going to call my father."
"I'm sure Chris won't mind giving you a ride." They all moved away from the stairs.
As they walked down the hallway, they ran into Terry and Peter. "Where were you guys?" Peter asked not noticing Larson who was inching backwards.
"Maybe we'll tell you. Maybe we won't." Jesse said exchanging grins with Adam.
"Well mom is mad." Terry said.
"See you tomorrow Larson. Adam I'll call you later." Jesse said and they hurried down the hallway.
Larson watched them. "I thought he was going to punch me. What changed his mind?"
"Freshmen year."
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Man I need to step backwards or something. I'm hinting at changes that happened between the end of Test of Friendship and this fic. Maybe I will do a flashback next chapter. Tell me what you think.
Get Over it Already
Adam found Jesse standing outside of the locker room as if he had been waiting for him. They both sat on the back steps so they could have some privacy. "You did good out there Jesse."
"Thanks. Did you know Larson switched schools?"
"No. I was just as surprised as you were. He couldn't handle another year of being on the same team as McGill he said."
Jesse rolled his eyes. "So he's human." Adam cracked up. They both realized not that long ago they would be arguing about this. But they'd been through a lot their freshman year. "How's PT?" He asked changing the subject.
"Painful. I can't even grasp a rubber ball."
They talked for a few minutes but stopped abruptly when Larson rounded the corner. He looked over at them but kept going. Adam became worried when Jesse yelled. "Hey Larson come back here."
Larson looked at him nervously but came over. "Yeah what?"
"I know we had a rough start but Adam trusts you and I probably should try to know you. We may be on the same team."
"Okay." Larson said still a bit nervous.
"Sit down Larson." Jesse said not completely serious. "This is usually the spot to be if you don't want to be found. You sure got lucky."
"Not lucky. Got lost." He said sitting down a step below Adam. "Is Coach Orion always like that?"
"Typically when he's not mad at you." Jesse said. "Charlie and I could tell you about some of those times where he wasn't happy about something we did."
"Are you talking about the prank you two pulled on the Varsity players before graduation? Orion actually thought I had something to do with it. So I got the same talk as you." Adam said. "I never did get you two back for that."
"Oh get over it already." Jesse said and turned back to Larson. "See what I had to put up with?"
"What you have to put up with? I had to put up with a messy roommate at school." Adam said and they launched into good-natured ribbing.
Larson sat back and watched. He felt like an outsider. Well he was an outsider. Jesse may be nice to him right now but he knew Jesse didn't like him. He wasn't too sure about Adam though. He had once been best friends with Adam. Then things fell apart when Adam joined the ducks. Things would never return to before then.
Jesse looked at his watch. "Shoot I didn't realize how late it was getting. My mother is waiting."
"Chris is waiting. How about you Jason?"
"Was going to call my father."
"I'm sure Chris won't mind giving you a ride." They all moved away from the stairs.
As they walked down the hallway, they ran into Terry and Peter. "Where were you guys?" Peter asked not noticing Larson who was inching backwards.
"Maybe we'll tell you. Maybe we won't." Jesse said exchanging grins with Adam.
"Well mom is mad." Terry said.
"See you tomorrow Larson. Adam I'll call you later." Jesse said and they hurried down the hallway.
Larson watched them. "I thought he was going to punch me. What changed his mind?"
"Freshmen year."
***
Man I need to step backwards or something. I'm hinting at changes that happened between the end of Test of Friendship and this fic. Maybe I will do a flashback next chapter. Tell me what you think.