Title: Friends With the Enemy
Author: Dana
Rating: G
Warnings: None really and I swear this isn't a slash fic. That's not my type of fic to write.
Summary: Adam meets someone who turns out to be the person almost everyone on the team hates.
Time frame: sophomore year. Fic starts out the Friday before School starts. And before anyone asks about the golf team, my high school had one.
Notes: This is a sequel to Falling Out of Reach. Read that one first or you will be very confused. I am going to run and hide from Connie/Guy shippers.
Disclaimer: I claim Josh Walker, Tina Johanson, Sharon, Christina, and Jeffrey Banks (So far anyway). Disney and Brill own the Mighty Ducks.

They had to have an exhibition the Friday before school started. JV vs last years Varsity Team. I hadn't had a chance to ask Julie what she thought of playing against Scooter. She, Joey Hart, Scooter, Keith Hawkinson and I had become good friends last year.

Some of the Ducks were glaring at Connie. I think everyone knew that Connie dumped Guy this summer for a guy on the Golf team. They all are siding with Guy. Personally, since I am the one that's always misjudged, I think I will wait and see what happens.

I see my girlfriend, Tina Johanson, sitting in the stands. I waved to her and she waved back. I saw Terry Hall sitting in the stands. He was visiting his father. He told me yesterday that he's trying to get his parents to let him attend Eden Hall. He hates the school in New York. I waved to him too. Orion yelled at me to pay attention. The game is about to start. I get to have the opening face off against Rick Riley. Just like the start of the last game.

I passed to Charlie who was on right wing. The game went just about the same as the last game we had with them. We held them scoreless until third period. Then Varsity stepped up the checking. I was near the boards about to pass the puck to Guy when Cole and Riley rushed towards me. They flattened me into the boards I crumpled to the ice. My ribs! They hurt so badly.

The trainer is out on the ice checking me over. "I'm okay." I try to tell them. I tried to get up and pain flashed through my body. The trainer started carefully examining my ribs. I hissed when he pressed down hard. The pressure felt hard to me. He was probably barely touching them.

"You need a stretcher?" He asked.

"No. Let me try again." With the help of Orion and the trainer, I was able to get to my feet. He and the trainer helped me off the ice slowly. Orion went back to the game while I was taken to the hospital to have my ribs x-rayed.

I had to sit in the waiting room quite some time. I know the trainer was feeling just as impatient as I was. Finally I went in and they x-rayed my ribs. Two broken ribs. He told me I probably wouldn't feel like playing for a couple weeks. He prescribed some pain medicine and the trainer drove me home.

My parents hadn't gone they both had to work. I went to my bed. It was a struggle. I was doped up on pain medication and made the climb. Who knew how much it would hurt tomorrow?

I must have fallen asleep because when I woke up it was daytime. "Adam?" My mother asked knocking on the door.

"Come in." I mumbled.

"Adam are you okay? Coach Orion told us about the broken ribs. We thought we'd let you sleep. Charlie and Tina called. I told them you would call them later. Would you like some tea or something?"

"No."

"Call me if you need anything. Don't get out of bed unless you have to." She said and left the room.

Great way to start the school year and it wasn't even the first day.