Summary: A tale of our favorite Ducks and where their lives take them, beginning Senior Year at Eden Hall. Focuses on Adam, Charlie, Julie, Dean, Connie, Guy…and more to come!
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Flying Together
By Rebecca
Chapter 10: Good News
Winter break was pretty uneventful for most of the Ducks as breaks go. Christmas came and went and presents were usually full of new hockey gear. It was a time when most of the ducks were able to shift gears and reset themselves for the coming semester, their last in the high school world. For most, a lot of good was done. Not being anywhere near each other helped Banks stop thinking about Julie so much and vice versa. He, Charlie, Guy and the other Minnesota Ducks met often at the old pond where they first became ducks and tried out their new Christmas presents. Dean invited Fulton to his place for a week in Chicago to get some of the old bash brother action going again, and every night he called Julie to see how she was doing.
The only ones who didn't exactly get a mental break during vacation were Connie and Luis. For months Connie had been kidding herself that she still had feelings for Luis Mendoza. That year, Luis had decided to stay in Minnesota to spend more time with his fellow ducks and to try to work things out with Connie. They had been dating for almost a year, but there was nothing really left. Luis had been kidding himself just as long that Connie wasn't in fact losing interest. But three days after the New Year, they split up. Luis blew off his steam on the rink. Connie, wanting to see neither Luis or Guy and his girlfriend on the ice, stayed at home and talked to Charlie via e-mail.
Coming back to school brought a lot of changes for the Ducks. The break helped Adam redefine his feelings for Julie somewhat. He'd been able to convince himself that since he was never actually with Julie, he hadn't really lost anything and was determined to be the friend he was again. But the bond between them never fully repaired itself, partly due to the fact that she and Portman had started to become really close.
Charlie, happy to see that Adam was at least doing OK, focused his attentions on Connie who seemed determined to live the rest of her high school career in self-pity. For a while he just tried hanging out with her, trying to get her mind off things, but it was more than evident that she was falling hard for Guy again, and this time he wasn't coming back.
Life continued on like this for the ducks for about a month before…things started to happen fairly fast.
"Banks!" Charlie yelled down the hall, catching Banks before he left for the showers. "Phone call." It was Saturday morning. They'd had a very late night, a victory over Stepford high followed by an evening of massive partying at Fulton's. It was one of the best games Adam had ever played. In trying not to focus so much on Julie, he'd doubled his efforts on the ice and it was sure paying off. He'd scored 8 of the Duck's 13 goals that night and he was on a hot streak.
He walked back down the hallway and into his room, grabbing the phone from Charlie as he closed the door.
"Hello?…yeah…" Charlie watched as Adam's eyes grew wide and he slowly leaned against his desk. "Yes………thank you…sure, that's fine. Oh my- thank you…uh huh…great. I'll talk to you then…yeah…ok, bye." He hung up the receiver and stared blankly at his roommate.
"What?" Charlie asked, dying to know.
Adam spoke softly, "There was a scout from the Cincinnati Cyclones last night. They want to sign me for next season."
Charlie dropped the towel he'd just grabbed off the door hook and fell against the door. "Are you kidding? Minor league hockey club wants you for next season? Right outta high school?"
Adam nodded, too stunned to even speak.
"Banks! Congrats man!"
Finally Adam snapped out of shock and smiled as he hugged his friend, "Thanks."
"Wow, we always knew you'd be the first to make it. You'll be Center for the Redwings in no time."
Adam flopped on his bed, and reached for his stick underneath. It was really happening. He was gonna make it. Things were definitely starting to look up for Adam Banks.
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