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D2.5: The Mighty Ducks by BallisticBubble
Chapter Four: Keeping My Mouth Shut
"Ok, what now? You guys wanna go for Donkey Kong now?" Adam asked everyone in obvious sarcasm. Our thumbs sure hurt now.
"No, no.." Averman groaned and sank to the couch.
That victory sure got us psyched, pumped.. and in the end, tired.
At that moment, Mrs. Ramona came in. "Charlie?" she peeped into the door.
I raised my arm out "Uh, that would be me."
"Your mom called. She wants you home by five thirty."
"Well, I guess I'll be seeing you guys. Goldberg, morrow aite?"
"Yep." He went.
Goldberg's parents had just invited my mom and me to their deli the next day, it was weird and all, how they liked inviting each other to their own restaurants. Goldberg thought so too.
"Bring it, ok?" And since we didn't exactly enjoy listening to them talk about taxes, we decided to have a little rendezvous practice of our own instead.
"Ok." I waved at the others and was escorted out the house by Mrs. Ramona.
I skated home faster than usual, not paying attention at all to my surroundings. It took me no less than four minutes to skate home.. and no less than four seconds to recognize a familiar face out my house.
Connie.
"Charlie, I need your help.." She said grabbing me by the shoulders after approaching me like a dart for the bull's eye.
"Woah, woah, what are you doing out my house." I just stared.
She let go and started stuttering with her feet. "Your mom said you were at Adam's. I just stopped by to ask you something."
"Okie??"
"Gosh. Well, I suppose Guy already told you, but you see, he doesn't think I was serious about it." She finally sat on the sidewalk, and still my look was just frozen on her.
I shifted my weight and leaned on the outside of the house. "Believe me, he is. Look, Connie, I don't even know why you're asking, but you quit 'cos of the ducks, did we do anything?"
"Nah, it's not your fault. It's a long story." She went on.
"Well, you got five minutes." I looked at my watch, I couldn't help but be so mean to her, though she was a duck. She sure hurt one of my best friends ever. And by doing so, I was a bit mad.
She took a long, deep breath. "You see, when I first became a duck, no one liked me. Face it, the only friends I had were Tammy Duncan and Guy. And now, I'm okie, and I think I'd be doing much better if I wasn't seeing anyone on the team, or anyone for that matter. I just want to concentrate on hockey now.. Now that we're going varsity."
"I mean I know it's never happened before, but I want my hockey career to last.. I can't let anyone stand in my way, not that Guy is, but I just think I'd be able to play better if I got to spend my game time playing, and not wondering what he'd think if I missed the pass, ya know. I don't want to, but I've given it a lot of thought, and it's the right thing to do."
I replied quickly. "Whatever you say, I'm sorry, ok if I'm not exactly helping or supporting you, but I do not get any of this love stuff. So.. what was it you wanted me to do? I'll try to help, I promise.. I'll do the best I can." It was getting quite tense and I didn't know what else I should say.
"Just tell Guy I'm really sorry. He's heard it from me, but I don't think he gets it yet.
I got out of my freeze position "I can do that." And at that, I suddenly understood what she meant.
"Thanks, Charlie." She smiled and got up and started to head away, and then she turned back with a big grin on her face "Oh yeah, did you hear? Julie is going to spend the fourth of July in Overland Park in Kansas. She's got a stop-over, for like six hours.. guess where?"
"Um.. somewhere near here, I hope." But inside, I was overjoyed. It just had to be here in Minnesota, why else would Connie be so happy?
"You betcha. Well, you're the first one I told. So, don't tell anyone else. I told Guy we were going to the airport to pick up my aunt and he sorta told the rest about it before we went to the mall."
"Okie Dokie. So just you and me? What about coach?" I couldn't help but return the smile.
"Well, duh, Banks knows. Of course he does." She joked. "Well, that's it, I'll tell coach tomorrow. Bye."
"See ya." I waved away and dashed into the house.
"Hey there, Charlie boy." Seth greeted from the couch, I just continued running, looking for the phone. Then I realized what it meant by secret. I couldn't tell anyone, so I stopped and just greeted him back. But it sure was a happy greeting."
*
Thinking, thinking, thinking. Who could I talk about the Cat to? I tapped my pencil on the table and bit the end a bit. Then the answer hit me, no one in this house, but there's one cakeater who I can!
So I rushed to the phone. Seth was on it, so I went back inside my room and sulked in that ole' rocking chair in the corner. I looked around the room slowly. "Thank you, for technology."
I made a beeline for the computer and typed the dial-up password in record time. I was in such a hurry that I gave the wrong password seven times. Then finally.. I spotted him. Icebanks99 was online.
CharlieQuack: Hey dude! I got something to tell ya!
There was no response.
CharlieQuack: Helloo? Anybody home? Icebanks99: Yeah, yeah. I got something to tell you too.. but you go first.
I grinned to myself and started to type.
CharlieQuack: Connie told me bout Julie.. Icebanks99: Well, yeah..
Man, I thought. How could he be so.. calm about this?!
Icebanks99: Hold on, no one's supposed to know!
That's more like it.
CharlieQuack: Which is why you're the only one I can talk to about it.. So when are we meeting her? Icebanks99: The 30th at two in the morning. CharlieQuack: Ha ha. Very funny. And we're all going to agree to go to the airport at 2 AM without knowing what's going on.. Icebanks99: Hey, I'm not the manager of American Airlines.
I shook my head. As much as I wanted to see Julie, I definitely would not be able to stay awake to greet her when she arrived. Nuh-ah..sure I'd be there, but I'd be asleep by the time her head popped through the crowd.
Icebanks: Well? CharlieQuack:Uh, sorry.
There was a vacuum of silence, then I decided to liven it up.
CharlieQuack: So, you excited to see her? Icebaks99: No, I'm not sarcasm Duh, Conway, of course I am. CharlieQuack: And why wouldn't you be after all you like her!
Oh yeah.I congratulated myself. Well, hey, it is true..
Icebanks99: Don't even say it , Spazway. I don't. She's just my good friend, like she is yours. Besides, I still have something to tell you remember??
Changing the subject.. I thought and smirked. At least I have something to talk to Goldie 'bout tomorrow!
CharlieQuack: Yeeesh? Icebanks99: . My parents saw the letter from SciTech. My dad says it's a better place than E.H.A.
Ok.. so this was big news.
CharlieQuack: And?? Icebanks99: And.. The reason why it took me forever to answer to your IM was 'cos I was busy listening through the walls in my house.. They're having a "discussion". Icebanks99: Discussion my ass. CharlieQuack: Does it happen a lot?
I couldn't believe I asked him that. I wanted to smack myself.. "Charlie, stop asking personal questions!!"
But he answered anyway.
Icebanks99: YES CharlieQuack: Look, I'm sorry man.
I sighed and blew my bangs up.
CharlieQuack: I'm sure it'll turn out OK. You're a duck, and I think your dad's respected that already. He'll come to his senses, just wait. Icebanks99: Gee. I don't know about that, but thanks anyway. Icebanks99:I gotta run, okie? And don't tell anyone about SciTech!! My brother's here. Bye!
He left. Then I picked up the pencil I was tapping a while ago and began to draw a kid skating on the ice.
"Good night, Charlie!" My mom got inside and I just grinned at her as she left.
Wait a second.. "Mom!" I yelled, running out the door for her. At least I knew she wouldn't be able to spill the beans. Besides, we'd need a ride to the airport anyway.
Disclaimer: Like you, I do not own the ducks.. but if you do.. get in touch!! LOL, in my dreams.
D2.5: The Mighty Ducks by BallisticBubble
Chapter Four: Keeping My Mouth Shut
"Ok, what now? You guys wanna go for Donkey Kong now?" Adam asked everyone in obvious sarcasm. Our thumbs sure hurt now.
"No, no.." Averman groaned and sank to the couch.
That victory sure got us psyched, pumped.. and in the end, tired.
At that moment, Mrs. Ramona came in. "Charlie?" she peeped into the door.
I raised my arm out "Uh, that would be me."
"Your mom called. She wants you home by five thirty."
"Well, I guess I'll be seeing you guys. Goldberg, morrow aite?"
"Yep." He went.
Goldberg's parents had just invited my mom and me to their deli the next day, it was weird and all, how they liked inviting each other to their own restaurants. Goldberg thought so too.
"Bring it, ok?" And since we didn't exactly enjoy listening to them talk about taxes, we decided to have a little rendezvous practice of our own instead.
"Ok." I waved at the others and was escorted out the house by Mrs. Ramona.
I skated home faster than usual, not paying attention at all to my surroundings. It took me no less than four minutes to skate home.. and no less than four seconds to recognize a familiar face out my house.
Connie.
"Charlie, I need your help.." She said grabbing me by the shoulders after approaching me like a dart for the bull's eye.
"Woah, woah, what are you doing out my house." I just stared.
She let go and started stuttering with her feet. "Your mom said you were at Adam's. I just stopped by to ask you something."
"Okie??"
"Gosh. Well, I suppose Guy already told you, but you see, he doesn't think I was serious about it." She finally sat on the sidewalk, and still my look was just frozen on her.
I shifted my weight and leaned on the outside of the house. "Believe me, he is. Look, Connie, I don't even know why you're asking, but you quit 'cos of the ducks, did we do anything?"
"Nah, it's not your fault. It's a long story." She went on.
"Well, you got five minutes." I looked at my watch, I couldn't help but be so mean to her, though she was a duck. She sure hurt one of my best friends ever. And by doing so, I was a bit mad.
She took a long, deep breath. "You see, when I first became a duck, no one liked me. Face it, the only friends I had were Tammy Duncan and Guy. And now, I'm okie, and I think I'd be doing much better if I wasn't seeing anyone on the team, or anyone for that matter. I just want to concentrate on hockey now.. Now that we're going varsity."
"I mean I know it's never happened before, but I want my hockey career to last.. I can't let anyone stand in my way, not that Guy is, but I just think I'd be able to play better if I got to spend my game time playing, and not wondering what he'd think if I missed the pass, ya know. I don't want to, but I've given it a lot of thought, and it's the right thing to do."
I replied quickly. "Whatever you say, I'm sorry, ok if I'm not exactly helping or supporting you, but I do not get any of this love stuff. So.. what was it you wanted me to do? I'll try to help, I promise.. I'll do the best I can." It was getting quite tense and I didn't know what else I should say.
"Just tell Guy I'm really sorry. He's heard it from me, but I don't think he gets it yet.
I got out of my freeze position "I can do that." And at that, I suddenly understood what she meant.
"Thanks, Charlie." She smiled and got up and started to head away, and then she turned back with a big grin on her face "Oh yeah, did you hear? Julie is going to spend the fourth of July in Overland Park in Kansas. She's got a stop-over, for like six hours.. guess where?"
"Um.. somewhere near here, I hope." But inside, I was overjoyed. It just had to be here in Minnesota, why else would Connie be so happy?
"You betcha. Well, you're the first one I told. So, don't tell anyone else. I told Guy we were going to the airport to pick up my aunt and he sorta told the rest about it before we went to the mall."
"Okie Dokie. So just you and me? What about coach?" I couldn't help but return the smile.
"Well, duh, Banks knows. Of course he does." She joked. "Well, that's it, I'll tell coach tomorrow. Bye."
"See ya." I waved away and dashed into the house.
"Hey there, Charlie boy." Seth greeted from the couch, I just continued running, looking for the phone. Then I realized what it meant by secret. I couldn't tell anyone, so I stopped and just greeted him back. But it sure was a happy greeting."
*
Thinking, thinking, thinking. Who could I talk about the Cat to? I tapped my pencil on the table and bit the end a bit. Then the answer hit me, no one in this house, but there's one cakeater who I can!
So I rushed to the phone. Seth was on it, so I went back inside my room and sulked in that ole' rocking chair in the corner. I looked around the room slowly. "Thank you, for technology."
I made a beeline for the computer and typed the dial-up password in record time. I was in such a hurry that I gave the wrong password seven times. Then finally.. I spotted him. Icebanks99 was online.
CharlieQuack: Hey dude! I got something to tell ya!
There was no response.
CharlieQuack: Helloo? Anybody home? Icebanks99: Yeah, yeah. I got something to tell you too.. but you go first.
I grinned to myself and started to type.
CharlieQuack: Connie told me bout Julie.. Icebanks99: Well, yeah..
Man, I thought. How could he be so.. calm about this?!
Icebanks99: Hold on, no one's supposed to know!
That's more like it.
CharlieQuack: Which is why you're the only one I can talk to about it.. So when are we meeting her? Icebanks99: The 30th at two in the morning. CharlieQuack: Ha ha. Very funny. And we're all going to agree to go to the airport at 2 AM without knowing what's going on.. Icebanks99: Hey, I'm not the manager of American Airlines.
I shook my head. As much as I wanted to see Julie, I definitely would not be able to stay awake to greet her when she arrived. Nuh-ah..sure I'd be there, but I'd be asleep by the time her head popped through the crowd.
Icebanks: Well? CharlieQuack:Uh, sorry.
There was a vacuum of silence, then I decided to liven it up.
CharlieQuack: So, you excited to see her? Icebaks99: No, I'm not sarcasm Duh, Conway, of course I am. CharlieQuack: And why wouldn't you be after all you like her!
Oh yeah.I congratulated myself. Well, hey, it is true..
Icebanks99: Don't even say it , Spazway. I don't. She's just my good friend, like she is yours. Besides, I still have something to tell you remember??
Changing the subject.. I thought and smirked. At least I have something to talk to Goldie 'bout tomorrow!
CharlieQuack: Yeeesh? Icebanks99: . My parents saw the letter from SciTech. My dad says it's a better place than E.H.A.
Ok.. so this was big news.
CharlieQuack: And?? Icebanks99: And.. The reason why it took me forever to answer to your IM was 'cos I was busy listening through the walls in my house.. They're having a "discussion". Icebanks99: Discussion my ass. CharlieQuack: Does it happen a lot?
I couldn't believe I asked him that. I wanted to smack myself.. "Charlie, stop asking personal questions!!"
But he answered anyway.
Icebanks99: YES CharlieQuack: Look, I'm sorry man.
I sighed and blew my bangs up.
CharlieQuack: I'm sure it'll turn out OK. You're a duck, and I think your dad's respected that already. He'll come to his senses, just wait. Icebanks99: Gee. I don't know about that, but thanks anyway. Icebanks99:I gotta run, okie? And don't tell anyone about SciTech!! My brother's here. Bye!
He left. Then I picked up the pencil I was tapping a while ago and began to draw a kid skating on the ice.
"Good night, Charlie!" My mom got inside and I just grinned at her as she left.
Wait a second.. "Mom!" I yelled, running out the door for her. At least I knew she wouldn't be able to spill the beans. Besides, we'd need a ride to the airport anyway.