"Guy, wake up. Come on, we're gonna miss the game." Adam said annoyed. He was kneeling next to Guy's bed, trying to wake his friend.
"Hum…" Guy mumbled. "I don't want to get up yet, mom." Guy turned around in his bed, hitting Adam in the head with his hand.
"Ow. Man, now you're gonna get it." Adam rubbed his head before getting up and walking to his bathroom. He took a cup out of the medicine cabinet and turned on the sink. "He thinks he can give Adam Banks a black bruise, well I've got news for him." Adam mumbled under his breath while filling the cup with cold water. He turned off the faucet when the cup was full. He walked back out to Guy's bed. "This should get you up." He said cheerfully, tilting the cup downwards.
"Ahhhh!" Guy jumped out of bed at the speed of light, and turned to the laughing Banks on the floor. "What'd you do!?" He shouted.
"Woke you up." Adam said still laughing.
Guy looked towards the clock. "Yo, come on, Adam. We're gonna be late for the game if you don't hurry." It was Friday night, game time.
"Hey, Guy, I got a question for you, man." Adam sat on his bed.
"Shoot." Guy walked to Adam's bed and sat next to him.
"I keep having this memory, like reoccurring, from something that I think happened." Adam said.
"Well, what do you think happened?" Guy questioned.
"I think Charlie told me he loves me…" Adam turned to face Guy. "And I just can't figure out if it was a dream or not. This whole week, I've been trying to figure it out, but I can't. Did you hear Charlie talking or anything last Thursday morning?" Adam asked.
"Actually, yeah. Wait, he kissed you." Guy said, his hand covering his mouth in awe.
"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. What did you just say?" Adam asked, baffled.
"Yeah, I woke up hearing him talk and when I looked over to your bed, you were holding him, and he kissed you. Adam, don't you get it?" Guy screamed, face full of happiness.
"Get what?" Adam asked.
Guy waved his hands in the 'come on' way, leading Adam to the answer. "Wait, do you think…?" Adam trailed off.
"He loves you!!" Guy screamed. "Why else would he tell you when you were 'asleep?'" Guy made quotation marks with his fingers.
"Omigod, he loves me." Adam raised his hand to his face, mouth handing open in shock. "Okay, we're going to the game, now!" Adam jumped up from his bed, grabbing his coat and running out the door.
Guy laughed at Adam, following him out of the room and shutting the door behind him.
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Adam was still running, and smiling as he made his way into the locker room. He walked over to where Charlie stood. "I need to talk to you, after the game." He smiled still, and walked passed Charlie to his locker.
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The game went great, the Ducks winning 13-0. Adam scored more than half the goals with very few assists, Charlie getting 2, Fulton using his shot and Russ's knuckle puck.
Throughout the entire game, Charlie was thinking about Adam, about showing off his skills. He felt he needed to for some reason, most likely to get Adam off his mind so he could play. He couldn't get Adam's voice out of his head, 'I need to talk to you, after the game.' What he's always wanted to hear Adam say.
"Come on." Adam called to Charlie after they both were finished getting dressed. He pushed his reasoning mind out of his way and followed his heart out the door. They walked to the pond that was on campus, sitting on one of the benches close to it.
"What did you want to talk to me about?" Charlie questioned Adam. He turned to face his friend.
Adam didn't speak, only moved his head closer to Charlie's. Slowly, their lips met, but they quickly jumped back with a shock. "I love you." Adam said softly, almost to quietly for Charlie to hear. But the wind had backed off at the moment he spoke the words.
"Really?" Charlie asked, breathless.
"I have," Adam gulped, "since peewees. I just, I could never tell you. I'm glad you told me." His right hand brushed up against Charlie's cheek.
"I thought you were asleep." Charlie smiled shamefully.
"In limbo." Adam laughed lightly. "Um… Can I kiss you?" Adam's voice was like a whisper when it connected with Charlie's ears.
He couldn't speak, his voice caught in his throat. He nodded his head, signally to Adam that it was okay.
Their lips met, and they pressed with the slightest force, showing how much they cared. Adam's hands made their way through Charlie's hair as Charlie's hands caressed his cheeks. Both had their eyes closed, willing this not to be a dream. Slowly, Charlie opened his mouth and ran his tongue over Adam's lips, asking for permission to enter. Adam's mouth opened slightly, his tongue coming out to touch Charlie's. Their nerves all stood on end, their kiss bringing them closer, the bench was no longer visible to the naked eye, they both wanting to be that close. "So you were talking about me?" Charlie asked in a whisper when they broke apart.
"I'm always talking about you. I can't ever stop thinking about you. I… I." Adam stuttered, tears forming in his eyes.
Charlie pulled Adam closer to himself, into a hug to comfort the man. "Sh…" He soothed him.
"I just wanted you for so long, I can't believe I'm capable of having you now." Adam smiled. "Please, be mine." He looked up into Charlie's eyes.
"I am yours." Charlie looked down into Adam's strong blue eyes, they held his soul and told his heart.
"Forever?" Adam sat up straight, wiping the tears off his face and out of his eyes.
Charlie reached his hands up to Adam's face, and kissed him once more. "Forever."
That one word never before held that strong of a meaning to the two them. They planned for it never to hold more meaning.
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A.N. Hey all, now, I know this may seem like it's over, but it's nowhere near done. It's going to wind up being like, around 30 chapters, probably, because they have a lot of pain and struggling to go through. Hence the drama titled. Bye for now!
~*Angel*~
