The Ducks had taken over the common room in the boy's dorm to watch the first Anaheim Mighty Ducks game of the season. It had taken some coercing from Charlie but eventually Kory had agreed to watch with him, since they were playing the Atlanta Thrashers. Being a Georgia Peach at heart she'd agreed, even though she didn't really understand hockey.
"Hey, their uniforms look just like yours." Kory declared as she maneuvered her way between the bodies of Eden Hall Ducks to sit by Charlie.
Lucky for them she didn't notice as the team snorted, some giggling at her foolishness. It wasn't that they didn't like her per se, it was just they were starting to resent her. Charlie had been spending an increasing amount of time with his handicapped love, and the team was starting to feel neglected. They'd always come first to him, over everything else, even Linda. But somehow the neighbor's daughter held something that kept his thoughts on her at all times.
Kory stepped over Goldberg in an attempt to get to where Charlie was, slipping in the process and landing on the ex-goalie's back. Goldie rolled his eyes and then rolled himself over, sending Kory to the floor with a thud. At that everyone did burst out laughing, even Kory, everyone except Charlie.
"What the hell was that Goldberg?" Charlie shot up off the couch he was sitting on and ran over to his girlfriend's side.
Kory reached out for his hands and pulled herself up.
"It's not that big of a deal Charlie."
"It is to a big deal, that was uncalled for."
"She fell on me!" Goldberg yelped getting up from the floor.
"Yeah, I'm really sure that hurt too." Charlie snapped. "You way five times as much as she does."
All the Ducks stopped laughing instantly, that was low. And why was Charlie yelling is fool head off anyway? Kory was okay and she didn't seem to be upset.
"That was cold Charlie." Averman declared defending his best friend.
Portman nodded.
"He's right dude."
"Of course he's taking her side." Goldie added.
"What's that suppose to mean, huh?" The captain shoved the chubby defensemen.
The room fell silent, nobody daring to open their mouths, mostly because none had the courage to speak their minds. Quickly Kory had placed herself between the two, pleading with her boyfriend to stop. But he wouldn't he just kept at it.
"What are you saying Goldberg?"
Finally soft spoken Julie cleared her throat.
"What he's trying to say Charlie, is what all of us have been trying work up the nerve to say to you. We've all been talking and we've realized something, and that something is that you haven't really been paying much attention to us lately. The Ducks use to be the most important thing to you, now it just seems like it's pulling teeth to get you to acknowledge us. It's like all the only thing that matters to you recently is Kory."
"Is that true, do all of you feel like that?" Charlie looked around searching the faces of his teammates. Kory felt her drop and her stomach knotted, she felt like she'd been punched in the face. She never wanted to cause trouble for her boyfriend and his team. Being in the middle was the last thing in the world she wanted.
Banks nodded somberly at his best friend.
"We do."
"I can't believe you guys are jealous! What am I not allowed to be happy? Banks has Julie and Guy has Connie, but I can't have anyone. Just because Kory's not one of the team you're all copping attitudes!"
While Kory couldn't hear their argument nor read their lips with the speed their angry mouths were flapping, their bitter expressions told her they were fighting over her. Quietly she slipped out of the room undetected and exited the boys the dorm. She was so distracted by the scene she'd just witnessed that she wasn't aware of her surroundings like normal.
Kory tapped in her access number and waited from the light on the lock to come up signaling her the door was open. As soon as it did she entered the foyer and started the climb to her floor. It was on those stairs that she felt a sharp pain in the back of her head, before falling back down stairs and everything went dark. She hadn't even noticed gotten a glimpse of who hit her, she didn't even notice they were coming.
"Hey, their uniforms look just like yours." Kory declared as she maneuvered her way between the bodies of Eden Hall Ducks to sit by Charlie.
Lucky for them she didn't notice as the team snorted, some giggling at her foolishness. It wasn't that they didn't like her per se, it was just they were starting to resent her. Charlie had been spending an increasing amount of time with his handicapped love, and the team was starting to feel neglected. They'd always come first to him, over everything else, even Linda. But somehow the neighbor's daughter held something that kept his thoughts on her at all times.
Kory stepped over Goldberg in an attempt to get to where Charlie was, slipping in the process and landing on the ex-goalie's back. Goldie rolled his eyes and then rolled himself over, sending Kory to the floor with a thud. At that everyone did burst out laughing, even Kory, everyone except Charlie.
"What the hell was that Goldberg?" Charlie shot up off the couch he was sitting on and ran over to his girlfriend's side.
Kory reached out for his hands and pulled herself up.
"It's not that big of a deal Charlie."
"It is to a big deal, that was uncalled for."
"She fell on me!" Goldberg yelped getting up from the floor.
"Yeah, I'm really sure that hurt too." Charlie snapped. "You way five times as much as she does."
All the Ducks stopped laughing instantly, that was low. And why was Charlie yelling is fool head off anyway? Kory was okay and she didn't seem to be upset.
"That was cold Charlie." Averman declared defending his best friend.
Portman nodded.
"He's right dude."
"Of course he's taking her side." Goldie added.
"What's that suppose to mean, huh?" The captain shoved the chubby defensemen.
The room fell silent, nobody daring to open their mouths, mostly because none had the courage to speak their minds. Quickly Kory had placed herself between the two, pleading with her boyfriend to stop. But he wouldn't he just kept at it.
"What are you saying Goldberg?"
Finally soft spoken Julie cleared her throat.
"What he's trying to say Charlie, is what all of us have been trying work up the nerve to say to you. We've all been talking and we've realized something, and that something is that you haven't really been paying much attention to us lately. The Ducks use to be the most important thing to you, now it just seems like it's pulling teeth to get you to acknowledge us. It's like all the only thing that matters to you recently is Kory."
"Is that true, do all of you feel like that?" Charlie looked around searching the faces of his teammates. Kory felt her drop and her stomach knotted, she felt like she'd been punched in the face. She never wanted to cause trouble for her boyfriend and his team. Being in the middle was the last thing in the world she wanted.
Banks nodded somberly at his best friend.
"We do."
"I can't believe you guys are jealous! What am I not allowed to be happy? Banks has Julie and Guy has Connie, but I can't have anyone. Just because Kory's not one of the team you're all copping attitudes!"
While Kory couldn't hear their argument nor read their lips with the speed their angry mouths were flapping, their bitter expressions told her they were fighting over her. Quietly she slipped out of the room undetected and exited the boys the dorm. She was so distracted by the scene she'd just witnessed that she wasn't aware of her surroundings like normal.
Kory tapped in her access number and waited from the light on the lock to come up signaling her the door was open. As soon as it did she entered the foyer and started the climb to her floor. It was on those stairs that she felt a sharp pain in the back of her head, before falling back down stairs and everything went dark. She hadn't even noticed gotten a glimpse of who hit her, she didn't even notice they were coming.