Title: More Than You'll Ever Know

Summary: All Adam's dad wants is for Adam to make pro-hockey. All Adam ever wanted was a friend. A friend to stick by him. He'd lost one before, and when she comes back, sparks fly, but not for the better.

Main Duck: Adam Banks

Rating: PG-13 for language and later violence

Time frame: After D2, before and during D3 maybe after D3 if I feel like it and if you give me reviews =p

Author's Note: I know some of you have been asking about Jessica's next chapter. It's in the next chapter that I might even post today as well.

Disclaimer: Nope, don't own 'em. I just own Jessica, Ethan, Sally, Jason, and Andrew.

This chapter: Jesse's good-bye

Adam

            That night, everyone arrived at six. Teresa took their jackets and made sure nothing in the house was broken. Jesse was the first guest to arrive because he came back to my house with me after we hung-out some more in the later afternoon.

            "Damn, Bank!" was all Averman had to say when he stepped into my house. Fulton, Averman, Julie, Guy, Connie, Russ, Dwayne, Goldberg, Kenny, and Luis had never set foot inside my house before that day. I let Averman into the house with the rest of the team and my mom led them into the living room where most of the party would take place. Hopefully.

            "You guys have to see the rest of the house!" Charlie told them.

            "Yeah," Jesse was nodding his head vigorously now, "Show them cake-eater!" I looked to my mom, who had never been around any of my friends except for Jesse and Charlie.

            "Go ahead. I just ask one thing," she smiled, "Don't break anything. Adam's dada is sensitive about that kind of stuff," then to me she whispered, "Cake-eater? Nice nickname sweetie." I blushed furiously and quickly led my friends into the den. By the time we got to the bedrooms, everyone was awed and eager to see more.

            "This is one of the four guest rooms. It's out of two of the smaller ones," I told them.

            "Small? This is small?!" Dwayne exclaimed.

            "That's about the size of the master room at my house! Maybe even bigger!" Fulton cried out.

            "Moving right along," I said, not wanting to comment on what was just said, "The bigger guestroom." There must have been a magical spell in that room because the moment they saw it, even Averman shut up. Which wasn't an easy task to do, shutting Averman up.

            The party was great and I had a blast. Of course, all good things come to an end, which meant that night turned into morning and soon, Mrs. Hall was honking her car horn ready to leave town. We had been up for a few hours already and when the car horn sounded, happy chatter and laughter stopped. Suddenly the happiness faded away from the previous night. We all looked at Jesse who had a half-eaten pancake in his mouth. He swallowed slowly and bit his lip. Unhurriedly, Jesse rose from his chair and picked up his duffel bag. We all followed him outside in a slumber. He loaded his things into the trunk of the car as Terry jumped out. He said good-bye to all of us, but I wasn't paying attention. The reality of what was happening hit me full force. Jesse was leaving. My best friend wasn't going to be there anymore.

            "Hey cake-eater," Jesse finally got to saying good-bye to me, "Don't forget to tell me everything, got it?"

            "Definitely. And you too, go it?" I smiled.

            "Yeah," we shared a smile again.

            "So we'll be seeing each other over the holidays?"

            "You better believe it! You're not getting rid of me that easily."
            "Funny…"

            "Don't you go your own preppy way and get too preppy at that prep school, alright Adam?" he used my first name, something I hardly ever heard anymore.

            "I'll try my best. And you don't forget about me, the poor prep boy stuck here, alright?"

            "Yeah." We hugged and I felt my eyes start to blur. Jesse's eyes were getting misty as well when we pulled away.

            "Bye." We said at the same time. The Ducks shouted one last good-bye before Jesse took off.

            "Hey Jesse!" I called out, despite the shakiness in my voice. He stuck his head out of the window, "Yeah?"

            "Kick some butt up there! Maybe some Hawk butt!" he laughed and waved as he drove away. And just like that, Jesse was gone. And without my best friend, I felt empty. Like I was from the living dead.

            "Hawk butt?" Charlie broke into my thoughts.

            "Some old Hawks live there now," I started walking into my backyard. Silence followed me for a minute before I saw any Ducks following me. I sat on the bench beside the small pond we had.

            "Take a seat," I told the others, indicating the free space on the bench and grass. They all sat. Finally, someone spoke.

            "So what do you want to do?" Charlie asked. Julie looked at her watch, "It's getting late. It's 10 AM. The orientation's at 4:30 this afternoon. I have to get ready."

            "Yeah," Dwayne, Ken, and Russ said at the same time. So they split. Fulton left in disgust after the orientation was brought up because Portman wasn't going to Eden Hall. Most likely, he'd be heading to his alley. Charlie remembered suddenly that he had to spend time with his mom before he left for school. Goldberg had to visit his mom's deli because his grandmother was visiting for awhile, plus he had to help out a little. So the only people left were me, Guy, Connie, and Averman.

            "So what do you wanna do?" Guy asked.

            "I dunno what do you wanna do Goldberg?" Connie turned to Goldberg. We were all laying on the grass now.

            "I dunno, what do you wanna do, Banksie?"

Everyone looked at me. I sighed, "I dunno, what do you wanna do Guy?"

This was going to be a long day.

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