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 especially in this chapter 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
Disclaimer: Nope, don't own 'em. I just own Jessica, Ethan, Sally, Jason, and Andrew.
This chapter: Eh…just read please?
Charlie
Our scholarships weren't revoked, which was great! Linda and I were on better terms and Adam was back on our team. The only thing wrong was Adam's constant worry for Jessica. It wasn't that it was wrong, it just brought the good mood down a bit. He was especially distracted during the week of the JV-Varsity showdown, but I had no clue why.
"Hey Adam," Jessica approached our table at dinner on Monday night. Adam looked up at her and smiled, "Hey Jess. How'd it go?" Was I missing something here? How did what go?
"Okay…Can I talk to you after dinner?"
"Yeah, sure." Jessica nodded and proceeded back to the Varsity table where Riley and his cronies were waiting.
"Wait," I heard someone call out. I was surprised to find that it was me, "Do you maybe want to sit with us today?" I motioned awkwardly towards the empty seat next to Julie and across from me.
"Yeah. I'd like to," she smiled slightly taking a step back towards us.
"Jess!" Riley yelled from the other side of the cafeteria.
She rolled her eyes before turning, "Yeah?"
"Are you sitting with JV?"
"Can I? Am I allowed to? Because, you know, I wouldn't want to upset Warrior tradition!" she gave him a look."
"I guess," Riley gave in. Jessica turned back to us with a look of frustration written all over her face muttering, "Stupid overprotective captains." As she sat in the empty seat, Julie introduced herself.
"Hi. I'm Julie, the goalie."
"I know. Scooter talks about you all the time," Jessica smiled, "He really likes you, you know."
"Really?" Julie looked like Christmas had come early.
"Yeah," Adam agreed.
"I'm Charlie," I offered.
"You're the captain of the team," Before anyone else could say a word, she continued naming everyone else, "You're Fulton Reed and the other Bash Brother is Dean Portman, but he's not here. You're Connie Moreau and you're Les Averman. You're Guy Germaine, Greg Goldberg, Dwayne Robertson, and Luis Mendoza. And then there's you," she turned to Adam in mock disgust, "Adam Banks." Adam rolled his eyes and shoved her lightly.
"How do you know all this?" Averman asked.
"The Jr. Goodwill Games, dummy. There was Jesse Hall too."
"You were there?" my hate started to fade. Maybe she wasn't so bad after all.
"Yeah, well, for the last two games anyway. I saw the rest on TV. I absolutely begged my mother to let me go to California to watch you guys. It didn't take much begging though. She was more than happy to get…well she had things to do." Jessica finished her last sentence a little weirdly. What was she talking about?
"So how is Varsity?" Averman asked seriously.
"It's okay. The guys aren't half bad. They'll be there for you when you really need them." I'm pretty sure that wasn't quite what Averman was looking for. But Jessica continued, "I'm thinking about not playing anymore though. I don't enjoy it half as much as I did before. Anyway, I heard your scholarships weren't revoked. That's great! The only consolation I get for not being able to go to the hearing is seeing and experiencing the wrath of Riley's anger. Ah, well, I'll pay for that one dearly. He's seriously pissed off. Trent just told me that we have double practice everyday. That's twice the amount of work and twice the amount of exhaustion. I don't think I'm up for that. And personally, I think he's scared. But…don't tell him I said that." Averman's face lit up again. Connie looked Jessica with sympathy,
"It must suck. It's not so back though is it? You were third line and subbing in anyway. Right?"
"Yeah. But now that Adam left, I get more game time. It's just that I'm not really sure I want it anymore due to…other interests." We all looked at Banks who just shrugged.
"Hey Jess?" he quipped.
"Yeah?"
"When's your next gig?" Gig? What?
"Next weekend, I think," she looked confused, "Why?"
"I don't know. I was thinking maybe I'd come and check out your skill that's being talked about all the time; See if it's all BS or not."
"Really?"
"Yeah, really. Do you want me there?" Jessica's face turned red.
"Of course I want you there! In fact, uh, you're all invited if you want that is. We need as big a turnout as we can possibly get." She pulled out a single invitation out of her bag and tossed it in the middle of the table, "That has everything there. Adam, when you're done, meet me in the courtyard." She stood up, throwing out her untouched dinner before leaving the premises. At once, everyone dove for the little card in the middle of the table, but I was closest and snatched it up first.
COME JOIN REALITY FOR A NIGHT OF FUN!!
WHERE: Edina High football stadium
WHEN: December 12
TIME: 8 PM- ??
WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE!
Love,
Jordan, Danny, Aaron, Tori, Jessica
REALITY
"She's in a band?" Guy asked wildly after I read the invite out loud.
"Adam nodded, "I didn't know until recently either," he looked at the clock on the wall, "I should probably go. Whatever Jess needed to talk about sounded important."
"Okay we'll catch you later man." Adam smiled before throwing his empty tray out and heading for the courtyard.
"Is it just me or did Jessica turn a shade of red I thought to be impossible when Banksie asked if she wanted him to go to her gig?" Russ threw the thought onto the table as we watched Adam's retreated back.
"Is it just me or are they both having an unbelievable effect on each other?" Luis added in intelligently.
"Think what you want," I shrugged, "But I'm not getting involved."
"Oh come on Charlie! This is the first real potential girlfriend for our cake-eater," Fulton exclaimed, "It's up to us as his friends to make sure he gets her."
"No," I said firmly, "We ask Adam if he likes her and that's all we do. He's on his own. No meddling!" They all grumbled and stuck their tongues out at me, but I stood my ground. I knew what happened when outside people got involved with love and I wasn't going to let it happen to Adam.
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