Title: Too Young

Summary: It's sophomore year at Eden Hall and #99 Adam Banks is in love. Kelsey is the total opposite from Adam and everyone has their doubts about them. But when a tragedy takes place, everyone gets a taste of exactly how much in love they were.

Rating: PG-13 for some language

Author's Note: REVIEW PLEASE!! I'm horrible at romances, but please give this a shot.

Warning: There is reference to a gay couple in here so if you are extremely homophobic, please do not read even though this story mainly revolves around Adam and his girlfriend.

Disclaimer: I don't own anyone except for Kelsey.

This will be the only real Scooter/Julie chapter. I just needed something to make him a sort of character. =D

Scooter

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            "Scooter!" Julie called from behind me. I turned around, a smile already threatening to split my face.

            "Hey Cat-lady, how was your summer?"

            "As if you wouldn't know," she teased planting a kiss on my cheek. I'd visited my relatives in Maine in the middle of July with my family. As soon as I got there, I dragged my closest cousin, Josh, to go on a search for Julie Gaffney. It took us forever. We must have searched about fifteen different phone books before we found Gaffney listed anywhere. And who knew? All the Gaffney's in Maine lived in the same town! So for one whole day, we visited all the Gaffenys to see if it was Julie. To our great luck, it happened to be the second to last out of 14 Gaffneys that we searched that ended up being Eden Hall's other goalie. Fortunately our hard work received a great reward. Not only did Julie look happy to see me, she hung-out with me a lot. Finally, Josh gave me the courage to ask her out. In truth, he had to drag me up the steps, push the doorbell, and run to hide in the bushes before she opened the door. But she did say yes! (Note to self: Thank Josh a million times again)

            After classes, Julie and I walked through the courtyard to get caught up on the week-and-a-half we'd spent away from each other.

            "Well I'm captain of Varsity this year," I announced.

            "Congratulations! I'm guessing you'll be putting an end to the stupid prank war?"

            "Prank war? What prank war?"

            Julie smiled.

            "There is one thing we're going to want from you, though."

            "Let me guess, his name is Adam Banks?"

            "How'd you know?"

            "Call it intuition. Actually, Orien and Wilson extended the offer to him this morning."

            "Oh, I see."

            "We won't torture him like we did last year if that's what you're worried about. In fact, we decided that we'll make him go to Varsity if we have to. We can't keep holding our cake-eater back just because we're not good enough."

            "Mr. Highlander (A/N: Is that his last name?)," Dean Buckley approached us, "Miss. Gaffney. How was the first day back?"

            "Good, thank you sir," we said at the same time.

            "Scooter, congratulations on Captain. Now, I finally got the rooming situation sorted out. You'll be rooming with Adam Banks."

            "Thank you sir." I was relieved it was Banks.

            "I hope this won't arise as a problem. I know he didn't particularly like being with Cole last year and I know you weren't trilled with Mr. Riley."

            "It's perfect, sir. Adam and I get along well."         

            "That's good to know."

~*~

            That night, I walked in to find Adam staring at the wall. He quickly snapped out of the apparent daze he was in when I asked him what was wrong. He got up and started to help me unpack my thousands of boxes.

           "Scooter, if I asked you a…question about…girls-" I cut him off right there. I knew where this was going.

            "Okay save it. Just tell me what's going on and I'll try to give you advice. Banksie with a girl! I thought I'd never see the day!" I teased, laughing lightly. He scowled, mocking anger, and pushed me playfully. It was true though. No one had ever really imagined Adam with a girlfriend. We'd all just sort of gave up on him. Looks like he didn't give up on himself, "Okay, okay," I cut it out, "Shoot." He went on and on about this girl. He told me how incrediblely beautiful she was, how she smiled at him, how her eyes were. He talked about this girl as if she were his Goddess. The way he was babbling, I had it down what his 'problem' was five minutes into his love-sick gibberish. It was actually kind of comical the way he was acting, so out of character.

            "Adam, you may want to sit down for this." He sat down on his bed, oblivious to what he was feeling, what is was, and how many people would die for something like that, even if they didn't really know the person. I sat down on my bed, opposite him.

            "Obviously," I began, "this has never happened before. But I have a feeling this isn't just some silly crush. Adam, you are in love." He sat there, almost as if he were shocked. If he hadn't been new in the love business, I would have laughed at him. His face was contorted into half understanding, half confusing.

            "What?" he blinked a few times, finally speaking.

            "Love, Adam. You and love are best friends right now." I smiled at him.

            "Scooter…I don't think so."

            "Uh-uh! That's the first step. Denial."

            "It is?"

            "Yeah."

            "Okay, but I haven't even talked to this girl, well maybe I have. But I don't even know her name! What if I screw this up? You know how I am with girls. Wait, how could you? I've never been with a girl before-"

            "Relax! Banksie, you've got to calm down. Breathe in and out. Don't forget to do both. You're hyperventilating!"

            "Okay," he exhaled, "I'm calm." No, he wasn't, but I knew I wouldn't be able to get him any calmer.

            "You need to go with the flow. That's the only thing you have to do. Other than that, relax. Enjoy the feeling while it lasts."

            "Go with the flow?" he whispered weakly.

            "Yes, you know…no plan. Adam, love isn't a hockey play. It's not a game, there are no rules."

            "No rules!?" This was a whole new world for Adam Banks.

            "No rules. You play by the rules, you'll screw it up. You make decisions as they come, you win this game. Go it?"

            "I thought there were no rules. How can I play by the rules if there are no rules? And I thought this wasn't a game. If it's not a game, what game do I have to win?" I slapped my hand to my forehead. This was going to take awhile…

Thanks for the reviews:

Anne: Yeah, but I think Scooter got more than he bargained for! =D

Jess: You'll see in the next few chapters why people don't want them or don't think they'll last together.

WeBuiltThisCityOnRockAndRoll: Update forever? I don't know…I can try that =D. Obsession is a good thing, don't worry about it =D.

Kshyne99: I LOVE ADAM TOO!! Lol well thanks about the dialogue thing. Don't be jealous. I'm going to read your stories now and you'll see you have good dialogue.