Summary: Charlie and Adam. Kori and Jesse. Two perfect couples. Only one couple has two guys. When the Ducks don't exactly like the idea of homosexuality, things get a little out of hand and people make choices they never would've imagined…*sequel to Realization* SLASH!

Author's Note: If you haven't read Realization, I guess you could read this. But you should still take a look at it. And for those of you who don't have the time to, e-mail me or something and I'll tell you the parts that you should definitely know.

This is slash so if you don't like it…DON'T READ IT!       

Disclaimer: I only own Kori, Shane, Jordan, Bryan, Jesse, and Yolanda. Everyone else belongs to Disney, sadly…

For anyone who didn't read 'Realization', you'll be confused in this chapter. Read this:

And this:

And (last one) this:

You'll understand it after you read that. The 1st and 2nd ones aren't too long. The longest one is the last one. You'll be less confused as to what happened between Jesse and Kori after that. Happy reading!

Jesse

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            I really hoped nothing bad would happen on the vacation. A part of me felt as if I was getting myself into a big disaster, but I had to visit my old home again. I wanted to see all my friends and Kori. She was the main reason for my worry, not that I didn't rust her or anything. It was always fun at our old school, watching her get into trouble and even managing to escape from the wrath of the Dean sometimes. It was a big shift for me, at first, to befriend her and her two best friends. I guess you could say it was a movie kind of thing. The preppy ass jock, which was me, becomes friends with the punk and falls in love with her. But Kori's not really a punk. She just found amusement in coloring her hair. That was always the part that got people confused about her. Jordan, Shane, and Kori were definitely not preps or punks. They were…Jordan, Shane, and Kori. And that was good enough for them.

            "Hi Jesse!"

            "What's up?" were the general responses when Kori introduced me again to her friends from Eden Hall. Her two best friends there, Adam Banks and Charlie Conway, smiled brightly at me. Adam was probably most like me in that group only because he was a preppy jock who hung-out with not-so-preppy people. Not that it was a bad thing. I liked Adam a lot. I just thought he was the one preventing Kori from giving me the phone call I'd been waiting for at first. But they assured me that Adam and Kori had no interest in each other whatsoever.

            Damon came around to hang-out with us around dinner time and we made introductions. Damon's been bisexual for some time. He came out to us that he liked guys as well as girls many months ago, right before Kori left for Eden Hall. Damon'd never been too close with the rest of us, but he was close with Bryan. We got along well with him so it wasn't as if it was horrible. All I knew was that Jordan didn't like him too much though he never let it on. I couldn't help noticing, though, that his stare lingered on Charlie Conway for just a moment longer than was necessary or comfortable. I hoped Charlie didn't notice and I hoped, for Charlie's sake, Damon wouldn't hit on him or anything. If you don't know anything about Damon, just know this: He is a brutal player in the game of love. And he almost never loses. There was only that one time when he attempted to hit on Jordan, which failed miserably. It was probably why Jordan didn't like him very much either.

            "Julie?" Adam asked, turning to Kori. They were sitting next to each other at the restaurant table, Kori across from me, discussing something. I wasn't exactly sure what.

            Kori shook her head slightly, "No. She's with Scooter and Connie's with Guy and both you and I and the rest of the world know that they will never be apart no matter how many times they fight."

            "That's true," Adam laughed.

            "He's bi, you know. If we could only name girls, I wouldn't have asked," she said rolling her eyes. I figured it out that they were trying to set Damon up with somebody. I had the urge to blurt out Damon's name, but decided against it. It wasn't my place to butt in. Not yet anyway.

            "Well that makes things a lot easier!" Adam exclaimed, "Portman? He hasn't stated which way he swings yet. And he doesn't exactly have a girlfriend either."

            "But he tried to hit on those girls at school remember?"

            "So?"

            "Good point. Luis? Ken? How about Ken? He hasn't had any love action going on." I didn't know who they were talking about anymore; I'd lost track of all the Ducks' names already.

            "What about Charlie?!" I blurted out, just like I'd told myself not to. Of course, when does my mouth ever listen to my brain? Next to never. Kori and Adam looked up, startled that I was listening to their conversation. A look of confusion came across Kori's face and a mix of envy and horror crossed Adam's. I wondered what I said. Did Charlie already have a girlfriend or boyfriend? Was he anti-dating? I was so confused.

            Kori cleared her throat gently, "I don't know…he probably won't be interested."

            "Probably not. He's pretty apathetic when it comes to these things," Adam agreed uneasily.

            I bit my lip, "I don't think that's a very good thing for Charlie," I looked over and Kori and shrugged, "You know how Damon gets when he wants something. Or someone." The whole table shook as Adam clumsily got up.

            "I have to go to the bathroom, be right back." He practically ran to the back of the restaurant as if his pants had caught fire. I looked at Kori helplessly. What did I say?

            "Sensitive subject, don't worry about it. You didn't know," she assured me quietly, in an undertone so nobody else would hear. I felt horrible for saying anything at all. I sat there, dumbfounded, not even able to respond to Kori or touch my food. I was silent the rest of the dinner. After Adam came back, everyone asked him if he was okay and he responded with a casual, "I'm fine." He avoided eye contact with me, though he did catch my eye once during the meal to see my apologetic look. He brushed it off and acted as if everything was okay. I hoped it wasn't just an act.

            "I'm so sorry," I whispered under my breath as we got up to leave.

            He shrugged, "No big. Sorry I freaked out on you like that."

            "It's okay." We walked on in silence until we reached the door to go outside. Adam peeled off from where we were standing and caught up with Charlie and this other guy who was pretty big. They were talking and laughing just like they'd been before. What I still didn't get was the sensitivity of the subject of Charlie.

            "How've you been?" I asked clumsily, sidling up next to Kori as Shane entertained the Ducks after dinner. We walked side-by-side, following the rest of our friends. Things were still awkward between us at the very least.

            "Pretty good, you?"

            "Okay." It was silent. Sighing, I gently took her hand and wondered if I dared to ask. No, I didn't. but I needed to know; I had to know.

            "Kori…" I trailed off feeling uneasy. She looked up at me, acknowledging the fact that I was talking to her.

            "I don't want this to come out wrong, but," I stopped walking and turned to face her, "Are you still addicted to…heroin?" I gulped. Kori's face was unreadable and she paused for a moment before looking off into the distance.

            "No," she said somewhat bravely.

            I sighed a breath of relief, "That's good. I'm proud of you."

            She smiled a tiny bit, "Thanks," she kissed my cheek, "Let's go catch up with the others before Shane leads them off of a cliff or something." I laughed, nodding, and quickly followed after her.

            "I'm hungry!!" the red-head guy (I think his name starts with and A?) shouted.

            "You're always hungry!" everyone yelled at him with amusement.

            "I'm a growing boy!" he protested. I chuckled. I knew on thing was for sure. This vacation definitely wouldn't be boring.  

Thanks for the reviews:

LilRebl55: Well, at least I know I'm doing a pretty good job when someone says they're addicted! J

Beloved: Haha, thanks!

Anne918: Oh it's okay, I miss updates all the time! The Ducks teasing Adam and Charlie could be a foreshadow. Maybe not. We'll see. Thanks!

Meme-Ann: No, no, no, no. You can share the position of dutchess with me. Whoever said there couldn't be two dutchesses is totally wrong J.

Sphinx the Minx: Oh yeah, I always too lazy to log-in J. Adam will have to suffer some…okay a lot of pain in this story. But so will Charlie and Jesse and Kori. So there will be plenty of angst coming your way!!

DuckHockey00214496: I try to post whenever I can. But high school proves to be more difficult than it seems! Damn TV! LIES I TELL YOU!

Skarlett: Adam and Charlie will, not only get their own room, but a lot of their own moments in this story because well, who can resist good ChAdam angst?

Chelsea: *Sigh* The Terminator…good movies. Good movies. Team's reactions are very close to being here. And I'm still trying to somehow incorporate Coach Bombay into the story so that his reaction will be there too. I'll get the kinks worked out somehow.

LB: LOL! What I meant was that she got out of the car and opened up the door to the bed of the truck for them. I guess I should've clarified that. I hope you're not too confused anymore!

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