///AN: Sorry, short part. ^^;;
Shout outs:
BanksPortmanMendozaWu: Glad you enjoy it. ^^
Banksies-baby99: Dontcha worry, his hair will be dyed, I just need to figure out a color. ///
It was later that night and Adam was creeping through the halls. It was past curfew and he had stayed at Laverna's a little late hoping to avoid Charlie. Knowing his luck, it wouldn't happen.
He opened the door to their room quietly, hoping Charlie would be asleep and not waking him.
No such luck.
Charlie was laying on his bed reading, which he hardly ever did, so he must have been waiting for Adam. When Charlie looked up and saw Adam, he put the book down and sat up. The way he was acting reminded Adam of a physiatrist.
"Yes?" Adam asked, pretending to be confused.
"Sit, sit..." Charlie told him. Yep, check, no more bad therapy movies for him. "So, what's on your mind?" The only thing missing was a 'how is your relationship with your parents'.
Adam looked confused and then told his friend, "On my mind? You're the one who wanted to talk!"
"Oh yeah." Charlie at least had the decency to look sheepish.
All of the sudden they switched roles and Adam became the therapist.
"So? What did you want to talk to me about?"
"Hmm? What was the deal with Blake?"
"What do you mean?" Adam was honestly confused, and a little surprised. It wasn't like Captain Duck to not know what was going on. Hell, if someone had a bad day Charlie was all over it. This had the tendency to piss Adam off a little sometimes. But at least he could be counted on. Sometimes.
"Blake. Why were they singling you out?" Charlie asked quietly.
Adam thought for a moment. After realizing that Charlie hadn't made the connection between Blake, the Hawks and Adam, he decided that he should try and avoid the core problem. After all, Adam was nothing if not mysterious.
"I don't know. Probably just wanted to try and get me out of the game. You know players like them. Just trying to get rid of competition," Adam told him while flexing.
He could tell that Charlie didn't completely believe him; after all, it was only a few players that were after him, and only him. It wouldn't logically add up. But for some reason Charlie was willing to let it go.
Adam knew exactly why Blake was singling him out. Both Lawson and McGill knew he would make the connection of why he was getting singled out. Blake was a pretty strong opponent this year and they probably figured that if they could mess with his mind enough to make him quit then they would have a better chance of winning. Probably the most intelligent thing they had ever done. That or Adam was giving them too much credit and they were just bigoted assholes. Which wouldn't surprise him.
But there was no way he would let them win. He might not be ready to be open about himself, but he wasn't weak enough to let their words get to him.
~~~
Ah shopping, one of Laverna's favorite hobbies. After all, she was a girl.
When she got to Adam and Charlie's room, she didn't even bother knocking. She just let herself in and sat down on Adam's bed. She could see that the bathroom door was closed, so she assumed Adam was there, and there was a visible Charlie-sized lump under Charlie's covers, so he was obviously sleeping.
"Adam!" she said in a sing-song voice, just a little too perkily.
She could hear obscenities from under the covers and from the bathroom.
She also heard a muffled "Coming!" and "Go away!" from amongst the cursing.
When Adam came out of the bathroom, she looked over at Charlie and back to Adam. Before even asking, she decided to invite the ray of sunshine.
"Charlie! Come shopping with us?" Yep, way too perky. She already knew Adam was going to kill her today, for some reason or another.
The response was groaning from both guys.
"Charlie... We're picking out Adam's dye..." Laverna tried tempting him.
It got a reaction though. Charlie bolted up and started throwing on clothes. Oh dear...
After having averted her eyes, she pointed out to Charlie that he should have put pants on BEFORE removing the sheets.
"You know dear, as much as boxers with ducks on them are very much in this season, I'd personally like to see some pants on you. Much more flattering." She told him with a smile.
She couldn't be sure but she thought she saw Adam blush brighter that Charlie, which was kind of funny...
"So?" she said offering both boys an arm, "ready to go?"
"Of course, madam." Both boys replied while taking an arm, knowing they were in for a LONG day.
~~~
end part 5
Shout outs:
BanksPortmanMendozaWu: Glad you enjoy it. ^^
Banksies-baby99: Dontcha worry, his hair will be dyed, I just need to figure out a color. ///
It was later that night and Adam was creeping through the halls. It was past curfew and he had stayed at Laverna's a little late hoping to avoid Charlie. Knowing his luck, it wouldn't happen.
He opened the door to their room quietly, hoping Charlie would be asleep and not waking him.
No such luck.
Charlie was laying on his bed reading, which he hardly ever did, so he must have been waiting for Adam. When Charlie looked up and saw Adam, he put the book down and sat up. The way he was acting reminded Adam of a physiatrist.
"Yes?" Adam asked, pretending to be confused.
"Sit, sit..." Charlie told him. Yep, check, no more bad therapy movies for him. "So, what's on your mind?" The only thing missing was a 'how is your relationship with your parents'.
Adam looked confused and then told his friend, "On my mind? You're the one who wanted to talk!"
"Oh yeah." Charlie at least had the decency to look sheepish.
All of the sudden they switched roles and Adam became the therapist.
"So? What did you want to talk to me about?"
"Hmm? What was the deal with Blake?"
"What do you mean?" Adam was honestly confused, and a little surprised. It wasn't like Captain Duck to not know what was going on. Hell, if someone had a bad day Charlie was all over it. This had the tendency to piss Adam off a little sometimes. But at least he could be counted on. Sometimes.
"Blake. Why were they singling you out?" Charlie asked quietly.
Adam thought for a moment. After realizing that Charlie hadn't made the connection between Blake, the Hawks and Adam, he decided that he should try and avoid the core problem. After all, Adam was nothing if not mysterious.
"I don't know. Probably just wanted to try and get me out of the game. You know players like them. Just trying to get rid of competition," Adam told him while flexing.
He could tell that Charlie didn't completely believe him; after all, it was only a few players that were after him, and only him. It wouldn't logically add up. But for some reason Charlie was willing to let it go.
Adam knew exactly why Blake was singling him out. Both Lawson and McGill knew he would make the connection of why he was getting singled out. Blake was a pretty strong opponent this year and they probably figured that if they could mess with his mind enough to make him quit then they would have a better chance of winning. Probably the most intelligent thing they had ever done. That or Adam was giving them too much credit and they were just bigoted assholes. Which wouldn't surprise him.
But there was no way he would let them win. He might not be ready to be open about himself, but he wasn't weak enough to let their words get to him.
~~~
Ah shopping, one of Laverna's favorite hobbies. After all, she was a girl.
When she got to Adam and Charlie's room, she didn't even bother knocking. She just let herself in and sat down on Adam's bed. She could see that the bathroom door was closed, so she assumed Adam was there, and there was a visible Charlie-sized lump under Charlie's covers, so he was obviously sleeping.
"Adam!" she said in a sing-song voice, just a little too perkily.
She could hear obscenities from under the covers and from the bathroom.
She also heard a muffled "Coming!" and "Go away!" from amongst the cursing.
When Adam came out of the bathroom, she looked over at Charlie and back to Adam. Before even asking, she decided to invite the ray of sunshine.
"Charlie! Come shopping with us?" Yep, way too perky. She already knew Adam was going to kill her today, for some reason or another.
The response was groaning from both guys.
"Charlie... We're picking out Adam's dye..." Laverna tried tempting him.
It got a reaction though. Charlie bolted up and started throwing on clothes. Oh dear...
After having averted her eyes, she pointed out to Charlie that he should have put pants on BEFORE removing the sheets.
"You know dear, as much as boxers with ducks on them are very much in this season, I'd personally like to see some pants on you. Much more flattering." She told him with a smile.
She couldn't be sure but she thought she saw Adam blush brighter that Charlie, which was kind of funny...
"So?" she said offering both boys an arm, "ready to go?"
"Of course, madam." Both boys replied while taking an arm, knowing they were in for a LONG day.
~~~
end part 5