I have 50 reviews!!! I never thought I would see the day when I have 50
reviews. I am so very happy.
Beaner (Ktbeanz, Beanzy I might not be able to keep up with you I might just keep calling you Beaner): I posted the 20th chapter and then I checked my email that is why I did not write to you, because I got the review after I posted!! So there you go.
19: Thank you for reminding me that you prefer Adam *gets slightly irritated then remembers she doesn't have to worry about that any more so smiles and continues to type* Yes Paige is getting bad grades another reason why she is not a Mary Sue do you still think that she is or was that a first impression? I don't really like Goldberg either but I had that idea for him so I did it. I don't think that that is going to be the last of Goldberg angst. Silly Charlie sometimes he can be a little slow but I still love him. Yes my Guy and Connie block is gone. Wasn't that a filler? I don't really know I guess that I thought it was because I planned to have the formal happen in that chapter but it didn't because I wanting to put certain things into the chapter that I didn't think was going to take so long so it changed into a lead up to the formal. Oh well. I know that you loved it! (Now)
20: Yes for posting really fast it was because I finished the 19th then posted and then did the 20th that was easier to write. I knew that you would kill me if I put her with Portman but I didn't so there you go. I liked the Connie/Guy thing too [aw she's afraid to tell him how she feels even though he feels the same way] I'm glad you liked my chapter. I am updating soon so I hope that you like it. Oh the review wasn't that short.
sassy-4eva: *sits down in medieval armor to protect herself from a butt kickin'* A new reviewer Yay!!! I'm glad that you liked the Portman/Julie/Adam triangle. And yes she chose Adam.
Banksiesbabe99: You nearly died? That was the effect I was going for so success. Oh no jk I didn't want you to die. Yes little Julie and Adam and Connie and Guy they are very cute. I fear that if you came to kiss me I would be afraid. I agree there is nothing bad about lesbians I just love guys too much. Anyways you didn't answer my question; of course I wrote a lot to you didn't I? So I shall ask again: is 'interesting' bad as in code? (I asked Beaner the same thing) and why was Paige getting on your nerves. New question: Did I make Dwayne seem like a charity case?
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The Ducks are still at the formal. [Remember it goes in till 3:00 am]
"Hurt yourself dancing eh?" Paige asked sitting beside Dwayne on the couch.
"Yeah" Dwayne sighed "And I'm going home tomorrow making the trip more difficult"
"Ah" she nodded
"Also I'm traveling coach. I think that being on team USA might have spoiled me because I got used to flying first class and now I am shoved in the back with all of the others, close as beans in a can"
"Look on the bright side you are going home aren't you excited?" Paige asked
"Do cows like grass?" Dwayne asked
"I don't know I've never met a cow before" she shrugged. Dwayne smiled
"There you go," she said noting his smile. "Whoa Goldberg who died?"
He had just walked into the room and the same gloom was portrayed on his face.
"My date" he sighed a slumped down on the couch
"Huh?" Dwayne frowned causing his brow to crease.
"My date wasn't actually my date it was a set up" Goldberg said, he knew that he was now just looking for pity.
"Sorry Goldberg" Dwayne said as Paige got up and went into the dancing room.
"Where is she going?" Goldberg asked
"Who knows" Dwayne shrugged.
Paige went weaving through the crowd in till she spotted that Samantha.
"What's your problem?" Paige asked when she reached the other girl.
"Do I know you?" she asked with revulsion.
"No we've never been introduced I'm Paige and I believe you're a whore right?" she asked
"Excuse me?" she requested
"Why did you do that to Goldberg?" she asked walking closer to Samantha.
"Why do you care?" she asked after she gave a short laugh
"He's my friend and I wanted to know why would you would do something like that. Were you born a bitch or did you become one over the years?" she asked.
"Back off" she said and pushed Paige away from her.
"Oh you have no idea what you just did," Paige said with a smirk as she shoved her back.
"I could take you" Samantha jeered.
"I doubt it" Paige was about to step closer to her when someone grasped her shoulders from behind and started to pull her farther into the crowd.
"What the fuck?" Paige turned to see who was holding her and found that it was Charlie. "Why did you do that?" she asked looking up at him.
"Because I don't want you to get kicked out of the school," he answered.
"I wouldn't have done anything to get me kicked out" she began to say but she knew that if Charlie hadn't pulled her away Samantha would probably be on the floor with some sort of injury. "Ok maybe I would have"
"Maybe" Charlie nodded.
"Most likely" she rolled her eyes.
"Why did you want to fight Goldberg's date anyway?" he asked
"She played him. It was a set up or something like that," she answered.
"Ok I can see why you wanted to hit her now" he nodded.
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Julie and Adam were both at the refreshment table.
"You are going back to Main tomorrow right?" Adam asked disappointed that he had just got Julie and now she was going to leave for two weeks.
"Oh yeah I am" she sighed. She too was upset that she had to go. "But there is always the phone and the Internet"
"MSN is a lot more intimate these days" Adam joked and his face lit up when he heard Julie laugh. He still couldn't believe that she chose to be with him.
"So did you two hear what happened with Goldberg?" Ken asked walking up to the table.
"Yeah via Averman" Julie answered. "Samantha is such a bitch"
After he nodded in agreement to what Julie said he added, "Then you probably know about Paige"
"No what happened?" Julie asked concerned.
"She was about to kick Samantha's ass but then Charlie came and stopped her," Ken answered.
"So what has been going on with you guys?" Kenny asked as nonchalantly as possible.
"Oh . . . um . . . well . . ." Julie stuttered.
"You two are now an item?" Ken asked
"How did you kn-" Adam began but was cut off by Ken
"Luis he saw you two kissing he also saw Julie and P-" this time Julie cut off Ken
"Luis huh? Can I talk to you Ken?" she pulled Ken into the other room
"How many of the others know about what happened between me and Portman?" she asked.
"Hmm. Dwayne and Goldberg just told me because Averman notified them, and Russ was the one who told Averman and Luis was the one who enlightened Russ" Ken answered.
"And Connie probably told Guy, Portman obviously would tell Fulton who most likely informed Charlie if Paige hadn't already done it" Julie sighed "How long do you think it will take Adam to get clued in?" Julie asked walking with Ken back into the other room
"Right about now" Ken answered. Julie frowned and then looked at Adam who was talking to Russ and Felicia.
"Oh no" she quickly went over to Adam.
"Then he kissed her on the cheek and left her. And I bet that was mere seconds before you came to find her" Russ said.
Adam had gone pale. He felt a little woozy. "Are you ok man?" Russ asked as Julie reached them.
"I just need some fresh air" he pushed his way out into the hallway, which he then walked down to the steps, which he took out side. Julie was following behind him.
"Adam?" she got out side and was hit with a cold breeze. She wrapped her arms around herself and rubbed her hands against her bare arms.
"Hi" he said.
"Are you alright?" she asked standing beside him.
"I'm fine. Just getting fresh air" he answered and breathed it in "It is fresh"
He looked over at her and saw how cold she was her teeth were chattering. He took off his jacket and put on her.
"Thanks" she whispered.
"No problem" he said as he realized how cold it was out side. The wind was easily making its way through his thin dress shirt.
"So what are you thinking?" she asked timidly.
"Air is fresh" he said it more as a question to see if she would accept it as an answer
"Adam" she said telling him that that wasn't a response.
"I'm wondering if you are regretting your choice," he told her looking into her eyes.
"Of course not. I don't like Portman, not like that. Not the way I like you" she said.
"But you just figured that out now. How am I supposed to know- How are you supposed to know if that isn't just a fleeting feeling?" he asked her.
"The same way you know that you like me" she answered "and that isn't just some twenty-four hour crush."
He grinned and nodded "Ok you got me there"
She smiled brightly back at him. "Then can we go back inside I'm freezing" she asked pleadingly
"Of course sorry" they went back into the warm building.
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Portman walked out of the shadows as soon as he heard the door close and he was sure that Adam and Julie had gone back in.
He didn't know what to do with himself. His first instinct was to get out of there and they followed him out. Of course they didn't know that he was out side and as soon as the door opened he went over to the side of the building hiding himself with the darkness of the night. He heard their conversation. 'I don't like Portman, not like that. Not the way I like you' were her words. He had no idea that someone like Julie could be so hurtful without even knowing it. He looked down at his watch '2:15' he had less then an hour left. He heard the door open again so he quickly went towards the building wall to shield himself form view.
"Portman?" Fulton called out.
Portman didn't move. He didn't want to hear a pep talk from Fulton right now.
Fulton turned right away from Portman and then he turned back left and found Portman leaning against the wall.
"Dude what are you doing out here?" he asked
"Getting some 'fresh air'," he said sourly using Adam's words.
"I'm guessing you heard what happened with Julie and Adam" Fulton said, "Which Duck told you?"
"No one told me. After Cat Lady sent me packing I came out and then Cake Eater and the Cat came out here and I got to hear them confessing their love for each other" Portman answered bitterly.
"They're already saying 'I love you'?" Fulton asked
"No just 'I like you's and 'I like you more then Portman's" he answered.
"Rough" Fulton said
"No man it's human nature. We hurt each other" he shook his head standing away from the wall.
"Not always" Fulton disagreed.
"Name one person who hasn't hurt you" Portman ordered "and don't give me any of 'the Ducks' crap because we've all hurt each other at some time or another even if we didn't mean to"
"But that isn't the point man" Fulton said
"Save it Fult I don't give a fuck what the point is right now," Portman ordered. "Just . . . go away"
Fulton did as he was told and went back into the building.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Hey where did you go?" Charlie asked
"I went to go find Portman" Fulton sighed
"How is he?" he asked
"Wants to be left alone" he answered.
"Understandable" Charlie said
"I think that he's going to be on shut out mode for a while" Fulton said
"He has two weeks," he said
"Yeah and he's going to be in the dorms all alone" he said "Luis is going to home to Miami and taking Russ with him, Dwayne is going to Texas, Julie Maine, Ken San Francesco, the rest are going to be spending the break with their families"
"That's where you are wrong I am going to be in the dorms as well" Paige corrected walking up to the two
"Why?" Charlie asked
"I'd rather be at Eden Hall is all" she shrugged.
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End of Chapter
That was kind of short but it is done so Yay! We have some Portman angst, a little bit of Goldberg angst, some Duck gossip, Julie and Adam being all cold and cute.
Beaner (Ktbeanz, Beanzy I might not be able to keep up with you I might just keep calling you Beaner): I posted the 20th chapter and then I checked my email that is why I did not write to you, because I got the review after I posted!! So there you go.
19: Thank you for reminding me that you prefer Adam *gets slightly irritated then remembers she doesn't have to worry about that any more so smiles and continues to type* Yes Paige is getting bad grades another reason why she is not a Mary Sue do you still think that she is or was that a first impression? I don't really like Goldberg either but I had that idea for him so I did it. I don't think that that is going to be the last of Goldberg angst. Silly Charlie sometimes he can be a little slow but I still love him. Yes my Guy and Connie block is gone. Wasn't that a filler? I don't really know I guess that I thought it was because I planned to have the formal happen in that chapter but it didn't because I wanting to put certain things into the chapter that I didn't think was going to take so long so it changed into a lead up to the formal. Oh well. I know that you loved it! (Now)
20: Yes for posting really fast it was because I finished the 19th then posted and then did the 20th that was easier to write. I knew that you would kill me if I put her with Portman but I didn't so there you go. I liked the Connie/Guy thing too [aw she's afraid to tell him how she feels even though he feels the same way] I'm glad you liked my chapter. I am updating soon so I hope that you like it. Oh the review wasn't that short.
sassy-4eva: *sits down in medieval armor to protect herself from a butt kickin'* A new reviewer Yay!!! I'm glad that you liked the Portman/Julie/Adam triangle. And yes she chose Adam.
Banksiesbabe99: You nearly died? That was the effect I was going for so success. Oh no jk I didn't want you to die. Yes little Julie and Adam and Connie and Guy they are very cute. I fear that if you came to kiss me I would be afraid. I agree there is nothing bad about lesbians I just love guys too much. Anyways you didn't answer my question; of course I wrote a lot to you didn't I? So I shall ask again: is 'interesting' bad as in code? (I asked Beaner the same thing) and why was Paige getting on your nerves. New question: Did I make Dwayne seem like a charity case?
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The Ducks are still at the formal. [Remember it goes in till 3:00 am]
"Hurt yourself dancing eh?" Paige asked sitting beside Dwayne on the couch.
"Yeah" Dwayne sighed "And I'm going home tomorrow making the trip more difficult"
"Ah" she nodded
"Also I'm traveling coach. I think that being on team USA might have spoiled me because I got used to flying first class and now I am shoved in the back with all of the others, close as beans in a can"
"Look on the bright side you are going home aren't you excited?" Paige asked
"Do cows like grass?" Dwayne asked
"I don't know I've never met a cow before" she shrugged. Dwayne smiled
"There you go," she said noting his smile. "Whoa Goldberg who died?"
He had just walked into the room and the same gloom was portrayed on his face.
"My date" he sighed a slumped down on the couch
"Huh?" Dwayne frowned causing his brow to crease.
"My date wasn't actually my date it was a set up" Goldberg said, he knew that he was now just looking for pity.
"Sorry Goldberg" Dwayne said as Paige got up and went into the dancing room.
"Where is she going?" Goldberg asked
"Who knows" Dwayne shrugged.
Paige went weaving through the crowd in till she spotted that Samantha.
"What's your problem?" Paige asked when she reached the other girl.
"Do I know you?" she asked with revulsion.
"No we've never been introduced I'm Paige and I believe you're a whore right?" she asked
"Excuse me?" she requested
"Why did you do that to Goldberg?" she asked walking closer to Samantha.
"Why do you care?" she asked after she gave a short laugh
"He's my friend and I wanted to know why would you would do something like that. Were you born a bitch or did you become one over the years?" she asked.
"Back off" she said and pushed Paige away from her.
"Oh you have no idea what you just did," Paige said with a smirk as she shoved her back.
"I could take you" Samantha jeered.
"I doubt it" Paige was about to step closer to her when someone grasped her shoulders from behind and started to pull her farther into the crowd.
"What the fuck?" Paige turned to see who was holding her and found that it was Charlie. "Why did you do that?" she asked looking up at him.
"Because I don't want you to get kicked out of the school," he answered.
"I wouldn't have done anything to get me kicked out" she began to say but she knew that if Charlie hadn't pulled her away Samantha would probably be on the floor with some sort of injury. "Ok maybe I would have"
"Maybe" Charlie nodded.
"Most likely" she rolled her eyes.
"Why did you want to fight Goldberg's date anyway?" he asked
"She played him. It was a set up or something like that," she answered.
"Ok I can see why you wanted to hit her now" he nodded.
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Julie and Adam were both at the refreshment table.
"You are going back to Main tomorrow right?" Adam asked disappointed that he had just got Julie and now she was going to leave for two weeks.
"Oh yeah I am" she sighed. She too was upset that she had to go. "But there is always the phone and the Internet"
"MSN is a lot more intimate these days" Adam joked and his face lit up when he heard Julie laugh. He still couldn't believe that she chose to be with him.
"So did you two hear what happened with Goldberg?" Ken asked walking up to the table.
"Yeah via Averman" Julie answered. "Samantha is such a bitch"
After he nodded in agreement to what Julie said he added, "Then you probably know about Paige"
"No what happened?" Julie asked concerned.
"She was about to kick Samantha's ass but then Charlie came and stopped her," Ken answered.
"So what has been going on with you guys?" Kenny asked as nonchalantly as possible.
"Oh . . . um . . . well . . ." Julie stuttered.
"You two are now an item?" Ken asked
"How did you kn-" Adam began but was cut off by Ken
"Luis he saw you two kissing he also saw Julie and P-" this time Julie cut off Ken
"Luis huh? Can I talk to you Ken?" she pulled Ken into the other room
"How many of the others know about what happened between me and Portman?" she asked.
"Hmm. Dwayne and Goldberg just told me because Averman notified them, and Russ was the one who told Averman and Luis was the one who enlightened Russ" Ken answered.
"And Connie probably told Guy, Portman obviously would tell Fulton who most likely informed Charlie if Paige hadn't already done it" Julie sighed "How long do you think it will take Adam to get clued in?" Julie asked walking with Ken back into the other room
"Right about now" Ken answered. Julie frowned and then looked at Adam who was talking to Russ and Felicia.
"Oh no" she quickly went over to Adam.
"Then he kissed her on the cheek and left her. And I bet that was mere seconds before you came to find her" Russ said.
Adam had gone pale. He felt a little woozy. "Are you ok man?" Russ asked as Julie reached them.
"I just need some fresh air" he pushed his way out into the hallway, which he then walked down to the steps, which he took out side. Julie was following behind him.
"Adam?" she got out side and was hit with a cold breeze. She wrapped her arms around herself and rubbed her hands against her bare arms.
"Hi" he said.
"Are you alright?" she asked standing beside him.
"I'm fine. Just getting fresh air" he answered and breathed it in "It is fresh"
He looked over at her and saw how cold she was her teeth were chattering. He took off his jacket and put on her.
"Thanks" she whispered.
"No problem" he said as he realized how cold it was out side. The wind was easily making its way through his thin dress shirt.
"So what are you thinking?" she asked timidly.
"Air is fresh" he said it more as a question to see if she would accept it as an answer
"Adam" she said telling him that that wasn't a response.
"I'm wondering if you are regretting your choice," he told her looking into her eyes.
"Of course not. I don't like Portman, not like that. Not the way I like you" she said.
"But you just figured that out now. How am I supposed to know- How are you supposed to know if that isn't just a fleeting feeling?" he asked her.
"The same way you know that you like me" she answered "and that isn't just some twenty-four hour crush."
He grinned and nodded "Ok you got me there"
She smiled brightly back at him. "Then can we go back inside I'm freezing" she asked pleadingly
"Of course sorry" they went back into the warm building.
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Portman walked out of the shadows as soon as he heard the door close and he was sure that Adam and Julie had gone back in.
He didn't know what to do with himself. His first instinct was to get out of there and they followed him out. Of course they didn't know that he was out side and as soon as the door opened he went over to the side of the building hiding himself with the darkness of the night. He heard their conversation. 'I don't like Portman, not like that. Not the way I like you' were her words. He had no idea that someone like Julie could be so hurtful without even knowing it. He looked down at his watch '2:15' he had less then an hour left. He heard the door open again so he quickly went towards the building wall to shield himself form view.
"Portman?" Fulton called out.
Portman didn't move. He didn't want to hear a pep talk from Fulton right now.
Fulton turned right away from Portman and then he turned back left and found Portman leaning against the wall.
"Dude what are you doing out here?" he asked
"Getting some 'fresh air'," he said sourly using Adam's words.
"I'm guessing you heard what happened with Julie and Adam" Fulton said, "Which Duck told you?"
"No one told me. After Cat Lady sent me packing I came out and then Cake Eater and the Cat came out here and I got to hear them confessing their love for each other" Portman answered bitterly.
"They're already saying 'I love you'?" Fulton asked
"No just 'I like you's and 'I like you more then Portman's" he answered.
"Rough" Fulton said
"No man it's human nature. We hurt each other" he shook his head standing away from the wall.
"Not always" Fulton disagreed.
"Name one person who hasn't hurt you" Portman ordered "and don't give me any of 'the Ducks' crap because we've all hurt each other at some time or another even if we didn't mean to"
"But that isn't the point man" Fulton said
"Save it Fult I don't give a fuck what the point is right now," Portman ordered. "Just . . . go away"
Fulton did as he was told and went back into the building.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Hey where did you go?" Charlie asked
"I went to go find Portman" Fulton sighed
"How is he?" he asked
"Wants to be left alone" he answered.
"Understandable" Charlie said
"I think that he's going to be on shut out mode for a while" Fulton said
"He has two weeks," he said
"Yeah and he's going to be in the dorms all alone" he said "Luis is going to home to Miami and taking Russ with him, Dwayne is going to Texas, Julie Maine, Ken San Francesco, the rest are going to be spending the break with their families"
"That's where you are wrong I am going to be in the dorms as well" Paige corrected walking up to the two
"Why?" Charlie asked
"I'd rather be at Eden Hall is all" she shrugged.
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End of Chapter
That was kind of short but it is done so Yay! We have some Portman angst, a little bit of Goldberg angst, some Duck gossip, Julie and Adam being all cold and cute.