Adam's POV:
After the game, Jesse and I rode with Shane back to Eden Hall. Even though none of us were on the team we were all pretty excited about the win. In fact the game was all we talked about on the ride back. Or well to be more accurate, what Shane and Jesse talked about. I mostly sat in the back seat staring out the window. I was thinking about the best way to approach Charlie.
As I expected, back on campus Charlie was dodging me. I didn't know if that was because he was still mad at me or if he thought I was mad at him. Either way the result was the same, Charlie was avoiding me and I wasn't the only one who realized it.
"Will the two of you make up already," Fulton said exasperated as Charlie came up with some lame excuse as to why he didn't want to go out for pizza with us.
"Believe me I'm trying," I told him. "It's kind of hard to make up with someone when they won't let you talk to them."
"Where's Ken and Connie?" Portman asked. I think he was more concerned with getting everyone together so he could go eat then really wanting to know where they were at.
"Play practice," Julie answered. "They're not coming."
"Well, then we got everyone. Let's get going," Portman said proving me right.
"Hey, Averman do you have your wallet? You didn't leave it sitting somewhere did you?" Guy asked jokingly. It was going to be a long time before Averman lived that one down. In case you're wondering though, his stick was still leaning up against the fence when they got back.
"Very funny Guy," Averman said the only one among us who wasn't chuckling. I guess even a comedian had to have a limit to how far their sense of humor would go.
"Hey, Adam where's Alex?" Fulton asked as we climbed onto the bus. The bus driver didn't seem to thrilled to have a huge mob of kids climb on board together. I couldn't wait to see the look on the faces of pizza parlor people when we walked in together.
"Karate practice," I told him sitting down in a seat next to Jesse.
"Yeah, don't you know that's the only reason he even started dating her. He needed a body guard," Portman commented from the back of the bus.
"Watch it Portman, or he'll have Alex beat you up," Guy chimed in.
"Cute guys," I said but unlike Averman earlier I was smiling. I knew my friends were just kidding around even though Alex probably could beat Portman up.
"Get Alex to beat me up. He wouldn't need to do that. I'm telling you guys - he might look innocent but watch out for his right hook," was Portman's reply which got all my friends laughing again. I laughed along with them but part of me was wondering whether or not Portman was actually kidding..
Luckily Russ brought something else up which got the subject off of me momentarily. I had fun that night hanging out with the Ducks. I had been spending so much time with just Shane, Jesse, and Alex that it was nice to hang out with everyone else for awhile. I kind of missed Charlie not being with us. In the past, group things like this were usually his idea.
As soon as we got back to campus that night everyone scattered in there separate directions. Jesse, Julie and I headed for the dorms.
"So Julie, what are your plans for the rest of the night?" Jesse asked as we walked.
"Studying," she replied.
"How boring," was Jesse's reply. "There much more interesting things to do then study. I'm sure there is something good on tv," Jesse commented.
"Well then you enjoy your tv," Julie told him. "I'm going study."
"Girls," Jesse said. "How about you Cake-eater. Want to hang out some more."
"Sorry, I've got to see if I can find Charlie and talk to him."
"Just make sure you duck if he takes a swing at you," Julie commented.
"Thanks a lot," I told her.
"You two are boring," Jesse told us.
"Then why don't you go hang out with Fulton and Portman," I told him.
"Nah, I'd probably end up getting arrested or something. Coach would definitely not like that."
We walked the rest of the way in silence. Once inside the dorm building Julie made a beeline for her room. Ken was sitting in the common room watching tv. Jesse walked in an made himself comfortable on the couch.
"Hey Ken, have you seen Charlie?" I asked him standing in the doorway of the room.
"He and Connie went out after play practice," Ken told me without taking his eyes off the tv.
"See, you can come and hang out with me," Jesse said from beside Ken. Jesse at least looked back at me while he was talking to me.
"Nah, I have a plan," I told him.
"Yeah what?" Jesse said like he didn't believe me. I think he thought I was just trying to get out of hanging out.
"An ambush," I told him as I turned and headed for the stairs.
I hurried upstairs and went to my room first. I grabbed the book we were reading for English so at least I would have something to do while I was writing. I then left my dorm room and walked down the few doors to the room that Guy and Charlie shared. I sat down on the floor in front of their door and opened my book. The only way Charlie was going to get in his room tonight was going to be to at least listen to me whether he wanted to or not.
AN: Okay, I know its short but this just seems like a good spot to stop right now. I'm afraid that if I keep going I'll have a really long chapter.
Triple-h's-girl - glad to see you reading. Hope you keep enjoying the story.
Banksiesbabe99 - Sorry, you're going to have to wait for the Charlie/Adam talk but as you can see it is going to happen.
C-chan96- I guess the twilight zone music is still going huh. Sorry about the lack of Charlie in this chapter. I'll make up for it next chapter.
Crazy4nc128- hmm... I wonder how charlie and his temper is going to react to Adam's ambushed - guess you'll have to wait and find out lol. Thanks for the review!
Rachel - glad to see I didn't lose you. I'm glad you like the story and how I'm writing the characters. I couldn't make Adam anything but sweet.
After the game, Jesse and I rode with Shane back to Eden Hall. Even though none of us were on the team we were all pretty excited about the win. In fact the game was all we talked about on the ride back. Or well to be more accurate, what Shane and Jesse talked about. I mostly sat in the back seat staring out the window. I was thinking about the best way to approach Charlie.
As I expected, back on campus Charlie was dodging me. I didn't know if that was because he was still mad at me or if he thought I was mad at him. Either way the result was the same, Charlie was avoiding me and I wasn't the only one who realized it.
"Will the two of you make up already," Fulton said exasperated as Charlie came up with some lame excuse as to why he didn't want to go out for pizza with us.
"Believe me I'm trying," I told him. "It's kind of hard to make up with someone when they won't let you talk to them."
"Where's Ken and Connie?" Portman asked. I think he was more concerned with getting everyone together so he could go eat then really wanting to know where they were at.
"Play practice," Julie answered. "They're not coming."
"Well, then we got everyone. Let's get going," Portman said proving me right.
"Hey, Averman do you have your wallet? You didn't leave it sitting somewhere did you?" Guy asked jokingly. It was going to be a long time before Averman lived that one down. In case you're wondering though, his stick was still leaning up against the fence when they got back.
"Very funny Guy," Averman said the only one among us who wasn't chuckling. I guess even a comedian had to have a limit to how far their sense of humor would go.
"Hey, Adam where's Alex?" Fulton asked as we climbed onto the bus. The bus driver didn't seem to thrilled to have a huge mob of kids climb on board together. I couldn't wait to see the look on the faces of pizza parlor people when we walked in together.
"Karate practice," I told him sitting down in a seat next to Jesse.
"Yeah, don't you know that's the only reason he even started dating her. He needed a body guard," Portman commented from the back of the bus.
"Watch it Portman, or he'll have Alex beat you up," Guy chimed in.
"Cute guys," I said but unlike Averman earlier I was smiling. I knew my friends were just kidding around even though Alex probably could beat Portman up.
"Get Alex to beat me up. He wouldn't need to do that. I'm telling you guys - he might look innocent but watch out for his right hook," was Portman's reply which got all my friends laughing again. I laughed along with them but part of me was wondering whether or not Portman was actually kidding..
Luckily Russ brought something else up which got the subject off of me momentarily. I had fun that night hanging out with the Ducks. I had been spending so much time with just Shane, Jesse, and Alex that it was nice to hang out with everyone else for awhile. I kind of missed Charlie not being with us. In the past, group things like this were usually his idea.
As soon as we got back to campus that night everyone scattered in there separate directions. Jesse, Julie and I headed for the dorms.
"So Julie, what are your plans for the rest of the night?" Jesse asked as we walked.
"Studying," she replied.
"How boring," was Jesse's reply. "There much more interesting things to do then study. I'm sure there is something good on tv," Jesse commented.
"Well then you enjoy your tv," Julie told him. "I'm going study."
"Girls," Jesse said. "How about you Cake-eater. Want to hang out some more."
"Sorry, I've got to see if I can find Charlie and talk to him."
"Just make sure you duck if he takes a swing at you," Julie commented.
"Thanks a lot," I told her.
"You two are boring," Jesse told us.
"Then why don't you go hang out with Fulton and Portman," I told him.
"Nah, I'd probably end up getting arrested or something. Coach would definitely not like that."
We walked the rest of the way in silence. Once inside the dorm building Julie made a beeline for her room. Ken was sitting in the common room watching tv. Jesse walked in an made himself comfortable on the couch.
"Hey Ken, have you seen Charlie?" I asked him standing in the doorway of the room.
"He and Connie went out after play practice," Ken told me without taking his eyes off the tv.
"See, you can come and hang out with me," Jesse said from beside Ken. Jesse at least looked back at me while he was talking to me.
"Nah, I have a plan," I told him.
"Yeah what?" Jesse said like he didn't believe me. I think he thought I was just trying to get out of hanging out.
"An ambush," I told him as I turned and headed for the stairs.
I hurried upstairs and went to my room first. I grabbed the book we were reading for English so at least I would have something to do while I was writing. I then left my dorm room and walked down the few doors to the room that Guy and Charlie shared. I sat down on the floor in front of their door and opened my book. The only way Charlie was going to get in his room tonight was going to be to at least listen to me whether he wanted to or not.
AN: Okay, I know its short but this just seems like a good spot to stop right now. I'm afraid that if I keep going I'll have a really long chapter.
Triple-h's-girl - glad to see you reading. Hope you keep enjoying the story.
Banksiesbabe99 - Sorry, you're going to have to wait for the Charlie/Adam talk but as you can see it is going to happen.
C-chan96- I guess the twilight zone music is still going huh. Sorry about the lack of Charlie in this chapter. I'll make up for it next chapter.
Crazy4nc128- hmm... I wonder how charlie and his temper is going to react to Adam's ambushed - guess you'll have to wait and find out lol. Thanks for the review!
Rachel - glad to see I didn't lose you. I'm glad you like the story and how I'm writing the characters. I couldn't make Adam anything but sweet.