pitaqueen: I am so glad that you enjoyed the chapter. I wasn't sure if I
was really catching Julie's character in this until I re-watched D2 and
read your review. I hope that you continue to enjoy it as I write it. I
have several ideas that are coming to me as I write it. So please continue
to read and tell me what you think; your reviews keep me going.
Banksiesbabe99: Thanks for reviewing; I am glad you came back. I am also glad you like the chapter so much. Chapter 2 was really fun to write and I am so glad that you liked it. I had a lot of fun writing it. Please continue to read it; your reviews keep me going like everyone that is reviewing, and encouraging me.
Liz: I am really glad y'all are enjoying this and for those of you that are reviewing: thank you so much! You are really encouraging! But I would really like more reviews that are encouraging, and constructive. But other than that, thank you for reading and please keep it up. Enjoy!!!!
C-chan: BWAHAHA!!!! THE PENGUINS ARE ATTACKING!
-Chapter 2-
---Two Days Later---
Julie and Bombay had just gotten off the plane and were headed to the ice rink to see the team. Julie was still shaking from the plane ride. It had been bumpy and not very smooth because there was a lot of turbulence. Besides, Julie didn't eve LIKE flying. Bombay looked over at her when they had gotten their luggage and found his car that he had left there.
"Julie? You okay?" He asked her softly and frowned when she shook her head. "What's wrong?"
"I hate flying, and that had to be the worst flight I have ever had." She said trying to calm down.
"That was a pretty bad flight, I have to admit. But Julie, think of it this way, you are about to go see Charlie and the rest of the Ducks." Bombay said smiling.
"Yeah, I will think of it that way." She said trying to smile.
"That's a girl." He said before starting the car and heading towards the ice rink. He told her what the plan was. They were not going to get there in time for the whole practice, but would get there for the end. He told her that he wanted her to wait in the locker room while he went to watch them for a few minutes. She asked what she should do when they started to come in, and he told her not to worry about it, that he would be down there before they started on their way. By that time they were at the rink and she was staring at her surroundings.
"WOW!!! Is this it?" She asked him and he nodded. "Awesome."
He laughed and got out of the car, "Come on Jules, let's go see our team."
"OKAY!!" she said, way to perky for her. "God, did I just say that like a Cheerleader?"
"HAHAHA!!!! That was great Jules, no you didn't say it like a Cheerleader, they are quite a bit more ditzy than you." He said laughing, which caused her to laugh too.
They walked in and Bombay motioned to a place where she could sit and wait. He then went to watch the team. She sat on a couch and played with her hands. Finally Bombay came back in and found where she had sat down, grinning at her nervousness.
"You better calm down and get ready to see your team, because they are going to be down here in about two minutes.... Well, all of them except Charlie. He decided to mouth off at me about something so he is doing laps." He said grinning.
She laughed, "Why am I not surprised...
Just as she said that, the team started coming in talking and laughing about something that had happened. She tried to hide behind the Bombay but he stepped to the side and put his hands on her shoulders. She settled down, and stared at the team waiting for them to notice her. Finally Connie looked their way and smiled, then did a double take.
"Julie?" she asked, and Julie nodded. "OH MY GOSH!!!" Connie squealed and went running over to her as gracefully as she could in one skate. They hugged and cried and then Julie laughed.
"Connie, go finish taking your equipment off; I want to see my boys." She said.
"Okay. No flirting with mine." Connie grinned, and they walked towards the locker room.
"Hey boys." Julie said to the guys that had been staring and herself and Connie for the past few minutes. She then found herself being squashed between all of them. "Guys, guys, I can't breath!"
They let go and Portman apologized, "Sorry Julie." He said then asked her the question that they were all wondering, "Why are you here, not that I mind... I was just wondering?"
"Well, if I wasn't in a really good mood, I might have taken that wrong. However, I am in a good mood, so I won't. As for why I am here, I'M BACK GUYS!!!! Coach came and got me, helped me with the transfer and everything." She explained, and was answered by a lot of cheers and more hugs. By this time Charlie had finished his laps and was headed back to the locker room. He went in and heard all the racket the team was making and remembered that Coach had said he had a surprise for them. They must have liked the surprise, he thought to himself.
"So what was the surprise? I could hear you guys all the way back to the ice." he asked the team as he walked in.
"Well, you shouldn't have been a smart ass to the coach or maybe you would have found out." Connie said, or whom he thought was Connie.
"Bite me." He snapped back.
"You know Charlie, one of these days I just might take you up on that." She said, knowing he would figure out that she wasn't Connie since that was a comeback they only used with each other. He turned around from his locker and looked towards Connie, who was grinning, but she shook her head and pointed towards Fulton. He turned to Fulton and standing behind him poking her head around his arm stood Julie, grinning at him.
"JULIE!!!" He cried. She grinned and moved out from behind Fulton and ran to him. He picked her up and twirled her around. "What are you doing here, girl?"
"What is with everyone asking that?" She said sarcastically before replying, "I'm back; Coach came and got me. I am back on the team. Starting tomorrow, I think."
"NO WAY!!! That is awesome." He said hugging her again, "God, I have missed you."
"I've missed you to. More than you think." She said, a cloud coming over her face. He saw it and brought her face up so that he could see her.
"What's wrong Jules? Have you not been telling me something?" He asked gently. Bombay saw what was going on and walked towards them.
"Charlie, come here. I want to tell you something." He said before Julie could say anything. Charlie nodded and let go of her; he gave her one last look and followed the Coach. When they were out of site she broke down crying. Portman was immediately by her side holding her trying to calm her down. He didn't know what was wrong, so he couldn't say anything. However, him holding her in his strong arms was enough for her. She was worn out with the stress of the past few months and having no sleep on the flight. She calmed down and was soon asleep. Portman held her for a little while and then carried her over to the couch that was in the locker room and laid her down. Charlie came back in looking like he was about to check someone...hard.
"Where is she?" He asked gently. Well, as gently a frustrated Charlie could. He was angry, but not at Julie.
"She's asleep; she started crying when you left and I held her for a little while. Then she went to sleep." Portman explained and saw Charlie's face soften a little.
"Okay." He said, "Coach, can she stay with me? Please, just for tonight?"
"Yeah Charlie, for tonight she can. Go get dressed and then beat it; she needs some sleep. Just make sure she gets some sleep." He told Charlie, and then talking to the whole team, "You guys can have talk and have some fun tomorrow at practice because it is still her first day back." Charlie nodded and left to shower and get dressed. He then came back and, deciding to leave his bag in his locker, gently picked Julie up and turned to Bombay.
"Coach, what about clothes?" he asked him.
"I'll send Portman with her suitcase when we get there; you go on now. Give her some of your sweats, and get her to bed." He told Charlie, who nodded and left. He got her to his car, and set her down in the front seat and buckled her up. He then went back around and got in and drove to the dorm. Getting her out again was a little bit of a challenge because she almost woke up and he didn't want her to wake up yet.
"Shhh, Julie, its okay." He said soothingly to her, happy when she went back to sleep. He took her up to his dorm room and set her down on the extra bed. He then went and rummaged around for some of his sweats and found them. He couldn't decide whether or not to wake her up, and finally decided to wake her up gently and help her into them.
"Julie, wake up for a minute sweetie." He said gently into her ear.
"NOO!!" she whimpered, and he laughed.
"Yes, you need to get changed; I have some sweats for you. You can change and go back to sleep. We can talk tomorrow after you have gotten some sleep." He said, gently brushing back some hair that was in her face.
"GRR, okay." She said and sat up slowly. He studied her for a couple minutes, deciding whether or not she could change. He soon figured she could so he gave her the his sweats and showed her where the bathroom was. A few minutes later she came out in his sweats, and he couldn't help but crack up laughing. The pants were way to long, she had to role them up several times so she wouldn't trip on them, and the top was the same way but she hadn't bothered to pull the sleeves up any.
"Oh my gosh, Julie you look so cute!" He said, still laughing his head off.
"Shut up Charlie, I am too tired to beat you up, or anything else for that matter, for that comment. So just shut up." She said glaring at him, and he stopped.
"Sorry Jules. Come here." He said opening his arms out to her. She walked over to him and he picked her up and carried her over to the bed she was going to sleep in for the night. He laid her down and covered her up and giving her a kiss on the check stood up. However before he was able to walk away, Julie grabbed his hand.
"Charlie, don't leave. Please? I've been so lonely. Please don't leave me." She begged him sounding very unlike Julie. He turned back around to her and keeping her hand in his, bent down and looked at her.
"I'm not leaving baby, I'm just going to get ready for bed and wait for Portman to bring you suitcase up. I'm not leaving. I will be right here, I promise." He told her gently.
"Okay." She said, happy with that.
He left his hand in hers until she fell asleep. When he felt it loosening, he gently let go; he remained on the floor, watching her sleep. He was still watching her sleep peacfully as Portman came in the room with her suitcase. He saw what was going on and set the suitcase down, leaving without saying anything. He knew that they needed time together and that the team would get their time together tomorrow. Charlie knew that Portman had been there but he had been to caught up in watching Julie to say anything to him. He eventually got up, changed, and turned the light off. But before he could go to sleep himself, he had to kiss her on the check, letting her know he was still there.
Okay, I hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as I did writing it. Please review; I really love to read your reviews. Next chapter will be up soon.
Banksiesbabe99: Thanks for reviewing; I am glad you came back. I am also glad you like the chapter so much. Chapter 2 was really fun to write and I am so glad that you liked it. I had a lot of fun writing it. Please continue to read it; your reviews keep me going like everyone that is reviewing, and encouraging me.
Liz: I am really glad y'all are enjoying this and for those of you that are reviewing: thank you so much! You are really encouraging! But I would really like more reviews that are encouraging, and constructive. But other than that, thank you for reading and please keep it up. Enjoy!!!!
C-chan: BWAHAHA!!!! THE PENGUINS ARE ATTACKING!
-Chapter 2-
---Two Days Later---
Julie and Bombay had just gotten off the plane and were headed to the ice rink to see the team. Julie was still shaking from the plane ride. It had been bumpy and not very smooth because there was a lot of turbulence. Besides, Julie didn't eve LIKE flying. Bombay looked over at her when they had gotten their luggage and found his car that he had left there.
"Julie? You okay?" He asked her softly and frowned when she shook her head. "What's wrong?"
"I hate flying, and that had to be the worst flight I have ever had." She said trying to calm down.
"That was a pretty bad flight, I have to admit. But Julie, think of it this way, you are about to go see Charlie and the rest of the Ducks." Bombay said smiling.
"Yeah, I will think of it that way." She said trying to smile.
"That's a girl." He said before starting the car and heading towards the ice rink. He told her what the plan was. They were not going to get there in time for the whole practice, but would get there for the end. He told her that he wanted her to wait in the locker room while he went to watch them for a few minutes. She asked what she should do when they started to come in, and he told her not to worry about it, that he would be down there before they started on their way. By that time they were at the rink and she was staring at her surroundings.
"WOW!!! Is this it?" She asked him and he nodded. "Awesome."
He laughed and got out of the car, "Come on Jules, let's go see our team."
"OKAY!!" she said, way to perky for her. "God, did I just say that like a Cheerleader?"
"HAHAHA!!!! That was great Jules, no you didn't say it like a Cheerleader, they are quite a bit more ditzy than you." He said laughing, which caused her to laugh too.
They walked in and Bombay motioned to a place where she could sit and wait. He then went to watch the team. She sat on a couch and played with her hands. Finally Bombay came back in and found where she had sat down, grinning at her nervousness.
"You better calm down and get ready to see your team, because they are going to be down here in about two minutes.... Well, all of them except Charlie. He decided to mouth off at me about something so he is doing laps." He said grinning.
She laughed, "Why am I not surprised...
Just as she said that, the team started coming in talking and laughing about something that had happened. She tried to hide behind the Bombay but he stepped to the side and put his hands on her shoulders. She settled down, and stared at the team waiting for them to notice her. Finally Connie looked their way and smiled, then did a double take.
"Julie?" she asked, and Julie nodded. "OH MY GOSH!!!" Connie squealed and went running over to her as gracefully as she could in one skate. They hugged and cried and then Julie laughed.
"Connie, go finish taking your equipment off; I want to see my boys." She said.
"Okay. No flirting with mine." Connie grinned, and they walked towards the locker room.
"Hey boys." Julie said to the guys that had been staring and herself and Connie for the past few minutes. She then found herself being squashed between all of them. "Guys, guys, I can't breath!"
They let go and Portman apologized, "Sorry Julie." He said then asked her the question that they were all wondering, "Why are you here, not that I mind... I was just wondering?"
"Well, if I wasn't in a really good mood, I might have taken that wrong. However, I am in a good mood, so I won't. As for why I am here, I'M BACK GUYS!!!! Coach came and got me, helped me with the transfer and everything." She explained, and was answered by a lot of cheers and more hugs. By this time Charlie had finished his laps and was headed back to the locker room. He went in and heard all the racket the team was making and remembered that Coach had said he had a surprise for them. They must have liked the surprise, he thought to himself.
"So what was the surprise? I could hear you guys all the way back to the ice." he asked the team as he walked in.
"Well, you shouldn't have been a smart ass to the coach or maybe you would have found out." Connie said, or whom he thought was Connie.
"Bite me." He snapped back.
"You know Charlie, one of these days I just might take you up on that." She said, knowing he would figure out that she wasn't Connie since that was a comeback they only used with each other. He turned around from his locker and looked towards Connie, who was grinning, but she shook her head and pointed towards Fulton. He turned to Fulton and standing behind him poking her head around his arm stood Julie, grinning at him.
"JULIE!!!" He cried. She grinned and moved out from behind Fulton and ran to him. He picked her up and twirled her around. "What are you doing here, girl?"
"What is with everyone asking that?" She said sarcastically before replying, "I'm back; Coach came and got me. I am back on the team. Starting tomorrow, I think."
"NO WAY!!! That is awesome." He said hugging her again, "God, I have missed you."
"I've missed you to. More than you think." She said, a cloud coming over her face. He saw it and brought her face up so that he could see her.
"What's wrong Jules? Have you not been telling me something?" He asked gently. Bombay saw what was going on and walked towards them.
"Charlie, come here. I want to tell you something." He said before Julie could say anything. Charlie nodded and let go of her; he gave her one last look and followed the Coach. When they were out of site she broke down crying. Portman was immediately by her side holding her trying to calm her down. He didn't know what was wrong, so he couldn't say anything. However, him holding her in his strong arms was enough for her. She was worn out with the stress of the past few months and having no sleep on the flight. She calmed down and was soon asleep. Portman held her for a little while and then carried her over to the couch that was in the locker room and laid her down. Charlie came back in looking like he was about to check someone...hard.
"Where is she?" He asked gently. Well, as gently a frustrated Charlie could. He was angry, but not at Julie.
"She's asleep; she started crying when you left and I held her for a little while. Then she went to sleep." Portman explained and saw Charlie's face soften a little.
"Okay." He said, "Coach, can she stay with me? Please, just for tonight?"
"Yeah Charlie, for tonight she can. Go get dressed and then beat it; she needs some sleep. Just make sure she gets some sleep." He told Charlie, and then talking to the whole team, "You guys can have talk and have some fun tomorrow at practice because it is still her first day back." Charlie nodded and left to shower and get dressed. He then came back and, deciding to leave his bag in his locker, gently picked Julie up and turned to Bombay.
"Coach, what about clothes?" he asked him.
"I'll send Portman with her suitcase when we get there; you go on now. Give her some of your sweats, and get her to bed." He told Charlie, who nodded and left. He got her to his car, and set her down in the front seat and buckled her up. He then went back around and got in and drove to the dorm. Getting her out again was a little bit of a challenge because she almost woke up and he didn't want her to wake up yet.
"Shhh, Julie, its okay." He said soothingly to her, happy when she went back to sleep. He took her up to his dorm room and set her down on the extra bed. He then went and rummaged around for some of his sweats and found them. He couldn't decide whether or not to wake her up, and finally decided to wake her up gently and help her into them.
"Julie, wake up for a minute sweetie." He said gently into her ear.
"NOO!!" she whimpered, and he laughed.
"Yes, you need to get changed; I have some sweats for you. You can change and go back to sleep. We can talk tomorrow after you have gotten some sleep." He said, gently brushing back some hair that was in her face.
"GRR, okay." She said and sat up slowly. He studied her for a couple minutes, deciding whether or not she could change. He soon figured she could so he gave her the his sweats and showed her where the bathroom was. A few minutes later she came out in his sweats, and he couldn't help but crack up laughing. The pants were way to long, she had to role them up several times so she wouldn't trip on them, and the top was the same way but she hadn't bothered to pull the sleeves up any.
"Oh my gosh, Julie you look so cute!" He said, still laughing his head off.
"Shut up Charlie, I am too tired to beat you up, or anything else for that matter, for that comment. So just shut up." She said glaring at him, and he stopped.
"Sorry Jules. Come here." He said opening his arms out to her. She walked over to him and he picked her up and carried her over to the bed she was going to sleep in for the night. He laid her down and covered her up and giving her a kiss on the check stood up. However before he was able to walk away, Julie grabbed his hand.
"Charlie, don't leave. Please? I've been so lonely. Please don't leave me." She begged him sounding very unlike Julie. He turned back around to her and keeping her hand in his, bent down and looked at her.
"I'm not leaving baby, I'm just going to get ready for bed and wait for Portman to bring you suitcase up. I'm not leaving. I will be right here, I promise." He told her gently.
"Okay." She said, happy with that.
He left his hand in hers until she fell asleep. When he felt it loosening, he gently let go; he remained on the floor, watching her sleep. He was still watching her sleep peacfully as Portman came in the room with her suitcase. He saw what was going on and set the suitcase down, leaving without saying anything. He knew that they needed time together and that the team would get their time together tomorrow. Charlie knew that Portman had been there but he had been to caught up in watching Julie to say anything to him. He eventually got up, changed, and turned the light off. But before he could go to sleep himself, he had to kiss her on the check, letting her know he was still there.
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