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Chapter 3
A Duck and A Cat Bond
The team broke away to the locker rooms to change as Coach Bombay departed with Ms. McKay. Adam hung back awhile and looked towards the rink, breathing in the smell of the ice and thinking quietly. Absently, he rubbed the good luck medal he wore around his neck.
"Penny for your thoughts?" Julie's melodic voice cut into his ponderings. Adam turned to face her and was warmed by her gentle smile. He shrugged.
"They're not worth that much."
Julie laughed. "I'm sure they are."
Adam grinned at her, "Nah, they're just irrelevant wonderings about nothing."
Julie smiled and nudged him with her elbow, "Even irrelevant wonderings about nothing normally have something in their background."
Adam tilted his head to one side, "Well, if you really must know, I was just thinking about how good it feels to play again. To be with my friends, be able to take it all out on the ice." He was taken aback at what he had said. Normally he wasn't this open with people, not even with the Ducks.
Julie nodded, "I know what you mean. I feel the same way. Whatever happens on the ice stays on the ice."
They started walking towards the locker room. Adam looked toward Julie struggling to find a topic for conversation, "So, do you miss your team in Maine?"
Julie looked at him, her emerald eyes tinged with slight remorse. "A little bit. They were my team, you know? I mean, they weren't like family like you guys are, but we were a team."
Adam looked at Julie, "Hey, you're a Duck now. Ducks fly together. Besides, I wasn't an original Duck, anyway. I wasn't originally part of this family and look how we are now." He admitted and proceeded to tell her the whole story about Peewees and the Duck/Hawk rivalry.
"So really, I'm a new Duck like you. The time period of Duckness is just a tad bit longer." He finished.
Julie smiled, "Thanks, Adam." As she reached down to squeeze his hand, Adam felt heat rush to his cheeks. Turning away in embarrassment, he saw Coach Bombay and Ms. McKay talking and laughing together.
He nudged Julie, "How much you wanna bet those two will get together by the end of the tournament?"
Julie grinned, "Not taking, that's way too obvious."
Adam and Julie locked gazes, feeling the connection they just made. Bank's eyes grew wide. Could I be falling for her?
Kinda short compared to the last one, sorry. All right, I know…Über sappiness. My condolences, but for a long time, I've wanted them to get together. I always thought Banks needed a girl. Read and review please.
Roxie