Get Over It

Robbie skated hard the next day, it was the final day in practice and Coach Brooks and Coach Patrick stood at the opposing end of the ice.

"Hey, Rizzo's making meatballs again."

"If you keep eating them, I'll keep making them." Rizzo joked.

"I don't know how you can stand to eat that stuff."

Just as they started up their meatball conversation, another player, dressed in a blue jersey with maroon and yellow gear, skated up to the two coaches.

"What the hell is he doing here?" One of the players asked.

"No clue."

Timmy Harrer skated over to the boys and joined Johnson's line. After practice was the afternoon off before they shipped out to go 'home'. Maddie waited outside the door, sitting on the hard, stone step. Mark Johnson was usually the first one out and that day was no different.

"Hey Madds, you coming to the bar with us?"

"I guess so." Maddie nodded yes.

"See you there."

She shook her head and started to hum a made-up tune, which her brother heard and sang along jokingly. She stopped humming but he continued singing.

"You going to the-"

"The bar, yes, you?" Maddie cut him off.

"After I drop my stuff off."

XxxxxXxxxxX

The McClanahans stepped into the bar with the whole team in the same area of the bar. It was getting better but there was no Timmy Harrer. He had played the previous game with them and Rizzo was getting paranoid. Robbie had told her that Jack was confident that Herb wasn't 'going to do a damn thing' but she knew something was wrong.

"Hey boys." Robbie waved as he sat down, Maddie beside him on the end.

"Brought your sister did you?" Jimmy smirked.

"Yeah, blame that one and Mark." Robbie laughed.

Maddie wasn't paying attention, she wasn't even looking around, she was just there physically but not mentally. Robbie snapped his fingers in front of her face and she shook her head, bringing her back.

"What?" She whined.

"He's talking to you." Robbie replied.

"Who?"

"Me." Mark laughed.

"Sorry. What do you want?" She whined with a smile.

"I don't even remember." He laughed.

Maddie laughed as she peered behind her. She caught her roommate across the room and smiled to herself.

"Hey Rob."

"Yeah?"

"See that blonde over there, by the jukebox?" Maddie asked.

"Yeah."

"She's the one who thinks you're cute." Maddie stated as if it was nothing.

"You mean Gwen?" Rizzo asked.

"Yeah."

"She's a whore, sleeps with everybody." Silky added.

"Only you would know wouldn't you?" Maddie asked with a grin.

He was silent. Then he burst out laughing.

"Anyone here she hasn't…you know?" Maddie asked and most of the hands went up, including Robbie's.

"You?" O.C. joked.

"Yes. Last night after I went inside." Maddie replied. "Kidding."

"You should be an actress." He remarked.

"I've told her that since she could walk and talk." Robbie laughed.

Maddie made a face at him then shook her head. She glared at him too, making him laugh, she wasn't a very good mad person.

"So I have a weak spot." She muttered.

"Too bad your shooting's the same." Jimmy laughed.

"I taught her." Robbie argued.

"Defensemen aren't the greatest okay, you leave me alone."

Another failure at being mad.

"I'm a defensemen and I'm perfectly alright with shooting."

"But you're Jack O'Callahan." Buzz replied. "You're good at everything, you cocky ass."

"Remember, bus at ten, no later or I will tell him to leave without you." Maddie stated. "See you then."

XxxxxXxxxxX

It was colder than the previous night and Maddie stood at the front of the bus, checking off names as they showed up. Robbie ran up to her and told her who was here but needed to speak to the coach. Craig wandered over to the sitting coach and asked him if he would see a couple of the players.

Robbie, Rizzo, Mark and O.C. stood at the front of the bus, wanting to discuss Timmy Harrer. She stood still at the entrance to the bus, only ignoring everything around her. She looked behind her and saw them talking to the Coach.

"This is crazy Herb, bringing him in this late." O.C. remarked.

After that she zoned out, looking at nothing. She noticed nothing but Robbie, her only family. A slight bang on the door from where Doc had been sitting and she snapped back, looking outside to the boys.

"We're a family." Mark Johnson stated proudly.

"Huh?" Herb replied.

"We're a family." He repeated himself and looked up at Maddie.

Maddie smiled at the group and knew he was telling the truth. Mark was always the sensitive guy, since she could remember him. They four players plus the two coaches loaded onto the bus and Maddie smiled at Mark.

"Nice." She commented.

"Thanks."

She followed him to the back and nestled up with her brother. Jack and Mark in the seat beside them. She took note of that as she pulled out Mac's jersey and used it as a pillow.

"You can stand the smell of that?" O.C. asked.

"No." Maddie laughed. "It smells like brother."

"I'm not sleeping yet." Robbie replied.

"Well you smell."

"Here." Mark tossed her his jersey, the brand new one, the never before worn one.

"Thanks."

"Anytime."

Maddie smiled as she shoved her brother's jersey into his knee, making him squirm. She looked around quickly before shutting her eyes and caught sight of Gwen beside her father, arguing. She hated to see families fight so she did whatever she could think of.

"OUCH!" She screamed and woke everyone up abruptly as the Coach rushed to the back.

"What?"

"Robbie kicked me." She lied. "Sorry to bother you."

Herb gave her a quick glare as he headed to the front and sat beside a half sleeping Gwen. Everyone around her gave her funny looks.

"I did not." Robbie argued.

"I know." She whispered.

"Then why'd you say I did?" He asked, getting annoyed.

"Girl thing." Maddie replied. "Can read her like a book."

"You're illiterate." Robbie teased.

"Wow, you two fight more than Mac and O.C. ever did." Mark laughed.

"You think so, I mean, we are related and two very cocky people can cause a lot of fights you know." Maddie stated sarcastically. "You're not helping."

"I think it's cool." Jack teased. "Leaves me without bruises."

"Do you have an extra jersey?" Maddie questioned.

"Yeah."

"Can I have it?"

"What for?"

"To add to the collection, I want one of everyone's jersey before the end of the Olympics." Maddie explained.

"Only if you go out with me." He joked.

"No way Madds." Robbie cut in.

"Alright." Maddie shrugged. "Saturday night?"

"Maddie." Robbie whined.

"Yeah okay."

"Hello, do you just ignore me now?" Robbie half yelled. "I mean…"

"Only when you got no more importance to the conversation."

He grabbed her head and put her in a headlock, causing the whole bus to laugh. Maddie screeched with laughter, he tickled her sides until she finally wiggled enough to smack him in the gut.

XxxxxXxxxxX

Mac had carried his sister to the new dorm. She fell asleep on the bus, and then when it stopped, she didn't move. Seeing as he didn't want to wake her up, he carried her into the dorm, Gwen watching him as he did so.

"Hey." She said quietly.

"Hi."

"You're her brother?"

"Yep." Robbie nodded.

"Cool." Gwen smiled her beautiful smile.

"Well, I got to go."

"See you around." Gwen waved and shut the door quietly.

XxxxxXxxxxX

Robbie walked down the hall, confused as to what the blonde was trying to get at. He wandered into his room, lights still on, Jack still up. Robbie walked in and sat on his bed, making eye contact with O.C.

"You serious about taking her out?" Robbie asked.

"Yeah."

"Then get her chocolate chip cookies, she loves them, more than anything sometimes more than me," Robbie stated.

"Cookies, so not flowers, what about a jersey?" O.C. joked.

"That too."