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A/N: This is the sequel to the other Mighty Ducks stories "The Way Things Are" and "The Way Things Were". We recommend you read those two first. However, this can also be read as a stand-alone story. Please read and review.

Chapter 4

February 27, 1998

Adam's POV

3:30 pm

Gunnar had called. Called and told me no. That he wouldn't pose as my cousin. Because I needed to stay. Balderdash. Lies. All of it. I was fine. But I had a reputation of maintain.

Brave face now, Adam. Don't let them see you cry.

….

"So, what brings you to this fine establishment?" I asked Travon jokingly. We were lying on our beds in the room procrastinating as best as we could. Well at least I was, Travon was reading. I should be reading too, to be honest. He was probably the only one who had seen the old me here, well the beginning of freshmen year me. Before Varsity got their hooks into me.

"Prescription drug abuse. The drugs weren't mine; they were my grandfathers. Don't know why I started. Anyway, one day last spring, Molly found out and told the school counsellors and my mom. They sent me here,' Travon said and then he shrugged. 'You?"

"Uh suicidal tendencies," I said.

"Shit I had no idea," Travon said.

"It's fine," I said.

"I don't want to intrude, but, for how long?" Travon said.

"Since I was nine. I had to transfer hockey teams and my dad was not happy about it. I lost it. It sort of just became a bad habit after that. My sister and Charlie found out last year after my parents disowned me. Then I found out a secret that my best friend and my sister had. They had started to date and didn't tell me. Anyway, I couldn't take it, so I cut again and was in the hospital for ages. They made me stop playing hockey and such. Things were going okay from January until September of last year and then I had a relapse. My Therapist Alex recommended this place. How long have you been here for?" I asked.

"July of last year," Travon said.

"You're nearly done, huh?" I asked.

"Yeah, a few more months," Travon said.

"Can I ask you something?" I asked.

"Shoot," Travon said.

"Did you ever act, well, act like I did when you came here?" I asked.

"At first, but it's not all bad." Travon said.

"BULLSHIT," I screamed flying into a rage. Travon looked slightly taken a back.

"Geez. Calm down Adam," Travon said. Then he focused on his book for about 5 minutes when:

"Adam, Travon!' Mike called. 'We're going into town to get some stuff for a movie night, you game.

"Why not?" Travon said looking up from his copy of To Kill a Mockingbird.

Mike POV

Jeremy, Georgia, Annie, and I had taken the boys to a Walmart in Periwinkle for a little shopping for a few supplies and to get food for our movie night tonight. We rented The Nutty professor and The Breakfast Club from Blockbuster. We had all met at the front of the store at 6:40 and I took a head count.

"Wait a second we're missing someone who are we missing?" I asked.

"Adam," said Travon.

"Have any of you seen him?" I asked.

"I saw him near the soaps and shampoos, I think he was looking at picking something up. He told us to go on without him," said Bryan.

I knew Adam's history with cutting. I also knew what was in that isle besides men's soap and shampoo, razors lots of them.

Steven seemed to notice the look on my face.

"Why little baby Adam going to have a relapse?" Steven taunted.

Honestly that kid was a pain. I don't even know how he found out Adam was here for cutting, He hasn't told anyone as far as I was aware of.

"Um Why don't you guys go ahead and head out to the vans. I will find Adam and we will be right out," I said. Jeremy, Georgia, and Annie took the boys to the van's while I searched for Adam.

Adam's POV

Here's my theory. No one wants me not here and not at home. I wasn't lying when I spoke to Gunnar, I am getting fat! My once chiseled abs were now slowing forming a bit of a pouch so no more dessert for me.

I scanned the isle looking at all the different razors, if I did this right I could have it done within a few hours. Preferably I would drown myself in the lake but they're always watching it. I figured I would venture into the words and finish the job there. I took off the sleeve of my coat off and rolled the sleeve of my sweatshirt up. I saw the scare from my previous cuts. I know I didn't hit a major nerve. I felt around in my arm trying to find the nerve the nurses used to stick the IVs in me to keep me alive.

"Adam?" I heard someone shout my name. Mike. I quickly pocketed the nearest package of razors and walked towards his voice.

"Hey Adam, we're heading back to school. Where were you?" Mike said.

"Just over there," I said gesturing to where I had come from.

"May I ask why?" Mike asked.

"I was, uh thinking about shaving my face you know, because I think I'm starting to grow a bit of fuzz on my chin. Got to keep up appearances you know," I said as I smiled.

"Let me see," Mike said as he was feeling my chin. 'Oh, maybe a little there. Wait, no alfredo sauce. Adam you are just like I was at 15. A guy with a baby face and honey colored hair. I was 20 before I was able to grow a beard, besides, you don't even have hair on your chest yet."

He had a point there; I had my public hair and hair in my armpits even that was light; damn my mother.

…

9:45 pm

We were a little over four minutes into The Breakfast club. A movie that I have never seen before when I saw that character. The one that looks oddly like Bombay. Then all I could think about for the rest of the movie was how much fun all the Ducks and I would have teasing Bombay about it. I missed all of them, Bella, Charlie, Gunnar, Portman, Scooter, Fulton, even Averman and his stupid jokes. They were probably well into the playoffs by now.

It got to the scene where John Bender began to describe what it was like at his house, almost identical to my living situation in Edina. That's when I threw a little hissy fit.

Then I ran.

Out of the ground, into the woods.

Far away as I could.

A/N: Here you go. What do you think? What do you think of Adam running away? His chat with Travon and the One with Mike? How will the ducks and the other react? Please review.