Life's Full of Little Surprises

Disclaimer: I own absolutely none of the 'Mighty Duck' characters or the rights to the "Mighty Duck" franchise, that honor belongs to Disney. So I would appreciate that I wouldn't get sued over something I don't own.

Summary: Dani's life couldn't be going better. She has finally made it to the Olympics, doing the sport she loves the most. But... after arriving in Minneapolis, Minnesota things change. First she is constantly badgered by her brother, then she falls for one of his friends, and, of course, there is always a stalker!

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PrincessH- I thought that Dean would naturally flip out if he found out that Dani and Adam had gone out, he didn't ever know that they were actually dating. Think of the horrible things he might do... Anyway Adam is lucky that he didn't get more then that, Dean is learning control. Good for him!

harumscarum- Yay. Loving is good, the world needs more love. All of your guessed were very good, and you're right, I could never see one of the Ducks as a psycho stalker. The stalker will be revealed at some point in the future, but I'm going to have to write until I find a good time to do so.

Thank you mickEmousina!

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Adam stood in front of Dani's dorm building, waiting for her to return from practice. After the Ducks had left the ice, she had asked her coach to help her with a move that Adam didn't remember the name too. He sighed heavily and wondered how long she would take because he was beginning to lose his nerve. He had to tell Dani that Dean knew that the two of them had gone out on date, but he really didn't want to.

"Adam?" 'Crap... Oh well, it's now or never.' Adam thought as Dani walked up to him. 'God, she even looks beautiful when she's tried as hell. Focus Banks... You have to tell her.' "Hi, what are you doing here?" She asked, kissing him. However, Adam didn't kiss her back, "What's wrong?"

"Dani, we need to talk."

"Adam, you do know that I know that whatever you have to say is bad, just because you said that, right?" Adam silently cursed at himself.

"I don't exactly know how to tell you, but I guess I'll just say it." He took a deep breath, "Dean found out about you and me." Dani's eyes widened, "He only knows that we went out on a date. At least I think that's all he knows."

"Shit." Dani said, more to herself then Adam. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "I wanted to tell him, he tends to take it better."

"I don't know how he found out." Adam said. 'Shit, here goes.' "But I think that we maybe shouldn't see each other anymore." Dani's jaw dropped, "As boyfriend and girlfriend. We could still be friend friends."

"Adam," Dani said as calmly as possible, "Do you not remember when I said that Dean doesn't control my life?" Adam gazed downward, "If your doing this because of him, I don't want you too."

"I just think that it would be best." Adam lied; of course he was doing this because of Dean! He knew that Dani and Dean were closer then most people, even other twins, and he didn't want to hurt the relationship that they had with one another. "I'm sorry, Dani. I think I should go." Adam leaned in and kissed her softly on the cheek, ripping her already broken heart into shreds.

'Why did I do that?' Adam asked himself, 'Adam Banks, you are the biggest moron in the entire damn world!' Dani watched Adam walk away. Her cheek was burning and she felt hot tears drip down her face, making the pain even more excruciating. Dean could never keep himself to himself, could he? Why did he have to dictate every decision that Dani made? Why was she so fucking unlucky to have three overprotective brothers that were quickly training the fourth to be so as well.

"Dean Portman, I'm going to fucking kill you..." She whispered as Adam's back left her view, "I'm going to send your crazy ass straight to hell!"

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It had been all of seven hours since Adam had broken up with her and Dani had gone out to find a large milkshake to drown her sorrows in. She hadn't forgotten about her self-promise to hurt Dean when she saw him, but she hadn't so she couldn't...

"DANI!" She heard from across the street. Dani looked up and saw Tammy hand-in-hand with Fulton, who was standing next to Mrs. Reed (she had a very big, happy grin on her face), and who else could have been there other then Dean. Excellent, she didn't mind if there were eyewitnesses, the more the merrier! She was too pissed off to worry about other people.

"Hi guys." Dani called back with a cheery tone of voice. She raced crossed the street with a smile on her face, "What are you guys doing?"

"Well, I am trying not to puke or get a cavity with all of the sugary sweetness coming from these two." Dean said nonchalantly towards Tammy and Fulton, who shot him a dirty look, "And I'm trying to avoid the gaze of lovingness and triumph coming from Beth over here." Bethany smacked Dean lightly on the arm, "Sorry, Mrs. Reed. I couldn't resist."

"Mom hates being called 'Beth'." Fulton said to the befuddled expression on Dani's face.

Dani nodded in acknowledgment, "I'll have to keep that in mind." She said.

"Hey, Dan." Dean said, "What's that?" He pointed to the milkshake in her hands.

"It's a chocolate/chocolate chip/peppermint extra thick milkshake." Dani replied as he lips curled upwards slightly. Dean loved milkshakes, it was his 'manly guilty pleasure', whatever the hell that meant.

"Dani..." Dean held his hands up in a pleading position. He looked at his best friend with a questioning look in his eye and back to the milkshake. Dani raised and eyebrow and Dean gave in by pouting out his lower lip. Dani laughed and took the top off of her shake cup, Dean knew that she hated sharing straws, and she held it out towards him. As he reached out for it, Dani thrust her arm upwards and poured the remaining shake out over the top of his head, "What the fuck was that for?"

"Are you trying to be stupid, or were you born without the ability to ignore you very patient sister's very clear requests?" Dean shook some of the shake off of his arms. He was extremely glad that he hadn't worn his leather jacket as he had planned to do, "Why can't you just leave my personal and love lives alone? I'm sixteen, I don't need a knight in shining armor any more!"

"Dani..." Dean tried to break through her angry rant.

"And you aren't dad, so back the fuck off!" Dani cut him off, "If I ever need one, he's who I'll go to." Dani dropped the cup in the trashcan next to her and tensed up, pulling her hands to her face. It was obvious that she wanted to say something, but she thought better of it and ran off down the street.

"Damn she's fast." Tammy observed.

"What the fuck was that about?" Dean asked.

"My guess... Two words, three syllables: Adam Banks." Fulton said as he watched a pissed off Dani stop at the end of the street and lean against a pole.

"Shit, I have to go talk to her." Dean said.

"No!" Tammy told them as she held on to an non-sticky portion of Dean's jacket sleeve. "I'll talk to her. You're probably the last person that she wants to see or talk to right about now." Tammy let go and ran down the street to catch up with Dani before she ran off some more.

"Dude, I think that we should go." Dean nodded and moved to go in the same direction as Tammy, "I meant that way..." Fulton said as he pulled Dean away in the opposite direction. "I'll see you on Friday, mom."

"Bye, son."

"Dani. Wait up!" Tammy called as Dani moved to run off again. "Will you stop for five seconds and tell me what happened."

"You want to know what happened?" Dani asked with anger in her voice and tears in her eyes, "Adam broke up with me and it's that fucking pinheads fault!"

"What?"

"Dean found out that we had gone out, and now I am single... And hating it!" Dani sighed, "I swear I wish I was an only child."