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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AznIntegra- I'm glad that you loved the last chapter, and even more so that you liked how Mickie's gay and lesbian friends agreed on Adam... I was hoping that people would like that... I have a lot of hopes for the different chapters of my stories. I know a fair amount of people that are like the elderly couple formally mentioned, so I thought that I would like to add that in... Make people more aware and stuff. As for Evey, I thought that she would add a special little twist to show that not everyone sucked beyond measure (like the couple), and I intentionally made what she and Mickie went through like Adam and Dani because it shows that different people go through the same thing. Adam knew that Dani was coming back, he just really missed her when she was gone and he was happy to see her. As for my sister, no she does not like to play Cupid like Dani. That's a part of my personality that I blended with the majority of what my sister was like to make Dani, even thought Dani is basically my sister.
NikChic- Your favorite Might Ducks Fic ever? Really? Wow, thanks! I'm happy that you liked the Adam/Dani reunion, I thought it was cute, but you never know. I could imagine Adam's face when Dani told him the news about the gay and lesbian group agreeing on him, as well, and that gave me the inspiration to write that part. Thanks!
Very many thanks to Mrs. St. John Allerdyce, mdgirl18, and PrincessH; and happy belated Turkey Day to everyone!
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Breathing heavily, Dani sat in the office of the doctor that had bandaged up her nose when she had broken it. It was finally the day that she would have her brace taken off and she couldn't wait. And as icing on the cake, it was also the day of the State Hockey Championships and that was where Dani was going right after. She couldn't wait to see Dean and Fulton knock a few Bears into the boards... she loved watching Dean and Fulton become the Bash Brothers... It was pure comedy for everyone watching.
"Hello, Dani." A female voice said as the door opened.
"Hello, Dr. Dennison." Dani replied as the young doctor entered the room, "Can I get this thing off of my nose now? Please?"
Dr. Dennison nodded, "Yes, you can." Dani sighed as Dr. Dennison delicately peeled the brace off of Dani's nose, "Wow..."
"What?" Dani said, worriedly.
Dr. Dennison shook her head, "Even after breaking it, you have one of the best noses that I have ever seen." Dani sighed in relief, "You heal really well, too. I don't think anyone could tell that it was broken."
"Now, see, you get it." Dani said, "My doctors back home never get that when I break something, I plan on healing as fast as possible... And they wonder why I don't care worth squat about what they say. I mean, if they tried to encourage me, then we would have a very different story."
"I know what you mean." Dr. Dennison replied, "I have known my share of doctors that look at the job as just a job, not a way to help people." Dani nodded and hopped off of examination table, "It was nice meeting you Dani... My cousins are big fans... even if the boys don't want to admit it."
"I know what you mean." Dani replied, "My brothers never talk about figure skating unless they are asking me about something." Dr. Dennison nodded and she followed Dani out of her office. The two talked until they entered the lobby and there they both took significant notice of two people on the other side of the room, talking quickly, "Uh-huh." Dani said, noticing that the two people were Fulton's mother and a rather attractive dark haired doctor that Dani only assumed was Dr. Forrest Kowalski.
"Those two..." Dr. Dennison said, "What would that look like?"
Dani raised her eyebrows, "Why do you want to know?"
"Well... no reason." She replied, "Feel better and don't break your nose again."
Dani smiled, "I have no intention to." She said as she kept her eye on Mrs. Reed and the doctor. She walked out the door and stepped into a bright red Mercedes, "Hello Gala... Sindri, it's nice to see you."
"Hello." Sindri replied in a whisper. He was so cute and quiet. Gala was a very lucky women.
"Hello, Dani." Gala replied, "Like the car?" Dani nodded, "I think Gunnar wants to steal it and show up in Chicago in it so that he can impress Leah... Did I ever mention that he is starting to get on my nerves?"
"Yes, I believe you have once... Or twice... Or sixty times." Gala got the joke and rolled her eyes, "But if he really wants to impress Leah, Gunnar needs to bring her some really deep red roses... She has a thing for really dark, deep red. So... at least he's on track with the red... Now it needs to be darker." Gala chuckled and sped off.
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Sitting center ice, somewhere in the middle of crowd, Dani watched in silence as Guy passed to Averman who passed to Connie. Then she passed to Ken and he passed to Charlie, who skated as fast as he could down the ice and towards Blake's end. Adam followed him on the opposite side of the ice, while Dean and Fulton made sure that no one could get to them. Charlie stopped suddenly and passed to Adam, who shot the puck into the net before the goalie could even attempt to stop the point. Along with the rest of the crowd, Dani cheer as loud as she could. Down a few seats from her, Dani could hear a gaggle of girls talking about how cute Adam was. She couldn't help but chuckle and think, 'Yup, and he's mine... Ha Ha, sucks for you!'.
Unlike the Blake game earlier in the school year, the Ducks actually had real competition this time. It seemed as if, after their last humiliating defeat, the Blake Bears had regrouped and gotten better. Hell, they got to the championships, didn't they? Well, they may have gotten better, but if they think that the Ducks has been sitting on their behinds and resting on what they had before, then poor Blake was seriously mistaken.
Dani, along with everyone in the crowd, flinched and 'oohed' when Dean sent another player into the boards, "That's my brother." Dani whispered to herself as Fulton gave Dean a high five. She laughed and clapped as Dean took the attention that he was giving him like a ham... That's what he was, a big ham.
A few moments later, poor Kenny, who was still rather small, was practically flattened by a combination of the biggest Blake player, Dwayne, and Russ. Dwayne and Russ pulled him to his feet and the referee helped Ken limp back to the bench. Out of what seemed like no where, through the cheering for Kenny, came the sounds of about 5 people cheering... And if Dani remembered correctly, from what Kenny had told her, the cheering was in Chinese... What? Dani looked up and saw, in the top row, 4 Asian kids swaying back and forth while a girl with peachy colored skin sat on two of the kids shoulders... Wait a minute... That girl was Maybelle, Kenny's girlfriend. She looked exactly like she did in the picture that Kenny had, but now her hair wasn't black and orange, it was blue-green.
"Aw..." Dani couldn't help but say out loud, "She came to see him." Dani looked down and saw that Kenny's eyes had widened to the point that they looked like they would never go back. He turned and sat next to Luis, who patted him on the back.
Dani returned her eyes to the remaining game. The score was 5-6, with the Ducks in the lead and 25 seconds left in the 3rd period. Dani automatically starting tapping her foot in anticipation as Adam faced off with a Blake player who's name was escaping Dani at the moment. Adam gained control of the puck easily and passed to Russ. Everyone in the arena could practically feel Russ' smile as he shot his ever famous knuckle puck at the Blake goalie... Needless to say, the score went up 5-7 in the Ducks favor and Ducks fans cheered louder then ever.
"5, 4, 3, 2, 1..." They all chanted as the clock ticked down. Now was the real chance for everyone to go crazy. Dani had to practically jump down the stairs over several people so that she could make her way down to the ice and congratulate her brother.
Dean and Fulton were giving each other high fives and head butts, "Boys..." Dani said. Dean and Fulton looked over and smiled evilly, "Oh shit." Dani said as the boys wrapped their arms around her and turned her into the middle of a bash brother sandwich, "Guys, let me go." They released her, "Hey, Fulton. Look." Dani said, pointing to Tammy, who was politely making her way passed people.
"Oh..." Fulton said, "Wow." Dani rolled her eyes, she figured that he would say something about the fact that Tammy was wearing a knockout outfit at the moment, "Excuse me."
Dani and Dean chuckled, "He's whipped." Dean said.
"You'd like to be." Dani said with a scoff in her voice causing Dean raised his eyebrows, "By Julie." Dean crossed his arms, wondering where his sister got that idea, "Dean, please... Do I look stupid to you? I'm surprised that no one else has noticed that you get hot for her... All the preppy girls will be crushed when they find out."
"Dani, go bother cake-eater or something."
Dani shrugged, "If I must." Dean shook his head and went over to congratulate none other then Julie, "Hello, handsome." She said to Adam's back. He turned and smiled, "Notice anything different."
Adam smiled, "The nose brace is gone."
Dani nodded, "You know what that means." Adam smiled as if he as clueless, "Okay, please tell me that you are joking."
"Absolutely." Adam replied. Dani sighed and the two of them chuckled as Adam placed his arms around Dani and pulled her into a deep hug. Dani hugged him back, but Adam soon pulled away and caught Dani's lips in a passionate kiss, not that she minded. Although she had never been in a make out session in public before, she didn't really care about anyone seeing them.
About 10 feet away from Adam and Dani, Kenny was met by Maybelle, "Why did I not know that you were going to be here and that you would be bringing my cousins?" He asked, noting the four Asian kids still standing at the top stairs.
"I wanted to surprise you." Maybelle said in her smoky voice that a person could imagine in a novel with Fabio on the cover, "Besides, the look on your face wouldn't have been near as much fun."
Ken chuckled, "I'm happy you're here."
"Well, you better be." Maybelle replied, "Because I didn't come here to be unappreciated." Kenny chuckled, "That was a massive hit you took, baby... Should I nurse you back to health?"
Ken nodded rapidly, "Yes please, nurse lady." Maybelle chuckled and placed her arms around Ken's neck and kissed him. After a moment, Ken pulled back slightly, "That's new." He said, causing Maybelle to smile and stick out her tongue, revealing a bright orange tongue ring, "When did you get that?"
"It was my Christmas present from my dad." She replied, "You like?"
Ken nodded, "Me like a little more then like." He said, causing Maybelle to chuckle again, "But how did you manage to get out of class to come and see me?"
"Dude, it's very, very simple. I walked up to my dad in a place where he couldn't argue with me, I pouted and I begged and I got what I wanted." Maybelle replied, "I just said that I wanted to see you and here I am... I'm quite spoiled when I want to be. Besides, it's only one day of class that I'm missing."
"And if your parents were still together?"
"I wouldn't be as spoiled."
"Exactly." Ken said, "So, this may sound mean, but I'm kinda glad that they aren't, cause I missed you too much."
Maybelle smiled, "Ditto." With that she began to kiss him again, much to the amusement and shock of his team and the thought of 'We should have seen something like this coming.' that repeated through Dani and Tammy's heads.