Disclaimer: I do not own the ducks, just the original characters.

A/N: I don't know about the last chapter, I was kind of sketchy about it, but I'm glad you liked it newsiesislife. ') This chapter, I must say, is pretty enjoyable, if you use your imagination and picture what's going on in your mind. I hope you enjoy it. Readers, please review because it keeps me updating this story. (Hah, i accidently put update for review before. It was pretty funny.)

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Parker sat up after trying to go back to sleep after fifteen minutes. Her stomach growled and she groaned since it was only three in the morning. She demanded sleep from herself, but couldn't deliver.

She counted the boys sleeping on the floor, noticing that Portman was missing. Her forehead creased and she walked out the door. She saw blue lights coming from the living room and smiled to herself. Lightly, she walked behind him, and covered his mouth with her hand. His scream was muffled, but it was distinctly one of a girls. Parker giggled and jumped onto the couch.

Portman glared, "You're cruel."

"You're not so manly at three in the morning."

"Speaking of, what are you do doing up at this time?

Parker was glued to the TV. "Uh, couldn't sleep, what are you watchinPortman?"

Portman smirked to himself, "Stole tapes from Guy. We used to watch these all the time when The Ducks would be at competitions out of state. Guy's mom used to tape the games, even when they were in district five. Here they are, the little duckies."

"Oh my goodness, look how small they are! They're all so cute. You know how you just want to hug little kids to death to the point that they can't breathe anymore? Oh. I just want to hug them."

Portman's eyebrow rose. "They're ten, not a month old here."

Parker laughed and covered her mouth. "Oh my, look at Guy. He looks five years old. That's crazy. Dude, his hair is so blonde."

"He was cute."

"Yeah he was," Parker said without hesitating.

"Didn't pause on that one," Portman smiled.

"Well he's not here right nowso his ego couldn't get bigger if he didn't hear me."

"Very true. By the way, are you okay?" Portman put his hand on her back for comfort, "We didn't see you after the whole fiasco. Guy came out after you fell asleep and told us you were okay, but I just wanted to check."

Parker looked up at Portman. "Yeah I'm okay, just gotta move past some things right?"

"Right," Portman looked back at the TV and noticed Parker smile to herself when she saw Guy pass by. "So what are you guys now?"

"Oh," Parker shrugged. "Nothing, really. I don't know. He's turning out to be a really great friend. It's hard for me to find good friends, let alone trust them."

"You guys are still using the just friends line. You guys will get over saying that. I'm sure you guys will." Portman stated, while Parker chuckled. "You can trust the ducks you know."

"Mhm, ducks fly together."

Portman laughed out loud, a little too loud. "Germaine told you about that?"

"Yeah. He was telling me about trust, and how I should trust the ducks because ducks fly together."

"Hah. That was a great game to play an awesome redemption."

"It was. You guys played real well."

"Germaine's right though, Ducks fly together and they won't let you fall."

Parker looped her arm into Portman's. She shivered from the cold. "I know. Thank you sir."

Portman sighed, "Sir. You're an odd one Haley Parker."

They sat in a few seconds of silence. "Ten-year-olds aren't supposed to be as
small as Guy was, right?"

"I have no idea."

Parker made a face. "I don't think so."

"I'm sure you looked seven when you were ten too," Portman joked.

Parker shrugged, "Actually, I probably looked five."

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"So what happened with you and Parker last night?" Luis wiggled his eyebrows.

"Stop that, it looks like caterpillars are following each other. " Guy laughed as Luis frowned, "Nothing happened. Not really, well, I don't know." Guy glanced up at Luis, who was looking at Guy with a raised eyebrow. Guy shrugged, "I don't know."

"Well," Luis put his hand in his hoodie as the two walked out of the apartment building to go to the closest McDonald's to pick up lunch. "At least you guys aren't," Luis spoke his with voice higher. "Just friends."

"I don't know if something is even gonna happen," Guy said as he dragged his feet, with uncertainty in his voice, and a confused look on his face.

Luis gave a very sudden and very loud laugh, "Hah, right. You guys will eventually make it official, and exclusive, all that boyfriend girlfriend going out stuff, I give it-"

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"Two months, no, no," Fulton said while Cooper, Max, Portman, and Jess gathered around the counter with him. "Yeah, a month and a half to two months."

"Fulton's right, I got money on a month to two months," Cooper agreed.

"I give it three months," Maxwell said as it instantly got quiet.

"Give your money in Maxwell because you are going to lose," Jess took his money out and a made a pile of his own. "One month."

"What?!" Cooper exclaimed. "You know Parker. It will not be that short."

"This one's different, I'm telling you," Jess winked and gave a smile. "Pay up Cooper because you are going to lose, lose, lose."

Portman threw money in for the one month pile, "I'm in with Jess."

The bathroom door opened and they all faced the hallway to see Parker appear with her hair bundled in a towel.

"Hey guys, what are you-" She saw the piles of money. "Why is there a large amount of bills on the counter?"

The five looked at each other, "Oh, hah, this?" Fulton pointed, and grabbed a handful. "We're uuh-"

"Throwing money at Portman!" Cooper grabbed a handful and threw it at Portman's face.

Everyone else took a handful and threw it in Portman's face. Portman stood there, his mouth and eyes closed.

Jess smiled at Parker. "Portman's just so sexy, and we wanted to show him that."

The four raised their eyebrows and nodded. "Yeah," They spoke in unison.

"Sexy Portman!" Maxwell threw individual dollars at him, "Yay!"

Parker stared at them, "You guys spend seventy-two or so hours together and you end
up with this. Throwing money in Portman's face because he's sexy?"

They nodded.

"You're all- Whatever man, you kids are weird." She shook her head and walked into the guest room.

"Throw money at me?!" Portman yelled in a whisper, "Is that really all you could think of?"

Cooper shrugged as the five got on their knees to pick up their money and organize the piles again.

"Yeah, Coop. You could've said we were gonna get food, or we're, uh playing poker? I have no idea, just something else." Jess remarked.

"Yeah? Guy and Luis are getting food now so why would we order? If we're playing poker, where are the cards? Idiot." Cooper retorted, "Oh, and throwing money at Portman because he's sexy. How gay are you?"

Jess looked up at Cooper, and glared.

Cooper smiled, and lightly slapped his cheek, "Love you Danes."

"Yeah. Shut up."