Sophomore Year Duck Style

"You've got to be kidding me!" I muttered to myself frantically as Tracy glared at me.

"We cannot I repeat cannot be roommates!" I wailed dropping my bags down and ignoring the sting pain as one landed on my foot. Tracy rolled her eyes and went back to unpacking.

"Well it looks like we are, so would you shut up?" I glared at her back and huffed and collapsed on my bed.

"Does someone out there hate me? Did I do something wrong? I'm a good person, never cheated always treat people fairly…ok maybe I pulled a few pranks on varsity last year and rubbed it in that we beat them but they had it coming!" I yelled pointing up at the ceiling as Tracy sighed loudly and turned back towards me.

"Would you shut up Granger! Some of us actually like nice and quite not overly obnoxious people." I snorted and rolled my eyes and sat up and stared at her as she placed her clothes, mainly pick ones in her closet.

"Me obnoxious? Tracy why don't you look in the mirror you'll se obnoxious staring straight back." She didn't respond as I sat on my bed and wallowed in self pity.

"Why are you on this level anyway, this if for the girls that do sports." I said and she turned towards me and rolled her eyes.

"I do cheerleading, duh!"

"That actually that as a sport?" I asked and she nodded and I sighed loudly.

"What has the world come to where we now count prancing around in mini skirts and yelling at the top of our lungs a sport?" I asked leaning against my wall as she just ignored me and continued unpacking. The room was silent for a long time with her unpacking and me sitting on my bed feeling sorry for myself. I spotted my boom box resting on my desk and got off my bed and walked over to it and looked through my cd's before selecting Nirvana's Nevermind. I placed in it the boom box and walked back over to my bed as Smells Like Teen Spirit came through the speakers. I noticed Tracy wrinkling her nose in distaste.

"Do we have to listen to that crap?" She asked pointing towards it and I rolled my eyes.

"This is not crap Tracy, its loads better then what you listen to." She raised a perfectly plucked eyebrow and smirked.

"Oh really, let's see about that." She walked over and stopped my boom box and took out Nirvana and set it back in its case before putting in another cd and pressed play, to my horror this started playing.

"Yo, I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want." I groaned as Wannabe by the Spice Girls filled the room. It got even worse as Tracy started singing along.

"If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends. Make it last forever friendship never ends!" She screamed singing at the top of her lungs terribly off tune as I looked up at the ceiling and wailed.

"Why?" I turned and grabbed a pillow and buried my head underneath it as the pop music seemed to plague me everywhere. This is going to be a long year and school hasn't eve started yet!

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KNOCK KNOCK

I looked up from my book as someone knocked on the door.

"Going to get that?" I asked Tracy as she was closet to the door looking at herself in the mirror. She turned towards me and asked.

"Why would I do that?" I sighed as the knock same again and mumbled as I shut my book and got off the bed.

"Because you're human or at least I think you are." She scowled at me and went back to fixing her hair. I opened the door and looked up surprised to see Adam standing there.

"Adam?" I asked surprised and he smiled and asked.

"Hey Su just wanted to stop by and make sure you're settled in, figure out who your roommate is yet?" I opened my mouth to speak but was cut off by a high pitched squeal from Tracy.

"Adam?" I winced as she bounded over pushing me to the side.

"Adam it is you!" She said bouncing up and down as she clapped excitedly as I pushed myself off the wall the pushed me into. Adam smiled politely and I could tell he was a little scared by Tracy.

"Oh…hello Tracy uh…how are you?" She smiled bigly and said.

"Great, I didn't see you at all this summer, where were you?"

"Oh you know just hanging out with the Ducks." Her smiled faltered and she nodded.

"The Ducks, for course you would. Hey you guys going to do good again this year?" he nodded.

"Yeah I think so, we've been training hard in the off season and I glared as her eyes traveled over his toned body.

"That you have, well I just want you to know I'm going to try and go to every game I'll be your good luck charm." He smile was force and he turned towards me and I could tell by his eyes that he wanted me to save him. I sighed and said pushing past Tracy.

"Well Tracy if you don't mind Adam and I are going out right Adam?" he turned towards me and nodded.

"Yeah but maybe we'll talk another time." He said politely as we started walking out the door, Tracy nodded and smiled largely.

"I'll be waiting." He nodded weakly and she shut the door behind her. I sighed and grabbed Adam's hand and started leading him to the stairs.

"What's the hurry Su?" He asked as I started running quickly down them still holding Adam's hand tightly.

"I need to get away from here and the sooner the better." He chuckled and I took a huge gulp of air as I flew the door opened and breathed in the afternoon air.

"I'm free!" I yelled and Adam laughed as we started walking still holding hands.

"So Tracy's your roommate huh?" I nodded annoyed and he pulled my closer and took his hand out of my grip and wrapped it tightly around my shoulders as I leaned into him. I enjoyed how natural it was for Adam and me to be friendly but yet still be boyfriend and girlfriend.

"And you said you have a bad roommate, I would kill to have Charlie as my roommate!" I complained and he chuckled.

"Should I be concerned?" He asked teasingly as I giggled and stopped walking causing him to stop as well. He turned towards me confused as I smiled.

"I like Charlie but I think Linda would whoop my butt if I made a move, besides I have this awesome boyfriend who has been my best friend for years so he knows me even better then I know myself, and I'm really happy with him." He smiled and leaned down and lightly kissed my on the lips while wrapping his arms around me. I sighed as he pulled away and rested my head on his chest.

"C'mon let's go find our spot." He said braking away from me and taking my hand as I smiled. We had discovered this one spot last year one day during school and it had been our spot ever since. We walked in silence just enjoying each other's company before coming across our spot, not many people went here because it was surrounded by thick bushes.

"Ouch!" I said as another bush whacked me in the face. Adam turned and smiled at me sheepishly. And grabbed my hand as we continued to walk through them.

"Just a little bit and we're there."

"I've been here before Adam I know they way." He laughed and nodded and soon we were in a small clearing and right in the middle was a nice sized oak tree. Adam led us over and sat down pulling me down with him as I sat in between his legs leaning against him. As he wrapped his arms securely around my waist.

"What am I going to do?" I asked quietly. As I listened to the steady beating of his heart, this was what I loved about Adam and I, we could be totally honest with each other.

"I don't know; learn to live with each other. You guys used to be friends a long time ago." I sighed and nodded, it was true all the way from three to eight we had been the best of friends doing everything with each other, and then around eight I got more into hockey and she into dance and cheerleading and we grew apart becoming what we are today.

"Yeah but Adam that was like lifetimes ago." He laughed and leaned back into the tree.

"You act like it was decades ago."

"Well it should have been decades ago, I mean come on I used to like Barbie dolls!" I said disgusted as he laughed loudly and tightened his hold on me.

"Let's not talk about bad roommates or Barbie dolls anymore." I laughed and nodded.

"Excited for school?" I asked and I felt him shrug.

"A little I guess I just hope this year won't be as…memorable as last year." I laughed quietly and nodded.

"Yeah I don't think Eden Hall or the Ducks could handle that."

"You don't think you'll be placed on varsity again will you?" I asked quietly that thought had been bothering me for awhile and I looked up as Adam shook his head no.

"I talked to Coach about it last year and he said he would never separate me again from you guys, which I'm glad about."

"Me too." I murmured quietly and Adam opened his mouth to say something but was cut off as familiar voices drifted through the air.

"Hey watch it! That's the third time you nailed me with a branch!"

"Well maybe if you duck it wouldn't hit you."

"Guys shut up!"

"You know Su and Adam better be back here because I have tons of scratches now."

"I can't believe it, I just ripped my top and it is brand new."

"Take a chill pill Connie just buy a new one."

"Take a chill pill? You want me to take a chill pill? Well this shirt cost $45 dollars, so no I won't be taking a chill pill!" I winced as I heard a slapping sound and felt bad for Portman.

"Hey guys there's the opening!" There were cheers as I heard running I turned towards Adam who shrugged and smiled as we waited for the Ducks to run through the bushes any second now.

"Goldberg watch out for that stump!" But it was too late Goldberg fell through the bushes and landed with a thud as all the Ducks feel in on top of him. Adam and I busted out laughing as they all glared at us.

"Guys you're crushing me, get off!" Goldberg wailed as all the Ducks quickly got off him.

"Sorry about that Goldie." Charlie said helping Goldberg up and started brushing the dirt off of him. Once done Charlie turned towards us and smiled.

"They you two are, we've been looking everywhere for you." He said as the Ducks all sat down in a circle, Adam and I at the head of it.

"Hey Su figure out your roommate yet?" Julie asked and everyone looked at me in interest because everyone else was paired up with a Duck. I sighed and nodded.

"Who?" They all asked at first and I said sadly.

"Tracy Fuller."

"You've got to be kidding me?" Connie said as all the Ducks looked at my sympathetically. I nodded and pouted.

"That's what I said! But it's true she's my roommate, maybe it's not too late I can always go back home." Charlie glared at me and said sternly.

"No way we all promised to live at the dorms together so we could all spend time with each other, and we can't do that without you, you want to know why? Because-"

"Because Ducks fly together!" We all yelled out at the same time smiling as Charlie nodded and smiled proudly.

"That's right, and we can't fly without you." I smiled as everyone went into a conversation, maybe just maybe this year won't be as bad as I thought.

(Please R and R! I do not own the Mighty Ducks.)