When ice and dirt mix

by texaskid

Lizzy Jacobs was really good at baseball, so good she got a scholarship to Eden Hall Academy. But what she knew was that's where her old teammates were. The Ducks. She'd do anything to avoid going. Even continue playing softball instead. However when an incident at home forces Lizzy back to Minnesota will she find friendship, love, or the reason why she switched to playing ball.

7. IM's and more fights

Well here's another chapter for you. Oh and I own nothing.

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Chapter 7: IM's and more fights

"The rents didn't take it too well I take it." Charlie asked.

"Not really but..." I said thinking.

"What?"

"Well mom said 'fine side with your kids' when she heard that dad agreed to Matt's plan. She's never put kids after that word. When she does talk about the five of us she has always said our not your. Our Charlie."

"Maybe it slipped."

"It's never slipped she has always said 'our' even when they've been fighting."

"Strange."

"Hey babe?" Portman asked pushing the door open.

"Yeah what's up?"

"Um well I just got into a fight with my dad. Do you think your brother would mind if I was there all break? I could just crash at Fulton's if he did."

"No he'll be fine with it if he ain't I'll make him fine with it. Besides I would love to have you there an entire week before the rest of the team shows up."

"Thanks you're the best." He said before walking out the door.

"That's what they tell me." I hollered before he reached his door.

"Arrogant much?" Charlie asked.

"A little." I said before sitting at my computer.

IM from 7LoneStars: The rents said yes.
MDcocoa69: That's great Tex. What time you coming?
7LoneStars: Noon Christmas day.
MDcocoa69: good
7LoneStars: anyone else got an answer yet?
MDcocoa69: yeah Portman
7LoneStars: He's coming?
MDcocoa69: yeah 'bout as soon as schools out
7LoneStars: he ain't going home?
MDcocoa69: no don't push
7LoneStars: k bye
MDcocoa69: see ya
7LoneStars is away.

"Well at least Tex will be there." I said looking over at Charlie who was sitting next to me leaning on my desk.

"Tex and Portman." Charlie corrected. "What's don't push mean?"

"That's what I say when I don't want him asking questions." I answered.

IM from KPuckHockey56: Hey my parents said not until the 29th
MDcocoa69: Ok what time?
KPuckHockey56: Flight supposed to land at noon.
MDcocoa69: good deal Portman and Dwayne also got a yes.
KPuckHockey56: Good see ya then
MDcocoa69: bye

IM from HotCat6: Hey parents say plane lands at noon on C-mas day.
MDcocoa69: Same time as Dwayne. Russ will be there at noon on the 29th and Portman also got a yes but I don't want to talk about it.
HotCat6: great bye.

IM from SpeedSkater16: Parents are cool who else got yes?
MDcocoa69: Dwayne and Julie at noon on Christmas Day, Russ noon on the 29th. And Portman.
SpeedSkater16: When's Portman coming in?
MDcocoa69: When are you?
SpeedSkater16: Avoiding the question 1 on C-mas day
MDcocoa69: good deal
SpeedSkater16: you're still avoiding
MDcocoa69: He ain't going home he's going straight there please don't ask why.
SpeedSkater16: k see ya
MDcocoa69: bye

"Is the reason you don't want anyone asking because you don't know the answer?"

"No I just don't think everyone should know that Portman and his dad got into a fight. That's no one's business."

IM from MiamiChicks22: Hey I'll see you at one on C-day.
MDcocoa69: Good that means every out of state Duck will be there for New Years Eve. Most will be there by one on C-day 'cept Russ and he'll be there by noon on the 29th
MiamiChicks22: Awesome chica.
MDcocoa69: Yeah and the rest will be around.
MiamiChicks22: Yeah Aideos.
MDcocoa69: Yeah see ya.

I accepted the invite and the chat room popped up.

MDcocoa69: Well, well, well, if it ain't my two favorite guys.
FultonDigsChicks44: hey did I ever ask you what your screen name means?
#1BashBro21: yeah what does it mean?
MDcocoa69: Hello to you too babe and Charlie is right next to me watching the screen.
#1BashBro21: Ok so can you answer the question?
MDcocoa69: The letters MD stand for Might Ducks, cocoa because I love chocolate so much, and the number 69 was my pewee hockey number.
FultonDigsChicks44: That's weird 'cause Charlie's was 96.
MDcocoa69: Duh that wasn't a coincident.
#1BashBro21: You two did it on purpose?
MDcocoa69: Yeah anyway you want to talk about it?
#1BashBro21: The fight?
MDcocoa69: No the flying purple penguin. Of course the fight.
#1BashBro21: I don't know.
FultonDigsChicks44: Just tell her man. She'll understand.
MDcocoa69: Ain't it weird that the two of you are in the same room and yet on the comp chatting with each other?

"Of course it is" Charlie said looking at the screen.

#1BashBro21: Just a bit.
MDcocoa69: So...
#1BashBro21: Fine I called my dad to ask him if I could stay and I had forgotten that I had told him that you and I were dating and he started yelling something along the lines of 'you want to spend and entire week at your girlfriends house unsupervised.' of course I went on to explain that Matt, your 26 year old over protective brother would be there plus most of the team but he just kept yelling. So I just tuned him out and when he finally grounded me I kinda said that I would just stay in Minnesota for the break and he just hung up on me.
MDcocoa69: Sorry babe.
FultonDigsChicks44: Yeah sorry man
MDcocoa69: Charlie says that's awful and he offers his condolences, that means he's sorry for you small vocabulary folks and he want to know who else can make...ouch oh sorry
#1BashBro21: Charlie you ain't hitting my girlfriend are you?

"You were sitting here reading over my shoulder the entire time how can you not know who else is coming in? And that hurt." I asked turning toward him and rubbing the back of my head where he smacked me.

"I thought you might want to tell them. And sorry." Charlie answered.

MDcocoa69: No he ain't hurting me it was just a stupid slap. To the back of the head.
#1BashBro21: Oh and I know what condolences mean I ain't stupid I just don't like applying myself. So who else can make it?
MDcocoa69: Tex and Julie at noon, and Kenny and Luis at 1 on Christmas day. Russ can't make it till the 29th at noon.
FultonDigsChicks44: Good deal it's getting late and we got classes tomorrow I'm hitting the hay.
MDcocoa69: Me and Charlie say night.
#1BashBro21: Night Dude. Hey Captain Duck shouldn't you be getting you beauty sleep too.
MDcocoa69: He says he ought ta hit you for that but you're right he needs his sleep.
#1BashBro21: So go.
MDcocoa69: He's gone.
#1BashBro21: Therefore you're all mine now.
MDcocoa69: No I got to go to sleep babe I'm really beat.
#1BashBro21: Want me to come tuck you in?
MDcocoa69: No I should be fine for the night. I love you.
#1BashBro21: Night babe I love you too. Shut it Fulton.
MDcocoa69: What was that?
#1BashBro21: Nothing night.
FultonDigsChicks44 signed off.
#1BashBro21 signed off.
MDcocoa69 is away.

I put up my away message and climbed in to bed. The next morning I was up at 10:30 a.m. and dressed a few minutes later. The hall way was deserted to I went to Fulton and Portman's door and started knocking. "Go away it's too early." I heard.

"Come on get up." I yelled back.

"No." They yelled back.

"Hey Powder butt my brother's want us there by noon and if I have to drop Adam off we got to leave now." The door was almost ripped off the hinges.

"Keep your voice down, get in here, and never call me that again." Fulton said checking the hallway and pulling me inside.

"What's the matter Powder Cake Bottoms?" I asked smirking.

"Never use that name in public.

"Why scared people will make fun of the big bash brother." I taunted.

"Yeah kinda. You know I kinda hate growing up down the street from you right now."

"Come on you know you love me. Just admit it."

"Alright you're right I love you to death Mr. Magoo."

"Alright truce." I said quickly.

"That's what I thought."

"Hey Dean get your hot, wise ass out of bed now." He just rolled over.

"Call him Pimple Dimple Bottoms." Fulton whispered pulling a shirt over his head.

"Hey Pimple Dimple Bottoms you got to get up."

"What the hell." He asked sitting up. I just smiled sweetly. "Fulton why'd you tell her that?" He whined.

"Sorry." Fulton said.

"Get dressed both of you I got to drop Adam off and we're just barely gonna make it so hurry up." I said walking out their door and down the hall.

When I reached Charlie/Adam's door I pounded on it. Charlie opened it fully dressed. "Yeah hey if I'm still giving Banksie a ride we got to leave soon."

"Hey Banks you still getting a ride from my cousin?"

"Yeah and Charlie if you're gonna hit her noon deadline we leave now." Adam said looking up from the bag he was packing.

About 15 minutes later, at 11:00, we were packing the trunk of my car. "Hey Charlie hand me that bag in the back seat." He handed it to me and I put it on top of the rest of the bags. The bag had a few Christmas presents in it and I didn't want the boys to smash them. So about ten minutes later every one was situated and ready to go so we went. I was kinda getting tired of them bashing my country music so I looked over at Portman and said "You don't like it fine change it." I was hitting my limits and about 80 mph.

"Hey slow down ER it's only 55 through here." Adam said.

"Liz relax and take it easy, we're sorry." Fulton put in and I slowed down. I was still fuming and I bet Portman could tell. After changing the station, he took my hand that was on the gear shift. I liked driving with my left hand.

"Lizzy how many times have you been ticked for speeding?" Charlie asked as Portman began massaging the back of my hand.

"Actually ticketed never. Stopped 3 times." I said looking out my rearview mirror at him.

"Let me guess you cried your way out of it." Charlie said.

"Only the last one. The first two were just warnings. One in Ohio and one on my way here. Fulton, Portman put your seat belts on now." They did so but they complained.

"Why Lizzy?" Fulton asked as a cop drove past. "Oh ok."

"Just leave them on, it's click it or ticket around here and I don't want a ticket for you guys not wearing your seatbelts." I said.

"It's right there." Adam said pointing to his house. It was pretty big, well a lot bigger than my old house. I pulled up out front and looked at the clock.

"11:30 I can make it home in half an hour." I said after Adam got his stuff from the trunk.

"Absolutely not it's 45 minutes from here to Stillwater. You know that." Fulton said.

"Yeah call Matt now or I will then I'll drive us there." Charlie put in. I called him and told him and he said not to worry or speed it would be fine if I was late.

"Now see was it really that hard?" Charlie asked.

"Oh stuff it Spaz." We drove off and made it to my house by quarter after noon. "Hey Fulton." I said dropping my bag and scooping up some snow. He stopped and spun around. "Duck." I said. He did and the snowball hit Charlie right in the back of the head and slid down his neck. He stopped talking to Portman and spun around.

"Oh you so did not just do that." He said.

"Au contraire mon ami I believe I just did." (Translation: on the contrary my friend I believe I just did.) He vaulted over the railing and landed in the snow in the front yard wearing his 'Revenge is sweet' grin.

"No let them have their fun it's tradition if I do remember correctly." Fulton said stopping Portman as Charlie chased me around the yard pelting me with snowballs. Finally he pinned me and my jacket was getting soaked.

"Holler uncle."

"No."

"Holler."

"Never."

"Come on just say uncle and I'll let you up."

"Never!" I yelled.

"Holler you little bitch or I'll tell them why Seth said he really beat you." He growled.

"What did you say?" I asked. I had heard him I just didn't think he would actually say that.

"You heard me you little slut."

"You didn't." He just looked at me. I flipped him over and started beating the crap out of him.

"Lizzy stop. That's just what I heard." Charlie said trying to dodge my punches.

"That doesn't look like tradition to me." I heard Portman say.

"It ain't." Fulton responded. The next thing I know I'm being pulled off of Charlie and wrapped in a bear hug. I started pounding on the guys chest but it didn't get me anywhere. "Don't worry about not hurting her just restrain her." Fulton said. I guessed Portman was the one holding me. All of a sudden Portman's hand started running up and down my back and he started talking in his best southern accent. No doubt he picked it up from Tex.

"What's going on out here?" I heard Matt ask.

"Charlie what happened to you?" Chris asked. I didn't hear an answer so I guessed he was pointing at me.

"Portman just keep doing what you're doing until she's calm enough to come inside and not kill her cousin." Matt ordered.

After about ten minutes I looked up at him. "Why did he have to call me a slut?" I asked. Portman just shrugged. "Can I go inside now I promise I won't kill him." I said. We walked inside and I noticed that the room hadn't changed much except for the furniture and the Tv.

"Sit down now." Matt demanded. "Portman, Fulton and Charlie are upstairs in Ben's room. It's the third door on the left. Oh and thanks." Portman nodded and walked back towards the stairs. Once he was out of sight Matt continued. "I've already heard Charlie's and Fulton's sides so tell me yours." He said sounding a lot like Dad when he was being serious.

"Well it started off we were just par-taking in our traditional snowball fight and finally he pinned me and told me to holler uncle liked usual. After a while he called me a bitch and threatened me. Then he called me a slut so I flipped him and pounded his face in."

"That's it?"

"Yup that's it plain and simple."

"Get up to your room and don't come down till dinner. No visitors either."

"Aw come on Matt that ain't fair."

"You shouldn't have beat him up."

"He shouldn't have called me those names."

"Just go."

"Dad was never this mean." I mumbled standing up.

"What was that?" He asked.

"Nothing." I said walking up the stairs. "That little asshole, why's he always got to get me in trouble like that? That over-bearing, over protective, pompous..."

"Talking about me?" A voice asked.

I looked up and saw Chris standing there. "No just that idiot who calls himself my cousin. Now if you will excuse me, although I haven't eaten since dinner last night, I must go sit in my room until I starve. I leave all my stuff to you." I said pushing past him.

When I entered my room I sighed and flopped down superman style on my bright pink four poster canopy bed. "God I forgot how pink this room was."

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Well there's your chapter. Let's see if my readers can guess whose screen name is whose. Here's a hint their hockey number is in their screen name.