Hello again my friends. Although I'm out of school for the next seven weeks that doesn't mean I'll update more often. Then again maybe I will. Read and enjoy this chapter. I don't own anything you recognize.

Chapter 25: Inspections and accusations.

The next day around three I looked around my room. It was spotless and had nothing illegal in it. There was a knock at my door. I opened it and there stood Coach Matthews along with the girls' Volleyball coach. "Hi Coach." I looked at him.

"ER, do you know why we're here?" Matthews asked.

"No, but I figure it isn't a social call."

"You're right. Now as some of your teammates may have told you I do room inspections twice a month. One is announced and the other one isn't. Since you are a female I won't go through your personal belongings..." I knew what he was talking about there, "...which is why I brought Coach Mastin with me. Now if you'll just step out into the hall this will be done quickly and painlessly."

"Yes sir, but if you break anything you'll be paying for it." I said seriously.

"I'll take that into consideration." Matthews said motioning me out. I stepped out and saw Russ and Averman step out also and Orion walk into their room.

'Crap Orion's inspecting today too? I hope Matthews doesn't make a mess.'

Twenty minutes later Matthews came out and I stood up from where I had been sitting on the floor. "Coach Mastin will be done soon but it looks like you passed." He said. I bit my lower lip and looked around him. "Something wrong Jacobs?" Doug had been right, my room was torn apart.

"Orion's going to kill me." I mumbled looking at the mess. Coach Mastin was just making it worse.

"Why would Orion kill you?" Matthews asked.

"I made his team yesterday and he's inspecting today."

Mathews looked down the hall to where Orion was currently going through Guy and Goldie's room. "Better get it cleaned up then." He said as Mastin walked out and down to where Orion was.

"Kelly." I heard Orion say as Matthews walked away.

"Ted." She answered.

"I have three females on my team now."

"Who's the new girl?"

"ER Jacobs."

"Will just went through her room and didn't find anything."

"Please don't come down here, please just let me go." I muttered.

"I still want to check it. I don't want her to think just because she's the captain's cousin I'm going to go easy on her." Orion said.

"Ted that girl is clean; I can't even smell anything in there, just don't go harder on her because she's the captain's cousin."

"I won't, but I still want to go through it because between you and me Will isn't the sharpest tool in the shed."

"Alright, but her dressers and closets are clean."

"Hey let's get this done before he gets down here alright?" I heard Dean say. I turned around and saw six guys standing there. Doug had brought Mike, Max, Bash, and for some weird reason Fulton and Dean were also there.

"Alright." I answered.

"We've seen you room enough times to know where everything goes." Bash said. I nodded and lead them inside. Fulton shut the door and they got to work. Thankfully Coach Mastin hadn't emptied my underwear all over the floor and the guys just put all my clothes on top of the dresser. It took us about 25 minutes to get it clean. I looked around and saw only one thing was off.

"My rabbit, any one seen it?"

"What rabbit?" Doug asked.

"My yellow rabbit where is it?" I said trying not to freak out. I would probably die if I couldn't find it.

"Easy Lizzy, we have to go but we'll help you find it later." Fulton said.

"Yeah don't freak ER we'll get it later." Bash said.

"Fult we have to get going now, he'll be done with Charlie and Adam's room soon." Dean said. With a kiss on my cheek Dean left making sure Fulton was with him.

I heard footsteps and looked out to see Charlie and Adam go back into their room and Coach Orion walk out and into Dean and Fulton's room. Dean and Fulton came out and motioned that it was clear. I opened my door and shooed the four boys down the hall to the staircase door. Once I heard that door shut I sat down at my computer and waited for Orion to knock.

Soon enough his knock came and slowly his room inspection finished. After he moved on to Connie and Julie's room my room looked worse than when Matthews and Mastin went through it. Max, Bash, Doug, and Mike came back and put my room back together. When they finished I still couldn't find my rabbit. "Where's the damn rabbit?" I cursed about ready to tear my room apart to find it.

"Hey." A smooth voice said in my ear. I knew the voice but I think I was too stressed and worried to place it.

"Hey." I answered still looking around my room just inside the doorway.

"You seem worried."

"Yeah."

"Wanna tell me what's wrong?"

"Not really."

"Come on I won't say anything." I looked down and saw his arms around my waist. I reached up and scratched my head.

"I can't find my rabbit and let go my boyfriend gets pretty jealous." He didn't let go instead he tightened his grip.

"What rabbit?" I pulled against his arms but he wouldn't let go.

"My yellow rabbit that normally sits on my bed. It's wearing a brown crocket hockey jersey, number 7, with the name Robertson on the back. I said let go of me."

"Sorry I haven't seen it." He said pulling me against his chest.

"Let me go." I said through gritted teeth.

"I don't want to." I turned and looked up to find Andy Jefferson holding me.

"Let me go." I said loudly.

"Sorry babe but I don't want to." He had my arms pinned to my sides.

"Orion's on this floor you had better let me go." I tried but he just shook his head. "LET ME GO YOU ASS!" I yelled. In a matter of seconds he was pulled away and Orion was standing between us.

"Jefferson you know you're not supposed to be on this floor and when a lady asks you to let her go she means it." He said as Fulton and Dean held him back and Dwayne came to me. Dwayne looked over my arms where Andy had pinned them.

"Lizzy you ok?" Dwayne asked.

"Yeah." I answered looking at the floor.

"Get off this floor before your consequences are worse." Orion said. When the sound of a door shutting reached my ears my head was forced up gently.

"Liz, look in my eyes and tell me you're ok." Dwayne demanded. I looked into his soft brown eyes and shook my head.

"I'm a little shooken up that's all." I said praying he wouldn't pick up on my other emotions.

"ER he didn't hurt you did he?" Orion asked.

"No Coach, I'm perfectly fine." I said a bit annoyed.

The look on Coach's face softened. "Lizzy, I know how mean Varsity can be after what happened last year. I don't care right now that we have a game this weekend. I want to know if Lizzy the person is ok and not ER the player."

"Thanks Coach I'm fine just a bit shaken up."

"Why don't you and Portman take this afternoon off and calm down?" He suggested. I looked at Dean who looked like he wanted me to say yes, Dwayne who also looked like, although he was a bit hurt by the suggestion, he wanted me to take it, and Fulton who looked like he knew it was for the best but was disappointed because he knew I was going to say no.

"Thanks for the offer Coach, but I need to prepare for the game."

"Lizzy, I love your dedication, but maybe you'd be better off taking the afternoon off."

"No Coach, I need to get my mind off this and the only way I can aside from making out with Dean is to practice. If I don't think about it I'll be fine." I answered.

Dean scowled as Coach nodded. "Alright." Coach went back to Dwayne's room to continue his inspection and the other three looked at me.

"What else is bugging you Kitten?" Dwayne asked. I cringed. I looked at Fulton who looked at Dean then jerked his head to their room. Dean nodded and the pair walked away.

"I...I um can't find my rabbit." I said slowly.

"You mean the yellow one on top of your stereo?" He asked.

"Oh yeah right that one." I said hesitantly. He smiled.

"It happens Kitten, makes you human." He said. I nodded and he left.

That night after practice I went back to my room and curled up on my bed. "Lizzy." I heard someone say knocking softly on my door. "Lizzy are you in there?" They asked again.

"Fulton." Someone else said impatiently.

"Relax or she won't open the door." The first voice answered. "Lizzy please we just want to talk to you." Then the door swung open.

"Baby, are you ok?" Dean asked.

'Looks like the bash brothers decided to come check on me. Yea me.' I thought sarcastically. I kept my back to them and they sat down on my bed.

"Please baby, tell me what's wrong." Dean said.

"We aren't leaving until you tell us what's wrong." Fulton added.

"Get out." I said halfheartedly. I felt someone stand but then sit back down.

"You don't mean that Lizzy, please talk to us." Fulton persuaded.

"Yes I do." I said with no real conviction.

"See I told you, you didn't mean it."

"It's the medication I'm on. I ain't use to playing while I'm on it. I said so last night." I conceded rolling onto my back to look at them.

"Now that we know that we'll just leave." Dean said softly but he didn't move.

"We'll stay the night with you." Fulton said.

The next thing I know both beds are pushed together against the far wall and the mattresses are next to each other on the floor. Fulton and Charlie came in the door with Gatorade and a bowl of soup.

"Eat up." Charlie said.

"You forgot the..." I said but Luis cut me off.

"Grilled cheese anyone." He asked producing two sandwiches.

"You're the best."

"I thought you were?"

"Whatever, but thanks guys." I said leaning against Dean to eat. Once I had finished Luis gathered everything and took it away.

"How you feeling?" Charlie asked.

"Tired." I admitted.

"Alright get some sleep; we'll talk in the morning." He said.

"Charlie we're gonna stay here for the night to keep her company and all." Fulton stated rather than asked.

"You're lucky the DA lets me do head checks or you'd be in serious trouble."

"Thanks Char." I smiled.

"Yeah just don't forget it." He answered walking out the door and shutting it behind him.

A few days later I was studying when I thought I heard a knock at the door across the hall. I opened my door and found I was right. There was a lady in a dark blue business suit with dark brown hair, about 5'7 standing at Fulton's door.

"Ma'am they're not in there right now." I said walking across to her, in my socks, sweatpants, and overly large sweatshirt that might have been Chris's. "Is there something I can help you with until they get back?" I was slipping into my southern belle routine and slightly hating it. She looked at me and I saw that she was pretty and had a soft face but she could have been in her late 40's or 50's.

"You wouldn't happen to know where they are, would you?" She asked.

"They went to get some ice cream, but they should be back soon. You can sit and wait in my room and wait. Can I offer you something to drink?" Taking in her business like manner and outfit she was probably a CEO or something. It crossed my mind that this could possibly be Dean's mom but he never said what she did.

"You're not Jules or Cons are you?" She asked.

"Nope, but I do want you to be comfortable until they get back. Knowing those two as well as I do it could be a bit." I decided to take a stab in the dark. "You're Mrs. Portman aren't you?"

"Yes, how'd you know?"

"Well I've already met Fulton's mom and she loves me...well that and Dean has your eyes." I said smiling softly and looking back into my room to see the picture of him on my desk.

"So now you're going to try to get me to fall in love with you and after I do you're going to sleep with him to get him to give you something and when he doesn't you're going to dump him on his ass like you did to Fulton. You're just using him because you found out that he's loaded."

"Excuse me." I said stunned into disbelief. I took a few steps back.

"Yeah you know Dean's father and I run one of the largest and wealthiest car companies in Chicago. It's not going to work." I couldn't believe Dean never told me his parents were almost as rich as my dad.

"If anything I should be worried he's using me. My dad's the wealthiest lawyer in Ohio. Use to be Minnesota until they moved him to Austin and then Ohio."

"Doesn't mean you'd be opposed to using him to get a little more cash."

"Are you insinuating that I'm a slut or a whore?"

"Well..."

"Fulton has been my best friend since I was in diapers, I have never slept with him in the way you are saying, and I love Dean."

"Wait a minute, you're ER Jacobs?"

"Sorry I didn't introduce myself before; I'm Lizzy or ER Jacobs your son'sgirlfriend." I spat.

"Oh my lord, dear I'm so sorry. It's just I can never be too careful when people date my children."

"I know I grew up with four brothers I know how to weasel things out of people with out having to revert to such means. There have been a few girls that have tried to use my brothers for cash. You can usually tell which ones by where they ask to be taken out to. I'm a simple girl. I'm wearing sweatpants and a sweatshirt that belonged to one of my brothers although I'm not sure which one it is."

"Dean told me you were nice, but that you had a mean streak and normally you wear tight jeans and t-shirts."

"Ah the loose pants and sweatshirt threw you off?"

"Slightly but he never said you were incredibly sweet."

"So that lead you to believe I was some sort of trash because of what he wears and some times acts like?"

"No, it's just you came off sweeter and nicer than he had described you to be."

"Old habit. My step-mom taught me to be a southern belle around all of my dad's business partners so it kinda slips when there's a business suit around. And don't worry about what he wears, my brother did the same thing, it pissed my mom off but it was just a phase he got over it soon enough."

"We like his style though it's his way of expressing his artistic side." She said chuckling a bit.

Portman's PoV
We were coming back from getting ice cream when I spotted my mom's car. 'Oh great, wonder why Mom's here.' I thought. I racked my brain for some sort of reason but couldn't think of one.

"Hey dude, ain't that Lizzy talking to your mom?" Fulton asked.

"Uh-oh this isn't gonna be good." I moaned. I moved to go butt in but Fulton stopped me.

"Wait and see how she handles it." He said, so I stopped and watched my mom's face. I could tell she was accusing ER of something and it wasn't for Fulton's hand on my chest I would have gone to stop her. "Her mom taught her to be a southern belle, the routine slips every time she talks to someone in a business suit. And don't forget she's got four big brothers, she's good at taking hits." My mom seemed to be impressed by something ER was saying but she was still skeptical.

"Please don't bring up the cash." I muttered. Few people here knew my parents were loaded and I didn't want anyone else to know.

"She brought it up." Fulton said as ER's back stiffened and she backed up a few steps. He was slightly hesitant and I didn't know why. I looked back at my mom and saw that she was shocked and it was clearly written on her face. Realization swept over my mom's face and I could tell she was putting something together as Lizzy's stance grew defensive. Then she did something I never thought she'd do. My mom apologized.

"She apologized?" I asked Fulton.

"She apologized." Fulton confirmed. I was floored my mom never apologized for anything.

"She's laughing, Fulton what's this mean?" I asked.

"Normally it means some one said something funny or someone's embarrassed themselves." Averman said from behind us. We looked at him.

"Come on, let's go find out what." Fulton said. We walked down the hall and stopped on either side of ER.

"Hi Mom, what's going on?" I asked wrapping a protective arm around ER's waist.

"I was just having an informative discussion with your girlfriend." Mom answered.

"You were accusing her of something earlier." I said.

"Dean don't." ER said warningly.

"Well yes and I apologized for it." Mom said.

"She's done nothing to provoke you." I bit out.

"Dean stop, I didn't tell her my name and she had a right to be careful." ER said butting in.

"Can't you just be nice to one of my girlfriends for once?" I asked. ER pulled out of my grip and went into her room slamming the door behind her. The next thing I know there was Metallica thumping from her room. "Did I make her mad?" I asked turning to Fulton. My mom rolled her eyes as Fulton sighed and unlocked the door. He ran his hand through his hair and pushed the door open.

"Dude she rarely ever listens to anything but country music and Metallica is thumping from her stereo. You didn't make her mad." He paused and stepped back from the doorway, giving my mom room to enter. I sighed with relief but I should have held that in until he finished. "You pissed her off. She's only been this mad once before" He said as my mom walked into the room.

"When was that?" Mom asked as we sat down. Fulton stuck the pint of chocolate ice cream in the freezer for Lizzy to get later.

"When she was 10 and she broke Charlie's nose when he said...oh how'd he put it...Oh yeah, 'Girls could never be better than boys at playing Hockey'." Fulton explained.

"That's why his nose is crooked?" I asked.

"Yeah she beat Connie to it. It happened when we were waiting for her step-mom to come pick us up after school. Since we lived on the edge of two districts we got to pick which school we went to. She picked the one Charlie went to and I agreed."

"Connie and Charlie?" My mom asked.

"Cons and Captain Duck." I clarified.

"Hey Bashes, could you turn...your stereo's not on." Adam said from the doorway.

"Across the hall Banksie." Fulton said.

Banks looked behind him and then back at me. "How mad is she and what did you do?"

"Why are you blaming me for this?"

"Because she rarely listens to anything other than country music and it's usually your fault."

"Charlie's broken nose mad and I don't think either of us knows what he did." Fulton said.

"I'm not..." Adam trailed off.

So what isn't Adam going to do? Will she forgive Portman for what he said? Maybe but you'll have to tune in next time to find out. Oh here's a question, Sleepy, Doc, Happy, Grumpy, Dopey, Sneezy, what's the other Seven Dwarfs' name?