For the 33rd time I do not own the Ducks or Eden Hall I just like to play around with them for the entertainment of others. I'm sorry for taking so long.
Last time it ended like:
"Alright the dorm it is." He said finally. I smiled as he opened my car door. "After you my lady."
"Thank you kind knight." All the way back to the dorm and there he was a true gentleman opening doors for me, minding his manners, and generally taking care of me. After we plopped down on my bed he looked at me.
"And what does my fair lady want to watch?" He asked. I pulled out my older than dirt teddy bear and hugged him close to my chest.
Now on with Chapter 33: Preppy Kabobs
I looked up at Dean and smiled softly. "You really want that prince-hood don't you?" He nodded sheepishly. "You ain't gonna get it like this. Don't get me wrong, I love the chivalry in public but Dean it's only me and you now so show me some of that Portman enforcer charm all the girls rave about." He grinned wickedly and I smiled. "There we go, so now what do you want to watch?"
"What ever you want baby, it's your date you decide," he said. I almost melted. I had the perfect mix of gentleman and roughhousing enforcer.
"This is our date, we have to decide." I corrected opening the bottom drawer of my spare dresser and bent down at the waist looking for a movie. I discreetly watched him and he seemed to be in a trance. I waved my butt a little and his eyes followed. "With the wind." I said purposely leaving off the first word in the title.
"Um sure." Dean suggested.
"You're the most disgusting person I have ever met and I want nothing to do with you." I said.
"That one will work." He answered.
"Then get out of my room." I said standing straight up again.
"Room? This one will work." He said. I turned around and glared at him putting my hands on my hips. I watched him with an expectant look on my face. "That's not what you said is it?" He asked swallowing thickly.
"No it's not, would you stop looking at my ass and..." I stopped and noticed he was checking me out again. "Dean you are a pig." I stated.
"Pig? There's a pig in Charlotte's Web." He said. I walked up to him and put my hands on his chest.
"I said some not all." I told him pushing him over backwards and then walked out of my room and straight into Adam's. I shut the door silently behind me and looked around. Adam was reading a book on his bed lying on his stomach and his side of the room was clean. Charlie's side on the other hand was a complete mess. I sat down next to Adam and pulled my legs up to my chest.
"Hi Lizzy." He said not taking his eyes off the book in front of him.
"How'd you..."
He smiled and cut me off. "You're the only person I know that is that quiet. I didn't know you were here till you sat down." He rolled on his side and looked at me. He was smiling and then he frowned.
"Hey Cup-Cake eater what's wrong?"
"Dean...he's..." I couldn't find the words.
"A pig?" Adam asked gently shutting his book.
"Yeah I guess, I mean tonight after we left Mickey's he was a total gentleman but when I told him to turn on some of that Portman charm he turned in to a complete pig."
"Aw Cup-Cake, I'm not sure what to tell you."
"Isn't there some balance between the two?"
"I think there is but you're going to have to figure out how to find it in him." My ears perked up at the sound coming from down the hall. I glanced at Adam who looked confused and jerked my head towards the door. We both got up and I pulled the door open a bit.
"What do you mean you don't know where she is she's your best friend?" Dean snapped.
"And she's your girlfriend. What did you do to her man?" Fulton answered.
"That's just it I don't know what I did. One minute she's standing there in front of me with her hands on her hips looking saucier than ever, then she just appeared in front of me and said 'some not all,' pushed me over backwards, and walked out."
"What did she say before that?"
"Something about a pig, a room, and something 'with the wind'."
"What did she say before that?"
"I don't remember exactly."
"Why not?"
"Well she was kinda distracting."
"How?"
"Well, she does have a..." Dean trailed off.
"Smokin' ass?" Dwayne called.
"Why can he say that and I can't?" Dean asked.
"They dated for five months and neither of them have a problem with it." Fulton answered.
"Oh."
"Well tell me exactly what happened."
"She was standing there looking through the movies giving me a perfect view of her rear and then she started talking and I didn't really hear what she was saying because my hormones were running high and well things went on and she said something about a room and I said that her's will work and that obviously wasn't what she wanted because she turned around with her hands on her hips and damn she looked so sexy like that. My hormones started up again and she said something about me looking at her rear but I was too busy checking her out to hear what she was saying. Then she said something about a pig, pushed me over, and then she walked out." Dean explained.
"What happened before all that started?" Fulton asked.
"She called you a pig Port and I can see why." Connie called. "Die you dirty little jerk die."
"Relax Connie it's just a game." Averman answered.
"Port, answer me." Fulton demanded.
"Well we came back from Wendy's and we started talking about which movie to watch and then she said how she didn't mind me being a gentleman in public but when it was just the two of us she wanted me to 'turn on some of that Portman enforcer charm'. Then the rest of it started. She also had this bear that looked older than dirt."
"Bobert the bear." Charlie and Fulton answered.
"Who?" Dean asked.
"The bear's name is Bobert. Rob told Lizzy that her mom bought it for her so yeah she's had it for ever. It's also part of the reason Matt calls her 'Teddy Bear'. She has three special stuffed animals. Bobert the bear for when she's really happy, Babbit the rabbit when she's really scared, and Jack the hound for when she's really sad. I don't know if she still has Babbit, but the other two she almost always has in her bedroom." Fulton explained.
"So what exactly did I do?" Dean asked. "And what do I do to fix it?"
"First off she is a beautiful brunette, not a blonde bimbo. Not talking about you Jules." Fulton said.
"I know." Julie answered.
"Secondly she can kick your ass and if she does I want front row seats."
"But..." Dean said.
"Trust me dude you would have deserved it. Next like she said she wanted some of your charm and enforcer attitude not all of it." Fulton explained. I stuck my head out the crack and looked down the hall to see Fulton standing outside Ken and Luis's room. I could only see his and Dean's profiles but I could tell neither looked too happy.
"They don't look happy." Adam said from above me.
"What do you mean some?" Dean asked.
"Port, your reputation attracted her to you. She likes you for your bold, feisty, handsome, daring, wicked side, just as much as she likes the sweet, gentleman, knight in shining armor side of you. Mix it up man, show her a mix of both and she won't and, more importantly, can't hate you. I'd recommend talking to her after breakfast tomorrow and spend the night figuring out how to mix your personalities together. You have to give her time to cool off."
"So why'd she call me a pig?"
"Are you really that stupid?" Julie asked as she stuck her head out into the hallway. She smiled as she caught of me. I smiled back and waved. "Hey Fulton has anyone talked to Adam since we got back?" She asked.
His eyes flicked to us then back to Dean. "Yeah don't worry he'll be fine."
"I guess I am really that stupid, I'm kinda standing here asking what I did." Dean butted in.
"Look there's a time and place for everything and checking her out when trying to decide on a movie is not the time or place." Julie said.
"Not to mention she doesn't really like people staring at her rear end." Fulton added.
"But it was just there and so..."
"Dude I do not need to know your twisted and...Oh what's the word?"
"Sensual?"
"Sensual thank you, thoughts about my best friend." I rolled my eyes and Adam and I went back inside.
"You think Charlie would mind if I crashed on his bed?" I asked.
"Do you really want to crash on his bed when you don't know what Linda and he have been doing on it?"
"Good point I'll take over your bed then."
"Alright, but when I want to sleep I'll get Portman to move you."
"Then I'll be sure to have a Banks Preppy Kebab tomorrow for breakfast."
"Fine I'll get Fulton."
"You're the best dude." I said flopping down on his bed.
"I told you to stop hanging out with the Bashes so much." Adam answered grabbing his book and sitting at his desk chair.
"Ah hush and let me sleep."
"Will do."
Adam's PoV
About thirty minutes after Lizzy crashed on my bed Charlie came back in. "Hey Banksie." Charlie said. To tell you the truth that nickname didn't bother me as much anymore as it did when we were little.
"Hey Spaz." He looked from me to my bed.
"She's just so beautiful, I can't get over how much she's changed and grown up," he said in awe.
"Yeah she is, and I don't think she's changed that much from when we were kids although she has grown up and you'll have to accept that soon."
"I know. I just don't know how or if she's ever going to forgive Portman."
"She'll forgive him the minute he apologizes. She can't hold a grudge after someone tries to right their wrong."
"But you know Portman."
"Yeah and she doesn't want to see him or even let him touch her tonight." I told him.
"Shredded duck anyone?" Lizzy muttered.
"Shredded duck?" Charlie asked.
"She said she'd have a 'Banks Preppy Kebab' for breakfast if I let Port touch her." I explained.
"She wasn't serious about that was she?"
Lizzy rolled over and muttered, "Shredded Captain Duck, tasty."
"Looks like she'll add 'Shredded Captain Duck' for lunch."
"Guess so." Charlie swallowed answering his own question. "I'm gonna go shower keep an eye on her." I nodded and he went to shower.
"So is this going to happen every time I screw up?" Portman growled. I looked up from my book to where he was standing in my doorway.
"What are you talking about?" I asked.
"Every time I screw up she'll run straight to you and you'll take advantage of her."
"Yummy Enforcer Shake." Lizzy said flipping over again.
"I didn't take advantage of her Portman. She is my friend, your girlfriend and there's the fact that I wouldn't do that to a girl. I was raised better than that."
"You're saying I wasn't?"
"No, I didn't say that at all, I know the opposite actually. I was just saying that your accusations are completely unfounded." I really didn't want to get into a fight with Portman, I mean look at the size of the guy, but the one thing I absolutely didn't stand for was anyone who questioned my morals. "She came in here because you were acting like a pig and now you're acting like a jerk. Portman what would you do if one of those baseball guys treated Lizzy like you did after you got back or Guy treated Connie like that?"
"I'd rip his...I am a pig. Banksie what do I do?"
"Give her time to cool off Port, that's all you can do."
"You must be tired; I'll just take her back to her room so you can get some sleep."
"Port, don't."
"Nonsense." He said.
Before I could protest anymore he had scooped her up and left the room. Charlie came back from his shower and looked at me. "Did I just see Port with Lizzy?"
"Guess what Lizzy's gonna be eating tomorrow."
"Shredded Duck and Preppy Kebab."
"If we're lucky she'll add an Enforcer Shake."
The next morning at breakfast the two of us must have looked like dead ducks because everyone kept asking what was wrong. Charlie just glared at Portman but neither of us said anything. If we were right and somehow Lizzy found out eventually the entire team would know.
Lizzy's PoV
When I woke up the next morning I noticed I was back in my room and one thing was off. Fulton usually makes sure to lock my door before he leaves the room but it was unlocked that morning. This led me to believe that he was either in a really big hurry or he wasn't the one who put me to bed the previous night. Now normally I wouldn't be bothered by wondering who put me to bed but I realized that while most of the team could pick me up if they wanted to only two people were strong enough to carry me that far while I was asleep and limp. I got dressed and made my way down to the mess hall.
When I got there I saw that the hockey and baseball teams were at their respective tables and nothing seemed odd or out of place. Then I noticed that Fulton was sitting at the opposite end of the Ducks' table talking with Russ and Dwayne. I walked up behind the former and hugged him around his shoulders.
"Morning guys." I said.
"Morning Lizzy," they answered.
"Yeah, but Dwayne it's not really his fault it's not like he knew." Fulton said before eating a bit.
"That may be true, but he has to be careful." Dwayne answered.
"I'm with Dwayne on this one." Russ said after swallowing.
"Whose fault may or may it not be?" I asked stealing half of Fulton's toast.
"No one's fault Lizzy." Dwayne said.
"What are you talking about then?"
"Don't worry about it." Fulton said running a hand along my arms.
"Fult, you're always honest with me right?"
"Of course Lizzy, unless I'm trying to protect you."
"Did you put me to bed last night?"
"Lizzy I didn't see you after that one glimpse of you in the hallway when I was talking to Port," he answered tipping his head back to look up at me. I tightened my grip on him and glared down the table.
"What's wrong Lizzy?" Dwayne asked.
"Nothing. Did Dean put me to bed then?" I gritted out.
"I think so; it was either him or Charlie." Fulton said.
"For Banksie's sake he better pray to the gods it was Charlie." But even as I said it I knew that Charlie would have struggled to carry me. True I did only weigh about a hundred pounds but unless I was actually working with him he had a hard time moving me farther than a couple of feet.
"Lizzy?" Russ asked. I shook my head and walked down to where Adam was sitting. I put a hand on his shoulder and dug my thumb into his back.
"What's for breakfast Ads?" I asked.
"A...Banks Preppy Kebab?" Charlie asked sheepishly.
"You knew?"
"He mentioned it."
"That means..." I trailed off glaring across the table at Dean, who it turns out, had the decency to look down at his plate and avoid my gaze. "You let the pig touch me. You knew and you let him touch me anyway." Charlie and Adam nodded bracing for something. "Guess what I get for lunch."
"Pizza?"
"Nope, the cafe decided they wanted to start serving Duck. For breakfast they decided on Preppy Kabobs and for lunch, Shredded Captain Duck." I answered digging my thumb into both Adam and Charlie's shoulders.
"Lizzy, listen, Charlie was in the shower and Adam tried to..." Dean tried to start.
"Not another word unless you want to find out what Duck they serve for desert. You're already in enough trouble as it is."
"Lizzy please, he tried to..."
"You know they serve Enforcer Shakes for desert? They're supposed to be healthy and nutritious but all I'm seeing in this one is that it's as bad for you as bacon."
"Can't you just...?" Goldie started.
"You want to know what's for dinner?"
"Nope." Goldie gulped.
"That's what I thought, anyone else want to say something?" I snapped. The rest of the team sank back into their seats and shook their heads. "Smart team you got there CJ."
I walked off to sit with my team but when I got there they made me change my mind again. How you ask? By saying this.
"Hey guys." I said standing behind Mike.
"Hey Lizzy. We heard about what happened between you and Portman." Max said cautiously.
"And..." I prodded knowing they were going to say something else.
"Don't you think...maybe...maybe you oughta give him a chance to apologize?" Bash said hesitantly at first but then speeding up towards the end of his sentence.
"Not you guys too."
"Lizzy we just..."
"He's an unbearable pig, and I can't believe you'd take his side." I snapped. Brick opened his mouth but I swore softly and went and got myself a muffin and some orange juice. I looked around and saw a semi-empty table so I walked over and looked at the two girls across the table.
Well that's all you get for now. I'm sorry for the wait and I hope that the length made up for it. I'm on Christmas break now so I should start posting faster but if not I'll blame it on working so much. I plan for the next one to be out on Saturday but I make no promises. Tune in next time to find out who the girls are.