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A/N: This is the sequel to the other Mighty Ducks stories "The Way Things Are" and "The Way Things Were". We recommend you read those two first. However, this can also be read as a stand-alone story. Please read and review.

Chapter 22

August 30th, 1998

Adams point of view

I had woken up at 7:30 in the morning prepared to go back to Lakeshore, my bags were already packed. I went to the garage to go workout on the treadmill that Coach had, I had run about 4 miles and worked out with the weights for about 25 minutes. Coach told me before he left for his honeymoon to be careful with the weights. When I was finished working out, I had decided to go grab a quick shower and finish my packing. Mike was showing up at about 11.

When Mike pulled into the driveway, I ran out to meet him. "Hey Mike," I said.

"Hey Adam, you're looking good you're looking fit," Mike said.

"Thanks" I replied as I showed him my body.

"You ready to go?" Mike asked.

"Yeah let me go grab my bags, say goodbye to Eleanor and Hans and we will be on our way,' I said and then I walked into the house. As I was walking into the kitchen I said, 'Hey Eleanor, Mike's here I will be heading back up to Lakeshore now."

"Mike's here already? I was going to fix lunch," Eleanor said.

I shrugged my shoulders before I said, "Sorry, we will get a bite up on the way. It's a long drive."

"Are you sure Mike doesn't want to rest a while?" Eleanor said.

"Oh, I would love to ma'am, but like Adam said it's a long drive," Mike said.

"Are you sure you don't want me to make you some sandwiches for the road, we have plenty of cold cuts left over from the wedding, that is going to go bad," Eleanor said.

"Eleanor enough, this is where Coach would say stop mom. We are fine we will get a bite in Chico; besides, I had a late breakfast and I just had an orange for a snack 20 minutes ago," I said with a smile to my face.

Eleanor's shoulders slumped before she said, "Ok I just worry about you is all. You're like my grandson, I worry about my boys all of my boys."

"I know it's okay I promise," I said.

"Ok give your grandmother a hug. You be safe up there," Eleanor said.

"I will be, and I promise, I won't do anything stupid," I said.

"You better not, I don't need you to be scaring me like that again! Go say goodbye to your brother," Eleanor said as she rubbed her fingers across my cheek, what she could reach anyway.

"As soon as I grab my bags from my room," I said. I went into my room and looked around the place. I knew that I would be back for Thanksgiving break, Christmas break, Easter break and several weekend visits in between. Then it would be time to pack up my room and move out east again, I grabbed my suitcases and headed out to the living room. Baby Hans was on the floor underneath his play mat, playing with his toys. He was drooling on his toys; I had a feeling he was going to be getting teeth in soon.

"My God he has gotten big, how old is he now," Mike said.

"4 months," I said.

"It won't be long, and he'll be walking and talking," Mike said.

"I hope it will be a while," I said.

I grabbed baby Hans and I said, "Hey Hans I am getting ready to leave. I want a hug from you."

"A-ba a-da a-ba," Hans said.

"I know, I'll miss you too," I said as I gave him a hug and a kiss on the cheek. I then put him back down on his back and played a quick game of Peek-a-Boo. Hans just giggled.

Soon I was loaded up in the car and on my way up to Eagle Lake. I just watched the miles past in front of me. It was when we were close to Chico that I asked, "So, how's it going up there?"

"It's going, there has been a lot of change since you've been gone, but we kept your room just like you left it," Mike said.

"Change? What kind of change?" I asked.

"Well Travon, Xavier, Luke and Kevin have graduated. Kyle and Steven leave in a couple of weeks Thank God. We have several new faces that you will meet and a new staff member," Mike said.

"Do I have a roommate?" I asked.

"Yep, I think you will like him," Mike said.

"What's his name?" I asked.

"Oliver, he's a real quiet boy," Mike said.

"Oh cool," I said. After we spent some time talking about what was going on, I told Mike the story of mine and Bella's break up with our boyfriends and how Charlie tried to get back together with Bella. And the other crazy stuff I was doing while I was in the hospital. I told him that I was starting to get into Yoga.

"Well maybe you could lead a class," Mike said.

"Yeah that would be cool," I said. I asked about Henry the duck and found out that after I left how Henry was lost without me.

Finally, we turned into the Academy, "Here we are home sweet home," Mike said.

"Yeah," I said with a worried look too my face.

Lance, Billy, Michael, David, Ryan, and Tim all came out to greet me.

"Well look who's back little baby Adam. Waah, Waah, Waah!" Steven said. I had to slowly count to ten, otherwise I might have strangled him. I could not wait for the next 14 days to pass quickly and Steven to be GONE!

Then I heard Henry quacking at me, "QUACK, QUACK, QUACK, QUACK, QUACK, QUACK, QUACK, QUACK."

I squatted down and said, "come here Henry!"

"Quack, quack, quack, quack, quack!" Henry said.

"Look at that Little baby Adam is talking to a duck! HA, HA, HA, HA!" Steven said.

Annie yelled out, "Steven office now!" I took one look at Annie she had changed.

Henry came up to me and I petted him, "Quack, quack, quack;" Henry said.

"I know I missed you and I love you too," I said.

I went to my room and saw how the room tags had changed from a Baseball to a football. I saw my name and then I saw Oliver, Staff. "Great, I am rooming with a staff member. That happens to have the same name as my brother. I won't be getting away with as much stuff as I would if I had a regular roommate." I thought to myself. I unpacked my stuff and hung Bella's drawing on my wall next to my Mike Mondano poster and made my bed.

I was just finishing tucking in my sheets when I heard, "Hey Roomie," my roommate Oliver said as he walked in. I rolled my eyes and then slowly I turned to face him.

"My name is Adam, not ro- OLLIE?" I asked.

"What's up bro?" Ollie said to me.

"What, where, when, why, how. What are you doing up here?" I asked.

"Oh, didn't you get the staff member part of our board? I work here now," Ollie said.

"What happened to France? What happened to hockey?" I asked.

"I quit and moved here. Dr. Binford offered me a position here and I took it," Ollie said.

"Why didn't you tell me?" I asked.

"Because I wanted to see that stupid look that you get on your face. Like you have right now. When something surprises the ever-living crap out of you," Ollie said.

"Does Bella know?" I asked.

"Yeah, she knows. Even Coach Bombay knew," Ollie said.

"What about dad?" I asked.

"I haven't exactly told him yet or mom. I am waiting to see if he sends the private dick, to look for me, before I fess up to where I am at," Ollie said.

"I am so glad to see you," I said as I gave him a hug.

"Yeah, I am sure, but just because you have a staff member that's a brother, you can't go around here acting all high and mighty, because I will shoot you down. When we are in private and your acting like a jerk, I do have permission to put you in a headlock." Ollie said.

"Got it. Can you throw Steven out faster than the two weeks to graduation?" I asked.

"Ha I wish. I tried my first week I was here, but he just has 13 more days, here. In fact, he goes home on Saturday for a week's visit," Ollie said.

"I can make it until Saturday. So, what is your job?" I asked.

"Grant Procurement Officer," Ollie said. I gave him a confused look. Ollie rolled his eyes before he said, "Basically my job is to go and raise money for this place. I am helping the kitchen out as well in developing a healthier meal plan for you guys. While I am working on the contacts to help get grant money in here to make this place better for all."

"Are they paying you for this?" I asked.

"No, college credit at Lassen Community College," Ollie said.

"What? You've gone back? Why?" I asked.

"Because I can't play hockey forever, Ads. Even Dad proved that one," Ollie said.

"What are you studying?" I asked.

"Business Administration. It's a transfer degree program so hopefully I will be able to transfer everything back to the U when we move home next summer," Ollie said.

"We? Your moving back to Minnesota with Coach, his family and I?" I asked.

"Yep, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays I will be around in the afternoon. Tuesday and Thursdays, I will be around in the mornings and I have a night class on Thursdays," Ollie said.

"Please tell me that you are going to take this seriously?" I asked.

"I should, I am paying for this not dad and I am staying here is part of my job and so I won't get involved into the party life on campus," Ollie said.

"Well congrats, I am proud of you," I said.

Then there was a knock on the door, "Come in," Ollie said.

"Adam Dr. Binford wants to talk to you," Mike said.

I rolled my eyes, "Adam relax it's probably nothing," Ollie said.

Ollie was sure right about that one. Dr. Binford had me sign the extension agreement for my continued enrollment at Lakeshore. I made sure this time that I read the entire contract through before I signed where I needed to sign. Coach was going to resign on the first parents' weekend that was coming up in a couple of weeks.

A/N: And that is unfortunately the end of this story. But fear not there is more. We are about to dive into Junior year so be on the lookout for the next story: "The Way Things Could Be." The 1st chapter should be posted on Wednesday. The first 11 chapters will be a repost and then ALL NEW MATERIAL. So until then I am going to give you a little sample, enjoy! And as always please read and review! Thanks a bunch!

"And we were thinking that maybe we should get married."

Casey dropped her cup as she said, "WHAT? MARRIAGE? CHARLES ALEXANDER CONWAY HAVE YOU LOST WHAT IS LEFT OF YOUR MIND?"

"Please let go," I pleaded with him.

Mark let go of my wrists and then said, "I'm sorry, baby. I didn't mean it. I swear."

"I think that I am going to get a ride home with Portman." I said. I didn't know what Mark was on, but I didn't like it.

"Where are you going?" Then he grabbed my wrist again and started to squeeze.

"LET GO OF ME!" Then I was dragged out of the house and back to his car.

Once we were outside, "WHY DID YOU DO THAT TO ME! YOU BITCH!"

"YOUR HURTING ME!" I started to cry; I knew that Adam would come to my rescue. But he was 2,000 miles away somehow I wished he were closer.

"OH DON'T BE CRYING YOU BIG FAT BABY."

I tried to jerk my wrists out of his hands, but he was too powerful for me.

"Please I want to go home, let me go home!"

"YOU WANT TO GO HOME? FINE BITCH, GET YOUR ASS IN THE CAR!"

As we were driving back to Eden Hall, we were swerving all over the road, we had gotten way too close to a semi and I yelled, "MARK SLOW DOWN!"

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"All of you my office, now!"

"Because you seem to be the reckoning force between the two sides of this division and I believe that for now it would be best for Mr. Conway to, ah, step down from his position as Captain for a little while and have you take his place."

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"Dude, chill,' he said, at my obvious nerves. 'I'm not going to hurt you, I was told to convince you to break up with Bella, so here it is. You should break up with Bella," then he chuckled.

"What?"

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"Alright son, let operation move in commence, HOOAH!"

I jumped at the HOOAH! "Relax Bella it's just a battle cry."

"Airman Germaine, You WILL CLEAN THIS MESS UP NOW!"

I pulled an article of clothing that was from underneath his bed, "Hello; what is this?" I said holding up one of Connie's bras that was pink.

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"No, said that was hockey. What was I going to do in College and the Pros, because you get thrown around harder in both College and the Pros. Said that I was a wimp and that I needed to train harder, get my ass into the gym, lift weights instead of phantom lifting."

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I went out of my mind with worry about Charlie. I called Fred; I was in a panic. We decided to search the entire city of Minneapolis and St. Paul. I had Mrs. Gaskin's our neighbor kept a look out for Charlie in case he showed up at the house. Jeanie's husband Matt, who owned Mickey's Dining Car was going to wait up for them there in case they came back. Connie and Julie were taking their turns waiting for Bella to come back to Eden Hall. Coach Bombay and Michele were going to wait up at the Hotel, but "it was doubtful that Charlie would come back to the scene of the crime," said Gordon. I even called the police; I was so scared.

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"MR. BOMBAY, WHERE IS YOUR CLIENT?"

"I PROTEST YOUR HONOR, THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!"

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"HEY WHAT IN THE HELL?"

"GET THE GIRL!"

"CONNIE RUN!"

"GOLDBERG, KEEP THE GIRLS BACK!"

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At some point the shirts of Gunnar, Paddy, Dean and Guy came off and I could not help but stare at my boyfriend. I was admiring him, and I could not help but wanting to take him behind the house and have sex. It had been so long since we had been alone together. "Adam, quit staring at your boyfriend and start working. Because I want to take Bella out tonight."

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"I should have been there for him. I could have done something. My father could have broken a rib of Adam's. It's my fault, I was so stupid."

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"I'm not gay."

"What?"

"I love vomen, I'm in love vith your sister."

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"Oh, Phillip I could use a drink."

"Kids driving you crazy?"

"I don't know how to thank you."

"You can give me a big thank you tomorrow night, by letting the tiger slip from the cage."

"NO WAY, I AM OVULATING THIS WEEKEND. I am not going to let you get me pregnant."

"Hey Banksie, you look good with a baby on your hip."

"You look pretty good, with a baby on your hip too."

"Don't even think about it, Charles."

"Yes Angel."

"Because if you do, I will pound you into next year."

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"OH MY GOD!"

"What's wrong, Reese?"

"I gained 3 pounds, 3 pounds it might as well be 50!"

"What are you talking about Reese?"

"God Charlie you are so stupid, I am trying on my prom dress."

"Oh come on let me see it, you can't possibly be that bad looking."

"Yes it is I am a PIG, a fat PIG. How can you stand the sight of looking at me?"

"So you let it out, I am sure that you can find a tailor to get the alterations done by Saturday."

"No you don't understand. You don't alter Vera Wang. You alter yourself to fit Vera! Jesus Christ Charlie, get a brain!"