Aaah, chapter two. Thank you to all my lovely reviewers – no flames! Nice, nice people. Well, I'm happy because I'm on holidays for two weeks. Got to revise for my stupid exams though. Grr.

But fics are more important than getting my Highers and getting into uni. So out comes Magnet's secret.

leisen die frage? (): Well, this update isn't exactly ASAP, but every time my mum catches me not studying, I get shouted at. Glad you like it though!

DracosDefender: Ah, new friend! I'm updating as quickly as I can, but that means that YOU have to review again! So review!

beckybabe: X's secret is very secret, as is Squid's. 'Secret' meaning I haven't decided yet. Magnet's married? What? I like that idea though…

Drunken Boxer: Thanks for the review, and the help. I suppose I'm workshopping Zigzag's character a bit – making him a bit weirder, and he really doesn't see it as that big a deal. It was just that X got ideas from that. If that makes any sense at all. Anyway, please review this chapter!

The Bunnies Will Kill Us All: I'm updating! So command no more! I like your name. I'm glad someone else shares my opinion on bunnies.

dorkyduck: glad to see you reviewing again! And glad to see you like the oddness. There will me many more oddnesses in the rest of this fic, I hope!

Anime Girl23: Alas, I don't generally read or write slash. I'm not sure why. But if you write some slash, I promise I'll read it, because I like you. And this chappie's Magnet's secret (he's one of my favourites too!) This chappie may be angsty, and Squid's def will be.

Queen o' Randomness: Updating – as you can see. I think I've read some of your fics. I like.

This chappie is dedicated to Drunken Boxer, for her constructive criticism, and to dorkyduck, for coming back!

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"Two days?" Squid yelled, "We're stuck in here for two days? You're not serious! Because if you are, I'm going to kill someone! I mean it!"

Everyone took a step away from him.

"Sorry ladies, but the guys don't want to come up until the day after tomorrow, in case there's another earthquake."

"But that earthquake was so tiny, nobody felt it!" Magnet protested. Mr Sir just laughed.

"Yeah, but it was strong enough to jam the door," Mr Sir said happily, "And they thought it might not be safe to come down for a couple of days. Don't worry, there's enough food in there to keep you going. And you won't have to dig."

They heard Mr Sir's footsteps trudging away and all flopped down on the sofas, groaning. Squid punched the door before sitting down, and glared at everyone.

"Calm down, man!" Magnet said, "It's ok! Dude, you're starting to remind me of my father-in-law when you flip out like that!"

Realising what he'd just said, he clapped his hand over his mouth, and everyone stared at him.

"I meant my… my step father!" he stammered, "My mum's new husband! He… he freaks out at a lot of things. He…"

"You have a father-in-law?" X-Ray asked, his ears almost literally perking up, "Seriously?"

"No!" Magnet insisted, "That just came out. I meant stepdad! It's an easy mistake to make!"

X-Ray rolled his eyes. He gestured to Armpit and Squid who immediately jumped on Magnet, wrestling him to the ground. To give Magnet credit, he fought back pretty damn well. But he was outnumbered, and smaller than both of them.

"Mierda santa!" he yelled, "What're you doing, you psychos?"

X-Ray looked down at him. "I told you," he said, "When people are stuck in a room together, they come out with all sorts of things. Zig came out with that gay thing, didn't he?"

"But that's Zigzag!" Magnet protested, "He's… well, he's a bit weird, isn't he? Of course he'd come out with that. He probably thinks we're going to die and that'll be his last confession or something. You know, acute paranoia and all that."

"Hey!" Zigzag protested weakly, though he clearly didn't mind being called 'a bit weird'. After all, he was.

"Yeah, and you came out with 'father-in-law'!" X-Ray insisted, "Things like that don't just slip out! Now spill, or I'll spill you!"

"El hijo terco de una ramera," Magnet muttered under his breath, "I'm honestly not married, or anything."

Squid grabbed Magnet's arm and twisted it behind his back. Magnet let out a stream of Spanish curses.

"Joda la mierda de desgraciado de mierda ramera bastarda!"

There was a silence as everyone exchanged confused glances. Caveman and Zero shrugged at each other.

"Give up, X!" Caveman said, "It was just a slip of the tongue. You're not going to get anything out of him."

"I wouldn't be so sure!" X-Ray said. With that, he slapped Magnet round the face with all the strength he could muster.

"You bastard!" Magnet cried, more in shock than in anger. He shook Armpit and Squid off and leapt at X-Ray. The two boys fell to the ground, punching, biting and cursing. Being their friends, the others really should have done something to stop them. But come on! This was entertainment! So they did nothing.

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The two of them wrestled on the floor for at least ten minutes, neither of them really getting the upper hand for more than a few seconds – they were both equal strength, more or less.

Finally they stopped, once everyone had forgotten exactly why they were fighting. Magnet pushed X-Ray off him with all the strength he could muster, stood up and spat something white into his hand.

"Is that your tooth, dude?" Zigzag gasped. Magnet shrugged and put it back into his mouth casually.

"Chill, man. It's not real. My real one got knocked out in a fight three years ago."

Suddenly, everyone was all ears. X-Ray, who was sitting on the floor, a trickle of blood coming from the corner of his mouth, was forgotten. The Magnet's black eye was forgotten, as was his cut lip.

"So you've got false teeth?" Caveman grinned. Magnet sighed.

"You're going to get it out of me one way or another, aren't you?" he said, casting an icy glare in X-Ray's direction. Everyone nodded enthusiastically. Magnet sat down on the sofa, wiped some blood from his face and began his story.

"OK, you have to get that this totally isn't because I'm Hispanic," he began, "It's nothing to do with that. It's my family. They're a bit weird. My granddad was in the army, see? In 'Nam. He's always going on about it. And he had this friend called Art. I don't know all the ins and outs of it, but one drunken night, they made this weird-ass pact that Art's daughter would marry my granddad's son, so their families could, like, merge. But when neither of them had a daughter, it was chucked down to the next generation. I don't think they really wanted to do that, but they were both too stubborn to go ahead and cancel the deal. So more or less since I was born, I've been, like, betrothed to this girl.

"I'm not actually married to her, but they act like we are. And it's not that I don't like her, either. Her name's Janine and she's nice enough. But she's four years younger than me. I can't think of her as more than a little sister or whatever. But she won't be legal for a few years. My granddad's dead now, and all we have to do is wait for Art to die and we can forget the stupid pact. Still, it kinda sucks. I'm fifteen and I've never had a girlfriend. I've had offers, and I've wanted to. But I can't because of this girl."

"And the tooth?" Caveman pressed.

"Oh, um…" Magnet hung his head, embarrassed; "I did go out with this girl once. I had to do it a bit on the sly in case my dad found out and lectured me on family values and loyalty and stuff. But then the girl found out about Janine, and wouldn't listen when I tried to explain. Then her brother kicked my ass."

"So you're not actually married?" X-Ray piped up from the floor, sounding disappointed. In reply, Magnet flipped him off, without even looking at him.

"OK, I get it, you're mad at me," X-Ray sighed. Still, Magnet said nothing. Everyone else just sighed.

"Can't believe you're almost married," Zigzag laughed, breaking the awkward silence.

"Can't believe you're gay!" Magnet retorted.

"Was, dude!" Zigzag corrected, "I was gay."

"You know what?" Squid said finally, "I think I'm liking X's idea. Though slapping Magnet wasn't really the right way to go about it. This is getting real interesting. It's like truth or dare, except without all the making out with drunken strangers, and pier jumping at 2AM, and setting fire to beaches and stuff."

Everyone looked at his in surprise. X-Ray raised an eyebrow.

"What?" Squid grinned, "Clearly you've never spent a night with my friends. At least, I think they were my friends. I can't really remember much of that night…"

Everyone laughed. They couldn't help it. After all, when you're trapped in a shack in a juvenile detention centre for two days, with a bunch of juvenile delinquents who will probably kick your ass when it gets too much for them, you need something to laugh at.

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That chapter sucked. But please don't flame it. The pressure of exams and watching too many episodes of Mock the Week have done funny things to my brain. But remember, CONSTRUCTIVE criticism, please. Nice people. And suggestions are welcome.

JAR