Chapter 2
"So" Zigzag said, at present they were all in the mess hall eating what was supposed to be dinner.
"I know what caused us to sing" Everyone seemed intrigued as to what stupid idea he had come up with "You know the little bite marks? Well they're not bite marks, its aliens!" They all stared at him for moment half expecting him to say 'just kidding' but his face was serious and he looked so sure of himself. They all sighed.
"Aliens? Really?" Squid shook his head and returned to the slooch on his plate.
"No really guys! They came down and injected us with some kind of poison to make us sing!"
"Hey, you may be onto something, Zig!" Stanley said looking up, the rest of the guys stared at him, fearing he may have finally lost it.
"Are you okay, Caveman?" Squid asked "You know there's no such thing as aliens, right?"
"No! Not the alien's part! Maybe something bit us during the night, like a lizard or a spider, and the poison is making us sing, I mean think about it we started singing today when we found out we have these marks, right? So-" Squid interrupted him.
"Woah! Woah! Woah! So you're suggesting that there is a lizard out there which its poison can make you sing? Dude your gettin' way too much sun."
"Come on, what else could it be?" Stanley defended but the other guys just muttered 'whatever' or 'yeah sure'.
Back at the tent Zigzag was searching for something, throwing pillows and sheets everywhere, looking under the beds and even looking in people's pockets.
"Hey!" Squid yelled as Zigzag put his hands in the younger boy's jumpsuit pockets from behind "What the hell are you trying to do!" The other guys snickered.
"Maybe he's just trying to give you a nice cuddle?" X-ray suggested receiving a glare from Squid.
"Yeah well if he wanted a hug that bad he could have just asked" Squid joked "Now get your hands out of my pockets!"
"Sorry" Zigzag said quietly taking a step back from him and eying him up suspiciously
"Dude, what the hell is wrong with you" Squid turned around to face him looking confused.
"I think maybe we're guinea pigs being used for experiments" he said it so seriously "they injected a secret formula into us and are seeing what the results are, which is the singing, so now I'm looking for the cameras and microphones they're using to watch us" All of D-tent sighed "sorry but you know how it is, with my acute paranoia and all" Everybody froze as they heard the tune beginning to play. Looking around there was no sign as to where it was coming from, and then it started. (1)
I make the most of all this stress
I try to live without regrets
But I'm about to break a sweat I'm freaking out
It's like a poison in my brain
It's like a fire that blurs the sane
It's like a vine you can't untangle
I'm freaking out
He ran across the room his eyes wide thinking he saw something and looked under the bed, when he stood back he sang again
Everytime I turn around
Something don't seem right
I must be paranoid yeah
I'm avoiding the lines cuz they just might split
He put his hands up to his ears hearing something outside and glancing to the tent flap saw Dr. Pandenski walk in looking puzzled
Can someone stop the noise
I don't know what it is
But I just don't feel
I'm paranoid
I take the necessary steps
To get to
Can't hear the thoughts inside my head
I'm still freaking out
That's why my ex is still my ex
I never trust a word she says
I'm running all the background checks
And she's freaking out
At this point all the D-tent boys were laughing at him as he ran and jumped onto a bed looking around the room wildly as he sang
Everytime I turn around
Something don't seem right
I must be paranoid yeah
I'm avoiding the lines cuz they just might split
Can someone stop the noise
I don't know what it is
But I just don't feel
He was gaining quite an audience from other tents by now
Consider me destroyed
I don't know how to act cuz I lost my head
I must be paranoid
I never thought it would come to this
I'm paranoid
Stuck in a room of starring faces
Caught in a nightmare can't wake up
If you hear my cry running through your street
I'm about to freak come and rescue me
He jumped off of the bed and ran across the room
I must be paranoid yeah
I'm avoiding the lines cuz they just might split
Can someone stop the noise
I don't know what it is
But I just don't feel
Consider me destroyed
I don't know how to act cuz I lost my head
I must be paranoid
I never thought it would come to this
I'm paranoid
He finished, looking around the room in confusion wondering if that really had happened and everyone in the room cracked up laughing, the answer was most likely yes.
"Alright boys! Show's over!" Dr. Pandenski yelled ushering them out of D-tent "you can all go back to your tents now" he turned to leave and threw over his shoulder "could you please keep it quiet next time, Ricky".
Only the D-tent boys were left, Squid grinned at Zigzag and slapped him on the back saying
"That was awesome dude! Didn't know you couldn't sing that well!"
"It was so weird, it was like no matter how hard I fought it I just couldn't stop, I tried so hard and it just didn't work" The guys all chuckled.
"As long as this singing thing is going on life could get a lot more interesting!" Magnet grinned. Everyone but Squid and Zigzag decided to go to the wreck room leaving the two boys alone.
"So" Squid said awkwardly.
"So?" Zigzag said back to searching the room.
"Dude will you give the search a rest? It's irritating! Please?" Zigzag sat down on his cot and starred at Squid, it was making him nervous so he tried to start conversation.
"You haven't been getting a lot of sleep lately, have you?"
"No." Zigzag answered simply, still staring at Squid "What does it matter?"
"I don't know, I'm just worried is all, I don't want you to collapse or anything"
"Why do you care?" Zigzag asked
"What a stupid question!" Squid scoffed "Cuz I'm your friend!"
"Oh. Why?" The blond boy retorted.
"You're seriously asking me why I'm your friend? Come, on Zig, you're just, you're cool, ya know?"
"I am? I always thought I was a dork." Zigzag smiled this smile at him which for some unknown reason made him feel like mush inside and then suddenly that feeling was back making Squid feel panicked. Squid gulped when he heard the music beginning to play, he looked around in panic hoping beyond hopes that he and Zig were the only ones there. He sighed realising that even if they weren't there was nothing he could do about it, he just hoped he was a good singer and that nothing too embarrassing came out of his mouth. He knew exactly what was coming as soon as he got that strange feeling inside his gut. (2)
Your better than the best
I'm lucky just to linger in your life
Cooler than the flipside of my pillow that's right
Completely unaware
Nothing can compare to where you send me
Lets me know that it's okay yeah it's okay
And the moments where my good times start to fade
You make me smile like the sun,
Fall out of bed, sing like bird,
Dizzy in my head, spin like a record,
Crazy on a Sunday night
You make me dance like a fool,
Forget how to breathe ,
Shine like gold, buzz like a bee,
Just the thought of you can drive me wild,
Oh you make me smile
Inside Squid was screaming at himself to stop singing and run away, but he just couldn't as his body wouldn't let him, he could see Zigzag smirking at him with one raised eyebrow but he continued singing, he had to.
Even when you're gone
Somehow you come along
Just like a flower poking through the sidewalk crack
And just like that you steal away the rain and just like that
You make me smile like the sun,
Fall out of bed, sing like bird,
Dizzy in my head, spin like a record,
Crazy on a Sunday night
You make me dance like a fool,
Forget how to breathe ,
Shine like gold, buzz like a bee,
Just the thought of you can drive me wild,
Oh you make me smile
By this time he had given up and was standing on the old rickety chair in the corner of the room and was very into the song.
Don't know how I'd live without you
Cuz every time that I get around you
I see the best of me inside your eyes
You make me smile
As the chair broke and he fell Zigzag managed to catch him and Squid got quieter.
You make me dance like a fool,
Forget how to breathe,
Shine like gold, buzz like a bee,
Just the thought of you can drive me wild,
He took a deep breath and unwillingly put his all into it
You make me smile like the sun,
Fall out of bed, sing like bird,
Dizzy in my head, spin like a record,
Crazy on a Sunday night
You make me dance like a fool,
Forget how to breathe,
Shine like gold, buzz like a bee,
Just the thought of you can drive me wild,
Oh you make me smile
Oh you make me smile
Oh you make me smile
He finished and turned around, about to get the hell out of that room but his arm was grabbed by the boy he had just sung to.
"Get offa me, Zig!"
"Come on, Squid! It's okay, it was just a song" Squid reluctantly turned around feeling embarrassed and sheepish, keeping his eyes on the ground.
"Squid." When his name was called he gathered the courage to look up, Zigzag was smiling, no, he was smirking at him. He pulled Squid into a teasing hug "That was so cute! I make you smile? You really do care about me!" He mocked poking his in his side.
At this point Squid was so much more than a little embarrassed, Zigzag still had a hold on him when the other guys walked back in. Squid blushed furiously as they gave the pair weird stares, and then, to his horror, Zigzag blurted out,
"Hey guys! Guess what! Squid sang to me!" Why did his best friend have to be such an ass! The other guys grinned manically.
"Oh really?" Magnet walked up to them "what'd he sing?" Zigzag was about to tell them when he received a venomous glare from the boy in question. He let go of him and took a few steps back before happily replying.
"He said I make him smile!" He still had that infuriating smirk on his face, the D-tent boys wasted no time as they roared with laughter and immediately began teasing him. If possible Squid became even redder and stalked out, although he could still hear their laughter.
He knew he wouldn't live it down for a while.
Hope you enjoyed it, tell me if you liked it! I forgot to say in the last chapter the song was dig it by the cast of holes, and the songs in this.
(1) Paranoid by the Jonas brothers
(2) Smile by Uncle Kracker.