The Sleeping Sportacus

by Razoxanne

It's ten years later and things are hotting up in Lazytown. Sportacus is desperately trying to hide his feelings for Stephanie while she just wants him to come clean. Of course, things are never that easy with Robbie Rotten lurking about.

3. Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Letters

Sportacus,

We need to talk. It's no good carrying on pretending that there is nothing between us. I just can't get you out of my mind. Please meet me under the treehouse tonight at 6.00pm.

Love,

Stephanie

Stephanie carefully finished signing the letter and laid down her fluffy pink glitter pen. Reading it through once more she nodded her head with approval and rolled it up. She hadn't seen hide nor hair of Sportacus since Stingy's Birthday party, he hadn't returned to the celebration after his crystal had gone off and she was eager to talk to him. There had been no mistaking the longing in his eyes or the buzzing tension between them yesterday and she had resolutely decided that it was time that they both came clean about how they felt for one another.

'Uncle, have you seen one of those message tubes?' Stephanie shouted downstairs. She held the message tightly in her hand and noticed that her palms were getting sticky with apprehension. All her bravado of the night before seemed to have melted away. How would Sportacus respond to her message? What if he wouldn't admit his feelings? She pushed the disconcerting thoughts from her mind as her uncle appeared in the doorway.

'Here you go Stephanie,' the Mayor said happily as he handed her a rolling pin.

'Uh Uncle, this isn't right,' Stephanie replied handing it back. It was times like this that made her wonder how her uncle had managed to land the position of Mayor in Lazytown.

'Oh, sorry Stephanie… but I was so sure… wait here,' the Mayor said scratching his head. She laughed good-naturedly shaking her head as he tottered back off downstairs. She wished he would hurry; she was beginning to lose her nerve. She looked over at some framed pictures of her and Sportacus and her heart started beating faster.

'Here you go, one message tube,' the mayor panted breathlessly as he appeared back upstairs. 'Thanks uncle,' Stephanie replied, impressed that he had actually brought the correct item this time. Shoving the message into the tube she leapt off her bed and ran downstairs and out of the house, leaving her exhausted uncle in her wake.

Stephanie skipped up to the mailbox, not bothering to hide her excitement. She let the message tube fall down into the launcher and then grabbing the lever pulled it back with all her might. She watched as the message tube shot up into the sky before turning around and running off to find Trixie.