A/N: Hi people!! Oh my gosh, I KNOW it's been AGES since my last update! I just can't believe how time flies! It's been months and it feels like days, know what I mean? Okay, but I have no excuses, except that my mind has been closed to any new ideas, so I literally had to force myself to sit and think of something and well, that's how chapter 6 was created. Haha! What a history. But as you all know, I must first reply to all my reviews for chapter 5! Yay!!
nameuscool : Whoa! Short yet powerful review! Hehe, I'm sorry this update didn't come 'soon', but at least I updated, right? Thanks for the review! :)
numbuh34 : I'm really happy to hear that you thought the previous chapter was great! I honestly didn't know what you guys would think of it, but at least I know I've got your thumbs up! :D
hellopandalover : Well, to be honest, I HATE obstacle courses and if I had to do that obstacle course, I'd start screaming and run away! Haha! :P Lol, I had no idea 'fright' is such a proper word, but now that you mention it, it does sound kind of proper! Especially if you say it in a British accent! "Fright. Fright. Fright." Hehe, so the long wait is over, well for this chapter at least and you'll just have to wait and see... maybe Wally does beat Connor to a pulp, maybe not... ;) thank you so much for your support!!
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sstoons3425 : I know, right?! Haha! I was laughing so much when I wrote that part! It's scary 'cause it kind of just popped into my head, like I know Lizzie that well. But to be honest, I'm NOT a Lizzie fan, but still, writing that part was FUN! Yeah, they didn't have any real problems with the obstacle course. Especially if you think about how some of them hate each other at this point! Let's hope it gets better for them and not worse! ;) Thank you for the compliment!
smaginn : So do I! Connor can be a real jerk, right? But then again, so can Wally! Which explains the tension! Haha! But I like the tension and I've got a feeling that it's not gonna go away anytime soon!
Laurie34 : I'm really glad you think so! :D I mean, when I had the chance to write, I wrote this chapter. I couldn't rewrite the previous one and not update a new one. People would kill me! Hehe! Well, you know Wally, if it has anything to do with Kuki, it won't be long until someone gets a black eye! ;) Complicated love triangle? Maybe, maybe not? :P You'll have to wait and see! Sorry you had to wait so long for this chapter though! :( hope you enjoy it!!
imasmurf93 : I'm surprised at how many people (like you) enjoyed the previous chapter! I had no idea it was that good! Haha! THANKS!! My exams went amazingly good! In fact, it went so well, that my family organized a whole party for me! Haha! But I guess it's because I finished high school with such good grades that I can easily get into college now! Thank you so much for the support! I really hope you love this chapter as well!! :)
DarkXRachel : Yeah, Wally had an epiphany! Well, not that he knows THAT word, but that's what he had, but you know Wally, way too stubborn to admit it! Hehe! Oh and I think that Connor is already jealous and Wally hasn't really done anything yet, so dun dun duuuunnn! DRAMA AHEAD!! oh YAY! Another Lizzie hater! I know I should be proud to hate, but gosh, is it possible to love her?? I like the whole 2/5 friendship too. Hoagie isn't a people person, but luckily Abby gets him. He's just a little shy still. The 1/5ness is a bit hard, because they are both very alike, yet completely different, which is good I guess? Once again, SORRY for the long wait, I failed you! :( I hope this chapter can make up for it! :) P.S. I LOVE WALLY TOO!! :D
TheNocturne : You know what? Me neither! I don't like Connor, and I love Wally, so I hope Connor has life insurance! ;P Thank you for the support Sadie! :) I hope you enjoy this chapter very much!
Aqua-dragon28 : Yay! Another 3/4ever fan! Wally is very protective of her, and he's only realizing it now, but yeah, too stubborn to admit it. You'll have to continue reading to find out if he ever does admit it! Haha! 3-4 love!x
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shejams : I also like Nigel! :) The whole bossy thing really suits him! But personally I'm a Wally fan. Looks like our boys aren't too fond of each other though, right? Haha! THANK YOU SO MUCH! It's really difficult to picture them as teenagers, while trying to keep the same personalities they had as kids. Lizzie is a pain. Haha! I just had to work in a fight scene between her and Nigel... but truth be told, is there ever a scene they don't fight in? Haha! I won't forget about Hoagie. I'm not so sure whether I should work in a little romance for him. I'd like to, but I don't want to do something that would only be a super cliché, know what I mean? Have you got any ideas? Thank you for your support! I hope you like this chapter as much as the others! :)
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And now, after all the chit chat, I give you:
~Chapter 6 – The Injured Teammate~
Nigel stood awkwardly in the middle of the dining hall, scanning the tables for a possible seat. He hasn't spoken to Lizzie since their fight the previous day and he knew that he'd have to find somewhere else to sit. He sighed and looked down at the food tray in his hands.
He wasn't exactly the socializing type, which is why he didn't exactly have many friends. He had Lizzie, but he didn't see her as a friend, not even as a girlfriend at that point. But apart form her, he never really spoke to anybody else. He was usually too busy working on school projects or studying for exams.
He wanted to kick himself. If only he'd made one or two friends, then he'd have somewhere to sit right now. Lizzie will probably barge in there any second, see him standing alone, approach him and start asking him whether he is sorry or not and send him on some guilt trip he knew he didn't deserve.
"Whoa! Excuse me!" Hoagie suddenly said, as he pushed passed Nigel, trying his best not to let the heap of food on his food tray fall off.
Nigel took a step aside so Hoagie could walk by easily.
"Thanks." He replied, softly and groaned as an apple fell off his tray. "Argh! Darn it!"
Nigel's eyes widened and he smiled, as an idea popped into his head. He slowly picked up the apple and handed it to Hoagie, who stared at him blankly. "Err... thanks, again." and with that he continued towards the tables.
Nigel grinned and slowly followed Hoagie, who made his way through many tables until he reached an empty one. "Hey Hoagie!" Nigel said, before Hoagie could sit down.
"Y-yeah?" He looked up at Nigel, questioningly.
"You don't mind if I sit with you, do you?" Nigel asked, kindly, he gestured towards the empty seat opposite Hoagie.
Hoagie stared at him in shock. Why would he want to sit with me? He thought. "Uh, sure... I-I guess..." Hoagie sat down, as Nigel smiled and joined him.
"Thank you." Nigel opened his orange juice and took a sip. His eyes glanced at Hoagie, who was eating what looked like some kind of burger. "What is that?" He asked.
"What?" Hoagie asked, his mouth still full.
"That thing you are eating?"
"Oh, this!" Hoagie said, swallowing and wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. "This is the famous Hoagie Hash Brown Hamburger!"
Nigel nodded, eying the burger. "So it's basically a normal hamburger, except it has a hash brown on it?"
Hoagie shook his head as he took another bite. "The hash brown is simply one of the many ingredients."
"What else have you got on that thing then?" Nigel wrinkled his nose.
"Tomato, lettuce, cucumber, a beef patty, a hash brown and sauce, of course."
"That sounds like a normal hamburger to me, only with the hash brown extra." Nigel chuckled.
"I'm not done yet." Hoagie lifted his finger, which made Nigel frown slightly. "The sauces include tomato sauce, chocolate sauce, mustard, cheese, peanut butter and as an extra taste, I added slices of watermelon."
Nigel's eyes widened as he pulled a disgusted face. "How could you eat something like that?" He asked, grossed out by Hoagie's special burger.
Hoagie stared at him, his mouth once again full. He shrugged his shoulders, which made Nigel simply burst out laughing.
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Lizzie clinched her fists and pursed her lips as she stared at Nigel from the other end of the dining hall. She woke up that morning, expecting Nigel at her door, begging for forgiveness.
When he wasn't there, she thought she'd come to the dining hall, where he'd definitely be sitting alone and begging her to forgive him once he sees her, but no. When she entered she didn't expect him to be sitting with someone. Not alone!
She glared at him, he will pay for this! She'll think of something and he'll be sorry. He'll wish he never got her that yogurt yesterday!
"Um, L-Lizzy?" She spun around, angrily and saw a short, fragile boy standing behind her.
"What do you want, Robert?!" She yelled at him.
His light green eyes widened as he jumped slightly. He was skinny and his skin was extremely bleak. "I-I just wanted to ask you, i-if you'll pl-please just p-participate in today t-task? I mean, y-you never do anything and just s-sit there... the t-team need you. W-we're losing points because of y-you and the team are getting a-angry."
Her eyes were filled with anger as she felt her blood boil. Robert noticed this and started taking a few steps back, very slowly. Suddenly Lizzie got an idea and her facial expression softened. "Oh, no wait, Robert!"
She walked towards him and smiled, sweetly. "There's something I need you to do for me."
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Kuki's eyes shot open as she heard someone scream. She groaned and sat up in her bed, wondering who that could've been. She slowly stood up and glanced out the window, her eyes narrowed as the morning sun pierced her face. She rolled her eyes as she saw a tall, dark haired guy chasing a blond girl around with some kind of insect in his hands, which of course caused the girl to scream and run.
'Who has time for chasing someone around with a bug this early in the morning?' She mentally asked herself and turned to see whether her roommates were still sleeping. She gasped as she realized she was the only one in the room.
'Oh no...' she thought, as she searched frantically for her watch. When she found it next to her bed, she gasped again as she realized she had over slept and was already half an hour late for breakfast.
"Why didn't they wake me?" she panicked and quickly put on denim shorts and a simple, green t-shirt. Having no time for make up, she simply brushed her hair and left it hanging loosely over her shoulders.
After only five minutes, Kuki opened the door and hurriedly walked towards the dining hall. 'I just hope there's still some food left.'
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"Daniel! Wait up!" Abby cried as she saw Daniel exit the dining hall. She put down her food tray on the nearest table and ran after him. "Daniel, hey!" She grabbed his shoulder, making him turn around to face her.
"What is it, Abigail?" he asked, irritated.
She was taken aback at the sudden harshness in his voice. "I... um, just wanted to know whether you wanted to come have breakfast with me..." she smiled.
"I already ate."
"Oh," she blinked, "You sure ate quick."
"Yeah." He replied, turning around, ready to leave.
"Daniel, wait!" She cried after him. He turned around but said nothing. "Wh-what's going on with you?" she asked, innocently.
"What's going on with me? What's going on with you, Abby? You've been acting differently towards me since we set our feet on that bus."
"Wha-?" She looked at him, questioningly, "What are you talking about?"
"You've hardly spoken a word to me, and when you do, you keep talking about your teammates!"
"So what, I'm not allowed to talk about them?" her voice tone now angry.
"Not when you leave me alone at a table to join them for breakfast!" he yelled.
She blinked and gasped slightly. "So that's what this is all about? You're jealous that I joined Nigel for breakfast yesterday?"
Daniel said nothing and simply glared at his feet.
"I..." Abby was at a loss for words. "You're angry because I have a male friend?"
"No, Abby. I'm angry because, lately, whenever Nigel Uno comes into the room, it's like you space out completely and I'm sick of it."
"Daniel, he's my roommate and my friend!" She paused, inhaling, "Well, half-friend..."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Daniel growled.
"It means that if we were friends, we would easily talk to each other, something Nigel and I can't seem to do."
Daniel chuckled, softly, shaking his head. "It's so obvious."
"What is?" Abby asked, confused by Daniel's sudden change in mood.
"You like Nigel Uno."
"What?!" Abby's eyes widened and her mouth dropped. "Are you kiddin' m-?"
"Please Abby, I've dated you long enough to know when you suddenly lose interest in me."
"I haven't lost interest in y-"
"Abby please, don't make it any harder than it already is." Daniel sighed, taking Abby's hands in his own. "You know I care about you, but sometimes you have to let go of something when you realize it just wasn't meant to be."
"You're breaking up with me?!" Abby asked, shocked. "Just because I joined Nigel for breakfast...?"
"No, I'm letting you go, so you can be happy. I mean, who are we kidding, Abby? Things between us haven't been the same lately..."
Abby stared down at her feet, her eyes filled with pain. Could this really be happening?
"Besides, I'm sure Nigel will be thrilled to know you're single." Daniel said, softly, his eyes down cast.
"Daniel, he has a girlfriend and Nigel would never date one of his friends!"
"How would you know? Did he tell you that?"
Abby opened her mouth to say something, but was at a loss for words once again.
Daniel sighed, letting go of her hands. "We can still be friends, Abby. I'd hate to lose you completely."
"Daniel, please..." Abby begged, which cause Daniel to smile, slightly.
"Abby, you can't pretend that you didn't see this coming."
Abby sighed, giving in and nodding slightly.
"So, um... Bye, Abby... I-I'll see you around..." And with that Daniel walked away, towards his room. Leaving Abby to stare at him, in shock.
She bit her lower lip, processing what just happened. She was so confused. Two things running through her head. One, how could Daniel see something between her and Nigel, which she could not and two, how did she know Nigel would never date a friend... how was it possible to know something for sure about someone, when you've hardly ever spoken to each other...
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Kuki rushed into the dining hall, immediately grabbing a food tray and giving a sigh of relief as she saw she wasn't that late, many of the students were still standing in line to get food and most were still seated, enjoying breakfast with their friends.
"Morning beautiful!"
Kuki yelped as someone suddenly grabbed her from behind. She turned around and glared at Connor, still angry at him for his behavior towards Wally in the swimming pool the previous day. "Please don't do that. You know how I hate being snuck up on!"
Connor stared at her blankly. "So how'd you sleep, my gorgeous?"
Kuki rolled her eyes, "I slept fine, thank you for asking." as she turned around to face the long queue.
"Wait, wait, wait. My darling angel." Connor smiled, grabbing her tray.
"Hey, what are you-?"
"Relax, baby muffin, you don't need to stand in line today. We can share my meal."
"Don't call me 'baby muffin', Connor, and I would like to have my own breakfast, thank you very much." Kuki grabbed her tray and turned away from Connor once again.
Connor growled, softly, grabbing Kuki's arm and gripping it a little too tightly.
"Ow, Connor!" Kuki winced at the pain that shot through her upper arm.
"Perhaps you didn't hear me, we're sharing my breakfast today. Now, come on!" Connor pulled Kuki away from the queue and led her towards his table, where his friends were already waiting for them. Connor forced Kuki to sit down next to him.
Kuki glared at Connor, as he pushed his food tray towards her, gesturing for her to take something to eat. She simply pushed it back towards him, crossing her arms and looking away. "Do you have a problem with me getting my own food?"
"No," Connor said, taking a bite of his bacon, "I have a problem with you being an open target to Wallabee Beetles."
Kuki turned her head, sharply, to glare at Connor, "What, you think Wally is gonna attack me while I'm standing in the queue to get some breakfast?"
Connor glared back at her, "Firstly, his name is Wallabee, and secondly, he might just do that."
"Oh, come on!" Kuki rolled her eyes, as she put her elbows on the table, resting her head in her hands. Could Connor seriously hate Wally that much and why wouldn't he just trust him? She sighed and looked up at Wally's table, where he was laughing at Gary, who seemed to have dropped his food tray on the floor.
She suddenly found herself smiling, slightly, as she saw him laugh, something that didn't happen often, and to her it was one of the most beautiful pictures ever; Wally Beetles laughing and smiling.
When he stopped laughing, she noticed him glancing at her and quickly turn away. Kuki couldn't help but notice her heart beat increasing, drastically. She stared down at the table, blinking. How could Connor not trust Wally, when, for some reason, she felt she could trust him with her life?
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"Where is your fifth member, team number seventy six?!" Rick yelled at the team, as they stood next to a lake. All the teams had already arrived, only one person was missing. Abigail Lincoln.
"We aren't sure, sir. None of us have seen Abigail today." Nigel said, glaring at Rick from behind his sunglasses.
"Well, then, I suggest you start looking for her, because if you don't find her soon, you're team will be disqualified from this task and therefor lose points, which will cause you to lose! Do I make myself clear, team number seventy-six?!"
The team jumped slightly and nodded, quickly.
"I'm giving you five minutes!" And with that Rick walked away. All the other teams, staring at the group, whose faces were full of confusing.
"Phew!" Hoagie exhaled as he stared after Rick. "That guy needs to calm down."
"What that guy needs is a cruddy beating and I'm gonna be the one to give it to him!" Wally growled.
Kuki eyed him, but looked away when her heartbeat increased once again.
"Oh, relax." Nigel rolled his eyes, "I'm sure Abigail will be here any minute."
"Where could she be?" Kuki asked, concerned.
Nigel shrugged, looking back in the direction of the camp, a worried expression on his face.
Suddenly Abby popped out of nowhere, from the opposite direction, out of breath. "Sorry I'm... late, you guys."
Nigel gave a sigh of relieve, but barely loud enough to hear.
"Where were you, Abby? We were all so worried?" Kuki asked, her eyes filled with relieve.
"I... uhh... I had a lot on my mind and I didn't realize what the time was. But I came as soon as I could."
"Ah! I see you're fifth member has finally arrived!" Rick's loud voiced pierced their ears.
"Yes, sir." Nigel replied, aggravated.
"Good, now that all the teams are present, it's time for the next task." Rick walked over to a huge pile of what looked like old, dirty towels. "Today you'll learn how to handle a serious injury out in the wild. What you need to do, what you need to collect, and where you need to go. Now this is how it's going to work..."
Rick picked up one of the dirty towels, "Each team will get three towels. In the wild you won't have towels of course, but then you'll have to use clothes or blankets or whatever." He threw the towel onto the heap of towels next to him, from which a cloud of dust formed.
The teenagers pulled disgusted faces at the extremely dirty material they, once again, had to work with.
"Now," Rick continued, "Your job, is to transport an injured teammate across this lake. What will you need?" He pointed towards the towels, "Three towels," and walked towards a tree, "and two very strong logs."
"You're going to wrap the towels around two logs, so that it forms a bed-like surface, on which the injured team member will have to lie down. The remaining four have to secure that the towels do not somehow slip off the logs, so that the injured person doesn't fall off, and then carry the injured team member across this lake as fast as they can. Yes, you will get wet, and no, you will not drown. This lake isn't that deep, which means you can still walk across. What are the rules? The injured team member may not fall or get wet, it's that simple. If your injured team member does fall or get wet, the team will be disqualified. The first team to make it across, wins. Any questions?"
One hand slowly raised from the crowd.
"Yes, what is your question?" Rick looked over at the short, red haired boy.
"So, umm... seeing as we aren't really injured, does each team have to injure one of the team members, so they are injured for this task?"
Rick stared at the boy, his face shocked. Is that a real question...?
"No, you idiot!!" Rick yelled, "Each team will vote for someone to pretend to be the injured one! Jeez, do you really think we'd let you hurt each other on purpose for a task?!"
The teenagers burst out laughing at the idea.
"Al right ladies!" Rick continued, "You need to choose the injured one, build the bed-like surface for the injured one and get him or her across this lake. I'll be waiting on the opposite side, to see who reaches it first. That team will then of course be the winner. And the race starts in three... two... one, go!" and with that, total chaos broke out. Teams ran in different directions, looking for logs or branches and quarreling over who the injured one will be.
Nigel calmly took off his glasses, cleaning it with his shirt. "Al right, well, it's obvious that Kuki will be the injured one."
"What, why me?" Kuki asked, innocently.
"'Cause you could get hurt in the lake." Wally replied, which made Kuki glance at him, her eyes staring into his.
"Uh, yes, that and she's the smallest and lightest, which makes her the easiest to carry." Nigel explained.
Wally looked at Nigel shocked, "Uh, yeah! That's what I meant!" He wanted to kick himself for, once again, sounding protective of Kuki.
"Oh, okay then!" Kuki smiled at Nigel, "What do you need me to do?"
"We need you to lie down and not fall off, can you do that?" Abby asked, grabbing three towels off the heap.
Kuki nodded, "Ah, oooh, oowww! I'm injured!" She joked, falling to the ground, grabbing her leg. "I think I broke my leg!"
Wally blinked at her and shook his head. 'Stupid girls...'
"Al right, al right, enough joking around. Hoagie, I need you and Wallabee to get me two logs from the bushes. Two straight, strong and tall logs."
"We're on it!" Hoagie nodded and gestured for Wally to follow him.
"Wait, Wally, can you give me your shirt please?" Abby asked, sitting down next to Kuki.
Wally looked at her, his face filled with confusion and disgust. "Why?!"
"I need it to bandage Kuki's leg, and do not tell me to use my own! There ain't no way I'm prancing around in my bra!"
Nigel suddenly blushed at the idea and cleaned his throat, turning away from his teammates.
Wally groaned and quickly took off his shirt. This time Kuki was the one blushing at Wally's body. He wasn't as buff as most guys want to be, but he sure had a well toned body, with just enough muscles showing. She also turned her head away from him, not wanting him to see her red colored cheeks.
Wally looked at Kuki for a second, gave Abby the shirt, then followed Hoagie into the bushes.
"Abigail, we need to figure out how to keep these towels attached to the logs." Nigel sat down next to Kuki, whose leg was being bandaged with Wally's orange t-shirt.
"We can roll it around the logs very tightly and then use my hair bands, and Kuki's, to tie the ends." Abby said, comfortably, as she concentrated on bandaging Kuki's 'injured' leg.
Nigel nodded as he studied the towels, "I just hope they are big enough."
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A minute or two later, Wally and Hoagie came back with two sturdy looking logs. The four uninjured team members quickly used them and the towels to build the bed-like surface Rick wanted them to build.
They placed it right next to Kuki and helped her onto the towels, being very careful not the bump her 'injured' leg. After which they each grabbed a corner and picked it up onto their shoulders.
"Wheeee!" Kuki giggled and she was lifted up into the air.
"Hey, your supposed to be in intense pain, remember?" Abby glared at her, jokingly.
"Oh, yeah!" Kuki pulled her face, "Oooh! Owww! It burns!"
"Okay, don't over do it." Nigel rolled his eyes.
"Hey, um... are you sure this thing is strong enough?" Wally asked, from the left corner, right next to Kuki's head.
"Let's hope..." Hoagie said, softly, as they walked towards the lake.
Many other teams had picked up their injured team member, but had to set them down again, as the structure of the bed wasn't strong enough. Luckily our favorite team had two very organized team members, who like to keep things organized, which caused them to enter the lake way before the others.
"Oh gosh, the water is freezin'!" Abby shivered, as her upper body was now completely wet.
The team made their way through the water, slowly but surely, making sure their hands don't slip, or the towels don't slip off the logs.
Hoagie nearly tripped, as his foot got caught in a hole and Wally said every known swear word known to man, as he hit his toe against a sharp rock, but it was all worth it, as they climbed out of the lake onto the shore on the opposite side, where Rick was waiting.
"Congratulations, kiddies! You are the first to rescue your injured team member!"
"Great!" Abby said, sarcastically, "Now can we please put her down, my arms are starting to cramp!"
"Not so fast, she is technically still injured, so you have to carry her back to the camp, and put her in her bed." Rick grinned.
The team groaned and quickly started walking in the direction of the camp. Once they made it, they had to stop outside their room, as the log structure they built, wouldn't fit through the doorway. They slowly put the log structure down and sighed with relieve.
"Finally!" Hoagie moaned, as he rubbed his shoulders.
"We still need to put injury girl in bed though." Abby reminded them.
Without thinking Wally bent down and, easily, picked Kuki up. Kuki's eyes widened as she felt her cheeks glow. The remaining three simply stared at Wally, who walked through the doorway with Kuki in his arms. Something they thought he'd never do for another person.
"Wow, that looks a lot like carrying your bride over the threshold!" Abby commented, which made Nigel and Hoagie burst into fits of laughter.
Wally suddenly realized what he was doing. He was carrying Kuki Sanban in his arms, with no shirt, about to put her in bed. 'What am I doing?!' Wally mentally asked himself and without thinking, dropped Kuki on the floor.
"OW!!" She yelled, "WALLY!!" She glared up at him.
He simply stared down at her in shock, feeling bad for dropping her and wanting to help her up, but his ego just wouldn't allow it. "Err..." He blinked twice and held out his hand for Kuki. Kuki reached for it, but he pulled it away. "I... uhh... I actually just want my shirt back."
Kuki stared at him in total shock, quickly unwrapped the orange t-shirt from her leg and threw it at Wally's face. He caught it just before it could hit him and he turned around and walked out of the room.
"Ow! What a jerk!" Kuki cried, as Abby helped her up. "How could he just drop me? Does he dislike me that much?"
Abby chuckled, softly, as Kuki sat down on her bed, "Oh, I think he likes you a lot more than you know, girl!"
Kuki's eyes widened, as she quickly looked up at Abby, "What did you say?"
"Oh nothing." Abby giggled, as Nigel and Hoagie entered the room.
A/N : And that my dear friends, is the end... of this chapter at least! ;) Tell me what you guys think and I REALLY hope you enjoyed it!
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Lilly :)
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