A/N: Well. Ummm this chapter is probably not very good. I just couldn't seem to get it right...

On another note, when do you guys want Kitty and Benny to get together? I mean, it probably won't be long because I love them so much but if everyone really wants me to wait, I guess I can hold off a little bit longer. You'll understand after you read.

Sorry if Kitty seems Mary-Sue-ish in this one...she was being difficult. She's grounded now.

Anywho...

kmp: OH I see. Okay. And I'm glad you think that chapter was funny! Don't worry, I won't abandon this story until its done. I'm determined with this one to see it through!

drizzleluver: Yeah. I don't like the classic girl-who-plays-baseball fics either. I'm really glad you think that mine is different than those because otherwise I would get so mad! I'm glad you don't think my characters are OOC either!

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On with the story, my friends! Enjoy!

Benny POV

Squints dims his lantern down to "set the mood." Or so he says. Beside me, Kitty is listening with an eyebrow cocked, wondering what the hell is going on. Squints begins:

"Alright. Listen up." He turns to where Smalls and Kitty are sitting, on either side of me. "The first time DeNunez heard this story, he fainted."

Kenny blushes. "Bull, Squints."

I smirk at him. This was payback for earlier. "You did, man." DeNunez shuts up. He knows it's true. Beside me, Kitty is trying to stifle her giggles.

Squints ignored us. "When Yeah-Yeah heard it, he peed his pants." Kitty's giggling a little harder.

"Shut up, Squints! I did not!"

Ham laughs. "You did, man."

Again, we are ignored. "And when Ham heard it, he barfed up two bags of marshmallows."

Now Kitty is hugging a pillow to her face trying to keep from making noise.

"Liar! It was only one…"

Squints gives us all a look saying shut up you morons, I'm telling a story. "So stay away from the door," he continues. "You could fall out. And don't sit on your sleeping bag. You could shit your pants. And you," he stares directly at Kitty. "Try your best not to squeal too much. It distracts from the story."

She narrows her eyes. "Don't worry bout it. If anyone's gonna be squealing, it's gonna be one of them," she tells him, pointing to the boys. Meanwhile, Smalls is already starting to go pale.

"The legend of the Beast goes back a long time…before any of us could pick up a baseball. Back to a place called Mertle's Acres…"

Kitty is listening to the story intently, and I've heard the story so many times I resort to watching her as she reacts. Her eyes widen when something dramatic happens, and she gasps a little bit when it's scary. She even giggles when Squints gets a little…over-enthusiastic. It's kinda cute, the way she reacts to everything.

About halfway through, she begins to shiver a little in her pajama shorts and her tank top. I grab a blanket from behind me, and I drape it over her. She smiles at me gratefully, and she snuggles closer to me. My heartbeat gets faster. And so, after a bout of inner turmoil and debate, I place my arm around her waist and pull her closer. She leans into me and continues listening with her eyes closed as Squints finishes his story.

"And so... The Beast sits there under that lean-to, dreaming about the time when he can break the chain and get out... dreaming of the time when he can chase and kill again."

Kitty POV

I look around at the boys, and what I find is almost humorous, if it wasn't such a scary story and it wasn't late at night.

Ham is drooling mallow goop, and marshmallow is squirting out from between his clenched fingers. Timmy and Tommy "Repeat" are crushing their pillows against their heads, blocking out sound from their ears. DeNunez and Yeah-Yeah are staring and shaking and have their eyes closed tight. Bertram's bottom lip is shaking and his forehead is screwed up trying to rid the mental images from his mind. Benny gulps loud, and squeezes my waist a little tighter. Scotty looks shattered, his eyes wide and his mouth hanging open. His marshmallow lays forgotten in the flames. Squints just looks at our reactions, looking proud of his story-telling talents.

And me? Well, I just wrap my arms around Benny and snuggle a little closer, my face expressionless. Squints looks surprised at this.

"Why aren't ya shakin like the rest of 'em?" he asks.

All the boys swivel their heads to look at me, their eyebrows raising slightly when they see me wrapped around Benny. I'm not even frowning. They all look at me curiously. "Yeah, Kitty? Aren't ya scared?" Kenny cocks an eyebrow at me.

I shrug. "Scary stories don't bother me." I tell them quietly. But I can tell none of them buy it. My voice shook slightly when I opened my mouth.

The truth, though? No. I'm too scared to tell them the truth. They'll think I'm weak. The truth is that I'm an expert at disguising my emotions. Had to be, ever since I was little.

When I was 8 and my parents got divorced? I pretended it didn't bother me. When my mom died in that car crash when I was 10? I pretended I was fine. When my dad was put in jail for drugs and robbery six months later? I pretended I didn't care. And when I found out my uncle would beat me if he was drunk? Well, I pretended that never happened.

My whole life was based off me pretending I wasn't breaking or hurting. The only reason I can smile is because I learned to pretend I don't feel the pain. And now that I like Benny? I pretend I don't. Why would he love me? I'm messed up, I'm scarred, and I'm broken inside. Besides, I don't think I could take it if I got hurt again.

I figure I've got to have a breaking point. But I try to push farther and farther away from there.

So I smile at the boys happily, pretending their story hadn't affected at all. "Cool story, though."

"That ain't true. None of that's true." Smalls weakly piped up. "You guys are just-"

"Oh yeah?" Squints interrupts. "Then stick your head out that window and look down."

So Smalls makes his way over to the window and, after a second, he stumbles backwards. "He's down there," he whispers. Squints nods earnestly.

"You bet he is!"

Ham laughs darkly. "Whatever goes over that fence…stays there."

"It becomes the property of the Beast," Squints adds. "Forever."

Benny POV

It's around 3 in the morning when I give up on getting any sleep. My thoughts have been taken over by that damn girl.

She was curled up in a sleeping bag next to me, a peaceful expression on her face. Her hair was splayed over her pillow, and her breath was even and light. Her mouth was slightly open, her hands were clenched tightly on the edge of my sleeping bag, and damn her. Why does she do this to me?

I sit up, and she stirs slightly. Then her eyes flutter open. "Why are you still up?" she asks me drowsily. I chuckle at her while she blinks rapidly, trying to orient herself to consciousness.

"Couldn't sleep," I tell her.

"Awww," she mutters, her eyes closed again. She yanks me down until I'm laying down again next to her. Then she crawls out of her sleeping bag, wrapping the blanket of mine that I had given her earlier around her tightly.

She makes her way over to me, where I'm huddled under a blanket. She collapses next to me, wrapping her arms and her legs tightly around my torso and legs. She reaches her head up, and kisses me gently on the cheek.

"Then just rest," she slurs drowsily.

My mouth goes dry and my face heats up like crazy. But as she settles her head on my chest, her hair tickling my neck and shoulders, I manage to reach down and stroke her hair. She shivers gratefully at the gesture.

"G'night, Kitty," I whisper into the night. She smiles slightly.

Moments later she mumbles, "G'night Benny."

Neither knows if the other has heard them, but they both fall asleep with smiles on their faces.

Well...er...what'd ya think? Ugh I'm not too sure how I feel about this chapter. D'you guys think I should wait more before getting them together or just say "what the hell" and put them together?

Review please!