I. AM. ALIVE!!! I am writing now, and I planned to have done a three chapter update, which I have decided against 'cause my loyal readers deserve better then that!

Anyways, this story is now out of Hiatus(Somewhat), and you can get out of your emo corner now. ONTO THE DISCLAIMER!

Can of Disclaimer: I own Joe, Joe owns me… I mean, I own I Hate You, Joe owns Camp Lazlo. ONTO THE STORY!

XOXO

Oh, summer days. How beautiful they are. Everyday, the sun shines brighter than before, and everyday, children scamper around screaming their heads off while racing off to the Acorn Flats pool to cool off in a pleasant dip and wash away all the stress of every day. But of course, like it always is in my intros, that is not the case for three special campers.

"C'mon Gretchen, I said I was sorry."

"Humph."

It was Patsy, Gretchen and Nina in their cabin lounging around. Nina propped up on her pillows sitting cozily on her bed reading a 'fascinating' book. Patsy, on the edge of her bed, stared apologetically at Gretchen. And Gretchen, well, she was curled up in her bed, covers over her, staring at the wall. It had been like this ever since yesterday. Ever since… he… found out.

"Gret-cheeeeennnn…!" Patsy had been at this for quite some time. Gretchen was quite determined to pout and be her bratty little self again. Maybe it was a good thing he found out. Maybe then she wouldn't have so much aggravation.

"ARGH! I don't want to think about it!" A pillow covering her head, Gretchen was face down in her bed, trying to clear all thoughts in her mind. She remembered that time when she had to go down to that Temper Tee-Pee. She remembered her 'happy' place. She tried going back there and succeeded. Slowly she drifted away from the planet Earth, and into planet Gretchen. She saw the bulldozer and everything, including McMusly and the driver of the machine. 'Edward…' Earth came back to her at a breakneck pace, it caused her heart to leap from fear of impact, and fall from her very fortress.

"Gretchen?" Patsy and Nina had their heads over Gretchen's sweating body. Panting, her focus came back to only face her two 'friends'. A slight yelp escaped from her lips as she jumped from her spot to the wall of which greeted her with a loud thud.

"Gretchen, you okay?"

"Perhaps she has been possessed by the evil Flargon Whiler. It is an evil alien known to take the body of a girl and make them do what they please. They like to toss us around most, though, so it is quite a painful experience." Nina nodded slowly, tightly grasping a book titled "The Girl Who Was Possessed by a Flargon Whiler". It was oddly colored with reds and yellows and browns, but on with the story.

"Nina, I highly doubt that Gretchen's possessed. We've been with her all day!" Patsies' arms were thrown up as she spoke the last sentence.

"But what about all of yesterday?"

Patsy gasped quiet loudly, "You're right!" Hands grasped tightly on Gretchen's arms, a violent shaking coursed through the Alligators body. "Gretchen! Snap-out-of-it! You-are-po-ssessed! Li-sten-to-me!" Gretchen swiftly grasped Patsy's arms and detached them from her body.

"I'm not possessed! Besides, who gave you permission to touch me?" Gretchen haste fully plopped down on her bed and covered herself again. She was being stubborn, but she wanted to be. She was mad at her.

"Well, she said she isn't possessed Nina…" Patsy, unsure, looked over to the giraffe.

"Don't believe her. There's only one way to prove if she's possessed or not." Nina looked at Patsy. An ominous feeling filled the room; Patsy knew what she meant.

"You mean…?" Nina's head nodded slowly. "Prepare the victim."

Gretchen finally had noticed the feeling that had entered the room. Chills were sent down her back, as she turned, only to see the horrible truth of what was about to happen. It was a bucket. A single bucket. But that wasn't important. What was important was what came out of the bucket. A brown substance came closer and closer. Mud. Before she could fully realize what has happened, she was covered in it.

"Evil beast leave this body!" Patsy and Nina, both hands on the mud bucket, cried out trying desperately to help their friend and set her 'free'.

Sputtering, Gretchen managed to get a few words out, "WHAT THE-" She spat more mud out, "-THE HECK WAS THAT FOR?!" Sitting up, the dirt slowly dripped down her face. She could see them both give a sigh of relief when they heard her screaming. "Well?" She demanded.

"We were trying to free you." Patsy stated.

"From what?" Gretchen was still glaring.

"From the Flargon Whiler." Nina said in a matter of fact tone.

"The Flargon what?" Gretchen, confused started trying to brush off the mud still on her scaly skin.

"The Flargon Whiler. An evil space monster that possesses you and makes you do what they please. Of course, your fine now." Nina had pulled her book back out to so a poorly done illustration of a Flargon Whiler.

"It looks like a puff ball." Gretchen poked at the book, not quite sure how to fear a poorly done picture of a puffball. "A puffball drawn with crayon." A long silence filled the room as Gretchen pointed this out.

"Ahem, yes, well no one has actually gotten a photo of one." Blushing, Nina quickly shut the book and put it away.

"O… kay…" Gretchen's eyes softened from a glare, to looking a little unsure. It would have lasted longer if mud hadn't dripped from her head onto her eye. "You know what, forget this. I'm taking a shower." Gretchen jumped from her spot and started to the showers. Nina and Patsy looked at each other before going after their irritated friend.

XOXO

Gretchen, back in her uniform after her long shower, was drying her hair with the blow dryer their cabin shared.

"So, feeling any better after that shower?" Patsy questioned Gretchen as she peeked over her shoulder.

"No." Gretchen stated that word plainly, and just kept drying her hair, not even looking at her.

"Oh… are you planning to?"

"No"

"Oh…" A silence filled the air, except for the noise of the blow dryer. A few minutes went by, and it turned off with a click. Then that's when a thought entered Patsy's mind.

"I know what'll cheer you up!"

"You not existing anymore?"

"No, silly! Something better then that!" Patsy grabbed Gretchen by the collar and started dragging her.

"Oh great… I'm shaking with excitement." Gretchen's bored look had been permanently painted on her face.

"You had better be…" Patsy mumbled that getting very tired of Gretchen's attitude.

"What was that?" Gretchen looked up at her, glaring.

"Oh, nothing, nothing!" Patsy patted Gretchen's hair before running off with Gretchen dragging behind. "Come on, Nina! Hurry up!" Nina looked around unsure clutching yet another book.

"Ohh… this isn't going to end well…" Nina then ran off after them.

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"Alright, here we are!" Patsy let Gretchen go, a smile flourishing on her mongoosey face. Gretchen stood up brushing off all the dirt that collected on herself while being dragged.

"Where in the name of Sam's heck are we?" She glared as she then realized where Patsy had taken her. "Wait… our lunch hall?"

"Mmm hmm." Patsy nodded slowly.

"Okay… why?"

"'Cause it's 'All You Can Eat Steak' day today! You love meat of any sorts! Aren't you even a little hungry?" Patsy pleaded with her, hoping that just a little of what she said got through to her. A grumbling escaped from Gretchen's stomach.

"No." Determined, Gretchen refused to lighten her mood. Every time she has meat, she gets… not as… mad.

Patsy glared sharply, refusing to give up. "Not even a teensy wincey bit?"

"No."

"Really?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

"'Cause."

"'Cause why?"

"Well… why aren't you hungry?"

"Because I just ate."

"Why?"

"Because I was- Oh, never mind!" Patsy Grabbed Gretchen's collar and started off again. Nina had just arrived at the scene that the two used to be at, but she had gotten distracted by a spider sucking the juices slowly and painfully out of the body of a single, helpless fly. She could hear it's little screams of terror as it's agonizing torture continued until it screamed one last scream, as it's life slipped away from it's tiny, tiny body.

That's not an odd thing to stop for.

Right?

"Guys! Wait up for me!"

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"Where are we now?" Gretchen some how had been blindfolded while being dragged and couldn't see a thing, and was actually kind of anxious to see where her second location had been.

"Why don't you look and see?" Patsy removed the bandana, revealing the most magnificent view of both camps and Leaky Lake.

"Where the heck are we?" Gretchen looked over to Patsy, disgusted by how happy Patsy seemed to be.

"Were at Lovers Ledge." A dreamy sigh escaped from her.

"Ummm…" Gretchen, wide eyed started scooting away, "I hate to break it to you Patsy, but I'm no g-"

"What? Ew! No! I'm sorry, that's not really its name, I just was hiking one day and discovered this hidden view. I named it Lovers Ledge because of Laaazzzllloooo….!" She swayed side to side, love struck of the thought of that wonderful little monkey who was so optimistic almost 24-7. "I often dream of coming up here and imagine Lazlo proposing to me on this very spot…!" She squealed gleefully as she tried to contain her, but was jumping slightly. Gretchen started to scoot off a bit further.

"I'm… going to go now. Weirdo…" But before Gretchen got anywhere she ran into Nina.

"Uh, hi G-Gretchen!" Nina wasn't quite used to running up a steep hill, and was panting slightly. A grunt was all that Gretchen said in response as she walked down the hill. Then it hit her.

"Okay, how the heck do I get out of here?" She turned to face a devilish Patsy, and a still winded Nina.

"Only I know the way." Patsy walked over to Gretchen and got up in her face.

Moving her head slightly, she got a view of the second person that knew about getting in and out of here. "Nina?"

"Just go through those bushes and then walk down on the regular path. You can't miss it." Nina pointed clearly at two bright green that apparently had just been planted there, "Patsy put those there so no one could find this spot."

"Whatever…" Gretchen tried to push through the bushes, but her Neckerchief got caught on something. Well, maybe more of a someone…"ACK!" Gretchen, caught by surprise, fell back from the sudden jerk

"NO! We are not done with you just yet! YOU WILL BE HAPPY!" Patsy, still having Gretchen's Neckerchief tightly in her hand, started off again refusing to give up on her friend no matter how ridicules she was acting.

"Here we go again…" Nina sighed as she ran over two Patsy and Gretchen, who, at this point, were both acting a little ridiculous.

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Three hours of searching for something that would make Gretchen happy, three hours of dragging a 150-pound alligator, three hours of chasing Patsy and Gretchen, three hours for absolutely nothing. Gretchen was still pouting, Nina was dying from breath loss, and Patsy… well, Patsy was thirsty.

"Hey, Nina, I'm going to go get a drink, you want to come?"

"No thanks, P-patsy…. I-I'm really t-t-tired and w-would like to res-" Of course, Patsy wasn't listening.

"Okay! Great! Let's go!" She stood Nina upright and started walking off. Nina sighed.

"It's always like this…" And off Nina went, once again, chasing after Patsy. Of course, Gretchen was left all alone waiting. She didn't really care.

"The further away from them the better." Of course, she didn't know she wasn't alone. She felt a slight tap on her shoulder, and started to turn. "Geez, you guys are the fastest drinkers I kno- AHHHHHGH!!!" Gretchen jumped in the air when she saw who it was. "Your that freaky yellow thing that was so obsessed with me! WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?!"

"Eh, Name Clam."

"What?"

"Name Clam."

"WHAT? Speak English! I don't understand Freak!"

"NAME CLAM!"

"ARGH! DID YOU NOT-! Wait… are you trying to say your name is Clam?"

"Yes."

"Okay, weirdo…" Gretchen stood and started brushing off the invisible dirt that never landed on her.

"Eh, cheer up…" Clam pulled a small daisy out and handed it to Gretchen, just before he ran off.

Staring at the flower she was just given, she looked up to where Clam ran off to, then looked back down at the flower, then up, then down, up, down, up down up down up down until she was dizzy. She put a hand on her head to stop the world from shaking, but even then it took about a minute to regain her balance.

"Okay… What. The heck."

"Hey! Gretchen!" Patsy was waving next to a very hyper Nina.

"Hey." Gretchen raised her hand then put it back down and walked over to her two friends.

"You'll never guess what happened in there- wait, did you just say hey?" Patsy stopped in her tracks, shocked at this sudden change in attitude.

"Yes. Hey. As in a call to attract attention, an exclamation to express exultation… or surprise."

"Yea yea, I know that, but recently you've been so mad at me that you wouldn't say anything at all, or even aknowledge our presence!"

"Oh yea…"

"So… what happened?" Patsy sat next to Gretchen, curious as to what would blow such feelings of hate out of her mind.

"Nothing…"

"It doesn't seem like nothing. Tell us…!"

"I said it was nothing!" Gretchen glared at Patsy who was leaning torwards her.

"C'mon! You can trust us!"

"I. Said. NO!!!" The strength of that yell knocked Patsy over.

"Okay, okay, I'm sorry. Oh yea! I was about to tell you what happened over there. I think I'll call it the Soda Incident…"

"Yea?"

"Well, it all started when we went inside to get a drink. So…"

XOXO

It was nighttime again, all three girls all cozy in their pajamas, snuggled deep under their blankets; All three doing something different while waiting for lights out. Nina was reading again, Patsy writing in her diary, and Gretchen… well, she laid on her back, staring up at the flower she had received.

'Eh… cheer up.'

"Why does he care...?" Gretchen sat the flower in a vase and then turned on her side and thought about all that happened today. She did realize she was acting a little like a child, but she wouldn't admit it.

Jane Doe had just walked into their cabin, telling them all good night and sleep tight. That they all have a big ahead of them. And as she fell asleep, Gretchen's heaad filled with thoughts of the day before, thoughts of Edward, and just as she was in the land of dreams, she felt the warmth of a single tear slip down her face.

XOXO

Okay, never mind the three chapter update I had in mind. You readers deserve a new chapt now! And I promise I'll try and get a new one after this one ASAP(Whatever that means)! And the ending was too Emo for Gretchen and OOC and what not, so now I receive flames because of it...

BUT WHO CARES? I UPDATED!

So please review and tell me how you think, 'cause I'm itching to know!