I know that I promised that I would update soon, but I've had too much crap going on, that the idea I had for this chapter flew straight out of my head. But I think I sorta get it now. So again, sorry for the incredibly long wait. So let's see what happens now!
It was now early in the evening. Leshawna was aimlessly walking around camp. She really had nothing better to do, not to mention that she wanted to avoid Owen. After that talk with Izzy… whoa, she had no idea what to think if it. Bizarre, crazy, a little heartbreaking.
Despite her best efforts to steer clear of Owen, she ended up bumping into him. Where they met seemed to be a little too out of the way to be a coincidence. Was Owen looking for her?
"Leshwana!" said Owen, sounding a little out of breath, "I've been looking everywhere for you!"
"Oh, hey Owen." Said Leshawna a little awkwardly. "What's up?"
"Listen, Numbah 5," said Owen, "I know that Izzy talked to you today, and I wanted to make sure that you were, you know… okay. I mean, I know how she can be."
"Right." Said Leshawna. She really didn't know if there as anything better that she could have said.
Owen rubbed the back of his head nervously. He knew that this was a little uncomfortable, but he knew that he had to say it. "Numbah 5, I also know that when we were kids, you liked me."
Leshawna took a deep breath, then said as unemotionally as she could muster, "It's fine, Owen. It's not that big of a deal. You and Izzy should be together."
"You think that's what I want to talk about? Whether to be together or not?"
Leshawna looked at him confused, "Well… yeah. Why? What did you want to talk about?"
"Well, I think it's a little apparent to the both of us that dating would not be a good idea. You're a good team mate and an awesome friend, but I think we both know that it wouldn't work now." Leshawna nodded, "But does that really mean that we can't still hang out? You know, like we used to back in the old days!"
Leshawna smiled, "Owen, Numbah 5 would like that! You were a cool guy back then. Hey, you're a cool guy now! But what about Izzy. She seems to be a little bit of the jealous type."
"I'll talk to her, don't worry. See ya later Numbah 5!!!" Owen walked back towards the cap grounds. As he did, Leshawna couldn't help but chuckle a little.
"Now that I think about it, Numbah 5 and Numbah 2 would have made us a cute couple. But Leshawna and Owen… yeah, now that I think about it… not so much!"
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Meanwhile, Duncan and Heather were sitting together in the woods. They had just finished making out with each other and were taking a break. Duncan had his back against a tree while Heather was just resting in his lap. They weren't sleeping, just spending time together. But soon, the silence started to get to the both of them.
"So…" said Duncan.
"So…" Heather said back. A few more awkward seconds went by. "This sorta reminds me of that one challenge where Chef left us for dead in the heart of the woods. Remember?"
"Oh, yeah." Said Duncan, "You crawled into my lap just like this and seduced me and the big guy to get all our stuff!"
Heather giggled, "Sorry about that." Duncan laughed a little before it was once again uncomfortably silent, with only the sounds of the resident wildlife barely filling the air.
Duncan cleared his throat as he was about to say something else, but then changed his mind and rested his head back on the tree trunk.
Wow! This is a little more awkward than I bargained for Thought Duncan. Why is this so weird? It should be easier than this. Right? Maybe I just need a little time. Yeah, after a day or two, this will be totally cool. After all, Courtney may be gone, but Heather still just as much of a babe.
Whilst Duncan was deep in his thoughts, Heather was also doing some thinking.
Why is this so hard? This was my dream come true as a kid. After all this time, me and Numbah 4 are together. That's all I ever wanted! But then, why can't I think of anything to say? Maybe I just need a little while to get used to it.
Both of them had the same exact thought in mind. But little to their knowledge, someone else, who had seen everything, knew better.
Why do I care? I don't care! Why should I care?... I do care, don't I? But why? It's just Numbah 3! Besides, she always wanted Numbah 4. I should just let this be. After all, why would she ever love me? For one thing, we barely had any face to face time at all. I doubt that she even knew I ever existed. But all that time up in the moon base gave me a lot of time to think this through. I watched her with the KND's satellite and found how sweet and kind she is, yet how strong she could be. I knew from the moment I laid eyes on her, that I loved her. Oh, it doesn't matter anymore! Now that she's grown up into Heather, I bet she'd do more than forget me. She'd more likely disown me! But now that she's Numbah 3 again, what am I supposed to think!
Duncan looked down at Heather and said, "Hey, you wanna get out of here, it'll be dark in a little while."
"Okay, good idea." Said Heather as she sat up.
The person that was kneeling on the forest floor while peeking through the bushes knew that he would be dead if he was caught. Quickly, he stood up and sprinted away. He made it quite a ways away from where Heather and Duncan was when he tripped on a root. He knew that Duncan and Heather would be where he was soon. He could hear them coming. Panicking, he snatched the comic book from his back pocket, slid over to a nearby tree trunk, and pretended to read. Right at that moment, Heather and Duncan walked through to where he was.
"Noah? What are you doing here?" Duncan asked when he saw him there.
Noah looked at the couple nonchalantly and simply said, "Reading. Why?"
Duncan shrugged, "Whatever dude. C'mon Heather." The two stated to walk away, then Heather looked over her shoulder and waved goodbye innocently.
Good ol' Numbah 3 I thought Noah If only you knew how much I love you!
I know that I may be a little too obsessed with Heather X Noah for my own good, but, I dunno. I like it. Well, see you next time!
