Part Ten: Uh Oh
Becky broke away slowly and opened her eyes. She saw Squid sitting in front of her, and she quickly sat up against the wall behind her bed. "Squid, what....." she couldn't say anything.
"I'm sorry." he said, scrambling for his words. She watched his suffering, and she looked at him fondly.
"Do you need comforting?" Not waiting for his answer she got out of her bed, glancing at the clock, and sat next to him. She could feel how nervous he was, and she was a little nervous herself.
"Squid," she said, looking at him. "Um....Do you have something..else you want to um... talk about with me?" she smiled a little at him. Squid looked a way from her. Becky looked at the floor.
"I just.. I couldn't sleep. I...just need to....." he started to say.
"Squid, just tell me." she said almost forcefully.
Squid looked at her and sighed. "I.. I guess I never really knew I liked you until when I left camp..." he said slowly. Becky looked at the floor again.
"I like you too.. Just not in that way...At least, I think."
"What does that mean?" Squid said, turning towards her almost hopefully. Then he frowned. "No. I know how you and Magnet feel about each other. I...I was hoping you wouldn't wake up, then you wouldn't remember it in the morning.... So no one would get mad or anything."
Becky looked over at him, then smiled. She crawled back into bed and put the covers over her, and looked fast asleep within seconds. Squid laughed a little, and looked over at her "sleeping." But he remained sitting on her bed for a while, aching to do something. Then Becky turned over on her back in her bed.
"Still can't sleep?" she whispered. He shook his head. She pursed her lips, looking at him. Then he got up.
"I'll head back to bed now." he said, running his hands through his hair. She nodded slowly.
"I hope you feel better. And get some sleep." she smiled, and Squid wanted to kiss her again but he knew he shouldn't. He did some sort of wave goodbye, and left the room. When she was sure he was gone, she let out a long, slow sigh.
*
Squid went back to his room, shaking his head, then he heard voices from the other room. The others were still awake? He stopped in front of their closed door. Caveman and Zero were talking to the guys about what they've been up to since the last time they saw them, and the other guys were doing the same. Squid rubbed his eyes and went back to bed. He fell asleep shortly after, and had a horrifying dream.
Squid tossed and turned, tossed and turned, and tossed again. He was sweating, and all the sheets were thrown off the bed. He started to shiver, then he fell off the bed.
*
Becky sat up from her bed, wiping her eyes so she could see. Something had woken her up. She didn't know what it was, but she could remember hearing a loud thump. She gout of the bed and raced to the door and went out into the hallway. Magnet was outside his door too, rubbing his eyes and looking around sleepily.
"Was that you who made that noise?" she asked him, but he shook his head.
"Nope. I heard it from Squid's room."
Becky took his hand and they both went into Squid's room, and found him on the floor.
"Oh, he just fell off the bed." he said.
"Help me get him back up there." she said, kneeling down on the floor.
"Why don't we just wake him up?"
"Well, it's early. You don't want to wake him up, do you?" she said.
"He's probably having a bad dream again." Magnet pointed out.
"Good point." then she started to shake him a little.
"That won't do any good!" Magnet said, then he put his foot on squid's side and started shaking him a little harder.
"Wha- what?" Squid bolted up, and saw them there. "What happened?"
"You had a bad dream-"
"You woke us up, man." Magnet said.
"Sorry." Squid grumbled, stumbling back into bed. Becky gave Magnet a look.
"What?"
"Nothing." she said, smiling a little, then she stood up. "I've had one strange night tonight-"she said, glancing at Squid. "And I don't think I can go back to sleep. I'm going to go down stairs and eat something. Anyone else wanna come?"
"Might as well." mumbled Squid, and Magnet agreed. They tiptoed down the stairs and into the kitchen to make sandwiches. When they got near the windows they discovered it was raining, and pretty hard too. Becky went to close one of the windows, and then went to get the bread.
"I wonder why no one else woke up." Becky wondered aloud, and the other's could answer that.
"Well, you know how they were at camp. They never wake up. What time is it anyway?"
"Four o'clock." she answered.
"Whoa! I've never felt so wide-awake at this time before. Even at camp."
"Yeah." Magnet said, laughing a little.
Becky looked around the house, sighing. "This place needs more... pizzazz."
"Hey!" Squid said, grinning.
"Well, it IS Christmas!"
"We don't do much for Christmas."
"Really?"
Squid didn't say anything as he made his sandwich, and she looked at Magnet, who just shrugged.
Becky broke away slowly and opened her eyes. She saw Squid sitting in front of her, and she quickly sat up against the wall behind her bed. "Squid, what....." she couldn't say anything.
"I'm sorry." he said, scrambling for his words. She watched his suffering, and she looked at him fondly.
"Do you need comforting?" Not waiting for his answer she got out of her bed, glancing at the clock, and sat next to him. She could feel how nervous he was, and she was a little nervous herself.
"Squid," she said, looking at him. "Um....Do you have something..else you want to um... talk about with me?" she smiled a little at him. Squid looked a way from her. Becky looked at the floor.
"I just.. I couldn't sleep. I...just need to....." he started to say.
"Squid, just tell me." she said almost forcefully.
Squid looked at her and sighed. "I.. I guess I never really knew I liked you until when I left camp..." he said slowly. Becky looked at the floor again.
"I like you too.. Just not in that way...At least, I think."
"What does that mean?" Squid said, turning towards her almost hopefully. Then he frowned. "No. I know how you and Magnet feel about each other. I...I was hoping you wouldn't wake up, then you wouldn't remember it in the morning.... So no one would get mad or anything."
Becky looked over at him, then smiled. She crawled back into bed and put the covers over her, and looked fast asleep within seconds. Squid laughed a little, and looked over at her "sleeping." But he remained sitting on her bed for a while, aching to do something. Then Becky turned over on her back in her bed.
"Still can't sleep?" she whispered. He shook his head. She pursed her lips, looking at him. Then he got up.
"I'll head back to bed now." he said, running his hands through his hair. She nodded slowly.
"I hope you feel better. And get some sleep." she smiled, and Squid wanted to kiss her again but he knew he shouldn't. He did some sort of wave goodbye, and left the room. When she was sure he was gone, she let out a long, slow sigh.
*
Squid went back to his room, shaking his head, then he heard voices from the other room. The others were still awake? He stopped in front of their closed door. Caveman and Zero were talking to the guys about what they've been up to since the last time they saw them, and the other guys were doing the same. Squid rubbed his eyes and went back to bed. He fell asleep shortly after, and had a horrifying dream.
Squid tossed and turned, tossed and turned, and tossed again. He was sweating, and all the sheets were thrown off the bed. He started to shiver, then he fell off the bed.
*
Becky sat up from her bed, wiping her eyes so she could see. Something had woken her up. She didn't know what it was, but she could remember hearing a loud thump. She gout of the bed and raced to the door and went out into the hallway. Magnet was outside his door too, rubbing his eyes and looking around sleepily.
"Was that you who made that noise?" she asked him, but he shook his head.
"Nope. I heard it from Squid's room."
Becky took his hand and they both went into Squid's room, and found him on the floor.
"Oh, he just fell off the bed." he said.
"Help me get him back up there." she said, kneeling down on the floor.
"Why don't we just wake him up?"
"Well, it's early. You don't want to wake him up, do you?" she said.
"He's probably having a bad dream again." Magnet pointed out.
"Good point." then she started to shake him a little.
"That won't do any good!" Magnet said, then he put his foot on squid's side and started shaking him a little harder.
"Wha- what?" Squid bolted up, and saw them there. "What happened?"
"You had a bad dream-"
"You woke us up, man." Magnet said.
"Sorry." Squid grumbled, stumbling back into bed. Becky gave Magnet a look.
"What?"
"Nothing." she said, smiling a little, then she stood up. "I've had one strange night tonight-"she said, glancing at Squid. "And I don't think I can go back to sleep. I'm going to go down stairs and eat something. Anyone else wanna come?"
"Might as well." mumbled Squid, and Magnet agreed. They tiptoed down the stairs and into the kitchen to make sandwiches. When they got near the windows they discovered it was raining, and pretty hard too. Becky went to close one of the windows, and then went to get the bread.
"I wonder why no one else woke up." Becky wondered aloud, and the other's could answer that.
"Well, you know how they were at camp. They never wake up. What time is it anyway?"
"Four o'clock." she answered.
"Whoa! I've never felt so wide-awake at this time before. Even at camp."
"Yeah." Magnet said, laughing a little.
Becky looked around the house, sighing. "This place needs more... pizzazz."
"Hey!" Squid said, grinning.
"Well, it IS Christmas!"
"We don't do much for Christmas."
"Really?"
Squid didn't say anything as he made his sandwich, and she looked at Magnet, who just shrugged.