Heeeey! It's me! M.L.! I updated(Finally). So… yea. OH! OH! I GOT A WII GAME! IT'S THE MARIO KART! Oh, sorry for any typos.

Can of disclaimer: Seriously. I don't own this story. STOP BEING SO GULLIBLE.

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Gretchen…

"Hnh…"

GRET-chen…

"Who said that…?"

Me.

"Wow. Really descriptive."

What do you expect? A giant smoke ball to explode and the Scout Mistress in the Sky to appear?

"That'd be nice, yes."

Don't smart mouth me, kid.

"OI! Who do you think you are? You can't tell me what to do."

I do what I want, Gretty.

"Don't call me that. No ones called me that in 3 years. How do you know that name anyways?"

Well… this is dream, 1. and 2. I be Veronica. I'm pretty sure I've heard your nickname before.

"But I got rid of you three… years ago…"

"Yup." At that word, Gretchen finally got a feel of where she was. It was a grassy field with flowers and butterflies. But despite the fact that this makes no sense as to why she'd be in such a place, what stood out most wasn't that fact that she was wearing a pure white gown, but that fact that there stood one of the most beautiful creatures she's ever laid her eyes on. Veronica. Of course, not the doll shaped figure, but how she imagined she would look like if she was animal.

"So… you are… my childhood doll? And… why are you here?"

"To help you. You know Edward?"

"Yea…?"

"Well, he's my new owner, and-"

"Wait- Edward? You? A DOLL?"

"Yup." A few moments of silence passed, as the background quickly switched from day to night, and vice-versa. An immense laughter finally escaped from the alligators mouth as a smile caressed Veronicas lips as she watched the child heal, even just a little.

A few minutes went on with the laughter echoing throughout the fields. "Umm, Gretchen?" She still kept laughing. "GRETCHEN!"

"Ha ha, w-wh- whaat? AH ha..." She began hiccupping wildly.

"You gotta breath, girl."

"S-sorry! I am so holding that over his head…" She wiped a single tear off her face as she struggled to breath, just trying to gain her composure and stand. "So… wh-what were we talking about again? Hee…"

"Edward."

"Oh. Him." A scowl appeared immediately, erasing what happiness could have been traceable over her body.

"So… wanna talk?"

"You wouldn't listen…"

"Test me." And there they sat, just talking, tears and laughs. It was like therapy, except with a good friend. A good friend you haven't seen in forever.

"I really thought I liked him… but he's just some jerk… I'm so stupid." Gretchen fell back, she could feel the tears of hatred on anger at herself caress her cheeks. Veronica scowled.

"THE HECK?" The child jumped at this sudden outburst. "STUPID? TEARS OF HATRED AND ANGER?! What is this?! Some bad attempt at a depressing, dramatic soap for a KIDS show? Give me a break!" The doll/human/platypus/animal threw her arms in the air, grasped Gretchen by the shoulders and pulled her up. "There's nothing wrong with liking him! It doesn't make you stupid or dumb! IT MAKES YOU HUMAN! I mean… uh… IT MAKES YOU- animal? Animal, right! IT MAKES YOU ANIMAL! Pull yourself together! And what makes you think he doesn't like you back?!"

"But he said-"

"SCREW WHAT THAT IDIOT SAID! I've been with him since his mom picked me out of the garbage behind some McDonalds and was re-wrapped and given to him! I should know how his mind thinks! HE'S INSANE. He's a BOY! Do you just expect him to sweep you off your feet and drag you off to some castle where you get married, have a bagillion kids, and live HAPPILY EVER AFTER?! Fight for him, darnit! He won't listen to his heart or use his brain! YOU HAVE TO MAKE HIM! Force his eyes open so he can see that world around him! This is your battle! THIS IS YOUR WAR!" Gretchen was let go as she looked at the doll as she yelled, she felt something building up inside her. Was it… happiness? Perhaps. One things for sure, besides the fact she began smiling, she realized that Veronica was right. Edward was hard headed, just like her. How could she have not seen it before.

"You're right! You're absolutely right!" The alligator stood and grinned. "All this time I expected him to just be all like some girly boy wimp and come running into my arms! How was I so STUPID?" She slapped her head and collapsed onto the grass, a sigh escaping her lips. "Thanks, Veronica."

"No prob, Gretty." Veronica stood there as she, Gretchen and the field around them disappeared, only leaving Gretchen lying in bed, smiling, being peered upon by her cabin mates.

"GUYS!" She sprang out of bed, patted her friends on the back and snarled. "I figured it out!"

"Figured what out?" Patsy asked cautiously, caught of guard by the scaly animal.

"What I have to do!" Gretchen ran out, leaving Nina and Patsy looking out the door.

"WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?!" Patsy cupped her mouth, screaming as loudly as possible.

"I HAVE TO WIN MY WAR!" Nina and Patsy looked at each other, then back to Gretchen, then back to each other.

"Is she having another hormone attack?" Nina shrugged and shut the door behind him.

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"EDWARD!" Edward was sitting in the sand, talking to Chip and Skip, something about how they never seem to roll around in dung.

"Who?" Edward was snapped around by his neckerchief, causing incredible pain to his neck. "GRETCHEN?" He jumped out of his skin nearly at surprise. "Uh uh- What are you doing? I thought it hurt to be around me-"

"Shut it, duck! I love you, and you will love me to!" She pushed him to the ground and spit, just barely missing his face. "This is my war, and I will win, even if I have to do it by myself!" She ran off, leaving a dumbfounded platypus and two idiots waving good-bye to the so-called 'Edwards Twin'.

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Ohhh! Plot twist. Actually, it's a plot twist for me too. Something I learned from the creator of Calvin and Hobbes is that keep your mind open; let the story write itself. Now I have no clue how this story will end. I guess I'll just have to wait and see what happens.

'Till next chapter! –M.L.