"Dammit Bobble! Don't ever sneak up on me like that!" I yell still clutching my weapon, He backs away absolutely terrified.

"Wait... I'm sorry I-I..." putting the blade back in my bag it's my turn to back away. "I Could've seriosly hurt you!"

"I-I noticed..." "...So uh.. are you ok?"

"No... Geez!" My whole body starts to shiver, I wrap my arms around myself trying to breath. 'Forget trying to apologize for being rude before, you gone messed up for real this time'

"I'm sorry.." I whispers and run.

-SPLASH!-

I fall face first into a puddle.

"Affrey! wait!"

I hear Bobble call out to me, I'm muddy and soaked but I don't care about that.

"Affrey..."

"Leave me alone..."

"I know that you're upset.. but I can't leave you here like this.. would you mind telling me what's wrong?" (no answer) "I'm not mad that you tried to cut me, it was just a reflex wasn't it?... please... talk to me"

"I could've killed you." I mumble still laying face down on the wet dirty ground.

"But you didn't. See... I'm alright. and I wont sneak up on you ever again, that's for sure."

I slowly stand up shaking my head, making sure he can't see my face. I'm still shaking and doesn't notice that he'd walked up to me standing face to face. 'Why are you doing this? Why are you still acting so nice to me?' He asks if I want to go home. I nod and start walking. He get up next to me and start walking beside me. We soon arrives at my stump and went inside.

"here." He offers me a towel, I take it and wipe the mud off my face.

"You look cold"

He goes to get another towel to wrap around me, I begin taking off my soggy clothes. I had stripped down to just my underwear about to take of my shirt top as he turns around ..."Ohmystars!"... He drops the towel and his already large blue eyes grew even wider at the sight he was witnessing, his cheeks turning a deep shade of crimson he just stood there barely breathing.

"ImsorryIdidn'tmeantoIshouldleaveyoualonenow!

I hear him stutter barely speaking english before he slips through the door. 'Well that was odd' I'd expected him to leave me sooner, but once he followed me inside I'd thought he wanted to stay just to make extra sure I was okey. Wich left me a bit confused as to why he suddenly changed his mind. I filled a bath with hot water to try relax.

There's still long before evening, I pace my room back and forth deciding on what to do. I'd promise Tinkerbell I'd tell her more about the lost things, but on the other hand I'm not sure she's still on the beach or if they'd all got back to the workshop already and that's a place I'm not comfortable going back to right away. After a few more moments of pacing I decide to visit Fawn. She always had something fun to do.

I found her at the racetrack were she was doing herdles with some bunnies. I watch her as they finish the track without fail. Then there's some ermines up next, they went everywhere around the obstacles instead of simply going over like the bunnies did. I was sure they'd have to redo their turn, but apparently Fawn is happy with the result as she rewarded them with good praises and a treat. Some other fairy lead his batch of animals up to the tracks and I wave at Fawn to get her attention. We spend the rest of the afternoon together playing games and pranks. She invited me to eat dinner with her since it'd gotten so late already, I didn't mind knowing anything she served would be delicious and sure enough it was.

We ate and made a bit of smalltalk until Fawn decided to confront me about what's wrong. At first I try to deny it.

"Come on, I can tell something's bothering you. Let me guess... it's about a guy right?"

"Well... actually..."

"IT IS! I knew it. My sixth sense never fails! Who is it, what happened? ...Did he turn you down or is it that you haven't dared to ask him out yet and that's why you look so glum?"

"No no it's nothing like that!"

Fawn just roll her eyes "Right... Anyaway I'm sure whoever it is wouldn't mind getting closer to you, if you know what I mean. Sometimes a guy just need a little push to admit it." She says while making little boxing punches in the air. I can't help but to snicker at this... the irony.

"I'm not so sure... "

"Oh..? Why not? Well it's true that you are kinda odd... you're the only one I know that are this wierd and I'm friends with Tinkerbell..."

That statement took me a bit off guard I tried to deduce what she meant by that, Fawn was deep in her own thoughts.

"I know that already, you don't have to be mean about it."

"Huh, wha.. No no, I'm not. I like that about you, I thought you knew that."

"Sch.. whatever..." I said irritably, but I guess I didn't have the best pokerface since she just kept smiling back at me. For that reason I can't stay mad at her. Well I mean she was the most honest one I knew so far. However sometimes she just didn't seem to take a clue and dawn on her that it could be taken as her being inconsiderate at times. Not that I was being to secretive about myself either, at least not on purpose. Sometimes I wasn't sure if I had talked out loud or just spoken in my mind, that was all the same to me before. but since meeting fawn and her friends I was starting to get the hang of it, mostly. I heard Fawn do a sound she made up that meant that I wasn't speaking, I guess I must've zoned out again.

"well?"

"Well what?" I respond not getting her point, assuming I missed a question or something.

"Who's causing you to look so pathetic, it isn't like you at all."

"Huh? Oh, it's Bobble. I just don't understand.."

"Ehh.. So he's the one huh? Yeah I don't get him either, he's definitely a nice guy. I guess it is a quirk among tinkers to be odd..."

"Not that!" I interrupted. "I mean... " Panic started to gain it's way back up my neck. "Can you keep a secret?"

~End chapter ten~

A/N: This story is getting longer than I thought. Some of you may be wondering when the ship is going to start. Don't worry it'll happen. This is the chapter where I feel it's starting to get interesting. Anyways, leave your thoughts on how you think the story is going so far.