Well here's chapter ten like I said I was going to do.

Chapter X Hornets Nest

After a trip to Burger King, everyone begins to return home from the golfing course. Leo sat in the back seat pouting by what Aeris did; he wouldn't have minded going back there one day. Marcus sat in the front, mostly due to the fact he called shotgun before Leo did. He's enjoying a cigarette after the Whopper he just ate. Aeris is driving because she doesn't trust anyone else with the task, which she brought up on many occasions.

"Yes I get it, we're retarded." Marcus said, tired of hearing Aeris go on about the seven car pileup which would occur if either of them drove. He took one last drag from his cig, as he was mostly getting filter now, and threw it out the window.

"Speak for yourself, I'm a great driver! I once drove this ca-" Leo said. He quickly cupped his mouth, trying to hide his answer but it was already out there. Aeris almost slammed on the brakes so Marcus was happy this was probably the one time he decided to wear a seat belt. He was also glad he put out the cigarette, or else it would have flown inside the car and then he would have been in Leo's boat.

"YOU WERE DRIVING MY CAR!" Aeris roared. As she turned around she turned around, she brought her fist up to eye level. Leo seeing a broken nose in his future this time quickly opened the car door and ran out of the car towards a field.

"Oh hell no!" Aeris exclaimed. She flew open the car door and began to chase him. "GET BACK HERE YOU LITTLE SHIT!"

"Nuh uh. You're going to hit me."

"You're damn straight I'm going to hit you."

Marcus just sat on the hood of the car and lit a cigarette, watching Aeris chase Leo for about a whole ten minutes. However much to his surprise, Leo lasted longer than Aeris did. She slowed down, out of breath and began to walk back towards the car.

"Little bugger's fast isn't he?" Marcus said, still a little shocked that Leo had 'won'.

"I need to get into shape." Aeris replied back to Marcus, still trying to catch her breath.

Just then Marcus had an excellent idea. He motioned for Aeris to come closer.

"How long is the apartment from here?" He asked.

"About five minutes."

"Does Leo know his way back?"

"Yeah he used to walk to the GameStop up the road from here. Where are you getting at?"

But then she understood where he was going with it. She gave him and evil grin and he returned it. Marcus looked over his right shoulder and saw Leo was beginning to walk towards the car.

"Cheese it!" Marcus yelled as he got into the car. With that Aeris sped off leaving Leo walking towards the car and giving them the middle finger.

Back at the apartment…

"I can't believe we just did that." Marcus said laughing. He walked into the living room and turned the TV.

"Well actually." Aeris began, "I can indeed believe that we did that. What I can't believe is that that was your idea." Aeris looked at him who was still laughing.

"Well I learn from the best." He replied back and taking a seat on the couch. Aeris jumped on the couch next to him when she yelled out.

"GAH!" She yelped. She froze, rubbing her neck. "Ah, I think it's my neck. My neck is killing me!"

"Is it your neck?" Marcus said, trying to hide the sarcasm. However it didn't work very well as Aeris looked up and gave him her patented Death-Stare.

"You're pretty lucky I can't move, or I would shove you in the trunk of the car and drop you off with Leo." Aeris told him.

"That's why I said it. Here move over and let me help." Marcus said walking towards her. Aeris did as Marcus told her, scooting to her right. Marcus sat down and began to rub Aeris' neck and shoulders. She could almost instantly feel them returning to normal.

"My god, it's like massaging a brick!" Marcus said as he rubbed her shoulders. Marcus continued to move around and massage until he hit one spot when she began to purr, so he stayed there.

"How did you become so good at massaging?" Aeris asked curiously.

"When my leg used to hurt me and I didn't have any pills left, I would have to massage it until it felt better. So I learned what did and didn't work." He said back to her.

Aeris began to think to herself. This is my time. I should make my move now. But what if he doesn't like me? No, of course he likes you, he's massaging your neck. Yes as a friend, he's not into you. But... Oh well... I'm sure what to do. I'll just wait, wait for a better time than now.

Meanwhile, in Marcus' mind…

"… do do do, do do do do do do do, do do do. Another one bites the dust. And another one gone, and another one gone, another one bites the dust…" Aeris looks cute today. Well she always looks cute, but more so today. Her fur is really soft, and warm. Should I move in on her? No, she's probably not into me. I'll wait a little to see if she drops any hints. Until then, we're just friends. Besides I don't know if she likes Leo or not, and I don't want to move in on her if she's into Leo or if Leo has a thing for her. That would be weird. I know, I'll just ask her Although he pretty much already knew that she did have a thing for Leo.

General (POV)

"Um, Aeris?" Marcus said breaking the silence.

Aeris turned around to look at him. "Yes?"

"Do you like Leo? You know, like more than a friend?"

Aeris face began to get red. "What? ?No I don't! He's an idiot and just a friend."

Marcus began to laugh, "You're lying."

Aeris got even redder, "NO I'M NOT!"

"You can tell someone is lying when their voice gets higher. And you have denial. Don't hate yourself for liking Leo. He's a pretty good guy, sure he seems to be dumber than a 5th grade dropout but he has heart."

Aeris sighed and walked next to him and whispered, "I swear to god if you tell him, I will kill you. And I will take my time doing it too."

Marcus stepped back and held his hands in the 'I surrender' fashion, "Message received anything else while we are discussing things?"

"No, just keep your damn mouth shut if you know whats good for you."

Just then, Leo finally made it home. Holding a cup of coke he probably bought on the way back, he grinned and looked at the two of them. "I hate you guys."

There's chapter ten. The new verison anyways. Well, I hope this will do becuase it's going to have to. I really don't feel like going back and editing anything else but I think that this was pretty much the only plot hole. Well, that's the story, as always a huge thank you to Jsossamon and XanderN for the reviews. Also thank you for the heads up on the typo on the last chapter Jsossamon, I have fixed it.