'Sup? Oh god, the adorableness of this chapter. All I'm gonna say. Enjoy!

For a while now, Zoey had been doing a whole lot of not much. T'o be honest, she was rather bored. She sat at a table, nibbling a cookie, and wondering what Rythian was up to. It was at this point that Minty came up to her, looking rather worried.

"Um, hi Zoey."

"Something's up. I can hear it in your voice."

"Um, well, Rythian slapped Nilesy."

"Cool! Sucks that I didn't see it. Seriously? Why the mood?"

"Well, yeah, Nilesy and Hannah started arguing completely out of the blue. Something about Lewis, I think. Anyway, Hannah got really angry and left, and then Nilesy started crying. Rythian must have felt really bad or something, because he ran off. No idea where he is."

"Oh god. I just- I just don't know what to think."

"Uh, well, I'm just gonna go now, OK?"

There was no reply.

Rythian sat on the end of the pier, his legs dangling over the edge. After his encounter with Duncan, he didn't really want to talk to anyone, but felt like he should. Everyone who had been there when he slapped Nilesy was out of the question. He needed someone unbiased. Preferably someone he liked. Ravs would be perfect, if he weren't drunk. Maybe Martyn, or Lewis. They were likeable enough. Rythian almost slapped himself when it hit him. None of those would work. What he needed, there and then, was Zoey. His train of thought was derailed by footsteps on the dock behind him.

"Whoever you are, go away. I want to be alone."

"Rythian. It's me. Zoey."

Rythian beckoned her to sit next to him. She obliged, putting her real arm around his shoulders.

"I know why you're like this, Rythian."

"You do? Who told you?"

"Minty."

"I'll just assume you know everything then."

"OK"

"I feel like a dick. I made Hannah angry, I made Nilesy sad. Can I do anything right?"

"Stop thinking like that, Rythian. In the big wide world, this is nothing. Besides, you make me very, very happy."

"Yes. You're right. Still doesn't excuse the fact that it's my fault."

"It's not your fault, Rythian! You didn't get to decide whether or not Nilesy and Hannah got angry at each other."

"But what if they never like each other again?"

"People are nice. They'll make up eventually."

"That doesn't shake the feeling that my night has been ruined."

"Know this, Rythian. So many great things have happened tonight. There's never gonna be another night like this, not even if there's another Sjindig. You should be cherishing this time."

"Yeah. Yeah I should. Let's make tonight special."

"That's the spirit! Job one, apologize to Nilesy."

Rythian was silent for a few seconds.

"Sure. That works."

Rythian chuckled under his breath.

Zoey muttered, "I know what you're planning, and I don't like it. It's gonna be good to watch, though."

Rythian smiled and shrugged. Whenever he wanted to keep something secret. Zoey always seemed to be able to read his mind.

Zoey spoke softly, "You know, Rythian, the last couple of hours have been a little bit dull."

"I know how to fix that problem, at least.", Rythian replied, before stopping and embracing Zoey. She returned the favour. They hugged for a while. It was a long, heartfelt hug.

Rythian gasped, "Zoey."

"What?"

"Your robot arm. It's squeezing me really hard."

"Sorry."

They broke the embrace, and Zoey muttered something about force and calibration. Rythian found her mutterings on science cute, in a weird kind of way. The rest of the night was going to be fine, as long as he had her.

A/N: I AM MELTING FROM FEELS! Zoethian is just so damn cute, isn't it? Hang on, is that...

Rythian: Zoey, you ate a cookie in this chapter didn't you?

Zoey: Yeah

Rythian: That makes you Peeta, and that makes me Katniss!

Me: But you're already Katniss

Rythian: Oh. That

Zoey: Oh, and also, I came to talk to you in the middle of the night where nobody can see for a feels-y conversation like that one part in the first book, so that makes me Katniss!

Me: Two things. One, you really are scraping the bottom of the barrel here. Two, Nilesy was supposed to become Katniss at the end of chapter nine, but I had a brain fart

Nilesy: Can I be Katniss now?

Me: Sure

I haz idea, but this author's note is already way too long, so I'll tell you guys my idea soon. It involves the Yogscast Tekkit universe and Pandora. Which Pandora? Figure it out. 'Til next time.