Chapter 11

Roland's little ratty ears perked up as the door to Dexter's bedroom slowly creaks open. Roland's excitement intensifies as he watches Dex's head pop through the now open doorway. Normally when Dexter returned from his little trips out he would greet Roland with a huge and juicy nut, but as far as Roland could tell today it would seem that his little treat of having a nut would go unsatisfied. Dexter seemed far to excited by bringing a sudden newcomer into his bedroom instead that Roland had never seen before.

Dex: : "Well welcome to my little abode."

April: : "Why thank kind sir."

Dex: : "I know its not much compared to the castle or palace your used to living in with your sister, but I like it. It's where I come to blog and act even nerdy than I do when I'm out in public."

April who had yet to gaze into Dex's room having been smiling at him while he had just been talking, turns her head to follow Dex's displaying gesture of presenting his bedroom too her.

April: : " GOOD LORD"

Dex:: "Wow thanks but I didn't realise your be that impressed April."

April:: "Look at this place."

Dex:: "I know it really is something special isn't it its…."

April:: "Messy really MESSY."

Sure there were a few things cluttered about on the floor, dirty plates and cups a few items of clothing tossed here and there across the bed and some loose chairs, but nothing so alarming to cause the look of horror on April's face as she took the sight of his bedroom in.

Dex:: "It's just well lived in April, I'm sure your place gets well messy at times but Bianca's maids see to that so….."

April:: "Oh Bianca doesn't have any maids."

Dex:: "Then who cleans your palace?"

April:: "I do I can't stand mess. I just get this itching feeling to clean whenever I see any."

Dex:: "Oh my it sounds like you have abit of OCD there."

April quickly snaps her head round feeling abit insulted.

April:: "I'm sorry what did your say?"

Dex gulps just as a beeping sound goes off in his pocket.

Dex:: "Oh look it's a text from my girlfriend Lottie that's what I said."

April sighs shaking her head looking once more to the messy looking room.

Dex:: "Hey do you want to come shell collecting at the beach with me and Lottie? She's so awesome I bet you would like her."

April:: "No its ok you go I have things I must do here."

Dex:: "Really but we just meet and I feel bad about….."

April:: "Dex its fine like I say I have a pressing matter to see too."

Dex:: "Ok then it must be my fantastic comic book collection your dying to get too isn't it? I recommend Batman, well see you April see you when I get back."

Dex then happily skips out of his room leaving April to her burning desire to start cleaning.

On either side of the beach two jeeps sit waiting; one of the jeeps is from Gaden News the other The Bulletin Newspaper.

Belle::" Look at his smug looking face."

Jai peers up from his laptop to gaze across at Aden who is sat in other jeep.

Jai:: " Don't let him get to you Belle."

Belle:: "Oh I'm not, anyway this is a very nice jeep don't you think? It was very nice of the newspaper to buy it after you smashed the news van up."

Jai:: "Yes shame I cant have a go driving this."

Belle:: "Oh no I will be doing the driving from now on."

Jai sighs with disappointment.

Jai:: "So tell me again why are we sat on the beach waiting for the off chance of this guy turning up?"

Jai points to his computer screen which shows Dexter Walkers blogging website.

Belle:: "Well seeing as we tried to get into the diner for a interview with Irene last week but couldn't, because of you getting trampled on by a crowd of people and ending up getting a black eye. I thought it would be safer just to wait for the guy who started all this to show up."

Jai:: "Ah I see, I think they did a great job with my eye patch actually."

Belle:: "Yes kind of makes you look sexy."

Jai:: "Gee thanks."

Aden:: "Oh Geoff would you take a look at that? She just can't take her eyes off me."

Geoff peeks over the top of his latest copy of the Naughty Vicar.

Geoff:: "Yes Aden Belle is kind of pretty."

Aden:: "KIND OF PRETTY She's smoking hot."

Geoff:: "Yes anyway has there been any sign of the nerdy looking guy yet?"

Geoff and Aden had also been looking at Dex's blogging website, the website had a rather goofy looking picture of Dex in the right hand corner.

Aden:: "No oh wait is this him?"

Geoff quickly glances down to look at Dex's picture.

Geoff:: "Nope doesn't look like him, and plus that guy has a surfboard there's no way this Dexter guy surfs."

Aden gazes out at the blond muscly guy walking across the beach.

Aden:: "Your right he looks like abit of plank to be honest."

Lottie:: "It's not a problem Dex you cant expect aitalian princess to come shell colleting with us."

Dex:: "No April isn't the princess her sister Bianca is."

Dex smiles at Romeo as he passes them on his way down to the sea.

Lottie:: "I'm sure I will get to meet April soon."

Dex:: "Yeah maybe you can come meet her tonight for the diners rock night…"

Lottie notices a sudden strange look come over boyfriend's face.

Lottie:: "What is it Dex?"

Dex:: "I hear the sound of revving engines do you?"

Jai:: "Get ready Belle remember drive up to Dex close enough for him to climb inside and then we can drive away and interview him."

Belle:: "Yes but the way these wheels are spinning I think I will have a job seeing him through this sand storm they are causing."

Jai:: "Ease back take it easy."

Aden:: "Right get ready bible boy."

Geoff:: "Won't this scare the poor guy with two jeeps racing up to him?"

Aden:: "Probably but it will be worth it when we break this story."

Dex and Lottie glance slowly round as the first specs of dust from a sudden sand storm blows across them.

Dex:: "It seems we are having a spot of bad weather."

Lottie:: "I don't like this Dex aren't sand storms dangerous?"

Dex was about to ensure Lottie that there was no way they were about to be caught up in a sand storm just as a big gust of sand blows passed their faces. Soon to be followed by other gust of sand.

Dex:: "Er Lottie I would advise you to RUN."

The two jeeps race across the bumpy sand towards to Dex and Lottie, who both keep shooting tiny glances over their shoulders. Jai peers up through the opened top jeep to see bellows of sand shooting up into the sky caused by the speed they were travelling at.

Belle:: "Jai close your mouth."

Jai:: "What?"

Belle watched Jai's face as it turned to shock as he swallowed some sand.

Belle:: "Oh dear"

Jai was too busy coughing up mouthfuls of sand to answer her.

Aden:: "Quick bible boy box them in, we don't want them getting away from us."

Dex and Lottie both watch in horror as the two jeeps start to trap then amongst the sand dunes.

Dex:: "Lottie I can get away I will be back with help I promise."

Lottie watches Dex disappear into the clouds of sand dust. In her opinion Dex didn't have anywhere to run too, seeing as the sand dunes were only big gaping holes which led no where.

There is a sudden loud thudding sound as one of the Jeeps hit something.

Lottie:: "DEXTER"

Lottie runs in a blind panic to at last find a dazed looking Dex lying in the sand.

Belle:: "Oh dear sorry did I just run you over?"

Lottie:: "You run him over"

Jai:: "No she didn't she run this guy over here, you ok dude?"

Romeo Looks up to Jai while rubbing his leg.

Jai:: "Romeo hey sorry didn't realise it was you."

Romeo:: "Oh man oh man my leg it hurts."

Belle:: "I'm really sorry I didn't mean to bump into you."

Romeo:: "No worries but you do understand you may for ruined my chances of ever being able to surf again."

Romeo says before hopping away with difficultly while somehow managing to carry his surfboard. Dex rolls his eyes as he sits up.

Dex:: "I shouldn't worry about Romeo, he always claiming he will never be able to surf again but somehow he does."

Belle:: "Oh ok anyway I would like to get a interview with you about the Pier Diner."

Aden:: "No I think you would find I would more."

Belle:: "Shut up Aden."

Aden:: "Oh really you think his going to give you a interview after nearly running him down?"

Belle:: "I didn't though it was.."

Dex:: "QUIET BOTH OF YOU"

Belle and Aden both stop looking shocked.

Dex:: "I will go with the pretty looking girl."

Belle:: "Thank you"

Lottie:: "Hey Dex I…."

Dex:: "Lottie there's no need to get jealous."

Lottie:: "Why not?"

Dex:: "Because even though this reporter is very pretty she hasn't got the one thing that you have."

Lottie:: "Oh really what's that?"

Dex:: "My sea shells for my collection."

Soon after his ordeal of his dramatic time on the beach, Dex had come back into his bedroom not noticing his room is completely spotless of any mess, Dex sighs as he falls face first on to his bed. The softness of the bedclothes soon has him snuggling up to something warm and smelling sweet. Had he brought himself a new sweet smelling teddy had had forgotten about or…..

Dex:: "Oh my I think I have someone in bed with me."

Dex opens his eyes to see that he was chugging up to his new friend April. Feeling rather frozen in place Dex watches as April rolls over to face him.

Dex:: "Oh dearly me I…."

April:: "Hm you what Bianca? Yes I will dust the sliver in a while."

Dex:: "Er"

Aprils eyes pop open.

Dex:: "Hello"

April lets out a scream which causes Dex to fall off the bed.

April:: "Dex I'm sorry I was just having a nap."

Dex:: "Oh that's all right…."

Dex screams as he gazes at his tidy floor.

Dex:: "WHAT ON EARTH?"

April:: "I cleaned up while you were out."

Dex climbs to his feet quickly remembering to feed Roland his nut.

Dex:: "You cleaned up where's all my stuff? Where's my comics?" where's my Star Wars action figures? Where's ROLAND?"

Dex stared into the empty cage where his pet rat should have been.

April:: "Roland?"

Dex:: "Yes"

April:: "Who's Roland?"

Dex:: "My pet rat"

April:: "I er"

Dex:: "April please tell me you haven't lost Roland Rat?"