Claudia screamed. Myka and Pete both turned around and ran towards the noise. They were doing inventory when they heard it. What they found was weird even for them. It was Claudia leaned over Nat, and Nat laying there with his eyes squinted shut, but he was clearly awake, and he had a blanket on and Claudia wasn't moving. Even thought she was in the most awkward position ever.
"Claudia..." Pete said casually.
"Pete..." She said, nodding.
"Oh, screw it. Just carry me and I'll explain, and Myka, Nat's probably gonna need help walking."
"Ok, but one question. What did you do to him?!" Myka asked, not mad, but almost in a joking way.
"Wha- I didn't! Actually... he saved me..." Claudia mumbled.
"Well... what happened..." she asked.
"Well, y'know that artifact in the dark vault that paralyzes things, and it you don't neutralize it, its permanent?"
"Is that why I'm carrying you?" Pete asked sarcastically.
"No, Pete, I just didn't wanna walk."
"Anyway, my legs got paralyzed, he pulled me out before the rest of me could get paralyzed, but on the way to the dark vault he got covered in goo. So now he's freezing from sticky, cold goo, and my legs will be numb for another day."
"Well, why did you scream?" Pete asked.
"Yah, and why were you sitting the way you were sitting?" Myka questioned. Then Nat spoke up for the first time.
"Uh- I fell asleep, and then had a nightmare, then when I jumped in my sleep, is scared her, and she screamed, and-" Nat got cut off.
"-and I was leaned over him because I was trying to check to make sure he was ok, y'know with all these artifacts around, one could have caused a nightmare. I had to check his eyes and breathing and stuff..." Claudia finished, hoping that she sounded confident in her own excuse.
"Ok..." Myka and Pete said at the same time, giving each other that "There's SO something going on" look. When they got to Arties office, Claudia told Pete to put her in Nat's car, and told Nat to drive her to the B&B. As soon as they were in the car though, she started ramming him with questions.
"Dude?! Why?! Just- why?! I mean- you- do you like me?! I mean- not that I like you- but do you like me- like- why would you kiss me unless- just why?!"
"Claudia!" Nat cut in.
"What?!" She shouted from being interrupted.
"Do you... like me..." Nat asked, prepared to get slapped.
"Well... only if you like me..." Claudia responded, shifting in her seat a little.
"How are we gonna tell Artie..." Nat asked cautiously.
"Oh this is just fan-freakin-tastic! I mean he's gonna- wait!" She stopped mid-rant like a light bulb had gone off above her head. "Leave it all to me..."
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