Disclaimer - I only own Kobe , Oliver, Kal, Andrew(the dealer..if his name isnt Andrew it is now), and Kate(a later character, based on moi). Any similarities to real people/places/things are purely coincidences. Guess WHAT readers! I decided to use muses..WOO!Kate(Me): WOO! Chapter 14 already!
Kobe: ...IM GETTING BORED! MAKE SOMETHING EXCITING HAPPEN!
Zigzag: ...Yeah! Do I get to kiss her yet!
Kobe: -blushes-
Kate: Possiblement...be patient, mon chere.
Squid: :( Grrr
Kate: I'm sorry, Squiddy, but wetook a vote, and Ziggy won!
Squid: -scowls-
Kate: Don't worry baby, your time will come ;)
Squid: Holy moses what have I gotten myself into now...
Kobe looked up at him. "Why not? I just like, totally humiliated myself, and you." she sniffed.
Zigzag shook his head, causing his crazy blonde hair to fall in his eyes. "No, no you didn't, Kobe." he told her with a smile.
Kobe blinked. "You're right. Squid did." she shot a glowering stare at Squid, who was watching closely from nearby. He shrugged and plastered a fake grin across his face.
Zigzag followed Kobe's gaze. "Ignore him, Kobe. He's a loudmouth sometimes, and it can be extremely annoying. Other times it's a good thing..." he trailed off. Kobe's gaze rose from Squid to Zigzag's face.
"What?" she asked.
Zigzag winked. "You'll see later. Not here, okay?"
Kobe offered him a half smile. She was a little unsure of what he meant. "Erm, okay." Zigzag smiled at her before going back to his hole to finish digging. Kobe turned around and smiled widely to herself before turning back around. She noticed Squid was looking at her with sort of a longing look on his face. He shook his head and looked away from her sadly. Kobe frowned and walked over to him.
"Hello." he greeted her when she sat down.
Kobe smiled warmly. "Hey, Squid. Why the sad face?" she asked, concerned etched all over her face.
Squid sighed and looked up with that same sad look. "It's,...it's complicated, aight? I don't know if I wanna explain it you ya right now."
Kobe frowned. "It's okay, I got aaaallllll day." she waited for a response, but got none. Finally, Squid spoke up.
"Don't you have a date with Zig later?" he asked, a hint of loathing in his voice. Kobe's eyebrows shot up in surprise at his tone.
"Uh..no." she said slowly.
"Then what'd he want..." Squid asked, slowly putting his shovel down, but his back was still to her. She touched his shoulder and turned him around.
"He just wants to talk later, that's all. No biggie." Kobe told him.
Squid sighed, took his hat off, pushed his hair back, and put the cap back on. "Yeah..okay."he replied doubtfully. Kobe groaned frustratedly. She's starting to understand what's going on, but she wants Squid to tell her himself.
"Look, Squid, you're my BEST friend here, okay? If there was any sort of ''date'', I'd tell you first. Out of anyone. I trust you the most." she smiled.
Squid shook his head. "I...then why don't you...I...ARGH..why would you trust ME!"
"Because, you're the most straightforward, honest , and best listener here." Kobe told him softly.
"I still don't get why you..."
"Why I would what?"
Squid wiped his hand over his face. "Never mind." he said mournfully, turning back to dig. Kobe sighed and got up. 'This is just great,' she thought silently to herself. Squid had stopped talking and was now feverently digging, Zigzag looked like he was deep in thought, X-ray was digging away, as were the rest of the boys. Kobe was bored, just sitting there alone, so she decided to head back.
"'Bye, guys." she said quietly as she walked off.
Once Kobe reached the tent she changed into her yellow halter top and black soffe shorts, and put her hair up into two super high, super bouncy pigtails. She also painted her nails with this clear, sparkly polish she jacked from her mum's brass case. It looked really pretty and matched her outfit. Kobe smiled to herself and walked out and headed towards the wreck-room. She didn't see any of D-tent there, so she took a seat on the couch and tried to think. A tap on her shoulder interrupted her thoughts. "Hey, Koko." a voice said. Kobe didn't even look up.
"Hello, Oliver," she said through seething teeth. "Can I help you?" she demanded angrily, her log nails gripping the couch to prevent herself from knocking Oliver out.
Oliver sighed and walked around the front. He took a seat beside Kobe. "Kobe, let me talk, please."
"If it's about 'you're sorry', or 'Kal came on to me', I don't wanna hear it. That only make this crappy day even worse." Kobe sniffed loudly to hold back tears. Oliver handed her a tissue.
"No, it's not. It's about..the little love triangle you got goin' on." he said slowly, bracing himself for a hit.
Kobe kept her body still but moved her head til she was looking at her ex. "What triangle?"
Oliver sighed. "You, Zigzag, and Squid. They both reeeaalllyyy like you, but it seems you only like Zigzag, am I right?"
Kobe gritted her pearly-white teeth and tugged on the end of one of her ponytails. "I...I...I mean yeah, of course."
"You like both of them."
Kobe jumped up and stood in front of Oliver. "NO I DON'T LIKE BOTH OF THEM, OLLI! JESUS!" she screeched, just as X-ray, Squid, Zigzag, and Magnet were coming through the door. Oliver noticed them first, but didn't say anything. He let Kobe rant. Finally he decided it'd be a good time to stop her.
"Kobe, babe, uh, I'd be quiet if I were you."
"OLIVER JOHN DON'T YOU TELL ME TO BE QUIET!" she screamed, stomping her foot. She continued to ignore his warning signs for a few more minutes. The boys stood frozen in the doorway. Finally, Kobe just gaze up and collapsed in a heap on the couch. She started sobbing. Oliver patted her gingerly on the back.
"Kobe, look at the doorway." Kobe lifted her head from the armrest and looked towards the doorway. The colour from her face drained and she turned pale white.
"Oh, I'm screwed." she groaned, slumping down onto the couch again. Oliver looked at the guys and shrugged. They sent him death glares.
"You stay away from Kobe, aight man?" X-ray said as they approached her.
Oliver held his hands up in surrender. "Just tryin to help her out, dude." he told him as he backed away. Zigzag got in his face.
"She got us for that, man. You've got her all hurt and confused. Leave her alone, got it?" he said. Oliver shook his head.
"Yeah, I got it. But one thing before I go..."Oliver began, a smirk tugging at his lips.
Zigzag, X-ray, Magnet and Squid circled around him. "What?" Zigzag demanded.
"I love Kobe, always have, even when I messed around with Kal. I feel terrible about how much I hurt her, she didn't deserve it, because she truly did like me, and I hurt her! Now I'm trying to make it up to her by atleast attempting to stop it from happening with any guy she ever gets with again. So let me tell you something, Zig, you hurt her, I will hunt you down and kill you in the cruelest way I can think of, do YOU got it?" Oliver hissed through clenched teeth.
Zigzag shook his head. "Whatever." he mumbled before X-ray shoved Oliver out the wreck-room door.
The boys walked around the couch and looked at Kobe, who was sitting, curled up at the center just between the two cushions, her mascara slightly smudged and her cheeks flushed a crimson colour from yelling and sobbing. "Hey, Kobe (an- btw, I donno if I ever mentioned this, but Kobe is pronounced Ko-bee)." Zigzag said softly as they sat down around her. Zigzag sat on one side, Magnet sat beside him, X-ray sat on the other side, and Squid sat beside him. Kobe wiped her eyes and snuffed.
"Hello, guys." she murmured weakly.
"How ya doin?" X-ray asked, trying to be concerned yet still appear tough. Kobe smirked at his attempt.
"I'm alright, now. You know what guys, I think...I think you should try and be nice to Oliver. He really helped me out with an issue I have...until he started telling me what to do. That's why I was yelling. You could learn alot about how to deal with me from him. He's had experience." Kobe chuckled, using a tissue to wipe at the running mascara. The boys looked at each other and Kobe, shocked expressions playing on their faces.
"You sure? You know if he hurts you again we'll pound his face in." Magnet said, making a smacking motion with his fist and palm.
Kobe smiled at him. "Thanks Mag, I know." Magnet nodded.
They 5 teens grew silent. Then Zigzag spoke; "Uh,...Kobe, could I talk to ya for a minute?" he said awkwardly.
Kobe looked at Squid, who was looking at the floor. His expression went from bored to hurt when Zigzag said this. Kobe frowned, but she had promised. "Yeah, yeah sure. Be right back guys." she followed Zigzag out of the wreck-room to around the side of the wooden building.
"So...I've been thinking about what Squid said." Zigzag began.
Kobe's face fell. She could tell by his tone where this was going. "I...you don't...you don't have to say anything, I'm used to rejection. Don't feel bad." Kobe rambled.
Zigzag looked at her, a funny expression came across his face. "That's...no, I wasn't going to."
"Than what?" Kobe asked, a bit confused.
"I was just...wondering. Uh...if I did ask you out...how would we...how would it be possible to...you know...actually have a relationship in a...in a juvenile deliquent facility?" he asked.
Kobe was taken aback. She thought for sure she was going to get rejected. "We-ll, my mum is the warden...and this is where I'm going to have to be, no exceptions, for the next 3 years and a 1/4 of my life, til Im 18, so it's not like I could ever meet someone who isnt considered a deliquent."
Zigzag looked at her and snorted. "I doubt your mum would allow us to go out."
Kobe smiled and pushed his arm playfully. "I can get her to let me do whatever I want. I'm her one and only child, I have her wrapped around my finger."
Zigzag laughed. "Yeah, I guess...So..."
Kobe kicked a pebble that was next to her foot. "Yeah...so...what do you want to do?"
Zigzag shifted awkwardly. "Well, I...uh..oh gosh this is awkward..I really do like you, and I do want to go out with you..."
Kobe gulped. "Oh great...I sense a 'but' or an 'except'..."
Zigzag shook his blonde head. "No, none of that...I'm just never good at these things."
Kobe chuckled. "Me either. I mean, I've never asked a guy out, I'm just saying, I get awkward or whatever when a guy's about to ask me out because I get so nervous and my palms start to sweart and I start to sweat and that makes me self concious so I start bumbling and stumbling on my words and I just get real-" she began before Zigzag cut her off my pressing his lips on hers. Kobe's eyes shot open in surprise but she quickly closed them and kissed him back. When they pulled apart Zigzag licked his lips and smiled at her.
"Orange?" he guessed.
Kobe shook her head. "Nope. Lancome Juicy Tubes...Grapefruit."
They both started laughed. Zigzag brought her closer to him. "So is that a yes?" Kobe smiled up at him shyly.
"Nnnnn...YES! Of course!" she laughed, wrapping her arms around his neck and smiling.
Zigzag let out a sigh of relief. "Phew. I thought you were going to say no!"
Kobe giggled. "I was just messing with your brain." she ruffled his hair with one hand and let go of his neck.
"Thanks." he said dryly, but his lips were still smiling. Kobe giggled again and pulled on his hand before taking off at a run.
"LAST ONE TO THE WRECK-ROOM SMELLS LIKE ARMPIT'S ARMPITS!" she shrieked, running away from Zigzag, who was laughing hysterically while trying to chase her. He kept tripping over his own feet, which made Kobe laugh even harder.
"HEY! I HEARD THAT!" Armpit yelled from inside the wreck-room, causing Kobe and Zigzag to collapse in laughter just before the stairs. They kept tripping over themselves because they were laughing so hard. Finally they made it to the couch and sat down. Kobe leaned over and whispered to Zigzag;
"Don't tell anyone yet, okay? I wanna clear it with mum first..."
Zigzag nodded. "Okay, tell me when you do."
"Well, DUH!" Kobe laughed as she got up and went over to the pool table where X-ray, Magnet, Armpit and Squid were playing a game.
"Hey, Kobe." X-ray said as she sidled up beside him.
"Hey boys, he Squid." she smiled. Squid just looked at her with a trying-not-to-be-noticeably-sad smile.
"Hey what's up?"
"Nothing much..." Kobe trailed off as her gaze settled on Zigzag, who was watching the fuzzy TV intently.
Squid noticed her staring. "So how'd your little talk go?" he asked.
Kobe bit her lip to keep herself from smiling. "It was okay, everything's cleared up now." she told them all as she took the cue stick from Armpit, who had just missed a shot. She took a shot and handed it back.
"That's good..." Squid mumbled, staring intently at his shoelaces. Kobe sighed. She knew exactly what was up with him, but she knew he wouldn't tell her. Oh well, she was going to try and ask him anyway.
"Squid, can I talk to you for a second?" she asked quietly. Squid looked around the room, his focus settling on Zigzag for a second. Kobe saw a look of resentment flash through his eyes before he turned back to her.
"Uh, sure." he shrugged as Kobe led him to a relatively quiet corner on the other side of the room.
When they reached it Kobe turned to face him. She sighed sadly. "Squid, what's wrong?" she asked, looking up at him.
Squid shifted from foot to foot, his hands in his pockets as he surveyed the room. "N- nothing, why?"
"Well, you've been acting really strange lately...like today when I tried to talk to you, and earlier this afternoon," Kobe pointed out.
Squid went into defensive mode. "I said nothing's wrong! Jesus, Kobe!" he yelled rather loudly. Kobe glared at him.
"Fuck!" she sighed exasperately(an-i think i spelled that wrong). "Just fucking tell me! I am a good listener..."
"Kobe! Jesus christ NOTHING IS WRONG!" he shouted.
Kobe jumped, slightly taken aback by his tone. The rest of the room looked up. Kobe noticed them and turned towards Squid. "Just...fuck. I give up. I hate it when my best friends get sad, and I try to help. But my niceness just screws me over EVERY-FUCKING-TIME! I DON'T KNOW WHY I BOTHER!" Kobe threw her hands up and walked away, leaving a bewildered Squid staring after her.
She sat herself down on the couch next to Zigzag and sat so her back was up against his side and her skinny tanned legs hung over the armrest. "Some people are impossible." she huffed angrily. Zigzag moved his head so he was looking at the top of hers.
"Squid...well Squid's just...he's the type of person, from what I gather in the time I've known him, that doesn't like not getting his way, or what he wants. He's a really nice guy he just...he gets jealous easily." Zigzag explained, still transfixed by the TV. Kobe sat up and pulled her legs up to her chest. She inched closer to Zigzag so they could talk without having to shout. It was very noisy at the moment.
"Jealous? Of what?" she inquired.
Zigzag blinked at her. "Of me."
"Why?" Kobe asked, stunned.
Zigzag stared at his girlfriend blankly.
Suddenly Kobe began to understand. "Oh..oh my goodness."
Zigzag nodded. "Yeah, but don't you worry about it. He'll calm down."
Kobe sighed. "I hope so, I mean he's like, my best friend here, next to you. I hate it when my friends are mad at me."
"Yeah, it sucks. I hope he snaps outta it soon," Zigzag agreed.
Kobe laid back down in her previous position. "Mmhmm." she replied, closing her eyes.
She must have fallen asleep because a few minutes later Zigzag was sitting her up. Her eyes fluttered open and she yawned cutely. "What's up?" she asked sleepily.
"Dinner, c'mon baby girl." Zigzag held out his arm. She lazily took it and followed him to the mess hall.
Kobe's mother, Pendanski, and Mr. Sir were standing outside the mess hall. Kobe waved and said hello to them as she traipsed in, still holding Zigzag's arm. Mrs. Walker eyed them suspiciously.
"Those two have been awfully close lately, always off talkin by them selves, she's always hanging off of his arm, occasionally Squid's or X-ray's, but mostly Zigzag's." Mr. Sir informed Louise.
Louise's eyebrows shot up in surprise. "Oh, really?"
"Yes, m'am. Kobe and Ricky have been awfully close, but I have yet to witness and...suspicious activity happening."
"Well then, we'll just have to keep an eye out for that, and from now on, Pendanski, keep a close an eye as possible on them whenever you can, alright?" Mrs. Walker ordered. Dr. Pendanski nodded feverently.
"Yessum." he responded.
"And Marion, make sure Pendanski doesn't screw it up. They can't know we are watching them, because if something really is happening it won't happen if they know they are being watched by us."
"Yes m'am."
"Good, in the mean time I'll have a little..chat with Kobe."
The men chuckled. Louise tipped her cowboy hat down furthur over her eyes and waltzed into the messhall, Mr. Sir and Pendanski close at hand.
An- ooooh. kinda a cliffy! woot\m/ READ AND REVIEW! READ AND REVIEW!