Disclaimer: See Chapter 1.
The New Girl
Chapter 2
"Uh, well..." he stuttered in his usual normal matter. Well, normal when he was around the Roughnecks, anyway. "Um, yes. As you might have been informed, a new member will be joining your little...group," he sneered. They all gave him the nastiest looks they could fit on their faces. "Um, well...yes..." he said, nervous again after his nasty comment earlier, not bothering to use their name. "I'm sure she'll be able to introduce herself," he said quickly, and then ran for the door, slipping outside just as it closed.
Unfortunatley, a corner of his uniform got caught between the door as it closed with another loud hiss. A loud ripping sound bounced around the room. Everyone was silent until they heard him walk away, then they all burst into laughter.
"Did... did that just happen?!" Camera boy asked while laughing loudly.
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure he..." here Cute-eyes had to laugh again.
The fast-changing and toothbrushing girl, with a last giggle and a smirk on her face, walked up to me and held out her hand.
"I'm Dizzy Flores, nice to meet ya!" she said cheerily.
Everyone seemed to realize that there was a new person in the room then, and they all crowded around her.
"The name's Juan Rico," Cute-eyes said with a grin,"but you can call me Johnny, except when we're around superior officers. Then you have to call me Lt.!"
So this was the squad's Lt. Interesting.... Very cute, too. I'll have to do some reading up on him...
"I'm Robert Higgins," Camera boy said shyly, "but you can call me Bobby."
Hmmm... he seems almost as shy as me. I wonder if he's new too?
"Everyone just calls me Doc," the african-american man said.
That one must be their medic. It's pretty obvious, what with the name and all.
"So," the blond one asked, "Who exactly are you?"
"My...my name is...." I stuttered nervously.
"Hey," Dizzy said softly, "You don't have to be afraid of us, you know."
"Thanks," I said shyly.
I don't know why I'm acting so shy. I've heard this was a good squad, the best of the best, and they are all so friendly! I guess it's just nervousness about my mission. I hope so, anyway.
"Besides," Dizzy said angrily, directing her voice at the blond-haired guy, "Aren't you supposed to introduce yourself before you play a one-sided game of 20 questions with her?!"
"Sorry," he said exaggeratedly, crossing his heart, "I'll never do it again Mom, I promise!"
Dizzy looked sheepishly at me. "That's Carl Jenkins, our number-one mind reader..."
"Note that, number one!" Carl interrupted.
"Anyway," she continued, obviously annoyed, much to the others' amusement, "He probably knows your name by now.." (Here it was Carl's turn to look sheepish.) "Unfortunatley, the rest of us do not posess his extreme psychic abilities, and I'm sure we're all wondering, what IS your name?!"
I giggled at her tone, and decided that they did have a right to know, they were a vital part of my mission, anyway.
"Sara. My name is Sara MacLaen, and I was wondering," I said with a smile, "Is Dizzy your real name?"
She looked at me with wide eyes, seemingly nervous about something. Everyone else started to laugh.
"What?!" I asked nervously, "What did I say wrong?"
"Nothing!" Johnny assured me whole-heartedly, "That's just her best-kept secret!"
"So, if you don't mind me asking, what IS your name?" I asked, copying her earlier question.
"Mumphml," she mumbled under her breath.
"What?" everyone shouted at her.
"Isabelle, o.k!" she shouted loudly, "Isabelle, Isabelle, ISABELLE!!!"
Everyone burst into laughter at her embarassment except me.
"I don't understand!" I said questioningly, "If your name is really Isabelle (here she gritted her teeth, but didn't interrupt) then why did you say it was Dizzy?"
"She goes by the name her brother gave her, Dizzy, because she doesn't like her real one," Bobby explained simply.
"Oh well," Dizzy said sarcastically, "thanks for all the sympathy Higgins."
"Glad I could help," he said, throughly undaunted and not catching the sarcasm in her voice.
He's sweet, I thought, and honest, innocent, and kinda cute too. I'll definately have some fun making friends in this squad, they're all so friendly. Yup, this will definately be my easiest mission yet.
I'm going away for the weekend tomorrow evening, but I might have some time to finish the next chapter tonight or tomorrow morning, so don't be surprised if it's up tomorrow, or even in the next two days, o.k? Thanks for all the wonderful reviews, by the way, and your support of my story! I'm trying to make this a different and new piece of writing for this catagory, so please tell me how I'm doing, and even point out my mistakes. Reviews, good or bad, I want 'em all! (Oh yeah, I forgot to mention this, but I know some of the characters in this chapter are OOC (out of character) a bit, but it worked out best that way! I wasn't sure if it was spelled Isabel (that's what we learned in Spanish class) or Isabelle, so I just picked one. Hope it's the right one!)
The New Girl
Chapter 2
"Uh, well..." he stuttered in his usual normal matter. Well, normal when he was around the Roughnecks, anyway. "Um, yes. As you might have been informed, a new member will be joining your little...group," he sneered. They all gave him the nastiest looks they could fit on their faces. "Um, well...yes..." he said, nervous again after his nasty comment earlier, not bothering to use their name. "I'm sure she'll be able to introduce herself," he said quickly, and then ran for the door, slipping outside just as it closed.
Unfortunatley, a corner of his uniform got caught between the door as it closed with another loud hiss. A loud ripping sound bounced around the room. Everyone was silent until they heard him walk away, then they all burst into laughter.
"Did... did that just happen?!" Camera boy asked while laughing loudly.
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure he..." here Cute-eyes had to laugh again.
The fast-changing and toothbrushing girl, with a last giggle and a smirk on her face, walked up to me and held out her hand.
"I'm Dizzy Flores, nice to meet ya!" she said cheerily.
Everyone seemed to realize that there was a new person in the room then, and they all crowded around her.
"The name's Juan Rico," Cute-eyes said with a grin,"but you can call me Johnny, except when we're around superior officers. Then you have to call me Lt.!"
So this was the squad's Lt. Interesting.... Very cute, too. I'll have to do some reading up on him...
"I'm Robert Higgins," Camera boy said shyly, "but you can call me Bobby."
Hmmm... he seems almost as shy as me. I wonder if he's new too?
"Everyone just calls me Doc," the african-american man said.
That one must be their medic. It's pretty obvious, what with the name and all.
"So," the blond one asked, "Who exactly are you?"
"My...my name is...." I stuttered nervously.
"Hey," Dizzy said softly, "You don't have to be afraid of us, you know."
"Thanks," I said shyly.
I don't know why I'm acting so shy. I've heard this was a good squad, the best of the best, and they are all so friendly! I guess it's just nervousness about my mission. I hope so, anyway.
"Besides," Dizzy said angrily, directing her voice at the blond-haired guy, "Aren't you supposed to introduce yourself before you play a one-sided game of 20 questions with her?!"
"Sorry," he said exaggeratedly, crossing his heart, "I'll never do it again Mom, I promise!"
Dizzy looked sheepishly at me. "That's Carl Jenkins, our number-one mind reader..."
"Note that, number one!" Carl interrupted.
"Anyway," she continued, obviously annoyed, much to the others' amusement, "He probably knows your name by now.." (Here it was Carl's turn to look sheepish.) "Unfortunatley, the rest of us do not posess his extreme psychic abilities, and I'm sure we're all wondering, what IS your name?!"
I giggled at her tone, and decided that they did have a right to know, they were a vital part of my mission, anyway.
"Sara. My name is Sara MacLaen, and I was wondering," I said with a smile, "Is Dizzy your real name?"
She looked at me with wide eyes, seemingly nervous about something. Everyone else started to laugh.
"What?!" I asked nervously, "What did I say wrong?"
"Nothing!" Johnny assured me whole-heartedly, "That's just her best-kept secret!"
"So, if you don't mind me asking, what IS your name?" I asked, copying her earlier question.
"Mumphml," she mumbled under her breath.
"What?" everyone shouted at her.
"Isabelle, o.k!" she shouted loudly, "Isabelle, Isabelle, ISABELLE!!!"
Everyone burst into laughter at her embarassment except me.
"I don't understand!" I said questioningly, "If your name is really Isabelle (here she gritted her teeth, but didn't interrupt) then why did you say it was Dizzy?"
"She goes by the name her brother gave her, Dizzy, because she doesn't like her real one," Bobby explained simply.
"Oh well," Dizzy said sarcastically, "thanks for all the sympathy Higgins."
"Glad I could help," he said, throughly undaunted and not catching the sarcasm in her voice.
He's sweet, I thought, and honest, innocent, and kinda cute too. I'll definately have some fun making friends in this squad, they're all so friendly. Yup, this will definately be my easiest mission yet.
I'm going away for the weekend tomorrow evening, but I might have some time to finish the next chapter tonight or tomorrow morning, so don't be surprised if it's up tomorrow, or even in the next two days, o.k? Thanks for all the wonderful reviews, by the way, and your support of my story! I'm trying to make this a different and new piece of writing for this catagory, so please tell me how I'm doing, and even point out my mistakes. Reviews, good or bad, I want 'em all! (Oh yeah, I forgot to mention this, but I know some of the characters in this chapter are OOC (out of character) a bit, but it worked out best that way! I wasn't sure if it was spelled Isabel (that's what we learned in Spanish class) or Isabelle, so I just picked one. Hope it's the right one!)
