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Chapter Three:
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She knocked on his door.
"Dive, it's me again." Mal said.
"Need someone to talk to?" Dive asked.
"Yes." Mal replied. "Please let me in."
Dive got up off his bunk and tidied his room up a bit.
"Just a sec!" Dive said.
"Fine." Mal said. "But I'm only waiting here for a second, then I'm leaving!"
After waiting a couple seconds, the door opened. She was surprised that his room was clean.
"You finally got around to cleaning your room. Last night it was a total pigsty." Mal said, looking around as she walked in.
"I love a messy room." Dive said.
"Sure you do. And you wonder where your missing things are." Mal said, sitting down on the couch. "Have you ever thought for one second looking in your room whenever you lose something?"
"No, I never thought about that." Dive said.
"You're such a typical blonde." Mal said, rolling her eyes.
"Did you come to insult me more?" Dive asked. "Or do you really want to talk to me?"
"No…no…I'm sorry." Mal said. "Internal reflexes."
Dive sat down next to her.
"What do you want to talk about?" Dive asked.
"I want to know about your past." Mallory replied.
"I wanna know why you're acting funny." Dive said.
Mal went silent and looked straight ahead
"Something wrong?" Nosedive asked.
"No." Mal replied. "Do you hate me?" She asked, looking at him square in the eyes.
"Hate you? No." Nosedive replied. "Do you?"
"No, it's just that I get very aggravated when you play your childish jokes on me, like putting hair color in my hair gel, putting itching powder in my body lotion, stuff like that. I get mad when you pull stuff on me. I just hate being the sole victim of your immaturity." Mal replied.
"I'm sorry." Nosedive said. "I-I-I just get bored easily. I can't play any jokes on Duke, Wildwing and Angie, they know when I'm about to play a prank; Tanya's too boring to on and Grin's too mellow to beat me up. You're so fun to play pranks on."
Mal gave him a weird look.
"Anymore reasons why you pull pranks on me?" Mal asked.
"Uh, that's pretty much it." Nosedive replied, lying.
Mallory moved off the couch and onto the floor, scooting over so she was next to Dive's knees. There was a long silence. Mallory decided to break the ice.
"So, um…" Mal started.
"Is there something wrong with you?" Dive asked.
That took Mallory by surprise
"What do you mean?" Mal asked.
"You've been acting kinda strange around me lately." Nosedive replied.
"I'm fine Nosedive." Mal said.
"No, you're not, you're not yourself." Dive said.
"How would you know?" Mal asked.
"Mal, give me a break, we've known each other, for what, two and a half years." Dive replied.
"That's after being formally introduced. But that doesn't mean jack." Mal said.
Mal moved away from him a little, feeling the intense sensual tension between them. She knew that going to talk to him was a mistake.
She put her hand on the couch cushion, it aiding her in getting herself off the floor. She stood up. Dive grabbed her hand and held it with a firm hold, making her whirl around to meet his eyes again.
"Where are you going?" Dive asked.
"This was a mistake." Mal said.
"If you thought this was a mistake, then why did you come in the first place?" Dive asked, getting a little annoyed.
"I wanted to get to know you better before I counted on my chances of ever asking you out!" Mal replied. "Is that so wrong?"
Dive didn't answer, that was answer enough for Mal.
"Let go of my hand Dive." Mal said firmly. "Now."
Nosedive let go of her hand and looked at the wall, confused. Mal rushed out of his room and returned to hers.
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Does Nosedive have a crush on Mallory? Find out in chapter four
Chapter Three:
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She knocked on his door.
"Dive, it's me again." Mal said.
"Need someone to talk to?" Dive asked.
"Yes." Mal replied. "Please let me in."
Dive got up off his bunk and tidied his room up a bit.
"Just a sec!" Dive said.
"Fine." Mal said. "But I'm only waiting here for a second, then I'm leaving!"
After waiting a couple seconds, the door opened. She was surprised that his room was clean.
"You finally got around to cleaning your room. Last night it was a total pigsty." Mal said, looking around as she walked in.
"I love a messy room." Dive said.
"Sure you do. And you wonder where your missing things are." Mal said, sitting down on the couch. "Have you ever thought for one second looking in your room whenever you lose something?"
"No, I never thought about that." Dive said.
"You're such a typical blonde." Mal said, rolling her eyes.
"Did you come to insult me more?" Dive asked. "Or do you really want to talk to me?"
"No…no…I'm sorry." Mal said. "Internal reflexes."
Dive sat down next to her.
"What do you want to talk about?" Dive asked.
"I want to know about your past." Mallory replied.
"I wanna know why you're acting funny." Dive said.
Mal went silent and looked straight ahead
"Something wrong?" Nosedive asked.
"No." Mal replied. "Do you hate me?" She asked, looking at him square in the eyes.
"Hate you? No." Nosedive replied. "Do you?"
"No, it's just that I get very aggravated when you play your childish jokes on me, like putting hair color in my hair gel, putting itching powder in my body lotion, stuff like that. I get mad when you pull stuff on me. I just hate being the sole victim of your immaturity." Mal replied.
"I'm sorry." Nosedive said. "I-I-I just get bored easily. I can't play any jokes on Duke, Wildwing and Angie, they know when I'm about to play a prank; Tanya's too boring to on and Grin's too mellow to beat me up. You're so fun to play pranks on."
Mal gave him a weird look.
"Anymore reasons why you pull pranks on me?" Mal asked.
"Uh, that's pretty much it." Nosedive replied, lying.
Mallory moved off the couch and onto the floor, scooting over so she was next to Dive's knees. There was a long silence. Mallory decided to break the ice.
"So, um…" Mal started.
"Is there something wrong with you?" Dive asked.
That took Mallory by surprise
"What do you mean?" Mal asked.
"You've been acting kinda strange around me lately." Nosedive replied.
"I'm fine Nosedive." Mal said.
"No, you're not, you're not yourself." Dive said.
"How would you know?" Mal asked.
"Mal, give me a break, we've known each other, for what, two and a half years." Dive replied.
"That's after being formally introduced. But that doesn't mean jack." Mal said.
Mal moved away from him a little, feeling the intense sensual tension between them. She knew that going to talk to him was a mistake.
She put her hand on the couch cushion, it aiding her in getting herself off the floor. She stood up. Dive grabbed her hand and held it with a firm hold, making her whirl around to meet his eyes again.
"Where are you going?" Dive asked.
"This was a mistake." Mal said.
"If you thought this was a mistake, then why did you come in the first place?" Dive asked, getting a little annoyed.
"I wanted to get to know you better before I counted on my chances of ever asking you out!" Mal replied. "Is that so wrong?"
Dive didn't answer, that was answer enough for Mal.
"Let go of my hand Dive." Mal said firmly. "Now."
Nosedive let go of her hand and looked at the wall, confused. Mal rushed out of his room and returned to hers.
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Does Nosedive have a crush on Mallory? Find out in chapter four