A/N: Hi! I fooled you didn't I, with the double chapter! Well, this may
be a single chapter, depending on how long I make it. I hope you like it,
and I'm sorry if it has been boring, it will be exciting during this
chapter!
Disclaimer: The only character I own at the moment is Jules Verne. (More are on the way!)
Chapter 4: Black Blood
Jules was getting very sick of digging holes by the third day. But she was now the quickest digger, and was always done within an hour. Zero was next, and the two would often sit and talk. But not today. Today, Zero was a bit slower than usual. He seemed tired, sad, deprived of something. But what was it? She wondered about it silently as she watched Zero dig slower an slower. She could almost hear him screaming in pain. 'That screaming can't be him though, the voice is too deep. Who could it be?', she said under her breath. Then she heard footsteps. 'Who would be running around here on a 110 degree day??', she said yet again under her breath. She turned around to get a look and it was none other than Bobby Freid. Bobby was older than Jules. He was in E-Tent, and the boys in E-Tent were INSANE. Bobby was no different, with his hot temper and fists like steel. She got to know him on her second day, when he nearly slammed a fist into her jaw. Insane was normally used figuratively in Camp Green Lake to describe them. But now, as Bobby charged closer and closer, Jules knew that now it was literally. He was charging forward angrily, like a raging bull. Closer and closer still he came and it seemed that he was waving around his shovel. He finally reached about 10 yards away, and she realized it. 'He's after me! I need to run!', she yelled inside her head. Jules took off running like a jackrabbit, not prepared for the most frightening minutes of her life. "Jules, why are you running away? I'm not finished!", exclaimed an exhausted Zero as he saw her taking off so suddenly. But he soon knew the answer to his question as Zigzag shouted, "It's Freid! He's going to slit her throat!" All the boys understood that Freid spelled trouble and they all took off to help their new friend. 'Oh dear God! I'm doomed.', was the only thought racing through Jules' head at the moment. What else could she think about, when an insane boy with a shovel and possibly a knife, was chasing her? He eventually caught up with her though. He wrapped an arm around her neck and used the free hand to hold his (you guessed it!) knife at her throat. "WHERE IS IT, VERNE? WHERE'S MY MONEY, YOU LITTLE BITCH?", Bobby screamed to a terrified Jules. "I have nothing, so please don't kill me!", she whispered back, for he was choking her. "I know you have it, Verne, and I'll kill you if you don't have it!", was his reply. "Even if I did have it, which I don't, and I gave it to you, where would you spend it?", she asked him. He said, "I'll get myself some decent food and water", was what he replied. Jules laughed at this and said, though with fear and doubt, "You fool! This is the only food and water for a hundred miles, and you can't drive yet. You'd die, even with money!" At this, Bobby raised his knife and said, "You'll regret you said that, Verne!" He was about to stab her when she heard a loud CLONK. Zigzag had hit Bobby over the head with his shovel. Bobby was knocked out and the grip he had on Jules loosened. She kicked him to one side and was relieved when she saw the boys from D-Tent come over. Zigzag and Zero rushed to her side. "Are you OK, Jules?", Zero asked with a look of concern on his face. "I tried to knock him out as best I could. Did he try to hurt you, milady?", Zigzag asked with the same look of concern. Jules said, "I'm fine, but he's not. Could you help me get up, please?" The two boy helped Jules up and offered to help her walk back to D-Tent. "Thank you, but I'm fine. Someone needs to carry him back, though", she said, pointing to the unconscious Bobby. "We'll carry Freid", said X-Ray and Armpit reluctantly. They all started their walk back to D-Tent. They were back at D-Tent and they examined Bobby. "It looks like you made Freid bleed when you hit him, Zig", Stan said, taking a closer look. "The blood, though...something isn't right." "What is it?", Jules asked. Stan said, with horror, "The color. It's not red -- I mean it once was, but now it is pitch black." "You can't be serious!", Jules exclaimed. Stan turned to her and whispered, "Black as black can be."
A/N-Creepy, huh? Well, this story is about to get sweet, then more creepy. Will the mystery illness spread, blackening the blood of all who get it? Will the romance between Jules and Zigzag grow? Will Zero discover his past through Jules? Will Jules get a nick name? And will I stop asking these damn questions? All will be answered next time! iHasta la vista!
Disclaimer: The only character I own at the moment is Jules Verne. (More are on the way!)
Chapter 4: Black Blood
Jules was getting very sick of digging holes by the third day. But she was now the quickest digger, and was always done within an hour. Zero was next, and the two would often sit and talk. But not today. Today, Zero was a bit slower than usual. He seemed tired, sad, deprived of something. But what was it? She wondered about it silently as she watched Zero dig slower an slower. She could almost hear him screaming in pain. 'That screaming can't be him though, the voice is too deep. Who could it be?', she said under her breath. Then she heard footsteps. 'Who would be running around here on a 110 degree day??', she said yet again under her breath. She turned around to get a look and it was none other than Bobby Freid. Bobby was older than Jules. He was in E-Tent, and the boys in E-Tent were INSANE. Bobby was no different, with his hot temper and fists like steel. She got to know him on her second day, when he nearly slammed a fist into her jaw. Insane was normally used figuratively in Camp Green Lake to describe them. But now, as Bobby charged closer and closer, Jules knew that now it was literally. He was charging forward angrily, like a raging bull. Closer and closer still he came and it seemed that he was waving around his shovel. He finally reached about 10 yards away, and she realized it. 'He's after me! I need to run!', she yelled inside her head. Jules took off running like a jackrabbit, not prepared for the most frightening minutes of her life. "Jules, why are you running away? I'm not finished!", exclaimed an exhausted Zero as he saw her taking off so suddenly. But he soon knew the answer to his question as Zigzag shouted, "It's Freid! He's going to slit her throat!" All the boys understood that Freid spelled trouble and they all took off to help their new friend. 'Oh dear God! I'm doomed.', was the only thought racing through Jules' head at the moment. What else could she think about, when an insane boy with a shovel and possibly a knife, was chasing her? He eventually caught up with her though. He wrapped an arm around her neck and used the free hand to hold his (you guessed it!) knife at her throat. "WHERE IS IT, VERNE? WHERE'S MY MONEY, YOU LITTLE BITCH?", Bobby screamed to a terrified Jules. "I have nothing, so please don't kill me!", she whispered back, for he was choking her. "I know you have it, Verne, and I'll kill you if you don't have it!", was his reply. "Even if I did have it, which I don't, and I gave it to you, where would you spend it?", she asked him. He said, "I'll get myself some decent food and water", was what he replied. Jules laughed at this and said, though with fear and doubt, "You fool! This is the only food and water for a hundred miles, and you can't drive yet. You'd die, even with money!" At this, Bobby raised his knife and said, "You'll regret you said that, Verne!" He was about to stab her when she heard a loud CLONK. Zigzag had hit Bobby over the head with his shovel. Bobby was knocked out and the grip he had on Jules loosened. She kicked him to one side and was relieved when she saw the boys from D-Tent come over. Zigzag and Zero rushed to her side. "Are you OK, Jules?", Zero asked with a look of concern on his face. "I tried to knock him out as best I could. Did he try to hurt you, milady?", Zigzag asked with the same look of concern. Jules said, "I'm fine, but he's not. Could you help me get up, please?" The two boy helped Jules up and offered to help her walk back to D-Tent. "Thank you, but I'm fine. Someone needs to carry him back, though", she said, pointing to the unconscious Bobby. "We'll carry Freid", said X-Ray and Armpit reluctantly. They all started their walk back to D-Tent. They were back at D-Tent and they examined Bobby. "It looks like you made Freid bleed when you hit him, Zig", Stan said, taking a closer look. "The blood, though...something isn't right." "What is it?", Jules asked. Stan said, with horror, "The color. It's not red -- I mean it once was, but now it is pitch black." "You can't be serious!", Jules exclaimed. Stan turned to her and whispered, "Black as black can be."
A/N-Creepy, huh? Well, this story is about to get sweet, then more creepy. Will the mystery illness spread, blackening the blood of all who get it? Will the romance between Jules and Zigzag grow? Will Zero discover his past through Jules? Will Jules get a nick name? And will I stop asking these damn questions? All will be answered next time! iHasta la vista!
