Charm: Hello everyone! I'm sorry that I haven't updated in a day sheesh! People are trying to attack me! ACK! I'll get Squid to save me.

Squid: Huh?

Charm: --;;;; Idiot! Get your butt up and beat these people up!

Squid: Not my problem!

Charm: I'll pay this time!

Squid: OH OK! *goes and beats up the people*

Charm: Anyway this is to Talley: The way I over come my writer's block is well I listen to

music. *shrugg* Works for me anyway. Uhm Squid propose? Uh... Just a note.. BRIANNA'S

ONLY 17!!!! OMG! People! *rolls eyes* Lol on the Mysterio-so person. ^_~

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Chapter Twelve: He Doesn't Control Me Anymore

Squid was laying in his bedroom for some time. He rolled over to glance at his bedside clock. It was around eight o'clock. He wondered if Brianna was asleep. He slowly got up and got a shirt on (A/N: *drools* Shirtless Squid!). He walked out of his room and slid down the banister. He walked into the living room and glanced at the couch. Brianna wasn't there. He went to the front door and saw her sitting outside. He stepped out the door, "Bri?"

"Hmm?" she said not opening her eyes.

"Bri, what're doing out here?"

"Oh hey Alan," Brianna said, finally opening her eyes. "I'm just thinking..."

"About what?"

"Stuff," she whispered. Squid cocked an eyebrow and sat on his porch swing, watching

Brianna. "Why are you watching me?" she asked without looking back.

"Because I can," replied Squid. Brianna finally moved from her current spot and sat down

next to Squid. She was grinning. "What are you smiling about?" he asked her.

"You," she said trying to stifle her laughter.

"Why? Did I do something funny?"

"No, I was thinking of camp. The worst pick up line in the world," she giggled. Squid grinned remembering what he had said to Brianna at Camp Green Lake.

"If I remember right I said, "Is that lip gloss flavored"?" he said.

"I said "Yes"," Brianna said as her and Squid leaned dangerously close to eachother.

"And I answered with, "I always wondered what lip gloss tasted like" or something like that," Squid whispered before their lips met.

***

Sherri was waiting at Shaily's house for Brianna to come over. She swore she had seen him last night. Was she going crazy? She needed to talk to Brianna. "Now calmly tell me," Shaily said sitting on the porch with Sherri. Sherri looked like she hadn't slept all night. "Who did you see?"

"M-Matt..." Sherri whispered, her voice quivering.

"Who's that?" Shaily asked, curisously.

"H-He raped me," Sherri answered, her voice still shaking. She was dangerously pale and her stone eyes were blood shot.

"I'll call Squid's and see if she's there. Ok?" Shaily said as she went back inside to call

Brianna.

***

"Brianna! Phone!" shouted Squid's mother. Brianna pulled away from Squid and got up to the phone.

"Hello? Oh hey Shail! She is? WHAT!? She saw HIM!? Where? Oh my God! I'll be there in a

minute! Ok? Tell her to hang on. Thanks. Bye," Brianna said before hanging the phone up.

She came back outside and looked at Squid. "I gotta go. I'll be by later ok?" she said. Squid nodded and she ran in the direction of Shaily's house.

"I wonder what was so important," Squid thought aloud.

***

"Sherri!" Brianna shouted running up the step to SHaily's porch.

"B-Bri!" whimpered Sherri.

"Sherri, you actually saw him last night?"

"Uh huh! He was standing outside my apartment building while I was watering my plants," Sheeri said shivering. "How'd he get out of Juvie?!"

"Matt's smart. He'd find a way. Didn't you ever wonder where he got all that drug shit from without getting caught?" Brianna pointed out. Sherri's eyes fell to the ground and she let out a squeak of terror. "What?"

"I think he's after you," she whispered.

"What?" asked Brianna and Shaily in unision.

"He got real pissed that you ran away from him. So he took out his anger on me. It was right after you left that he raped me, because he was going to rape you. You were lucky that you left when you did or he would've hurt you really bad," Sherri explained not looking up from the floor.

"He wanted to what?" Shaily asked horrified.

"Rape you idiot," Brianna muttered.

"I know I'm just shocked!" protested Shaily making sure she had got her point across.

"Whatever," Brianna muttered. She turned to Sherri. "Hey Sher, I think you should stay with Shaily for a while. Ok?"

"But what about you?" asked Sherri and Shaily.

"I'll stay with Alan. I did last night." Brianna said. Shaily stared at Brianna. "What? We didn't do anything you perve." Sherri snickered and Shaily sweared under her breath. "Well I'm gonna go ok? Sher, call me anytime ok?" Sherri nodded and watched Brianna walk off the porch and toward Squid's house again.

***

Brianna arrived at Squid's house and he was still sitting on the porch as if he were waiting for her. She walked up the porch and sat next to him again. She quickly kissed his cheek and he glanced at her. "What was that about?" he asked her.

"Huh?" she said sounding confused.

"What didya have to go to Shail's for?"

"OH! Well nothing... Sherri had to tell me something. Ok?" Brianna lied. If she told Squid

what went on over there he'd become way too protective of her. Well more than he already was. Second, how could she explain her relastionship with Matt to Squid? Sure her relastionship with Matt wasn't romanctic but still...

"Bri?" Squid asked.

"Huh? What?" she asked. Squid grinned and kissed her lightly.

"I think you've been hangin' with Zig too much... You're zoning outta reality a lot lately."

"Oh shut up," Brianna muttered walk back into his house and sitting on the couch. She

turned the TV on and flipped through the channels like lightening. Squid followed her into the house and sat next to her. He blinked.

"Anything on?" he asked her.

"No," she murmured.

"Well how can you see anything if you flip through the channel every two freakin' seconds?!" he muttered sarcatically (doncha love his big mouth). Brianna glared deathly at him. He shut his mouth.

"Exactly."

"Oh funny."

"I know!" she giggled. Squid rolled his eyes and continued to watch Brianna flip through the channels. "I give up!" shouted Brianna handing the remote to Squid. "I'm going to sleep," she muttered. She "accidently" kicked Squid off the couch and she laid down. Squid fell onto the floor with a thud. Brianna laughed before falling asleep.

Squid couldn't find anything to watch either and turned to see Brianna sleeping soundly. She was peaceful in her sleep. He loved it when she slept. She was quiet when she was asleep and she couldn't yell in her sleep. He wondered what she was dreaming about. He looked at her face. She was smiling.

***

Shaily was sitting in her living room when the phone rang. She picked up her phone, "Hello?" It was Zig. "What is it now? Are you sure it wasn't a chipmunk? A dog? A cat? Are you sure it wasn't YOU walking in the view of the camera? Well if you're sure... Maybe you should show Bri that tape. I think she might know who it is. Yeah yeah yeah... I know..." Shaily told Zig Zag. He started to babble. She rolled her eyes and put the phone down. She went into the kitchen and grabbed a bag of chips and sodas and returned to the room. She handed one to Sherri and opened the bag of chips.

"Is he done yet?" asked Sherri after taking a sip of her soda.

"Lemme check," Shaily said as she picked up the phone and listen to Zig still talking. "Hey

Ricky! Hello! Ok! I understand! I gotta go now! Ok? Bye!" she hung up the phone. She rolled her eyes.

"What?"

"He says he found something on his tape from last night. He's got a little paranoia and this strange obsession with cameras..." Shaily muttered (Shaily: AND HE'S HOT!). Sherri got a look of confusion on her face. "I know," Shaily answered.

***

Squid went back into his room to let Brianna sleep. He threw himself onto his bed and pulled a box from under it. He placed it next to him on his bed and opened it slowly. Inside were the letters Brianna had written him while she was in New Orleans for her mother's funeral. He also found the necklace she had ripped off her neck a few weeks ago when she first came back. At the bottom was the picture of her and things he had written to help him cope with her death when she "died". He smiled gently and laid out the items onto his bed, remembering the past.

"Alan?" asked his mother standing in the doorway.

"Yeah?" he replied.

"What's all that stuff?"

"Oh," Squid said. He explained what all the stuff was to his mother. She bit her lip.

"You actually kept all that stuff?"

"Yeah. I didn't want to forget her. I just wanted to well move on." Squid explained. His mother left the room without a word. Squid rolled his eyes. He quickly put all the items back into the box and shoved it back under his bed. He got back up and went down stairs.

"Marcus... lemme go please..." cried Brianna in her sleep. Squid came closer to Brianna's side. "Don't Marcus! You're hurting me! Let me go!" she cried. Squid touched her arm and she shot up from her couch, gasping. She looked around and saw Squid. Squid looked alarmed. "I'm sorry," she whispered. "Did I bother you? Sometimes I talk in my sleep..."

"No you scared me like I scared you last night," Squid whispered.

"Well there's another thing we have in common. We talk in our sleep and worry about eachother," Brianna said laughing. Squid gently kissed her when there was a tap on the window. Squid opened one eyes to see who it was. Zig Zag! Squid motioned for him to go away, but Zig insisted on tapping the window. Squid broke the kiss and walked over to the door and opened it.

"What is it Zig?!" shouted Squid.

"I-I've gotta show something to Brianna," Zig said panting.

"What about me?" Brianna asked, apporaching the two boys.

"I-I got this tape that... I... gotta show... you," panted Zig, handing a black tape to Brianna. SHe stared blankly at it and went over to the TV. She put the tape into the VCR and played it.

"Ok," Brianna said watching the tape. "What is this about?"

"Fast forward it!" Zig said. They fast forwarded until Zig said, "Stop! Right here! Watch this!" Brianna, Zig, and Squid were all watching the tape. Brianna gasped as she saw a blonde boy in baggy cloths appear onto the screen.

"When did you tape this?" asked Brianna, looking at Zig Zag.

"Yesterday."

"He's here."

"Who is?" asked Squid looking jealous again. Brianna rolled her eyes.

"Don't give me that look! You're the only person, as I've said REPEATEDLY, that I would ever want to be with. It's just that this guy was a "sort of" friend of mine. He's the one who got me hooked on drugs." Brianna explained. Squid stared.

"THAT DAMN BASTARD WAS THE ONE WHO DID THAT TO YOU!? I'LL KILL HIM!" shouted Squid in outrage and jumping up from the couch and running around the living room. Zig and Brianna blinked and stared at him as if he were an idiot. Brianna stood up and took him by the shoulders.

"Shh," she said trying to silence him. "It's alright calm down!"

"No it's not alright!" Squid growled. He started to swear. Hopefully his mother didn't hear him. Brianna let him go an dhe turned to face her.

"Whoa! Squid! Calm down! You're starting to scare me!" Zig muttered, blinking. Brianna giggled and Squid rolled his eyes.

"Alan," Brianna said calmly. "You don't-!"

"SHUT UP! I'M GONNA KILL THIS ASSHOLE!" shouted Squid. Brianna blinked.

"SQUID!" she shouted useing his nickname. She only did that when she got very frustrated with him. "HE DOESN'T CONTROL ME ANYMORE!"

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Charm: How'd ya like that? Huh? I thought this was a stupid chapter. *shrug* I'm stupid I guess.

Squid: You guess?! I knew that for a while!

Charm: I'll get the duct tape out if you don't shut your mouth!

Squid: ACK! NO! (you hafta read my Holes Aynonmous story to understand the duct tape thing)

Charm: Good! Lol! Well R+R! Ciao!