Part 5: Getting Closer
Becky swallowed, then she said, "You know, I've only been here a few days and now it feels like I've been here forever. It feels weird........."
"Yeah I know." agreed Magnet.
She looked across at Magnet, sitting down on the bed. "You guys have been wanting to play spin the bottle with some girls for a long time, haven't you?"
"What?" Magnet said, surprised at the change of the subject.
"It's just that Squid said he's been wishing girls came to this camp for a LONG time."
"He did? I thought ZigZag was the one who wanted girls to come here for a long time."
"He is........ by the way you guys BETTER not be spying on me in the shower!"
Magnet shrugged. "Only way we could is to be able to look through the Warden's cameras."
Becky gave him a look. "Come on I'm not stupid. There's no roof up there and you guys are pretty tall."
"Well, so are you."
"What, are you accusing me of spying on YOU guys? Ew that's disgusting."
"Well, how are we supposed to know? Maybe you're lying." he said, giving her a hmmm? kind of look.
She snorted. "Yeah right."
Magnet just shook his head, grinning a bit. "Now are we gonna play spin the bottle or what?" he asked.
"Hold it! Hold it! I've only been here a few days and I don't want to kiss anyone I don't know."
"But I thought you just said that it feels like you've been here for a long time!"
"Yeah, because I'm playing spin the bottle already! Now, tell me about yourself."
Magnet gave her a "come on!" kind of look. "I'm at camp Greenlake what do you think?"
She rolled her eyes. "I'm at camp Greenlake and I can tell you plenty of stuff about myself."
"Like what?"
"Well, like that I'm very athletic, I get straight A's at school (which unfortunately I can't go to for another 18 months!), I love to read (duh!), I LOVE watching movies (I wish the TV would work? Who broke it anyway?), the only way you can really get in touch with my feelings is through the music I listen to, I like to write, I like to hang with my friends (who are back at that girl scout camp or at their house) I like to go bowling with my parents, I like to play soccer, I'm very shy at school but actually I can talk endlessly for a very long time if you start the conversation in the right way, I love to swim and everything about the water, and-"
"Hold up! That's enough talking for now. Jeez! What else could you possibly like?"
"Well, I was going to say another list but I can say it in just one word. Fantasy."
"What?"
"Fantasy. You know, dragons, magic, stuff like that. I'm totally into that stuff."
"Really? Why?"
"Why? WHY? Because! It's cool. Now what about you?"
"Well, I like animals and stuff. I got sent here for taking a dog. But it was for a good reason!"
"I imagine it would be! I like animals too! Oh my gosh, I love tigers, I wish they had tigers here I've never seen one really up close.........."
"Really? I've seen one."
"-That's NOT at the zoo.........."
"Oh."
Suddenly they both started laughing. "So it seems you know a lot about yourself." he said.
"Yeah, that's why my bag is so full. I just wish we'd all be able to go to the movies..........."
"I haven't been to the movies in a LONG time."
"I was just there before I went to that Girl Scout camp."
"What did you see?" he asked, looking at his watch.
"Pirates of the Carribean. Oh did I mention I'm interested in pirates too?"
"No. Anything ELSE?"
She was about to say something, then she shut her mouth. Then she opened it. "Enough about me. What about you? What do you like? Besides fighting with me."
"Huh?"
"Squid "accidentally" told me that you like fighting with me." suddenly she started to blush.
"He did? I'm gonna kill him- I mean.......... er......... maybe.........."
She suddenly looked away.
"What else did he say?"
"Oh, just some things.........."
"Like what?"
"Well, he was just telling me about camp and D tent and stuff like that............. He mentioned you a lot............"
"Why?"
"He says we were born to be together." she was blushing even more now. Magnet didn't say anything.
"Really..........." he said after a while.
"Yeah...................................You know, a guy has never liked me at my school. Never."
"Really? Why not?"
"I don't know. Like I said I'm very shy all the time plus they're all blockheads."
"Oh........."
They both sat there on the bed, silent for a while. Then a thought popped into her head. "How much longer are you here at Camp Greenlake?"
"What? Oh, 5 months. Why?"
"Because, I really do think something is in that cave. I was listening to you're Caveman and Zero story, about the treasure, and I think Kate Barlow had something else................ like a goldmine or something, in the mountain."
"So?"
"So? So you guys should help me. Squid said he'd consider it if I had evidence. All we have to do is dig some caves in there, then if there's nothing in there, we'll just come back up."
"Yeah, but then that would just be a waste of time."
"But still! We could find adventure! Something I've wanted my whole life! Don't you want adventure?"
"I guess........... but digging is just work........."
"So?"
"I don't want to have an adventure that involves work!"
She sighed. "I guess I'll just have to do it by myself............" Magnet sighed as well.
"How would we do it anyway?"
"That's why we need a plan!"
Magnet sat and thought for a moment. "So you want ALL of us to help?"
"Yep."
"Alright. I'LL help at least.......... I guess.........."
"Oh thank you thank you thank you!" she said, and he nearly fell off the bed as she hugged him.
"alright alright we're not supposed to be hugging this is spin the bottle remember?"
"Oh.... right..... sorry........ guess we should get on with it then..........."
"Yeah.............."
She swallowed again.
They angled toward eachother, still sitting on the bed.
'I saw this on Lizzie McGuire once.........." she said.
"What?"
"Nevermind. Let's just get it over with.........."
She gulped again, and she started it lean forward..........
[Author's Note: Ok, you see, sometimes when I write, I get these moods, it's kinda weird, but sometimes I get this romantic writing mood when all I want to write about is romance (just kissing) but right now I don't really have that, so I might not put a lot of detail in this scene.............. lol!]
They were really close now, so close, but Becky felt like she was going to be sick................
*
The boys were playing cards at the table in their tent. Armpit had a funny Poker Player's kind of hat on, but everyone else looked pretty normal. The bottle was put away.
"What if Becky gets mad at our 'plan'?" asked Armpit.
"She won't." answered ZigZag.
"Why not?"
"Cause we won't tell her!" he answered, looking over at him with 'duh' written all over his face in his expression.
"Ohhhhhhhhhhh........" said Armpit, nodding. "What if she gets suspicious?"
"We'll just ignore it alright? They should be done by now want to go check?" said Squid.
"You want us to CHECK in on them? How would you feel if we did that to YOU when you two were in there?" said ZigZag.
"Come on it's late if they get caught in there they'll be sent to the Warden faster than her gun shot. We'll just have to pull them out of there." he said.
*
When they neared the cabin, they peeked inside.
"Whoa they're pretty busy." said Squid.
"What? What's going on?" asked Twitch, who was way in the back.
"They're just kissing alright? Oh great they heard you Twitch. Well, actually that's a good thing. Hey you two get outta there you're time is out!" he said loudly.
*
"What happened to the game?" asked Becky.
"We put it away. You two were in there to long. Now get ready for bed." said X-Ray.
Becky looked confused, ut when she saw them all winking at eachother, she thought she got the point. "Alright."
When they were all finally all in their beds and the light was off, Becky said up to the ceiling, "That bottle was rigged, wasn't it."
No one answered, but she knew she wasn't the only one awake.
Becky swallowed, then she said, "You know, I've only been here a few days and now it feels like I've been here forever. It feels weird........."
"Yeah I know." agreed Magnet.
She looked across at Magnet, sitting down on the bed. "You guys have been wanting to play spin the bottle with some girls for a long time, haven't you?"
"What?" Magnet said, surprised at the change of the subject.
"It's just that Squid said he's been wishing girls came to this camp for a LONG time."
"He did? I thought ZigZag was the one who wanted girls to come here for a long time."
"He is........ by the way you guys BETTER not be spying on me in the shower!"
Magnet shrugged. "Only way we could is to be able to look through the Warden's cameras."
Becky gave him a look. "Come on I'm not stupid. There's no roof up there and you guys are pretty tall."
"Well, so are you."
"What, are you accusing me of spying on YOU guys? Ew that's disgusting."
"Well, how are we supposed to know? Maybe you're lying." he said, giving her a hmmm? kind of look.
She snorted. "Yeah right."
Magnet just shook his head, grinning a bit. "Now are we gonna play spin the bottle or what?" he asked.
"Hold it! Hold it! I've only been here a few days and I don't want to kiss anyone I don't know."
"But I thought you just said that it feels like you've been here for a long time!"
"Yeah, because I'm playing spin the bottle already! Now, tell me about yourself."
Magnet gave her a "come on!" kind of look. "I'm at camp Greenlake what do you think?"
She rolled her eyes. "I'm at camp Greenlake and I can tell you plenty of stuff about myself."
"Like what?"
"Well, like that I'm very athletic, I get straight A's at school (which unfortunately I can't go to for another 18 months!), I love to read (duh!), I LOVE watching movies (I wish the TV would work? Who broke it anyway?), the only way you can really get in touch with my feelings is through the music I listen to, I like to write, I like to hang with my friends (who are back at that girl scout camp or at their house) I like to go bowling with my parents, I like to play soccer, I'm very shy at school but actually I can talk endlessly for a very long time if you start the conversation in the right way, I love to swim and everything about the water, and-"
"Hold up! That's enough talking for now. Jeez! What else could you possibly like?"
"Well, I was going to say another list but I can say it in just one word. Fantasy."
"What?"
"Fantasy. You know, dragons, magic, stuff like that. I'm totally into that stuff."
"Really? Why?"
"Why? WHY? Because! It's cool. Now what about you?"
"Well, I like animals and stuff. I got sent here for taking a dog. But it was for a good reason!"
"I imagine it would be! I like animals too! Oh my gosh, I love tigers, I wish they had tigers here I've never seen one really up close.........."
"Really? I've seen one."
"-That's NOT at the zoo.........."
"Oh."
Suddenly they both started laughing. "So it seems you know a lot about yourself." he said.
"Yeah, that's why my bag is so full. I just wish we'd all be able to go to the movies..........."
"I haven't been to the movies in a LONG time."
"I was just there before I went to that Girl Scout camp."
"What did you see?" he asked, looking at his watch.
"Pirates of the Carribean. Oh did I mention I'm interested in pirates too?"
"No. Anything ELSE?"
She was about to say something, then she shut her mouth. Then she opened it. "Enough about me. What about you? What do you like? Besides fighting with me."
"Huh?"
"Squid "accidentally" told me that you like fighting with me." suddenly she started to blush.
"He did? I'm gonna kill him- I mean.......... er......... maybe.........."
She suddenly looked away.
"What else did he say?"
"Oh, just some things.........."
"Like what?"
"Well, he was just telling me about camp and D tent and stuff like that............. He mentioned you a lot............"
"Why?"
"He says we were born to be together." she was blushing even more now. Magnet didn't say anything.
"Really..........." he said after a while.
"Yeah...................................You know, a guy has never liked me at my school. Never."
"Really? Why not?"
"I don't know. Like I said I'm very shy all the time plus they're all blockheads."
"Oh........."
They both sat there on the bed, silent for a while. Then a thought popped into her head. "How much longer are you here at Camp Greenlake?"
"What? Oh, 5 months. Why?"
"Because, I really do think something is in that cave. I was listening to you're Caveman and Zero story, about the treasure, and I think Kate Barlow had something else................ like a goldmine or something, in the mountain."
"So?"
"So? So you guys should help me. Squid said he'd consider it if I had evidence. All we have to do is dig some caves in there, then if there's nothing in there, we'll just come back up."
"Yeah, but then that would just be a waste of time."
"But still! We could find adventure! Something I've wanted my whole life! Don't you want adventure?"
"I guess........... but digging is just work........."
"So?"
"I don't want to have an adventure that involves work!"
She sighed. "I guess I'll just have to do it by myself............" Magnet sighed as well.
"How would we do it anyway?"
"That's why we need a plan!"
Magnet sat and thought for a moment. "So you want ALL of us to help?"
"Yep."
"Alright. I'LL help at least.......... I guess.........."
"Oh thank you thank you thank you!" she said, and he nearly fell off the bed as she hugged him.
"alright alright we're not supposed to be hugging this is spin the bottle remember?"
"Oh.... right..... sorry........ guess we should get on with it then..........."
"Yeah.............."
She swallowed again.
They angled toward eachother, still sitting on the bed.
'I saw this on Lizzie McGuire once.........." she said.
"What?"
"Nevermind. Let's just get it over with.........."
She gulped again, and she started it lean forward..........
[Author's Note: Ok, you see, sometimes when I write, I get these moods, it's kinda weird, but sometimes I get this romantic writing mood when all I want to write about is romance (just kissing) but right now I don't really have that, so I might not put a lot of detail in this scene.............. lol!]
They were really close now, so close, but Becky felt like she was going to be sick................
*
The boys were playing cards at the table in their tent. Armpit had a funny Poker Player's kind of hat on, but everyone else looked pretty normal. The bottle was put away.
"What if Becky gets mad at our 'plan'?" asked Armpit.
"She won't." answered ZigZag.
"Why not?"
"Cause we won't tell her!" he answered, looking over at him with 'duh' written all over his face in his expression.
"Ohhhhhhhhhhh........" said Armpit, nodding. "What if she gets suspicious?"
"We'll just ignore it alright? They should be done by now want to go check?" said Squid.
"You want us to CHECK in on them? How would you feel if we did that to YOU when you two were in there?" said ZigZag.
"Come on it's late if they get caught in there they'll be sent to the Warden faster than her gun shot. We'll just have to pull them out of there." he said.
*
When they neared the cabin, they peeked inside.
"Whoa they're pretty busy." said Squid.
"What? What's going on?" asked Twitch, who was way in the back.
"They're just kissing alright? Oh great they heard you Twitch. Well, actually that's a good thing. Hey you two get outta there you're time is out!" he said loudly.
*
"What happened to the game?" asked Becky.
"We put it away. You two were in there to long. Now get ready for bed." said X-Ray.
Becky looked confused, ut when she saw them all winking at eachother, she thought she got the point. "Alright."
When they were all finally all in their beds and the light was off, Becky said up to the ceiling, "That bottle was rigged, wasn't it."
No one answered, but she knew she wasn't the only one awake.