Chapter 8

"Steph, are we glad to see you!" Duke laughs as they walk over to her snatching their jackets from the guard and walking to the door "We thought you were never going to arrive to bail us out, what kept you so long?"

"I just got a little bit held up, now are you guys ready to go or not?" Stephanie says walking out of the door with them following her, she sees Chris leaning against the wall waiting for them; he sneaks up behind them and puts his hand on Duke's shoulder.

"No loitering outside the council building please gentlemen" Chris laughs as Kidd and the others turn round to see him "Hey guys, did you miss me?" He asks nearly being knocked off his feet as Duke hugs him "Easy, people will start talking about us you know"

"We thought you were dead!" Kidd yells hugging Chris too till the whole of Fozzy are all standing in one big group hug squeezing Chris to death in the middle, KK stands to one side watching. Chris struggles and slips out of their grasp and walks over to Steph picking her up and hugging her tightly "Where the hell were you!?"

"It's a really, really long story and I will explain it to you later once we get back to the HQ, you guys might have to sit down for this one" Chris says smiling at them all, he was so pleased to see them all again but he couldn't help notice that something was wrong with KK. "C'mon then lets go" Chris laughs taking Stephanie's hand and walking back with the others to their little comic book shop.

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"What's wrong with you La Flame, you haven't spoken to Chris all evening" Kidd says folding his arms behind his head "You were just as worried as we were and going on about how he's your best friend and when we do get him back you don't say a word to him"

"Where is Chris anyways?" Duke asks sitting up and looking around "He still hasn't explained to us what happened and where he was"

"Him and Steph are in the bedroom talking, well that's what they were doing last time I checked up on the two of them! Someone needs to keep their eye on those two love birds" Kidd laughs, he kicks off his shoes and lays out on the couch and puts his feet under Dukes nose making him push him away. "What is up with you KK? Your acting all weird on us, aren't you pleased to have Chris back?"

"I would be pleased to have our Chris back yes," KK mumbles getting up and walking into his own room and closing the door behind him.

"What did he mean by that, he's been acting funny ever since we got out of that place and saw Chris" Duke sighs scratching the top of his head and pulling his cap back over his hair again. KK walks back out of his room and sits down again. Chris and Steph walk out of their room and go over and sit down in the armchair and start whispering to each other and laughing. "Everything's normal with them then" Duke whispers to Kidd and raises his eyebrows.

"Hey Chris" KK shouts to him across the room, Chris looks up "I just wanted to ask you a question, you know that diary you have. Where is it right now?" KK asks making Duke and Kidd look at him funny. "I just was wondering if you could tell me where it is"

"Erm..I forgot my shoes in the bedroom," Chris says getting up quickly and walking into the bedroom again, Steph looks at KK and the others before going after him.

"I knew it" KK mutters

"You knew what! What was that all about, diaries!" Kidd asks looking at KK "You've been acting weird around him all night, don't you think you should tell us what's going on! What is he supposed to have done that is so bad that your acting like this around him" Kidd says watching KK.

"That's not Chris" KK finally says looking up at them "That person isn't our Chris.." He whispers waiting for their reactions..