Thorne's POV

"Zigzag..." I said. He looked at me from behind his blonde bangs. "I'm sorry," I told him. Everyone else had gone off to supper and we were the only ones left in the my tent where we had all met after the fight.

"No, I shouldn't have done what I did," he said.

"Ziggy," I whispered. He looked over at me. I frowned. "I...you...you have handprints on your throat," I said. I had meant to say something completely different. I walked over to he cot he was sitting on and sat down beside him. I touched his throat gingerly with the very tips of my fingers. He winced. "Sorry," I said pulling my hand away. He reached out and grabbed my wrist. He put my hand softly to his throat again, massaging my fingers gently with his. His throat pulsed under mine, the handprints burning to the touch.

I looked up at him. "Thorne..." he said. He let his hand fall into his lap and mine fell too, first tracing over his collar bone, arm and chest. I hugged him, being careful to avoid brushing up against his throat. "I didn't get mad at Vicous for calling me a phsycopath," he whispered. "Its what he called you that made me mad...I...I like you Thorne," he finished in a whisper. I pulled out of the hug. He thought I was upset. "I'm sorry," he said. I shook my head, then I leaned in and kissed him. lips lingering on his, hand resting on his chest and the other caressing his side.

"Don't be," I told him, "I like you too." He smiled and this time he kissed me, hand on my cheek, and when the kiss ended his thumb found my lips, tickling them. I turned my head and saw Squid standing at the entrance of the tent. He turned around quickly and headed off.

"I've got to talk to him, alright?" Zigzag said. He stood up reluctantly.

"I'm going to listen to a CD," I said. I nodded toward the television. "You can watch that tomorrow," I promised.

He grinned. "I'll need some company."

"I'll be sure to accompany you." He laughed and walked off. I lie down on my cot and put a CD in my Walkman. Soon enough I was asleep.

Zigzag's P.O.V.

Squid punched me lightly on the arm. He grinned. "Zig got his girl," he said jokingly. But it wasn't a joke to me. I smiled a bit. "Sorry I ran off like that. I thought I was either gonna clap or laugh." He took the toothpick out of his mouth and smashed it through the cracks in the wood. I rolled my eyes and pulled my TV Guide out of my crate and plopped down on my bed. "Hey, Zig, what do you think about Robyn?" he asked me. I raised my eyebrows and put my TV Guide down on my stomach.

"That girl's got rhythm," I told him. He looked at me blankly.

"What?" he asked. I smiled.

"That girl's got rhythm" I repeated. He gave me a strange look. I nodded toward the doorway. He stood up and walked over to the tent flaps and peered out. I could see Robyn outside dancing with Armpit and Magnet. He smiled.

"She does have rhythm." X-Ray and the rest of the boys sat on the steps of the Mess Hall watching them. I giggled. I always giggle.

"Go on out there Squid."

"NO WAY!" he shouted. I grinned.

"I will then," I threatened. I stood up and put my TV Guide back in the crate then made my way to X-Ray and the rest of the boys and sat down. Squid followed, like I figured he would.

"Girl, you have rhythm!" I told her. She smiled and thanked me.

"So, you boys gonna dance?" she asked. I smiled and poked Squid.

"Squiddly will," I told her laughing. Squid blushed a deep scarlet and at that moment the D-2 tent flap opened and Thorne came out. She was wearing headphones and her hair was down. She came and sat down beside me. All eyes were on her.

She smiled and said, "guess I fell asleep." We all laughed and went back to what we were doing.