Sniffling noises sounded in D-tent. Zigzag opened his eyes and looked
around for the maker of the sound. He looked towards Squid and saw him with
the blanket over his eyes, shaking a little.
"Squid?" Zigzag whispered. Squid jumped a little and then froze as if pretending to be asleep. "Squid." Squid turned his head.
"What? I'm tryin' to sleep!" He said. He must've thought that the darkness would hide his tears, but Zigzag definitely saw the moisture on Squid's face.
"What's wrong, Squid?" Zigzag asked, concerned.
"Leave me alone." Squid rolled over, his back to Zigzag.
"Sorry." Zigzag said quietly, looking down. Squid didn't say anything else, so Zig assumed that he had fallen asleep. He lay on his bed for a moment, staring at Squid's soft chocolate brown locks, eventually falling asleep himself.
When morning came, everyone went through their normal routine of waking up except Squid, who was on his stomach with his pillow clutched over his head. Everyone else had already gone outside except for Caveman and Zero. Zigzag went up to Squid and nudged him gently. He grunted but didn't move. Zig then attempted to lift the pillow off of him, but he clung to it like a lifeline.
"Squiddy! Get up!" Zig said, pulling harder on the pillow. Without warning, Squid hopped up on his knees and then whapped Ziggy right in the face with the pillow.
"Alright, I'm up n-" Squid started to say, but Zigzag had grabbed a pillow off the nearest cot and whapped Squid back. They laughed and started to get into a full-fledged pillow fight when Mr. Pendanski came in and blew his whistle. Squid and Ziggy froze.
"Stop acting like sissy girls and get out there!" Pendanski said. The boys walked out of the tent, and when they were far enough away from Mom, they busted into laughter.
~*~
Later on that day after everyone was finished digging, Zigzag looked up from his blank television screen and looked over to the pool table where a ruckus seemed to be forming. He stood up and immediately saw what was happening since he could see over almost everyone's head. A boy from tent C was taunting Squid and laughing. Zigzag noticed that the boy was holding what appeared to be a toy octopus and that he was now making it dance above Squid's head as Squid tried to grab for it. Zigzag made his way over.
"C'mon, little Squiddy, come get your lil friend!" The C-tent boy was saying.
"Give it to me." Squid said deeply, his face as red as a tomato. "Hand it over now, or I'm going to kill you."
"C'mon, little Alan, you have to jump for it first!" the boy yelled, laughing. Zigzag knew that Squid hated it when another boy called him by his real name. Zigzag stepped up, glaring at the boy.
"That's Squid's. Give it back to him." Zig said. The boy just laughed. Zig's eyes flashed and he grabbed the boy tightly by his collar. X-ray came up.
"Hey, why you be squabblin' up in here?" X said. Zigzag ignored up and kept his grasp tightly on the boy's collar. He was squirming and his face was starting to turn a light purple. The octopus dropped out of his hands. Squid picked it up and stared at Zigzag in horror.
"Zigzag, stop it!" X-ray said, trying to break his grip, but failing. Armpit eventually had to plow between them to break them up. Zigzag fell against the wall, panting. The C-tent boy got up and gently massaged his throat and then pointed at Zigzag.
"Stay away from me, you fag!" And with that he turned on his heel and left. Zigzag got up feeling somewhat dazed. He looked around for Squid, but he wasn't there. Zigzag left.
~*~
Squid sat on his cot staring silently at the toy octopus. He heard rustling a few minutes later and Zigzag came through the tent flap. Squid kept his eyes down, even when Zigzag came to stand in front of him.
"Are you okay, Squid?" Zigzag asked quietly. Squid didn't answer. He kept thinking of the look that had been in Zigzag's eyes just before he started choking the other boy. His mother had had the same look in her eyes when she would beat him. Then, to Squid's horror, a tear splashed onto his arm. He was crying. He tried to hide it, but evidently, Zigzag noticed. He sat next to Squid and put a hand on his shoulder. Squid froze, but didn't shrug off Zig's hand.
"I-I need t-t-t-to be a-alone." Squid said through his tears. He was thoroughly embarrassed that one of his friends was witnessing him cry. Zigzag didn't leave.
"I could never leave you alone like this, Squid." Zigzag whispered softly. After that statement, Zigzag took Squid into his arms and held him there, letting him cry into his shoulder until he could cry no more.
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Okay, I updated, so please don't sic your little barking Chihuahua on me. O_o; Oh, and BTW, I AM thinking of changing it to R, but not too soon.
~Shae~
"Squid?" Zigzag whispered. Squid jumped a little and then froze as if pretending to be asleep. "Squid." Squid turned his head.
"What? I'm tryin' to sleep!" He said. He must've thought that the darkness would hide his tears, but Zigzag definitely saw the moisture on Squid's face.
"What's wrong, Squid?" Zigzag asked, concerned.
"Leave me alone." Squid rolled over, his back to Zigzag.
"Sorry." Zigzag said quietly, looking down. Squid didn't say anything else, so Zig assumed that he had fallen asleep. He lay on his bed for a moment, staring at Squid's soft chocolate brown locks, eventually falling asleep himself.
When morning came, everyone went through their normal routine of waking up except Squid, who was on his stomach with his pillow clutched over his head. Everyone else had already gone outside except for Caveman and Zero. Zigzag went up to Squid and nudged him gently. He grunted but didn't move. Zig then attempted to lift the pillow off of him, but he clung to it like a lifeline.
"Squiddy! Get up!" Zig said, pulling harder on the pillow. Without warning, Squid hopped up on his knees and then whapped Ziggy right in the face with the pillow.
"Alright, I'm up n-" Squid started to say, but Zigzag had grabbed a pillow off the nearest cot and whapped Squid back. They laughed and started to get into a full-fledged pillow fight when Mr. Pendanski came in and blew his whistle. Squid and Ziggy froze.
"Stop acting like sissy girls and get out there!" Pendanski said. The boys walked out of the tent, and when they were far enough away from Mom, they busted into laughter.
~*~
Later on that day after everyone was finished digging, Zigzag looked up from his blank television screen and looked over to the pool table where a ruckus seemed to be forming. He stood up and immediately saw what was happening since he could see over almost everyone's head. A boy from tent C was taunting Squid and laughing. Zigzag noticed that the boy was holding what appeared to be a toy octopus and that he was now making it dance above Squid's head as Squid tried to grab for it. Zigzag made his way over.
"C'mon, little Squiddy, come get your lil friend!" The C-tent boy was saying.
"Give it to me." Squid said deeply, his face as red as a tomato. "Hand it over now, or I'm going to kill you."
"C'mon, little Alan, you have to jump for it first!" the boy yelled, laughing. Zigzag knew that Squid hated it when another boy called him by his real name. Zigzag stepped up, glaring at the boy.
"That's Squid's. Give it back to him." Zig said. The boy just laughed. Zig's eyes flashed and he grabbed the boy tightly by his collar. X-ray came up.
"Hey, why you be squabblin' up in here?" X said. Zigzag ignored up and kept his grasp tightly on the boy's collar. He was squirming and his face was starting to turn a light purple. The octopus dropped out of his hands. Squid picked it up and stared at Zigzag in horror.
"Zigzag, stop it!" X-ray said, trying to break his grip, but failing. Armpit eventually had to plow between them to break them up. Zigzag fell against the wall, panting. The C-tent boy got up and gently massaged his throat and then pointed at Zigzag.
"Stay away from me, you fag!" And with that he turned on his heel and left. Zigzag got up feeling somewhat dazed. He looked around for Squid, but he wasn't there. Zigzag left.
~*~
Squid sat on his cot staring silently at the toy octopus. He heard rustling a few minutes later and Zigzag came through the tent flap. Squid kept his eyes down, even when Zigzag came to stand in front of him.
"Are you okay, Squid?" Zigzag asked quietly. Squid didn't answer. He kept thinking of the look that had been in Zigzag's eyes just before he started choking the other boy. His mother had had the same look in her eyes when she would beat him. Then, to Squid's horror, a tear splashed onto his arm. He was crying. He tried to hide it, but evidently, Zigzag noticed. He sat next to Squid and put a hand on his shoulder. Squid froze, but didn't shrug off Zig's hand.
"I-I need t-t-t-to be a-alone." Squid said through his tears. He was thoroughly embarrassed that one of his friends was witnessing him cry. Zigzag didn't leave.
"I could never leave you alone like this, Squid." Zigzag whispered softly. After that statement, Zigzag took Squid into his arms and held him there, letting him cry into his shoulder until he could cry no more.
~*~
Okay, I updated, so please don't sic your little barking Chihuahua on me. O_o; Oh, and BTW, I AM thinking of changing it to R, but not too soon.
~Shae~