The Heart of a Snake
Disclaimer: All of the characters in this story belong to Louis Sachar besides Rattlesnake Bite, Jared, Emily, Paintbrush, and Leprechaun.
Thanks to Fire Spirit, BacktoLatvia, and ladymadonna for reviewing! Here's the next chapter guys!
"Bad boys, bad boys whatcha gonna do?"
"Hey Bite! Wait up!" called X-Ray, running up to Bite. She turned to him, ready to smack him, before seeing that he was X-Ray.
"Hey X. Damn, we sure ended up with a load of shitholes didn't we? That, what's his name? Magnet and Squid are really getting on my nerves." She kicked at the ground.
"Not really Bite. They're actually a really great group of guys. You just have to give them a chance. And they're harmless. Keep in mind, the last girl, besides the warden, that they've seen was their moms," X-Ray reasoned, "You sneaking into the cabin?" The glimmer returned to Bite's eyes.
"Yup. Where else would I get real food?" she asked, sneaking around to the back of the warden's cabin.
"You know, one of these days, you're gonna get caught, "X-Ray protested, following her. She motioned for him to stay where he was.
"Don't worry about me. Keep a watch for Mr. Sir and Mom," she directed, climbing in the window. He could hear her rummaging around in something until she emerged with a couple cans of pop, chips, and materials for sandwich making. "Ok. Let's go." She began walking towards the rec room. He followed, gaping at her.
"Heya guys. You miss me?" she called, entering the "wreck" room. A large cheer went up from the guys. She laughed and allowed herself to be drawn back into the atmosphere. The guys really were not different than the old ones had been. She located Zigzag sitting on the couch and went to sit next to him. "Whatcha watching?" He was staring at a screen full of static.
"Nothing. MTV. Girls Gone Wild," he replied, still staring at the screen. She opened the bag of potato chips and stuffed a few in her mouth.
"Chip?" She offered him the bag, crumbs flying from her mouth. He reached into the bag and stuffed one into his mouth, still staring straight ahead. She could tell that this conversation was going no where so she got up to find other forms of entertainment. Magnet quickly took her place. He took the remote from Zigzag's hand and pushed the power button.
"Zigzag man. You had her right there man! And you tell her that you're watching "Girls Gone Wild"? You've got issues man. Hey SA, that's a strike." Magnet shook his head. Zigzag knew he had screwed up. "Damn," he thought.
Bite made sandwiches for the guys in her tent. They all cheered her on. They all longed for real food. They had a radio on, a new thing since she had last been there. A bad country station was playing. Bite started slow dancing with herself. Zigzag hopped up and went and grabbed Bite.
"Zigzag, are you a farm boy?" Bite asked seductively.
"Born and raised. You have a thing for farm boys?" Zigzag hadn't danced with anyone for a long time. Bite moved numbly in his arms. She leaned back, as he supported her back, in a dip.
"Nah, I just gotta thing for boys in general," she laughed, jokingly. The radio switched to a slow song and as she wrapped her arms around his neck, she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned around to see X-Ray.
"May I have this dance m'lady?" He grinned, his cap in his hands. She looked at Zigzag who shrugged and she turned back to X-Ray.
"Not right now X. I'm dancing with Zigzag right now." She kissed him on the cheek and turned back to Zigzag. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer to her. He gingerly put his hands on her waist, but she grabbed his hands and wrapped them all the way around her waist. She leaned her head against his chest and he was dancing stiffly until he saw his friends grinning at him, egging him on. He smiled and slowly let his hands move down to her butt. She looked surprised, she didn't think he was that daring, but she didn't protest.
All of D-Tent was watching the two of them, eating their sandwiches and drinking pop, as if watching a movie.
"Hey, what are you shitholes staring at?" he asked, his mood becoming surly. Everyone quickly went back to what they had been doing.
"What are you so worried about? You self-conscious?" Bite asked into his chest. He grinned down at her.
"No.I just don't like them getting any ideas. And for some reason, I feel like I'm cheating on someone," he explained, a little protectively.
"Why? Do you have a girlfriend? And I really don't think she'd care that we're just dancing," she reasoned.
"Nope. I don't have a girlfriend. My old one dumped me the day before I came here," he explained. The radio suddenly stopped. They turned around to see Mr. Sir standing there, a look of loathing on his face.
"Lights out in 5 minutes. All of you back to your tents. You boy." He pointed to Zigzag, "Come with me." Everyone quickly left the wreck room and headed to their tents beside Zigzag, Bite, and Mr. Sir. "I don't need you young lady. I know what you're up to and you're not going to get away with this one." He grabbed Zigzag by the front of his shirt and pulled him away. Zigzag pulled himself away.
"Meet me back here," he mouthed as Mr. Sir grabbed him again. He was being dragged away as he blew her a kiss. She pretended to catch it, smiled, and nodded to him.
In the typing of this, I've discovered that gam is a word. It means either a migrating group of whales or a woman's leg. I found that a bit odd, but hey, I didn't make up the English language. Mollee, if you read this, call me ASAP!!!!
Disclaimer: All of the characters in this story belong to Louis Sachar besides Rattlesnake Bite, Jared, Emily, Paintbrush, and Leprechaun.
Thanks to Fire Spirit, BacktoLatvia, and ladymadonna for reviewing! Here's the next chapter guys!
"Bad boys, bad boys whatcha gonna do?"
"Hey Bite! Wait up!" called X-Ray, running up to Bite. She turned to him, ready to smack him, before seeing that he was X-Ray.
"Hey X. Damn, we sure ended up with a load of shitholes didn't we? That, what's his name? Magnet and Squid are really getting on my nerves." She kicked at the ground.
"Not really Bite. They're actually a really great group of guys. You just have to give them a chance. And they're harmless. Keep in mind, the last girl, besides the warden, that they've seen was their moms," X-Ray reasoned, "You sneaking into the cabin?" The glimmer returned to Bite's eyes.
"Yup. Where else would I get real food?" she asked, sneaking around to the back of the warden's cabin.
"You know, one of these days, you're gonna get caught, "X-Ray protested, following her. She motioned for him to stay where he was.
"Don't worry about me. Keep a watch for Mr. Sir and Mom," she directed, climbing in the window. He could hear her rummaging around in something until she emerged with a couple cans of pop, chips, and materials for sandwich making. "Ok. Let's go." She began walking towards the rec room. He followed, gaping at her.
"Heya guys. You miss me?" she called, entering the "wreck" room. A large cheer went up from the guys. She laughed and allowed herself to be drawn back into the atmosphere. The guys really were not different than the old ones had been. She located Zigzag sitting on the couch and went to sit next to him. "Whatcha watching?" He was staring at a screen full of static.
"Nothing. MTV. Girls Gone Wild," he replied, still staring at the screen. She opened the bag of potato chips and stuffed a few in her mouth.
"Chip?" She offered him the bag, crumbs flying from her mouth. He reached into the bag and stuffed one into his mouth, still staring straight ahead. She could tell that this conversation was going no where so she got up to find other forms of entertainment. Magnet quickly took her place. He took the remote from Zigzag's hand and pushed the power button.
"Zigzag man. You had her right there man! And you tell her that you're watching "Girls Gone Wild"? You've got issues man. Hey SA, that's a strike." Magnet shook his head. Zigzag knew he had screwed up. "Damn," he thought.
Bite made sandwiches for the guys in her tent. They all cheered her on. They all longed for real food. They had a radio on, a new thing since she had last been there. A bad country station was playing. Bite started slow dancing with herself. Zigzag hopped up and went and grabbed Bite.
"Zigzag, are you a farm boy?" Bite asked seductively.
"Born and raised. You have a thing for farm boys?" Zigzag hadn't danced with anyone for a long time. Bite moved numbly in his arms. She leaned back, as he supported her back, in a dip.
"Nah, I just gotta thing for boys in general," she laughed, jokingly. The radio switched to a slow song and as she wrapped her arms around his neck, she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned around to see X-Ray.
"May I have this dance m'lady?" He grinned, his cap in his hands. She looked at Zigzag who shrugged and she turned back to X-Ray.
"Not right now X. I'm dancing with Zigzag right now." She kissed him on the cheek and turned back to Zigzag. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer to her. He gingerly put his hands on her waist, but she grabbed his hands and wrapped them all the way around her waist. She leaned her head against his chest and he was dancing stiffly until he saw his friends grinning at him, egging him on. He smiled and slowly let his hands move down to her butt. She looked surprised, she didn't think he was that daring, but she didn't protest.
All of D-Tent was watching the two of them, eating their sandwiches and drinking pop, as if watching a movie.
"Hey, what are you shitholes staring at?" he asked, his mood becoming surly. Everyone quickly went back to what they had been doing.
"What are you so worried about? You self-conscious?" Bite asked into his chest. He grinned down at her.
"No.I just don't like them getting any ideas. And for some reason, I feel like I'm cheating on someone," he explained, a little protectively.
"Why? Do you have a girlfriend? And I really don't think she'd care that we're just dancing," she reasoned.
"Nope. I don't have a girlfriend. My old one dumped me the day before I came here," he explained. The radio suddenly stopped. They turned around to see Mr. Sir standing there, a look of loathing on his face.
"Lights out in 5 minutes. All of you back to your tents. You boy." He pointed to Zigzag, "Come with me." Everyone quickly left the wreck room and headed to their tents beside Zigzag, Bite, and Mr. Sir. "I don't need you young lady. I know what you're up to and you're not going to get away with this one." He grabbed Zigzag by the front of his shirt and pulled him away. Zigzag pulled himself away.
"Meet me back here," he mouthed as Mr. Sir grabbed him again. He was being dragged away as he blew her a kiss. She pretended to catch it, smiled, and nodded to him.
In the typing of this, I've discovered that gam is a word. It means either a migrating group of whales or a woman's leg. I found that a bit odd, but hey, I didn't make up the English language. Mollee, if you read this, call me ASAP!!!!
