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. Credit
also goes to my friends Angi, Quinn, and Katy's 1sentence that got me out
of my rut. This is a chapter in which Quinn's got some lines too!
Hey guys I'm finally back! The reason? Spring Break baby! I'm sorry I've been away for so long, but I've gotten so many people asking what comes next, I had to oblige! Thanks to the following for reviewing!
xoxoxPerfect By Naturexoxox~ Wow, thanks so much for liking this story so much! I know about the name, I just needed one that sounded sophisticated. I know Bite's lucky!!!! I love Zigzag!!!
x0xTrinityx0x~ Don't worry nothing bad's gonna happen to Magnet, I was just really hyper the day I wrote this and I had a stapler so I'm like, "Hey Magnet with a stapler...hmm"
Stupid_girl~ I know! I hate the lizards...but they're cool in the movie in the background stuff
Chicken-luuver~ Thanks for liking it! I'm finally updating!
Fire Spirit~ I'm finally unbusy yay!!! I hate school tho. I'm glad you've stayed with this story for this long. I personally aren't a big fan of it, but that's just me
mapleleaf024~ Trust me it's finished, it just may take awhile for me to update! Dumb school and teachers...
Shini Maxwell~ Well here it is, I kno I'm not "sending" it to you, but it's up!
And finally...
Jenna~ It's thanks to you that I'm getting back into this story so a lot goes to you hun!
*drumroll with "Greased Lightening" in the background*
Here is the next chapter of "The Heart of a Snake"
Chapter Five~ Only Love Can Save Us Now
"Lizard!!" she hollered, pulling Zigzag out of the hole. He grabbed her arm and they ran.
"Where the hell is Mr. Sir when you need him?" Squid asked, sprinting with them.
"I dunno, but we're save now," Bite panted as the other guys caught up to them.
"What're we gonna do to finish digging? There's no way that we can go back there man," Magnet came up beside her.
"Well, I'm done. I'm going back to the camp to shower." She turned on her heel and walked away, Zero beside her. Magnet spat on the ground after her.
"Bitch." He ground his teeth together. Zigzag glared at him, his eyes wide as they often were.
"Watch your language about her," Zigzag demanded. Magnet strode up to him and pushed his chest.
"You don't tell me what to do man. You should learn to control her a little more. She comes in here, talking shit up to us and all you can think about is when you're gonna begin fucking her!" Magnet threw a punch at his face, but Zigzag ducked. He ran and tackled him, throwing continuous blows at Magnet's face. Magnet managed to knee Zigzag and he fell to the ground. Magnet took this as an opportunity to kick him continuously in the side until Zigzag got up and tackled Magnet again. The rest of the guys ran over to constrain them. Squid grabbed Zigzag's arms and held them behind his back. Armpit and X-Ray grabbed Magnet and held him back from Zigzag. Zigzag pulled himself away, brushed himself off, and headed back to the tent.
"Watch your back Magnet," he called over his shoulder as Magnet freed himself of Armpit and X-Ray. Zigzag ran to catch up with Bite and Zero. "Hey, Zero, can I steal Bite from you real quick?" Zero shrugged.
"What's up?" Bite asked. Zigzag put his arm around her waist and steered her away.
"Hey, if Magnet comes after you with like a knife or something...run," he joked. She grinned. "But I never got a chance to ask you. Are you a virgin?" She bowed her head before sheepishly nodding at him. He looked a little shocked. "You shitting me?"
"No, but don't go proclaiming it around camp," she pleaded, almost panicky, "I don't want guys taking advantages of me." He kissed her lightly on the cheek.
"Don't worry, I won't. I'll save that privilege for myself." He smiled down at her. She pushed him away and began walking away quickly, her arms crossed and head bowed. He looked confused and quickly went after her. "What's the matter?"
"It's not a joking matter Ricky. I like being able to say that that's who I am. I don't just want to be a toy for guys to play around with." Her voice cracked. He took her shoulders and forced her to look at him. Her eyes were a sunset again. She turned her head away.
"Look at me," he demanded. She slowly turned her head back to him. "I would never do that to you. Never. And none of the guys in D would either. None of us." He accidentally shook her in trying to prove his point. He let go of her and started walking again. It took a few seconds for her to realize what he had said. She smiled to herself before running up to him, taking his arm and wrapping it around her shoulder.
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"No, I'm not saying that at all. I'm saying that a girl has no right to be at Camp Green Lake." Mr. Sir took a long drag on his cigarette.
"Excuse me?" asked the Warden, looking out her window at Bite and Zigzag.
"I mean, of course besides you," he saved himself as Dr. Pendanski entered the room with a clipboard.
"All of D-Ten done ma'am," he reported. The Warden turned around, shocked. She strode over to Pendanski and checked his clipboard.
"Why is it, that normally these boys can't dig worth crap until after lunch, but as soon as this "girl" shows up, they're done five minutes after lunch?!?" she half-screamed. The two men recoiled.
"Perhaps the boys just want to show off for her?" Pendanski suggested meekly. The Warden began pacing the floor.
"Out doing boy's work is no place for a girl to build character. She should be indoors, doing a woman's work." The Warden cocked an eyebrow. "Tell the boys that they don't have to worry about their sanitation duties anymore. Our new "recruit" will take care of them. And tell D-Tent that I still expect 7 holes."
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"Keep a watch out for me Zig," Bite suggested, heading for the showers. She pulled her binder out of her hair and it fell across her shoulders where it clashed horribly with her burn. He rolled his eyes in fake annoyance.
"Fine." He let out a pretend exasperated sigh as Bite walked into the shower stalls. She pulled off her jumpsuit and finally bra and underwear before inserting her shower token.
"This isn't the routine the Warden was talking about," she thought to herself as she welcomed the cold water on her hot skin. Thankfully, for Zigzag, she didn't see him "sneaking a peek" which was basically impossible to prevent, thanks to hormones. He located a second tattoo, this one actually on her breast. It was two black dots with, what seemed to be, a drop of blood falling out of one. He Found himself staring as he got a good look of her whole body before she noticed him. She quickly pulled her bra and Superman underwear on, strode over, and slapped him, hard.
"You son of a bitch," she cursed as she pulled her jumpsuit back on, in the process concealing both tattoos. She ran out of the shower stalls, on the verge of tears, to the tent. As she entered the tent, she threw herself down on her cot, allowing the tears to fall, mingling with her soggy hair. She was oblivious to the fact that Zero was in the tent. He looked a little shocked, before going over to her, thinking of ways to comfort her. [Quinn's part!]
"Hey, it can't be that bad. Whatever happened." Zero patted Bite's shoulder.
"I can't believe him. All I asked was for him to keep watch, so the other guys wouldn't do exactly what he did." She propped herself up on her elbows. The tears had made streaks in the dirt still on her face. She hadn't had a chance to scrub that yet.
"Oh, I see. Hey, I know. I'll watch out for you. I might be small, but I have my secrets. No one will come close to you." Zero grabbed Bite's towel and one of his extra shower tokens. "Now you'll be able to rinse your hair. And scrub your face." Zero grabbed Bite's hand and pulled her towards the showers.
"No Zero...I can't...Oh all right, just stop dragging me you silly boy." Bite laughed through the tears. They came close to the showers. Zigzag was loitering there. He ran up to them.
"Bite! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to..." Zero cut him off.
"Go to the Wreck Room. I'm going to stand guard." [here I come again!] Zigzag looked critical.
"Wait...you're going to stand guard? She doesn't stand a chance," Zigzag protested. Zero remained silent and crossed his arms. Bite kept looking back and forth between the two.
"Go on Zigzag. Zero promised to be a much more effective lookout." She glared at him. He returned the glare, but backed down and headed to the wreck room. "Thanks Zero." She kissed him on the cheek and prepared to shower again. By the time her four minutes were up, she knew what she had to do, even if it killed her emotionally to do it.
"Hey. Don't worry about him." Zero grinned at her as she tied her sleeves around her waist. "He's a guy. It's not a sin."
"Thanks Zero, but I know what I've gotta do," she replied, not smiling. He looked confused. He only had a guess of what Zigzag had done. "And if he's such a guy, then he shouldn't protest too much." She pulled her hair into a high ponytail so that it somewhat framed her face, stuck out her chest, and pulled her jumpsuit a little further down. She started towards the Wreck Room.
"You know, that's not necessarily the best way to tell guys that you don't want sex," Zero called after her. She turned around and glared incredulously at him. "I'm not deaf," he replied, reading her glare. She turned back haughtily and continued to the Wreck Room.
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K that's it for now! Please please please please please Review!!!!
Hey guys I'm finally back! The reason? Spring Break baby! I'm sorry I've been away for so long, but I've gotten so many people asking what comes next, I had to oblige! Thanks to the following for reviewing!
xoxoxPerfect By Naturexoxox~ Wow, thanks so much for liking this story so much! I know about the name, I just needed one that sounded sophisticated. I know Bite's lucky!!!! I love Zigzag!!!
x0xTrinityx0x~ Don't worry nothing bad's gonna happen to Magnet, I was just really hyper the day I wrote this and I had a stapler so I'm like, "Hey Magnet with a stapler...hmm"
Stupid_girl~ I know! I hate the lizards...but they're cool in the movie in the background stuff
Chicken-luuver~ Thanks for liking it! I'm finally updating!
Fire Spirit~ I'm finally unbusy yay!!! I hate school tho. I'm glad you've stayed with this story for this long. I personally aren't a big fan of it, but that's just me
mapleleaf024~ Trust me it's finished, it just may take awhile for me to update! Dumb school and teachers...
Shini Maxwell~ Well here it is, I kno I'm not "sending" it to you, but it's up!
And finally...
Jenna~ It's thanks to you that I'm getting back into this story so a lot goes to you hun!
*drumroll with "Greased Lightening" in the background*
Here is the next chapter of "The Heart of a Snake"
Chapter Five~ Only Love Can Save Us Now
"Lizard!!" she hollered, pulling Zigzag out of the hole. He grabbed her arm and they ran.
"Where the hell is Mr. Sir when you need him?" Squid asked, sprinting with them.
"I dunno, but we're save now," Bite panted as the other guys caught up to them.
"What're we gonna do to finish digging? There's no way that we can go back there man," Magnet came up beside her.
"Well, I'm done. I'm going back to the camp to shower." She turned on her heel and walked away, Zero beside her. Magnet spat on the ground after her.
"Bitch." He ground his teeth together. Zigzag glared at him, his eyes wide as they often were.
"Watch your language about her," Zigzag demanded. Magnet strode up to him and pushed his chest.
"You don't tell me what to do man. You should learn to control her a little more. She comes in here, talking shit up to us and all you can think about is when you're gonna begin fucking her!" Magnet threw a punch at his face, but Zigzag ducked. He ran and tackled him, throwing continuous blows at Magnet's face. Magnet managed to knee Zigzag and he fell to the ground. Magnet took this as an opportunity to kick him continuously in the side until Zigzag got up and tackled Magnet again. The rest of the guys ran over to constrain them. Squid grabbed Zigzag's arms and held them behind his back. Armpit and X-Ray grabbed Magnet and held him back from Zigzag. Zigzag pulled himself away, brushed himself off, and headed back to the tent.
"Watch your back Magnet," he called over his shoulder as Magnet freed himself of Armpit and X-Ray. Zigzag ran to catch up with Bite and Zero. "Hey, Zero, can I steal Bite from you real quick?" Zero shrugged.
"What's up?" Bite asked. Zigzag put his arm around her waist and steered her away.
"Hey, if Magnet comes after you with like a knife or something...run," he joked. She grinned. "But I never got a chance to ask you. Are you a virgin?" She bowed her head before sheepishly nodding at him. He looked a little shocked. "You shitting me?"
"No, but don't go proclaiming it around camp," she pleaded, almost panicky, "I don't want guys taking advantages of me." He kissed her lightly on the cheek.
"Don't worry, I won't. I'll save that privilege for myself." He smiled down at her. She pushed him away and began walking away quickly, her arms crossed and head bowed. He looked confused and quickly went after her. "What's the matter?"
"It's not a joking matter Ricky. I like being able to say that that's who I am. I don't just want to be a toy for guys to play around with." Her voice cracked. He took her shoulders and forced her to look at him. Her eyes were a sunset again. She turned her head away.
"Look at me," he demanded. She slowly turned her head back to him. "I would never do that to you. Never. And none of the guys in D would either. None of us." He accidentally shook her in trying to prove his point. He let go of her and started walking again. It took a few seconds for her to realize what he had said. She smiled to herself before running up to him, taking his arm and wrapping it around her shoulder.
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"No, I'm not saying that at all. I'm saying that a girl has no right to be at Camp Green Lake." Mr. Sir took a long drag on his cigarette.
"Excuse me?" asked the Warden, looking out her window at Bite and Zigzag.
"I mean, of course besides you," he saved himself as Dr. Pendanski entered the room with a clipboard.
"All of D-Ten done ma'am," he reported. The Warden turned around, shocked. She strode over to Pendanski and checked his clipboard.
"Why is it, that normally these boys can't dig worth crap until after lunch, but as soon as this "girl" shows up, they're done five minutes after lunch?!?" she half-screamed. The two men recoiled.
"Perhaps the boys just want to show off for her?" Pendanski suggested meekly. The Warden began pacing the floor.
"Out doing boy's work is no place for a girl to build character. She should be indoors, doing a woman's work." The Warden cocked an eyebrow. "Tell the boys that they don't have to worry about their sanitation duties anymore. Our new "recruit" will take care of them. And tell D-Tent that I still expect 7 holes."
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"Keep a watch out for me Zig," Bite suggested, heading for the showers. She pulled her binder out of her hair and it fell across her shoulders where it clashed horribly with her burn. He rolled his eyes in fake annoyance.
"Fine." He let out a pretend exasperated sigh as Bite walked into the shower stalls. She pulled off her jumpsuit and finally bra and underwear before inserting her shower token.
"This isn't the routine the Warden was talking about," she thought to herself as she welcomed the cold water on her hot skin. Thankfully, for Zigzag, she didn't see him "sneaking a peek" which was basically impossible to prevent, thanks to hormones. He located a second tattoo, this one actually on her breast. It was two black dots with, what seemed to be, a drop of blood falling out of one. He Found himself staring as he got a good look of her whole body before she noticed him. She quickly pulled her bra and Superman underwear on, strode over, and slapped him, hard.
"You son of a bitch," she cursed as she pulled her jumpsuit back on, in the process concealing both tattoos. She ran out of the shower stalls, on the verge of tears, to the tent. As she entered the tent, she threw herself down on her cot, allowing the tears to fall, mingling with her soggy hair. She was oblivious to the fact that Zero was in the tent. He looked a little shocked, before going over to her, thinking of ways to comfort her. [Quinn's part!]
"Hey, it can't be that bad. Whatever happened." Zero patted Bite's shoulder.
"I can't believe him. All I asked was for him to keep watch, so the other guys wouldn't do exactly what he did." She propped herself up on her elbows. The tears had made streaks in the dirt still on her face. She hadn't had a chance to scrub that yet.
"Oh, I see. Hey, I know. I'll watch out for you. I might be small, but I have my secrets. No one will come close to you." Zero grabbed Bite's towel and one of his extra shower tokens. "Now you'll be able to rinse your hair. And scrub your face." Zero grabbed Bite's hand and pulled her towards the showers.
"No Zero...I can't...Oh all right, just stop dragging me you silly boy." Bite laughed through the tears. They came close to the showers. Zigzag was loitering there. He ran up to them.
"Bite! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to..." Zero cut him off.
"Go to the Wreck Room. I'm going to stand guard." [here I come again!] Zigzag looked critical.
"Wait...you're going to stand guard? She doesn't stand a chance," Zigzag protested. Zero remained silent and crossed his arms. Bite kept looking back and forth between the two.
"Go on Zigzag. Zero promised to be a much more effective lookout." She glared at him. He returned the glare, but backed down and headed to the wreck room. "Thanks Zero." She kissed him on the cheek and prepared to shower again. By the time her four minutes were up, she knew what she had to do, even if it killed her emotionally to do it.
"Hey. Don't worry about him." Zero grinned at her as she tied her sleeves around her waist. "He's a guy. It's not a sin."
"Thanks Zero, but I know what I've gotta do," she replied, not smiling. He looked confused. He only had a guess of what Zigzag had done. "And if he's such a guy, then he shouldn't protest too much." She pulled her hair into a high ponytail so that it somewhat framed her face, stuck out her chest, and pulled her jumpsuit a little further down. She started towards the Wreck Room.
"You know, that's not necessarily the best way to tell guys that you don't want sex," Zero called after her. She turned around and glared incredulously at him. "I'm not deaf," he replied, reading her glare. She turned back haughtily and continued to the Wreck Room.
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K that's it for now! Please please please please please Review!!!!
