^_^ Hello, how ya'll doin'? Decided to update this...don't really know why, I just kind of felt up to it. So here we go. OH!

Squid: What was the 'oh' for?

*shrugs* Don't really know...OH!

Squid: *shakes head* Wackjob...

AUTHOR NOTE, IMPORTANT PLEASE READ!!: Heh, okay it wasn't THAT important, but whatever... I've decided that when writing, I'm going to be telling you (the reviewers) what the other characters are doing. For example; Squid grinned...or Zigzag peered into the hole...or X-Ray smirked. You know, otherwise it feels kind of empty. So don't think I'm forgetting that Lucy's blind and she can see...I'm just doing this because it's helpful to the readers and helpful when I write. Okay? Clear on that? GOOD!

SO...man it's getting harder and harder to write this story. There are a few problems...one major one being that Lucy is blind, and I am not, so it's hard to capture everything. Second, I don't want Squid to be out of character, and having him befriend Lucy seems a little far-fetched. Eh, but I guess they don't call it FANFICTION for nothin', huh?

Lucy: I really don't see why you have something against me!! *sulks*

Awww, Luce, I don't got nothin' against ya.

Lucy: *sobs* you do, you liar!!

Squid: Aww man, you made her cry you dip-shit!

*rolls eyes* Suck it up ya baby!

Lucy: *stops sobbing and smiles* HAH! Gotcha...

Squid: Oh man, you both are whackos!

HEY! You're REALLY pushin' it Squiddy-boy! I'm thinkin' about changing who this story is about now...HMPH!

Zigzag: YAY!! Does that mean it's gonna be about me?

*silence* Er...*cricket* Ya know I love ya Ziggy!

Zigzag: Man, screw you! *stomps off muttering about lighters*

*shakes head* CrAzY...

Magnet: Yo Chica, let's get on with the chapter huh?

*rolls eyes* Dude, you're like not even in my story!

Magnet: Why not?! You're racist, that's why huh? It's cause I'm Hispanic!!

Errr...yeah that's it...being that I'm Puerto Rican and all...loser...

X-Ray: OMG would you stop BABBLING and get on with chapter four...it's so IRRITATING!

Sheesh...what crawled up X's ass and died?

Armpit: hahah funny image...

EWWW!!! I'm surrounded by morons....help me!!!

Zero: I know what you mean...and they WONDER why I don't talk...

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Agent DragonEye

Hehe...sugar-high reviewer...hehe ^_^

Zero: And the best part is she's in love with me!

Good job, and you made his ego like FOOOOF times bigger!

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trucalifornian

DEATH TO MARY-SUE'S EVERYWHERE!!! AMEN TO THAT SISTAH!!!!

Mary-Sue: Excuse me, that's not nice at all.

WTF? Why do you keep appearing everywhere?!

Mary-Sue: Well I'm beautiful, smart, funny, petite, talented, I can sing, I'm a virgin...

ENOUGH ALREADY!!! GUAAAHAHAH!!

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electricxrain

^_^ Heh...you're review made me laugh multiple times...heh...funny.

Squid: mmm pop-tarts...ahh the ecstasy!

Oh my...

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Nosilla

Thanks for the review darlin' ^_^ ...

Squid: I was in the review this time! Yes! *does a little dance* Oooh, I'm so good, ooh' I'm so hot—

Stop...

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AslansAngel

Magnet loves you too!! ^_^

Magnet: I love everyone...but I love AslansAngel specially.

*rolls eyes* Oh please, spare me JOSE!

Magnet: *growls* I don't love you chica!

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Kirjava Deamon

Yay, another review...w00tw00t. ^_^

ZigZag: I hate it when you 'w00tw00t'.

*growls* Shaddup!

ANYWAYS...thanks for your review!!

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Spice of Life

Mwhaha, isn't Squid quite the flirter? Heh ^_^

Squid: Excuse me?

...er...nothing...heh I love you Squiddy!

Squid: *eyes narrow in suspicion* Rrright...

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Sakaki151363

Oh man, everyone loves Squid!! ^_^

Zigzag: *sniffs* No one loves me...

AWW! I love ya Ziggy...come here! *MUAH!*

Zigzag: YELP!! Get 'er off me!

*giggles* Sigh...I love me boys.

Anyways, thanks for the review!

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Ahhelga

Hmmm interesting penname, I like it.

Lucy: She thinks I'm awesome...no shit...cool!

*rolls eyes* You're just as bad as Squid...

Squid: What was that?

Ooohhh nothing...

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Chapter Four

"Will I ever make it home, will I ever leave the ground, leave this place so far behind, till there is no turning back?"

--Ingram Hill

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Yeah...the shower was cold. Ice fricking cold. I can't say that it didn't feel good...it just was...cold. Very, very cold. Not to mention that I had to wear my clothes while I took the shower so some random pervert didn't get a free glimpse of what little I had. Yeah...camp was just so wonderful.

When my four minutes of heaven were over, I felt around for my towel which I had laid down. I quickly dried my hair and pulled it out of my face, then hurried off into the direction of my tent...I felt around with my cane for familiar things that helped me to my tent. There was a big stone just around the corner form the water spicket. After I would tap the stone with my cane, I knew I was only a short distance from D-Tent. I would count ten steps, and then turn right and I was there. It wasn't too hard...the showers were just around the corner. I would get used to it and before long I'd know my way around camp so good that I could walk around with my eyes closed...hah...

Upon reaching D-Tent I quickly entered and was quiet to make sure I had no company. Upon deciding that no one was in the tent with me, I quickly changed out of my sopping wet clothes and into fresh ones, taking in the sour soap smell. I gagged and coughed...lovely. I just loved the smell of sour soap...sigh...

My stomach growled and I frowned as I sat down on my cot. This was not good...I was starving and if I kept at the speed that I was digging my whole, I would never eat. Sitting there, alone on my cot, I contemplated going to the Rec Room or not...I was scared, that was that. How would the other boys at this camp react to having me here? I knew girls weren't unusual, rare, but not unusual, so I didn't have to worry about that...I suppose it was just the intimidation a load of guys held over one girl. I decided to not go to the Rec Room, instead laying down on my cot and resting. A little breeze was blowing through the tent flap and it put me at ease. I sat my cane beside my cot, making sure it was close to me. I began to drift into a peaceful slumber and dream about Lee and what he was doing when I heard someone come into the tent.

I pretended to be asleep for several moments, but the intruder came over to the cot beside me and I felt them looking at me.

"Lucy—hey, Lucy you awake?"

I groaned and recognized the voice as Zigzag's. I fluttered my eyes open and turned over on my side to face him—wherever he was. "I'm up now..."

Zigzag chuckled and I heard the creak of a cot, signaling to me that he had sat down on the cot opposite me. I heard him begin to untie his boots.

"So," he said casually as if the two of us were old friends. I grinned—it set me at ease and made me feel warm and welcome. "How was your first day?"

I sighed and rubbed my temples. "It was hard work I'm not gonna lie to you. Definitely hard..."

Zigzag laughed. "Yep, it's always the same...first hole's always the hardest."

I arched an eyebrow. "Bullshit, they'll all hard."

Zigzag paused and then laughed. "True...hm...very true."

There was a silence between us and I wished the rest of D-Tent would come back so I wouldn't have to keep thinking of things to say. I wasn't the best conversation starter...it was a difficult and exhausting task which gave me great headaches. Heh.

"So," Zigzag said after several moments. "You said you come from Flordia?"

I nodded and began to fiddle with the side of my pillow. "Yepp...good ol' sunshine state."

Zigzag chuckled. "Dude that is so cool...wish I lived in Florida. You get beaches and hot weather...I'd never stop surfing."

"Where'd you come from?" I asked...it seemed the appropriate thing to ask. Yep, that's me, Miss Polite.

"Man, I came from Utah...there ain't nothing in Utah," Zigzag said distastefully. I laughed and shrugged my shoulders.

"I've never been to Utah," I said smiling.

Zigzag rolled his eyes. "We'll ya ain't missin' much...naw I liked it back there. I miss it believe it or not."

I arched an eyebrow. "What you do to get yourself stuck here?"

I heard Zigzag sigh and I wondered just what the deal was with D-Tent boys...they were all so mysterious and intriguing. They made me want to get to know everything about them...

"I got into a lot of fights back home," Zigzag said casually and vaguely. Sigh...death to vagueness. Maybe it was just me...just me being nosey...but whatever. Hm, continue Zigzag, continue. "It got to be so bad I gave this kid a concussion and he was hospitalized for two weeks...dude, whatever you do, never give anyone a concussion."

I scoffed. "Right, I'll keep that in mind. So they sent you here 'cause you beat some kid up?"

Zigzag shrugged and shifted his position on his cot. "Mmmhm...but it wasn't just that...I mean, when I say I got into a lot of fights...I mean a lot of fights."

"When d'you get out?"

I heard him laugh coldly and I shivered. "I'm stuck here for another year at least. I got here a year ago...I need to get out. I have to get out...I hate this place."

I shook my head. "That's a long time..."

Zigzag nodded. "Yep. Loonnngg time."

It was nice talking to Zigzag and it was different than talking to Squid. It was easy to talk to Zigzag though, just as easy as Squid. We were soon talking about our favorite bands, and different movies we loved...just random things. It was nice to talk to someone new...meet new people; make new friends, all that shit. I guess Camp GreenLake wasn't going to be SO bad after all...at least the guys were decent people. Then again, 'twas only my first day.

Zigzag and I talked for about an hour before the D-Tent boys began to make their way back to the tent. Armpit, Magnet, and Squid were first. They came in loud and laughing, joking around, and then soon fell asleep on their bunks. I pretended to be asleep. Zero and X-Ray came a little later, and half an hour the tent was filled with snores. I turned on my side and tried to fall asleep...but it was so hard. All I kept thinking about was my life back home, about everything and everyone I had left behind.

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The weeks surprisingly crept by at a decent rate during my stay at Camp GreenLake. I found myself enjoying the D-Tent boys; they really didn't bother me at all. I soon found that I could talk to them and joke around with them just like anybody else could. After the first month I was in their tent, they began to tease me and make me laugh just like they did with each other. I really was surprised...despite the reasons that had landed them into this facility, they really were kind people underneath the hard exterior. I quickly grew attached to them and began to realize that I had made some new friends that I could go to without worry. D-Tent grew to become my protector; no one else at the camp bothered me, and for that I would always be grateful towards them.

Zigzag quickly grew to become probably my best friend at the camp. I found I could talk to him about most anything and he would listen which was a change. I listened to him and his crazy stories he would tell me—most of them total bull, but all the same they kept me amused during the hot summer days. I got over my fear of the Rec Room and started going, just to sit down and talk to Zigzag and Squid. I enjoyed their company the most.

I wasn't naive though...when I would walk to the showers in the hot day or just got to get a drink, I would hear some immature guys say things about me. Not everyone was as friendly as the guys in D-Tent. I couldn't see, and some guys saw that as an advantage...an easy target. I had to be careful at night...some guys were low lives and scum of the earth, so they would take advantage of my state and have their way with me. I usually walked around with Squid or Zigzag at night, just for extra protection. But even when I was alone I grew apprehensive, but I always had my cane tightly grasped by my side. As long as I had my cane, I felt comfortable.

My digging improved...kind of. I still was the slowest digger, but I finished in time for supper every night. Most of the time Squid would wait around for me while I finished digging and we would talk about really anything until I finished. I was really starting to like him and I couldn't help it—how could anyone? It was inevitable—it was like you were bound to like him one way or another. But I would NOT act on my feelings...I had him as my friend, and that was good enough for me.

So, a month after my first day I found myself still digging holes, still having an unbelievable sun burn, and still wishing I could visit home. Some things just do not change...sigh.

The sun beat down hard upon my back once again and I grumbled as I threw down my shovel for a two minute break. It was mid afternoon and I felt my face start to stiffen from the sun burn. I searched around for my canteen and once I found it I downed as much water as possible. I imagined drinking a whole lake and even the fishies. I started to laugh at the image and ended up spitting water all I around my hole.

"Ugh—Lucy you mind spittin' that somewhere else?" X-Ray shouted from behind me.

"Yep!" I said happily as I searched for my shovel and began to dig again.

I heard Squid chuckle and cursed when my heart skipped several beats. Stop it, I told myself as began to wish I could see Squid...that was the one thing I hated about myself. I hated when I wished I could see something—I felt guilty and like I was contradicting myself. And I hated it. I hated it so fucking much.

An hour later Mr. Pendanski came around with the lunch truck and I gratefully stopped digging. I felt around for my cane and climbed out of my hole. I began to walk in the direction of the truck when I felt a hand grab me by the arm.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you," I heard Squid say, amused. "Or else you'll walk straight into Magnet's hole."

I blushed and sighed. "Err thanks," I said. Squid just smirked and led me to the lunch truck, steering me clear of any holes.

After I had gotten my sandwich from the back of the truck, I quickly went over to my hole and sat down on the edge. I placed my cane beside me and opened the packaging...digging holes works up a damn good appetite.

"Man, you got one bad sun burn," I heard Zigzag say as he took his usual seat beside me. I glared at him as I began to eat the bland sandwich.

"It hurts," I grumbled. "Are you sun burnt?"

Zigzag snickered. "Who ain't sun burnt around here? I ain't as bad as you though...come to think of it no one is as bad burnt as you."

I rolled my eyes. "Lovely. How am I doing with my hole?"

Zigzag peered into my hole as he took a bite from his sandwich. "You got about two more feet. Ain't too bad...you're gettin' better, Lucy."

"Really?" I asked anxiously, swallowing a bite of my sandwich.

"No," Zigzag said. "You're still the slowest one out of us all."

I swapped him across the shoulder jokingly. "Sigh...who was the slowest before me?"

Zigzag pretended to be in deep thought. "Hmm...probably Magnet or Armpit." I frowned...then why was Squid always the last one to finish besides me? Ooh, could this possibly mean something? Muahaha, yes, 'tis fate! We're meant to be!! Hm...would it be too forward if I proposed to him? Oh—wait—Zigzag's talking...hm...not to self: Stop day dreaming about things that will not happen.

"Er—Lucy you okay? You just ate a piece of dirt instead of your sandwich."

"Wha—oooh EWW! GACK!" I began spitting and coughing, realizing my petty mistake. Right, never day dream while eating in a cloud of dirt...gross. Not forgetting that taste any time soon...bleegghhhckkk...

"Alright you slow pokes!" Mr. Pendanski's shrill voice sounded through the dirt coated air and we all grimaced. "Get back to digging! We runnin' day light here!"

I grumbled and finished up my sandwich as Zigzag handed me my cane. He walked off to dig some more in his hole and I reluctantly felt around for my shovel and began digging once again, back into the same old routine, just like every other day...lovely. I love to dig holes...I do, I swear. No, I really, really do.

Mr. Pendanski was, indeed, right about running on day light. The sun was quickly setting and one by one each D-Tent boy was finishing up their hole. I grimaced as Zigzag left, telling me he'd see me in the Rec Room. Then it was Magnet, then Armpit. Finally, like just about every day, me and Squid were left. I called over to him.

"Squid—you almost done?"

Squid stopped digging for a moment and coughed. "Almost—er...got a few more inches. How 'bout you?"

I felt my shovel around and shrugged. "Um...probably six or seven more inches. I dunno."

There was silence for a few moments, just the clink of our shovels against the dirt. Finally, about five minutes later, Squid spit into his hole climbed out of his hole to sit on the edge of mine. He was slightly out of breath and he coughed several times.

I looked over to where I thought he was. "Are you okay? You keep coughing..."

Squid coughed again and cleared his throat. "Fine," he said thickly. "All this fuckin' dust."

I nodded and continued digging. "You can go back to camp if you want—I'll be fine digging by myself...by now I've learned to feel out for holes with my cane."

Squid chuckled and shrugged. "Naw, it's cool. It's not like there's anything back there I so desire to go to."

I arched an eyebrow. "Hm, well the shower's back there, dinner's back there, the Rec Room, clean clothes—"

"Okay, okay I get your point," Squid interrupted laughing.

I sniffed and paused digging. "Am I done yet?" I asked hopefully.

Squid peered into my hole and grinned. "Looks like it...hold up lemme check." He leaned across me and measured my hole, width and length. He sighed. "Yep, you're done...finally."

"Woohoo, finally I'm done! Hahaha yay!" I began to do a little victory dance until I stubbed my toe on my shovel and yelped in pain. "OW!"

Squid laughed. "Right...anyway come on it's getting dark and I don't feel like missing dinner...that'll be twice in two weeks you know."

I frowned as Squid helped me climb out of the hole. "You know you don't have to wait for me all the time. I was talking to Zigzag today and he said that you are one of the faster diggers."

Squid stiffened and if I could see, I could have sworn he was blushing. "I haven't been feeling all that great lately, that's all...plus I feel bad for you because you're the slowest," he added, teasing me. I went slapped him across what I guessed was his shoulder and he snickered.

"Fine, if you don't want me to wait for you I won't," he said after I almost walked straight into a hole but Squid grabbed me back just in time. So much for getting along by myself...I couldn't help but be somewhat needy...sheesh.

"Haha, I'm just messin' with you," I said laughing. "Get over it."

"Whatever man," Squid said. I knew we reached camp because the ground had become harder and fuller of stones. I could sense the familiar bustle and buzz of the finishing campers.

"We still have time before dinner," Squid said. "Want to go over to the Rec Room?"

I squinted my eyes and clutched my cane. "Mm, okay. I guess there's nothing else to do."

Squid and I made our way to the Rec Room and the noise was surprisingly at a minimum that night. I supposed it was the fact that everyone was just too exhausted to make a loud ruckus. Squid led me over to the couch and I sat down, grateful to just rest for a few moments. Squid left to go play pool with some guys from the other tents and I leaned my head against the couch and curled my feet up under me so I was lying fully on the couch.

"Yo, Lucy you look beat," X-Ray said, sitting down on the end of the couch by my feet. I nodded and groaned.

"So...burnt...tired...dead," I muttered dryly. X-Ray laughed and sighed.

"Yep, that's life here," he said fondly. "Nice, ain't it."

"Oof," I said as Zigzag sat on my stomach. "So very nice—whoever is on me, get off now."

Zigzag snickered and sat down on the floor, leaning his head against the couch. "Aww but you're so comfy Lucy," he said, laughing when I flicked his head.

"Rright..." I grumbled, switching my position so I was lying on my back. "'Tis tired..." I muttered. I felt myself begin to slip into a deep slumber as X-Ray, Zigzag, Magnet and Armpit all talked around me. I must have fallen asleep, for the next thing I knew I was being shaken awake.

"Lucy, get up, you slept all the way through dinner, come on," the person was saying. They were shaking me pretty hard...

No! I tried to scream. Go. Away. Person, stop it, stop hitting me! GRR! I want to sleep...sleep equals orgasm...please let me sleep...plllllleeaassssssse...stop it that's hurting me...HEY! Be nice!

"LUCY GET UP!" the person all but screamed.

"Ooof, I'm up, I'm up," I grumbled, fluttering my eyes open and sitting up. I rubbed my eyes and yawned. The person who had awoken me was kneeling in front of me. "Who is it?" I croaked grumpily.

"It's me Squid, relax." I relaxed. Ahh, Squid. Yay. "Come on, we gotta get back to the tent...no one's left here...I can't believe you slept all the way through dinner ya weirdo!"

I glared at him. "Why did you wake me up?" I grumbled as I held onto his arm while we walked out of the Rec Room. I could tell it was late at night because there was not one sound, not one rustle as we made our we to D-Tent. "Oh geez what time is it?"

Squid coughed. "I didn't wake ya up because you looked so tired! Plus, I knew if I woke you up you'd be crankier than usual. And it's past twelve."

"Holy shit!" I was shocked. Past midnight? Ooohhh man I would be sorry in the morning...GREAT. "Hey—wait—why you still up?"

I felt Squid stiffen like he did so many times when he was uncomfortable. He would pull slightly away from me and I could tell something was wrong. "I was—um—you know never mind, you need to get to sleep, you'll be pissed in the morning. We have to get up in like five hours or somethin'."

I grumbled as we made our way into the tent which was filled with snores. I envied them all, wanting to sleep so badly. Squid led me over to my cot and I gently placed my cane on the ground and crawled into bed, thinking I was crazy to have ever hated the cot and its nasty smell. Nice cot...beautiful cot...how could I have ever hated you so?

"Squid," I whispered to the darkness as I heard him climb into his own bed. "Please tell me why you were up."

If he had been any closer, I could have sworn he stiffened once again. He sighed. "I was...just thinkin' 'bout stuff. Tha's all."

I nodded, accepting his answer but knowing that he was a goddamn liar. No worries, I would find out in the a.m.

"'Night Squid," I said, trying to suppress quite a large yawn. I heard Squid sniff and I wondered what was really wrong...I wanted to help him, wanted to make him feel better, if anything was wrong I wanted to make it right. I couldn't help feeling that way...

"'Night Lucy."

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HOLY SHIT!!! ^_^ That was prolly me longest chappy so far!! DAMN, I just couldn't stop...well I did have an hour break to watch One Tree Hill...sigh...I LOVE YOU LUCAS!!!

Squid: I thought you loved me!!

*rolls eyes* Awwwwl I do love ya Squiddy! *gives Squid a kiss*

Squid: Hm. That's what I thought. *walks off moodily*

Boys...sheesh...can't live with out 'em can—

Zigzag: yeah yeah we know the quote, now just post the chapter already!! Ya killin' me here!

*glowers* Okay okay here I go...posting...posted! Now review everybody and you get a yellowspotted lizard.

Zero: *arches eyebrow* Hm...okay...no more oreos after 9:00.

OREOS!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHH!!! MMMM OREOS!!! MUAHAHA HERE I COME!! ALL OREOS AROUND THE WORLD BOW DOWN IN FEAR!! MUAHHAHAHAHAH!!!!!