Hello again! I'm getting a little help this chapter from my gal pal and
fellow ff.net author MaggieGirl! She's had a little more writing experience
than me, and I was getting writer's block, so I asked her for a little
help! Yes, I take advice from younger peoples! Well, we're in the same
grade, but she's still a younger people!
Disclaimer: I own no one but Willa/Jewel. Though I would like to own all the SEXAY D-tent boys, they belong to Louis Sachar! They are FOXAY! (Khleo's really CUUTE! LOL. I want to FLUFF his hair! It's so CURLY and it goes BOOOIIINNGG!)
Rating: PG13
Pairing: Willa/Squid
Feedback: YES
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What can I do, to make it right? Falling so hard so fast this time What did I say, what did you do? How did I fall in love with you?
"How did I fall in love with you?"---Backstreet Boys
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Squid was the last to fall asleep at Camp Greenlake. Or so he thought. Lying in the darkness, his thoughts had gone back to when he was in court and was sentenced to Camp Greenlake. He remembered his mother's face, cold and angry. A tear slid down his cheek. He quickly wiped it away, cursing at himself silently. If any of the boys saw him like this, he knew they would tease him about it. He slipped out of bed quietly and went outside the tent. He had heard that yellow-spotted lizards were most active at night, but he didn't care. A slow and painful death would take him away from all the pain that he had in his life.
He heard a sound.
He saw something out of the corner of his eye, but it was too dark to see what it was. He stayed still as a stone, listening, waiting. He heard feet dragging through the ground and a steady breathing. It was getting closer to him every second, and every second his heart beat increased.
The thing stopped right in front of him. He could feel something standing just a couple feet away. To his horror, he let out an uncontrolled whimper. The thing gasped.
"Who's there?" A voice whispered. Squid let out a relieved breath. He recognized the voice as Willa's.
"It's me. Squid. What are you doing out of bed?" He said, feeling his heart rate go back to normal.
"I should be asking you the same thing. Hey, where are you at?" He heard Willa walking towards him. He heard her gasp and suddenly she fell forwards into him, causing him to fall backwards. A few seconds later he heard, "Oh my gosh! I'm sorry; I'm a big klutz."
"I'm fine." He replied. She didn't move. "Willa?"
"OH! Sorry!" Willa said, hurrying off of him. If he wasn't in such a gloomy mood, he would've laughed or blushed.
"That's okay." He said, his voice cracking a little. He sniffled involuntarily, and then froze.
"What's wrong, Squid?" Willa asked, her voice full of concern. She reached through the darkness and touched his arm. He recoiled. She slowly withdrew her hand, the hurt showing in her eyes.
"Nothing." He lied.
"Something's wrong. I can tell by the way you moved your arm away like that. You can tell me, Squid, if you want to."
He sniffled involuntarily again. He cursed at himself.
"I don't want to talk about it. Leave me alone." Squid said, turning away. It was silent for a while, but he knew Willa hadn't moved from her spot.
"Zigzag was wrong. You are ditching me. Just like my whole fucking family did." Willa said, her voice cold and harsh. Squid turned around, all of a sudden forgetting about his troubles. He was able to make out the outline of her face in the darkness. Her eyes were set in a cold glare.
"You never liked me. You only felt sorry for me because I was new." She said.
"Willa, that's not true. I . . . I do like you." He said, his voice getting somewhat deep. She laughed bitterly.
"No you don't. You only felt sorry for me. Well, you've hurt me enough already." Willa said, turning away. Squid grabbed her shoulder and turned her back around.
"Willa, I'm not trying to hurt you. Damn, I'll even tell you what I feel about you if that can prove it!" Squid said.
"Huh. Tell me. If you want to hurt me that bad, tell me." Willa said, tears now threatening to run down her face.
"Willa, I've only known you for a couple of days, and ever since I've laid eyes on you . . . it's like . . . aw, hell, I can't describe it . . . But . . . Willa, you really are a jewel. You're the most beautiful girl I've ever known in my life." Squid realized that he was holding on to her shoulders. Willa was silent for a very long time. He couldn't see her facial expression, but he hoped that she believed him.
"Squid . . . Do you really mean it?" Willa said, all anger and contempt gone from her voice.
"Yes." Squid said. "Of course. You really are-" Willa interrupted him by putting a soft hand on his cheek. She froze. His cheek was damp with fallen tears.
"Oh, Squid, please tell me what's wrong." She said softly. He looked down at the ground. "What about you tell me your story, and then I tell you mine?" He didn't reply, but kept looking at the ground. She felt a tear fall onto her hand.
To both their surprise, Willa closed the gap between them by bringing Squid into a gentle hug. He rested his head on her shoulder, sniffling every now and then. She softly patted him on the back, trying to comfort him. It was quiet for a moment, and then Squid lifted his head slowly and looked at Willa. She looked back at him, noticing how his eyes were a soft brown . . . and how close they were. Willa took a shaky breath.
"Willa . . . " Squid said quietly. She looked at him. "W-would it be alright if I . . . kissed you?"
Willa said nothing. Instead, she leaned closer to him and kissed him gently on the lips. He kissed her back softly. When the kiss ended, Willa looked up at Squid, then blushed and buried her face in his chest. He smiled and let out a small laugh. Oh, so NOW she plays shy. She kept her face where it was for a moment, inhaling the scent of him. He smelled like soap and a little bit like sour milk (hey, it's the cot, not him lol). She looked up at him and planted a little kiss on his lips before smiling sheepishly.
"Well . . . I think I can sleep now. Goodnight, Squid." They kissed one last time, and then Willa walked back to her tent. She looked back and smiled before going into her tent and falling into a peaceful sleep.
Squid smiled and went back into his tent. He noticed then that he wasn't the only D-tent boy awake. Zigzag lay stretched out on his cot, looking at Squid with a knowing smile.
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Zero's hair is FLUFFY! I just want to FLUFF his hair! It would be SO FUN! Oooh, and I'd like to thank the reviewers: THANK YOU! Oh, and to one particular reviewer: Yes, Squid likey likey! LOL. I'm hyper. Oh, and KILL OLLIE! HE RIPPED MY HOLES BOOK COVER!!!
~Shae will hunt down Ollie tomorrow in the hallway. She advises him to be afraid. Very afraid.~
Disclaimer: I own no one but Willa/Jewel. Though I would like to own all the SEXAY D-tent boys, they belong to Louis Sachar! They are FOXAY! (Khleo's really CUUTE! LOL. I want to FLUFF his hair! It's so CURLY and it goes BOOOIIINNGG!)
Rating: PG13
Pairing: Willa/Squid
Feedback: YES
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What can I do, to make it right? Falling so hard so fast this time What did I say, what did you do? How did I fall in love with you?
"How did I fall in love with you?"---Backstreet Boys
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Squid was the last to fall asleep at Camp Greenlake. Or so he thought. Lying in the darkness, his thoughts had gone back to when he was in court and was sentenced to Camp Greenlake. He remembered his mother's face, cold and angry. A tear slid down his cheek. He quickly wiped it away, cursing at himself silently. If any of the boys saw him like this, he knew they would tease him about it. He slipped out of bed quietly and went outside the tent. He had heard that yellow-spotted lizards were most active at night, but he didn't care. A slow and painful death would take him away from all the pain that he had in his life.
He heard a sound.
He saw something out of the corner of his eye, but it was too dark to see what it was. He stayed still as a stone, listening, waiting. He heard feet dragging through the ground and a steady breathing. It was getting closer to him every second, and every second his heart beat increased.
The thing stopped right in front of him. He could feel something standing just a couple feet away. To his horror, he let out an uncontrolled whimper. The thing gasped.
"Who's there?" A voice whispered. Squid let out a relieved breath. He recognized the voice as Willa's.
"It's me. Squid. What are you doing out of bed?" He said, feeling his heart rate go back to normal.
"I should be asking you the same thing. Hey, where are you at?" He heard Willa walking towards him. He heard her gasp and suddenly she fell forwards into him, causing him to fall backwards. A few seconds later he heard, "Oh my gosh! I'm sorry; I'm a big klutz."
"I'm fine." He replied. She didn't move. "Willa?"
"OH! Sorry!" Willa said, hurrying off of him. If he wasn't in such a gloomy mood, he would've laughed or blushed.
"That's okay." He said, his voice cracking a little. He sniffled involuntarily, and then froze.
"What's wrong, Squid?" Willa asked, her voice full of concern. She reached through the darkness and touched his arm. He recoiled. She slowly withdrew her hand, the hurt showing in her eyes.
"Nothing." He lied.
"Something's wrong. I can tell by the way you moved your arm away like that. You can tell me, Squid, if you want to."
He sniffled involuntarily again. He cursed at himself.
"I don't want to talk about it. Leave me alone." Squid said, turning away. It was silent for a while, but he knew Willa hadn't moved from her spot.
"Zigzag was wrong. You are ditching me. Just like my whole fucking family did." Willa said, her voice cold and harsh. Squid turned around, all of a sudden forgetting about his troubles. He was able to make out the outline of her face in the darkness. Her eyes were set in a cold glare.
"You never liked me. You only felt sorry for me because I was new." She said.
"Willa, that's not true. I . . . I do like you." He said, his voice getting somewhat deep. She laughed bitterly.
"No you don't. You only felt sorry for me. Well, you've hurt me enough already." Willa said, turning away. Squid grabbed her shoulder and turned her back around.
"Willa, I'm not trying to hurt you. Damn, I'll even tell you what I feel about you if that can prove it!" Squid said.
"Huh. Tell me. If you want to hurt me that bad, tell me." Willa said, tears now threatening to run down her face.
"Willa, I've only known you for a couple of days, and ever since I've laid eyes on you . . . it's like . . . aw, hell, I can't describe it . . . But . . . Willa, you really are a jewel. You're the most beautiful girl I've ever known in my life." Squid realized that he was holding on to her shoulders. Willa was silent for a very long time. He couldn't see her facial expression, but he hoped that she believed him.
"Squid . . . Do you really mean it?" Willa said, all anger and contempt gone from her voice.
"Yes." Squid said. "Of course. You really are-" Willa interrupted him by putting a soft hand on his cheek. She froze. His cheek was damp with fallen tears.
"Oh, Squid, please tell me what's wrong." She said softly. He looked down at the ground. "What about you tell me your story, and then I tell you mine?" He didn't reply, but kept looking at the ground. She felt a tear fall onto her hand.
To both their surprise, Willa closed the gap between them by bringing Squid into a gentle hug. He rested his head on her shoulder, sniffling every now and then. She softly patted him on the back, trying to comfort him. It was quiet for a moment, and then Squid lifted his head slowly and looked at Willa. She looked back at him, noticing how his eyes were a soft brown . . . and how close they were. Willa took a shaky breath.
"Willa . . . " Squid said quietly. She looked at him. "W-would it be alright if I . . . kissed you?"
Willa said nothing. Instead, she leaned closer to him and kissed him gently on the lips. He kissed her back softly. When the kiss ended, Willa looked up at Squid, then blushed and buried her face in his chest. He smiled and let out a small laugh. Oh, so NOW she plays shy. She kept her face where it was for a moment, inhaling the scent of him. He smelled like soap and a little bit like sour milk (hey, it's the cot, not him lol). She looked up at him and planted a little kiss on his lips before smiling sheepishly.
"Well . . . I think I can sleep now. Goodnight, Squid." They kissed one last time, and then Willa walked back to her tent. She looked back and smiled before going into her tent and falling into a peaceful sleep.
Squid smiled and went back into his tent. He noticed then that he wasn't the only D-tent boy awake. Zigzag lay stretched out on his cot, looking at Squid with a knowing smile.
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Zero's hair is FLUFFY! I just want to FLUFF his hair! It would be SO FUN! Oooh, and I'd like to thank the reviewers: THANK YOU! Oh, and to one particular reviewer: Yes, Squid likey likey! LOL. I'm hyper. Oh, and KILL OLLIE! HE RIPPED MY HOLES BOOK COVER!!!
~Shae will hunt down Ollie tomorrow in the hallway. She advises him to be afraid. Very afraid.~