Yep, the words with the asterisks (or however you spell it) around them are
song lyrics! It's "All out of love" by Air Supply.
That day out on the lakebed during lunch, everyone in D-tent was laughing and joking around except for Squid, Willa, and Zero. Zero seemed to be laughing at random jokes, but Squid and Willa were both deep in thought as they ate.
"No, no here's one!" Armpit was saying. "Can I buy you a drink, or do you just want the money?" The others laughed at that one.
"I've got one that can top that one!" Tawnia said. "Hey, X! Do you sleep on your stomach?" X-ray looked up.
"Uh . . . no." He said, looking at her suspiciously.
"Can I?" Tawnia said, laughing. Everyone laughed at X's disturbed look.
"Oh, I heard this one a long time ago!" Caveman said. "You've got 206 bones in your body. Want one more?" At that one, everyone almost choked as they burst out laughing. Tawnia clapped her hands together and cackled.
"Good one!" She said. She then licked the tip of her finger and touched Magnet's sleeve with it. "Oh, let's get you out of those wet clothes!" Magnet blushed and the others laughed.
"Alright, that's it, Tawnia, your nickname is now OFFICIALLY Flirt!" Magnet said, laughing.
Squid slowly looked up from his sandwich and looked at Willa out of the corner of his eye. She seemed to be very interested in her sandwich, which was untouched. He then focused his eyes on her and realized that she looked as though she was torn in two pieces. His jaw dropped a bit.
*I'm all out of love; I'm so lost without you. I know you were right. Believing for so long I'm all out of love, what am I without you? I can't be too late to say that I was so wrong. I want you to come back and carry me home, away from these long lonely nights. I'm reaching for you, are you feeling it too? Does the feeling seem oh so right? And what would you say if I called on you now? And said that I can't hold on. There's no easy way, it gets harder each day. Please love me or I'll be gone! I'll be gone!*
"U-um . . . " Squid stuttered. He couldn't find his voice. Willa turned her head a bit, towards him. She kept her gaze on the ground, but Squid could still see her expression. All of a sudden, a new hope filled him. He got up, his eyes fixed on Willa. He took two more steps toward her, and then-
"Oof!" Squid exclaimed. He was so intent on looking at Willa that he fell right into a hole.
"HAAAAAAA!" Tawnia yelled, laughing and pointing at him. Zigzag got up and ran over to where Squid had fallen.
"Squid, you okay?" Zigzag said, peering down into the hole.
"Yeah. I wasn't lookin'." He said, climbing out of the hole. He looked over to where Willa had been sitting, but she had gone back to digging. Squid sighed and went over to his hole.
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"Baby, turn around and let me see that sexy body go BUMP BUMP BUMP!" Tawnia sang, shaking her booty at the "bump" part. Tawnia was dancing to the music, like she always did in the Wreck Room. Soon the song ended and she sat randomly on the couch without looking. She looked around and noticed that she was sitting rather high. There was a tap on her back.
"Um . . . Taw-Flirt . . . you're sitting on me . . . literally." Tawnia turned around to see Zigzag looking at her, wide-eyed. She laughed and got up.
"Sorry Ziggy." She said. She saw X-ray playing pool with Squid and a boy from another tent and decided to go over and watch. Soon it was Squid's turn and Willa took the chance to walk by without Squid noticing her. One boy that was sitting by the pool table laughed and smacked her behind. Willa whirled around.
"Keep your hands off me, perv!" Willa said loudly. X-ray and Squid heard Willa and turned around. Willa made to walk away from the boy, but he grabbed her wrist and pulled her down onto his lap. Squid sprang up and briskly walked towards the boy.
"Let go of me!" Willa was saying.
"You heard her." Squid said, giving the boy a death glare. "Let her go, Jed." Jed laughed.
"Oh, is Squiddy-Roo trying to stand up for his ex! How touching! Hey Squid, go kiss that toy octopus of yours!" That done it. Squid drew back his fist and punched Jed straight in the face. Willa scrambled out of Jed's grasp. Meanwhile, a crowd had formed around them and a few boys were chanting "Fight, fight, fight!" Jed stood up quickly and threw a punch at Squid that hit him in the jaw. Soon, both boys were on the floor, beating the crap out of each other. Mr. Sir stormed in and pried the boys apart. He was very red in the face, and a few veins were popping out.
"IN MY OFFICE WITH YOU TWO!" He yelled. They left, Squid and Jed glaring at each other. Willa stood looking wide-eyed at the door. Everyone in D-tent came up to Willa.
"Are you okay, Willa?" Tawnia asked, concerned.
"Yeah." Willa said. She continued looking towards the door. "I just hope Squid's okay."
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About half an hour later, Squid and Jed trudged out of Mr. Sir's office and went their separate ways. Squid went to D-tent while Jed walked back to the Wreck Room.
"I think Squid's back, guys." Armpit said, seeing that Jed was walking back in.
"Let's go see him." X-ray said, getting up. Everyone else followed, Willa right behind him. "Hey, Squid." X-ray said, lifting the flap to D-tent and peering inside. The others looked over his shoulder.
"I'm okay." Squid said, looking down. "I just need to be alone for a few minutes." X-ray nodded and then went back to the Wreck Room with the others. Willa stayed behind and stood just outside the tent flap for a moment. She pulled back the tent flap and slowly stepped in. Squid looked up abruptly to see who it was. When he saw that it was Willa, his heart lightened a considerable amount. Unfortunately, when he turned his head it revealed the new scar the Warden had given him. Willa gasped a bit and sat next to him, taking his hand.
"Oh, Squid . . . I'm sorry." Willa said quietly. "I shouldn't have yelled at you."
"No . . . I shouldn't have walked out like that. I'm sorry." Squid said. He put his other hand over hers and caressed it gently. Willa traced a finger over his scar, a worried frown on her face. He smiled at her worried look.
"I'm okay, Willa. It's just a scratch." Squid said. Willa looked up at him. They leaned in to each other and kissed. Their kisses held love, promise, forgiveness and truth. This lasted a bit over an hour until the rest of D- tent came in to go to bed.
"Um . . . guys?" Ziggy said, poking Squid and Willa, who were still making out. "Guys, break it up, it's almost lights out time."
"Hey, Squidilla!" X-ray said. "Yo, it's great y'all are back together and all, but y'all can do that tomorrow!"
"Yeah! Some folks be wantin' to sleep!" Armpit said. Willa finally ended the kiss.
"Goodnight, baby." Squid said, smiling at her.
"'Night, hun." Willa said, giving him another kiss before she left to her tent.
"Oh, so you're Hun now?" Magnet said, laughing. Squid climbed under his covers.
"Only to Willa I am." He said, giving Magnet a "don't you dare," look.
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Oh yeah! Another chapter posted on vacation! Oh yeah! *does dance* Review, please!
That day out on the lakebed during lunch, everyone in D-tent was laughing and joking around except for Squid, Willa, and Zero. Zero seemed to be laughing at random jokes, but Squid and Willa were both deep in thought as they ate.
"No, no here's one!" Armpit was saying. "Can I buy you a drink, or do you just want the money?" The others laughed at that one.
"I've got one that can top that one!" Tawnia said. "Hey, X! Do you sleep on your stomach?" X-ray looked up.
"Uh . . . no." He said, looking at her suspiciously.
"Can I?" Tawnia said, laughing. Everyone laughed at X's disturbed look.
"Oh, I heard this one a long time ago!" Caveman said. "You've got 206 bones in your body. Want one more?" At that one, everyone almost choked as they burst out laughing. Tawnia clapped her hands together and cackled.
"Good one!" She said. She then licked the tip of her finger and touched Magnet's sleeve with it. "Oh, let's get you out of those wet clothes!" Magnet blushed and the others laughed.
"Alright, that's it, Tawnia, your nickname is now OFFICIALLY Flirt!" Magnet said, laughing.
Squid slowly looked up from his sandwich and looked at Willa out of the corner of his eye. She seemed to be very interested in her sandwich, which was untouched. He then focused his eyes on her and realized that she looked as though she was torn in two pieces. His jaw dropped a bit.
*I'm all out of love; I'm so lost without you. I know you were right. Believing for so long I'm all out of love, what am I without you? I can't be too late to say that I was so wrong. I want you to come back and carry me home, away from these long lonely nights. I'm reaching for you, are you feeling it too? Does the feeling seem oh so right? And what would you say if I called on you now? And said that I can't hold on. There's no easy way, it gets harder each day. Please love me or I'll be gone! I'll be gone!*
"U-um . . . " Squid stuttered. He couldn't find his voice. Willa turned her head a bit, towards him. She kept her gaze on the ground, but Squid could still see her expression. All of a sudden, a new hope filled him. He got up, his eyes fixed on Willa. He took two more steps toward her, and then-
"Oof!" Squid exclaimed. He was so intent on looking at Willa that he fell right into a hole.
"HAAAAAAA!" Tawnia yelled, laughing and pointing at him. Zigzag got up and ran over to where Squid had fallen.
"Squid, you okay?" Zigzag said, peering down into the hole.
"Yeah. I wasn't lookin'." He said, climbing out of the hole. He looked over to where Willa had been sitting, but she had gone back to digging. Squid sighed and went over to his hole.
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"Baby, turn around and let me see that sexy body go BUMP BUMP BUMP!" Tawnia sang, shaking her booty at the "bump" part. Tawnia was dancing to the music, like she always did in the Wreck Room. Soon the song ended and she sat randomly on the couch without looking. She looked around and noticed that she was sitting rather high. There was a tap on her back.
"Um . . . Taw-Flirt . . . you're sitting on me . . . literally." Tawnia turned around to see Zigzag looking at her, wide-eyed. She laughed and got up.
"Sorry Ziggy." She said. She saw X-ray playing pool with Squid and a boy from another tent and decided to go over and watch. Soon it was Squid's turn and Willa took the chance to walk by without Squid noticing her. One boy that was sitting by the pool table laughed and smacked her behind. Willa whirled around.
"Keep your hands off me, perv!" Willa said loudly. X-ray and Squid heard Willa and turned around. Willa made to walk away from the boy, but he grabbed her wrist and pulled her down onto his lap. Squid sprang up and briskly walked towards the boy.
"Let go of me!" Willa was saying.
"You heard her." Squid said, giving the boy a death glare. "Let her go, Jed." Jed laughed.
"Oh, is Squiddy-Roo trying to stand up for his ex! How touching! Hey Squid, go kiss that toy octopus of yours!" That done it. Squid drew back his fist and punched Jed straight in the face. Willa scrambled out of Jed's grasp. Meanwhile, a crowd had formed around them and a few boys were chanting "Fight, fight, fight!" Jed stood up quickly and threw a punch at Squid that hit him in the jaw. Soon, both boys were on the floor, beating the crap out of each other. Mr. Sir stormed in and pried the boys apart. He was very red in the face, and a few veins were popping out.
"IN MY OFFICE WITH YOU TWO!" He yelled. They left, Squid and Jed glaring at each other. Willa stood looking wide-eyed at the door. Everyone in D-tent came up to Willa.
"Are you okay, Willa?" Tawnia asked, concerned.
"Yeah." Willa said. She continued looking towards the door. "I just hope Squid's okay."
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About half an hour later, Squid and Jed trudged out of Mr. Sir's office and went their separate ways. Squid went to D-tent while Jed walked back to the Wreck Room.
"I think Squid's back, guys." Armpit said, seeing that Jed was walking back in.
"Let's go see him." X-ray said, getting up. Everyone else followed, Willa right behind him. "Hey, Squid." X-ray said, lifting the flap to D-tent and peering inside. The others looked over his shoulder.
"I'm okay." Squid said, looking down. "I just need to be alone for a few minutes." X-ray nodded and then went back to the Wreck Room with the others. Willa stayed behind and stood just outside the tent flap for a moment. She pulled back the tent flap and slowly stepped in. Squid looked up abruptly to see who it was. When he saw that it was Willa, his heart lightened a considerable amount. Unfortunately, when he turned his head it revealed the new scar the Warden had given him. Willa gasped a bit and sat next to him, taking his hand.
"Oh, Squid . . . I'm sorry." Willa said quietly. "I shouldn't have yelled at you."
"No . . . I shouldn't have walked out like that. I'm sorry." Squid said. He put his other hand over hers and caressed it gently. Willa traced a finger over his scar, a worried frown on her face. He smiled at her worried look.
"I'm okay, Willa. It's just a scratch." Squid said. Willa looked up at him. They leaned in to each other and kissed. Their kisses held love, promise, forgiveness and truth. This lasted a bit over an hour until the rest of D- tent came in to go to bed.
"Um . . . guys?" Ziggy said, poking Squid and Willa, who were still making out. "Guys, break it up, it's almost lights out time."
"Hey, Squidilla!" X-ray said. "Yo, it's great y'all are back together and all, but y'all can do that tomorrow!"
"Yeah! Some folks be wantin' to sleep!" Armpit said. Willa finally ended the kiss.
"Goodnight, baby." Squid said, smiling at her.
"'Night, hun." Willa said, giving him another kiss before she left to her tent.
"Oh, so you're Hun now?" Magnet said, laughing. Squid climbed under his covers.
"Only to Willa I am." He said, giving Magnet a "don't you dare," look.
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Oh yeah! Another chapter posted on vacation! Oh yeah! *does dance* Review, please!