HEY! I'm back!!! Are you my conscience? Lol. I've taken up a habit of
asking people that. And of course I get weird looks and get scooted away
from. LONG LIVES THE DORY-NESS! Hmm. It's been a long time since I've
updated this, eh? What can I say; I am a perfectionist, and a very annoying
one at that. I was going through it trying to make sure that it was long
enough and if there were any errors and if the characters were in character
and all. Now after like a month or so, you finally get to read the next
chapter of "When I saw you"!!!!
Random people: *grumblegrumble* FINALLY *grumblegrumble*
Ri: Pneumonoultrascopicsilicovolcanoiosis!
O_o Er . . . I think you spelt that wrong . . . *cringes as Ri gives her murderous look*
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The next day was the normal routine as always. They got up, had breakfast, and then headed out towards the lakebed to dig. Every now and then, X-ray and Tawnia would glance at one another when the other wasn't looking. Occasionally their eyes would meet and they would smile. Of course, the others did not miss this behavior, and they looked from X-ray to Tawnia suspiciously. Willa smiled, being the only one who knew that X-ray and Tawnia were a couple. Soon Mr. Pendanski dropped off their lunches and they sat down by their holes. Tawnia slowly made her way to X-ray and sat next to him, smiling.
"Hellooo." She said cutely, resting her head on his shoulder. He smiled and put his arm around her. Squid, who had been sitting nearby, pointed at them.
"Look, everyone! It's X-Flirt!" He said. Magnet, Armpit and Caveman snickered. Zero just watched. Tawnia blushed a little.
"Shut up." X-ray said, giving the others a mean look. They fell silent but still had amused looks on their faces. In the distance, two cars were making their way down the long dirt road that lead to the camp. Willa squinted at them, and then cursed loudly.
"What's wrong, Jewel?" Zigzag said, starting at the sudden curse and turning to look at her.
"I really hope I'm wrong . . . but I think that silver car is my dad's." Willa said, glaring as the cars parked in front of the Warden's cabin. Everyone except Squid had confused looks on their faces.
"Your dad? But that means you're getting out of here, right?" X-ray said slowly. At these words, it was obvious that everyone's hearts had dropped. They were looking at her like she had just spontaneously combusted in front of their eyes.
"No, thankfully I'm not leaving. My dad's just coming here to 'visit' me and see if I'm a 'good' girl now." Willa said, stabbing her dirt pile with her shovel. Squid then remembered the letter. He walked over to Willa and put his arms around her, hugging her to him. She sighed and hid her face in his chest. So much stress. She was already exhausted enough! And plus, her meals consisted of questionable substances from a can!
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My bones are tired, Daddy
I don't get enough sleep
I don't eat as good as I could, Daddy
What's that say about me?
~*~
The sound of footsteps and adult voices caused everyone in D-tent to look up. They saw Mr. Pendanski talking to a man with brown hair wearing a gray suit and sunglasses. Walking next to the man was a malicious-looking lady with blonde hair and a blue sundress. Next to her was a girl who looked a little bit older than Willa who had blonde hair just like her mother and she was wearing a midriff shirt with hip-huggers. Willa felt Squid stiffen slightly, so she looked up at him and then followed his gaze, only to bury her face in his chest again with a groan.
"Willa?" The man said, looking at Willa with her face in Squid's chest, disapproval in his eyes. Willa slowly raised her head and looked up at her father. He was looking at Squid with great dislike. She reluctantly let go of him and stepped in front of him.
"Well," Her father said. "This is . . . unexpected . . . " He turned to Mr. Pendanski. "Do you actually allow that type of behavior here?" Mr. Pendanski smiled nervously.
"Um . . . well, heh . . . we, uh . . . do our best to prevent that." Mr. Brown looked at Pendanski like he was an idiot.
"Willa. Tell me . . . what have you been doing to, uh, improve your character?" Mr. Brown asked.
"Diggin' holes." Willa said.
"Well, you go and do that. I'm going to have a little chat with the Warden." Willa's father and stepmother walked away, but her stepsister went to stand over Willa's hole as she dug.
"Learning your lesson?" She sneered.
"Careful, Jenn," Willa said, scooping up some dirt with her shovel. "Don't get too close to the hole-you wouldn't want to get dirty." Jenn smirked and kicked some dirt into Willa's hole. Squid jumped out of his hole, a dangerous look on his face.
"You messin' wit' my girl?" He said in a low voice. Everyone stopped what they were doing and watched.
"Duh. And why's it your business anyways? Freak." Jenn snorted. Squid was about to charge at her but X-ray spoke up.
"Squid. Chill." He said, getting out of his hole. He walked over to Jenn and looked her over. "Huh. If there's a freak around here, it's you. You don't belong here."
"Excuse me?" Jenn said, putting her hands on her hips. D-tent groaned inwardly at the phrase. "At least I'm not the one covered in dir-" Her words were cut short as Tawnia emptied her shovel over Jenn's head. Everyone looked at Jenn's shocked face and then broke into laughter. She regained her composure. "That's alright. I'll just tell Daddy." Jenn said. She turned on her heel and stormed away.
"Nice, Flirt. Very nice!" Willa said, laughing. X-ray sidled up to Tawnia and put his arm around her.
"That's my girl." He said, kissing her on the cheek. She giggled. Everyone else exchanged looks and smiled.
"*coughcough* X-FLIRT! *coughcough*"
Tawnia walked over to where Willa was looking over the top of her hole and pushed her back in.
"Squidilla!" Tawnia yelled.
"You know," Armpit said thoughtfully, "X-Flirt sounds sorta lame. We should call you something like 'Oreo' or . . . half an Oreo." Everyone laughed.
"Or maybe Flirtay." Squid said.
"Flirtaaaaaay!" Willa said, laughing. Tawnia fell over laughing so hard that she took X-ray down with her, who fell into a hole.
"Hey!" He yelled. He grabbed her by the leg and pulled her in with him.
"AGGH!" Tawnia yelled. She began wrestling X-ray as he wrestled her against the side of the hole. Everyone watched, their eyebrows rising.
"Um . . . guys? Stop." X-ray and Tawnia froze and then looked up at everyone. They blushed unaware that they had an audience watching them.
"Um . . . right. L-let's go back to digging." X-ray said, climbing out of the hole and returning to his own. Zigzag looked from X-ray to Tawnia, biting his lip to keep himself from laughing.
"Yeah . . . digging." Tawnia said, her face as red as a tomato. Magnet smirked.
"Yes, Flirt . . . DIGGING . . . it involves scooping up dirt with an instrument called a shovel." Magnet said. Tawnia broke out of her reverie and started to dig again. She stole a glance at X-ray and smiled. Everyone was silent for a few moments as they concentrated on digging. Silently, Willa looked over to the Warden's cabin with an expression mixed with anger and sadness. She wondered if Jenn had already ratted them out about pouring dirt over her head. Jenn was always ratting on Willa about one thing or another, and Willa always got in trouble. Jenn had a mother and father. Willa had no one.
Willa closed her eyes for a moment. She tried to recall at least one pleasant memory she had with her father. She opened her eyes and realized that there was nothing. So why did she protect him from her stepmother? How could she love someone who didn't love her back? He favored Jenn, not her.
"Are you okay?" Willa looked up to see Zero. She blinked in surprise.
"Um . . . Yeah, I'm okay." Willa said. Zero continued to gaze at her.
"Something's wrong." He said, seeming to look right through her. Squid had noticed and came over. Zero seemed to back away a bit as Squid approached.
"What's up?" Squid asked.
"Nothing." Willa replied quickly. Zero quietly slipped away and went back to his hole.
"Are you sure?" Squid asked uncertainly. Willa stared down at the handle of her shovel and nodded. Squid sighed and sat on the side of her hole.
"Tell me." He said. Willa looked at him.
"What if there's nothing to tell?"
"What if there is? Seriously, Willa, I know something's wrong." Willa sighed and put her forehead on his knee.
"What's wrong is I'm freakin' tired of you thinking something's wrong when everything's freakin' . . . " She looked up and smiled a cheesy smile. " . . . Perfect." Squid stared at her for a while. Willa bit her lip and looked away from him, uncomfortable with the look he was giving her.
"Fine," He said after a while. "If you wanna talk about it later, I'm here." Willa nodded and was about to go back to digging, but Squid gently cupped his hand under her chin and kissed her slowly, sweetly. He smirked a little and went back to his hole, leaving Willa to lean against the side of her hole with a goofy smile.
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End of chappie! Wee, let's all go out for creamy popcorn!! *Runs out the door, knocking over several objects on the way* (Yes, me be hyper!)
~Shae~
Random people: *grumblegrumble* FINALLY *grumblegrumble*
Ri: Pneumonoultrascopicsilicovolcanoiosis!
O_o Er . . . I think you spelt that wrong . . . *cringes as Ri gives her murderous look*
~*~
The next day was the normal routine as always. They got up, had breakfast, and then headed out towards the lakebed to dig. Every now and then, X-ray and Tawnia would glance at one another when the other wasn't looking. Occasionally their eyes would meet and they would smile. Of course, the others did not miss this behavior, and they looked from X-ray to Tawnia suspiciously. Willa smiled, being the only one who knew that X-ray and Tawnia were a couple. Soon Mr. Pendanski dropped off their lunches and they sat down by their holes. Tawnia slowly made her way to X-ray and sat next to him, smiling.
"Hellooo." She said cutely, resting her head on his shoulder. He smiled and put his arm around her. Squid, who had been sitting nearby, pointed at them.
"Look, everyone! It's X-Flirt!" He said. Magnet, Armpit and Caveman snickered. Zero just watched. Tawnia blushed a little.
"Shut up." X-ray said, giving the others a mean look. They fell silent but still had amused looks on their faces. In the distance, two cars were making their way down the long dirt road that lead to the camp. Willa squinted at them, and then cursed loudly.
"What's wrong, Jewel?" Zigzag said, starting at the sudden curse and turning to look at her.
"I really hope I'm wrong . . . but I think that silver car is my dad's." Willa said, glaring as the cars parked in front of the Warden's cabin. Everyone except Squid had confused looks on their faces.
"Your dad? But that means you're getting out of here, right?" X-ray said slowly. At these words, it was obvious that everyone's hearts had dropped. They were looking at her like she had just spontaneously combusted in front of their eyes.
"No, thankfully I'm not leaving. My dad's just coming here to 'visit' me and see if I'm a 'good' girl now." Willa said, stabbing her dirt pile with her shovel. Squid then remembered the letter. He walked over to Willa and put his arms around her, hugging her to him. She sighed and hid her face in his chest. So much stress. She was already exhausted enough! And plus, her meals consisted of questionable substances from a can!
~*~
My bones are tired, Daddy
I don't get enough sleep
I don't eat as good as I could, Daddy
What's that say about me?
~*~
The sound of footsteps and adult voices caused everyone in D-tent to look up. They saw Mr. Pendanski talking to a man with brown hair wearing a gray suit and sunglasses. Walking next to the man was a malicious-looking lady with blonde hair and a blue sundress. Next to her was a girl who looked a little bit older than Willa who had blonde hair just like her mother and she was wearing a midriff shirt with hip-huggers. Willa felt Squid stiffen slightly, so she looked up at him and then followed his gaze, only to bury her face in his chest again with a groan.
"Willa?" The man said, looking at Willa with her face in Squid's chest, disapproval in his eyes. Willa slowly raised her head and looked up at her father. He was looking at Squid with great dislike. She reluctantly let go of him and stepped in front of him.
"Well," Her father said. "This is . . . unexpected . . . " He turned to Mr. Pendanski. "Do you actually allow that type of behavior here?" Mr. Pendanski smiled nervously.
"Um . . . well, heh . . . we, uh . . . do our best to prevent that." Mr. Brown looked at Pendanski like he was an idiot.
"Willa. Tell me . . . what have you been doing to, uh, improve your character?" Mr. Brown asked.
"Diggin' holes." Willa said.
"Well, you go and do that. I'm going to have a little chat with the Warden." Willa's father and stepmother walked away, but her stepsister went to stand over Willa's hole as she dug.
"Learning your lesson?" She sneered.
"Careful, Jenn," Willa said, scooping up some dirt with her shovel. "Don't get too close to the hole-you wouldn't want to get dirty." Jenn smirked and kicked some dirt into Willa's hole. Squid jumped out of his hole, a dangerous look on his face.
"You messin' wit' my girl?" He said in a low voice. Everyone stopped what they were doing and watched.
"Duh. And why's it your business anyways? Freak." Jenn snorted. Squid was about to charge at her but X-ray spoke up.
"Squid. Chill." He said, getting out of his hole. He walked over to Jenn and looked her over. "Huh. If there's a freak around here, it's you. You don't belong here."
"Excuse me?" Jenn said, putting her hands on her hips. D-tent groaned inwardly at the phrase. "At least I'm not the one covered in dir-" Her words were cut short as Tawnia emptied her shovel over Jenn's head. Everyone looked at Jenn's shocked face and then broke into laughter. She regained her composure. "That's alright. I'll just tell Daddy." Jenn said. She turned on her heel and stormed away.
"Nice, Flirt. Very nice!" Willa said, laughing. X-ray sidled up to Tawnia and put his arm around her.
"That's my girl." He said, kissing her on the cheek. She giggled. Everyone else exchanged looks and smiled.
"*coughcough* X-FLIRT! *coughcough*"
Tawnia walked over to where Willa was looking over the top of her hole and pushed her back in.
"Squidilla!" Tawnia yelled.
"You know," Armpit said thoughtfully, "X-Flirt sounds sorta lame. We should call you something like 'Oreo' or . . . half an Oreo." Everyone laughed.
"Or maybe Flirtay." Squid said.
"Flirtaaaaaay!" Willa said, laughing. Tawnia fell over laughing so hard that she took X-ray down with her, who fell into a hole.
"Hey!" He yelled. He grabbed her by the leg and pulled her in with him.
"AGGH!" Tawnia yelled. She began wrestling X-ray as he wrestled her against the side of the hole. Everyone watched, their eyebrows rising.
"Um . . . guys? Stop." X-ray and Tawnia froze and then looked up at everyone. They blushed unaware that they had an audience watching them.
"Um . . . right. L-let's go back to digging." X-ray said, climbing out of the hole and returning to his own. Zigzag looked from X-ray to Tawnia, biting his lip to keep himself from laughing.
"Yeah . . . digging." Tawnia said, her face as red as a tomato. Magnet smirked.
"Yes, Flirt . . . DIGGING . . . it involves scooping up dirt with an instrument called a shovel." Magnet said. Tawnia broke out of her reverie and started to dig again. She stole a glance at X-ray and smiled. Everyone was silent for a few moments as they concentrated on digging. Silently, Willa looked over to the Warden's cabin with an expression mixed with anger and sadness. She wondered if Jenn had already ratted them out about pouring dirt over her head. Jenn was always ratting on Willa about one thing or another, and Willa always got in trouble. Jenn had a mother and father. Willa had no one.
Willa closed her eyes for a moment. She tried to recall at least one pleasant memory she had with her father. She opened her eyes and realized that there was nothing. So why did she protect him from her stepmother? How could she love someone who didn't love her back? He favored Jenn, not her.
"Are you okay?" Willa looked up to see Zero. She blinked in surprise.
"Um . . . Yeah, I'm okay." Willa said. Zero continued to gaze at her.
"Something's wrong." He said, seeming to look right through her. Squid had noticed and came over. Zero seemed to back away a bit as Squid approached.
"What's up?" Squid asked.
"Nothing." Willa replied quickly. Zero quietly slipped away and went back to his hole.
"Are you sure?" Squid asked uncertainly. Willa stared down at the handle of her shovel and nodded. Squid sighed and sat on the side of her hole.
"Tell me." He said. Willa looked at him.
"What if there's nothing to tell?"
"What if there is? Seriously, Willa, I know something's wrong." Willa sighed and put her forehead on his knee.
"What's wrong is I'm freakin' tired of you thinking something's wrong when everything's freakin' . . . " She looked up and smiled a cheesy smile. " . . . Perfect." Squid stared at her for a while. Willa bit her lip and looked away from him, uncomfortable with the look he was giving her.
"Fine," He said after a while. "If you wanna talk about it later, I'm here." Willa nodded and was about to go back to digging, but Squid gently cupped his hand under her chin and kissed her slowly, sweetly. He smirked a little and went back to his hole, leaving Willa to lean against the side of her hole with a goofy smile.
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End of chappie! Wee, let's all go out for creamy popcorn!! *Runs out the door, knocking over several objects on the way* (Yes, me be hyper!)
~Shae~