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Reach for the Stars
Chapter 6
*Present*
Irish Fairy sat on her cot and looked around her surroundings with cool hard eyes. Her
gaze once again stopped on the same boy as earlier. Squid. Everyone had showered and left her
alone for a while. But they were all back and clean. Squid has his jump suit tied around his waist
and no shirt on. (A/N *drools* sorry I will keep writing) But she knew that wasn't why he kept
distracting her. It was those eyes. Those hard sheltered brown eyes. So much like the ones she
saw everyday. So much like her best friend Jack.
Star realized someone had been talking to her, snapping out of it she looked up to find
ZigZag. He stood in front of her dancing nervously. He stopped moving when he realized that he
had her attention, his eyes still darting around. "Um, you should change your clothes, um, you
don't want to get in trouble."
Star forced a smile to try and get him to relax. It helped, and he finally fixed his gaze on
her face. "I didn't mean anything earlier with my rambling you know. I want to apologize."
Fairy reached out and touched his hand gently. "It is okay I understand. I don't know if I
would know what to think if I were in the same situation." ZigZag sat down on the edge of her
cot. "I mean if some, way too thin girl came flying off of a bus wearing what I am wearing,
barefoot and crazy hair. Sure I can totally see where you are coming from."
Zig studied her. "You know, it isn't a bad thing to be a nymph either. But you are right,
way too skinny." He reached out and gently touched her hair. "And your hair, it is not crazy.
Kind of messy. But the curls, they are soft."
Irish Fairy smiled up at him again. It was still forced but not near as much. "Thanks
ZigZag, I don't think you know how much that means to me."
ZigZag shrugged. "People may think I am crazy, but I see things too. Things you may not
want me to see." He gave her hand a light squeeze. "It took a lot for you to touch me and to let
me touch you. You are terrified of all men."
Star looked at him in complete shock. "But how...I mean...no I....how?" She stamared.
Zig smiled. "Don't worry about it. But I also want you to know you can trust the D-tent.
Maybe not anyone else, but you can trust us." Saying that he stood up and walked voer to join the
boys, leaving Fairy alone.
She bent down and grabbed her bags off the floor. She reached in and pulled out a purple
tank top, and another camouflaged bandana. Deciding she was going to keep the bikini on, Star
decided just to change there. She untied the bandana from around her upper arm and set it down
gently. She then pulled off her wispy green dress thing and let it fall to the floor. Standing there
in just her bikini, Star bent down and picked up one of the orange jumpsuits. She pulled it on and
tied it around her waist. She then pulled her tank top on over her head. She sat back down on the
cot and reached into the back pack, pulling out a pair of socks and a black sweat band like
bracelet. Setting both down on the cot she pulled out a brush. Looking up she finally noticed
everyone watching her. She froze and looked around the room, eyes wide, hair brush posed as if
she were going to brush her hair.
Star jumped as she felt someone's hand close over hers and slide the brush out of her
hand. Looking up she saw the kid with the fluffy hair who named her, Zero, if she remembered
correctly, standing behind her, hair brush in hand.
The supper buzzer rand and everyone stood up and walked out of the tent leaving Fairy
and Zero behind. Zero began to gently brush Fairy's hair. "Thanks" She told him when he handed
back the brush. Zero nodded and sat down on the end of her cot to wait for her.
Irish Fairy slid the black band over her left wrist. She ran her finger tip over the name
"Jack" written in blue thread. Sighing she grabbed the one bandana and tied it around her head
for a head band, and the other returned to its position on her upper left arm. She then bent over
and pulled her socks and boots one and stood up. "Ok. Ready." Zero lead her silently to the mess
hall.
*Other Flashback*
Jack then took one last look around. "Ok, it's safe." she told Star. Star nodded and
slipped back into the darkness and came back out a few minutes later leading 5 year old
Stephanie and Sandy.
Jack grinned and kneeled down on the ground in front of Stephanie. She wiped the tears
off of the young girls cheeks. "Hey don't you worry. Your sister and I are going to take good care
of you."
Star had Sandy in her arms and was trying to calm the sobs of the little girl. "Shh, Sandy
it's ok, I got you. I won't let anything happen to you." Sandy's sobs ceased and Star turned
towards Jack, Sandy still perched on her hip.
Jack imitated Star and swung Steph up off the ground. "Hold on." Jack said moving Steph to her
back.
The two young girls only 14 years in age. Extremely thin, dirty, yet strong. They may
have carried the girls in their arms. But they carried the weight of the world on their thin boney
shoulders.
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Trinity hey thanks for the review...here is another chapter just for you...hehe I rhymed.
Reach for the Stars
Chapter 6
*Present*
Irish Fairy sat on her cot and looked around her surroundings with cool hard eyes. Her
gaze once again stopped on the same boy as earlier. Squid. Everyone had showered and left her
alone for a while. But they were all back and clean. Squid has his jump suit tied around his waist
and no shirt on. (A/N *drools* sorry I will keep writing) But she knew that wasn't why he kept
distracting her. It was those eyes. Those hard sheltered brown eyes. So much like the ones she
saw everyday. So much like her best friend Jack.
Star realized someone had been talking to her, snapping out of it she looked up to find
ZigZag. He stood in front of her dancing nervously. He stopped moving when he realized that he
had her attention, his eyes still darting around. "Um, you should change your clothes, um, you
don't want to get in trouble."
Star forced a smile to try and get him to relax. It helped, and he finally fixed his gaze on
her face. "I didn't mean anything earlier with my rambling you know. I want to apologize."
Fairy reached out and touched his hand gently. "It is okay I understand. I don't know if I
would know what to think if I were in the same situation." ZigZag sat down on the edge of her
cot. "I mean if some, way too thin girl came flying off of a bus wearing what I am wearing,
barefoot and crazy hair. Sure I can totally see where you are coming from."
Zig studied her. "You know, it isn't a bad thing to be a nymph either. But you are right,
way too skinny." He reached out and gently touched her hair. "And your hair, it is not crazy.
Kind of messy. But the curls, they are soft."
Irish Fairy smiled up at him again. It was still forced but not near as much. "Thanks
ZigZag, I don't think you know how much that means to me."
ZigZag shrugged. "People may think I am crazy, but I see things too. Things you may not
want me to see." He gave her hand a light squeeze. "It took a lot for you to touch me and to let
me touch you. You are terrified of all men."
Star looked at him in complete shock. "But how...I mean...no I....how?" She stamared.
Zig smiled. "Don't worry about it. But I also want you to know you can trust the D-tent.
Maybe not anyone else, but you can trust us." Saying that he stood up and walked voer to join the
boys, leaving Fairy alone.
She bent down and grabbed her bags off the floor. She reached in and pulled out a purple
tank top, and another camouflaged bandana. Deciding she was going to keep the bikini on, Star
decided just to change there. She untied the bandana from around her upper arm and set it down
gently. She then pulled off her wispy green dress thing and let it fall to the floor. Standing there
in just her bikini, Star bent down and picked up one of the orange jumpsuits. She pulled it on and
tied it around her waist. She then pulled her tank top on over her head. She sat back down on the
cot and reached into the back pack, pulling out a pair of socks and a black sweat band like
bracelet. Setting both down on the cot she pulled out a brush. Looking up she finally noticed
everyone watching her. She froze and looked around the room, eyes wide, hair brush posed as if
she were going to brush her hair.
Star jumped as she felt someone's hand close over hers and slide the brush out of her
hand. Looking up she saw the kid with the fluffy hair who named her, Zero, if she remembered
correctly, standing behind her, hair brush in hand.
The supper buzzer rand and everyone stood up and walked out of the tent leaving Fairy
and Zero behind. Zero began to gently brush Fairy's hair. "Thanks" She told him when he handed
back the brush. Zero nodded and sat down on the end of her cot to wait for her.
Irish Fairy slid the black band over her left wrist. She ran her finger tip over the name
"Jack" written in blue thread. Sighing she grabbed the one bandana and tied it around her head
for a head band, and the other returned to its position on her upper left arm. She then bent over
and pulled her socks and boots one and stood up. "Ok. Ready." Zero lead her silently to the mess
hall.
*Other Flashback*
Jack then took one last look around. "Ok, it's safe." she told Star. Star nodded and
slipped back into the darkness and came back out a few minutes later leading 5 year old
Stephanie and Sandy.
Jack grinned and kneeled down on the ground in front of Stephanie. She wiped the tears
off of the young girls cheeks. "Hey don't you worry. Your sister and I are going to take good care
of you."
Star had Sandy in her arms and was trying to calm the sobs of the little girl. "Shh, Sandy
it's ok, I got you. I won't let anything happen to you." Sandy's sobs ceased and Star turned
towards Jack, Sandy still perched on her hip.
Jack imitated Star and swung Steph up off the ground. "Hold on." Jack said moving Steph to her
back.
The two young girls only 14 years in age. Extremely thin, dirty, yet strong. They may
have carried the girls in their arms. But they carried the weight of the world on their thin boney
shoulders.
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Trinity hey thanks for the review...here is another chapter just for you...hehe I rhymed.