Disclaimer: MAN! can one be enough for you people!! I guess not. well, here goes, I don't own Holes. or Zigzag.

"They killed the donkey! Boo! I'm boycotting this movie!"-Jake M. Smith DVD Commentary

Chapter3: Shane's cousin, Squid's hat,and Zig's Reward

"STANLEY!!!"

I took off running towards him. Just has he turned around,

I jumped onto him. He fell over laughing his head off,

Stanley Yelnats the fourth. He was my cousin on my mother's side, and he was my most favorite of all cousins.

He was the only cousin that was the same age as me. And whats more cool is that we were born on the exact same day, at the exact same time, and exact same place.

"Hey Shane." He was grinning up at me

I was sitting on him and everyone else was just staring wide-eyed at us.

I guess this looks really akward.

"How do you know him?" Zigzag was now standing right next to us. I could sense ever hint of jealousy in his voice.

Squid was the next to speak, "Yea, is he your ex-boy friend or something?" I roared with laughter.

That was the most hilarious thing I ever heard. "No," I managed to say.

"Don't worry Zig, he's my cousin." I laughed even more as everyone looked more shocked then before.

"Ummm, Shane, you can get off me now." Stanley poked me in the shoulder.

OH! whoops,

I slowly stood up, grabbed Stanley's hand, and helped him off the ground.

"So," I jumped slightly.

DAMN YOU PENDANSKI!!

Scaring the crap out of me!

"since you two are cousins then Shane can be your mentor."

Soon, Pendanski had left and all of us were sitting on our cots doing nothing.

Magnet, X-ray, and Armpit were talking about something. I think it was pool.

Squid sat on his cot, Zigzag on the one next to Squids.

I was sitting at Zig's feet.

I had my back towards Sguid and Stanley was sitting on the cot next to the one I was sitting on.

"So, how did you get here in the first place?" Stanley said looking at me.

"Burning down the school."

"Figures."

"Hey! Not funny!" I shouted. Zig, Stanley, and Squid burst into luaghter. I glared at Stanley.

"So, whats with Zero?" Stanley said soon after all the laughter died down.

"Don't know. He came soon after Barfbag left." Squid said.

"Yea. He never talks to no one." Zigzag said as he layed down with his head in his hands.

"Stanley,"

"Hmmmm,"

"Can you reach over to my cot and get that baseball cap."

"Sure,"

Squid was now glaring at me, and Zig and I knew exactly why.

I giggled slightly as Stanley came back with Squids hat.

I found that my new addictoin was his hat. I just loved it! Not to metion I looked good with it on.

"Hey, where did you get this?" Stanley said as he sat down and gave the hat to me.

I smirked as I layed it on my head. "Lets just say a certain guy gave it to me."

"GAVE IT TO YOU!!"

Sunddenly, I felt the hat leave my head.

"YOU STOLE IT FROM ME!"

I turned around and glared at Squid. He now had his hat on his head and a big grin on his face.

"Why you little..."

Before I could say anything else, Zig had sat up, leaned over, and had snatched the hat off Squid's head.

Squid was sitting there with his mouth hanging open slightly. "What the..."

"There ya go." Zig layed the hat on my head. I grinned as he was now sitting there staring at me.

This is the perfect time.

"Why thank you Zigzag."

I leaned over and pecked him on the cheek.

He had the most biggest grin on his face, Squid had the most jealous look, and Stanley had a very worried look.

I fell off the bed laughing my head off. Stanley rushed over to me. Zig was peering down at me with worry on his face and Squid was still glaring at Zig with jealousy on his face.

"Shane, are you ok?"

Stanley asked as he grabbed my hand and helped me up.

"Yea," I said as my laughter died down.

Aaaaawwww, Zig was worried about me. Ain't that cute.

I sat back down on the cot and sighed.

Zig liked me. I liked him. Maybe we could go out or something.

Stanley was now sitting camly but was starin at Zig with that fatherly look that just screamed "you-harm-her-and-you-answer-to-me"

Thats just like Stanley. Always chsing away a guy that liked me. But I couldn't blame him for protecting me.

Then realization dawned on me.

Aaaawwww, I forgot about Zero.

"Hey Stanley,"

"Yea."

"Do you want to meet Zero?"

"Sure"

I smircked, this was the perfect way to talk to him.

"Alright, come on."

I jumped off my cot and made my way over to Zero's cot. Stanely following close behind.

"Hi, Zero."

I said happly, laying my head on his cot. My face close to his.

He just sighed and turned over, the back of his head towards me.

Now I've got him.

I stood up and started tickling him.

He sunddenly burst into laughter and everyone stopped talking and glanced up at us.

He was laughing and thrashing around.

"Stop it!" He shouted. ALRIGHT! I GOT HIM TO TALK!

"Stop!"

But, I didn't. I found it amusing that this anti-social little dude was ticklish.

"PLEASE STOP!!!"

Ok that was enough.

I stopped and he glared up at me after his laughter died away.

I was smiling down at him.

"Why did you do that?" He said still staring at me.

I kneeled down and faced him.

"Because,"

"Because why?"

"Because, I want be your friend."

He was just staring at me, like I was saying the greatest words in the world.

"Friends." I stuck my hand out, he slowly took it and shook it.

I smiled my biggest smile in my entire life.

I had accomplished my task.

BOOYA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Go me! Go me! Go me!

Now the only thing I need to do is some how go out with Zig.

As I sat back down on the cot, back at Zig's feet, he smiled at me.

Something tells me that's going to be real easiy.

TO BE CONTINUED!!!

Preview of the upcoming chapter:

"So tired! Can't walk!"

I think he got the hint because he asked me, "Do you need somebody to carry you?"

I smiled as I hopped up onto his back.

I layed my head down onto his shoulder and whispered in his ear, "Does that answer your question?"

He wrapped his arms around my legs and smircked, "Yep. It sure does."

Ooooohhhhhh, now dosen't that sound romatic. Now people, a lot more fluffy parts in the up coming chapter and Stanley starts digging tommorrow. Stanley also gets into fight, Zig helps! How will Shane reward him??

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Zero was laying on his cot, staring up at the ceiling. Poor little guy