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A/N: Hey guys. Sorry it took so long to get this out. I changed Bayeli's name to Taylor. OK, I'm trying to make this story as unpredictable as possible. I think the only thing that is intentionally obvious is Magnet's crush on Jadyn, but I'm not sure if he's even going to end up with her.
"Magnet, stop being a baby and just ask her to be your girlfriend already. You know you want to." I'm getting kind of sick of listening to Magnet go on about how much he likes Jadyn and how much he wishes he had the guts to talk to her. Of course I said this to him a little too loudly, earning stares from the people around us. Another week had gone by, and I had developed pretty strong friendships with all of the girls, and we haven't had news on any new ones yet.
"I can't, Blade. I don't think she likes me like that." Oh please. I've seen the looks Jadyn keeps throwing Magnet. But of course, he's blind and clueless and completely oblivious to the world around him. Like all guys. Don't get me wrong, I love all the guys in my tent, especially Magnet. He's like my new best friend, we've been inseparable the two weeks I've been here. But don't take that the wrong way, it's in a purely platonic way.
"Stop your chit-chattin' and get to diggin'." Mr. Sir yells in our direction. I'm getting pretty good at digging. I'm the fastest out of all the girls and sometimes I even beat some of the guys. I turn back to Magnet as I continue digging.
"Look, you're never going to know unless you try. And you know maybe if you actually payed attention you'd think differently about how Jadyn feels about you." I smile at him and he returns it and then looks to Jadyn, who gives him a smile and a slight wave, which or course he returns. He looks so cute, kind of like a love-struck puppy. I want to get up and pinch his cheeks.
"Maybe she does like me. But I think I'm gonna take it slow, you know see where the friendship takes us." He goes back to digging and neither of us talk again until we are finished.
I laugh as Magnet turns around and glares at me. I had seen Jadyn walking by us as we were walking towards the Wreck Room and I pushed Magnet in her direction. He stumbled a bit as he came to a stop about a foot away from her. Unfortunately for Magnet, my plan had worked. Jadyn walks over to him with a smile on her face and begins a conversation. I think he's too busy trying to kill me with his eyes to pay attention to her.
"What'd you do now?" I turn to see Squid looking back and forth between the obviously angry Magnet and myself with an amused expression on his face.
"What ever do you mean?" I smile at him, blinking innocently. He smirks at me and shakes his head. "Don't look at me like that. All I did was push him towards her." I look back to Magnet and Jadyn. I guess they're done talking, because she leans up and kisses him on the cheek before walking off to join Kelly in the Wreck room and leaving Magnet with a goofy smile on his face. He walks back over to me and Squid.
"Blade, I don't know whether to thank you, or strangle you."
Out of all the girls, I'd say that I'm closest to Taylor. It's not that I don't like the other girls, it's just that Taylor is a lot more like the kids I used to hang out with at school. She's really outspoken and she doesn't care what people think of her. The guys seem a lot closer to me and her too. The other two girls spend more time with each other. Kelly is really shy and like to keep to herself, but she'll talk if she's spoken to. Jadyn however is a social butterfly, talking to almost anyone that will listen. It's not that annoying, though. Actually it's kind of refreshing. I wish I could just talk to anyone like that. She's perfect for Magnet, that's for sure.
"Hey Blade." Taylor says, entering the tent and sitting down on the cot with me. I notice her staring out of partially open tent flap, and I smile when I see who she's staring at. I decide not to say something. I don't want to embarrass her like that.
"Hey. Did they come up with a nickname for you, yet?" I ask, turning to face her. She shakes her head no.
"They did come up with a nickname for Jadyn, though. It's Paws. It was Magnet's idea." She replies.
"Figures." I mutter, laughing. We turn to the entrance of the tent as Squid and Zigzag walk in, Magnet following close behind, a huge smile on his face.
"Just a bit of a warning, don't bother talking to Magnet. He's not with us at the moment." Squid says, sitting on his cot which is right next to mine. Ziggy sits on Squid's cot with him and Magnet takes a seat on his own cot which is on the other side of me.
"What happened?" Taylor asks.
"Paws kissed him on the lips, but it was a little peck and it was just a sign of gratitude and friendship or some crap. Yeah, and then she thanked him for giving him her nickname and mumbled something in Spanish before walking off to talk to someone else." Zigzag replies, pulling a pack of cards out of Squids crate. He holds them up and everyone except Magnet nods, and he begins dealing them out.
"Congratulations, Magnet." I say, turning around and giving him a small smile.
"I can't believe she beat me." Zigzag complains, staring ahead in disbelief. Taylor had just beat him in cards, and before her, Ziggy was undefeatable.
"I think this calls for a nickname." Squid says, smiling at Taylor and then smirking at Zigzag, who was now sulking.
"What about Poker?" Zigzag offers.
"No. That makes it sound like she likes to poke things or something." Squid says.
"How about Ace?" I say. We used to call my cousin that, he was really good at playing cards. He hates it now though, and I miss calling someone Ace.
"That's perfect." Magnet says. He had recovered from his daze halfway through the card game.
"I like it." Taylor, now known as Ace, says smiling. I remember how good it felt to get my nickname. It means you're finally in, and it feels really good to finally belong somewhere.
So, Kelly has yet to get a nickname, but it's not like she's leaving anytime soon. She's not as shy as she was when she first arrived here. She's starting to become a bit more talkative. I take back what I said about Paws being very social not being annoying. I mean it's not that annoying, but she does talk a lot. It's still refreshing, though. And I think Magnet likes listening to her talk. Right now he's attempting to teach her how to play pool, and me Squid, and Ace are sitting on the couch in the wreck room, finding amusement in watching Ziggy watch TV. I've heard a lot of people in this camp from other tents make fun of Zigzag. They keep calling him crazy, but I know he's not. He's just kind of weird. But everyone's weird in their own way. I mean, Armpit actually enjoys the food here, Jadyn talks in her sleep, I talk to myself a lot, I think you get the picture. But I guess Ziggy can see through the fuzz on the TV better than others.
"I give up." Magnet says, dropping in the armchair next to the couch. I turn to see some guy talking to Jadyn, her pool cue lay forgotten on the table.
"So, either you're jealous, she won't pay attention, or both." I say, turning back to Magnet.
"Both." Squid, Ace, and Zigzag say at the same time. Magnet smiles weakly and nods his head a bit. Zigzag turns the TV off and turns around so he is sitting on the floor facing us.
"Magnet, you shouldn't let other guys hit on your girl like that." He says.
"Ziggy, she's not his girl yet. He's too chicken to ask her." I remind him.
"I wish she was my girl. But what am I supposed to do? I can't talk to her for more than ten minutes without someone else coming to talk to her." Magnet replies.
"Ask her to be your girlfriend, and then maybe she'll talk to you more." Squid says, rolling his eyes. I find it very funny that Squid finds this so annoying, when I know for a fact that he likes someone. I know who it is, but I won't tell you just yet. Just like I'll also admit that I like someone, but I won't say who yet.
It's still short, but it's the longest chapter I've written so far. Please review and just a reminder, I have room for two more characters. Email me if your interested.