A/N: Thanks for the reviews.OK, So I admit at first one of the pairings was going to be Squid and Taylor, but then I remembered that in a review gReeNeYedeLfguRL13 suggested that I add an evil character and name him Spike or something. Then I got the idea to make Taylor and Shayena best friends and have Taylor hook up with Spike and find out he's not so nice, for the simple reason that I want to make this fic as different as I can. So, Squid may or may not end up with Bekka, I have yet to decide that. There is a bit of Magnet/ Jadyn in this chapter but they don't become official yet because I don't want to bring the romance in too fast. I'm revealing in this chapter who Squid DID like and who he currently like and I am revealing who Taylor likes. Nobody else's crushes will be revealed in this chapter. Enjoy. Oh yeah, and thank you to gReeNeYedeLfguRL13 for the idea of Devon/Spike.
Nicknames: Shayena: Blade, Taylor: Ace, Jadyn: Paws.
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Chapter 3: A Change of Heart
Squid no longer has his eye on the person he used to. Yeah, simply because we got a new girl. Her name is Rebekka , Bekka for short, and she actually looks kind of like Ace.Except she has blue eyes and Ace has greenish. I think that might be why Squid likes her. But that's okay, because Ace didn't like Squid anyways. She likes someone from a completely different tent. Magnet is still infatuated with Paws, but at this point I can't tell if she likes him back or not. But he couldn't be more obvious about the fact that he's interested in her. Even right now, as we're out on the lake digging, he's flirting nonstop with her. He's helping her with her hole, and every five seconds feeding her some corny compliment. Like "A beautiful girl like you should not have to hurt herself digging such a big hole in such hot weather". Right now they're having a conversation in Spanish, so I'm attempting to tune them out. Keyword: attempting. I can't seem to bring myself to. I mean Magnet is my best guy friend here and I do want to see him end up with Paws. I look over at Ace, who is leaning on her shovel staring at him. If you're wondering who 'he' is, his name is Devon, but he goes by Spike, and Taylor is pretty much head-over-heals in love with him. Not that I blame her, he's not exactly unattractive. The water truck pulls up and I jump out of my hole, smiling slightly as Squid helps Bekka out of her hole. I walk over to the line with Ace and get into my place, watching as Ace continues to stare at Spike. We get our water and walk back to my hole to take a break I motion the other girls over to us and they all take a seat around us.
"Ace just go talk to him." Paws says. So I wasn't the only one who noticed her staring.
"No way. I am not about to go up to the hottest guy I have ever seen. I will make a complete fool of myself." She replies, getting up and heading back to her hole.
"Come on Ace, just go for it. He might like you back." Paws adds on, smiling reassuringly at her.
"Speaking of going for it. Do you like Magnet or not?" I ask, nudging Paws lightly.
"Maybe. Why?" she responds, glancing at Magnet quickly.
"Because even a blind person would be able to sense the sexual tension between you two." Kelly says. I think that's the first time I've heard her talk since she came.
"I agree." I say quickly, flashing a small smile at Paws. Bekka nods, a small smile on her face as well.
"I've only been here a few days and even I've noticed." She comments. At that exact moment Magnet decides to come over and plop down next to the victim of our torture.
"Hey," He says, slipping his arm over her shoulders casually. She smiles widely before randomly engulfing him in a tight hug. He hugs her back immediately, his eyes wide, looking pleasantly surprised. "Uh..thanks?" She kisses him on the cheek before returning to her hole. Mr. Sir yells at us to go back to digging, and another smile reaches my face as a spot Ace walking away from Spike's hole, looking very happy.
Magnet is annoying me more than before. He keeps thanking me for whatever I did to make Paws take a sudden interest in him. I really don't think it was all that sudden. I think she was just realizing that she liked him.
"MAGNET! Are you two together yet?" I ask, the annoyance evident in my voice. His smile fades and he looks down a bit.
"No." He replies sadly. Dammit, now I feel bad for making the poor boy sad. Not bad enough though.
"Then shut up." I look back down at my book as Ace walks into the tent with a dreamy look on her face. She plops down on my cot next to Magnet and smiles.
"I think I'm in love." I smile back at her and Magnet shakes his head, standing up.
"Girls." He mutters as he heads to the Wreck Room, almost knocking Kelly over in the process. She smiles and takes Magnets spot.
"Hey." She smiles at us as she pulls her hair back.
"Somebody's social today." Ace says.
"Yeah, well, I'm in a good mood." Kelly replies.
"I think we should call her Mood. Or Swing. You know 'cause she had a sort of mood swing or something. I mean first she's all distant and only talks when spoken to and now she's all friendly and talkative." Zigzag says from his cot.
"How 'bout Moody?" Caveman suggests.
"If you call me Moody I will punch you," Kelly says, though the smile never leaves her face. "But I kind of like Swing."
"How but Swinger?" X-ray jokes. Kelly glares at him and he actually looks kind of scared. "Swing it is."
"Hey chica!" Magnet whispers, shaking me. "Blade, are you awake?"
"I am now," I sit up on my cot and wipe my eyes. "What time is it?"
"About 2:30." Magnet replies, taking a seat on my cot.
"Magnet...we wake up in two hours. Why would you be so evil as to wake me up now?" I ask, frowning at him. I can barely make out his face in the darkness.
"I kissed Paws today!" He whispers excitedly.
"You woke me up for this?" I nearly yell this out. I really need to learn to control myself. I'm gonna have a lot of angry people on my hands if I wake anyone up.
"Well, you're my best friend. I thought you would be happy for me." It's not so dark that I can't tell that he is giving me the cutest little puppy dog face. Damn, no I can't be mad at him. I hate him. I really do.
"Congratulations." I mumble tiredly, pulling him into a loose hug. He smiles and me and goes back to bed.
I hate Magnet. I am so tired right now and it is simply because of the fact that I could not get back to sleep after he woke me up last night. And the worst part is I can't even stay mad at him 'cause he's too damn cute. So, here I am attempting to dig a hole in the hot sun while I could fall asleep right here. I turn around and see a pair of feet dangling in my hole and I nearly piss my pants. I look up to see Caveman sitting at the edge of my hole.
"Geez Caveman. You scared the shit out of me. What's up?" I ask, leaning on my shovel.
"I need some advice." He replies.
"Well then, come on down into my uh...office..." He jumps into my hole and turns to face me.
"I uh...I like one of the girls, but I'm scared to talk to her." He says.
"Ok, so you do like girls? 'Cause I was beginning to wonder about you..." I shut up at the look he gives me. "Kidding. It was a joke. Sorry. Just talk to her. I mean, none of these girls are shy...well Swing was but not anymore. And I don't think they have anything against guys."
"Thanks Blade." He gives me a small smile and hops out of his hole. I wonder who he likes.
Magnet says that I'm like a matchmaker or something because I keep helping people with crushes. I think that's bull. I am not a matchmaker. I just tell people not to be so afraid of talking to the people they like. But it's not my fault. It's genetic. My mom is a psychiatrist.My dad left when I was eight, and I spent every year after that up until now in therapy with her. Ok, maybe I am a bit of a matchmaker. And I need to live up to my title, right?
"Squid, talk to Bekka. You know you want to." I say. Me and Squid are the only two people in the tent. He looks up at me, confused.
"How did you-." But I cut him off.
"Oh come on Squidly, it's obvious. I think she's the only one who doesn't know. But she will because you, my good friend, are going to talk to her. Why, you ask, because I said so. And you trust me, right?" I pause as he nods. "So trust me on this. Talk to her." And with that I walk out of the tent, feeling very proud of myself.
A/N: Hope you liked it. Sorry so short. Review! The more reviews the sooner the next chapter comes out!