A/N: Hey Guys! Thanks to everyone that reviewed! There is a bit of a twist in this chapter. Enjoy. And once again, if anyone wants to see the song for this story or the pictures of the girls email me at
Nicknames: Shayena is Blade because she stabbed her ex-boyfriend, Jadyn is Paws because she tried to steal a puppy, Taylor is Ace because she's good at cards, Bekka is Pin because she used hairpins to pick locks, Megan is Shamrock because she is Irish and Irish dances, and Kelly is Swing because she went from shy to talkative. Kira has yet to get a nickname.
Disclaimer: I own nothing you recognize. Devon/Spike was suggested to me by gReeNeYedeLfguRL12, and Megan/ Shamrock is after maigain because she responded to the offer to be included in the story.
Chapter 7: A Bump In The Road
"Ace, I need to talk to you." I say, sitting down on her cot. We are the only ones in the tent right now, everyone else is in the Wreck Room or still out digging.
"About what?" She asks, pulling her headphones down.
"About what Spike did to you the other day." I reply. I'm really worried about her, and I've been in this situation before. After your friends find out about it you go through three stages, denial, depression, and recovery. Some people take longer than others to get to that third stage, and I'm hoping Ace won't be one of them.
"Spike didn't do anything to me, Shayena!" She yells standing up and beginning to walk away.
"Taylor, I saw!" I say just as loudly, grabbing her by the hand and pulling her gently back down.
"It wasn't what it looked like." She says, softer this time. Tears are starting to fill her eyes.
"Then what happened you your shoulder? And your wrist? Ace, I had a boyfriend like that. He's the reason I'm here. I need you to open up to me and tell me how long this has been going on so I can help you get out of it." She's crying now, and I feel bad for bringing this up, but she's my friend and no girl should have to go through this. Especially not someone like Ace.
"I'm fine. He only does this when I get him really mad, okay? So just stay out of it because it's none of your business." And with those words said, she gets up and walks out of the tent.
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I know that I should probably tell someone about Ace, but I know that will just make her angrier with me than she already is, and I don't want that. So I told Magnet that she was having a rough time and that I was worried about her, and left it at that.
"Is she okay?" He asks. We're sitting out on the lake with our feet dangling in a hole, staring up at the stars.
"She will be. I hope," I reply, turning to face him. He smiles softly at me and puts his arm around my shoulder, pulling me towards him. I rest my head on his shoulder and look back at the sky. "You know, it's kind of hard to believe that a place like this could be so beautiful at night."
"Yeah, I know what you mean." He says. I don't know why, but something makes me look up at Magnet. I stare into his eyes for a minute before we both start to lean in. Just as quickly as our lips brush, we pull back and jump up. He stares at me with wide eyes. I feel like crying.
"Um...."I start, looking around nervously.
"What just happened? I mean, I know we kissed...but..." He sighs and sits back down, bringing a hand up to his forehead.
"It was a spur of the moment thing. I mean, we're both worried about Ace," I reply, sitting down across from him. I smile. "It's not because we're attracted to each other, it probably just seemed like the thing to do, you know, given the situation." It's times like these that I'm actually grateful for my therapist mother. She once told me that if you're with someone who you are close to, and it's a certain situation where most people would find it appropriate to do something, your mind tells you to do that and it happens. I feel a lot better knowing that it was my mind that made me kiss Magnet and not me.
"Yeah, you're right. Besides, I'm with Paws, and no offense, but that felt nothing like when I kiss her." He smiles back at me and stand up, obviously feeling a lot better.
"We do need to tell her, though. We'll just explain that we both felt nothing and it will never happen again." I stand up as well and we walk back to camp together.
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"She dumped me." Magnet says, throwing himself on his cot and burying his face into his pillow.
"What? Magnet, I'm so sorry." I says. God, I feel like a slut. Breaking two people up. Except, I didn't mean to.
"It's not your fault, chica." He assures me, sitting up and rubbing his hands over his face.
"I'm going to talk to her for you," I did this and now I'm going to fix it. I walk out of the tent and find Paws sitting on the steps. I sit down next to her as Magnet walks out of the tent, glancing longingly at Paws before heading towards the Wreck Room. "Hey." She doesn't look up, she just continues to stare at the ground.
"Hey." She says softly. I try to think of what to say to her.
"Look, Paws, what happened between Magnet and I, it was just in the moment. You know? It didn't mean anything. I didn't feel anything and he even told me that it didn't feel anything like when he kisses you." I finally say.
"He did?" She asks, looking up. I nod my head and smile.
"He really cares about you, and he's really upset that you broke up with him." I reply. I really hope this works and they get back together, because I'm going to have to very miserable people on my hands if they don't.
"Thanks, Blade." She whispers. She smiles at me and straightens up.
"No problem. So, you need to find Magnet and tell him you forgive him. We're cool, right?" I like Paws, she's a good friend, and I don't want to loose her over something I didn't even mean to do.
"Yeah. We're cool." We stand up and she links her arm through mine. We enter the Wreck Room and she walks over to Magnet, sitting next to him. I watch them talk for a few minutes before she leans over and kisses him. I walk out of the Wreck Room with a huge smile on my face. At least one thing went right.
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I enter the tent to find Armpit and Squid laughing and X-ray looking rather mad. Their laughter dies down and Armpit walks over to me, laughing again before talking to me.
"X-ray loves Kira!" He explains before laughing again.
"I do not!" X-ray yells, sitting down on his cot and crossing his arms. "I just said she's kind of cute."
"Same difference." I say, sitting onto my own cot and smirking at X-ray. He glares at me and straightens up.
"Fine, I like her. Not love, like." He says.
"So talk to her. Maybe she likes you back. Miracles can happen X-ray." I reply jokingly. Squid and Armpit burst out laughing again. Armpit was now rolling around on the floor in laughter.
"Very funny blade." He glares at me once again before laying back on my cot.
"They seem to think so." I say, pointing to Squid and Armpit who were amazingly still laughing. Their going to have trouble talking later.
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I walk back from the bathroom, thinking about Ace. I really want to do something about this, but I don't want to pry into her life. I don't want her angry with me. I notice Ace lying on the ground a few feet away and I run towards her.
"Ace," I whisper, checking her pulse. I've never been so scared for someone in my life. She has a huge gash on her head. I'm going to kill that sick bastard for doing this to her. I run towards the tent to find everyone getting ready for bed. "You guys, you guys something's wrong with Ace!" I lead them towards where she's laying. Zigzag picks her up and carries her towards the counselors tent with everyone but me and X-ray following. X-ray turns to me with a look of worry in his eyes.
"He did this to her, didn't he?" he asks me. I nod. His eyes fill with fury and he shakes his head. "Go be with Ace. I have something I need to take care of." I nod once again before heading towards the counselors tent. As I'm about to enter, I turn around to see that X-ray is heading towards B-tent.
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I sigh and sit down on the bed, looking down at my friend as the tears fill my eyes and begin to run down my face. Ace looks up at me and smiles weakly before starting to cry as well.
"I should've listened to you. I should've ended this sooner." She whispers. I shake my head.
"No. This isn't your fault. You didn't deserve this. And he's going to pay for what he did. I promise," I reply. She nods and I push her hair behind her ear. "Get some sleep." I stand up and walking out, the whole time vowing to myself and to Ace that I was going to make sure that Spike never touched her or anyone again.
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A/N: Sorry so short. Review and I'll update soon.