A/N: Hey guys! Thanks for the reviews! Sorry it took me so long to update. I had an EEG done yesterday because I had three seizures in a row last Monday and they want to see if I have epilepsy. Anyways, I would like to thank Megan for telling me that she wanted the friendships to be described more. Enjoy.
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
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 8: Confessions Of A Car Freak:
The past two weeks, Paws and I have been inseparable. I find it extremely humorous that it took me kissing her boyfriend for us to get so close. I mean, we were friends before, but we weren't this close. Things have gone smoothly between her and Magnet, which is really good. I haven't had any sudden urges to kiss him, and I'm gonna assume that's a good sign. So right now, me and Paws are sitting in the Wreck Room, watching Magnet and Zigzag play pool. Paws is cheering for Magnet and just to piss him off I'm cheering for Zigzag. Twitch comes over and sits with us, and after a few minutes he finally says something.
"Can I tell you guys something?" He asks. He starts twitching almost immediately and Zigzag watches on in amusement, resulting in him missing his shot. I laugh at him before turning back to Twitch.
"Go ahead.." I say, smiling at him. He just sits there for a few minutes, looking around nervously. His glance lands on Magnet and Zigzag and me and Paws catch on.
"C'mon Twitchy. Let's go to the tent." Paws says, linking her arm through mine and motioning for Twitch to follow us. We reach the tent and after kicking X-ray and Caveman out, we sit down on a cot.
"I like Shamrock." Twitch says. He starts twitching again and me and Paws look at each other with smiles on our faces.
"Aww...Twitchy's got a crush!" X-ray says, entering the tent once again.
"Kira." I cough as I say this to cover it up and X-ray glares at me before walking out. I turn back to Twitch and he continues talking.
"It used to be all about cars you know? Now all I think about his her! I can't eat without thinking about her, I can't dig without thinking about her I CAN'T SLEEP!" He yells that last part and I grasp onto his shoulders in an effort to calm him down.
"Listen, Twitch, just talk to her, it'll be fine." Paws says, patting him on the back.
"I can't talk to her. I wouldn't be able to speak through the twitching. I just like her so much." Twitch looks at his feet and I smile softly at him. Poor kid.
"Really?" We turn to see Shamrock standing in the doorway, a small smile on her face.
"Yeah." Twitch replies, still twitching. Shamrock's smile widens and she sits down beside him. I grab Paw's hand and lead her back to the Wreck Room. She sits down on Magnet's lap, who was now watching TV. I sit down next to Zigzag and rest my hand under my chin, my elbow propped up on the armrest of the couch. I look around the Wreck Room. Squid and X-ray are attempting, keyword: attempting, to flirt with Pin and Kira, Caveman's writing a letter, Swing is sitting next to him looking around, and Zero is practicing his letters. Ace has been staying in the Warden's cabin. Mom told us she'll be back tomorrow and she'll start digging the day after. Spike wasn't sent away, as in my opinion he should've been, but he is not allowed to be within 10 feet of Ace, and he has to dig two holes a day for the rest of his sentence. Plus he's got three purple scratches along his face and a black eye. I'm pretty sure that Ace is still a bit shaken from this. I guess a part of me never really got over what happened to me, so it's perfectly natural for her to still be a bit upset. All of D-tent wants to murder Spike, and I'm pretty sure the guys would've if they hadn't been stopped by Mom.
"They're so cute." Paws says as we walk back into the Wreck Room. She takes a seat on Magnet's lap and I sit down on the couch across from them in between Ziggy and Squid.
"Oh, yes. Aren't they just so damn adorable, Zig?" Magnet asks mockingly. He shuts up when Paws turns around and glares at him.
"Keep it up and you'll have bigger problems than having to dig a five foot hole everyday." Paws warns, smiling maliciously at her boyfriend and then kissing him on the cheek before getting up and taking a seat next to him. He frowns and then shrugs before scooting over and putting an arm around her.
"Who are you guys talking about anyways?" Zigzag asks.
"Twitch and Shamrock." I reply.
"Haha. And I was amazed when Magnet got a girlfriend." Zigzag says. I laugh along with him and Magnet and Paws soon join us.
"Hey, come on. Twitch isn't ugly. In fact he's kind of cute." Paws comments, glaring slightly at Zigzag. I agree with her, Twitch definatly isn't the ugliest guy at this camp.
"Yeah. And Ziggy, until you get a girlfriend, I wouldn't be talking." I add on, smacking him lightly upside the head and then laughing as his hair bounces right back into place. Zigzag rubs the back of his head and smiles at me slightly.
"Oh, didn't you know? Ziggy here's got his eye on someone." Magnet says, smirking at Zigzag and then winking. I watch as Zigzag blushes lightly before glaring warningly at Magnet. Magnet continues to smirk but shuts up nonetheless.
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Over the past two weeks, people have paired off. Whether it's as best friends or crushes, though the only couples so far is Magnet and Paws and Twitch and Shamrock. Twitch, Zero, and Caveman all seem very close. Magnet, Paws, Zigzag and Squid have become my four closest friends. Ace and I are pretty close too, but she's been hanging out with Pin a lot lately. X-ray is still drooling over Kira, who has become friends with Swing and Shamrock. Pin has been paying a bit more attention to Squid, making him the happiest little delinquint in the world. Right now, X-ray is coming up with a nickname for Kira, and thinking of a new nickname for Pin, since she has said more than once now that she isn't too fond of her nickname, and I don't blame her. It's not like X even put any thought into it. He just randomly came up with it one day. It's just me and him in the tent since I was playing matchmaker once again and trying to help him with the Kira situation. Now I'm trying to help him come up with a nickname. Kira comes into the tent with her hair soaking wet and her jumpsuit tied around her waist.
"That water is too damn cold," She complains, sitting on her cot, still shivering with goosebumps up and down her arms. "It's like ice. Though I'm usually very fond of ice."
"Ice." X-ray and I say at the same time, looking at eachother and then turning back to Kira.
"Huh?" She asks, confused.
"You just got yourself a nickname." I reply. She smiles widely and X-ray stares at her with this big goofy smile on his face, which is, in my opinion, not X-ray at all.
"Thanks, I guess." 'Ice' replies, giving me and X-ray both a quick hug before heading to the Wreck Room. X-ray stares after her and then shakes his head, going back to his normal X-ray way and standing up, following Kira outside. I smile after them and lay down, pressing play on my CD player. After a few minutes, I feel my headphones being pulled off and open my eyes to see Squid sitting down on my cot. He smiles at me in this really goofy way, not the same goofy way X-ray smiled at Kira, but like a weird person would smile, letting it fade quickly but not completely.
"Hey." He says, his words slightly muffled by that damn toothpick he's always chewing on.
"Hey," I reply, putting my CD player in my crate and sitting up to face Squid. "Did you talk to Pin today?"
"Oh, she's not Pin anymore. She's now 'Spark' because X and Ziggy found out she's a complete Pyro. I've got to say, I find her even hotter now," He replies. "Didn't talk to her though. She's back to ignoring me because she's hanging out with Ace more."
"'Cause she's ignoring you, or 'cause you're a chicken?" I ask, smirking at him. He glares at me and pins me down on my bed and tickling me, stifling my giggles with a pillow. The rest of our tentmates enter, looking at me and Squid like we're insane.
"I don't even wanna know." Zigzag says, giving us a look I can't quite read. Spark looks kind of jealous.
"I'm bored." Paws announces, sitting on Magnet's stomach after he lays down on his cot.
"Let's play a game." Ice suggests.
"Like what?" I ask, attempting to kick Squid off my cot but failing miserably. He just smirks at me and gets comfortable. I roll my eyes at him and turn back to everyone else.
"Truth or dare..." Paws replies, looking back and forth between Squid and Spark with an evil smile on her face. I get the clue and sit up straight.
"Good idea." I say, smiling at her. She smiles back and we all gather in a circle. Before we can start, Mom walks in with 7 girls and 6 guys behind him. I notice him among the 6 guys. I hide behind Zigzag, praying he won't see me.
"Boys, girls, say hello to your new neighbors. These are the members of G-tent. We had to set up two new tents since this camp is getting crowded, what with all the new changes. Don't worry, I'll let you introduce yourselves. Oh! And you'll be digging next to them too, because they didn't have any counselors to spare, so I offered to guide these people until they find one. Isn't that great?" Mom says quickly and over enthusiastically.
"Just peachy." I hear Paws mutter. Mom turns to face her and smiles widely at her.
"Glad to hear you being so positive about this, Jadyn." He says. She glares at him. I see one of the guys staring at Jadyn like she's a goddess, and I guess Magnet does too, because he wraps his arm around her shoulders and pulls her closer to him.
"Hey, Mom, her name ain't Jadyn. It's Paws." He says. Mom just ignores him and walks out, leaving us with the 13 new campers.
"Uh, Blade? Is there a reason you're hiding behind me?" Zigzag whispers, turning slightly in order to see me.
"That guy, with the shaggy blonde hair, see him?" I pause as Ziggy nods. "He was Kenny's best friend." Zigzag's eyes widen and he nods before turning back around and moving to cover me more. X-ray yawns and nods at Paws, signaling for her to do the introductions. He just isn't acting like himself tonight. I laugh inside as X-ray winks at Ice, and she rolls her eyes yes smiles slightly.
"Uh, I'm Paws, as you heard before. This is my boyfriend Magnet, that's Armpit, X-ray, Squid, Spark, Ice, Shamrock, her boyfriend Twitch, Caveman, Zigzag, Zero, Ace, Swing, and Zigzag. Where's Blade?" Zigzag straightens up quickly and looks around with wide eyes before answering.
"Uh, she uh, she had to go talk to Mom about something. I think it's that time of the month." He replies. I pinch him in the back and he struggles to keep quiet.
"She has been kinda bitchy lately." Magnet comments jokingly. Note to self: Hurt Magnet as soon as G-tent leaves. A girl with long blonde hair that looks way too preppy to be a delinquent steps forward.
"I'm Sara." She says. "This is Melanie, Mandy, Livvie," The girl named Livvie smiles flirtatiously at Magnet as her name is said. "Jess, Barbara, and Cassie." She points to each girl as she says their name. Melanie and Mandy are blonde, Barbara, Cassie and Livvie are all brunettes and Livvie looks like she might be part Hispanic, and Jess is a redhead. Sara starts on the guys. "This is Landon, Ryan, Brian, Casey, Chris, and Justin." Justin was Kenny's best friend from 3rd grade. If he see's me, I'm gonna wish Kenny had killed me.
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A/N: I'm trying to make this as different as possible, so I'm gonna make a lot of twists and challenges for the couples. I already know who's gonna end up with who, but I want to see what you think. So when you review, vote who you THINK is gonna end up with who. Not who you WANT to end up with who, because I'm not gonna change it. I have it all planned out. One more girl will be coming to D-tent in either the 9th or 10th chapter.