MY CHAPTER NINES ARE CURSED! Yes, CURSED I say! I had written about a page and when I get to the good part my comp freezes and the screen goes funky and I end up restarting it… AND LOOSING WAT I JUST WROTE CUZ I DIDN'T SAVE!!! Then when it finally starts back up and I open Word it freezes and I have to start it up AGAIN! The EXACT same thing happened to me when I was writing APLFM and it was during the 9th chappy and the good part!!! Geez… okay done with my rant now lol ON WITH THE CURSED CHAPTER!

Chapter Nine:

Riley pushed her hair out of her face for about the millionth time. She had been cleaning for about three hours now, and all she had managed to get done was her kitchen. And did she get any help at all from Will?

No. He had found an undestroyed bag of cheetoes and was happily munching on them in a corner. She was about to punch Will if she heard the crinkle of the bag one more time or the crunching sound of him chewing…

Finally, she threw off her rubber gloves to move onto the living room and start fixing that. But as she was walking out of the kitchen, she tripped over a piece of wood that was on the ground… which she didn't see, and she fell to the ground, spraining her ankle.

"OOOOOOOOWWWW! OH PAIN! AGONY! OOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUCCCCCCHHHH! FUDGE MONKEYS!" she screamed, grabbing her ankle. Will was at her side in a second.

"Here, it's okay, I'll help you," he said comfortingly.

"OOOOOOWWWW!"

He bit his lip and then came to his senses. He picked her up in his arms, one under the crook of her knees and the other supporting her back. He carried her into her bedroom and gently laid her down, then running off to get some bandages and ice. Riley clutched at her hurt ankle, seeing that it was already swelling. Will came back about a minute later with a roll-up bandage and a bag of ice. He gently took her foot and started to wrap her ankle in the bandage.

Riley was strongly reminded of the scene in Pirates where he is patching up Elizabeth's hand. He looked up at her face, staring into her eyes. She stared back. He tied the knot on the bandage.

"Thanks," Riley smiled awkwardly.

"Riley," he whispered, "I might kiss you…"

He leaned forward, one hand on the side of her face, still staring into her eyes. As his lips met hers, Riley felt the pain in her ankle fade completely. He scooted closer as the kiss deepened and they threw their arms around each other. After a few minutes Will pulled away, smiling at her.

She should definitely sprain her ankle more often.

…

Later that night Robbie stopped by for dinner.

"I'm too hopeless at cooking and I'm too broke for takeout," he said, pushing past Riley and coming into her apartment. "So what's up for grub?" he asked, rubbing his hands together.

"Chinese," Riley replied.

"Mmm, sounds good! Is it Happy Wok?" (LOL TO ALL MY FRIENDS! Happy Wok is a legend to us… LOL!)

"Yes… but who said you're eating with us?" Riley put a hand on her hip.

"Because I'm your best friend in the entire world and you love me—as a friend…" Robbie a puppy pout face that always made Riley laugh.

"Okay, but only if I can dump an ice cube down your back!"

Robbie's look returned to normal. "What?! Oh no, we're not starting that again…"

"Ice ice baby!" Riley sang. "Vanilla ice ice baby! Exactly how hungry are you?"

"Not hungry enough to eat here," he said. But his stomach gave him away as it growled loudly. Riley grinned. Robbie sighed. "All right… go ahead…"

"Just kidding, my friend, you're always welcome here!" she laughed.

After the meal was done and Will experienced the wonders of crab ragoon and orange chicken, they all went into Riley's office. Robbie was teaching Will how to play crazy eights and Riley was on her computer checking her email. She was also on instant messenger. She had gotten a couple of emails from fans about how they loved her art work and was about to send one back when an instant message popped up.

Shadowstalker: Hello. (If anyone has the screen name shadowstalker… I'm sorry, but it just seemed perfect for this situation…)

"Dang it! You're too good at this, man!" Robbie said as Will beat him for the third time.

"Who the…" Riley whispered to herself.

Pirateluv17: (just using my screen name here…) Who are you?

Shadowstalker: Read the name; it says it all.

Pirateluv17: Are you stalking ME?

No response.

"HA! I won this one!" said Robbie, punching the air.

Shrugging, she went back to her emails. Suddenly, her screen went black. "Oh come ON—"

Suddenly, a voice echoed through the speakers, a voice as cold as ice that went through her skin like a knife and chilled her down to the bone.

"DIE."

OOOOO!!! The suspense is killing you I'm sure… review please!