A Little Note: Ok, I hope I'm doing ok so far. And I just like to say review as much as you want, as often as you want. I need feedback, oh also I've some advice for you guys if you're planning to go and see The Darkness, don't. The only thing I got/learned from the movie was the days of the week, well most of them: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and The Darkness. Ok now on to the show!

Chapter Five:

Charlie's P.O.V.

So I pull myself into the tree house and my eyes meet to people I remember from yesterday.

"This is Gordie, my smart-ass cousin!" Squeals Riley, Gordie jabs her in the stomach and she then falls over laughing. Gordie's dark to Riley's light. He then turns back to me, meets my eyes with his soulful one's that are exactly like Riley's. Gordie's eyes… I feel like they see right through me. Then I look at his face; it's so doe like. And he's as thin as Madi, even though he's like three inches taller then Tracey but five inches shorter then Chris. Then Gordie reaches out his hand to shake mine it's longer, but much thinner and bonier then my own. "Nice to meet Tracey's adopted twin, Charlotte." He says pretending to be serious, but I see the laugher in his eyes.

I smirk, shaking his hand, "Lovely to meet you too, Riley Two. Oh and I prefer Charlie." I turn to the other face I couldn't put a name to. "And you are?" I ask politely.

"I'm Teddy, babe." He says absent-mindedly staring at my chest. I look him over; it looks like he's been through a lot. His ear on his right looks like melted wax, Tracey had told me last night that his father had did that to him and was now in a nut house or something. Behind Teddy's thick black glasses lay angry dark brown eyes. His hair was brown with lighter streaks; his face altogether looked Italian.

I raise an eyebrow at him, and snide, "You know if your going to stare at anyone's boobs you might as well stare at Riley's", she then turns red and puffs up like an angry roster. I then continue "But if you want to stare at an ass you can come back to me." The room erupts in laugher including Teddy and myself.

"I'll keep that in mind," He reply's evenly.

"You do that." I snap back with a wink, I turn to Chris, "Hello Stranger." Now that I'm completely awake I can admire the true glory that is Chris. I glance down at his sweat soaked white shirt, which is clinging to him with every move he makes. Hubba hubba! Stop Channings! I find myself blushing.

"Yeah, Hey." He replies smoothly.

I turn to greet Vern, but then I see him deep in a conversation about the wonders of football with Riley. Vern has changed so much from the last time I saw him; his chub turn to husky muscle. Vern's shoulders spread farther out and he's barely a couple inches shorter then Chris. All together he looks like one of those brainless football players, but deep down he's the same old Vern-o.

Going to remark something to Madi, I see that I would interrupt her vidal conversation with Teddy of who would kick more ass, Superman or Wonder Woman. I turn to say something to Tracey but see she's in a deep conversation with Gordie, talking nerd or something. I turn to Chris.

"I wonder if these lovebirds would even notice if we left," I ask only half-serious.

"Riley, Teddy, and Vern don't normally notice anything at all; and the others Hell no!" Chris answers with a smirk.

"Then Let's hit the Road Jack!" I said yanking open the trap door and dashing down. I hear an absent-minded 'oh, bye' from I think Tracey. Chris nearly jumps down the latter after me.

"God you have no idea how hard it was for me to deal with that before you came!" He tells me relieved, and smiles down at me whole-heartily. "Do you want to go to the ice cream parlor on Grove Street?"

"I'd love to, it's just to damn hot!" I reply cheerfully. We head down the hill and into the disgustingly microscopic town. Well I guess it's kinda cute….uh, homely, I sopose. We walk by some people on the sidewalk and in the car they're staring at us.

"Why…?" I start to ask him, before he interrupts.

"Don't worry, just ignore them." Chris sounds so emotionless; he pats my shoulder comforting. Then I realize these people really aren't staring at me, just at him. But why, What has Chris done to them? He doesn't seem like a bad person, Tracey wouldn't be friends with bad people.

As we near the pool house, Chris grabs my arm and makes us walk faster. Just as we're about to reach the corner I hear a door swing open and a little bell ring.

"Hello girls," comes a familiar, annoying snotty voice, Chris freezes next to me, I hear him mutter 'shit' under his breath, and then we both slowly turn around. My mouth falls open IT'S THEM, inside of me rages with a cold fire. The boy with the weird eye mouth falls open and continues "Hey Ace! Look who my baby brother found, it's the girl that kicked you in the balls before. And hell does she clean up well!" I glance at Chris and mouth 'I'll explain latter' and 'That's your brother'; he just nods his head. And turns his head back to the assholes that are sauntering towards us.

"Shut up Eyeball! Fancy meeting you here and you're even attractive when I'm not drunk." Says the cold eyed one called Ace enticingly. He's barely an inch away from me; he's stooping so that we're face to face. He smirks and continues, but not before he blows smoke from his cigarette in my face. I cover my mouth and cough. "You know I was going to have to beat you up, but it would be such a shame to bruise your little pretty face. Though if you beg real nice and do me some 'favors', maybe I won't. Does that seem fair, Honey?"

I look up into his soulless eyes and smile sweetly. Ace smirks thinking he's won. That is until I spit in his face. I grab Chris's hand and run, not taking time to see the no doubt priceless reaction of Ace's. When we reach the Ice Cream Parlor, I hear the Eyeball laughing and Ace screaming something about a 'that damn fucking bitch'. Chris pushes the door open and pulls me in behind him. We sit down at the table in the back corner.

Chris just stares at me with his eyes wide and shakes his head. "Your either really crazy, brave, or both."

"Both." I reply quietly.

He smiles, but it fades quickly. What a crime that is. And Chris becomes serious again. "Do you realize that you just spat in Ace Merril's face? He's the most ruthless guy in town he'll get you back one way or another. And when did you run into those to jack-offs?" Chris asked worriedly. That face is also very attractive, but I like the smiling one more.

But before I could answer the waitress comes up, "Hi, I'm Emma, and I'll be your server today. Are you to ready to order?" I glance at Chris and he nods his head.

"Yeah sure, I'd like a Black Cow please." I answer politely. (A Little Note: A Black Cow is a root bear float, they're sooo good!)

She turns to Chris, "Ok and I'd like a chocolate fudge Sunday, thanks." Emma nods, and walks away, Chris watching her ass the whole time.

"Oh take a picture perve, it'll last longer." I snap mockingly.

"Yeah." He says, Chris then turns his attention back to me when she's gone. "So how did you bump into those jerks before."

I sigh and explain to him what happened with them. "Oh, and their sluts beat the shit out of you?"

"Yeah, that's one of reason I'm so bruised up." I answer coolly.

"What's the other reason?" Chris asks leaning towards, worry making his lovely eyes shine brightly.

I rub my left shoulder, were the cigar mark is, not realizing that I am; and start to try to mumble something. But luckily Riley bursts throw the door.

She sticks her head out the door and screeches "I FOUND THEM!"

"Maybe if we duck down and stay down long enough. Maybe just maybe they'll get distracted by a pretty birdie and go away." I whisper to Chris pretending to be serious, hoping that he forgot what we were talking about before.

"Hopefully." He answers, but we were out of luck. By the time Chris and my orders had came we were all squished in a booth. I eat my black cow and savoring each bite.

"I wonder why Ace was in such a bad mood, we had to run away from him." Snaps Madi moodily to no one in particular.

Chris smirks, "It's probably because Charlie here turned him down, not with words. No her answer was a spit in his face." He says proudly reaching across the table and patting me on the shoulder. Not showing how worried he was for me. I now turn and look at the others. Who are still starring at me wide-eyed.

"Wow, you're crazier than Teddy." Comes Madi's answer.

"Hey! If anything she's nearly as brave as me!" Teddy retorts puffing out his chest until Madi elbows him in the stomach. "You hit too hard for a girl! It's not fair!" He whines at her, but Madi just smirks her little smirk.

"You go Char', but your name is now probably being written in a little black book." Adds Tracey.

Gordie just shakes my hand.

While Riley and Vern just stare at me wide-eye.

Chris and I finished our snacks, pay the girl, and leave. As we walk back to the tree house, Madison has an idea.

"You guys we should camp out in Tracey and Verns' back field. Girls in one tent, boys in the other." She says excitedly.

"My mom will fine with that." Answers Vern and Tracey nods their heads in agreement.

Teddy's the second to answer, "YEAH! That would be great, but can't the boy's and the girl's sleep altogether!" He winks at Madison who blushes and glares at him darkly. Then she punches him in the stomach and keeps walking as though nothing has happened.

"That sounds like a good, Riley and I will be able to go." Says Gordie.

"I'll be there," I answered happily.

"I should be able to go but my Daddy's on a mean streak." Considered Chris, "Oh! But what the hell it's not like he'll even notice I'm gone."

"YAY!" Yelps Riley, until I trip and she falls flat on her face in the grass. We all start laughing but Riley, who's trying to get me. But she's having a vicious battle with… gravity.

Ace's P.O.V. (Ace's thoughts later on that day)

That little bitch! I can't believe she even dared to spit on me. But she did dare to do that, and that girl also kicked me the balls.

She's got spunk.

Too bad she hangs out with those geeks. If she didn't, that girlmight just be tough enough to be the first chick Cobra. No scratch that she's too much of a goody, goody girl.