Chapter 10

Baby and Piglet were awoken early by Mr Sir yet again. Piglet was grumbling something about needing her beauty sleep. Mr Sir just laughed at her and said, "And you think I don't," The two girls made their way to the laundry room to begin their chores.

They cleaned the clothes in silence for quite a while, Baby wanted to talk to Piglet about Caveman but she didn't know how to approach the subject.

"So…" she said, breaking the silence, "Do you think any of the other guys are cute, other than Squid."

Piglet looked up from rinsing out a jumpsuit, "No not really, why?" Baby sighed, she was half hoping that Piglet would say Caveman, although she had doubted it because Piglet had never mentioned anything about Caveman before.

"Just wondering," Baby mumbled, "Just making conversation, y'know,"

"Oh," Piglet said, "Well do you,"

"Do I what," Baby asked, slightly confused.

"Think any of the guys are cute," Piglet said.

"Well I think they all are in their own little ways," Baby said shrugging, " 'Cept Armpit, when he was doing that musical burping thing yesterday was just gross,"

"I know what you mean," Piglet said, grimacing at the thought, "So you think ALL of them are cute… even Zigzag?" Baby gave a Piglet a disbelieving look, why did she always pick on Zigzag.

"Yeah I think all of them are cute, even Ziggy," Baby said.

"But… why?" Piglet asked.

"Coz I do, I think Ziggy's cute coz he is so outspoken and that," Baby said shrugging.

"Outspoken?" Piglet laughed which made Baby frown, "Crazy more like,"

"Stop calling him Crazy, he isn't crazy," Baby said defensively.

"Whatever Baby," Piglet said, turning her back on her and getting some more dirty clothes out of the basket.

Baby just gave Piglet a dirty look behind her back. She really didn't understand why Baby had it in for Zigzag. Maybe she fancied him, Baby laughed at the thought, that is so first grade!

At 4:30 Mr Sir came in and told them that it was time to start digging their hole. The two girls headed out to get their shovels. When Baby saw Squid, her heart suddenly jolted. He looked at her slightly but other than that ignored her. She hadn't really expected him to ignore her, but she was sort of glad he did in a way. At least Piglet wouldn't get suspicious. When they went to get their shovels Piglet picked up X ray's and hid it behind the 'Library,'

Baby and Piglet tried to suppress their giggles when X ray went mental looking for his shovel. He was convinced some one had took it and was searching for it all over.

After laughing about him silently for about ten minutes Piglet got his shovel from behind the 'Library,' "Is this what you're looking for?" She teased, waving it in front of him.

He had a face of thunder as he snatched the shovel off her and stormed off.

Baby and Piglet just burst out laughing.

Baby's muscles ached before she even started her hole. Holding the shovel was so sore, the wooden shaft was rubbing against her throbbing blisters. She found a crack in the dry ground and shoved the metal blade of the shovel into it. She prised up the dirt and chucked it over her shoulder. This is going to take a long, long time…

Baby had just got her water from the water truck and was dragging her heavy shovel along as she sipped from her canteen. Her throat ached with thirst. She hated this feeling of being constantly thirsty, no matter how much water she drank her throat always felt parched.

As she walked exhaustedly along she didn't notice the large boulder beside Caveman's hole. She walked right towards it and tripped over it, dropping her shovel down a hole.

All she could hear was Magnet crying out. Baby gasped and looked down into the hole. She saw Magnet wobbling unsteadily and clutching his head. "Man, I can see stars," he muttered.

"Oh no," Baby said worriedly and she jumped into his hole.

She held him upright and apologized over and over again. "It's Ok, Baby," he said, still clutching his head, "I'm just a little dizzy, that's all," He fell forwards slightly and Baby grabbed onto him to stop him from falling right over.

"I'm really, really sorry Mag, is there anything I can do," she asked desperately.

"Well I think you should at least kiss me better," Magnet said, grinning slightly.

Baby laughed, "Oh that was a sly one," She quickly gave him a peck on the cheek.

"I think I'm even more dizzier now," Magnet said, laughing.

Baby laughed again, then she just so happened to look out the hole and saw Squid looking down at them with a hurt look on his face, before he stormed off.

Baby felt really bad but then she thought. Well, Squid shouldn't be so mad about it, it was only a peck on the cheek after all, that doesn't mean anything.

She didn't want Squid to be mad at her though. She thought he understood he was the only one for her. He was the only one she truly had strong feelings for.

"Are you going to be Ok now?" she asked Magnet. The horrible feeling in her stomach just wouldn't go away.

"Yeah I think so, come check on me in ten minutes and make sure I'm not unconscious in my hole," he said, steadying himself with his shovel.

"I'll do that," Baby said, squeezing his arm slightly in reassurance as she climbed out the hole.

Baby didn't dare go over to Squid to sort things out. Piglet would get suspicious. She just walked past his hole and smiled at him slightly.

He just looked the other way. Why was he being so off with her today?

Maybe it was because he was embarrassed over what happened between them last night. After all, he hadn't said he loved her back. She hadn't really given him the chance.. But still, maybe he didn't like her that way and was ignoring her and avoiding her because he didn't want to have to tell her that he doesn't love her back. Maybe she had scared him away by saying that she loves him.

After all… she barely knows him, how can you love someone you barely know?

But she felt so sure that the feelings she was having for him where love. She'd never felt this way about anyone before.

Squid's P.O.V

I am sure Baby doesn't love me. I have come to the conclusion that she was just saying that so she didn't hurt my feelings. She is complicated that way. She always tries not to hurt anyone's feelings, like she said before that X ray's glasses suit him and that Zigzags hair is cool. I am not entirely sure if she actually meant that stuff or she was just saying it to not hurt their feelings, but I THINK it was not to hurt their feelings.

I decided not to talk to her today. Yeh, I guess I am in a mood with her. For getting my hopes up.

And anyway, she was flirting with Magnet. What does she see in him? I felt really jealous, I felt like going into the hole and beating the crap out of him. But I knew that would just make Baby like me even less. Plus, it isn't his fault if Baby likes him. She even kissed him! It was only on the cheek but still that must mean she likes him, even if it's just a little bit.

She never kissed me before… she hasn't even hugged me yet or anything else intimate. Hang on, when I think about it, she has been a little intimate. Like when I was crying, she wiped away my tears… when I was going to batter up that guy who slagged off my mum she held onto me and brought me down on the sofa with her.

But that stuff doesn't mean anything… does it?

I don't know… she confuses me too much. I wish girls were more straight- forward… not so complicated. It is really annoying! I wish I always knew what she was thinking so I wouldn't have to try and guess all the time.

I hate guessing because I always get it wrong.

But I think I've got it right this time… she doesn't love me, she was just trying not to hurt my feelings… that's all.

Well, she still hurt my feelings didn't she? So that didn't work…