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Chapter 18

When Baby woke up in the morning, she wasn't sure whether last night was a dream or not.

It had been so perfect…. So lovely…. It couldn't be true.

She felt dizzy and light headed with butterflies in her stomach.

She just couldn't think straight.

Baby sat in silence in the laundry room whilst washing the jumpsuits. Partly because she was still in a mood with Piglet and partly because she was still day- dreaming about Squid. No one had ever made her feel this way before. She normally managed to play it pretty cool with the guys but it was just something about Squid that made her fall for him.

Piglet was washing in silence too, which was very unusual for her. She looked really exhausted and sad, and she kept looking over at Baby. She didn't look angry… just as though she was thinking very deeply about something.

Piglet never normally thought about things… she'd just say them.

Piglet was a total bitch at times… but at least she was honest about it. Baby couldn't help but think this… even though her and Piglet weren't on speaking terms.

Chatterbox was the only one who was saying anything at all.

…No surprise there…

She didn't seem too put out due to the fact that she was practically talking to herself seeing as no one was answering her questions.

Baby had just sort of tuned out… occasionally she could hear a few words Chatterbox was saying, such as;

"This is so typical.. And sexist! They think us girls can't dig our own holes coz we're so weak… yeah right… I'm not weak… I'd like to show them! I bet I could dig a hole by myself. And the blooming cheek of it, they make us do LAUNDRY! That is major sexist… trust them to make girls wash the clothes…"

Baby sort of agreed with her… but she was glad she didn't have to dig her own hole. Not that she preferred washing boys smelly socks a whole lot more.

Baby caught Piglet looking at her again. Baby stared back… getting a little bit annoyed.

A small smile played on Piglet's lips which made Baby unable to suppress a grin forming. "Baby… I'm so sorry for being such a bitch!" Piglet suddenly gasped.

"I'm so sorry for being so cranky," Baby said back.

They hugged each other and Chatterbox just looked at them, a shocked expression on her face.

"Woah, that was unexpected," she said.

"Are we friends again?" Piglet asked as they drew apart.

"Yeah we're…. Friends," Baby said, smiling. She wasn't sure she wanted to be Piglet's BEST friend. She knew Magnet was probably joking or just comforting her yesterday, and she knew that she didn't know him all too well… but she wanted Magnet as a best friend. She used to have a boy as a best friend when she was little and she thought it was so much better than a girl.

They never bitch about you and they always have a laugh and never leave you bored. They don't stress about getting ready before you go out and they don't care about getting a little bit sweaty and muddy when they play football or whatever sport. They don't go on and on about guys they fancy and stress whether that guy likes them back or not. There not so sensitive and fall out with you over every little thing.

Plus Baby liked Magnet… he was fun to be around.

At least Piglet was a little perkier after making friends with Baby. Baby found herself going straight back into her own little dream world. She just didn't feel like talking.

Munching on her baloney and cheese sandwich, Baby leaned back in the shade of the hole. Her, Piglet and Chatterbox hadn't done too bad digging today. They weren't so much behind the others. It was probably because Chatterbox wasn't talking AS much, she said her voice was parched from lack of water.

Baby had noticed that for lunch Piglet had gone over to Caveman's hole and Chatterbox had followed her.

Baby found it so annoying sometimes that Chatterbox always followed Piglet around like a puppy dog. Baby guessed that Piglet was probably enjoying the attention.

Baby peeked up over the edge of the hole towards Caveman's hole. Piglet and Caveman were sitting side by side on the edge of his hole. They were sitting really close, heads almost touching. Caveman had his arm around Piglet. They looked really cute together, Baby couldn't help but grin knowing that it had been her idea to set them up.

A shadow suddenly appeared over her and she looked up. Squid was looking down at her from the edge of her hole.

"They look good together don't they?" he said, nodding towards Caveman and Piglet.

Baby nodded in agreement, the grin still stretched across her face.

"I don't want to boast but I so proved you wrong on the match- making thing," Squid said with a note of gloating in his voice.

"Ha!" Baby guffawed "You don't want to boast! Yeah right Squid… you always boast,"

Squid pretended to look hurt, "I do not! Your just jealous, it's all down to me those two getting together,"

"Don't flatter yourself," Baby sighed, "Though… you did good…. You are a good match maker… I guess,"

Squid grinned and readjusted his toothpick before walking off.

Baby sat down again to finish off her sandwich. Squid's such a smart ass, She thought as she chewed absentmindedly on the bread, He always thinks he's right and sometimes he can't keep his big mouth shut… but I love him for it.

Baby laughed a little at how soppy that sounded. She'd finished her lunch and was waiting for Chatterbox and Piglet because there was no way she was going to start digging without them.

She clambered out her hole and stood at the edge for a second looking down at it.

She then felt someone shove her slightly and she wavered on the edge and almost fell in. Then she felt someone pull her back.

"Saved your life!" Magnet said, laughing, "You crapped yourself,"

"Omigod Mag!" Baby gasped, trying to catch her breath, "Give me a frigging heart attack,"

"Sorry," Magnet said, in between peals of laughter, "I couldn't resist,"

Baby rolled her eyes, her heart still beating rapidly.

"Do you want my apple?" Magnet asked, passing it to her.

Baby looked at it suspiciously, "What have you done to it?"

"Nothing!" Magnet said looking all wide eyed innocent, "What do you think I would do to it? Poison it like the witch did out of Snow white?" Magnet and Baby looked at each other and burst out laughing at this.

"I wouldn't be surprised, You SO look like a wicked witch," Baby said sarcastically. Magnet let out an attempt to try a wicked witch cackle, he didn't do very good.

Baby began giggling all over again, "You sounded like a frog or something then… not a witch,"

"Shut up, or I'll turn you into a frog in a minute," Magnet said. Baby noticed, his eyes totally lit up when he was laughing… he was pretty cute. Not as cute as Squid of course.. But still, pretty cute.

"What's so funny?" Baby could hear Piglet's voice behind her.

"Nothing, we were just joking around," Magnet said, still chuckling a bit.

"Oh, alright," Piglet shrugged, she seemed to be in a good mood, "Well, hurry up with your joking around Baby coz if we don't start on this hole now we're going to be digging in the hottest part of the day," Baby rolled her eyes but hopped back in the hole and picked up her shovel to commence with the digging.

Their hole was finished roughly about the time Caveman finished his, so all four teenagers walked back to the camp compound together.

"So, what's going on between you two then?" Baby asked Piglet and Caveman, trying to prevent a knowing smile from emerging on her face.

Both Piglet and Caveman blushed and looked at each other slightly.

"Awww!" Chatterbox squealed, "You two make a cute couple!" Caveman grinned broadly at this. Piglet just told Chatterbox to be quiet.

"We don't know what's going on between us… yet," Piglet said honestly.

Caveman looked a little sad at this, it seemed Piglet wasn't sure about it all yet.

Baby was about to say something when all four of them noticed a lizard scurry out in front of them.

"Stand back!" Caveman warned, a note of terror wavered in his voice, "That's a yellow spotted lizard,"

A little cliffhanger- Will the yellow- spotted lizard attack!