Chapter 5

Stephanie watched the ball as it sailed toward her. She jumped and her hands hit the ball. It flew over the net and Stephanie landed on the ground. Her team stormed the field. They had won the championship game! The team picked Stephanie up on their shoulders and carried her to the sidelines. The officials came over and gave the Champion's Cup to them. Then the fans stormed over to the team and they all celebrated.

Later that night when Stephanie and her parents got home, they talked about the game and what was going to happen tomorrow. Stephanie's train would leave the station at seven a.m. Which meant Stephanie would have to be at the train station by 6:30. Stephanie's dad brought her suitcases down for her and Stephanie went upstairs. She showered, put her pajamas on, and went to bed.

Stephanie slept fitfully all night. Every time she closed her eyes the nightmare would resurface. Finally her alarm went off at 5 a.m. Getting out of bed slowly she smacked her alarm. It shut off and she picked up her clothes and got into the shower. Once she was dressed, Stephanie went downstairs. She sank her teeth into an apple she picked up out of the basket on the counter. Her father and mother came downstairs and put her suitcases into the car. Then they all piled into the car and headed for the train station.

Stephanie had barely said a word all morning. Her parents were worried but she wouldn't talk about it. Finally they arrived at the train station and Stephanie's dad grabbed her suitcases out of the trunk. A short while later Stephanie boarded the train and said goodbye to her parents.

She would arrive in LazyTown around three o'clock. Sportacus would pick her up and take her to Uncle Milford's house. Around two o'clock, Stephanie perked up at the sign that passed by her window. The sign read: "LazyTown 50 miles". She began to think about Sportacus again and how she had missed him. She wanted to talk to him about the nightmare she kept having. Up until that point no one knew why Stephanie had been looking so worn out and half asleep.

Stephanie thought once again about the night she finally admitted to him her feelings. She also thought about the four weeks they spent together as he healed from his injuries and the night they sang their special song together. Stephanie hoped this summer would be full of fun and excitement.

Robbie Rotten looked at his calendar. Realizing what day it was he made a face and said, "Yuck! That pink haired Stephanie will be here soon. What am I going to do?" Robbie was still upset with Stephanie and Sportacus from the last time. He didn't enjoy the jail food or the 200 hours of community service. However, he hadn't come up with a plan yet. Then he got an idea.

Sportacus was waiting anxiously at the train station. It was almost three o'clock and he had been staring at his watch every minute or so to see if Stephanie was almost here. Then he heard the train whistle. He leapt over to the platform.

Stephanie grabbed her suitcases and climbed down the train steps. At seeing Sportacus, her heart leapt. He ran over and went for her suitcases. Stephanie stopped him. Grabbing his face she pulled him down to hers. She stared at his Icelandic baby blues and he stared back into her dark brown eyes. Then she kissed him. Everything seemed to disappear as he kissed her back. When they pulled away from each other, she hugged him.

"I've missed you so much." Stephanie said.

"I missed you too Stephanie." He smiled. Sportacus then picked up her luggage and the two headed for Uncle Milford's house.

Robbie saw the two of them through his periscope. He stuck out his tongue and made a face. "Disgusting! She's only been here 5 minutes and the two of them are… Yuck!" Robbie said to no one in particular. "My plan to break those two up had better work! I'm sick of seeing them so close!"

To Be Continued…