Chapter 13
Stephanie stood there smiling as Sportacus moved toward her. She just absorbed everything she saw before her. The last time she had been too busy looking at his wavy dirty blond hair but this time there were other things to focus on. Sportacus' abs, chest, arms, and then her eyes wondered down (Remember he still has a towel on, ladies). Then his strong arms grabbed his uniform from her.
"We have to stop meeting like this, Stephanie." Sportacus cracked.
"Oh I don't know. It's only fair after you saw me in a towel; I should get to see you in a towel." Stephanie said, grinning from ear to ear. Sportacus laughed and ducked back into the bathroom. He was out in two minutes. Completely dressed and ready for the day.
"Its time for you to ice that bruise Stephanie. Come on downstairs." Sportacus told her. Stephanie followed him downstairs. Handing her an ice pack, Sportacus made her some breakfast.
They ate together and decided what they were going to do. Sportacus reminded her that Dr. Rottenstein had told her to rest and ice the bruise. Stephanie said she didn't want to spend the whole day inside. Sportacus suggested sitting out on a park bench and having her friends hang out there with her. Stephanie liked that idea. Then they heard a knock on the door.
Sportacus answered it. Trixie, Pixel, Ziggy, and Stingy were standing outside.
"Hi guys! Come on in." Sportacus smiled. The kids looked like someone had rained on their parade. Trixie was the first one to say something.
"Sportacus is Stephanie better? Are you and her going to come out today?" She asked.
"Yes everything is back to normal. Well almost. Stephanie will be able to play tomorrow." Sportacus said.
"Why can't she play today?" Ziggy asked. Sportacus explained that she had a nasty bruise from falling out of bed. She had to ice it until tomorrow. He didn't mention anything about the nightmare, Robbie, or landing on top of her. He felt it wasn't necessary to go into all that detail. Stephanie came over to them and everyone's faces brightened.
"Let's go play!" Pixel shouted. The five friends went out to the sports field. Sportacus smiled and promised to be by in a little while. He had something he had to do before he could play.
Robbie woke up from his fitful night sleep. All he kept remembering was those words Sportacus mouthed to him. I'll be back for you later. Then Sportacus came out of the tube leading into Robbie's hideout.
Robbie gasped as Sportacus landed in front of him.
"Robbie we need to talk." He could tell that Sportacus wasn't in the mood for kidding around.
"Listen Robbie, I've been here for six years. In those six years you've tried everything from hitting me with soccer balls, creating doubles of me, and trapping me in your lair. Up until now I've been very forgiving but when you put Stephanie in danger that is where I draw the line. I've tried to talk to you, put you in jail, make you do community service, and yet you continue to try to cause trouble. So how am I going to make you understand not to mess with me or anyone else in LazyTown?" Sportacus said, angrily.
To Be Continued…