Chapter 17
Surprised Sportacus pulled back from Stephanie. For a few moments neither one of them said anything. Stephanie was the first to speak.
"I remember everything now! You told me we were through!" Stephanie shouted angrily at him. Her words bounced off the trees and inside Sportacus' mind.
"I tried to tell you before all this happened. I don't know what to do. I'm so confused. I don't want you to get hurt and I…" Sportacus stopped talking. He could see how hurt Stephanie was already. Then she did something he didn't expect. She grabbed his hand and looked deeply into his Icelandic baby blues. Stephanie could tell he was on the verge of crying. She had never seen him like this.
"Please Sportacus, I don't want to fight. I just want to be with you. I care about you and I know you care about me. That's all I want. I'm sorry I hit you. I'm just so tired, frustrated, and so in love. This is my first relationship, too. I want it to work but like you said we have to be completely honest with each other. Otherwise it will never work. I promise to tell you everything if you promise to tell me everything. Deal?" She squeezed his hand and he pulled her close.
"Deal. I'm sorry I've hurt you." Sportacus then kissed the top of her head. Stephanie looked up at him and smiled. Just then her stomach rumbled. She giggled and said, "I haven't had anything to eat today."
"Well I will get you home. We need to look at your ankle and get you something to eat. Come on." Sportacus helped her to her feet. Stephanie cried out when she put pressure on her ankle. Sportacus grabbed her up in his arms.
"I'll carry you. I hope you aren't in too much pain. I promise we'll be in your Uncle's house by sun up." Sportacus kissed her cheek. True to his word, Sportacus carried her back through the forest. His muscles hurt but he didn't complain. The two made it through the woods carefully. They avoided Robbie's cottage and made it totally out of the woods. The sun started to rise above curvature of the earth as the two walked to Mayor Meanswell's house.
They were surprised to see all the lights on inside the house. As they got closer, Mayor Meanswell opened the door and rushed outside.
"Stephanie!" He shouted.
"Uncle Milford!" Stephanie shouted back. Uncle Milford was so overjoyed to see her back in LazyTown that he didn't seem to notice that she was in pain. Sportacus walked into the house and set Stephanie down on the couch. For the first time she noticed he wasn't wearing his traditional blue costume. His dirty blond hair wasn't in his cap. She was just about to ask him about that when Uncle Milford rushed over with Dr. Feels Good.
The doctor looked at Stephanie and decided that she had sprained her ankle and would need to keep it up for the next two weeks. Wrapping an air cast around her ankle, giving her some pain medication, and then some crutches, Dr. Feels Good told her to be careful. Then he left for his office.
Stephanie's stomach rumbled again as Sportacus walked into the living room with some waffles. They were covered in strawberries. It was her favorite. Knowing Sportacus couldn't have whipped them up that fast she asked how he got them. He smiled and told her he'd tell her later. Then he announced he had to go bring his airship back over LazyTown but he promised to be back in a couple of hours.
Stephanie finished her waffles and then Uncle Milford helped her up the stairs so she could clean up. She hadn't showered in almost two days and she was beginning to smell a little ripe. Plus she was covered in dirt and grass from head to toe. After she cleaned up, Uncle Milford helped her down to the living room where she fell asleep on the couch.
Sportacus cleaned himself up and changed his clothes. Back in his blue costume he felt a lot better. Then he piloted his airship back over LazyTown. He was exhausted and decided to catch some sleep. He slipped beneath his white comforter and went to sleep immediately.
While Stephanie slept Mayor Meanswell left for Bessie's house. They still had a wedding to plan and by the looks of things Sportacus and Stephanie were better. Bessie answered her door and let the Mayor in.
To Be Continued…
