I'm back with another chapter! Hope you like.
I think the whole Laretta thing might be getting confusing. I think I called her Larrette in one chapter, but her name is Larretta. She's Terrance's sister, for those who haven't figured that out.
Oh, and if you like this story, there is a good chance there's going to be a sequel, I even have numerous ideas for it, like - bangs head against desk NO! I WILL FINISH THIS STORY BEFORE GIVING AWAY ANYTHING IN THE SEQUEL! twitch Sorry bout that. Ideas start whirling around in my head, and I'm always tempted to tell someone, but this time I swear I won't.
Anyways, Muchas thanks for the reviews, and keep reading and reviewing! I apologize soooo much to my Beta, but I hadn't heard from you, and I needed to post the next chapter. Sorry!
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Surprises, Rehearsals, and More Scheming
"I don't believe it." Raven was standing, shocked, in front of a paper posted in the Mess Hall, flanked by Starfire, Robin, and Terrance, who were all smiling.
"Better start believing it, Rae. The first rehearsal is today." said Robin.
"They gave me the part of Maria! How could they!"
"Raven, you were great when you read for the part. Who did you think they were going to give it to? Apparently we stank though." Terrance said, addressing the last sentence to Robin.
"'Parently. Hello, Bernarndo." Robin said, clapping Terrance on the back.
"Riff." Terrance nodded at Robin.
"I die and you kill me. This is going to be weird." Robin shook his head, looking thoughtful. Raven groaned.
"Well, we'd better get to our first activities. I'm still in denial, though." she said, putting her hands in her pockets and walking out the doors. The others glanced at each other, sighed, and followed her down to the lake.
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Vin's eyes closed slowly, and she jerked them open again, trying not to fall asleep. What had she been thinking? Fishing had to be the most boring thing ever. Sitting around on a dock that gave you splinters in the sweltering heat, waiting for possibly non-existent fish to bite on a hook you've already stuck yourself with five times. God, how much worse could it get? She glared at the fishing pole she was holding, willing it to suddenly jerk, for SOMETHING to bite. It wouldn't even have to be a fish! It could be an old boot, just as long as it was something.
"Hey!" a voice said. Vin yelped and nearly dropped her fishing pole, before turning to see Terrance sitting beside her.
"God! How long have you been there!" she said, regaining her hold on the pole. Terrance shrugged.
"A few minutes. You know there aren't really any fish in there."
"Yeah. So I've noticed. Where did you come from?"
"Swimming." -Terrance nodded towards the roped off section of the lake that marked the swim area- "Rob, Star, and Raven are still there. I got bored."
"Sooooo, why are you over here?"
"Just wanted to bother you some more. So when ya gonna ditch those idiots you hang out with?"
"Didn't we go through this before?"
"Yes. And I've found three people who don't hate you."
Vin nearly dropped her fishing pole, again, at this. "Who?"
"Rob, Star, and Raven."
"I don't know..."
"Vin!"
"Well, I'm not sure. I mean, I have known Rova and your sister for seven years..."
"Yes, and I can't believe you've tolerated them so long. I can't even be around my sister for more than five minutes."
"You live with her."
"You're point? Now, c'mon. Say you'll eat dinner with us tonight."
Vin sighed. "We'll see. Oh! Whoa!" There was a strong tugging on her pole, and she was nearly pulled off the dock from surprise. Terrance grabbed the pole, reeling it in. "Hey! There really are fish in here!" she exclaimed, laughing.
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"Dunk!" Robin yelled, popping up from under the water and tackling Raven.
"You-! Take that!" She sent a jet of water straight into his face, then hurried to hide behind Star.
"Oh! Friend Raven- HEY!" Star exclaimed as a splash of water collided with her face.
"Ah! Sorry Star! Aiming for Raven!" Robin said as the water aimed at Raven hit Star.
"Oh, of course you were!" Star said sarcastically, before tackling Robin. Raven laughed a bit as the two struggled. How blind can two people get before they realize how perfect they are for each other?
"Hey!" a voice said, right in her ear. Raven jumped a bit and turned around to see Terrance looking at her slyly.
"Oh. What do you want?" she muttered, turning back to look at Robin and Starfire.
"You okay?"
"Fine."
"What's you're problem?"
"You."
"Raven-"
"Go away."
"Look. I know you know my plan would work, and I know you're in denial-"
"About what?"
"The fact that you like me. Now-"
"You know, there might be the slightest, slightest chance that I might, possibly, like you if you weren't such a stuck up, conceited, sure of yourself, egotistical idiot! Rob, Star, I'm heading back up, bye." Raven splashed out of the water, grabbed her towel, and headed back up the hill towards the mess hall. Terrance groaned, laying down on the dock and rubbing his head. Girls were complicated. He could have sworn the plank next to him was glowing an eerie black...
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"Now I know Tony like I know me, and I- ah, shoot. Line!" Robin yelled from the stage.
" 'And I guarantee you can count on him!' HOW HARD IS THAT TO REMEMBER! I'm Maria, and I know what the line is!" Raven yelled from the front row of benches in the theater.
"Someone's still in a bad mood." Terrance mumbled under his breath, a few rows back from Raven. She turned toward him shortly and pulled a face. He sneered back. Vin rolled her eyes at him from a few seats away, her nose, for once, buried in a book.
"Why are you even here?" he whispered, moving over a few seats so he could sit next to her.
"I forgot to sign up for my last activity today, this was the only thing open, and I missed try outs yesterday, so all I've got to do now is watch you make fool out of yourself on stage. And what could be better than that?" she answered, smiling sarcastically. Terrance laughed and rolled his eyes, turning back towards the stage, where Robin had once again forgotten his line, and Raven looked as though she was going to explode. Ah! There was that weird black glowy-y thing he had seen earlier at the lake! It was now very faintly radiating from one of Raven's hands. Not wanting to think he was crazy, Terrance shook his head, pretending he hadn't seen what he had.
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Vin stood, bored, in the line for dinner, tapping her foot impatiently. Why did it have to take so long for one person to get their dinner and move on! Apparently half an hour, since see had already been standing there for at least ten minutes and had only moved up one space. Ugh!
"Hey!" Vin jumped as a voice sounded, right next to her ear. She turned to see..
"Terrance! Do you have to do that? You scared the crud out of me!" she said. This was the third time he'd snuck up on her! Terrance simply shrugged.
"Wouldn't be me if I didn't. Here, we got you a tray. Come sit with us." He motioned towards a table where Rob, Star, and Raven were all sitting, happily eating. Well, except Raven, who was still fairly annoyed she'd gotten the part of Maria and looked moderately murderous.
"Terrance-"
"Vin, come on! Please? Don't tell me you're still planning on sitting with my idiot sis and Rov."
"Well..."
"Oh, come on." Terrance rolled his eyes, grabbing her hand and dragging her towards the table.
"Hey! Stop it!" she said, attempting to whack Terrance's hand away, though he succeeded in dragging her to the table and sitting her down, finally. She picked at her food, avoiding the welcoming glances Rob and Star threw her way every now and then. Maybe she should just go back to her old friends. Terrance seemed to read her thoughts, and locked onto her eyes with one of those 'Don't-even-think-about-it' gazes that he did so well. Oh, how she had always hated those looks. They made her feel guilty about whatever she was doing at the time, no matter what that was. She finally tore her eyes from his and returned to picking at her fried chicken.
No one seemed to notice that Robin didn't seem as warmed-up to Star as he usually was. Raven was, of course, too busy looking bugged that she was Maria, and Terrance, who would have been most likely to notice, was concentrating on Vin.
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Whack. Whack. Whack.
The ball Robin was throwing bounced off the bottom of the bunk above him, and he caught it, throwing it up into the air again. He sighed a disappointed sigh, catching the ball again. Suddenly, Terrance was standing beside him, looking annoyed.
"What's up with you?" he asked, looking at the depressed Robin.
"Nothing." Robin answered.
"You really think I'm that dumb? What's wrong? Does it have to do with Star?"
"Unnhh..." Robin closed his eyes, massaging his temples and the ball bounced off his head, having ricocheted off a beam above.
"Okay, so it has to do with Star. What is it!"
"Nothing! She just doesn't like me, okay?"
"What are you talking about! That girl loves you!"
"Really? Then why did one of her cabin mates tell me she thought that she wanted to go to the dance with Cole?"
"One of her...? Oh. Boy. Was this girl tall, blonde, obnoxious, and wearing excessive amounts of pink?"
"Well...yeah..."
"I'll be back in a minute. I have to take care of something." Angrily, Terrance stormed out the door, and Robin returned to feeling sorry for himself.
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"ROVA!" a yell echoed across the nearly empty lake. The sun was setting in about a half hour, but there was still a lone figure laying on the beach in a hot pink bikini, which could be none other than the girl Terrance was looking for. "Rova!" he was by her side now, arms crossed and glaring. Rova groaned.
"What, Terrance? I'm trying to work on my tan."
"What's your problem? You think that because a guy isn't attracted to you at first that you can just make him like you by turning him against the girl he really likes?"
"Well, yes, basically." Rova smiled to herself, enjoying Terrance's anger.
"You can't you know. It's going to take a whole lot more to tear Rob and Star apart than some half-thought-out, ridiculous, never-gonna-work plan you've come up with."
Rova sighed and stood up to face Terrance.
"You underestimate me. I have more power than you'll ever know. I've got Larretta and Vin on my-"
"Don't count on Vin." It was Terrance's turn to smile now.
"And what is that supposed to mean?"
"Just that you may have to find yourself a new lackie pretty soon. Sooner than you think." With that, Terrance turned and walked away, satisfied that he had done what he could for now.
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Ahh! It's the curse of the short chapters! le sigh My updates might be a bit more spread out now, since school starts soon. This was a little longer than the last one, I think, and I personally don't think this chapter's very good. Course, that's just me, but really have feeling this one's a stinker. So don't be too harsh. bows Farewell for now, and look out for a new fic on the way!
