A/N: Another chapter based off of a song. "Someday" by Nickelback. Oh and just to remind you, I do not own this song. Hope you like J
Broken But Not Shattered
Chapter Thirteen: Someday
Squid laid down on his cot and cried. It wasn't the first time he'd cry for Keavy and it wasn't going to be the last. He was so confused, what had he done wrong? He cared for her, comforted her and was there when no one else was. And now she ran off with Scar. A tear fell down his cheek and hit floor with a splash.
"Dude, are you cryin'?
Squid immediately wiped the remaining tears off his face, "No, I just had some dirt in my eye, that's all. Whaddya want anyway, X?
"Look, Squid I know you're upset about this whole thing with Mouth. But man, listen to me, you were better off without her. She ripped your heart out and stepped all over it, and now she's with Scar." He sat down on the cot next to Squid. "See, X-ray is always right.
Squid cleared his throat, "Yeah man, I guess you were." His voice gained more confidence, "You are right, X. I don't know how I could've fallen for her in the first place, all she did was put on some cryin' act to gain my affections. She didn't really care for me.
X-ray smiled, it wasn't a smile of happiness but a smile of contempt, "Yeah. Well I have a game of pool to win against B-Tent. You wanna come and see them get crushed?" He stood up.
"Uh, sure. I'll be there in a few minutes.
"Okay, see ya there." X-ray walked off whistling a merry tune to himself. Life was good, at least for him
Anger was starting to boil in Squid's mind, his heart started to pound with rage. He knew X-ray wasn't right, he knew that something was wrong. Keavy just wouldn't walk out on him like that. Squid's mind tried to rationalize every possibility, but everytime he thought about it, he became angrier. His pupils became dilated and his breathing became faster. He swallowed the lump that was forming in his throat and walked out of D-Tent to the Wreck Room. There by the pool table were the 6 guys of B-tent on one side and 4 guys of D-Tent on the other side. Squid took a deep breath and picked up a pool cue. In his silent fury he single handedly beat B-Tent. D-Tent was amazed.
"Dude, you beat the crud outta them!" Armpit patted his friend on the back.
"Yeah man, you didn't even need us! How'd you do it?" Magnet snatched a ball from the table and threw it up in the air to catch it.
Squid looked at his four friends, "IÐIÐ don't really know.
"Squid, you okay? You look terrible.
"Yeah, Zig I'm fine. Just tired that's all." Squid walked over to the tattered sofa and plopped his exhausted body on it. He looked over to his left and saw Keavy; her face had the look of defeat. She was sitting on Scar's lap; she didn't look like she wanted to be there. Keavy struggled, but Scar's strength overpowered hers.
Scar turned to look at a fellow B-Tenter who was calling for him; he stood up and ordered Keavy to stay. Her head turned to where Squid was sitting, she caught his eye and tried to smile, but he gave her a cold look and watched the broken TV.
Keavy looked over to see if Scar was still busy, then she walked over and sat down next to Squid.
"Squid, we need to talk."
"I have nothin' to say to ya, Keav," He turned himself to face her, "What do you want from me?! You dump your emotions on me, then you make-out with Scar the next. Who do you think I am? I thought you were different." He stood up, "Now, why don't you go run off to your master, he'll be wondering where you are." Squid's words were cold enough to freeze butter on a hot day in Texas.
"Now wait just a minute, Squid! You have no right to talk to me that way! You don't even know what I've been throughÐÐÐ
"Would you stop with that excuse?! Everyone here has been through hell; don't you get it?
"You didn't even have the guts to save me!
"Save you?! You liked making out with that, that jerk! And you didn't have the guts to come back to D-Tent!
Their argument was heating up the Wreck Room. The pool game was at a hiatus, and the TV had been "turned off".
"I couldn't come back to D-Tent!
"Whatever, Keav. I have nothing else to say to you!
"You're such a freak! You know me better than that, Squid. Would I just run outta the tent without a reason?!
"I know your reason. It was him!" He pointed to Scar who was coming over with two other guys of B-Tent. Scar mockingly kissed her on the cheek. She wiped it off furiously. Scar signaled to the other guys, they grabbed Keavy's arms and dragged her out of the Wreck Room. The guys of D-Tent snickered, with the exception of Squid and Zigzag.
"Good-bye, Mouth." Those were Squid's last words to Keavy. He'd never called her by her nickname before.
"How did we wind up like thisWhy weren't we able
To see the signs that we missed
And try to turn the tables"***
"Hey, Squid, you okay?
Squid sat himself down on the sofa again and sighed, "No, Zig, I'm not. I'm torn in two, between her and the tent.
"What do ya mean?" Zigzag's eyes darted around the room.
"Zig, you're my best friend, right?
"Yeah, last time I checked.
"So you won't say a word to X, will you?
"Nope.
"Okay. My heart tells me that I don't think she did anything wrong. But I know that if I do something about it X-ray will have a fit, and who knows what he'll do. But then my mind tells me that she just played me for her own benefit, while all she really wanted was Scar. You see what I'm sayin'?
Zigzag nodded and his eyes scanned the room again, "Squid, you and I both know Scar; he's been nothin' but trouble ever since he got here and he's always had it in for D-Tent. You also know Keavy, she's been through some tough crud, and right now she doesn't know whom to trust anymore. Her heart is being torn in two, just like yours. She's afraid that if she lets you care for her, she'll end up hurt, like all the other times she's given her heart away. Yet, when she does warm up to you, she gets taken away. She's confused.
Squid got up, "You make a lot of sense sometimes," He stood up, "I need to go think, get me when it's time to eat.
"Okay.
Squid opened the door and walked out of the Wreck Room. He noticed Scar sitting by his tent with Keavy on his lap. He walked past them so they could see him.
"Yeah that's right, walk away Squid, that's all you'll ever be good for!" Keavy yelled. But for some reason it didn't sound like something she would say. Squid looked back and saw Scar snicker. What he didn't see was Scar twisting Keavy's arm. Squid just shook his head and walked away. His heart felt as if it had stopped beating.
"I wish you'd unclench your fists
And unpack your suitcase
Lately there's been too much of this
Don't think it's too late
Nothin's wrong
just as long as
you know that someday I will
Someday, somehow
I'm gonna make it alright but not right now
I know you're wondering when,
But you're the only one who knows that
Someday, somehow
Gonna make it alright but not right now
I know you're wondering when
Keavy didn't care about the pain anymore, she wanted to make things right with the one she loved, "Squid! Squid!
He stopped walking but didn't look back.
She groaned in pain, "Squid, I'm soÐÐÐÐ"
X-ray walked up just in time his plan wasn't about to get foiled so quickly. He helped Scar drag Keavy into B-Tent.
Squid kicked the dust. He didn't know what to think anymore, was Keavy worth all this? He knew the answer, but his stubbornness pushed it away.
"Well I hoped that since we're here anyway
We could end up saying,
Things we've always needed to say
So we could end up staying
Now the story's played out like this,
Just like a paperback novel
Let's rewrite an ending that fits
Instead of a Hollywood horror"Squid didn't even know she was gone, "Keavy, I've already told you, I have nothin' else to say," He looked over his shoulder, she was nowhere in sight, "Figures.
***
X-ray forced Keavy down onto the cot; she glared at him then at Scar. "You just wait, Scar.
He laughed, "Wait for what?
Her little body trembled with anger, "For this!" She stood up and lunged at Scar, tearing at his nose piercing. He screamed in pain, she laughed like a crazed woman.
X-ray grabbed Keavy's waist and tried to pull her off of Scar, it didn't work it just made more pain for Scar. Keavy was hanging on to his nose ring and wouldn't let go.
Scar finally had enough of the pain, his nose was starting to bleed, "Okay, Okay, Mouth! I give up, you can leave, just get offa me!
Keavy let go of his nose ring, which by now was only dangling by a thin piece if skin.
X-ray looked at Scar, "What, let her leave?
"Yeah man, look what she did to me!
"So, you'll live." He held Keavy's waist tighter.
"Whatever, but if she does one more thing like that again, I'll have your hide along with hers.
"Fine." X-ray wasn't about to give in so easily. He pushed Keavy into Scar's arms, "There, have your girl, but next time keep her away from D-Tent." X-ray stormed out of B-tent.
Scar wiped the blood off his nose, and quickly ripped the ring out of it. He was about to let her go when she slapped him across the face. He let go of Keavy and grabbed his cheek. She seized the opportunity and ran.
***
Keavy wiped the blood off her hands as soon as she fled out of B-tent. She ran to the showers to get any trace of it off of her clothes. Then she headed off to D-Tent to try and set things straight with her boy, that is, if he would listen to her.
***
Stanley walked out of the tent; he was going to shower before supper tonight. He whistled his family's ancient tune and strode happily toward the showers. But before he could even leave the vicinity of D-Tent, he walked right into Keavy.
"Mouth, you're alive!
She reached up and put a hand over his mouth, "Yeah, so shut up so I won't be caught!
He nodded, she released her hand, "So you want me to tell Squid that you're here?
She arched her eyebrow, "Are you really that stupid, Yelnats?
"No.
"Well then, no, I don't want you to tell Squid. I'll talk to him myself.
"I don't think he wants to see you.
"Thank you, Captain Obvious!
"Sheesh Mouth, do you have to be so sarcastic.
"Sorry. Look you're just too innocent for your own good. Anyway, I know he probably never wants to see me again, but," She sighed, "I just have to let him know that all of this was a big misunderstanding.
"You really didn't mean to hurt him, did you?
"No. Look I was forced to go to B-Tent, And Scar took advantage of that for his own goodÉwell it's a long story.
"It's okay," He smiled at her, "Squid's real lucky to have you.
She looked at the ground, "I don't think he has me anymore.
He gave her a slight shove in the direction of the tent door, "Go on, Mouth.
Keavy walked into D-Tent, the smell of sour milk made its way to her nose, causing her stomach to turn. She was home.
Armpit and Magnet saw her first, they opened their mouths to say something, but she gave them a "don't-say-a-word-or-I'll-kill-you look". They immediately went back to their game of checkers. She saw Squid napping on his cot; he had his hat over his eyes. She sat down on the cot causing it to squeak.
Squid took the hat off of his eyes and a tear fell down his cheek. He saw who was sitting there and sat up suddenly.
"What are you doin' here?
"I came to talk.
"I told you already, I have nothin' more to say. Now leave me alone.
"So you won't take any of my apologies?
He shook his head and sighed.
Keavy walked out of D-Tent, her heart becoming harder each time she talked to Squid.
"Someday, Somehow
I'm gonna make it allright, but not right now
I know you're wondering when
I know you're wondering when...
A/N: Yet again, another depressing chapter. Sorry for the stupid symbols, ff.net hasn't repaired anything yet, so I'm stuck with it. Anyways I hope you liked it. REVIEW!