Pokemongirl99- I'm so sorry it took so long for an update! Don't worry, I have the notebook, and the story will be continued regularly!
Jess- I'm VERY sorry that you thought I would never finish the story! But I hate to leave people hanging just as much as I hate to be left hangin' P
MooseyDoom777- I'm very glad you think so much of my story beams P
Morkel- Bwa-ha-ha… P Too bad he isn't in this next chapter… but he'll be back soon, with even more disgusting ideas!
And FOREVER- Sorry it took so long, but I got it P And thanks for stickin' with my slow ol' self!
Demigod-Black-Fire- Thank yas very much 3 I love constructive comments and critique, and yours just made my heart explode P (Xshay: (Zyalea's twin sister) that's just mooshy )
Sorry I can't respond to everyone's comments, but I thank you all for reading and waiting so patiently! I would never have been able to put up with myself if I were one of you.
Oh yeah, and this is Zyalea's sister, Xshay,speaking. I'm afraid she hasn't given me credit for writing some of this… So, yeah. I wrote half of this story, too!
Anyway, without further adieu, the next chapter shall commence:
Grim, feeling all hope was lost, decided to catch some Zs. Mandy, on the other hand, remained wide awake to concoct an escape route.
The cheerfully adorned but morbid girl sat with her head in her hands, constantly glancing at the ground. Her eyebrows were slanted in deep concentration, lips twitching in frustration. Despite her immense intellect for her age, she couldn't think of any way to break out of this irritating dilemma. Her black eyes lifted from the ground, focusing on the sleeping figure of death.
"Rrrg," Mandy grunted, standing up with her hands balled into fists, trudging over the short distance to where Grim was resting. She stood over him, deciding whether or not to wake him up. She doubted Grim could help her think of anything, being the empty-headed pile of bones he was. On the other hand, she was a bit bored, and at least he would be someone to chat-er, argue-with. Plus, it mildly angered her to see the innocent, relaxed expression on his face when he was snoozing.
She continued to examine the bony creature, lost completely in her thoughts as if she wasn't even standing there, looming over Grim. Mandy's expression obtained more terror as she came back to reality, out of her thoughts.
The little blond girl gave Grim a swift kick in the gut, her feminine black shoe digging into his equally dark robe.
"Hey! What's da big idea!" Grim snapped, after being rudely awakened. His hand had instantly gone to his side where Mandy's shoe had landed, rubbing it in pain.
"I don't like you sleeping," Mandy stated simply, crossing her arms.
Grim grumbled, sitting up as he stroked his side where it was sore from Mandy's brutal way of waking him. "What else am I to do?" He asked in irritation.
"Well," Mandy said sharply, "you could help me try to figure out a way of escape." She asked Grim this despite her previous thoughts of how worthless he was.
Grim leaned against the wall and put his hands behind his head to cushion it, closing his eyes. "Why can't we just wait for Billy? He's bound to show up sooner or later."
Mandy rolled her eyes, "More later than sooner," she retorted.
"Yeah…" Grim said understandably, "Billy's definitely not reliable." Mandy sat next to the skeleton as he finished his statement.
"So, any ideas pop into that hollow head of yours while you were sleeping?" Mandy stopped herself from leaning against the wall of fire, feeling the intensified heat against her back before relaxing. She grimaced, realizing that Grim was leaning against the only spot of rock wall available.
Grim pulled his hood more over his head, the bright flames annoying him. "I'm afraid I can't think of anything, really." He admitted absent-mindedly, only concerned for his comfort at the moment.
Mandy completely ignored what Grim had just said, thinking about how she would remain comfortable herself. She could shove Grim away from the one open spot, but she had been a bit mean to him…
Oh well, Mandy thought, feeling a bit not herself anyway, I'll just use him to lean against.
Mandy concluded, scooting around so she could relax against the skeleton.
Grim's eyes opened at once as he felt pressure on his side. He looked over to see Mandy leaning against him, her back to him. Mandy glanced up in return, narrowing her eyes. "What?" She snapped, daring him to answer.
Grim, astonished, eyesockets wide, just shook his head, inferring that he had nothing to say.
The two sat in silence, view landing anywhere but eachother.
"Daw, the line's not moving at all!" Billy exclaimed impatiently after reaching the end of the line and having waited there for quite a while. The boy standing with his casual attire of a blue striped shirt went unnoticed in the long strand of children waiting for ice cream. He craned his neck to see what was happening at the beginning of the column of people. Turns out, a customer was having a bit of trouble picking out a flavor. The ice cream truck driver didn't seem to be helping much either, his yelling and ushering on only seeming to make things worse for the boy, oddly named Pud'n. Billy sighed, "Oh, I wish Grim or Mandy were here to clear this up…"