Chapter 4

A couple weeks later, Þórir arrived in LazyTown. He was happy to be back. Things had been going so well and everyone was always in bright spirits. Bringing all his luggage into the house, he began to unpack.

Þórir had asked the Mayor if he was sure that he could stay there and the Mayor said that Bessie had insisted and besides they wouldn't have it any other way. He promised not to get in the way. It was then that he realized he was done unpacking and walked out into the kitchen for a snack.

Eysteinn watched his first target enter the Mayor's home. He realized that the bushes in front of the home may cause a problem. So he shifted his sniper nest over a little bit and now the door to the Mayor's home was unobstructed.

"Hi, Þórir! It's so good to see you." Amanda said walking downstairs and into the kitchen.

"It's good to see you too. What have you been up to?" He asked as they hugged.

"Not much. Do you need help unpacking?" Amanda asked.

"No, I'm all set in that regard but thanks for asking." The hero responded.

"Can I run something by you?" she asked.

"Sure, what's on your mind?" Number Nine wondered. Amanda pulled him aside into the living room.

"You have to promise not to tell Sportacus or Stephanie." She told him.

"I promise only if it's not something bad." Þórir smiled.

"Well I don't think it's bad. Anyway, last year before I went back to college in the fall, Robbie asked me if we could be friends. I said yes because he seemed like he really had turned over a new leaf. When I came back over winter break, things changed." She said.

"Uh huh, so now you and Robbie are dating." Number Nine said. Amanda nodded.

"But it hasn't gone too far has it?" He asked.

"Oh no, but I just don't know how to tell people. Robbie and I have been discussing it and we're just not sure if people will be ok with it." Amanda told him.

"You're worried because of his prior bad acts, that no one will see what you see." Number Nine said.

"Yes. I see a sweet, loving, caring person. I'm afraid everybody will just see that he's Robbie Rotten and that he can't change." She sighed.

"You think he has changed? I know it's been a year but do you feel you can trust him?" Þórir asked.

"Yes, I can trust him. He has changed." The girl responded.

"Then that's all that matters. There will be a time when you'll be able to tell everyone. I'd give it six more months. When we all get together over the winter then tell people. But that's just me. You should discuss it more with Robbie." The hero told her.

"Thank you so much. You promise you won't tell Sportacus and Stephanie?" Amanda asked.

"I promise." Þórir answered. They hugged and headed for the door. He was going out for a run and she was going to go find Robbie.

Eysteinn shouldered his M82A3 rifle and put his eye to the scope.

"Come to Poppa." He said to himself. He watched as Number Nine and Amanda walked out the door. Quickly Eysteinn lined up his target in the crosshairs of the scope and squeezed the trigger.

To Be Continued…