"You fight well." Eyeball commented. Ace gave him a weird look.
"Duh, asshole. I taught her. No idea about the parsley thing, though." Ace looked down at Flip. "What was that about?"
"Well, uh..." She thought quickly. "He was being a cock knocker, and I had to make up something, fast. Otherwise his goons would've probably punched me in the face, then dragged me over there." she said, hoping he would believe her. They did.
"Your sister's a quick thinker." Billy said.
"Unlike your dumb-ass brother." Ace snickered. Flip rolled her eyes. Ace could walk properly now, but Flip could see that he was still in pain.
"Hold on." she said, stopping Ace. She pulled up his shirt up halfway and winced. "Damn! That's a heavy bruise!" She lightly pressed on his side. He flinched, but didn't jump away. She checked the other side. "No broken ribs, as far as I can tell." she said, pulling his shirt back down. They kept walking, Ace sometimes leaning on Flip.
"So... what do you wanna do?" she asked, looking up at Ace.
"We were thinking of going to Irby's Billard hall. You can come if you want." Ace said. Flip shrugged. 'I wonder where Chris and the other guys are...' she thought, looking around.
"Is it okay if I go down to the lake?" she asked. Ace nodded.
"Yeah. But you know, if anyone bothers you, you can tell me, okay?" he told her. She nodded and hugged him.
"Thanks!" she gave Billy and Eyeball a wave, and darted off. Using her new memories, she found the lake rather easy. It was heating up, and she was starting to sweat. She knew the guys would be here in a while. She walked down the dock and took off her boots, slipping her feet into the water. She sat there, thinking.
"Maybe I really am Ace's sister. I mean, Kelli always did tell me I was the spiting image of Keifer Sutherland, and my last name is Merrill. Maybe just coincidence. I am adopted, and I can't remember anything before I was ten until I came here..." she muttered under her breath. She started to feel like Quinn Malory on Sliders. "This is crazy." Just then, she heard shouts. Boy-like shouts. Corey Feldman-like shouts. She grinned to herself and pretended not to hear them.
"Guys!" a familiar voice whined. "Don't run!" She heard an insane laugh.
"That's Teddy." she whispered, grinning. She kept her gaze on the water that surrounded her feet. In the water, she saw four boys running down to the lake. They stopped suddenly.
"Hello," Teddy said. "We didn't know we'd have company." Flip turned around and looked at them. She remained quiet.
"Don't mind him." Chris said, stepping forward. "I'm Chris Chambers, and that's Teddy Dunchamp. They," he motioned back at Gordie and Vern. "are Gordie Lachance and Vern Tessio." Flip waved to them.
"I'm Flip." she stated shortly. She stood up and grabbed her boots.
"You don't have to leave. You can come swiming with us if you'd like." Chris offered. Flip looked at the water and then back at Chris. She put her boots down.
"Alright then." she said. "On one condition. You guys have to find a way to get me into the water." Chris and Teddy shrugged.
"Easy enough." Teddy walked over to her, picked her up, and dropped her off the side of the dock. Flip resurfaced.
"You guys had better get in here!" she said. Teddy backed up a bit, started running, and jumped in on top of Flip. He was quickly followed by Chris, Vern, and Gordie. Teddy and Flip resurfaced, and Chris re-introduced Flip to Gordie and Vern.
"Guys, this is Flip." Chris said. Flip waved at them. Gordie replied with a "hey" and Vern waved back. After a few hours of swiming, the boys got to know Flip well, except for her family. They invited her to the treehouse and sat while they dried off.
"How about truth or dare?" Teddy asked. Chris nodded.
"Yeah, for Flip's test, to see how crazy she is." he said. "Flip. Truth or dare?"
"Dare."
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Yesh. TIME FOR REVIEWS!
Golden Peaches - I loved the idea of "parlay", so I used it. And yes, Ace is nice. I 3 Ace. And yes, she is getting memories, but I have a plot thingy in my head.
Lilylaylee - Thanks. I'm glad you find it funny! That's what I was hoping for.
SweetSongChild8888 - Lol. Thanks! And thanks for reading both my stories.
Ahem, I have an ANNOUNCEMENT! You guys get to choose what Flip's dare is. My idea was that she'd have to kiss Teddy, but you guys can choose. If I see one I like, I'll use it.