Author's Note: Glad you guys thought it was funny! Thanks for the reviews! Now, on with the show… er… fic. There's about to be a WHAT! GREG/CATH FIGHT! I really love this chapter!
We all run out of the men's bathroom, past some guy giving Catherine and Sara a funny look.
"LINDS, MILEY!" Catherine shouts loudly as we keep running. I see Lindsey and Miley as we're running and stop by them with a sigh of relief.
"Guys, we're so glad we found you!" I say exasperatedly. I'm not exactly a runner.
"We?" Lindsey asks and points to my right. I look over to see the rest of the group still running up a hill. I groan.
"GUYS!" I yell loudly at the group, now turning into a mob-type thing. Suddenly, I see Catherine attack Greg, diving towards him. Greg and Catherine roll down the hill, quickly coming towards us.
"YOU IDIOT! NOW WE CAN'T FIND MY DAUGHTER AND HER FRIEND BECAUSE OF YOU! YOU IDIOT!" Catherine screams into Greg's face. The heat is definitely getting to her.
"Oh shut up, you'll find her eventually." Greg says vehemently. Everyone stops and stares. Catherine's eyes are glazed with fury.
"What did you say?" Oh shit. Catherine stares at Greg straight in the eyes. His eyes fill with fear for a second, and then turn stone cold.
"I said. You. Will. Find. Her. Eventually." Greg says matter-of-factly. Catherine reaches her hand back and slaps him in the face. Hard.
"Damn you." Catherine gets up off of Greg and brushes the dirt and rocks out of her hair. She looks over at me and then notices Miley and Lindsey standing next to me.
"GOOD GOD, THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE A FUN DAY!" Catherine yells loudly and stomps her foot like a little kid. I decide not to say anything, due to the fact that Greg already has a red mark forming on his left cheek. "LINDSEY, WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU?"
"Standing right here watching you beat the crap out of Greg." Lindsey states as Sara pulls Greg up to his feet.
"Oh." Everyone goes silent. Have you ever had one of those moments where it's so quiet, you can hear everyone else breathing? Well, that's how it is right now. Times ten.
"Uhh… guys. Not meaning to break the silence or anything, but we've been here an hour and still haven't gotten our canoes." Nick states, looking at his watch.
"Yeah. Ok. Let's go." I say, trying to lead Cath away from Greg. This will be just great.
(Isn't Cath a bitch? LMAO)
"Hey, dudes!" We hear someone shout from behind us as I help Lindsey into a life jacket. We all turn around, and I have a serious case of de ja vu.
"Greg." Sara whispers to Greg as he pulls on her life jacket.
"Yeah?"
"Are you sure that that is not the other Greg we already met?"
"Well, duh I'm sure, Sara!" Greg gives her a 'no duh' look. Now, really. It was freaky enough having Greg two look like Greg, but a third one? I'm not sure if I'm gonna be able to handle all this today.
"Now that you've successfully beat the hell out of each other, it's time to go canoeing!" Greg three yells loudly and Lindsey and Miley yell "YAY!" in really high-pitched voices.
"So. I can see you have your life jackets on. Now, get a paddle. The little dudes should get shorter paddles, but that's pretty much obvious." Greg three says and we all grab paddles out of a big box by the side of the wall in the lobby.
"Ok. So, you'll have two dudes per canoe. Dos. One plus two. Three minus one. If you're in the back, you steer. If you're in the front, uhh, you don't. You steer by sticking your paddle in the water. If you put it in on the left, you go left. If you put it in on the right, you go right." Well no duh. This guy really sounds like Greg two. And one. And any others that may exist.
"Make sure you tie your stuff to the canoe bars so that if it tips," Catherine gives me a scared look, "you won't have to swim down the river to find it. Got it?"
"YEAH DUDE!" Miley and Lindsey yell.
"Thank you! Someone was paying attention. Ok. This is a man-made river that we dug just for the canoe rental shack you are standing in. There are a few rapids, but nothing too bad." Catherine gives me another look on the word 'Rapids'. "If you lose your paddle, someone else better grab it, or you're screwed. Oh, and don't drown. That's all! You're canoes are in the water! NOW LET'S GET CANOEING!" Lindsey and Miley run out the back door down the steps to the small river. We all walk behind them.
"Be right back." Catherine whispers to me and jogs down half the steps. She reaches the shore and runs after Greg. She stops him and says something. He rubs his head, and then nods. He sticks out his hand. Cath stares at it for a moment, and then hugs him. He smiles and nods at her, then runs to catch up with Sara, who is trying to pick out a canoe. I walk down the stairs and meet up with Cath.
"Everything all right now?" I ask her. She gives me one of her brilliant smiles.
"Perfect."
"Good. Now let's get a canoe." I say and we walk over to the canoes that are pulled up on the shore. They all look the same, except they have the saying "Greg's Canoe Rental" painted on the sides in different colors.
"Ooooh I want the blue one!" Sara shouts excitedly. She runs over to it and ties her cooler to the inside. She starts pushing on the front, and Greg comes up behind her.
"Having trouble?" Greg asks her with a smile.
"Just… urgh… a little!" Sara almost falls over from trying to push the canoe into the water. Greg helps her push, and it slides into the water.
"There."
"C'mon, Gil! We're getting the red one!"
"Oh, not if I beat you there." Nick says tauntingly to Catherine. Catherine gives him a sly look, and then runs for the canoe. Nick stands there for a minute. "HEY!" Catherine pushes the canoe into the water and jumps in.
"C'MON, GIL!" She shouts at me and I jump into the back, getting my shoes thoroughly soaked in the clear water. "Let's go!" We start paddling furiously, passing Sara and Greg up, who are shouting at us. Lindsey and Miley are already farther down the river, yelling about something. Suddenly, they see the tree branch they're about to hit. They scream really loud, until they're flipped out of the canoe.
"Oooooh." Greg yells as they hit the water. We watch as their canoe fills with water and sinks to the bottom of the river, which is only about two feet deep.
"WHERE'S THE CANOE?" Lindsey yells as she stands up. We all burst into fits of laughter and paddle towards them. Lindsey and Miley walk around, trying to find the canoe. Suddenly Lindsey falls flat on her face into the water. "FOUND IT!" She yells. We paddle toward them.
"Need help?" Catherine asks nicely. Too nicely.
"Yeah." Lindsey and Miley try to pick up the canoe filled with water that probably weighs more than both of them.
"Well, get it from someone else." Catherine says evilly and starts to paddle. Lindsey and Miley swim over to our canoe and push the side.
"CATHERINE!" I yell angrily as Catherine screams. We hit the water, our life jackets keeping us from scraping our legs on the bottom. Catherine stands up, soaked from head to toe.
"You have no idea what you've started now, dear." Catherine says dangerously to Lindsey, her hair dripping. By now, Greg has jumped into the water and lifted their canoe up, dumping the water out of it. Lindsey and Miley look at us for a minute with wide eyes. Suddenly, they scream and jump back into their canoe, paddling quickly.
"GO GO GO!" They're both shouting as they canoe under a bridge. Catherine and I stare at each other for a minute, when I realize how funny the situation is. I try to fight back a laugh at the look on Cath's face. When that didn't work, I busted out laughing. Catherine grits her teeth and stares at me.
"Something… funny?" Catherine says in the tone she just talked to Lindsey with. My smile fades and I try to keep a straight face. She keeps glaring at me, and with no such luck again, I begin to laugh.
"No…" I say while I'm laughing. Catherine stares at me more. Something in her eyes changes. Uh oh.
"Liar." Catherine states angrily and jumps on me, both of us falling back into the water. Nick and Warrick stop their canoe and start cracking up. I get up and ring out my shirt.
"Payback's a bitch." Catherine says with a smile to me.
"Damn right!" I yell at her and drag her back into the water, while she screams at the top of her lungs. Nick and Warrick are laughing loudly now. Catherine glares at me.
"Ooooh you've got it coming now, mister." She runs for me, but then looks over at Nick and Warrick. She shakes her head that way and I nod. We both swim over there, Nick and Warrick not paying attention since they're laughing so hard. Catherine mouths the words "one… two… three." We push their boat, tipping them into the water, and probably scaring the crap out of them.
"HEY!" Nick yells. Warrick stands up.
"Aww, that's not cool, man." Warrick says sadly as he looks at his wet shirt. "This is my favorite shirt."
"Well, there's a lesson learned. Never wear your favorite shirt around Catherine." Nick says and laughs. Warrick jumps back into the boat.
"It's on now, man!" Warrick yells at Nick and begins to paddle quickly, leaving Nick standing there.
"HEY! WAR! C'MON!" Nick runs after the canoe, and it's our turn to crack up. Suddenly, we realize we're the last ones standing here.
"Uh… Gil?"
"Yeah?"
"Where's our canoe?" We both look around and find our canoe going down the river past Greg and Sara, who are cracking up and pointing at it.
"SHIT!" Catherine yells and we both start swimming for it. We see our paddles and grab them.
"Damnit, Cath! We'll never get there!"
"Come on… I've got an idea…"
Author's other note: Heehee, Catherine's such a bitch in this story and I'm having fun with it. xD