10. True feelings
''Ah that...er...mind your business,'' said Diego glaring at his friends for no reason.
''Okay. No need to bite,'' said Manny.
''It's cute though,'' said Sid.
''What?'' asked Diego.
''You and Mia. I think it's cute,'' said Sid.
''It's not cute,'' muttered Diego turning away.
''So there is something between you,'' said Manny making Diego go red.
''I didn't mean that,'' snarled Diego as Manny and Sid chuckled.
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Mia woke up and yawned sleepily. She noticed that Diego wasn't beside her and poked her head out of the cave to see if she could find him. He was right outside the cave looking elegantly bored.
''Mia, what are you looking at?'' asked Ellie appearing at her side,''Oh Diego.''
''Ellie,'' moaned Mia walking inside annoyed that Ellie had caught her.
''Will I have to make you tell him,'' said Ellie sitting down.
''Ellie,'' said Mia blushing looking over at Eddie and Crash who were hanging off their every words.
''Can you two please go and have breakfast,'' said Ellie to Crash and Eddie who groaned.
''And it looked as if it was getting good, '' whispered Eddie to Crash as they left.
The little possums walked out of the cave annoyed. As soon as they saw Diego, they looked at each other smiling evilly.
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''What's happened now?'' moaned Ellie hearing an angry snarl and some screams from outside. Mia smiled thankfully as Crash and Eddie ran inside screaming. Diego jumped into the cave after them, looking very annoyed.
''Whoa,'' whispered Mia to herself noticing that Diego looked very handsome as he landed.
''Eddie, Crash what did you do this time?'' asked Ellie angrily.
''Nothing,'' they said innocently trying their best to hide from Diego who was smirking at them.
''Let's get some breakfast,'' called Manny from outside.
''Yeah, I'm hungry so hurry up. Manny said he won't leave without you guys,'' called Sid so everyone walked out of the cave. Crash and Eddie high-fived each other pleased that they had not been punished. The sabers looked at each other and shrugged following the rest.
At the field Sid kept on looking at Mia suggestively. Diego tried to ignore him but he couldn't ignore Mia so he walked up to her.
''Mia, are you bored yet?'' asked Diego.
''No, I'm okay,'' said Mia smiling. It went silent.
''Do you want to…um…walk around, '' suggested Mia.
''Yeah sure,'' said Diego.
''Where are they going? '' asked Sid as he noticed that the two sabers were walking off. He started heading in their direction but fortunately Ellie spotted him.
''Sid, don't you dare,'' warned Ellie and the sloth sighed.
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''Do you like it more here?'' asked Mia. The silence was killing her.
''What do you mean?'' asked Diego.
''Do you prefer it in the south or the north?'' asked Mia.
''Er...the south,'' answered Diego.
''Why?'' asked Mia breaking the silence again.
''Er…there is better weather,'' said Diego.
''Yeah,'' agreed Mia as Diego mentally beat himself up for mentioning the weather.
''I think we should be heading back,'' said Mia.
''Good idea,'' said Diego thankfully.
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When Diego got back he sat down and watched Mia chasing the possums. They had decided to pelt her with those little stones from those bamboo looking sticks and she hadn't liked it.
''You like her. Why don't you say anything,'' moaned Sid walking up to him. Obviously it was killing him.
''Don't know what you're talking about,'' said Diego turning his head still suffering from the fact that the most interesting thing he had said to Mia, was that the weather was good.
''Come on. You just went for a walk with her. That must mean something. You are even more obvious than Manny and I didn't think that was possible,'' said Sid.
''I'm going to hunt,'' said Diego to Manny ignoring Sid.
''Diego come back. Stop running away,'' said Sid as Diego walked off turning his back to Sid.
''Sid, if he doesn't want to hear you, he won't,'' said Manny.
''He is as difficult if not even difficulter than you,'' said Sid crossing his ams.
''Sid there is no such word as difficulter,'' said Manny, ''Diego will not admit anything until he is ready and then he will tell Mia how he feels, so just leave him for a bit,'' added Manny remembering how much of a pain Sid was when it was him and Ellie.
''But we have to help him. At the moment he is like a lost cub,'' moaned Sid.
''I know we should be there for him but I think that you have to be a bit more patient with him,'' said Manny. Sid sighed, he wasn't a very patient sloth.
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''So...what happened with you and Diego?'' asked Ellie as Mia sat next to her after she had scared Crash and Eddie senseless.
''We just talked,'' answered Mia.
''About…?''
''Um...the weather,'' answered Mia.
''That is another sign that you like him and he likes you,'' said Ellie smiling at her friend.
''What?'' asked Mia confused.
''When anyone talks about things like the weather it means that they are too shy to say anything else,'' said Ellie smiling.
''Where do you get this stuff from?'' asked Mia looking at Ellie amazed.
''You do like him. I just know it,'' said Ellie ignoring Mia.
''Give it up because I don't,'' said Mia stubbornly.
''Why are tigers so difficult and always so proud,'' said Ellie.
''I'm not difficult or too proud,'' said Mia.'' I just don't like him that way. He is nice as a friend.''
''Okay,'' said Ellie defeated but she still didn't believe Mia.
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''It's this way,'' called Sid as he and the twins lead the herd to a place where they said they saw lots of food.
''Do you think they know where they are going?'' whispered Mia to Diego.
''No, that's why I decided to come,'' he replied.
''Let's go back,'' said Manny.
''We are almost there,'' moaned Crash and Eddie. The ice below them suddenly began to crack and before they could even react and run they were all falling.
''Oww,'' wailed Sid, ''Manny you are squashing me.''
''Oh sorry.''
''Where are we?'' asked Eddie looking around scared.
''We are all going to die,'' wailed Crash hugging Eddie.
''Calm down,'' said Mia looking around. They seemed to be in a deep cave.
''Well, we can't climb back out for sure,'' said Ellie. One side of the cave was completely blocked but on the other side there was a tunnel.
''Do you think it is safe?'' asked Manny worriedly.
''Yes, at the moment,'' said Diego after checking it.
''Well, we should go,'' said Ellie walking through the tunnel,'' we don't have much choice anyway.''
''Okay,'' said Manny and they all walked and walked and walked.
''Manny can we have a break,'' moaned Sid.
''No and it's your fault we are lost here,'' said Manny.
''Awww come on let's rest,'' moaned Sid.
''Sid, I'm hungry and if you don't shut up I will eat you,'' snarled Diego and Sid yelped clutching his throat.
''Manny, I'm hungry,'' wailed Sid after a few minutes. Manny was about to hurt him when they reached a three way fork.
''Where should we go?'' asked Ellie.
''I don't know,'' answered Manny.
''Why don't three of us split up,'' said Mia.
''Then we will come back after a while,'' agreed Diego.
''Okay, Diego you will go left, Mia right and I'll go through the other one. If anyone sees something come back,'' said Manny.
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Diego went left and looked around. There didn't seem to be any danger but if there was it would have caught him unawares because he was too busy thinking about Mia. She was nice but he knew that he would never have the guts to tell her his true feelings. He sighed, how could he have fallen in love so quickly with no warning.
Unknown to Diego in the right tunnel Mia was thinking about him. She was so caught up in her thoughts that she only heard the footsteps when they were really close to her. She crouched low and walked silently forward. She saw a shadow to her left and she jumped on its owner.
Diego's attacker was quick and he was suddenly on the floor looking up. He saw beautiful green eyes and realized it was actually Mia.
''Sorry. I thought you were someone else,'' whispered Mia still looking into his eyes.
''Forget it,'' said Diego and they both got up as if hypnotized. They continued looking at each other until they started nuzzling each other madly.
(Author's note : You know when two people who are madly in love stare into each other's eyes and then start kissing for no reason. Think about that but with two sabers.)
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''Wha...'' said Manny as he heard some loud noises and then silence. He ran quickly and silently as possible only stopping when he saw what seemed to be a large space. There was one tunnel in front of him with light shining through.
''Good, the way out,'' he said to himself smiling. He turned around to leave when he saw something that made his jaw drop. In the corner of the large space Diego and Mia where very, very close. The two sabers seemed to be too much into the moment to notice him so Manny backed up silently and walked back to Ellie, Sid, Crash and Eddie.
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''Where are they? I wonder if anything has happened,'' said Ellie pacing about worried.
''Calm down sis,'' said Eddie while Crash patted her head. They heard footsteps and all looked up.
''What happened?'' asked Sid as Manny appeared.
''All ways get to the same place,'' answered Manny.
''Where are Diego and Mia?'' asked Ellie.
''They should be coming,'' said Manny. He didn't mention what he saw because that was between the two sabers and not him.
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Mia and Diego broke apart and looked at each other confused.
''I...er...think we should get going,'' said Diego embarrassed but pleased.
''Um...me too,'' said Mia. They walked away silently, amazed at what had just happened.
That means he loves me.
That means she loves me.
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I know this went a bit bizarre but try and understand it please.
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