I'm updating! YAY! I wrote this in about an hour. (I had to stop to find some music to listen to. I'm listening to the soundtrack to The Road to El Dorado right now.) Okay, back to the story, It's a short chapter, but it's an update. I'm so excited! It's a sad chapter too, but it'll get better next chapter. Next chapter will be the last chapter. Yay! I'll let you read now.

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By Week Three, I was becoming a pro. I had mastered scooping up a kid off the ground after he tripped on the ground the same time I calmed down another kid who just got in a fight with their friend over who had a cooler backpack; Transformers or Spiderman. I had also begun to help Kairi with the girls, which lead to my learning the entire High School Musical soundtrack and I had gotten the down the whole Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus identity crisis thing (Did you realize it's the same person? Who knew?) and the Jonas Brothers CD was stuck in repeat on my iPod and I could brag, wither it was for better or worse, about knowing most of the lyrics.

The television in my room was often set to Nick or Cartoon Network in my desperate attempt to keep up with the kids. I even took the time to watch a few episodes of Dora the Explorer on YouTube.

Though I didn't want to admit it, it was turning out to be a great experience.

Friday came quickly. I had become so wrapped up with hanging out with the kids I forgot about my latrine duty. So when Larxene walked in on our unit's dance party, I was a little taken aback.

"Aren't you supposed to be in the pool house?" She asked, holding back her temper

"Excuse me, but I'm enjoying the best of both worlds right now." I said spinning the little girl that I was dancing with.

"I can see that." She said looking around, "I guess I'll just meet you there then."

"Nah, I'll come." I said signaling to Kairi I was taking off.

I decided to play my iPod, containing a selection of songs that many fourth grade girls would kill to have, over the speakers in the pool house as I worked. 'Cause the time just goes by soooo much faster when you're listening to the Camp Rock soundtrack.

"Nice collection." Larxene said as the kids of Camp Rock gave way to the Wildcats. "Oh, yay, this is so much better."

I put my towel on the fence and turned in time to join the chorus and express how "There's not a star in Heaven we can't reach" while over-enthusiastically dancing.

"I'd suggest professional help, but I doubt it'd help much." Larxene said fighting a smile.

"Aw, how sweet." I said aiming my cannon ball into the water right next to the spot she was standing.

"I've been thinking." Eyes on the water, Larxene started playing with a leaf that landed in the pool.

"That we're all in this together?"

"I think you should talk to your mom."

Caught off guard, I paused. "Huh?"

"You said you were really close, right? I think you should at least talk to her next time she calls. Let her know how you're doing."

"Why?"

Larxene looked at me confused, "Because she's your mom."

"It's not that simple."

"You can at least say hi."

"She left me." I shouted frustrated at being told what to do, frustrated at having the one thing I had tried so hard to bury being shoved at me again, frustrated at pretending I'd gotten over it.

"I bet she had a reason. You were probably just too young to understand so she didn't tell you." Larxene persisted "Give her a chance."

"She didn't want us." I said, wanting to scream, but only managing a whisper. "She didn't want me."

"Axel," Larxene said reaching towards me, but withdrew her hand, her nature getting the better of her.

"I think I'm going to just go home."

I climbed out of the pool and gathered my things. As I walked out of the pool house, Larxene was waiting at the chain link fence.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean…." She tried to apologize, but I kept walking.

And I didn't stop to look back.


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