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Chapter Four

Return of the Bullies

Wanna walked out of the cinema with Darien. Her eyes watery from the light change. "Ah-ah-cho-ooo!" Wanna sneezed. "Gusuntine!" Darien said. Wanna stared at him. "It's Jewish- no, I'm not Jewish," Darien said.

'I repeat myself, strange boy,' She thought as she looked her watch.

"Do you want to got get ice cream with me?" Darien asked.

"Sure," Wanna grinned. "That means I get to pay right?" Wanna asked.

"No, and don't you use that pouty face on me," Darien said, chuckling at Wanna's 'pouty face'.

"Why not?" She whined. "Because I ask you if you wanted ice cream, it's my treat," Darien said. Wanna opened her mouth to protest. "No, don't argue with me," Darien said. Wanna frowned. 'Strange and stubborn,' Wanna thought.

"What flavor do you want Wanna?" He asked.

"Oh, I don't know… there are so many," Wanna bent over to look at all the colourful frozen containers full of ice cream goodness. She could make out her face in the frost glass. Her pink curls were still okay.

"What are you getting?" Wanna asked, standing up straight. "Uh… I don't know. Might get… uh," Darien looked confused. "I love ice cream I just hate choosing a flavor! It's always a challenge," Darien said. Wanna giggled. "I think I want cookies and cream," Wanna said. "Hey you stole my idea," Darien laughed.

"Thanks for the ice cream Darien," Wanna said.

"No problem, my pleasure," He said. They were just aimlessly walking around the city now.

"There's nothing like ice cream in winter," Darien laughed. Wanna giggled. "Well, now it won't melt," Wanna said. "True," Darien laughed.

"Omigod, look who it is Heather," "Omigosh, our best buddy ever, Wanna" Wanna recognized those voices. She felt her tummy turn and her cheeks got red. Wanna turned around. "Tracey? Heather?" Wanna asked. "Who? They don't go to school with us do they?" Darien asked. "No," Wanna said. "Ooh, Wanna who's this?" Heather asked, pulling her sunglasses down past her nose, revealing brown eyes.

"Uh, I'm Darien who are you?" Darien asked. "Darien let's go," Wanna said.

"Gee aren't you going to introduce us to your boyfriend Wanna?" Tracey squealed.

"Puh-lease, like Wanna could get a boyfriend, this is most likely a pity date," Heather said.

"Wanna?" Darien said, slowly. "Let's just go," Wanna said, turning on her heels.

"Wait, we haven't finished," Tracey grabbed Wanna's wrist and turned her around.

"Don't you dare walk away from us," Heather said.

"Hey," Darien said, shocked. Wanna felt Heather push her forcefully backwards. She fell onto the wet concrete foot path. Her ankles, legs, arms and but were soaked through. "Wanna," Darien bent down and helped her up. He took her ice cream off the floor and placed it upside down on Heather's perfectly straightened long blonde hair. With his cone he placed it on Tracey's dark violet bob. "Ah!" Both girls cried. "What was that for?" They cried.

"Picking on Wanna," Darien said, smiling. Wanna smiled a little.

"We were just playing," They whined. Darien gave them funny stares. "So was I," He said.

"You jerk," Tracey cried.

"Come on Wanna, let's leave," Darien said, grabbing her hand and walking off from the two girls. They looked hilarious with upside down cones on their heads. People walked past them and stared, some laughed, some pointed. Some took pictures for the screaming girls in the rain with ice cream in their hair.

"Who were those girls Wanna?" Darien asked. They were at the park near the beach. Wanna was sitting on the swings, rocking back and forth. Darien was sitting on the limestone wall around the swing set. Wanna was still wet, if not more wet from before. The sky was grey but it's wasn't raining, at least not where they were. But somewhere out at sea, there was a storm, Wanna could see the lightning over the ocean.

"Heather Grogi and Tracey Watnos… they went to my old school," Wanna said softly. Darien looked up, his floppy wet hair falling over one eye. He was hunched over, his elbows on his knees. "They used to pick on me," She said, looking at her feet. She kicked the sand softly with her foot.

"Why?" Darien asked. He still had his sleeves rolled up, despite the cold.

"I don't know…" Wanna mumbled.

"How?" Darien asked. Wanna stared at him in confusion. "Did they tease you or did they push you around, like they did before?" He asked.

"Bit of both," Wanna said. "Normally both, they would steal my lunch and throw it away or copy my homework, or get me into detention, sometimes they would prank call my home" Wanna said. Darien smirked, "Cows," He muttered. Wanna grinned.

"I'll walk you home okay?" Darien grinned, he got up and tossed his bag over his shoulders. He held out his hand and Wanna took it and he helped her up.

"Aren't you cold?" Wanna asked, looking at Darien's bare forearms. "Aren't you cold?" He asked, back. "What?" She asked. "Your soaked," He pointed out.

"Oh… no… not really," She said. The waves crashed harshly against the sand and the wind picked up.

"I think there's a storm coming," Darien said. 'Great, another sleepless night,' Wanna thought.

Wanna and Darien ran up to Wanna's front door. It was bucketing down with rain and the wind blew harshly.

"Want to come in for a while," Wanna asked, "Maybe the storm will calm down," She said.

"Uh… okay," Darien said. Wanna got out her house keys from her messenger bag and opened her front door.

"Mum, I'm back," Wanna cried. "Wanna you're back, finally I was so worried," Her mother said, meeting Wanna in the front. "Oh hello, who's this?" Her mum said.

"Mum, this is Darien," Wanna said.

"Oh, hello Darien, I'm Wanna's mother- Ms. West, But you can call me Jess," She said, holding out her hand. Darien shook her hand politely. "Hi, nice house," He said. "Oh, it's not that nice, it's a mess! I was going to clean it this week end but I couldn't find time," She said. "Excuse our mess, please," She apologized.

"Woof!" Tofu ran up to Darien and sniffed his ankle. "Oh, hello who's this?" Darien bent down and stroked Tofu. "Her name's Tofu," Wanna grinned. "Aw, cute name, don't really like Tofu, the food," Darien frowned.

"Really? I love it?" Jess said, "Do you want to take a shower, or something Darien, your soaked," Jess said. "Oh, no no, no thanks," Darien said. "Well sit in front of the heater or something," She said, ushering them into the living room.

'It's great my mum's so inviting, it'd be awful if they were just silent,' Wanna thought. Her mother forced her to sit in front of the heater. Darien sat on the sofa. Wanna's mother brought them towels too. "Thanks… Mrs. West," Darien said.

"Oh, you can just call me Jess, Oh do you just want to stay for dinner, Darien?" Jess asked.

"Uh, oh…I guess," He said. His tummy rumbled as if on cue. "I haven't eaten properly since breakfast," He said, honestly.

"Hi Wanna how was the, the… oh hey Darien," Ariel came running into the room, then stopped. "Why are you guys wet?" She asked.

"Got caught in the rain," Wanna laughed.

"Aw, okay," Ariel said. "Hi Ariel!" Darien waved. Darien dug into his pockets trying to find something.

"I'm going to call my mum," He said, getting up.

"Okay," Wanna beamed. Darien walked off into the corridor.

"How was it?" Ariel asked.

"The movie? It was so funny, I'll have to take you to see it sometime," Wanna whispered.

"After?" Ariel asked.

"We got ice cream," Wanna said. "In winter?" Ariel frowned. Wanna nodded.

"Then?" Ariel asked.

"We… uh, ran into my old bullies from my old town," Wanna said.

"What?" Ariel asked.

"They started picking on me, and Darien stood up for me," Wanna beamed. Ariel sighed. "That's so sweet," Ariel said. "Yeah, he put ice cream on their heads," She said. "I'm sure that's one of those 'had-to-be-there-moments,'" Ariel asked.

"Yeah, then we went to the park and talked and then he walked me home and I invited him in," Wanna said.

"Sounds eventful," Ariel nodded. Wanna beamed.

"I can't wait to tell my friends tomorrow," Wanna said. "They'd be dying to know," Ariel said. Wanna giggled.

"He's nice," Ariel said, looking at the corridor. "Yeah," Wanna smiled. "I wonder what he's saying?" Ariel raised her eyebrows.

"We can't, okay, let's go!" Wanna got up.

"Mum, no it's not that I'm avoiding you guys, come on it's not that, no I'm not. Mum, you worry to much, I'm at my friends house," He said.

"He said I was his friend," Wanna cooed.

"Oh, Like Luke cares that much… no he just likes to be the one in charge and have all the answers!"

"Whose Luke?" Ariel asked. Wanna shrugged.

"Mum, oh come on, I'll be home later, and tell Luke NOT to wait up for me, I'll be home when I'm home,"

"Uh oh, is he in trouble?" Ariel asked. "I hope not," Wanna whispered.

"I don't care if he's upset I left the restaurant early. I had to and anyway he purposely picked the slow service restaurant, who knows why but he also knew I had other plans," Darien argued.

"Looks like Darien is in a little trouble," Ariel sang.

"Let's stop eavesdropping," Wanna said, getting up and sitting on the sofa. Ariel sat on the arm chair and started flicking through the channels.

"Hey, is anything good on?" Darien asked, sitting down.

"Nope, just typical Sunday night television!" Ariel said.

"Oh well," Wanna said, grinning. The rain outside was bucketing down and the wind howled through the trees but inside it was warm and friendly. Just another normal night.

yeah... random aren't i??? Oh well!!! You're reading it so ;pppppppp

Tracey and Heather were in Lommer for... um... plastic surgery yeah... I was going to say shopping but that's boring. Yeah they got nose jobs... hehe