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Ben's Note of Sheer Awesome: To answer a question for Rainbow Swirl (who wrote a Nebzzie one-shot you guys should go look at!), no, Neb does not know that they're going to be married in the future. This Neb has a very strong intuition. He knows that something with dresses gives him an aversion to hospitals, but he doesn't know why. Neb can only see what happens inside one story at a time except for this one. For instance, Neb couldn't see anything that will happen in 50 shades in 101, but he now can now that he's in 50 shades. However, Neb can't see the outcome of this story… for reasons you don't understand yet. Make sense? I hope, because I think I lost myself.

Week 1- Saturday

(Lizzie)

"Get up."

"Five more minutes mother!"

"Oh great, the mother cliché. GET UP!"

Lizzie groaned in pain as she crashed into the ground, and the groaned awake as something else fell on top of her. Lizzie's eyes fluttered awake to see Neb was glaring at her, his body lying on hers. It took her a few moments to register they're position.

"Perv!" Lizzie said, shoving Neb off herself. Neb grunted as he slammed onto the floor, but none the less continued to glare at her. "What's the big idea, trying to pull something like that?" Lizzie said angrily.

"I was trying to get the chapter started," Neb scowled. "Instead, you go rolling off the bed, taking me with you." Neb held up the hand that he was cuffed to Lizzie with. "Thanks to giving me a headache Queen of Broken Hearts."

"I told you to stop calling me that!"

"Fine then Liz."

Neb and Lizzie glared at each other for a few moments hatefully. Finally, Lizzie said, "Whatever. Call me Liz. See if I care." Lizzie got to her feet, dragging Neb up with her. "Now, what's the plan?"

"Plan? I was supposed to plan something?"

Lizzie rolled her eyes in annoyance. "The Black Knight," Lizzie said. "How do we find him?"

"How am I supposed to know?"

"You didn't think any of this through, did you?"

"I think more than you do, just not about this," Neb shrugged. "You could die today and I really wouldn't give a crap. I just try because it's my job."

Lizzie took a few breaths to keep herself from exploding at him. "Well then Nebiot, let's go out into the shop and think of a plan, alright?"

"Nebiot? Is that a play-off of Neb and idiot?" Neb asked flatly.

"Oh look at that, the idiot can be smart," Lizzie smirked, dragging Neb out of the room and into the main part of the shop. "We need to find a way to lure the Black Knight to us so we can figure out why he's trying to kill me."

"Oh, I already know why."

Lizzie raised an eyebrow. "Really? Why haven't you told me?" Lizzie asked.

"Because I thought it was obvious, Liz the Oblivious."

"Fine then, Neb the Annoyance Who Won't Ever Leave, why is the Black Knight trying to kill me?"

"Because he finally sees you for what you truly are: a fat mouthed queen who only breaks the hearts of others because her heart itself is nothing but a shattered piece of #$%," Neb said.

Much to Neb's surprise, he found himself on the ground. Looking up into Lizzie's eyes, he saw something he had never seen before in anyone: the willingness to kill, but with pure sadness. "You're nothing special, you know that?" Lizzie spat on his face. "You're only here because there's no one else, huh? You aren't worth anything! Heck, if I killed you right now, no one would miss you!"

The two haters looked into each other's eyes for a long time. "You're right," Neb said. "But who ever said I wanted people to miss me? Get off."

"Make me."

Neb kicked Lizzie in the stomach, making her gasp in pain. Lizzie rolled off Neb, letting him sit up. Neb glared over at her angrily. "We're going to get nowhere if we keep focusing on killing each other," Neb grumbled. "We need to figure out how we can tolerate each other, at least for a little while."

"Isn't that what I've been saying?" Lizzie growled. "And… I might have an idea… but you'll hate it…"

"If it's your idea, I probably will," Neb grumbled.

(Neb)

"Bad idea alert," Neb grumbled. He and Lizzie were currently sitting outside Mad Hat's tea shop at one of the tables. Lizzie's idea was to sit out in the open and try to bait the Black Knight in coming after them. Neb refused… but figured he didn't really have any other options. "This isn't a date, by the way."

"Ok, now I know that you really are a perv," Lizzie gagged. "Why would I date someone as cruel and jerkish as you?"

"Ditto."

The two sat in silence for a few moments, glaring darts at each other. This idea was getting them nowhere… but they had only just started. Lizzie let out a sigh, looking away from Neb. "I'm… sorry," she breathed.

"You're what?"

"Don't make me say it again."

"No seriously, what did you say? I had a crab in my ear," Neb said seriously, holding a crab in his hands. Lizzie blinked in surprise… and suddenly burst out laughing. Neb and the crab looked at each other and then back at Lizzie. "What's so funny?" Neb asked.

"Nothing… well… it's just… I love crabs," Lizzie said with a smile. "And you pulling one out of your ear… it was just funny to me."

Neb blinked at this, and looked down at the crab. The crab seemed to give Neb a nod, which made Neb give him a light smile. "He's yours," Neb said, putting the crab on the table and had him walk across to Lizzie, who had a shocked look on her face.

"Really?" Lizzie asked.

"No duh, I gave him to you, didn't I?"

"Thanks… Nebiot."

"No prob… Liz."

The two fell into a silence again, Lizzie petting her new pet crab. Finally, Neb sighed. "I didn't save you last night because he was going to kill you," Neb said, perking Lizzie's interest. "I saved you because I wanted him to kill me."

"Huh? Why would you want to do that?" Lizzie asked him.

"Because suicide is the coward's way out."

Silence.

"Not that it matters. Even if I die here, I'll just have my body burned, having nothing of me be remembered. I'm not worth it, like you said this morning. When I die… that's when I'll be happy. Nothing about me will remain. I'll just be a figment of the universe."

"I'd remember you."

Neb blinked, looking up at Lizzie. Lizzie rolled her eyes, looking conflicted. "Don't get me wrong. I hate you. For so many… many things. But… I can't just forget about those things… so… I won't forget you if you die."

"If?"

"You aren't dying until you save me. Even though I don't really want to be saved by someone as disrespectful as you."

"Oh, you want to be saved by a knight in shining armor, or whatever crap you guys believe in? News flash: the guy trying to kill you is a knight."

"I know that!"

"Oh yeah? Well guess what Liz!" Neb said, his voice rising angrily. "You're stuck with me. Why? Because no one will ever love you!"

"I KNOW!" Lizzie screamed.

There was a long silence after that. Everyone's heads turned worriedly to look at Lizzie, who had tears in her eyes. Neb was stunned into silence, looking at Lizzie. Her crab patted its claw on her hand, seemingly glaring at Neb. Neb didn't even have the guts to stick his tongue out at the crab as he looked at Lizzie cry.

"Why do you think I hate it… when you call me the 'Queen of Broken Hearts'?" Lizzie sobbed. "I'm never… ever… going to be loved for who I am… ever. No one will ever love me… not now… not ever… and I'll be alone for the rest of my life… just like…"

"Your mom," Neb said. Lizzie nodded, still crying. Neb sighed… and brought a hand up to Lizzie's face and wiped away her tears. "Another thing I hate," Neb grumbled. "I hate it when pretty girls cry."

(Lizzie)

After sitting together in silence for the rest of the day, Lizzie and Neb had turned back in, retreated to Neb's room. Neb was on his bed, asleep, while Lizzie was petting her pet crab, who was snuggling on her shoulder. Lizzie smiled a small smile as she pet it, looking briefly at Neb.

"He's annoying… but…" Lizzie sighed. She then looked at the crab. "You need a name little guy, huh?" Lizzie asked it. The crab seemed to nod, a smile on it's face. "How about… Eizzil? It's… Lizzie backward. I know, it's selfish, but…" The crab, however, seemed to nod, making Lizzie smile.

Lizzie then looked over at Neb, whose chest rise and lowered. I hate him so much, Lizzie thought. But… why… did he call me pretty? And… he didn't push it… Maybe… no… NO! He couldn't ever… not me, anyway. But still…

…he has to care at least a little for coming in the first place… right?

BN: I truly do love these two, especially way before they even got together. Also… I want to point out Neb in this chapter in particular. Neb is me, remember? His thoughts and feelings are things I either currently think and feel or used to think and feel. People have called me out saying Neb isn't a realistic character because he's 'the author'. He's very realistic. I'm sure a lot of people feel the way Neb feels. I know people that do… and I hope that you guys take the things I write seriously along with the humor I put into them. Sorry this chapter was a bit more serious, but things will turn around soon, you'll see.

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