Chapter 8: Cleaning The Toilets

You groggily got out of bed to loud, blaring of the morning trumpet. You changed into your baby-blue bikini, too tired to care who saw your naked body. You look up to see only Squid smirking at you. 'Pervert. It's too early for this…' You grab a shovel and drag your feet towards your new spot. You notice Zero picks a spot beside you, he smiles at you as you smile back. You dug slower than yesterday due to lack of sleep, but somehow you were still faster than Caveman. It grew hotter and hotter as the day went on, so you took off your suit. It seemed like hours until the water truck finally drove into view. 'Finally! About time…' you thought jumping out of your hole. You got in your spot behind Zero and didn't think anything of it when ZigZag stood behind you. Zero grabbed his lunch off the truck and moved out of the way, signaling your turn. You move to grab your lunch when you feel your bikini top fall to the ground.

"Fuck!" you shriek trying to grab it before it hit the ground.

"Miss Hart, I told you that kind of language- MISS HART!" Mr. Sir screamed as he turned to face your bare chest. "WHAT are you doing?" he shielded his eyes as he yelled.

"I'm so sorry Sir! It just… untied itself." You apologize as you frantically put it back on.

"Just… go to your hole." You snatched your lunch off the truck and ran to your hole. You ate in embarrassment as you heard someone stop behind you.

"That was for last night…" the voice whispers into your ear. 'RICKY!' you realize in your head as you turn to see him smirking evilly.

"You! I could kill you for that!" you yell as he walks towards his hole.

"It could've been worse, say… in the shower with the guys around." He smiles as you give him death glare. XO If looks could kill, he would've dropped dead. XO That little incident fired you up through the rest of your digging. You climbed out your hole and shook your water jug. You had quite a bit left, so you poured it over your hot skin. Noticing you were the only one done, besides Zero, you headed back to camp. You walk into the tent and notice Zero sitting peacefully on your cot.

"I thought you'd finish soon." He said smiling at you as you toss your suit on your little nightstand.

"Yea… I had to get out of the sun."

"Thanks for sitting with me last night. It helped."

"It's no problem. I feel this connection with you, like I have to protect you. You're like the little brother I never had." You say sitting next to him.

"That's how I feel, you're like the sister I never had." There was a slight pause.

"Do you talk to anyone else beside me and Caveman?" you ask curiously.

"No… they treat me like I'm stupid. So I just ignore them… I've seen the way you look at ZigZag. Do you like him or something?"

"Why do you ask that?" you say quickly.

"You call him Ricky, not ZigZag. You refer to everyone as their nicknames except him… why?"

"I don't know…" you answer truthfully.

"I think he likes you too."

"Really?" you blush slightly. Just then, everyone walks into the tent, except Caveman.

"Where's Caveman?" you ask.

"Still digging." Squid answers.

"You guys just left him out there?" you say getting up. You walk past ZigZag as you exit the tent; you smile at each other. You walk towards Caveman's hole, only to see him jumping out.

"Hey I was just coming to see if you needed help, since the guys just left you here." You say as he spits in his hole. "Why'd you spit in your hole?"

"It just means we're done."

"Oh… gotta remember that."

"Thanks for helping me yesterday… and trying to today."

"What are friends for?"

"I feel like I should pay you back."

"You don't have to, it's okay."

"I don't have much… you want a piggyback ride?" you stop dead in your tracks at the question and gawk at him.

"I love piggyback rides!" you say jumping on his back. He carried you all the way inside the tent to your cot, the rest of the guys staring as you passed. "Thanks!" you say getting down.

"Anytime." He responds as you throw yourself on your cot; the guys continue to stare.

"What?" you ask looking back at them.

"Why was he carrying you?" X asked curiously.

"I was giving her a piggyback ride as a thank you for helping me yesterday." Caveman answers.

"Why… do you want one?" you ask with a smirk.

"I'll take one!" Squid shouts excitedly. Just then the dinner bell sounded and the guys poured out of the room. You waited outside as Squid walked passed you.

"You don't want your piggyback ride?"

"You'll really give me one?" he asks getting excited.

"You asked for one." He places his hands on your shoulders and prepares to jump when he stops.

"What?"

"Can you hold me? I'm like… twice your size."

"I'm a gymnast, I'm stronger than you think." You squat as he jumps on your back. You comfortably start walking towards the Mess hall.

"You are pretty strong." He climbs off as you enter the Mess hall. You get in line for the mystery meat 'chili' and head towards the D-tent table when you see Lump giving Caveman a hard time about his bread.

"Give me your bread." Lump says making a grab for it.

"No man, I'm hungry." He refuses, swatting his hand away. Lump raises his hand to hit Caveman as you grab his arm in midair.

"Problem Lump?"

"Not anymore, now that you're here." He says eyeing you seductively.

"Don't you have somewhere else to be? Like in the shower?" you say disgusted.

"Wanna join me?" he pulling your waist closer to his. Your hand comes out of nowhere and slaps his face, leaving a red handprint.

"I'd rather clean the toilets with my tongue than shower with you… asshole." You curse as you take a seat besides X.

"You turning him down like that just makes him want you more." X states.

"He just won't take a hint!"

"You'd really rather clean the toilets with your tongue?" Squid asks.

"I done lost my appetite." Armpit says as he throws his spoon on the table.

"Yea thanks Squid." ZigZag says as everyone else stops eating. You decided since you're not gonna eat, you'll all just hang out in the Rec. room. You all walk out of the Mess hall and towards the Rec. room.

"So… you're really a gymnast?" Squid asks breaking the silence.

"You're a gymnast?" Caveman shouts.

"Well, come on! Show us your stuff!" Armpit says catching up to you.

"Yea… let's see what you got." X says coolly.

"Right this second?"

"Yea!" they shout.

"Alright stand back." You sigh. You get a running start as you do a round off, back-handspring with a full-twisting layout and knock someone to the ground. You turn around and see ZigZag knocked out on the ground.

"Ricky!" you scream kneeling beside him as the guys crowd around you.

"You can't go 5 minutes without hurting someone, can you chica?" Magnet laughs.

"Shut up and help me get him inside the tent." You yell as you lift him up by his shoulders. You and Magnet carry him inside the tent as you gently put him on his cot.

"Did the guys keep walking to the Rec. room?" you ask looking around to see no one else there.

"Yup. I'm gonna go too." He says getting up.

"You're not gonna help me take care of him?"

"You're the one who did this to him!"

"Fine… go." You turn your back to him and watch over ZigZag. You study his features as he begins to wake up. "Welcome back." You smile at him.

"That was some trick. You're gonna have to teach me how to do it sometime…" he says sitting up.

"How you feeling?" you ask looking deep into his eyes.

"Could be better…" he responds as he runs his fingers through his hair.

"Thanks for the wonderful prank you pulled at lunch. I don't think Mr. Sir will ever look at me again without turning beet red…" you chuckle as he smiles.

"Just getting my revenge for last night."

"About last night…" you begin.

"Yea…" He says uneasily.

"Why were you staring at me?"

"Why did you give me head?" he argued.

"What you didn't like it? I was just having some fun… and don't change the subject!"

"If that's what you call fun, feel free to do it anytime!"

"Answer my question Ricky." You say bluntly.

"I couldn't sleep…"

"So you stared at me?" you raised an eyebrow at him.

"I was thinking about some things-"

"What are 'some things'?" you interrupt.

"Isn't it obvious?" he asks going red.

"I wanna hear you say it… and watch you suffer." You smirk.

"Well, I- I…" he stutters.

"You what?"

"Nikki, I-"

"Glad to see you're awake Zig." Caveman interrupts as the guys pile into the room.

"I thought you guys were at the Rec. room?" you sigh angrily.

"Love you too, Nikki." X smiles.

"You guys wanna play a game?" Squid asks with a huge smirk spreading across his face.

"That's if Nikki's up for it." X intimidates.

"Let's do it then. Nothing scares me anymore." You all sit on your cots and turn to face each other, except Zero who chose to watch.

"We're playing truth or dare. Remember, you have to answer and do anything thrown at you." X clears up. "I'll go first. Nikki, truth or dare?"

"Dare."

"Ooh… trying to be brave, are we? I dare you to…"

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Ooh a cliffhanger. Ha ha ha… I'm so bad.

Now that I think of it…

This chapter was really short...

and itsucked!

Sorry to the Billies!

-poisonedspork