Chapter 8

Teddy's POV

Luther and I were walking around Gilroy trying to pass the time before Zeke was free from Ginger and before the band arrived. We strolled along the sidewalk, window-shopping now and then. We came up to some benches at the park. Luther was being awfully quiet for some reason, and I couldn't figure out why. But then, he said the first thing he had for the whole twenty minutes that we had been walking.

"Want to sit down?"

I was confused by his sudden talking after all this silence. But, I answered, "Sure."

We sat down on the bench.

"Hey, Luther, is anything wrong?" I asked.

"N-no," he stammered, "W-why do you ask?"

His stammering did not help his case.

"You've been really quiet and acting really funny all morning."

"Oh," he fell quiet, "I was just thinking."

"About what?"

"Nothing, no big deal, I just wanted to talk."

"What about?"

"Um, I was wondering…" he began.

"Wandering? You know, Luther, when you wander. You get lost," I joked.

Luther chuckled a little, "No, no Teddy. I'm being serious here."

"Okay," I said, containing myself, "what is it?"

"So, I was wondering if you wanted to go the Lemonade Mouth concert?"

"Luther, I thought we were already going."

"N-no. I mean, do you want to go to the Lemonade Mouth concert with me?"

"I thought we were already going together," I responded. Then, it dawned on me, "Wait, as friends?"

"No. More than friends, like, uh, date or something. You don't have to say yes."

I looked at Luther. I had never seen him like this. All nervous and shy; I smiled at him; "I'd love to."

"That's great!"

We stood up and he gave me a hug.

Gabe's POV

Oh no! I got to go tell Ginger! I knew that these pranks of ours weren't really working. I got to go tell Ginger they're going on a date. I got out from behind the bush that I was hiding in, and crawled a good distance away. When I was sure they wouldn't be able to spot me any longer, I ran as fast as I could to Ginger's house. I knew her big brother was babysitting her today, so I used my walkie-talkie.

"Ging," I whispered loudly into the talkie.

There was a sound of static and her muffled voice came through, "Yeah? Who's this? Roy or Gabe?"

"It's Gabe."

"Oh." There was silence and Ginger's voice came back on the line, "Is it important? You know my brother's babysitting. We don't want him to overhear."

"Yeah, but it's important. Really important; can I come in?"

I heard a sigh, "Okay, go to my window. It's the second one on the left side of the house from the front."

I headed to her window where I saw her standing by it. She lifted open the window and pulled me into her room.

She quickly pushed me under her desk, "Just stay under there for appearance sake. Just in case my brother comes in to check on me. He probably won't, but it's good to take precautions."

She sat in front of me at her desk, pretending to use the computer, "So, Gabe, what is it?"

"I was following Teddy and Luther today…"

Ginger interrupted me harshly, "Without me?"

"I know," I answered, "but, I had a feeling that something was going to happen. And, something did. So, it was a good thing I did follow them."

"It's fine. I was just joking with you. What happened?"

"So, Teddy and Luther were walking around Gilroy and I was following behind them. Then, they sat down at a park bench and began to talk. I'm not going to tell you their whole conversation. Most of it is not important. But, the most crucial piece of information that throws our whole mission into whack is…"

Just then, Zeke poked his head through Ginger's door. Ginger kicked me in the leg to make me stop talking. I winced in pain, but contained myself. Ginger swiveled around in her chair to face Zeke, "What do you want, bozo?" Man, this girl was good at keeping up with appearances.

"Just checking on you; you were being pretty quiet," Zeke answered.

"Well, you are contaminating my room. And, I'm here and fine. So, I guess it's time for you to leave. Ta-ta," Ginger waggled her fingers goodbye.

Zeke rolled his eyes, "Okay, mini-munch." He removed his head and closed the door. Ginger scowled and turned her chair back to face me.

"Be quiet for a sec," she whispered, "until I'm sure that he's in his room again."

We waited for about five minutes and Ginger peeked her head out of her bedroom door.

"Okay, we're good," she told me, "I just saw him close his door."

"All right," I answered.

"So, what did you want to tell me?"

"Where was I again?"

Ginger sighed exasperatedly, "You were about to tell me the crucial bit of information!" she whispered harshly.

"Oh, right," I said, "Well, I'll just sum it up in a couple words. I don't really need to tell you the whole process or anything…"

Ginger shook her head, "Just get on with it already! You're taking forever just to tell me a simple thing."

"Okay, okay," I put my hands up in surrender, "Luther asked Teddy out."

Ginger gasped.

"And, Teddy said yes."

Ginger sunk to the ground, "NO!" she shout-whispered.

Ginger's POV

What? My plans always work, someway, somehow. I knew this one wasn't going so well. But, I figured it would work out in the end. Oh, well, it's too late now. I'm done with this.

I got up from the ground.

"Sorry," Gabe apologized.

"It's not your fault…completely," I answered, "Anyways, thanks for telling me. But, I'm afraid this little partnership of ours is over. Now get out of my room."

I let him out of my window.

"Wait, so we're done with this?" Gabe asked me, surprised.

"Yeah, it's over. Kaput. Buh-bye," I waved goodbye to him and closed my window.

But, right before I got it completely closed, I heard Gabe say one last thing, "I never thought you one to give up."

I sighed and sank down in my bed.

Gabe's POV

Well, if she's giving up. I'm not. I'm going to make a plan and show Ginger that it's possible to still cause a little damage.

That was Chapter 8! I hope you enjoyed it! Please read and review! I'm sorry for not updating in a while. I went up to Key Largo, California; to celebrate my cousin's wedding. But, I wrote another oneshot called, "Determinate," which you should all read. And, I'm starting a new story which is a Harry Potter/Lemonade Mouth crossover. Hopefully, you will see that soon; we'll see. So, I've done a fair amount of writing to make up for not updating. So check out all my stories and thank you all for your support!

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