Staying Silent
Whyteroze28
Why is Hector Zeroni so quiet, and why does Pendanski seem to hate him so much? Zero/Stanley I hope you like the story, please R/R
I obviously don't own these guys, but I think they're so cute together
Chapter 5
The next afternoon, Hector was almost done with his hole, when he heard Magnet ask 'Caveman' what he'd found. He watched as the others gathered around, speculating on the little gold tube. He couldn't see it, but he knew it was important. He frowned. Why was Stanley giving it to X-Ray? Then he watched, even more surprised, when Stanley told X to show it to Pendanski the next morning.
Why would Stanley give up the chance at a day off? He hated digging. He saw Stanley glance at him, and frown, as if to say, 'Leave it alone.'
He shrugged, and went back to digging.
But it was the last day he'd get to think about anything for a while.
The next day, X pretended to find the gold tube after Pendanski had filled his water. Hector watched with narrowed eyes as the man called the warden, and announced that they had found 'something nice'.
As the car pulled up, Hector couldn't stop his eyes from wandering over to Stanley. He saw a hint of frustration, probably from letting X take his claim. But then as the warden stepped out of the car, he caught a flash of something else. He glanced over, and stopped, stunned. The warden was a woman! No wonder Stanley and the others were staring. He frowned. Apparently, Stanley was straight, because he was staring at her like a starving man would look at a steak. He dug his shovel into the ground in frustration.
Stanley leaned against the side of his hole, seeming content to just stare at her all day. She seemed happy over that little tube, and rewarded X with his day off, double shower tokens, and a snack. And then told Pendanski to fill everyone's canteens. The idiot got a big grin on his face, and told her he'd already filled them. Then she turned to stare at him, and hissed, "Excuse me?"
He watched the man try to make nice, but she wasn't having it. Hector almost laughed at how quickly the smile disappeared. Even Mr. Sir was laughing, and Hector had a feeling that the two of them didn't really get along very well either. Then she yelled for 'Caveman'. Any happiness Hector might have felt disappeared. How the hell did she know his name... and why did she pick him? Was it because he seemed the one most fascinated by her?
She continued to pick on Pendanski, which normally would have made Hector's day, even though he knew he was going to have to try harder to avoid the man if he was pissed off. But then she told Hector to take over X's hole... and Stanley was going to help him! He didn't even care that it meant more work.
They worked until late afternoon, and Hector was almost glad when they finally broke for the day. Until he heard Stanley ask how the warden had known his name. His heart sank. Then he heard Ziggy's comment about the cameras (especially in the showers). He tried to believe Squid when he mentioned Ziggy's paranoia, after all he was slightly crazy. But he wondered if they were really there, and if they were, did Pendanski use them? Did he go back to his cabin, and watch the boys when nobody knew? The thought made him sick. Especially since the guys all ran around in their shirts and boxers at night usually.
That night, he walked out to the showers, but before he got there, he saw Stanley, looking up, twisting around as though he was trying out some crazy dance moves or something. Hector knew he was looking for Zig-Zag's cameras. It was cute. He watched as long as he dared, watching the cold water running down Stanley's chest, and back. He felt himself react to the sight, but couldn't look away. Then he heard the water shut off, and forced himself to look down. He heard Stanley leave the shower, and made his way over, as though he'd just arrived.
He showered as quickly as he could, letting the cold water shock his system back to normal, and sighed. Strangely enough, Stanley was still there when he left the shower. He wanted to say thanks, but that would mean acknowledging that there was a reason he didn't want to walk back to the tent alone.
The next day, Armpit tried to trick the warden, and they denied him a week of shower tokens. Everyone groaned, but kept digging. Three days later, however, they weren't so glad they'd found that damn tube. Hector wondered how long they would have had to dig if Stanley had given her the tube when he'd found it. Probably not anywhere close to this.
The warden was pissed too. She even jumped all over Mr. Sir and Pendanski for not making them dig fast enough. Hector knew to keep his head down and his shovel moving. There was something evil about her. A different evil than Pendanski, but evil all the same.
The next morning they returned to digging their own separate holes.