Hi Imagi here! Hope you guys have been enjoying 23 Presents! :) Just to let everyone know that while humorous at times, 23 Presents is also a friendship and hurt/comfort story.
This is by far my DARKEST chapter and most likely will be the darkest chapter in my series. There is minor trauma and brief mentions of suicide. There is also an implied "dark"' side at the end of the Ezekiel flashback.
To my Corpse Bride Readers this warning probably means nothing. To everyone else I put the warning to be on the safe side.
As for why this camper? LeShawna lives in the projects and unfortunately most likely has one or two dark memories she would like to stay buried.
Again…minor trauma, brief mentions of suicide and implied but not proven dark side at the end of the Ezekiel flashback.
To those who are still with me and are willing to keep Winter-Rae from killing me please enjoy LeShawna's chapter of 23 Presents.
Imagi
Present 18: LESHAWNA
Leroy Levon was a man of simple wants and desires. As his name declared he was the king lion. The master of all in his domain, his fellow high school students were only there for his amusement and eye candy.
Though reluctantly he had to admit he could never be an immortal god of hotness like the infamous male model Justin, he knew he was still a heartbreaker. With one smile from perfect teeth any girl he wanted he got…with interest.
"How many times do I have to tell you? Shawnie's already got a man and Shawnie's going with HIM to the winter formal!"
Unfortunately LeShawna the sultana of lusciousness didn't seem to get the memo. The sweet and sassy sister was playing "hard to get" to the extreme, but Leroy Levon was no quitter. It was only a matter of time.
Pulling out his secret weapon, a box of chocolate dipped exotic fruit and a flower bouquet, he prepared to change the sister's tune. "Sweets for the sweet?" Leroy Levon smiled angling his head slightly so the light caught his dazzling smile.
LeShawna stared at him with a look of incredulity, before reluctantly taking the offered heart shaped box. Removing the top she stared at the contents with wide eyes, before she smiled at Leroy Levon with a coy smile on her face. Hiding his smirk, Leroy Levon awaited the juicy sister's acceptance.
"Leroy Levon Leroy Levon Leroy Levon…." LeShawna cooed as she sashayed towards the grinning and very eager teenage male. "Has anyone ever told you…little old LeShawna….IS ALLERGIC TO PINEAPPLES!!!!!!"
In one swift motion, the heart shaped box is overturned and smashed on top of Leroy Levon's head. As bits of fruit and chocolate dripped down his forehead, the greek god wannabee had his mouth open in shock.
Taking advantage of his stupor, LeShawna stuffed the flower bouquet in the open trap. "Has it sunk in yet big boy?" The chocolate toned lady mockingly asked. Without waiting for a response LeShawna walked away with her giggling posse by her side.
The sounds of the school hallway overflowing with laughter brought the most popular male out of his daze. Burning with embarrassment, Leroy Levon viciously yanked the flowers out of his mouth spitting out petals as he did so. In another quick motion he removed the box.
The sight of the half mashed chocolate on top of and trickling down the formerly suave hair of the school's resident hottie sent the crowd into another bout of hysterics. "SHUT UP!" Leroy Levon screamed out while inwardly he venomously planned a little revenge on the male who caused a woman to say no to Leroy Levon.
The night of Winter Formal
"Allergies have no effect, Luscious LeShawna, apple of my heart." Harold proclaimed holding out the box containing a wrist corsage composed of lavender and yellow roses. LeShawna had not been expecting the gesture.
The sassy lady quickly grabbed her boyfriend in a fierce hug causing the brunet haired male to let out a happy sigh. Immediately LeShawna removed the corsage and snapped the elastic into place on her left hand smiling as she did so.
"Ooh! I almost forgot! Wait right here sugar baby." As LeShawna walked towards the kitchen she missed the sight of Harold's pupils morphing into heart shapes, but she did hear his barely audible response. "I'll wait for you forever my chocolate goddess."
The winter committee had been creative this year. As the couple walked under the balloon archway into the gym, they gasped taking in their surroundings. "Are we in a gym or back at Wawanakwa?" LeShawna commented pointing out the surrounding trees and the snow covered ground.
Nearby were a pair of wooden cabins off to one side reminding them very much of the less then pleasant summer camp. "I think that's where we take the pictures." Harold said noting the line of couples.
"And I think the point was to recreate a winter wonderland coupled with the traditional snow covered cabin in the middle of the forest. Harold finished before his grin faded. LeShawna had also seen what had caught his eye and had been similarly displeased. "Tell me that is not who I think it is!"
The disc jockey must have heard them. Dressed somewhat normally for once, Chef Hatchet waved the pair over a large grin plastered on his normally serious face. LeShawna and Harold blanched. "Let's just get this over with." LeShawna said getting a nod of agreement from her beau.
Shortly afterwards the confused woman walked over to one of the side tables carrying a brown box covered with little green trees that someone had inked all over the package. Harold had been ecstatic and kept crowing that he knew she would get one and started babbling about something about Geoff.
LeShawna only nodded her head absently as she opened the box. Seeing the familiar plate of sweets her eyes widened. "So guess I get to find out the mystery sender now huh?" Harold grinned back. Preoccupied by the red note, LeShawna didn't see the serpent strike.
Leroy Levon grinned as he noticed luscious LeShawna in a dress of emerald green. Gold sparkles added detail and made the dress eye-catching. It certainly had caught his. His smile grew even wider as he noticed the lanky brunet.
Dressed in a hideous tux of yellow with a red rose boutonniere, the outfit was appalling. The sight of the unknown male sitting next to such a gorgeous creature was even worse. Lucky for Leroy Levon ambush and humiliating the nerd in front of a large audience was always his favorite game.
"LESHAWNA!!!! THERE YOU ARE! YOU PROMISED ME, LEROY LEVON THE FIRST DANCE AFTER ALL!" The microphone that Leroy Levon held magnified his booming voice and it quickly filled the gym.
"Excuse me?" LeShawna questioned her voice filled with contempt. Ignoring it Leroy Levon quickly grabbed her right hand with one while the other held the microphone. "SHE ACCEPTS!!!" Leroy Levon yelled into the mike causing the whole room to break out into applause. "MAESTRO IF YOU PLEASE!!!"
As soft music started to play and the crowd parted, the dark skinned male smiled showing off his dazzling grin. "Shall we?" Scowling darkly LeShawna reluctantly stood up. "You try anything funny little boy….!" Leaving her warning hanging in the air, the short woman practically yanked the cocky male to the dance floor wanting to get this over with as soon as possible.
They read you Cinderella
You hoped it would come true
That one day your prince charming would come rescue you
You like romantic movies
And you never will forget
The way it felt when Romeo kissed Juliette
Harold closed his mouth as the shock started to recede. Just as quickly it was replaced with a dark frown seeing his soul mate being forced to dance with another man. The look of distain on LeShawna's face only made his fist clench tighter and shake with fury.
Standing to his feet he immediately jumped at the sudden loud screech. Turning he saw Chef bang his fist sharply causing the music player to start again. However this time there was a far different song now playing.
When my time comes
Forget the wrong that I've done
Help me leave behind some
Reasons to be missed
And don't resent me
And when you're feeling empty
Keep me in your memory
Harold froze. Instantly he bolted towards his girlfriend, just as LeShawna's knees gave out. Leroy Levon not prepared for the sudden motion had automatically pushed away and let go of the plus sized lady.
Lanky arms though quickly wrapped around LeShawna's body supporting the large teen. Surprisingly another much larger set did the same. Looking up Harold was for once glad to see the normally sadistic Chef.
His smile turned to a frown as LeShawna started to shake violently. "TURN THAT OFF NOW!!!!!" Harold bellowed out causing a great deal of people to look at him in shock. One of the other teens raced over to the station and pressed buttons causing the song to end and to switch to a more upbeat one.
With the ex military man's help, Harold guided LeShawna outside the gym, to a pair of waiting chairs. Once LeShawna was seated Harold gave a firm nod to Chef who quickly left. Letting out a sigh, Harold hugged his trembling girlfriend. LeShawna in response burst into tears.
Harold sighed again as he continued to comfort his chocolate goddess. LeShawna has always had a problem with sad songs, but the ones involving someone hurting themselves, life loss and memory caused the sassy sister to remember a very traumatic memory from her past.
The last time the bad memory had popped up was at Playa des Losers courtesy of a certain outcast and homeschooled teenager.
The faint melody coming from the normally quiet room had made LeShawna raise an eyebrow. "Hmmm…Homeschool is actually in his room." The dark skinned girl mused as she crept closer to the door.
Curiously she creaked the door open just enough to peek inside. Ezekiel was on his stomach lying on top of the large hotel bed. Bobbing his head slightly to the music beat he continued to write in a small book. LeShawna's smile faded the moment she listened to the lyrics of the song.
But no one would listen
Cause no one else cared
As the lyrics continued, ice started to fill her veins as a combination of fear and anger started to overtake her. The sound of his room door banging open caused Ezekiel to jump in surprise. Seeing the look of fury on the female's face, the homeschooler quickly flung himself off the bed and hid on the far side of the furniture.
"If you are writing a goodbye letter so help me I'll strangle you myself!" LeShawna roared as she stormed in. "Wot are you talking aboot eh?" Ezekiel questioned hesitantly peeking at the enraged female.
Had LeShawna been a much calmer mood she would have laughed at the sight of the blue toque and a pair of timid eyes peeking at her from the other side of the bed. However Ezekiel had unknowingly brought forth a very bad memory.
"The goodbye letter!" LeShawna growled pointing at the fallen book. "I already lost someone I cared about to suicide because LeShawna was too foolish enough not to see the signs! And I'll be **** If I lose another one!"
As LeShawna collapsed onto the bed as grief started to overwhelm her, Ezekiel tentatively sat next to the upset female. After a moment of silence he opened his mouth. "Marabelle called it a joornal and a diary eh. I goot it as a gift right after sur-I mean BRIDGE! Err…BRIDGETTE! came to the hootel eh. "
Ezekiel's strong accent mixed with his usual slip-ups snapped LeShawna out of her pain long enough to see the prairie raised boy's face was stained red from embarrassment. The blush grew even darker as the male continued.
"She says you goot to write in it everyday, soo I've been dooing it eh. I wroot what I remember like Izzy shark riding and origami and Inky…" Ezekiel trailed off as he noticed the look on LeShawna's face.
"Wait hold up! I know that white girl is nuts, but riding a shark? I thought only pretty boy could do that without getting eaten!" Ezekiel grinned. "Yoou need loots and loots of steaks to do it safely eh."
Just as quickly his smile faded and he stared fully into LeShawna's eyes. "There's pain in there sure eh, but noothing I'm goona kill myself over." Ezekiel looked thoughtful for a moment before continuing. "Knoo that I think aboot it that's a whole loot dumber then saying guys are much stronger and smarter then girls eh!"
Ezekiel's eyes suddenly widened in horror as it gradually sunk in what he had just said. As if confirming that fear, a group of people now stood in his doorway. Bridgette and Courtney glared at him darkly as they retrieved the shorter female.
As the pair said reassurances, LeShawna turned her head in time to see the resigned look on Ezekiel's face as Duncan and Geoff entered the homeschooler's room and shut the door behind them.
"THOSE IDIOTS!!!" Harold yelled out clenching his fist tightly from the memory. "Yeah…leave it to the worst possible group to pass by at the worst possible moment." LeShawna commented weakly as she rubbed at her eyes.
Ignoring the fact that he had just spoken the memory out loud, Harold reassuringly rubbed his girlfriend's back. "Feeling better LeShawna?" The plus sized woman slowly nodded before her normal evil grin started to spread across her face.
"I will as soon as I teach Mr. Suave wannabee over processed cocky needs to be taken down a few pegs little daddy's boy Leroy Levon a lesson in respecting little LeShawna!" LeShawna roared up standing to her feet. The sight of the mystery's sender's box sitting next to their chairs caused her to sit back down.
"Right after I find out the identity of Mr. Plate sender." Reaching inside the box once more LeShawna fished out the red note.
Two plates. One foor the person I met on the island and the other to share with friends and family eh.
And In case I never said soo, I didn't knoo I was hurting people with my woords and I'm really really really soorry for what I said on the island before eh!
Happy Holidays, LeShawna
Ezekiel
Staring at the note in disbelief, LeShawna turned just in time to see Harold pull out a small green present. Ripping off the tissue, the large lady looked both delighted and confused at the revealed cookie cutter.
"Alright I know this is supposed to be me because of my hair weave and my bootylious booty and generous curves, but why on earth would prairie boy put a top hat on my head and a whip in my hand?"
Hearing a muffled snort next to her, LeShawna turned her head just in time to see Harold hold out a cookie of gingerbread girl. Like Harold's ninja styled one from before, this one had also been iced to look like the recipient.
It took only a few seconds to notice what had greatly amused her man, and when she did she laughed as well. On the ginger bread girl's shirt under her favorite apple symbol were the words Heather Tamer.
"Hi, Winter-Rae here. My favourite TDI characters would have to be: Duncan,
LeShawna, Eva and Harold. I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, and a
rocking New Year! Stay safe and have fun!"
Imagi's Ramblings: So Important parts! The first group of song lyrics was from the music group All 4 One and from the song "I could love you like that." The second song is from the group Linkin Park and titled "Leave out all the rest."
So both parts of those songs belong to those parties…Imagi owns them not.
Well if you've gotten through this monster of a chapter Congrats! You have successfully survived Imagi's latest round of messing with your heads! :D
And trauma is not fun…happy, hysterical happy, crying and so forth..yeah not fun.
Oh yeah….Leroy Levon is mine jerk that he is. Ask if you wanna use very big jerk!
And so is the haiku…Imagi sooo cannot write haiku….
I hope you guys enjoyed what I did with LeShawna both good and bad…especially Winter-Rae. :)
Noah: Please. In a mere 7 pages you have successfully toyed around with people's emotions at least three times. And to your fellow author friend too…Oooh! Bet she really appreciates that.
Trent: Uh… Noah…Xnay on offending the authoray.
Owen:Xnay?? Authoray? I thought her name was Imagi.
Geoff: Yeah man. Especially since dudette Imagi has a very creative imagination.
Noah: Please…spare me. There is nothing that that writer can do that will faze me.
Duncan: Uh… Dude you do realize that you are so asking for it.
DJ: Especially since she hasn't written your chapter yet.
Izzy: And Imagi writes the cynical book reading weakling next! Yay! Izzy looks forward to it! Just think! She could have you riding a unicycle on a tightrope over shark infested water or could have you on a monkey space flight or……
Noah:AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
Imagi blinks. Well good suggestions there, but I've got it under control. :D
Geoff: Snap! Dude you are so in trouble.
So yeah as Izzy said cynical book reading weakling aka Noah :hug: is next. FIVE! FIVE campers left! I can count them all on one hand now! YAY!!!! :D And as always thanks so much for the reviews! :) Hope this chapter was worth the wait despite the roller coaster of emotional turmoil I put you guys on. :)
And lucky you guys! There's another roller coaster lurking in the future! Imagi loves rollercoasters! Specially the surprise ones! :)
So tune in and see what I have in store next. :D
Imagi
