Thanks for the reviews so far, they honestly make my day. I refresh my inbox every, like, five minutes checking to see if I got more. It's kind of sad, really. Anyway, here's chapter 2. I'm in a really good mood because Ariana Grande from Victorious mentioned me in one of her videos, so I figured I would update early :D

Sam's POV

Whew. I was tired. It had been a long time since I ran this much, and it wasn't as easy as it used to be. I lay back on the grass with my eyes closed, trying to catch my breath. Eventually my breathing slowed and my heart rate returned to normal. I had forgotten how much I loved this. Just playing outside. All of the people I knew no longer liked playing outside, preferring to spend their time inside on the computer or watching TV. The little kids have it right I thought. I sat up and looked around at the kids lying all over the grass. Most of them had caught their breath and were now sitting up, wondering what game to play next. I suddenly remembered a game I used to play as a kid, especially when I went to the beach.

"Hey guys, wanna play a fun game?" I called to the kids. They gathered around me to hear the game, including Freddie, who was still sitting next to me and looking slightly nervous at what I was going to tell these impressionable young kids.

"Okay" I began. "First you stand up, then you spread your arms out like this"

I stood up, arms outstretched on either side to show them.

"Then you spin in a circle as fast as you can until I say stop, and then you run"

The kids all jumped to their feet, leaving Freddie the only one sitting.

"Come on, Freddie" I said, jabbing his thigh with my toe. "Play with us"

"Yeah, Freddie, play with us!" chorused the kids. Reluctantly, Freddie got to his feet.

"Okay, spread out so we don't hit each other" I said, causing the kids to disperse across the field.

"Spread your arms!" I shouted, so all the kids could hear me. All around me, the kids stuck their arms out straight to the side.

"Ready….GO!" I shouted. I began to spin as fast as I could. The world whirled around me in a blur of colour as I spun faster and faster. I counted to sixty in my head.

"STOP!" I hollered. I stopped spinning and began to run, ducking from side to side as I struggled to keep my balance. All around me the kids staggered drunkenly across the field. Kids began falling down left and right, causing other kids to trip on them and also fall down. Soon enough, almost every kid was on the floor. I sat down and waited for the surroundings to stop moving. When the disorientation was gone, I looked expectantly at the kids.

"Well?"
"That was AWESOME" one little boy shouted. A cacophony of little voices filled the air, exclaiming how great this game was.

"Everybody ready to play again?"

I was greeted by a chorus of 'yeah!'s

We stood up and spread out once more. The kids stretched out their arms again, and waited for me to call it. I decided to watch this time, since watching this game is just as much fun as playing it. Cause, you know, what isn't entertaining about a bunch of little kids staggering all over the place, knocking each other down and falling over?

"Ready…GO!"

The kids began spinning in frantic circles, bumping into each other and whirling like dervishes all over the field. Freddie was moving steadily farther away as he spun, arms whirling above the heads of the rest of the kids.

"STOP!" I called. The kids began to run, once again staggering and falling over everywhere. Freddie was so far away that he hadn't heard me, and he was still spinning.

"FREDDIE, STOP!" I shouted. He apparently didn't hear me, because he kept spinning.

"FREDDIE!" I shouted again at the top of my lungs. "STOP!"

This time he heard me and he stopped spinning, stumbling all over the field. By now all the other kids had mostly recovered.

"Well?" I said, looking expectantly at the kids. "Go attack him!"

They charged at Freddie, screaming like a mob as they descended on him. I watched, laughing, as they clambered all over him, hanging from his arms and wrapping themselves around his legs until he toppled to the floor. Once he was down they swarmed all over him like ants, burying him under a huge pile of kids. I watched as he grabbed the kids, pulling them off of him and throwing them everywhere. He picked them up and wrestled with them and threw them around, and they absolutely adored it. I remembered all too well how much I loved to be tossed around like that when I was a kid, and I could tell that these kids were having a ball. In the middle of them all was Freddie, playing around with them and laughing delightedly the whole time. Freddie is really good with kids I noted in surprise. He's gonna make an awesome dad one day. I stopped, surprised at myself for even thinking something like that. I shook my head a little to clear out these weird thoughts and returned my attention to Freddie and the kids. Freddie had managed to get up, but kids were still hanging off of his arms and clinging to his legs. He tried to walk, but the kids wrapped around his legs prevented him from going too far before he fell down and was instantly attacked by children. I watched, laughing, as he struggled to get to his feet again. He managed to stand up, and he said something to the kids. Miraculously, they let go of his arms and legs and stood around him. Freddie looked up and caught my eye, and jerked his head, summoning me. I walked over and stood next to him.

"What up, Fredweird?"

"We're playing more tag" he answered back, a wicked smile creeping across his face. "And you're It!" he shouted, tapping my arm and darting away. I was suddenly surrounded by kids running in all directions, trying to get away from me. I started running in a random direction, hearing squeals coming from the kids. We had only been playing tag for a few minutes when I suddenly heard an ear-splitting shriek coming from my left. The kids all stopped in their tracks and craned their necks to see what was going on. Looking over their heads, I saw a tiny little girl with long black hair sitting on the floor crying. Having located the source of the noise, the kids were beginning to run over to the girl to see what was wrong. I walked behind them, following the crowd to where the girl was sitting on the grass. The kids were clustered in a tight group around the girl, but over their heads I could see a trickle of blood running down the girl's leg. That's it? I thought to myself. The kid is barely bleeding! I turned around and was walking away when I heard Freddie talking to the girl in a soothing voice. I looked back at the girl and I saw Freddie kneeling next to her.

"What's your name?" he coaxed.

"S-S-Sa-Sarah" the girl managed to say between sobs.

"What happened, Sarah?"

"I f-f-fell" she sobbed.

"Looks like you cut your knee" he said gently. "Are you okay?"

"It's not my kn-knee"

"Well then where does it hurt?"

The girl pointed to her left foot. Freddie gently picked up her foot and put it in his lap, inspecting it. He eased the girl's shoe and sock off, prompting fresh cries. Even from where I was, I could see that the girl's ankle was red and swollen.

"Ooh" Freddie said. "That looks like it hurts"

"It does"

"Okay, do you live near here?"

"Over there" the girl said, nodding and pointing. Freddie scooped the girl easily into his arms and began to walk in the direction she pointed.

"Sam, could you get her shoe please?" he asked, stopping next to me.

"Somebody hand me the shoe!" I yelled. Soon enough, the shoe was thrust into my hand, the sock stuffed inside. Freddie and I walked across the field and down the street to the building the girl told us she lived in. We stopped at the door.

"Sam could you…?" Freddie said, nodding his head at the doorbell. I rang the doorbell and soon enough, a woman who looked in her early thirties answered the door, wiping her hands on a towel. She froze when she saw the girl in Freddie's arms, her face tearstained and her eyes red.

"What did you do to my daughter?" she demanded, snatching the girl out of Freddie's arms. Freddie froze, his eyes wide.

"N-nothing" he stammered. "She fell, and…"

"You expect me to believe that?" she hollered, glaring at Freddie.

"It's true!" I interjected angrily. "Don't blame him cause your kid is a klutz"

The woman rounded on me.

"Excuse me?"

"Ask her" I said, pointing at the girl.

The woman looked at the girl.

"Sweetie, what happened?" she asked, her tone instantly comforting.

"I fell and hurt my foot" she girl answered.

"See?" I said. The woman said nothing, just glowered at Freddie and me before slamming the door in our faces.

"She's lovely" Freddie said, rolling his eyes as we walked back towards the field. When we got back to the field, the other kids were anxiously waiting to hear if Sarah would be okay. We assured them that she wasn't going to die, since a few of them seemed genuinely concerned.

"You guys ready for more tag?" I yelled, pumped.

"Uh, Sam?" Freddie interrupted. "It's nearly dark, so I bet these kids need to get home"

I looked up and realized that Freddie was right. Where did the time go? I wondered.

"Fine" I said, pouting. I turned and began to walk back to the road.

"Bye, guys!" I heard Freddie say. I turned around to see the kids all giving Freddie one massive group hug. I smiled slightly before turning and continuing to walk.