hello everyone, i'm back!! wow, i still can't believe this story has made it this far. but it has, and it's all thanks to you wonderful readers/reviewers!!! but enough of the mushy talk, ON WITH THE STORY!!

DISCLAIMER: i do not own the secret Saturdays. i only own Lina and Gwen

It was a few hours after Zak kissed me. i still couldn't believe it had happened. i mean, i kind of figured that Zak and i were getting closer, but we weren't that close. "are we?" i mumbled, thinking out loud. just then, someone opened the door to my room. i looked up and saw Wadi standing in the doorway.

"hi" she mumbled, not looking directly at me.

"hi" i mumbled back. "what do you want?"

she looked at me, stepping into the room. "i... i need to talk to you".

"about what?"

she slowly walked over to me, acting very cautious. "i need to talk to you about Zak".

i rolled my eyes. "oh brother" i thought, standing up and folding my arms across my chest. "what's there to talk about?" i asked.

Wadi squirmed a little, looking really embarressed. "i... well, i..."

"look Wadi, you don't have to apologize. i mean if it had been me, i don' think i would've yelled and carried on the way you did, but..."

"look, forget it, ok?" Wadi snapped, turning and leaving. i just stood there, blinking.

"ok, weird" i said, sighing and sitting on the edge of my bed. i'm not sure how long i sat there, but i eventually got up and left the room, nearly running into Zak in the hallway. we both just stood there, an awkward silence hanging in the air.

"uh, hi" Zak said.

"hi".

more silence.

"look, i..." we both started to say at the same time. "sorry" we both mumbled.

more awkward silence.

"look Zak, i..."

"i really like you Lina" Zak said, blushing.

i was actually surprised. "um, i really like you too" i said, blushing too.

"and i was wondering if... if maybe..." he hesitated, and i forced my self not to scream "come on, out with it!!"

"i was hoping that, maybe you'd like to go out with me sometime?"

my jaw dropped, and my heart was beating faster.

"uh... uh..." i was so shocked, that i couldn't say anything at first. "uh, yeah, sure. of course, that'd be great!" i blurted out. "quit babling you idiot!" i told myself, blushing again. there was another period of awkward silence, and i couldn't take it anymore. "excuse me" i said, slipping past Zak and hurrying down the hallway.

i ran outside, nearly tripping over Komodo, who had been invisible. "oops, sorry Komodo" i said, stepping over him and running outside. i stood there, taking a deep breath of the fresh air. my heart was still beating fast, and i sat down for a minute, thinking. i had never been asked out on a date before, ever.

i'd always figured that i'd end up the type of person that never dated and would grow old and alone with only a cat to keep me company. "boy, talk about putting yourself down" i mumbled. "i guess i'd always been negative without really noticing". i sighed and laid down on the warm ground. the sun felt good, and i started to fall asleep.

but i was awakened when something sticky hit me in the face. "hey, what the...?!" i shot to my feet, pulling at the stuff. it was very sticky, and sort of felt like cotton candy. but i knew that was not what this stuff was. in fact, i was pretty sure it was... "spider webs?! eww, gross!!" i'm terrified of spiders, and i just managed to pull the webbing from my face when more of it suddenly came flying at me, hitting me in the chest this time.

it came at me so fast that i fell backward, back on the ground. i sighed and started pulling at the grey webs when more of it hit me. and then more and more, until my entire body was nearly covered in it, and i could barely move. the last thing i heard was laughter. cruel, evil laughter. and then everything went black...

yay, Zak finally asked Lina out!! and yes, i know this one's short, but it's after 1:00 in the morning here and i'm dead tired. but i wanted to post this chapter before i went to bed. hope you guys like it, and don't forget to review!!

-FreddysNightmare1984