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Chapter 11: Exploding Twinkies
Zach POV
Wohoo! I felt like dancing in circles except that would look unattractive and unmannly. Cammie must have seen my expression because she laughed.
"Prince Phillip," she choked out while clutching her stomach. I scowled. Did she have to keep reminding me of that? When we were in third grade, our class hosted a production of Sleeping Beauty. I was the only boy who auditioned for the role of Prince Phillip; the other boys were fighting each other for the part of the dragon. It wasn't as if I didn't want to be a fire breathing demon. No, I wanted to be Prince Phillip because it would allow me to kiss the little girl who was auditioning for Aurora. Yes, I knew I loved her back then. When Cammie and I both got the parts we wanted, I had been so damn happy. But since all of my friends were watching, I had to contain my grin, smirk, and act nonchalant. Later, Cammie told me that I had totally failed and had ended up looking constipated. I guess I had the same expression now.
Bex and Liz simultaneously gasped with recognition and then joined Cammie in doubling over and guffawing. Both of them, had been there. Liz was the blue fairy and Bex was Maleficent. I used to think Bex couldn't get any scarier until I saw her dressed as a sadistic fairy in black. Even at age nine, she could've probably made even the toughest COC member wince.
"Shut up guys." I mumbled. Macey looked annoyed to be out of the loop. Cammie came up to me and patted my cheek. The friendly touch had heat coursing through my veins. I went through the checklist. Maintain normal breathing rate, pulse and heartbeat. Do not let body temperature rise noticeably. Do not perspirate. Easier said than done.
"Poor boy. Cammie cooed, " are you lonely because there's no pwincess to rescue?" Time to turn the tables. I rested under her chin and tilted her head up so that she was looking straight into my eyes.
"You never needed any saving. That was just an excuse," her eyes widened and her breath caught at my sincerity. Emerald and sapphire orbs stared at each other for what seemed like an eternity. My girl gasped again when she realized how close we were. That was one of my favorite things about Cammie. No matter how brilliant of a spy she and I were, we could never hide from each other. In the years apart from her, I had built so many walls around me. One the day I left, one the day I saw my mother shoot a CIA agent, one when she made me shoot my first CIA agent..but the moment I saw Cammie again, my walls started tumbling down. And it was terrifying.
A loud bang sounded near the doorway and I instinctively wrapped my arms around Cammie and turned so my back was facing the intruder. The girls awwed and I let go of her and we both cleared our throats awkwardly. I got into my fighting stance, but it was just a grinning Grant.
"Hi guys! You gotta... oh did I interrupt something?"
Cammie said no while her roomates said yes.
"Well...uh, ok," Grant rubbed the back of his neck, clearly confused.
"Why are you here Grant?" Bex whispered, blushing a bit.
"Oh yeah!" His face broke into a wide grin. "You guys have to come to the Grand Hall with me. It's awesome!"
"What do you mean?" Grant's surprises were rarely ever good.
"Don't worry Zach. There will be no more exploding Twinkies," I grimaced.
"You promised never to speak of it,"
"Seriously guys! Let's go!" We all nodded and followed him.
As we were going through the doorway, I heard Cammie say, "so Grant. Tell me about the exploding Twinkies,"
AN: Haha that was fun! I love writing Zammie and awkward Grant. Okay, I know some of you are going to ask about the back-story behind the exploding Twinkies. To tell you the truth, I have no idea. It just came to me while I was writing (yeah I know I'm weird). So if anyone has any ideas, please tell me. Or just review anyways.
Thanks!
Anh