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May God bless you all.
"Little to the left, yeah now that's the spot." Said Susie as Oscar… fulfilled his part of their arraignment.
They had had this for over a year now. See eventually Susie figured out (or to be more specific JimJams squealed) that Oscar and Hedgehog had snuck into her cabin and it was Oscar, not JimJams who gave that massage she liked so much.
Now, she could have gotten angry and turned him into a toad or something, but instead, she confronted him.
"Oscar do you realize what I could do to you for sneaking into my cabin and… well do you!?" She had said.
"I'm sorry, I'm sooo sorry!" Oscar replied.
"Well, perhaps we could just keep this between us." She said.
"Yes, th… wait a minute what do I have to do?" Oscar asked suspiciously.
"You're just lucky you're so good at massages."
"I am?"
"So, how about this, every now and again you give me a massage, and in return not only will I not tell anyone of you violating camp rules, but…"
She leaned in and spoke low.
"…I'll actually listen to you and give you advice about your pesky little problems."
So here he was, giving Susie a massage in exchange for her listening and giving advice. Truth be told he didn't mind it. Giving Susie a massage wasn't the worst punishment he could get. Plus it was nice having her actually listen to him for a change.
"All right Elephant boy, let's hear it." Susie told him.
"Well, you know most of it already." He assured her.
"Oh, but it'll be so much better hearing it from your mouth." She said with a giggle.
"Okay, well the first day of camp, me and Lucy were just hanging and…"
"A bit higher." Susie said causing Oscar to focus more on her upper back.
"Yup, that's better. Go on…"
Oscar explained the whole ordeal and he tackled her back and shoulders. She then had him deal with her toenails which was usually a part of the deal.
"Well then, it would appear you have quite a decision to make." Susie told him after he had explained everything to her.
"I know it's just so hard, I don't want…" Oscar paused as Susie placed one of her big toes on his mouth.
"I was being sarcastic, sense the tone." She told him. "It's like the easiest decision ever.
"What?" He asked as she removed her toe and stood up.
"Alice is the strongest wizard, she's older, wiser way more fun and she's a wooly mammoth, so you wouldn't have to worry about weird hybrid children." Said Susie as she walked to the bathroom.
"But, Lucy is fun, and nice and cool and cute too!" He yelled through the bathroom door. "I'm also not really thinking that far ahead yet."
The door opened.
"Oh, please like you could compare that four-eyed Aardvark to the strongest of the camp counselors."
"But it's not just about strength…" He began but was quickly magically put out by Susie.
"The Pampering is over and so is the advice." She said as she used her wand to rest him outside.
"Dump the zero, get with the hero." Said Susie before slamming the door in his face.
Oscar sighed.
"I don't know what I was expecting?" He said aloud as he walked away.
Though it was good to just be able to talk to a girl about this, so it wasn't a complete waste.
"Pssshh." Said Susie as she lay down on the couch. "Like it's even close." She said.
Truth be told in her mind she couldn't even fathom Oscar picking Lucy over Alice. Like why did he even need to think about it?
Then again he is Oscar.
She chuckled. She could still remember how Naïve he was. Like why did Alice even like him? In truth, she had been asking herself that for a while as she knew about Alice's feelings rather early on. Alice had actually thought Oscar was cute back when they first came to camp. As he grew into a teenager her attraction to him only seemed to grow despite Susie's protest.
If only Oscar had noticed any of the times Alice had practically said "I like you." There had been too many over the years to keep track.
Same thing with Lucy. That little Aardvark had been into Oscar for a good long time. Even trying to get him less dependent on hedgehog. Like only Oscar could be that oblivious. If he wasn't so good at massages and pedicures… Come to think about it Oscar… hmmmm.
Susie paused for a moment. She just remembered something about Oscar that had gone to the back of her mind.
Suddenly it hit her and she immediately sprung up and bolted out her front door.
"Oscar!" She yelled causing the elephant to turn around.
"Get back here! I'm going to destroy you!"
"Ahh!" He yelled as he sprinted away from her. Oh sure, she could have used magic to get him back but...
…Where was the fun in that?
What did I do? What did I do? Thought Oscar as he ran through the forest with the oh-so-speedy Camp Counselor right on his heels.
He couldn't imagine why she was running after him. He had shown up, massaged, and given her a pedicure, yet she was currently seeking to end the young elephant.
"Oof." He said as she tackled him.
"You perverted little boy!" She yelled as she towered over him.
"What I do? Whatever it is I'm so sorry!" He pleaded.
"You…" She said with such malice. "You…" She repeated.
"You saw me naked." She said finally
Oscar looked around and then the memory came back.
"Oh, yeah…. You just figuring out…" Oscar gasped as she put her wand to his neck as one would do with a knife.
"Choose your next words very carefully." She threatened.
"Wait, I didn't." He said. "I turned away once I saw you were undressing. Honest." The camper told her.
Susie's eyes narrowed in on him, as though she was trying to see behind his eyes and deep within his soul.
"We'll see about that." With a flick of her wrist, she activated her wand and took them both back to the day the alleged act happened.
"Wo… where?"
"We are in your memories." Susie told him. "I'm going to lay it out straight. Very straight." She said in a serious tone.
"I'm going to view the memory of you two sneaking into my cabin that day, and see exactly what you saw, and if you even got a peek, I'm going to view your three most embarrassing memories. Capuche?"
Oscar only had a moment to contemplate as the oh-too-familiar memory began to materialize before him. He did nod however, showing Susie that he was willing to take the risk.
They both watched as the events unfolded. Susie heading home, He and Hedgehog hiding up on the rafters. Then came… comfortable.
"Hmmm…" Said Susie in a way that Oscar could not tell whether she was satisfied or not.
"Think I'm gonna watch it again in slow-mo."
Suddenly the scene rewound and he and Susie once again watched the events of that day unfold.
"And Pause." Said Susie causing the entire scene and to freeze.
"Hmmm…" She said again as she observed herself.
"See I turned away." He told her.
Susie continued to look over her past body.
"You saw my belly." She said finally.
"What?"
Susie pointed to her technically half-naked body. Technically because other than the small part of her furry stomach she was pointing at and her face and legs, the rest of her body was just black. That's all.
"You see I can only see what you saw that day. And you saw my belly." She said as she turned from her past self to him.
"Just a little…" He insisted. "Once I realized you were changing…"
"You peeked." She said as she walked towards him.
"Come on Susie." Oscar Pleaded "What was I supposed to do?"
"You were supposed to not be in my cabin in the first place." She said. "You were supposed to close your eyes the minute you saw me come in. You were supposed to…"
Susie stopped as she and Oscar now stood face to face.
She sighed. "Okay, I get it you were 11 and stupid."
"Yeah… real stupid." He agreed.
"So, I'll only look at one memory." She told him.
"What!?" He exclaimed.
"Show me Oscar's 2nd most embarrassing memory." She said causing the scene to change.
"Susie! Come on!"
"Hey I'm being nice, I could have said your most embarrassing memory."
Oscar wanted to plead but he knew it would do no good. Truth be told, even he didn't know what his 2nd most embarrassing memory w…
"Oh no…" Said Oscar as the scene began to come together and he could tell not only the where but the when of the memory.
"Susie."
"Say one more word and we'll move on to the most embarrassing." She warned.
Oscar began biting his nails as more and more of the scene came into view. It was maybe about 75% done which meant he was really running out of time as Susie was the last person he'd want to see this. Who knows, perhaps his most embarrassing memory would be more bearable, but he couldn't remember that either. In truth the young elephant rarely got embarrassed.
But when he did…
…It was always huge.
Thank you for all who made it to the end. I know this first chapter was a bit short but just setting the premise. The other ones will probably be a bit longer.
May God bless you all.
