When Klepto Met Felicity

Summary: It's Season 2 of Total Drama Island and it's time for the second reward challenge: act as an assassin and take out your target with paintball guns. An excerpt from a TDI roleplay. Also: The tragic love story of Klepto and Felicity in excerpts.

The First Time Klepto Met Felicity…

…they were friends.

Disclaimer(s): I do not own Total Drama Island or any of its characters.

I only own Klepto. He is mine and no one can use him without my say-so.

The Void Kitsune is the sole owner of Felicity and she says you can not use her.

Promises Kept is the sole owner of Elle. I wouldn't have included her in this, since I didn't include any of the other OCs from the roleplay, but it became necessary for the set-up. I believe Promises Kept also came up with the idea for the paintball "Gotcha" challenge as well.

Wolf Passion was the moderator and creator of the roleplay this came from, and is therefore responsible for the actions and dialogue of Chris and Chef. She is also the sole owner of Lily, who earlier in the roleplay had gotten a sugar rush in the cafeteria, called Klepto cute, then gave him a Twinkie and ran away with the Ho Hos.

(A/N) Sometime back in 2009, there was a TDI roleplay that Wolf Passion created in a fanfiction forum. This roleplay was supposed to be a Season 2 of Total Drama Island in which new characters, our OCs, auditioned and came to the island to compete in new life-threatening challenges quite like the first season, only crazier.

It was really fun. And through this roleplay, I met some awesome and crazy people. One of those people is The Void Kitsune and our babies, Klepto and Felicity, hit it off in a delightfully unexpected surprising turn of events. Unfortunately, the roleplay and eventually the forum died before our babies could actually get together. And they were making such progress, too.

All these years later, we've tried over and over again to get our babies together, but the roleplays and forums always die before our babies have the chance they deserve. This made me think back to that TDI roleplay from the days of yore and I finally decided to spend a day going through all my old email alerts from the forum, collecting every single piece of the roleplay I had so I could go back and read it. And I did. I finally, finally did it.

Because I thought it would be a shame that the world would never know exactly how Klepto and Felicity met, I put that scene together into this chapter for you to read. It happened at the end of the roleplay's life, so there isn't all that much to it, but it's still cute. And now the rest of the world will finally get to see how it first happened.

We also don't know who won that challenge because the roleplay didn't survive long enough for everyone to shoot or get shot. As for the rules, there didn't really seem to be any after a certain point. Technically, after a character got shot, they were supposed to be out of the game and their target would be handed over to a teammate to "take out" for them, but even after people got shot, they still went around chasing their targets, so rules shmules… XD

Just so you know: This chapter is formatted similarly to the roleplay format. I copied what you are about to read straight from the roleplay without editing it. For posterity's sake. Well, okay, the majority of what you'll read is written by the people credited for each character and the situations these characters are in (myself included). The only bits I tweaked were spelling and grammatical errors, and I omitted and reworded certain parts of the roleplay to take out any other characters that weren't strictly necessary to the set-up of this scene. That way, I'm not further infringing on others' rights or whatever the term actually is.

Setting the stage…

Shortly before this, there was a food fight in the cafeteria that got so out of hand that Chris and Chef had to gas the campers to knock them out. James Bond style. So, hours later, just before nightfall, the campers woke up in the woods, unnerved to discover that not only had they been moved in their sleep, but they had been changed into camouflage jumpsuits and black combat boots, and were completely cleaned up from the food battle. There was a freak out session due to that, but I edited that whole detail out for time.

Klepto, Elle, and Lily are on the Screaming Gophers and Felicity is on the Killer Bass.

The scene starts out with the campers alone in the woods, waiting for Chris to arrive and explain what's happening, since he had promised to tell them what the second challenge was.

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The Woods

Chris drove up in an ATV. He parked in front of the campers with that cocky smirk.

"Now! You are all out here to play a legally safe game. I call it: "Gotcha". You will all act as assassins and 'take out' your target with these paintball guns," he explained, pointing over to the numerous paintball guns in the trunk of the ATV.

Chef popped out of the back seat of the ATV in a fairy outfit, wand included.

"Now, grab a paintball gun so I can begin!" Chris barked, snickering at Chef.

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Klepto grumbled, shaking his head as he grabbed a paintball gun from the ATV along with the other campers.

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Lily barely caught the gun one of the Gophers tossed at her. She flinched when she accidentally pulled the trigger of her gun and watched the paintball impact with Chef's 'Danger Zone'.

"OOOHHH!" Chef howled as he fell to his knees in pain.

Lily immediately felt guilty and frowned. "S-Sorry!" she apologized, hiding considerably behind one of her teammates, grabbing onto the back of his shirt nervously.

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"Stop messing around, Chef. That fairy outfit ain't cheap, you know!" Chris snapped in a snobby tone. Chef staggered to his feet and glared straight through the boy at Lily, who indeed felt the cold chills run up her spine.

"Now, as I was saying… If you all look in your pockets, you will find out who your target is for this challenge. Now, before some of you blabber mouths squeal it out! Your targets are TOP SECRET! Got it? Sheesh, anyways, you got the rest of the day to 'take out' your target, Kapiche? Well, good luck, kids! Make me proud and raise those ratings! Anything goes and this whole island is your battlefield, excluding Boney Island, of course!" he explained as he dumped the rest of the paintball guns on the ground for those who had been too stunned to collect them and drove away with Chef in the ATV.

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Elle snarled at Chris as he left. She pulled the trigger and hit the back of the RV. While it was a waste of a ball, it made her feel a bit more at ease. Pulling the photo out, she was a bit upset to see that it was Felicity. She was too nice. Too quite. If anything, the blonde would feel bad about shooting her. But a game is game, and she wasn't going to complain if it meant a reward.

Pocketing the photo in the camo jumpsuit, she took off running.

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Klepto pulled out the picture in his pocket. Chef. "Damn..." he muttered before darting off to find the oversized slayer of any and all things rank and meat, being careful not to get near anyone who might shoot him before he got the chance to take out his anger on the "fairy".

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Felicity pulled out her picture and sighed when she found Klepto. She shoved the picture back into her pocket, then took off in search of her target.

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Campgrounds

Klepto almost charged by before deciding he would make his way swiftly across the grounds in his "fairy hunt", darting from place to place and hiding behind anything that might cover him. Chef had to be around here somewhere. His eyes narrowed as he looked for the tracks from the ATV.

How hard could it be to track a stupid truck?

Unless, of course, Chris booted him out along the way...

Then it would be best to look for pieces of that stupid girly outfit lying around somewhere. Something had to have ripped off in the fall...

Considering that as an option... he realized he was over thinking things through. He wouldn't put it past Chris to leave Chef for fresh bait, but the host wasn't that kind that he wouldn't hide the over-sized man from him. For a while, at least.

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"Damn fairy," Klepto grumbled to himself in frustration as he sneakily made his way across the campgrounds after his target. That overgrown lout was gonna get it.

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Elle sighed as she carefully walked along the back sides of the gopher cabins. Nothing in this "God-for-saken" campsite had any location that Elle would deem sniper worthy. She lamented in her head about the standard she had set for herself, but for the time being, she was peering in the shadows.

Elle rolled her eyes. 'Keep your focus, keep your focus...' she thought. The petite blonde turned her head and looked around the corner waiting. She'd spend the whole time there till Felicity came around.

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Dock of Shame

Fairy Chef skipped into the Dock of Shame, scowling. "I swear when I get my hands on Chris! He's going to eat a can of whoop ass!" he growled, stomping himself on the dock.

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Klepto had followed Chef to the Dock and had hidden to make sure he'd get a good enough shot. Upon watching him try to show Lily how to shoot the gun, Klepto figured he might as well wait so the girl knew what she was doing so she didn't mess up their team's chances of winning. The girl didn't seem to be doing well as she missed most of the practice shots she was aiming at a tree.

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Chef shook his head. "No! Aim Lily!" he scolded her.

Chef threw up his hands in frustration, a man of little patience. "Forget it! You're a lost cause!"

Lily snapped her head up. "Eh?! W-Wait! I can change!" she pleaded. But it was too late. The fairy already skipped to a new scenario. "Great..." she groaned.

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The moment Chef got frustrated and left, Klepto grumbled something to himself, fed up with how long he had waited. He needed to watch his back, otherwise someone might try to shoot him. Looking carefully both ways, he finally took a chance and darted swiftly after his target.

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Campgrounds

Felicity scurried out, looking around for her target. Upon not finding him, she sighed and ran off for cover to protect herself while she thought of where to search.

Felicity scurried her way up one of the trees nearby, using the height to give her an advantage in looking.

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Elle heard the faint sound of rustling, and immediately she had the gun cocked as her head whipped around. While she wasn't positive if the sound was even her target, but the least she could do was interrogate them until firm answers were given. At that she smiled wickedly and ran to the foliage.

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Felicity gasped silently at the sound of footsteps. The "emo"-looking girl dashed through the trees, looking much like a monkey as she leaped from one branch to the next. She had spent most of her time in the trees to get away from it all, so she was very good at running through the thick leaves.

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The rustling in the trees only had the blonde narrow her eyes, but when the sound drifted further, she looked on in confusion. "What the... ?" Elle ran anyways, hoping for luck.

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The now frightened girl tried to speed up at the sound of the footsteps following her. Sadly, at the last moment, her hand slipped from one of the branches, and Felicity fell from the trees. After landing with an "Oomf!" on her bottom, she groaned.

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Rustling only got louder as Elle ran, but at the last second, everything got rather quiet until the girl came tumbling from a branch. Elle nearly screamed from shock until she actually saw who it was. "Felicity! You okay?"

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Felicity sighed as she rubbed her hip where she fell, then sighed. "Y-Yeah... I think so..."

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"Jesus." Elle winced as though she felt the rush of pain instead and helped the girl up. "Nice moves, though. Very incognito." Elle nodded.

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Felicity smiled shyly at Elle. "Thanks." She giggled quietly, trying to ignore the pain in her hip, though she knew she shouldn't be.

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Elle felt a tiny ping of guilt of what she had to do, so she simply grabbed a spare paint ball from a pocket and tossed it to Felicity. "Catch!"

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Felicity fumbled slightly as she caught the paint ball, then held it between her fingers. She looked up at Elle in confusion. "U-Umm... w-why did I have to catch a paintball, may I ask?" There was a confused tone to her voice.

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Elle eyed the pink ball in Felicity's hand before nodding at her. "You were my target, but seeing as you're in enough pain as it is, I took it easy on you." She grinned.

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Felicity smiled as she looked up at Elle. "Thanks for not shooting me."

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"Please. Shooting is for those I have a bone to pick with." Elle twirled the gun to her back. "Have fun with your target," she said before jogging off.

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Felicity waved to Elle as she walked away, a small limp in her step from her hip. She knew she needed to make sure it was okay, but that wasn't important to her at the moment. Getting her target was.

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Klepto made it past the campgrounds without being caught as he finally thought he caught up to Chef. "Stay still and you won't have to get hurt," he cocked his paintball gun and pointed it, aiming for the target.

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As Felicity caught sight of her target she gasped, her limping coming to a stop. She was silent as she aimed, waiting for the right moment to shoot.

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Unfortunately, Chef had dodged him and ran off in another direction. Klepto muttered something under his breath as he ran off into the trees nearby after the overgrown bundle of testosterone.

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Felicity grumbled as Klepto ran. The now injured "emo" tried to follow after him.

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"Gah! Where the heck are you going? Get back here and take it like a man!" Klepto grumbled after the fleeing man, having a sudden urge to duck for cover. So, he changed his path to a zig- zagging pattern to throw off anyone who might be following him. Yeah, in the juvie... you picked up a few things. It's best to know when you're being hunted.

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Felicity scowled, knowing Klepto was making her attack harder. She managed to keep up, though, once again ignoring the immense pain in her hip.

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Listening carefully, Klepto could not only hear the hurried breaths of his target in front, but the faintest sound of someone behind him. Ignoring the adrenaline rush that was causing his heart to almost beat out of his chest, he managed to pace himself so he could gain easier maneuverability until he found a way to loose his tail.

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The black-and-pink-haired girl caught Klepto in her sights once more, and she aimed. Afraid of losing her target again, she shot. Her leg finally gave out in pain from her hip, and she tumbled to the ground with a loud groan.

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The moment he heard a shot from behind him, Klepto hit the ground so hard, he slammed his chest into a tree root. "Ff..." he began to say as the small shot went over his head. Quickly clamoring to his feet, he looked around and saw Felicity on the ground. At least he knew who was targeting him now. He made to dart off before noticing she was in what looked to be a position of extreme pain.

'It could be a trap,' he reminded himself as he quickly tried to reason what he should do, 'You need to win this. That way, you'll be able to prove yourself worthy of being kept on this team.'

He took a step away from her before noticing something else about her that reminded him of his own situation. 'But you could also prove yourself worthy by at least helping her up,' he thought as he slowly approached her, taking the paintball gun from her grasp and offering his sturdy hand.

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Felicity hissed in pain as she grabbed her hip from where she fell earlier. She sighed, deciding that as soon as she got up, she'd need to go to the nurse, even if she could assess her situation by herself. At the sound of footsteps she gasped. After Klepto took her gun and held out his hand, she blushed and allowed him to help her up. "T-Thanks," she said, trying to ignore her throbbing hip.

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"Don't think about it," Klepto said casually, pulling her to her feet and deciding whether or not to give her gun back, "Do you need help with your... hip?" It looked like she hurt it pretty badly.

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Felicity looked down at her hip, then sighed. "Y-yeah... I should probably get it l-looked at..."

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Klepto nodded in agreement. "We should probably track down Chef and get him to play nurse again, since Chris is too cheap to hire a proper one." He highly doubted that the man of many things would be in the medical tent.

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Felicity sighed. "Kn-knowing Chef, I-I'd probably be better off examining myself." She giggled quietly. "A-At least I've got training..."

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Klepto stared at her, trying with all his might to find something to say to the girl. "You're probably right," he admitted, realizing he would have to give up the hunt for his target, "Do you want me to help you get to the medical tent to see if there's anything in there you can use to... uh..."

What's the word? ...Gosh, he was so bad at this.

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Felicity thought for a moment, then nodded. "I-If it wouldn't be a hassle..."

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"I have time," Klepto answered before adding as an afterthought, "before you start hunting me again." He smiled a bit to let her know he wasn't trying to be uptight or anything.

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Felicity smiled back at him, giggling quietly. "T-Thanks."

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Great, it was working. He could talk to people without it being awkward. Silently, he cursed whatever force had given him such inept skills with associating with others. Why couldn't his social skills be better than his ability to play the harp?

"Uh... do you need help... walking?" Klepto asked, not wanting to sound awkward, "You could... maybe support yourself by leaning on my shoulder... if you want to."

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Felicity blushed as she nodded. "Y-yeah..." She placed her arm around his shoulder, wincing as a stab of pain shocked through her hip.

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Klepto placed a sturdy arm around her waist for support. "You know... if it's too much work to walk, I could..." he paused, though forcing himself to say what he was thinking because he knew it would help her, "If you want, I could carry you over there. It won't be much trouble... and I don't want to sound creepy or anything."

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The shy girl blushed deeply, then contemplated his offer. Felicity looked down shyly as she said, "That might be a good idea..."

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Taking a deep breath, he swiftly bent down and picked her up into his arms. "Just relax and try not to think too much about the pain," Klepto advised her.

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Felicity winced in pain, then closed her eyes. "O-Okay..."

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Klepto took another deep breath as he began trudging across the campgrounds towards the medical tent. "So... any idea who's hunting you?" he asked, trying to make conversation and also make sure he would be able to escape from anyone on his team who might be trying to shoot her with paintballs until she was taken proper care of. The two guns slung over his shoulder by the straps clinked together with each step.

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Felicity winced slightly as another round of pain shot through her hip. "Elle," she told Klepto. "She got me already, though," the black-and-pink-haired girl explained as she held up the paintball, "She didn't want to shoot me after I fell, so giving me the paintball was her way of shooting me."

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"That makes it easier," Klepto replied, nodding slightly as he continued to carry the girl. There was a pause in which he didn't know exactly what to say to fill the silence.

'Think, Klepto, think. What do you say to keep the conversation going?'

"Listen... Sorry if I don't talk much, but..." he began, trying not to make the trip anymore painful for her, "between you and me, I'm not all that good at... talking to people."

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Felicity giggled slightly, smiling at Klepto. "D-Don't worry... I-I don't usually talk much, either... only if I really must..."

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"Me, too," Klepto replied, attempting a slight smile, realizing the girl was a lot nicer than he thought her to be.

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Felicity giggled quietly to herself. Klepto seemed like an okay guy to her. He was certainly easy to open up to, or at least Felicity thought so. She hadn't stuttered too badly yet, so that was a good sign.

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"So..." Klepto finally said to fill the silence, "Uh... how do you think your team is doing with the challenges?" What else was there to talk about?

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Felicity thought for a moment, then said, "I'm not too sure... I-I just got here, so I don't know my team too well... I'm sure we're doing well, though... I have faith in my team." She smiled.

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Medical Tent

Klepto simply nodded as he carried her into the medical tent and gently set her down on one of the cots. "Well... hopefully both our teams are doing well, then," he added after a while of thought before he began looking around at the supplies Chef kept stored.

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Felicity muttered a small "Thanks" as she began to check over her hip.

"I don't think I broke it, thank god," she said out loud, "Though I think I may have bruised it very well... At the most, I may have chipped the bone... "

She began to trail her fingers across the afflicted area, then hissed in pain. She moved the hem of her pants just slightly so she was able to look at it, glad for the fact that Klepto was on the other side of her. Once she saw the odd color on her skin, she frowned. "That doesn't look too pretty..."

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Klepto had turned away so as not to intrude on her privacy. He bit his lip so as not to say anything that might be taken the wrong way. "Maybe we should get someone to help," he suggested, not quite sure he'd know what to do if it was something serious.

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Felicity looked up from examining her hip, then smiled. "If that would make you feel better, you may get someone. But I have a feeling that Chris and Chef may not have the most experienced people here..." She giggled quietly to herself before reaching into her pocket and producing an EMT card. "I have enough training to at least determine if I can take care of myself... If it's something beyond my training, which it doesn't look like, then I'll send for help." As she spoke, she had returned to checking her hip. "I think I may have just bruised it very, very badly... I don't see any sign of breaks or cracks."

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"Good point," Klepto nodded in agreement, "As long as you're capable, then... I guess you should be fine. At least it isn't broken, right?" He paused a moment as he continued to glance around at the tent. "This place is so cheap, I'm starting to doubt any of this stuff is real."

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Felicity looked around as well, then frowned. "I agree with you, Klepto... It looks like just about everything here is fake..." She shook her head in disbelief.

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"Hmm... so what do you think you're going to need to help fix your hip?" Klepto asked, finding it easier to talk to her now that they'd continued a conversation, "Bandages or gauze?"

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"Bandages," Felicity said decidedly as she probed her hip gently to make sure that nothing was messed up other than the nasty colored bruise.

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Klepto made his way over to the medical kit resting on the table in the tent and opened it up to search for some bandages that might work. "Uh... will these do?" he said, holding up the bandages that had been miraculously in the kit.

'At least Chris did something right,' he thought.

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Felicity looked over at the bandages, then nodded. "They look like they should work just fine."

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Klepto walked back over to her and handed her the bandages before turning away again so as not to intrude. "At least there's something useful around here."

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Felicity quickly bandaged herself up, then sighed. "Okay... that should be fine for now. I'll have to check it again later..."

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"So... would you like me to take you back to your cabin so you can rest?" Klepto asked, trying to be helpful, still very much doubting she could walk by herself without pain.

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"N-No, I should be fine. I don't want to bother you any-" Felicity gasped in pain as she stood on her feet, the hip flaring up again. She gritted her teeth. "I don't want to bother you anymore," she said quietly.

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"It won't be a bother. I'm not really doing anything anyway. All I have to do is corner Chef and shoot him with a paintball. Not too hard," Klepto assured her, "Unless of course... you're gonna shoot me first." He cracked a smile for a moment. "Let me help you." He offered her his arm for support.

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Felicity blushed slightly, then supported herself with his help. She sighed. "Thanks, Klepto... though I'm sure I must have said that too many times now..." She giggled very quietly.

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"No problem," Klepto said, looking back at her, continuing to smile, "I could use someone to talk to once in a while and honestly... you're one of the only ones here who doesn't freak me out." He rolled his eyes slightly as he remembered Lily's sugar rush back in the caf. Freaky. He put his arm around her waist for extra support.

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Felicity smiled, blushing just slightly as a natural reaction. "Oh... Okay. I guess I could say something similar about you... I usually don't talk this much to others... and it takes a while to get me to open up - just ask Elle." She giggled very quietly.

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"That's usually the same for me," Klepto admitted, glad he had someone to relate to, "We should probably hurry before the others start to invade the campgrounds."

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Felicity nodded, "I definitely agree with that." She smiled at Klepto.

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"I could... carry you again if you don't think you can make it on foot," Klepto offered again, trying hard not to feel awkward about the situation.

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Felicity blushed very faintly and answered, "No, it's fine... I think I want to try to walk on it..."

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Klepto glanced down at the floor for a moment before looking back at her. "Alright... Let me know if it starts hurting too bad. I wouldn't want you to break it."

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Felicity nodded, then supported herself against Klepto as she took a very awkward step. She hissed in pain, then sighed. "I should be fine..."

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Klepto bit the inside of his lip a moment. "Just let me know when it gets too bad." He shifted so the majority of the weight was on him rather than her leg.

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Felicity nodded, then started to slowly hobble out of the tent, a hiss of pain escaping her lips every once and a while.

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Campgrounds

When they stepped out of the tent, Klepto bit the inside of his lip again. If there was one thing he really couldn't stand, it was seeing others in pain. That's part of why he got in trouble so often. He tried to help where he couldn't. No wonder everyone seemed to look down upon him.

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Felicity gritted her teeth as she hobbled forward, trying not to let on to how much pain she really was in.

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Klepto felt an urge to keep up a conversation, but nothing seemed to come to mind except for his trips to juvie. Then again... he didn't want to talk about that. Not that he wasn't proud of what he'd done, but... he didn't know how others would react if he said anything. Almost everyone seemed to think he was useless anyway, so why give them anymore to torment him with? But then again... Felicity seemed different... like she would understand.

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Felicity panted slightly from the exertion and placed a free hand on Klepto's arm, signaling him to stop. "I-I need a minute," she said breathlessly.

'Who knew limping could be so tiring? ' she thought.

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Klepto stopped and turned to look at her. "Are you sure you can make it on foot? You shouldn't tire yourself out so much."

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"I'm... sure I'll... be fine," Felicity panted, closing her eyes for a moment. When she re-opened them, she nodded. "Let's go..."

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"As long as you're positive," Klepto said, helping to support her again as they walked forward again.

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Felicity hobbled along at a slow pace, glad for Klepto's support. She bit her lip every now and then to keep herself from groaning in pain. She knew that if she didn't get to their destination soon, though, her leg was going to give out. Still, being the stubborn girl that she was, she kept going.

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Klepto walked along at a steadied pace, though a growing feeling of worry sat in the pit of his stomach. He didn't like it when people pushed themselves too hard... or at all really.

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Felicity could feel her leg trembling as she took another step. When she did, she lost her footing and slipped back, eyes wide in surprise and fear. She tried to grab at Klepto to keep herself up.

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Klepto reacted quickly, reaching out and catching her in his arms, almost toppling down on top of her in the process. He gasped as he looked at her, somehow managing to have stopped them both from falling, an outstretched arm holding them up from completely faceplanting the ground. Well... him faceplanting, her just... landing.

"You okay?" he asked almost breathlessly.

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Felicity's eyes were wide as she tried to get her breathing under control. After a moment of trying to figure out what happened, she blushed deeply and looked down. "Y-Yeah..."

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Klepto hoisted the two of them back to their feet and helped to prop her up again. "Good... uh... I wouldn't want to... fall on you."

'Why did this have to be so odd?' he thought to himself, 'Everyone at home is probably going to think I'm even more of a loser.'

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Felicity's blush deepened only slightly and she giggled. "Falling on me may not be a good idea." She smiled at Klepto, showing him it was okay.

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Klepto bit his lip, though a slight smile slipped across his serious expression. "Yeah, you're right about that."

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Felicity smiled, her blush fading just slightly. "Maybe you were right about me not walking just yet..." She sighed.

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Klepto nodded and picked her up into his arms again, being careful not to slam into her hip in the process. "Better?"

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Felicity blushed as he picked her up, then nodded and smiled. "Much."

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"Good," Klepto said as he began to carry her back in the direction of her team's cabin.

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Felicity sighed, relaxing just slightly so that her body wasn't as rigid. That helped her with some of the pain.

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"So..." Klepto said, feeling the need to fill the silence, "I think we both understand that I'm not big on conversation, but... uh... I have no idea why, but..." He inwardly facepalmed, wishing he had more social skills than a plank of wood.

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Felicity giggled very quietly at him, a smile forming on her face. "It's fine, Klepto, I'm used to not talking... it's easier to keep silent when you're shy."

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"That's good to know I don't have to feel compelled to talk all the time," Klepto smiled back at her as he continued walking.

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Felicity sighed quietly to herself, feeling calm and contented given the present situation. She had noticed that since relaxing and not walking, her hip felt better. It could be deceiving, but she didn't care at the moment. Being pain-free was good enough for her.

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Klepto continued to carry her, trying to pace himself so as not to lose his balance and fall or anything else potentially bad; searching out the smoothest path back to the Killer Bass cabin so as not to jostle the girl too much in case her hip started acting up again. He noticed how relaxed she seemed and he could feel she had released the tension she had been feeling before. Hopefully, that was a good sign.

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Felicity felt a wave of exhaustion hit her very suddenly, and she blinked it away. Much to her utter disbelief, though, she still yawned. She blushed slightly in embarrassment, then tried to act like she hadn't just yawned.

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Klepto raised an eyebrow. "Tired?" he asked, a slight smile slipping across his face.

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Felicity nodded slightly. "I guess so... I didn't feel tired until just now..."

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"Hmm..." Klepto could see the cabin ahead. "Well, it could be exhaustion or something like that."

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Felicity nodded. "It could be-" She was caught off guard by another yawn, and she sighed. "Maybe I should sleep when we get to the cabin..." Though she didn't want to, she knew it would be a good idea.

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"That might be a good idea," Klepto agreed as they approached the Killer Bass cabin, "So... which way do I enter?" He was still confused about which sides the guys and girls on that team had chosen.

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Killer Bass Cabin

"This side," Felicity informed him, pointing to the door that would bring her to the girls' side of her cabin.

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Klepto walked inside and looked around. "Which one is your bed?" he asked, trying not to sound as confused as he felt.

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Felicity giggled slightly, noting Klepto's confusion as she pointed to a bed that had a small black teddy bear on it. "That one."

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Klepto smiled and walked over to it, gently placing her down on the bed.

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Felicity smiled as he laid her down, then blushed slightly at the teddy bear before saying, "Thanks... I know I've said it a lot, but still."

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"No worries..." Klepto stated, smiling at the teddy, "Uh... if you want to have some privacy so you can sleep... I can leave..."

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Felicity looked down at the bear, then shrugged. "It doesn't matter to me." She looked back at him.

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Klepto took a moment to prop her paintball gun up against the wall at the end of the bed before glancing awkwardly around the room. He had a feeling he shouldn't really be here. Looking over at her, he smiled once he saw the small bear she was holding. "You know... I used to have one of those."

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Felicity looked down at the bear, then back to Klepto with a smile. "Really?" she asked.

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Klepto nodded at her. "My grandparents gave it to me when I was little and it was my best friend for the longest time," he admitted, "I got it right around the time I found out I was really good at playing the har-" He cut himself off, realizing what he was about to say. He inwardly facepalmed. How could he have been so empty-headed? If anyone found out his passion for the stringed instrument, there would be no end to the torture he'd receive.

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Felicity's head tilted to the side, curiosity written plainly across her face. "Hmm?" she said in response to his sudden stop.

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"Uh... My grandparents got me a stuffed bear when I was little... because I didn't like any of the people in my neighborhood," Klepto purposefully avoided the topic, looking away slightly as his eyebrows knit together a teeny bit out of habit, "He went through every phase with me... including swimming... and... other things."

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Felicity smiled, looking down at the bear with a nod. "I see." She decided not to push further about why he stopped.

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"You know..." Klepto began, "You're really easy to talk to." He paused a moment to sit on the end of the bed as he looked over at her. "You don't press too far into the conversation... and that's really... admirable."

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Felicity blushed, smiling at Klepto. "Thanks. The same could be said for you, or at least from my perspective... I... I don't usually talk this much to people, but I don't seem to have a problem talking to you."

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"And actually... I think this is the most I've talked ... to anyone... in my life," Klepto told her, smiling slightly back at her, feeling his cheeks heat up a bit. He inwardly tried to calm himself because if anyone back at home was watching this now, they'd never let him live it down if they found any slight sign that he could possibly like Felicity. The girl was too nice to bring into anything complicated in his life anyway.

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Felicity giggled just the slightest bit, then smiled. "Really?"

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"Um... yeah," Klepto admitted, glancing down at his hands for a fraction of a second before looking back over at her.

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Felicity's smile grew slightly, and she looked down shyly. Since she got to the cabin, the "emo" hadn't noticed the pain in her hip at all.

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Klepto sighed slightly. "So... how are you feeling?"

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Felicity thought for a moment, then replied, "I'm feeling good, actually... It doesn't hurt as bad."

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"That's good..." Klepto nodded, "Uh... you don't really have to tell me anything, but... has anything ever happened to you before where you want to be able to tell others, but you're afraid of how they're going to react to it?"

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Felicity paled slightly, but she kept her composure. "Yeah... There is something. May I ask why?"

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Klepto thought about it for a moment before answering carefully, "It's just... it's been a recurring thing in my life and it's comforting to an extent to know it's not just me. Not that I'm happy that it's happened to you, but... I don't know..." He trailed off.

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Felicity's eyes shone with understanding, looking down just the slightest. "You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to, Klepto. I understand fully."

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Klepto smiled back at her, glad she knew how he felt. "Thanks... it's just... have you ever tried too hard to do the right thing, but in the end it just wasn't enough?"

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Felicity nodded. "Yeah, I have." She sighed, hugging the bear closer to her. "Very often, actually..."

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"You wouldn't feel any different about talking to me if I told you... I'd done some... not so good things... would you?" Klepto asked her, hoping he'd be able to be truthful with someone and not have them turn away from him like everyone else. Felicity seemed to understand.

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Felicity looked up at Klepto, her eyes honest as she said, "No, I wouldn't."

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Klepto paused a moment before noticing she wasn't lying. "I know it probably sounds bad, but... I've been sent to juvie a few times," he told her, trying to make it seem like he didn't care all that much about it.

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Felicity blinked. Someone so nice as Klepto was in juvie? She almost couldn't believe it! "Y-You were?" she asked, curious, "Mind if I ask... for what?"

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Klepto shrugged, lowering his voice as he spoke. "You know... I stole a few things... but the biggest thing I got caught for... was vandalizing a construction site," he shook his head at the memories, "They had no right to destroy that place, so what was I supposed to do? It didn't belong to them." How could anyone be so heartless as to try and destroy a place in nature just to make a stupid restaurant?

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Felicity looked down for a fraction of a second before looking up at Klepto with a smile. "See? You've told me all this, and I don't feel any different. I still want to talk to you."

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Klepto sighed shakily. "But not many people know why I did it. They all think I'm a terrible person or some kind of... delinquent," he stated, somewhat confused by her reaction, though he was glad she wasn't beginning to hate him, "And you don't?"

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Felicity smiled reassuringly at him. "Not at all, Klepto."

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Klepto smiled back at her, inwardly debating whether or not to tell her the full reason behind what he'd done. "Really... well you'd be the first."

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Felicity looked down. "That's surprising... I don't see why anyone would think differently of you because of that. You're a nice guy, no matter what you've done." As she said this, her cheeks became increasingly red.

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Klepto shrugged. "I'm used to it. Most people only see me as a freak and..." he trailed off a bit as he looked at her, a smile slowly forming on his face, "You're the only person who has seen me for who I am rather than who I seem to be."

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Felicity smiled back shyly before saying, "Well, then more people need to look past the things they first see."

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"Yeah," Klepto agreed quietly, trying to wrack his brain for something to say next.

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"Would... would you mind me asking what made you vandalize the construction site?" Felicity asked, keeping her head down and appearing to pick at a string hanging off her bear.

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Klepto shrugged, his face heating up in embarrassment. "They were trying to tear down a place so they could turn it into a new lot for a restaurant," he explained quietly, "It should have been made into a nature reserve for the animals that were living there... If I hadn't tried to do anything about it, the animals wouldn't have had anywhere else to go. And it was already too late to post strikes and such, so I did a bit of research and found out they couldn't continue with the construction if everything they'd set up the night before had been undone."

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Felicity's lips pulled up into a smile as she looked back up at him. "You did it... to save animals?"

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Klepto looked away from her slightly. "I have a soft spot for small furry creatures that can't help themselves, so don't go around telling anyone because I don't need anyone using it against me or anything like that. The last thing I need is for my team to have a reason to kick me off." He had no doubt she'd keep his secret, but he figured he might as well make sure she knew he wasn't kidding.

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Felicity smiled softly at Klepto for just a second before looking back down. "Don't worry, I won't say anything... I... I know what it is like to have people know something you don't want them to..."

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Klepto slowly glanced back over at her. "Do you mind if I ask or is it better if I don't?"

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Felicity bit her lip, deciding whether or not to tell him everything or just the basics. She went with the second choice. "Someone told the kids in my school that I did this." She lifted her arm and turned it slightly to show the faded scars that lined the paler side. "And ever since then, I've gone through hell... That's the main thing, among others..." She sighed, her face heating up.

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Klepto looked over at the scars and nodded. "Sorry," he replied, not knowing quite what else to say, "And you don't have to ask. I won't tell anybody about it."

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Felicity smiled slightly, then looked down. "Thanks, Klepto."

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Klepto let out a long sigh as he tried to think of what to say next. "No problem. I'm just glad you understand..." he began to say, "It's easier to talk to someone who's gone through the same situations..."

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Felicity nodded. "That's very true... It's hard to have someone fully understand unless they've been through a hard time in their life as well."

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Klepto let out a small sigh, searching his mind for something else to say. "Yeah... If you're still tired, you know you can just ask me to leave," he said, though in truth, he really didn't want to go because for once he was starting to get along with someone.

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Felicity smiled slightly. "I'm tired, but... I don't want you to leave." Her blush intensified at the statement. "So, I'll stay awake for a little while longer."

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Klepto felt his face heat up as he tried not to blush too hard. "Well... in truth... I don't want to leave yet either," he admitted, a small smile spreading across his face.

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Felicity blushed, then looked back up at Klepto. "Stay for a while, then... I'm sure none of the girls are going to be back soon, so it's not like you have to worry about them..."

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Klepto nodded in response. "Yeah... If you want me to... stay..." he began, trying not to think so much about what the others watching this at home would say, "What would you like to talk about?"

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Felicity thought for a moment, then said, "What was life like at home?" She looked up at him. "You don't have to tell me if you don't feel comfortable doing so, but I'm curious, and I feel like I want to get to know you a lot better." A slight blush splashed across her cheeks.

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Klepto felt his face heating up a bit, so he tried not to look too flustered. "Uh... well... I don't mind sharing..." he glanced away for a moment before looking back over at her, "And besides... I... want to get to know you, too."

He smiled at her before pausing a moment to figure out what else to say.

"Well, home... In truth... I would rather be here eating this crappy food like I did in the juvie before even thinking about going back home again," he replied honestly, "I know it sounds wrong, but I can't stand it there. School is hard, family life makes it even more difficult, but other than that... I guess the only thing I really looked forward to was swimming... and..."

He trailed off, debating whether or not to share the rest of the story.

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Felicity blushed slightly when he said he wanted to get to know her, and she smiled back at him. Once he stopped after "and" she tilted her head. "And?" she asked, waiting in hopes that he would continue.

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Klepto glanced around to make sure no one else was spying on them. "I trust you, okay. So, just... don't tell anyone because I'll never hear the end of it," he leaned closer to her and spoke quietly, "I... play the harp." Silently, he hoped she wouldn't laugh at him.

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Felicity smiled, her eyes shining curiously. "Really? You do? I wouldn't ever imagine! That's amazing!" She blushed when she realized she was a little too excited, then giggled nervously. "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

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Klepto couldn't help but smile a bit as he looked around to make sure no one else was stalking around outside the cabin. From the sound of it, everyone seemed to be either in the woods or by the dock somewhere.

"Yeah, I found the instrument in the attic of my grandparents' house one day after school when I was bored and I started to pluck at the strings a bit until I got the hang of it. My grandma heard me playing it and asked if I'd ever taken lessons. When I told her I didn't, she seemed surprised and said it must have been my soul instrument... or something like that. It's been our secret ever since."

He paused a moment to listen to the silence.

"I knew I could trust you," he added after a moment, his hand accidentally brushing against hers as he sat back again.

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Felicity smiled as she listened to Klepto tell her about how he came to play the instrument. She couldn't deny that she had come to like talking to Klepto. When his hand brushed against hers, she blushed and looked down to try and hide it, though her smile seemed to grow.

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Klepto saw her look away and quickly pulled his hand away again, thinking he had made her nervous or something. He looked at the wall across the room to make it seem like he wasn't watching her, when out of the corner of his eyes he noticed her smiling. A small grin slipping into a larger smile spread across his face as he slowly looked back over at her.

"What?" he asked her, wondering what she was thinking.

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Felicity looked up at Klepto a little nervously when she spoke. "Hmm? O-Oh! I-It's nothing, honest!" She was obviously trying to lie - and she was doing it horribly.

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Klepto could tell she was trying to hide something. "It's okay if you don't want to tell me," he said, leaning back again, "I wouldn't want to intrude on your personal thoughts."

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Felicity's blush deepened. "I-I umm... I just... That is..." She tried to find the right way to express her thoughts, though for some reason, it just didn't want to come out.

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Klepto had a feeling he was making her uncomfortable, so he looked away slightly. "I understand." The last thing he wanted to do was make her feel awkward around him.

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Felicity looked down so she didn't see his reaction as she said, "I-I kind of... l-liked how y-your hand felt o-on mine..."

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Klepto paused for a moment as he got what she meant. "Oh..." was all he could force out, "Well... I... I guess I... don't really know, then."

Laughing nervously, he inwardly kicked himself for not knowing how to act in these situations. He could just see his classmates back at home watching this and laughing at how stupid he was, but he hadn't seen any cameras on his way in here. Then again... this was Chris he was talking about. And Chris probably had them hidden all over the place.

"So... uh..." he reached up and rubbed the back of his neck, unsure of what to say, "I really suck at this kind of thing."

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Felicity giggled just slightly and looked up at him, smiling a little as she said, "I-It's fine... I'm not too good with it myself..."

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Klepto looked back over at her and couldn't help but smile back. "I like you, though," he told her, "You're the first real person I can actually talk to and... have a conversation with..."

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Felicity blushed, smiling as she looked down. "I-I... I like you, too... You're not like most guys I know, and trust me, that's a very good thing. You're actually pretty easy to... get along with."

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"Thanks..." Klepto said quietly, partially wondering why anyone would like him in the first place, "I'm glad you think so... I try my best to be... easy... to talk with..."

He grinned at her funny, not quite knowing what to say next. "I just thought that not many people liked talking with me, but you're different... In a good way."

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Felicity giggled, smiling at Klepto. "Well, I've been told I'm different often. But being different is a good thing... It'd be boring if we were all the same."

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"Yeah..." Klepto agreed, "It is. It would. Uh..." He rubbed the back of his neck as he scanned his mind for something else to say, the goofy grin curling his lips still there. "I always used to think that I had to be different from everyone else, otherwise I'd get sucked into all that stupid social stuff."

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(A/N 2) Unfortunately, that's where the roleplay died, so Klepto and Felicity never did officially get together, the poor darlings. As I mentioned in the beginning of this chapter, this was done back in 2009. That's a lot of years ago. Klepto and Felicity have both been cleaned up a bit since then, meaning their bios have undergone some changes as The Void Kitsune and I have developed them. So, some of the information they divulged here may not apply anymore.

If you're interested in checking out their new and improved profiles, and taking a peek at what they look like, you can find them on our deviantart accounts.

My account is WolfieGrrrl. You can find the link on my fanfiction profile. Just check the gallery tab of my deviantart page and inside you should find a folder titled "Original Characters". That's the one you want. Type Klepto's name into the search bar and you'll find him.

The Void Kitsune's deviantart account is TheVoidKitsune. You can find her in my friends list on deviantart. It's on the main page. So, find her and check out her gallery. Type Felicity's name into the search bar and she'll pop up. Her appearance has been redesigned since 2009, though, so heads up.

If for some reason you can't find us or the characters, then feel free to shoot me a message and I'll PM you some links. Thanks for reading and I apologize for the horrid quality of my early writing. I promise you I have improved a lot since then. Heheh… XD

Oh, and if you get the title reference… Bless you.

Side note: I decided to continue this by posting the other roleplay excerpts of The Void Kitsune's and my attempts to get our babies together. Finally, their love story will be revealed for the perfect tragedy it is.