I' m a horrible liar who should stop making you guys wait so long I swear. I don't know if you'll love or hate me for this next chapter, but I'm trying to steer clear of clichés as best I can, it's dangerous water to enter. They got together far too early for my taste, I may throw a few speed bumps at them so I'm satisfied, but you'll just have to see ;D

"Mmmph", confused as to why I had my face smashed into something that smelled like cheap camp soap and sweat I opened my eyes the next morning to the usual wakeup call. It took me a few seconds to understand where I was, but not much longer because the person whose bed I was currently in had their ridiculously curly hair resting on my forehead, and it tickled. Yesterday had indeed actually happened; I was lying curled up next to Zig Zag. The world had failed to implode, we were normal, and strangely enough Squid had yet to start catcalling. I couldn't budge up to see why that might be, but I suspected one of the guys had shut him up quick. With a bit of wriggling I managed to turn my head up to see his face, finally escaping from the tickly mass of curls that had attack my face previously despite his best efforts to keep me crushed to him.

He was already awake so the struggling to move wasn't necessary, he was just being annoying, but for the life of me I couldn't be mad when he was staring at me with those electric blue eyes. How long he had been awake I couldn't tell but I had to smile, the way he was now he didn't look nervous the way he always did. His eyes didn't dart around or widen with panic, and it was nice for two minutes to be entirely normal together. The residential perv ended the moment of course by calling out on top of the wake up alarm, forcing me to get up and change.

"Armpit how is it physically possible for your armpits to smell again, you just showered this morning. This. Bloody. Morning.", I ask in disgust back in the lunch line once more.

It's hard to keep your appetite up with that sort of stench floating around. Most of the D-tenters are sure he has an actual problem, overactive sweat glands or something; Zig says he has an alien fungus planted there by government officials to cultivate a new species of plant on earth. I for the record go with the sweat glands idea this time.

"Hey there Matches don't complain, he might not sit on Squid for you to shut him up the next time you decide to cuddle up to your sasquatch of a boyfriend.", X-ray grins at me bug eyes still managing to creep me out a tad.

We'd stopped digging the tunnel holes now, another thing I could thank Armpits for really with the stunt he pulled. I pulled out the letter I'd received previously and went to sit next to Zig Zag. There hadn't been time before to look at it properly so I had decided to save the reading until now. It was weird that there wasn't a return address ,but maybe whoever it was is just lazy. Taking a bite out of the bologna sandwiches the camp provided today I tore open the letter and began to read.

Hi there Princess,

I know you didn't mean all of what happened back there and it's okay I forgive you .You're lucky I didn't get hurt with that fire or I might have been a bit put out. Found out where you went, an all boys camp hm? They had better keep their hands off, or else I might get angry with them, you remember what happened last time don't you? I'm on my way to find you.

Love, Matt

I couldn't breathe, this couldn't be happening, he knew where to find me. Hewascoming. Zig Zag and the rest of them wouldn't be safe, they didn't understand how messed up he was. I looked over and up at Zig Zag's face, he was so happy blue eyes dancing poofy hair bouncing as he laughed at something Caveman had said. Maybe he could protect me, should I tell him all of what happened? I wasn't going back to how things had been before, that was for damn sure.

"Hey what's wrong Matches? What was in the letter?", Zig's face suddenly turns to concern when he sees my expression after having read it.

"It's okay, it'll all be alright. I'll tell you all about it later okay.", I tried to smile, but I'm pretty sure it came out as a grimace.

I truly believed it would be alright though ,and I would tell him tonight, I'd tell him everything. Matt couldn't control me anymore, Zig would keep me safe, or at least, I hoped he would after all that I had to tell him.

Sorry for the wait. I should probably be doing my euro assignment right now but ah fuck it :P Was the curve ball I threw in cliché or? Idk but you should all comment, btw hit 11,000 hits on this story, have I mentioned I bloody love you lot? I do! :D