A New Way

One Event Leads to Another

"Wow," Callie said. "I can't believe you guys went through that."

"Well, we did. And luckily came back all in one piece, right Cap'n?" Lizzy asked.

"Right, Bucko. And we even came back with a new Agent," the Cap'n said.

"Well, I'm just glad you guys survived," Marie said.

"Me too," Lizzy said. "So, anything else to talk about?"

"I don't think so," Marie said then looked at her watch. "But it is getting late. I think ya'll should go home."

"Yup," Kyle said looking at his watch. "Welp, see you around."

"Bye," everyone said.

Once he got out the door, Marie sighed and smiled, looking at the door. Lizzy noticed and looked between Marie and the door before saying, "Wait a sec, I think someone has a crush on someone."

"What?" Callie asked.

Since Marie didn't seem to notice them, Lizzy said, "Marie."

Marie instantly snapped her head towards Lizzy and said, "What?" But it was too late, everyone noticed how she was looking at the door.

"Ohhh, Marie, do you like Kyle?" Callie asked.

"What? N-No," Marie stuttered with a slight blush.

"Then why'd you stutter?" Lizzy teased.

"N-No I d-didn't," Marie said, blushing even more.

"Oh, come on, Marie, it's just us," Callie contended.

"F-fine. I like him," Marie reluctantly said, still blushing.

Both Callie and Lizzy giggled before the Cap'n said, "Ah, you youngins and your antics. Well, I'mma go rest my cuttlebones. Goodnight everyone."

"Goodnight Cap'n," Both Lizzy and Ozzie said.

"Goodnight Gramps," Callie and Marie said.

"Wait, Gramps?" Ozzie asked.

"Yeah, he's their Grandpa. I thought he would have told you that," Lizzy said.

"No," he replied.

"Huh. Well, we're going home, goodbye" Lizzy said to Callie and Marie.

"Goodbye," they responded as Lizzy and Ozzie left.

Once outside, they walked over to the manhole and hopped down. Unbeknownst to them, DJ Octavio was awake now and watched them leave.

---

Lizzy woke up at her usual time near the edge of the bed. When she rolled over to get away from the edge, she saw Ozzie. Luckily, he was still asleep.

"Oh carp," she thought as she quickly got up and left the room. "I hope he didn't realize I joined him." She started going over the events of last night in her head.

*Flashback*

"Ozzie, remember-" Lizzy started.

"Don't join you in bed tonight, I know. It's the 5th time you said that this evening." Ozzie interrupted.

"Just making sure," Lizzy said as she headed to her room. "Goodnight."

"Goodnight Lizzy."

When she stepped into her room, she realized that she left her window open. She quickly rushed to close it, but it was too late. Her room felt like an icebox.
She groaned and quickly got under the covers and tried to fall asleep.

A couple of hours later, she got up, not being able to stand the cold. She thought about sleeping on the couch, but since she was still cold, she didn't want to. Then she started to blush when an idea popped into her head.

She looked in Ozzie's room and once she confirmed he was asleep, she quickly sneaked over and got in bed next to him at the farthest away she could and quickly got to sleep.

But what she didn't know is that a few hours after that Ozzie woke up. Upon realizing that he was in bed with Lizzy, he got up and snuck out. When he opened the door he discovered that he was still in his room. "She joined ME in bed. I thought she didn't want us to sleep together," he thought. He then blushed and shrugged as he got back in bed with her.

*End of Flashback*

By the time she was done thinking, she was blushing badly and didn't expect Ozzie to be behind her.

"Hey," Ozzie said, startling Lizzy.

"Oh hey," she said, not looking at him.

"So, what happened?" He asked.

"What do you mean?"

"Last night," he said. "I woke up in the middle of the night and you were in bed with me."

"I accidentally left my window open and my room was cold," she told the truth.

"So, it's ok for you to join me in bed, but not for me to join you in bed?"

"N-No," she said.

"'Then why'd you stutter?'" He mimicked her from the night before.

That just made her blush even more. "I doubt you understand what I meant by that," she tried to sound serious.

"Maybe not, but I know that you did what Marie did last night."

"I doubt you know a thing about girls."

"Fine, I'll stop talking about it."

---

"Hello there, Octavio."

"Hello Craig, what do you want?" Octavio asked.

"Did you see the newest agent? The octoling," Cap'n Cuttlefish asked.

"Yeah, last night. Why?"

"I was wondering if you remembered him in your army. He lost his memories after a battle with 3 and hit his head."

"Of course you would ask that. No, I-" he began.

"What? Who is he?" Cap'n asked?

"10,008," Octavio said, staring into the distance.

The Cap'n took a sharp inhale, before saying "Oh," and joining Octavio in looking into the distance.

~870 words

~BombJumper