As if on slow motion, Beezus could feel the air sweeping her hair and blowing tickling breezes from her neck to her spine as she descended lower...and lower..

Subconsciously, she could hear Spike earlier responses to her inside her head. "Funny kind of skipping," "Doesn't it usually go more like this?" Nooo, she thought. He was merely exaggerating. "Why are running away from me then?" Well because, you're trying to get me wet and I don't want to get wet! "It's like, you don't want to spend the time with me as your friend." Was he kidding? She loved spending time with him. Did her appearance at that meeting not stand as a proof yet? "Really," "It's only the start of term. We'll make them back easily enough...I mean, YOU'll make them back..." True. But then again, if he was going to tell her off, the points lost will still remain as points lost, whether it's been replaced with positives. "Oh yes I do!" Yeah, and because he was too enthusiastic on catching her, she was going to die on her way to make friends with the rocky ground.

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..............................Thud!

For seconds, the brunette didn't open her eyes, and when she did, she kept on blinking. Well, it looks like she was still alive. Then a voice came that uttered her name. She frowned. Was it coming from behind her? Beezus turned her head slowly......"Spike!" she exclaimed, though in a low voice. Her hips hurt. "What're you.." then she realized that she was lying on top him. He protected her with his own body to avoid the impact of the fall. She wanted to get off of him but she was getting dizzy. "Sorry.."