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Chapter 31 by syncmaster69 syncmaster69

Does Zack follow them? Is he Convinced?

Heather Kicks Zack in the Butt

Heather Kicks Zack in the Butt

Heather and Peter watched Ashley and Madison come out of Zack's room. Ashley with a defeated look on her face and Madison looked like a firecracker ready to explode. She guessed that they had both failed to sway their classmate. This was supposed to be a fun relaxing week and now she had two ongoing dramas on the first day.' This is why I don't date kids' Heather fumed inside as she made her way over with Peter strolling alongside her.

Peter gently took her elbow and said "You're not going to get anywhere with him if you try to push him."

Heather frowned at having that option taken away, "Seduce him?" she offered and saw Peter raise his eyebrows and frown, "Yeah you're right, forget that." she sighed.

"They tried to convince him, let him think it over," Peter said "I bet after he's had something to eat and think it over he'll be in a better mood to talk." Heather reluctantly nodded in agreement. "Good, now go tell the girls to put on a bathing suit for the spring and I'll tell the guys." Peter said before he leaned in and whispered "and wear a skirt." to which Heather gave him a mischievous smile.

***

The teens soon gathered around the dining room almost ready to go while Heather bounced over to see Zack wearing a flowing thigh-length skirt with a scoop-necked t-shirt two sizes too small that hugged her body like a second skin and really showed off her curves, the outline of her bikini underneath, and a generous showing of her cleavage. Peter shook his head and followed her, ready to put some damage control if Zack needed help.

"Hey Zack! We're almost ready to go! You coming?" She asked opening the door and walking right in.

"WHOAA!!!!"

***

Zack looked up in surprise at Ashley and Madison, 'What's going on?' he wondered before deciding to take the safe route for now, "Erm, Thanks but, I think I'll wait for the girls to come back and go home. I don't want to make any more trouble so... I'll just wait here." Zack sighed.

Ashley looked disappointed as she turned away and Madison clenched her fists and tighten her lips as she stomped out of the den. He watched them go and wondered how sincere they were. Brandon would kill him if he found out that both his girlfriend and his sister had kissed him. Still, the attention felt nice.

He mulled over what had happened. He guessed that Ashley was just being Ashley. She always was a kind person and a long-time friend. 'Relax Zack' he told himself 'she's just being kind like mom would, or Aunt Sarah.' Aunt Sarah being Ashley's mom. Madison was a bit more of a mystery. 'Was she sincere or doing it for Brandon?' He mused as he started to eat the pasta before it got cold, 'MMmm! This is really good!'

He wondered what Peter and his friends would say to him while he ate. He finally came to the conclusion that he couldn't stay locked away in the den all day long and then run away. Peter was right, He was bound to strike out with some girls, probably with more than once before getting a girlfriend. It was just luck that he hadn't with Lisa. 'Aw Shit. Who am I kidding, she made the first move,' Zack thought remembering how she practically dragged him to the dance floor on Ashley's Sweet 16 birthday.

Maybe Peter was right, maybe he'd made the mistake of pinning his hopes on a dream for so long. He should have listened to Chloe and made his move earlier, a lot earlier. Maybe then he wouldn't have made a fool of himself like last night and now things would be different.

Remembering last night brought another wave of dread. he couldn't stay in the den forever. He'd have to face Vicky and the rest sometime. The guys would definitely make fun of him. But he remembered what his mother said yesterday, it was something she had told him more than once. 'Don't let them walk over you' she had said. He was going hiking and he wasn't going to play in their circus.

With his decision made Zack started to change into something more suitable for the short hike, switching out his t-shirt with a khaki shirt with pockets and his broad shorts for a pair of cargo pants. Has he was sticking one foot into his pants the door suddenly burst open.

"Hey Zack! We're almost ready to go! You coming?" Heather asked opening the door and walking in.

"WHOAAiii!" Zack cried as he tried to cover himself and finish putting on his pants at the same time. Failed at both, and fell over on his ass. "Don't you ever knock before entering?" Zack berated Heather as he tried to cover himself.

Heather cocked her hips and smirked at Zack, amused by his discomfort, "Listen Bishop. Maybe you should lock the door if you don't want people coming in." she said as she started to pace the room, looking over the bookcase while discreetly glancing over at Zack.

"What are you doing here? I'm trying to get changed," Zack glared at Heather while she enjoyed the young teen's discomfort. He saw Peter silently come in behind Heather with a grin on his face. He saw Peter wink at him and roll his hands telling Zack to keep going. "Well!! Are you getting out or are you trying to get a look?" Zack said trying to pull on his pants as he sat on the floor.

"Aw, looks like I'm late to the show." Heather faked her disappointment all the while she was surprised to see the noticeable bulge in Zack's briefs, 'He can't really be hard? Can he? He can't be. Wow! He's not!'. It made her wonder about Hannah's comments earlier. She thought Hannah was just teasing Chloe about Zack's size but... maybe it wasn't all just teasing.

"Well, I'm not a pervert giving out free shows so get out." Zack shot back.

Heather sighed in dismay at Zack not taking the banter. She realized that Zack was still a bit hurt by last night and decided to throw him a lifeline. "I know you're not a pervert."

"You do?" Zack asked in surprise, "You believe me?"

"Ashley says you're not a pervert, and I believe her," Heather said ticking off a finger as she continues to walk around the room pretending to be deep in thought. Passing by Zack she made her skirt swish when she turned around to pace the room, just enough to give Zack a look up her skirt but not enough to give him a clear view. "But Vicky says she's been stalked by someone, and I believe her too." Heather ticked off another finger as she walked back to Peter and let him pull her into him with his arm around her waist, "So what do I do?"

"Find the stalker and get off my back, he ain't me." Zack glared back in annoyance while getting up to buckle his belt.

"Good!" Heather squealed and clapped her hands "Glad you agree with me on what to do."

"Huh?" Zack said confused. 'What is she talking about?'

"I got Gavin working to find a stalker and clear your name while you take us to this 'spring' Ashley desperately wants you to take us." Heather said triumphantly bending over to get close to Zack's face and purposely giving him a close up look at her cleavage, "Cause you are going to take us there right?"

"Yeah, Yeah, I'm going to take you there," Zack said annoyed as bent over to strap the ten-inch blade of his Sgian Dubh to the inside of his boot. Roy had given it to him a few years ago as a present and he liked to take it with him when he went hiking.

"Good! Cause it's a good chance for you to learn to flirt with a girl instead of acting like a horndog." Heather smiled triumphantly, "And since Chloe clearly hasn't shown you how to flirt.."

"Arg! We're just friends!" Zack said defensively, "Peter can you tell her we're just friends?" Zack begged his old friends.

Peter looked at Heather and winked "Zack and Chloe are just friends." Zack just groaned in exasperation

"Just Friends. Got it," Heather giggled a bit and said "I know, I know. Ashley told me you are just friends, and I believe her. Now has I was saying..." Heather made a show of clearing her throat, 'This is so much fun,' she thought. she rarely had a chance to tease a guy like this. Most kids would just fawn over her every word and bend over backward for her like a puppy or be too tongue-tied to even give her a comeback. Zack seemed to be made of something sterner.

"You could start practicing with Maddie," she offered.

"You want Brandon to kill me!" Zack said wide-eyed.

"Well, I'm sure Ashley plans to keep him distracted for you, while you make your move and save her from the..." she looked up at Peter, "What does Hannah call him?"

"The orc." Peter offered.

"Right, save her from the orc." Heather offered,

"Now I know you're crazy," Zack said tieing off his hiking boots.

"Now speaking of Ashley you could also try to practice with her?" Heather offered.

"You really want to see me dead don't you?" Zack said. "What did I ever do to you?"

"Hey! Think of it as returning a favor. She clears your name with the girls and you get her away from him." Heather started to plead with Zack as he passed by her, "You know, they both deserve something better than Brandon."

Heather and Peter watched Zack pick up his hiking backpack and go into the great room. Heather turned to Peter and said, "I think that went well."

Peter looked at her and shook his head and said sarcastically "Oh Sure it did! Sure!"

***

Madison fumed as she entered the great room. She had seen Zack glance at the doorway. She knew he was looking to see if Brandon interrupted her attempt to get closer to Zack. Again.

'Fucking bastards!' Madison clenched her fists thinking about her brother and father. She watched him next to Ashley stealing glances at Heather and Vicky. At the same time, she saw how he let both Trent and Kurt give Ashley and the other girls a good look over. 'He can but I can't! Fucking hypocrite!"

Madison went upstairs to put on a bathing suit. 'I'm going to get you! You'll see. I'm tired of having to go sneak around you and dad to get a quickie sometimes. If you won't let me get a nice boyfriend like Zack or Gavin then I'm gonna fuck every one of your friends behind your back and then I'm going to fuck them in front of you. You... You cuck!'

Madison went back downstairs, almost stomping on the stairs. Just before she entered the great room she paused and took a few deep breaths and **** herself to calm down. She put on her 'happy mask' like they taught her in Drama class and strode into the room like everything was ok.

***

"Where we going boy scout!" Kurt cracked the joke as he saw Zack return from the storage room with a pair of machetes and a hand ax from the storage room. Brandon, Trent, and Vicky giggled at his joke as they watched Zack approach them. "Going to have a sword fight?"

Zack had the ax hanging from his belt and just handed a machete to Kurt and Brandon. "There's probably some brushes and weeds covering the path we are going to have to clear but it shouldn't be much. And it's not that far anyway."

"And why me?" Brandon said holding up the machete.

Zack just held up his injured arm and said "Ashley won't let me." Turning to the rest Zack said. "The path isn't to hard walk. It's only a couple hundred yards away."

"What is this place?" Madison asked Zack hopefully trying to catch his attention and ignoring Brandon.

Zack thought for a moment. There was no way he was going to tell them about the large basement built under the cabin, or the two entrances to the cabin, one in the den he was using and the other in the storage room. Nor was he going to tell them about the tunnel that lead from the basement to a shed next to the spring. That might freak out the girls. Unfortunately, there hadn't been enough money to build a staircase or properly renovate the basement or the tunnels for that matter yet. There were plans for the future to turn the basement into a giant rec room for everyone, maybe some gym machines, or add in a few more beds. But, that would just have to wait.

Zack explained that it was a path covered with stone slates that lead to a natural freshwater spring that formed a small pool that overflowed into a small creek that meandered down the forest to the lake near the cabin. He mentioned how the area around the pool had been cleared so they would have some sunlight. He then told them that the water of the cabin came from the spring.

"You mean... We've been drinking from that... pond?" Heather said almost in disgust.

"Nooo!" Zack explained. "There's a pump that taps the aquifer underground and passes it through a filter before it comes here. Don't worry we test it every few months, it's safe to drink."

Leaving the cabin, Brandon, Kurt, and even Trent took turns happily hacking away at the few bushes and weeds that had overgrown the path. Sometimes acting like they were striking down a monster with the machetes much to the girl's delight.

***

A small amused smile touched Victoria's lips while she filmed with her camcord. She watched Kurt hack a bush off the trail with one swipe. She felt so grateful for his support. He was so courteous and helpful with her. It almost seemed like she had found a knight in shining armor just when things felt darkest for her.

What happens at the spring?

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