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pathetic lump. She stretched one arm out pleadingly for good measure. No one noticed. God, were they made out of stone?? What did she have to do to get their attention? FREAKIN’ DIE?! Puck moaned softly, not wanting to be too obvious. Nothing. She moaned louder and more dramatically. Still nothing. Cracking her eyes open she looked around. The bastards had went into the house!
    Standing up quickly she shouted, " What the heck is wrong with you bloody people??!" Realizing that maybe she was over exerting herself, Puck fell again onto the driveway. This time for real.
     
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    ‘ My god! I almost kissed the crazy Puck Berri! The one girl that struck fear into my heart and I almost kissed her!’ Potter thought as he stood talking to ‘baby’. Baby was just a nickname for her, but sadly he couldn’t think of her real name. Maybe it was time to move on. Eventually she would want him to call her by her given name....
    ‘ Although Puck didn’t look all that scary with her eyes almost closed...she’d looked almost cute. And her mouth...Hot damn!’ Shaking his head to clear it, Potter stared at Baby. She was a good looking blond with great curves and a smiling mouth. Only problem was that she didn’t seem to think very much at all. He slowly tuned into their conversation. They were still talking about him; they thought he was a hero! He could get used to that! He smiled and nodded his head, and even said ‘aw shucks!’ at one point. The girls glowed and he basked in their praise. Now why couldn’t Puck be like that? Speaking of Puck, wasn’t Perri concerned about her? She was still in the car after all. She could be sleeping right now...
    "Yup I’m gonna definitely sleep now," Puck said from the car. The girls didn’t hear but Potter did. So Puck was feeling left out was she? He sent Puck a knowing look and then grinned at the girls. Let her be miffed, he deserved this praise. With the same urge that led grown men to do stupid things on a daily basis like lick batteries, touch electrified fences, and mock enraged seagulls (Well, Potter didn’t have that much courage yet), Potter decided to rattle Puck’s cage.
    "Hey ladies, all that saving peoples lives and being a hero has really left me parched! Let’s go in the house for something to drink." Insert charming smile and he was golden. The ladies led him towards the house. He heard the car door open, saw Puck’s theatrical fall and guessed it to be bogus. She had been the worst actor in high school; she was just way over the top. He knew it for sure when he saw her eye slit open. Woo hoo! She was gonna be so mad! For a brief second he debated the wisdom of leaving her alone, but if she had enough energy to fall like that she had to be fine. Turning up the charm, Potter walked into the house with his adoring fans.
    While he was sipping a beer, he wondered what Puck’s next move would be. She wasn’t the sort to sit idly about. Come to think about it, it had been ten minutes since she’d fallen. What if she wasn’t faking?? Getting worried, he stood by the window and watched her.
    "She’s faking, it’s ok," Perri said softly by his side.
    "You knew?" he asked incredulously glancing at Perri.
    She arched her brow and said, “Of course, I’m her sister! She didn’t like that you were getting all the attention. It’s a tantrum, don’t worry about it. She’ll get bored and come in eventually. I wonder if it’ll rain...what do you think? Does it look like rain?” She said that so calmly as if her sister lying out in the driveway pretending to be dead was ordinary. My god, what kind of family was this?
    "What’s going on?" asked Baby a little too loudly. Baby had forgotten all about Puck. You could see it in her eyes when she finally saw Puck lying on the ground. That irritated Potter, although he didn’t know why he was feeling so defensive of Puck.
    Baby turned to Potter and smiled engagingly, "Don’t worry about Puck; she’s like an old battle