"I'm so booooppored!" Whined Clint. Banging his head on the table.

"It's so haaaaawwwt!" Alex moaned, as she flopped down onto the bed. 

The morning had been slow. There wasn't a huge project going on for the builders and the slicers weren't butchering anything today, so the MedHut wasn't as busy as it usually was.

The sun was at its peak and it was probably the hottest day Alex had experienced since arriving in the Glade 2 months ago. She could feel sweat running down her back.

"We'll probably have a few runners with heat stroke when they get back." Jeff said, tapping his chin, he was also sprawled out on a chair.

"Well what do we do until then? That's not for like another two hours!" Whined Clint as he thumped his head on the table again.

"Hey! Someone pass me that bowl of grapes!" Alex called.

"Come get it yourself ya lazy She-Bean!" Clint said rolling his head towards her, still leaning on the table.

"It's too hot to move!" Whined Alex. She hadn't moved from laying starfish on the med bed.

Everyone groaned in agreement.

"Just chuck 'em here! I'm hungry!' Alex whinned, holding a hand out.

Something bounced off her forhead.

"Heads up!" Jeff called.

"A little late, don't ya think?" Alex chuckled grabbing the grap and popped it into her mouth.

"10 points if you can make it into her mouth!" Clint said sitting up.

Jeff grinned and took another one from the bowl, grinning. Alex chuckled, and opened her mouth wide.

"OUCH! JEFF!" Alex yelped as the grape hit her in the eye, "dude your aim sucks!" She sat up rubbing her eye.

"Okay, let me try!" Clint reached for the bowl, took a grape. "Okay, Alex. Here comes!"

Clint tossed the grape high into the air. Alex dove under it, and caught it in her mouth. Clint stood up fist pumping and Alex jumped up, fists in the, chewing the grape. The two high fived.

"Write it down! 10points team Clint!" Clint called still fist pumping.

"I get 10points for catching it!" Alex said pointing at the guys.

Jeff scrambled up and rummaged around one of the drawers, found some paper and a pencil. Jeff made a chart with their names.

They took turns tossing grapes at each other. The bowl of grapes disappeared too fast and they were left bored again. Alex flopped back onto the bed. Jeff slouched back into the chair. And Clint sat down with a heavy sigh and thumped his head back into the table. A few minutes later Jeff jumped up, snapping his fingers.

"I have an idea! But Alex... you'll have to do it!" Jeff yelled.

Alex sat up, intreged, "why me?" She gave him a confused look.

He smiled mischievously. "Because your the only one who can get away with it. Because Frypan loves you!"

"Okay..." She said slowly, "I'm listening." She scooted to the edge of the bed.

______________________

Alex stood in the kitchen batting her eyelashes at Fry.

"Pleeeeease Frypan? Please!?" Alex pleaded.

Frypan stood with a frown and arms folded.

"We just got them in the supplies...and I still don't understand."

"It's a umm... we are doing a medical experiment, and we need them!"

Alex clasped her hands under her chin and pouted her lip, making big sad eyes. "Please Fry? Your the best cook and friend in the whole world!"

Alex could see him crack. She held her puppy pout a little longer.

"Please?"

He threw his hands into the air. "Fine! Take it and go before I change my mind!'

"Thank you Fry! You're the best! Have I ever told you that?"

She jumped up and down, and then hugged him tightly around the waist. He sighed dramatically, and patted her head and gave her a squeeze.

"Ya, Lil Lady Bean...you tell me that whenever you need something."

Alex grinned up at him. She pulled away, grabbed the huge container off the counter and ran out the kitchen. She yelled over her shoulder, "and that's why your best! Love you!"

She could see him shake his head with a smile and a chuckle.

Alex threw the door to the MedHut open.

"Success! Operation Cheese Ball was a success!"

Jeff grinned and pointed at Clint, "see told ya! Less then five minutes!"

Clint groaned, "Fine you can have my desert at supper."

The compation was back on. This time they had a huge container of Cheese Balls. The compation was fierce. Jeff was narrowly in the leadwith 150 points Alex had 130, she was pretty positive Jeff cheated. And Clint trailed in 3rd with 100 points. He could toss the cheese balls but his catching was not great.

"Okay, we gotta make this more of a challenge!" Alex said as she tossed Clint a Cheese ball which bounced off his chin.

"Speak for yourself!" He grumbled, picking it up and popping it into his mouth.

"What if we tried to keep them in our mouths, no eating them, see how many we can fit?" Alex suggest, ignoring Clint.

"Done!" Jeff said seriously. He took another one and aimed it at Alex.

Alex got ready, he tossed it high and she caught the first one. And then the second, third...she was up to 9 now. Her cheeks full and she kept giggling, which made keeping them in her mouth hard.

"Back up! Your too close cheater!" Clint pouted.

Alex rolled her eyes and backed up to the other side of the table in the middle of the room.

"Here come number 10!" Jeff warned. Alex caught it and the guys cheered loudly.

_____________________

Alby saw Minho entre the Glade, supporting Ben. He took off running.

"NEWT!" He called as he ran.

Newt joined him just as they meet up with Minho, who unceremoniously dropped Ben to the grass.

"What happened? Are you guys okay?" Newt asked, kneeling beside Ben, who rolled over and threw up.

"It's hot as Shuck outside, he's got heat stroke for sure. We all probably do! He needs to see the MedJacks."

Matt came running, and dropped down beside Newt, worry and panic on his face.

"He's okay Matt. Just some heat stroke." Newt reassured him quietly. The guys could see the relief wash over him.

"Okay come on, let's get him to The MedHut." Alby said. Newt and Alby picked Ben up, and with one of his arms over their shoulders they hulled him to the Homestead. Matt followed right behind, followed by an exhausted Minho.

They were in the hallway when there was a loud cheer from the room at the end. Alby gave the guys a questioning look. Newt shrugged.

Matt pushed the door open and they all piled inside. And then froze. Everyone in the room froze.

Alex and Jeff were standing behind the table. Both their mouths were stuffed full, looking like chipmunks, Clint was in the middle of throwing a cheese ball. It hit Alex in the head and bounced to the floor. No one moved. Alby, Newt, Minho and Matt stood staring. Alex, Jeff and Clint stood staring back. Matt snorted.

"Ah-Bee!" Jeff said through his overly stuffed mouth.

That made Alex giggle, but choke at the same time; her mouth was so full.

"Uhh, what can we do for you guys?" Clint asked, putting the container down on the table.

"What the shuck is going on?" Alby asked, looking back and forth between the three MedJacks.

Alex and Jeff managed to chew and swallow their mouthfuls of Cheese Balls, with great difficulty, they were both giggling so hard.

"I'm pretty sure it's self explanatory Uncle Alby! I'm the winner!" Alex managed to say, as she wiped her mouth.

"That a girl!" Minho chuckled, his eyes had lit up, and a goofy grin on his face, he stumbled sideways though, he grabbed his head.

The three MedJacks jumped into action, the Great Cheese Ball Challenge was put on hold. Clint and Matt got Ben to the bed and Alex guided Minho to the other bed, while Jeff got out some bowls and filled them with cool water. Alby and Newt left shaking their heads and Alex heard Alby muted under his breath,

"I need to have a word with Frypan!"

Matt sat in the chair beside Ben's bed, changing the cold wet cloth while Alex tended to Minho. In a little while their little MedHut was over flowing with Runners who were all sick with Heat Stroke. They had to use a few of the Keepers rooms and beds until the Runners were good again.

"Definitely not bored now!" Clint called as he raced down the hall with another bowl for Steve to throw up in.

"I'm still shucked hawt!" Alex whined as she threw a bowl under Minho who threw up.

"Ya you are!" He wheezed.

"Min. Your flirting doesn't really have the same appeal when I'm catching your stomach constants in a bowl.

Matt chuckled from the chair beside Ben's bed.

"I still won!" Jeff called from the shelf, trying to find the pain relievers.

"New challenge started tomorrow! And no cheating!" Alex called.

_____________________

There was no more Great Cheese Ball Challenges. Alex clung to that memory with a sad smile as she carved their names into the memory stone in SafeHaven.