The Fund Raiser

By Sylvia

The telephone rang in CLHQ. Sly was the closest to it so she picked it up and said, "Covert Lovers Head Quarters, Sly speaking."

"Hey Sly, I hope you are not busy because we are having a fund raiser and we need all the help we can get."

"Who is this?"

"I can't believe you don't recognize my voice." said Curlly.

"Hey Curlly, what's happening?"

"Just what I said, we're having a fund raiser and we need a lot of help. How many of you are around there?"

"I think almost everyone. But I can't speak for them, what's this for?"

"This would be for the Burn Victims Unit at the hospital. Are you interested in helping?"

"Well, what would I have to do?"

"Round up all the others that will come and then just be here with us to help decorate the hall where everyone will meet to celebrate. Maybe sit at one of the tables to take donations and pledges from people who want to contribute. We'll need somebody to take UMBRELLAS and such as that. What do you think?"

"Sounds like something that everyone might be interested in doing. Let me go around and talk to them and then I'll call you back. Better yet just give me the address and we'll come on down."

Folding the paper that she wrote the address on, Sly walked upstairs to the rooms to see whom she could get to go. She knocked on North's door and was rewarded with a "come in." "Oh hi Sly, what's up?"

"Hi North, Curlly just called to get as many of us as possible to come over to help set up someplace for a fund raiser that the hospital is having for their burn unit. So I'm looking for volunteers."

North sat on the edge of her chair trimming her toenails while she talked. Waving the NAIL CLIPPERS in the air as she talked she said, "Hey that's a great idea, count me in. I just have to finish up with my toenails so that I won't have to use that SHOEHORN anymore to get into my new shoes. Look over there on the desk and see if you can see a BAND AID will you please?"

"Sure, did you cut yourself?"

"No, it's a blister from the new shoes. Always happens till they're broken in. Why don't you go and gather up some more people and then we'll get going."

"Good idea see you in a while."

As Sly walked down the hall she heard somebody typing away madly on their computer. As she approached Nabiki's door she poked her head and said, "hey Nabiki what's ya doing?"

"Hi Sly, just finishing up this MAP project that North assigned to me the other day. I've been putting it off so I am getting it done to turn in tomorrow. I have to get it committed to a COMPUTER DISK then turn it

in."

"Well how about finishing it later and coming with us to help out Curlly at the hospital fund raiser for a couple of hours. Heck, I'll even help you later."

"I think I can do that and I don't think I will need any help, it's almost finished. Who else is coming?"

"You and North so far. Do you want to come with me to collect some more volunteers?"

"Sure just let me close this out."

The girls walked to the next room and knocked on the door. It took a long time for Sherry to answer and so they figured they must have woken her up. The door opened and she had not been asleep after all.

"Hi Sly and Nabiki, what's shakin'?"

Nabiki filled Sherry in who said sure and so they went off to get more people.

They came to Trace's room and knocked on the door. Trace opened the door and greeted them but she didn't look very happy to see them.

"Hi you guys what's up?"

Again Nabiki did the spiel and Trace said sure just let me get dressed and blow out this aroma therapy CANDLE and I'll be ready."

By the time they were ready to go, they had just about all of the members of CLHQ in tow.

North surveyed the group and decided they would need the van to get everybody in. So she asked Sly if she wanted to drive and of course Sly jumped at the chance to drive which she loved to do and didn't get to do very much anymore now that she lived at CLQH and had to give up her car.

Arriving at the address Curlly had given her Sly pulled the van into a parking space and they all got out. "I wonder where we are supposed to go?" asked Aly

Just then they saw Curlly coming towards them, waving her arms to get their attention. "Over here, over here," Curlly yelled out.

"Okay, we see you said Sherry don't have a cow."

"Hey thanks gals for coming down here to help out. Inside is the crew chief who will hand out assignments."

So they all went in and in about 2 hours all the work was done and they could go back to CLQH for the night.

"Arriving home Curlly said why don't you all come into the kitchen, I have a surprise for you."

In the kitchen, Curlly had them all sit down at the table and went scurrying around doing something and not letting them see. Finally, she turned around and she was carrying a big tray filled with cups of hot cocoa and a very big CHEESECAKE.

"Your reward for being the best bunch of people to share this life with."

All the girls smiled and some gave a little squeal as they all felt the closeness that kept them the best of friends, saying almost in unison, wow thanks Curlly you're the best and they dug in.

The End

This story ©copyright Sylvia, 2000