Where as the beginning of their night was loud and filled with a raucous cacophony of screams and laughter, the ending was rather somber as the teens studied with an old Voorhees movie playing in the background on mute. The only noise being heard are the occasional arguments between Mike and Mari about who actually knows what they're talking about.
By the end of the study session Larry and Victoria have smoke rolling from their ears but feel like they can at least make a c+ which is all they care about since neither of them planned on going to college for a science related degree. They only made it into AP chem because they piggybacked off of the others in classes early on, but seeing as AP courses give college credit they won't back out for an easier class.
"So tomorrow you guys are helping me rehearse my lines for the play Thursday right?" Chelsea said while twisting her hands and looking over the table. Larry huffs and opens up another can of Dew. "haven't you been rehearsing since November? You should have memorized your lines by now, you only have a few lines anyways..."
"Few lines my @$$!! I'm playing sister Bessie Rice! that woman doesn't shut up. anytime she's on screen she's either singing or hollering about 'the good lord'" Mari starts giggling uncontrollably. "So you're playing a cougar? that's pretty funny seeing as you get hit on by old creeps all day when you're online."
Chelsea starts glaring at Mari while Mike and Larry start making cat noises in the background before Victoria speaks up " Perfect we can have Larry play as dude, Mike will be Lov, Tom can play Jeeter, While me and Mari take up the female roles in turn. but No dibs on Ada!!!"
"When did you become the casting director?" Tom asks while getting up to grab some leftover pizza from the fridge, before snatching a Dos equis and a bottle opener. "subject change for a sec guys, did I show you my latest 'toy'? this bad boy will dominate in the south east Battlebot open invitation."
Victoria and Chelsea turn their heads so fast it should have caused whiplash before Chelsea quips. "I swear to God if it's another cockroach robot I will end you myself, the last 'toy' you made gave me nightmares for a week". "Nah this one is waaaay better let me go get it I'm sure you'll love her.." Tom's voice trails as he runs to his room before anyone can stop him. A few seconds later whirring and clicking noises can be heard as his latest creation crawls across the floor on eight mechanical legs.
A mechanical spider the size of a small dog rounds the hallway corner leading to Tom's room. The movement is kind of gimpy and there appears to be a lime green glow emitting from the spaces in its pseudo exoskeleton, but other than these two 'minor' discrepancies Tom's latest creation looks just like a gigantic tarantula. "Check her out guys, I'm going to own the open invitational with this beauty."
"Tom I hate to break it to you but nothing about that... thing is beautiful. I feel like the only way in which this is 'better' than the roach is the fact that it actually gave me arachnophobia and will haunt my dreams for the rest of my life." Chelsea's muffled voice is barely heard from behind Victoria as she complained about Tom's newest invention before Vicky starts talking "I completely agree with Chelsea can you please put the monster away? like pretty please? You can show everyone on Sunday when I leave I'm sure they can wait."
Larry takes one of the rare chances to tease Victoria from a safe distance. "I don't know V you're always saying live in the now, what if something happens and I have to go home tomorrow or a meteor hits the earth and wipes out all of humanity? I would never get to see Tom's spider bot then". "I can guarantee that if a meteor wipes out life on Earth you would be able to spend all of eternity with that thing in Hell where it belongs!" Victoria says while backing away from the robot that ever slowly continues creeping forward.
Mike started laughing while he takes a jab at Victoria's ego. "I thought you were atheist? What Hell are you talking about?". No longer able to keep her cool Vic screams "THE ONE THAT F∆¢KING THING CRAWLED OUT OF!!!" and runs to the kitchen with Chelsea in tow.
Being quiet all this time Mari looks at Tom and sighs. "You know she's going to get you back for this right? and I thought you said you were done making robo insects?" "Eh I'm sure she's madder at Mike and Larry for egging her on.. and this is an arachnid count the legs." Tom messes with the controller for a second and the robot starts spinning in circles with the front two legs raised in the air.
"You guys won't believe all the weapons and tricks I got in this one, after Chelsea and Vick leave we can go to my test site and I can show off a little. Alright girls I'm putting her up you can come back now.." Tom walks his new robot back to his room and detaches the battery to set on charge, by the time he comes back everyone is sitting in the living room and switched the slasher flicks over to Mario party with a big bowl of popcorn in the middle. The teens played games until the sun came up and passed out till evening, seeing as this was their average weekend since middle school everyone had their own sleeping bags and spots while the girls took the living room the boys piled in Tom's room with Larry and Mike on the floor.
Mike woke up before everyone as usual so he sets about his normal routine of playing heavy metal while cutting on the lights. "Come on guys it's 3 in the afternoon, I wanna finish helping Chelsea with her rehearsal so we can get back to Mario, I was winning and I refuse to let you guys keep me from my gold medal".
"Ok ok ok just please kill the Slayer man my head is pounding.." Larry's muffled groans can be heard from his Caterpie sleeping bag as he inches his way out of Tom's room. After Larry makes it to the kitchen (still crawling) he finally stands up and unzips his bag to reveal the clothes he had on the night before. As Larry begins making a bowl of cereal Chelsea starts to nag him about going to clean up.
"No one wants to smell your stank @$$ first thing in the morning, just because you're a ginger don't mean you smell like Christmas.." Larry looks her dead in the eyes as if he could see her soul "Food first all else is secondary in this life mortal" as he holds his sleeping bag like a cape and stalks out of the room to enjoy his crunch berries.
Mike starts laughing while Chelsea stares a hole in Larry's back as he leaves, psshhh everyone can hear a shower getting cut on to which Victoria and Mari jump awake. ""SECOND!!"" they both scream and run to get in front of the bathroom door. While they wait by the door they hear a familiar clicking noise which causes Victoria to break out in a cold sweat.
childhood how I miss it.. anyways wow over a thousand views.. I know that's not much for others but it has me excited thank you to everyone who's been reading hopefully I can make a great novel out of this
"OHMYGODKILLITWITHFIRE!!!" Victoria blurted out in half of a second before disappearing down the hallway and jumping over the couch to hide, leaving Mari to defend herself against Tom's tarantula. Before Mari even had the chance to move she could clearly hear Tom laughing like a mad man on the other side of the door trying his best not to laugh too loudly he covered his mouth and started coughing and wheezing.
Enraged Mari begins to bang on the door, as she grabbed the handle to try shaking the door she realized Tom forgot to lock it. Smirking she waved for Victoria to come over and gestures at the door handle. Vicky catches on and runs to the kitchen as she walks to the bathroom door with each hand full of ammo evil grins spread over the two girls faces as they prepare to 'Storm the fort' with a carton of eggs and a squeeze jar of mayo.
Before they could open the door to start the assault though it appears to open on its own, Only to let out the mechanical cockroach!!. Upon seeing her arch enemy rear its ugly head once again Victoria screams and runs away leaving Mari alone with just a carton of eggs to defend herself. Seeing as the situation turned do or die Mari clenched her teeth and kicked the door all the way open preparing to at least hit Tom with an egg before running.
Only to find Tom lying on the ground holding his crotch and covering his face, apparently he was hiding behind the door in case of retaliation and didn't expect the door knob to strike him in his 'no no spot'. As Tom laid there on the ground with foam frothing out of his mouth and only a towel to cover his shame Mari couldn't help but feel bad for him before pelting him with an egg and walking back to the living room to let him clean up again...
"Dude you take longer showers than all the girls in my house put together" Mike says as he hands Tom a bowl of cinnamon toast crunch. "Thanks Mike, and I wasn't bathing the whole time I just decided to run the hot water out as a nice surprise for Mari, we should hear a scre..." "Mother F∆¢ker!! I should have used all the eggs!" Tom's sentence was cut short as Mari started screaming every profanity she knew, both English and French.
"Could you quit pulling ponytails and just ask her out already?" Victoria plops down between the two and asks in one of her rare moments of seriousness. Tom just looks at Victoria before he shrugs and keeps eating which only elicits a pinch from Vicky. "Seriously Tom, you know she's why Ashley cancelled on you right? everyone in school knows you two like each other but neither of you will admit it."
"That's because we don't. I've said it a million times she has no interest in me that way, Besides she's like a sister to me so there's no.. wait what do you mean that's why Ashley cancelled on me?? Answer now or Mr and Mrs Crawley will find their way to your house". Victoria just rolls her eyes and walks off to make toaster strudels.
A wet slapping noise can be heard running down the hallway and Tom looks up just in time to see Mari launch into a flying headlock. Her clothes wet and clinging to her body as if she didn't even towel off to get her revenge.
"You're such a dick you should have been named after your father!" Mari yells in Toms ear causing Vic to smirk before biting into her strudel. "Mari would you please describe our relationship to everyone? Victoria says we're undercover lovers and that's why Ashley stood me up.." Tom has never been one to beat around the bush and since him and Mari knew each other since they were in diapers he has no shame in saying what he's thinking around her.
Mari instantly drops the head lock and pushes him away while gagging. "Victoria that's just nasty he's my baby brother" "I'm older than you by two months.." "I said what I said, besides who spread that rumor?". Victoria looks to Larry and Chelsea for back up. Larry starts counting the hairs on his knuckles and Chelsea walks to the bathroom to avoid getting dragged into an awkward situation. Mike senses that he's next and disappears before he gets dragged in to a losing battle.
"Well everyone in school honestly I mean you guys eat each other's food and are always hanging out.." Victoria starts mumbling a few other reasons before Mari cuts her off. "You mean like how you snatch Larry's fries in the cafeteria and how Mike is always helping Chelsea get ready for her games by pointing out hard counters for her opponents off to the side away from the camera?" Vic looks dead into Mari's eyes "Me and Larry Are dating.."
Silence... followed by more silence..
"""What?!?!""" Chelsea ran out of the bathroom to see Tom, Mari, and Mike staring at Victoria "What happened? why's everyone yelling now?" No one could respond so Victoria continues "We've been dating for like two years now right Larry?" "Yeah next month is our two year anniversary.. but I thought we were gonna wait till we graduate to drop that bomb on them Vic".
Victoria looks a little guilty for a second before she grins "I couldn't help it, besides now we don't have to hide it anymore". Tom stands up and points at Larry "Mike use submission!!" before Larry could blink Mike magically reappeared grabs him and twisted him like a soft pretzel "I give I give!! let me goooo!" "Now Mike use fire punch".
Mike begins giving Larry an atomic noogie Mari comments "Its super effective, the opponents Larry has fainted..." Chelsea couldn't help herself and quips "should have known better than use a bug type against a fighting/fire type Vic" "That's not fair! he used two moves back to back my turn got skipped..." as they bicker Larry just moans before Tom looks at him with an evil expression "You have violated the bro code.. do you know the consequences of your actions?"
Larry gulps before deciding to act self righteous "I would do anything for the woman I love!! you heartless plebs wouldn't understand". Victoria leans in to Larry's chest "Awww baby I love you.." the world starts turning pink so Tom pretends to start clawing at his eyes "It Burns's it Burns's make it stop! please make it stop!" as Mike and Mari start laughing Larry shoots the stink eye at Tom "Dude shut up your just jelly, but hey you guys brought this on yourselves we behaved and never so much as held hands in front of y'all so now we're just gonna rub this in your pathetic loner faces".
"I move that any and all signs of affection are hereby banned and punishable by cruel plot development in game.. those that agree please raise your hands.." Mike, Chelsea, Mari, and Tom have their hands raised. "All who oppose?" Larry sighs deeply "we're outnumbered Vic" "That's ok Larry let them grow old bitter and alone besides I don't know if I'm comfortable with being touchy feely in public yet.."
Ah childhood romance.. I don't remember it too fondly but I hear it's nice for most people anyways... 2,000 views woot! I hope the mushy stuff doesn't drive y'all away I promise no harems and no love interest for the MC in the immediate future.. maybe after a couple hundred chapters idk I feel most MC's become henpecked lately. BTW this chapter was not sponsored by Redbull ™ but it had a helping hand
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