Vanellope Shelwood was nine years old she lived in California with her brother Ralph, her uncle Felix, and her new legal aunt Calhoun, who was getting married catholicly with her uncle in a month.
Her neighborhood was formed with couples with no children sadly, so she was pretty lonely and spent all her free time helping her neighbors there were twenty couples in her neighborhood which by now she could recognize each with there voice.
There were the:
*Perkinson's, that were an elderly couple that never had children, but seemed to enjoy Vanellope's spontainous attitude.
*Wenskin's, who like her uncle and aunt jus got married, only they had just gotten married eight months ago.
*Mahon's,who were a vietnemese couple that were 23 and 24, that got married three years ago.
*Jackson's, who were in elderly couple that had more life in them than a young child who just had an energy drink.
*Romero's, who were in there mid-thirty's and had only one son who was in college, Mrs. Romero was a teacher and her husband was a doctor.
*Blake's, who were an elderly couple that had a son and a daughter who were fully grown and with very good careers.
*Henderson's, who got married a year and a month ago (yes they counted) and were soon moving to another neighberhood since Mrs. Henderson was going to have a baby and wanted a more animated neighborhood.
*White's, who were an elderly couple that didn't have any children but there brother's and sister's had, had children so now there siblings grandchildren where like there's.
*Jenson's, who were a young couple that couldn't have children, so they decided to live somewhere quite and peaceful.
*Griffon's, who were an elderly couple only had one daughter who lived in England who by what Vanellope had heard had a son her age, they were very kind and enjoyed spending time with Vanellope. They were rather rich and and had a pool in there backyard.
*Durkley's, who where a little, too uptight to be in there twenty's they thought children were to much of a fuss to have at home so decided to not have any.
*Berkley's, were an elderly couple with a candy shop they, seemed to have simply adored Vanellope the moment they saw her.
*Knight's, were a young couple who had gotten married six months ago. They were happily living with each other and were both vets.
*Johnson's, were an elderly couple that were pretty rich but didn't have any family since there only son was a scientist and one of his experiments went wrong and sadly died, they also seemed to like Vanellope.
*Lopez's, were hispanic they had just moved in the neighborood a couple months ago, they didn't have children yet but were planning to.
*Miller's, were a lovely elderly couple that had been married for now 50 years they had grandchildren but, since they lived all the way in Texas rarely ever saw them.
*Gomez's, were also hispanic and like the Jenson's they couldn't have children either.
*Anderson's were an elderly couple that had a gym, and looked younger than they really were they were energetic and would make darn good comedians.
*Green's, were a wealthy family with a daughter about to graduate from college.
*Sander's, they were an elderly couple that owned a craft store.
Vanellope had grown to care for all of these couples like they had grown to care for her, Vanellope was two months old ,according to her brother,when she came to live in this neighborhood so she had grown up with most of the elderly couples.
Yesterday school ended so Vanellope had a very busy scheduele. She opened her eyes and looked at her room for a minute.
The walls were painted an aqua-y green color and was decorated with red rims that kind of looked like licorice. Her bed was soft with mint green covers and brown pillows she had her own bathroom ,balcony and mini fridge. There was a vanity for her to get ready in the mornings and a closet to put all her stuff. There were some shelves for her to put her toys, books, etc...
One of her pillows was shaped like a tootsie roll. On either side of the bed there were lamps decorated with different kind of fake candies like sprinkles, gummy bears (worms), etc...
Her bed looked like a bunk bed but without the top bunk, it's poles were decorated to look like candy floor was a soft brown color. There was a flat screen t.v. in front, of it were two bean bags that looked like ice scream scoops one was vanilla and the other was vanity was a brownish color and her closet was white and there was an Air Conditioner.
One would think she was rich, but no. Most of her stuff was recycled, how some asked simple when someone in the neighborhood wanted to throw something out they'd wait for Vanellope to come by and would asked her if she wanted it. For example: her mini fridge used to belong to the Green's but they bought a new one and gave the old one to her , her brother painted it for her and BAM it was new.
Vanellope walked towards the bathroom and washed her face and teeth. Then she then walked to her closet, she wasn't very obsorbed in her image so she just shut her eyes, poked her hand in and picked an outfit, she opened her eyes and found she had picked a purple spagetti strap type shirt and a chocolate brown skirt.
She put it on, and turned off the A/C. She opened the balcony doors and felt the tempeture she frowned when she felt it was hot outside. Why? Because she couldn't wear her mint sweater, because her brother and uncle said she'd get fever or something if she wore her sweater on hot days.
Instead of using her mint green sweater, she looked inside her closet and after messing it up completly she found what she was looking for. It was a mint green knitted shrug that had made for her but she had never used it before. She put it on ,it didn't feel the same but it was better than nothing. She put some really short, shorts on, too (yes she was scared one day her skirt would rip and they's see her underwear)
Since she had all her stocking in the washing machine she decided not to use any and put on her black school type flats on.
She walked to her Vanity grabbed her brush and made her normal high ponytail in her shoulder length put a little perfume on and walked down stairs.
In the kitchen was her uncle, her aunt and her brother. They were already eating and in her brother's case ,having seconds.
"Good morning!" Vanellope exclaimed once she entered the kitchen/dining room.
" Good morning" they chorused back, now being so used to her normal cheery greeting.
She walked to the stove and served herself some eggs and bacon (standing on a stool). She sat in her regular seat and started eating.
"Vanellope, we have a surprise for you." Felix cautiously commented knowing Vanellope was cranky if she got interumpted while eating she said it was her 'fuel'.
"Yes?" she asked.
"Tommorow none of us are going to work so we're all going out together!" Felix announced. Vanellope dropped her fork and nearly spit out the orange juice she had just took a big sip from.
Everyone sat there in akward silence when, Vanellope was hugging them all of the sudden.
"You mean like a family trip!?" Vanellope squealed. Truth be told she had never been anywhere near a family trip unless you count the time they went to the mall and the car got stuck in a mud puddle on the way home.
"I guess you could call it that." Ralph replied.
"Kid if you keep crushing our bones,we won't be alive tommorow."Calhoun managed to say a little freaked out by the hugging. Vanellope loosened her grip and went back to her seat.
"Where are we going?" asked Vanellope.
"We don't know where would you want to go?" asked Felix.
"To the beach! I bet it's really pretty!" Vanellope exclaimed, she had never gone to the beach before so now was her chance.
"You can't tell me the kids never never been to the beach." Calhoun said.
"Well...no, wait there was that once..." started Felix.
"Inflating my pool and putting a bunch of fake sand didn't count." Vanellope stated.
"...then no, she's never been to the beach." Ralph finished for his uncle.
"Well, then it's settled we're going to the beach tommorow, now if you excuse me I've got a town to protect." Calhoun announced.
"Can you give me a ride? The University's on your way." Ralph asked.
"Sure,well see you later" Calhoun said. Felix gave her a kiss goodbye and Vanellope did a secret handshake she had made with her. Ralph passed Vanellope, ruffled her hair and gave her the Be-Good face before leaving.
Vanellope and Felix cleaned up the kitchen before Felix went to go get his tool box.
"Who's incharge of me today?" asked Vanellope. Though actually the question could be translated to 'who's going to give me lunch?' since Vanellope went and helped the neighbors all day and was only with the person that's incharge of her when she goes help them or it's lunch time. Most of them were used to it and thought it was fun and spontainous.
"The Griffon's" Felix replied.
"I was thinking of seeing them after the Berkley's but since the Griffon's are lot's of fun when they're incharge I'll rush my scheduele and see them at lunch and all afternoon." Vanellope said more to her than to her uncle.
"Well that's good, let's go drop you off with them shall we?" asked Felix he normally went to drop her off to whoever was incharge of her so they knew she'd drop off later. It didn't cost much to find someone to take care of her sometimes they'd even fight over who was incharge, which made it a tad harder since he had to break the elderly couples apart.
"Okay, wait..." Vanellope started she zoomed into the living room, and came out with her everyday side bag which she used to carry anything she'd need for the day. She rushed up to the kithcen counter opened an bottom cabinet and used the inside shelves.
She climbed up and was now on the counter she opened one of the top cabinets and found what she wanted, she opened a brand new pack of chips ahoy, and grabbed three. Then she carefully closed the cabinet, unclimbed the counter and closed the bottom cabinet.
She then walked to the table got a paper towel and carefully wrapped the cookies with it.
She walked to the fridge and got a bottle of water she stuffed both items in her bag and went back to the hallway.
"... I'm ready!" she exclaimed she walked and her uncle walked outside. Vanellope waited patiently for her uncle to lock the door. Once he was done they walked towards the Griffons house which was crossing the street five houses to the left next to the Sander's Craft Store which was on the corner.
Felix rang the doorbell and almost immediatly the door opened by no other than Mrs. Griffon. was an old lady with had white skin and had ginger colored hair her cheeks always looked like she was blushing and she didn't look old for her age since she barely had wrinkles.
"Well good morning Felix, Vanellope honey peach" greeted Mrs. Griffon.
"Good morning, Mrs. Griffon, I'd love to stay and chat but duty calls and the bus is going to leave me if I don't hurry up, goodbye Mrs. Griffon. See you later, Vanellope." Felix explained while he walked down the door steps and gave Vanellope a kiss on the forehead.
He then left and started jogging since he approximately had five minutes to get to the bus he was out of sight Mrs. Griffon spoke again.
"Vanellope what's you scheduele for today?" asked .
"Well first I'm going with the Berkley's, then with Jackson's, then the Green's, then Sander's then there's lunch break with you and I was thinking of spending all the afternoon with you guys! Why?" Vanellope asked.
"It's just me and Mr. Griffon need to go to the airport." Mrs. Griffon informed.
"Cool, who are you going to pick up?" asked Vanellope.
"It's a surprise, but before you come to lunch why don't you go home and get dolled up a bit? You know put on a dress." suggested
"For what?" asked Vanellope, wow she was asking tons of questions.
"Just promise me you'll do it." Mrs. Griffon said.
"Ok I will, but if you excuse me, I better go it's almost 8:00 and the Berkley's need me." Vanellope informed importantly.
"Yes, captain Vanellope see you at lunch." Mrs Griffon said as Vanellope dashed off.
_Sander's craft store 2:25_
"Have a nice day" Vanellope said for what seemed the millionth time this hour, as a new customer paid and left.
"Well we've had a good day of work today haven't we Vanellope" noticed Mrs. Sander, a stout and pretty fat elderly woman, she had white skin and Vanellope thought she looked
like Santa Claus's wife.
"Yes, Mrs. Sanders. Um... I wanted to ask you if I could leave early today?" Vanellope said/asked.
"Of course, you can." Mrs. Sander replied.
"Thank you. Now, if you excuse me I need to go." Vanellope informed as she crossed her bag she hugged Mrs. Sander's walked out of the store and waved one last time thru the glass doors and dashed to her house.
Once she was there she searched threw all her bag until she found her copy of the metal keys her uncle had given her incase an emergency. She opened the door and closed it behind her.
She went to her backyard and unlocked the fence door that lead to the other street. she walked a couple houses until she reached an alley she went to where the alley ended and there she found a couple of cats.
She opened her bag and got the chocolate chip cookies from this morning, she unwrapped them and put them on the floor with the piece of paper under them then she picked up the bowl she had broughten from previous times and poured in the water.
You'd ask why in the world she didn't get the cookies and water before coming to the alley since she needed to pass the house. The answer was Vanellope liked to pack everything she would need for the day in the morning since she didn't like to delay her schedule looking for stuff.
"There you go" she cooed to the cats who were chewing on the cookies she checked her watch.
"I gotta go now fella's see you tommorow.'' she told the cats who meowed in response.
She went back to the fence gate, went inside and locked it she went back inside the house and up her room she left her bag on the bed and took of her flats. She then took a shower. After showering she turned on the A/C since she found the tempeture was to hot.
She opened her closet and looked for something a doll would use, did tell her to 'doll' up. She found nothing a doll would use so instead she chose a dress that she'd gotten on her birthday.
It was mint green (her favorite color) with a brown ribbon on her waist that ended with a bow on her back. The skirt had layers which made it look cute and not that simple. She put on some short, shorts and some brown flats.
She went to her vanity and decided to leave her hair half up half down, since the Griffon's had the air conditioner on almost everyday especailly hot days like these. She put a brown bow on the back of her head so the rubber band wasn't visible. She put on some brown earings and she was done. She still had ten minutes for lunch so she turned on the T.V.
She searched threw all the channels but went to her balcony and opened the doors she saw that the Griffon's were parking. She quickly closed her balcony doors.
She turned off the A/C, and turned off the T.V. She went to her vanity and sprayed a bit of perfume on. She decided to use a different side bag. She opened a drawer of her vanity and found what she wanted.
It was her newest purse Mrs. Berkley had given it to her. It was mint green with a brown bow on it and the inside was made out of silk with a candy cane pattern.
She emptied her everyday bag and looked for the most important things only. She ended up picking the following things:
*Her copy of the house keys
*Pepper spray -Calhoun said to always carry it-
*An extra rubber band
*A mini notebook
*A pen
*A mini first aid kit -Ralph made her carry it at all times-
* And her 'phone' -it use to belong to Felix but he broke it and manged to fix it so Vanellope could communicate incase she needed them-
She put it all in her bag, turned off the light and walked out.
She locked the door and walked towards the Griffon's house. Once she arrived she rung the doorbell and waited patiently. Mrs. Griffon opened the door and smiled as she saw Vanellope.
"Vanellope darling you're just in time for lunch, you looked so pretty and dolled up, perfect!" The last part saying it more to herself than to Vanellope. Before she reached the dining room she stopped.
"Vanellope dear, can you wait outside for a bit. I'll open the door when I'm ready." Mrs. Griffon said to Vanellope. She nodded in response.
_inside_
"The guest I told you about, is here." announced as she walked in the room , there daughter Mary , her husband Brad and there nine year old grandson Rancis, were seated already. An empty space next to Rancis and another at the head of the table where Mrs. Griffon normally sat.
"Well, mother don't be rude and let your guest in." Mary said to her mother.
Mrs. Griffon nodded and opened the door Vanellope slowly walked in the room and once inside locked eyes with Rancis the moment she saw him.
" Everyone this is Vanellope." Informed Mrs. Griffon.
"Vanellope, how nice to finally meet you. My mother has told us wonders about you" Mary told Vanellope.
"Your Mary? You look prettier in person than in photos." Vanellope blurted out what she was thinking. Mary blushed and smiled, at the nine year old.
"Yes I'm Mary. And you flatter me. This is my husband Brad..." She started as she pointed at the man sitting next to her, who smiled warmly "... and this is my son Rancis." She finished as she pointed at the boy who she had locked eyes with he waved at her and smiled.
"Vanellope you can sit next to Rancis." Mrs. Griffon said. Vanellope walked over to the side of the table were Rancis was at and she sat next to him. She smiled at him as Mrs. Griffon came in with the food.
After eating and talking a bit more with the Griffon's they went to the Griffon's back yard.
"Why don't you go play, a little?" Suggested Mrs. Griffon. Both kids nodded and went to the other side of the backyard and they sat down in the grass in awkward silence.
"So you're from England." Vanellope half asked to break the silence.
"Yeah, are you from here?" asked Rancis.
"Yep!" Vanellope replied. "What's your favorite color?" Vanellope asked.
"Brown, what's yours?" Asked Rancis.
"Mint green." Replied Vanellope they continued there conversation and ended up being good friends.
" Favorite type of games?" Vanellope asked.
"Racing games." Replied Rancis "I bet you love dress up games like all girls do." Rancis said.
" Are you kidding! I love racing games and its scientifically proven that I'm the best player in the world!" exclaimed Vanellope.
"I'd love to see that." Rancis slyly said. Just then Vanellope's phone rang, she searched threw her bag and pulled it out.
"Hello?" Asked Vanellope thru the phone.
"Vanellope it's me Ralph I just got out of work and I'm going to be there for you in about five minutes, okay?" Ralph asked threw the phone.
Incase your wondering Ralph studied in the mornings and worked in the afternoons.
"Yep, I'm with the Griffon's incase you wanted to know." She told her older brother.
"Oh, okay see you in a bit" he said.
"See you in a bit" she replied and hung up.
"As I was saying I'm the best racer." Vanellope said resuming to there conversation.
"Actually I am" Rancis replied.
"Not true. I am. I've won various go kart races." Vanellope gloated.
"Is that so, I have too you know." Rancis gloated just as immature as Vanellope.
"Have you ever won a trophy?" Vanellope asked.
"No, I-I haven't cause I've only ever driven in one trophy race and I lost." Rancis explained
"Have you?" He asked.
"Nope, I've never been in a trophy race before, but I have gotten a prize once in a school contest." She told him.
"Really?! What'd you win?" He asked.
"An art kit." She replied.
"So you like drawing?" Asked Rancis.
"Kind of, I'm still learning." Vanellope told him.
"You take classes?" Asked Rancis.
"You like asking questions don't you? And nope. I just watch videos on YouTube and draw based on the tutorials." She explained.
Just then the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it!" They heard yell from the hallway, he had gone to the bathroom and was coming back.
"Ralph! Good to see you come in, come in!" Exclaimed Mr. Griffon. Ralph then walked in the garden with Mr. Griffon behind him. Vanellope got up and ran to her brother. He picked her up and gave her a hug.
"Hey kiddo, have you been good?" He asked.
"She's been very well behaved Ralph, like always" Mrs. Griffon replied from the garden table where she took tea in the afternoons.
"Good, just like she should behave." Ralph replied.
"Ralph can we talk?" asked.
"Sure mrs. Griffon." He replied and walked over to where she was sitting he sat down and started talking with the grown ups.
"Is he your dad?" Rancis asked.
"No, he's my brother, godoi" Vanellope replied.
"Then where's your dad?" Rancis asked.
"Um... He's... He's dead." She murmured sadly.
"Oh, I'm so sorry." Rancis sincerely said. "How about your mom?" He asked regretting it the instant the words slipped his mouth.
"C-can we talk about something else?" She asked as she rapidly blinked the tears that had formed in her eyes away.
Before he could say anything they heard a loud laugh.
"Then it's settled we'll all go to the beach together and then go to the fair." Announced Mrs. Griffon startling the two young children.
"Yes, then I guess I'll see you tomorrow at 8:00 so we can get a head start and a spot at the beach." Ralph said as he got up.
"Yes,and don't worry about getting your car out we're going in our big van" Mrs. Griffon told him.
"Ok, well I'm sorry to leave so soon but me and Vanellope need to go home, and get dinner ready for my uncle and aunt." Ralph said.
"Ok, see you tomorrow." Mrs. Griffon said.
"I'll accompany you to the door". Mr. Griffon said.
"Vanellope time to, go say goodbye to your friend." Ralph told his sister.
"Bye Rancis. I guess I'll see you tomorrow then." Vanellope said to Rancis.
"Bye Vanellope, see you tomorrow." Rancis said as Vanellope left.
A/N: thanks for all your reviews but I had to change the plot sadly. I hope you still like it if not I am sorry. Next chapter there's going to be more action, why? Cause I'm going to make them go kart race! So stay tuned and find out who will win the race. And a special thanks to Agent BM! And a special thanks to Dance4Life060700