As we all know, the Krusty Krab is Bikini Bottom's most profitable and most well known business, but it's not just because of the Krabby Patties....well, not entirely[though it comes close]Their routine is also a big advantage- customers want patties, Squidward boringly reads the order, SpongeBob happily makes patties that are the best around, Mr Krabs makes lots of money, everyone's happy except Plankton who's attempt to steal patties fails miserably like always. However, when one element goes wrong, it makes Krabs a bit nervous[although there'd be nothing wrong with Squidward's attitude changing]But in this case it was SpongeBob because although he still made great patties, it seemed like he was going in and out of trances that broke his usually unbreakable concentration in creating the money making hamburgers.
So at the end of the day Krabs took SpongeBob aside for his by now trademark pep talk about how important the job was that he couldn't get distracted from serving the customers and making him money, although of course he tried to cover up the money part. SpongeBob always took the talks seriously since he was so committed to his job and how to do it better- which is why he was partically upset this time when he let his mind wander to something else during the meeting. He was, like he had several other times today, thinking about the previous night, the events of said night, and especially about the person, or squirrel in this case, he spent it with. But, as already noted, to do that while the boss was talking to him was something to really be worried about for someone as hard working as SpongeBob, so he quickly excused himself after Mr Krabs was finished and rushed right home to think.
However, once he got home he had little time for thinking as his shell phone rang almost right away. And in an even stronger coincidence, he heard a familar Southern accented voice on the other end. "Howdy SpongeBob." "Um, um, hey Sandy, what's going on?" "Well, I could explain, but I think it would be better in person. Would you mind coming over to the treedome so we could talk?" "Heh, if I had more time to think I would have probably asked the same thing, so I guess I had some left over laughs form last night, huh?", SpongeBob answered with a nervous giggle. "Ha, hope you didn't use all of it just now. Well, until a few minutes from now then." SpongeBob hung up and then walked over to the treedome, though with a more jumbled mind than before.
Once he got there, SpongeBob involuntarely brushed himself up and made sure he looked nice, another thing he suddenly realized he didn't do often. He put it aside though and entered the water chamber, rang the doorbell, put on his water helmet and entered the dome. One second later Sandy walked into view, and yet again SpongeBob felt strange and goofy- true he's always strange and goofy, but if he could see himself having a weird smile and goo goo eyes on his face when he saw her, he'd realize quicker this was different. "Um, SpongeBob, would you mind coming back to Earth for a few minutes so we can talk?" was the question Sandy used to snap him out of it, and once he did the two sat down on the nearby picnic bench. "So what's the big emergency?" "You know how much importance I place on my fitness programs, right? Good, so I don't need to explain how hard working I am in doing that stuff and how I don't let my mind wander. And it's when I let it wander for the first time like I did today, and especially since the thing that got me off track was thinking about you, that I just have to do some worrying" "Hey, that's great, now I don't have to do much explaning on how worried I was thinking of you during work because you know about that too, only with me I don't have to lift 400 pound stuff except when the grill is busted!" replyed a relieved SpongeBob.
"I think we have other things we need to debate, SpongeBob, like figuring out why we're being so distracted from our job by each other." "Ha, then we're gonna have lots of time left since we both should know it's cause of last night and all the fun we had." "Yeah, but we have fun lots of times and this never happened after those days, so what's the problem?" Sandy and SpongeBob tried to think for a while to get the answer until SpongeBob laughed. "Ha, it's funny, these kind of problems happen a lot on TV sitcoms and they always end the same way with the two people falling in lo-" SpongeBob didn't finish saying the word, but knowing what the word was gave him and Sandy reason to pause until they both laughed. "Well thanks SpongeBob, that was something funny enough to get our nerves back on track, the thought that the solution to all those TV cliches is the reason for this mess is really funny." "Yeah I know, we're just friends and I like us being friends. Besides, this whole thing will probably go away after a few days because last night will be less memorable then." Sandy was content enough to accept that theory, so with that settled they just sat there for a few seconds. "So, should I leave now or..." "Well, I was watching TV before you got here, if you don't want to wait till you get home to do that you could come in to fix that."
Not long after SpongeBob and Sandy were inside Sandy's tree watching TV. It didn't really matter what the show was, but they were laughing like idiots anyway. "You know, this whole laughter thing would go down easier with a few cups of TV, I'll go make some and then I'll come right back." Sandy went over to make tea and saw that SpongeBob was still laughing at the TV and watching it with his usual big smile. The smile part wasn't surprising to her since he smiled all the time, which was fitting for someone as happy and fun and funny as he was, and who also always meant well despite the damage he often did and was always willing to help her, his other friends, and just about anyone else in need. She pondered that some more before snapping out of it and making the tea. She then went back and set two cups of TV near the couch, one for her and one for SpongeBob. However SpongeBob needed to lift his water helment up a bit to drink his, which was mighty distracting and his arms were blocking the TV while they held the helmet up.
"Hey SpongeBob, think it'll be less trouble for you if I held that helmet up for you?" Sandy asked. SpongeBob eagerly said no and so when when he took another sip of tea, Sandy held up his helmet for him. Though if truth be told, SpongeBob took two sips of tea before he put the cup down. "Thanks a bunch Sandy, I think your arms can take a break now since I'm done and it should be a few minutes before I need to take another s-" SpongeBob then completly and utterly froze because not only was Sandy still holding the helmet, but she had stopped him from talking by kissing him. Thanks to that, he would have been feeling rightly confused if he could feel anything at all. But surprisingly he got the feeling back in his body just as Sandy was finishing the kissing- which he could now conclude gave his a good feeling. In fact, it was good enough for him to move forward about an inch and kiss her right back. This went on until Sandy took her hands off of the helmet and the kiss was interrupted by the helmet slipping back down over SpongeBob's mouth. At that the two just sat there for a second with the occasional nervous laugh coming through. "Um, hey look at the time, Gary's gonna be needing his dinner soon and I'm the only one to make that happen, so, ah, bye!" SpongeBob then ran at many miles per hous out of the house and into the pineapple.
"Oh Gary, why do things always turn out like they do on TV, if they didn't I wouldn't have just kissed Sandy!" However he was composed enough to realize something after saying that- it was Sandy that started the whole kissing process, not him. Usually when something happened he was the one to start it, so why did Sandy beat him to the punch this time? "Meow.", was Gary's answer. "Wait wait wait, it's still too hard to believe that she did that because she's in love with me, give me a few minutes." "Meow." "What do you mean it was inevitable, just because we spend lots of time together and share the same interests and have plently of fun doesn't mean we have to be in love." "Meow." "Well, um, could you rephrase the question that asked if I didn't think that I might have stronger feelings for her at least once?" "Meow." "Oh, you're right, that was another dead giveaway. But, but, it could never work. I like her being my friend and any relationship we would have would probably end not so good and we wouldn't be friends anymore. Besides, there's that whole point that one of us always has to wear a helmet when we're together." "Meow." "No I don't know how to fix that-" SpongeBob then paused as a crazy thought entered his brain. "But with the right convincing, I know someone that might!"
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"I hope you're ready to tell me why I should forfill this crazy request in the next 5 seconds before I kick you out." "I will but I have to ask you first if it's possible to do it at all, Plankton." SpongeBob then finished pacing around the laberatory of his boss's arch nemesis Plankton and waited for his answer. "You want me to make some sort of pill that makes it possible for you to breathe and another one that makes it possible for air breathers to breathe in water? Well, with my genius, it's very possible to do it in about a day or two, but again, why should I?" "If you can do that and make it work, I'll have extra reason to, say, give you the recipe for Krabby Patties when you're done." Plankton paused for the glorious thought of finally having a Krabby Patty, or at least finally knowing how to make one. "Please leave now, I need plenty of alone time to make this project work. Quickly now, the faster you leave the faster I can get started in making my meeting with a delicious treat happen, go!!"
About two day later SpongeBob came back to the Chum Bucket to see if Plankton had finished yet. And in fact, when he got to Plankton's lab he saw the tiny villain next to a pill, or rather, he was in the shadow of the pill since it was taller than him[but what isn't?]"Is this it?" "Don't applaud all at once, I need you to save some for when you swallow it and breathe your newly precious air." "Well then you'd want me to do that quicker, so here I go!" SpongeBob took the pill and quickly swallowed it, then ran away to test it by going on dry land. Plankton waited about 15 minutes until the sponge came right back with his usual happy grin. "I'm waiting for my kudos and a piece of paper with important information. Since it appears my pill worked like I thought, I think I deserve it." "You sure do! You don't know how happy this makes me, but I can show part of it by handing you your well deserved reward! Here's the recipe for Krabby Patties which is now deservingly yours!" SpongeBob got out a piece of paper and dropped it to the ground. Although it was giant from Plankton's viewpoint, he would still be able to read it and memorize the ingredients. "Um Plankton, before you celebrate and yell and whoop it up for the rest of the day, is that other pill I asked for ready too?" "Sure sure, it's on one of my computers, now go. The recipe and I need some time alone." SpongeBob found another pill nearby, pocketed it, and ran out as Plankton started celebrating. This made him chuckle, knowing that once he found that the ingredients on the paper were not the ingredients for a Krabby Patty and that it was a fake, he'd be quite the opposite. But he had more important things to do now, like going back over to see Sandy.
A while later he arrived at the treedome and for the first time, entered it without needing to put on his water helmet. Once he got in, Sandy found him and had soemthings to say that prevented her from noticing SpongeBob's lack of water. "Look SpongeBob, I know it's been a few days but I'm still a might too confused about this whole thing to do a lot of talking about it, so-" Sandy paused as she finally realized SpongeBob was sans water helmet. "Oh great, this must have gotten to you so much you forget your helmet. I think I got a spare one here somewhere so try not to dry up too much! Hey, wait a minute, you usually start to really get dry right about now." "Not anymore, Plankton's pill that he made for me to end that problem made sure of that." "Why would he do that?" "I think the fact that I gave him the Krabby Patty recipe which he'll soon find out was the clincher."
Sandy then sat down on one of the picnic benches nearby to do some more thinking, so naturally SpongeBob sat down next to her. "I guess there's no need to ask why you set this whole thing up, is there SpongeBob?" "You don't look that happy about it. Well, I haven't even gotten to the part where I said I have a pill that can make you breathe in water, so at least that should fix it!" "Good, then I'll have something happy to think about when we're done. Look, I think I just figured out how we can settle this mess, I mean, we've been worrying and questioning and doing all this crazy stuff but I think we forgot one key issue." "Issue? But my magazine subscriptions are still working fine, I haven't been that worried to forget about them." "Okay....I'll just ask this one question instead then. SpongeBob, are you in love with me?" Of course, that question made SpongeBob even more enrvous than before, and he did some stammering for a few seconds to show it. "Well, are you? Don't say you are because you think it'll make me happy, think really carefully now." To his surprise, SpongeBob was actually able to do some thinking in between nervous twitching, until he finally found an answer.
"Yes!! Yes, it's true, I am! It probably should have been more obvious to me from the start with that whole ripped pants incident and that first visit here, but I guess it's better late than never to figure out that I do love you! And I guess it's enough to make me understand when you say you don't feel the same way." Now it was Sandy's turn to pause and though she didn't stutter, she was just as nervewracked. "Okay, now I figured out it's enough to not make you answer that right away, so I guess I'll be leaving here for a few more days then, bye Sandy." "Wait!" SpongeBob would have froze if he had time to get up, so he just stayed there to hear Sandy out. "SpongeBob, I've been doing nothing but thinking about you and our little situation. Now if you're that special that it's taken me this long to get this outta my system, then I guess, well, that makes you special. Besides, aside from sometimes being annoying, stupid, and often very aggravating, everywhere else you're the perfect guy."
Yet another pause broke out for a second or two. "Well, um, I can't deny that was very flattering. But do you really think we might be able to make it work? I mean, speaking hypothetically if we gave it a go, could it work? Yeah, that's a good cover." "Actually, aside from our feelings I don't think we'd have to change much. We could still do all our usual stuff, and in addition we'd be able to go out on more fun dates. And, well, what is being in love but sill being friends, only a little bit stronger?" "Wow. You know when TV people, most of the customers say it was incredibly corny and sappy the next day at the Krusty Krab. But in this case considering my role in it, I'll take it far more seriously." "Good, then this little confession should get the same treatment, if not more. SpongeBob?" "Um, Sandy, just so you know, I know what you're gonna say, but that doesn't make me less happy. Just wanted to say that as quickly as possible since I'll be ready to burst any minute. You can say it now anyway, if you want." "I love you too. Was that good enough?" "Hold on, when the feeling comes back I'll be able to answer you better."
SpongeBob paused yet again, but it was shorter pause this time. "Aw, what am I waiting around for?! These dramatic pauses got boring after the 5'th or 6'th time and there was no need for them after the 4'th time! The main point is, I love you, you love me, we're not a family but we are happy, so why wait to show it anymore?!!" Apperantly Sandy agreed as she got up with SpongeBob, then they each put their hands on each other shoulders, and kissed eahc other for the third time, but the first with no helmets involved and the first as a couple. It was quite a mom ent- until it was interrupted by them hearing a loud gasp of surprise outside. They then turned to see Mr Krabs outside the treedome dropping a bag of groceries on the ground and looking as shocked as can be. "Perfect, I'm gonna need to swim in dozens more dollar bills thanusualy to forget my anger and queasy stomach at that sight!" complaned Mr Krabs as he ran off. This reaction put Sandy and SpongeBob in two different moods. "You're a smart one to run away and not face the painful consequences of eavedropping near my house, Krabs!" "Oh, I wouldn;t worry about consequences Sandy, since I don't have any doubt that Mr Krabs will have some for me tomorrow morning."
It was at about that time that Plankton that finished putting the ingridents together on the recipe SpongeBob gave him. He closed his ye in anticipation, expecting to see a Krabby Patty when he opened it, but when he did, he saw, well something, whatever food product it was was hard to determine, but it sure wasn't a Krabby Patty. "What is this, where's my delicious meat filled treat?!! I followed the ingridents to the letter, I'm too accurate a genius not to, unless-" PLankton then figured out SpongeBob's little scam with the maximum amount of fury. "Unless that porous freak gipped me!! I've been tricked by a lowely, barely above an I.Q of 75 fry cook!! That does it!!! This wasn't just a trick, it was a sign from the sponge that he wants to get me angry enough to declare war!! Well I'm only too hapy to grant wishes unlike some people, so if it's war on him and the Krusty Krab he wants starting tomorrow and every day until I get the real formula, he'll get it with interest!!" Plankton laughed, although he was too angry to make it a really satisfying laugh, but he decided to start using his rage to start planning very satisfying revenge, and he did that for the rest of the day.
To be continued.....
So at the end of the day Krabs took SpongeBob aside for his by now trademark pep talk about how important the job was that he couldn't get distracted from serving the customers and making him money, although of course he tried to cover up the money part. SpongeBob always took the talks seriously since he was so committed to his job and how to do it better- which is why he was partically upset this time when he let his mind wander to something else during the meeting. He was, like he had several other times today, thinking about the previous night, the events of said night, and especially about the person, or squirrel in this case, he spent it with. But, as already noted, to do that while the boss was talking to him was something to really be worried about for someone as hard working as SpongeBob, so he quickly excused himself after Mr Krabs was finished and rushed right home to think.
However, once he got home he had little time for thinking as his shell phone rang almost right away. And in an even stronger coincidence, he heard a familar Southern accented voice on the other end. "Howdy SpongeBob." "Um, um, hey Sandy, what's going on?" "Well, I could explain, but I think it would be better in person. Would you mind coming over to the treedome so we could talk?" "Heh, if I had more time to think I would have probably asked the same thing, so I guess I had some left over laughs form last night, huh?", SpongeBob answered with a nervous giggle. "Ha, hope you didn't use all of it just now. Well, until a few minutes from now then." SpongeBob hung up and then walked over to the treedome, though with a more jumbled mind than before.
Once he got there, SpongeBob involuntarely brushed himself up and made sure he looked nice, another thing he suddenly realized he didn't do often. He put it aside though and entered the water chamber, rang the doorbell, put on his water helmet and entered the dome. One second later Sandy walked into view, and yet again SpongeBob felt strange and goofy- true he's always strange and goofy, but if he could see himself having a weird smile and goo goo eyes on his face when he saw her, he'd realize quicker this was different. "Um, SpongeBob, would you mind coming back to Earth for a few minutes so we can talk?" was the question Sandy used to snap him out of it, and once he did the two sat down on the nearby picnic bench. "So what's the big emergency?" "You know how much importance I place on my fitness programs, right? Good, so I don't need to explain how hard working I am in doing that stuff and how I don't let my mind wander. And it's when I let it wander for the first time like I did today, and especially since the thing that got me off track was thinking about you, that I just have to do some worrying" "Hey, that's great, now I don't have to do much explaning on how worried I was thinking of you during work because you know about that too, only with me I don't have to lift 400 pound stuff except when the grill is busted!" replyed a relieved SpongeBob.
"I think we have other things we need to debate, SpongeBob, like figuring out why we're being so distracted from our job by each other." "Ha, then we're gonna have lots of time left since we both should know it's cause of last night and all the fun we had." "Yeah, but we have fun lots of times and this never happened after those days, so what's the problem?" Sandy and SpongeBob tried to think for a while to get the answer until SpongeBob laughed. "Ha, it's funny, these kind of problems happen a lot on TV sitcoms and they always end the same way with the two people falling in lo-" SpongeBob didn't finish saying the word, but knowing what the word was gave him and Sandy reason to pause until they both laughed. "Well thanks SpongeBob, that was something funny enough to get our nerves back on track, the thought that the solution to all those TV cliches is the reason for this mess is really funny." "Yeah I know, we're just friends and I like us being friends. Besides, this whole thing will probably go away after a few days because last night will be less memorable then." Sandy was content enough to accept that theory, so with that settled they just sat there for a few seconds. "So, should I leave now or..." "Well, I was watching TV before you got here, if you don't want to wait till you get home to do that you could come in to fix that."
Not long after SpongeBob and Sandy were inside Sandy's tree watching TV. It didn't really matter what the show was, but they were laughing like idiots anyway. "You know, this whole laughter thing would go down easier with a few cups of TV, I'll go make some and then I'll come right back." Sandy went over to make tea and saw that SpongeBob was still laughing at the TV and watching it with his usual big smile. The smile part wasn't surprising to her since he smiled all the time, which was fitting for someone as happy and fun and funny as he was, and who also always meant well despite the damage he often did and was always willing to help her, his other friends, and just about anyone else in need. She pondered that some more before snapping out of it and making the tea. She then went back and set two cups of TV near the couch, one for her and one for SpongeBob. However SpongeBob needed to lift his water helment up a bit to drink his, which was mighty distracting and his arms were blocking the TV while they held the helmet up.
"Hey SpongeBob, think it'll be less trouble for you if I held that helmet up for you?" Sandy asked. SpongeBob eagerly said no and so when when he took another sip of tea, Sandy held up his helmet for him. Though if truth be told, SpongeBob took two sips of tea before he put the cup down. "Thanks a bunch Sandy, I think your arms can take a break now since I'm done and it should be a few minutes before I need to take another s-" SpongeBob then completly and utterly froze because not only was Sandy still holding the helmet, but she had stopped him from talking by kissing him. Thanks to that, he would have been feeling rightly confused if he could feel anything at all. But surprisingly he got the feeling back in his body just as Sandy was finishing the kissing- which he could now conclude gave his a good feeling. In fact, it was good enough for him to move forward about an inch and kiss her right back. This went on until Sandy took her hands off of the helmet and the kiss was interrupted by the helmet slipping back down over SpongeBob's mouth. At that the two just sat there for a second with the occasional nervous laugh coming through. "Um, hey look at the time, Gary's gonna be needing his dinner soon and I'm the only one to make that happen, so, ah, bye!" SpongeBob then ran at many miles per hous out of the house and into the pineapple.
"Oh Gary, why do things always turn out like they do on TV, if they didn't I wouldn't have just kissed Sandy!" However he was composed enough to realize something after saying that- it was Sandy that started the whole kissing process, not him. Usually when something happened he was the one to start it, so why did Sandy beat him to the punch this time? "Meow.", was Gary's answer. "Wait wait wait, it's still too hard to believe that she did that because she's in love with me, give me a few minutes." "Meow." "What do you mean it was inevitable, just because we spend lots of time together and share the same interests and have plently of fun doesn't mean we have to be in love." "Meow." "Well, um, could you rephrase the question that asked if I didn't think that I might have stronger feelings for her at least once?" "Meow." "Oh, you're right, that was another dead giveaway. But, but, it could never work. I like her being my friend and any relationship we would have would probably end not so good and we wouldn't be friends anymore. Besides, there's that whole point that one of us always has to wear a helmet when we're together." "Meow." "No I don't know how to fix that-" SpongeBob then paused as a crazy thought entered his brain. "But with the right convincing, I know someone that might!"
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"I hope you're ready to tell me why I should forfill this crazy request in the next 5 seconds before I kick you out." "I will but I have to ask you first if it's possible to do it at all, Plankton." SpongeBob then finished pacing around the laberatory of his boss's arch nemesis Plankton and waited for his answer. "You want me to make some sort of pill that makes it possible for you to breathe and another one that makes it possible for air breathers to breathe in water? Well, with my genius, it's very possible to do it in about a day or two, but again, why should I?" "If you can do that and make it work, I'll have extra reason to, say, give you the recipe for Krabby Patties when you're done." Plankton paused for the glorious thought of finally having a Krabby Patty, or at least finally knowing how to make one. "Please leave now, I need plenty of alone time to make this project work. Quickly now, the faster you leave the faster I can get started in making my meeting with a delicious treat happen, go!!"
About two day later SpongeBob came back to the Chum Bucket to see if Plankton had finished yet. And in fact, when he got to Plankton's lab he saw the tiny villain next to a pill, or rather, he was in the shadow of the pill since it was taller than him[but what isn't?]"Is this it?" "Don't applaud all at once, I need you to save some for when you swallow it and breathe your newly precious air." "Well then you'd want me to do that quicker, so here I go!" SpongeBob took the pill and quickly swallowed it, then ran away to test it by going on dry land. Plankton waited about 15 minutes until the sponge came right back with his usual happy grin. "I'm waiting for my kudos and a piece of paper with important information. Since it appears my pill worked like I thought, I think I deserve it." "You sure do! You don't know how happy this makes me, but I can show part of it by handing you your well deserved reward! Here's the recipe for Krabby Patties which is now deservingly yours!" SpongeBob got out a piece of paper and dropped it to the ground. Although it was giant from Plankton's viewpoint, he would still be able to read it and memorize the ingredients. "Um Plankton, before you celebrate and yell and whoop it up for the rest of the day, is that other pill I asked for ready too?" "Sure sure, it's on one of my computers, now go. The recipe and I need some time alone." SpongeBob found another pill nearby, pocketed it, and ran out as Plankton started celebrating. This made him chuckle, knowing that once he found that the ingredients on the paper were not the ingredients for a Krabby Patty and that it was a fake, he'd be quite the opposite. But he had more important things to do now, like going back over to see Sandy.
A while later he arrived at the treedome and for the first time, entered it without needing to put on his water helmet. Once he got in, Sandy found him and had soemthings to say that prevented her from noticing SpongeBob's lack of water. "Look SpongeBob, I know it's been a few days but I'm still a might too confused about this whole thing to do a lot of talking about it, so-" Sandy paused as she finally realized SpongeBob was sans water helmet. "Oh great, this must have gotten to you so much you forget your helmet. I think I got a spare one here somewhere so try not to dry up too much! Hey, wait a minute, you usually start to really get dry right about now." "Not anymore, Plankton's pill that he made for me to end that problem made sure of that." "Why would he do that?" "I think the fact that I gave him the Krabby Patty recipe which he'll soon find out was the clincher."
Sandy then sat down on one of the picnic benches nearby to do some more thinking, so naturally SpongeBob sat down next to her. "I guess there's no need to ask why you set this whole thing up, is there SpongeBob?" "You don't look that happy about it. Well, I haven't even gotten to the part where I said I have a pill that can make you breathe in water, so at least that should fix it!" "Good, then I'll have something happy to think about when we're done. Look, I think I just figured out how we can settle this mess, I mean, we've been worrying and questioning and doing all this crazy stuff but I think we forgot one key issue." "Issue? But my magazine subscriptions are still working fine, I haven't been that worried to forget about them." "Okay....I'll just ask this one question instead then. SpongeBob, are you in love with me?" Of course, that question made SpongeBob even more enrvous than before, and he did some stammering for a few seconds to show it. "Well, are you? Don't say you are because you think it'll make me happy, think really carefully now." To his surprise, SpongeBob was actually able to do some thinking in between nervous twitching, until he finally found an answer.
"Yes!! Yes, it's true, I am! It probably should have been more obvious to me from the start with that whole ripped pants incident and that first visit here, but I guess it's better late than never to figure out that I do love you! And I guess it's enough to make me understand when you say you don't feel the same way." Now it was Sandy's turn to pause and though she didn't stutter, she was just as nervewracked. "Okay, now I figured out it's enough to not make you answer that right away, so I guess I'll be leaving here for a few more days then, bye Sandy." "Wait!" SpongeBob would have froze if he had time to get up, so he just stayed there to hear Sandy out. "SpongeBob, I've been doing nothing but thinking about you and our little situation. Now if you're that special that it's taken me this long to get this outta my system, then I guess, well, that makes you special. Besides, aside from sometimes being annoying, stupid, and often very aggravating, everywhere else you're the perfect guy."
Yet another pause broke out for a second or two. "Well, um, I can't deny that was very flattering. But do you really think we might be able to make it work? I mean, speaking hypothetically if we gave it a go, could it work? Yeah, that's a good cover." "Actually, aside from our feelings I don't think we'd have to change much. We could still do all our usual stuff, and in addition we'd be able to go out on more fun dates. And, well, what is being in love but sill being friends, only a little bit stronger?" "Wow. You know when TV people, most of the customers say it was incredibly corny and sappy the next day at the Krusty Krab. But in this case considering my role in it, I'll take it far more seriously." "Good, then this little confession should get the same treatment, if not more. SpongeBob?" "Um, Sandy, just so you know, I know what you're gonna say, but that doesn't make me less happy. Just wanted to say that as quickly as possible since I'll be ready to burst any minute. You can say it now anyway, if you want." "I love you too. Was that good enough?" "Hold on, when the feeling comes back I'll be able to answer you better."
SpongeBob paused yet again, but it was shorter pause this time. "Aw, what am I waiting around for?! These dramatic pauses got boring after the 5'th or 6'th time and there was no need for them after the 4'th time! The main point is, I love you, you love me, we're not a family but we are happy, so why wait to show it anymore?!!" Apperantly Sandy agreed as she got up with SpongeBob, then they each put their hands on each other shoulders, and kissed eahc other for the third time, but the first with no helmets involved and the first as a couple. It was quite a mom ent- until it was interrupted by them hearing a loud gasp of surprise outside. They then turned to see Mr Krabs outside the treedome dropping a bag of groceries on the ground and looking as shocked as can be. "Perfect, I'm gonna need to swim in dozens more dollar bills thanusualy to forget my anger and queasy stomach at that sight!" complaned Mr Krabs as he ran off. This reaction put Sandy and SpongeBob in two different moods. "You're a smart one to run away and not face the painful consequences of eavedropping near my house, Krabs!" "Oh, I wouldn;t worry about consequences Sandy, since I don't have any doubt that Mr Krabs will have some for me tomorrow morning."
It was at about that time that Plankton that finished putting the ingridents together on the recipe SpongeBob gave him. He closed his ye in anticipation, expecting to see a Krabby Patty when he opened it, but when he did, he saw, well something, whatever food product it was was hard to determine, but it sure wasn't a Krabby Patty. "What is this, where's my delicious meat filled treat?!! I followed the ingridents to the letter, I'm too accurate a genius not to, unless-" PLankton then figured out SpongeBob's little scam with the maximum amount of fury. "Unless that porous freak gipped me!! I've been tricked by a lowely, barely above an I.Q of 75 fry cook!! That does it!!! This wasn't just a trick, it was a sign from the sponge that he wants to get me angry enough to declare war!! Well I'm only too hapy to grant wishes unlike some people, so if it's war on him and the Krusty Krab he wants starting tomorrow and every day until I get the real formula, he'll get it with interest!!" Plankton laughed, although he was too angry to make it a really satisfying laugh, but he decided to start using his rage to start planning very satisfying revenge, and he did that for the rest of the day.
To be continued.....