"But Van!" Wendy whined, "We can't leave Joshua behind! What about Yukkiko?" They were back in the kitchen inside Wendy's house, bickering at each other on what their next move was.
"Who cares, that is his problem not ours." he mumbled objecting her plea. Van looked out of the kitchen to see Joshua slumped on the couch, snoring extremely loud. He gazed back at Wendy who's arms were now crossed, tapping her foot with a stubborn look on her face.
"I'm not leaving him Van, we can't run away from this!" she insisted waving her arms about.
Van growled irritatedly, "She was such a handful at some times."
"Wendy, I can't afford to lose you. I'm not going to let that son of a bitch kill someone I love." he proclaimed angrily, lifting her chin so that their eyes would meet. Slowly he pressed his lips onto hers, tenderly moving them together. She was crying, and it was killing his heart. Grinding his mouth harder on hers, he grabbed her and smashed her close to his body. He ran his hands through her hair and down her back while she clutched his white fleece, wrinkling it in her tight grasp. They slid to the floor. She laid on top of his body while they embraced each other with every ounce of love being expressed through their body emotions.
Suddenly an alarmed voice came from the living room.
"Wendy? Van? Where are you guys! O no! You left me! How could you leave me?" It was Joshua, and he had just woken up from his slumber.
"Damnit…" Van muttered while Wendy pulled away from his lips and slowly rose up.
"Over here Joshua! It's ok we haven't left, Van and I were just….. uh…" she paused to look over at Van for assistance. He just shrugged and hoisted himself off the floor. She rolled her eyes. " We were just talking in the kitchen!" she cried out to him, trying to sound perky.
"No we w.." Wendy elbowed Van hard in the stomach before he could finish his sentence. He grunted in discomfort, and grabbed her arm so she wouldn't do it again.
"Your lucky I love you very much." he whispered, nibbling playfully on her ear. Smiling and giggling slightly, Wendy bustled into the living room to see Joshua painfully trying to lift himself off of the couch. He smiled at the both of them. Van trailed very closely behind her, playing with the straps of her orange dress that she always wore. Joshua looked at them suspiciously.
"So what are we going to do? Are we going to get the team back together to save Yukkiko!" Joshua asked excitedly.
"Uh… well Joshua, this is your problem. Wendy and I are going to stay far away from this lunatic." Van stated.
"Wa…What? But what about Yukkiko? We need you Van." he cried.
Van looked at him agitated "We? There is no we kid. This is not my problem, and no longer Wendy's either."
Wendy was frustrated. She desperately wanted to help Joshua, but she didn't want to leave Van's side. Sadly her kindheartedness got the best of her.
"Van… I'm going to help Joshua." she said stepping over to Joshua's side "and if you aren't willing to come… then just stay here and hide." she exclaimed, content with her decision and not budging from her position. Van sighed and Wendy suddenly felt his arm wrap around her waist.
"I'm with you Wendy... in what ever you decide." he concluded bending down and kissing her on the cheek.
"Spectacular! Another adventure, the old team is going to be back together!" cheered Joshua enthusiastically.
Van rolled his eyes,"Geez, you are still as annoying as ever." he commented to Joshua.
"Oh you don't mean that Van!" Joshua smiled happily.
"Yes I do." he grumbled, squeezing Wendy's sides.
Wendy started to laugh. Even though she was brought forth with terrible news, she was excited to have to team come back together. Especially with now Van, right on her side as the most important thing in her life.