Summer Vacation Pt. 2
Venus woke up from a really nice dream. She looked at the clock on the nightstand, and it said 5:58. 'Oh, we're s'posed to wake up at 7,' She thought. 'Oh, I can't wait! I'm going to wake up Drakey!'
She jumped out of bed, and headed for the guest room next door, where her boyfriend was sleeping. Venus smiled when she saw him sleeping on his side peacefully. She hated to interrupt, but she was too excited. She climbed on the bed, and crawled up behind.
"Hey, Drakey! Wake up!" She whispered in his ear, but he didn't move. "Mandrake! Get up!" She yelled, but he still didn't budge. She shook him by his shoulders, but he didn't wake up. The pale girl sighed in annoyance. 'Okay, you asked for it!' She thought.
She then placed her hand, with her fingers spread out, on his stomach, and started to tickle him. He squeezed his eyes shut, smiled widely, and started to snicker. He swiped her hand away, and went back to sleep. Venus huffed irritably. 'Okay, you leave me no choice!' She stood up near the edge of the bed, and started to jump up and down. She knew it worked when she saw his eyes fly open, as he was bouncing up and down from her jumping.
She eventually stopped, and crawled onto his legs. "Morning," She said with a sweet smile. He looked at her with a funny expression.
"What time is it?" He grumbled as he looked towards the clock next to the bed. It had just turned from 5:59 to 6:00. He sighed in annoyance. "Venus?"
"Hmm?"
"You think you can wake me up later, please?" He asked drowsily.
"Sure thing! Good night!" Venus said cheerfully as she bounded off the bed, and out the door. Mandrake flopped back down, and went back to sleep almost immediately.
*5 minutes later*
Venus looked at the clock, and it said 6:04. 'Maybe he meant only a little bit later?' She thought as she jumped out of bed, and headed for the guest room next door again. She crawled on the bed, and shook Mandrake by his shoulders.
"Hey, Mandrake! Wake up!" She said, being only mildly quiet. This time, he woke up almost right away.
"Mmmph, what?" He said drowsily, sitting up with his eyes barely open.
"Hi," Venus said with a sweet smile. Without a word, he looked at the clock again, and it just turned from 6:04 to 6:05. He inhaled sharply, about to scream in frustration, but he managed to hold it in.
"Venus?" He started.
"Hmm?"
"When I said later, I meant an hour or so, not 5 minutes," He said as gently as he could, so he wouldn't upset her. "So, can you get me at 7?"
"Ohhh, okay!" Venus kissed his cheek. "Good night!" She jumped off the bed, and bounded out the door.
"Hehe, yea," He said awkwardly. The Boggan leader flopped back down on the bed, falling asleep again.
*1 hour later*
Mars looked at the clock, and it read 7:00 AM. "Oh!" She quickly got up, and headed for the guest room Venus was in. "Venus! It's time to wake up, Sis!" She called out to her. Venus slowly sat up, and yawned, rubbing her tired eyes.
"Good morning, Mars," She yawned. She jumped out of bed.
"Morning, Ven," Mars said back. "C'mon, let's wake the others."
"What about Mandrake?" Venus asked, pointing her thumb to the guest room where her boyfriend was sleeping.
"Nah, we should let him sleep for a bit, since you tried to wake him up an hour early," Mars said, smirking at her sister. Venus widened her eyes, and blushed in embarrassment.
"How'd you know?" She asked. Mars shrugged innocently.
"I heard you in there," She explained shortly.
"Well… why don't we wake up the others?" Venus said after a couple seconds of awkward silence.
"Okay," Mars said, shrugging.
*Epic-The-Series*
Almost an hour later, everyone had their suitcases packed up.
"Okay, I think we're ready!" M.K. announced.
"Wait!" Venus piped up. "What about Mandrake?" She pointed to the guest room.
"Oh, yeah!" M.K. exclaimed, slapping her forehead. "Can somebody wake him up? I have to get the suitcases in the car."
"I'll get him," Ronin said, heading for the guest room the Boggan leader was sleeping in.
"I can help you get the suitcases if you want," Venus offered. M.K. smiled.
"Thanks, Venus," She said in appreciation. She handed the pale girl 2 duffle bags. "Can you get these?"
"Sure," Venus said, taking them in her hands, and followed the redhead out the door to the car.
"So, you excited for this trip?" M.K. asked Venus as she opened the trunk, and put two suitcases in.
"Oh, definitely!" Venus exclaimed happily, as she put the duffle bags in the trunk. "It's going to be great! Where are we going?"
"We're going to Disneyland California Adventure!" M.K. said happily. "I used to love going there as a kid!"
"Is it fun?" Venus asked naively.
"Of course it is!" M.K. said. "We'll have a blast!"
"Awesome! So, we'll be riding in the car to California Adventure?"
"Oh, no," M.K. said. "We're driving to the airport, and then riding on a plane to California."
"Ohhh, okay!" Venus started. "What's a plane?" She asked innocently.
"Well, it's like the birds you and the others ride on. Except a plane is much, much bigger." M.K. explained.
"Cool!" Venus exclaimed. "How big is it? How many Stompers can it carry?"
"Some planes are bigger than my house," M.K. started. "And it can fit over 10 humans, er I mean, Stompers."
"Wow!" Venus exclaimed like a little kid as she picked up a suitcase. "That sounds huge!" She put the suitcase in the trunk. The girls went back in the house to get the rest. "What all is there at California Adventure?"
"Oh, there's lots of stuff!" M.K. said. "Rides, games, shops, you name it!"
"Shops?" Venus' eyes widened with interest. "Can we get a souvenir?" M.K. shrugged.
"Sure," She said. "Me and Dad always each get a souvenir every time we go."
"Is there anywhere to eat?"
"Totally! There are a lot of great restaurants and food stands!"
"Awesome!" After grabbing the last 4 suitcases, they each grabbed 2, they headed back to the car.
"There's even this Ferris Wheel that goes up to 160 feet!" M.K. said. Venus widened her eyes a bit.
"160 feet? Like 160 Stomper feet?" She asked quietly.
"Yeah, why?"
"Well, I'm kind of afraid of heights," Venus said meekly.
"Aww, it's okay," M.K. patted her shoulder in comfort. "If we go on it, Mandrake will be there to comfort you. Plus, it's fun!"
"It is?"
"Yep! And there's a great view!" Venus smiled a bit.
"That sounds cool," She said as she put the suitcases in the trunk.
*Epic-The-Series*
Ronin went up to where Mandrake was sleeping, and rolled his eyes. 'Lazybones,' He thought.
Mandrake was sleeping flat on his back, with one of his arms hanging off the side of the bed, while the other held a pillow over his face.
"Go away, Venus," Mandrake whined with his voice muffled upon hearing footsteps, yet unaware that it wasn't his girlfriend at the door.
"I'm not Venus," Ronin deadpanned, not amused.
"Go away, Ronin," Mandrake whined in the same tone as before.
"It's time to wake up, Sleeping Beauty," Ronin said in an unamused tone.
"Hey, did I ever tell you that I hate you?" Mandrake said.
"Feeling's mutual, buddy," Ronin said as he walked towards him, prepared to drag him out of bed, "Now get up."
"Come back in an hour," The Boggan leader said in a dull tone.
"Nope!" The Leafman General grabbed one of Mandrake's ankles, and started to pull him out of bed. Mandrake didn't move otherwise, until he was pulled onto the floor, which he banged his head on.
"Ow! Watch it!" He yelled, putting his hand on the back of his now aching head.
"You'll have to make this easier for me!" Ronin yelled back.
"Oh, I will!" Mandrake yanked his foot out of Ronin's grasp, and stood up. "I can walk myself, thank you!" He stomped out of the room, down the hall, and into the living room.
"Good morning!" Mars greeted happily. Mandrake sat down next to her.
"Hi," He grumbled. Mars furrowed her eyebrows at him, looking concerned.
"What's wrong?" She gently asked.
"Ah, Ronin dragged me out of bed, and I banged my head on the floor," Mandrake complained, rubbing his head. The pale redhead cringed.
"Ouch," She said. "I bet that hurt." Mandrake smirked, and shook his head.
"It sure as heck wasn't comfortable."
*Epic-The-Series* "
Oh, I hope you don't mind this," M.K. started, "But do you mind leaving your dress, tiara, gloves, necklace, and shoes here?" Venus raised her eyebrows.
"My new ones?" She asked. M.K. laughed a bit.
"No, not those. The ones you're wearing right now." Venus looked down at herself.
"Ohhh, okay! I'll go change!" She grabbed her new clothes, and ran into the house. "Be right back!" She yelled as she ran past the others. The pale girl ran into the guest room she slept in the night before, and changed into her new clothes, leaving her old ones, and her tiara, on the bed. She then ran back outside to where M.K. was. "Okay, they're in the guest room!" She announced cheerfully.
"Okay, good," M.K. said. "Can you tell the others to change too, so I can put the last suitcases in the trunk?"
"Sure thing!" Venus dashed back into the house. "Hey, guys!" The others looked towards her. "M.K. wants you guys to change into your new clothes, okay?" Mandrake stood up on the floor. "Morning, Drakey!"
"Sure thing, and mornin' sweetheart," He kissed her forehead, then went upstairs after getting his new items, and went into the guest room. After he changed, he went back in the living room. "Okay, I'm ready." Venus giggled. "What's so funny?" Mandrake chuckled.
"You're lookin' snazzy again," She giggled, blushing.
"Oh, you flatter me," He started, "And you're looking adorable again, babe." The Boggan leader chuckled as he kissed her cheek. The pale girl giggled again, and blushed a bit.
"Oh! I'll change too!" Mars piped up as she got her new stuff, and ran into the guest room she crashed in the night before, and came out a few minutes later in her new clothes.
"Wow, you look great, Mars!" Nod complimented the pale redhead. Mars blushed a bit.
"Thanks, Nod," She said shyly.
"Just one question."
"What is it?"
"How are you able to walk in those shoes?" Mars giggled, and shrugged.
"I've worn high heels a lot before. I guess I got used to them." Nod raised his eyebrows.
"I will never understand girls," He mumbled to himself. Mandrake and Ronin nodded in agreement.
"I'm glad I chose flats," Venus piped up, raising up one of her feet, admiring the shoe on it. "I've never worn heels in my life."
"I'm glad you did too," Mandrake said. Venus looked up at him with her eyebrows furrowed.
"Why's that?" She asked curiously.
"Because you won't be tripping and hurting yourself," He wrapped his arm around her shoulders. "Plus they make you look adorable, little cutie," He kissed her cheek as she giggled from the compliment.
"Hey, guys!" M.K. called out from outside the door. "Everything's in the car! We can get going!" Venus quickly stood up, and rushed out the door.
"Yaaaay!" She squealed as she ran out the door, leaving the others behind.
"Oh! That reminds me!" Nod piped up, "I have to change too!" He grabbed his stuff, ran into one of the guest rooms, and came out a few minutes later, in his new clothes.
He had a black tee that said "I survived Sharknado" in white capital letters, with a white outlines of a tornado, and white silhouettes of sharks. He also had black crash pants, and black mid-top sneakers.
"That's a funny shirt," Mars giggled. Nod looked down at it.
"Oh, thanks," He said, smiling.
"Sharknado?" Mandrake asked with a funny expression.
"It's a combination of the words 'Shark,' and 'Tornado.'" Nod said. He shrugged. "That's at least what Bomba told me."
"I'll go change too," Ronin said as he grabbed his stuff, and headed into a guest room, coming out a few minutes later.
He had a grey, long-sleeved top, with a life-size skeleton on one side, khaki crash pants, and camouflage low-top sneakers. Dagda came in from the kitchen.
"Oh, you guys are leaving?" He asked.
"Oh yeah! That reminds me!" M.K. said, rushing into her room, and coming out a minute later with a piece of paper in her hand. "Here," She gave it to Dagda, "This shows when you have to feed Ozzy, give him his bath, and when he has to go on his walk, okay?"
"Um, okay thanks," Dagda said.
"But be careful when you give him his bath, he can get… fussy."
"Uh, okay," Dagda said awkwardly. "I'll remember that."
"Thanks, you're a life-saver!" M.K. yelled out as she ran out to the car.
"Well, have fun, guys!" He called out as the group walked outside.
"Bye! Have fun with Ozzy!" Mars called out to him, waving one of her arms.
"Wake me up when we get there," Mandrake said in a dull tone, as he placed a California Adventure pamphlet over his face, and dozed off. Mars rolled her eyes, as she sat to his right, while Venus was already seated to his left, who leaned her head on his shoulder. He took the pamphlet off his face, and looked down at Venus, who just smiled sweetly at him. He smiled back, before placing the pamphlet back over his face. Mars rolled her eyes while smirking.
"Are you excited, sis?" She asked her green-eyed sister.
"Totally! Are you?" Venus said.
"Yep!" Mars took the pamphlet off of Mandrake's face, and looked at it. "It shows a map on here, sis. This place is huge!"
"Let me see!" Venus held out her hand, and Mars put the pamphlet in it, so she could see. She unfolded it, and widened her eyes. "Wow! This place is huge!" She exclaimed.
"What should we go on first?"
"I dunno, Mars! There's so many!" Bomba chuckled from the driver's seat.
"Relax, girls. We're not even there yet!" He said, smiling.
"We can't help it! It's going to be so much fun!" Venus bounced up and down in her seat.
"Ooh! There's a Ferris Wheel!" Mars said, looking at the brochure again.
"M.K. told me about that!" Venus said. "She said it's 160 feet tall!"
"Whoa! 160 feet?" Mars exclaimed. "Will you be okay on it?"
"I'll be fine. Mandrake's going to comfort me if I get scared," Venus said, leaning her head on the still sleeping Boggan leader's shoulder, and put her hand on his chest. Mars smiled.
"You're so lucky to have a loving boyfriend, Ven," She said. "I wish I did."
"Aww, sis," Venus reached over, and patted her arm. "You'll find someone someday." Mars smiled shyly at her.
"You think so?" She asked naively.
"I know so," Venus said in an assuring voice.
"Hey, can I see the brochure?" Nod piped up, holding out his hand. Venus nodded, and gave it to him. "Dang! This place is huge!"
"I know, right?" Mars said. "Did you see the Ferris Wheel?" She leaned forward, and pointed her finger to the ride on the brochure. "It's 160 feet tall!"
"Stomper feet?" Nod asked with wide eyes.
"Yep!"
"Wow, that's tall!"
"It's going to be fun!" M.K. piped up. "It has a great view at the top! And some of the gondolas rock back and forth, like this." The redhead moved her hand back and forth, demonstrating the movement of the Ferris Wheel gondolas.
"You sure we won't get sick?" Mars asked uneasily.
"It includes barf bags in the moving cars just in case," M.K. explained.
"Well, okay," Mars said, still uneasy.
"She gets sick to her stomach easily," Venus briefly explained. Mars smiled sheepishly.
"Ah," M.K. raised her eyebrows, then turned back in her seat. Nod handed the brochure back to Mars, who put it back over Mandrake's face.
*Two hours later*
"Hey, we're here, you guys!" M.K. called out. The twins perked up.
"We are?" Venus asked before looking out her window. "Oh, we are!"
"I'll wake up the Sleeping Beauty," Ronin said, as he undid his seat belt, and then honked the car horn.
"BAAH!" Mandrake yelled, as he jumped up from his seat, and banging his head on the car roof. He went out of the car after Mars, clenching his teeth, and rubbed his aching head, trying not to explode with anger. Mars covered her mouth, stifling her giggles, but she accidentally let out a few. "Ha ha, hilarious," Mandrake mumbled, his hands on his head.
"I-I'm sorry!" The pale redhead apologized, still giggling.
"Apology accepted," The Boggan leader grumbled sarcastically as the rest of the group piled out of the car. "Let's get this over with."
*Epic-The-Series*
"Ooh!" Venus looked around at the interior of the plane.
The ceiling and walls were white, the seats were black, and the floor had a grey rug.
"Nice!" Mandrake shrugged, his hand on his head.
"I've seen better," He muttered. He was about to sit in the middle seat, when he banged his forehead on the luggage compartment. Mars burst into fits of giggles.
"This is not your day," She remarked.
"You think?" He grumbled, rubbing his forehead. M.K. scoffed while smiling.
"You're just crabby, 'cause we had to go through that security system." She said, smirking tauntingly as she sat in the window seat across from the row Mandrake and the twins were at.
"I could've sworn I saw him smirking when they were doing that bodily expectation." Venus said, giggling. "I think he's ticklish." Mandrake perked up.
"Okay, I am not!" He said. He flopped down in the middle seat, while Venus sat by the window, and Mars sat in the aisle seat on his other side.
"Yes, you are!" Venus said teasingly. "You're a ticklish boy!" She poked his stomach with one of her index fingers, making him flinch and squeeze his eyes shut, while smirking. "See? You're smiling!" She then started tickling his stomach and ribs, and he started to laugh.
"Hehehehey! Ve-Vehenus, sto-stop! Hahahaha!" He laughed, as he tried to push her hand away. Venus drew her hand back, giggling.
"I knew you were ticklish," She said, still giggling. He looked at her with a raised eyebrow, and an evil smile.
"Oh, you little beast!" He teased her, as he started tickling her sides. The pale girl squealed in response. "Eeehehehehe! Ma-Mandrahahake! Sto-stop it! Hahahahahaha!" She laughed as her cheeks turned pink.
"Oh, guys!" M.K. called out from the row across from them, "We're about to take off. And Mandrake, Venus, quit tickling each other," She finished, giggling at their antics.
"Ohh, okay," Mandrake said in a fake whiny voice as he drew his hands away from his girlfriend. "You're lucky, little missy," He said quietly to Venus as he poked her side, making her squeal again.
"Hey, she told you to stop!" Venus whined with a cute pout as she covered her stomach and sides with her thin arms.
"Oh, you little baby!" Mandrake said jokingly as he rubbed his nose on hers, as she giggled cutely in response. Mars smiled at the couple next to her.
*A couple minutes later*
The plane had taken off, and now they were free to move about the cabin.
"Man, the takeoff was loud!" Nod piped up, from his seat in front of Venus.
"I'll say!" She said back to him.
"I've heard louder," Mandrake muttered.
"Like when you're doing that loud yell when calling the other Boggans?" Ronin said while smirking from his seat next to Nod. Mandrake rolled his eyes.
"Hilarious," He grumbled, "Just hilarious."
"Gracias amigo!" Ronin said in a fake Spanish accent. Venus giggled with her hand over her mouth. Then she looked out the window next to her. There were no clouds, and she could see the far away scenery down below.
"Wow, we're really high up," She remarked quietly. Mandrake smirked evilly, then quickly poked her shoulders with his index fingers.
"Don't fall!" He quickly yelled. Venus nearly jumped out of her seat, and let out a small scream. He leaned back in his seat, cracking up as the pale girl glared at him. "I, I'm sorry, babe! I just had to do that!" He laughed as Mars let out a few giggles.
Venus just stared straight ahead, with her arms crossed, and an angry pout on her face. Mandrake saw her, and rolled his eyes, still smiling.
"Aaww, you'll get over it, kiddo," He chuckled, patting her head like she was a child who didn't get dessert before dinner.
"You're a jerk," She muttered angrily. Mandrake scoffed, and threw his head back.
"Aww, c'mon!" He said, jokingly whining. "You love me!" He finished as he started tickling her ribs. Venus squealed, and smiled widely.
"Eep! Hehehe! St-stop it! Hahahaha!" She giggled. He stopped after a few seconds. "Aww, who am I kidding?" She hugged him from the side. "I can't stay mad at you!" Mandrake smiled, and kissed her forehead.
"I knew you couldn't," He said.
"But you're still evil," She piped up after a couple seconds of silence.
"Yeah well, I try," He chuckled as he tickled her ribs again with his index fingers. Venus squealed again, and pushed his hands away.
"You guys are just too cute together," Mars remarked, smiling at the couple.
"We are?" Venus asked, covering her ribs with her arms, and still giggling. The pale redhead nodded.
"Yep," She replied. "It's true."
A minute later, a teenage boy, and a much younger boy came up from the lavatory, and sat in two of the seats behind Mandrake and the twins. The teen sat behind Venus, while the child sat behind Mandrake. The teen started using his iPod, while the kid just sat still.
He was bored, so he decided to do what he did best: annoy others. So, he started to kick the back of Mandrake's seat. The Boggan leader flinched in shock and looked behind him, so the kid faked innocence.
"What's wrong?" Venus asked, her eyebrows furrowed with concern.
"Hmm? Oh, I thought somebody kicked my seat," He said, looking back in front of him. "I must be losing my mind." He trailed off.
"How can you lose something you lost a long time ago?" Ronin piped up, smirking. Nod started to snicker. Mandrake rolled his eyes.
"Ha ha, very funny," He muttered. "Me being insulted is a total scream." The kid behind him kicked his seat again. "Okay, who's kicking my seat?!" He yelled as he looked behind him. The teen pointed his thumb to the kid without looking up. "Would you please stop?" Mandrake said before turning back around.
"Somebody kick your seat again?" Venus asked.
"Eeyup," Mandrake responded, annoyed. Then his seat was kicked yet again. He growled before turning back around.
"I thought I told you to stop!" He yelled to the kid.
"Devon, quit kicking the freaky guy's seat," The teen deadpanned, his eyes still glued to his iPod. A big, fake smile grew on Mandrake's face.
"Feelings!" He yelled, still smiling. Venus turned around in her seat to face the teen.
"He is not a freak!" She defended him angrily. The teen, his name was Matthew, finally looked up at her, and raised his eyebrows.
"Ooh, I know you're not a freak!" He said smoothly. Venus narrowed her eyes.
"What do you mean by that?" She sneered.
"I mean, you're very pretty," Matthew continued, "Maybe once we land, we can have lunch at the airport?"
"I have a boyfriend," Venus hissed through her clenched teeth.
"Oh really?" Matthew said unsurely. "Who's the lucky man?" Venus pointed her thumb towards Mandrake.
"Him," She deadpanned before turning back in her seat.
"Him?" Matthew said in surprise "That freak?"
"He is not a freak!" Venus screamed without turning around. "You're the freak," She muttered. Mandrake wrapped his arm around her shoulders.
"Ignore that guy, sweetheart," He said as she leaned her head on his shoulder. "He's not worth it." He kissed the top of her head.
"Yeah," Mars piped up. "Who calls someone a freak right to their face? That's just cruel!" She turned to glare at Matthew, who had his eyes glued to his iPod again, and didn't notice her.
*Epic-The-Series*
"C'mon, guys! Let's go!" M.K. called out as she and Bomba got up from their seats after the plane landed in California.
"We're here!" Venus squealed as she shot up from her seat, and ran out of the row, but she accidentally tripped over Mandrake's legs, and fell on the floor, the side of her head smacking into a seat's armrest. "Oh, ow!" Mandrake widened his eyes, and knelt down next to her.
"You okay, sweetheart?" He asked frantically as she sat up with her hand on her head, hissing in pain.
"Oh, I'm fine," Venus said quietly as she slowly stood up. "I hit my head on a seat, though," She finished as she rubbed her head. Mandrake cringed.
"Aww, you poor thing," He moved her hand down, and kissed her head where she bumped it. "That better, babe?" Venus nodded with a shy smile.
"Sorry, I was just so excited," She said timidly.
"Aww, it's OK, Venus," Mandrake said, smiling. "I can understand." He rubbed his nose on hers, then kissed her nose, and she giggled, and smiled wider.
"This is going to be great!" Mars piped up, running out of the plane after the others, with Mandrake and Venus following. "Hey, M.K.! Where's your dad?" The pale redhead asked.
"He went to call someone," M.K. explained, "I think it's someone who'll drive us to C.A. in a limo, but I dunno." Venus furrowed her eyebrows.
"What's a limo?" She asked curiously.
"It's this fancy car that celebrities ride in," M.K. said. "Plus they drive ordinary people to different places from airports." Venus raised her eyebrows.
"Ohhh, okay!" She said. "Will we get to ride in one together?" M.K. shrugged.
"Possibly," She said. A couple minutes later, Bomba came back in. "Hey, Dad? Who were you talking to?"
"It's a surprise!" Bomba said, winking.
*Epic-The-Series*
'Man, where is it?' Bomba thought, as he and M.K.'s friends were waiting for the "surprise," which was in fact, a limo to drive them to C.A. A minute later, a limo came driving up, and stopped in front of the group.
"How'd you get a limo?" Nod asked, his eyes wide.
"My dad knows a guy," M.K. said, shrugging. "C'mon, guys! Let's go in! You'll love it!" She said excitedly as she opened the door, and let Mandrake and Venus go first, followed by Mars, Bomba, her, and Ronin.
"Wow, nice!" Venus piped up, as she looked around, while sitting on the seat on the left. Mandrake sat across from her.
"I could get used to this!" He smiled as he leaned back in his seat, and rested his hands behind his head. M.K. giggled as she sat next to Nod, who was next to Mandrake.
"Well, don't. It's only for the day," She laughed.
"… Oh," The Boggan leader said quietly as his smile faded away, and he lowered his hands down on his legs. Venus giggled, as Mars sat next to her, followed by Bomba.
"Hey, what's in here?" Venus asked as she opened the sky blue mini fridge next to her. It contained bottles of various sodas. She furrowed her eyebrows, then grabbed a bottle containing dark brown, almost black, soda, and a red wrapper on the middle. "What's this stuff?" She asked M.K., giving her the bottle.
"Oh, that's Coke," M.K. said, after looking at the wrapper. "You want to try it?" Venus shrugged.
"Sure," She said. M.K. unscrewed the lid, then handed the bottle to her. Then Venus chugged up a few gulps, and screwed the lid back on. "Hmm, not bad," She said raising her eyebrows.
Then after a few seconds, she let out a huge burp! And covered her mouth in surprise, with her eyes wide.
"Excuse me," She said sheepishly before bursting into giggles. Nod started clapping his hands.
"Nice one, Venus! I give it a 10!" He said cheerfully. Mandrake raised his hand, chuckling.
"I say 11," He laughed.
"Why thank you, Sirs," Venus said, bowing jokingly, and still giggling. She then drank some more, and burped loudly again.
"Okay, let me try that stuff," Mandrake said, holding out his hand.
"Okay! Catch!" Venus said, tossing the bottle to him, and he caught it. He unscrewed the cap, and drank up a few gulps, then screwed the cap back on. After a second, he got a funny look on his face, like he was going to puke.
"You okay, Dray?" Venus asked, leaning forward. But Mandrake didn't answer.
"I think he's going to explode," Ronin muttered, before snickering. After a couple seconds, Mandrake let out a huge burp! Identical to his girlfriend's. Venus burst into laughter, and clapped her small hands.
"Wonderful! I give it a 12!" She said, laughing.
"I say 13!" Mars piped up.
"14!" Venus said.
"15!"
"16!"
"Okay!" Mandrake called out, raising his hands up, indicating the twins to stop. "I get it." He then let out a small burp, and widened his eyes in surprise. Venus burst into giggles again.
"Can I try it?" Nod asked, holding out his hand.
"Sure!" Venus said, taking the bottle, and tossing it to Nod, who catches it. The brunette drank some up, then gave it back to Venus. He burped loudly after a few seconds.
"Nice one, Nod!" Mars said cheerfully.
"Thanks," Nod said, smiling widely. "I am the best burper out of all of us." Mandrake looked at him with raised eyebrows.
"Oh, really?" He said, smiling widely. The brunette nodded his head.
"Really."
"We'll see about that!" The Boggan leader snatched the bottle from Venus' hand, glaring at Nod. Mars put her had over her eyes.
"Oh, jeez," She groaned. Venus looked at her.
"What?"
"They'll be burping all over the place, and stinking up the limo," Mars whined. The green-eyed girl rolled her eyes while smiling.
"Oh, don't be a baby," She giggled. "It's not the end of the world."
*Epic-The-Series*
"So, who's the best, babe?" Mandrake asked Venus after a few minutes of him and Nod having a burping contest.
"I don't know, Dray," Venus said, her hand on her cheek, and her elbow on her knee. "I don't know."
"Aww, c'mon! Don't be a downer!" He said, jokingly whining, and smiling widely. "Just choose one of us!" Venus smirked, getting an evil idea.
"It's Nod!" She exclaimed excitedly, just to annoy her boyfriend.
"Aw, yes!" Nod yelled, smiling widely. "Told ya so!" He said to Mandrake.
"Okay, that tears it! Come here, you little punk!" The Boggan leader yelled, smiling evilly, as he leaned towards his girlfriend, and started tickling her sides and stomach. Venus squealed, and smiled widely.
"Eeep! Hehehehe! Aah! Hahahaha! Sto-stop! Hahahahaha!" She laughed, as her cheeks turned red. She tried to push his hands away, and kicked her legs, still laughing.
"Say I'm the best, and I will!" He said, still smiling, and still tickling her.
"N-nohohoho! I have to be fahahahair!" Venus laughed, as tears came in her eyes. She fell out of her seat, and onto the floor, so Mandrake sat on her legs to keep her down.
"Okay, then! I guess I won't stop!" He said cheerfully, as he tickled her sides, and under her arms.
"Heheheahahaha! Sto-stop! Plehehehehahahase! I-I'm going to wet myself! Hahahaha!" Venus laughed/yelled as tears fell from her eyes, and down her red cheeks. The others just watched, smiling widely.
"Say it, and I'll stop!"
"Okay, okay! Hehehe! I-Ihi'll sahahahay it! Hahahaha!" Venus gave in, unable to stand it anymore. Mandrake smiled, then drew his hands away from her.
"Say it," He said, with his hands on his hips.
"Y-you're the w-wihihinner!" Venus giggled, wrapping her arms around her stomach and sides, with tearstains on her red cheeks.
"Good girl," Mandrake said, getting off her legs, and back on his seat, as Venus sat back on hers. "Now, say I'm the best boyfriend ever." Venus looked at him, raising her eyebrow.
"Doesn't that seem self-centered?" She asked, putting her hands on her hips. Mandrake smiled evilly, and wiggled his fingers towards her, threatening to tickle her again. "Okay, I'll say it!" She said in a high-pitched voice, as she curled up, and covered her stomach and sides. He drew his hands away, and crossed his arms, a smirk gracing his lips. "You're the best boyfriend ever!" She said to him. "And the most evil," She muttered as she straightened up.
"What's that?" He said, smiling evilly again, and holding out his hand, with his fingers spread out.
"Nothing!" Venus squeaked, curling up again.
"Aww, c'mere, you little green-haired goofball!" He said sweetly, as he grabbed her by her sides, making her squeak, and pulled her into a gentle hug, with her on his lap. She looked up at him, with her eyebrows furrowed irritably, and her bottom lip jutting out in a cute pout. "Oh, c'mon! Don't look at me like that!" He said, kissing her cheek. She didn't budge. "You know you loved it!"
"You're a jerk," She muttered like a little kid. Mandrake smirked.
"Care to repeat that, little missy?" He said tauntingly, as he wiggled his fingers towards her again. She curled up, and covered herself again.
"Okay, I'm sorry! You're not a jerk!" She squeaked.
"And?..." He taunted her, expecting her to say he was the best boyfriend again. Plus, he was still threatening to tickle her.
"Mandrake, leave her alone," M.K. said, giggling at them.
"Aww, fine," He whined, pouting. "But one thing first."
"What?" M.K. dared to ask.
Without another word, he breathed in sharply, then blew a big raspberry on Venus' cheek, who squealed and giggled, pushing his face away. She then stood up, and flopped back in her seat next to Mars.
"You okay, Ven?" Mars asked, giggling.
"Peachy," Venus muttered, leaning her head back in exhaustion. "Just peachy."
"Aww, sissy," Mars patted her arm. "He only does all that stuff, because he loves you."
"It's true, Venus," Mandrake piped up as he leaned forward, and kissed her forehead. The green-eyed girl smiled shyly, as her cheeks turned pink.
"Well, I'm very flattered, but you think you can make me laugh by telling me jokes or something? You know, anything but tickle me?" Mandrake shook his head.
"I don't think so."
"Yeah, I didn't either."
"Hey, you guys!" M.K. called out. "We're here!" Venus perked up.
"We are? Ooh, yay!" She squealed as she shot up, and banged her head on the limo roof. "Ow!" Mandrake quickly, but carefully stood up.
"You okay?" He asked frantically. Venus looked up at him, smiling with her hand on her head.
"I'm fine, just bumped my head on the roof," She said, giggling as she rubbed her scalp. Mandrake gently grabbed her wrist, and pulled her hand down.
"Here," He kissed the top of her head. "That better?" Venus nodded, smiling shyly.
"Mm hmm, thanks." She said timidly.
"C'mon, babe. Let's go," He said as he wrapped his arm around her shoulders, and led her out of the limo carefully.
"I'm so excited!" She squealed as they stepped outside.
"I can tell," He chuckled as he tickled her neck with his fingertips. She squealed, and her shoulders shot up to her cheeks. "You're just too cute," He chuckled as he kissed her forehead.
"I know," She giggled.
"C'mon, let's join the others." She clasped her hands together, brought them down to her waist, and walked ahead, with the Boggan leader following.
(A/N: That Mandrake is evil, isn't he? XD But he just loves to hear her laugh. X3 Well, there's 2 parts, with 2 to go. ;))