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"Thanks for the free Man-Artica candy bars, Oz!" Fanboy said as he, Chum Chum, and Lunessa left Oz's comic book store.
"Anytime, guys!" Oz called. "And seeing you, too, warrior-look-alike girl!"
Lunessa smiled to herself, feeling a bit embarrassed as she gazed down at her attire.
"You got to admit," Fanboy insisted, "you're sure dressed like that one woman from that one movie. What was her name..." He pondered as he idly tapped his chin. "I do know she was quite a wonder..."
"By the way, what is this stuff?" Lunessa asked as she bit into her first ever chocolate bar. "This is so sweet and it's melting in my mouth!" She licked her lips before licking her chocolate-covered fingers.
"It's chocolate!" Chum Chum chirped. "Cho-co-late!" He playfully smeared his candy bar across his lips.
"Seriously, when are you fairies going to evolve?" Fanboy asked her. "Tell me, do you guys have cable in Pixie Hollow?"
"What's cable?" Lunessa asked in confusion.
"Wow..." Fanboy muttered to Chum Chum. "I'm really glad Myrtle brought her here..."
They walked down the street, the boys pointing to various things and filling Lunessa in about them. Lunessa smiled and laughed, enjoying this new world as well as the food she has fallen in love with as she took another bite of her chocolate bar.
"And there's our place!" Fanboy exclaimed as he pointed toward their home.
Lunessa gazed up and she found a water tower standing atop of an apartment building. "Wow..." She muttered. "That's your home?"
"Lair, it's called the Fanlair," Fanboy corrected her. He grabbed her arm. "Come on, let's go!"
The next thing Lunessa knew, she was inside the place and surrounded by toys that the boys brought out to play. She smiled as she picked up a ninja-like action figure.
"This one's cute," she said as she traced its eyes lightly.
"Not as awesome as the box!" Chum Chum exclaimed before he took out what appeared to be the case that the toy came in. "I can fit my head in this!"
"Yeah, I know..." Fanboy whispered to a very confused Lunessa. "I was surprised too when I accidentally broke one of his toys..."
"Hey, people!" Called the sweet voice of Myrtle as she and Kyle magically burst through thin air and floated down to the living room. "What did I miss?"
"I love chocolate..." Lunessa muttered with a soft giggle.
"Finally, you see why I come here most days," Myrtle laughed.
"I thought you came here because of me..." Kyle said in a soft, childish voice as he looked up at his girlfriend with big, puppy eyes.
"Aw, I do!" Myrtle cooed as she petted his red hair. "My wittle wizard!"
"My fresh-scented fairy..." Kyle responded lovingly.
"Ahem, we're still here," Fanboy interrupted, snapping them out of their exchange-lovey-dovey-conversation.
"Maybe next time when we go to the Frosty Mart, we'll buy you a whole cart of chocolate, Lunessa," Chum Chum said as he glanced at the tinker fairy.
"The Frosty Mart?" Myrtle snorted. "Geez, hod did it go introducing her to Boog?"
"Meh, Boog was too busy playing Chimp Chomp to make a proper greeting..." Fanboy rolled his eyes.
"But Lenny sure was nice," Chum Chum added.
Bringing up Lenny had Lunessa suddenly snap her head up from playing with her action figure and looked at her friends. "Oh, yes, um, Lenny..."
"Did he get a stress twitch around you?" Myrtle asked. "Trust me, those aren't pretty..."
"He doesn't seem so stressed out," Lunessa insisted as she played with the arm of her action figure. "He's seems very nice..."
"Oh, when he's not annoyed too much..." Myrtle rolled her eyes. "You should see Fanboy and Chum Chum with him more often..."
"Lenny loves us!" Fanboy insisted. "He just shows he loves us by telling us to 'go away'!"
"Love is telling them you want them to leave!" Chum Chum sang. "Because then that'll make them miss you even more so you can visit sooner!"
"I'm sure that's exactly how he feels..." Kyle sighed, folding his arms. He checked his pocket watch. "Oh, darling, it's getting late."
"Oh, sweets, you're right," Myrtle agreed as she gazed at his watch as well.
"Sleepover?" Fanboy and Chum Chum asked eagerly.
"Absolutely not!" The redhead wizard exclaimed. He linked his arm around Myrtle's before smiling up at Lunessa. "Come, Lunessa. I have a nice guest room for you at my place."
"Oh, okay," Lunessa nodded before turning to Chum Chum. She looked at the action figure in her hands before offering to hand it back to him.
"Keep it," Chum Chum insisted with a smile, taking her hands and clasping her fingers over the toy. "It's old news to us."
"Considering a token of our friendship," Fanboy said as he gave the tinker fairy a playful punch on the shoulder.
Lunessa's eyes sparkled as she gazed at the lovely toy the boys had given her. It was small, adorable, and so friendly-like. Just like them. "Wow, thank you, boys..."
"No problem, Looney Tooney!" Fanboy laughed. "See you tomorrow!"
"Goodbye, and thanks again," Lunessa said as she followed Kyle and Myrtle out the door, clutching the toy in her arms as if it were a newborn baby.
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Lunessa smiled to herself as she idly played with the arm of her first-ever toy. She had never seen anything like it back in Pixie Hollow, or when she and the other fairies came across 'lost things' scattered on the beach. Lunessa chuckled softly as she made the figure walk across the table she sat at.
"Yeah, toys are the bomb, aren't they?" Myrtle asked as she placed and arm around the tinker fairy. "But you seriously need to get an phone! It's totally legit, man!"
Lunessa raised an eyebrow at her friends interesting choice of words.
"Sorry, it's how most people speak in this world," Myrtle said sheepishly. "But check out my phone!" Myrtle whipped it out and shoved it in Lunessa's face.
"Whoa..." Lunessa's eyes widened as she held the small device in her hand. She pressed a button. She nearly jumped when music blared from the phone.
"Sorry, new ringtone..." The garden fairy said before she took her phone back and lowered the volume.
"Maybe I could use a phone..." Lunessa chuckled. "Seems really nice..."
"Drat!" Both turned toward the door to the kitchen. Out came Kyle, fuming as he wiped his forehead with a rag. "There's nothing to cook!"
"No sheep liver tonight?" Myrtle asked.
"Sorry dear," Kyle apologized. "Well, I guess I'm going to have to stroll on over to the Frosty Mart and purchase microwaveable meals..."
"Oh, I can do it!" Lunessa suddenly blurted out. She immediately lowered her head in embarrassment as Kyle and Myrtle both looked at her. "I mean, yeah, I'll get us the food..." She tried to hide her blush.
"Well, thank you, Lunessa," Kyle said with a smile before he handed her the money. "Don't worry, I'm sure that if Lenny's still there, he'll help you out if you're having trouble wondering what money is."
"Just keep it away from Boog," Myrtle issued.
"S-sure..." Lunessa nodded before she flapped her wings and headed out the window. "Of course I'll talk to Lenny. Lenny's okay..." Immediately, she shut her mouth and flew off even faster into the night sky.
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Lenny turned the dial of the thermostat, heating the place a bit. His shift had already ended hours ago, but he enjoyed the solitude the store had the offer when barely any people came in at night. And Boog, irresponsible as usual, never tidied up the place for the next day so Lenny had no choice but to do the work for him. But Lenny enjoyed keeping things organized, it wasn't like he was going to work at the Frosty Mart forever.
The bell of the door tolled and Lenny looked up...and his eyes widened.
"Um, hi, Lenny..." Lunessa greeted shyly as she slowly flew into the store, blowing air on her hands after flying in the chilly sky. "A-are you still open?"
Lenny blinked, before he finally regain himself and gave her a nod. "Uh, yeah, we're open twenty four hours."
"Yeah, get some!" Lunessa turned to see Boog still playing away at his game.
Lenny sighed. "Forget it; he only works when he feels like it. But I can help. What can I do for you?" He offered.
"Well, I'm looking for dinner..." Lunessa began as she gazed around the store with every tiny step she took. "But honestly, I have no idea what food you people in this world eat..."
"Oh, I'll make a few suggestions," he offered before grabbing a basket and leading her toward the freezer.
"Thanks, Lenny," Lunessa said with a shy smile. "I'm just really starting to understand this world..."
"Hey, some of us are still trying to understand as well..." Lenny chuckled.
As time went on, they grew into conversation. They talked about their interests, their hobbies, what the difference was from their worlds. Lunessa felt less shy as she got to know Lenny more. He told her that once he graduated from high school he was going to go to college and later become a lawyer. The facts he told her about lawyers really made her ever more curious about Lenny. He didn't seem so stressed out and annoyed and Myrtle claims he was...
Finally, after paying, Lenny walked Lunessa outside. Once Lunessa met the icy air, she shivered and hugged herself for warmth, since she wore nothing but her handmade top and skirt. Her bare arms felt like icicles and her nose felt like falling off her face.
"Here," Lenny offered before he took off the jacket he had worn since coming outside and draped it over her.
Lunessa blushed, hugging the warm jacket around her petite body. "But then you'll freeze..."
"I'm usually use to it," he assured her with a soft smile. "Heck, a Frosty Freeze is much colder than this..."
Lunessa giggled softly, then gazed toward the night sky. It was a beautiful night but it was just so cold and she still needed to fly home.
"I'll be happy to walk you home," Lenny offered, taking out a scarf from his pocket and wrapping it around his neck.
Lunessa blinked. She blushed deeply, becoming even more shy as she averted her eyes. "Oh, really, Lenny, you don't have to..."
"No, I insist," he said gently as he motioned toward the street from which Lunessa flew from.
"Well, okay..." Lunessa's voice trailed off as she and Lenny continued walking together.
"So I already know Myrtle's this garden fairy..." Lenny began as they continued walking. "But what do you do, exactly?"
"I build and fix things," Lunessa said in a normal voice. "I'm a tinker fairy."
"You mean like a mechanic?" Lenny suggested.
"What's a mechanic?" Lunessa asked. Her eyes widened and she mentally pinched herself for asking such a dumb question. She didn't know much about this world, but asking a lot of questions made it almost seem embarrassing. "Oh, sorry, I'm still new..."
"Hey, don't worry," Lenny assured her, "you've got all the time in this world to understand how we do life. I mean, look at Myrtle, she used to have no idea how things work, now she's like every other teen girl here."
"Myrtle is wonderful, isn't she?" Lunessa asked softly, smiling about her garden fairy friend.
"Yeah, Boog had a crush on her," Lenny laughed. "But he can love nothing more than his stupid Chimp Chomp game."
Lunessa looked at him. "Lenny, he works for you, right?"
"Uh, yeah," Lenny nodded.
"Then we keep him?" She asked softly. "If he can't meet the needs?"
Lenny pondered this question as they continued walking. "Honestly...I don't know. I mean, Boog may be an idiot with nothing better to do with his life...but I guess I'm just that much of an easy guy and having Boog around the store really lightens the place."
"You must be loyal to him, like a friend, don't you?" Lunessa asked softly, smiling at his response.
"Well, I wouldn't say loyal..." Lenny chuckled as he rubbed the back of his neck.
"Oh, we're here..." Lunessa said as they stopped in front of the steps of Kyle's home. She smiled at Lenny, before taking off his jacket. "Thank you for walking me home."
"Oh, no problem," he chuckled. "I'll have you anytime...I mean! I'll walk you anytime!" He gave her a nervous smile before placing back on his jacket.
Lunessa just smiled at him before walking up the steps of Kyle's home.
"Hey, Lunessa?"
The tinker fairy turned, her brown eyes gazing toward him. "Yes?"
"I'll be on duty tomorrow..." He said lightly. "So if you ever come by the Frosty Mart..."
Lunessa laughed. "It would be great to be with you again..." She said softly. Then her eyes widened at her response. "I mean, talk with you..." She rubbed her arm in embarrassment.
Lenny laughed. "Well, bye." And he gave her a wave before walking off.
"Bye..." Lunessa's voice was barely above a whisper as she waved to him, watching him walk off.
She was so busy watching him leave she never realized that Myrtle, having opened the door, watched the whole thing. A knowing smirk lay on the garden fairy's face.
"I remember when Kyle and I first met..." She began, startling Lunessa. She smiled to herself as she thought back on the memory. "My first thought was: 'Wow, he seems strange...but kind of cute'. I just wanted to stay by his side, hoping nothing would ever break his pretty face..."
Lunessa blinked. "What are you talking about?"
"You'll know..." Myrtle responded. "Now what's to eat? I'm starving!"
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The next day, Lenny was walking down the street toward Oz's comics store. Now on his break, Lenny was a little distressed that Lunessa didn't visit him on account of Myrtle had informed him earlier that she and Kyle were taking her to the beach.
What would Lunessa look in a bikini...
Lenny mentally slapped himself for asking such a question, as he rubbed his elbows nervously. Why was he thinking about Lunessa at all? Sure, she was new, and learning a lot of things and of course he wanted to be her new friend. Why did that feel so difficult to do?
He sighed as he entered the store, finding Oz sitting behind his cash register, reading a comic.
"Got change?" He asked before slamming a dollar bill on the counter.
"Oh, sure," Oz said before digging into his register. "Say, did you meet Myrtle's new friend?"
"Lunessa?" Lenny suddenly felt tense at the mention of her name for some reason.
"She looks like those super heroines if you ask me," Oz chuckled. "Boy, I can't see why she's still single. I mean, Kyle was very lucky to nab Myrtle."
"Well, I'm sure some guy will get her eventually, I suppose..." Lenny muttered, averting his eyes. "Not that the guy is me or anything like that, I'm saying that maybe she could go for a guy who's like me...but it's not me." He was rambling like an idiot.
Oz raised an eyebrow at him. "I thought you quit dating after Dominique-"
"Don't mention her name!" Lenny exclaimed, almost angrily. "You guys promised not to bring her up!"
"Dude, it's been like a month..." Oz told him. "She didn't burn you that bad..."
"Whatever," Lenny rolled his eyes before collecting his change. "Back to the Frosty Mart..."
"Where you're hoping Lunessa is," Oz sang.
Lenny gave him a glare before exiting out of the store. He sighed as he placed his hands in his pockets and walked down the street toward his job.
"He's got a point..."
Lenny turned to see Mr. Mufflin standing by a but stop.
"I mean, while you're still young, kid..." Mr. Mufflin advised him. "I mean, look at me..." He pointed at himself. "I haven't had a date in years!"
"I can't understand why..." Lenny said, trying to hide his sarcasm as he immediately left the middle-aged man.
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You think he might go for it? You decide! :D