Chapter 2-Making New Friends

Ralph and Vanellope walked together through the school. Ralph showed Vanellope where certain classrooms were and then took her outside to see the football field. While Ralph was talking about the field, Vanellope was walking on the bleachers with her arms out by her sides to perceive that she was maintaining her balance. As they reached the end, Vanellope jumped down from the bleachers and unknowingly landed in a puddle that made a splash that got on Ralph.

"Can you stop that?" Ralph replied in disgust.

"What?" Vanellope reacted "I'm just walking."

"Well, you have a funny way of walking." Ralph commented.

"You're so judgemental." Vanellope commented "Hey, why is your body so freakishly big?"

"You know what, I honestly don't know." Ralph answered.

"Why are your clothes all torn?" Vanellope continued asking "Why do you look all messy? Are you homeless?"

"For your next two questions, I still don't know. For your third, no, I'm not. Please, what is with the 20 questions?" Ralph complained in an upset tone.

"What temper from one so big." Vanellope commented.

"Listen, I'm trying to be nice." Ralph replied "But I'm a little annoyed by your crazy-"

Before Ralph could finish his sentence, he tripped on a nearby skateboard. His fall made Vanellope laugh really loud.

"You're funny, Ralph." Vanellope replied "I like you already."

"I'm glad my pain made you laugh." Ralph replied sarcastically as he moved closer towards Vanellope "Okay, are you trying to get on my nerves?"

Vanellope just stayed silent from Ralph's question. All she did was use her right hand to pinch her nose and blow through it by the process of ear popping.

"I'm sorry, my ears closed up because your breath is kicking." Vanellope replied before she made a punch move "Like that kind of Kung Fu kicking. Please, you have got to chew on breath mints."

"Now, that's just rude." Ralph commented "Alright, I've already showed you around the school, I need to get back home, and this conversation is over."

"Hey, Ralph, do you want to be friends?" Vanellope asked just as Ralph began to walk away.

"No, we are not friends." Ralph answered "I hope you have a great time here, Vanellope."

Ralph then left the school and began to walk home all by himself like he always did. Ralph usually would have to walk 20 minutes from his home to get to school, and the same amount of time on the way back. While he was walking through the street that day, Vanellope came by driving in her very own car. It was a 2010 that was fairly stylish and customized to her liking.

"Do you need a ride home, big guy?" Vanellope asked.

"No, I don't." Ralph answered still talking in an upset tone.

"Come on, chumbo, let me give you lift." Vanellope begged "Come on!"

"Listen, I don't need anyone to drive me home." Ralph replied "Can you please just leave me alone?"

"You know you have no right to talk to me like that." Vanellope commented as she was just about to cry "I just moved here and I just want to make some new friends. And then you come to me and judge me for my behaviour. It's your behaviour that needs to be judged, you big Stinkbrain. It's just so damn hard for me, you know."

Vanellope began to shed some tears which made Ralph react a bit annoyed, but partially feel empathy. Ralph then reluctantly made a decision on the matter.

"Alright, Vanellope, I'll let you drive me home." Ralph agreed.

"Great, come on in!" Vanellope said giddily as she strangely stopped crying immediately.

Ralph then went inside Vanellope's car and sat down in the seat right beside her. Because of his large height, Ralph found the car to be bit small and uncomfortable. Ralph struggled to get inside the seat.

"Do you know that you can adjust the seat?" Vanellope asked "There's buttons on your right side."

Ralph used the buttons to adjust his seat to lower it down to settle to his own height. He had also used them to move the seat back, and just for the fun of it, move it left and right. Vanellope was particularly a little bit annoyed by it, and eventually, broke the silence.

"Will you cut it out?" Vanellope reacted in an upset tone.

Ralph then stopped pressing the buttons and as he looked away, he chuckled a bit because he had just done an action that annoyed Vanellope which made the shoe go on on the other end. Vanellope had then shifted the car into drive and began to drive Ralph to his house.

"Where do you live?" Vanellope asked.

"1114 Kingston Street." Ralph answered "It's just a couple of miles east. How did you get this car?"

"It's my dad's old car." Vanellope explained "He gave it to me a few days after I turned 16 earlier in January when he got himself a new one."

"Who's your father?" Ralph asked.

"Andrew von Schweetz." Vanellope answered "But he goes under the more colourful name: King Candy. He's the owner of the 'King Candy Sweets Franchise.'"

"I love their chocolate." Ralph commented.

"Well, who doesn't?" Vanellope replied "He makes it so exquisitely."

"So, why did you move here?" Ralph continued asking.

"Part of the whole franchise expansion process." Vanellope explained "Since there will be a new headquarters here in California, he's decided to move him and my family here because of the warmer weather. You see it was originally from New York."

Vanellope eventually really reached Ralph's house. Once they were there, Vanellope put the car in park.

"This is your home?" Vanellope asked in a strange tone "It's fairly nice considering how messy you look."

"My uncle's the mayor of the town." Ralph commented "Trust me, you don't want to see what's he's like in my presence."

"Why don't I give you my cellphone number?" Vanellope suggested.

"I appreciate that." Ralph commented "But-"

Before Ralph could finish his sentence, Vanellope had used Ralph's cell phone to go into his contact list and add herself.

"You don't have a lot of contacts, but I'm happy to be one of yours." Vanellope commented "Anyways, I'll see you later, big guy."

Ralph then exited the car and Vanellope drove off to go back to her home. As Vanellope drove off, Ralph had small smile on his face which soon faded away as he walked into his house. Once inside, he noticed that his uncle Gene was in the room.

"Where were you, Ralph?" Gene asked angrily "You're late from school."

"I had to see my school counselor." Ralph answered in a complaining tone.

"You know, I don't want to hear it." Gene interrupted "Now, are you going to cook something for dinner or what?"

"Yes, Uncle Gene." Ralph reluctantly agreed.

As Ralph began to cook dinner, Gene sat down at the kitchen table and began to look through his mail.

"Ralph, our neighbour Diana has just given us a pie and I want you to eat it for me." Gene demanded.

Gene then got out of his seat, took out the pie from the fridge and then took off the wrapper.

"You want me to eat the whole thing?" Ralph asked in a complaining tone.

"Yes, the whole thing." Gene answered fiercely "Now, come on, I've got my re-election coming up soon, and I can't eat pie at a time like this."

For the rest of the day, Ralph cooked dinner for him and Gene, then ate the whole pie sent by Diana, and then went to his room to do homework. When it came to homework, Ralph was very clever because the classes he took were usually the highlight of his day. There were some that he liked, and some that he didn't. On that night, before Ralph was about to sleep, he received a text on his cellphone that was from Vanellope.

Vanellope texted, "What are you doing right now, Ralph?"

Ralph replied with the text, "I'm about to go to sleep."

Vanellope had then texted, "Have a good night, Stinkbrain."

Ralph had then chuckled due to the fact that he never heard such a kind good night from someone other than his parents. Ralph then began to sleep with such delight.