Ralph hadn't felt this happy since the Turbo incident. He honestly felt like every day he was falling more in love with Giffany. After that night, his life fell into a consistent pattern; work during the day, dates with Giffany at night. They would go for walks around the lake, have late night picnics, visit other games to have fun, and sometimes just spend a cozy night at the house. After a while, he almost forgot what life was like before meeting Giffany, especially because when he wasn't working she was always right there with him.

Weeks passed this way. Ralph and Giffany were getting ready to spend another fun-filled evening together when there was a knock at the front door. "I'll get it," Ralph said. When he opened the door, there stood Vanellope, arms crossed, looking frustrated. "Hey Vanellope!" Ralph exclaimed, not noticing how upset she looked. "I haven't seen you in so long! What brings you over to my neck of the woods?"

"Oh, nothing," Vanellope replied, pretending nothing was wrong. "It's just that it's been almost a month since I've heard from you. I figured that it must be something pretty important that you couldn't bother to drop by to say hi to your best friend."

"Oh, something important has happened!" he said excitedly. "Come in, I'll show you!" Vanellope walked in slowly as he closed the door behind her. As he led her further in, she was shocked to find Giffany sitting there. "Giffany, this is Vanellope, my friend who I've told you about. Vanellope, this is Giffany, my girlfriend."

"Girlfriend?!" Venellope exclaimed in shock.

"It's a pleasure to meet you Vanellope," Giffany said as she stood up and approached her, putting her hand out. "Ralph has told me so much about you."

"Really?" Vanellope reluctantly shook her hand before slowly turning to face Ralph. "He's never mentioned anything about you."

"Why haven't you told her about me Ralph?"

"Because I've been busy spending all my time with you."

"Oh, right!" Giffany replied as her cheeks turned pink.

"Hey, I just thought of something fun we could do tonight. Why don't I show you around Sugar Rush? I've been meaning to do that for some time now. Would you like that Giffany? I know how much you love things that are bright and sweet, just like you."

Vanellope rolled her eyes, thinking that this was too out-of-character for him. "Oh Ralph, I love how you know what kind of things I love. Then again, I love anything that you do." Vanellope shuttered. There was something about this girl that she didn't like, something that crept her out about her.

"How about it Vanellope? Do you mind showing her around Sugar Rush?"

"Hm? Oh, now you notice me?" she asked sarcastically. "Sure, do whatever you want, I guess."

"Great! Come on Giffany!" Ralph grabbed her hand and they excitedly hurried out while Vanellope lagged behind.

"Well, what do you think of Sugar Rush?" Ralph asked once they arrived.

"Oh Ralph!" Giffany exclaimed as her eyes sparkled with excitement. "I love it!"

"How about we build you a kart and we can have ourselves a little race?"

"That sounds like fun!"

The trio made their way to the kart bakery where Ralph helped Giffany make her kart. After that the two of them had their little race with their karts while Vanellope just sat back and watched. "Wow, that was fun!" Giffany said once they finished their race.

"Yeah, so what do you want to do now?"

"Actually," Vanellope butted in, "do you mind if we have a private moment alone?"

"Um, yeah, sure. Giffany do you mind?"

"No, not at all." Giffany began to walk away when she turned back. "Is everything here edible?"

"Yeah, why?" Vanellope responded.

"Just curious. I was going to go and have myself some treats. Let me know when you're ready." She walked away.

"So, what do you think of Giffany? Isn't she something?"

"Oh yeah, she's definitely something. The question is what."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Come on Ralph, this isn't like you. You deserve better than this girl."

"What are you talking about? She's sweet, she's smart, she's funny, she's beautiful, and she loves me unconditionally. Why don't you like her?"

"I don't know, there's just something kind of off about her, she just comes off as fake and kind of creepy. It feels like she's a perfect girl and that's it, there's nothing else to her, there's no real personality."

"Oh come on, you barely spent any time with her. I'm sure if you have some girl bonding time you'll learn to love her."

"What and take away from YOUR girl bonding time?" she asked sarcastically.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Come on Ralph, this is the first time in weeks that we've had any contact, and you've spent the entire time gushing about her! Is she really so important that you couldn't create ANY time for ME, your best friend?"

Ralph paused and thought for a moment. She was right, he had spent so much time with Giffany, that as much as he hated to admit it, he kind of had forgotten about her. He let out a sigh of defeat. "You're right. I have been ignoring you for a girl, and I'm sorry. Could you ever forgive me?"

Vanellope couldn't stay mad forever at her friend. "Yeah, sure, I guess," she said with a slight smile.

"But you have to understand that Giffany is now a big part of my life, and I have to make time for her too. So while we won't be able to hang out as often as we used to, I promise that I will make time for you, just the two of us. Deal?" He put his hand out.

"Deal."

"Great. It's getting late, so I should probably head back. But first I need to find Giffany. It's going to be hard, with her pink hair blending into the landscape." The duo ventured off to find Giffany, although they didn't have to go looking very far. She was sitting on a jawbreaker, sucking on a lollipop, looking bored out of her mind. "Giffany?"

She perked up and smiled when she saw Ralph. "Oh Ralph!" she exclaimed as she stood up and jumped into his arms.

"Are you ready to go back home?"

"I am!"

Ralph turned to Vanellope. "I'll see you later," he said as he waved to her.

"So what did your little friend want to talk to you about alone?" Giffany asked once they were back at the house.

"Listen, Giffany, we need to talk," Ralph said reluctantly with a sigh.

Giffany froze with horror. "About what?" she asked, maintaining her sweet façade, while trying to hide the concern and bubbling wrath within.

"She brought up that I had been ignoring her the past few weeks in order to spend all my time with you, and she was right. I can't keep ignoring my best friend, which means that I need to make time to spend with both of you. This doesn't mean that anything is going to change, just that I'll need some alone time with her, you know? Besides, we do spend all of our time together. Maybe it'll be good for both of us to take a little break every once in a while."

Giffany just stared at him with a forced a smile. "You're right. Maybe we do need some time apart from each other."

"Great. I'm glad you understand. Now we should probably get some sleep." He kissed her forehead. "Good night."

He walked away into the bedroom while Giffany remained frozen in her spot. She finally turned around to face him, even though he was now gone. "Good night Ralph," she said with a mischievous smile.