Cindy had a wicked grin on her face. "While you had that helmet on, I was able to snag the keys to the hover car from the clubhouse, so we won't have to walk to The Candy Bar."
This got a whoop out of the girls, who were not looking forward to walking the six blocks from where they were to where they wanted to go. Tootie still had some doubts about Cindy, but let them go as the piled into the circular craft and took off.
It wasn't like they rode in silence, but it was still at that awkward stage where they didn't trust one another. Cindy kept seeing the mistrust in Tootie's eyes, and Tootie could tell Cindy was wondering what was with her. The others sensed the tension as well, and tried to keep talking so that it wouldn't build to the boiling point.
"Like, I hope they have Rocky Road ice cream at this place." Veronica quipped, but immediately regretted what she said. Libby and Trixie just slapped a hand to their foreheads.
"I'm so sorry, like I didn't mean to imply anything by that!" she quickly added, sweat appearing on her forehead.
"It's ok V, I know you meant nothing by that." Tootie said, trying to console her best friend.
They arrived at the Candy Bar in silence. Ever since Veronica's little slip of the tongue, nobody could find anything worthwhile to talk about. They entered, and were greeted by a somewhat portly, balding man.
"Cindy! Libby! How are two of my favorite customers doing today?" Sam asked.
"We're fine Sam, thanks for asking. Libby and I will have the usual, and our friends will have whatever they want." Cindy said, pointing at the three, whose eyes were bulging out of their skulls at the vast amount of sweets on display.
"I don't know where to begin first!" Trixie exclaimed. Tootie was the first to order.
"I'll have a root beer float please." Sam made it, and when Tootie went to pay, Sam didn't take it.
"Don't worry about it, all of your orders are going on Cindy and Libby's tab." he said.
The three got their orders, Trixie got a triple fudge sundae, while Veronica got a double scoop of Rocky Road in a waffle cone, and they went to sit with Cindy and Libby, who were in their usual booth. After several minutes of just them eating without saying one word to each other, Tootie spoke up first.
"So Cindy, Timmy told me that you two had something going on way back when." Four spoons clattered off the table top as Trixie and Veronica sat there mouths agape, and Libby and Cindy were stunned that Timmy would've said anything about her.
"It was just harmless flirting, deep down I always knew I loved Jimmy, I only liked Timmy." Tootie gave her a look of "Uh-huh, whatever." but decided to let it go for now.
Again an uneasy silence fell over the five girls.
Maybe it was a bad idea for Timmy to bring me here. Tootie thought glumly.
"So…how long have you and Timmy been together?" Libby asked, trying to lighten the mood.
"One year, it's been the best year of my life." Tootie answered.
"I'm just curious, why Timmy? When we first met him, he wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer." Libby continued. Tootie gave her a death glare, and through gritted teeth she replied.
"Because he was the only one who ever stood up to my older sister! He stood up to a bully for me back in kindergarten. Sure he wasn't one of the deepest people when we were younger, but he really has matured, and you'll do better to not talk bad about him again Elizabeth!"
Libby and Cindy stared at her in shock, and Trixie and Veronica just looked out the window.
"For one thing, the name is Liberty, and second…" Libby started.
"Oh, like I couldn't go on for hours about how stupid your boyfriend was back in the day? From what Timmy told me…Sheen is an even bigger spazz then even he was!" Tootie snapped. Libby looked like she was ready for war, and so did Tootie. Trixie laid a hand on her friends' shoulder in an attempt to calm her down.
"Easy Tiff, they didn't mean anything by that." she said, trying to defuse the situation.
Tootie and Libby cooled down, while Trixie and Veronica talked about how they ended up with A.J. and Chester respectively.
"To be totally honest, it's almost all due to Timmy. After he and Tootie got together, he kinda pushed the four of us together. He knew that Chester had the hots for me, and felt the time was right." Veronica said.
Trixie echoed the sentiments.
"Yup, basically Timmy knew that my parents would approve of A.J. because he is a genius and he had high income potential. My mother especially is concerned about image, so both Timmy and I knew that they would never accept him. Plus I think A.J. had a crush on me since elementary school."
Tootie meanwhile just sipped at her root beer float. She was off in her own little world thinking about how Timmy was doing with Jimmy, Carl, and Sheen.
They must be having a great time back home, and I'm stuck here with a blonde bimbo and wannabe funk princess. She kept sneaking glances…well more like glares at Cindy.
There's nothing all that remarkable about this chick. What would Timmy ever see in her? Ugh! Sometimes I think this girl is worse then Trixie was back in the day! She icily thought.
She stood up, thanking fate that she was on the outside of the booth.
"I need to go to the bathroom, if you will excuse me." She said, throwing a glance at her two friends.
"Um, like I think I'll join you." Veronica said, getting up.
"Yeah…me too." Trixie quickly added. The three walked off in a hurry to the bathroom, leaving Libby and Cindy dumbfounded in their wake.
"What was that all about?" Libby asked. Cindy didn't answer, she just stared off after Tootie.
What's with that girl? She seems to be way too over-protective of Timmy. All Libby said was that Timmy wasn't all that bright when we first met, and Tootie goes off the deep end. Something's off, and I intend on finding out what it is! she thought.
In the bathroom, Tootie splashed cool water on her face and grabbed a paper towel to dry off.
"What's the matter with you Tiff? Libby was only telling the truth about Timmy." Trixie said finally. Tootie just bowed her head over the sink, not answering.
"Come on Tootie, like you know you can tell us anything." Veronica added. She hefted a sigh, and began.
"The other night, while Timmy and I were studying for that History test, he asked me to get him a fresh pen, and I found a picture of him and that blonde bimbo at some kind of dance. By the looks of the picture, they were around 10 years old."
Trixie and Veronica put their hands on her shoulders for comfort while she continued.
"All I could see was red guys. I haven't felt that kind of jealously since back in fifth grade. All I wanted to do was rip this girl's throat out, and I didn't even know her. I'm totally embarrassed and ashamed of that, but I honestly don't trust that girl!" she finished with a yell.
The other two didn't have a clue at what they could do for their friend. They hadn't seen her like this since her and Timmy first got together, and some redheaded girl put the moves on him just to spite Tootie. That ended with the girl receiving two black eyes, a broken nose, two teeth knocked out, and a broken jaw, while it got Tootie a weeks suspension from school. It was only a week because all the witnesses testified that the red head started it all by shoving Tootie into a locker and taking a swing at her.
"Just try to keep your cool Tiff, it's not worth it to try and fight this girl." Trixie said. Tootie seemed to relax a little, but all three knew it was going to be difficult, especially if Cindy showed any interest in Timmy as other then a friend.
"I guess I should apologize to Libby for snapping at her like that, it wasn't fair to her." Tootie finally replied. Trixie gave Tootie a comforting hug, and the three made their way back to the booth.
Once they got back, Tootie looked Libby in the eyes to show she was being honest with her.
"I'm very sorry for snapping at you like that Libby. It was inappropriate and undeserved." Libby and Cindy looked at each other, then to Tootie and smiled.
"Apology accepted girl, and you were right about Sheen. He was, and sometimes still is, a giant spazz."
Tootie let out a sigh of relief, thankful that Libby had forgiven her. She then got an evil glint in her eyes,
"Now about our men…" and the five of them let out long, loud laughs.
"How could they just abandon us?" Cindy asked. All nodded in agreement at that,
"I love Chester to death, but like he always runs off for some big adventure whenever Timmy or A.J. call." Veronica added.
"Same thing with Sheen, but it's been like that since we were kids, those two along with Carl were always getting into some sort of trouble." Libby said.
"Yeah, most of that was Jimmy's fault, due to one of his inventions going haywire, or him contacting some alien civilization and having them turn out to be evil and kidnapping our parents and trying to sacrifice them to a giant chicken!" Cindy added.
Tootie sat back, laughing and adding her two cents about Timmy where needed, but she still didn't fully trust Cindy.
Well, it did take me a long time to trust Veronica and Trixie, so maybe if I get to know Cindy better, maybe her and I could be like Timmy and Jimmy. she thought hopefully.
She had been deep in thought, and didn't hear Trixie talking to her.
"…What about you Tiff?" she had said. Tootie shook her head and looked at her friend.
"What about what?" she asked. Trixie just chuckled at her close friend.
"What was your favorite nickname for Timmy?" Tootie just smiled,
"It had to be whenever Vicky would yell "TWERP!", I don't know why, but I would get so angry at her for calling him that, but at the same time I would swoon because it was something Timmy related." she said.
This went on for like an hour, before the girls decided to head on back to Cindy's house. They all said their goodbyes to Sam, and off they went in the hover car. When they arrived, Mrs. Vortex didn't even give them a second glance. They made their way up to her room, and once there, Cindy plopped down onto her bed, Libby sat on the foot of the bed, and Trixie, Veronica, and Tootie sat on the windowsill.
"What can we do now? I mean the boys are probably having a blast at Adrena-Land." Trixie said.
"Like, what do you think they are doing there?" Veronica asked.
"Knowing Timmy, he's screaming his head off on the Spleen Puncher or the Bowel Buster." Tootie said.
Cindy thought for a moment, then quipped
"Why not try the mall?" That got the rest of them excited.
"Do they have something like Smucky-Dales there?" Trixie asked. When Cindy and Libby just looked at her dumbfounded, Tootie interjected.
"It's a high end retail store. It's our favorite, even if Trixie is really the only one who can afford anything there." The looks changed to understanding, but they had bad news for Miss Tang.
"I don't think so, mostly we like to hit the arcade." That last bit perked up a downtrodden Trixie.
"I love the arcade!" Trixie shouted. Tootie and Veronica smiled right along with her.
"Me too! Timmy rued the day he taught me how to play the games at our arcade!" Tootie said with a smile.
"Same thing with Chester." Veronica added.
The five looked at each other and grinned. "Then it's settled, off to Retroville Plaza we go!" Libby yelled. They rushed down the stairs, where Cindy gave her mom a quick kiss on the cheek and even quicker goodbye. They got outside, jumped into the hover car and took off down the street. Tootie was still wary of Cindy, but shopping normally took her mind off her troubles.
I hope they have a good salon like back in Dimmsdale. Maybe they have something along the lines of The Kissy Kissy Goo Goo Hour here. she thought as the machine barreled its way towards the mall.
A/N: Read and Review please. Up next, we rejoin the boys back in Dimmsdale! Did they make it to Adrean-Land? Also, what could the boys be talking about now that the girls are gone? Read on to find out