Author's note: Okay fine, I lied. I'm going to be staying up – now at two am – to update this story. I'm sorry, but I can't keep you guys waiting until the weekend! I'm totally going to bed after this! I promise!
Disclaimer: The only OC's I own used in this chapter are Rosie and Skyler. I don't own the others, and, if you've read my other stories, you know of their respective owners.
Rugrats: Original Characters
Chapter Four: Bonnie
A younger girl walks into the room, her mother standing behind her, smiling. Her eyes are cast downward as she sits in the wooden, brown, chair.
The others take this time to notice a few of her physical features. Her hair is jet black and neck length. Her eyes are so dark that one might accidentally mistaken them for black, though they are a deep, dark, chocolate brown color. She is wearing a pink camisole and dark blue shorts, along with grey sneakers. It appears that she is shy.
Her mother, a woman with dirty blonde shoulder length hair and the same shade of dark brown eyes, looks up with a smile.
"Should I leave her here alone?" she asks.
"Whatever makes her comfortable," Tommy responds, smiling back.
The girl's mother is wearing hoop earrings, a corset, and has on red lipstick.
"Sweetie, mommy has to step out for now," the woman tells her daughter. "I need to go to the grocery store. You requested this interview a few months ago, and this is your chance to shine and get to meet the Rugrats, so go on ahead."
The woman gives them another smile before waving goodbye. "Take good care of her!"
"We will!" Chuckie shouts back.
Once her mother leaves, the little girl looks up, and appears as if she isn't sure whether this is a dream or not.
"Hello, sweetie, my name is Tommy, although, if you're as much of a fan as your mother says you are, I think you already know that," Tommy tells her.
She smiles and nods.
"You don't talk much, do ya?" Phil asks, only to be elbowed by Kimi. "Owe!"
The little girl giggles at this.
"No, I don't," she responds.
"Well, what's your name?" Chuckie asks.
"Bonnie," she responds quietly.
"How old are you, dear?" Lil asks.
"Well, according to the lady who we met at the front, my age varies throughout stories, and she'll usually write me to be a few years younger than most of you guys, but I'm gonna turn twelve in a few weeks," she says.
"Religious beliefs?" Kimi asks, glancing from the paper to Bonnie.
"It's complicated," Bonnie replies. "My daddy is a Christian but my mom is a Jehovah's Witness. Don't tell them I said this, but I don't really want to be either of those."
"Judging by your age, I'm assuming that you're in middle school, right?" Tommy asks.
"That's right," Bonnie replies.
"Sexuality?" Phil asks.
Once again, Kimi jabs him in the stomach.
"Ouch!"
This makes Bonnie go silent.
"Phil, what did you do?" Lil whispers. "We were fine for a second until you had to ask her that!"
"I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking!" Phil exclaims.
Kimi rolls her eyes.
"You never are," she replies. "Now we've lost her. I bet she doesn't even know what 'sexuality' means! I mean, she is twelve!"
Since they were all too busy arguing, none of them noticed Bonnie blushing deeply and twiddling with her fingers.
"I know what it means," Bonnie finally said.
They all looked up, surprised.
"Really?" Lil asks.
"Yeah," Bonnie replies. "They talk about it all the time."
"Well, do you know which you are yet?" Phil asks.
"I'm supposed to go on a date with a boy next week, but I feel like I only like him as a friend," Bonnie explains. "I've always kinda liked girls more, though."
"It looks like you're a lesbian," Phil states.
Hannah looks up at her and smiles.
"Glad to see you admitting it to yourself," Hannah says. "You gonna announce it to your family anytime soon?"
"No, they can wait," Bonnie says with a giggle, cupping her hand over her mouth.
"Alright, now, what are you afraid of?"
Bonnie shivers.
"Clowns. They're so freaky, what, with their makeup and all."
Chuckie nods in understanding.
"I was afraid of clowns until I was fourteen. I still find them kind of scary."
Bonnie smiles at this revelation, as she had previously assumed that she was the only one who disliked clowns.
"Least favorite food?" Kimi asked.
"I just hate spinach. It smells so gross!"
Rosie chuckles.
"You'd be surprised to learn that Nairobi-Harper hates spinach, too. She once told me that she finds it repulsive, and hasn't touched it in years."
Bonnie laughs and shakes her head.
"I have a question for you guys," Bonnie says.
"Aren't we supposed to wait until later for that?" Chuckie asks.
"Well, I guess we can let her ask one brief question for now," Angelica insists.
"What does my author, Nairobi-Harper, look like anyway?"
The others put their fingers on their lips, thinking about how they could explain it.
"Well, she did say that once this story ends, you, along with her other OC's, are going to meet her," Tommy explains.
The shorter girl smiles widely.
"Really?" Bonnie asks.
"Yeah, but that doesn't mean that we can't give you a brief description," Lil says. "Nairobi-Harper is kind of short, but kind of tall, compared to you, since you're only twelve. She is around 5'3, I'd say. She is, and this might surprise you, only three years older than you. However, she's going to be fifteen and a half in October, which isn't long from now. Her hair is brunette. It often appears to be black, but if she stands in the sunlight, you can see that it's dark brown – looks auburn in sunlight, though. Her eyes are a really deep chocolate brown, and she's African-American. Her hair is naturally curly, though it's wavy from time to time."
At this description, Bonnie jumps in her chair.
"Yay, I can't wait to meet her!" Bonnie exclaims.
"Anyway, back to asking the last few question," Phil says.
"Oh no, Phillip, you can't ask any questions right now," Lil insists. "Let the OC's ask questions. It's rude to be an attention hog to Bonnie."
The others nod, as Hazel walks up to Bonnie with a smile on her face.
"Do you have any nicknames?" Hazel asks.
"Well, a lot of people call me Bonnie, but my parents and my friends call me Bon," Bonnie explains.
"Well, since we're all friends now, can we, the Rugrats, refer to you as Bon?" Hazel asks.
Bonnie's smile returns at this.
"OF course!"
"Have you ever seen the movie 'Inside Out?'" Skyler asks with her speaker, being wheeled into the room by Starr, who recently went out to get her.
"Yes, I happened to have seen it two days ago, and I just, loved it!" Bonnie says happily. "I even asked to see it twice. I cried during the later part of the movie."
"Who was your favorite character from that movie?" Zack asks.
"I liked Disgust," Bonnie says, giggling even as she says the name. "Disgust was just so sarcastic. I think she and Anger would make a great team!"
"Which emotion do you think runs you the most?" Summer asks.
"Well, if shyness was an emotion, I'd say that she does, but in this case, I'd have to say Fear," Bonnie says. "I'm pretty sure that shyness relates to Fear. In addition, the emotion that I think runs me the most secondly would be Joy. She's always keeping me happy!"
"Nice interpretation for a twelve-year old," Angelica remarks with a smile.
"I'll ask the last question," Starr says. "Bon, how do you feel that you can lend a helping hand in our community? How are you going to contribute?"
"I was thinking about this question in the car," Bon explains. "I think we need a shy character to put in stories where you guys are teens and adults. Most of the characters here are outgoing and, no offense, but I feel like that's really fake. We're all afraid of something at one point in our lives. I'd like to contribute by appearing in a few stories and maybe inspiring other original characters."
Kimi smiles.
"Thanks, Bon, we think you got the job," Kimi says, high fiving her. "We'll talk it out and then call you next week, giving you our final decision."
"Thanks, you guys," Bon's mother says as she walks back in. "Bon-Bon, time to go home. I'm even thinkin' bout getting you that fish that you wanted."
Before she leaves, Bonnie waves goodbye.