Chapter 7

"So what did Aaron say?" Timmy said as he leaned against the doorway of the bathroom.

Sam was putting her usual braid in her hair. "He said that we will choose where to go once he gets here."

"Did he say any specifics?" Wanda asked. "Oh, sweetie, you have one hair sticking out."

Sam looked in the mirror. She got out a pair of scissors and snipped the lock of brown hair right off.

"Problem solved." Sam said.

Wanda looked at her. "What?" Sam asked. "I wasn't just gonna waste time and redo my hair all over again. Aaron did suggest the movie theater or a dinner. I was trying to come up with something, but I was distracted."

"By what?" Cosmo asked.

"His voice." Sam said dreamingly. "It's as smooth as silk."

"It's official," Timmy said. "I just lost my sister."

"Well, I can't help it. Besides, you're the one who got me to date him, Mister Master of Love."

There was a knocking on the window. Timmy looked out of it only to see Aaron throwing stones at it. "Sam, your date's here."

Sam walked over to the window. "Aw, that's so romantic."

Wanda POOFed up next to Sam. "Sam I know you're the Street Rat and all, but can you please try not to get into a mess with bullies. I don't want you getting hurt."

"I won't get hurt. I can handle any bully, Wanda."

"I know you can, but . . ." Wanda glanced at the clock. "Look, it's 7:30PM right now. What time do you think you'll be home?"

"Not sure."

"9 o'clock?"

"Okay, 9 o'clock." Sam agreed.

"Here's a fairy phone if you need us." Wanda POOFed up a purple cell phone in front of Sam, and Sam put it in her pocket.

Sam began to walk out of Timmy's bedroom. "I thought you made your own decisions." Timmy whispered to Sam.

Sam rolled her eyes. She went over to her brother. "Okay, look, pink-hat," Sam whispered to him. "I do make my own decisions. But Cosmo and Wanda are the closet people I have to parents. Which mean, I'm gonna listen to them."

"But they're not your parents." Timmy whispered back.

"Regardless. I still love them."

Sam walked out of Timmy's room. She would've gone further than the top of the steps if it weren't for Timmy's parents in the living room, watching TV. I've been living in their house for three weeks. Sam thought. And yet they have no idea I exist.

Sam had two options: use her wand to POOF her out of the house . . . Haha, what fun would that be?

Sam thought for a moment. She took out her necklace and dangled it from the ceiling. She got out a flashlight and pointed it at the crystallized surface of the stone, making it shine bright.

Mom and Dad looked up. "Ooh, shiny!" They were completely mesmerized at the sight of the shining stone.

Sam crept past the living room, silently. She opened the front door and walked out. I'll come back for it later, but that was just too easy. Can't these idiots ever give me a challenge?

Sam walked over to Aaron and they both took each other's hand.

"So where do you wanna go?" Aaron asked.

Sam pondered about this for couple moments. "I have an idea." Sam said. "If it's okay with you."

"I asked you, didn't I?"

"Okay, follow me."