Thanks to all who have encouraged and asked for more! This is not the end yet to part two, but it is fast approching! So please, enjoy. R&R! :D
Disclaimer: I do not own Tinker Bell, but delight in twisting the characters much. Ha.
Things seemed to be a bit off-kilter around the Hollow. Tinker Bell was less energetic, Bobble wasn't smiling quite as often, and Clank had fallen ill, forcing him to stay home.
As a result, the workshop in Tinker's Nook felt gloomy and depressed. The friends worked in silence.
The clock ticked away. Seconds to minutes to hours. Before they realized it, they'd done a whole day's work without saying a word to one another.
"So, I expect you have plans tonight?" Bobble said finally as they cleared the tables of extra material.
"Not really. Going to school. Going to bed." Tink replied.
"Really?" Bobble's eyes widened. "Thought you might go off with the friends you have like always."
"Well…do you wanna do something tonight?" She asked. "I don't feel like talking to the girls."
"Well…okay." Bobble was a bit taken aback by her offer. They'd never hung out alone together. Normally, Clank tagged along with Bobble at least. But he was friends with Tink. Why not?
"Cool. After school we can go get some tea." Tinker Bell said casually, waving goodbye and flying off.
Bobble smiled to himself, making his way out of Tinker's nook and through the summertime section of the Hollow.
"Hey rose petal!" Rosetta called to him, waving and giggling as he smiled back. She rushed to his side.
"Uh, hi Rosetta! What's up?"
"I um, wanted to ask yall something."
"Okay, what is it?"
"Do you want to go out for tea later? Together?" She asked with a slight blush creeping up her cheeks.
"Sure!" Bobble answered.
"Really? That's fantastic!"
"Tinker Bell just invited me too."
"She-she did?" Rosetta's eyebrows furrowed.
"Aye. All three of us can go, I suppose."
"No, no, nectar. If Tinker Bell invited you, you should go with her." Rosetta said, trying to keep her smile as best she could. "I'll…just, um…bye." She turned quickly so he couldn't see the obvious tear strolling down her previously pink face. She flitted away, trying to contain her disheartened sobs.
…
Fawn was busy helping a small squirrel climb a tree.
"That's it, boy! Keep going! You got it!" She encouraged with a clap of her hands. Rosetta stumbled into the clearing where the tomboy and the animal were working. She cried into her soft hands and slumped onto a twig.
"Yeah! You did it! Woo-hoo!" Fawn cheered. The squirrel scurried into the hole in the tree.
When the animal-talent turned around, she noticed her friend softly crying.
"Oh, Rosetta, what happened?" Fawn asked, placing a hand on her shoulder and returning her feet to the ground.
"Tinker Bell asked Bobble to tea when she knew I liked him!" She cried. "And he said yes to her too. I just can't believe Tink would do something like that."
"Well, isn't she dating Terence?" Fawn questioned. She didn't understand why the other girls cared so much about dating and liking boys, and why they got so upset when one didn't like them.
"That's right." Rosetta said, sudden realization hitting her. "That two-timing thorn bush!" She spat.
"Now come on, maybe she just asked him as a friend, then."
"I have to go tell Silvermist!" Rosetta said, jumping up.
"W-wait, didn't you hear me? They're just friends! This is how rumors get started!" But Rosetta wasn't listening. She was already buzzing away in a hurry to tell her water-talent pal.
…
"So you mean Terence is available!?" Silvermist asked excitingly after Rosetta gave her the news.
"…No…" Rosetta inspected her friend quizzically.
"O-oh…well, that's good. I was hoping that he wasn't. You know, for his sake…"
"Right." Rosetta said skeptically. "Anyway, who knows how many different boys Tinker Bell has been asking out?!"
"I think you're making too big a deal out of this." Silvermist said. "Don't you think you might just be a little…upset?"
"Upset? Because Tinker Bell stole away the only chance I had to go on a date with Bobble because every other night he's off hanging out with his friend and I finally had the confidence to ask him?" She pouted. "Yes, yes I am upset." Rosetta admitted, folding her arms.
"Then all you have to do is go there, wait until Tink leaves Bobble alone, and go talk to him!"
"Silvermist, yall actually had a good idea!"
"Oh my gosh…I did!" She beamed, and the two friends hugged.
"What was my idea again?"
"Never mind. I'll tell yall after it works. Bye!"
Later that night, Tinker Bell and Bobble sat at a table in the tea room by the Pixie Dust tree.
"Don't you ever hate how fussy Fairy Mary can be?" Tinker Bell asked, placing a cube of sugar into her second cup of tea.
"I try to follow the rules." Bobble said, finishing his first cup. "Lest the wrath of Fairy Mary tear through the Nook."
"You're always so afraid of her."
"Afraid? No, no. It's a different feeling."
"Different?" Tink asked, her eyebrow climbing up her forehead. "How so?"
"Well…I can't explain it. It's like, you can never really be afraid of the one you love, just afraid you'll let them down."
Tink's eyes widened.
"Love? You're in love with Fairy Mary?!" She blanched at the thought.
"Not that kind of love, Tinker Bell!" Bobble exclaimed, embarrassed. "There's a family love too."
Tinker Bell cocked her head. Family to her had always meant everyone in the Hollow. Queen Clarion treated everyone as their children, and so the 'brothers and sisters' followed suit. Even Vidia was a sister she had to love.
"Don't you love your friends? Irridessa, Rosetta…"
"Yes, but…"
"Hey you two, mind if I cut in?" Rosetta asked approaching the table.
"Actually-," Tinker Bell was about to say something when Rosetta jumped in.
"Tinker Bell, honey dew, why don't you go and ask the waiter for another chair?"
"Oh, I'll do it." Bobble said, about to get up.
"No, no." Rosetta insisted. "Tinker Bell is plenty able, darlin'. Ain't you?" She asked the last question while looking into Tink's eyes. The tinker wasn't sure what Rosetta was up to, but she figured she didn't want to start anything.
"Yeah, alright." Tinker Bell said, floating off to find a chair.
"So, Bobble." Rosetta said with a smile. "How's about you and I fly and see the stars?"
"I, uh…huh?"
"You know, get out of here."
"You mean, leave Tinker Bell? Why?"
"Because she's dating Terence! And…I like you better."
Bobble took in the girl's words.
"Oh…Rosetta, I…"
"Found a chair!" Tink exclaimed, plopping it down next to the table.
"Tinker Bell!" Rosetta shouted.
"What?"
"Rosetta, we need to talk." Bobble said, getting up and taking her by the hand. He led her through the door and they stood together outside the tea room. The air was cool and the lighting was dim save for a small firefly lamp by the 'Tea House' sign.
Just as Bobble was about to open his mouth, he felt a pair of lips being crashed against his own.
Rosetta poured her heart into the kiss. She had longed for it for such a long time, but when she realized Bobble was less than enthusiastic about it, she pulled away. An irrepressible tear escaped her eye.
"Rosetta, there's someone else in my life already." He said. "Any other guy would love a pair of lips like yours, but not me." As an afterthought, he added, "Or Clank." He faintly smiled.
"I'm sorry, Bobble." She said. "I understand. I hope…we can still be friends."
"Of course, Rosetta!" He grinned, and so did she. "How about some tea?"
*Groan* I know, it was bad. I apologize. I have a serious case of writer's block. I'd love to hear what you all think, or maybe even some ideas! I am always look to imporve my writing. Thanks for reading! (Yes, I will continue :) )
Silvermist's liking for Terence came from when she was talking to him in "The Lost Treasure". I saw, and thought, 'She is going to take Terence' lol. And her stupidity came from that scene too, if you've ever watched the movie.
And oh no, I accidentally messed up really bad when Bobble and Tink were talking here...oh the gaps will fill themselves.
