Very small reference in this chapter. See if you can find it. :D
Back outside the hospital, the sun was shining and the group was talking animatedly. Germani couldn't help but shoot worried glances at her brother (who was now wearing a red sweater with black jeans, courtesy of Kirimi) and then back at Blizzard. Eventually the arctic albino grew tired of Germani's eyes, so she stomped up in front of the brunette, causing the whole group to stop.
"Alright, what is it?" Blizzard snapped.
Germani's eyes widened with surprise. " Uh, wha-"
"Oh, stop it." Blizzard hissed. "I see you glancing back at me every two seconds. What the hell do you want?"
Scary, Handy and Kirimi looked at the scene before them, not sure what to do. "Should I stop Blizzard?" Scary whispered. Kirimi shook her head, and Handy shrugged. "I don't know what mood she's in," Kirimi murmured. "She could lash out." The small red-head nodded and stood back.
"Nothing?" Germani squeaked.
"Doesn't seem like it."
"Hey, c'mon now!" Handy suddenly intervened. "Let's just forget about it."
"C'mon!" Scary yelled. "Let's go, Yuki!"
The albino nodded and backed off, offering her hand to Germani. Germani stared down at it with confusion.
"Peace," Blizzard rolled her eyes. "For...forgive...m..."
Kirimi chuckled at how her headstrong cousin struggled for the words. "She's trying to say forgive me," the bluette(is that even a word? Guess not.) said softly. Germani looked into Blizzards steely gray eyes and laughed. "Sure," the bear said, slapping her palm against the pale hand. "That was quick. Consider yourself forgiven."
"Let's go!" Scary snapped. "I wanna meet other people! Germani, how many people do you know?"
Germani paused. "Uhh...other than these guys? I guess I sorta know Fifty and Nifty?"
Kirimi and Handy exploded into laughter, and Scary stared at them with a cross look on his face. "It's Lifty and Shifty," Handy choked out. "The raccoon twins who tried to rob us earlier."
"I know who they are!" Germani exploded.
"Rob you?" Scary stammered. "But you looked like a deranged hobo! Rob you for what?"
"Well you see here-" Blizzard started, but Germani cut her off. "I didn't like them, so I fought them and met Blizzard here. The twins escaped and I got kicked in the face."
"No matter," Scary said with an unusual tone of voice. "Let's move along. I want to go home."
"Home?" Germani paled. "Scary we don't...have a house."
"Yes we do!" Scary insisted. "When I first woke up, I was all like 'where am I?' and Sniffles said 'Don't worry, your sister will be here soon. I'm happy to inform you that you now own the property of 123 Acorn Drive. Movers will be there shortly to drop off your starter furniture.'"
Germani cocked her head. "Starter..furniture?"
"The stuff you first get when you move to Happy Tree Town. They provide you with a bed, a sofa, an oven, fridge, microwave and such." Scary explained. "Sniffles told me."
Blizzard blinked. "He said all that, and you remembered?"
Germani shrugged. "He's really smart."
"I'm just like any other fifteen year old." Scary said humbly.
Handy's jaw dropped. "F-fifteen? B-but...you act like..."
"You act like you're ten years younger!" Kirimi exclaimed. "You're kinda older looking, but you're short and your eyes are so big and-"
"UKE!" Blizzard suddenly screamed. "You act like an uke!"
Scary blushed. "Wh-no!"
"Look," Germani suddenly said. "Let's go home, okay? I want to get used to this place, and to do that I need to know where I LIVE."
"I'll drive you," Handy offered. "Or...Blizzard can drive. Ya know. Cuz she has a stable mind...and hands."
"I'll drive," Germani cut in before the beaver could begin degrading himself. "I'm of age. Seventeen."
"But you haven't driven a car?" Blizzard said curtly.
"..."
"Exactly. C'mon everyone, let's see Germ's new house." The albino clapped her hands in finality.
"Al-GERM? What the hell?"
"C'mon sis, let's just go!"
"Yeah Germani, let's go! Before I hallucinate and miss it!"
"Handy can come for company."
"Me? Alright then."
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123 Acorn Drive
"Check it out!" Blizzard crowed. "You live in an actual Tree Home!"
"The leafs...are purple." Scary murmured. Kirimi looked at the tree with clear eyes, admiring the perfectness of the house her friends now lived in.
Germani elbowed him playfully. "It was probably Mondo Media's design. We're pretty much living anime."
"Right," Handy said. "But...oh shit."
"Hm?" Kirimi said. She followed Handy's gaze and paled just like he did. "Oh fuck. No way."
"What?" Germani, Blizzard and Scary snapped.
"Y-your neighbor..." Handy pointed a stub at the huge green log beside her house. It was an odd thing to live in, but then again, look at Kirimi's house. "Flippy. You live next to Flippy."
"And...?" Germani said softly.
"I'll...I'll be honest." Kirimi gulped. "Flippy is... he's a veteran from the War. He's back for now, no one knows whether or not he got discharged or anything. But he has PTSD, and he's really sensitive to cracking sounds, smoke and bloody visuals."
Scary was about to ask why the hell there would be a bloody visual anywhere until he remembered where he was.
"When he comes across those things...he changes," Kirimi continued, her voice heavy with fear. She shoved her hands into her pockets, biting her lip nervously. "He turns into his other half, Evil. Evil is a psychotic demon, and when he's around death is certain. There's no stopping him."
"WHAT?" Germani raged. "Why do I have to live next to a FREAK?"
"Don't get me wrong!" Kirimi exclaimed. "Flippy is a really great guy! He's nice, he's really caring and he's thoughtful. It's Evil who has little to no conscious."
"Just be careful," Handy said, and he and Kirimi turned to leave.
"Wh-where are you going?" Blizzard snapped.
"Back to work." Handy said. "I was working on some construction plans and needed some tools when I ran into your brother. I need to get that done."
"Why Kirimi?"
"Oh wait!" Germani exclaimed to Kirimi. "I forgot, you work for Handy!"
Kirimi nodded. "I missed work on Friday the day I found you. It's been a tiring three days, and I need to rest up in my bed this time. The TV's nice and all, but I need real energy. Hopefully I'll find my bed before my visions kick in."
"Oh." Scary sounded slightly crestfallen. "Well, once we figure out our phone number, we'll call you. What's yours?"
Kirimi told them and Germani placed it in her memory.
"Hold up!" Blizzard exclaimed. "What about me? I didn't get a house!"
Handy waved good-bye before he was asked to build anything.
"I'll take you to Town Hall when I wake up," Kirimi mumbled. Let's go."
"Right," Blizzard mumbled. "Bye Scary. Bye Germs."
"Bye!" Scary waved.
"Good B-HEY!" Germani raged at the nickname 'Germs'.
The three hopped in Handy's truck before anything drastic could happen. As soon as the tow truck drove off a much larger vehicle pulled up in front of the house.
'U-HAUL-BECAUSE-YOU-HAVE-TO' The truck read.
"This must be the furniture people," Scary murmured. Germani nodded as two figures stepped out of the truck and split directions. One went to the back and the other approached the bears.
"Hi," The fox/person said softly and shyly. "I'm...I'm A-Anton. Me and my..um...friend...will be helping you, uh, move today. Ha..ha."
Germani blinked in confusion. This fox/person was clearly dead-shy, and not only that...was it a girl or a boy? He/She had shiny silver hair and pretty violet eyes, but the black Turtle-neck showed a flat chest, which was also contradicted by the black skinny jeans. Confusion flooded her brain. "Erm...thanks, Mist...Miss..."
"Mister," Anton snapped. Then he relaxed. "I'm...I'm sorry, I get that a lot. I'm often mistaken for a girl." He flipped his hair.
"Sorry," Scary said sincerely. "I'm glad you're helping us move in. You look nice."
Anton relaxed even more. "Th-thanks. My...partner back there is,um,Ivory. Ivory the cat. She's a little depressed," he added quietly. "Yet, sh-she's a bit...overly cheerful to her friends. Ha ha..."
"That's okay," Germani whispered back as said cat approached the three. Ivory was a white cat with a sleek long tail that had a red collar on it. She wore a black t-shirt, blue jeans and red neon arm warmers. Perched on her nose was a pair of glasses.
"Hi." Ivory said cheerfully. "The name's Ivory. This is my friend Anton. We'll be helping you move your furniture in, 'cuz it's common courtesy. Hey," she suddenly said. "Have you met Lumpy? He's your neighbor to the right."
Scary followed her pointing finger's direction to find a crappy looking mobile home. Germani stared at it and shuddered.
"When we moved him in, we didn't bother helping," Ivory rambled on. "We just, threw his stuff in and let him take care of it. He's too stupid to be bothered with, ya know? Also, it's a little stupid how he's a doctor here. Oh well."
Suddenly Ivory's face fell and she looked absolutely sad. Scary jumped at the sudden change of mood, whereas Anton shot them a glance.
"That's...great." Germani mumbled.
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