Chapter 9: Jealousy at the Mall
On a Thursday, it's just a plain normal day on WarioWare Inc. and on a Friday, after the afternoon shift is over, Wario thought, "Hmm...I'm not sure if Ashley is interested in me right now...I better go ask Ashley…". and he rode his motorcycle to Ashley's house.
When he got there, he was surprised to see Ashley wearing different clothing...she wore sneakers with white socks in it, her jeans, and a white plain shirt. What's more surprising to Wario is that on Ashley's hairstyle, she's not wearing her diadem. Her hairstyle is nothing more than changing from her usual pigtails to her ponytails kind of hair.
Red came out as happy as he can be. Ashley says, "Hello Wario.".
Wario waved back and said, "Hey Ashley. Ashley?...what's with your clothing and hairstyle?".
"Oh, the one that I'm wearing right now? First of all, I'm aware that there's office romance and I don't want to get in trouble with you so...I honestly change my clothing and my hairstyle just to be safe…", explained Ashley and they got on to the motorcycle.
"Okay...can we go to the mall today? You know in Saturday, I have to be the boss on Orbulon at the afternoon due to him not being there for a few days. I also have Orbulon on a Sunday afternoon.", asked Wario.
"Sure, but this time, let's get to the Diamond City Mall. I felt like that the Mushroom Kingdom Mall is about to be closed. It only opens from 9 in the morning to 9 at the night. DIamond City Mall however can open at 10 in the morning and it closes at 12 in midnight. I definitely want to spend more time with you.", said Ashley.
"Oh...okay. And I guess that's the second reason why you changed your clothes. Let's a go!", exclaimed Wario and he drove his motorcycle off to Diamond City Mall.
When they arrived at the Diamond City Mall, they're aware of their surroundings and they didn't want their friends to think that it's too strange to hangout with Wario.
"Wario. We have got to split up…", trailed off Ashley.
Wario looks sad and thought, "We're breaking up?! Why Ashley?! I mean...I didn't steal anything from your house recently...Ashley...I never thought of this but...I...I...LOVE YOU...I love you because of your personality...I love you because your interest in video games...and being a witch who likes games let alone being cute...is quite rare...you remind me of a beauty Gruntilda...and your awesome magic reminds me of Matilda...wait a minute…".
Ashley realized that Wario's is sad by his droopy mustache and his looks on the eyes and exclaimed, "Wario! I didn't mean the relationship is over! I mean, we need to separate ourselves from the mall!".
Wario was relieved. "Sorry...I thought that when you say, 'We have got to split up', I honestly thought that you meant, break up a relationship...which I don't want to because...I really like you…", trailed off Wario.
Red is really uncomfortable with Wario while Ashley responded, "It's okay Wario...I still like you...I meant that we should meet up at 8:30 at night near the arcade and play with it. We got to split up and just browse through it until that time.".
"Can I give you a hug before we split up?", asked Wario.
"Okay, but we need to split up to avoid possible jealousy within the co-workers if they're there.", said Ashley and she allows Wario to hug her for 5 seconds. Wario hugs Ashley and she hugs him back for 5 seconds. When they're done, they have been split up.
Wario was at the food court eating pizza. Mona came over and said, "Hey Wario!".
Wario is a bit shocked to see Mona but decided to wave back anyway. Wario takes a gulp in his food and said, "Hey Mona...what are you doing here?".
"Um...I'm just shopping for clothes and stuff...so...what are you doing here anyway?", asked Mona happily.
"Well...I'm just eating my pizza and...I'm only here for that…", trailed off Wario. Wario continues to eat the pizza.
"Oh...well...I think I need someone to help me choose the right clothing…", trailed off Mona looking into Wario's eyes lustfully.
Wario gulp the second to last slice of a pizza. "Um...actually, I'm almost done eating and I'm about to go home because-".
"Wario. I don't believe in your lies. You've got to help me for finding a right clothes to the real world.", cut off Mona and she holds Wario's wrist tightly.
Wario ate the last slice of pizza and he thought, "Hmm...If I'm being nice to Mona...I wouldn't have problems with workplace relationship. I'm gonna have to talk to Ashley if I spend longer with Mona…".
"Okay...I guess I can help you with the right clothes…", trailed off Wario reluctantly.
Mona cheered and she drags Wario to go clothes shopping with her.
Meanwhile, Ashley and Red were at the oriental store and they're looking for something that can make evil magic.
Kat and Ana were looking around while the shop is sharpening dual weapons. They bump into Ashley although both of them didn't know that they've bumped into Ashley.
"Sorry Ma'am! We're trying to just look around.", apologized Kat.
"Yeah! We're sorry!", exclaimed Ana and they both continued to walk fast around the store. Ashley thinks that they're both clowns.
"Hold on a second...have we bumped into Ashley?", asked Kat.
"I...dunno...maybe?", asked Ana. They both looked at Ashley and they realized that it IS Ashley. "Ashley?!", exclaimed both Kat and Ana.
"Hey...what's going on?", asked Ashley.
"Well, we were waiting for our swords to be sharpened and...what are you doing here?", asked Kat.
"I'm here to look for something that I can put in my magic potion…", trailed off Ashley.
"Do you want to play with us while we're waiting for our sword to be sharpened?", asked Ana.
"No thanks, I have to wait for Red to see if he got anything that he wanted.", answered Ashley.
Kat and Ana are disappointed and Ana said, "Okay…".
Red carried a vase and asked, "Hey Master Ashley, is it okay if I could get this vase?".
"Um...why would we need a vase?", asked Ashley.
"If you want to make an evil plant, I think having a vase would help out…", trailed off Red.
Ashley thought about it for a moment and said, "Ah, okay. Let's just purchase a vase.".
They went to the cashier and they have managed to purchased a vase. Red wonders what they should do next.
Before they left a store, Ashley looks at the clock that says 8 pm and said, "Well, it's 8 at night already and we should be putting our vase at home...I'll hold it and you turn into a broom.".
"Okay, I'll turn into a broom for you master Ashley.", said Red and they got out of the mall quickly and Red turns into a broom.
Ashley carries a vase and gets on to the broom. She holds carefully and Red goes slow on the flying. When they got home from a few distance, Ashley puts her vase in the basement for later experiment.
She came back upstairs and she got on her broom again to go back to Diamond City Mall. She then look at the time and it is 8:25 at night. She was at the arcade with Red and they're waiting for Wario.
Meanwhile, Wario was stuck with Mona and realized that it's 8:25 at night also. "Come on Mona! Would you please hurry up and get your 'fashion' done?!", thought Wario with frustration.
Mona was looking around doing clothes shopping with Wario. Wario was already bored with the idea of clothes shopping and so he felt asleep while standing up.
Mona noticed that Wario was sleeping and yelled, "Wake up Wario!". Wario was awake and shocked. "Wario, are you bored of me?", asked Mona in a slight bitter tone.
"Um...no...it's late at night…", trailed off Wario while being sleepy.
"But Wario, I'm not done yet and I'm still trying to look for the right mix of clothes for the real world.", said Mona and she continues to drag Wario. "If you want to get out of store quickly, then help me out will ya?!", exclaimed Mona. Wario agrees to help out if it meant getting to Ashley sooner.
Ashley and Red were waiting near the arcade entrance at 8:30. "Come on Wario...where are you?!", thought Ashley. Red was already tired standing up and he fell asleep.
Two hours later, Ashley saw Wario holding bags around Mona and Mona seems to be happy enough. Mona didn't noticed Ashley but Wario nervously waved at Ashley and Ashley is looking at him weirdly. "Is Wario...cheating on me?!", thought Ashley.
Ashley turn on her anger and abruptly said, "Red...let's go home…".
Red was awaken and asks, "Why? What's the matter Ashley?".
"Don't you see what happened?", said Ashley in a harsh tone and she pointed to Wario holding bags for Mona.
"Wha-What?! Is Wario cheating on you?!", asked Red.
"Shh! Not so loud Red!", whispered Ashley.
"Sorry…", trailed off Red.
"I don't know if Wario is cheating on me...if he doesn't explain to me soon enough, our relationship could be over…let's just go home already...", said Ashley in disappointment.
Red was disappointed that they weren't going to be able to play arcade games in the Diamond City Mall. "Okay…", trailed off Red disappointedly and they both got outside of the mall. Red turns into a broom which Ashley rides back home with it.
When they've arrived home, Ashley and Red decided to go to bed for the meeting that she's going to have with Wario.
They've brushed their teeth and when they're done in the restroom, Ashley disappointedly says, "Good Night Red. I hope that Wario will owe me an explanation…".
When Ashley was about to get on the bed, they've heard the knocking on the door loudly. Ashley got tired and angry so she went to open the door and angrily yelled, "What do you want?!"
"Ashley! Please don't be angry with me! I have some explanation to owe you at night!", exclaimed Wario while kneeling down to beg.
"Wario?! You owe me some explanation about what happened at the mall!", said Ashley and Wario was in Ashley's Mansion.
When they're at the living room, Ashley asked, "Wario...you were with Mona...are you cheating on me?!".
"To be honest with you, no. I have an explanation. You see while I was eating pizza, Mona came by and ask me to go fashion shopping with her. I told her 'no', but she insisted that she wants my help in order to find out if she looks good in the real world.", explained Wario.
Ashley thought about it for a moment. "You didn't see Mona in a nice bikini did you?! Yeah, I know your stuff...I know that you have magazines of girls in a bikini and you like it...I've been creeping in your office before to find out about you...and your lifestyle...", threatened Ashley with an angry look in her eyes.
"N-No. I didn't see Mona wearing a bikini at all and I've tried to get out of it or at least make Mona shop faster just so I can be with you on time, but I wasn't able to because she was very serious about her fashion choice. I have to go along with it because if Mona isn't very happy, she would be less willing to have more productivity at work and I don't want that happening in our workplace.", explained Wario.
Ashley thought about it for a moment and says it with a slight tone of anger, "Hmm...Wario...what you have just done...to me...makes me feel…".
"Oh boy! I think I made Ashley really mad...I've just only broke one promise…", thought Wario nervously.
"...very proud of you. I think you're taking care of business properly and being a nice person despite the fact that you break a promise to me…", trailed off Ashley.
"I'm so sorry for breaking a promise and...to make it up...I will come over your house by 8 or earlier at night if I can get Orbulon to be done making games. Yeah. He has overtime due to the fact that he missed work and thanks for...telling me that I'm a nice person...and doing my business…", trailed off Wario happily.
"Wario...I can trust you...to be honest…", trailed off Ashley.
Wario blushed and said, "Thanks...It's time for me to go...we have a meeting tomorrow..."
"Meeting?", questioned Ashley and she thought about it for a moment and realized it. "Oh yeah! You mean like where the WarioWare Inc. would take place in the real world?", said Ashley.
"Yeah...that kind of meeting...see you tomorrow...morning…", said Wario feeling real sleepy. Wario eyes is about to close and Wario didn't move an inch out of the couch.
"Wario...are you...able to go home?", asked Ashley.
"Sure...I can go...zzzzz.", said Wario before falling asleep on the couch. "Wake up Wario...It's...time..to...go…zzz", thought Wario.
"Poor Wario...I wonder if Mona even knows what time he goes to sleep?...I guess I can go get spare pillows and blankets.", thought Ashley. Ashley goes upstairs and realizing that Red is already fast asleep on the bed. "Good Night Red…", whispered Ashley and she gave him a kiss before going to get blankets and pillows.
When Ashley heard a loud boom downstairs, she got downstairs as fast as she can to see what was going on. When she got there, Wario had rolled over to the floor. Wario was slightly awake feeling the pain. "Huh…?", trailed off Wario while feeling sleepy.
"Wario. Don't move. Stay there and you'll be fine.", said Ashley.
"Okay…", said Wario and Wario lie down on the floor is asleep again. Wario rolled onto his back. Ashley had put her spare pillow under Wario's head and covers him with a blanket. Ashley was also feeling too tired to go back upstairs to sleep on her bed.
Ashley decided to sleep with Wario on the floor too so luckily for her, she had another pillow and blanket and so, she sets the pillow and blanket up and went to sleep on the floor.
The next morning at 6 am, Wario woke up and gasps in shock. "This isn't my house! This is...Ashley house! Oh boy! I better get out of here before…", thought Wario. Wario then turns his head around and saw Ashley sleeping right next to him.
Wario screamed and Ashley is awaken from her sleep. Ashley asks, "What?! What's wrong Wario?".
Wario looked at Ashley and exclaimed, "Did I have sex with you last night?!".
"NO! I know what sex is and I'm still in my pajamas.", answered Ashley.
"Oh. Okay...sorry about that...I thought I was sleeping in my house...but…", trailed of Wario.
"You're asleep in my house last night so I provided you with comfort. I slept here because I'm also tired.", explained Ashley.
"Oh...um...thanks...Ashley…", trailed off Wario feeling blushed. "So...where's the restroom?", asked Wario.
"It's upstairs, but this time, we'll take turns using the restroom.", said Ashley and they both went upstairs.
"Um...do you have a spare toothbrush?", asked Wario.
"Hold on a minute.", said Ashley and she looks in her closet and found a spare toothbrush.
"Here you go.", said Ashley.
"Thanks...again...", trailed off Wario and he use the restroom.
After they've finished their business, Wario decided to leave Ashley's Mansion an hour early due to fears that they will be found out about being a couple while Ashley eats breakfast with Red and they've left their house to WarioWare Inc. when they're done eating breakfast.
Will Wario be able to keep the promise that he'll make up for Ashley? Or will he break the promise and break the relationship with Ashley? Find out next time on this fanfic!
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