One Night in Wal-Mart
Chapter 9: Red Light Special





Walking silently behind Belle, Philip followed her with his hands in his pockets as she guided the way with the flashlight. They had been only walking a short time as Philip looked up from watching the ground and noticed they were by the music section, AGAIN. Having feelings as if they were going in circles he spoke up after a minute of second guessing himself, "Belle do you know where we're going?"

Too late, and definitely a bad move, Belle turned quickly to him and flashed the light in his face roughly. Feeling the heat coming off of her angered body and her determined stance.

"What…DO you mean if I know where we're going! I do know for you information. If I didn't I wouldn't be guiding us! What do you take me for, a dumb blonde or something! Well, have you noticed the shade of your hair lately! We certainly aren't a brunette now are we Philip. And another thing…"

Philip just shook his head and sighed deeply. He droned out the petite who was currently PMS'ing and he wasn't the one she should be letting it known to. He was sure he wasn't the brunette she wanted to mouth all her frustrations to.

Looking between Belle and the music section he finally spoke up again to say, "Look Belle, shut it! Personally I've been lead around here like a little dog and YOU don't know where we're going. For goodness sakes this is the fifth time I have seen Shakira's CD on that rack! If its the stereotype of being a blonde that you want to use fine then, but you need to exclude this one!"

And with that Philip walked off to the music. Picking up the first CD that his mind rampaged upon. Staring at it hardly, it was difficult to read things in the dark, squinting further he read aloud "Enrique….oh hell no" and with that Philip tossed it behind him.

"Ouch!" a voice went from behind Philip. Turning to the source of the voice, Philip detected who may have been but it was too far off he didn't think it could have been them.

"What are you doing over here?" Philip asked.
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Still standing in the middle of the aisle, Belle thought of all that had happened tonight. She reflected silently on the courses of action she took. The so out of herself she had been. She was ashamed needless to say but she still felt she was owed to act out the way she did. She knew that Mimi had been acting off as well. Then she thought about all the things she called Mimi earlier a whore, slut, trick, whore, backstabber, low life, bitch, manipulative piece of shit, and easy. Thinking now, she realized she had yet to say half of the things out loud, some where just in her head as she saw Shawn carrying her.

'Jealousy, the green eyed monster' Belle thought. Who would every believe Ms. Sunshine herself to ever know that emotion. And how she dreaded it so, this feeling of ever believing her 'tough guy', her 'cuddly wuddly simply irresistible knight' would ever think of cheating on her. Boy was she ever needing some morphine now to control her raging thoughts.

'Hmm morphine', Belle thought. As she felt a headache coming on. She would need something for it. Beginning to walk away from Philip even if he was in the dark by himself. He had been right about what he said to her earlier, and that scared her that he was. How was it possible for Philip to take grasp of a situation before she did.

Sighing heavily Belle turned her flashlight into the direction Philip had gone in and was pleasantly surprised by who was standing there.

'It's not possible, he couldn't be here. I thought he had' Belle was sputtering in her mind. Her mouth agape and a tiny slip of saliva was forming at the side of her mouth about to spill.

Reaching with a finger to close the girl's mouth he said, "Please no drooling. I know I'm hot and all as mad as you are with me but you know you still want this." Confidently and cocky he stood watching Belle's reaction.

Smiling to him she jumped into him, hugging him tightly, "I'm so sorry Shawn! Let's not ever fight again. I didn't mean to call dumber than Jason, stupid, ignorant, a complete asshole, jackass, idiot, and all those other things" sweetly she smiled again.

Shawn looked at her confused. Since when did she call him that? Brushing it to the side he didn't care.

"Come here there's something I want to show you" he said taking grab of her hand walking off to the R&B section of the Music department.

"What do you want to show me?" she asked as they stopped in front of a radio.

"How much I love you. Actions speak louder than words and seeing as this is my gift from me to you, I hope you like it" he said as he turned on the radio.

"Wait the electricity's off, how is that working?" she said astounded looking at the waves flush across the stereo.

"Elementary, my dear Watson, elementary. Well more of the everlasting bunny and since this is equipped for taking them, I kind of just burrowed some from a once unopened packaged set of batteries and set them in there. But no more questions, more time for some loving" Shawn proclaimed as he took hold of Belle's hand and they began to sway their bodies to the song that once played at the Last Blast, "Missing You" by Case.

"Standing here looking out my window
My nights are long and my days are cold
Cause I don't have you
How can I be so damn demanding?
I know you said that it's over now
But I can't let go
Every day I want to pick up the phone
And tell you that
You're everything I need and more
If only I could find you"

"I was following you the whole time, you know that right" Shawn asked.

"Now I do" Belle cooed to him.

"There's one other thing I forgot" Shawn said as he paused the music and walked over to a lamp. Belle was questioning his actions in the back of her mind but kept quiet to see what it was he was doing. As he reached behind s shelf and turned on a light. Which lit the whole store to a deep shade of red and it glowed throughout the whole store, although it was still dark there was still some light. It looked like the scene to an erotic nightclub.

"What are you doing" Belle finally asked smiling to Shawn as he began to walk back to her. "How did you know about that light and what it would do?"

"I just know about these type of stores. And I figured since K-Mart have their Blue Light Specials, we could have a Red Light Special and I'm up for sale." he smirked the last part.

"Oooo how much?" she said wrapping her around him.

"This much" he said kissing her and reaching over her to resume the music…

"Like a cold Summer afternoon
Like the snow coming down in June
Like a wedding without a groom
I'm missing you
I'm the desert without the sand
I'm the one without a band
I'm a ring without a hand
I'm missing you

Driving 'round thought I saw you pass me
My rearview mirror's playing tricks on me
Cause you fade away
Maybe I'm just hallucinating
Cause my loneliness got the best of me
And my heart's so weak
Every day I want to pick up the phone
And tell you that
You're everything I need and more
If only I could find you

Like a cold Summer afternoon
Like the snow coming down in June
Like a wedding without a groom
I'm missing you

I'm the desert without the sand
I'm the one without a band
I'm a ring without a hand
I'm missing you

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Said I'm, I'm missing you
Like a cold Summer afternoon
Like the snow coming down in June
Like a wedding without a groom
I'm missing you
I'm the desert without the sand
I'm the one without a band
I'm a ring without a hand

I'm missing you
Like a cold Summer afternoon
Like the snow coming down in June
Like a wedding without a groom
I'm missing you
I'm the desert without the sand
I'm the one without a band
I'm a ring without a hand
I'm missing you

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah... "

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"Whoa, what the hell happened" Jason asked Philip as the whole store went red.

"I don't know but something tells me that someone did that. But why aren't you with Shawn?" Philip asked.

"He's busy with little Miss Belle. He probably dead so therefore they really are getting busy" Jason smiled wildly as he winked to Philip, who just simply rolled his eyes. Then an idea struck Jason. "You know about TLC, right?"

Looking at him stupidly, "Yeah of course I do, what about them?" he asked.

"Red…Light…Special….Remember that song? I say we go cash on those wishes with Mimi and Jan. You get Jan and I'll take care of Mimi, deal?" Jason declared sticking out his hand to confirm it.

"Wait, why do I get stuck with Jan. How about you get Jan and I'll take care of Mimi, at least you have some knowledge what is forbidden territory on Jan and know which needs not to be touched. I'll just handle Meems, me and her really seem to be connecting." Philip said.

"Wait so your going after Mimi now? So what about Chloe? Is she up for grabs because she has a lot of things that you can just only dream of wishing and grabbing upon. Can't say that I blame you for going after her now Phil."

Crooking an eye, Philip stared at Jason in disbelief. This couldn't possibly be the same Jason that called Chloe any and every name but stuck close to the 'Ghoul Girl', and 'Freak' all the time. "You feeling okay there Jase?"

Scratching his head he replied, "Quite dandy but anyways back to what I was saying, how about we play that song and go over to the girls for a nice little favor shall we?"

Catching onto Jason's drift, Philip smiled and nodded his head. As the two walked over off and found a stereo to play the luscious song on. Then with Philip searched for the album entitled, "Crazy, Sexy, Cool" that had the familiar tune on it. When he found it he walked over to Jason who had been a busy ant trying to find plug ins and work the system with the assistance of powerful charged batteries the store sold for cars no less. Once he arranged all the wires and plugged in several speakers to make sure the sound could be heard from outside the store he looked to Philip. "You got it?"

Handing it over to Jason with no words, he watched as he unwrapped the CD and placed it into the stereo system. Not only was Philip amazed at how Jason did it but he couldn't help but wonder how it was he failed everything but was smart enough to get a stereo to work with a car battery? Philip was brought back to reality with the blaring beats coming through.

"Let's go get our ladies, shall we" Jason said as he and Philip both walked off into the red lit store.
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Jan lay with her head on her hands staring at the ceiling. It had been quiet the moments since the other's had departed to look for Ghoul Girl or the Belle's older bro, or b.k.a the Blonde Hottie. Sighing heavily Jan turned her attention to Mimi who had stood with her arms wrapped around herself staring down the aisles of the store.

"So what's been up your ass lately Mimi? Can't be getting any since your so stiff and is most definitely isn't boy trouble. Seeing you in gear tonight eliminates that theory." Jan stated.

Rolling her eyes she turned to Jan slowly and was about to say something when she felt someone tap her from behind.

"Huh?" Mimi said as she turned around and was quickly snatched up as a shrill scream escaped her lips before she vanished before Jan's eyes.

Jumping up quickly, it got dark around Jan again. Mimi had been the one with the flashlight since the lantern had went out some time ago. Now it was dark, and then all of a sudden red lights filled the air. Minutes later music was being played.

"Mimi" Jan let out in a hushed cry. Silently whimpering as she looked swiftly behind her and to the side of her. "Mimi" she said again a little louder but a choked out and scared tone. "Don't do this to me, I'm sorry I didn't mean what I said about things being stuck up your butt. Mimi, come out please, I'm getting…I mean…" she stopped as she heard somebody approaching. Stepping away from the sound, Jan back herself into a corner and that's when she felt a light tap to her side. Not turning around to find out, after the immediate touch, Jan ran off in a sprint even though her ankle was supposed to be swollen like she had told Brady earlier when he helped her back to the spot.

Running and limping somewhat every now and then, she had no clue where she was going but she sure wasn't going to wait around to find out what happened to Mimi.
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"I'm sorry"

"For what?"

"For earlier."

"You shouldn't be sorry, I shouldn't have done what I did"

"Well if you knew what I was planning on or what I had been doing it would of justified why you beat me insanely."

"And what was that Mr. Black?"

"Well you see…" Brady had began but his mind wondered aimlessly back to what Chloe had been wearing. "That's a nice little special garment you have on there. It's deep red suits your body Very well," he said with extra emphasis to 'very'.

Then before Chloe could utter a reply the room around them swept across in accented red hew. And moments later did the song by TLC fill the room with their harmonizing melody. Chloe smiled as she turned to Brady, "You did this for me? Is this what you had been planning? Because if it is Brady, I feel even worse for beating you earlier. I thought the reason you hadn't came after me as quickly as you should of was because you were going after Mimi to make me jealous further. I guess I must of not been on the same frequency as you for once, huh?"

Brady smiled sheepishly and let his hand go through his hair before he said, "Yeah I set this up to happen but in a different way. But we're together so it doesn't matter. But I can't believe you would ever think I would go after Mimi. But it's okay, we both made our own mistakes today, but since I did find you aren't I entitled to a wish?" He smirked to her.

Smiling up at him she said, "Technically no. Jason found me but I would whether grant your wish than his. I see myself having more fun with you than anything Jason could ever dream up. So what is it that you desire Mr. Black?" she smiled foolishly and toyed with the buttons of his shirt. Gliding her finger across his face and under his shirt.

Brady inhaled deeply as he knew what his body wanted it became obvious in a matter of seconds since he saw Chloe in the red thong and draped over transparent top that was laced with fur on it. Lucky thing Chloe had decided to change into the whole attire since it was a matching set that included a nice little bra under it. When the light bulb stroke in Brady's head he turned to Chloe who's face was flaming hot and anticipating his answer very much so.

"A great man once created a song that was entitled "Strip for You" although he did it for his lady, I'd like you to do that for me. But seeing as your already half way there, how about we follow the lyrics to this song. Why don't you give me the red light special?"

"Because you can't handle it" she purred in his ear and leant up against him and sat straddling him. Moving up further on him and kissing his neck, "Now can you Brady?"

Nothing came out of Brady mouths except 'huh' and he felt his hands running up Chloe's back. He began to join her in this little game when a noise came across the whole store.

A voice shouted across the PA system, the same system that the Wal-Mart manager had had been speaking from when he shut down the store quickly.

"NOOOOOOOooooooo, I have Gonorrhea!"