I have Chapter 10. Should I give it over to you guys? Maybe. Okay, here you go! I own only Hale, Kari, and Marie. Time to kick the time frame up a bit, so yeah. Don't worry. It'll get good, I promise you! ;)
For the next couple days, we were going to spend living with the Monstars, as well as having daily visits from some of the Tunes.
Pound insisted that he had no problems cooking our meals and trying to meet up with our needs. Hale would constantly keep patrolling me just to make sure that I wasn't up to anything sneaky with Nawt, although he failed miserably, as Nawt and I had occasional make out sessions when no one was around. But eventually, they each were interrupted by either Bupkus and Marie or Blanko and Nada.
Speaking of those two, I noticed that they have gotten far more closer to one another. I caught both of them on the second day of our staying in Looney Tune Land holding hands while walking around in the Monstars' back garden. I thought it was quite the most adorable sight that I have ever seen, though I avoided lingering for too long for fear of being noticed and embarrassing them, along with myself for peeping.
As I was walking away from the couple, I ran right into Nawt. Big surprise? Not really.
"Hey, sweetheart. What ya doin'?" I raised a finger up to my lips, telling him to keep down and pointed towards the bushes.
He quietly peeked through and saw Blanko talking to Nada happily, the both of them laughing without a care in the world.
"Huh, well what do you know? Those two are just peachy together. Speaking of which.." He swiftly made his way over to me and wrapped his long arms around me. I giggled lightly as he kissed the top of my head then rested his chin on it. "Want to go shoot a few hoops? Just for fun, of course."
I raised a brow. "I thought you guys couldn't play without the NBA talents?"
Nawt shook his head. "Nah. We sucked big time at first, yes, but we decided to adapt and build up our own talent. Trust me, we've gotten a whole lot better!"
I turned around in his arms, giving him a bemused smile. "Alright. Show me what you can do.. babe." Nawt raised a brow, then bent down close to my ear, his hot breath tickling it. "I should have you call me that more often." I laughed and gently pushed him away. "Not unless you can beat me on a few rounds!"
We started making a mad dash towards the Monstars' private basketball court that was a couple yards away from the garden, unaware that Blanko and Nada already noticed us with grins on their faces.
Third Person POV:
Blanko and Nada were walking into the back garden of the Monstars' mansion. In the garden, there was a wide variety of flowers, fruits, and other vegetation. Nada walked up and noticed a couple of blue forget-me-nots arranged in a tidy row on the greenhouse shelf.
"Oh, wow! They're beautiful!" She cried breathlessly, examining the petite blue bouquets. "I've always wanted to see forget-me-nots up close. They're gorgeous!"
Blanko shuffled around shyly. "I planted those. Normally, I'm the one who takes care of the garden and manages the plants around here."
She turned around and faced him with an awestruck look. "You? Oh, Blanko.. You did wonderfully! They look absolutely gorgeous! I can't believe how talented you are. It must have been a lot of work for you to make sure everything is running smoothly here."
The tall blue alien chuckled airily. "Thanks. I'm glad you like them. If you want, you can take some with you when you guys go back."
The young girl gazed up with her bright green eyes, a happy light dancing in the orbs of her irises. "You really mean it? I can have one?"
He nodded in confirmation, a faint blush rising up to his cheeks. He was then caught off by surprise as Nada jumped up and embraced him, squealing with delight.
"Oh, thank you! Thank you so much, Blanko! No one has ever given me flowers like these before! I promise I'll treasure them.. you know, they actually remind me of you."
The blue giant snapped out of his goofy stupor and glanced down at the petite girl hugging him. "Huh? Of me?"
Nada let go of him and nodded. "Yeah, they're blue, just like you are." She grinned up brightly at him, her cheeks a bright pink.
Blanko smiled back, his pulse beating a little faster than it normally would be. 'Guess I know now how Nawt feels when Kari acts like this with him.. Feels nice..', he thought to himself in wonderment.
They both stood there gaping at each other wide mild blushes on their faces, smiling from ear to ear. Then a loud thundering shout was heard from the other end of the garden in the direction of the ginormous home. It was Pound, and he was calling for Blanko to help him out with some fresh tomatoes.
"Uh, I'll be back in a bit, okay? Just gotta go help Pound with something really quick. Feel free to look around here though."
Nada nodded in small disappointment as Blanko took off to see what Pound wanted him to do with the tomatoes.
'I wish he didn't have to go, but I guess Pound does need his help pretty badly.. Wonder what they're gonna do with the tomatoes? Probably a salad or some salsa?' She thought to herself, wandering among the organized row of flowers.
As she came across a nice little patch of lilies, she was started by some rustling in the small bushel row behind her.
"Hello? Who's there?" Nada peeked over the small row, but saw nothing. She looked to her left then her right, shaking her head in confusion.
"That's really weird." As she turned around, she was caught by surprise as a large, slime green hand clamped over her mouth to keep her from screaming. The other large hand grabbed hold of her wrist, squeezing it painfully hard. Trying to wring herself free but to no avail, the large mysterious stranger chortled in a sinister manner.
"Well well, I was hoping to run into the other brat, but I guess you'll have to do." Nada's eyes shot up in terror at the looming figure above her. He was a lot taller than her, probably a bit shorter than Blanko by an inch. He was fuming a cigar in his mouth and had the most fierce, piercing red eyes she has ever seen in her life. What struck her the most was his massive, muscular figure. He must have noticed her terrifying gaze as he let out a boisterous chuckle.
"Am I better looking than your boyfriend?" Nada shot him a glare, her eyes showing every bit of defiance at his words.
He took out a deep puff from his cigar, shrugging. "Probably not. But you're of no interest to me, oh no! Who I want... is your friend Kari. I'm sure she's told you already about me; only difference being is that I was pudgier back then than I am now."
Her eyes grew wide at the realization of who was in front of her. 'No way..'
The tall, muscular and sinister being who was stalking above her tiny form was none other than Swackhammer himself. He took another deep puff and blew it into her face, causing her to cough behind his huge hand.
"Ain't polite to stare, you brat. Haven't you been taught any manners? Anyway, I need you to do something for me.. that is.. if you want your boyfriend and all your friends to stay alive."
Nada stilled at his words, tears threatening to burn from out of her eyes at the thought of what he would do to everyone; to Blanko. Knowing he got her full attention from the threat, he grinned evilly and bent down, whispering maniacally to her.
"I want you, as soon as you bunch return back to your world, to make sure Kari is isolated from everyone else. For all I care, she could be in her room for a moment; just a moment.."
Nada bit down hard on his pointer finger, causing him to yelp in pain. She fell to the floor, but was yanked up by both of her wrists, though not so hard as to leave bruises. "Why should I? I would never do that! Kari is my friend, and so is everyone else! I'm not going to betray anyone!"
Swackhammer grimaced, but then flashed a large toothy grin. "Because if you don't.. I will annihilate not just your friends, but your petty family too. You see, I know where your parents went and I know how to get 'em! It's not just mere coincidence that your beloved grandmother got sick out of the blue with influenza."
She froze, her mind not believing what she was hearing. So he was the one who made all those occurrences rise out of nowhere?
"You're- you're lying! You wouldn't-" She cried in shock. He growled darkly. "Oh, but I would. Unless you do as I say.."
Seeing as she had no other option, she quietly nodded her head. Swackhammer seemed pleased with the response, lowering her down to the ground.
"Now no tears, girl. I don't want to attract attention.. at least, not just yet." Then he abruptly grabbed her harshly by the chin, forcing her to look up at him. "If you say a word to anyone of this, I will do what I promised to do otherwise. Am I clear?"
Nada was shaking, knowing he meant business. She nodded her head, hoping that he would just leave; that it was all but a mere dream. Unfortunately for her, it wasn't.
He breathed out a large puff from his cigar. "Good girl. Remember, I want her alone.. and only her." Her eyes enlarged at his emphasis. 'Wait, only Kari? Not Hale? But why..?'
Before she could utter a word, he was gone. Nada blinked a couple of times, looking around frantically for Swackhammer, but there was no sign of him anywhere. The smell of the cigar smoke also strangely disappeared, with only the smell of vegetation from the greenhouse.
Falling to her knees, she wept lightly. "Oh no.. please that it was just a dream. There was no way that he was just here."
"Are you okay, Nada?" Halting her silent sobs, she glanced up to see Kari standing there, looking at her with concern. She wiped away the few tears that were on her face and gave a small smile at her friend. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just got a little scared, that's all."
Kari tilted her head. "Scared of what?" Nada thought about telling her friend what just happened, but remembered the threat that came with it if she did. Still unsure if it was a dream or not, she thought against it and told her friend a white lie instead.
"That I saw a snake. I saw something moving around over there on the ground and I guess I freaked out." Kari gave her a small grin and shook her head.
"I'm sure it was nothing. Don't worry. Come on! Blanko made a nice Caesar salad for all of us for lunch!" Kari offered her hand to her best friend to help her up.
Smiling the best she could, Nada took her hand and the both of them walked out of the greenhouse and headed over to the large gazebo.
Nada hated to tell lies, especially to those she loved. But she knew that if she told the truth, it would cost her dearly.
From behind the tall trimmed pine trees that fenced around the backyard, Swackhammer grinned snidely to himself, as everything was going according to his plan.