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Chapter 10: Sticky Situation
"Charlie? Willy?" I called gently in the room hoping not to startle them and smiling as a brown head poked out from somewhere waving at me. "Hi Charlie." I said walking toward them seeing him and Willy were watching a tiny Oompa Loompa expectantly as he took a piece of candy and hesitated with it near his mouth.
"It's not sour anymore…that problem resolved itself." Willy said with a silly smile on his face and an equally silly giggle watching Marty raise his eyebrows curiously at him. "Charlie…please convince him." He pleaded childishly as I covered my mouth stifling a giggle as the Oompa Loompa shrugged placing the candy in his mouth freezing as though waiting for something to happen.
"It's sweet…it didn't pucker me to death this time." Marty motioned almost in relief as he nodded his approval at the new batch of candies and then suddenly he turned almost a neon green color which was odd on his orange tan skin.
"Shoot." Charlie said as Marty glanced down at his hands and jumped in fright at first before throwing his hands in the air and tapping his foot annoyed at his new skin color. "It shouldn't last too long Marty…I'm sorry." He said as the little man shrugged and disappeared out of the inventing room.
"Those would be good for Halloween or April Fools." I said as Charlie glanced over at me with a warm smile and hugged me which I noticed wasn't as awkward for him this time around. I saw that smirk on Willy's face again and stuck out my tongue as Charlie pulled back not seeing Willy return the favor.
"Hey that's a good idea." Charlie said as Willy rolled his eyes making some sort of odd hand gestures in my direction as though blaming me for distracting Charlie, which brought on a small smile and an innocent shrug. "What do you think Mr. Wonka?" he questioned thoughtfully.
"Maybe…more colors will be needed though otherwise it would be boring." Willy replied as Charlie nodded apparently going over a notebook on the table and watching Willy add more ingredients to the candy they were working on.
Suddenly the candy started to fizz slightly and make an odd pulsating sound, which quickly followed with a hiss. "Uh oh." I thought stepping away from both chocolatier and boy seeing them give each other a nervous look. I slowly made my way around behind one of the plush chairs in the room and ducked behind it hearing the hiss turning into an odd whistle, before I heard a sharp bang and sounds of splattering. I after a few seconds of thought peeked over the chair and noticed that both Willy Wonka and Charlie were covered in a multicolored candy substance and saw Charlie frown thoughtfully before exiting the room.
"I'll be back later Mr. Wonka…I need to go clean up and eat lunch." Charlie called before shutting the door behind him.
I stared at Willy's confused expression for a long time seeing his usual purple and black attire was completely coated in the gooey rainbow gunk. I finally allowed a tiny stifled giggle to escape cutting it off as violet eyes leveled with me. "You look like you fell into the rainbow." I thought finally letting out another giggle not being able to stop right away.
"This isn't funny…it's sticky and…ew…yucky too." Willy replied indignantly as he made an attempt to pull some of the goop off his shirt and was startled when his gloved hand stuck fast. "Great a candy form of crazy glue." He muttered unsuccessfully trying to pull his hand free.
"Marty!" I called seeing the little man poke his head in the inventing room and take one look at Willy before going into hysterical giggles. "Get some others and help me get him out of this mess." I said as he nodded disappearing from the room to fetch some more help. "Where's the water and soap?" I questioned seeing him point with his free hand to my left. I then returned from a wild rainbow of purples and pinks bathroom with a purple basin and some washcloths hoping to get the sticky mess off the chocolatier long enough for him to hopefully go change. "Look at the bright side…you made an edible glue, at least until someone finds out they can't open their mouth." I said with a giggle seeing him allow a small smile at my joke.
"It would be great for those that can't sing at a karaoke studio." Willy replied thoughtfully as I nodded in agreement and started to work at freeing his stuck fast hand frowning when the rag stuck fast to the substance and left my hand. "Looks like this is going to be harder than it looks." He said as I nodded hearing shuffling feet and seeing Marty, Alex, and six others I didn't recognize.
"Be carefully everything sticks." I said as Marty gave me a small giggle and I noticed the spark in his eyes at the comment. "Marty…don't even think about it and innocent isn't one of your best looks." I said as he nodded shrugging and handing everyone a small spray bottle that said remove all candy spray. "Clever." I commented as I spotted Willy smile faintly before I took to spraying at his hand watching the cloth fall and seeing him flex his now loose hand. "Well you're free now. I think you should go change…rainbow is not becoming especially if someone bumps into you." I pointed out as he nodded exiting the inventing room and leaving me with a seven pack of giggling Oompa Loompa's. "Stop that infernal giggling…I will put that stuff in your cocoa beans." I murmured as six of the seven left in a hurry. I glanced down as Marty handed me a small paper which I opened to read.
Is Mr. Cocoa Bean comfortable to sleep on?
"Marty…there's still some of that candy left." I snapped seeing his eyes widen in surprise before he made a very hasty exit. "How many of those boogers saw that?" I wondered making my way to the elevator spot startled to see a still candy coated Willy staring at me as if waiting. "Do you really want to get stuck with me?" I questioned handing him the note in my hand seeing him flush slightly after reading it.
"You're the one that can't stand in the elevator." Willy pointed out as I nodded and stepped in bracing myself far away from the still sticky chocolatier as he pressed the button to his room. "You can wait in the room while I go into the shower." He said before I could say anything.
"That's an order." I pointed out giving him a dirty look as he shrugged thoughtfully. "What did I say about orders?" I questioned as he turned to level twinkling violet eyes at me trying to muffle a giggle.
"Mumbler." Willy retorted as I released my grip on the elevator forgetting for the moment he was covered in the sticky candy and reaching out to swat at him. "Wait!" he cried as I paused remembering what happens when in contact with the stuff.
"That was close." I said giving him another withering look since I couldn't touch him without sticking to him. "You wait till you change…I'll get you back." I said staring at the now laughing Willy Wonka. "Oh shit." I squeaked as my footing gave out and I collided with him. "Oh bother." I thought staring up into surprised violet eyes seeing we were stuck fast together me tight against his chest arms pinned around him. "We have a problem." I muttered as Willy nodded his eyes thoughtfully looking down into mine.
--Willy Wonka's POV--
Willy stood there thoughtfully as she threatened him and found himself laughing at the funny look she was giving him, until she cursed in a pathetic squeak attempting to gain her footing. "Uh oh." He thought as she stumbled forward arms wrapping around him in an attempt to stop. He glanced down realizing then she was stuck to him and that it made him feel odd somewhat and out of place. "Another awkward moment." He thought. Willy listened as she said "We have a problem" and nodded in agreement seeing that if they were to run into those blasted little devils there would be a need for explaining.
"Candied crazy glue…this stuff would be good for arguing couples." Willy said giggling thoughtfully before realizing what he said and looking suddenly awkward. "Never mind." He quickly said backtracking rapidly as she glanced up at him curiously.
--Back to other POV--
"That's not a bad market idea actually." I said staring hard into those violet eyes seeing how suddenly nervous he was as he tried to shift away remembering the candied mess currently sticking us together. "He's adorable when nervous." I found myself thinking before hearing a ding and glancing sideways curiously.
"Now we need to get down to my room and get some of that spray to separate us." Willy said as I nodded.
"How?" I questioned as he hesitated at this flushing faintly as he lowered his eyes a moment. "Oh…never mind." I said realizing he would have to carry me otherwise we would risk being stuck to the floor. "Excuse the blonde moments I occasionally have." I said hearing a high giggle as I glanced up sticking out my tongue at him. "Blah." I muttered.
"You're cute when annoyed." Willy retorted before I wondered exactly how he purposed to carry me considering the way I was stuck to him.
"Um…how do you purpose to carry me if I'm stuck like this?" I questioned as he thought about that for a moment almost in surprise at the notion.
"Hmm…good point." Willy replied as I sighed seeing what this would mean. "We're going to need Oompa Loompa help." He said sounding slightly whiny as I nodded in agreement.
I glanced at the elevator thoughtfully seeing Willy somehow manage to use his cane to press a purple button that flashed emergency briefly. We stood there for a long time or at least it seemed that way and I was suddenly aware of those familiar eyes watching me intently like the last time when he had kissed me. I felt nervous all over again and wondered what would happen if this time I kissed him first. "He would freak out again." I thought staring around the room briefly seeing no sign of Oompa Loompa's as of yet. "Or maybe not…I think Mrs. Bucket had good advice." I thought or at least hoped, I met those violet eyes then seeing him still staring down intently. "I need to try…I don't want to shut off everyone forever." I thought making up my mind I leaned up seeing his eyes widen in surprise as I pressed my lips firmly against his feeling a tingling sensation all over as he in turn pressed against mine. The room seemed to spin in those short moments until I found some sense and pulled back seeing his eyes were studying me intently.
"Why?" Willy questioned thoughtfully wishing he could step back and absorb the situation more clearly worried he was reading too much into the sudden show of affection.
"Because…I do like you." I replied feeling my face grow hot at the admitted words which I had intentionally been avoiding until then. "I just sought out some advice and apparently got my answer." I said hearing a giggle down the hall knowing both of us were crimson by then.
"We should discuss this later. Okay?" Willy asked his voice slightly higher pitched then normal as I nodded in agreement both of us seeing Marty and Gregory at our feet with laughter in their eyes. "Can you get us apart?" he questioned as the little men both giggled at this. "Hmm…Maybe I should threaten them again." I thought lowering my eyes into a dark glare as both men started to giggle harder until they glanced up at Willy.
"Ok…we'll help." Motioned Gregory getting nervous by both glares as he and Marty started to spray the candy away spray on us, which was rather difficult when they couldn't get too much higher then our knees. "Now what?" he motioned as Willy and I both glanced down our legs apart but still connected from the waist up.
"Use my leg and climb." I said lifting my leg slightly to allow them a boost to climb around my waist and up my back. Soon we were apart and I lifted Gregory and Marty carefully from my shoulders to the floor. "Thanks guys." I said as they both nodded disappearing. "You get a move on before another incident happens." I said pointing to Willy's room down the hall seeing him pause in the hall giving me a look.
"Now who's ordering who?" Willy retorted with a giggle as I rolled my eyes and stomped my foot yelling march. "Going…jeez bossy." He said with a giggle pausing at his door as I reached out opening it and watching him disappear into his bathroom.
I sat down in the chair near the fire place where he had spent the previous night throwing romance novels and paused briefly spotting one of them resting open on the stand. I leaned over the arm reading over the first few lines and rolling my eyes. "She falls into his arms, her heart pulsating with his…who writes this stuff?" I wondered staring around the room again. I heard a crash and a muffled what I thought was a curse and ran to the bathroom door.
"Willy are you alright?" I questioned through the door. Then I heard the curse again only it was just "Oh fudge", which forced me to smile.
--Willy Wonka's POV--
"Ye-ah." Willy replied from his perch on the floor wrapped in a burgundy towel chocolate hair strewn all over his face do to slipping on the tiled floor and onto the carpet. "Fine…just found my floor, the hard way." He replied thoughtfully tapping his fingers on the floor a moment.
"Are you sure…that didn't sound so good." Oriana called through the door as he lay there with a frown on his face and slowly stood brushing his hair back into place for the moment.
"I'm sure." Willy replied staring around his bathroom and frowning in thought. "Bathrobe." He glanced around the room finally finding it and placing the purple garment securely around himself before quickly brushing through his hair making sure all traces of goop was gone from his hair. He then exited into the room seeing a concerned Oriana staring at him thoughtfully.
--Original POV--
"Hurt much?" I questioned teasingly as he gave me a pout and crossed his arms.
"No it tickled." Willy retorted before disappearing into a walk in closet and shutting the door behind him. "Smarty." He called from the door before he emerged moments later in his usual purple and black outfit.
"The Oompa Loompa's brought these back cleaned." I said handing him his top hat and cane seeing him quickly adjust the hat on his head violet eyes staring at me almost wearily.
"Anymore of their mischief?" Willy questioned not wanting to actually discuss the elevator just at the moment, he was still confused over the show of affection and admittance to actually liking him.
"I didn't give them a chance." I replied suddenly feeling very nervous and out of place. I sensed I wasn't the only one and saw the awkward look briefly cross his face before he lowered his gaze to the floor.
I could have sworn both of us stood like that for a very long time, when it was only a very short few minutes. I jumped slightly as Willy made his way around me and over to one of the couches in his room thoughtfully staring at me across the room. "This is not supposed to be this awkward." I thought not entirely sure if that was true or not. I stood there a moment and hesitantly made my way over sitting down next to him feeling the tension in the room seem to become more threatening at this simple gesture. I nearly fell off the couch when Willy turned to face me with those piercing violet eyes and just managed to catch my balance before he could assist.
"Graceful." Willy replied instantly relieving the tension in the room as I saw one of his smirks play across his face.
"Right…about as graceful as falling up the stairs." I retorted sticking out my tongue hearing him giggle at this.
"You do that often?" Willy asked as I gave him a warning look raising my hand to poke at him for the hell of it startled when he had my wrist in his at lightening speed his gloves barely making a squeak at the contact.
"Often enough…sadly." I replied pretending to sound annoyed wondering exactly what he was up to when I saw that ever familiar growing smirk on his face. "You know that smirk tends to give you away." I said as he giggled at this his smile genuine in the slightly darkening room, which was due to the now starting evening.
"Really?" Willy asked pretending to sound completely confused. "How can you tell?" he said his voice dropping suddenly as I became aware of how much closer he was to me then before.
"Do I have to answer that Willy?" I questioned feeling my breath hitch as his violet eyes flashed in amusement ever so closer to my face then before.
"Do you?" Willy retorted with his smirk deepening hearing a faint hitch in her breathing.
"Mumbler." I retorted seeing him pretend to be offended by the remark before he giggled again.
"I thought you hated that word." Willy retorted as I gave him a small dirty look closing my eyes as he leaned forward pressing his lips firmly against mine his hand gently entwining in my hair. I returned the kiss placing my hand very lightly against his cheek pulling back after a long moment and seeing him smile slightly. "Ok…maybe they haven't had too many cocoa beans, but we'll have to see." He said standing and offering me his arm as I glanced at him curiously. "Bucket's dinner…member?" he said with one of his silly pouts as I gave him a look and again stuck out my tongue.
"You kissed me, why do I have to remember things that are of less importance?" I quipped seeing him smirk at this before I rose accepting his offered arm.
"Because I said so." Willy retorted as we climb into the elevator moments later.
"Ordering me around…and who do you think you are?" I questioned forcing him to back into a corner poking at him seeing his eyes were amused at this.