A/N Double digits! I know we started double digits last chapter, but I didn't want to celebrate until now. Chapter 11! I'm happy! I hope you are! Anyways...Let's join Josh! Or Ralph?...Why not both? Oh right Josh isn't with Ralph, and the others. Because they took him back to the orphanage. Okay, let's join Betty then.
Cross my heart
"You idiots!" Betty yells, slapping to two. Caleb rubs his cheek.
"It was an accident." He says, glaring at Betty.
"It doesn't matter how it happened! Just go, and bring him back!" She orders. The two run out of the building, into the woods.
Josh ditches his flip flops, knowing he can run faster with out them, looking back he sees Billy, and Caleb not too far behind. Looking around he sees a large tree. So, he jumps onto it, and starts climbing. The two watch him climb. Josh grits his teeth, as the bark scratches his feet, giving him splinters, and cuts.
"You're can't stay up there forever!" Billy yells.
"Well. It is an apple tree. So, he could." Caleb says, making Billy roll his eyes.
Josh makes it halfway up the tree, before stopping. He grabs an apple from the branch above him, and starts eating it. After his first bite, he waves the apple above Billy's head, mockingly. Billy crosses his arms.
"We can wait." Billy says, leaning against the tree. Caleb sighs, and sits down on the ground.
Back at the orphanage, Ralph, and the others pull into the courtyard, stopping in front of the building, they all jump out of the van. Ralph is the first up the stairs. Betty swings the doors open, just as Ralph reaches the top of the stairs.
"Hello, mister Wreckington!" Betty says cheerfully.
"Can it Betty! We came back for Josh! We know you've been hurting him!" Ralph says, almost yelling, while pointing a finger at Betty.
Betty slowly pushes Ralph's finger down. She smiles at him.
"I have no idea what you are talking about, Ralph." She says, walking back into the orphanage. Ralph follows her in. The others follow as well. Ralph turns to face them.
"Go find Josh. I'll deal with Betty." He orders. Vanellope instantly runs further into the orphanage. Followed by Felix. Calhoun runs back outside, around the building, to the backyard.
Ralph follows Betty up the stairs, into her office. He slams the door, making Betty flinch. She turns to face him.
"Now, now, mister Wreckington. No need for senseless violence." She says, sitting down on her chair. Ralph clenches his fists, anger flooding heart. He storms over to the desk, and calmly places his palms on the table.
"I want Josh out of this place now." Ralph demands.
"Well then. By all means take him." Betty says, waving her hands. Ralph narrows his eyes.
"Really? I can just take him?" Ralph asks, not thinking it would be this easy.
"Of course. All you have to do is adopt him." Betty says, making Ralph stand up straight. Ralph crosses his arms, and thinks.
Vanellope bursts into the first door she finds. Inside a couple kids look at her, bewildered, by her intrusion.
"Anyone of you seen Josh?" She asks, hopefully. The kids begin whispering among each other. Then one of them steps forward.
"If you're talking about Josh Scott. Then he escaped." Timothy says.
"No! Well yeah, but he got brought back." Vanellope says. Timothy shakes his head.
"No. I mean, he literally just escaped. He ran past the window a couple minutes ago." Timothy says, pointing at the window.
Vanellope runs over, jumps out the window, and runs to the left.
"He went right!" Timothy yells. Vanellope turns around, and runs to the right, waving as she passes the window. Felix jumps out the window, and runs after her.
Billy looks up at Josh, who is still eating the apple. Billy shakes his head, and turns his attention back to his cellphone. Josh hears Vanellope yelling his name, so he swallow the apple in his mouth.
"What do you want now?!" Josh yells, dropping the apple. Vanellope stops at the bottom of the tree. She looks up at him.
"What are you doing up there?" She asks, tilting her head up. Josh doesn't say anything, but he points to Billy, and Caleb. Vanellope looks at the two, and walks over. "Why are you guys just sitting here?"
"Were waiting for him', points to Josh,'to come down, so we can take him back to the orphanage." Billy says. Vanellope crosses her arms.
"Who are you anyways?" She asks, scowling at Billy. Billy stands up straight.
"Names Billy. Who the heck are you?"
Vanellope's face fills with anger. "Your Billy? Your that jerk that hurt Josh!" Vanellope yells, swinging her fists at Billy. Felix gets there, just before Vanellope starts hitting Billy. He pulls her away from Billy.
"My apologies sir. Shes just a little cranky. Long ride over here." Felix says, wrapping his arms around Vanellope, holding her back. Josh shakes his head, grabs one of the apples, drops it down, hitting Billy on the top of the head. Billy glares at Josh, while rubbing his head. He grabs one of the branches, and starts climbing up.
Josh starts climbing up again. He's about another ten feet up, when he hears the branch snap below him. He looks down, just in time to see Billy crash down to the ground. Josh smiles, sits down on the branch. "Sorry Billy. Too big for the branches." Josh teases.
Vanellope manages to squirm out of Felix's grip. She jumps onto the lowest branch, starts climbing up the tree. Josh sees her, and starts climbing higher. Vanellope groans. "Wait up!" She orders.
"So you can take me back to the orphanage? No thanks." Josh says, jumping up the branches.
Vanellope follows him up, higher, and higher the tree. Josh reaches a thin branch, near the top of the tree. It bends under his weight, but manages to hold him up. Vanellope jumps up next to him. Josh wraps his arms around the tip of the tree, to steady himself.
"Fine. You found me. What do you want?" Josh asks.
"I dunno. Ralph made us come back. Something about helping you." Vanellope says, sitting down on the branch.
"Yeah. A lot of help you guys have been."
"What do you mean?"
Josh sits down as well. "You guys brought me back here! I had to escape...again."
"Again? You mean this is that Right Path place?" Vanellope asks. Josh nods. "No wizards?" Josh shakes his head. "It's still evil though?" Josh nods his head. "You can't stay here."
"Well duhhhh." Josh says, rolling his head. Vanellope punches him. "It's not like I have anywhere to go." Vanellope shakes her head.
"There's always our house. I'm sure the gown ups would love having you there!" She says, excitedly. Josh shakes his head.
"No way am I getting in that van, just so you guys can take me back to the orphanage...AGAIN!" He says. Vanellope crosses her arms.
Ralph sits down on the chair, in front of the desk. Betty slides the Josh's papers towards him. Ralph takes them, and looks them over. Betty slides a pen to Ralph.
"Are you sure about this mister Wreckington?" Betty asks, wrapping her fingers together. Ralph shakes his head.
"No. I'm not." Ralph clicks the pen open, and writes his name at the bottom of the paper. Betty nods her head.
"Well. It has been a pleasure doing business with you." She says, extending her hand out. Ralph pushes it away.
"I know you hurt Josh in some way! Your going to be in trouble." He says, making Betty chuckle.
"Oh. You cannot prove that. He is in your care after all." She says, waving her hand towards the paper Ralph just signed. Ralph looks down at the paper, curses under his breath, and runs out of the room to find Josh.
"We won't take you back!" Vanellope says, jumping onto Josh's branch.
"How do I know you wont?" Josh asks. Vanellope holds her hand out, and extends her pinky.
"Pinky promise!' She says. Josh looks down at her pinky, back at her face, back to the pinky. Vanellope waves the pinky in his face. "I promise, I won't leave you side, and you won't leave mine." Josh slowly reaches out to her hand, and extends his pinky. Vanellope wraps her pinky around his, and shakes their hands. She then crosses her heart. Josh does the same. "Pinky cross my heart and hope to die promise."
Josh looks down. He sees Billy and Caleb still waiting for him.
"What about them?" Josh asks. Vanellope looks down as well.
"I dunno." She starts. "Felix! Fight those two guys away!" She yells. Felix crosses his arms, and shakes his head.
"I will not fight them."
"Come on buddy! Help me out here!" Josh yells. Felix shakes his head.
"Josh? Vanellope? Felix? Calhoun?" Ralph yells, making Josh, Vanellope, and Felix look over.
"Over here!" Vanellope yells. Ralph runs around the tree. He looks up, only to see Josh and Vanellope sitting on top of the tree. Ralph waves Josh's papers around.
"Come on! Your coming with us!" Ralph yells up.
A/N End of chapter 11! I hope you liked it. I did. I'm happy! Josh is going "home." Anyways let me know what your thinking! Thank you.
