Wow! Look at the time go! It seems like just yesterday I began this story! But now it's almost HALLOWEEN!!! Which meeeaaannss....
Austin: Candy?
Bonnie: Costumes?
Stitch: Comedy?
CORRECT!!! You all are right! Basically, I'm trying to get a HALLOWEEN special chapter done, and post it on HALLOWEEN. (Expect this for CHRISTMAS as well. Mistletoe is great for fluffy chapters!) Well, that's about all I gotta say other than, school is officially killing me! And Lilo?
Lilo: Yxme24 does NOT own Lilo and Stitch! Despite his desire to, Mr. Greedy....
I happen to think Greed is a cool Homunculus, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!! On with the chapter.
Chapter 12: Stitch loses a bet, and Austin makes a promise
Bonnie was impressed. She had never expected that Austin knew how to cook, let alone this well! The Dutch Baby was to die for! The sweetness of the powdered sugar mixed with the lemon juices on top of the pancake was just so, so, so AMAZING! But, how did Austin even know how to make a Dutch Baby? Bonnie didn't have a recipe in her kitchen, and her laptop was in her office. It was a little curious, but Bonnie brushed it off as nothing important.
Austin leaned back in his chair and patted his stomach,"See? I told you I could finish faster than you!"
Bonnie shook her head in amusement,"I never said you couldn't. You just said 'I bet you, that I could eat my half faster than you could eat half of your share!' I didn't get a chance to speak before you started to suck it up like a vacume!"
Austin stared at her blankly for a few seconds,"...oh... I see... Oh well."
Bonnie chuckled and put her forehead in her palm,"You're such goof!"
"Ahem! The proper terminology is Goofy Goober.", Austin corrected her jokingly. Bonnie laughed lightly and raised an eyebrow in question.
"Nothing, forget I said it.", Austin sighed. Bonnie brushed it off as a wierd joke. Bonnie ate the last of her Dutch Baby and leaned back.
"Thanks for the breakfast, but why did ya' make me some?", Bonnie asked Austin curiously. Austin looked a little flustered. He didn't expect to be questioned by Bonnie about this.
He twiddled with his fingers and looked to the ground nervously,"I, well... I just wanted to make it as a thank you. A thank you for everything you've done for me since I arrived. I mean you calmed me down when I was scared, let me sleep at your house, and most of all, you gave me a friend..."
Bonnie's eyes widened and she blushed. She smiled softly, and thought,'I think I'll play dumb with him.'
"And just who is this friend? You betta' not be replacing me with Clyde!", Bonnie asked mock-accusingly. Austin raised an eyebrow.
"What? No! No, I could never replace you! Y-you're the friend.", Austin stuttered out. Bonnie smiled. He really had a certain innocent cuteness about when he was flustered.
Bonnie playfully punched his arm, "I know I am, I just wanted to see how flustered I could make you!"
Austin pouted, "That wasn't very nice..."
Bonnie laughed and got up out of her chair.
"I'm sorry, but I can't promise that I won't do it again.", She said smiling as she hugged him. Austin rolled his eyes and returned the hug.
They let go and Austin said with a smile, "I guess I'll just have to be more aware of those times from now on!"
"That's the spirit!", Bonnie said happily, "C'mon, let's get these cleaned up!"
Austin grabbed the plates and winked, "That's okay! I'll get 'em!"
Bonnie gave him a funny look as he walked out of the room with the dishes. The door opened a moment later, to reveal an embarrassed Austin.
"I uh, kinda for got to ask where the faculty lounge is...", He stated smiling sheepishly. Bonnie laughed, shook her head, and led him to the door in front of hers, that said "Faculty Lounge" in bold blue letters.
"Oh... I knew that! I just, uh... Wanted to see if you knew!", Austin made an excuse. Bonnie rolled her eyes and smirked.
"Sure ya' did hon', sure ya' did..."
Austin took the dishes and placed them in the sink. He washed them, dryed them off, and packed them away in 5 minutes. Bonnie walked him out and gave him a goodbye hug.
"See ya' later Austin. Good luck meeting the rest of the family!"
Austin smiled and waved back, "Thanks! I'm pretty sure I'm gonna need it!"
Bonnie smiled as Austin walked off, and fiddled with the flower he gave her. 'He really is a sweetie!'
Austin walked down the path back to Bonnie's humble abode and sighed.
"Man... Now is one of those times I wish I had my MP3 player... I wonder if I were to ask Finder to find it, if he actually would?..."
Austin continued to ponder this and soon decieded to give it a try sometime soon. He found himself humming a song from Full Metal Alchemist(1 Pint sized Alchemist). It was catchy and soon he was shaking and wiggling to the music in his mind. A few of the passing Islanders gave confused looks at Austin as he passed. He paid them no mind and continued wiggling and dancing as he walked. Austin kept thinking of music he liked and started to sing a happy little song...
"This was a triumph,
I'm making a note here,
HUGE SUCCESS!!!
It's hard to overstate my satisfaction.
Apeture Science,
We do what we must, because, we can.
For the good of all of us,
Except the ones who are dead.
But there's no sense crying over every mistake,
you just keep on trying till you run out of cake!
And the science gets done,
and you make a neat gun,
people who are still alive!
I'm not even angry,
I'm being SO sincere right now.
Even though you broke my heart and killed me,
And tore me to pieces,
And threw every piece, into, a fire.
As they burned, it hurt because,
I was so happy for you!
Now these points of data make a beautiful line,
and we're out of Beta, we're releasing on time,
So I'm glad I got burned, think of all the things we learned,
For the people who are still alive!
Go ahead and leave me.
I think I prefer to stay inside.
Maybe you'll find someone else to help you.
Maybe Black Mesa
THAT WAS A JOKE.
HAHA. FAT CHANCE.
Anyway, this cake is great.
It's so delicious and moist.
Look at me still talking
when there's Science to do.
When I look out there, it makes me GLaD I'm not you.
I've experiments to run.
There is research to be done.
On the people who are still alive.
And believe me I am still alive.
I'm doing Science and I'm still alive.
I feel FANTASTIC and I'm still alive.
While you're dying I'll be still alive.
And when you're dead I will be still alive.
STILL ALIVE.
Still Alive."
Austin started laughing to himself as mothers guided their children along faster from his "interesting" performance. He opened the door to Bonnie's house and placed the dishes and condiments away. Seconds afterwards, the doorbell rang.
"Hmm... That must be the 'Demolition Duo' waiting for me!", Austin said happily to himself. He walked to the door and greeted Lilo and Stitch.
"So Austin... Are you ready to meet the rest of your ohana?", Lilo said enthusiastically. Austin smiled thinking,'I'll never understand how a girl so happy and bubbly, can be into such dark things like Wasp Mummies.' Austin shuddered at the thought of the movie. It was a miracle he didn't have nightmares about it, then again he was thinking about Bonnie more than the movie.
"Yep! I sure am! Who's first on the list?", Austin replied just as enthusiastically. Stitch sniffed Austin curiously.
"You smell like pancakes! What you make?", Stitch asked. Austin raised an eyebrow.
"How'd you- Oh... Right, super senses, am I right?", Austin lied. Day 2 and he had to make sure not to spill the beans, yet. Fibber was definetly going to be a problem for him, especially if someone ever asked him if he remembered any of what happened after he was created. Nosy would also be a big problem. Oh well, he'd deal with them when it was time.
Stitch nodded, "Ih! I can also do this!"
Stitch raised his arms and grew the other two out. The spines on his back raised up and his antennae popped up. It really was cool seeing it for real.
"Wow! I wonder if I can do that?", Austin mused. Lilo looked at Austin and shrugged. He raised his arms and tryed willing another pair to pop out.
Nothing happened. He tried willing his antennae to retract. This time it worked. The already long antennae shrunk down to the size of Stitch's antennae.
Austin smirked in triumph,"Whaddya' think of my new hair cut?"
Lilo giggled and gave a thumbs up. Austin made a nice guy pose.
"Thanks! Now how about we get going, yeah? I'm excited to meet everyone else!", Austin stated with a smile. The two nodded, and motioned for Austin to follow.
"C'mon let's go.", Lilo said. Austin chuckled lightly and jogged to catch up to the already walking pair.
"So, Austin?...", Lilo began. Austin raised an eybrow, having a feeling that this would badly.
"Yeah?...", He answered back cautiously.
"Didya' kiss her yet?"
Austin stopped walking. His antennae extended fully and stood straight, his eyes widened, and he felt like his face was getting a whole lot hotter. Lilo giggled and Stitch snickered. Austin was right, this did end badly, for him in a way.
"I-Uh, Well... Who?", Austin stuttered out nervously. Lilo smiled.
"You know exactly who I mean, now c'mon! Tell me!", She pressured him. Austin shuffled his feet.
"...Not exactly...", He fumbled out quietly. Lilo raised an eyebrow and Stitch leaned forward in intrest. They kept staring at him patiently waiting for the rest.
Austin rolled his eyes and stuttered out the rest, "S-she... She kissed me... On the cheek... "
Lilo smirked triumphantly at Stitch, "Ha! Pay up Stitch! I toldya' she'd kiss him!"
"Ugh... Okay, okay...", Stitch mumbled with slight annoyance. His second left arm grew out holding five dollars. Austin's eye twitched in disbelief of the two.
"You two made a bet about Bonnie and me?!? Gah! Da-buh!", Austin grunted in annoyance and disbelief. Lilo patted Austin on the shoulder.
"Relax! If it helps, I bet that she would kiss you by the end of the night! Stitch and Angel thought that you would make the first move. The three of us were supporting you the whole time! Unlike the other debbie-downers!", Lilo told him. Austin's annoyance flickered out and was replaced with confusion.
"What? Wait, was there anybody else in on this bet?", Austin asked nervously. Lilo looked at Stitch nervously and he nodded back.
"E-heh! Uh, yeah. But you only know about half of them...", Lilo said nervously. Austin's eye twitched.
"You mean... EVERYONE!?", Austin fell to his knees and stared at the ground mubling 'everyone' in sheer embarrassment and disbelief. Lilo was about to say something before Austin spoke up.
"What did the majority bet?", Austin asked quietly. Lilo was reluctant but told him anyway.
"They bet that she'd sort of, scare you off...", She said nervously. Austin began to twitch, it looked as if he was crying.
"I'm sorry Austin.... We never should've ma-", Lilo started. Austin lifted his head to reveal a smiling face.
"They, Ha ha ha! Bet that? HA HA HA HA HA HAAA!!! Whoo! Did they ever bet wrong! Let's tell em' that not only that I wasn't scared off, but that I won't be! I'm sticking next to her till the end! She was the first one I saw when I was activated, besides the barrel of a gun... But still! She's my best friend and I hope that I'm hers! I swear that I'll always support her no matter what!"
Lilo smiled at him, "Thats great! Now c'mon! Let's go collect some dough you guys!"
Austin nodded, and asked another question, "Hey, do you think that with some of that money, I could get a few pairs of pants?"
Stitch tilted his head in confusion and Lilo raised an eyebrow, "Pants?"
Austin nodded.
"Uh, I guess. But why pants? I mean, most of the experiments get along just fine without clothing.", Lilo asked akwardly. Austin chuckled lightly.
"You should've gathered by now, I'm no ordinary experiment.", Austin mused. Lilo giggled and nodded.
"I guess so! Alright, sure!", Lilo agreed. Stitch shrugged and grunted. The three walked down the dirt road, prepared for whatever the day may bring.
Remember how I said that school is killing me? Yeah, please review thoughtfully, it lengthens my life span by a few days. Thanks!
