Poor Tom and Dougie... Haha, thanks for the reviews and enjoy!
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They ordered three large pizzas and sat in the warm booths to wait for it.
'We have fun today,' Libby giggled as she snuggled up to Danny, her feet nowhere near touching the ground.
'Yeah we did,' Danny smiled. Sam, who was sitting in between Dougie and Tom, was sitting up straight, waiting for the pizza.
'I hungry,' Sam announced.
'I think we all are mate,' Harry replied and Sam stood up in his chair, bouncing up and down.
'Sam, sit down,' Tom hissed, grabbing his hand. Libby decided it would be fun as well and started bouncing beside Danny.
'Sit down,' he whispered, trying to pull her back down. They both sat down, but decided that it was boring to sit. They climbed down from the chairs and started crawling around on the floor, underneath all the other people's chairs. Tom sighed and slid out of the booth, trying to get them back. Every time Tom would try and grab them, they'd crawl back underneath the tables.
'Poor Tom,' Danny laughed as he got down on his hands and knees to get them. Dougie had begun giggling into his Lemonade and Harry was trying not to laugh as Tom grabbed Sam by the ankle and carried him upside down back to the table, plonking him next to Harry.
'Stay there,' he said firmly, pointing his finger at him before going back to the table to try and get Libby back.
'Sam, what were you doing under the table?' Harry asked sternly, trying not to laugh.
'Hiding, shh,' Sam said, putting a finger to his lips and sliding back off the seat and scuttling under a table on the other side of the room. The three boys started giggling as Sam put his finger to his lips once again, urging them to be quiet. Tom had finally caught Libby and bought her back and dumped her in Danny's lap. Danny laughed and tickled her in the ribs while she giggled. Tom sat back in between Danny and Dougie. He took a sip of his Fanta and sat back in his seat. He frowned and looked over at Harry who smiled and waved.
'Harry, where's Sam?'
'Who's Sam?'
'Don't be a dumbarse, where is he?'
'I dunno, was he ever here?' Harry shrugged, still trying not to laugh.
There was a little giggle from over under the table. Tom gave Harry an annoyed look and ducked under the table and grabbed Sam by the wrist and sat him in between him and Dougie, just as the waitress bought the pizza out and put it on the table.
'Both of you stay there, okay?' he said firmly. Sam nodded with a giggle and grabbed a piece of pizza off the table. Danny passed Libby a piece and Dougie tried to help Sam to eat it, but instead covered his whole nose and mouth with pizza sauce. Libby was being more ladylike, taking little bites. Danny was already on his second piece and Harry was just picking at his.
'Sure you're okay?' Tom asked as he wiped Sam's face with a napkin.
'I'm sure,' Harry replied, taking a huge bite to prove it.
'Alright then,' Tom laughed as Sam poked his tongue out at him. He poked his out too, pulling a face. Sam matched it adding his hands to make it look even funnier. Tom matched it as well, putting a dob of pizza sauce on his nose. Sam got his piece of pizza and shoved it all over his face. Tom laughed and started cleaning it off once again.
'I think you win,' he smiled as he cleaned his forehead.
'How did you manage to get it in your hair?!' Dougie laughed as he cleaned the other side of his face.
'I dunno,' Sam replied, grabbing another piece of pizza off the table. Libby was sitting in Danny's lap, dropping pizza meat and crumbs in his lap.
'I full,' she announced, dropping the piece. It landed on Danny's knee, leaving a red mark.
'Libby!' he scolded, picking it up and putting it on the table, trying to scrub at it with a napkin.
'I sorry,' she said, bursting into tears again. Danny sighed and handed her over to Tom, who tried to stop her crying while Danny went into the bathroom to try and get rid of the stain.
'Come on Libby, Danny didn't mean to yell at you,' Tom soothed as she wailed. 'Libby come on please stop,' he sighed.
Harry, behind Dougie, began using the pizza sauce as a moustache, making faces at her. She started giggling over Tom's shoulder, watching Harry. Tom turned to look at what she was laughing at. Harry put his head down and ate his pizza, whistling innocently. Tom shook his head in confusion and turned back. Harry began making faces again, Libby laughing. Tom turned and looked again. Harry smiled and waved.
'Harry...' Tom smiled, handing her over to him. She played with his hair and started drawing on his face with sauce. She ended up putting it all through his hair and all over his neck and collar of his shirt.
'Libby! Stop!' Harry giggled, taking hold of her hands. Libby started giggling and sat back on Dougie's lap.
'I'll be back,' Harry smiled, going into the bathroom, covering his face as he walked past the other people.
'Libby,' Tom sighed with a grin, patting her on the head.
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'What happened to you?' Danny laughed as Harry walked into the bathroom. He was standing at the sinks trying to wash off the mark.
'Libby had fun,' Harry smiled, turning on the tap and dunking his head under it. Danny watched him trying to reach the back of his neck, where Libby had somehow gotten the sauce.
'Want some help?' Danny grinned.
'Yes please,' Harry gurgled from under the tap. Danny got pieces of paper towel and began helping to wash all the sauce off him.
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'Have you guys had enough to eat?' Tom asked as he wiped the sauce off Libby's fingers.
'Ice-cream!!' Sam exclaimed from where he was sitting beside Dougie.
'You sure you can eat more?' Tom laughed and Sam nodded.
'Alright, come with me then and we'll order some,' Tom said, handing Libby to Dougie and lifting Sam off the seat.
'Good job on getting Harry like that,' Dougie smiled as Libby played with the left over pizza crust on the table.
'I know,' she smiled, poking the crust to Dougie's nose.
'Oi, don't do that!' Dougie exclaimed, laughing, taking her wrist away from his face. She giggled and ran over to the corner of the room where a Pinball machine stood. Dougie sighed and followed her.
'We pay Doug? Pwease?' she said, tugging on the side of his pants and jumping up and down.
'Alright,' he sighed again, digging his hand into his back pocket in search for his wallet. He found it and tipped out a couple of pound coins and put them into the machine.
'Okay,' he murmured, pulling out the lever. The ball flew up the side and bumped into the sides, making noises before going straight down the middle and out.
'Dammit!' he exclaimed.
'Ha-ha, you lose!' Libby giggled.
'Shut up you,' Dougie smiled, gently pushing her in the arm.
'I go?' she asked.
'Sure,' Dougie replied, picking her up. 'You gotta push the buttons and hit the ball, okay?' Dougie explained.
'Kay,' Libby replied, pulling out the lever then pushing the buttons like mad. The ball flew straight down the middle again. Libby stuck out her bottom lip and pouted.
'Hey, come on, have another go,' Dougie said, helping her to pull the lever out again. 'That side! That side! That side!' Dougie exclaimed, helping her push each side.
They kept the ball up for about a minute before it fell down the middle.
'High five!' Dougie exclaimed and Libby hit her hand onto his, giggling. 'Come on, I think Tom's got your ice cream,' Dougie said, putting her on the floor. She ran over to Tom and jumped up on the seat next to him. Tom handed her a spoon and she dug into it. Dougie walked over and slid in next to Libby. Tom smiled and slid the bowl down to him along with a spoon.
'Thanks,' Dougie said.
'No problem, where're the other two?'
'I think they're still in there, Harry was pretty covered in it,' Dougie laughed.
'Yeah.'
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Danny and Harry walked out just as Dougie was finishing his ice cream. Harry's hair was wet and there was still a tiny stain on Danny's pants.
'Bout time guys, what were you doing in there?' Tom asked.
'Do ya wanna know Tom?' Danny joked.
'Nah I'll be right,' Tom laughed. Tom handed Danny his rainbow ice-cream and Harry his chocolate ice-cream. They sat in Pizza Hut eating their ice-cream, waiting for Danny and Harry to finish theirs.
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'I wanna pay pinball again!' Libby exclaimed after she got bored of waiting.
'Me too!!' Sam exclaimed.
'Come on then,' Dougie sighed, picking Libby up again. Sam ran along beside them.
'I pay first?' Sam asked excitedly.
'I wanna pay first!' Libby whined.
'Too bad. I first,' Sam said, poking his tongue out at her.
'Dougie, make me go first,' Libby exclaimed.
'Guys-,' Dougie started.
'No! Libby no go first! Me!' Sam exclaimed.
'I want to!' Libby whined.
Sam grabbed hold of her ankle and started pulling, pulling Dougie off balance. He struggled to keep hold of her as Sam pulled.
'Sam! No!' Dougie scolded, picking Libby up properly again and picking Sam up on the other side. But that was a bad idea...
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'Tom?!' Dougie called desperately as Sam started to try and pull Libby's hair while she pinched his arm. Tom looked up and saw Dougie struggling to hold the two apart. He jumped over Danny's lap and raced over to Dougie and grabbed Libby off him, untangling Sam's fingers out of her light brown hair.
'What's going on?!' Tom exclaimed, swapping Libby to the other side so she was away from Sam, who had begun crying.
'They both wanted to play pinball,' Dougie replied through gritted teeth.
'Oh. Well looks like no one is playing pinball,' Tom said, whisking the now sobbing Libby back to the table. Dougie followed with Sam, sitting him down in his lap.
'What's wrong with them?' Danny asked, putting his last bit of ice cream in his mouth.
'They need to stop fighting with each other,' Tom said firmly.
'Tom, all brothers and sisters fight. It's a way of life,' Harry said.
'I know,' Tom replied.
'What are we doing now?' Danny asked smiling as Sam put ice cream on Dougie's nose.
'Horsey!!' Libby exclaimed, pointing out the window at the horse and cart that went around the park and some of the city.
'Pwease?' she asked sweetly. Tom looked at the other three. Danny shook his head and Harry was biting his lip. Dougie was trying to get the ice cream off his nose.
'Alright,' Tom sighed and Libby grinned. Danny and Harry gave him a "look".
'What? It might keep them quiet and it's something to do,' Tom hissed and they nodded.
'Come on then before it leaves again,' Tom sighed, picking her up. Dougie threw his napkin off the table and picked Sam up and followed Tom, Danny and Harry out the door and across the street.
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Tom paid the driver and they climbed up onto the top. Danny was on the end with Libby, Tom, Harry, Sam and Dougie.
'Pitty horsey!' Libby exclaimed excitedly.
'Yeah! Did you see his name on his bridle?' Danny asked.
'Wow, Danny actually knows what the proper name is!' Tom laughed as more people filed on.
'Thank you Thomas,' Danny smiled.
'His name Ted,' Libby smiled and Danny nodded.
'Look, we're going now!' Harry exclaimed in false excitement as the horse started walking.
'Yay!!' Libby exclaimed. Sam had been quiet for the whole time. Dougie looked down at him. He had fallen asleep, his head leaning on Harry's elbow.
'Should we wake him up?' Dougie whispered to Harry as he pulled the dark blanket that was in the box beside them over their knees.
'I think so,' Harry replied, gently tapping Sam on the elbow. Sam shook himself awake and smiled up sleepily at Harry.
'Afternoon,' Harry laughed as Sam began looking around.
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'Look at the birdie!' Libby exclaimed, pointing towards a little bluebird in the tree beside them.
'Look at the other horseys!' Sam exclaimed, waving to the other carriage as it went past them. The people on it smiled and waved to him. Libby stood up on the seat next to them, looking around more. Danny held onto her ankle so she wouldn't fall.
'Danny!! I see the river!' she exclaimed, pointing. Sam stood up too, looking in the direction she was pointing.
'Yeah!' Danny grinned.
'Can you please get your children to sit down?' the driver called back sternly. Danny gently pulled Libby back down to sit and Dougie did the same to Sam, his cheeks pink.
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They kept looking around while they travelled around the city and park, then at about four they made it back to Pizza Hut where their cars were. Libby had drifted off to sleep in Danny's arms again and Sam wasn't far off it.
'Thanks,' Tom smiled to the driver as they got off, Danny being careful not to wake her up.
'No worries,' the driver smiled as Danny handed Libby down to Tom as he got on the ground. Tom carefully took her and they began walking back to the cars. It was then that Libby woke up.
'Hey sleepy,' Tom smiled as he unlocked his car with difficulty, only having one arm.
'Heyo,' Libby said quietly, yawning and stretching as Tom put her into her car seat. Danny jumped in the front next to him, Dougie and Harry getting into Harry's car with Sam.
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The kids both fell asleep on the way home again.
'Harry, do you want me to drive?' Dougie asked as Harry hunched over once again clutching his stomach.
'Yeah, that'd be good,' Harry sighed, pulling over to the side of the road. Tom pulled up behind them.
'You alright?' he called out the window.
'Yeah, swapping drivers, keep going, we'll meet you there,' Harry called back. Tom nodded and drove off again, waving as they went past. Dougie jumped out of the passenger side door and into the drivers' seat, trying not to show his excitement.
'Be careful,' Harry sighed as Dougie started the car.
'Always,' Dougie grinned at him, checking behind him then pulling out on the road.
'Are you sure you're okay?' Dougie asked, looking sideways at Harry.
'Yeah, just keep your eyes on the road!' Harry exclaimed as Dougie narrowly missed a car pulling out of a park.
'I'm fine!' Dougie laughed, watching Harry's expression.
'Yeah, everyone says that and then they're smushed into the front of another car!' Harry said.
Dougie started laughing. 'Harry, you taught me to drive! I'm fine!'
'Look out Doug!!' Harry exclaimed, grabbing the wheel as a cat ran across the road.
'Harry! I was gonna miss it anyway! Leave me alone!'
'Dougie? What going on?' Sam's sleepy voice asked.
'Nothing buddy, go back to sleep,' Dougie called, glancing at Sam in the rear-view mirror.
'Kay,' he sighed sleepily, closing his eyes.
'Slow down Doug, it's only thirty here.'
'Harry!!! Stop nagging! You're worse than Tom!!'
'I'll take that as an insult Doug!' Harry said.
'Here-,' Dougie said, taking him his iPod out of his pocket and tossing it at Harry. '–Listen to that and stop annoying me!'
'Fine,' Harry sighed, turning it on and plugging it into his ears.
That was fine for a while. Until he started to sing along. Quietly at first, before getting louder and louder.
'HARRY!!' Dougie exclaimed.
'What?' Harry asked innocently, pulling it out of his ear.
'Shut up!' Dougie laughed.
'No!' Harry replied, putting it back in and singing along again. Sam surprisingly slept through it all until they made it home.
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I wrote this chap while on holidays earlier this year... and developed a slight obsession with pinball machines haha... which is where all my money went unfortunately as me and my sister weren't so good at playing them. And while I was playing a little blonde girl comes up beside me just as I lost and she did the same as Libby ("Ha-ha, you lose!") which I thought was so cute I had to put it in here.