Studies In Chocolate Chapter 25: Discoveries, a charlie and the chocolate factory fanfic

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Chapter 25: Discoveries

"I hope they fix that thing soon…I hate stairs now." I mumbled closing my eyes and leaning on his shoulder.

"Mumbler." Willy retorted as I sat up giving him a warning look. "Phone." He murmured glancing up thoughtfully before pressing button to summon the Oompa Loompa's. "You alright?" he questioned as I nodded leaning back on his shoulder.

"For now…the stair thing keeps up, I won't have any energy left by the time night hits." I grumbled yawning softly before hearing him giggle. "I know that look." I said seeing a familiar smirk on his face as he tried to act innocent.

"What look, I don't have a look." Willy said both of our attention drawn to Rita who entered the room carrying a purple cell phone. "Thank you Rita." He said handing me the phone and resting his head on my shoulder then, his hat placed on the stand beside him.

"Hillary may scream rather loudly when I explain why we need her help." I whispered softly seeing Willy glance at me thoughtfully an oddly goofy grin on his face. "You are so not cute with that smart ass look." I murmured dialing a very familiar number and waiting for the answer

"Hello?" came a soft feminine voice over the phone.

"Hi Hillary…need a bit of help from you, mind if I put you on speaker phone?" I asked seeing Willy smile faintly at me before sitting up allowing me to place the phone on the table between us both.

"Go for it girl…what do you need help with?" asked Hillary her voice muffled faintly by something in the background.

"Well…a few of your old friends from school wanted to play a rather dangerous game, she was wondering if you could make a few suggestions for Cosette and Haywood Parker." Willy said sniffing in annoyance at the mention of both parties.

"Would love to…hey wait, who's that?" questioned Hillary sounding surprised as I gave Willy a small smile seeing explaining would be a rather long conversation. "Oriana…when did you find a man?"

"First of…he found me and it was due to too many of his little friends. Secondly don't scream if he explains who he is…you might give him a nervous breakdown." I muttered giggling as Willy poked me in the side tickling me in response to my comment.

"Pay no attention to her, I handle stress rather well." Willy retorted hearing Hillary laughing on the other end of the line. "Oriana trusts you a great deal so I suppose I will confess who I am….just keep it quiet you hear missy?" he questioned wagging a finger in warning at the phone as though Hillary could actually see.

"I'm good at keeping secrets…otherwise Oriana would have been teased a great deal for her obsession with Pokemon." Retorted Hillary snorting back a round of giggles as I muttered curses in the background.

"No fair, that was a secret." I whined shoving Willy playfully as he quirked his eyebrows in thought stifling his own fit of giggles. "I swear I'll trip you on your wedding day." I muttered hearing both giggle at me for a brief moment.

"Ok enough already…Oriana is currently dating me Willy Wonka and those two are related to Slugworth, I need a way to keep their gadgets from ruining my factory. One nearly killed both of us in my factory this morning and needless to say I wasn't overly happy finding the source of the gadget." Willy hesitated a moment wondering if the phone had went dead or something. We both exchanged puzzled looks before hearing a stifled or rather muffled yelp.

"I need to know the story when I meet you." Hillary answered ignoring the annoyed groan from the other end of the phone. "I'm still fairly good friends with Malcolm, he always said that Haywood and Cosette being twins should be sealed together for a while to see who's the smarter of the two, glue them together and watch them dance that would be funny…seriously though, I'm not entirely sure how to help you two at the moment, my mom has taken over my house and wedding and we're fighting with her constantly. If you need me just call again, gotta go." She murmured into the phone as both of us heard a resounding click.

"Lovely…that wasn't much help." I murmured crossing my arms and shifting on the couch only to fall off and land on the floor with an annoyed groan. "Graceful." I muttered eyeing the giggling form who was staring over at me. I then saw him stop giggling as though a thought had struck him from the blue and then I was surprised when he stood standing over me and helping me rather bluntly to my feet. "Why do I feel like a lightweight around you?" I asked startled at how easily he could lift me and watching him collect his hat and cane.

"Come on." Willy said wrapping an arm around my waist and pulling me out into the hall, both of us stopping at a familiar sound and spotting Felix. "Felix…you have the report?" he questioned seeing the little man nod giving me an inquisitive look seeing somehow I had managed to put Willy into a far better mood, then he expected.

"Yes…the factory is clear of any other bugs and all new parts and shipments are being inspected thoroughly as we speak. The elevator is in working order again…when did she find you?" signed Felix finally not being able to help himself giving me a very curious look.

"She found me in my office, I take it you didn't give her the directions?" Willy questioned seeing Felix give him a rather odd look between are you serious and hell no. "I see…apparently she has other sources, anyway she's helping me solve the problem…apparently she's good at helping my mood change as well." He said before watching the little man nod before disappearing down into another door at the far end of the hall. "Who gave you the directions?" he asked pulling me into the elevator and inspecting it as though to be sure all was normal.

"No one." I answered innocently avoiding the question knowing it might possibly get Ben a lot more teasing then necessary. "Besides…we have other matters, like where are you taking us?" I asked bracing in his arms as the elevator took off quickly.

"Ben." Willy stated following my eyes with inquisitive violet eyes and smiling faintly as I gave him a dirty look. "Hmmm…I will have to remember to tease him some more." He murmured thoughtfully before we came to the now dark and eerie looking inventing room.

"What on earth...bright light…are you doing Willy?" I asked blinking as he flooded the room in bright lights and went over to a section of the inventing room that was literally covered in what he deemed candy experiments gone wrong to fix.

"Henry!" Willy called not giving me an answer right away and smirking mischievously. "Where's that candied glue?" he questioned seeing my eyes widen at the mention of the familiar substance and eye him thoughtfully again.

Henry gave Willy a very odd look before shrugging and moving across the several shelves on a sliding ladder finally finding several jars of the familiar rainbow liquid and pointing so Willy could easily grasp the jar. Henry then bowed disappearing from the room leaving Willy to his own thoughts.

--Willy Wonka's POV--

Willy was fully aware of Oriana questioning him as he quickly retreated to the work table and motioned for her to sit down beside him, he then carefully opened the jar of candied crazy glue as he so kindly referred to it and placed a tool inside that would allow him to work without another stick up incident. "Special delivery." He thought with a giggle seeing Oriana was still confused and was looking at him as though he had become a mad scientist or something.

"Remember what this does?" Willy asked seeing her nod in response. "I thought maybe an anonymous candy delivery was in order…maybe after those two are stuck together or something similar, we can work out details to stop any of their future plans?" he questioned thoughtfully seeing blue eyes watching his every move.

"I like it…I'm betting they won't know what kind of sticky situation they're in until it's too late." Oriana said with a giggle seeing Willy smirk at that and continue to work with the candy maneuvering it into small candied balls inside of a cardboard box which was unmarked by the Wonka logo. "Won't they know who sent it eventually?" I asked seeing him pause briefly in his work and glance over at me for a long moment as though thinking it over carefully.

"I hope they do." Willy said with a familiar dark look that made me shiver briefly. "Of coarse eventually they will need help removing the stuff and come for an office visit." He thought with a faint smile seeing her give him a puzzled look. "They need to come to my office to get the remover for it." He said with a smirk as my mouth dropped open in surprise. "I think they need an ear full and I'm sure the both of us can work on it." He stated finishing up the box of candies and giggling before handing it over to Marty with instructions being motioned rather quickly.

"I thought you didn't want them to know who you were dating?" Oriana asked seeing Willy pause in thought for a minute. "Unless you have a plan up your sleeve?" she questioned seeing him smirk eyeing her again with an odd expression on his face. "What?"

"Nothing." Willy retorted sounding even more innocent then he was attempting to sound, which could only mean he had a scheme and she would have to more than likely wait to find out what it was.

Original POV--

"Why do I get the feeling I'm going to regret watching this?" I asked aloud watching him place his hands on his hips his face briefly reflecting annoyance before that smirk of his appeared again.

"What would make you think that?" Willy asked wrapping his arms around me and pulling me into a gentle kiss, which I wasn't hesitant about returning. "Besides…It's not as dangerous as what they pulled…want to know what happened?" he asked as I nodded getting a feeling I knew what may have happened. "The little bug they placed in the part of the elevator shorted out and burnt out the wires…we could have been seriously hurt." He said a dark look crossing his violet eyes as I titled my head thoughtfully to the side aware of how close we were and distracted by chocolate river thoughts again.

"You can't prove it was theirs either." I answered seeing him nod the look disappearing as he became aware that I wasn't exactly concentrating on the current conversation. "Hmm?" I questioned seeing a very familiar smirk on his face as his brows raised curiously.

"I'm guessing something else is running through your mind." Willy stated before I shrugged glancing intently around the room avoiding the question. "Is it what I plan on saying to Ben next time I see him?" he inquired as I remembered he still wanted to tease the poor little guy again and still hadn't completed that task for the day.

"You leave that poor Oompa Loompa alone…he's been through enough and as I said I don't need a chocolate covered Chocolatier." I said giving him a warning look as he glanced at the elevator thoughtfully with that same goofy grin that made him look extremely adorable and devilish at the same time.

"Prefer my flavor minus the chocolate?" Willy retorted before walking rapidly to the elevator with a smirk and cocky shuffling of feet as I stood there knowing my face was scarlet.

"Willy…that was totally uncalled for, you have to work sometime today." I thought aware he probably wouldn't be seeing Charlie until much later in the day. I then finally feeling the blush leave my cheeks turned and very slowly made my way toward the elevator aware of Willy's amused look as I stood outside giving him a very determined glare. "I think I made her interested in going to bed early." Willy thought giggling faintly as she playfully yanked his hat down and turned pressing a random button in the elevator grabbing onto his arms as they went whirling through the spectacle of colors and noises. "Where are we?" he wondered finally managing to slide his hat back up into place and becoming aware of amused blue eyes following his every move. Finally he was aware of the room they were in and smiled faintly knowing she hadn't been into this particular one until then and then he observed as she turned to stare around her face frozen in an O of surprise at the sight.

"I hope they fix that thing soon…I hate stairs now." I mumbled closing my eyes and leaning on his shoulder.

"Hello?" came a soft feminine voice over the phone.

"Hi Hillary…need a bit of help from you, mind if I put you on speaker phone?" I asked seeing Willy smile faintly at me before sitting up allowing me to place the phone on the table between us both.

"Go for it girl…what do you need help with?" asked Hillary her voice muffled faintly by something in the background.

--Willy Wonka's POV--

"Nothing." Willy retorted sounding even more innocent then he was attempting to sound, which could only mean he had a scheme and she would have to more than likely wait to find out what it was.

Original POV--

"Why do I get the feeling I'm going to regret watching this?" I asked aloud watching him place his hands on his hips his face briefly reflecting annoyance before that smirk of his appeared again.

"Prefer my flavor minus the chocolate?" Willy retorted before walking rapidly to the elevator with a smirk and cocky shuffling of feet as I stood there knowing my face was scarlet.

"I have no idea why I made the room, but it is rather interesting to stand in and come up with ideas." Willy whispered softly watching as she carefully made her way into the center of the room and turned in several circles taking in the completely crystallized style room and glancing directly up at the pale blue chandelier giving of a bright glow to the room that appeared to be made of nothing but clear crystal and mirrors. "I was inspired by a book which was made into a movie called…

"The Labyrinth I loved the ball scene in that movie." I said cutting him off aware of him following behind me as I continued to observe the room moving in so many circles I nearly collided with the floor aware of him catching me before I did fall.

"Ye-ah…don't fall please." Willy said as I grasped his arms gently around my waist and smiled leaning against him.

"I'll try not too…it's just neat to see a room so fantasy like. I love you and your factory Willy. I guess I should take Nelly's advice and thank the Oompa Loompa's sometime." I said glancing to the side aware of Willy's very sour look and giggling madly.

"Funny…really Oriana." Willy muttered rolling his violet eyes and observing the room. "This is the second time I've been here." He murmured thoughtfully before allowing me to turn and stare at his violet eyes curiously. "I was here when the room was finished, but that was it…I almost forgot it was here."

"Are there more rooms like this?" I asked watching as he glanced down smirking faintly at the giddy sound in my voice before he glanced up pretending to be very deep in thought. "Stop teasing." I whined noting his smirk deepen and poking at him forcing him to giggle before catching both my wrists, stopping me from furthering my tickle attack.

"Maybe…I'll have to think about it." Willy retorted keeping a firm grasp on my wrists and pulling me tight his face within inches of mine. "What are your two favorite fantasy movies…other than The Labyrinth?" he questioned thoughtfully studying me closely.

--Willy Wonka's POV--

"I have several rooms like these, if all works out you'll have plenty of time to see them." Willy thought aware he was very close to the girl before him but still slightly reluctant to see any further into the future then a month or so. Willy no matter what they had shared was still very hesitant by nature and was afraid of loosing her and what he had discovered, but he was aware that it was possible and he had it happen once with his precious factory. He was distracted quickly from his dark thoughts as she leaned in kissing him very softly aware of her tongue urging him into a deeper kiss, which he accepted briefly releasing one of her wrists and sliding his fingers into her hair pulling her closer to him. Both people became aware of a rather odd noise and pulled apart turning toward the sound seeing a very red Felix twiddling his thumbs and apparently waiting to be noticed during the embarrassing encounter.

"Yes Felix?" Questioned Willy wrapping his arm around her waist and pulling her to his side watching the very red man briefly glance up before motioning slightly, still very embarrassed at finding the couple sharing a very what appeared to be intimate kiss.

"You have a pair of guest waiting in your office lounge to see you." Motioned Felix before bowing and quickly exiting through a hidden door in the crystal room trying to avoid his further embarrassment all too aware of Willy's teasing.

--Original POV--

"What did Felix say?" I inquired seeing a very defined smirk cross his face, which was a cross between highly amused and agitated.

"We have guests waiting in my office area." Willy said with a hint of a familiar hiss hidden somewhere in his statement which made me shiver again. "Want to come along?" he asked his eyes reflecting what I could have sworn was that anger I had witnessed in his office before they brightened followed by a gentle hug pulling me closer as he lead the way to the elevator.

"Should I?" I wondered his tone making my skin feel all tingly and very odd. "I suppose I should, but how do you plan on keeping my identity secret?" I questioned seeing a brief look cross his face, which I hadn't the time to read before he pressed the button to his office keeping his arm around my waist.

"I can go directly to the office…all you have to do is hide and listen." Willy said with an odd tone in his voice that again made me wonder what was up his sleeve. "What is it?" he questioned staring at the worried look on my face aware something was working away in my thoughts.

"I don't like your tone…it worries me." I said noting him tilt his head before sighing and glancing intently at my expression. "I know you wouldn't hurt them…but what are you planning." I asked seeing him tap his cane thoughtfully. "You wouldn't intentionally hurt them." I thought with a dropping feeling in my stomach realizing what I had just thought.

"Gobstoppers." Willy grumbled before becoming aware of a hand placed gently against his now lowered face and glancing up. "I was only going to scare them a little…I don't need something like that happening again…you were almost hurt, I wasn't worried about myself." He said as a familiar sound echoed and I glanced around at the familiar office seeing it was now void of stacks of papers on his desk and following him into the room watching him take a seat in his chair before I sat on the edge again. "Unless you have an idea?" he questioned a familiar smirk on his face as I shook my head and glanced around the room feeling briefly annoyed at the few hiding places hearing the door start to turn and ducking quickly under his rather spacious desk hearing him giggle briefly at my choice noting my annoyed look as I flicked his leg hearing him stifle another round of giggles. "You watch too many cartoons." He whispered briefly before glancing up at his now opened doors and becoming aware of a very irritated looking Doris who led two people into his room.

"Your (swearing hand movements) guests Mr. Cocoa Bean." Motioned Doris before promptly exiting his office hands moving rapidly in irritation.

"Good Afternoon Cosette and Haywood." Willy said straining his voice to remain polite and becoming aware of me giving him a warning look gently grasping his hand from under the desk. "Have a seat." He grumbled before I glanced down seeing two sets of feet parking in the chairs.

Cosette was tall athletic type with wavy red hair and dark green eyes as was her brother Haywood. They both wore what one would define as office type clothing each in a bland navy blue business suit and both looked seriously agitated by the fact that neither could reply to him. "Silence is bliss." I thought stifling my giggle listening intently. I heard an odd scrapping sound above me on the desk and glanced up briefly at Willy who was leaning slightly from view his hand still gently clasped in mine.

--Willy Wonka's POV--

"This might help." Willy said sounding less then amused as Cosette glared at him her green eyes flaring in irritation. "You both asked for it…you almost killed me and my guest." He hissed trying to retain his mask with difficulty.

"Oh I really hate this man." Thought Cosette glaring at the canister in front of her before applying it gently against her mouth and spraying watching Haywood repeat the step his eyes narrowed to fine slits observing the overly bright smile coming from Willy. "You smart ass eccentric…how the hell did you manage that stunt?" she growled irritably as her brother remained silent observing the office and wrinkling his nose because it reminded him oddly of a very elaborate funhouse, which stifled any amusement for him after the candy incident.

"Very simple…I'm smarter then the both of you." Willy retorted hearing a stifled giggle from under his disk and allowing a faint hint of a smirk in the corner of his mouth. "Now let me make this perfectly clear……we all know there is a fine line between sanity and insanity, obviously most of the world assumes I crossed it due to my eccentricity and hiding in my factory…you so much as set foot in here again without a good reason, for example today…I will make your lives a living nightmare. This I can promise." He hissed all masks fading from his face as both people across the desk widen their eyes in surprise.

"Are you threatening us Mr. Wonka?" questioned Haywood his voice cracking briefly from being silent for so long.

"Take it how you wish…You ever try to hurt me again and you will wish you never heard the word Wonka." Willy said with a bit of a giggle hidden in his voice aware of curious blue eyes watching him intently in thought.

"I'll take that as a personal challenge Mr. Wonka." Cosette answered with an annoyed snort. "Who is your mystery guest anyway, from what we've learned before the gizmo screwed up…you may be very much involved with this mystery girl." She said with a dark smile that made Willy narrow his violet eyes irritably.

--Original POV--

"Nosey bitch." I thought my eyes narrowing in annoyance as I became aware of a familiar angry look starting to appear in Willy's eyes. "Um that can't be good." I thought grabbing both his wrists tightly under the desk shaking my head in warning as he briefly lowered his head in irritation observing me carefully.

"They're not worth throwing anything at." I whispered so softly I wasn't entirely sure he had heard me until he smirked thoughtfully.

"Leave my office both of you." Willy said before meeting both people eyeing him as though he was nuts, which was typical for most that couldn't understand him and his quirks. "Unless you would like a tour similar to the golden ticket winners?" he questioned quirking his brows curiously as both people abruptly stood and turned to exit his office.

"That wasn't funny…you outright threatened them." I muttered before climbing out from under his desk and sitting on the edge watching him fold his hands thoughtfully under his chin and lean back into his chair, violet eyes glittering with amusement. "You're speech didn't help your case any either…you're not crazy." I said watching as he tilted his head to the side and observed me for a long moment.

"Don't be so sure of that…you already know I enjoy games." Willy said aware of his office door opening and watching a very irritated Doris walking toward them. "As I recall you're the one that described them as head games." He said with a giggle grasping me without warning and pulling me into his lap watching Doris climb up one of the step ladders next to the desk and drop a somewhat large stack of documents in front of both of us. "What are these?" he asked quirking a brow aware of me resting against him giving him a sour defeated look.

"Papers for you to sign to continue our contracts at various stores…also something from the chief to look over." Motioned Doris before crossing her small arms and observing the pair before her. "You scared her." She motioned as Willy's attention snapped up to her his eyes following her briefly a curious look on his face. "You're tone was apparently alarming judging by the worried look on her face." She motioned before sighing and exiting the office rather quickly.

"Alarming?" Willy thought curiously observing me as I glanced around the office thoughtfully allowing my mind to wander until I was aware of his gaze watching me carefully. "What did she say?" I wondered glancing briefly in the direction Doris had vanished before meeting inquiring violet eyes.

"Hmm?" I questioned observing his free hand which wasn't around me moving rapidly through the papers briefly before signing several of them, his eyes still observing me for a reason I was currently blank on. "What?" I asked again noting him smirk before dropping his pen aside seeing I was now curious to what was going through his head.

"Doris was worried that I alarmed you." Willy answered before finishing up several more of the papers after returning the pen to his hand. "Did I?" he asked before narrowing his eyes at a document and wrinkling his nose. "No fair." He whined re-reading the several papers over from the chief very slowly before sighing and placing them aside continuing through the stack that to my surprise was rapidly vanishing in size.

"No…I just don't like it when you're mad…it's creepy. Reminds me of the killer from Psycho or something…its not becoming." I muttered noting him pause briefly in his writing and give me a curious look between surprised and amused.

"Mumbler." Willy said with a giggle observing the annoyed snort I gave him before again reaching for the pile of smaller papers from the Chief. "Oh about Hillary's wedding…lets discuss how to work that one out…before this." He muttered glancing over the documents in his hand with an odd look between annoyed and worried.

"This?" I asked trying to look at the documents hearing him chuckle as he quickly shuffled them among a few folders on his desk marked review. "No fair." I whined leaning forward and turning sideways in his lap so I could glare at him better. "Discuss what…it's a public event, clearly you are not going to be any more comfortable then I am…plus I don't want to wear dresses…medieval style fine, her style…um…Ew?" I said with a giggle feeling fingers tickling my side as I playfully tugged down his hat again.

"True…it isn't the public part that concerns me. It is more curiosity of how you plan on convincing me to leave the factory." Willy retorted a mischievous smile working its way across his face and lighting his eyes.

"Oh that's how it's going to be." I thought narrowing my eyes at him knowing full well my face was probably very red. "You know…a chocolate statue isn't a bad idea, should I help Ben?" I questioned noting him quirk his brows with a giggle.

"Alright fine…miss smarty pants. I will drag myself to this wedding just to find out about your friend…I warn you though I don't do public appearances so you might be found out." Willy said his face turning suddenly serious as he observed me carefully.

"Are you worried about how I will handle the press or my family?" I asked noting him tilt his head in thought a small smirk resting on his mouth. "My mom and Nelly handle things very well, besides I highly doubt anyone is going to notice me anywhere near you until the reception…if Hillary has it her way, no one but her family and friends will be there…she'll kill the paparazzi." I muttered hearing a very defined giggle before he glanced up seeing Doris quickly enter the room followed by another stack of papers totting them behind her inside of a bin of some sort.

"Ew." Willy muttered as I started giggling at the expression on his face and saw Doris seemed to be in a better mood observing this. "I knew that would create paperwork…ew." He said observing the stacks of papers and grumbling irritably. "I'm going to be here for a while…

"I gathered as much. I'll go distract Charlie for a little while." I muttered sighing as I stood observing the piles plopped in front of Willy and noting his irritated candied cursing start up. "I'll also inform Ben…to stay clear." I said giggling as he made a grab at me before I followed Doris out into the hall and sighed flopping on one of the rainbow colored couches in the waiting room. "Yes?" I questioned accepting a note from Doris and remembering I should learn the language.

Did Mr. Cocoa Bean share the information the Chief gave him, or did he put it off as usual?

"He hid it from me…Why?" I asked aware of Doris and Felix both glancing at me curiously as though they knew something I didn't, which was very common for the mischievous gossiping people. "Doris?"

We can't say anything…it's traditional that Mr. Cocoa Bean tells you what was in those papers not us. I will state this though, we are all very grateful you came to the factory…we never thought that man would find a life.

"Find a life…what do you call this?" I asked motioning my hands around the factory with a small smile knowing what they meant. "Kidding…I know what you mean, but I have to admit living here has definitely made me forget about out there…I like it." I said with a giggle of my own observing the pair cupping their mouths in laughter. "Oh…I was informed by Nelly to thank you 'little devils' as he so kindly calls you for getting me mixed up with Willy, but don't tell him I did that…he'll come up with something else to tease me about again." I said remembering how since I had mentioned the chocolate river things had gotten considerably interesting.

We promise we will.

"Felix!" I cried giggling hysterically as he disappeared in a hidden door leaving both Doris and I staring after him for a long moment. "I am so going to start treating him like Willy does Ben…if he even dares to start." I whispered noting a defined giggle come from Doris who motioned me to the waiting elevator. "I don't want to be a pinball…Willy come play." I whined with a sudden giggle before becoming aware of an odd look Doris was giving me. "Don't ask." I murmured before pressing the button to the inventing room assuming Charlie was more than likely waiting for Willy by then.