A/N: Usernames of OCs emitted from below.
EmmaLennyEddie
A Person Who Likes Comedy
Camadian Leah
I don't have much to say, so… yeah. PS.
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Unexpected Fate Is So Weird
Chapter Twenty Two: Not On The Right Track
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After an agonizing hour of constant talking, stupidly repeated questions Francine thought she'd exploded… oh, did Francine forget to mention Jenny smother her face in bacon and then asked for a bowl of cereal? Honestly, who eats bacon with cereal? Francine watched Jared (yes, she still have the right to call him Jared.) eat little, and instead of asking questions, do you know what he the rest of breakfast? Bugged her with annoying nerd otaku facts like she already didn't know… and told her boring ass stories that'll make her fall asleep faster than her grandma.
This is a reason why Francine don't prefer affiliating with family.
''Okay Francine, I'm finished with breakfast and ready for the tour!'' Jenny pushed the plate away before wiping her mouth with her hand. Francine cringed. Like, ew, use a napkin! ''You know Ms. Jenkons there's a napkin beside you.''
''Huh? Oh, yeah.'' The brunette snatched a napkin from the table and with a quick wipe the girl clean her mouth properly. ''Okay, now I'm ready! Are you ready Jared?''
''It's Terror!''
''Yeah, and no one cares.'' Francine snapped. That nickname is seriously getting on her nerves… Pushing back the chair, the diva stood up and motioned her cousins to follow her. ''Where are we going first?'' Jenny eagerly asked, batting her beautiful blues at Francine in anticipation.
''To the mall.''
''The mall?'' Jenny and Jared respond in unison, their hopeful faces transformed into a look of disappoint and disgust. ''But it's so boring! All we do is look at clothes and jewelry and stale makeup and boring shoes and-'' Francine rubbed her temples, frustration creeping on her facial features, ''alright! Then where do you want to go?'' She snapped.
''To the arcade!''
''Comic bookstore!''
''Japanese shop!''
''And-'' Francine cut off Jared before he had a chance to speak. ''Okay, we'll go to the bookstore first, and then we can… uh, go to the… arcade, which are for complete geeks by the way.'' Jared scratched his light brown hair in confusion, ''but if we go to the arcade… won't that mean you'll be judged as a geek too?'' The girl blinked by that statement, and in protest, Francine rolled her eyes. ''NO, because I won't be playing those lame items when I can be enjoying myself with a nail manicure.'' Truthfully, the reason bookstore is set first is because she wants to find Andrew again, and if not, they'll leave the place to go to the arcade.
Secretly, Francine would kill to have a video right now, but of course, that'll have to wait until late midnight… until then she will have to play part of the obnoxious, snooty cheerleader girl. ''Let's go.''
''…Are you sure we can walk there? I mean, your butler or whoever can drive us, right?'' Personally, Francine never cared much for riding in cars, no matter how fancy it was it just wasn't her thing. However, to have the reputation she has too… ''Sure, either way is perfectly fine.'' She waved with a forced smile, ''I'll just ask Eric and we can leave.''
''Yay~!''
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Luckily Eric didn't question too much this time, he surely thought it'll be more safe in the arms of relatives than strange weirdos. ''Wow Francine! A purple Kia for a car? Isn't this so sweet?!'' Jenny squealed.
Francine shifted in her seat comfortably but stared at the palms of her hands. ''Aren't your family rich too?'' She asked, raising an eyebrow. She's sure her uncle is also wealthy just like her father, right? ''…'' Suddenly the chatterbox became rather silent and her brother stiffened. The silence startled Francine since she's becoming used to noise and she couldn't help but to look in curiosity, ''well… '' The tomboyish child mumbled as she rubbed her arms in nervousness, looking away, ''my dad is dealing with financial issues right now and… he's business went bankrupt. So, not really.''
''…Oh, well, um… that sucks.'' Francine muttered.
She haven't really thought about the possibilities if her family went corrupted in money too.
…The thought scares her.
''So, um… how many minutes we have left Eric?'' ''We are here mistress.'' Eric said.
''Mistress? They call you mistress? That's so cool! I want to addressed as master!'' Suddenly Jared's sullen demeanor switched to an ecstatic little boy, ''can you call me master, Eric?'' He asked, ''please? It'll be so awesome.'' He begged.
It had taken a minute, but the butler submitted with a sigh, ''as you wish… young master.''
''Thank you, humble servant.''
''We are here children.'' The car pulled into the bookstore's parking lot, once stopped, the children ran out the car in glee. ''Be careful, and be assured to have your phones activated! I have to attend to more duties at the Foster's household.'' They waved goodbye to Eric as the man went inside the car before he reversed and drove out of the area. ''okay, remember to be silent and… don't make any noise, got that?''
''You said that twice but in a different format.'' Jared pointed out as he folded his arms, ''besides, I'm naturally quiet; you should be worried about Jenny.'' Francine sighed as she pushed open the door, ''yeah, I'll recheck with her on that. Have fun.'' They went inside the bookstore to find more people roaming around the store than normal, oh shoot! How am I suppose to find Andrew now with all these damn people?! The thought made her pissed. She's seriously suffering, and you want to add more hurt and pain to the situation? ''So uh, you go have read whatever you like, I'm going to um… find something.'' Her cousins took off before Francine could even complete her sentence and the girl frowned.
Like anyone would listen to her anyway.
The girl trudge through sections, rows upon rows to find her dark prince charming but unfortunately, he has yet to appear. She went through the poetry section once, twice and thrice but no luck of the gothic boy wonder. ''Oh… this is hopeless!'' Francine plopped down on the floor in despair, ''I'll never find him!'' She cried.
''Find who?''
''Eeep!'' Francine squeaked, jolting by the surprise and turned to meet the random person. ''What the hell man? Why don't you bug off…- Andrew?'' Francine blinked, blushing from embarrassment, ''Andrew! I-I'm so sorry, I didn't mean it! I, uh, didn't pay attention and…'' How could she even say that? She should have look before speaking! And Andrew's going to hate her for it! ''Don't sweat it, it's cool.'' Andrew replied calmly with a gentle smile. ''We made mistakes, no need to beat yourself over it.''
*Sigh* Words of wisdom...
''So, why are you here again? Study time with your partner?'' Francine stared at the teen shortly, and then she laughed, ''oh hell no! I'm busy relaxing and showing my relatives around town, that's all.''
''Oh, I see.'' Andrew shoved his hands in his pockets, ''that's nice… I guess.'' Francine nodded with a shaky grin, ''s-so, uh, w-wanna talk?'' She needs to plan this out carefully and make sure to keep him interested- ''is this your boyfriend? Why haven't you told me about your boyfriend! That sucks because I never had a boyfriend and do he like videogames cause' I love videogames and what's his name again?'' Francine groaned. Talk about a ruined moment. ''No… he's not my boyfriend.'' She replied through her gritted teeth, ''and I thought you were busy doing something else.'' Jenny grinned as she held five mangas in her hands, ''I am and I was going to find you but it seems like you're busy talking to your boyfriend.'' She turned towards Andrew, ''what's your name Francine's boyfriend?'' Great…
''Um, we're… we're not like that.'' Yet. ''Though we're nice acquaintances.'' Andrew explained, ''I'm Andrew, but, I prefer Drew. What's yours?''
''Me? Oh I'm Jenny but you can call me Jen! And you're not Francine's boyfriend? Because I seriously thought ya'll were talking like ya love eachother.'' The diva facepalmed, dear any life force, please don't make Jenny humiliate me… ''Ah… '' Andrew placed his weight on one hip as he appeared uneasy, ''I'm… I'm sorry?''
''No, that's okay cause we all need some true love and it's okay to love eachother. I love everyone, and Francine, and if ya want I can love you too!''
''Jenny, quit it! You're embarrassing me!'' Francine hissed. She didn't come all the way here only to be humiliated! And what if someone she knew were here? It'll ruin every thing she'd worked for! ''No… no, that's alright, I am okay… with this, I think.'' It seemed like Andrew's trying to smooth over the situation before things get heated, ''I prefer not to love since it brings pain and sadness to me- I don't prefer loving people.'' He explained.
Jenny gasped.
''Why not?! Everybody needs a little love in their life!'' She shouted, gaining attention of other abiding citizens. ''I need to show you a little something about-''
''Jenny, stop it.'' Francine growled, standing up and blocking her from Andrew's view, ''I'm sorry about that, you see, my little cousin is a bit naïve…''
''Hey! No I'm-''
''And she needs some guidance. Don't be bothered with her, Jenny's just a natural loud mouth. Do you want to go somewhere else and maybe… talk?'' The boy calculated the choice carefully before glancing over Francine with a frown, ''your cousin does not seem to violate my personal space and is rather vibrating with life. I believe it wouldn't be too difficult understanding both of you.'' After that he chuckled- wait, is… is that a pink blush on his cheeks?! Francine gawked and she staggered a few steps backward. How… how was that even possible? How did Jenny bring him to his knees compared to herself? Jenny didn't do anything but blab! ''Oh, really? Well sure! I would love to have both companies!'' Her sneakers squeaked against the floor as Jenny beamed.
Today is totally ruined! Her chances chatting with Andrew is devastated because of Jenny! She just won't get out of the way!
So, the three of them sat at a table in the café section, and while Francine tried to speak with Andrew alone, Jenny kept butting in the way. ''I think that's really nice Andrew! How did your sister handle it?''
''Yeah Andrew-who's-not-Francine's-boyfriend? How didn't ya deal with your little problem cause' we all have problems and it never hurts to explain your issues. I had an issue once that…'' Oh my god, would this girl ever shut up?
''Hiya! Woah, who are these people?'' Francine, along with Jenny and Andrew looked up to find Terra, dyed blond hair wrapped in a messy bun. The girl placed a hand on her hips with a smirk, ''I thought you were hanging out with Masky boy somewhere?''
''Huh?'' Masky? Who's… oh. Hand waved, Francine scoffed at the silly notion, ''don't be ridiculous, I'm not hanging out with the geek! I'm just giving my precious cousins a tour at the bookstore. Isn't that right, little cousin?'' Jenny was only a few months young but Francine is still the eldest. A flush coated against her freckled cheeks as the girl thinned her eyes into tiny slits. ''I'm still twelve you know…'' She grumbled before folding her arms with a huff, ''besides, I'm taller than you.'' She retorted.
''But you're very immature than me.''
''So, um, is this your boyfriend?'' Terra fiddled with her red apron, her emerald irises staring at Andrew with admiration, ''he is pretty cute.'' The teen giggled while adjusting her slightly baggy blue jeans. Wow, the poor boy seemed to be squirming in embarrassment, the pink expanding across his whole face! ''U-um… uh…w-we're… we're not-''
''I know right? I thought the same thing! He's so cute cosplaying! I never gotten to ask what character he's dressing up as! Oh, you and Jared so totally meet up together and chat!'' After that, Francine knew talking to Andrew would never happen… The diva place her head in her arms and sighed sadly.
Why did they have to come over today?
''You love pokemon? I freaking love pokemon! Which pokemon is your favorite?''
''Mewtwo. Hands down.'' Terra loudly gasped, hand placed upon her thick chest and abruptly, she squealed, catching everyone's attention. ''I love Mewtwo! I have so many figures and pictures and…'' Without recognizing, Francine laid a hand on her forehead as she moaned for the one hundredth time. The headache slithered its way back once again, though, it's not terrible than previously before yet the throb was still there, lurking in the shadows.
It's not Kyle's potion again, is it? Maybe it's all this senseless talking? ''Hey, I have to return to my shift now, but how about swapping phone numbers?'' Francine zoned out through the rest of otaku conversation, sure, she gotten a few pieces of ''you like Ash? I like Ash…'' and ''I have a large, stuff Pikachu.'' And ''I'll text every creepypasta of Lavender town…'' something stupid like that but the rest is rubbish. Consider it thirty to forty minutes of Jenny bantering over her and Andrew as a couple, and trading phone numbers with Andrew and…- wait, what? Francine snapped up, glancing at the duo giving cell numbers.
…
The blood began to boil as her veins throbbed, body pooling with raged heat and Francine is sure a vein had popped. She sat here for… indescribable amount minutes, hoping, praying that she gets to have precious time to talk and understand the gothic cutie… only for her annoying, loud-mouthed, immature, disgraceful cousin Jenny taking up valuable time constantly talking and talking and teasing and… ''GAH!'' Francine slammed her hands onto the table, creating a smacking sound and startling the duo, ''I'm done, I'm freaking done with this!'' She plopped off her seat, glaring at the two, ''enjoy your time talking to him, Jenny, it's not like you intentionally planned to talk to him for unlimited hours! I'm out.'' She's done with this, it's not worth wasted hours only to talk to some stranger who's hot! Francine can see Jenny's surprised face turn into a form a guilt- forget it, Francine's not standing here for some stupid reaction, she's leaving.
Francine pushed people out of the way to reach towards the exit door. She didn't care about being rude, she's too angry. Jealousy tore through her heart and Francine scowled.
Why Jenny gets everyone's phone number and she doesn't? Hell, she only has one male contact! ''Stupid cousin, trying to ruin my spunk.'' Francine grumbled.
''Francine! Francine, wait!'' Oh god, all Francine wants is some freaking peace! Can't she even get that?! The girl stopped walking; however, she remained forward and not once did Francine meet Jenny's gaze. ''I'm sorry, I didn't mean-''
The 'I'm sorry' excuse, it's been used so many times that Francine hates it.
''Oh, you didn't mean it huh?'' Francine snarled as she twirled around and confronted Jenny's guilty stare. ''You didn't mean butting in my personal space, ruining my special time with Andrew and completely embarrassing me? You didn't mean that? You didn't mean hitting on him and then snatching his phone number along the process?'' Francine didn't care if Jenny's brother staring, she's too upset to give a legit care!
''Well, I'm just a natural talker and love meeting new people.'' The girl meekly replied, pulling her ponytail in nervousness. Francine growled, ''bullcrap! You really expect me to believe that?!''
''No, but I hope you do believe that I'm very sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you like that Francine and I want you to forgive me… '' Francine furrowed her brows as her lips tightened. That saying sounds familiar…
Oh, right… ex boyfriend used it. Then he jinxed it.
''Please Francine? I didn't mean to be like that, honest.''
''…'' Francine isn't in the mood to deal with this right now, ''whatever, I don't even care anymore.'' She muttered, wrapping her jacket tightly around herself. It's pointless to be angry for so long, especially for an innocent matter, but still… ''I promise not talk too much.'' Huh, how did Jenny move so fast? Francine glanced at the girl who walked next to her, pleading, ''and I give you Andrew's number! And I won't complain if you drag me to the mall!-''
''No! Don't give her that idea!'' Suddenly Jared stood on her left, panicky, ''do you know how long I have to suffer holding dozens of clothes in the woman's clothing isle? Eternity! And this is all your fault if she takes us!'' He pointed his finger at Jenny, who in return, smacked it away.
''So? At least I'm trying to apologize! You need to go shopping because no one wears tacky outfits like those!''
''They are not tacky! It's creative and describes myself!''
''Yeah, looking like a fictional character, sure is casual isn't it?''
''How can you talk? You-''
''Shut up!'' Francine yelled, silencing the bickering siblings. The throbbing is still there, pulsing heavily and their yelling isn't making things any better, they're making it worse. ''Look, we won't go to the mall today and like I said Jenny, drop it.''
''…'' Jenny looked at Francine sadly, eyes growing bigger and tears formed. ''I'm sorry.'' She whimpered, snuggling in her dark blue coat and sniffed, ''I didn't mean to…'' Francine grimaced.
The kitty whine.
Jared shoved his hands into pockets, ''she do that when she's in trouble.'' He said as he rolled his eyes, ''it's nothing special.'' Francine frowned deeply before sighing. ''It's fine, how many times do I have to tell you that?''
''You forgive me?'' Jenny squeaked.
''Yeah.'' Francine gasped when Jenny squeezed her into a hug, ''yay! I seriously thought you would hate me for the rest of your life! I promise from now on not to talk too much! I just love making new friends!''
''Y-yeah.''
''Where are we going next?''
Francine shrugged, ''I don't know, I guess I can show you around the local area.''
''Yay~! I can't wait to meet your school friends! Oh, and I heard you have a science partner too? I can't wait to meet your buddy!'' Francine nodded without a care- a second passed she stiffened.
…Shit.
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