Chapter 28: Debbigail

The boys walked out the room and into Huey. "What happened?" Huey scratched his head.

"Webby wants to go to bed now." Dewey said, closing the door behind them. Louie slugged off with his hands in his pockets, depressed. Dewey watched him as he dragged his feet to his room.

Webby leaned on the back of the door.

"Wait, so Louie has a photo of the scary red head at the mall?" Webby heard Huey ask.

"Yeah. Kinda got Webby sad." Dewey said.

"Well I guess it's good night then?" Huey said. Webby heard him walk away.

Dewey sat and leaned his back on the door. "Webs, you okay? I know you're listening."

She slumped at hit her head on the door. "It's weird."

"What is?"

"Why I'm upset." She sighed. "I think I'm upset, but I don't know why."

"I don't know either..." Dewey looked down the hall to Louie's room. "You guys are just too weird."

"What do you mean by that?" Webby exclaimed. She opened the door. Dewey fell back and hit his head on the floor.

"Ow!" Dewey cried. "Why did you do that?"

"Am I really that weird? Is that it?" Webby stared at Dewey. "Is that why Winnie didn't stay?"

"Webby, calm down." Dewey got up and put his hands on her shoulders. "You know that Winnie didn't leave because you're 'weird.' She left…for other reasons. I'm sure of it." Dewey smiled. "Remember how in Angorabah, when you used that grappling hook to get the cape and helped her kick up that door? She was so proud of you. All your skills and stuff, she loves that part of you. It has nothing to do with why I said you and Louie were weird earlier."

Webby sighed and rested her head on Dewey's chest. "I just feel so…twisty and yucky inside. Like gooey cookie dough batter."

Dewey wrapped his arms around Webby. "It's all good."

"It's just don't get why he would change his screensaver from all of us to that manager lady." Her cheeks turned pink. "It's don't understand why it makes me feel all gross and upset."

Dewey rested his chin on her head. "Well, I feel upset too."

"Why?"

"Cause that was a great picture of us." They laughed. Webby nuzzled herself into Dewey's chest.

"Thanks. I needed this hug."

"Any time Web-"

PING! PING!

The burner phone lit up and turned on. Webby and Dewey pulled themselves from each other and ran to the phone. Webby grabbed the phone and opened the contacts.

"She's the only contact." Webby showed him the screen. "She put herself as 'Elizabeth.'"

"Well that makes sense." Dewey said. "Message her!"

"I can't just do that!" Webby clutched the phone to her chest. "I don't even know what to say!"

"Gimme it, I'll help." Dewey took the phone from her. He opened a new message and began typing.

"Hey, this is Webby. I got your package."

"There," Dewey handed the phone to Webby. "Now we wait."

Webby whimpered. "I'm nervous. What if she gets to know me and doesn't like me?"

"Webs, remember what I told you about Angorabah?"

She nodded.

"She loves you. I know it. Take it from a person with two brothers…and a sister." He smiled at Webby. Her cheeks flushed with happiness.

PING! PING!

The phone screen lit up. Webby looked at the screen. She pushed 'view message.'

"Wow, it came earlier than expected. Did you get to look through it?"

"Yes. The boys looked through it with me." She typed and sent the message.

"Well, I'll go to bed now." Dewey walked to the door. "Wait, can you stay?" Webby looked down at the phone. "In case I get stuck on what to say."

Dewey closed the door and sat on the floor by her bed. She grabbed her pillows and blankets and made a little cozy bed on the floor. They cuddled together and watched as the phone lit up.

PING! PING!

"'Do you have any questions?'"

"Do you have all night?"


A/N: THEY ARE JUST THE CUTEST BEST FRIENDS EVER! AND HONESTLY, I LOVE THIS SHIP NAME. I am a Loubby shipper, as you can tell, but I love the dynamic between Dewey and Webby. They're just the bestest duo.

This is also the first chapter I have uploaded via the phone app, so let's hope that it works out well!

Prepare for some angst ahead soon!

Sorry not sorry.

~Alex