Chapter 782.
"The emotions of Hope and Leslie."

(January 25. The S. Silver Residence.)

At the S. Silver house, school is done for the day and Leslie is inside and she is having a small meeting with Lincoln, Jordan, Luna and Sam and the group are confused as to why they are here, but they do like the chocolate chip cookies being served by Helena S. Silver.

Lincoln then asks. "So, what the heck is this all about, Leslie?" he then eats another cookie.

Leslie then calms down and she tells them what is going on. "Guys, after what went down..." She then eats a cookie. "The whole ordeal from the other day with me and Hope..." She then eats another cookie. "I think I have feelings for her!" She then eats another cookie. "I am stress eating again!"

Luna is confused. "Again?" They then look to the plate and there aren't much cookies left.

Helena sees this. "I'll be back with the next batch." She then leaves to the kitchen and leaves the others be to their conversation.

Leslie then explains. "Last night, I had some problems getting sleep and I ate the whole cake and the others understood, but the day before that I ate all of the left over casserole after I reheated it."

They then hear Helena from the kitchen. "She is not wrong, I know I like it when folks love my cooking, but Leslie went a little too far, but I understand since she has a baby inside of her. I went through hankering for food at night as well."

Leslie then calms down. "Guys, I need some advice. How the heck do I tell Hope how I feel? How do I accept these feelings? What will happen when Hope doesn't like me and the feelings I have for her?"

Sam then goes over and places her hands onto the shoulders of Leslie. "Leslie, calm down. You're panicking, and also it is not healthy for someone in the current state, just chill out and take a deep and calm breath." Leslie nods and she does as Sam says. "There, better?"

Leslie nods. "Yes, I am. Thank you Sam Sharp."

Sam nods. "Look, now the whole thing of telling someone how much you feel about them is not an easy step and also not a fast thing to handle. Also, the best way to tell that person how you feel is by three things."

Luna then speaks. "First method, try and get that said person you love so much or crushing on, is to wait for the right moment when no one is around and that you are both alone, and the scenario feels like the right time to tell that said person."

Jordan speaks next. "The second method, you invite that said person to your house, and like the first one you wait for when no one is around. Make sure that no one would come and interrupt the whole thing and make sure there isn't any awkward air in the area, there might be at first."

Lincoln is the last to speak. "Third and final. Ask that said person on a date, and then add the first one into the ordeal even though there will be some folks around which will make it a hard way to tell how you feel. But asking that said person to a date is a risky and possibly gonna be a critical mood."

Sam nods and she looks towards Leslie. "Because you never know when that person might understand and then not accept what you are trying to do. But, we wanna know... What do you plan to do?"

Leslie thinks about this and she tries to process what might happen and then she recalls the good times she had with Hope, but those times were the moments when they were all mean and rude and led by Leslie, and she thinks about what could go wrong.

Leslie then has an idea. "Wait, a place where we could be welcomed and enjoy good food, I think I do have a plan to ask out Hope Pertland, and I know when I should ask her out... On the day I will see the gender of my little bundle of joy!"

That one is something they did not see coming and Lincoln claps. "Wow. Well, that sure does sound like something, and I think that'll work. I mean, wow!"

Jordan also agreed. "Well, Leslie. Looks like you already know what to do. We are gonna be there with you for when that happens, so you need to signal us when you want all of us to step aside and let you two talk alone. When are you gonna have your baby gender revealed from our allies?"

Leslie then recalls. "Saturday. That's when I will make my new and awesome plan happen, and then I am gonna ask Hope Pertland out on a date!" She then goes onto the table. "If she accepts it, then I know that something is going on and it could become a possible thing for both of us!"

She then raises her fist in the air. "This plan will not fail, I know it!"

The others are confused and look to Leslie and clap, then Delilah is at the stairs and she asks. "So, are you gonna start yelling out by the power of Greyskull?"

Hearing that makes the others chuckle and then Leslie goes back to the couch and she laughs a little bit, and then Helena s. Silver arrives and she gives them some more cookies, and all of them enjoy the snack, though Leslie is eating more and more of them.

Deep down, they know that this might work. Leslie has a plan, and this plan will go well and with the help from her friends. Then Jordan recalls something. 'Ryan said that he's gonna go to the Pertland Mansion alongside Gretchen, Regina and Chastity. They are bound to text to us about what is going on there, chances Hope has a plan for this too.'

(Pertland Mansion.)

We go to Rose Street and to the mansion from which Hope and her parents reside and she is sitting on th arm chair in the living room and petting her Rockruff, and the group called there to talk to her are Ryan, Gretchen, Regina and Chastity.

Then Regina asks. "So, any reason as to why we're here to talk to you?"

Hope calms down and she takes a deep breath. "Girls, and guy... it has been so long since the emotions inside of me have been kept in line and I did have this crush for Leni Loud back then, but I am over the whole thing and I wanna try and seek out a better future and love interest, but I think I'm going back to the one I had long before I was changed into the good person that I am now."

(Okay, so to those reading this, imagine Hope said those words, but really, really fast.)

Though, they should be confused at Hope speaking so fast, but they understood her and then Ryan asks. "So, you have a crush on someone before you became a bad person?"

Hope nods. "Yes, and I thought I would get over it and no longer take part in falling for her like long ago, but never god damn mind. My emotions and feelings for Leslie are coming back."

Gretchen smirks. "Well, ya don't say? Well, how do you think you can handle this on your own? Because, I don't think I know how this girl on girl thing works and..."

Hope then asks. "You guys knew that this would happen, didn't you guys?"

Chastity snickers. "Yeah, we kinda know about these returning feelings you're getting. We saw it when you and Leslie kept running into each other, and we know one thing, you're gonna enter a total crush alert panic mode."

Ryan is confused and he asks. "Wait, a what?"

Regina then explains. "You see, back when we were mean and rude rich girls, we would have this thing we called the total crush alert panic mode. We enter a state of trying to sort things out, but if we don't have any plan then we ask the others for some aid and it tends to happen mostly to either of us..."

Chastity then speaks. "Leslie most, but she learned to plan what she needs to do and got over that state that we had called."

Ryan is amazed. "Wow. Did not see that one coming." He then looks towards Hope. "Hope, calm down and keep clear in the head before you lose your head. Now, we all know that you like Leslie again and this is a big and serious thing for you. But, you shouldn't allow panic and fear take you inside and out."

Gretchen nods. "He has a point, Hope. The best chance to try and get her to tell how you guys feel for each other, is to wait for when the time is right. Now, you'd have to try and get her alone and then share the feelings you have for each other, or in other words..."

Regina and Chastity know what this means and they both say it. "Ask Leslie S. Silver out on a date!"

Hope goes wide eyed and she stops talking and moving, and this is something the girls have seen, but Ryan is confused. "Wait what? Hope? What the heck happened?"

Gretchen then holds his hand. "Calm down, Ryan. She did this long ago when we told her what she should do and she went into this state, but calm down. This lasts a few minutes or seconds..."

Then Hope blinks and she speaks. "Wait, ask her out on a date?! But, what if... Oh jeez, I need to try and wait for the right moment to ask her, and I don't even know when that said right time is gonna come and I need to... Jeez, I need to try and..."

Then Regina grabs herm and she shakes Hope. "Calm down! Do not panic, do not freak out, be calm and chill!" she keeps shaking Hope around.

Hope is confused and getting dizzy. "I... Am... Calm... Stop... Shaking... Me!"

Regina then stops. "Sorry, just needed to help chill you down."

Hope then calms down and she thinks about what this is going on. "Guys, my crush for Leslie has been around for a long time and I have been crushing over here way before we changed into better folks, and I think it all started when we were at the 6th grade."

"I never knew what to do or what to say, but I didn't wanna lose my friendship with Leslie and wanted to be with her for as long as it takes, and I did have a plan before, but with everything changing I don't know what else to do. I don't know how to make this work and I am just..."

Hope sighs and she thinks about this, and this concerns the others and then Ryan asks. "Hope, have you thought of asking Leslie out on a date? You won't know the truth about your feelings for her unless you ask her, because when you ask someone out on a date, and if she says yes..."

Gretchen then sees what her boyfriend is talking about. "If she says yes, then it means something is going on and she might actually like you for reals!"

Regina and Chastity are surprised and they look to Ryan and clap. This makes Hope smile and she smirks. "Well, that does sound like a good idea. Thanks, I will ask her... but the date on when I ask her is a whole other story, and I know what to do!"

Hope then heads to her room with Rockruff and leaves the others to themselves. Regina then asks/ "Should we tell Lincoln, Luna, Jordan and Sam about this?" They all look to each other and nod, and they begin to send messages to the other four who are at the S. Silver house.

To be continued...

A/N: Looks like Leslie has a plan, and Hope has a plan... Now, how the heck is this gonna go down when they do ask each other out on a date soon? Well, might as well find out soon this week. I hope that, well I do know some of you enjoyed reading this new chapter.

Date made: 11/22/21.