Crazy trouble with love part 8
Fink and KO
Series: OK KO
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"Heahahahaha, take this Plaza loser!" Laughed Fink who threw various stuff from the shelves at KO who was ducking and running as fast as he could through the mart. "I'm gonna get you!"
"Aaaaaah! Enid, Rad, help, this evil rat came out of the toilet!"
"Little bit busy here!" Called Enid as the two were in a fight cloud with Darrell and Shannon while KO saw Fink pick up a huge box.
"Try and dodge this!" she threw it, causing random stuff in it, mostly deadly weapons, to go flying at the young hero.
"AH!" He cried as he quickly ducked behind a bargain bin. "Why are you doing this?!"
"Because it's fun!" She laughed cracking her knuckles while giving an evil grin. "I've had to deal with those two boring and stupid robots for too long! What better way to have fun then by beating up a goody two shoes hero?"
"Video games?" He suggested before she punched through the bin.
"Nope!" She called before he grabbed a random can of soup and threw it, which she knocked away with her tail before he scrambled away. "That's right, run! It makes it so much better when I get you!"
"Gotta get to Enid and Rad, they can help me take her down!" He muttered as he quickly ducked into a nearby aisle only to run into someones leg. "Oof! Sorry about that, didn't see you there sir." he spoke rubbing his face.
"It's ok, do you know where the aisle for arrows are?" Asked the man who was a pink toga and had tiny pink wings with a pink quiver and bow on his back, but looked like he came straight out of an action movie.
"Oh sure. Aisle 10, next to the acid remover." He spoke before looking up. "Hey! Aren't you Cupid? You tried to help out Rad and Enid before."
"Yes, yes I am, also do you know what's up with all the explosions?"
"A sewer rat's-"
"Ah ha! There you are!"
"Eek! Gotta go!" He spoke before zipping by with Fink flying after him.
'Hmmm, interesting, my love senses are tingling, are those two… no, not yet, but I bet I could help.' He thought as he grabbed his bow and knocked an arrow. He flew up near the ceiling and saw them darting around the corners at high speed and narrowed his eye before pulling back. "One arrow, that's all I need." He said before letting it go and watching it shoot through the air.
"Hahaha, I got you now!" Called Fink as she cornered KO.
"Y-You sure we can't just talk this out?" He suggested nervously.
"Nope!" She cried, pulling her fist back, but before she could do anything the arrow hit her in the butt. "Ow! What's the big idea shooting me you butt?!" Fink cried as she rubbed her butt with a frown. "I got half a mind to-" she started before she looked at KO in the eyes. She started to feel her face flush and heat up with her heart beating faster.
"Aw, a new young love is born, perfect. My work here is done." Spoke Cupid before flying away through the front doors and into the air.
"Hey, where's Cupid going, what just happened?" KO called in confusion as he saw Fink staring at him while lowering her fist.
"Uh..." Fink got out while in a daze and stared at KO 'What's going on? Why am I feeling all funny inside?'
"Um...are you ok? Are we going to keep fighting?" KO asked curiously.
She blinked and shook her head before frowning. "I-I'm gonna let you go this time! Next time y-you'll be sorry!"
"Wait, you're giving up?"
"No I'm... strategically retreating!" She cried as she ran towards the door.
"Oh! Uh...ok!" he called out, scratching his head and looking lost.
(Later)
"Well tonight was certainly something to remember." Remarked Venomous as he and Fink arrived back home with his henchmen silent the whole ride. "Boxman made things fun on that cruise, and you didn't give his robots too much trouble."
"Uh huh." She muttered as they got out of the car, but she walked up to the door and opened it with a slam while marching in with a hidden blush.
"Fink, are you alright?" he asked with said mouse grumbling and not turning.
"No good rotten old hero, well young, but still! Next time I see him I oughta show him what for."
Venomous raised an eyebrow and cleared his throat louder. "Fink."
"Uh? O-Oh boss!" She stood up with a blush. "Sorry, I didn't hear you."
"Is everything alright? You don't normally ignore me when coming home." He asked with her feeling bashful and looked away. "Did something happen when you stayed there?"
"Uh…." She trailed off while holding her hands behind her back and gulped before shaking her head recalling KO's face making her blush. "No boss, nothing."
"Are you sure?" He asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Yup! Totally fine. A-ok-I mean cool! Cool as ice." She gulped before looking at the clock. "Oh wow! Would you look at the time? I better get to bed, night boss!"
"Fink, stay." He said with a frown, making her pause. "You never act like this, what happened there, did Boxman's robots not treat you right, what did they do?"
"They….they...were just boring!" She spoke out while trying to keep her cool. "All we did was play some boring games, that's all."
"Well I can get being bored, it's enough to drive a guy stir crazy, but you act like you're upset."
"Uh...yeah! That's it." she spoke with an idea and looked away. "I'm just a bit upset I had to deal with those boring robots and couldn't hang out on a fancy cruise with you boss."
Venomous smiled a little and walked over before patting her head. "Trust me, it might have been all that, but it didn't really seem like your kind of thing. Tell you what, next time I extort money from the senator, we can go out for ice cream."
"Really?" She asked excitedly. "Can I get a big sunday?"
"Of course, now head to bed, you had a big day and tomorrow you have to do all your chores and piano lessons, remember?" He said as he patted her head. "Now go to sleep, I have a couple of calls to make."
"Ok boss!" She said as she headed inside, his smile disappearing once she was out of sight.
'Fink's hiding something, but what? She's always so honest and wouldn't lie to me. I need to get to the bottom of this.' He walked over near a portrait, moved it aside and pushed some buttons before a portable lab table rose up with a drone on that lit to life. "Your order is to go to where Fink was hanging around and see if you can find any clues on what happened. Don't let anything deter you, or else." He said as the drone nodded before taking to the sky as Venomous pulled up a monitor which showed him everything the drone saw.
The screen showed the drone looking around the boxmore parking lot before it zoomed in to show Darrell and Shannon lugging broken robot parts out to the trash.
"Aw man, this stinks! I thought daddy had a good time, why are we stuck doing this?"
"Probably because half of the factory is messed up because of that green rat we were watching!" Groaned Shannon. "Ugh, why did she have to escape into the toilet?"
Venomous' eyes widened hearing that before typing something down. "Note to self, make sure Fink takes a bath tomorrow."
"Yeah, but at least he's happy that the plaza got a bit destroyed by her, but she was acting weird, right? One second she's acting like she can go on forever and the next she's dragging us away as fast as possible, what was up with that?"
"I don't know, but there's one thing I know. Next time we get stuck watching her, YOU do it, I'll pass."
"No way! You can't do that!"
"Can do!"
"Can not!"
"Can do!"
"Augh, let's just make Jericho or Raymond do it!"
"Ooh, good idea!"
"The plaza?" Venomous moved a wheel which made the monitor turn to the plaza. "Move in, but don't be seen." He ordered as the drone did as commanded. "Hack into the security feed if you can, I want to know what happened."
The drone moved near the plaza and over to the power box before ripping it open and linked into the system before it started to play footage which showed the past half hour of KO sweeping away with Rad and Enid talking before KO went to the bathroom with a plunger.
"Ok, nothing out of the ordinary." He said only for KO to come flying out of the bathroom with Fink hot on his tail. He watched the two go zooming around with Fink laughing only for him to sigh and shake his head. "I told her to use that glorb in case of emergencies. Well at least she used it on a hero, so it didn't go completely to waste." He muttered as he saw the fight go on with Fink mostly dominating the others. "Good, good, so far so goo- wait, is that Cupid? What's he doing there?"
He saw the winged man pull an arrow and shook his head. "No, no way, he wouldn't-and he just did." He groaned as he saw the magic arrow hit Fink and disappear into pink dust. "No….no, no, no… Fink is in love with that boy now?!"
He facepalmed and groaned before pacing back and forth. "This is something I never thought I'd have to worry about until Fink got older. Dealing with heroes is easy as pie, but dealing with a boy she's in love with? And a hero in training at that? I think I just felt myself grow older by twenty years." he groaned before shaking his head. "Ok, ok, no need to panic, maybe it's better this way, the boy is young and so is Fink so I won't have to worry about them doing anything TOO crazy, and maybe I can convince the boy to give up on being a hero?"
He sat at his chair as the monitor turned off. "Ok, now let's think. I could either try and persuade him by showing him heroes aren't all that and being a villain is more profitable, but he seems the determined kind. Threatening his family might not do, they do that in movies and it makes things worse for them. Computer, what's the progress coming on those genetically engineered mind controlling spores?"
"Little progress, estimated three years before test trials on living creatures can commence."
He groaned before tapping his chin. "Computer, is there any current law against selling a human being?"
"Many, very many."
"Damn it...computer, is this KO a human?" He asked, just making sure to cover all bases. 'He looks like one but on the off chance he isn't I can work with that.'
"Bio-scans show that no, he is not."
"Well then what is he?"
"Scanning… bio-scans show that target is a werepuppy, bitten recently, not born one." The computer said as it showed a picture of KO in his were puppy form.
"Hmm, that I can work with." He smiled. "I'll need the location of where he lives, I need to have a chat with his mother."
"Scanning… location found, would you like me to upload it into your navigation system?"
"Please do so. In the meantime, I'll be getting some sleep." He said as he got up. "In the meantime liquidate bank account 169 and put the cash into my car."
"Already done Professor Venomous."
"Good." He said as he headed inside. 'I just hope his mother is greedy enough to take it.'
(Later)
"You have a good day now sweetie." Smiled Carol hugging KO who was in Rad's van. "Sorry I couldn't give you a lift, but that cable guy is stubborn and said he'll be here real early and needed someone to be home and I don't want you missing a day of work."
"Thanks mommy, bye!" He called as Rad drove away.
"Bye!" She called before heading back into the house. "Well, might as well do some tidying up while I wait. I just hope they don't make me wait all day like last time."
Knock knock knock
"Wow, is that them already? They must have a new guy who actually comes on time!" She smiled before opening the door and lost her smile. "Who are you?"
"Hello, allow me to introduce myself, I am Professor Venomous, is this the house of… Carol Kincaid?" He said as he looked at a small card.
"Yes, I'm her." She replied with her hands on her hips and got a bad vibe coming from this man.
"May I please come in? I would like to purchase something from you."
"Purchase?" she frowned. "What could you possibly want to buy from here?"
"I wish to buy your son for Fink, how much for him?" He replied bluntly, making her jaw drop. "Now before you begin freaking out just calm down and hear me out, ok?"
"BUY my son!?" She let out as he held his hands up. "What kind of thing is that to tell me?! You, some supervillain, show up to my house, all so you can buy my own child?!"
"Yes, I need to, and before you start saying 'that's illegal!' let me just tell you that technically it is perfectly legal." he spoke before pulling out a floating monitor. "Tell me ma'am, you are human, correct?"
"Yeah, why?" She growled in anger and confusion. 'Where is he going with this?'
"Well technically that would make your son human as well, but I have with me evidence that would say otherwise." He said as he pulled up KO's video of him changing into his human suit. "It is obvious from this video that he is in fact not human, right?"
"Well, yeah, but just technically!" She defended while clenching her hands. "Whether human or a werepuppy, he's still my son!"
"I can get why you'd be so protective of him, I do, but being as he's now a werepuppy in disguise, technically there's no rule against owning him, which is why I've come here to make a sizeable offer in exchange for him." He spoke snapping his fingers before a hovering briefcase came over and opened up to show it stacked with bills. "Money is no object if you're worried I would try and buy him cheap."
"I don't care about money, I'm not selling him, period! Why would you even want him?!"
"Let's just say due to recent events, I thought it would be a good gift for someone I know, that's all."
"Well forget it, I am not selling my son like some kind of possession, he is part of my family!" She growled stepping forward to look Venomous in the eye. "Now you better get off my lawn or I'll make you."
"I urge you to reconsider, it will be easier for everyone if you just agree, seeing how this is all your sons fault to begin with." He frowned with Carol looking close to socking him.
"And just how is it KO's fault!? You're the one trying to buy him from me, HIS OWN MOTHER!"
"Because Fink's in love with him!" He yelled back, making Carol look at him confused as he sighed and rubbed the bridge of his nose. "That's why...I wanted to get him for her."
"Ok, hold on, who is Fink and just what is happening? I think you should start explaining." She said with a groan.
"Ok, Fink is my henchman, and last night she got shot by Cupid while fighting your son." He said as the security footage began to play on the monitor.
Carol looked at the fight while noticing the aura Fink gave off and looked at Venomous with a raised eyebrow.
"Look, I get what you're gonna say, but I may or might not have given her a glorb for emergencies, but now you get why I came here. I figured if I got her your son, it'd be easier than some of my other options at the time. You don't wanna know."
"Ok, so let me get this straight. Your henchwoman who I think you think of as a daughter has a crush on my son, so your first idea was to buy him for her?"
Venomous blushed and coughed while looking away. "Well...not technically my FIRST idea, but...essentially yes."
"Ok, first off that is a horrible idea, if anything it would just make KO resent her because he was separated from me just so she could have him, thus breaking her heart, is that what you want?"
Venomous rubbed the back of his head and looked away, feeling embarrassed. "Uh...well when you put it that way…"
Carol shook her head and crossed her arms. "Mind if I make a suggestion?"
"Of course, go ahead."
"How about a playdate, just let them hang out a bit and get to know each other." She suggested. "Kids that age are always full of energy and could use friends their own age to play with when they have free time. This way they can learn more about each other and my son doesn't have to be bought like some stray." She gave a glare at the last part.
"He would have been treated fine… but I do like this idea, should we have it at your house later today?"
"I'll be busy today, plus I think it'd make sense if we have it be a surprise." She smiled. "We tell them there's a surprise coming up and bring them together without telling them."
"Well Fink DOES like those, and quite frankly I'll be busy myself. I need to make sure she takes a long bath after what happened." He muttered before nodding. "Alright, we'll set it up on a later date."
"Good, but before you leave, let me give you a bit of advice." She spoke putting a hand on his shoulder and giving a small smile. "Even if you don't outright say it, the way you talked about her and the fact you tried this crazy stunt does show you might see her as your little girl. From now on, try to think about how she might react to certain things. It's real easy to hurt a child's dreams, and it's up to a parent to be there and show them things will get better. Just some food for thought."
"Huh… I think I will, thank you." He said as he got up before pausing and giving her one of the suitcases of money. "Here's a little something for your time, thank you, see you later."
"Oh you don't have t-" She saw him vanish in a beam from a drone in the sky that flew off before she blinked and shook her head. "Nevermind." She headed inside and set the case down before looking at a communicator on her wrist and pushed a button. "Foxtail, come in Foxtail."
"This is Foxtail, go ahead Silver Spark."
"I've just come into contact with Professor Venomous."
"You what?! What happened, are you ok?"
"Yes, but...let's just say it's not the way you would think." She remarked rubbing the back of her head.
"Well don't hold me in suspense, spit it out."
"He tried to buy my son for his henchman/daughter?"
"...that diabolical mad man! He must have known who you were and wanted your son for some nefarious scheme."
"Actually, he says she fell in love with KO because of Cupid, and wanted to make her happy."
"...is this some kind of joke? I don't do well with jokes Silver Spark."
"It's not a joke, he showed me security footage of the incident, I think it really happened."
"Well then what?"
"I told him no, but we did agree to set up a play date in the future."
"Playdate huh...good call Silver Spark, we can use this. If his henchman plays with your son, chances are she might let out some plan he has in store, but it's risky, he might use it to try and get info out of you. Be on guard."
"Yeah, that and it will be good for them to interact with each other, also he gave me a large briefcase of money."
"...Silver Spark, he's bribed you, you've been compromised!"
"Should I look it over for some bug or a bomb?"
"No! I'm sending some men over to do that themselves, but just in case, cut the signal to this communicator right away! No telling what virus he might try to send if he has the chance." She said with a frown. "You're also suspended from all point operations from now on, you could be a new spy or turncoat!"
"What?! I am NO spy!" Frowned Carol.
"That's exactly what a spy WOULD say!" Spoke Foxtail before the transmission ended.
"Ugh! That woman's paranoia is going to be the end of me!"
(Later)
"Boss! I'm done with my bath!"
"Did you clean everywhere Fink?"
"Yes!"
"Even behind your ears?"
"Uh...yes!"
"Good, then dry up and put your nice clothes on, we're going somewhere special today." Smiled Venomous with Fink drying her hair up.
"Really? Where to boss?"
"Ah ah, now that's a secret. You'll know when we get there."
"Aw, no fair!"
"Now now, I know you'll like it, and remember, nice clothes!"
"Can I at least get a hint?"
"Only if you get changed fast, we don't want to be late."
Hearing that got Fink moving much faster and slipped the nice clothes on and brushed her hair down in it's usual style. "Done!"
"Good, now for the hint, we're going to go see someone you know."
Hearing that made Fink groan. "Oh no, not those lame robots again."
"Nope, not them, now let's go." He said, surprising her.
She tapped her chin as they went out to his car and she sat in her safety seat. "Hmmm, oh! Is it Billiam William?"
"Nope, now no more guesses until we get there, ok?"
"Oh fine." She pouted crossing her arms. As he took off she wondered where he was taking her, normally they'd take the hover car to go see other villains, so where were they going?
Over at KO's house, he was organising his pow card collection with a smile.
"KO, buddy, you in there?" Carol called as he perked up.
"Yeah mommy! Do you need something?"
"Yeah, I have a surprise for you buddy, you have a playdate today!"
KO gasped with wide eyes before running out. "Really?! That's sooo cool! Is it Rad? Enid! Dendy?!"
"Nope, but she should be here soon, so you might wanna clean up quick." She said before spotting Venemous's car. "Actually scratch that, they're here."
"Oh boy, this is gonna be so much fun!" He smiled bouncing on his heels. "If I knew they were coming over right now I would have tidied up a little."
"Boss, where are we?" Asked Fink in confusion. "What kind of villain lives in the suburbs?"
"Well this isn't quite a villain, but it is someone you know." He said as he stopped the car. "It's your little friend from the plaza, KO I think?"
Fink's eyes widened with the pupils going small before shivering. "W-What boss?! H-How do you know about him?"
"Well when you were acting weird that night I decided to investigate, and I saw how you two were acting and your little injury from Cupid's arrow."
"But he's a plaza loser! Let's go somewhere more fun, before he sees me!" She cried as she tried to hide.
"Really? So you don't want to see him?" He asked with a raised eyebrow while she blushed and briefly imagined KO's face. "Not even a little bit?"
"I...well….uh…"
"Come on, you're wearing your nice clothes and we're already here, if you don't like it after ten minutes we can leave, ok?" He offered with Fink being silent before she slowly nodded.
"O-O-Ok boss."
"Good, now let's go greet them." He said as they got out of the car and made their way to the front door. He gave a loud knock and waited while Fink gulped while finding herself sweating.
"Coming, coming!" Called Carol as KO followed her excitedly. "Come on KO, they're here."
"Oh this is gonna be fun!" He said as she opened the door only to freeze as he saw who was on the other side. "FINK!"
Said rat growled with her arms crossed while KO turned to his mom confused.
"Mom! What is she doing here?!"
"KO, this is Fink, she and you are going to have a playdate."
"Say what!?"
"I don't like it anymore than you ya know." Huffed the rat with her arms crossed while looking away.
"Really? Because your dad seemed it necessary to try and buy him for you." Reminded Carol making the rat turn red and KO's mouth dropping.
"T-That's not true!"
Venomous gave Carol a look that said 'Thanks for not saying anything' before patting Fink's head. "You two play nice now."
Carol chuckled. "You two have fun while I get some training done in the back." She said as she lightly pushed KO towards her. She headed out of the room with the two kids quiet as Professor Venomous went ahead and followed Carol. "We can talk in the kitchen, I have some coffee if you want some."
Ko and Fink were left by the door standing next to each other awkwardly.
"So... you tried to have your dad buy me?"
"It wasn't my idea!" She denied quickly as she turned away. "He misunderstood what I was talking about!"
KO looked at her confused while it became an awkward silence. "So...Um... do you want to play?"
"Play what exactly?" She asked as she looked around.
"Um... maybe... some video games?" He offered, getting her attention. "I did get this awesome new video game that lets two players play, and I've been trying to get Rad and Enid to come over and play, but they've been real busy."
"Ok, let's do that, show me!" She said as he nodded.
"Sure, it's in my room."
Fink's eyes widened as KO walked off with her following and gulping. "Y-Your...room?"
"Yea, where else would I keep my games? Come on!" He urged grabbing her hand and leading the way quicker.
'I-I'm not ready for this, this was a bad idea!' She thought before finding herself in the room and gulped. 'J-Just calm down Fink and listen to your instincts!'
Knock him out and drag him to the sewer.
'...Bad instincts!' She thought as she shook her head while KO turned his system on and handed her a second controller.
"Here, you can be player two, ready?" He asked as he sat down on the floor next to her.
"Y-Yeah, sure." She said as she blushed a bit at how close they were. 'Keep it together Fink, don't act like a woose, just show him what you can do and kick his butt on this game.' She thought as she tried to focus on the game. 'Ok, just focus on winning, that's all you have to do!'
"Ok, you ready?"
"Y-Yeah, let's do this!" She spoke as a character selection came up. "You pick first."
"Sure, I'll take Bruce McFists!"
"Then I'll take Dark Crab!" She called as the fight began. 'Ok, video games, I can deal with this.'
(10 minutes later)
"I'm almost there! Just a little bit longer!"
"No way, I'm going to come first, so just give up!"
"Nuh uh, giving up isn't what I do!"
"You ready to go down, because here's my finishing move!"
"No no no AW!"
"Ha! I win!" Cheered KO as Fink groaned.
"No fair, you cheated!"
"I don't cheat, I play fair and honestly." He smiled while the rat growled.
"Best two out of three!"
"Ok, if you say so, but I'll just win again!" He laughed as they started up again, unaware of Carol and Venomous watching them.
"Well, guess we won't have to leave early." Smiled the man. "I was worried she'd be too nervous to want to stay too long."
"Yeah, they're getting along pretty well, I wonder if we should do this weekly or something?"
"Well I don't think Fink would have a problem with it, but I wouldn't be able to stick around. You know, business work." He replied with Carol frowning.
"Yeah, I understand." She looked at the two before feeling a lightbulb go off. "Although...I could keep an eye on them until you were done with your 'work'."
"Really? That would be great, are you sure it wouldn't be any trouble?"
"Trust me, being a single mother has me prepared for a lot of stuff, and keeping an eye on two kids is one of them." She smirked with pride while he chuckled. "What? It's true."
"No no, it's not that. I'm just impressed. Usually I'd expect the first ever hero I'm not fighting with to go behind my back and send Fink off to a foster care."
"Hey, I might be a hero and you a villain, but that's not what we are right now. Right now we're just parents looking after our kids. Besides, something tells me she wouldn't go down without a fight. She looks like a scrapper to me." Chuckled Carol.
"That she is, that she is." He chuckled as he got up. "I'm glad to see that this is working so well, I will admit I had my worries."
"Well that's for all parents. Tell you what, if you need any tips on dealing with some issues, call. Something tells me you already have my number." She raised an eyebrow while he smiled.
"Well it helps to be prepared. Truth be told if you weren't here I would have left a message, but then I'd have to find you with a satellite if you didn't wanna talk."
"Well, glad to know this worked out, part of me was worried you had a back up plan to kidnap KO if I didn't sell him to you."
"Come now, do I look like someone who'd do that?"
"Yes, you do." She replied immediately.
'Well she's not wrong.'
"Oh no!" Cried KO seeing his character fall down while Fink laughed.
"Haha, that's right, fall before the might of Fink!"
"Best out of three then, next winner is the ultimate champion!"
"Which is gonna be me! Start!"
"Hey, I wasn't ready!" He spoke quickly blocking her strike. "That's cheating!"
"All's fair in love and war!" She laughed looking at him before realizing what she said and looked away quickly. "I-I mean, I'm evil! It's what I do."
"And I'm good and good always wins in the end!" He spoke tapping away quickly making his character counteract and start putting Fink on the defense. "See?"
"Grrr, you won't win this time, I will defeat you!"
(20 minutes later)
"Best 11 out of 20!"
"Aw come on, just admit that you lost Fink!"
"NEVER!"
KO narrowed his eyes and rubbed his chin before snapping. "Ah! I know." he smirked. "What say we have one more round? Whoever wins this one, wins all the others, and can make the other person do one thing they want."
Fink froze as she thought of what he just said and began to blush. "A-Anything we want?"
"Yep! So are you in or out?"
"...alright, you're on!" She cried as she started the fight. 'I can't let him win!''
KO start tapping as fast as he could while Fink did the same with both trying to get the drop on the other.
'I can't let him win, so maybe it's time for me to start acting like a villain!' Thought Fink before she made her character crouch down and block making KO's character keep on hitting it, but barely do any damage.
"Hey, no fair, that's cheating!"
"Nuh-uh, if I can do it in the game it's legal!" She smirked. "Or maybe you're scared I'll win."
"No, I'm still gonna win!"
"Really, when your health bar is almost empty? Don't make me laugh!" She smirked before hitting several buttons at once, causing her character to perform a multi hit combo on KO's, landing it flying out of the ring. "Ha! I win!"
"Noooo!" He cried dramatically before looking at her in defeat. "Ok, what do you want?"
She looked at him with a bright blush and looked down at the floor before coughing. "Uh...close your eyes."
"Ok?" He said as he closed them in confusion.
"And don't open them until I say so, got it?"
"Ok, why?"
"B-Because I said so!" She stuttered before moving over closer to him and gulped. "Are they shut?"
"Yeah."
"You swear?"
"Uh huh."
"Good." She muttered before steeling her nerves and wrapped her arms around KO who kept his eyes closed, but felt surprised and confused.
'Wait, is she just hugging me?' He thought as he tilted his head in confusion. "Are you just hugging me? Can I open my eyes now?"
"No! Keep them closed!" She spoke while her face looked like a tomato and tightened her grip before taking a deep breath and let go before stepping back and shook her head to get her blush down. "Ok, you can open your eyes."
"Ok...are you ok? Your face is really, really red!"
"It's hunky dory!" She yelled before hearing a knock and turned to see Venomous poking his head in.
"Fink? Sorry to bother you, but I have to tell you we have to head out, some important works come up."
"Already? Ok… it was nice being with you KO." Shew said as she headed towards the door.
"It was nice playing with you too, Fink." He waved to her with a small smile as she left, not seeing her blush hearing that.
(Later)
'I can't believe I actually hugged him!' She thought in her room while staring at the ceiling and feeling like kicking her legs in excitement. 'I really just went up and hugged him!'
"Fink, you ok in there, you've been in there for awhile and I don't hear you playing your games like usual?"
She sat up and cleared her throat. "S-Sorry boss! Just...taking a little nap!"
"Ok, well, do you want to come out? I want to discuss when would be a good time to see your friend again."
Fink gulped imagining KO's smiling face and ran over to open the door. "Sure thing boss."
"Great, now as you know I am busy, so we might not be able to get down there every week." He started and immediately noticed how her smile fell. "But, I anticipated that, and even though I'm hesitant about this, Carol's agreed to a possible sleepover to make up for it on nights when KO doesn't have school."
"A sleepover, with KO?" She asked, her heart speeding up. 'Stay calm Fink, stay calm!'
"Yes, although I'm unsure about it." He replied rubbing the back of his head. "I mean if you feel uncomfortable about it, we can figure something else out."
"NO! Er, I mean, I'm fine with it, really!" she spoke up quickly making him blink.
"You sure? I mean I just don't want you to feel weird sleeping over in the same room as a boy."
"No, no, it's fine really, it sounds like fun!"
"Well alright, then you better get some stuff together when you go." He said, only for her to race off to her room to get packed. "We'll head out in a few hours."
"I'll be ready in one!"
"The time we leave won't change because of that." He chuckled as he shook his head. 'She really has it bad for him, huh?'
'Ok, gonna need that, that, this, that, oh! Definitely this.' She thought as she began to quickly toss stuff into a bag. 'This, this, definitely that, ooh, and this!'
(Later)
"Mommy, are you sure about this?" KO asked his mom who had a sleeping bag set up while he tapped his fingers and looked away.
"Of course sweetie. It only makes sense if the two of you sleep in the same room."
"Oh no, I got that. It's just…" He blushed. "I've never had a girl staying in my room before."
"Aw, don't worry squirt, it'll be fine, just think of it as a long hangout, and you two won't be in the same bed so it's fine." She patted his head. "Just try not to get too wild with games and snacks, there might not be any school tomorrow, but I don't want you to be too tired in the morning."
"Yeah, but is this a good idea, she is a villain, right?"
"Not while she's here, when she's here she's just you friend, ok?" She smiled before hearing a knock. "Sounds like they're here." She walked out with KO following before opening the door to show Venomous and Fink with a big bag. "Welcome you two."
"Hello, sorry for the wait, and also sorry for Fink's luggage, this is her first sleepover so she's a bit excited." Smiled Venomous with Fink looking away with a blush.
"Oh it's alright, I'll make sure she and KO are alright while they party all night." Chuckled Carol while Venomous patted Fink's head.
"Alright Fink, I gotta go, but I'll be back tomorrow to pick you up."
"You got it boss, see you then!" She said as Carol let her in and she saw KO. She felt her face go red and her heartbeat increase before gulping. "H-Hey KO."
"Hi Fink, you ready to hang out?" He asked with a sheepish smile.
"Of course, I even brought some great stuff we can use to play."
"Cool, well I'll let you two kids get set up as I order you some supper, what kind of pizza do you kids want?"
"Pepperoni/extra cheese."
"Alright, if anything goes wrong just give me a ring." Spoke Venomous before leaving.
"Alright, you two head to KO's room while I haggle with the mizz." Said Carol as Fink nodded and began to head there.
"Wow, you sure came prepared." Remarked KO looking at the size of the bag.
"Yeah, I wanted this night to be as awesome as possible… was it too much?" She asked, growing bashful.
"No, now I'm excited to see what you brought." He said as they made their way to his room.
"Well I got games, books, clothes, a couple of juice boxes and some other stuff." She grinned at the last part before putting it down. "Some of which I snuck over from my boss' lab."
"Wow, really? Like what?" He asked curiously.
"Let's see." She turned and rifled through it before pulling out a small sphere with a button on here. "This here is an anti gravity bomb."
"A bomb?!"
"Calm down, it just turns off gravity for a little bit, it's cool!" She grinned holding it out. "Just push the button."
"I dunno…"
"Come on, I pre set it so only this room will be affected, it'll be awesome!"
"Well… ok! Let's do it!" He said as he pressed the button. The sphere glowed before an electric wave came out of it and reached around the room before KO, Fink, and everything not nailed down started to float into the air. "Woah! It really works!"
"Of course, everything my boss makes is top notch." She said smugly. "He's the best!"
"Whoa, how do I move?!" Called KO as he floated in mid air.
"Just relax and move your arms, like this." She started to flap her arms out and moved part him like they were in water. "See? It's easy."
"Whoa, you're right, I'm flying!"
"Yeah… wanna play a game?"
"Sure! What kind?"
"Simple, the game is where we fight where we try to get the other person to the floor, and if they touch the floor you win!" She smirked. "You can touch anything else, but if you touch the floor at all, you lose."
"Oh, ok, that sounds like fun!" He smiled moving over and stood on his bed before bending his legs. "Ready?"
"Go!" She called as she pushed off the wall and dove towards him.
KO launched himself forward with the two grabbing each other by the hands and spun around and tried pushing her back. "Woah, this is really weird. You sure we're safe?"
"Of course, we're practically in space." She said as she tried to get him to head towards the ground. "It would be nearly impossible to hurt ourselves like this!"
"Oh, ok… and how long is the anti-gravity thing supposed to last?"
"Don't know, boss didn't make that clear." She replied while rotating them around to get him closer. "I'm gonna win!"
"Nuh-uh, I will!" He called as they kept grappling mid air, unaware of the bomb starting to beep.
"That's what you think!" She smirked as they moved near a pillow before she used her tail on it to propel them the other way with them bumping into the wall and spun around. "You're going down!" She called as the bomb let out one final beep and the gravity turned back on. "...Uh oh." She said as they went crashing down to the ground. "Ow!"
"Oof!" He groaned as they landed on the bed in a tangle of limbs. "I guess the bomb doesn't last long…"
"At least it didn't blow up…" She groaned before realizing that she was on top of him, pinning him to the bed. Her eyes widened and she felt her face feel so warm she felt steam leave her ears while KO looked up and slowly noticed the position himself.
"Y-You can get up now, I think we're both ok…"
"Oh! Uh, right, I knew that." She muttered moving off him while KO noted the slight mess of the room due to the device.
"Oh man, I hope mom doesn't get mad about this." He said as he got off the bed. "So, wanna play a game?"
"Sure, how about hide n seek? I got something that'll make it way better." Grinned the rat.
"Really? What is it?"
She reached into the bag and pulled out a laser. "A shrink ray."
"Whoa! You actually have one?!" He asked excitedly.
"Yep!" She turned a dial on it. "If we're shrunk down, we'll have tons of space to hide n."
"Cool, lets do it!" He cheered as she started the gun.
"This might tingle." She zapped him and then herself, causing them to glow before shrinking down and landed on the floor and looking about the size of an ant.
"Whoa, this is awesome!" He cried as he looked around in wonder. "We're so tiny!"
"Alright, so who hides and who seeks?"
"Ooh, I'll hide, you count to ten!" He laughed before he began to run off.
"Heh, I'll find him no time flat." She covered her eyes. "One...two...three…"
"Ok, where to hide, where to hide… why is everything so far apart now?!" Muttered KO looking around. "Everything seems like they're miles away right now."
"Eight...nine...ten!" She called before opening her eyes. "Ready or not here I...come?" She said as she looked out only to see KO attempting to hide behind a nearby bottle cap.
'She'll never find me here.' He thought as she sweatdropped.
'Is he serious right now?' she thought before walking around the cap and stood behind him. "Found you." She said with a chuckle as she grabbed him from behind.
"Wah!" He jumped and turned to her before groaning. "Aw man, I thought I was good."
"Yeah, well you weren't." She said as she shook her head. 'At least I won't have to worry about finding him if he tries to hide from me in the future.'
"Ok, now it's my turn to find you." He covered his eyes. "One...two…"
'Ok, let's do this, where should I hide?' She ran away and looked around before looking at the bed and smirked. 'Perfect.' She thought as she began to scurry up. 'He'll never find me in here!'
"Six...seven...eight…" He counted off excitedly. "Nine...ten! Ok, here I come Fink!" He looked around and started walking. "Hmm, now where could she be? She couldn't have gotten too far." He said as he looked around for anything out of place. 'She's gotta be somewhere she thinks I wouldn't look, but where?'
'Heh heh, the perfect spot.' Thought Fink hiding behind a baseball under the bed. 'He won't find me down here.' She thought as KO looked around.
"I'm gonna find you Fink!" He called as he scratched his head. 'Ok, so she isn't near me, maybe she went under the bed? It is the closest place near us.' He moved towards it while noting how dark it was and tried to keep his eyes peeled. "Fink, oh Fink, where are you?"
'Does he really think I'm gonna answer that?' She thought as she rolled her eyes. 'I'm no rookie, and calling my name just tells me how close he is. As soon as he gets near me I'll scurry off to a new spot.' She thought as he began to get closer and closer. 'He'll never find me!' She thought, unaware of the countdown on the side of the shrink ray.
KO checked behind a dust bunny and then an eraser before spotting the baseball and smirked. 'Bingo.' He thought before racing towards it and pushing it out of the way. "Found you!"
"Oh come on!" She groaned. "I almost had you!"
"Nuh-uh, you were super easy to find!"
"No way, you were found in ten seconds!"
"So? I found you in eleven, so you're just as bad!"
"Nuh-uh!"
"Yu-huh!"
"Nuh-uh!"
"Yu-huh!" He said as she looked away with a pout.
"Nuh-uh!"
"Yu-huh, plus ten!"
"Nuh-uh infinity!" She said with a smirk. 'Got him now!'
"Yuh-huh infinity plus one!" he smirked making her huff.
"There's no plus one after infinity, it's infinity!"
"Then how did I just do it? I won!" He cheered before he stopped and stared at her confused. "Hey, were you taller than me?"
"Huh? What are you talking about?" She asked as she looked at him before noticing that she was starting to grow. "Uh-oh, that's not good."
"Why? What's happening?"
"I think the ray's starting to wear off." She spoke before seeing him start growing too. "We might wanna get out from under here."
"Right, we don't want to be stuck under here together, right?" He said without noticing Fink's tail perking up at the words and briefly imagined it with a blush. "Come on, we better go Fink." he said as he took her hand.
"Uh..right, yeah." she spoke shaking her head and blushed feeling his hand. 'Get it together Fink!' She thought as he led her out from under the bed right as they grew back to normal.
"Hey, kids? The pizzas here!" Carol called, making KO perk up.
"Great, I could go for a slice, or two." He said as he headed to the door, not seeing the red faced Fink following him, still thinking about the hand holding.
'Wow, I didn't think we'd get that far. Wait, what am I thinking?! I'm making it sound like we're dating!' She thought as she followed him and realized that she actually liked the sound of that. 'Wait… are we dating? We held hands, we're playing together, I'm sleeping over at his house….'
As she trailed off with that thought the two made it to the kitchen and started getting their plates ready with Fink piling several slices of cheese pizza on hers.
"So, you two kids having fun in there?"
"Yeah, we were playing with some of the stuff Fink brought over and hide n seek."
"Well that's cool, are you having fun Fink?" Carol asked as the small lab rat nodded.
"Yeah, loads of fun." She spoke before biting into the slices with a hum. "Mmmmm, so good~"
"Well after you two eat up maybe you could watch a movie together."
"Sure, let's watch a hero one!"
"No way, I say a villain one."
"A hero one already has villains in it."
"Yeah, but they always lose. I mean one where the villain wins."
"There are no villain movies though. Any movie that has a villain wins means that he's the hero!"
"Not true! That's just a rumor." She huffed with Carol chuckling.
"Why not a good old fashioned horror one? It has people you can root for, and something scary that goes after them. That way you both have something to root for."
"Um… ok, I guess that works, what one should we watch?"
"Ooh! Ooh! I know the perfect one." Grinned Fink with a chuckle.
(Later)
The room was dark with the movie on and KO looking nervous while Fink ate popcorn casually as the lady on the screen screamed and ran from what looked liked a drooling rat on its hind legs.
"T-That lady is gonna be ok, right?" He said nervously.
"I hope not, I wanna see how he eats her." chuckled Fink while KO held a pillow. "Popcorn?"
"N-No thanks…" He said right as the monster caught the woman, making him scream in fear and latch onto Fink.
Said rat blinked and looked at him before blushing while suddenly forgetting about the popcorn and felt butterflies in her stomach.
"Is it gone?" Whimpered KO as he tried to bury his face into her side.
"Uh…." She let out seeing the rat monster scurry away into a hole and gulped. "Nope, still there."
"O-Ok, tell me when its gone!" He said as he scooted closer to her and held her tighter, making the butterflies in Fink's stomach feel like they were growing larger and larger.
'H-He's clinging on to me! Oh man, what should I do? Say something, or let him stay? I mean it's not like I hate it, just the opposite really.' She thought, growing more confused over her feelings with every passing second. 'Do...do I really like him like that? Do I want him to feel like this towards me?'
KO gulped and didn't let go, but he did feel Fink's arms move around him along with her tail. 'She must be protecting me so I don't accidentally see those rat monsters again, she's such a nice friend.'
'You know what? Forget it. I'm done being shy. I like him being this close to me, it feels nice, and if we're gonna be hanging out for the night, I'm gonna make the best of it.' She thought before happily hugging him closer and onto her lap. 'I'm tired of acting like a dweeb, I like KO and nothings gonna change that or stop me!'
KO was caught off guard by the position and blushed, but didn't stop her in fear of seeing something scary on the screen. 'Wow, she must really want to keep me from seeing the monsters, huh?'
Meanwhile Carol was chuckling and taking pictures of both of them. 'This is too good to pass up. Wait till Venomous sees these.'
(Next day)
KO and Fink were currently snoring and cuddled on the couch while a blanket was over them.
"You were right Carol, this is adorable." Nodded Venomous sipping coffee while said woman worked on breakfast. "Thanks for sending me a picture before I showed up or I might have a different reaction."
"No problem, though just a heads up while KO held onto her while being scared I think Fink was enjoying it and may have taken advantage of that." The mother chuckled. "She's definitely your daughter."
He blinked and looked at the rat. 'Sounds like she's getting hooked on the idea. I better make sure it doesn't get too out of hand.'
As the adults talked and made breakfast Fink began to stir from her sleep. She started to notice something smelling good and felt something beside her.
'What's going o-oh, right, the movie, KO's sleeping next to me.' She thought slowly opening her eyes and let out a yawn. 'I remember now, he snuggled up to me because he was scared and I decided not to be shy anymore ...nice.'
"Sleep well Fink?" Asked Carol.
"Yeah, I did." she said with a nod before noticing Professor Venomous was there also. "B-Boss! W-When did you get here?"
"An hour or two ago, Carol filled me in on what happened last night." He remarked calmly while drinking his coffee as Fink blushed. "You two sure seemed like you had a good night, you wouldn't stop holding each other."
"W-We just fell asleep while watching the movie, honest boss!" She denied as KO began to stir as well.
"Huh...is it morning already?"
"Sure is kiddo, how did you sleep?"
"Really good, I dreamed about a giant fluffy rabbit," He said, making Carol chuckle and Fink blush a bit. "Why am I on the couch?"
"You and Fink slept there." She spoke before he saw Fink beside him and turned beet red and jumped back while looking embarrassed.
"S-S-S-Sorry Fink! I-I-I...um…"
"It's ok, we fell asleep at the same time, no ones at fault." She replied crossing her arms with a frown. "And for the record, I'm not a rabbit."
"R-Right, sorry." He said sheepishly as she nodded.
"You're forgiven… do we have to leave soon boss?"
"Well after you two eat breakfast, we're gonna need to...deal with some stuff." He said, both Fink and Carol understanding what he meant.
"Got it boss." She said with a nod as she and KO made their way to the table and began to dig in.
"Don't worry about running out, I made enough for seconds." Smiled Carol.
"Thanks!" Fink said as they kept eating. "Mmm, it's really good."
"Well it took me some time, but I managed to get some decent recipes down." Carol said as Venomous nodded.
"I'll have to remember to get those from you later."
"Now that's a secret." She chuckled with KO looking at his plate and trying not to look at Fink as he ate.
'I can't believe I slept with her last night, does this… does this mean we're married now? Mommy said when two people the same age sleep together it's because they have feelings for each other, so does that mean…" He pondered as his face began to turn red.
Fink glanced at KO and saw him turning red and felt bold. She gave a smirk with a glint in her eye. "What's wrong KO? You look awfully red."
"I-It's nothing!" He yelped quickly, catching the parent's attention.
"Oh no honey, are you getting sick?"
"N-No, I'm fine mom, really." He spoke as she checked his forehead.
"Well you don't seem that warm."
"T-That's because I'm not sick!"
"Maybe he's shy." Snickered Fink.
"Fink, we're guests here, don't be rude."
"Sorry boss." She said sheepishly as she finished her breakfast.
"Thank you again for keeping an eye on her Carol." Venomous said as the blonde nodded. "Do you want to say goodbye to your friend before we go Fink?"
She nodded and turned to KO before giving a devious smirk and grabbed his face before moving over and quickly pecked him on the cheek and got off, with KO's jaw dropping to the floor. "See ya later KO."
"Ah….I…..wha…." He sputtered, his brain shutting down.
Venomous and Fink headed out while Carol walked over to her son with a smile and patted his head.
"She must have had tons of fun, right KO?"
"I…..think so?" He sputtered, his face as red as a cherry.
(Later)
KO whistled while currently sweeping around the floor while Enid was listening to music and ignoring what a customer was trying to say to her.
"Are these gluten free chips? Because my doctor says if I have anything with gluten I might get explosive diarrhea."
"Yuh-huh, sure, whatever, really interesting." She said, barely paying attention.
"Ok good, what about this candy bar?" He asked holding a chocolate bar up.
"Big time, big time."
"Amazing, I never knew so much stuff was gluten free!" He said happily as he paid for his items. He rushed out while biting into the candy bar and the chips, right as Fink walked in and saw Enid before getting a grin and tip toed over while staying down.
Enid was busy watching a random video and didn't hear anything, until a small red sphere landed on her phone making her blink. "What the-"
BOOM!
And got hit with the worst smell of her life making her gag and start coughing while Fink snickered from the other side of the counter. "Oh lord! My eyes! My throat! Can't...breath!"
"Huh? What's going on? Enid! Are you ok?!" KO cried as he heard his friends cries.
"Huh?" Rad turned his head and saw Enid coughing while looking annoyed before he caught wind and covered his nose. "Woah! What did you eat Enid?"
"It wasn't me...it was-" She was cut off as a second orb landed near Rad and exploded, hitting him with the same smell making him scream while looking down at the laughing Fink rolling around. "Fink."
"Fink? Oh no." KO groaned as heard the green rats name, who in turn heard him and turned to him with a grin.
"Oh KO~" She called, making him gulp and take a step back.
"Not...again…" Coughed Rad while trying to ignore the smell as Fink snickered.
"What? I thought I'd brighten your day plaza losers." She saw KO take another step back and grinned. "Where do you think you're going?"
"Um, I uh...have to go… restock the thing!" He said quickly. He turned and bolted with Fink chasing after him.
"Get back here KO! I came to see you and you're running? Didn't you mom teach you any manners?!"
"Yeah, but you're attacking my friends, that's not nice either! And you came to see me yesterday!"
"They're called pranks! And best buds always see each other!" she spoke while bringing out a glorb and put it in her collar before she gained a boost making KO pick up speed as she flew after him. "You can't run all day! I'm gonna get you!"
"Noooo!" He cried as he kept running and saw a bargain bin and jumped in, making her grin.
"Oh boy, I wonder what's on sale today, maybe it's a best bud!" She grinned before she picked it up and started shaking it down, making everything plop out, but not KO. "Huh?"
"That rat's driving me nuts." Groaned Enid spraying herself with numerous air fresheners while Rad coughed.
"You're telling me. This is the fifth time she's bugged us, but been nice to KO. What's up with that?"
"I don't know but I can't stand it, this can't keep going on! Have we talked to Mr. Gar about banning her yet?"
"Yeah, he said since she buys something every time she's just a rowdy customer, meaning we can't kick her out or fight her." Rad groaned.
"Where'd you go?!" yelled Fink looking into the box, only to see a KO shaped hole in it with said boy tiptoeing to the bathroom. "Hey! No hiding in there again!" She cried before taking off after him.
"Eep!" He let out and bolted for the door, only to wind up tripping on a random skateboard and fell with a groan before finding his leg grabbed with Fink picking him up.
"Lookie what I got." She chuckled with a grin. "A naughty best bud who tried to run away from me, when will you give in, you can't run from your best bud!"
"Uh...time out?" He asked nervously, making her chuckle.
"Nope, you're not getting out of it this time." She remarked before she started dragging him away. "I got a brand new game we can play in mind that you're gonna love."
"Huh? What game? I'm still working, I can't leave until my shifts done."
"Oh relax, it's a simple one that can be played anywhere. It's called House."
"Huh? House? How do you play?" He asked in confusion.
"Simple, I be the mommy, and you be the daddy."
KO turned red hearing that while Fink chuckled.
"And you know what means, right?"
"Uh...no?" He said in confusion. "Does it mean I get to go back to work?"
"Yes, AFTER the part mommies and daddies always do. Get married."
"... WHAT?!" He cried out before breaking out of her grip. "I'm too young to be married!"
"Oh fine, then we'll settle with something easier. Mommies and daddies also, kiss~"
"I can't do that either, I don't like this game!" He blushed while Fink had a glint in her eyes while letting out an evil chuckle. "M-M-Maybe hide n seek?"
"Nope, we're playing house, now pucker up daddy~"
"Nooooooo!" He screamed as he ran with Fink chasing him while Rad and Enid shook their heads.
"You ever get the feeling Fink keeps coming by to do that?" Asked Rad. "She acts like she's got a crush on the little guy."
"...I'm not even gonna bother pointing out the obvious, right now I need about ten showers, which means I'll be out, thanks for covering my shift."
"What? No way, I need to shower too!"
"Well one of us has to stay here and watch over the store."
"... what about KO? He's technically still here."
"Hmmm, good point. Besides, I doubt Fink is gonna let him leave."
With that the two zipped out while in the parking lot Professor Venomous saw what was going on inside via a drone and was rubbing his forehead at the scenes.
"Keep it together Venomous, it's just a harmless game. Just a harmless game. No sense in getting a headache over it."
"Stop running and kiss your wife KO!"
"I'm not your husband! I'm not playing, leave me alone!"
"Fine, I'll leave you alone."
"Really?"
"After you lay one on me!"
"...then again, it never hurts to get things ready for when Fink gets up there." Grumbled Venomous. "I don't wanna even think about what she might try, or worse, HOW she'll try it. I think I'm starting to get why some fathers choose to drink." He groaned as he began to walk towards the store to get his wayward henchman/daughter. "Maybe I should start using the child harness on her again whenever we come close to this place, it might keep her from running off."