"Hey Candy! Bring a sugar doughnut over here!" Brandon the blue Shoyru called from table eight. It was Happy Hour at the Bakery the next day, and as always, Candy was swamped.

"Coming, Brandon," Candy muttered as she walked into the kitchen. She grabbed a sugar doughnut and slipped it on a paper plate. She walked back to table eight and handed it to Brandon.

Personally Candy hated Brandon. They knew eachother since childhood and Candy also knew that Brandon had a deep crush on her. But Candy never had any feeings for him. Although he WAS a hottie and he was rich, too..

"Sit down, mah sweetie," Brandon insisted.

"You know I'm not going to marry you. My brother's ass wouldn't want to date you," Candy scolded as she sat down. "What is it, Blamdamn."

"Oh I love it when you call me that," Brandon sarcastically remarked. Candy knew that Brandon hated being called that. "Candamn."

Candy growled and said, "Look Brandon! I hate you! You are never going to gain my love or get at my heart! I never had feelings for you and never will, you old prune." Candy shot up from the table and walked away.

"But lovie!" Brandon called. Candy just turned around and stuck her tongue out. He sighed and sipped some coffee, and bit into his sugar doughtnut.

* * *

"I heard you guys were taking a ferry ride around Mystery Island," Candy's best friend Alice the blue Chia said as she bit a piece of her popsicle. Both of them were sitting on a fence in Happy Valley, eating Milky Moo Lollies.

"Oh right! Nothing special happened," Candy lied. 'I won't tell her about our little kiss,' she secretly promised herself. She licked her popsicle a couple times and said, "How was YOUR day yesterday?"

"Oh nothing special.." Alice innocently stammered as she licked her popsicle. Candy gave her a dirty look. "Ok ok! Me and my secret crush Daniel the Green Chia went on a date yesterday. I really think we like eachother. And he gave me this.." Alice pulled out out a Apple Chia pop. "If I eat this, I'll form into a strange apple."

Candy started to laugh hysterically and practically fell off the fence. But she did drop her Moo Moo pop into the snow. "Oh.. my.. god! An apple! OMIGOD that is priceless!"

Alice's smile slowly formed into a scowl. "Hey! I think it was very thoughtful of him! It's already rare for any Chia to get one of these. They're very expensive, you know, not like the bread you sell at the bakery."

"Sorry Alice. But a apple? Ha!" Candy laughed.

Soon Officer Pteri approached the girls and immediately reported, "You ladies have to leave Happy Valley quickly! The Snowager in the ice caves has gone on a rampage."

"All right," both Neopet Girls muttered. Both of them said their goodbyes and went seperate ways before they were shish-ka-bobs.

* * *

The next morning, Candy found herself shopping at the Health Store. Her mother needed some organic mushrooms, olives, tomatoes and broccoli for tomorrow's dinner. If they were organic, then it must be SOME dinner, eh?

As Candy walked into the health foods aisle, she spotted Brandon with a hand cupped on his chin. He desperately looked through sections of food looking for something!

"Brandon?!" Candy squealed. She gulped. More romantic gibberish from this living nightmare!

Brandon heard the squeal and turned towards Candy. He smiled and continued searching for his grocery. 'Wow! He didn't even move,' Candy thought with a smirk. Candy just ignored him and started to search for organic crap. Although she was curious of why he was in a health store! That hottie with such a tough bod.. it seemed really ironic.

After Brandon found his veggie sausage he approached Candy with a stupid grin on his face. "It's so rare to see a fine lady like you in this dirty Health Food Shop."

"I'm getting ingredients for my mother," Candy muttered without looking up. "What're YOU doing here."

"I'm on a diet."

Candy looked at Brandon. "I'm confused.. a diet? But.."

"Yada yada, I was gaining weight from your delicious doughnuts. No questions. I must drop these off at home and eat." Brandon broke the conversation and ran home.

"That was.. weird.."

* * *

The next day there was a very bright sun shining over NeoPia. Candy walked out, the rising sun beaming on her face. She felt nothing could go wrong until she ran into Brandon.

"There you are, sugarplum!" Brandon exclaimed. Candy sighed. Another day with Brandon the Brat. "I have a gift for you... sorry it isn't wrapped. They ran out of gift wrap."

Brandon handed Candy a sweet little Candy plushie. She gasped. "Oh Brandon! Though I hate you I have to thank you!! I love plushies."

"You are welcome. But I must go now." Brandon gently kissed Candy on the cheek. He flew away quickly so he wouldn't have to see the look on her face.

'Can this be happening? DO I like Brandon? No! I can't! I won't! I don't!'