"You were on fi-iire last night!" Alice bragged for Candy as both of them walked together on the shoreline of the beach. Candy's face flushed. "So, what are you going to name the baby?"
"Baby?" Candy angrily questioned. "I am not pregnant. And there is no baby. Me and James are just friends.. yeah, friends.. that's all.."
Alice smiled stupidly. "Friends?! You call eachother FRIENDS?! From what I saw last night I figure both of you are at least boyfriend/girlfriend! Maybe fiancès, possibly!"
"You think too deep," Candy sighed exasperatedly. "We aren't married! We just love eachother!"
"Guy and girl friends don't LOVE eachother. If they do they are pronounced boy and girlfriend, Candy. When it comes to love I am the expert, you know," she bragged.
"You're so annoying!" Candy playfully scolded.
* * *
Knock knock. There was a quiet pitter patter at James's door. He grabbed his coat and cuddled in it as he walked to the door. "Coming, coming," he muttered.
When he opened it, he spotted Candy in a big fur coat. Winter had fell recently and this one was going to look like a cold one. "Hi Candy. I was kind of expecting you."
"I have to ask you something," she said urgently. "James, are we really considered.. you know.."
"Boy and girlfriend?"
"Yeah. All my friends are talking about that kiss we had a couple nights ago at Alyssa's party. It won't die down. Alice is accusing me of being your girlfriend.. are we, really?"
James smirked. "I think so," he said. "I WANT to be, Candy, don't you understand?"
Candy turned away and whispered, "I understand. Because.. I kind of wanted to be somewhat in love with you.."
"Thank you. Come in and sit down. Make yourself at home. It's four degrees out there.. you must be freezing," James insisted. Candy nodded. James walked into the kitchen to get a couple Purple Juppie Javas. "Here you go."
Candy sipped up her Java. The warm chocolate taste made her feel more better and warmer. "Thank you," she managed to mutter through a burnt tongue.
"Hot, huh? Be careful," James warned way too late. "The reason I wanted you here is to ask you something. I was thinking while I was at the gift shop the day after the party. I got this very rare diamond ring there and the manager told me it was an engagement ring."
"Go on," Candy insisted. She had absolutely no idea what James was going to ask.
"So umm.. I want to know.."
"Yes?"
"Candy, will you marry me?"
Candy gasped loudly. Marry? She never had a second thought of marriage, or even a third thought of being a house wife. Then again, there were VERY few married Neo couples out in NeoPia. The Neo Government would be proud if more Neopets got together, got married, and "made" some more babies. That way even Peophins and Chombys could be no longer endangered!
"I.. I.." She thought. "Oh silly, of course! YES!"
Both of them cheered. Candy hugged James like a little Quiggle plushie. They were now engaged.. fiancès.. and nearly nothing could tear them apart.
Until the doorbell rang.
* * *
The ring interupted their thoughts. James rushed to the door and opened it slowly. "Yes?" he asked quietly. "How may I help you?"
There was a lady Zafara standing there. She shoved her baby Zafara at James and rudely remarked, "I'm your new neighbor. My name is Lulu and I need you to take care of my baby Wanda for a couple of hours. I need to go to my father's house at the other end of NeoPia and talk to him.. urgently!"
She walked off, slamming James's door closed. James turned towards Candy with a baby in his arms. "Wow.. we got a baby, and we're not even married."
"So we gotta take care of this thin'," Candy said, observing it. "That's was so sudden." She grabbed a book called "Lennys in Love" and jumped on the couch.
"Candy!" James angrily shouted. "This might teach us a good lesson about parenthood!"
"Oh fine you wetbag," Candy teased. She threw her book in the corner, it making a crash noise. James felt hurt but he tried not to show it.
* * *
"This baby stinks!!" James yelled an hour after getting Wanda. Candy sighed and walked up to Wanda. "What are you going to do to him? Her? It?!"
"I'm going to change it's diaper," Candy said.
"DIAPER?! Ew, Zafaras wear DIAPERS?!"
"Oh silly Goose. All babies where diapers. And they take craps, too, you know," Candy explained. "In fact, I think I remember when you were a baby."
"ME?! I am a few years older than you, how can you POSSIBLY remember?!" James said as he followed Candy into the bathroom. She shrugged, never realizing that. He examined Candy as she ripped off Wanda's diaper. "EW!" he hollered. He turned away, holding his nose.
"I bet you weren't any cleaner!" Candy yelled. She quickly changed him and put him in the brasket. "Silly goose, Trix are for kids."
Candy started cracking up. "Stop saying 'Silly Goose'!" James said. He turned away, embarrassed. "So whadya wanna do?"
"We have to look after the baby," Candy said. She picked him up from the brasket and gave the Kacheek plushie James gave to her to the baby. "Here, baby waby," she sounded like a baby. She tried to make James jealous. 'Of what?!'
"Hey! I gave that to you!" James said.
"Oh really," Candy sounded like she forgot.
"Yes, REALLY," James said, knowing that she didn't forget. "Candy.. you're paying too much attention to that baby. WHO'S your fiancè, me or that fleabag?"
"Quiet, jitter bug," Candy playfully scolded. She forget how sensitive James really was. She set Wanda in the brasket after making him sleep. "Good night, Wandie," she said.
"You're trying to make me jealous of that moron you got there, Candy," James finally realized. "I am NOT the jealous-type! I am much handsomer and bolder than that thing!"
"BOLDER? You call yourself bold, you little wimp?!" Candy scolded. "And you ARE jealous!"
"I am not! You've been acting like a bitch since we got that Tyrannian rat over there! And you're trying to ignore me! It's not going to work this time, Candy," said James. "And it's tearing us apart. I want you to leave and I'll rape it."
"You have a sick mind," said Candy evilly. "And I don't care if it tears us apart. I never liked you either."
James felt real hurt. "Oh yeah?! Well why are you here!"
"Because I want to, bastard!" Candy yelled. She wasn't being playful this time, either.
"Bitch!"
"Fag!"
"Candy-ass!"
"Jameo the Lameo!"
"I've heard better comebacks from my brother's ass! You better get a life, Candy! Or I'll whip you with my lash! And it hurts, ask my Cobrall."
"Whatever, James."
* * *
A couple hours later, Lulu barged in the door. She started kissing her Wanda all over. "Oh Wandie! You're okay.. thank you too for doing such a great job." She handed both Candy and James a neocoin worth one hundred. She waddled out the door.
"So much for our work," Candy mumbled to herself.
"What?"
"Nothing. I guess I better be leaving, or your rabid Cobrall will eat me," Candy insisted herself. She grabbed her purse and coat. "Well.. I guess this is goodbye."
"We won't be seeing eachother again," James sadly added.
"Yeah.. see ya.. wetbag."
"Candy-ass."
Both of them giggled for a moment then immediately stopped. Candy slowly walked out the door and off the doorsteps. She ran away without turning around.
"Baby?" Candy angrily questioned. "I am not pregnant. And there is no baby. Me and James are just friends.. yeah, friends.. that's all.."
Alice smiled stupidly. "Friends?! You call eachother FRIENDS?! From what I saw last night I figure both of you are at least boyfriend/girlfriend! Maybe fiancès, possibly!"
"You think too deep," Candy sighed exasperatedly. "We aren't married! We just love eachother!"
"Guy and girl friends don't LOVE eachother. If they do they are pronounced boy and girlfriend, Candy. When it comes to love I am the expert, you know," she bragged.
"You're so annoying!" Candy playfully scolded.
* * *
Knock knock. There was a quiet pitter patter at James's door. He grabbed his coat and cuddled in it as he walked to the door. "Coming, coming," he muttered.
When he opened it, he spotted Candy in a big fur coat. Winter had fell recently and this one was going to look like a cold one. "Hi Candy. I was kind of expecting you."
"I have to ask you something," she said urgently. "James, are we really considered.. you know.."
"Boy and girlfriend?"
"Yeah. All my friends are talking about that kiss we had a couple nights ago at Alyssa's party. It won't die down. Alice is accusing me of being your girlfriend.. are we, really?"
James smirked. "I think so," he said. "I WANT to be, Candy, don't you understand?"
Candy turned away and whispered, "I understand. Because.. I kind of wanted to be somewhat in love with you.."
"Thank you. Come in and sit down. Make yourself at home. It's four degrees out there.. you must be freezing," James insisted. Candy nodded. James walked into the kitchen to get a couple Purple Juppie Javas. "Here you go."
Candy sipped up her Java. The warm chocolate taste made her feel more better and warmer. "Thank you," she managed to mutter through a burnt tongue.
"Hot, huh? Be careful," James warned way too late. "The reason I wanted you here is to ask you something. I was thinking while I was at the gift shop the day after the party. I got this very rare diamond ring there and the manager told me it was an engagement ring."
"Go on," Candy insisted. She had absolutely no idea what James was going to ask.
"So umm.. I want to know.."
"Yes?"
"Candy, will you marry me?"
Candy gasped loudly. Marry? She never had a second thought of marriage, or even a third thought of being a house wife. Then again, there were VERY few married Neo couples out in NeoPia. The Neo Government would be proud if more Neopets got together, got married, and "made" some more babies. That way even Peophins and Chombys could be no longer endangered!
"I.. I.." She thought. "Oh silly, of course! YES!"
Both of them cheered. Candy hugged James like a little Quiggle plushie. They were now engaged.. fiancès.. and nearly nothing could tear them apart.
Until the doorbell rang.
* * *
The ring interupted their thoughts. James rushed to the door and opened it slowly. "Yes?" he asked quietly. "How may I help you?"
There was a lady Zafara standing there. She shoved her baby Zafara at James and rudely remarked, "I'm your new neighbor. My name is Lulu and I need you to take care of my baby Wanda for a couple of hours. I need to go to my father's house at the other end of NeoPia and talk to him.. urgently!"
She walked off, slamming James's door closed. James turned towards Candy with a baby in his arms. "Wow.. we got a baby, and we're not even married."
"So we gotta take care of this thin'," Candy said, observing it. "That's was so sudden." She grabbed a book called "Lennys in Love" and jumped on the couch.
"Candy!" James angrily shouted. "This might teach us a good lesson about parenthood!"
"Oh fine you wetbag," Candy teased. She threw her book in the corner, it making a crash noise. James felt hurt but he tried not to show it.
* * *
"This baby stinks!!" James yelled an hour after getting Wanda. Candy sighed and walked up to Wanda. "What are you going to do to him? Her? It?!"
"I'm going to change it's diaper," Candy said.
"DIAPER?! Ew, Zafaras wear DIAPERS?!"
"Oh silly Goose. All babies where diapers. And they take craps, too, you know," Candy explained. "In fact, I think I remember when you were a baby."
"ME?! I am a few years older than you, how can you POSSIBLY remember?!" James said as he followed Candy into the bathroom. She shrugged, never realizing that. He examined Candy as she ripped off Wanda's diaper. "EW!" he hollered. He turned away, holding his nose.
"I bet you weren't any cleaner!" Candy yelled. She quickly changed him and put him in the brasket. "Silly goose, Trix are for kids."
Candy started cracking up. "Stop saying 'Silly Goose'!" James said. He turned away, embarrassed. "So whadya wanna do?"
"We have to look after the baby," Candy said. She picked him up from the brasket and gave the Kacheek plushie James gave to her to the baby. "Here, baby waby," she sounded like a baby. She tried to make James jealous. 'Of what?!'
"Hey! I gave that to you!" James said.
"Oh really," Candy sounded like she forgot.
"Yes, REALLY," James said, knowing that she didn't forget. "Candy.. you're paying too much attention to that baby. WHO'S your fiancè, me or that fleabag?"
"Quiet, jitter bug," Candy playfully scolded. She forget how sensitive James really was. She set Wanda in the brasket after making him sleep. "Good night, Wandie," she said.
"You're trying to make me jealous of that moron you got there, Candy," James finally realized. "I am NOT the jealous-type! I am much handsomer and bolder than that thing!"
"BOLDER? You call yourself bold, you little wimp?!" Candy scolded. "And you ARE jealous!"
"I am not! You've been acting like a bitch since we got that Tyrannian rat over there! And you're trying to ignore me! It's not going to work this time, Candy," said James. "And it's tearing us apart. I want you to leave and I'll rape it."
"You have a sick mind," said Candy evilly. "And I don't care if it tears us apart. I never liked you either."
James felt real hurt. "Oh yeah?! Well why are you here!"
"Because I want to, bastard!" Candy yelled. She wasn't being playful this time, either.
"Bitch!"
"Fag!"
"Candy-ass!"
"Jameo the Lameo!"
"I've heard better comebacks from my brother's ass! You better get a life, Candy! Or I'll whip you with my lash! And it hurts, ask my Cobrall."
"Whatever, James."
* * *
A couple hours later, Lulu barged in the door. She started kissing her Wanda all over. "Oh Wandie! You're okay.. thank you too for doing such a great job." She handed both Candy and James a neocoin worth one hundred. She waddled out the door.
"So much for our work," Candy mumbled to herself.
"What?"
"Nothing. I guess I better be leaving, or your rabid Cobrall will eat me," Candy insisted herself. She grabbed her purse and coat. "Well.. I guess this is goodbye."
"We won't be seeing eachother again," James sadly added.
"Yeah.. see ya.. wetbag."
"Candy-ass."
Both of them giggled for a moment then immediately stopped. Candy slowly walked out the door and off the doorsteps. She ran away without turning around.
