Dinner and Billy

Chelsea uncharacteristically gobbled her dinner, and her parents and sister looked at her strangely.

"Do you have a tapeworm?" asked Stephanie.

"No, shut up"

"Please," she added when her father gave her that look.

"Is something wrong?" asked her mother.

"No"

"You know it's unhealthy to keep something bottled up"

"Nothing's wrong mom," she got up to put her dishes in the sink, then checked the clock, 8:57.

"Why did we have dinner so late today?" she asked, while booting up the computer.

"Because your father always comes home late today...are you su-"

"Yes, nothing's wrong," she said, and quickly logged onto her AIM, making sure the screen was out of her parents' view.

GKickhim: hiho?

Acidbubblebath: Billy!

GKickhim: No, this is Arnold Schwarzenegger come to bring you to the future. How are they doing?

Acidbubblebath: fine. Did you get anything working? (PS2 and memory cards)

GKickhim: NO!

Acidbubblebath: this sucks...I have no idea how to get them back

GKickhim: That's great! We're talking about 100+ hours here!

Acidbubblebath: I was talking about THE CHARACTERS!

="The characters" was in very large red font=

GKickhim: ...oh

Acidbubblebath: Stupid

GKickhim: How did they get there in the first place?

Acidbubblebath: fell into my room, really, I can't spare the details

GKickhim: O_o

Acidbubblebath: don't give me that

GKickhim: O_o

=There was a brief pause on both computers, then...=

GKickhim: O_o

GKickhim: O_o

GKickhim: O_o

GKickhim: O_o

GKickhim: O_o

GKickhim: O_o

GKickhim: O_o

GKickhim: O_o

GKickhim: O_o

GKickhim: O_o

GKickhim: O_o

GKickhim: O_o

=A furious smashing sort of typing came from Chelsea's keyboard=

Acidbubblebath: BILLY GIALAS IF YOU DONT STOP THAT, ILL BE FORCED TO BLACKMAIL LULU TO BLAST YOUR PS2 TO SMITHEREENS!

GKickhim: NAW!

Acidbubblebath: Don't tempt me

From her parents' view back at the dinner table, it looked like their daughter was having a fight with the screen, making faces, huffing, smashing, they looked at each other for a moment.

"Boyrfriend," said their youngest daughter.

"Excuse me?" asked mom.

"Boyfriend," repeated Stephanie, still eating.

GKickhim: So you want to bring them over to my house and see if they can zap themselves back into the game

Acidbubblebath: You make it sound so crude.

GKickhim: You just like to make things sound fancy

GKickhim: Look, my parents are going to be home all day, they always are...so they're going to have to sneak in

Acidbubblebath: do you have any idea how tall Auron and Kimahri are?!

Acidbubblebath: 135 cm and...taller!

GKickhim: You have this thing for Auron don't you?

Acidbubblebath: Shut up

GKickhim: O_o------------->O)\_/(O

Acidbubblebath: Don't start that...frog thing

GKickhim: When can you come?

"Mom? Can I go to Billy's house tomorrow?"

"Boyfriend," said Stephanie, smiling while eating.

"Why?" asked her mom, trying to sound calm.

"Because it's going to be his birthday and he's my friend"

"You haven't seen him since Elementary"

"We've been emailing each other!"

"...What time?"

Acidbubblebath: What time

GKickhim: 11-3, we'll snack at my house

"Eleven to Three, he's giving lunch"

"Chelsea and Billy, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-"

"STEPHANIE! ITS A BIRTHDAY PARTY!"

"Okay..." said her mother cautiously

Acidbubblebath: Done

GKickhim: Really? I have to ask my parents now, brb

Acidbubblebath: You're kidding!

GKickhim: Mom nearly kicked me, but since you're a girl and all, yeah, you can come

Acidbubblebath: great, thanks

GKickhim: Btw

Acidbubblebath: what?

GKickhim: Give Auron a kiss for me, *smooch*

GKickhim signed off 09:32:41

Acidbubblebath: I'm gonna fuckin kill you!

GKickhim signed off 09:32:41

Acidbubblebath signed off 09:34:20