"Hi Sportacus!" Stephanie shouted. She was very happy to see him, as he felt the same. Stephanie knew today would be a great day. But they didn't know what they were going to do throughout the day with each other, not yet.
"Nice out…" They were saying at the same time.
"What were you going to say, Stephanie?"
"What were you going to say?"
"Ah, I forget….."
Sportacus hoped Stephanie hadn't noticed he was going comment on her outfit at the same time she was going to compliment his. Although they were comfortable with each other, it was sort of embarrassing.
"I was going to say, nice outfit." Stephanie said.
"Funny, me too….so, Stephanie, what do you want to do?"
Stephanie couldn't really think of anything exciting. But she did have some errands to do. So, she told Sportacus, who she knew would be happy to come along and help, which he was.
"First I have to go to LazeCraze, and then I should get all of our….well, my uncle and I…..yeah, our groceries, I wanted to stop by Bessie's house for some of the new cookies she made, which she doesn't have a name for yet, then I wanted to see if I got anything interesting in the mail."
"That sounds fun!" Sportacus said.
"So, let's go, Maggie!" Stephanie teased. Sportacus just rolled his eyes and laughed.
Along the way, they decided to stop at Bessie's house for the cookies before they got to the store.
"Yes, these are sugar free cookies, with low fat peanut butter and icing on top. It's so original, but you're welcome to take as many as you like!"
Obviously, Mrs. Busybody was in a good mood. Stephanie got out a tray and took about fifteen out of the forty cookies, to share with anyone, and Sportacus took five.
They were kind of in a hurry, so they couldn't stay long.
"Thank you!" Stephanie said.
"Yes, very much!" Sportacus shouted.
"Oh, you're very welcome! Goodbye!"
With that, Sportacus and Stephanie decided to take the cookies home first. Then, they would go to the store for the groceries.
"That was fast, Stephanie." Her uncle stated, after she had put the cookies on the kitchen counter.
"We're in a hurry! Bye!" Then, they left for LazeCraze.
When they got to the store, Trixie's mom and Pixel's dad were working the register, with Stingy's Cousin and another person who isn't from Lazytown, doing the stock, like setting things out and putting up price tags, and mopping the floor. No one was at the pharmacy or the floral shop. Stephanie decided to see what she needed.
"I need…." Stephanie said, reading off of her list. Of course she just skimmed it. "Let me just read some stuff off of this thing…. 'Dear Stephanie, blah, blah blah….okay, one gallon of skim milk, apples, thank God, Doritos, which I like baked, ranch dressing, orange juice, with pulp, laundry and dish soap, and cereal.' That's it?"
"Well," Sportacus suggested, "Just buy what you think you need, even if you need extra things that aren't on the list."
Stephanie knew he was right, so that's what she did. She asked Sportacus to go get some things for her, so she could go up the aisle she needed.
"Deodorant, Shampoo and conditioner...oh, shaving cream, yes……hmmmm……"
The shaving aisle just happened to be right in back of the "feminine hygiene" aisle, and she had to pass it to go and find Sportacus. She had just come out of the aisle, with everything she needed, and ran right into Sportacus, who also had everything she asked for. Her pink boho bag flew out of her hands.
"Aw, crap! Watch where you're going, butt-….."
Stephanie got quiet, because she realized she had run into Sportacus, out of all people, and out of all aisles, the "feminine hygiene" aisle.
"…head…"She said, to end her sentence.
Sportacus cleared his throat in his "hello? I'm here" tone. Stephanie knew she was in big trouble with Sportacus. She didn't know it was him. She thought it was some stupid guy that wasn't watching where he was going. And Stephanie felt embarrassed to see that Sportacus heard her talk like that.
"Sorry." She said.
Suddenly, Sportacus grabbed her. She thought he was killing her! But what he was really trying to do was save her, and him, from total embarrassment. But, he was too late.
The whole entire rack of "feminine hygiene" products fell right on top of both of them!
LazeCraze is the supermarket, the only one, of Lazytown. It is almost exactly like a Wal-Mart, with sports equipment, and pet products, electronics, and hygiene products, like hair care and toothpastes. But it had a food section, and fruits and vegetables and meats, and really, it's all Lazytown needs. As for clothes and shoes, they have some. But for real clothes and shoes, they'll have a mini mall in upcoming stories!