Chapter 5, On Stranger terms
Vanellope woke with a start boy was she excited it was her day to be picked she could hardly wait the rave up her engine and hit that candy track she sprang forward
out of bed and dug through her cinnamon drawer when she heard a small whine from her bed she leapt into the air and tackled the intruder only to remember she was
the same girl she had met earlier. Without hesitation she then rolled her eyes "Gesh, Squirt don't do that at least stay good mornin' or I'm here instead 'a whining like
that I could 'a flattened you like a pancake." "I forgot you were in here." Vanilla rubbed her eyes and tiredly got up. "Well have I got news for you little one you get to
hold down the fort while I go racing its presidents day week." Vanilla froze for a moment and then her face dropped "I don't wanna stay here." Vanellope patted her
head "Well-then… ya have no choice I can't do nothing about it just watch the mountain soon I won't need it I'm gonna be moving in the big-P-house anyway but I'll
still come an' see the ole-place." Vanilla began to sniffle. Vanellope rolled her eyes but kept eye contact. "Oh no no. no stop don't make me come over there!" Vanilla
spoke timidly "You gonna leave me alone in this mountain in the middle of nowhere?" she whined harder. Vanellope threw her hands up in defense "Your fine your fine
it's a stable location good safety whoever sneaks up on'yah will be blown to smithereens!" she bit into her French toast stick that was slightly burnt handing a
cinnamon stick to Vanilla "Now shut-it and eat your breakfast." Vanilla gazed within Vanellope's eyes as if attempting to put her under a spell like a python." "I wanna
go with you." Vanellope ruffled her hair "Nah a race track ain't no place for a kid." "You'd be better off in school, or something speakin' of which why aren't you in it?"
she stared back harder Vanilla decided it would be pointless to lie to a president so she admitted "um… I hate it that means I would go back to my game to be in
class." Vanellope cackled evilly "Then by all means I'ma sign you up." "No!" Vanilla pleaded "I hate it." Vanellope chuckled "We hate half the things we gotta do in life
Squirt trust me it'll be fine, I just need'ya to be somewhere while I'm racing." She looked at the young girl sternly but emotionally stable keeping her expression soft.
"it's just so you don't go running off cause I wanna keep you around trust me it'll be just fine." Vanilla stared at the ground and then up meeting level with the older
racers eyes. "Do you promise it won't be awful?" "Yeah, now bring it in." Vanellope couldn't believe her ears what was happening to her 2 days with this kid and she
was already getting used to the comforts of hugging the child. Vanilla returned the hug but kept an absent minded smile. Vanellope grabbed her duffle bag "Good girl
now stay here." She ran out the door and headed towards the main road she looks behind her no little girl following her in sight. "Well what do you know she
listened." She giggled to herself "I'm so great at this parenting thing not that she's my kid ugh!" "But seriously I got this." Vanilla crammed herself into Vanellope's bag
and was giggling viciously no way was she going to stay in that mountain by herself. Vanellope made it to her car all raring up and ready to go Taffyta snickered "Hey
Vanellope where'd you get the bag Poor-People R-US?" Vanellope ignored her comment "Who asked you glorified cough drop?" Vanilla hit the ground in a thud as
Vanellope threw it in the back of her kart in frustration she let out a small "Ow." But it was never herd. Taffyta kept her eyes pinned on their president you are going
down Pres., I got lots of tricks up my sleeves last year I think someone almost died but did I bother to look , nope I'm Taffyta Muttonfudge why should I care?"
Vanellope then recalled last time she won a race in fact it was more times then she could count "What jealous much?" "Well there's always next time and oh wait but
I'll probably cream'ya even worse." Taffyta's smirk just got bigger "Yeah, We'll see about that Vanellope she tipped her strawberry cap to her to symbolize a challenge,
Rancis Fluggerbutter then made his strolling way over the Vanellope he hadn't really had a thing for her but her just wanted to ask her out on a date so much that last
ones he had been on was with Taffyta and Candlehead in which he was burned and beat up in insults for not paying the bill "ummm. Hey there Vanellope you look
great today." Vanellope held her forehead in disgust "uh,, Listen Fluggerbutter I'm juist not interested and you've been complimentin' me every day and I'm not taking
it as a compliment anymore." Rancis's heart sank .. "Oh … oh okay." Just then Gloyd Orangebor swaged his way over and Vanellope stood still in her tracks. Gloyd
winked at her "Yer full of surprises girl don't take it easy on me this year alright?" "Please president." Vanellope almost melted as he walked away she nearly fainted
inside "Gloyd Orangebor." She whispered on the side of her car door. Without warning Vanilla snickered and popped open the opening of the bag ducking a little ways
in the car "ooooh Vanellope's got a boyfriend." She cooed teasing. Vanellope's eyes almost fell out of her sockets "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE KIDDO!" She whispered
panicking. Vanilla simply wiggled out of the bag enjoying the view." Vanellope's eyes went fire engine red "Ooooh when we get home you'll never leave yer room."
Vanilla's eyes lit up "You're going to build me a room?!" Vanellope crossed her arms "Humph! On second thought you won't leave My room no you don't get a room."
Gloyd and Swizzle eyed Vanellope quite confused it was as if she was chatting with the air. Swizzle walked over to Vanellope with Gloyd at his heels "Hey everything
okay here gurl?" he whispered "Is there problem ova here dawg?" Vanellope pushed Vanilla deeper into the seat "Wah!" "Um No! No!" "Nope!" "I wasn't talking crazy
'er nothin'!" "hahaha!" Gloyd grabbed her hand gently "You know if there's something bugging you you can always tell us." Vanilla giggles "Oooh Gloyd and Vanellope
sitting in a tree." Vanellope felt her cheeks burn red in utter embarrassment and something worse Vanilla's voice attracted more racers to her kart exactly where she
didn't wanna be well where she didn't need Squirt to be. Taffyta and Candlehead, Jubileena and Snowanna made their way over. "What was that?" Candle-head
looked at the sky Jubileena Bing Bing rolled her eyes and pushed Candle-heads head down towards Vanellope Taffyta sneered "I heard a pitch that only a mother
could love." Gloyd looked at Vanellope eying her "What was that I demand to know what is going on!" Rancis peeks in the kart but see's nothing "The only thing
Vanellope's guilty of is car stains ooooh." He whined Vanellope's ears perked and she looked back at the car frantically Vanilla was gone! But where could she have
gone she could be anywhere." Snowanna screamed "AHHH!" A loose tarp was scurrying about the starting line, Snowanna freaked and grabbed ahold of Swizzle she
screeched "Guirl it's a giant bug!" "just like last time!" Swizzle blushed and held her steady. Vanellope looked at the tarp and hoped it was Vanilla. Gloyd had a
shot-gun of milk-duds ready to shoot "That thing come near my house I kill it!" Jubileena went ballistic failing her arms and screaming like a ninny. Candle-head jumped
into Taffyta's arms screaming along with Taffyta. The tarp made it's way to Vanellope crashing right into her tummy "whoo oooh ooh." "ooff." Vanellope put her hands
on her hips and lifted up the tarp there was the little girl desperately she saw her chance and snatched up Vanilla inside the tarp at the blink of an eye "Don't worry
racers your president will exterminate this here bug." Gloyd shook his head violently "oh no no too dangerous it could bite you." Vanilla then concurred inside the tarp
"Yeah an'I'm not a bug!" Everyone gasps Taffyta spoke up "It's a conspiracy our president is learning to communicate with the cybugs." Vanellope swung the tarp over
her shoulder "No!" "No I'm not." "I just got a little pest control problem." Vanilla shot back even though she was covered in a thick layer of carpet filling "I am not a
pest!" "LET ME OUT!" Vanellope whispered back frustrated at the tarp "heheha No you're making me look like a nut brain." Jubileena shot Vanellope a suspicious look
"What are you hiding President?" "Nothing I swear!" Vanellope lied Vanilla spoke again "Buzz! We have a big fat liar!" Gloyd took the tarp from Vanellope threw it on
the ground aiming steady on it Vanellope blocked him blushing and frustrated while mildly panicked tone rang from her voice "No!" "Don't shoot!" Vanilla poked out of
the tarp like a jack in the box and saw the gun seeking protection she ran behind Vanellope and clung to her for her life. All the racers gasped and awed in
amazement. Minty Zaki pointed out "It's a miniature Vanellope!" Candle-head stuttered "w-w-wow!" "I didn't know we could do that I wanna make two of me." She
pouted Rancis stood in a daze it did look like Vanellope only slightly different smaller and sensitive … and Beautiful she was the most dazzling racer he had ever seen
provided she was small her couldn't take his eyes off of her." Gloyd lowered his gun not trusting the little child for a minute it could be a trick he thought paranoid since
the king candy incident. Taffyta laughed "Vanellope aren't you a little young to be having babies gross!" Vanellope went wide eyed outraged "She isn't MY kid." "I
found her." Vanilla spoke up timidly but forcefully "Um.. Excuse me but the kid has name." Vanellope snapped back at her really angry "You can call yourself cooked
Carmel apples when I'm through with'ya!" Crustella came over and pinched Vanilla's cheek "And where did this cute little sweetums come from?" Vanilla swatted her
hand away "Enough lady I need that cheek for eating!" Taffyta smirked and swallowed binding up her courage she realized Vanilla was no bug "You keeping any other
secrets from us?" Vanellope crossed her arms and death stared Vanilla "You!" "Off!" Vanilla shook her head and cringed clinging to Vanellope harder more scared
before. Vanellope glared at Gloyd "Please Gloyd in the name of Litwaks arcade put that gun away please!" Gloyd shuffled his feet placing his gun back in his car.
Candlehead lit up more than usual "oooh she's so cute what's her name?" Vanellope mumbled "This is Vanilla she's a runaway from her game on the lamb I found her
and now I'm takin' care ah her any more QUESTIONS?" "Oh Cool!" Rancis blurted "Hi little sweetie." He smiled warmly making funny faces "peep peep peep boo boo
boop." Jubileena hit Rancis in the back of the head "Um peanut brain she's a kid not an infant like duh." Taffyta laughed pointing "It looks like someone actually found
you likable Vanellope isn't she a little too clingy." She almost spilled her guts trying not to laugh up a strawberry delight. Vanellope muttered "You better not be doing
that on purpose Vanilla." From all the thing Vanilla herd earlier she stuck her tongue out at Taffyta and hugged Vanellope's tummy more Taffyta stared her down and
thought to herself "Oh my gosh what a twerp!" Vanellope took one small motion and picked up Vanilla by her hood placing her on her shoulders "There she stays with
me I'm not risking her saying nothing about anything I said a while back." "Now can we just get back to racing?" they all nodded amongst themselves and returned to
their cars Vanellope picked up Vanilla from her shoulders frowned at her and strapped her in the back of her go-kart her and her favorite Stinkbrain built. Vanellope
poked Vanilla in the chest "Listen here diaper rash!" "I don't want you to say nothing, do nothing, or try anything!" "When I say, Stay home that means You Stay
home!" She shouted among the laughing racers who thought Vanellope was beginning to sound like a mother. Vanilla smirks at her challengingly "You didn't say when
to stay home and I didn't say I wouldn't follow she mocked Vanellope's voice." Vanellope had had it up to her back neck with being defied her frown melted into a
conniving grin "Alright guess what missy you just bought yourself a tickle." Vanilla backed up as far as she could in the car. "No." "no…" she pleaded "Ohoho Yeah."
Vanellope cackled and guess what I'm getting ya a car seat too." she threatens as she removes both of her shoes vanilla's eyes followed Vanellope's "I don't wanna a
car seat." Vanellope grin grew wider I didn't want you to follow me." Vanellope began to tickle Vanilla to no end "cootchie coothie coo." She danced her fingers across
the young girls toes and instep "you gonna stay home you happy happy girl?" Vanilla couldn't hold back here giggles in no time at all she was puddy in her ticklers
hands "Yes!" "hahahaha!" "Stop 'pit I'll do anything!" Vanilla pulled her foot back but Vanellope was too quick for her and pulled out a feather duster "You will?"
Vanellope teasingly danced the feather really close to both of her feet "AHHHH!" Vanilla screamed Vanellope laughing "Nah that's for heavy duty punishments thanks
I'll save that kiddo." She then picked her up and held her on her lap. "Atta a girl Good you'll listen now!" "Now lookie here this is how your big sis drives her car."
"Whad'daya say I teach ya one day?" Vanilla stared at the inside of the car in awe amazement all she wanted to do was look at all the gears and gyros "What's that
lollipop thing do?" Vanellope grabbed her small fingers fast as lightning "DON'T!" "Touch… that kiddo." "Squirt you're gonna be the death of me." Vanilla leaned back in
her sisters tummy leaning into her Vanellope looked down at her and a great deal of love swept her over she wouldn't be so bad to have around if she wasn't so
embarrassing around her friends. But then she figured hey that was what a little sister was for my what a strange day and they still had yet to race the arcade would
be opening any moment Vanellope looked around and all of the racers were preparing for position in a swift movement she planted a real quick kiss on her little sisters
head all Vanilla had to do in return was giggle she watched the sun rise a little bit she snapped into logic that's why the racers where so afraid they couldn't see
Vanilla very well at first in the peak of the sunrise. She didn't care if they were related or not then she clamped her fingers around Vanilla's wait and held her into
place, then together they watched the sunrise ever so slightly over upon Sugar Rush