Chapter 11 because I love ya
Waking up early with all the alarms in the brick apartments going off about the arcade opening
shortly later then usual, but still rather early. The light slowly peeked into the room Vanellope and Vanilla were laying. The alarm by Felix's and Calhoun's bedside chimed l
oudly they both groaned at the sound. The older racer's eyes slowly opened figures she wouldn't receive a lot of sleep on Saturday. She sat up and stretched her arms,
out placing some more of the candies back into the strands of her hair. Vanellope groaned quietly she didn't know Vanilla well enough to know if the kid would make a big
fuss about leaving early so she decided it best not to wake her. Outside in the hall Ralph grumbled at the obnoxious sound of the alarm going off in the married couples
room, he knew all too well it was time to arise, but he hunched himself over the couch with his arm hanging over the side of the big bluish couch.
The 9 year old stretched some more laying next to the tired tot next to her perhaps Calhoun was correct about her sleep deprivation. Because she didn't dare move from
her position even at the loud beeping of the alarm in the other room across the way. Vanellope watched her small little baby chubby stomach rise up and down with each
breath she made wasn't snoring like Vanellope knows she herself does. She peeked over the side to see if she could see her sleepy face since Nilla was on her side and
facing the window and wall to make sure she was not awake. Sure enough her blue eyes were shut and her small face was still not even her eyes were moving she had her thumb by her mouth, which must have slipped out somewhere during the night. Her bear was laying upside down against the wall. Still tucked under the blankets Vanellope trapped her in the night before, to be honest she looked like a diabetic sugar angel.
Vanellope could see no reason why Vanilla was not awake! It shocked her just a bit, rather it annoyed her or not, she was most definitely starting to feel a connection to the little blueberry blue themed child. In yet she had no idea still why, there was no way Vanellope could keep up the charade on not putting her up somewhere nicer, she
suspected the young one had infiltrated her brain somehow brainwashing her tough stubborn head. She felt herself lose control and felt warm inside, for a moment her
eyes softened at the 6 year old's tiny sleepy eyes. Vanellope's fingers found their way to her face stroking a few of Vanilla's loose strands of her small long bangs behind
her small-big ears. She let her finger tips stroke her metaphorical-sibling's freckled face petting her cheek, feeling a need to protect her. She felt it was rather cute that
Vanilla had a small mix of barley visible freckles right under her eyes, but she thought it was just a nice feature about her. Vanellope felt she might drown her face in her cereal for becoming such a softy over this abandoned misfit. Vanellope noticed her small foot poking out of her secure blanket she pulled the comforter over her small foot, then pulled the blanket up and over her slender little shoulder while Nilla breathed petite girlish sighs. Vanellope tucked her in a little deeper before kicking off the bed leaving her quietly.
Vanellope walked zombie like over to Ralph his snores getting louder she pounced onto his arm and climbed up to his big back. "Wake up Booger Breath!" He grumbled again upon feeling her small footsteps onto his person. "Make me, it's Saturday Vanellope." Vanellope smirked with an evil pyramid pose with her fingers "Oh then I guess
you won't mind if I steal the remote, and watch some inappropriate shows." He growled hitting his big head against the arm chair. "You probably can't I'm sure Felix has a
brat barrier." Ignoring his comment Vanellope reached into Ralph's armpit fishing for the remote. He laughed feeling grumpy but playful Ralph retaliated grabbing her
barefoot. His hand yanking her up sitting up on the couch his red fleece not big enough blanket tangling up into his legs. "What'dya!" "Hey!" "Excuse me!" "What did I
say?" Vanellope swung at him with powerful punches because she was plain grumpy and sassy "Put me down!" "You fudging pea brain!" Ralph frowned at her scream "Hey
don't you make me dunk ya into the tub for an hour."
Felix yawned "Well I see some of the mighty crew from the bad troublesome trouble-sins are awake, Yoooouhoo-(he yawned)-bunch woke me up last night. Ralph, brother if I fall of the window sills today know it's because I'm a sleepy head." Vanellope kicked at Ralph with her free foot "I didn't mean ta wake ya all up last night, maybe if
someone didn't groan like a blender ya wouldn't have been woken up." Felix looked worried over at Vanellope. "Vanellope I don't mean to sound presumptuous, but maybe
you should go back to sleep." Vanellope struggled to wriggle out of Ralph's gigantic hands but he kept switching his grip from her feet to her arms soon he holding both of
her arms and legs holding her like a doll. "LET'GO A ME!" Ralph just chuckled pushing his nose into her belly "Your my personal tissue for my boogers." The handy man watched the two friends play he tiredly pulled at Ralph's arm "Alright brother that's enough, leave the sprinkled little doughnut alone." "No way Felix she's gotta pay for
insulting me!" Ralph grinned with his gap teeth. "Get your mitts off'a me, I'm pooped and cranky an'I'll tie ya up and let your big ole butt become the toilet paper!" Ralph
just laughed at her cranky whine and put her down by her shirt patting her head. "Alright chill."
Calhoun walked into the room foaming at the mouth with a purple tooth brush in her mouth.
"Enofyuff!" Felix waved at his loving wife sweetly "Good morning merry sunshine."
"Hauy Pipsqueak." She took her brush out. "Look sharp cadets, the Arcade opens in 2 hours, get a move on." "Hey we're missing a rookie." Vanellope smiled. "No sweat
Serge I let'her sleep'in for once, you were right about her being tired." "2 hours is great time Captain control freak." Ralph sighed laying there on the couch like a lump on a
log. "It's plenty of time no need to get your knickers in a twist." She slapped his feet with her sweater she had over her shoulder "Oww!" Ralph shouted holding his feet ina
split pain! "Wreck it soon you'll see the importance of a schedule, move that sweet gunta and make a break for the showers, before I place you in solitary." "I'm going! I'm
going, wow!" He picked up the blanket and ran for it. Vanellope looked back at Felix who was already starting on cooking breakfast for everyone the sun was barely even up
but he turned on all the lights. The candy themed president took at seat at the high bar.
"What'll it be your majesty?" He smiled at her with a cheery dispossession. Vanellope looked out him barley awake, "I don't know how you can stay so gosh-dern happy in the at 4 in the morning your crazy." He took out his trusty hammer twirled it and put it into his belt. "Well when you've worked as long as I have, ya gotta stay tip top
ahead of things." "I think you need some nourishment before you leave." She shook her head. "Nah thinking I'll head out early gotta move if we're gonna catch the only
renown working train in Sugar Rush, till they get the others back on the line." "Well I certainly can't argue with early birds." He smiled flipping a flap jack. "I don't think I've
ever had a more cheerful morning." "Oh how our little family is growing." Her eyebrow raised. "Speakin' of that, I was just wondering what made you know that Serge.. I-I
mean Tamara would be a the right addition to your family Felix?" "Well.. he blushed-That's for when you're a wee bit more older I'll say sugar." She shook her head "No, no
birds and bee's cootie talk I just mean family." "How do ya know when someone is alright to be family?" "Like ya don't know enough about them and they could double
cross ya at any minute." "But you have some type of feeling about trusting them but your brain tells you something else." He brought his finger to his chin, "Hmm kinda a head scratch-er." "Well.. like I said." "With Tammy I just felt it way deep down." "With your situation or whatever little friend, is startin' to seem to me to come out an awful
lot as trusting issues." "But really it's all a matter of how you feel around them." "It shouldn't worry about it my dear." "Your higgle-tee-piggly looking for a way around it." "It all happens the same way every-time at first." He's blue eyes grew bigger while he added some sugar sprinkle to his cooking "You don't know what to do, because your
confused, you might feel a little bit scared." He looked back to her pushing his spatula down on top of the 12-egg omelet that was sizzling ready for Ralph. "You maybe meet them, talk to them, and some how you just know." He looked back with watchful loving twinkling eyes.
Vanellope looked at him a with a confused tired glare that didn't really help her at all but if she would know maybe it would. "Th-thanks Felix?" she got off her chair grabbed a blue blanket out of the closet in the hall way "Would'ya mind if I burrow this?" Felix he smiled again "Yes, go on." "Must you leave so soon? We were all going to have
breakfast." "No, really I gotta go Fix-it, these racers will need me at the podium." She walked into the hardly lit room where the sleeping baby racer slept she put the
blanket over her shoulder walking in. In the meantime she got dressed into her normal mint green regular get up ready for the day. Perhaps she had her pegged to harshly it's not like a 6 year old could really cause any damage or fatal injuries but she still wasn't ready to let her guard down. "Hey Kiddo, ready to go?" She pushed Vanilla gently making a chain effect of the little girl allowing a puppy like yawn to escape her lips. "Nooo, don't fall for it!" Vanellope shut her eyes but the little blue lover did it again.
"Aww, too-late!" "Oh my mod what a cute-lil yawn, what a tired little baby." Vanellope half teased and half adored. "Oh com'ere." "I got big plans for ya." She leaned over to scoop the small rookie out of the sheets into the blue substitute blanket she had draped over her. She carefully lifted Vanilla out of the bed, the tired little kid whined a little
from being moved Vanellope silenced her tucking the blue blanket around her. "Time ta head home Squirt."
It was easy to carry her for Vanellope since the little blue tart weighed like close to nothing to her Vanilla wasn't even half her weight she was more like a quarter of it. Though, Vanellope sort of suspected that Vanilla being only 2 ft tall compared to herself. "Alright family of mishaps to the code, I'm heading out." she announced to the
room. Tamara Calhoun came out finally dressed in some before work clothes, "Aww come on your majesty dine with us." "It's not everyday we get such an honor." "Like
my small fry husband says the more the-uh.. oh yes merrier." Felix nodded proudly at what he had taught. "I always knew there was a kind hearted soft quilt over that hard shell-Hey! Small fry?" She went over to him bent down on one knee and kissed him causing little digital hearts to appear. "Ahwha, okay your forgiven."
Vanellope scrunched her face in disgust! "Bleegh!" "Exciting as it all sounds I really need to get my butt out of here." Ralph was the first to wave stuffing his face. She returned the wave to him. "Be cuarwyr full wuarft that kod un your gorab." (be careful with that kid in your grip)
Felix stared "Ralph, don't speak with your mouthful don't be rude." Vanellope held up her forearm "I got'it I do." Calhoun's mouth dropped "You understood the gobble lard's sentence?" She nodded to her friends. "As one mouthful talker to another, I'll see ya all real soon." Vanilla wobbled her legs a little bit maybe being wakened by the
noise Vanellope sighed, titling her to the side of her arm, picking her little feet up bridal style for a bit wrapping them up so they couldn't wiggle as much. "Hold still ya little gummy worm." Once situated and ready to move out again she called out quietly asking for her washed clothes. "I put it in your duffle-bag there muffin cake." Felix
grinned. Vanellope nodded signalizing she got that. Looking back at the smiling faces of proud happy faces, the president waved her hand in the light of the moment she clenched Vanilla's tiny hand making her sleepily wave though she was not awake. The group chuckled at this motion it wasn't something Vanellope would most likely normally do. Ralph's mouth dripped pancake syrup as he smiled brightest. Maybe Vanellope had as he suggested found someone in her game close to her.
With all the hustle and bustle of Game Central Station Vanellope was afraid she would get lost in traffic. Right there some of the earlier fans that knew her from interviews laughed at her carrying a child younger than her but she ignored them. To be honest she really didn't care if little Nilla showed up in the newspapers of sugar rush or let it
be mod forbid known that Vanellope had her and was watching her. No one would really know what her story was except for Vanellope and the misfit family she loved. She was really know starting to have big doubts Vanilla was looking for any trouble anymore. If she had wanted to destroy Vanellope or anyone in SG she would have already done demanding damage to the interior game.
The tiny lost girl was rubbing off on the President of the tasty land. She came off to her as a seriously sensitive gone astray orphan that was only seeking out love and guidance. If that was the real case President Vanellope von Schweetz was getting to be more happy than she intended to ever be about anything to put the poor thing up.
Though it was risky to bring in a former small thief of the street she thought back of what might have happened if Ralph didn't trust her enough to go to her secret hide away and learn about her. If they had not done that, they would not be as close as they are to this day. She was not ready to let her come into her life just to refuse her a
chance to get close to her heart. Though Vanellope had trust issues, Vanilla must have too seeing as how shy she was upon meeting Vanellope's friends. If that did not count as a reason to help her meet people to help what would?
Surge Protector stopped Vanellope to question her about her carry-on. Vanellope shouted back at her in a lower inside voice "You boozo you wanna wake her up?" He pointed to the object in question. "That." Cringing and scrunching her nose in anger poor Vanellope felt she may face-slap herself with her own hand. "Her, it's the-'kid I had with me earlier yesterday, she's super tired and I need to let her sleep blue-bore." "I mean 'officer'." "Is she from your game?" He scanned her. "Hey!" "Hey cut it'out!"
"Truth is I don't know where, but ya gotta let me through." "I have Presidential clearance I tell'ya." "I can't let her in the arcade will open and if she's-not in. .. her game." Vanellope barked at him angrily "Then I'll handle that problem when I get to it." "Move it you sparking-dweep!" She pushed through him Vanellope climbed into the train huffing.
The way back didn't take long at all she walked down the rainbow bridge to the malted chocolate trail leading to the castle the doughnut guards were sipping some coffee looking liquids steaming their mustaches Dunkin raised his tazzer "Hey-ey!" "Halt!" "No one goes to the-Oh excuse me Mam'e." Vanellope tipped her head to them "Good
day ya bumbling cops." Whelchel got close to her "Did you bring us any sweets from the outside today miss Schweetz." Dunkin nudged his partner "Whelch!" He laughed,
Vanellope rolled her green eyes "Aw shad-dup!" "You two are nerds!" They followed. "But you have the biscuits in that fancy blanket do you now?" She pulled the blanket
over the little girl's face "This ain't none'a'ya bussiness!" she hissed! "Don't worry it ain't illegal now get to your post before I signal an all work day for cops with no doughnut breaks!" "No!" the pastries shouted! "Good get to it!" Vanellope opened the castle door smirking demonically good no one suspected a thing! She was going to make it, sneaking her little rescued creature in just like a desperately wanted stray puppy. Yes! Nothing would stop her now bringing her up to her room.
"Young Lady." A mellowed stiff monotone voice stopped her in her sneaking tracks "Where do you think your off to in such a hurry?" The round chartreuse green candy ball stood behind her not amused. Sour Bill stapled his rounding serious pupils on her not leaving his sight for a moment. He stood as tall and firm as he could possible.
Vanellope looked at his disciplined dreary eyes from behind her. He was not happy from the looks of it but then again when was he full of sugar flavor? "You never came back to the castle last night, I was beginning to worry." The dastardly slick sassy 9 year old executive thought of a lie right off the top of her head. "I was with the girl
racers." "Yenno Jubi, Taff." "A few of the guys stopped by we all headed down to peppermint point." He stood straighter up grasping his jelly bean hands tighter. "So you
decided to stay the night at a cold drafty mountain rather then coming home to your cozy warm sleeping quarters?" She nodded quickly "Pretty-much." He sighed "I don't
know how you can be so difficult and infuriating." She smiled from ear to ear. "Years of practice Billiam." "You become a master." "Well then take these stairs to your
room." He pointed. she began climbing "Perfect I was just heading that way I'm really tired." "Night Sourbutt!" He was flabbergasted "Vanellope, you will treat me with respect." She made it halfway up "Whatever!"
When she reached her room she shut it tight sighing walking into the saturated mess, to her big bed she put Vanilla down on the quilt. "There ya go." Vanellope looked sharply at the door returning her gaze to still sleeping Vanilla. "I love you kiddo." A small ruffle of movement came from the blanket. "I love you too." The blanket stood up
tackling Vanellope she shrieked happy because she knew it was the blue-eyed girl she'd had come to know and love! "Where are we?" Vanilla peeked out from the blanket as it rested in place on her forehead. "We are at my castle." she answered her her. "Why are we in a castle?" The 9 year lifted up the blue gummy bear giving it to the 6
year old who took it in an instant." "We're at my castle because, I want'ya to live here with me, for good." "I lied to you, I don't live at the cave, but it is my 2nd home the one I'm most used to. The younger girl spoke up. "You want me to live with you?" Vanellope dropped her down on the bed again "Ha-haha duh-huh." "But I don't live here
I'm not even from this game." She intertwined "I don't care, I don't care where ya came from or what your doing your living in my home under my pink-ugh (disgust sound) roof." Vanilla took the blanket off of her head. "Why do you want me to live in here with you?" This response took Vanellope a while to think about or most commonly how she was going to answer it right. She took a big amount of steps back to the end of her room to the wall as far away from Vanilla as she could get
"Well, because I want'cha to know that your hardest part of yer life is over.
"I want you to grow up with someone who will care about you, and nothing you say will change my mind." "Mainly to be really honest Squirt, I'm doing all of it because as
cheesy an'gushing as this all sounds, it's to protect you, ... because I love ya." She shut her eyes tightly at the thought of rejection, at the suspense of the decision she
couldn't keep them peepers shut any longer. She opened them to see Vanilla initial reaction in all seriousness she looked like she was going to leak her water works again. Vanellope took a step towards her but as the tears began to fall from her counterparts eyes a smile poked out as while an overjoyed smile she turned to Vanellope ran to her and for the first time 'glitched!' into her arms "Awww you little softy, dun'cry you, yer a wittle baby." She teased while wiping her own eyes with her fist a bit emotional.
She curled her arms around her pulling her in she was really used to these hugs now. Happy to be accepted! She would not dare let her go. "THANK YOU!" "THANK YOU THANK YOU!" Vanilla almost scared Vanellope to death she shushed her so no one would find her. "Yes, yes." "Okay okay." "I love ya Vanilla Sadie von Schweetz you're gonna be my new little sissy forever."
"You will always listen ta me, cause I know what's best agreed?" "I love you so much more." Vanellope looked up ready to let go now but instead ruffled her fluffy hair.
This was being marked down as a really successful day for her. Now she just had to explain her to Bill, in time.