Before we begin with this chapter I just want to personally thank each one of you who read this fanfic. As we all know Word Girl wasn't that big of a show so to some people it might be a bit obscure. What I really need to do is to start an updating schedule of some sort to get these chapters written and posted onto the internet. Laziness is a terrible excuse for not having something written. With that being said let us go on with this chapter. ******************************************************************************************
It took a while but Kid Math managed to subdue both Eileen and Victoria Best. It wasn't easy but he snatched Victoria's flute and broke it in half and without any superpowers Victoria was pretty much useless in a super hero / super villain fight. Eileen was a bit trickier. As soon as he was about to slap the cuffs on Victoria, Eileen slowly shrunk back to normal and turned herself in willingly. She just didn't want to see her girlfriend go to jail without her.
Later…..
After getting processed and thrown into the same jail cell, Eileen and Victoria decided to talk.
"Well this isn't anything new." Said Eileen as she plopped onto the bottom bunk of the bunk bed in the cell. The old mattress creaked and some dust flew up as she threw herself onto the bed.
"Yeah well…maybe now that we're here we can work on our differences." Said Victoria nervously as she ran her hand through her hair before looking over to her girlfriend.
"Victoria…I know your family doesn't accept me or our love but I want you to know that no matter what happens I will always want to be there for you because….well, I love you Victoria Best and I am willing to do anything to see that smile on your face once more.
Victoria let out a few tears at this and after wiping them away, she smiled.
"Oh, I wanted to do this during the bank heist but I didn't get the chance to when Kid Math showed up."
Victoria got down on one knee and pulled out a ring from her front pocket. It was a ring with a simple diamond on it. Nothing too fancy.
"Where and when did you get this?" Asked Eileen as she held the ring in between her fingers and examined it from all angles.
"I got it using my flute. I 'convinced' one of the bank tellers to remove their ring and give it to me. I guess since as soon as Kid Math showed up and everyone in the bank left she must have forgotten to report it as missing. Since my flute could hypnotize people, she probably thinks that she lost it or something. Anyways, I know we have our differences and we need to go to couples counseling but when it's all over, will you do me the honor of being Mrs. Best?" Said Victoria as she clasped her hands together as she got on both knees, looking like a child trying to convince their parents they were good that year.
"Yes." Said Eileen who got up off the bed and hugged Victoria around the shoulders. "But only after we have completely sorted out our differences."
"It's a deal." Said Victoria who returned the hug.
Meanwhile… Tobey was a bit mad at Jackie for giving him a bloody nose but at the same time he wanted to hug her. It's not every day that someone goes through an existential crisis. Then something occurred to him.
"Wait a minute. I thought you knew that's how your powers worked." Said Tobey. "Even if it is just a small amount of envy surely with your powers you could make it escalate into something dangerous. And high levels of envy are especially dangerous."
Becky though it over in her head too. "You're right. They would at least have to feel even a tiny bit for it to work. Tobey, you sure are a smart one." Said Becky as they all finished with their breakfast.
"Come to think of it. Now don't take offense to this Becky. But if Word Girl's powers aside from super strength and etc.. are just defining words that you knew the definition of just because you read an entire dictionary then aren't you just someone who is good at memorizing a lot of information at once? You're almost like a computer of sorts. Almost like a robot…" Said Tobey who sounded a bit nasally with the tampons shoved up his nose.
Jackie was now sitting on the couch as she clutched at her head. She was still not feeling well enough to talk again, at least for the time being.
After thanking Randy and boarding the RV everyone got ready to go to the next destination…
Becky however was a bit annoyed at being compared to a robot. Sure it came from Tobey but this sounded like some weird backhanded compliment that could only have come from her sworn enemy. She would have to talk to him about this later but for now, she couldn't let something as small as this get in the way of their relationship. Did they even still have a relationship? Sure, they were on a road trip to help their friend but they weren't exactly very touchy feely when it came to their relationship. The most they did was hold hands and read books together but they only had had two kisses during the entire time they had been together. Ok, she might have been exaggerating but it felt like just two kisses. Ok, not kisses but they have only made out like twice. It wasn't that she didn't love him but now that Tobey had her he wasn't really trying as hard to woo her as he had before he knew of her identity. The truth was that Becky was starting to get bored in their relationship. Not bored enough to want to cheat but bored enough to make her start questioning her feelings for Tobey. It really didn't help that Huggy wouldn't let them do much when he was around which was most of the time. Becky sighed as she buckled her seatbelt and stared out the window at the moving streets and other vehicles. To her it felt like ever since they started dating, he was writing her less poetry and throughout their relationship in high school he would still make scrap books of them together just digitally of course. Ever since they had begun to apply for colleges and taking prep courses he had had less time to do any of that. She understood that he was busy but felt sad when she remembered that one Valentine's day when he forgot all about it due to studying for college entrance exams. That was the first and only time he had stood her up unintentionally. He made up for it the next time he saw her by taking her to her favorite book store and letting her choose three books.
*Is this what it's like to grow up?* Thought Becky as she gazed at Tobey's sleeping form. He was snoring a bit and drool was oozing out of his mouth as he slept. Huggy was sitting next to Sam and Jackie was asleep now too. *Are we just going to grow apart as soon as this road trip is over?* Thought Becky, doubting her whole relationship with Tobey. She looked at her promise ring. *But he gave me this ring, didn't he? As a sign that he loves me and is willing to wait. So why am I doubting our relationship so much? What more could I ask of him? Am I asking for too much? I really don't know what the future holds but I just hope that he is in mine. I just wonder if he still wants me to be a part of his. * Becky glanced at her boyfriend and sighed as he mumbled out a string of incoherent words. She thought it was weird that he was talking in his sleep and found it even weirder when he began mumbling out her name. She must have been staring for too long because he awoke not long after and stared back at her.
"Do you like what you see, dear?" He teased with her and she looked away with a blush.
"Oh sorry. I was just lost in thought and was staring off into space. I hadn't noticed I was looking right at you." Becky lied quickly. She missed when he would flirt with her even if it was something as small as this.
"What were you thinking about?" Tobey asked her as he inspected his glasses to make sure they weren't dirty.
"N-nothing." Said Becky a little too quickly.
"Becky, I can tell when you are trying to evade the topic. You don't make eye contact and you twiddle your fingers nervously. Please, will you tell me what's wrong?" He asked again as he put his glasses back and turned to give her his full attention.
"Well…to be honest I'm not sure how I feel about us anymore."
TO BE CONTINUED…Sorry I didn't do much with Jackie and her family in this chapter, I just wanted to explore the other characters and their relationships with one another. Do you think that Becky is getting tired of her relationship with Tobey? How do you think Tobey will feel after she tells him this? Do you think Becky should talk to someone about this and if so who should she talk it out with? Do you think Jackie will learn to accept her powers as they are in the next chapter? We shall find out come the next chapter. Thank you for reading and I will see you all in the next chapter.
