A/N: Hey guys! I decided to submit this chapter early in the week because I'm so excited that you all like it so much :3 Well, enjoy!

A/N (Updated): Well since you all are liking it so much, I've decided to be nice and start uploading two chapters per week! Whoo! Thanks for all the reviews once again and I'll see you in a few days! (If I fail to upload two in a week, it means I'm really busy! Just a heads up!)

"Sit!" Kimmie commanded, gesturing to a pink plastic chair at the small plastic table in the middle of the room.

"I'm not a dog." Randall retorted.

"Please?" Kimmie pouted.

"Aw geez. Fine." Randall let out a long sigh as he plopped himself down next to the other stuffed animals.

"Randall, please pass the tea." Kimmie said.

Randall looked around for the pot. "Uh…" he said awkwardly.

"Nevermind, BZ will do it. Thank you BZ." Kimmie said as she reached over to the little plastic pot and poured some water into one of the cups. "Oh, how rude of us! Let us introduce you to the others." she said, setting down the pot. She pointed to a stuffed cat.

"This is Mr. Whiskers. Watch him, he's kind of clumsy!" she whispered the last part. She went down the row. "This is Scruffy the Dog, he's a good friend of BZ's. And last but not least, Buttons the Bear." She said, pointing to the worn looking brown bear sitting next to Randall.

"Um… hi." Randall greeted awkwardly. He frowned. This stupid tea party was so awkward! To think he, Randall Boggs, greatest scarer that ever lived, was playing tea party with a little human girl!

"Randy, would you like some tea?" Kimmie's innocent voice broke through his thoughts.

"Not unless you try it first." Randall said grudgingly. Kimmie crossed her arms and frowned at him. "Randy..."

Randall let out an impatient sigh. "Fine, sure, whatever gets me out of here quicker."

Kimmie was about to reach over and pour some water into his cup when she stopped abruptly and pulled back.

"Wait! What's the magic word?" she asked.

Randall rolled his eyes. "Seriously?!"

Kimmie shook her head and grinned. "Nope!"

Randall had to restrain himself from strangling 'Buttons the Bear'.

"Pst, it's please!" Kimmie whispered. Then she turned to the empty chair that was supposed to be where BZ was.

"BZ! Don't tell him!" she scolded.

Randall took a deep breath and calmed himself down. "Please." He said through clenched teeth.

"That's it!" Kimmie applauded and poured him his 'tea'.

"Gee, thanks for the water kid."

Kimmie frowned. "It's tea."

"Yeah, whatever." Randall gulped it down in one gulp and stood up abruptly. "Thanks for the wonderful party, can I go?" he asked.

"No! You haven't even had desert!" Randall groaned and slumped down again.

"Here, Randy, have a some cake!" Randall licked his lips. Real cake? His flicker of hope was snuffed out immediately as Kimmie produced a plate full of cookies. "What kind of cake is that?" he snapped.

"The best kind! Double chocolate cookie cake!"

Randall shrugged. Could be worse.

After another agonizing 10 minutes of tea time, the party finally ended.

"Bye Buttons! See you, Mr. Whiskers! Au revoir, Scruffy!" Kimmie bid her 'guests' farewell as she returned them to the shelves.

"How was it?" she beamed at Randall.

"Uh, great. Thanks kid." Randall started to leave but Kimmie stopped him.

"Wait! I have something for you." She said and ran to her closet. Randall considered just leaving but before he could come to a decision, Kimmie tugged at his arm.

"Here." She said, offering up a cookie.

Randall took it curiously, realizing it was in the shape of a heart.

"I made it, for you." Kimmie smiled.

Randall felt the tug in his heart again and he felt himself smiling back at her.

As Kimmie went to clean up her party, Randall noticed Marra hanging around the doorframe.

"Pst, Randall, come here." She whispered. Randall glared at her.

"Why?" he asked.

"I want to talk to you." She said. Her face looked sincere, so Randall went over.

"Follow me." Marra led him to the girl's room.

"So what is it?" Randall asked as she leaned up against the wall.

"I saw how you played with Kimmie today." She said.

"And?" Randall asked.

"Well, that was very kind of you." She said, looking down at her feet. Randall grimaced at the word 'kind'.

"Ok…what's your point?" he asked.

"I haven't seen her smile like that in ages. She's never had much luck at making friends, and well, I'm just glad you're here for her."

"I wouldn't say that I'm her 'friend' exactly." Randall said slowly.

"Please, just be her friend. She needs friends."

"She has BZ."

"No, real friends. Friends like you."

Randall frowned. If Kimmie knew why he was really here, she wouldn't come within a mile of him. It was kind of ironic actually. He was a monster, inside and out. "I'm not her friend. I can't be. I'm just a monster and that's all I'll ever be." And with that, he walked away.

That night, Randall slept with Kimmie again, but this time, he couldn't go to sleep. He looked out the window and gazed at the blanket of stars. He sighed softly and continued to stare thoughtfully at them. He had watched these stars from his flat in Monstropolis. The thought of it made him homesick.

He missed scaring children, he missed watching the numbers by his name rise, heck, he even missed Fungus a bit. He was going soft and he had to get as far away from these children as possible. He couldn't get close to these children and especially not Kimmie. He knew, that if he did, it would make it harder to say goodbye.

A/N: Wow! 50 reviews! I'm so happy! This is the most I've ever had! Yay! Anyways, another chapter, as promised :) Please, please review! I love reading them, they make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside hehe :3 Next chapter will be up Sunday next week! See you then!

A/N (Updated): Since you all are enjoying it THAT much, I've decided to try and submit two chapters a week now :) See you in a few days :D Oh and if I don't submit 2 in a week, it's probably because I'm really busy! Just a heads up!