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And now...
5.
Timmy pulled Angelina aside, a sly smile on his face. "You like Chester, don'tcha?" He asked lowly so Chester wouldn't hear.
"Is it really that obvious?" she asked, smiling innocently. "At least he doesn't creep me out like AJ does, and he understands me."
The two jumped when they heard an annoyed "Ahem!" and turned back to see AJ glaring at Chester. "Uh, AJ! When did you get here?" Timmy asked, glancing nervously at his sister.
"About ten minutes ago!" AJ glanced over at Timmy for a brief moment, then returned his glare on Chester. "I thought you didn't like girls? And now you're trying to steal mine?!"
"Okay, number one, I wasn't trying to steal her from anyone. I never intended to. And number two, Angelina is an exception," Chester grinned, looking over at her.
Angelina smiled back shyly, faintly blushing. AJ frowned, noticing this. "Whatever! Just stay away from MY girl!"
Both boys turned to face Angelina who appeared shocked at what AJ had said. she blinked a few times, watching him leave. "D-did he just claim me as his girl?"
Chester huffed and shook his head. "Dude, he's delusional. Don't listen to him."
She smiled and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. "I'll meet you back home, bro!"
"Uh, yeah. Here, could you drop these off in my room, sis?" Timmy asked, handing over a pink sketch pad and a green pencil.
"Sure!"
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"Lina and Chester! Lina and Chester!" the green pencil in her hand teased her, chuckling a little.
"Cosmo, knock it off!" Wanda called out, warningly.
Cosmo blinked a few times, staring down at his wife, confused. "But it's fun, sweetie! Besides, they're cute together!" He smiled then, glancing over at Angelina, just in time to notice her blush.
Anti-Cosmo rolled his eyes at his counterpart's comment. "You do realize Vicky's still at the house?" He arched a brow, looking down at the group.
Angelina stood still for a few minutes before finally moving forward. "We can sneak past her, right Daddy A-C?" she asked softly.
Anti-Cosmo blinked a few times at the new nickname he had been given. He wasn't quite fond of being called Daddy, that was for certain, but as long as it kept his godchild happy, who was he to protest against it? "I don't think so, Angel, but you know you can wish to be sent to your room before we confront her."
She smiled and nodded, suddenly finding her confidence as she walked up to the steps. "I wish we were in my room!" She whispered softly. The group disappeared in a cloud of blue smoke and reappeard in her room. She let out a sigh of relief and sat down on her bed, paitently awaiting her brother's arrival.
The two Fairies and their counterparts appeared in front of Angelina. "So," Cosmo began, smiling widely. Angelina blinked, staring up at the green-haired fairy, expecting him to finish his scentence. "It's later, can we know about you-know-what now?"
Wanda watched as Angelina lower her eyes hesitantly. "Cosmo, now's not a good time. Er-why don't you clean up around the castle for a little bit before Timmy comes home?" She raised her pink eyes to see Anti-Cosmo whisper something in her counterpart's ear. What it was, she was trying to figure out, but his hand was covering his mouth as he whispered to her.
Cosmo was about to protest when Wanda gave him a warning glare and he quickly poofed out in a cloud of green smoke. She blinked a few times upon seeing her counterpart disappear as well, leaving her to deal with Anti-Cosmo and Angelina alone. She cast a fake smile in the Anti-Fairies direction as she floated over beside Angelina who wore a tired expression on her face. Wanda helped her into her bed and pulled up the covers around her so she could take a little nap.
"I ask you again, dear Wanda, you and Timothy both know about Angel's past with us, don't you?"
Wanda turned to face Anti-Cosmo who floated in front of her. "I don't--" Her eyes widened and she backed up, nearly tripping over the bed covers as he pointed his wand at her.
"Don't make things difficult. You wouldn't be telling Cosmo it's the wrong time to ask if you didn't know," Anti-Cosmo frowned, studying her facial expressions.
She glared at him and floated a little off the bed so she wouldn't disturb the sleeping figure in it. "Yes, I do know. Happy now?" She snapped, glancing back over at Angelina to make sure they hadn't woken her.
"Quite," He smirked and grabbed her hand. "And I suppose you and Timothy are going to play detectives now to figure out who the attacker was?" He watched her stare at him, confused. He rubbed his temples with a free hand and sighed heavily. "No, it wasn't me!"
Wanda smiled sheepishly, trying to pull out of his grasp. "Heh. Of course I knew that much!" She frowned slightly and stopped moving, floating just beside him. "I just wish I knew. Mr. Dimmadome can't have many enemies, can he?"
"He is one of those filthy rich guys," Anti-Cosmo mused, losening his grip on her hand. "It could be anyone." He paused slightly and kissed her cheek softly. "Thank you for wanting to help out."
A faint, pink blush tainted her cheeks as she looked over at him. "A-Anytime."
"Nnnghh!"
Both Anti-Cosmo and Wanda blinked at the annoyed grunt that came from Angelina. They watched her squint her eyes and pull the covers up over her head. "You guys are being too loud!"
Blink, blink.
The two exchanged startled glances and a sweatdrop or two. "Aheh...sorry, Angel!"
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Timmy frowned as he began his walk home. So one of his best friends had a change of feelings to girls and suddenly liked his sister, while his other best friend held an obsessive crush on her. It was all right to him, as long as his sister was happy, but something kept bothering him and he couldn't quite figure out what it was.
He shook his head and stepped up to open the door when it was suddenly swung open. He raised his blue eyes to meet the angry red eyes of his baby-sitter. "Vicky!!"
"Get in here! Your parents are on their way home!" she growled, pulling him inside. "And where's that creepy sister of yours?"
"Hey! She's not creepy!" Timmy stuck his tongue out at her, frowning and crossing his arms. "As far as I know, she left awhile ago and could be in her room by now!"
"ANGELINA!!!!"
Timmy winced, closing his ears as Vicky shouted and slammed the door shut.
Meanwhile, Angelina stirred in her bed, rubbing her eyes as she heard the yelling of Vicky. "ANGELINAAAA!!!!"
"I'm coming!!" She called out, climbing out of bed. She glanced over her shoulder to see her god-parent and Wanda lying on her pillow as her dolls. She tilted her head, curiously at the two and shrugged, not wanting to upset Vicky anymore.
Vicky blinked a few times, startled by Angelina's annoyed shout and glanced down at Timmy who wore a smirk on his face. "Told ya!" He grinned, teasingly.
She growled lowly to herself, watching his sister walk down the stairs, still rubbing some sleep out of her eyes. "And how did you get inside without me knowing?" She demanded, placing her hands on her hips.
Angelina blinked a few times, glancing over at Timmy who just stared at her. "The back door was open, you know," she replied quietly.
"Oh, well, that's just great." Vicky muttered with a roll of her eyes.
Timmy watched his sister lower her eyes to the floor. "Sis?" He blinked a few times when he suddenly heard the door open.
"We're home!" Mrs. Turner's bubbly voice interrupted his thoughts. "Here's your pay, Vicky."
Vicky smiled brightly, taking the large wad of cash from Mrs. Turner's hand. "Thank you, Mrs. Turner. Same time tomorrow?"
"Nope. Dad and I are going to spend the day with the kids tomorrow, thank you though," She smiled, showing Vicky the way out. Just as she was about to protest, Mrs. Turner closed the door and the two adults turned to face Angelina and Timmy.
Timmy stared at his parents who kneeled down to hug them both tightly. "You guys mean it? We're actually going to spend the whole day together?" He asked, hopefully.
Mrs. Turner's smile faltered a little as she glanced over at her husband. "Actually, no, son. We just wanted Vicky to think that we were. We're thinking it's time for a change. That's why Mr. Dimmadome asked if he could help watch you kids tomorrow while we're at work!" Mr. Turner smiled brightly.
Angelina just stared at them, speechless. She hadn't seen Mr. Dimmadome for almost four years now, not since the accident. Timmy glanced over at his sister, slightly surprised to see the shocked expression on her face. What was so wrong about the fact that Mr. Dimmadome was going to be their baby-sitter for one day?
He had a feeling he would find out the next day...
TBC!!!