written 10/17/09
Spirit Sparkler #3
Roses
Danny and Tucker walked down the path away from Fenton Works, talking about cars and other such nonsense. It was Columbus Day, and they had the day off from school.
"So, what do you want to do?" Tucker asked Danny, hoping that Danny would want to play in the arcade at the mall. However, he did not bring it up because he wanted to go to the arcade all the time, and his friends were tired of it.
"Well, Sam's going to Joseph's Nursery to get more plants for her greenhouse," Danny mentioned, "Maybe we should go, you know, to give her some opinions."
Tucker grimaced at him, "Oh, are you sure, after the whole Undergrowth incident?" Anywhere but there, he thought.
"Yeah, I'm sure."
"You just can't stay away from her, can you?" Tucker chuckled.
"Shut up, Tucker."
"Whatever," Tucker tried to change the subject, "Speaking of plants, I was reading about flowers on the internet last week, and apparently each type of flower has a special meaning."
Danny looked unsurprised, "Yeah, I knew that. Name one."
"Daisies represent death."
"Oh, that's interesting," Danny looked down, remembering that he had given his mom daisies for Mother's Day that year, "Name another one."
"Roses stand for love."
"Cool."
"I think it's kind of like mistletoe. Whenever there's a rose around, it means somebody near loves someone else close by."
"Okay, so do you know where Joseph's is, Tucker?
"Not a clue."
"I'll call Sam and ask her." Danny said, taking out his phone.
"Can't stay away."
"Shut up, Tucker."
After Danny called Sam and received directions, they continued their ten-minute walk to the nursery.
"Hi, Danny!" Sam saw the two boys walk through the front gates to the outdoor nursery and hurried toward them, "Oh, hey Tucker."
"'Sup, Sam."
"Why'd you two come? You hate plants," Sam realized, "Well, at least you hate the tall green ones that eat people and destroy things."
"Who wouldn't?" Tucker added.
Danny answered her question, "We came because we thought you would need a second opinion on choosing plants, since they're so important to you."
Tucker snickered. Danny pushed him into a nearby tree.
"Oh, thanks. That's very…sweet," Sam told Danny, then turned to the other boy rolling on the ground crying in pain, "And do you always have to be so melodramatic, Tucker?"
"Hey, you try running into a tree! It's not exactly a mattress factory out here, you know!" Tucker said after he got up from the ground, clothes covered with dirt.
"Whatever," said Sam, then walked away and turned down a nearby aisle, "Hey guys, check out these periwinkles! They're purple. I didn't know they were purple."
Danny and Tucker caught up with her. "Cool," they said in unison.
"Hey guys," Tucker saw something, "Check out these bright red roses!"
"Roses?!" Danny shouted.
"Yes, roses!
"Yes, guys, they're roses," Sam exclaimed, who had no idea what the two dweebs were talking about.
Tucker, meanwhile, was laughing his head off. "SHUT UP, TUCKER!" Danny finally had enough.
"Okay, what's going on here?" Sam asked, hands on her hips.
"Never mind him, he's nuts," Danny told her, still blushing.
"Do I really want to know?"
"No, no you don't."
Here's the next sparkler! Sorry it took so long. Personally, I think this one has a little too much dialogue. What do you think?
Other stories update: I'm going to redo my profile, so it'll be 100% dedicated to my stories, and my stories alone (almost). If you want to read it before I majorly edit it, you can, but the deadline is October 31, 2009. It'll be changed by then.
Also, in case you want to know, I'm working on the sequel for "The Note". It's going to be many chapters, which I haven't done before, so bear with me. I'm hoping it'll be my most successful story so far.
Thank you Trinity Fenton-Phantom, Garnet Sky, Cordria, Don'teatacowman, and Gracie407 for reviewing, and everyone who added Spirit Sparkers to their alert and/or favorites lists. Keep in mind that I won't mention your name unless you review :).
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~Nano