I'm baaaaaaack! I apologize for the long wait, but it is finally spring break for me. I would like to get this story done as soon as possible so I can start the next one. Let's see how time will treat me. Anyway, enjoy!
The school year ended just as quickly as it began and Annabella was glad for it. She hated doing useless work after already having her Masters. In the end, this was for a mission, a mission they have yet to complete, but knowing her father, they probably have some mix up of information. She decided not to worry about it now.
"Avian!" The small 11-year-old boy ran into the room.
"Yes, Your Ladyship," Avian said a bit annoyed that he has to say that.
"No, no, no. It's 'Your Excellency"," Annabella corrected. Avian rolled his eyes.
"What is that you need, Your Excellency?" Dante walked by and raised an eyebrow at the scene in front of him.
"Why are you being such a bitch to a little kid?" he asked Annabella.
"Um, excuse me," she responded rudely, "I don't tell you how to treat your sidekick. Oh, wait, you don't have a sidekick because Dad loves me more."
"Uh, no. He loves that you are a villainess, that's it. Mom and Dad love me more."
"Grandma's boy."
"Sociopath."
"You act like that's an insult," Annabella said, "Three-fourths of the people that live here are sociopaths."
"Whatever," Dante walked away, not wanting to fight this stupid battle.
"As I was say before I was rudely interrupted," Annabella continued, handing Avian a picture of a machine, "I need you to steal this device."
"What is this?" Avian asked.
"This is the Pan-Dimensional Vortex Inducer," Annabella said with a smile, "It can form a black hole the size of Nevada, you know."
"Hasn't that been done before?"
"Eh, it's Throwback Thursday," she said with a shrug, "But here's the twist: we're going to combine it with another one of my inventions and make the black hole the size of America! And with this, we could easily threaten the American government to-" Suddenly, a cell phone ring cuts off Annabella's statement. "Who the hell could be calling me?" she asked as she fished out her phone. "What?!"
"Anna?" After she recognized the voice, Annabella immediately gave an annoyed sigh.
"How did you get this number?" she grinded through clenched teeth.
"Oh, your brother, Dante, gave it to me." Devin answered. Annabella then shot a glare at her brother, who was sitting calmly on the couch.
"What do you want?"
"Well, you know since school is over and all the jazz…"Annabella rolled her eyes, knowing that this was going to take a while.
"Skip to the point."
"Well, I, uh, wanted to know if you wanted to go out."
"No," Annabella immediately answered and hung up. Then the phone rang again. "What?"
"Hear me out," Devin started, "You like the carnival?"
"Never been."
"What? You haven't lived unless you've been to carnival!"
"I'll live," Annabella said, "Goodbye."
"Wait, wait, wait. Just come with me, it will be fun... " Devin said in a singsong voice.
"No."
"Please?"
"No."
"Please?"
"No."
"Please?" Annabella gave another annoyed sigh.
"If I go, would you shut up?" she asked.
"Yes, I would."
"Then fine, I'll go," Annabella said reluctantly.
"Cool, I'll pick up."
"No!" Annabella said hastily. Even though he claimed not to be evil, everyone and their mother knows where her father's secret lair. She couldn't risk someone recognizing her as the daughter of the notorious Dr. Drakken. That, and her dad's a dork and he's blue. "We'll meet up. Pick the place."
"Bueno Nacho."
"That sad Mexican restaurant?"
"Don't knock the Nacho, Anna."
"Whatever, see you in 20." Annabella said, hanging up and she walked over to the door.
"Where are you going?" Dante asked.
"None of your business," Annabella said as she grabbed her stuff.
"You know," Dante started, "Blood is thicker than water. Wherever you're going is probably not that important but I guess it is in your nature to leave people hanging…"
"Oh, shut up," Annabella said, as she grabbed the hovercraft keys, "Avian, when I come back, I expect the Pan-Dimensional Vortex Inducer in my hand, capisce? Oh, and tell my father I'm taking the hovercraft."
"Anna! I didn't actually expect you to come!" Annabella pinched the bridge of her nose.
"Unfortunately, we Lipskys don't go back on our words…And stop calling me Anna!" Devin chuckled as he escorted her to his car. They were only about a minute on the road before Devin tried to make small talk.
"So…"
"Okay, ground rules," Annabella interrupted, "Don't speak to me unless spoken to. Don't try anything 'cause I will break your hand with no difficulty. And this is most definitely not a date!"
"Okay, okay, geez," Devin said, trying to calm her down, "You're always in such a mean mood…"
"It's not a mood if I'm always in it," Annabella retorted, "It's a personality trait."
"I don't think so," Devin countered, "I don't think it's a personality trait."
"Oh, no. It is. Ask anyone who knows me."
"You just need...some encouragement…" Annabella scoffed.
"For what?"
"To be nicer...To not be so lazy sometimes…."
"Please," Annabella said, rolling her eyes, "I work my ass off all the time. I deserve to be lazy if I want."
"You also need to work on not acting entitled all the time," Devin said as he parked the car, "We're here."
"Whatever," Annabella sighed as she got out of the car. She then glanced over the horizon and found the carnival utterly disappointing, "What is this dump?"
"The carnival!" Devin said enthusiastically.
"Great!" Annabella in false enthusiasm, "Now take me home."
"No, you have to experience the fun of the carnival!" Devin said as he pushed Annabella towards the entrance.
"I could be making a black hole the size of America if I wasn't here…" Annabella muttered.
"What was that?"
"Nothing, let's get this over with." After they got their tickets, Devin started looking around at the attractions.
"So what do you want to do?" Devin asked.
"I don't care," Annabella said annoyed, "Just pick something." Devin looked around again until his eyes fell upon the High Striker attraction.
"How about that?" he said as he pointed at the game.
"That?" She questioned.
"Yeah, I understand if you don't want to. I mean, you are fairly small so I guess you might be afraid of that you won't be able to hit the bell…"
"Step aside, nerd," Annabella said, pushing Devin out of the way and stomping over to the carnival attraction. "You! I want to 2 tries!" she yelled, shoving her money over to the carny. He handed her the mallet and Annabella positioned her hand on the mallet like a golf club. Then swung down on target and saw the little puck thing only went up a foot.
"Not so tough now, are you, Anna?" Devin said smugly.
"Shut up. There was a reason why I asked for 2 tries; I was testing how rigged the game was. Just watch the bell." Annabella then placed her hands on the mallet again and hovered the top over the center of the target. Then, quicker than anyone could see it, a vine emerged from both her wrists and wrapped around the mallet as she pounded the target. Immediately, the bell rung and she was given a prize as Annabella returned the smug smile.
As the night continued, Annabella found that spending time with Devin wasn't that bad, though it probably helped that she was beating him in every game they played, seeing that Annabella is very competitive.
"If I had known I would be kicking your ass the whole evening, I would've agreed to coming sooner," Annabella said with a large smile as they walked back to the car.
"Please," Devin started, "I was letting you win the whole time."
"You can't fake failure that bad, Devin," Annabella laughed. Though she will never admitted it aloud, Annabella actually had fun with this dweeb, though it will never beat attempting to kill Kid Vincible. Oh, I did mean to do that today...Annabella thought to herself. Devin started laughing as well and started staring at her. "What are you staring at?"
"I never heard you laugh before...it sounds beautiful…" Devin answered in a lovestruck tone. Annabella immediately frowned then started walking faster to the car. "What?" When she got to the car, she got in and slammed the door behind her.
"Drop me off at the Bueno Nacho," she said with crossed arms when Devin entered the car.
"What? Are sure you don't want me to take you to your house?"
"Yes, I'm sure. Just drop me off at Bueno Nacho." Devin nodded quietly and started the car. Most of the ride back was in deafening silence until Devin glanced over to Annabella, who was scowling out the window.
"Did I say something wrong?"
"Rule one was don't talk to me unless I talk to you," Annabella said without looking over to him.
"Did I do something out of place?"
"You always do something out of place, Devin," Annabella said, "I don't even know why you talk to me."
"Gee, I don't know, Anna, maybe I actually like you?" Devin said sarcastically.
"Well, stop. I don't need you to like me. I'm just fine on my own."
"I see how well that's working out." Annabella looks over only to glare at Devin then turned back to the window. Devin then sighed.
"Look, I'm sorry for my statements…"
"I don't care," Annabella spat. Devin sighed once more, obviously giving up the fight. Annabella glanced over to Devin then shakes her head. They arrived at Bueno Nacho not too long after, and Annabella exited the car.
"Goodbye, Ann-" The slamming of the door immediately cut off Devin's sentence. When he finally drove off, Annabella started walking to towards the hovercraft parked behind the fast food establishment. She hopped in the craft then sighed.
"How could you be so stupid?" she asked as she rested her head on her arms. She then waited a few minutes before starting the hovercraft. She arrived home about 15 minutes later. She opened the door slowly but either way, someone saw her come in.
"Where were you?" Annabella turned around and saw Dante sitting on the couch, watching TV.
"Oh, it's just you," Annabella said.
"How was your date?" Dante asked without looking.
"I wasn't on a date," Annabella said as she put up the keys and other things.
"You're acting different."
"I'm acting the same," she corrected as Avian appeared and handing her a red cylinder.
"The Pan-Dimensional Vortex Inducer, Your Excellency," Avian said.
"Thank you…" Annabella as she looked down at the device, "...we'll jump start this plan tomorrow. You're dismissed." Annabella looked up from the device and saw two very shocked faces. "What?"
"You said thank you," Avian said.
"What? I've said thank you before, haven't I?" Annabella said, not sure herself.
"This is the first time you've said it with no malice behind it," Dante pointed out.
"What? You know what, good night. See you guys tomorrow." Annabella walked into her room and closed her door behind her. She then slid down to ground and sighed. "What is wrong with me?"
Hope you enjoyed this chapter! I don't know how much longer I can make this story. I wanted a certain amount of chapters but I want character development so I'll make it a bit longer. Either way, be sure to read and review and I'll see you next time!