Hello again! :D It's been a while hasn't it?
So, I was planning on updating this story once every week, but things got in the way that prevented me from doing so. =w='' Such as testing, choir concerts, field trips and birthdays. Oh! Speaking of birthdays yesterday was my 16th birthday! Yay! But that's not important.._.''
Anyway, on with the story!
Warning: Language
Also, please read the authors note at the end.
'How can I tell her now…?' Lammy wondered with her head buried in her hands. She raised her head to look up outside the car window.
After Petunia revealed her job, Lammy had mixed feelings about the whole thing. She couldn't help but feel overjoyed at the fact that if she told her the truth, she could protect her and everything would be fine, but there was that one problem that distanced herself from her best friend and the idea of freedom; the truth.
The undeniable fact is that if Petunia heard her story, she wouldn't believe her for a second. The worst that could happen was that Petunia proves her mentally unstable, take her back to another mental hospital and lose all contact with her one and only friend. The fact overshadowed her faith in Petunia. She was about to start over with the endless cycle of declining, but instead, she blurted out and accepted it.
Now Lammy sits in the passenger's seat of Petunia's car once again, this time heading downtown to the police station. Other than being a cop, Petunia is also a detective who works different kinds of cases and has a partner from what she's said. 'Great, another person who will think I'm crazy…' she frowned, but quickly moved that thought out of her head. 'I have to think of what I'm going to say and how… I can stretch the truth a bit.' Her eyes lit up as the idea started to form.
'I don't have to tell her that Mr. Pickles was a pickle. I could just say he was a boy who used to kill people who tried to harm me in any way and that he put the blame on me when the police caught on to him!' Lammy was sure this was a convincing story, but it leaves out the reason why she was admitted to a mental hospital, and the fact that the boy and Lammy were never put on the criminal record. She thought of leaving that part out, but they're detectives, they'll find out sooner or later regardless of if she tells them or not.
'The only way this will work is if I tell her the whole truth.' The purple haired woman frowned once again and turned her head to look at Petunia. Petunia noticed and shot a quick glance to Lammy and smiled as if saying, 'It's going to be alright.' then turned her attention back to the road.
'Will it really be alright…?'
…
After a five minute drive they arrive at the station. Lammy looked up at the three-story building in awe. It was a modern brick building that was definitely new from the looks of it.
She shuddered as the memory of her being escorted by cops to the police station flashed back into her mind. She remembered it started to rain on the drive over there, and the police men escorted her out of the car, but kept their distance while doing so. She remembered it so clearly; the firefighter's trembling hands as they put the blanket over her, the shocked faces of the crowd as the police put her in the back seat of the police vehicle, the patter of rain against the window, and the scared faces of all the workers at the station. Everything piled up at once, and she sobbed in the back of the car, grieving the loss of her parents, scared of the unknown future ahead of her, and the bitter loneliness that had built up. No matter where she looked or who she begged, everyone's expression only said one thing to her:
You're a criminal.
"Are you okay?" said a female voice.
Lammy snapped out of the flashback when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked over to see that Petunia made her way out of the car and opened the door on Lammy's side to help her out of the car. Her friend held a concerned look as she stared at Lammy. "I'm fine. I just zoned out a bit." The dainty woman muttered as she took off her seatbelt.
"Then why were you crying...?" Petunia questioned worriedly. Lammy delicately put a hand on her own cheek and felt the tears stream down her face. She was indeed crying, but she couldn't feel it. It was as if deep down, every emotion she felt that day piled up again and couldn't be held back any longer. 'How embarrassing…' she scolded herself as she wiped the tears with the sleeves of her white princess coat.
"Come on, let's get you inside." The long haired woman said as she helped Lammy out of the car. Petunia closed the vehicle door once she was out and escorted her inside.
They took an elevator up to the third floor where Lammy assumed was the offices. She looked over and saw Splendid. "Hey! Splendid!" Petunia called as she walked into the room. "Where's Sugar-high?" she asked in a joking tone. Splendid stood up in worry when he saw Lammy with Petunia. "Why? What happened?" He looked over at Lammy, "Did the twins try to get you again? They didn't-"
"No they didn't." Petunia interrupted while putting a hand up in front of his face. "She's here to tell me about the mysterious man that's been roaming the streets at night." Splendid calmed down a little but still showed signs of discontent. "What did he do to her?" he questioned. Petunia shook her head. "That's for me and my partner to know and for you to find out after." She motioned Lammy to follow and walked into a small empty room with a table in the middle with three chairs, one chair on one side and two chairs on the other side. "Please wait in here while I try to find my partner." Lammy nodded and sat in the chair.
Lammy sat there in silence. Taking the opportunity, she began to brainstorm again. She tried to find a story that would be believable while stretching the truth a bit, but to no avail, everything she came up with had big holes that would probably lead them into investigating her. Again, it would be much easier if she just told them the truth. She sighed in infuriation and laid her head on the table, causing her white fluffy beret to fall off her head and on the table.
She sat there in dismay for at least a minute before she heard distant yelling from outside the room. She turned towards the closed door and listened. Whoever was yelling, they sounded angry. Curiosity was getting the best of the woman. She started debating in her head if she should peek out the door, or just sit still and wait for Petunia. Just as she was about to get up someone yanked the door open, ran inside the room in a mad dash for safety and closed the door quietly. The person calmed down when he heard the chaser run past the room.
Lammy stood completely still as she stared at the bright green haired man, who was leaning against the door, breathing heavily. Lammy didn't know what to think. Was this Petunia's partner? 'What if he's a criminal and he's running away from a cop?' she shuddered.
The man must've heard her because he turned his head and fixed his gaze straight at her, which made her jump a little in her seat.
"Oh, um…" The man stammered. "Heh, I'm sorry. I didn't expect anyone to be in here." He chuckled nervously as he backed away from the door.
Lammy took a closer look at the male. He had neon green hair with a couple of clips that looked like candy, he had heterochromia, his left eye was golden yellow and his right eye was a peridot green. He was wearing a light green hooded jacket with a black shirt and torn jeans. Seeing Petunia and Splendid in a more refined attire, this man definitely didn't fit in.
"Who are you?" Lammy finally asked while holding on to her chair for dear life. She would hope that if this unknown person were to attack, she'd at least need something to defend herself.
"My name is Nutty but call me detective, 'kay?" he stated in a laidback manner as he reached inside his jacket pocket and took out a lollipop.
'Then this must be Petunia's partner.' "Um, Petunia went out to look for you a little while ago, if you were looking for her." Lammy spoke in a hushed tone, unsure if she should trust this person or not. "Oh? What would that be for?" he asked half-jokingly as he stuck the lollipop in his mouth. "To hear what I know about the mysterious man that comes out at night." As she finished her sentence, Nutty's eyes widened for a split second before he hardened his gaze into a cold, serious stare. "What do you know about him?"
Lammy flinched at his sudden change in mood. Now that she mentions it, everyone seemed to be on edge at the mention of Mr. Pickles. 'What did he do that made these people fear him so much…?' Instead of wondering more about it, she decided to ask instead of assume. "What did he do?" she asked, surprising herself by how clear her voice came out.
On the inside, Lammy was wailing about how she can never have friends because of what had happened in the past while trembling in fear about what will happen if Mr. Pickles was to find out that she tried to tell on him. But deep down inside, there was a sliver of hope. Hope that Petunia and her partner would understand her situation and protect her, hope that her life isn't over. Though that hope is currently overshadowed by all the doubts and troubles spiraling in her mind, it is the only thing that is keeping her sane and preventing her from breaking down into tears in front of this stranger.
"You know about this guy, yet you don't know what he did in this town?" Nutty replied in a more stressed tone. The woman looked down at her feet. "I've known him from a long time ago… I was hoping that he changed." She said while shuffling her hands together.
Lammy noticed the perplexed look Nutty was making at her. She was about to explain more until the door opened.
It was Petunia. When she walked in she looked irritated, but when she saw Nutty, she hunched her shoulders and let out a heavy sigh. "Where were you?! I was looking everywhere for you!" she fumed at the bright green haired man who shrunk back when making eye contact. "I was in the office the whole time minding my own business!" he defended.
The door swung open one more time, this time a light blue haired man wearing a blue uniform stood at the entrance with his teeth bared and his face twisted in anger. "Petunia, don't listen to a single thing this criminal says!" He stormed into the room and stood beside Petunia. "He's been making my day here a living Hell!" he shouted as he pointed his finger to Nutty. "Oh, you would say that Truffles! Everything I do has to just piss you off!" Nutty snapped, slapping Truffles' hand away from his face. "I am so tired of your snobby, perfectionist attitude! I hate coming to work because you always bitch and cry about everything that's wrong and you always expect us to treat like the prince of the world!" Nutty continued. Truffles grabbed him by the shirt collar and glared at him. "Shut your mouth." He snarled. Nutty narrowed his eyes in disgust and pushed him away easily. Truffles fell back and fell on the floor with a thud. The man quickly got to his feet. "Now you've done it…" he muttered as he brought out a pocket knife. "Bring it on." Nutty challenged, taking out a pocket knife as well.
Lammy watched in horror as the two men started to raise their knives to attack. 'This can't be happening! They're about to kill each other! Someone needs to stop this!' she screamed in her head. Just as she was about to get in the way to stop them, she glanced at Petunia who was showing a terrifyingly angry face which made Lammy flinch.
"STOP!" Petunia shouted at the top of her lungs.
Everything fell silent, including the people in the offices outside the door. Nutty and Truffles stopped dead in their tracks and turned their attention towards her, obviously terrified. Petunia grabbed the knives from both of the men and stared them both down with her menacing glare. "You two are acting like children! Have you forgotten that we are at work?!" She turned to Nutty. "You go sit in the chair over there and behave!" Then she turned to Truffles. "You leave and you stop picking fights in the office! This is a workplace, not a fighting arena!" Her voice turned hostile again and she began to shout once more. "AND IF I CATCH YOU TWO FIGHTING IN THE STATION AGAIN, I'M GOING TO KICK YOUR ASSES SO HARD YOU'RE GOING TO WISH I THREW YOU OUT THE FUCKING WINDOW AGAIN. ARE WE CLEAR?!" Both of the males stiffened at her sudden rage, but nodded. "Y- Yes ma'am." They said in unison. "THEN GET THE FUCK BACK TO WORK!" she yelled once more, causing Nutty to sit in the chair opposite of Lammy, and Truffles to run out of the room.
Lammy sat there with her mouth hanging open. Lammy hasn't known Petunia for very long, she never thought that Petunia could raise her voice that loud and sound as menacing as she did just now.
Petunia was a kind, reserved woman who seemed too polite or too good-natured to ever raise her voice at anyone who crossed her. Back while they were furniture shopping yesterday, one of the men slammed the door on her fingers so hard, they turned purple. Despite that, Petunia smiled through her pained tears and forgave the man when he began apologizing franticly. After all that, Petunia held no grudge for the man whatsoever.
Petunia took a deep breath to calm down. Then she made her way over to the table, sitting beside Nutty. "I'm very sorry for my vulgar behavior, but it must be done to keep these two in line." She apologized formally. Lammy was speechless. All she did was close her mouth and nodded.
Petunia smiled at her and looked at Nutty who took out a notepad and a pencil. Petunia then turned to Lammy once again. "Now," she began. "Tell us what you know about this mysterious man."
Woo! Chapter 5 done! I've been kicking myself in the butt to finish this chapter for weeks! Also, I find it funny how everybody agrees that Lumpy shouldn't be with Lammy because he's either an idiot or too old, yet the fans from Japan who make fan art agree that Lammy and Lumpy make a cute couple. llD In my opinion, I could care less about who she's with! (As long as she's not with Flippy.) She goes well with almost everybody! I could make a harem with her! (I won't so don't worry. .w.'') Off topic though.
Anyway, here's the important part. I have narrowed it down to two people to be in the love triangle. Those two are: Nutty and Truffles! *claps* (I was considering putting Splendid in as well since I am now allowed to do so, but I didn't think that would be appreciated. Ouo'' Heh…) Now, I leave it up to you lovely readers to choose between the two! This will be the last chapter I will be asking, so make sure to leave your opinion.
Thank you so much for reading! Please leave a review and have a wonderful day!