Chapter 4: Booyah! A New Home
Swoosie steadily pushed Willie down the alleyway they went down the previous night. There was some luggage on Willie's lap and bags filled Swoosie's arm making it hard to move the wheelchair. After trudging for a long time they finally made it to the center of the city, Booyah Base. The base was filled with Inklings like the day before. Swoosie tried to make way to somewhere they could see some apartments for sale in the area. "W-Willie... How much money do you have in your bank? These places cost like more then hundred thousand dollars!" Swoosie said stunned. "I-I mean I have money but i dont know how much I actually have... I could be short..." Willie cried. "I think I have like 50 thousand but that's nowhere near 100 thousand dollars. Even if we sell the house we would only make like... another 25 grand.". Willie sighed in the chair as she slacked in the chair. "Now what are going to do?" Swoosie asked, "We have no home now and not enough money.". "I don't know." Willie moaned. Swoosie looked above her. "When you could see did you ever notice some blank space above the stores?" she questioned. Willie shook her head. "if anything that would be the shopkeepers home..." Willie responded. "We're asking them all if they have a room for rent!" Swoosie announced running the wheelchair towards the stores. Swoosie went up to the first store, Shrimp Kicks, she slowed down the chair and went inside with it at a casual pace. "Hello, how may I help you?" Crusty Sean said to the two walking in, "Wait...Are...Are you the Swoosie and Commander Willie?". Crusty Sean smiled "Oh, I wanted to meet you so much! Will you sign all of my shoes?" He fangirled holding his hands out. Swoosie sighed quietly and signed one of his shoes. His fangirling ended up driving the two out of the store. "I bet Jelonzo would have a spare room!" Swoosie enthusiastically said as she pushed the chair into the clothing store. "Hello, How may I help you?" The jellyfish greeted, "Oh are you Commander Willie and Swoosie? Pleasure to meet you." he continued. "We were wondering if you had a spare room we could live in, we'll pay you rent and everything we just need an inexpensive home near the base so that it will be easier for Willie to get around. "Im so sorry, but my spare room is actually a walk-in closet... but if it wasn't I would totally let you stay!" he confessed. "T-Thank you very much." Swoosie said leaving the store. "Well, maybe 3rd time's the charm." Swoosie tried to say optimistically as they went into Cooler Heads. "HEY! Nerd Alert at 2 o' clock!" Moe yelled out as Annie turned over to the door of the store, "H-Hello... How may I help you?" she stuttered. "U-Um... We were wondering if you happened to have a spare room that we could live in. We would pay rent and help you around the house and the store." Swoosie asked, "We just really need a place that we can afford here so that Willie can get around easily.", she started to prepare herself for some answer like 'Sorry but my spare room is just for Moe' or something. Annie started to think and grabbed the fish off her head. "Hey! P-Put me back!" Moe flustered. "I-I'll be right back just wait here." Annie quietly said making her way to the back room. Swoosie was a little nervous, not having an answer could be a bad sign. "She went in the back room, do you think she'll say yes?" Swoosie worried. "Annie is a nice person, I bet she'll find it in her heart to take us in, but also she technically has a roommate, the fish on her head Moe. She probably went to the back to talk to him to make sure its ok with him too." Willie reassured. "If you say so..." Swoosie replied. Swoosie was still worried though, nothing could fix that until Annie came back out and answered. A minute later she came back out with Moe in her hair again. "About time I was back in your hair." Moe said half rudely and half relieved and thankful. "U-Um...Moe and I talked it out... and..." Annie stuttered. "We will let you stay in the spare room... the spare room is pretty empty and hasn't been used in a long time though..." Swoosie put her hand over her mouth, "Thank you so much!" Swoosie gasped. "We could definitely help you clean it right now and get ourselves settled in.". "Thats alright with me... Moe, would you go up with them?" Annie asked looking up at her hair. "Awwww do I have to?" Moe groaned, "B-But fine, Ill do it." Moe pouted as Annie reached up for him and gave him to Swoosie. "Upstairs is that way." Annie pointed as the three headed upstairs. "Watch where you're going, don't let me fall!" Moe complained. "Sorry, but it's hard to carry a person and you at the same time. Moe flopped his way out of Swoosie's arms and onto Willies hands, she gasped a little, "U-uh Moe could you maybe tell me you're coming into my hands next time?" Willie asked. "What? You couldn't see me?" Moe asked. Swoosie angrily gla red at him, "O-Oh right you're the blind girl from the news." Moe remembered, "and you must be the only good octatarian." "Yep, that's us." Willie said. Swoosie put Willie down at the top of the stairs, "Where's the spare room?" Swoosie asked. "Like in the back there." More guided. Swoosie sat Willie down and went to the back of the apartment. "It's dusty but nothing like a good dusting will do." She said coming back out. She found a duster in a tiny closet that was filled with some cleaning supplies and went back in the room.
A silence filled the room as Willie held Moe in her hands."So..." Moe said to Willie. Willie perked up."Huh?" She asked. "Oh it's just like really quiet in here, only losers are quiet," Moe said, "and I ain't a loser.". Willie quietly laughed, "Well I kinda am a loser, I mean I can't see anymore.", Moe looked up at her. "I didn't mean it like that... like you're not as much of a loser compared to other people." Moe confessed. "like you saved the city like Pew pew pew! Bang! Argh! My eye!" he reenacted. Willie giggled. "See your not a loser, but you know who is? Your octarian friend." Moe said. "Yeah she kinda is a dork." Willie laughed. Swoosie coughed loudly but it was cut off my the laughter of Willie and Moe. Swoosie stack out her tongue and rubbed some dust off of it. "Im done!" Swoosie yelled from the back room. She came out, "Hey what's going on here?" Swoosie asked as the two were laughing. They immediately hushed themselves. "Nothing!" They both said at the same time. Swoosie sighed, "Well, the room is ready now," Swoosie said. "Moe is there a suitcase around me?" Willie asked. "Over to your left." Moe said as Willie tried to reach for something on her left. "Oh sorry I meant the right." Moe laughed. "Ugh, Moe!" Willie whined reaching for the suitcase. "Pick me up." Willie said, Swoosie suddenly picked her up while Willie was holding the suitcase they packed and Moe. "Woah, be careful!" Moe whined. Swoosie placed them down in the back room. "We dont have much furniture Willie, so I'm going to get some." Swoosie announced, "What's your favorite color?". Willie thought, "I like gold, but I don't like there is a lot of gold furniture out there so you can maybe have your own favorite color instead, I don't care what it is as long as you like it. I can't see anyways.", Swoosie kinda laughed. "Well I hope you like pink." Swoosie said leaving the apartment.
Willie and Moe ended up talking about meaningless stuff for a while and soon Annie came up and offered to cook for Willie and Moe was put back in the safety of Annie's hair. It turns out Annie is a great cook, she cooked one of the best sandwiches Willie has ever had before. And by nighttime, the bare room was filled with pink. Swoosie went as far as painting the walls a nice shade of purple with gold polka dots and had a poster of the Squid Sisters above the bed. She also placed a bed a little bigger then a twin bed beside the left wall that also had a side rail placed for Willie, just in case. The rest of the room contained of a pinkish closet full of clothes and a nice pink rug to cover some spare space in the room. "T-This looks good Swoosie." Annie said peeking in. "This isn't half bad for something a nerd did." Moe chirped in. "It sounds like it looks cool." Willie added. "Well now that we are unpacked we can finally get some sleep." Swoosie said carrying Willie and placing her in the bed. "Goodnight Annie and Moe!" Swoosie said climbing over the side-rail of the bed. "Goodnight, sweet dreams." Annie quietly replied shutting the door slowly and leaving it open a bit before turning off all the lights and going to bed.
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