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Chapter 6
3 weeks later, Monday afternoon...
With the 10,000 dollars Vector received from his most recent case, he was able to repair the house in no time. The bad news was that he still had to pay rent every month, though.
"This...SUUUUUUUUCKS!" Aundrey shouted, kicking the walls of her room. For her "Out of control behavior", she was grounded by Vector until further notice.
"Would you stop kicking the walls? I'm trying to nap." Espio said, peeking through her door.
"Grr! I'll NAP YOU!" Aundrey growled, kicking the walls more than ever.
Due to this, she tired herself out and eventually fell asleep.
"Hehe, I love doing that." Espio chuckled, locking the door to her room. On his way down the hall, Vector noticed him pass his office.
"Espio, can you bring Aundrey here? I can't find a contact and I think she might have misplaced it." Vector told him.
Espio gulped, remembering how he had taunted Aundrey earlier. She was sure to get back at him!
"Well Espio? Didn't you hear me?" Vector asked.
"You know what, Vector? I COULD go get Aundrey. Or! A second option: Charmy can go get her!" Espio said, trying to reason with Vector.
"How the hell is Charmy gonna do it and Charmy isn't even here?! He's at the dentist! Now stop bein' so disrespectful, and listen to your elders!" Vector exclaimed.
Espio's eyes widened at the sound of what Vector had just said.
He promised himself that he would not have petty arguments with Vector anymore, but he would soon break that promise.
"Disrespectful?! ME?! Vector, please! Do we need to have a flashback montage to show the readers all of the times you've been disrespectful to me?!" Espio told him.
"And not to mention that you aren't an elder. You don't deserve rights to that title."
" I am TOO an elder! I'm the oldest person here! And You know what?! This argument would have never started if you weren't such a douche Espio! You're always arguing with your boss! You have no manners! I don't even see how your mom tolerated you!" Vector replied, shaking his head.
"Don't bring my mother into this!"
"Well, it's true! I bet you were so disrespectful and ill-mannered that she was close to sending you off to obedience school, or something!"
"For your information, I've already been to obedience school. Thrice, to be exact. That's how come I'm the young, strapping gentleman that I am today." Espio said, beaming.
Vector rolled his eyes at Espio, and thought of a comeback for him.
"OH YEAH?! WELL, I! I, uh...I'M THE BOSS, SO DO WHAT I SAY!" Vector growled.
"Oh, please. Don't start something you can't finish."
"Can't a girl get any rest around these parts?! Jeez." Said an annoyed voice.
Espio and Vector stopped fighting. "Aundrey?!" They both shouted in unison.
"No, it's me, Mario." Aundrey said, rolling her eyes.
"But I- I locked your door!" Espio stammered.
"If you've been to the juvenile delinquent center four times, you would be able to unlock doors like me." Aundrey smirked.
"That doesn't matter right now! Aundrey, did you see a contact on my desk with the label, "Vanilla Rabbit?" Vector asked.
"Why? That your girlfriend?"
"Just answer the question, you runt."
"Fine. No. Are you satisfied?" Aundrey said, smiling at Vector.
Vector just sighed, and looked at the clock. It was almost time to pick up Charmy from the dentist's office.
"Listen up you two, and listen good. Espio, YOU are in charge. Only YOU!" Vector said, emphasizing 'You'.
"Aundrey, you will stay in my office and look for Vanilla Rabbit's contact. You will ONLY stay in this office until I come back, understand? No TV, no walking around, and definitely stay away from the damn kitchen!" Vector continued.
"Wait, why did you mention all of that if I'm not even supposed to leave the office?" Aundrey asked curiously.
"So your thick skull can process what I just said. Anyway, if you need ANYTHING, call Espio and he will bring it to you."
"What if I have to use the restroom?"
"Espio will tag along." Vector smiled.
Espio raised his eyebrow in response to this. "Really, Vector? All of this isn't really called for, you know. I mean, what is she gonna-"
"Shhh! Let your mouth rest from all of that disrespect Espio! I'll be back in about 15 minutes. Later." Vector said, going out the door.
Aundrey slowly turned her head to Espio.
"Heyyyy..." She said, casually cracking her knuckles.
Without hesitation, Espio ran away from her and went into his room, locking the door.
Aundrey followed behind him, knocking on his door.
"Espio? ESPIOOOOOO..." She called, knocking on the door.
"Do you wanna harm a reptileeeeeeee? It's probably gonna be youuuuuuuu. So don't even try to run, we'll have tons of 'fun', just let me innnnnn. We never were best buddies, and even now we're not, I wish you would tell me whyyyyyy." Aundrey sang.
"Uh, maybe because you're singing about harming me right at this moment to the tune of an innocent Disney movie song?!" Espio exclaimed.
"Do you wanna harm a reptileeee? And yes, it has to be a reptileeeee!" Aundrey continued.
"GO AWAY, AUNDREY!"
"I'll come baaaaack..." Aundrey said, sadly walking away.
Espio checked under his door to see if Aundrey had really left. When he saw that no one was there, he walked out of his room cautiously.
"Whew! Glad that's over." Espio said, walking to the kitchen. Little did he know a certain teenage girl was hiding in the oven, waiting for her cue to come out.
"Hehe, he won't expect me in here!" Aundrey thought.
"Gee, I wonder where Aundrey could have gone? I wanted her to help me bake a cake. Oh well, I'll make it myself, I guess." Espio said out loud.
Aundrey began to feel her heart racing. Making a cake required an oven, which she was hiding in!
"I'll just mix eggs, flour, sugar, and a pinch of salt all into this bowl, pour it into the cake pan, and open the oven..." Espio said loudly.
Aumdrey sighed with relief, considering the fact that she couldn't open the oven from the inside of it.
"Hmm, on this cake box though, it says I have to preheat the oven to 350° first before I put the cake in. Huh." Espio shrugged, turning the oven on 350°.
Aundrey began to feel heat on her backside.
"Ow...Ok, this is fine! Maybe he'll turn the stove off soon! ...OH , BLOODY HELL THIS HURTS! I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE!"
Aundrey screamed and banged on the oven door.
"Is someone at the door?" Espio said, going to check.
"Espio? Espio?! GET YOUR PURPLE ASS BACK HERE! Help!" Aundrey said, panicking.
"Hmm, no one was at the door. I wonder who was knocking?" Espio said.
"Espioooo!" Aundrey pleaded.
Espio looked down at the oven and saw that Aundrey was trapped in it.
"Aundrey? Why are you in the oven silly? You aren't my cake!" Espio opened the oven, trying to stifle a laugh.
Aundrey literally jumped out of the stove, while Espio rolled on the floor laughing.
"What's so damn funny?! I could've gotten severe burns!" Aundrey yelled at Espio.
"Did you really think I turned the oven on 350° while you were in there? I was messing with your mind, duh! And you fell for it!" Espio told her. "The stove was never on in the first place!"
Aundrey shook her head. "That's a mean joke to play on someone." Aundrey scolded.
"You know, I just realized something. You aren't even supposed to be in this kitchen!" Espio said.
"Oh yeah, I'm supposed to be finding Vector's girlfriend's number for him. Ah, well. Wanna play a game with me?" Aundrey asked.
"What kind of game?"
"Would you rather? It's my favorite game!" Aundrey exclaimed.
"Sure." Espio agreed. "You start."
"Okay. Would you rather get 100,000 dollars, right here, right now? Or, get fifty bucks a day?" Aundrey asked.
"Hmm. If I get 100,000 bucks, it'll probably be gone in a few months. I want 50 dollars a day!" Espio said.
Right after he said that, there was a knock at the door. Espio went to open it.
There was a strange man dressed in black.
"Are you Espio?" He asked suspiciously.
"Yeah, why...?"
"Here's your fifty bucks. I'll have some more for you tommorow." He said, giving him the money and walking away quickly.
"Uh, thanks?" Espio said, closing the door.
"Who was it?" Aundrey asked him.
"Some guy just gave me fifty bucks." Espio told her.
"What?! This game really is real?!" Aundrey asked.
"So it appears." Espio said, still in disbelief about what had just happened.
"My turn. Would you rather eat fried worms or cut your hair?" Espio asked.
"Uh, I'm not playing anymore." Aundrey said quickly.
"That's not how the game goes. You have to have at least one would you rather question before the game ends."
"And what if I don't?"
"Then the big bad Vector will get you, that's what!"
"Damn it. I'm gonna start listening to Vector from now on..." Aundrey mumbled.
"Well?"
"I love my puffy red afro! I'm not getting rid of it...so I'll eat fried worms." Aundrey said, starting to regret her decision.
The truth was, Aundrey hated worms with a passion. It seemed as though Espio knew about that since Charmy offered her a candy gummy worm one day and Aundrey freaked out.
Right after Aundrey said that, a chef came in to prepare bait worms in the deep fryer.
"Espio will you eat them with me?" Aundrey whined. Espio shook his head.
"I'm not eating anything with you again! Did you get amnesia and forgot what happened 3 weeks ago?" Espio asked her.
"What happened 3 weeks ago?" Aundrey asked.
"Refer back to chapter 5." Espio told her.
"Oh yeah. Well, it could've been worse. I mean, the house could've been burnt down or something."
"That's what happened!"
"Dinner is served." The chef said, setting the plate in Aundrey.
To make matters worse, some of the worms were still half alive and were moving.
Aundrey gagged when she smelled the aroma of the fried worms.
"You know what? This was obviously a bad idea. I say we stop while we're ahead, don't you think, Espi-" Aundrey was interrupted when the chef shoved the worms in her mouth.
It took every ounce of willpower that Espio had to not take out his phone and start taking pictures.
With a glare aimed at Espio, Aundrey swallowed the worms that she so desperately did not want to eat.
"Ready to quit annoying me now?" Espio asked.
"No. It's your turn to suffer, you sap! Would you rather say yes to everything you are asked for a week, or say no to everything you are asked for a week?" Aundrey asked him, smirking. She knew she had him stumped now.
"Er...I think I'll go with saying yes. Because chances are, I say yes more than I say no." Espio answered.
"Are you a loser?" Aundrey asked him.
"Yes." Espio answered, before covering his mouth. "Oh, no...what have I done...?"
"Are you going to give Aundrey your allowance for this week?" Aundrey asked, grinning.
"Yes!" Espio said unwillingly. "I will give you my allowance!" He took out his money and gave it to Aundrey.
There was the sound of a car door locking.
"Oh, there goes Vector. Espio, can you cover for me?" Aundrey asked him sweetly.
"Yes."
Vector and Charmy came through the front door.
"Aundrey, what are you doing in here?! Didn't I say NO KITCHEN?!" Vector shouted.
"She wanted a snack, so I took her to the kitchen without her touching anything." Espio explained.
Vector calmed down a bit, but soon remembered something. "I bet you didn't even find that contact like I asked you to!"
"Espio told me he threw it away. Isn't that what you told me, Espio?" Aundrey said, trying not to laugh.
Espio gave her a death glare before answering.
"...Yes." He hesitated.
"I knew you were jealous of us together, but I didn't think you would go this far." Vector said, squinting his eyes at the chameleon. "You like her too, don't you?"
"Well, would you look at the time! Come on Charmy! Spongebob should be on now!" Aundrey said, dragging Charmy to the living room.
"But nobody saw my new braces! Look!" Charmy said, pointing into his mouth.
"Uh-huh. Nice."
As soon as those two left the kitchen, Espio made a run for it.
Vector ran behind behind him. He knocked on Espio's room door.
"ESPIO PLEASE! I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERRREEE. MY FISTS HAVE BEEN ASKING WHERE YOU'VE BEEEEN. THEY DON'T HAVE PATIENCE , AND I'M TRYING TO, I'M RIGHT OUT HERE FOR YOU, JUST LET ME ENNND...your life." Vector sang.
Espio sighed and did what any sane person would have done in that situation: He sat on his bed and watched 'Frozen'.
Me: Can I watch too, Espio?
Espio: Shhh!
Me: *Sits down and watches anyway* Make sure to leave a review!
Espio: Shh!
Me: *quietly* review.