Author's Note: Hey guys! Thankyou so much for all the reviews, they all inspired me to continue with this fic. Just to let everyone know, there won't be too many more chapters (probably four more after this), as Sandy and Kirsten are only away for the weekend, BUT I will definitely be writing new stories, cos I'm officially addicted. Anyway, there was a request by Kursk to somehow incorporate girlfriends in future chapters, and so I decided to write Summer into this chapter and possibly the next! Also, thanks for the reminder Samala; as you can see I fixed the summary. I am definitely updating this story at least once every 2-3 days. Thanks so much everyone (especially to all my reviewers. Thanks guys!!), sorry for the long author's note, and finally: keep the reviews coming! Enjoy! I Heart Kid Chino.
Cookies, Movies, and Mermen – Chapter Three
Saturday, 12:06pm
"Okay, what the hell is wrong with you two?"
Summer Roberts had just stepped into the Cohen kitchen, looking for her boyfriend, Seth, when she stumbled upon what was probably the most ridiculous thing she had ever seen: Seth and Ryan, covered in peanut butter from head to toe. There had obviously been some kind of 'peanut butter war' going on just a few minutes before Summer had found them. Summer was beginning to wonder how the boys' mental health was…
"Hey pumpkin…" Seth was trying to stop Summer from going into a rage blackout, "I can totally explain all this."
Summer just stood there with her hands planted firmly on her hips, eyeing them with a bewildered look on her face.
"I don't even know where to start… just… just… what the hell?" Summer was (for possibly the first time in her life) speechless.
After a fairly lengthy pause, Summer continued. "I knew you'd both eventually crack… I mean, sure you guys were weird to start off with, especially you Seth, but a peanut butter food fight? Are you guys, like, four-year-olds? You two should seriously, like, consider therapy, or something."
"No sweety, it's not what it looks like… we came into the kitchen, and Sophie started flinging peanut butter at us." Seth tried to explain.
"Yeah, and so of course we had to fight back. We refused to get owned by a four year old." Ryan agreed
"Ahuh… sure, I believe you." Summer taunted.
"Really?" Seth asked.
"NO, of course not ass-hat. If you two are so innocent, and sweet little Sophie is so guilty, then where is she, huh?"
"She's taking a bath so we can still go to the movies." Ryan explained.
"Sophie was probably in the bath the whole time this little 'war' was happening. She's not crazy enough to start a war involving peanut butter… unlike you two. She's such a little angel." Summer retorted.
Okay, Summer, when I asked you to come to the movies with us to help mind Sophie, I wasn't expecting you to come over and go all rage blackout style on our ass. We're freaking innocent, kay?" Seth argued.
"Whatevs… you can make it up to me by cleaning this crap up. Peanut butter is gnarly… Ew. I'm gonna go get Sophie dressed and ready to go, and this kitchen better be clean by the time we come downstairs."
"Okay sweety, it'll be all cleaned up by the time you can say 'Seth and Ryan are innocent'". Seth smiled innocently. He always obeyed Summer's orders. He knew what the consequences would be if he didn't: a rage blackout, and as much as he didn't like to admit it, her rage blackouts scared him! Summer smiled contently as she walked out of the kitchen to go and find Sophie. Putting people to work was her niche.
Saturday, 12:06pm
"So what will it be, Soph? Skittles, or M&Ms?"
Summer and Sophie were standing at the movie theatre's candy counter, having trouble deciding on which type of lollies to get for munching on during 'Cinderella'. Yes, that's right, 'Cinderella'. As much as the boys argued, whined and complained that 'Cinderella' was a 'boring chick flick', the girls weren't changing their minds.
"Ummmm… M&Ms, please Summ." Sophie decided that chocolate was perfect for the movie.
The girls paid for the M&Ms, and made their way over to the boys, who were standing just outside the entrance that they would shortly step through to get to the movie theatre.
"Okay so did you boys get the tickets?" Summer asked and then winked at Sophie. Seeing Ryan and Seth buy tickets to 'Cinderella' was going to be hilarious.
"No, not yet," Seth explained, "we're waiting until the line at the ticket booth gets shorter to avoid dying from embarrassment."
The girls burst out into laughter, as the boys' faces went a deep maroon colour.
"Oh, suck it up guys. Hurry up and get the tickets. Sophie and I want to go and get good seats." Summer was looking forward to seeing this.
The boys slowly but surely made their way over to the ticket booth, and queued up in the line. Just in front of them were six ten-year-old girls. The line quickly shortened, and the little girls stepped up to the booth.
"Hi, I'd like to get six tickets to 'Cinderella' please." One of the girls asked the movie theatre worker who was sitting behind the counter.
"Sure thing." The guy replied as he handed over the tickets to the little girl who gave him the money.
The six girls stepped to the side to wait until they were allowed to go in. As they did this, Seth and Ryan stepped up to the counter to order.
"Hey dude, uh, four tickets to 'Cinderella' please." Seth asked as quietly as he could, as to avoid embarrassment from being heard.
"Sorry, man, I didn't hear you…"
"Four tickets to 'Cinderella', please. Seth repeated a little louder. The boys were pretty sure no one heard them, when suddenly they heard a flood of giggles coming from behind them. They turned around to see who was laughing, and it was just what they both had been dreading. The six little girls, along with their six mothers were giggling and snickering at what they had just heard Seth say.
"Oh man, that's not fun." Seth and Ryan both felt like sinking into the ground out of embarrassment.
The boys collected the tickets and walked over to the girls, who snatched two of the four tickets out of their hands, ran through the entrance, and into the designated movie theatre. Ryan and Seth followed closely behind them. As they turned the corner into the movie theatre, the boys could not believe their eyes. The room was crowded with dozens of little girls. The two guys looked at each other in horror. They were NOT going in there!
"Come on you two, hurry up, the movie's starting." Sophie said as she grabbed their hands and practically dragged them into the theatre. As the four of them sat down into their chosen seats, the two girls chatted excitedly about what the movie might hold. Ryan and Seth groaned. This was going to be a long movie.
Saturday, 1:34pm
"That's right Cinderella, he doesn't deserve you, he doesn't love you like the prince does! Yes, marry the prince!" Seth yelled out to no one in particular as he was sitting in the movie, with tears streaming down his face, out of happiness for Cinderella, of course. Summer, Ryan and Sophie all simultaneously turned and stared at Seth. Did he really just say that?
"What?" Seth asked them as he felt them stare, "She doesn't belong with him, okay?" Seth pulled out another tissue from Summer's purse and wiped the tears from his eyes. Summer and Ryan looked at each other incredulously as Sophie turned back to watch the movie, mesmerised by Cinderella's beautiful blue, sparkly dress.
"You go girl!" Seth yelled again.
"Shut up, Cohen. Stop being such a girl." Summer whispered to Seth, who just gave her his puppy dog eyes. Summer suppressed giggles and patted his back to calm him down.
"It's okay Cohen, she'll marry the prince in the end." Summer soothed.
"You promise?" Seth asked.
"Yeah, I promise."
"Do you need a hug Sethy?" Sophie asked as Ryan and Summer laughed quietly. Sophie made her way across to Seth and sat in his lap, wrapping her arms around his torso.
Summer was laughing her head off internally, along with Ryan as they stared at a wimpy Seth. He was worse than Sophie! And Sophie was four…
A few minutes later, they walked out of the theatre, all of them satisfied from the happy ending it provided. Apart from Ryan, that is, who was rather sleepy after napping through seventy percent of the movie.
"Did you like the movie, Sethy? Even though you were crying?" Sophie smiled up at Seth.
"Hey, I was NOT crying." Seth tried to cover up his emotional outburst.
"Yeah right!" Summer laughed.
"Sure thing, buddy. Keep telling yourself that."
Seth was sure he was never going to live this one down, and that Summer, Ryan, and even little Sophie were never going to let him forget it.
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