First of all, I am so so sorry about the long pause. I was so caught up in updating my previous stories that I had neglected this one, which I am very ashamed of. Not to mention my part time work eating up my time, but that's a different story altogether.
Anywho, enough about that. I would actually like to ask some serious questions. However, before that, I must give some backstory.
Now, I have already thought of who would go dating who in the story. However, with all the comments saying that I should change one of my choice to some one else, which I am quite surprised you guys called out Mangle, I have given it some more thought.
And now, big questions in bound. Why exactly Mangle? And if possible, why not anyone else? Sure, there isn't many stories (as far as I know) with Mangle as a lead female role, but is there anything else besides that?
With that, I will take my leave. I'll see you guys in the next chapter!
As the four stood their grounds amazed, Mike and the ginger haired man walked up nearer to each other and stared in wonder, both thinking the same thing. Is this really him?
"Dude...Is that really you?" The guy named Jeremy asked, his face seemed to be analyzing Mike intensely. He spoke normally, thought his voice sounded slightly lower for a guy looking of his age.
Mike broke into a big grin. That was the voice he knew all too well!
"Holy shit, Jeremy! I haven't seen you since college!" Mike exclaimed, grinning from ear to ear at his school friend. "You look really different now" Mike said, examining his new look.
Despite the new gruffness to his looks, Jeremy looked just about the same as when Mike had first met him during college; rather thin, pale complexion and was always made fun of due to being a ginger. But besides that, Mike had been good friends with him as he was a super awesome guy who knew a lot of places to visit. He was currently wearing a pair of dark blue jeans with his favorite maroon colored shirt with a grey hoodie that had white stripes.
"Yo dude!" Jeremy grinned, showing off a golden tooth that he had. He walked closer to Mike and the two friends greeted each other with their signature fist bump. "Jeez man. Hadn't heard from ya ever since a week ago when you were asking for any good places to stay" Jeremy said with his eyebrows raised in a questioning look. "Never thought to see you here out of all places"
Mike gave off a hearty laugh. "Haha! Yea me too man. But Fritz suggested this place to me so I had to check it out. I mean, you know Fritz. Damn bastard knows some pretty great things despite being a huge nerd" Mike laughed yet again, causing Jeremy to chuckle along with him. The two best friends continued to chuckle for a moment until a rather loud coughing was heard just nearby.
"I'm quite shocked that you two actually know each other" Mangle piped in after she had coughed, quite intrigued about the whole predicament. "Jeremy did say that he had a good friend that was looking for a place to stay, but I never knew he was talking about you" Mangle looked confused for a moment before giggling.
Mike looked at Jeremy for a moment and then back to Mangle. This cycle repeated itself for at least three more times until the cogs inside Mike's head started to finally turn. "Wait a second...Mangle, he's your date?" Mike asked in a curious tone, making it so that it didn't sound like he was mocking her. The fur on Mangle's cheek soon turn red in embarrassment, with Jeremy soon following after. "Oh my god! Dude! You got some luck!" Mike exclaimed as he laughed for a moment.
Mangle cocked her head in confusion, wondering why Mike had said such a thing. However, from the fact that Jeremy's cheeks were beginning to grow more red, he knew what his friend was talking about. Unfortunately for him, Mike had spilled the beans when he noticed the confusion from both Mangle and Spring. "Well, I guess you can say that Jeremy here wasn't too good with the ladies back then" He gave him a cheeky grin as he playfully bashed his shoulder lightly. "Never thought to see the day this would happen"
"Yo dude! How's it hangin?" Mike heard Spring speak from behind him, finding him suddenly walking forward and putting out a hand. "Name's Sanders but friends call me Spring" Spring said with that goofy grin on his face yet again. Despite new faces, he was never one to shy away and greet them like an old friend. "So you're a friend of Mike, huh?"
Jeremy, who was slightly stunned at the large figure suddenly approach him, grabbed his hand and gave it a firm shake. At least, he thought it was firm. "Umm...Yea. We used to go to College way back then" Jeremy replied, finding the courage to speak to the big, rabbit.
"Alright! Well, a friend of Mike is a friend of mine!" Spring replied, laughing merrily. Due to how contagious his laughter was, everyone else around chuckled.
"I think we'll get along nicely" Jeremy said with a grin on his face. "Dude" He added, causing Spring to chuckle.
"Thank goodness everyone is getting along nicely. For a moment I thought you two would be afraid of Spring's build. Being as how he is really huge" Mangle piped in, catching everyone's attention. "Oh! And before I forget! Spring, dear. Could be so kind as to help fix the lighting on my chandelier? The darn thing wont light up properly as it used to" Mangle sighed as she bit the inside of her cheek, crossing her arms together.
"No problemo! I'll see if I can get to it after my shift" Spring replied, the goofy grin never fading from his face.
"Thank you dear. Well, I think we best be off now" Mangle said, a tinge of excitement could be heard from her voice. "The Royal Noir is probably packed right now. And it would be a shame if we couldn't enter" She said with a small blush on her cheeks, probably embarrassed at the thought.
"I highly doubt it, Mangle. I managed to get priority seats" Jeremy replied.
"Woah! You mean, THE Royal Noir? Dude! The restaurant is really famous for all of its fancy gourmet dishes! How'd ya get priority seats inside?!" Spring asked, highly surprised at what Jeremy had said.
"Well...Let's say I have connections" Jeremy replied in an enigmatic way, causing Mike to chuckle as Spring groaned. Jeremy and Mangle chuckled a while later, seeing as how Spring was clearly annoyed by this. Nevertheless, Jeremy tried to cheer him up. "If you want, I can pull some strings and net you a few seats" He said with a smile, earning a grin from the golden colored rabbit.
"If you can, I'll be damn elated about that!" Spring replied, his signature grin returning to him. "I've been wanting to treat my mom and pops. But I never managed to find a good place, till I heard of 'The Noir'. But turns out you need reservations for that" Spring added, telling him of his reason as to why he acted as such. "Who knew? I didn't, that's for sure"
Jeremy chuckled. "I sure as can get you some seats. Just give me a ring if you need them and when you want them". He then turned to Mike for a moment before asking, "Hey Mike. You still have my number, right?". Once he saw his old friend give a nod, he smile before nudging his head over to Mike, signalling to Spring that he would be their middle man.
"If everything's settled, I guess we'll go now" Mike announced, a cheeky grin forming on his face that could rival the one that Spring had. "We wouldn't want to get in the way of your date, now would we?" He asked, earning him a couple of crimson cheeks and a loud laugh from Spring. Mike chuckled in return, seeing as how their reaction was what he was expecting.
"Hahaha! Welp, see ya Mangle! Mike and I will be goin back to Bonnie to get that application form of his" Spring said with a chuckle. "Hopefully that the boss is all eased up now. You should have seen her freaking face just now! Priceless!" Spring laughed yet again, causing everyone around him to laugh along with him. Despite the worried look from Mangle, she must have found the image of her freaking out to be hilarious.
However, Mike had stopped for a moment when he suddenly remembered something. "Oh man! I nearly forgot! Hey Mangle" Mike quickly called out the vixen's name, causing her to look at him confusingly. "If possible, could you help me with a job application at the school you're teaching? I checked at the information counter nearby and no one is looking for help in the mall, aside from Bonnie"
Mangle looked surprised for a moment before she smiled. "Why, of course. Though, I'm not sure what qualifications you have that may land you as a teacher, but I'll try to see at my end. We can always discuss what you can or cannot do and perhaps then we can find what kind of teacher you would be". She hummed for a moment, placing a finger on her chin. "Though, I am surprised you would want to take up that sort of job. And if I recall, didn't Spring say of a certain job application at Bonnie's shop?"
Mike rubbed the back of his head with a small blush. "Err...I actually plan to take on two jobs. The amount of money I have right now can only support me for a month or so and I still have no idea how much the pay for either one will be. So better safe to have two jobs. That way I can pay my rent and maybe even buy some things I'd want"
"Always the careful guy, huh?" Jeremy spoke out, chuckle a little. "Can't say I didn't expect that". Jeremy shrugged his shoulders and let out a knowing sigh, a small smirk forming.
"Har har. Very funny" Mike replied sarcastically, rolling his eyes at the comment his friend had made.
"Is that so? Well, with your easy going attitude, I can clearly see that the kids will take a liking to you" Mangle replied, placing a hand on her mouth as she tried to stifle a giggle. "That is, if you do become a teacher. Like I said, I still have no idea what sort of qualifications you might have. And even so, the Principal can be quite...odd, I would say, when it comes to newcomers" Mangle added in an enigmatic way, causing Mike to tilt his head in confusion.
"Alright. Well, I guess me and Spring should leave now. Wouldn't want to ruin your date" Mike replied with a cheeky grin.
"See ya around Jer! If ya do stop by sometime, wanna go drinking?" Spring asked. Jeremy nodded his head with a huge smile on his face, only making Spring's usual smile to grow wider. "Sweet! Booze is on me dude! See ya!"
And with that, both Mike and Spring left the duo on with their date, waving a hand goodbye in their direction. The two waved back for a brief moment before walking off in a different direction, with the vixen clinging onto the surprised young male. Mike and Spring laughed as they eyed the dating duo while ascending up the escalator. They passed by the usual shops before climbing up another floor, finally arriving back at Bonnie's shop.
The shop looked just about the same when Mike first left, aside from the newcomer which was a little girl, sitting on Mario's lap. Mike looked stunned for a moment as he remembered bumping into her a while ago. The poor kid was flustered, his albino white face now flushed crimson as the small girl continued to eye at his mobile device intently, asking if she could play. Mike chuckled for a moment, thinking of how cute they looked. Meanwhile, Bonnie had her back against the wall while sitting on a chair, slurping on a yellow colored drink while she tapped furiously on her own mobile device.
"Sup guys! I'm back with someone here" Spring announced with his usual loud voice, causing everyone to turn to his direction.
Even before anyone were to say anything, the small girl in the blue dress spoke out. "Hey! I know you! Your the mister I bumped into earlier!" She exclaimed with a small smile, hoping off of Mario's lap, to which he sighed gratefully. She cheerfully walked forth till she was about half a meter away from Mike, a huge smile on her face. "Hi again mister! I'm Bella! Bella Gormán! Nice to meet you!" She spoke, placing a hand out in a greeting.
Mike was slightly surprised, but he nonetheless smiled and shook her hand, squatting so that he was eye-level with her. He was careful not to apply too much pressure onto her hand since she was, after all, still a kid. "Nice to meet you Bella. I'm Mike Schmidt" Mike replied with a smile before turning his head to Spring. "She's a cheerful little girl, isn't she?"
Spring laughed. "You have no idea dude. The sweetest kid I've met so far when I started living in this town. Everywhere I see her, she always has this huge smile on her as she greets everyone she passed by with a hello". He then folded his arms together and smirked. "Though, I don't know the full story, but she's extremely smitten by Mario over there" He said in a cheeky tone.
"Sh-Shut up! I was only being nice to her when she was lost and couldn't find her parents! It's what anyone would do!" Mario replied, slamming his hands down on top of the counter with a huge blush on his face.
"But Mariiiii! You played with me on the playground! And gave me ice cream! And we walked around town! And played hide and seek! And showed me your really cool collection! And also let me play with your doggy! And...!" She kept on going until Spring crouched down and grabbed her in a bear hug, placing a hand on her mouth.
"My case closed" Spring replied as he laughed.
"Looks like you really like Mario, don't you?" Mike asked as he stood up next to Spring, his face a few inches away from the small girl. Bella furiously nodded her head, trying to pry off Spring's large hands that was covering her mouth. After a while, she was finally successful.
"Mari is really cool! I like him a whole bunch!" She replied with a huge smile. "When I grow up, I wanna marry him!"
Bonnie, who was silent during the entire conversation, had spit the liquid in her mouth out, coughing a little afterwards. Despite that, it didn't stop her from laughing hysterically. "Oh man! Thank god I was recording everything!" She exclaimed in between her laughs, trying to contain herself by faceplanting onto the counter. "I...! I can't wait till I get back home! This is priceless!"
Meanwhile, Mike and Spring were chuckling among themselves, a hand placed over their mouths to try and minimize their laughter. But to no avail when they had suddenly bursted into hysterics, just like Bonnie. All the while, Bella had escaped from Spring's clutches and went on back to her usual seating position, which was on Mario's lap. The young male, who was now speechless, had enough sanity inside of him to cover his bright crimson red face, due to the extreme embarrassment he was facing.
"Hehehe!" Bella giggled as she faced up to look at the embarrassed male. "Mari is cute when he blushes"