NOT A MYSTERY, BUT A FILLER EPISODE SO YOU KNOW WHAT'S UP FOR IN THE FUTURE!
Chapter 55: Jaw Dropping Surprise!
*Aria's POV*
It was a new day in Riverdale. My birthday. Actually, 2 weeks have gone by before this day. Nothing too interesting had happened. I spent time with dad, worked, saw everyone, helped Archie with a dead-end mystery, stuff like that. Dad had left a couple days ago to get things settled with mom, though he called and said she wasn't there, and had also said he might miss my birthday. It made me sad hearing that, but I was used to it. So why did it still hurt? I tried to ignore it as I got ready for the day. Dad had found out I was dating, which he was happy about, but I never mentioned who nor that I had 2 boyfriends. I didn't know how to tell him. I wore my new rocker outfit and tried to style my hair as best as I could. Aunt Mary knocked on my door before entering.
"Need help dearie?" She asked as she saw me struggling.
"Yeah, kinda. I'm trying to do a Rockstar style, but I can't get my hair right." I say as I tried to spray the hairspray. Aunt Mary quickly came over and started styling.
"Did I ever tell you, when I was 16, I took cosmetology classes?" She asked as she styled my hair.
"No. I never knew that." I said softly as she put a few pins in my hair.
"Oh yes, I thought it was a great idea. It was too, but styling hair wasn't the job for me. Especially when Archie was born." She tells me as she sprayed my hair. She then pulled out something from a plastic back and sprayed.
"What's this?" I asked her. She smiled as she worked.
"I figured you'd wear this today, so I went shopping for some added details." She tells me. I was curious but stood still. She spun me to her and started make up. I closed my eyes as she worked on my face and nails. She was fast and my nails dried quickly too.
"You didn't have to do this." I say before she started putting something on my lips.
"Maybe not, but you turn 17 today. It's your birthday and, as much as I'd love for you to dress elegantly, this is part of a surprise for you." She says before spinning me around.
"Take a look now sweetie." She tells me in a happy tone. I opened my eyes and gasped. My hair was up, spiked, styled and flared out like a mohawk, one side French braided tightly into two thin swirls to form a heart, but I also noticed I had black highlights. I looked to my side and saw a can of hair color spray, temp one wash kind, and smiled at my hair. I noticed my makeup, black eyeliner, silver metallic eye shadow, cheeks had a light tan took, lips were red with silver glitter on them and my face had silver glitter on me while my hair had silver and black glitter in it. I looked and noticed a couple diamonds, fake, pinning down the ends of my small braids. I looked at my nails and smiled. They were black with silver designed on them. I was shocked and impressed as well.
"Wow… Aunt Mary… This looks amazing!" I said as I marveled in the mirror. She had even done extra length swirls with my eyeliner going from the bottom corner of my eyes. It was small but noticeable. There were tiny diamond stickers round the side of my eyes and in the middle of my swirls. She went all out.
"I'm happy you like it." She says with a bright smile. I jumped up and hugged her tightly.
"Thank you!" I say happily. She hugged me back.
"You ready for a fun day today?" She asked me. I looked up at her.
"What did you have planned?" I asked her. She waved her finger back and forth.
"Ah-ah. Can't ruin the surprise now." She says as her smile never faded.
"Alright. I'll wait." I say, not fighting it, as I looked up at her with a bright smile. She guided me downstairs and, right away, I smelled breakfast. But not just any breakfast. I smelled waffles and fruit. I ran down and jumped into Jughead's arms, knowing he was there, right as he put the food down. He yelped and tried to balance but failed. We both fell on the floor, him on his back and me on top of him.
"Jughead!" I cried out happily as I snuggled into his chest. He chuckled and hugged me back.
"Someone's happy to see me." He says as I looked up at him.
"Always!" I say cheerfully. He kissed me immediately and I kissed him back.
"Not in the kitchen you two." Aunt Mary suddenly said. I pulled away and sighed before getting up.
"Sorry." I muttered, bending down to help Jughead up. He blinked as he stared at me. I tilted my head curiously.
"You look smokin' hot!" Jughead commented as he looked me over from the floor. I blushed as I looked at him. I looked down and noticed my cleavage was showing a bit more than I'd like.
*Did they… Get bigger?* I thought to myself. I hurried Jughead up before getting self-conscious.
"Um.. E-excuse me." I said before hurrying off. Jughead had tilted his head curiously while my Aunt looked worried. I hurried to my room, shutting the door quickly, and went to my full-length mirror. I looked myself over and tilted my head. I didn't look different. I decided to strip, just to see, and grew wide eyed.
My body was different!
I had a full body figure, bigger hips and bust, my ribs weren't showing but I was thin still. I had more muscles though. I looked healthier, stronger, womanlier then teenager.
*When did this happen?* I thought as I tried to think.
*Is it… Because of that liquid? The Morpholomew DNA?* I thought as I tried to think of how I changed so much. I had noticed, a few months ago, I needed new panties and Bras and my clothes seemed to barely fit. I thought I was getting fat, but it seems not. Aunt Mary opened my door a little bit and peeked in.
"Everything alright?" She asked me, seeing that I had stripped.
"Aunt Mary… When did I get a woman body?" I asked her. She realized what I was talking about and came in, closing the door behind her.
"Sweetie, you never noticed?" She asked me suddenly.
"I had noticed this was happening around Valentine's Day. I thought you knew." She added as I looked in the mirror, blushing that my body had now developed to look like a young woman's.
"N-no. I never noticed it until now." I said as I hugged myself. I felt very self-conscious now.
"You look very beautiful Aria, don't forget that. And besides, Jughead and Dilton love you for you, not how you look. So what if you've fully developed very early? You should be proud of that. Be proud of who you are, love everything about yourself and be the woman you're one day meant to be." She tells me words of comfort. I didn't feel I deserved this new body, but I had to accept it. I put my clothes back on and tried to feel more confident.
"You had Jughead and myself worried for a moment." She says as she brings me back down.
"S-sorry." I said softly. I hadn't noticed my changes because I was usually busy, or my clothes never showed a lot of my hips, booty size, nor cleavage. Basically, my black clothes hid some of my body without me knowing it. I hadn't even worn a swim suit yet. I had thought the pictures from the magazine were a trick of the camera or lighting, but I was wrong on that one. I went into the kitchen and sat down before thanking Jughead and eating. I smiled. His cooking was incredible.
"Are you alright?" Jughead asked me worriedly. What was I going to say?
"Yeah, just… a girl thing." I said suddenly. Jughead backed up a step.
"If it's 'that', then I could get you some chocolate." Jughead said worriedly. I tilted my head curiously before I caught onto what he meant. I started laughing while blushing.
"No, Jughead, not 'that' time. Thank you though." I said as I finally stopped laughing. Jughead blushed awkwardly as he diverted his eyes to the side, rubbing the back of his head.
"S-sorry." He tells me sheepishly. I smiled at him.
"It shows you care and try to keep it private." I say sweetly to him. He looks at me, seeing me smile, before smiling himself. I finished eating and put the dishes in the sink.
"You two go have fun alright? Your party will be later today, so Jughead will take you to it." She commented happily as she started dishes. Jughead grabbed my hand and started pulling me away.
"You got it. See you later Mrs. Andrews." He commented before we made it out the door. Jughead smiled as I followed him out the door.
"Alright birthday girl, I'm taking you hostage until your party. Surrender and come quietly." Jughead said jokingly as he pulls me to the drive way. I followed but stopped in my tracks, smirking.
"And if I refuse?" I asked all smug like. Jughead turned to me with a devilish smile. He then let me go and raised his hands, wiggling his fingers. My eyes widened but I had no time to react as he then started tickling me. I shrieked and started laughing. I tried to run off, but he followed me. I tripped and landed on the grass, Jughead straddled me, tickling me more.
"Ok ok! I surrender!" I laughed out. He smiled before leaning down and kissed me. I kissed him back before he pulled away.
"Good. It'll be easier that way." He says as his smile never faded. We got up and started walking together.
"Where are you taking me though?" I asked him curiously.
"To see Dilton in his lab." He tells me as if it was the most obvious thing. My curiosity heightened but decided to be patient. We got to the school and headed to the lab. We nicknamed it 'Dilton's lab' because he was in it almost all the time. We got there and I was immediately pulled into a hug, along with a kiss. I saw it was Dilton and hugged him back, kissing him gently, before pulling away.
"Happy birthday Aria." Dilton said as he tried not to look flustered. I smiled sweetly at him.
"Thank you." I said sweetly before pulling away slowly.
"So? Why here?" I asked as I couldn't be patient anymore.
"I think we made her wait long enough." Jughead said with a smile as he turned to Dilton.
"Indeed. Follow us." Dilton said as he grabbed my hands. Jughead blindfolded me and Dilton gently pulled me.
"Guys, seriously? Is this really necessary?" I asked before I was guided to sit.
"Yes." Jughead commented. Dilton, still having a hold of my hands, opened them before pulling away. I felt something get placed in my hands before my blindfold was removed.
"Ta Da!" Jughead said happily. I looked down to see…
"A doll?" I asked as I looked at the gray naked colored doll. No eyes, no hair but simple mechanics.
"Not just an ordinary doll. I, uh, took a look in your notebook a few weeks ago, when you went into the bathroom, and saw the designs." Dilton tells me. My cheeks turned red.
"You did what?!" I gasped out in surprise, embarrassment and a bit of anger.
"I know he did a bad thing, but he said some of the ideas he saw were genius." Jughead tells me as I blushed darker at his words.
"I know to respect your privacy, but I noticed you had a major idea for artificial limbs. May I ask what gave you the idea?" Dilton asked me. I began telling them my story.
*Flashback*
I was still in the hospital after my burn, my parents were signing me out and had left me alone. I looked around and saw a woman, around 20 years old, sitting in a bed.
"Hi." I say softly. She looked at me and smiled a very sweet and kind smile.
"Hello there." She spoke softly.
"I'm Aria." I introduced.
"I'm Samaira." She says to me. I noted her dark skin and black hair.
"Where are you from?" I asked her, trying not to be rude.
"I live in Massachusetts, but my family was from India." She tells me, understanding what I meant.
"Is it pretty there?" I asked her as I tried to picture it.
"It is. It's hot but full of life, almost like here." She tells me sweetly. She began telling me about the food, the flowers, animals there and I could picture it all. Even the clothes.
"Maybe I can go one day." I say with a cute smile.
"Perhaps. But tell me, why are you here?" She asked me. I told her about my side and what happened. She covered her mouth in shock.
"I'm so sorry." She tells me.
"It's ok. The doctors say it'll only scar but I'll still have nerve feeling and no infection." I tell her.
"But why are you here?" I asked her. She smiled and moved her blanket. My little eyes widened as I saw why she was there. She was missing her right leg, all of it. She had a bandage over her panties where the leg hole was.
"I'm… I'm so sorry." I say softly to her.
"Don't be sorry little one. I will live and my husband still loves me." She tells me with a very kind smile.
"How will you move?" I asked her. She points to the wheelchair.
"I might not be able to do most things, but I'll still live a wonderful life." She tells me as her smile never fades.
*End Flashback*
"All I could think was 'What if she could have a prosthetic leg that moved like a real one.'" I tell them as I looked at the doll.
"The notes you saw were a prototype for the doll as a start, before working on limbs. It would be controlled through a chip, but for now by glasses and a flat bored to help the doll move." I explained to them.
"But the limbs are impossible." Dilton tells me.
"So? The things we think would be impossible might be solved by something simple. I never saw Samaira again, but I never gave up designing the limbs. If I could get the doll to move, then I can test it on others then, maybe, work on the limbs." I explain as I looked the doll over.
"Well, we might not get the limbs, but your gift is having all the parts needed to make the platform and design the doll. We even have more than one doll so you can make many kinds." Jughead tells me. I saw the board, fold-able into a suitcase and portable, 2 glasses and at least nine other dolls. I also saw a tiny laptop, an attachable disc connected by a cord next to it, a pamphlet, tiny wigs, doll clothes, and many more.
"You can use this to create what kind of doll you'd like, you put the wigs on before making the doll, you can style it too, and then it attaches once done. You can put it back and remove it for something different, anything you'd like." Dilton explains simply as I looked everything over. I then started tearing up. Dilton and Jughead grew worried.
"Aria? What's wrong?" Dilton asked me suddenly.
"If it's about doing this without telling you-" Jughead started before I pulled them both into a hug. They both made a sound as I kissed them both on the cheek.
"This is such an amazing gift!" I exclaimed as tears fell. I didn't care if Dilton didn't think my idea was good, for both boys to do this was incredible enough. I felt them hug me back, each kissing a cheek, and were happy that I loved the gift. I then went over and started messing with everything. I was fascinated with everything. I didn't hesitate at all. I took a doll, found a neon purple wig, cut it short, to the shoulders, put it on the disc and got to work. The doll floated as I made the doll. Small, lightweight, blue cat eyes, light skin, ect. Once done, I hit enter and watched as the area glowed for a few seconds before telling me the doll was done. I had made the doll a female and got to work. I made accessories and put the outfit gently on her. She had headphones with cat ears on them, glowing light purple, shorts and a one sleeve top, black and blue colored for both and the top had a neon purple star on it and they were tight on the skin, a black cat tail with neon purple rings on it, black paw boots and gloves, neon bangles and a black start sticker on her right cheek. I picked her up before hugging her.
"Meowlody." I said, making her name a pun but cute, as I held her close to me.
"Aww, she looks cute." Jughead commented. I smiled brightly at them.
"Jughead, wanna make one?" I asked sweetly.
"Thanks, but I'll stick to burgers." Jughead commented. I giggled.
"I'll make one. Then we can test them." Dilton said as he started making his own. I smiled happily as I got the glasses. I slipped them on and turned them on. I heard something and figured it worked. Dilton turned the board on for me and told me what to do. I tossed her in and she opened her eyes. I was happy, until the doll fell. She lay limp.
"Dilton?" I asked warily.
"Use your mind. Think about her standing. Concentrate." He tells me, not removing his eyes from the screen. I did as told. After a bit, she moved and eventually stood up. I smiled happily. Dilton finished and showed me. She looked like a little scientist, semi short black hair in a braid, goggles on, a lab coat, pants, a cute leaf print top. She looked like a cuter female Dilton. I giggled.
"She's as adorable as you." I say sweetly. Dilton blushed as he put the glasses on.
"Meet Professor Delilah." He introduced as he tossed her on the board. She sprung to life and landed before turning to Meowlody. I had Meowlody back up, a bit shakily since I was trying to get used to this, as Professor Delilah got into a fighting pose. She looked to, also, be a lightweight but a tad taller than Meowlody. Jughead sat and watched quietly.
"Begin!" Jughead said suddenly. Professor Delilah ran quickly towards Meowlody and attacked. I had her dodge, landing on all fours, away. As Professor Delilah attacked, Meowlody kept dodging like a cat. I tried to think of what to do. I then imagined I really was Meowlody and stood her up. I had her throw punches and kicks before she kicked Professor Delilah off the stage. Professor Delilah then fell on the floor, next to Jughead, limp.
"You won." Dilton said as he picked her up.
"This was fun!" I said happily.
"Looked it! Maybe you could turn this into a game!" Jughead said suddenly. An idea popped into my head.
"Maybe we could!" I said happily.
"What?" Dilton asked.
"Dilton! Maybe you could use this to win the noble prize!" I say excitedly.
"But it's your idea." Dilton told me.
"But you made it, not me." I said to him.
"Both of you can enter together." Jughead said suddenly.
"Yes! Then we could make this a worldwide game! Tournaments and all!" I say excitedly. Dilton sat back and thought about it.
"Do you think we could?" Dilton asked me.
"With enough people helping, a whole team to build, repair and open shops to sell, then yes! I believe we could!" I say as I felt eager about this.
"Let's stick with what we have for now and work more into it." Dilton tells me.
"Yes! And I will still figure out how to make the limbs." I say right to them. Dilton wanted to say something, but Jughead covered his mouth.
"And you're smart enough to do it." Jughead said with enthusiasm and support. I smiled and held Meowlody close. Dilton and I practiced more before we had to leave. I helped pack up and we carried this stuff back to the house. They then took me into the back yard and I gasped.
"Happy Birthday Aria!" Everyone shouted as they threw confetti. Allegro barked and ran to me. I laughed and bent down to hug him.
"Thank you everyone!" I say happily. I was pulled all over to play games, eat food, open presents and what not. I thanked everyone happily and looked around at all my friends.
"Oh Aria. Could you come out front with me please?" Uncle Fred asked me kindly.
"I'm coming!" I say over the music and rushed to him. We started walking together.
"How's the birthday girl?" He asked me.
"Happy. But…" I said before frowning.
"But you wish Dave was here?" He asked me. I looked at him and nodded yes.
"I wish he was here to celebrate." I said softly.
"Who says I'm not?" I suddenly heard. I looked and gasped. Dad came out of a gorgeous 1959 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz, in a gorgeous purple that looks black until the sun hits it just right and walked right over. I ran and hugged him. I didn't see everyone peeking around the corner, whispering and watching.
"I thought you couldn't make it?" I asked in shock as I looked up at him.
"I managed to wrap things up early." He tells me sweetly. I looked past him and at the car.
"It's beautiful." I said as I admired the car.
"You like?" Dad asked me.
"Oh, I love it. So beautiful." I commented as I stared at it.
"I heard you got your license a couple days ago." Dad says to me. I only nodded as I kept staring.
"Well, you should have a car to go with it." Dad tells me.
"I've been saving up for one." I tell him before looking at him.
"Your car looks new." I commented.
"It is, except it's not mine." He tells me.
"It's not?" I asked as I tilt my head curiously. He shook his head no.
"Then who's is it?" I asked him. He then held out the keys right in front of me.
"Yours." He tells me. My jaw dropped.
"No… No way…" I commented. Dad nodded as he let the keys go. I caught them and looked at them before at him.
"R-Really?" I asked as my hands shook.
"Yes really. Fred told me you love purple and Archie told me this was your dream car. It's all yours. Happy birthday Song Bird." He says with a smile. I clutched the keys before I shrieked in delight. I pounced my dad and hugged him tightly, repeating thank you over and over, maybe 20 times, before letting him go and ran right to my new car, squealing and screaming with joy while bouncing around. I admired my car as my friends, aunt and cousin, came out to the front and saw my new car. I couldn't stop bouncing in excitement.
"A car! A car! I got a car!" I squealed out happily. Aunt Mary tried to take pictures, but I was bouncing too much.
"Stay still sweetie, I need a clear picture." She tells me as she chuckles. I stood as still as I could, still shaking, until she took a few pictures. After the 3rd one I started bouncing again.
"No more rides from Archie! Yay!" I shouted out happily as I finally stopped bouncing. Dad was chuckling at how I reacted.
"If she's this happy, then I don't think I should tell her about the other surprise." Dad chuckled out. I stopped and tilted my head.
"Other surprise?" I asked suddenly.
"David! Don't tell her!" Aunt Mary said suddenly. I was very curious, but my dad was smiling widely.
"I won't. It's a gift she'd have to see to believe." Dad said as his smile grew. Now my curiosity went into overdrive.
"What is it? What is it? What's better than a car? Tell me tell me tell me!" I spoke rapidly as the child in me started showing. Dad laughed and tried to ruffle my hair, which I dodged in time.
"You'll see later." He tells me. I pout but decide to go enjoy the party instead. I had enjoyed myself today. It soon turned to evening and everyone left. Dad wanted me to drive around with him, which I agreed since I got to test my baby out, and now we were on the road.
"How do you like your gift?" Dad asks me.
"I love it dad. It's amazing." I say with a bright smile. Dad was telling me where to turn, to which he told me it would be easier to navigate this way, and I did as told.
"You really like it here huh?" Dad asked me softly.
"I love this town. It's wonderful dad. It make me feel like… Like I finally belong somewhere." I confessed to him. I noticed I was only a couple blocks away from Jughead's house, which made me happy. I stopped at a stop sign as dad sighed. I looked at him.
"Is something wrong?" I asked suddenly, hoping nothing was, as dad looked at me.
"You know this whole town by heart right?" Dad asked me suddenly. I only nodded, curious as to why he asked. Dad suddenly pointed to my left.
"What do you think of a house like this?" He asked me. I looked and saw a cute little house, one story but with an attic, light blue, white shutters and trimming, lovely light purple and white décor on the front, a white picket fence with a nice yard, a spot for flowers to be placed, all in all a cute small home.
"It looks cozy. I know it's been for sale for a while, but it looks like someone bought the place." I say then comment as I saw the sold sign.
"But do you think it's a nice street?" He asked me. I looked at him curiously but nodded.
"Yes, the twins I babysit live near by, along with Collins and his younger sister Clarice, it's closer to school and closer to Pop's, but still a semi far walk to Archie's and Betty's, not too close to the rich area, which is good, also not to close to the busy areas of town. Why do you ask?" I asked him. He smiled at me.
"Well, because that's our new home." He suddenly tells me. My jaw hung open as I felt numb. I thought I misheard him as my eyes gave him a plead to repeat.
"I got out of the apartment lease, transferred my job to here and used what money I had to buy this house and your car. With Fred and Mary's help of course." Dad suddenly tells me. I blinked before putting the car in park.
"Y-you're serious?" I asked in shock. He only nodded, smile never dying, as he looked at me.
"I know you love it here, and it'll be your last year of high school. I can't take you back to the city, for you to loose your progress, to be alone and miserable, but I didn't want to be away from you either. I also missed Riverdale as soon as I left again. I thought this would be good for both of us. A fresh start." He tells me. I didn't move. I was frozen in shock. Dad grew worried and went to say something, but I lunged forward and hugged him. I had began crying, as my body shook.
These were tear of joy.
"I love you dad. This is the most amazing thing you've ever done for me… For us." I say as the tears fell. Dad rubbed my back before pulling away.
"I want to show you." He tells me. I understood and pulled into the two car driveway, that had a two car garage as well, and parked the car. Dad brought me inside and showed me. I looked around as he showed me every room, even his own. All except mine.
"Um Dad?" I started asking, but dad showed me a door.
"Open it." He tells me. I curiously opened it. I saw a light and turned it on. There were stairs. They lead to the attic. I looked over at dad, who nodded and edged me to go in, before going up the steps. There were small strands of lights as I went up. I made it to the top and found a double light switch. I flicked one, it turned the stair light off, so I flicked it back on and flicked the other one on. My heart stopped beating as I looked around. It was a Gothic princess room! Black wood furniture, desk, canopy bed, settee (One arm fancy couch), Vanity with a mirror, chairs with cushions, dresser, 2 night stands, and a small table, the cushions, pillows, blankets and rug were violet with black swirls on them, the pillows and rug had black lacing as well, the curtains on the canopy bed were black with purple swirls on them, held with black fancy rope, while the curtains on my windows were violet with black swirls, the upper cover part had black laces, and was also held open by black fancy ropes. I saw a closet door and went to it. The doors folded open and, I couldn't believe it, was a walk in closet with all my stuff in it. I went to a night stand, seeing a black iron lamp with a violet lamp shade decorated with black swirls and laces as well, and opened the drawer to see my stuff. I looked and saw a violet doggie bed right in the corner of the room, surrounded by dog toys, and a purple rug under it. I looked at the walls and saw they were Violet with black trimming. The ceiling had a black chandelier with black diamonds and amethysts hanging off them. I looked in shock and awe at everything. It was old Victorian styled too. This was exactly what I've always wanted. I heard footsteps and looked to see dad right there.
"I hope it's to your liking." He says to me as he looked around. I ran up and hugged him close to me.
"It's perfect." I tell him. He hugged me back.
"I had Mary, Fred and Archie help me move everything in today while you were out. Archie's going to bring the presents and Allegro over in a few minutes." He tells me. I hugged him closer, ready to cry again.
"This is amazing dad." I whisper to him. He hugged me tighter.
"I love you Aria. You're my daughter, and I want and need to treat you like one." He tells me as he rubs my back.
"All I ever wanted was for you to love me and be proud of me. I never want to disappoint you." I say softly to him. He then pulled away and looked at me with kind loving eyes.
"You do. You've made me very proud of you and I do love you. There is nothing you could do that could disappoint me." He tells me. We then heard the doorbell ring.
"You enjoy the room. I'll send Archie up." He tells me, kisses my forehead, the heads down to the front door. I went to my bed and laid down on it, staring up at the roof on my bed, as I slightly frowned.
*But what will you do if you found out about me dating two guy?* I thought to myself. Then I felt something land on me. Allegro had jumped happily on me and was now bombarding me in kissed. I started laughing and tried to get him to stop.
"So? Do you like it?" I heard. I looked up and saw Archie with…
Veronica?
"Yeah. I love it." I say with a smile.
"This is why I didn't give you anything. The furniture is my gift to you. Happy birthday Aria." Veronica said suddenly. Earlier at the party, I wondered why Veronica hadn't given me anything. I thought she forgot or didn't get me anything. As I was confronting her on it, she told me her gift hadn't been ready yet. I thought it was a lie, but accepted it. I got up and pulled Veronica into a hug.
"Thank you Veronica. This is the nicest thing you've ever done for me. Thank you." I say to her. She hugged me back before pulling away.
"And saving you from vampires wasn't?" She asked me. I chuckled.
"Nicest recently. Let me correct that." I say before she chuckled.
"I was only joking." She tells me.
"This is the best room ever! Not that the guest room wasn't bad." I said before saying that to Archie.
"I understood what you meant. I'm glad you love it. Uncle Dave worked really hard on everything." Archie explained as I looked around again before at them.
"It's perfect. It feels like home." I say as my smile never faded.
I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT! ARIA'S GROWING UP, MIND AND BODY WISE! FATHER LOVES HER DEARLY NOW! A CAR! A HOME! WHAT MORE IS THERE?! STAY TUNED! I'LL MANAGE ANOTHER MYSTERY! HAVE FUN!