February 14th. Hey diary, guess who's back? That's right, me, Sasha. Again. So, you remember when I told you of my surrogate father Grime being stuck in the shed? Well, he still in the shed drinking my dad's beer and eating all sorts of junk food he can find in the fridge. He even started to grow a beard like last time we were on the run which is getting me worried because my Dad tried shaving him in his sleep but….He got a black eye from it. I just hope he gets back on his feet and gets better. He's gotta learn that Gus will forgive him. He looks like the kind of kid that won't jump to conclusions. Right? Right?! Speaking of Gus, that little man is the weirdness the Boonchuy's needed. He's like Sprig, except he's a little smarter. He didn't try and jump into a wood chipper because he saw it as dangerous, he could tell when people were trying to scam him and he doesn't get into fights. I mean, for a 12 year old who sounds like a dude in his late teens, he's oddly intelligent. But he did mistaken the disc for the special edition for Human Spider 3 as a cookie. The Boonchuys don't want him going out in case of any kind of crazy incident like last time and he is cool with it but something tells me he isn't gonna last. Recently, the Boonchuys have tried to keep him away from the TV, he got into a conversation with a gnome and almost drank washing fluid thinking it was juice. At least according to Anne. Anyway, today is Valentines Day and me and Anne are seeing Love Choice 2 to see where this relationship will go. I don't know if anything will come of it, but it sure beats Darryl.
Sasha then heard a tap on her window, causing her to groan. "As soon as a mention him." She gets off her chair and walks towards the window and opens it to see Darryl.
"Can you please pretend to be sick so I can fill in for Anne for Valentines Day?" Darryl pleaded.
"Shut up Darryl!" Sasha commanded. "Like anyone will go out with anyone wearing his dressing gown, sandals and what is clearly a towel and not a wizard hat!"
Darryl sighed. "I thought she'd find it cute."
"Oh no she won't." Sasha said before Darryl sighed sadly and walked away.
Sasha then sighed with relief and walked back to her diary to finish writing in it.
We are going to see Love Choice 2 today. Hope it's as hilariously bad as the first one. Heck, I hope it's worse. Anyway, write to you soon, bye.
When she got downstairs, she saw her dad in the kitchen, tending to a small cut on his arm that he wrapped in a bandage.
"What happened to your arm, dad?" Sasha asked her father.
He gave an annoyed groan. "Sasha, your friend is absolutely crazy. He's drinking all the beer, he's eating a lot of our junk food, he's binging Suspicion Island and he still won't let me shave him! He cut me with a buzzsaw! Though, it did have rust so it might be infected. Could you go talk to him while I go to the hospital?"
"Sure dad." Sasha replied.
"Don't forget to lock up." Kevin said before walking out of the house to get a checkup.
Sasha knew that Grime was feeling a lot of guilt from what he had done and his wallowing in self hatred was causing him a lot of damage she had to try something and fast.
She walked outside to the shed and opened it up to be met with a small wave of empty beer cans. She gave an angry groan as she saw the disheveled Grime sitting on his butt binging on a tablet.
"What up?" Grime asked.
"Grimesy, you're doing this again!" Sasha said. "I know you still feel bad for what you did but you can't go about sitting in the shed binging Suspicion Island!"
"Wrong!" Grime argued. "I'm binge watching Kill Paper! It's about this kid who gets a cool notebook from a death god called a Shinigami and now can kill people just by writing their name three times in it. But I'm only in it fo P."
"Grime, you can't sit here binging Anime from the 2000's!" Sasha argued. "You have to get out! You're essentially killing yourself!"
"Let death come for me!" Grime argued as he downed another can of beer and going back to the show. "Come on Ben! Ignore your cousin! She doesn't know what she's talking about!" He burped causing a powerful wind that blew Sasha's hair backwards.
"Okay Grime, I'm gonna be late for my date with Anne." Sasha declared. "If you can't get up and live, then stay in here and die of alcohol poisoning!" She slammed the shed door shut and walked out her house for her date.
Once Sasha left, Grime scoffed. "Ha! That's where she's wrong! Toads famously can't die of alcohol poisoning!" He grabbed a chocolate bar that he stuffed in a donut and stuffed it in his mouth. "Oh, embrace me sugary goodness! Oh, come on Dark, you can avoi P! Come on! Ryuki is useless!" Then Grime began to hear the ticking noise that made him on edge as he held on to his bag of potato chips. "Uh….Just nothing! Just nothing!" He began to gorge on the chips as he spat them out. "Say what?! has outsmarted him?!"
Meanwhile at the Boonchuy residence, Anne was in the bathroom getting ready for her date. She was wearing her shirt and yellow shoes. She brushed her teeth, threw face wash on herself, downed the entire bottle of mouthwash, sprayed a large amount of perfume and ate a breath mint to make herself look nice.
She walked downstairs to see that her parents had been waiting for her and were looking proud, though her mother looked more judgy about it.
"So, how do I look?" Anne asked.
"You look good Anne." Mr Boonchuy replied.
"Too casual." Her mom replied.
"Mom, I'm gonna go on a movie date, not a fancy restaurant!" Anne argued.
"You should still look nice for your lady." Her mother argued.
"Mom, me and Sasha aren't girlfriends, we're just seeing if this works out and see if it goes anyway." Anne replied.
"Well, she'll make a hell of a daughter-in-law." Mrs Boonchuy said.
"Mom, stop planning ahead!" Anne demanded while her mother raised her hands in self defence. "By the way, where's Gus?"
"Oh, he's cleaning the dishes." Mr Boonchuy replied. "Thought he could help out a bit."
"Hey Boonchuys, could you help me clean the toaster?" Gus asked.
The Boonchuys looked to the direction of Gus' voice and froze when they saw Gus trying to clean the still plugged-in toaster with a fork.
"No!" The Boonchuys ran toward Gus and pulled him away from the toaster before he could get electrocuted.
"What's wrong?" Gus asked. "Your toasting machine just needs cleaning."
"Woah, is Gus trying to hurt himself?" Anne asked. "You sure you can handle him?"
"Don't worry Anne." Mr Boonchuy assured his daughter. "It's like we're taking care of you all over again."
The parents approached their daughter and smiled. "Worry about having a relationship with Sasha." Mrs Boonchuy said. "Me and your father are rooting for you."
"Thanks guys." Anne said. "Oh, and keep an eye on Gus."
"Don't worry, we will." The Boonchuys assured her.
"And we will make sure he doesn't get hurt." Mr Boonchuy said.
"Okay. Because if anything were to happen to him then Grime and Luz will be pretty upset." Anne said before leaving.
Once Anne left, Mr Boonchuy pulled a worried look while Mrs Boonchuy was confident. "You sure we can handle him? What if he gets hurt?"
"Don't worry." Mrs Boonchuy said. "He knows to stick with us. The only thing I'm worried about is what kind of damage he'd cause."
Suddenly, the sound of the vacuum cleaner being turned on was heard. Then Gus screaming before the sound of something being destroyed was heard.
The two looked in the kitchen to see Gus panting in front of a destroyed vacuum cleaner. He grinned at the mortified Boonchuys with a smile on his face. "There, monster taken care of."
Meanwhile, Anne after a quick bus ride, had arrived at the movie theatre where Sasha was waiting for her with tickets in her hand.
"Hey Sash!" Anne said as she walked up to her friend/possible future girlfriend. "Nice necklace." She pointed to the necklace which was shaped like a heart and appeared to be some kind of box.
"Anne!" Sasha happily exclaimed before she and Anne shared a hug. "And thanks for noticing the necklace. The shard is in there. Thought I could keep it close just in case. So, ready to laugh at cheesy romantic love triangles?"
"You know it." Anne and Sasha shared a kiss. But after they pulled out they felt….Strange. When they kissed before it was amazing and passionate but this one felt absolutely empty.
"Huh? That felt…Odd." Sasha remarked.
"Yeah. Do you want to try again?" Anne asked before she and Sasha shared another kiss that felt empty and like nothing at all. "Huh, that felt weird."
"I know." Sasha said. "Maybe we'll feel something when we see the movie." The two took each other's hands but then felt like that they should let go. "Huh, I didn't feel anything."
"Me neither." Anne said.
Back at the Boonchuy residence, Mr Boonchuy was helping Mrs Boonchuy clean the outside garden with her mowing the lawn with the lawn mower and him polishing the garden gnome.
"There, there, Mr Featherbeard, you've got a nice new polish." Mr Boonchuy said to his gnome before staring at it with a befuddled expression. "I wonder what made him think this was alive?"
Mrs Boonchuy turned off the lawn mower. "Speaking of him, what do you think we should do about him?"
"Gus?" Mr Boonchuy asked.
"I mean, let's face it, we don't know how to handle Gus!" Mrs Boonchuy exclaimed. "Did you see our vacuum?! That's a 60 dollar vacuum! Imagine what else he could destroy!"
"Okay, he did destroy Human Spider 3 and our vacuum, but he is watching Evatar." Mr Boonchuy said. "It's nearly 3 hours of distracting visuals that you can admire without thinking of the story."
"Oh, that's good." Mrs Boonchuy said before realising something. "Wait, did you give him our 2-D DVD or the 3-D DVD with the glasses?"
"Well….The movie looks better with the 3-D visuals." Mr Boonchuy replied.
Then suddenly, the couple heard the sound of a terrified scream and the sound of the TV a being destroyed.
"The TV!" The couple screamed before running into the home.
When they arrived in the living room, they saw Gus, wearing 3-D glasses,panting in front of a burning TV. "Oh Boonchuys, a monster came from your magic box! But don't worry, in order to kill it, I had to destroy your box so you might have to buy a new one!"
Whereas Mr Boonchuy was horrified, Mrs Boonchuy looked like she was about to snap any moment. Her eye twitching and sweat escaping.
"It….can't….get….worst….right?" Mrs Boonchuy asked her husband through her gritted teeth.
Back at the movie theatre, Anne and Sasha were watching Love Choice 2 with a bunch of random movie goers with them watching the movie to see who Constance would choose. Hunter or Alistair.
In the movie, after the two star struck lovers saved the love of their respective lives from the monster beast's nest and now, it was Constance's time.
"Alistair, Hunter, you have saved me from the monster beast!" Constance said dramatically.
"Of course I did my love!" Hunter exclaimed.
"Please choose!" Alistair pleaded. "My love, I wish to give you the life you so desire. I might not have hot abs, but we can explore the beauty the world has to offer."
"My love!" Hunter pleaded. "My cybernetic abs long for your love!" He lifted his shirt to reveal his cybernetic abs as they began to play music.
"This is it!" Anne exclaimed excitedly as she took a handful of popcorn.
"I know!" Sasha said before she took Anne's hand in hers. But shockingly, Anne didn't grip back she just pulled her hand out of Sasha's and took another handful of popcorn.
For the last 117 minutes, the would-have-been girlfriends weren't feeling the love and passion for the movie. Well, they were liking the movie but they weren't feeling the love they did in Amphibia. It's like, it had abruptly died.
"Alistair, Hunter, I choose…..both of you!" Hunter and Alistair gasped in shock. But not just the fictional characters, but the audience, Anne and Sasha and the projectionist. "I love both of you equally. I want to be with the both of you! I just wish we could just be together at the same time!"
The two warring lovers of Constance looked to each other with brief glances before they stared at each other with love.
"I'm not gonna lie. Throughout our rescue mission, I too have grown feelings for you!" Alistair said to Hunter.
"I too have grown feelings for you too, Alistair." Hunter said. "I am willing to give my cybernetic abs to both you and Constance."
"I love you both!" Constance exclaimed.
And so, the newly formed throuple began to exchange kisses with each other. Just as the 'to be continued' font appeared on the screen, there were some reactions.
Some of the audience members were disappointed that they decided to be a thrupple instead of a couple while some of the other couples were kissing each other, including Mr X and his husband.
But in the other seats, Anne and Sasha were feeling awkward. They turned to each other and were giving some awkward smiles before they began to lean in while their lips puckered. But when a tiny bit of their lips met, they pulled out. It was like they were disgusted by the idea of them kissing.
"Why aren't we so confident?!" Anne asked Sasha.
"I don't know!" Sasha replied.
"Hey! Be quiet!" A theatre patron yelled out. "I'm enjoying the credits!"
Meanwhile at the Waybright's shed, Grime was still busy drinking some beer to wash away his guilt and watching Kill Paper.
He gave a belch and groaned. "Ha! Take that Here!" He laughed. "You are not awesome!" Then, he looked at the can he had in his hand and groaned. "Uh…I'm out of beer." He tried to get up but felt like that he was stuck to the floor. "Uh…..Shame I'm on my own. I could use some help." He tried pulling himself up until he felt someone pushing him up back on his feet. The toad commander stretched his back and yawned. "Thanks."
"You're welcome." Said a voice.
Grime screamed and ran out of the shed and slamming it shut. He panted in fear over the mysterious voice in the shed. He opened the shed back up to see if that person was still in there but all he could see was the stacks of beer cans and the tablet was using to stream Kill Paper.
He laughed, though with a hint of nervousness. "I guess I was hallucinating. Yes! Hallucinating." He laughed again. "Time to get a beer." He began walking forward where someone had their hand out, offering him a can of beer.
"Here you go." The man said.
"Thank you." Grime said before taking the beer out of the tall and slender man. He began to walk back to the shed but then stopped and turned to the man with a nervous yet curious expression on his face. "Can I help you?" The man turned out to be the mysterious man that Grime had been seeing for the last couple of days.
The man grinned as he looked at his stopwatch. "Grimothy Tolkan. I have been anticipating our meeting for a while now. And to be honest, judging by your appearance it's kind of underwhelming. I mean the disheveled beard, the ever growing beer belly and the fact that your liver is filled to the brim with human poison."
"What are you?" Grime burped. "A fan." He opened the can and drank it.
"Oh, I'm a fan of a lot of people." The man said. "But I'm not looking for autographs. I have a lot of signatures." He pulled out a clipboard which had a lot of names on it. Which included Shermie Pines, Paul Dudd, Shady Gala, Dom Toronto, Dana Braly, Daron Hirsch, Matt Terrace, Alex Nefcy, Phillip Wittebane and Grimothy Tolkan.
"That is a lot of names." Grime remarked. "What are you? A bounty hunter?"
"I'm known as a hunter in some capacity." He replied as he pulled out a scythe.
"Wait, why am I on your list?!" Grime asked in confusion. "I haven't been in the Human Realm for a week and already someone wants me?"
"Oh that's the thing about me, I'm not doing this for someone, I'm doing this in the name of me." The man replied before throwing Grime's warhammer at him. "If you think I'm a bounty hunter, then face me."
Grime picked up the war hammer and cracked his neck. "Okay, let's…." But before he could finish, the man disarmed him of his weapon with one swift from his scythe.
"Go on, pick it up." The man said. "Pick up your weapon." He aimed his scythe at Grime's neck.
Grime ran towards his war hammer while still staring at the mysterious man, whom still grinned sinisterly at him. He picked up his war hammer but then he was disarmed yet again.
"Alright, if you refuse to fight me with my weapon…." Grime clenched his fists. "….Guess I can settle for a wrestle." He began charging towards the man who casually stepped to the side like it was nothing, causing him to crash on his face.
The man, despite his slender look, performed a powerful kick that sent Grime flying through the fence of the next door neighbour. He stood up and tried to punch the man in the face, but they just ducked and grabbed Grime by his legs.
"Ah ah ah." He tossed him over his shoulder, causing him to crash into a bird fountain that shattered on impact.
Grime began to feel his face and realise that there was blood coming from his lip. He stared at the man in fear and began panting. "What are you?"
"I exist in many worlds." The man replied. "Not just one. Many worlds have different legends but I am a legend in every world."
Grime was now scared. "Who are you?"
"I'm known by many names." The man replied. "Pale death, reaper, angel of death, Zhantos of the Knee, Hel, Mr Littlepot, Thanatos, Psychopomp, La Muerte and Shinigami."
It was at this moment, Grime knew who the man was. "You're not a stupid man…You're…"
The man smiled as he stroke his scythe with his finger. "Come on. Finish it. You know who I am."
"You're Death." Grime said with horror on his face.
"That's right." Death replied. "Now, it's time." He pulled out his pocket watch and began grinning. "Your time is up."
Back at the Boonchuy residence, the Boonchuys were doing everything they could to take care of Gus whom was causing some damage to the Boonchuy's house and property.
He accidentally destroyed the lawn mower by jamming a burrito into it, thinking it was a monster that needed feeding, he got too curious with the microwave and fried Mr Boonchuy's phone, drank some hot sauce thinking it was some soda and ate some food that he thought belonged to him but was actually for Domino.
This was causing the Boonchuy's frustration yet they were trying to keep it together since Gus wasn't from this world. So whatever damage Gus did, they took their frustrations in Mrs Boonchuy's workout room.
They didn't know how long they could handle it or how long till the house blows up.
Meanwhile, Anne and Sasha were having some after movie dinner at a nearby Italian restaurant. Anne was having the lasagna while Sasha was enjoying some spaghetti and meatballs. The two were having a conversation about the latest Love Choice movie with excitement.
"Man, I was so hoping Constance would be together with Hunter." Anne said.
"Why?" Sasha asked. "Because of his cybernetic abs?"
"No, no, no, no." Anne protested. "Yes."
"Eh, I would have gone with Hunter as well." Sasha said. "And by Hunter I mean movie Hunter not the Hunter we know."
"Oh yeah."
"Besides, he's into Willow." Sasha said. "I know he is no matter how hard he denies it."
Anne laughed. "Oh yeah, he'd make a great boyfriend. Though, he might need to learn a few romantic social cues." The two shared a laugh. "Oh Sash, you gotta try this lasagna."
"Not until you try the spaghetti and meatballs." Sasha said.
"Alrighty then." Anne said before she and Sasha began to wrap the spaghetti around their forks. When they began slurping on their spaghetti, one of the strings was being sucked by the both of them which caused their lips to meet.
They quickly pulled out, still feeling somewhat disgusted about the kiss. "Uh, why do I hate the taste of your lips? Is it the lip balm?"
"I hate the taste of your lips as well!" Sasha exclaimed. "They're like toast but without any kind of spread!"
"What's going on?" Anne asked.
"Well, well, well, Boonchuy and Waybright." The girls looked up and saw Mr X and a man who appeared to be of Caucasian descent and messy black hair. "Nice to see you two again."
"Hey X." Anne said. "What are you doing here?"
"It's Valentines Day. Decided to spend some time with the Mister." Mr X patted the man's chest. "And look at you two. Saving the world and now you're dating and doing a spaghetti kiss." The FBI agent gushed. "Oh, how romantic."
"It would be except….It isn't." Sasha said sadly.
The FBI agent, having learnt emotional reading from his training at the academy managed to read their expressions.
"Hey Steve, do you mind waiting at our table?" Mr X asked. "These two look like they need help."
"Sure Xander." The two shared a quick peck on the lips before Steve went to find the seat for him and his husband.
While Mr X stole a seat from someone whom was about to sit down and moving it in-between them before sitting down. "So, what's the problemo with you two?"
"Well, me and Sasha were crushing on each other while in Amphibia." Anne explained. "But after she came back from the Demon Realm, the spark just vanished."
"Uh huh, interesting." Mr X said.
"And I don't know how it happened." Anne continued. "I mean, maybe it was how Sasha redeemed herself or maybe it's because she's hot…But, it just happened."
"When did it happen?" Mr X asked. "Was this during the Amphibia incident?"
"Yeah, it was." Anne said.
"And what about you Sasha?" Mr X asked. "What made you fall for Anne?"
Sasha began to ponder for a moment and gripped her hands together. "I don't know. It just….Happened. I mean, I was suddenly thinking she was hot."
"Mmm hmm, and when did you feel these feelings?" Mr X asked.
"Like with Anne, during the Amphibia incident." Sasha said. "But then after I came back from the Demon Realm, it's suddenly not there."
"Hmmm." Mr X pondered. "Well, I think it's clear what happened. It appears that the attraction is what we call the heat of the moment."
"What do you mean?" Anne and Sasha asked.
"Okay, when I was in the academy, it was probably the most exciting school I ever attended." Mr X said. "I mean, the obstacle courses, the time constraining studying and the time constraining tests. During that time, me and one of my classmates named Jason Harding were involved. I'll spare the graphic parts but believe me, there was a lot of kissing. But after we graduated from the academy, we tried an outside relationship but unfortunately, we never went anywhere. We realised the only reason why we were having all this attraction in the academy, was because of the excitement. So you see, you two were attracted to each other because of the excitement of Amphibia. And now that excitement's done, you're now feeling nothing."
Anne and Sasha began to think about what the FBI agent said and stared at each other. Though heartbroken, they knew it would be for the best. If they were together, they'd just be unhappy and no one wanted that.
"I guess…We'd be better off as friends." Sasha said.
"Yeah. But, you gotta admit, being my first kiss was fun, right?"
"Yeah. I'm sorry that nothing came from this, Anne." Sasha looked guilty.
"Hey, it's okay." Anne assured Sasha. "It probably would have been weird anyway."
"Not really." Mr X said. "Friends to lovers stories are my personal guilty pleasures."
"X, I think you're done here." Anne said.
"You're right." Mr X said before standing up and skating towards his husband. Whilst he skated towards his husband, he felt his phone ring and saw the message. "Oh, the Boonchuy's have a request. Well, I wonder what it is?" He looked surprised. "New TV, new lawnmower, new phone and new limited edition special edition of Human Spider 3?"
"Anyway, Sash, while it's a shame that we didn't end up together, I do admit that today was fun." Anne said. "Besides the awkwardness. I got to see Love Choice 2."
"Yeah, I have a lot of things to say about that surprising twist." Sasha sighed. "Though Grime might be disappointed that we aren't together because he was rooting for us."
"Is he still in your shed?" Anne asked.
"He probably still is as we speak." Sasha replied.
But back at the Waybright residence, Grime was having his butt handed to him by Death. He was being tossed about, crashing to the ground, the shed and the house.
The toad tried to stand up but due to the heavy butt whooping, he was staying down on the ground. "You know you can't escape me."
"Why are you after me?" Grime asked
"Well, I'm doing this as a favour." Death replied. "You see, every once in a while, I decide to help someone who wishes for death end their life early."
"Why?" Grime asked in confusion.
"I may be the physical embodiment of every being's worst fear, but I am generous." Death replied. "You wish for death early and I want to make your wish come true. So come Grime, your time is now!"
"No!" Grime pleaded. "I don't want to die!"
"What about your guilt, Grimothy?" Death asked. "All the guilt of causing genocide inside of you, the fear of losing the respect of a young boy you've grown to care about deeply and now you're spending your moments in a shed watching some Anime, eating junk food and downing beer. It's like a cause of death sandwich!"
"Huh?"
"Okay, a lot of people die of watching too much Anime, eating junk food and drinking beer. Hence why I called it a cause of…Look, I don't have time to explain it! I'm here to do a favour." He raised his scythe while Grime just raised his hands to brace himself.
"Wait!" Grime pleaded. "I don't want to die!"
"Can you prove it for me?" Death asked.
"I can!" Grime exclaimed. "Just let me live! Please!"
Death watched as Grime begged for his life with a sinister glee on his face. "You're begging. You want to live?"
"Yes!" Grime replied.
"Wrong!" Death chided as he pulled the toad close towards him. "You don't want to live!"
"No! I do want to live!" Grime yelled. "I want to live! I'll start cleaning up and shaving and I'll start being around Gus more just to show you I want to live!"
"I don't see much conviction but….I am fair." Death let go of the toad and began walking away from the toad. "You have 7 months to prove to me that you are willing to live. I will be watching Grime." Then, the figure of death walked through the fence without even destroying it. "I'll always be watching."
After Death left, the only thing Grime could hear now as the ominous ticking of Death's pocket watch as he panted with fear. Not only does he have to survive the Human Realm, but now he has to survive Death. Literally, Death!
He knew he had to get his life back in order so that's what he decided to do. And not right after Killer Paper.
Back at the Boonchuy residence, Mrs Boonchuy was cleaning up a broken vase that was caused by Gus accidentally scaring Domino with an illusion causing the cat to panic. While Mr Boonchuy was looking out the window and to the garden, watching Gus.
"I don't know how I'm gonna take this any longer." Mrs Boonchuy said. "I mean, the Plantars we hard but there's a difference between a witch and frogs."
"What are we gonna do with him?" Mr Boonchuy asked.
"I don't know." Mrs Boonchuy replied. "Grime doesn't want him anywhere near him but if we handed him to the US government than they'd ask him questions."
"He did say he always wanted to represent the Human Realm as the ambassador for the Demon Realm." Mr Boonchuy pointed out.
"But still, he's a kid." Mrs Boonchuy continued. "Do we get rid of him? Or don't we? Because let's face it, it would save on prices of our property."
"Should we send him to Gravity Falls?" He suggested. "Or Camila's."
"No! Cammie's got too much going on right now with her daughters and her daughter's girlfriend!" Mrs Boonchuy protested. "And Dipper's probably still grieving over Pacifica!"
"He just needs the right guidance." Mr Boonchuy said. "Maybe we're just not the right ones."
Mrs Boonchuy sighed. "I'll see if the Waybrights would like to have him. Grime not wanting him around be darned, I say! By the way, what's he doing now?"
"He's just chatting to our lawn gnome."
Mrs Boonchuy seemed intrigue about this and went over the window to look out the window to see Gus sitting on the ground chatting with the gnome.
"I don't mean to cause damage around their home." Gus said. "There's just so much about the Human Realm I don't know about. I mean, I'm not from here! I don't get a lot of this stuff. I wish I did though. I've heard so much about this world, but experiencing it first hand makes me think that maybe I'm not as well taught in human culture I thought to be. I mean, maybe it's best if I leave. They probably don't want me around anymore anyway."
The Boonchuys had heard what Gus said and instantly ran out to talk to him. "Gus! No! We are not abandoning you!" Mrs Boonchuy exclaimed. "You have been thrown out of your home against your will and we not letting you survive out there! It will eat you up alive!"
"Plus, we know what you're going through." Mr Boonchuy responded.
"It's not like you were thrown out of your home." Gus said.
"You're right." Mrs Boonchuy sat down next to the boy. "We didn't go through the same as you, but we know what's like moving far away from home. Me and my husband are from a country called Thailand, we came to this country for a better life and to open our restaurant. When we first arrived the contrast was so different. It was confusing to us and we didn't speak very good English back then so communicating was a bit off. But in due time, we warmed up to our new home and its differences and we opened up what many people on Yow is the best Thai restaurant in LA. Even though you didn't choose your predicament, I think you can do it. You just need the right guidance."
"So, you're not giving up on me?" Gus asked.
"Not in a million years." Mr Boonchuy assured him. "Though from now on we're going to explain certain things before you use them. Maybe we can start off simple." He reached into his pocket and pulled out a book.
Gus took the book which was called Cosmic Frontiers and gave the man a raised eyebrow. "Okay, how savage do you think us witches are? We are not that savage." Gus said. "We have books."
"Oh….I mean, of course." Mr Boonchuy felt embarrassed by this. "But, the book series is amazing, trust me."
Then, they heard the sound of the door open and Anne had entered after her date with Sasha. The Boonchuys and Gus entered from the garden.
"Hi sweetie." Mr Boonchuy said.
"How was your date?" Mrs Boonchuy asked. "Am I gonna have a daughter-in-law in ten years time?"
Anne sighed. "We….didn't work out. We're just better off as friends."
The parents gave their daughter a sympathetic look and sighed sadly. "Oh Anne, C̄hạn s̄eīycı."
"Don't apologise Mom." Anne said. "We just weren't made for each other."
"Aww, that's sad." Mr Boonchuy said. "But at least you two are friends."
"Yup! And I know you're outside Darryl, I'm not interested!" Anne yelled angrily.
"Actually, it's X. I have the stuff the Boonchuys wanted." Mr X said from outside.
"Oh." Anne turned red with embarrassment. "Sorry."
Meanwhile at the Waybright residence, Sasha had arrived home and saw that her dad, bandage around his arm due to the cut, and Grime were cleaning the trash that Grime tossed aside. All the empty beer cans and all the empty candy wrappers were being cleaned up by the two. This sight made Sasha surprised.
"Grimesy?!"
"Oh hey Sash! How was your date with Anne?!"
"Well…We didn't become a couple." Sasha replied. "But enough about me, you! What made you get up?"
"Well…." Grime heard the ominous ticking and froze in fear. "….I realised I needed to get up. I'm gonna see Gus as soon as I clean myself up. Which includes shaving and losing this weight."
Suddenly, Grime's huge beer belly stuck out of his shirt, causing Kevin and Sasha visible disgust.
"We start with the weight." Sasha said.
"Oh yeah, totally." Kevin agreed.
"It looks gross and I want it gone!" Grime exclaimed.