It was only recently that I found out that it is spelled "Winton" not "Winston"... Mistakes were made
I missed you
"Are you for real life!?"
The teenager nods happily as her weight presses down on her bed. Her little version of herself was standing in the middle of the room, her tail wagging rapidly as she was about to burst into extasis
*Bluey's bedroom inside Bluey's dream*
"This is amazing…and we didn't have to do anything!" Exclaim the girl as if her tail was about to get off her body due to the happiness
The teenager put a hand on her mouth and giggled. Her tail was wagging too, but not at the same speed as the girl's. "I know, right? Mum was right after all."
"The world is a magical place," says the girl, but then she hops on the bed and crosses her legs before saying, "So tell me, how does he look now!?"
"Ok, okay." The teenager turns to the girl and says, "Sooo…He is tall, he is dark blue, he is strong…"
The girl and the teenager couldn't avoid infesting the entire room with their laugh, but the teenager holds it together to say "He is really strong. I think he is stronger than me"
"Wow." The girl holds it together enough to express "Tell me more, I wanna know!"
"Ok ok…He has a cute smile, he is so gentle, and his fur is so soft. I…" The teenager crosses her arms to hug her soft fur and says,"... just wanna hold it forever"
"Oh, now I wanna hug him myself," Confess the girl.
"Ooh just wait…" The teenager says still hugging herself with her eyes closed"...We are hanging out after we come back"
"I can't wait!" says the girl as she leans her head back and closes her eyes slowly to think about how it would be to hug the Labrador again. "WAIT!?...Does this mean!?"
*Bluey's Home*
*Two days later, Monday*
Bluey slowly opens her eyes just in time as the family car arrives at their safe space. Bandit maneuvers the vehicle to park in front of the house to unload their camping belongings while Chilli and Bingo also wake up.
It's been two days since Bluey reunited with Jean-Luc, and Bingo confessed to her the feelings she has for Lila. Everything went smooth sailing for her and the family, from campfire talks to walks into the forest. It helped the family relax from their everyday activities in the city…except for Bluey. Who secretly was counting the hours left to come back to Brisbane to see Jean-Luc again
And after enduring the trip back home, Bluey opens the passenger door to get out and stretch her numb arms and legs after sleeping the way back while Chilli comments doing the same thing as her "Home sweet home."
"Where there are no spiders" Adds Bandit on the other side of the car
"Coward" Bingo honestly commented making Bluey and Chilli giggle.
After reigniting their muscles, the Heeler family moves to the back of the car, and Bandit opens the truck to see all the stuff they have brought back.
"Alright, everyone grab their stuff; if we work together, we can finish this quick" says Bandit as he reaches for his backpack and a folding chair
"Yeah, I can't wait to sleep again" says Bingo also grabbing her orange backpack and a bag filled with kitchen equipment
"Hey when we are done…" Bluey grabs her dark blue backpack and continues, "Can any of you drive me to Mackenzie's? I told Jean-Luc I would show him the city."
"Nope," Chilli shakes her head. She reaches for her husband's hip as he walks past her and nimbly pulls out a set of keys. "You are going to drive to Mackenzie's."
"WHAT!?" Both Bluey and Bandit exclaimed at the same time
*Border-Collies's home*
The Border Collies family was eating their breakfast peacefully: toast with scrambled eggs, mushrooms, and Cherry tomatoes—a New Zealand classic since a certain dark blue Labrador wasn't eating with them.
"So what are we doing today?" Ask Fozzie with a plate with only crumbs in front of him
"I guess nothing, Jan-Luke said he is going to hang out with Bluey later today," Mel responded cleaning her mouth with a tissue.
"Okay, I was getting tired of going up and down the entire city" Says Mackenzie, letting out a bit of venom in his words as he picks up his plate to put it in the dishwasher
The last two days were filled with adventures all over Brisbane for the black and white family, from the hills to the beach, from the nearby park to downtown Brisbane. Mackenzie did his part to his mother to show Jean-Luc the city. But it was something he wasn't that happy to do
Mackenzie and Fozzie accomplished what they said they would do with Jean-Luc the day of the camping trip: To not let him use them. Surprisingly, Jean-Luc didn't suggest anything else the last two days. It relaxed the father-son duo, but still… they still couldn't relax at all.
"So what happened with Jean-Luc this morning?" Mackenzie asked, pronouncing his name perfectly as he left his plate on the dishwasher
"!" Both Border-collie parents got their eyebrows shot up, Mackenzie always referred to him as Luke, but this was the first time hearing him saying his actual name
But Mel shrugs it off and says "He ate a simple sandwich earlier and went back to his room, probably to talk to someone in Canada"
Jean-Luc's room
"(YOU ARE FUCKING KIDDING ME?)"
A teenage voice that the Labrador hadn't heard since he left Quebec City came out of Jean-Luc's cell phone, shaking the room that Jean-Luc had bothered to decorate the last two days. Canadian Flag and the Sign that said "Welcome to Australia Jean-Luc." on the walls, his red and white laptop on the table and an empty red backpack ready to be used to go to school
But the screaming didn't bother Jean-Luc at all. He was sitting down at the table of the room. His face focused with his squinting eyes locked on the note he was holding, the same note that somehow Mackenzie found and brought to him to confront him
"(Nope)" Jean-Luc's face and eyes relax as he answers back "(I found her just in the place I met her 11 years ago)"
"(Holy shit dude)" The voice of his best friend Husky Louis came out of the phone again that was on the table next to Jean-Luc's elbow "(This is straight out of a kid's movie or a Fanfic)"
"(Well, it happened in real life too)" Jean-Luc says as he focus again on the note "(But looks like the guy i'm coexisting with wants to date her, and even he confront me about it after the trip)"
"(ohhhh, someone is jealous)" Louis says in a jokingly voice "(Troubles always seems to find you, that's what i love about you)"
Jean-Luc rebuffs quickly, blowing raspberries with his mouth "(At least I told him I don't wanna date her, but still…)"
Jean-Luc leaves the note on the table, grabs his phone, gets up from his chair and walks to the window, still covered with the blinds. But the labrador just lifts a slat to see the street in front of the house to watch for Bluey's arrival since he also figured that she doesn't have his phone number "(The last thing I need is to get confronted again after I hang out with her)"
"(Oh, so you guys are going on a date?)" Says Louis dropping crumbs of banter in his voice
"(No of course not!)" Jean-Luc slightly shake his head "(It's just going to be a simple, nothing romantic hangout to catch up, that's all)"
"(Famous last words?)" Another voice came out as if this dog was far away from the cell phone and the Labrador immediately recognized who it was
"Thatcher?" Jean-Luc is surprised to hear the voice of his other best friend, the Chihuahua that wants to be called "Thatcher"
"(Oh great, he didn't forget about me)" Thatcher's voice sounds higher as if Louis passed the cell phone to him "(How is my second favorite friend?)"
"(No, how are YOU doing dude)" Jean-Luc speaks, still surprised to hear him for the first time since he arrived in Brisbane.
"(I'm doing great, thanks for asking, letting this loser take care of me. But I'm pretty sure this leg will be healed by the time we play our first game") says Thatcher
"(And Im fucking glad for that)" Louis starts speaking as it sounds like he grabbed the cell phone out of Thatcher's hands "(I didn't want to hit the rink as the only competent player on the team)"
"(Shut up)" Thatcher says as it also sounds like he grabbed the cell phone from Louis "(Hey Jean-Luc, I heard the whole thing, and your problem with this guy)"
"Uh huh." Jean-Luc crosses his arms on his belly as he holds his phone between his head and shoulder
"(I don't think you have to worry about him, after all he is not controlling your life and this girl's life)" Advise Thatcher
"(True..)" Jean-Luc agrees as his eyes are locked on the stress in front of him
"(I would just ignore him. If he gets mad that you are spending time with her, then he can suck it up. And if he really wants to cross the line, put him in his place)" Thatcher says over the phone
"(I guess…)" Jean-Luc talks unsure, still considering Thatcher's input "(...I don't wanna end up in that situation thought)"
"(Well I gave you my two cents, ok?) The Chihuahua says "(Do what you want with it)"
Jean-Luc rolls his eyes, but when his eyes go back to look at the street, a red s.u.v pulls up in front of the house with two figures in the front seats, a red heeler in the copilot seat and a blue heeler as the driver. He quickly recognized them as Bluey and her mother…although looks like Bluey was having a discussion with her mother
"(Guys, I gotta go. She is here)" Jean-Luc says as he grabs his cell phone from his shoulder.
"(Wear protection you vir…)"
It was Louis speaking, but an annoyed Jean-Luc hung up the call just in time before he could finish.
The labrador grabs the note from the table to save it on his hip and heads off the room. While walking in the hall and going downstairs, he passes his hand through his fur to accommodate it to ensure it looks good for Bluey. When he reaches the living room and kitchen, he is met with the sight of Mackenzie watching TV, Fozzie reading the newspaper like an older adult, and Mel washing The dishes, but they still have no idea Bluey arrived at their house
*Ding*
The bell of the house is heard throughout the home, making all the Border Collies raise their ears.
"It must be Bluey" says Jean-Luc as he approaches the door without knowing that his tail is wagging
"Bluey?" Mackenzie reacts confused as he turns off the TV and gets up to also go to the door
*A moment earlier*
"I TOLD YOU NOT TO GO THAT FAST!" Chilli shouted out grabbing the handle Above the door
"BUT YOU ALWAYS TELLS ME TO PICK IT UP!" Bluey shouts out with her stiff hands on the steering wheel.
"NOT LIKE THAT THOUGH YOUNG LADY!"
"YOU ARE SOO…" Bluey was about to lose it on her mother, for being so complicated to take lessons from. But she changes her mind, turns off the vehicle, and annoyingly hands the keys to her mother. "Nevermind, let's go"
Chilli doesn't respond and grabs the car keys with a side eye on her face. She probably knew what she was going to do and probably they are going to have a conversation about this later on
But for now, She and Chilli get out of the car and walk toward the modern-looking house of the Border-Collie. The grass and the pavement reminded her of the day she and her family helped the Border-Collies move their stuff from their old house across the street to the new gray and black House. When Bluey reached the main door. She pressed the doorbell and could hear the tone ringing inside the home. She didn't have to wait long for a dark blue Labrador to open the door
"Bluey!" The French Canadian accent of the Labrador knocked Bluey out of her anger and into a place of comfort
"Jean-Luc!" Bluey slightly opens her arms and gets closer to Jean-Luc to hug him. Her fur colliding with his fur causes something inside of her as if her heart skipped a beat, but when she looks over his shoulder, she also notices the Border-Collie "Mackenzie!"
"¡Hey Bluey!" Mackenzie also opens out his arms to hug her, something Bluey let go of the Labrador without thinking twice and goes up to him to hug Him. The contact with his fur shook her heart; it was so soft, long, and pretty to touch. If it were up to her, she would hug him forever. It warmed her soul so much that she let out a thought in her head, "I love you, Mackenzie"
It seems like a long shot for her, but deep inside her. She believes she could finally be with Mackenzie someday, to travel the world like her parents did before having her, raise their own kids, and live a happy long life with him. In every dream of hers, he was always there, not Rusty nor Jack, Lucky or any other boy, just Mackenzie
After what seemed like an eternity for Bluey, her mother's voice spoke up behind her, "Hi Jean-Luc? How is it going?" causing her to separate from her crush slowly
"Im doing good; how did it go for you guys while camping?" Asks Jean-Luc interested in talking to the red Heeler
"Oh it was good, we needed that," Chilli responds, but when her sight lands on the brown and white Border Collie coming up from behind them, she says to her, "Oh, hi Mel!"
"Hi, Chilli" Mel greets back and gives a quick hug to Chilli "Ready to come back to reality?" She jokes
"Nope, I need three more days in a spa," Chilli jokes back, causing both adults to laugh slightly
"Well," Bluey steps in when it looks like both of them are going to stop laughing. "We are here cuz we wanna take Jean-Luc to the city."
"Oh yeah," Mel says but emphasizes, "Jean-Luc can go whenever and wherever he wants, im not his mother, after all."
Upon hearing her guardian, Jean-Luc looks at her with half close eyes and sarcastically puts a hand on his heart and let out an "Ouch"
Bluey and Chilli chuckle at Jean-Luc's number, but apparently for Mackenzie, it didn't cause him much grace
"Well, maybe when you go back to Canada, im going to convince your mother to let me adopt you" Quips Mel
"Good luck with that," Jean-Luc says. "She is not going to let me go so easily."
"I wouldn't blame her, thats mothers for you," Chilli gets in the conversation. "Hey, so I thought I could drop off Bluey and Jean-Luc in the city center and have either of you guys or Bandit pick them up. I feel like I don't wanna do anything at all today."
"Oh yeah sure, you rest. I can pick them up later" Mel agrees
"Awesome, bye guys" Chilli says her goodbye and turns to her car.
"Oh well, see ya later Mackenzie." Bluey waves her hand to the Border-collie before turning around and walking to the family car
"See you later Mack." Jean-Luc follows her example and follows Bluey
"Yeah, See you later guys" Mackenzie finally talks after the whole conversation, but his tone isn't cheerful at all
"Call me whenever you guys need me to pick you up" Shouted Mel, receiving a thumb up from Jean-Luc, to then turn away from the main door and return to wash the dishes
Leaving only Mackenzie, who just stands there watching how Chilli, Bluey, and Jean-Luc get in the car and set everything ready to part away, And again notices how happy Bluey and Jean-Luc are to spend time with each other, a feeling he didn't experience since the trip to the camping site, and before he could break down as before, he grabs the door and slowly closes to avoid the sadness from reaching his heart. But it was there that something vibrated in his hip. Mackenzie pulls out his phone to see a text message from one of his best friends
Jack: Hey mate, wanna hop on today? Rusty got the day off, and I got nothing else to do
Makenzie rolls his eyes, thinking of a decision, but quickly sends a text back
Mackenzie: Sure, I will be on in 4 minutes
In the meantime, inside the car, Chilli drove off the house and set course to get out of the neighborhood with Bluey in the copilot seat and Jean-Luc in the back seat. While driving, she asks, "Hey, before I drop you guys off, can we stop first by the Cafe your friend is working at, Bluey? I feel like im going to fall asleep on the road."
"Yeah sure," Bluey responds before turning her head towards the back seats where Jean-Luc is, "You want something from the Cafe?"
"Yeah, I always wondered how coffee tasted over here."
"You drink coffee?" Chilli asks, slightly raising her eyebrow while still keeping her eyes on the road
"A little bit" Jean-Luc says "Whenever mom makes coffee before going to work. I remember she said Australian coffee is better than the Canadian one"
"Well time to prove your theory," Says Bluey as she turns her head forward while her mother is driving out of the neighborhood
Mackenzie's room
"Hey guys, what's up?" speaks Mackenzie through the microphone of his headset
"Doing good, just bored." his sympathetic best friend Jack says on the other side of the call
"Well soldiers" Says Rusty with an enthusiastic voice. "Ready to play Army and kick some ass today?."
"Yeap." "Hell yeah, Sarge." Mackenzie and Jack say with emotion
"Let's go boys," says Rusty as he and his party hit the icon to search for a match to join in
*Avril Cafe shop*
Chilli finally arrived at the cafe shop without knowing how she was awake enough to get there in the first place. Jean-Luc and Bluey were the first to leave the car and walk towards the establishment's entrance. It was a small building with wooden boards decorating the outside black/gray walls and a patio for customers who wanted to drink coffee outside.
Jean-Luc gets ahead of Bluey to open the door and makes a move with his hand, signaling Bluey to get in first
"Someone wants to be a gentleman" Bluey thought out loud as she got in
"If I don't, I'm going to be feel bad about myself" Says Jean-Luc, still holding the door open for Chilli
"Merci" Chilli thanked Jean-Luc in French as she got in.
With everyone in, Jean-Luc got his first view of the shop. The inner walls were covered in bricks, and every table and chair was made of a material that simulates wood, giving a comfy feeling to the few customers around at high morning hours. Over by the counter, where several desserts were displayed under the clear glass and the coffee machines were shining bright, was a young red German Pinscher with a board in his hand as if he was doing a checklist. For Jean-Luc and Chilli, It was an ordinary employee, but for Bluey, it wasn't the friend her mother referred earlier, but she knew him from school
"Archer!"
The voice of the Heeler causes Archer to be startled. He looks where the blue Heeler is and speaks with bits of innocence in his voice, "Oh Bluey, what kind of miracle happened for you to be here?"
"Mom needs a coffee, and my friend wants to try it," Says Bluey as she approaches the counter where the register is. She slightly leans forward and asks, "Where is Winnie?"
"Winnie called out" Archer speaks as he leaves the board next to the coffee machines "She got a call from S.S saying they need her and her father there because her classes got messed up"
"Ah, biscuits" Bluey curses the same way her father taught her
"I know right? Should have heard her earlier; she was as mad as a volcano," Archer says as he gets In front of the register to take the order. "But don't worry, I can still give you guys the family discount"
"Thanks, Archer. Mom?" Bluey turns to her mother, indicating her to order her coffee
"Can I get a cappuccino please?" Chilli ordered
"Something simple for the lady. I like the sound of that" Archer comments while pressing the screen of the register
"Jean-Luc, Something else you wanna get?" Bluey turns to the dark blue labrador, who is still scanning every Inch of the menu on the wall
"Maybe…a lemonade? Yeah, lemonade sounds good"
"I'm more of a tea guy, but lemonade sounds good too," Archer also commented, inputting the order, but the accent of the Canadian caused Archer to freeze on the spot to then look at Bluey, put his elbow on the counter and point at Jean-Luc to ask "Who is him? first-time im seeing him around here"
"Oh, he is Jean-Luc. He flew from Canada to study in our school as an exchange student," Explained Bluey with a smile
"So you must be part of the program Principal Thomson was talking about last year," Archer asks still pointing at Jean-Luc
"Yeah probably…I got the chance to meet Tommy days ago" says Jean-Luc
"Oh, Awesome" says Archer, retracting her arm to his typical position to take orders. "I always thought he could be the kind of guy to buy five big skeletons and put them in the front yard Just because it sounds fun"
"Well, he does look and act like one" Jean-Luc says, shrugging his shoulders
The Labrador's comment makes Bluey want to laugh, but her decency makes her hold it in, causing a cute single laugh to come out of her
"Well, welcome to Southern Stars mate" Says Archer to then focus his attention on Bluey "What about you, ms Blue?"
"Oh…can I get…a passion fruit tea, medium, please?" Ordered Bluey
"A passion fruit tea for the most passionate of the Glasshouse club," Archer commented while inputting her item. "Ok, total on the screen, I will get them A.S.A.P"
"Thanks," Chilli inserted her card into the reader and made sure to give him a tip
*Mackenzie's room*
"BOOM"
"Good shots, Jack" Mackenzie congratulated as he formed a fist with his hand in celebration
"VICTORY"
"TASK FORCE:3 REBELS:2"
"Great job Guys, for this we were trained for" the announcer speaks for the last time in the match to then show the victory screen
"Textbook match guys, great job" celebrates Rusty while their game took them to the main menu
"That was a good game" Says Jack
"Yes it was" Mackenzie says as he reclines on his seat after a long match, but his moment of victory was cut short due to an incoming call from his cellphone
"Huh?" Mackenzie recomposed himself on the chair and grabbed the cell phone to see the name "BINGO" on it. His curiosity got the better of him, and he answered the call, "Hello Bingo?"
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU IDI…!"
"I'm not doing this today" Mackenzie hands up the call interrupting her, and immediately blocks Bingo…this wasn't the first time Bingo screamed at him over the phone
"Was that Bingo?" Rusty asks over the call; he definitely heard her
"Ok you better explain why Bingo screamed at you like that" Jack demanded
"It's nothing. In fact, I don't even know why she is mad at me. She knows we can talk it out like civilized dogs when she calms down," says Mackenzie, confused about what happened
"Yeah, But why would she scream at you" Jack asks again
"Wait…Is it today that Jean-Luc is hanging out with Bluey?" Rusty spoke as if a lightbulb turned on in his head
"Who is Jean-Luc?" Innocently asks again Jack
"Yeah, they left a while ago" Mackenzie responded with a bit of sadness in his voice
"No fucking wonder Bingo screamed at you, you know how hard she worked…"
"I honestly don't wanna talk about any of this, guys." Mackenzie pulls the hand break on Rusty. "I just want to play some video games, spend some time with my best friends, and try to forget everything that happened these last couple of days…Ok, guys?"
"I don't even know what's happening, but…yeah, sure we can do this" Jack communicates
"..." Rusty took longer than expected to replay, but finally he said "Yeah, sure, buddy"
"Good." Mackenzie closed his eyes and relaxed as if the weight left his shoulders " If Bingo calls any of you guys, just tell her I'm not available"
"Yeah, I got you mate" Rusty says. "Let's go do another match"
"I agree, let's win another one" says Jack with confidence in his friends
*Back in Avril Cafe shop*
It didn't take long for the German Pinscher to prepare everything Bluey and company had ordered. Archer puts the drinks over the counter and shouts, "BLUEY, Your order is ready!"
Bluey and Chilli get up from their seats and walk to the counter to pick up their items. When Bluey grabbed her cup of tea and Jean-Luc's lemonade, she said "Thanks Archer; see you at school"
With her tea and lemonade in her hands, She and her mother walked over to their table, where Jean-Luc was on his phone. Their table was near the plexiglass wall that showed the patio outside the cafe, allowing for excellent illumination to get inside the Cafe
When both Heelers sit down on the table, Bluey on the right of Jean-Luc and Chilli on the left of Jean-Luc. Chilli immediately took the lid of her coffee and presented the cup to Jean-Luc. "Wanna give It a try?"
Jean-Luc doesn't respond but grabs the cup to give it a quick sip "Oh," Jean-Luc shakes his head, reacting to the heat, and with Difficulty, he sends the drops to his stomach "Ummm, Yeah it tastes differently"
"Better than Canada? Chilli asks with one eyebrow raised
"Hard to tell" Jean-Luc responds before drinking his lemonade
During all this time, Bluey just looked at Jean-Luc with a silly look of comfort, a hand on her face and an elbow on the table. Looking at the same dog she played with when she was a child…right there in front of her.
"He is…so pretty" Bluey thought as this was the first time she could look determinately his face, his eyes, his fur, his nose, his smile, and the eye's iris looking at her
"Everything ok?" Jean-Luc asks, looking at her,
"Oh" Bluey reacts. Was she daydreaming?... Doesn't matter right now "Just looking at you"
"How honest you are" Jean-Luc jokes and he takes another sip from his lemonade
"I just…" Bluey stops for a second to search for the words she wants to use. "Im having a hard time believing this is real. It is really you after all these years; you are here again"
Jean-Luc didn't respond right away. But Bluey notices who he moves his eyes around, probably to think of something to respond, and finally says "Sometimes I have a hard time too, to believe everything thats been happening lately"
"Really?"
"Yeah" Jean-Luc talks, "I thought time and time again that I wish to be in Brisbane and see you again. And now that im here next to you, It's like… wow"
Bluey couldn't help but giggle, and when she was done, she happily said," How is Brisbane so far?"
"it's hot" Jean-Luc and Bluey laughed briefly before the Labrador continued "But other than that, Im liking it. I feel like staying here for the school year is going to be easy"
"What about your family?" Chilli asks "At some point, you are going to miss them"
"True, but im always trying to communicate with them" Jean-Luc says "It's hard to coordinate the time difference. For example, right here it's going to be noon, but in Canada, it's midnight, so if I wanna talk to someone, I have to do it either in the morning or late at night"
"Wow, thats a huge sacrifice, for you and your family" Comments Chilli
"I know, but they are really supporting me. This is something we prepared for a year"
"Hey but, you really speak English very well. The accent is there still, but Im amazed at how well you speak it" Says Chilli
"I know, even sometimes, im surprised too" Jean-Luc says. "It's amazing how when you speak another language, a lot of doors open for you. Like now you got more freedom to interact with the world"
"Wow," Bluey reacts before asking "So when did you start learning English?"
"Ohh" Jean-Luc reclines on his seat, shaken by the question. He looks at Bluey from the corner of his eyes and says "I started to learn after I came back from the first trip to Brisbane"
"For real life!?" Bluey reacts amazed while her mother opened her eyes entirely
"Yeah…" Says Jean-Luc, as a light tone of red appears on his cheek. "It made me very sad that you couldn't understand me, so I started to learn from a book my father gave me. He actually speaks English too, and he helped me throughout all these years before I applied to be an exchange student at my school"
"Aww" Bluey is touched by the Labrador's anecdote and confesses to make things even "Honestly… I started to learn French after you left"
"Really!?" Jean-Luc reacts amazed, with his eyes wide open
Bluey nods with a smile on her face and closes eyes, and when she opens them, she says "I remember the day I asked my parents for French lesson since they also speak French. But Dad mostly used French to annoy me, so I mostly took lessons from Mum"
"Really?" Jean-Luc reacts before looking at Chilli who has a grim on her
"(I spend, a couple of months, in Paris, with my husband)" Chilli manages to say in her old rusty French, but it is enough to impress Jean-Luc who slightly claps his hands
"Bravo, c'est bon!, c'est bon!" Jean-Luc says with both tumps up, making Bluey laugh a little
With the French Canadian happy with what he heard, Chilli simulates a bow and says to herself "I still got it"
Bluey took the opportunity to drink some of the tea she ordered. The sweet and acidic flavor of the passion fruit sinks her throat while it relaxes her. It reminds her why she loves going to the cafe with her friends after school, especially since her friend Winnie can give her and the girls discounts. When she drank enough, she asked Jean-Luc, "Are you Excited to start classes next week?"
Jean-Luc also finishes taking a sip before saying "I can't believe im about to say this…but yeah im excited to go"
"Me too" Bluey says cheerfully "With you going too, this is going be the best final year of high school"
"Final year?" Jean-Luc shook his head back and questioned her "How old are you?"
"I'm seventeen," Bluey answered, but she recalled something Jean-Luc said back in the camping area: "Wait, you said you have sixteen, right?"
"Yeah, this is going to be my junior year" Jean-Luc says "So when is your birthday?"
"In March, What about you?"
"December…I remember the first trip to Brisbane was three weeks after my birthday"
"Oh? So we were both Six when we met each other"
"Yeah" Says Jean-Luc as he takes another sip from his lemonade
"Ohhh I can't wait to treat you like a kid at school" says Bluey jokingly as she pats Jean-Luc's head as if he were a child
"Hey!" Jean-Luc grabs Bluey's wrist on top of him to make her stop "I might be younger, but im more mature than you"
"How so?" Bluey challenged him as she got her face closer to the Labrador with her hand still in Jean-Luc's grip
"Im here in Brisbane…You are not in Quebec" Jean-Luc claps back at the Heeler with a victorious grin on his face
"In my defense" Blueys spoke as she got closer to Jean-Luc's face to the point her nose was about to touch Jean-Luc's nose "None one told me I could be an Exchange student, But I would have gone to Quebec. If I had known you lived there"
"You are a really honest and straightforward girl, you know that?" Jean-Luc says, half closing his eyes
"Would you like me to lie to your face then?" Bluey says still maintaining her close distance
"That wouldn't be too nice, Ms Heeler" Jean-Luc says
"Says who? You got a big mouth for your age"
"At least I know where to put my words where it matters"
"You are not the dog you think you are, boy"
"you are right…im not. But for you, Im that dog"
"What are you guys doing?"
Out of nowhere, Chilli gets into the conversation with a confused tone and face. She heard the whole thing from the beginning while she was browsing on her cellphone. The voice of the red Heeler causes Bluey and Jean-Luc to move away from each other's faces with a noticeable red tone on their cheeks. It also makes Jean-Luc to let go of Bluey's wrist
Seeing what she caused to the two teenagers, Chilli says with an untrustworthy voice "im going to the restroom. We will leave when I get out" She gets up off the table and remarks "Whatever you guys did, don't do that again"
"Yes, mum" "Yes, Ms Heeler" Bluey and Jean-Luc say at the same time embarrassed, while Chilli walks to the establishment's restroom
Ashamed of the little act she did with Jean-Luc. She grabs her tea and keeps drinking out of it while thinking "What was that Bluey? He is not Mackenzie. Behave yourself"
But while she was drinking, she felt Jean-Luc moving his chair closer to her. It was so close that she had no other option than to look at him. But before she could say anything, Jean-Luc spoke first: "You were missing something?"
Bluey got confused by what he meant. But her doubts disappear when he pulls out a familiar white paper
"Hey!" Bluey reacts stunned. It was the note Jean-Luc had given her days ago at the camping area. She snatches it from his hands, opens it, and rereads it letting Jean-Luc handwriting makes her feel happy for his wish to see her again. After reading it, she asked, "Where did you find it?"
"Ahhhhh" Jean-Luc puts a hand behind his head, unsure of what he would say but still managing to find those words "I didn't find it. Mack did"
"Mackenzie?" Bluey reacts confused. Jean-Luc moves his hand away from the back of his head, and Bluey asks, "How?"
"I don't know" Jean-Luc's tone was unconfident as if he didn't have enough trust to answer, but continued anyway, making Bluey raise her eyebrow mentally "He showed it to me when I got back to his house"
"Awesome, I should thank him next time I see him." Bluey says without giving much thought to Jean-Luc's odd behavior. She looks at the note again, at the phone number, to be specific, and pulls out her cell phone to insert the numbers. When she is done, she presses the call bottom and puts her cell phone on her ear to look at Jean-Luc with a smug face
It didn't take long for Jean-Luc's cellphone to start sounding off. He casually pulled out his cell phone, and while still looking at Bluey's face, he pressed the green button and put his cell phone on his ear. "Bonjour?"
"I missed you" Bluey says. The situation was so funny for the two dogs that they shared a couple of simple laughs together
When Bluey was done laughing, she looked at her phone to hang up the call, but a notification appeared on the cellphone
"Glasshouse Club: 1 message"
"I wonder who wants to chat today" Bluey thought and hummed in curiosity as she hung up the phone call and opened the notification. Bluey felt how Jean-Luc was still looking at her, curious of her reaction
Buddy: Okay, question: If I have two cups of water and I pour all the water from one cup to the other, does the water in the other cup get wetter?
"Are you kidding me, Buddy?" Bluey slaps herself in the face due to the question of the Pug
"Yes"
"What?" Bluey snaps her head to Jean-Luc, who is looking at the screen of the phone
"Yes, it gets wetter" Jean-Luc answered as he lightly nods his head
"You are joking?" Bluey squints her eyes, dumbfounded by her friend's answer
"Probably …They are joking too" Jean-Luc points at Bluey's cell phone, indicating to take a look. Bluey looked at the phone again to see something she wished she had more hands to slap herself with.
Joe: Yes
Adam: Yes
Dan: Yes
Indy: Yes
Sadie: Yes
Chloe: Yes
Dougie: Yes
Judo: Yes
Banjo: Yes
Chucky: Yes
Missy: Yes
Pretzel: Yes
Felix: Yes
After seeing all the messages, Bluey sighed, and when she let out the air through her mouth, She texts
Bluey: Yes
Coco: Yes, But if you are this philosophical, then I don't wanna know what would happen if you take one beer
"Oh boy." Bluey reacts in a low voice and put her thumb and index in her eyes "Looks like we are all sharing a single brain cell today" Bluey thinks, removing her finger and focusing on the messages again
"I know that feeling…" Jean-Luc says empathetically after seeing Bluey's reaction "Sometimes with my friends, these dumb moments happen"
"Then you are not going to have trouble adapting" Says Bluey before looking at the new messages that came in
Dan: They are still too young to talk about this
Chucky: We don't care, we aren't kids anymore
Banjo: This is our first year as sophomores at S.S
Banjo: Put some respect on our names
Pretzel: can't you guys see this is to protect your innocence?
Judo: When you guys canstay awake all night, then we will talk about more complicated stuff
Doguie: I stayed awake all night once. Am I allowed to talk about adult stuff then?
Joe: Hell no!
Buddy: Coco. No matter what happens, im not going to end up like Indy in Rusty's 18 party
Felix: OHHHHHHHHHHHH
Missy: Buddy let's not do this today
Indy: SON OF A BITCH
Indy: I TOLD YOU GUYS NOT TO MENTION IT AGAIN
Indy: IT WAS JUST ONE CAN, AND IT WAS THE WRONG CAN
Adam: The restroom and Dusty's room did not agree on that
Chloe: I counted more FYI
Coco: hypocrite…
Buddy: We learn from history to not repeat the same mistakes in the future
Sadie: The streets will never forget Indy XD
Indy: I hate you all :l
"Wow," that's all the Labrador said after the conversation unfoulded. "All of you guys are going to Southen Stars?"
"Yes, we've all been friends for a long time. She'll probably get over it and make cookies for all of us " Explained Bluey
"Oh…Can I join the group?" Jean-Luc requested excitingly
"Well…you are also coming with us, so yeah, sure" Says Bluey
"Hooray!" Jean-Luc celebrated with his arms extended while Bluey was adding Jean-Luc to the group
"THERE YOU GO"
"LETS GO"
Mackenzie and Jack celebrated another victory, this time a large-scale battle where chaos reigns in the match
"VICTORY"
"TASK FORCE HAVE CAPTURE ALL SECTORS"
"Awesome job guys; drinks on me tonight" The announcer spoke for the last time before sending Mackenzie, Jack and Rusty to the main menu
"That was a good match. Good job dealing with the Snipers, Mack" Congratulated Rusty
"You guys don't know how satisfying it is to scratch them off" says Mackenzie as he stretches his tired muscles
"Hey guys!" Jack calls his friends over the call "Check the main group"
Listening to his friend, Mackenzie grabs the cell phone again and immediately gets into the group chat to see
"Bluey added Jean-Luc into the chat"
Felix: Hey who is the impostor?
"Oh boy" Mackenzie whispered at the sight of what had happened
Bluey: Guys, this is Jean-Luc, the exchange student living with Mackenzie this school year
Jean-Luc: Bonjour
References:
Not a lot actually. I have been trying to slow it down after the wall of text I put last chapter but
The 5 Skeleton thing is something the Spanish people would get and Archer…Some people might know him as Grimm or Wardog 4, or Razgriz 3 from Ace Combat 5
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