Little Big Trouble
Chapter 27: Chapter 26 - Hold My Hand (Final Round)
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The cold rain drizzled from the dark sky over the town of Canterlot. Over at the Mix's residence at their gazebo, two of the opposite genders sat and ate slices of watermelons as they watched the rain pour down. Behind them was a huge robot which was plugged near an outlet presumably charging its power. It was none other than our protagonists, Gaige, her robot Deathtrap and her enigmatic boyfriend, Flash Sentry. A week had passed since their camping trip (and lets not forget the weird magic that the counselor Gloriosa tapped into that wasn't shown or mentioned in the last chapter) and yet, even though they were dating, Gaige couldn't still feel like they were a couple. It bugged Gaige for days, but for Flash it didn't seem to.
Gaige took a final bite of her watermelon and wiped the juice from her mouth. She then turned to her boyfriend with a questioning look.
"I almost forgot since it has become natural but," Gaige said, "Flash, why do you come to my house every single day?"
"You're asking me that now? If you ask why, it's because we're dating," Flash answered, "And because I have nothing to do except organize my stuff ani- I mean wash my car!"
Gaige sighed as she placed her hand on her chin and looked at Flash with a bored expression.
"You haven't really changed at all Brad," Gaige explained, "I feel like a fool because I feel like I'm the only one thinking about the meaning of this relationship."
"What? Why do you think that?" Flash asked.
"Because nothing has changed even after we started going out! It's the same old sh*t every damn day of the week! To be honest, I feel like I haven't gained anything."
"You're the one who made me help you with so many things including lifting Deathtrap because your jack broke..... But hey, isn't it completely different?"
The rain soon stopped and the rays of the sun slowly appeared in the horizon. Gaige stood up and stretched her arms while she turned to Flash.
"Flash, help me bring all the laundry so I can hang them out." She said.
"Uh, don't you have a maid for that?" Flash asked.
"It's Saturday dude, break day."
"Alright."
The two headed inside to bring out the laundry. They came out with a big basket of clothing and walked towards the clothes line. They began to hang the clothes as Gaige began to contemplate something.
"Now that I think about it, we never spent time alone together," She thought, "Does Flash also think the same way?"
She turned to Flash with once again a questioning look. The boy was digging through the pile of laundry and soon his eyes widened as he felt something inside the pile. He pulled it out immediately, revealing it to be three pairs of panties that seemed to be owned by his girlfriend. Gaige's face instantly turned crimson red and instantly swiped her underwear from her boyfriend.
"WATASHI NO PANTSU!" Gaige exclaimed, "YOU DON'T NEED TO HELP WITH THIS!"
"HUH, WAIT HUH?! I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS?!" Flash exclaimed as he began to become hysteric, "WHERE ARE THE WOOLEN PANTIES?!"
"....What."
"HEY HEY!" A voice came from behind them.
The two turned to see Treble leaning near the door to the house and was smiling at them with his arms crossed. He approached the two as he took off his signature sunglasses and looked at Gaige's underwear.
"...Where ARE your woolen panties?" Treble chuckled.
"BAKA!" Gaige exclaimed, "The hell are you doing here? Shouldn't you be bothering someone else's story?"
"Nah, I figured I could have my presence here instead," Treble replied, "Speaking of which, you guys going to the fair tonight? The whole crew is going including the guys you have never met before because cameos and stuff!"
"I still don't know what you guys are talking about." Flash said.
"NEITHER DO I!"
Gaige slowly turned to Flash with stuttering mouth. Her face turned crimson red once more and had a hard time looking at Flash right in the eyes.
"S-S-Shall we go t-t-t-together?" She whispered, "I mean, cotton candies.... Apple candies.... Are really good...."
"Babe you do know what I'm about to say right?" Flash smiled with his brow raised.
"HOLD ON did you just call me babe? That is just... Cringeworthy dude."
"Well, yeah, would you prefer Gaigie instead?"
".....Yes."
"Then the answer is yes."
Treble began to clap and cry at them, which made the two raise their brows in confusion. As he wiped the tears out of his eyes, Treble put back his sunglasses on and grabbed a hold of Gaige by the shoulders.
"Say Brad Sentry, can I borrow my little sister from you for a while?" Treble asked, "It's been a while since I've hang out with her."
"Eh sure, I can have her tonight right?" Flash grinned.
"You can even take her to bed if you want-"
"TREBLE! DON'T LET ME HAVE DEATHTRAP THROW YOU TO THE MOON!" Gaige shouted.
Treble began to drag Gaige away from Flash and headed inside. Before disappearing inside, Treble made his way out and went back to Flash.
"Also you might want to leave right now because... You'll be left alone with Dad and you do not want to be left alone with a buff father who loves explosion." Treble warned with a smile.
"*Gulp* Will do."
At downtown, Treble and Gaige walked on the sidewalk side by side as if they were a couple, in which the people around them began to suspect they were. Treble casually walked with his hands inside his pocket while Gaige began to grew uncomfortable of the smiling people around them, some of which she knew from school. The brother looked at her and smiled as he continued to walk.
"Ah, anxiety." Treble laughed.
"Anxiety?! The hell are you talking about?" Gaige replied nervously, "What could I be anxious about?"
"The fact you're walking with an insanely handsome but literally insane Asian guy who's about to steal yo girl," Treble joked, "Pretty sure that's how people act these days."
"...Since when were you insanely handsome?" Gaige said as she cringed.
"Since I started being obsolete in everyone's stories."
"Yet I still haven't appeared in some stories," Gaige sighed, "Anyways, spill it out. I know you wanted to tell me something or wanted to talk about something."
"Not here Sister Shuuya, we must go to the park!" Treble said in a Shakespeare accent.
The two headed towards the park, which was conveniently near them. They made their way through the path and watched people around them enjoy their business. The siblings soon reached the usual bench that every people sit on, in which Gaige had nostalgia to how she and Flash became officially together. Her face soon turned red once more as Treble sat on the bench and gestured Gaige to sit as well, in which she did. The two remained silent for the remainder of time until Treble let out a small laugh.
"You know what I like?" Treble laughed, "Happy endings! Especially from Anime's!"
"Eh? What?" Gaige raised a brow.
"You know, stories that have good heart warming endings! Kinda like Your Lie In April!"
"....That didn't end well."
"You get my point, anyway, how are you and Flash?"
Gaige remained silent as her face turned red once again.
"There really should be a counter for everytime you blush in a scene." Treble said.
"Shut up! We're doing fine!" Gaige replied back, "Well, I think so."
"Eh? Something wrong?"
Gaige placed her hand on her legs as she watched the children passing by them. She had a worried and uneasy expression, which was Treble's first time seeing such expression. She sighed and began to tap with her fingers.
"Sometimes I don't think me and Flash are even dating, it's weird. Like, every single time we're together or alone, it's the same thing; arguments and fighting," She explained, "People don't even think we're a couple... Well, except Hazel, but oddly enough, we still look like friends or something!"
"I see, my sister is being an angsty white teenager!" Treble joked, "HOW DELIGHTFUL!"
"And apparently according to Mijo, the current me has no impact at all! She even sent me fancy clothes to begin with!" Gaige continued.
"The hell are you talking about? Your appearance shouldn't excite others. Being demure is part of your charm!" Treble answered back, "Plus, you're cute the way you are. Why else would Flash be attracted to you?"
"Jeez Treble, thanks I guess?" Gaige said as she rubbed the back of her head, "Lastly, I haven't heard anything from Flash regarding his life or family."
"Did he ever tell you about his stuff animal collection?"
"Yes."
"There's one."
"Back to the topic, it seems like he isn't open about himself," Gaige continued, "If I ask about his feelings towards me, he'd always say he loves me and that's it."
"Hmm? Seems like he's hiding something, afraid maybe? I don't know, the author is probably dragging it again," Treble joked, "Maybe he's just afraid he might lose you because it's his first time to feel love. Happens to most people. Well, you know what they say, first love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity."
"Oh wow where'd you get that kind of quote?" Gaige asked with a smile.
"Something I learned from reading way too much Day by Day, Moment by Moment," Treble explained, "Anyways, back to the happy ending thing; I just want you guys to be happy and not lose your way together. I mean, I hate to see you be down about love and since this is your first love, I want you to treasure it with him."
Gaige listened intently to what her brother said. She realized that her anxieties and problems were distracting her to what truly mattered to her; love. Even if life was unfair, she still loved her boyfriend, even though he never understood her feelings for him.
"Wow, this is the first time I heard you say something really useful for once," Gaige said in amazement, "Thanks bro."
"The author figured that we needed a scene together so... Voila! Fanservice!" Treble exclaimed in delight.
"..I'm pretty sure it's fanservice to himself."
After bonding with her brother, the two went back home and waited for nightfall to come. At some point during the idle waiting for sun fall, Gaige noticed a scarlet scarf in the piles of clothes that Mijo sent her. She hesitated at first, but decided to wear it since it reminded her of Mikasa from Attack on Titan and it looked cute.
After hours and hours of waiting, the two headed downtown once more to attend the fair that was near the school's field. The two reached the fair grounds by Treble's car. It was already night time and the lights from the rides and stands in the fair shimmered through the sky. It was a beautiful sight that even Treble, who was on the weird side, found it a very mesmerizing sight. The two came out of the car in unison and headed towards the entrance. Over at the center of the grounds, they saw Treble's usual group of friends which composed of Warhawk, Zero, Daemon (Who was eating chips), Straight Edge and Arrow. The siblings approached the group and to Gaige's surprise, the girlfriends were absent.
"Hey! Over here!" Daemon shouted as he waved his chips around.
"Good evening glutton." Gaige greeted.
"HEYHEY! WARHAWK! YOU WEARING AN OVERWATCH SHIRT?!" Treble exclaimed as he approached Warhawk and placed his arm around his shoulder, "LET'S TAKE A SELFIE!"
"Or I could just maul you like a government mule!" Warhawk said with a smile.
"EVEN BETTER!"
Following a brief argument between Warhawk and Treble, the group decided to move and check the stands and games that the fair had to offer. They started out with the shooting games in which Gaige surprisingly nailed every target in one go, which surprised the group including Warhawk. However, even though she impressed the group, she seemed out of place. It was so awkward for her that she hoped for her boyfriend to show up, who was fashionably late.
As the boys continued to play the shooting game, Gaige went to a tree nearby to wait. She opened up her phone and decided to check her blog, which she had not checked since the camping trip. She took a quick look at the group, and felt anxious. Not because she felt out of place, it was because Flash wasn't there with her. She began to question herself, was she attached to him?
Suddenly, two big hands covered her eyes. She tried to pry them open, but failed to do so. The perpetrator gave out a low chuckle, which pretty much gave it away. Instantly, the anxiety that haunted her faded away as she elbowed the person behind her.
"Ow! It's me Gaige!" Flash groaned in pain.
"Brad!"
The boy smiled as he rubbed the back of his head. Gaige watched the boy laugh as her heart began to thump hard. She wasn't sure if she was happy or just plain angry, but she was glad that her boyfriend appeared. The smile that Flash had made Gaige smile warmly, which made Flash blush. Once again, Gaige punched Flash on his arm.
"Gaige I'm not a masochist, stop hitting me!" Flash smiled.
"Baka, you're late, where have you been?" Gaige asked with a smile as well, "Been waiting here like how Bilbo waited for Gandalf."
"No reason, just had some brother issues I had to take care of."
Flash soon noticed the scarf that Gaige was wearing. It began to loose up and slowly drop down. He immediately positioned it back to its place, accidentally touching Gaige's face in the process. He felt the heat of Gaige as she blushed.
"The scarf, it's cute," Flash smiled, "It suits you very well."
Gaige turned bright crimson red in an instant after hearing what Flash said. She began to look away to avoid eye contact with Flash in order to hide her blushing face.
"T-T-Thank you..." She whispered.
"What? I couldn't hear you." Flash pointed out.
"I said thank you," Gaige said, still blushing, "I'm craving for squid right now..."
"Squid? I think there's a stand over there that sells fried squid," Flash pointed out, "Now that I think about it, you're always eating squid."
"Eh?"
"You have to make sure you don't make the squid an endangered species!" Flash laughed.
"...I think as long as we don't go to some deserted island then it should be fine." Gaige replied back.
"A deserted island? That sounds fun," Flash answered back, "As long as you're there. If I could see you everyday, anywhere is fine."
*BADUMP*
"....Is that the reason why you come to my house everyday?" Gaige asked curiously.
"Hmm? Yeah," Flash answered, "What else would I be doing there?"
Why is Flash's answer always so clear? Gaige wondered why Flash was always straightforward to her. It was surprising and yet good for her, knowing that she could trust him in a few aspects of their relationship. Yet, somehow she still felt that Flash wasn't being true to her despite his advances. She wasn't sure if he understood her feelings yet.
Suddenly, Gaige flung her hand to Flash with a flustered and reddened look.
"HAND!" Gaige demanded, "Let's hold hands like last time, I mean... I love you... So yeah.. HAND. NOW."
Flash blankly stared at Gaige's hand for a good while until he suddenly grabbed a hold of her hand. The two went side by side and looked at each other in the eye. They remained silent until Flash started to laugh and smile.
"Hehe, I feel sort of shy!" He laughed.
"Yeah... I feel really happy..." Gaige said silently as she looked away.
Meanwhile, the boys had just finished playing the shooting game and started to head for Gaige. However, Treble soon noticed his sister and Flash holding hands, making him smile. He turned back to his friends and grabbed a hold of Daemon. He then headed towards the opposite direction while still dragging Daemon, making everyone raise confusion.
"Let's go ride them horsy carousel ride over there!" Treble said in excuse, "I always wanted to ride a horse!"
"...Technically that's not a real horse.." Straight Edge pointed out as he and the others followed on.
As they moved away from the couple, Treble took out his phone and texted Gaige. He turned to where she was and gave out a satisfied smile. He hoped for a happy ending, and it might come true.
Meanwhile, Gaige's phone began to ring. She took it out and saw a message from her brother.
Since your feelings are mutual, you guys should stay together more often :D
- Annoying Brother_Treble
Gaige smiled as she placed her phone back to her pocket. She looked at Flash and began to smile at him, in which prompted the boy to do so as well. The two soon headed towards the fair and enjoyed each others companies, not knowing what the future has in store for them.
"I am really happy because 'We like each other', so we're able to be together. It's great... It's really great to be in a relationship," Gaige thought to herself, "Wow, wouldn't it be nice? If days like this could go on forever."
Next Chapter: Chapter 27 - Hope Estimated time remaining: 3 Hours, 34 MinutesAuthor's Notes:
That ends the rounds! Short and fast paced chapter because of one reason; I don't want to drag it. Also I was very rusty when I wrote this so bear with me, plus I write chapters late at night. Also sorry for the lack of Manga Panels. Been lazy. Playing way too much Overwatch Paladins.
Just a heads up, the following chapters will be more on the feels, so bring tissues... I'm looking at you Cosmic, and probably Sun who'll break fimfic if the time is right.
And now for the multicultural:
Oh wow italiano! Sono abbastanza sicuro che dovrei dire qualcosa di completamente razzista al momento. Spaghetti, pizza, Mamamia, la vita di Gaige non sarĂ facile nei prossimi capitoli. Sii pronto.