Chapter 39.5: Prelude before Valentine

The Joans Sat down at their car. They all let out a sigh...

"Can you believe it?" Melissa said in a low voice. "Believe what?" Angelice knew where is was going and was ready to not hear it.

"Our daughter is Friends with that, Smaller version of Kori?"

"Charly?" Connor asked. "How do you know?"

"We're friends on Facebook. He's a sweet kid to talk too" she took the phone away.

"Hey I need that!" Connor said. "Can you see it!"

"Why are you getting worked up over it jeez! Calm your nerves and you should probably get to driving" He said as he took back his phone.

"I shouldn't be driving under this much stress!"

"Calm down and drive..." she took in a deep breath. "Angel Darling?"

"Yes?" She looks up "Give me a song to play"

"Preferably Something classical" he snaps his fingers.

"Uhh... Merry Go round a life?" "Brilliant! Something from howl's moving castle"

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The Dela Family sat down, at their car. "So-" "shut up please" Kori said put his hand on her lips.

"Hmph!"

"Char music quick!"

Fur Elise began to play, It calmed Everyone's nerve for the drive to the restaurant.

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The new and Beautiful restaurant is owned by the most popular chef in the town. Melvis Melvin. A chef known for his kind manners and Brilliant and never seen before recipe that are not serviced to customer, If they not want to get a lawsuit.

"And here we are... Station to station." Kori mumbled to them.

"Isn't that a David Bowie song?" Chilly turned to Charly, He nods in conformation.

"Looks like we arrived first!" "Nope, we are... Tied" they all got out.

"sooo... Who's babysitting Coral today?" Chill asked. "our neighbor! She's here with her so this is a proper family night out!" Domi said, Kori sighed before he walked inside. The Joans already went in first.

"You all go on ahead I'll wait here for the Neighbor!" Domi told them. "You know... Mom's Cheery attitude is sort of uhh... Getting to me" both of them said nothing to her.

"Don't leave me hanging!"

They meet up the Joans, Once again. "How many?" Melissa asked. Kori put up a four with his fingers.

"A table for seven please ma'am" "right this way"

They began to follow the Waitress to their table.

Angelice Walked next to Charly. They were both to Nervous to Talk to each other.

"Ehh... How did we get here?" Melissa listens intensely waiting to hear the sweet voice of Charly.

"Yeah, It is a coincidence that, our families would be going to the same place" Angelice said. Surprised She turned to see what was going on. 

"It would be a high occurrence..." He typed out. "are you trying to banter now?" She folds her arms. Charly lowered, his phone.

"Hehe, looks that's Another point for me" Charly rolled his eyes. "Yeah, I know we're even" he squinted his eyes. "Really that low?"

Charly Shrugs. "What ever you say Mr. president" She looks away.

"Does your Child know how to talk?" She turned to Kori "Did you, there a mute?" He strikes back. "Sorry, bad habits... And yes they can talk."

"Then why doesn't he talk?" Kori shrugs.

They all sat down around on the table. "I've been thinking your name can't be exactly be turned to a nickname" She told Charly.

"We call him, Char or Ly sometimes" Chilly chimed in. "Alright... I can see that..."

Charly just looked at her blankly. "Has reality came down on you?" He nods.

Angelice just smiled. "hiiiii!" Domi came up to the table. they just stare at her Blankly.

"Why the silence?" they all continue to stare at her. She just sat down.

"Sooo... Where we're we?" Melissa asked. "We are on the current topic of Crabs" Connor responded to her questions

"Right crabs..." Kori just listened as Both of them discuss the topic of Crabs. He rolled his eyes at the thought of Crabs.

"Hey look" chilly poked his Shoulder. "?"

"Florida man caught fighting an alligator with a katana"

Just another day in Florida. Chilly looked like she was on the verge of laughing.

Charly whispers something to her. Her face was about ready to explode.

"Why is always does jokes?"

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As time passes the long wait for a waiter is something. "where is the waiter?" Chilly asked.

"There's 2 more hours of sunlight outside the stores doesn't start service Until 5:00 then you'll have to wait an hour for your food to get here" Kori explained

"Then why are we here early?" Melissa questioned as she stood up. "Don't know but if we're going to be for a while, I might as well look at the Arcade they have" Kori said standing up. Domi soon followed. "Wait up!" Chilly rushed to her parents

"To the opera then" Melissa stood up and walked away. "Aren't you going?"

"In a second, let me finish this Rubik's cube" he eventually finished it. "Here! Hold on to that till then" Connor stood and wandered off to the Theater.

"I guess this restaurant also Doubles as a mall" Angelice said.

Charly understands now! "O? Something wrong?" Charly shakes his head "then what is it?"

"I think the reason that it's called station to station is because of the many little places here" He typed out the thought that came to mind.

"I could see that, I mean if we treat this place as an actual train station, the restaurant is like the Hub" She said,

Charly nods at her thoughts. "How good are you with sweets?" She randomly asked out. "I can't eat that much" Charly said.

"Why not?" "My body won't let me"

"Sounds to me you don't like sweets" Charly looked offended at her words. "hehe sorry..." They both sat down in silence just silently looking at each other and maybe a bit judging.

"Uhhh... It's Valentine's? This Monday... I guess We could expect out desk to be filled with chocolate enough to fill out freezers up" she joked. Charly smiled at it.

"How about you? Are... You giving... Us something?" Charly gave no Comment.

"So it's a surprise?" Charly just nods at it.

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"I'm bored let's do something" Charly turned to her, "want to go anywhere?"

He pointed at the arcade. "Why not" they both stood up and placed down the "reservation sign"

Before the short walk to the arcade began. "I wonder if they have pacman?" Angelice said as they entered the arcade. They were immediately blasted with cold air. Charly's face barely reacted to the cold.

"Cold..." Charly Quietly said as he was shivering. "THIS! uniform doesn't help at ALL!" She said

Charly went off to find something to play some games but it the feeling of Something holding him back was were. He turned behind him and... There's the problem.

"Hehe... Uhhh... Can you...? Let me hang on? For a bit" she asked

He was reminded of his sister but cute girls isn't going to stop this gamer from Achieving high score in bowling!

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He didn't Get the highscore, the combination of the cold and the pressure of being watched was too much.

At least he was getting a little warmer now. 'calm down Charly, just silently rant to yourself.'

"Better luck next time I guess" Angel giggled. Charly's eye twitched. Next game.

It was a crane game. "Is that..." Angel walked to the glass. "A limited edition Plushie of a slime!?" Charly was pulled by her force.

"I must have that! Luckily the world's number crane game player is here!"

She drew here first coin, that's a candy lost. She failed. "It's only natural!" 1 more coin that's also another candy lost.

Failed again. She was still calm. Charly watched on her addiction of Playing crane games kick in.

"Hahaha! One more!" Another candy lost.

10 candies later.

She was all but devastated. All de could do now is cry on Charly's shoulder as the Plushie of the slime is smiling at her taunting her!

Charly putted one 1 coin in and played his hand.

In miracle, he managed to snipe to the slime. 'why does this always happen? When I don't want something I get when I do it doesn't come'

Charly went to go and claim his reward.

"Hah!- hahahah!... I think I'm going insane! To this cold!" Charly took pity and gave her the plushie.

"Thanks..." She happily took the Plushie. "Hmm! So soft!" Charly smiled as they left the Arcade.

They felt the relief of the warm air for once.

They walked back to their table. "The cold in the opera is unreal! Who could have survived that nightmare!?" Melissa said to Connor was didn't care at all.

"But the show was enjoyable" He said. "It was... The Only problem you need unreal layers of clothes to properly enjoy it"

Connor took out his phone and a photo of something. "What are you doing" he showed her the photo.

She took his phone and looked closer. She turned to Charly and Angelice at the Counter ordering snacks.

"Why is she clinging on him?" "Is it a problem?"

"Major! Darling!" "Don't act like you did same one time"

They walked over to them. "Quickly act natural!"

"Whatever"

"Damn you! Jerk! So what if it was luck? That was millions to one!"

Charly looked was about to laugh. "At least I didn't waste my time on the bowling game I failed trying to get a number higher"

Charly had his defense. "Let me guess you were distracted?"

He pointed at her, with a cheeky smile... They both stare at Each other as they stopped. It hit her.

"Ahahaha... Were you? Now...? Hehe"

She let got her of his hand. Charly didn't have a response and just looked at her not really knowing what was going on.

"By god..." Melissa couldn't believe what she was seeing.

"That our daughter has a crush on the most popular kid in this town?"

The end.

"Angel?"

"Yes? Mother"

"Ummm... Goodluck"

"...I'm still a kid maybe when I'm older"

"In the future with him"

"Wait..."