summary: two different times miss holloway has met webby
title: chiquitita tell me whats wrong ship: hollowebby prompt: retro
It was the night of the 37th annual hatchetfield honey festival and missy holly was getting ready to go onstage. She had been preparing for this for months and she was thrilled. The honey festival is the biggest thing in hatchetfield if not the entire state screw clivesdales dumb cherry festival who would wanna go to that anyway. This was missy's year she was finally gonna get her music out to the world beyond hatchetfield. Ok yes this is a hatchetfield event but it's THE hatchetfield event and there's gotta be someone here that's gonna hire her. 1982 has been her year! She finally sold some of her shirts most of them to her friends but one person bought it at her set at that new place the slaughtered pig. Shes also written a full albums worth of songs that she played for her friends and they loved it.
“Missy holly your on in 5.”
“Awesome ill be right there!” YES finally here we go missy you can do this you can do this. Missy walks to the backstage area and waits five minutes until she hears her introduction.
“Now welcome to the stage local teenage artist missy holly.”
Missy walks onstage and waves to the crowd. She sees her parents and friends near the front cheering her on. She plays her 20 minute set and everyone seems to love it especially her song ‘run away with me’. She gets lots of applause as she walks off happy and excited for her future. As missy walks away from the event area to see her family and friends a girl runs up to her. She has white hair, pale skin, dark eyes, looks around her age, and hey is that one of her shirts.
“Hi! Im like your biggest fan! Could you sign my shirt?” wait i have fans? Thats crazy!
“Yeah totally! Do you have like a marker or something?”
“Yes here!” the girl hands her a black sharpie and missy signs her name.
“Thanks for coming to the show.”
“It was awesome! I cant wait to see you perform again. I love your song run away with me its so sweet!”
“Thanks ill see you at my next gig.'' At this the girl winks at her and runs off leaving missy smiling at the thought of her biggest fan.
It was the night of the 75th annual hatchetfield honey festival and miss holloway was cleaning up her diner. She didn't really want to go to the festival even though duke invited her. It reminded her of the last time she was truly happy. She made the deal a few rough years later and now shes here lonely even though she has duke, desperate even though she has the diner, and forgotten even though people had loved her. All she has now is this diner and duke but hes bound to forget her again soon. She doesnt even have her own name anymore not that anyone would care if she took it back next time but she doesnt really deserve it does she. She isnt that girl anymore. That girl deserved better than this she deserved the music career she wanted, the person she loved, the family that loved her, and the friends that cared for her.
While miss holloway is cleaning she hears the bell above the door ring and turns to see a girl about her age. She reminds her of the girl from her last concert. She walks around the counter to grab a menu and seat the guest.
“Welcome to miss retros! Take a seat wherever you'd like.”
The stranger stays silent as they sit and as miss holloway gets them a water. She walks back behind the counter to give the guest a few minutes. As she waits she thinks back to that concert and that girl. She wonders where she is now. Does she have a family? Is she still in hatchetfield? If so could miss holloway find her? But miss holloway is cut from her thoughts when she hears a very familiar song quietly fill her ears. But how? shes the only person that remembers this song. Miss holloway walks up to the girl confused.
“You know it dont you miss holloway. has it really been that long?”
“How do you know that song?”
“Oh come on you remember me dont you miss holloway. Or do you want me to call you missy holly.”
“Your not supposed to remember that song… or that name. So tell me how do you remember them?”
“Sit?” the stranger gestures to the other side of the booth motioning for Miss Holloway to sit down. For some reason despite how many different emotions she was feeling, Miss Holloway felt she could trust her and sat down.
“So you gonna explain yourself?”
“Be patient missy im getting there. Anyway i know you know the lords so im gonna skip that question-”
“Wait the lords? Do you mean the lords in black?”
“Duh who did you think i was talking about the lords of the rings.”
“That reference was completely incorrect.”
“Whatever. Anyway, so im there sister.”
“Yup i'm webby nice to remeet ya!” webby takes miss holloways hand and just holds it. Miss Holloway sits there not necessarily confused cause she's seen a lot of stuff in her many lifes but a bit bewildered.
“So why are you here? And why were you at my concert?”
“Well I was checking to make sure nibbly wasn't causing too much trouble when I heard your music and decided hey that sounds cool so I checked you out and realized something so I thought i'd make myself known in an inconspicuous way.”
“Ok… why are you here now then?”
“Well uh ive actually been keeping an eye on you but ive been busy so i havent seen you in a while but when i saw how lonely you were i thought id come say hi. Because well you know im the only person who really remembers you so i thought you might want a friend.”
“None that truly know you though.” This made Miss Holloway a little sad. Because webby was right none of the people she cared about knew her. The real her. They knew one of her personas. Yes thats still her but none of them know her name, her story, her pain. But now shes sitting with someone who remembers her. Remembers her songs, her life, her name. So she gives it a shot.
“Well webby, feel free to drop by the diner whenever.”
And with that webby is gone and miss holloway is alone again. But now she knows she won't be alone forever. So she waits for the next time. She works and cleans and hopes webby will come back cause shes getting lonely again. But about a week and a half later the white haired goddess returns and takes a seat at a booth and waits for miss holloway. Miss holloway grabs a plate of french fries and walks over to the booth.
“I was starting to think you werent gonna come back webby.”
“Sorry ive been pretty busy.”
“Its fine. French fry?” miss holloway slides the plate over to webby who grabs one hesitantly. As soon as she eats it her face lights up.
“Thats delicious! Can i have more?” miss holloway laughs and smiles properly fro the first time in a long time.
“Go ahead.” webby eats a few more fries before talking again.
“So what you been up to missy?”
“The diner keeps me busy so thats really it. Lifes pretty boring and lonely.”
“Can i ask you something missy?” miss holloway nods for her to continue.
“Can we go on a date?” miss holloway chokes.
“Yeah I heard it's a fun thing humans do and you look like you need to have some fun.”
“Webby a date is something people in a relationship do.”
“Well were not you know in a relationship.”
“So were not friends?” webby seems sad at this.
“No we are its just dates are for people in like a romantic relationship and were not.”
“What if we were though?” webby asks quietly looking down at the table. Miss holloway freezes she never thought this ethereal goddess would even know about dating but here she is being asked on a date by the queen of the white. How it would work miss holloway didn't know. what she did know is that she has felt so alone for so long and that having someone who actually knew her could make her feel a little less sad and a little more alive. Besides how could she say no to a literal queen.
“I think we could do it if we tried.”
“So is that a yes missy holly?”
“It is indeed webby.” webby smiles a plants a kiss on miss holloways cheeks. Miss holloway welcomes the affection her cheeks flush red and she turns to webby. They look into each others eyes both feeling more alive than they have in ages.
