The Fault in Our Sides Chapter 5: Friends
Warnings: Really bad humor my friend and I have, minor cursing, frustration with ones self. Let me know if I missed anything.
It would be another few days, with the occasional text, until Thomas saw Angel again, though it was a chance encounter.
“Oh, hey Angel.” He greeted, stopping in front of her, his hands laden with grocery bags from the store, “How’s it going?”
She stopped, finding his sudden appearence amusing somehow, especially since he just came out of the store, and she had just arrived.
“Fine.” Was her simple answer, Indecisivness just behind her.
“That is not the vocabulary I would have used, but in this scenario, it is acceptable.”
“Seriously?” Angel turned, an unamused look plastered to her face. The safety ready girl’s response was a simple shrug as she disappeared.
“So… I’m going to assume that you are in fact, not ‘fine’.” This wasn’t Logan, this was Thomas.
“No shit Sherlock.” Angel growled.
The sudden come-back was rather unexpected, considering none of Thomas’ sides had shown themselves quite yet. The brunette had become silent as she became unsure of this man she had met just recently. The girl was startled when he started to laugh.
“I’m just kidding!” He laughed harder, “There’s no need to be so serious!”
“Now kiddo, that’s not very nice language.” Patton scolded.
“Sorry Pat.” Thomas was still laughing.
All Angel heard was the laughter as her mind wandered to darker thoughts.
Even they laugh. They’re no different.
She was brought back from her thoughts as she heard her name, and found that it was Logan calling her.
“What?” She asked, quite confused.
“We have to leave,” Logan replied, “I do believe you have some shopping of your own.”
“Where you off to in such a hurry?” The girl asked, truly curious.
“Oh, just making dinner for some friends of mine!” Thomas beamed, halfway to his car already.
“Ah,” Angel nodded, “Have fun with that.” She stated, and entered the store, having nothing more to say.
“I bet they don’t know.” Indecisivness stated.
“I bet they think he’s a freak!” Violence laughed.
“Wh-what if they could be nice?” Timidness said, perking up, but it disappeared as she was ignored once again, walking at the back of the pack.
“Who cares!” Obsession hollered, “Did you guys see the new Steven Universe episode last night?! IT WAS EPIC! They were all like WOOSH! AND BANG BANG! AND-”
“NO SPOILERS!” Most hollered.
“Shut it! You all saw it too!”
“You know I have a two second attention span.” Violence whined.
“Not my fault.” Obsession grumbled, then had an idea, “Okaaaaayyy. Who wants to see my fan art?!”
Violence zoomed to the princess-like girl, wanting to take a peak at her drawings, Indecisivnes and Timidness staying out of their infatuations, of course.
Angel continued to walk, wishing for quiet, just once in her life she wished she could have complete silence, her mind refusing to let her rest as it went several direction at once. Violence hating most of the ships in any Fandom, Obsession loving everything, and not taking a break, ever. Indecisivness was constantly going over the shopping list, debating on whether one product was better than the other, and Timidness, was useless.
“Can you all just, just shut up for once?” Angel stated, firmly, hoping no one heard her, though the short isle was oddly silent afterwards, “I need to think, for once, without your help.” She stated, softer than the first time, but still rather harshly. Her order was met with defiance.
“Make us.” Violence smiled, knowing her threat to be a hard blow to the already suffering girl.
“It would be illogical to not be involved when you often disregard your pocketbook.” Indecisivness said, matter-of-factly.
“BUT STEVEN UNIVERSE!” Obsession screamed, making Angel second guess the fact that no one could hear them.
Shaking her head, she continued with the constant banter of voices, seen, and heard, only by her.
Meanwhile, Thomas had finally made it to his home, and started making dinner. Pizza. He placed his usual groceries away, then, wanting a break, he turned on his TV, and found the newly uploaded Steven Universe episodes ready, and waiting. Sadly, he didn’t get to watch all of it as his two best friends came bursting through the door.
“SOME BODY ONCE TOLD ME THAT YOU WERE MAKING PIZZA!” Joan burst out in song, of which Talyn finshed.
“SO I HAD TO COME AND GET ME A SLICE!”
Thomas shreiked in his laughter, then answered just as dramatically.
“HEY NOW, I GOT A THREE CHEESE, AND A SUPREME, OH YEAH!”
The group of three laughed, until Thomas realized the odd smell that started to permeate the air was the pizza being close to burning. It was saved, though the edges were slightly burnt.
“Uh… have you guys seen my pizza cutter?” Thomas asked.
“We literally just got here,” Talyn laughed.
“Never mind, I found scissors!”
“WAIT!” Joan hollered, “What would Patton say?”
Thomas looked to the punny father figment, who merely shrugged.
“As long as you don’t run with them kiddo!” With that he disappeared.
The Pizza was served, though a little oddly shaped…
“So,” Joan started around a mouthful off pizza, “How’s it going with the sides as a whole?”
Talyn nodded in agreement with the question.
“Uh… Mine are fine.” Thomas placed his plate of pizza down, suddenly no longer hungry as he thought of Angel.
“What’s that supposed to mean?” Talyn asked, trying to fit another slice into their mouth as they tilted their head upward.
The two spit out their food.
“WE THOUGHT YOU WERE GAY!”
Thomas dragged a hand over his face.
“Not. Like. That you assuming shits.” He laughed.
“We know,” Joan laughed, “We’re just messing with you!”
Throwing a pillow at Joan, Thomas continued his story.
“Long story short, she ran me over with a shopping cart… and then I saw her sides… and she saw mine.”
Sorry about this being a little late. I am really bad at keeping a consistent schedule. Hope you liked it. Also this is the last chapter my friend and I have written and she has limited internet so it may be a while before we have more of this.
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