It’s so sudden it surprises her. Hazel eyes widen in surprise, dark brows lifting to meet crystal hues. && lips quirk in a grin because the thought of letting a boy (no matter how cute he was or how much attention he gave her )pull her from her best friend was sillier than anything.
&&yet the statement is so serious that rose lips are curved down && dark brows furrow. Jane hardly complained about Mabel’s social life, much less her ROMANTIC LIFE && for her to be worried over a boy taking her from Jane was almost enough to cause Mabel to grin once more. But she doesn’t answer. The silence is too much ;; fingers wind together in H O P E S that Jane will break the uncomfortable silence herself.
&&Mabel is quiet for the first time in hours, for she can’t PROMISE anything. Her head bows, cheeks flaming.
&&there’s a gasp that falls past rose colored lips with an excitable scooch forward. He’s caught her attention;; the promise of a FUN story is far more alluring than his previous tale. && so she’ll lean toward him, chestnut curls spiraling && tangles bouncing down the reach of her back at the change of position. Her excitement fizzles quickly, however, the late hour finally catching up with her. Lips will curve into a RADIANT smile as she awaits for the promised fairy tale &&eventually she’ll speak, tired lips hardly parting to speak.
'So tell it.‘
Her excitement is hardly noticeable && perhaps she would’ve been much more emotional if it weren’t for the late hour. She’ll wait, however, tired lids drooping before she flicks russet hues to meet matching hazel eyes. Her patience has vanished.
'I don’t haveall day, Jim. I’m a very tired girl. Are you gonna tell me a FUN story or what ?!’
Boy, this kid sure was taking the whole ghost thing well. By the sound of it, it was nothing new to her.
❝Mega adorable—… What? No, what you’re wearing is fine.❞ Then again, this is Johnny we’re up against.
❝Um—… Actually, take this.❞ The girl seemed persistent, and naturally the last thing he wanted was for her to get hurt. What was a more logical way to prevent that than by handing her the specter deflector from his bag?
❝I know it just looks like a belt, but it’ll protect you.❞
Despite her ( excitement ) about the adventure, she can’t help but frown at the sight of her ‘protection’. Rose lips pull down, dark brows lifting in surprise. Her head tilts in silent question, but she doesn’t hesitate in reaching forward to pluck the item from his grasp.
'Are you sure that this non-belt will really protect me from ghosts ? My brother has probably fought against ghosts before, so I know SECOND HAND that ghosts are super dangerous, so I don’t know how helpful this belty thing is.’
‘ I don’t know how anyone could miss such glorious sparkle ! I mean, it just completes the whole look ! Everyone knows a bit of bling is a girl’s best friend. ‘
Sheri’s even more astounded by how D R A B her ensemble seems in comparison to the other girl’s. When did she take to wearing DARK colors so often?
'That’s what I’ve been saying ! I’m so glad I found someone like YOU who’s as appreciative of a little B L I N G as I am ! You know, I think we’re gonna get along really well.’
That was a saying she gave out often ( Mabel was easy to impress ), yet she found herself grinning && thinking that the promise might be kept.
◄╳► oh, HOW DARE she insult him like that! her words were getting on his nerves ; feeding the irritation, which would only stop growing if satisfaction were able to find its way to him … unfortunately, it seems to be that it is LOST.
❝ blah, blah, you’re not my mom ! pirates don’t need those kinds of compliments ! giant && smelly pirates have gone through SO MUCH, && pirates with sweaters … are just … FREAKING LAME. ;; ——— like you !! ❞
( ooooooh, that must’ve got her, right ? )
&&yet she’s not so much OFFENDED as she is surprised. It wasn’t often she argued with strangers ( most were charmed into agreeing with her, no matter how incorrect she may be )&& the NERVE he had to call her an insult as appalling as LAME sent hazel hues widening in disbelief.
'The only thing L A M E here is you && your dumb, smelly, piratey business. Maybe if pirates did receive those kinda compliments, they wouldn’t be super rude && DISRESPECTFUL like you are !! ‘You know, I’m kinda glad I’m not your mom, because if I was, I would be mega disappointed.’
‘ hey, so i was just wondering–––––– i mean, i want to try out this new HAIR thing, like a. like a hair do? a braid? d’you think you’d let me do it to yours? your hair, that is ! ’
‘You wanna braid my hair ? Psssh, of course I want you to ! I would L O V E it if you could braid my hair. In fact, I would've probably payed you to braid my hair if you hadn’t asked first. Plus, scientists say that braiding other people’s hair helps make you BEST FRIENDSwith them !!’
❛ … i suppose this is what i should have expected from the mystery spot. but you’re here all by yourself while he’s out of town? ❜
‘Weeeeell, I do have my brother !! He’s here EVERY SINGLE MINUTE I’m alive—- it’s in the twin handbook that I just now made up that he has to be. Besides him, we have Soos! He always lets us do what we want. If you haven’t figured it out already, I’m the mature one of all of us.’
‘Obviously I’ve been to slumber parties before ! Thing is, I’m not sure we’ve been to the the same kind of slumber party. Like, bedazzling is def not part of the the ones I’m used to. Especially… Eyelids. Doesn’t that hurt ? A lot ?
Well, whatever. I’m in— Wait. This isn’t some prank, right ? Who else is going ?’
'You get used to the pain when you do it a lot. Plus, it’s worth it when it’s F U N&& makes you look like a princess. Don’t worry, though. My sleepovers are always AMAZING && I can one million percent guarantee that you will have the TIME OF YOUR LIFE !!
‘Pacifica, I would never, ever P R A N K someone with the promise of a mega rad sleepover. &&I was thinking it could be just the two of us… ? Candy && Grenda can be kinda INTENSE at times, but it you’re, like, really uncomfy with it just being us, I can invite them !!’
