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Chapter 7 - Fear and loathing

"OHMYGODKILLITWITHFIRE!!!" Victoria blurted out in half of a second before disappearing down the hallway and jumping over the couch to hide, leaving Mari to defend herself against Tom's tarantula. Before Mari even had the chance to move she could clearly hear Tom laughing like a mad man on the other side of the door trying his best not to laugh too loudly he covered his mouth and started coughing and wheezing.

Enraged Mari begins to bang on the door, as she grabbed the handle to try shaking the door she realized Tom forgot to lock it. Smirking she waved for Victoria to come over and gestures at the door handle. Vicky catches on and runs to the kitchen as she walks to the bathroom door with each hand full of ammo evil grins spread over the two girls faces as they prepare to 'Storm the fort' with a carton of eggs and a squeeze jar of mayo.

Before they could open the door to start the assault though it appears to open on its own, Only to let out the mechanical cockroach!!. Upon seeing her arch enemy rear its ugly head once again Victoria screams and runs away leaving Mari alone with just a carton of eggs to defend herself. Seeing as the situation turned do or die Mari clenched her teeth and kicked the door all the way open preparing to at least hit Tom with an egg before running.

Only to find Tom lying on the ground holding his crotch and covering his face, apparently he was hiding behind the door in case of retaliation and didn't expect the door knob to strike him in his 'no no spot'. As Tom laid there on the ground with foam frothing out of his mouth and only a towel to cover his shame Mari couldn't help but feel bad for him before pelting him with an egg and walking back to the living room to let him clean up again...

"Dude you take longer showers than all the girls in my house put together" Mike says as he hands Tom a bowl of cinnamon toast crunch. "Thanks Mike, and I wasn't bathing the whole time I just decided to run the hot water out as a nice surprise for Mari, we should hear a scre..." "Mother F∆¢ker!! I should have used all the eggs!" Tom's sentence was cut short as Mari started screaming every profanity she knew, both English and French.

"Could you quit pulling ponytails and just ask her out already?" Victoria plops down between the two and asks in one of her rare moments of seriousness. Tom just looks at Victoria before he shrugs and keeps eating which only elicits a pinch from Vicky. "Seriously Tom, you know she's why Ashley cancelled on you right? everyone in school knows you two like each other but neither of you will admit it."

"That's because we don't. I've said it a million times she has no interest in me that way, Besides she's like a sister to me so there's no.. wait what do you mean that's why Ashley cancelled on me?? Answer now or Mr and Mrs Crawley will find their way to your house". Victoria just rolls her eyes and walks off to make toaster strudels.

A wet slapping noise can be heard running down the hallway and Tom looks up just in time to see Mari launch into a flying headlock. Her clothes wet and clinging to her body as if she didn't even towel off to get her revenge.

"You're such a dick you should have been named after your father!" Mari yells in Toms ear causing Vic to smirk before biting into her strudel. "Mari would you please describe our relationship to everyone? Victoria says we're undercover lovers and that's why Ashley stood me up.." Tom has never been one to beat around the bush and since him and Mari knew each other since they were in diapers he has no shame in saying what he's thinking around her.

Mari instantly drops the head lock and pushes him away while gagging. "Victoria that's just nasty he's my baby brother" "I'm older than you by two months.." "I said what I said, besides who spread that rumor?". Victoria looks to Larry and Chelsea for back up. Larry starts counting the hairs on his knuckles and Chelsea walks to the bathroom to avoid getting dragged into an awkward situation. Mike senses that he's next and disappears before he gets dragged in to a losing battle.

"Well everyone in school honestly I mean you guys eat each other's food and are always hanging out.." Victoria starts mumbling a few other reasons before Mari cuts her off. "You mean like how you snatch Larry's fries in the cafeteria and how Mike is always helping Chelsea get ready for her games by pointing out hard counters for her opponents off to the side away from the camera?" Vic looks dead into Mari's eyes "Me and Larry Are dating.."

Silence... followed by more silence..

"""What?!?!""" Chelsea ran out of the bathroom to see Tom, Mari, and Mike staring at Victoria "What happened? why's everyone yelling now?" No one could respond so Victoria continues "We've been dating for like two years now right Larry?" "Yeah next month is our two year anniversary.. but I thought we were gonna wait till we graduate to drop that bomb on them Vic".

Victoria looks a little guilty for a second before she grins "I couldn't help it, besides now we don't have to hide it anymore". Tom stands up and points at Larry "Mike use submission!!" before Larry could blink Mike magically reappeared grabs him and twisted him like a soft pretzel "I give I give!! let me goooo!" "Now Mike use fire punch".

Mike begins giving Larry an atomic noogie Mari comments "Its super effective, the opponents Larry has fainted..." Chelsea couldn't help herself and quips "should have known better than use a bug type against a fighting/fire type Vic" "That's not fair! he used two moves back to back my turn got skipped..." as they bicker Larry just moans before Tom looks at him with an evil expression "You have violated the bro code.. do you know the consequences of your actions?"

Larry gulps before deciding to act self righteous "I would do anything for the woman I love!! you heartless plebs wouldn't understand". Victoria leans in to Larry's chest "Awww baby I love you.." the world starts turning pink so Tom pretends to start clawing at his eyes "It Burns's it Burns's make it stop! please make it stop!" as Mike and Mari start laughing Larry shoots the stink eye at Tom "Dude shut up your just jelly, but hey you guys brought this on yourselves we behaved and never so much as held hands in front of y'all so now we're just gonna rub this in your pathetic loner faces".

"I move that any and all signs of affection are hereby banned and punishable by cruel plot development in game.. those that agree please raise your hands.." Mike, Chelsea, Mari, and Tom have their hands raised. "All who oppose?" Larry sighs deeply "we're outnumbered Vic" "That's ok Larry let them grow old bitter and alone besides I don't know if I'm comfortable with being touchy feely in public yet.."