The movie Zoey had played was a rom-com.
It was incredibly bad. Very cliche with a lot of pointless violence.
At first, both Noah and Angela were a little reluctant. But it turned out it had both of what they wanted.
The cheesy, weird, and honestly cringy dialogue had the trio cracking up. You could say that it was so bad it was funny.
And while the action was needless it was still good enough to satisfy Noah's craving.
Once it was done the three friends were all smiles. They watched a few more until it was almost 5:30.
Then they decided to do something else.
"Let's play Mario Kart!" Noah chimed.
"No! Let's play Mortal Kombat!"
Noah's cheeks puffed up.
"Just Dance!" Noah fired back.
" Injustice!" Angela retorted.
" Pokemon!" Noah yelled.
" Street Fighter!" Angela argued and crossed her arms.
" Kirby!" Noah grunted with his cheeks red.
"Jump Force!" Angela asserted.
" *Grrrrr*"
" *Grrrrr*"
The two started growling like two territorial dogs.
" How bout all of em'? " Zoey shrugged.
The two looked at her then at each other and blinked.
( About An Hour Later)
Noah put his hands on Angela's shoulders and shook her.
Her hands were gripping a controller and her thumbs were working up a sweat.
"TURTLE!" Noah screamed.
" I see it-. OH, SHIT!"
Angela screeched as a green turtle knocked her over.
" No. No! NO! NO~!" She screeched as someone passed her on the track stealing her first place spot.
" SON OF A BITCH! C'MON GO! GO!"
She screeched trying her best to get to finish line. She somehow was able to get first place again and was so close to finishing.
Until she was hit by a blue shell.
" Blue shell!" Noah warned loudly and squeezed Angela tighter.
"NO!" Angela shrieked.
Leaving her to finish in fifth place.
Both of their jaws declined to the floor. Then they slowly. Oh, how very slowly, they turned their heads to Zoey.
She sat with her legs crossed and holding a controller.
She turned to them as well with an innocent blank face. Then her lips curved up into a devilish smirk.
Then she held up her middle finger, index finger, and thumb sideways with her tongue hanging out.
" *AH HA!*"
She let out a throaty laugh and the two others scrunched their eyebrows.
Zoey put her tongue back in her mouth and put her hand back in her lap.
".... So~. Best out of thirty-two?" Zoey asked with a shoulder shrug.
They just glared at her.
"... Ok... MK then?"
They glared at her with even more hostility.
Zoey just blinked and leaned her head to the side cutely.
( An hour later)
' Erron Black Wins. Fatality.'
Noah lowered his controller to his lap with his mouth cracked open.
He turned to Zoey who had an adorable but mischievous smile that revealed her dimples.
Angela just sat on the floor with her elbows on the coffee table and her fingers clasped together in front of her open mouth.
"Really? Are you fucking kidding me?"
Noah interrogated.
Zoey shrugged her shoulders keeping that smile on her face.
"SIXTY FIVE WINS!? IN A ROW!?"
Zoey put her hands up as she shrugged this time.
" What's next?" She asked.
(Ten minutes later)
The coffee table and couches have been moved back.
The three were stretching and loosening themselves up with remotes in their hands.
"Ok. We'll DEFINITELY win against you this time. Angela and I both exercise and you get winded walking to the bathroom.
My beautiful beloved thick princess." Noah sneered but threw in a compliment at the end.
"*Heh* Nice save my little lime." Zoey chuckled a bit.
" You guys are weird." Angela muttered/laughed.
"Aw! Don't worry my little Angel, you get a nickname too. It's time you get rid of that Ice Queen name."
" Uh, I don't think Angel is the name to go with. Ask any of my bodyguards. Plus it's too cutesy."
"Okay, we'll just think of something else. *Mmm* How about-"
"*GASP*"
The two turned to Noah who let out a huge gasp.
They looked at him with suspicion and worry.
"What?" Zoey asked.
He held a hand over his mouth and looked at Zoey and Angela.
"Noah? You okay boo?" Zoey asked with a concerned smile.
He didn't answer. Instead, a huge smile spread across his face and he started to giggle.
" I think he's still a bit buzzed." Angela whispered to Zoey.
"OH. MY. GAH!" Noah gaped at the two women.
" Noah, you're starting to freak me out bud." Zoey said.
He held up his other hand and pointed from Zoey to Angela.
" Noah, WHAT IS IT!? Why're staring at us!? It's disturbing! Are you having a stroke?
Wait, ARE YOU having a stroke!? Blink twice if you're having any chest numbness or uneven pain! Unless it's in your face!"
Angela had started to panic.
Finally, Noah said something. " Oh my MADONNA! I just figured it out."
"Figured what out?" Zoey asked with her arms crossed. She was getting a bit fed up.
" You know who you guys look like low-key?"
Noah asked.
The two women looked at each other and Nosh rushed to get his phone from his bedroom.
When he came back the remote dangled from his wrist as he pulled something up on his phone.
Then he flipped his screen to face them.
Which revealed a picture of the Powerpuff Girls that was zoomed in on Blossom and Buttercup.
" I just had this little itch in my brain telling me something like this. Then it finally clicked when you two were talking."
The two women looked at each other. He wasn't exactly wrong. Their head were a bit big and their eyes were a bit large too.
All you had to do was slap a big red bow and pink dress with white stocking and mary janes on Zoey. Then BOOM you got a super tall Powerpuff.
With Angela, you just had to give her a sharp bob and bangs. And the same outfit except with a green dress.
Zoey and Angela stared at each other for a long time. Tilting their heads and squinting their eyes.
Then they collapsed to the floor in furious bursts of laughter.
They were suffocating after ten minutes.
Begging for help after five more.
Then they were finally able to stand after another five.
" *Ahem pfft* Uhh. *gasp* Okay, you're correct. But there's something more important than that." Angela wheezed.
Both of them turned their attention to her.
" *AHEM* The important question is~ Who's gonna be Bubbles?"
Angela turned to Noah with a smirk.
Zoey followed her gaze and both of them looked ready to eat him.
" What?... Oh... Oohh.... *Gasp* OOHH! Oh! Oh, no no no no!" Noah waved his hand around in declination.
Zoey sneered, " Tell you what? How about we start keeping track of who gets the highest score in the games?
To be fair. Only you and I will compete. Angela will still play.
If I win. We both get to dress you up as Bubbles. If you win, mmm, we do what you want.
How's that sound?"
Noah mulled it over finally agreed with a smile. " Okay, deal."
He nodded and began to tie his hair up.
" I definitely won't lose!" Noah held up a fist and a face sparkling with enthusiasm.
" What are you an anime hero?" Angela scoffed.
'Meh, you're close.' Zoey mumbled to herself.
" Alright! Let's do dis!" Zoey chimed.
They all stood in front of the TV ready for battle.
( Another Hour Later)
Noah slumped to the floor in defeat as music blared from the TV. Angela had given up fifteen ago and slumped on the couch in a pool of sweat.
While Zoey kept dancing her heart out.
'It ain't me, no, no
It ain't me, no, no
It ain't me, no, no
Who's gonna walk you through the dark side of the morning?
It ain't me
It ain't me
It ain't me, ah, ah
It ain't me (The Bowery, whiskey neat, grateful, I'm so grateful)
It ain't me (The Bowery, whiskey neat, grateful, I'm so grateful)
It ain't me (The Bowery, whiskey neat, grateful, I'm so grateful)
It ain't me'
Zoey finished the song with an absolutely perfect score.
She placed her hands on her hips and cheekily announced, " I win!"
" Don't *haah* get too *hoo* excited. We still *hoo* have more *ah* games to go." Noah panted.
*SpongeBob narrator voice*
(Another Two Hours Later)
Zoey: Total Wins; 112
Noah: Total Wins; 3
ZOEY WINS!
The couches and table were put back in their proper places.
And Noah sat down with pouty lips as Angela began tying his hair into pigtails.
" So unfair, " he muttered.
"Oooh, this is perfect! Why have I never seen you wear this?" Zoey squealed and walked out of Noah's room holding a baby blue long-sleeved shirt.
The collar was detached from the rest of the shirt. So it would expose his shoulders if he put it on.
" It was a gift from HE WHO SHALL NOT BE NAMED. He said it's what fags wear."
" Oh, Dominic sent this? He has some unexpectedly good taste." Zoey shrugged.
" I SAID HE SHALL NOT BE NAMED!" Noah exploded.
Zoey held back a laugh and walked over to the two.
" So... who is~ The man you're discussing?" Angela treaded as lightly as possible.
Noah rolled his eyes and said through gritted teeth, " *ARGH* He used to be an acquaintance. Now he's a leech to my 'parents'. He's the son they never had.
I do NOT feel like talking about him! I NEVER want to talk about him."
He stood up and snatched the shirt from Zoey's hands and stormed to his room.
' We won't hear about Dominic for at least another ten chapters. That's for sure.' Zoey said to herself.
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Sky's pleas rang out in Zoey's head. Though they only made her chuckle.
Like she was ever gonna stop.
Then she heard Noah's room door opened and his footsteps drew near.
" Okay, how does it look?" He asked.
The two turned to him and their jaws became pasionate lovers with gravity.
Most of Noah's skin had never seen the sun before so it looked like freshly laid snow. The sleeves swallowed his palms a bit and though it was big it still clung to his body.
He looked stunning.
" You know this surprisingly comfortable. So? How is it?" He asked with his arms up to show his torso.
It was another bout of silence before Angela groaned, " Why the hell are you so pretty?"
" Lemme just take a couple... hundred pictures." Zoey said and took out her phone. She immediately started taking pictures despite Noah's protests.
After a bunch of group selfies, Noah's embarrassment was going to give him a nose bleed.
" Okay, that's enough pictures! " He pushed the two away from him.
" What now? I'm bored and humiliated." He huffed with his cheeks still a bright red.
" I swear I can see cat ears dropping on your head." Zoey murmured.
Noah just let out a loud groan and pulled his knees to his chest to bury his face in them.
" I brought ice cream and junk food. So~ TV?" Angela shrugged.
" Cool." Zoey said.
" Mmmm." Noah just responded with a soft whine.
" Great! I'll go get the stuff!" Angela hopped over the couch and ran to the kitchen.
Meanwhile, Zoey gently nudged Noah with her foot. " C'mon mister pouty. Cheer up."
He lifted his head up from his knees and spat, " I hate you." Before burying his head back into his knees.
Zoey smiled and held out her arms, " I'm sorry. Wanna hug? "
He lifted his head up only to shoot her a glare.
But just as he was about to hiss at her, Angela came out of nowhere.
" Gottem!"
She shouted and carried some tubs of ice cream and bags of chips, candy, popcorn, etc.
She put them on the table and then handed out some spoons.
" I call cookies and cream." Noah suddenly jumped up. If there was anything that could cheer up the little sugar fiend. It was ice cream.
" I call vanilla." Zoey announced.
Angela handed the two their tubs, leaving her with the chocolate ice cream tub.
She grabbed the remote and plopped next to Noah. Then proceeded to turn on Criminal Minds.
Zoey who had already begun savoring her ice-cold treat, was a bit surprised when Noah started to inch closer to her.
He cuddled up against her and leaned into the warmth of her body.
" Change your mind about that hug?" Zoey asked arrogantly.
" Don't misunderstand. I'm ready to pass out after all this food and boobs make good pillows." He said in between swallows.
" Weird. You guys are.... strange.... strange... friends." Angela muttered.
" Are you just now noticing this?" Zoey asked jokingly.
Angela let out a snort and they all just sat back and watched TV.
( An Hour And A Half Later)
Noah was passed out at the end of the couch and quietly snoozing under a blanket that was draped over him.
" Mmmm. Well, hello to you too Mr. Gubler. I love your work on Criminal Minds." He mumbled in his sleep.
While Angela and Zoey sat next to each other while empty wrappers, cartons, and bottles made a wasteland on the floor.
They were watching the Powerpuff Girls and asking random questions.
" Favorite color?" Angela asked.
" Don't have one. I like em all." Zoey said.
" Cup size?" Zoey asked.
" C. You?"
" F."
Angela looked over to Zoey and glanced go her chest. " You bitch, " she said jokingly with a big smile.
Zoey returned her smile and they giggled.
" Your turn. " Zoey stated.
Angela opened her mouth to speak but something abruptly came over her. Like a bolt of lightning just pierced through her brain.
She felt... drawn to Zoey. Her head was pounding and images submerged her brain.
Flashes and bits and pieces of random information just seemed to scramble her brain.
" Ange?" Zoey called out concerned.
" Yoo-hoo." She waved her hand in front of Angela's face.
Angela flinched back a bit and blinked.
It was then that she recognized that she had just been staring at Zoey like an idiot. Or a stalker. Or worse a... male lead. *EUGH*
She turned her interest to her hands that she had begun twiddling mercilessly.
" S-sorry."
" Don't worry about it. You okay? You look kinda pale."
Angela still didn't turn away from her hands. She snuck quick peeks at Zoey and sweat began to leak down her face. The questions created a monster in her chest that gripped her heart.
It made it almost impossible for her to speak.
But she didn't want to draw this out any longer she swallowed down her fears and uncertainties.
Her heart was aching and she was on the brink of a mental breakdown.
But she was stronger than this. So she would never succumb to some trivial anxiety.
" Zoey, if I ask you something that's, well, unthinkable. You promise to hear me out before having me committed?"
" *Heh* Bitch trust me. I am the last person to judge if a person is crazy or not. So go ahead."
Zoey straightened herself up and tried to look more serious.
Angela took a deep breath and sat up straight, gazing into Zoey's hypnotic pink orbs.
" Zoey...
Do you believe in reincarnation?"