Willy got out of the boat first so he could usher everyone out of it. Ivy was the last one to step off, and being the clumsy girl she was, she managed to trip over her feet. Luckily, she was caught by a pair of arms.
"It's alright, starshine." Willy whispered to Ivy. "I've got you."
"Thanks." She muttered softly to him, looking up at the face of her saviour. Her heart began to beat faster when she realized how close their faces were. The tips of their noses were touching.
It felt like it was only them in their own little world until the sound of someone clearing their throat reeled them back into reality. Ivy and Willy turned their heads to see everyone staring weirdly at them. Well, everyone except for Charlie and Grandpa Joe who had a wide grin on his face.
The two lovebirds stepped away from each other. Ivy walked over to Charlie and Grandpa Joe. She could feel a set of eyes glaring into the back of her head. She turned her head to see Mrs Beauregarde's eyes flared with jealousy. Ivy just decided to ignore the woman for now. The door to the Inventing Room opened, and Willy led everyone inside.
Ivy's eyes lit up in fascination when she saw all the machines and flasks, the smoke and colourful liquids. "Now this is the most important room in the entire factory!" Willy explained and then he cautioned. "Now, everyone enjoy yourselves, but just don't touch anything. Okay? Go on!"
Every child was quick to run off, except for Charlie. He looked up at Joe and Ivy, and she gave him a nod with a smile. Charlie then walked off. He was definitely the most behaved child here, well, the only behaved child. Ivy went off to do some exploring of her own. She felt the presence of someone come to stand next to her. She turned her head to see Willy.
"Does anything in particular catch your eye?" He asked her curiously, playfully bumping his shoulder against hers.
"It's hard to say." Ivy said, smiling up at him. "Everything here is so fascinating. I would like to see an machine that could make maybe little raspberry kites with licorice instead of string. But I'd like something like that." A smile and chuckle danced across Willy's lips. He was glad the girl was enjoying herself. He looked down to see that their hands were nearly touching. Ivy didn't seem to notice yet though. He was about to make a bold move, and lace their fingers together, but the moment was ruined."Hey, Mr Wonka! What's this?" Violet called loudly from a pool with windows which she and Mike were looking at. Oompa-Loompas were swimming inside it.
Willy pursed his lips in annoyance, glancing in the child's direction. He just wanted one uninterrupted moment with Ivy. "Oh! Let me show you!" Willy's annoyance was replaced with excitement when he saw what Violet and Mike were standing by. He walked over, and an Oompa-Loompa emerged from the water. He handed Willy a red ball. "Thank you!" He said the Oompa-Loompa. Everyone gathered around Willy to hear what he had to say. "These are Everlasting Gobstoppers. They're for children who are given very little allowance money. You can suck on it all year, and it'll never get any smaller. Isn't that neat?"
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Lucky Sweetheart (Version 1)
HumorIvy is Charlie's older sister who loves Chocolate just like her brother. Their lifes wasn't been too great since their family is poor, but one day changes their life, Charlie and Ivy couldn't be anymore happy and lucky for it.