[ Toodles ] Cuddles x Toothy - HTF Ship Story

Chapter Two: Giggles Knows

Giggles, reading that, smiled. She understood they were perfect for each other, which was exactly why she pushed them to meet. "Huh, thought Cuddles was bisexual, guess he's pan now," she muttered. She flipped the page, and she found something from earlier.

Dear Diary,
I caught him cheating. I thought he was the one. It shattered my heart. I don't have a partner anymore, so I'll be searching. But I won't meet anyone online. Maybe, a neighbor will show up during a walk?
    -Cuddles.

"Aww, he's heartbroken," she whispered. She closed the diary, and sighed. "I know your secret, Cuddles," she said to the closed diary, "and I'll make sure you find your second half. Toothy." She heard footsteps creeping up the stairs, so Giggles left the room. It was Toothy. "Hey Toothy," she said, "tomorrow I'm gonna take you somewhere." Toothy nodded, confused, and went to their room. They crawled into their bed and watched TV for a few hours before they heard a knock on the door. They paused the television. "Come in," they said, turning around to face the door. Cuddles came in. "Uh, Toothy? Someone looked through my diary, was it you?.." Cuddles really hoped it wasn't them, for he spilled his little heart out about his feelings for them. "You have a diary?" Toothy asked. "Yep, knew it wasn't you. Giggles must've read my diary," Cuddles said, disappointment smeared on his face. "D- Did she say anything to you?" Toothy shook their head. "No, not a word," they said. Cuddles nodded, "Good. I'll see you tomorrow." "See you." The door shut. Cuddles walked up to Giggles. "Why'd you read my diary?" he asked. Giggles faked being surprised. "Me? Reading your diary? Never!" "Giggles, I know it wasn't Toothy." "Fine, I did, but I'm gonna help you through your recent heartbreak," she said, hoping it'd make him less angry. "Don't do that," he scoffed, "nobody would want to be my new partner." He walked in his room and closed the door. Hopefully she hadn't read about Toothy, he thought.

  The next day, Toothy woke up early. They changed into a black sweater and ripped jeans. Putting on their shoes, they jerked up. A knock on their door became the only thing they were fixated on. "Huh? Come in," they said. Giggles came in. "Get in the car, we're going shopping." "At 7 AM?" "Yep." She backed away. "I'll be waiting for you," she said. Toothy finished tying their shoes and bolted after Giggles. "Wait, why are we shopping again?" they asked. "It's Cuddles' birthday, you gotta get him something," Giggles replied, driving out of the garage. "It is? How old is he turning?" "Seventeen." I'm seventeen, Toothy thought, but why am I thinking about this? He's bisexual, he can't love me. I should've told him I was a boy too, maybe then he'd have room for me in his life. Giggles turned on the radio. "You can have control over the music," she said. "Eh, no thanks," they replied. "Whatever floats your boat," she said, changing the station. Toothy got on their phone and was silent for the rest of the ride. "We're here, loser," Giggles said, jokingly, but the 'loser' part kind of hurt Toothy. "Oh, okay, sorry," they replied, putting their phone in their pocket. They walked through the parking lot until they entered the nearby Walmart.

"What does he like?" Toothy asked, grabbing a cart. "He'll take anything if it's colorful, squishy, stuffed, or candy. Anything," Giggles replied. "Thanks," they said. Giggles pushed the cart, but Toothy stopped, seeing a display of huge Peeps plushies. He grabbed a rainbow tie-dye bunny peep. "Would he take this?" they asked. Giggles stopped and looked back. "It's perfect," she said. Toothy smiled a little and put the giant plushy into the cart. They grabbed a few more things before Giggles stopped. "Look, a Claire's, we should stop by," she said. Toothy sighed, they'd never walked into such a colorful store. But, Giggles found a few things, and so did Toothy. Toothy grabbed a pink choker, a sanrio squishmallow, and a flower keychain. Giggles had a unicorn headband, a Hershey's journal which had candy printed on it, and a squishmallows backpack in her hands. Toothy met with Giggles at the checkout. "I got these," they said, showing what they got. "Perfect, you're doing good," Giggles replied. They paid and were on their way home.

Cuddles woke up to pure silence throughout the house. He opened his door, looked around, and came to the conclusion that the others had to be downstairs. So, Cuddles got dressed. He wore a rainbow sweater, high socks, and a mini skirt. He went downstairs. "Hey, guys?" Cuddles called. No answer. He walked around. Nobody was home. He walked by the door and it swung open, hitting him directly in the face. "Owh," he said. Toothy stepped in and saw him. "Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry Cuddles," they said. Cuddles looked up into their eyes, blushed a bit, and replied, "I- It's okay." Giggles walked in next. "Happy birthday," Toothy said. Cuddles smiled. "Yeah! We even bought you a cake from the local bakery," Giggles said.