What if... (hfjONE-shots)

Airy was a Tiny Co-Host (Pt.8)

Heya Edgelings!

OLS Chapter 8

I'm currently at the beach! And Liam is here with me! I've been taking him everywhere except for the beach itself! Lol I don't want him to get sandy. I've basically been treating him like he's actually sentient and my mom keeps telling me I'm weird. Do I care? No, not at all.

Also, this chapter is pretty dialogue heavy so be ready for that!

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"I'm still hungry," Charlotte suddenly spoke up, finally breaking the fearful silence that continued to shroud the single room apartment, even after Lantern woke up.

"Oh uh... right... there should be food in the cabinet." Liam waved in her general direction, not taking his eyes off the table as he continued his train of very concentrated thought, brooding over his current predicament.

So he was probably getting a demotion for missing two days in a row without even a phone call for notice, he now had like... ten people all staying in his one room apartment, his bank account was low and his savings wouldn't last him a month, even if he were only taking care of himself, Owen was now dragged into this mess... and oh yeah, he has a freaking murderous demi-god floating around that has not only killed Liam once, but has made it clear that he would be willing to do it again... great! Just great!

"Can I help?" Circle offered as Charlotte stood up from the cot and stretched, nearly hitting Toothpaste in the face as she did so... they really needed to learn his name...

"Sure, I guess," Charlotte shrugged, taking a literal two steps from the bed to the kitchen and flinging open one of the cheap white cabinet doors. "Uh... Liam?" she questioned, a look of concern and amusement filling her face as she eyed the contents inside the cabinet.

"Yeah?" Liam sighed, grabbing his handle in frustration as he continued to spiral down mentally.

"Why do you have like... twenty boxes of mac and cheese?" Charlotte laughed, "Is this like... all you eat?"

"Hold up, let me see." Bryce smirked, as he pushed his chair back and strutted over to the kitchen. He glanced into the cabinet and chuckled, "Dang Liam, you must really like mac and cheese."

"Wait actually? Charlotte's not exaggerating?" Amelia questioned, a grin breaking out on her face.

Bryce shook his head, "Nope there's at least-"

"Holy crap! There's MORE in this one!" Charlotte interrupted as she opened a second cabinet.

"What are you doing Liam, stocking up for the apocalypse?" Bryce chuckled. Circle simply stood off to the side, confused why the forty plus boxes of dried pasta were so hilarious.

Liam's gaze snapped up from the table and his face heated up in embarrassment. Crap! He forgot about that, "They were just on sale that's all! My paycheck isn't great, ok? Leave me alone."

"Dude, we have the same salary," Owen commented, a crooked grin on his face, "And I don't live off mac and cheese."

"It's not all I eat, ok?!" Liam defended, but a smile was tugging at the corners of his mouth as he realized just how comical this situation was.

Completely ignoring his last statement, Bryce continued to make fun of him, "Man, you eat like a toddler. What am I going to find in the fridge, four gallons of chocolate milk and Gogurt?"