Two Green Squids

Chapter 6 (FINALE!!): New Albacore Nights

lack of motivation got the best of me lmaoo :,) for some reason misty's cover of ulterior motives fits part of the chapter's vibe if u ignore the song's gooner origins 😭😭 also i eternally love everyone who finds the sonic underground reference <333

AND WELCOME TO DA GLOVRAI FINALE WE BALL LIKE THE BASKETBALL HOOP IN SPLAT 1'S TRAINING ROOM (RIP) 💚💚💥💥💥

"WELCOME TO THE PARTY!!!" Aloha shouted to everyone, mic in hand. "THE ONLY RULE IS DON'T LOOK LAME, 'CAUSE I'M SO RICH I CAN PAY FOR ALL THE DAMAGES!!!"

"Of course you're rich, how else did you afford renting this place out?" scoffed Army. "Money can't buy what I really need!" smirked the pink inkling. "Your heart~"

"Thank cod I'm not that bad with another guy." thought Rider, watching Army get publicly embarrassed by the pink squid. He noticed Goggles and Hachi, and coincidentally Gloves saw them at the same time while getting candy from the table with Skull.

The blue inkling and pink octoling were dancing as if they were two princes in the most luxurious ballroom in the world. Oddly mature for Goggles, but Hachi was with him at every step. "Glad he's happy." thought Gloves, walking back to find Rider.

Rider continued watching the blue inkling and his lover, but his concentration was broken by a cold can of soda hitting his bare skin. "Got you a drink!" laughed Gloves. "You could've publicly embarrassed me." scoffed Rider, blushing. He looked at Gloves again, noticing his mischievous smile. "Stupid smile..." His blush became uncontrollable.

"They're obvious." said Half-Rim, pointing to Gloves and Rider. "I know a lot of our friends were talking about their tension." replied Specs. "I always remembered them competing for Goggles though?"

"Haven't heard either of them talk about him for a while now." shrugged Half-Rim. Specs sighed. "I wonder how it feels to be desired that badly..." he muttered, getting a very confused look from his green friend. A tall, yellow inkling heard him too. "What's this about feeling desired?" asked Emperor. Specs blushed. "Why are both of you so concerned?!"

"Sorry, I guess I won't ask you to dance with me~" sighed Emperor, dramatically. The blush returned to Specs' face. "N-No! Please ask that!" he pleaded, feeling himself slowly coming closer to the taller yellow inkling. "I'll start slow, since I'm the king of ballroom dancing." said Emperor.

"I'm smart with a lot of things...B-But not dancing." Specs said sheepishly. "I suspected that, don't worry my dear Specs~" smiled Emperor, giving him a kiss on the head. "The shorter the squid, the easier it is to reach there." he remarked confidently. "I'm average height!" pouted Specs. "You're just taller than most of the inkfish here!"

Emperor took Specs' hands, making the blue inkling blush. "Don't be so stubborn on our first date. A king must be tall to have a mighty presence." replied Emperor, smugly. "How else would such a cute inkling desire a dance with me?"

"Hey, looks like Specs found a date!" smirked Gloves. "Humph. Good for him." replied Rider. "Everyone's brought their X-Rank dating game tonight!" laughed the green inkling. "I hope I'm next." he added, secretly eyeing Rider while he wasn't looking.

"A-ALOHA!" shouted Army, stumbling around as the pink inkling poorly attempted copying Emperor and Hachi's dancing. The orange inkling blushed, he thought he shouldn't be enjoying this at all but here he was. "What's wrong?" asked Aloha in a flirtatious tone.

"I CAN'T BELIEVE I LOVE YOU!" blurted out Army, grabbing everyone's attention.

Aloha was in shock for a moment, but it soon turned into a smile. "I knew that." he chuckled. "I took every step to not be obvious though!" huffed Army. Aloha shrugged. "Goes to show your manual is completely useless!"