high rise hearts ☆ lifesteal smp au

𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐖 𝐔𝐏 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐔𝐃𝐆𝐄𝐓 ✧✯

𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲: normal oneshot (fluff/humor?)
𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀: none
𝘁𝘄: n/a
𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆: @astral0life
𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁: lifesteal girls go shopping yippee

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𝐏𝐎𝐕: kaboodle

"Middddd, you're driving so SLOWWWW." Kab whines from the passenger's seat as the car pulls into the mall parking lot. If they continue moving at this rate, they'll get to a free spot in 2027.
"Kab, you gotta drive slow in high traffic areas like this. I honestly don't trust you behind the wheel in this place- navigating ramps and crap. You'll throw us all off the railing," Mid replies, rolling her eyes as if Kab's amazing driving wasn't already made obvious ages ago.
While she was saying this, she'd gone past the traffic gate and was slowly inching her way to the first ramp. It was likely that all the spots on the ground floor were already taken, especially since it was a weekend and pretty much every girl with a soul (plus some extra) was here.
"Well at least drive a LITTLE faster... a frickin' SNAIL could outpace us, Mid-" Kab leans forward in her seat, trying to see more of the parking lot through the windshield.
"Kab, lean back, I can't see the side view mirror!" Mid complained, using one hand to push her back against the seat while keeping the other steady on the steering wheel.
"But now I can't see the parking lott!" Kab made a pouty face at Mid and rolled down her door's window instead, poking her head out slightly. "Also this place smells like musty concrete."
"I dunno what you expected, Kab," Jumper pipes up from the back. "It IS a mall parking lot, and it IS in New York City... doesn't everything here smell like musty concrete anyways?"
"Ugh, you have a point." Kab sits back down and rolls up her window. Mid is still moving at the same pace, and they've made it to the second ramp.
"Midddd, I wanna get off the car already! My butt's sore from all this driving..." Kab makes a show of slumping down against the back of her seat.
"It's not MY fault we got into traffic, Kab..." Mid shifts her grip on the steering wheel, glancing up at the rear view mirror to check on Jumper and Squiddo. Squiddo's asleep and Jumper's scrolling through her phone. "Be patient."
"Ugh, but I'm not PATIENT! I'm KABOODLE!" She's slumped down so far she's starting to feel slightly uncomfortable, but she refuses to get back up again, because that would be victory for Mid. "We're only getting to the third ramp, and if we want to get parking we have like 2 moreeeee!"
"Well, I'm not trying to CRASH US-" Mid turns onto said third ramp, tilting the car slightly as it went up the spiral incline. "We'll be there soon, just wait please-" She sounds exasperated.
"This waiting better be worth it, I swear..." Kab sits up again- her back hurts, screw that- and tries to put herself into a position where her butt hurts slightly less. She could have sworn that traffic jam was like an hour long. Why must every mall parking lot in this damn city be so fucking tall? And why must the traffic on every road be as thick as spoiled milk?
They finally make it up the last two ramps (after Mid made a detour to look for parking on Floor 4, which she did not find; Kab considered that wasted time), and pull into a spot beside the railing. It has a very nice view of the sunlit city, although Kab's more focused on just getting herself out of the car.
"Oh, thank god..." Kab unbuckles and launches herself out the door the second Mid puts the car into park mode. "FREEDOM! FRESH AIRRR-"
"Oh my goodness, Kab, be quiet! People can probably hear you across the city." Mid snaps, although she's grinning to herself as she steps out of the car too.
"Squiddoooo! Squid- wake up! We're here-" Jumper's still inside the car, hands on Squiddo's shoulders, trying to shake them awake.
"hUh...? Whaa-" Kab watches Squiddo sit up, wiping drool from their fuzzy orange neck pillow. "Where am I..."
"The mall, silly. We're here, so get off." Jumper slides out of the backseat, and Squiddo follows suit to join Mid and Kab, who are waiting beside the car.
"About time, slowpokes." Kab says cheekily. She'd been tapping her foot on the ground like an impatient businessman while she waited. "Now c'mon, I am SO DONE with waiting! Last one there pays for lunch!" Before anyone else can respond, she's running down the empty parking lot road towards the stairs, which in turn led to the main building of the mall.
"KAB! Stop running, you're gonna get run over- god damn it," Mid sighs, racing after her, although taking care to look both ways before she makes a move. Giggling, Jumper and Squiddo follow at a slower pace behind them, although they still have to speed walk to keep up.
"HA-! Beat- all of- you!" Kab reaches the door in record time, having dodged a passing car to get there, which promptly honked at her before driving off. She presses one hand against the lumpy blue paint, wheezing like she'd just run a marathon. "I- WON!"
"We weren't even racing, Kab. I was running after you so you didn't DIE, which you ALMOST DID-" Mid appears beside her, one hand on her hip, not nearly as out of breath as Kab was. "You have to look both ways before you cross! Has preschool not taught you ANYTHING?"
"Uh, no not really- I barely remember preschool." Kab gives Mid her best foolish grin, and the other girl facepalms.
"Whatever, just no more racing in the parking lot." She pulls open the door just as Jumper and Squiddo finally get to them, chatting about something Kab probably hadn't heard.
"OHHH, that video! It was SO ADORABLE- like ohmygosh the PUPPY-" Squiddo was squealing. "Hang on, let me see if I can find it-" She pulls out her phone and starts clicking, with Jumper peeking over her shoulder to see the screen.
"Guys! You forgot what I said earlier- you snails are paying for lunch," Kab says as they reach the door, a smug smirk on her face.
"Wait, really? Aw c'mon, I'm gonna be broke after this!" Squiddo groans. "Jumper, can you pay pretty please?"
"What-" Before Jumper can get out another word, Squiddo runs up to the door and slaps their hand against the front.
"See! I beat you to it, now YOU have to pay." Squiddo giggles, now wearing a similar smug look to Kab's.
"Gosh darn it."