Moved into Your Heart - Loud House

Chapter 4: Cricket of the Party

Cricket had a long day of vandalism around south Philly. His motif is signing everything off with an adorable heart. He wanted to be like Bansky. No one knew who Banksy was and that entralled Cricket! Somtimes he wanted to be unknown too. 

He slunk out of the shadows of a nearby dumpstter and looked up at the sky. The sun would soon set on that faithfal day. For that day...he would run into someone. Someone he hadn't seen in quite a long time. And it ain't Lynn Sr!

As Cricket turned to the right, he slammed right into Sweet Dee Reynolds. the coke slurpee she was holding spilled on them both. Sticky. 

Sweet Dee: Oh goddamit!

Cricket: Mm, that's pretty tasty! A little got in my mouth! Smiles

Sweet Dee: Cricket! What the hell!? You made me waste my coke slurpee on Free Slurpee Day! Oh goddammit. I can't go back and get another one!

Cricket: (hopeful) It's so good to see you, Sweet Dee.

Sweet Dee felt disturbed and perturbed.  What was Cirket doing here? She didn't want to see him. 

Cricket: Hey, you look nice with a slurpee on ya! 

Sweet Dee: (sighs) I don't care what you think, Cricket. I'm busy.

Cricket noticed that Sweet Dee had Taki! and a carton of milk. Rickety Cricket hadn't had milk in so long...

Cricket: Busy with that? (confused) Taki?

Sweet Dee: God, you're such a dickwad, Cricket! It's none of your business. 

Cricket: (concerned) Is it something bad!? Are you too busy to catch up with an old buddy from way back when!?

Sweet Dee: Ew! We were never buddies, Cricket. I only liked you for the religious shit...and last time I checked, you're barely a Father anymore. And you're ugly.

Cricket: (earnest) You really just hurt my feelings, Sweet Dee. I just wanted to catch up.

Sweet Dee: (Scoffs) I don't have time for this. It's Minor Night at Paddy's Pub. 

Cricket: Minors? Do they dig coal? 

Cricket cackled like a cat being stepped on. But Sweet Dee didn't laugh back. She in fact walked backward a bit because Cricket's breath was like gasoline.

Sweet Dee: God, I'm leaving now. Goodbye, Circket.

Cricket: WAIT!

Sweet Dee began to walk to her car as Cricket stumbled back into the nearby alleyway.He needed to get himself ready because he was going to Minor Night. He needed to make amends with his old friends and he knew they would all be there if it was sa special event! 

Time skip

Cricket wore his finest. A red T-shirt with a decal of a armadillo, jorts that went below his knees but above his calf's, a checkered blazer that was green a bit neon, mismatched shoes one being a HIGH heel and the other a sandal, socks with both shoes also mismatched uh oh, and a pride pin that he found on the streets of South Philly (it was probably Mac's) .

He felt empowered by his look and pin, and felt hopeful that this reunion would mean the end of the ongoing issues between him and the gang.

The bar seemed crowded. But cricket preserved! SHaking his shoulders, Cricket walked into PAddy's Pub. He immediately looked eyes with Charlie, who looked confused to see him there. Charlie scampered off, probably to find one of the other gang to snitch on Crick. That made Cricket a little suspicoius.

There were at least 30 people in the paddy's pub. Almost two/thirds children. Cricket didn't pay attention to them at all. He was too busy trying to locate the Sweetest of Sweet Dees. He needed her a bit.