Candy Charm School

Chapter 5: Cherry Knows

     Once Fruit got home to Caramel Castle, "Fruit, where were you?" Popsicle asked as Fruit entered the castle.

         "I told you, I was going for a swim." Fruit replied. "Anyway, where's Cherry?"

           Popsicle let out a heavy sigh. "In her room, still."

            Fruit nodded as he made his to Cherry's room.

     Moments later, he knocked at her door. "Cherry, it's Fruit Loop. I've got something for you."

                    "Ugh, come in." Cherry scoffed as she sat up in her bed.

                       "Thank you." Fruit said as he opened the door and entered. He stood in the doorway and looked around, for he'd never been in her room, before. There's no way any one could deny this is Cherry's room, her rug and vanity mirror were both cherries. He approached her bed, sat down next to her and pulled the little box out of his hair. "Here, Cherry. This is for you."

                             Cherry raised an eyebrow at him. "Why are you giving me a gift?"

                             "It'll help you, trust me." Fruit replied with a smile.

                                 Cherry rolled her eyes as she opened the box. "What are these?"

                                              "Special contacts, my friend made." Fruit as he rubbed the back of his neck. "He said they'll allow to see all colors."

                                                  Cherry shrugged. How could contacts possibly be able to cure her partial colorblindness? Still she had to try so, she put them in and adjusted them until she was comfortable. She blinked a couple times, in order to adjust. "Woah, this is amazing."

                                          "I take it, they work?" Fruit asked, curiously.

                               "They sure do." Cherry replied as she went to hug him but stopped herself.

                                            Fruit noticed and hugged her. 

                                             "Thanks, Fruit." Cherry said as she returned the hug.

                                                "No problem, Cherry." Fruit replied as he held her for a minute. When suddenly he started glowing. He instantly pushed Cherry away.

                                                   "Ugh, what was that about?" Cherry asked in confused annoyance. "I thought we were having a moment.

                                                 "We were but then I started to." Fruit began but stopped himself. "I'm sorry. I should go." He then ran out of the room, down the hall and towards his own room.

                                                       ~Time Skip~

                                              "Ugh, what is wrong with me?" Fruit exclaimed as he slammed himself on his bed with a mattress that looked like an ice cream sandwich. "Why did I hug, Cherry?"

                                            Moments later, Fruit heard someone knocking on his door. "Who is it?"

                                                    "It's Cherry." Cherry replied. "I came to see if you were ok."