BFB Home Alone: The Book

Dinner

The doorbell rang, along with a "guys! pizza's here!"

Everyone's attention was immediately diverted to the mention of pizza.

"Pizza's here!" Taco and Bracelety exclaimed in unison.

Firey, forgetting his frustration momentarily, rubbed his hands together. "Oh thank god, I'm starving."

It was Pin. "I thought it would be nice to see all of you for the holidays, so I decided to pack my things and come with you!" She exclaimed.

Everyone paused, processing her unexpected announcement.

"Wait, what? You're coming with us to Paris? But... we weren't expecting you," Leafy spoke up, a mix of surprise and confusion in her voice.

Bottle immediately darted to her, tackling her and covering her in kisses.

Pin let out a giggle as Bottle ambushed her with kisses.

"Bottle, stop! Not in front of everyone," she protested, trying to hide a smile.

Taco, ever the observant, had a knowing smirk on her face. "Looks like someone's happy to see you, Pin."

"Well, I was hoping to surprise you all," Pin said, finally managing to pry Bottle off of her. "And I really missed you, babe."

Bracelety, watching the scene unfolding, let out a dreamy sigh. "Aww, you two are so adorable."

Firey, looking slightly uncomfortable at the public display of affection, quickly changed the subject. "So, you're really coming with us to Paris, Pin?"

Pin nodded, a radiant smile on her face. "Yep, I've already packed my bags. I can't wait to see the Eiffel Tower and all the Parisian cafes."

"And the Louvre," Leafy added, her eyes lighting up at the prospect.

Liy rolled her eyes, clearly not as enthusiastic about the whole trip as the others. "Great, another person to add to the chaos. Just what we needed."

"Come on Liy, lighten up. It's going to be fun," Bracelety chimed in, always the optimist.

"Fun and chaotic, more like," Liy muttered under her breath.

And it was so, they all settled down at the table, pop and pizza on each plate.

They all gathered around the table, the smell of pizza filling the air. Firey, not wasting any time, greedily took two slices and started eating.

"You know you could've waited for the rest of us," Liy grumbled, glaring at Firey.

All whilst Bracelety started chugging down some Sierra Mist. (Welcome back to 2009)

Bracelety took a large gulp from her Sierra Mist, belching loudly afterwards.

"Hey, no hogging the soda," Taco protested.

Pin, watching the scene unfold, couldn't help but chuckle. "You guys are acting like you've never had pizza and pop before."

"It's not just any pizza and pop, it's pizza and pop in Paris," Leafy pointed out, practically salivating at the thought.

"Yeah, and in Paris everything is more sophisticated," Liy added, rolling her eyes at the others' excitement.

"I bet the Macarons will be to die for," Firey said dreamily, already envisioning all the sugary treats he was going to sample.

Lollipop, never one to pass up a chance to tease, chimed in, "And the French girls, huh, Fries?"

"Hey, a guy can dream, alright?" Fries replied, his face turning slightly red.

Bottle, wrapping an arm around Pin, couldn't help but add her own input. "Yeah, I bet the city of love will be perfect for couples."

"Ugh, you two are nauseatingly sweet," Liy muttered, rolling her eyes.

Pin just grinned at her comment. "Jealous?"

"No, just tired of your excessive displays of affection," Liy shot back.

"Oh please, like you're not secretly wishing you had someone to cling onto," Taco chimed in, a smirk on her face.

"Yeah, nice try, but I'm happy being single. Less headache," Liy retorted, folding her arms.

Bracelety, still sipping her soda, looked at Liy sympathetically. "It's okay, Liy. Sometimes love just catches you off guard when you least expect it."

"I sincerely doubt love will catch me off guard anytime soon," Liy said dryly.

Flower, ever the mediator, tried to ease the tension. "Let's just enjoy our pizza, okay?"

"Yeah, let's not argue about romance while we have pizza in front of us," Leafy chimed in, attempting to steer the conversation elsewhere.

Firey, his mouth stuffed with pizza, nodded in agreement, "Agreed. Food first, arguing later."

"Hey guys, look what I can do!" Taco exclaimed, standing in her chair, wobbling.

"Taco, get down from there!" Firey warned, but his words didn't seem to deter her.

Lollipop, watching from the sidelines, sighed. "She's going to hurt herself..."

She fell, right onto Leafy's plate.

Leafy let out a surprised shriek as Taco landed right on her plate, pizza and all.

"Taco, seriously?" Leafy exclaimed, trying to salvage her food.

Taco simply giggled, seemingly unbothered by her fall. "Oops, sorry Leafy. But did you see that? I did a perfect somersault!"

"NANI?" Snowball yelled.

Everyone quickly turned to Snowball, startled by his sudden outburst.

"What's wrong, Snowball?" Firey asked, bewildered.

"Grr, you ruined a perfectly GOOD DINNER!!" Snowball yelled, tackling Taco.

"Ah! Get off me!" Taco shouted as Snowball tackled her to the ground.

"GO TO YOUR ROOM, JUST GO!" He retaliated.

"It was an accident!" Taco protested, trying to break free from Snowball's grip.

"Accident or not, you ruined Leafy's dinner!" Snowball scolded, giving her a stern look.

Bubble gently lifted Taco off the ground and began to walk her up the stairs.

Taco looked back at Snowball, a mix of hurt and embarrassment on her face, "But it was an accident..."

"OUT OF ALL OF US IN THIS HOUSE, YOUR THE MOST TROUBLESOME ONE!" Bubble complained.

Taco pouted, crossing her arms as Bubble continued to lecture her.

"I just wanted to do a cool trick..." she mumbled, looking down at her feet.

"Go upstairs." Bubble commanded.

"Im already upstairs, dummy!" Taco shot back.

"No, the attic." Bubble retaliated.

"But Bracelety's gonna sleep up there tonight, and she wets the bed!" Taco hesitantly said.

"We'll get her to sleep somewhere else to sleep tonight, just go.." Bubble told her.

"LISTEN, WHEN I WAKE UP TOMORROW, I WISH TO SEE NO FAMILY IN THIS HOUSEHOLD!" Taco screamed back.

"THEN MAYBE YOU WON'T!" She said.

Taco just trudged to the attic and slammed the door.

Bubble let out a sigh, watching as Taco stormed off to the attic. "That girl is going to be the death of me one day..."

The rest of the group sat in an uncomfortable silence for a moment, still shaken by Snowball's sudden outburst.

"Well, that ruined the mood," Liy muttered, breaking the silence.

Firey Jr, talking to Marker just slammed his hands on the table, ordering for more Pepsi.

"J-Junior, calm down, buddy," Marker said, trying to calm the young Fire elemental down.

"I want more Pepsi!" Firey Jr. demanded, his voice shrill and impatient.