Flowers [Lefty x Helpy]

The Faint Smell of Roses - Chapter 1

          "Hurry up, we're going to be late," the tall fluffy bear, Lefty said. He began getting angry at Orville Elephant who was driving. He was tired of sitting in a cramped car listening to Mr. Hippo ramble on about his stupid life stories, accompanied by Happy Frog practicing her songs that she'd sing in front of tons of kids later that day. He was ready to just get to the brand new pizzeria, perform on stage, and get everything done with. 

          By the time they had pulled into the drive way, it had been 20 minutes past the time they were due. They hurried on and shuffled on past a few kids and animatronics that were already in the building and a pink and white plastic bear that had resembled someone Lefty had seen before. Nonetheless, he walked on past up to the stage to get into the spot and get ready to perform.

          He looked back at the tiny plastic bear who seemed to be an accountant. He chuckled to himself at the thought of how such a tiny thing could have such an important job. But then, the bear looked back and smiled, and Lefty looked away. Lefty was curious, but wanted to keep his distance. He didn't want the bear to think he was weird or anything.

          After half an hour, all the final animatronics had stumbled into the building and the rest of the families were ready to see the performance. The performance was going well, until the middle of it, when Lefty started to get distracted. He kept looking over at the plastic bear who was staring straight back at him. This continued for a few minutes until the little bear was called away.

          "Helpy! We need you in the back, we have some financial problems," a man in a suit said.

          The bear-- Helpy, had hopped off of his stool, waved goodbye to Lefty and ran to the man, who proceeded to scoop him up and take him into the back room. Lefty could finally focus again-- at least for a little while. His mind kept flashing back to Helpy and how cute he was. Then his mind started to lead somewhere he probably shouldn't have gone, so he strayed away. Lefty was so out of focus, that he was just standing still and Happy Frog kicked him with her wet frog foot. 

          "Ouch," Lefty whispered. "You didn't have to kick me."

          "Yes, I did," Happy Frog whispered back. "You were standing like you were frozen for 2 whole minutes!"

          "Oh, I was?" 

          "Yes," Happy Frog answered. "What are you thinking about? You seem so out of it."

          "Ah, don't worry about it," Lefty said. "Just some personal stuff on my mind."

          "You sure?" Happy Frog said worriedly. "Just don't let it happen again, you scared me! But please always know, if you ever have a problem, you can talk to me about it, 'kay?"

          "Alright, therapist," Lefty said in a joking way as he rolled his eyes. "Just don't worry about me."

          As the performance came to an end, everyone clapped, the animatronics bowed, and they proceeded to walk off stage. Lefty was determined to find that bear, Helpy. He wanted to know more about him, a lot more. And he wouldn't stop until he found him.