Just a Pinch of Chaos

Chapter 5: Alligator

Y A Z M I N

Come along with me, to a town beside the sea. We can wander through the forest, and do so as we please. Come along with me, to a cliff under a tree. Where-

"Can you stop humming the Adventure Time theme song?" Phoenix grunts across from me, pouring milk into his bowl of cereal.

I only smirk. If I can't hum it, I'll just have to sing it.

At the top of my lungs.

"COME ALONG WITH ME, TO A TOWN BESIDE--"

"Shut the hell up!" Phee whines.

"--THE SEA. WE CAN WANDER THROUGH THE FOREST, AND DO SO AS WE PLEASE. CO-"

"Gosh, out of all the people on the planet, why did my dad tell us to protect her?" Phoenix groans, slapping his hand on the marble island.

His dad?

Micah flicks his forehead. "Chill out, Phee. You already know why. Stop complaining so much."

I'm about to butt in, except the girls enter the kitchen and drag me into their own conversation.

"Yaz, you want to come with us? We're heading over to the mall to buy our own clothes." Charlotte asks.

I shake my head. I've always hated the mall. "No, I'm good here. You guys go."

Micah and Phoenix spring up from their seats. "We'll come, just in case there's a surprise attack." Micah says.

"Where's Jasper?" Juno asks, her eyes scanning the room.

"He's . . . running a few errands. Jas won't be back until evening." Phoenix answers, running a hand through his hair.

Juno narrows her eyes at him, and I can tell she's thinking the same thing I am. Jasper's not gone out to do normal errands, like going grocery shopping. It probably has something to do with their gang, or whatever they call it.

"But what if those men break into the house and hurt Yaz? She's going to be alone-"

Charlie's cut off by Micah. "Cal's here, probably still sleeping. She'll be fine. Plus, it's completely safe here. The house is very protected."

Charlie frowns. Still, she nods and pulls her shoes on, following Phoenix and the other two out. When they all leave, I make sure the door is locked. The house fills with silence, and I'm left bored.

Whenever I'm bored, I look for fruits.

So that's what I do, grinning when I collect an orange, two apples, a lemon, a watermelon, and a papaya. I set them on the table in a line and use my imagination to pretend they all have happy faces. Dragging a chair to sit in front of them, I wink at the two apples.

"Mr. and Mrs. Apple, you two are such a cute couple. Kind of like Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head. Do you know them? I think they're planning on having a child. I don't know how that's supposed to happen, you know, since they're potatoes and all, but I also don't want to crush their hopes and dreams." I imagine the two apples nodding in agreement.

I then turn to the orange. "Why are you so quiet today? Oh shit, did Mr. and Mrs. Apple traumatise you from their making out? I'm so sorry you had to see that. So gross. But I bet Watermelon over here enjoyed the show. He's such a pervert! Man, I don't think I want to see what he watches on his little phone."

Watermelon makes a grumpy face. I spin Orange around so the he can look at him and shoot him a dirty look. Lemon does the same, her imaginary nose scrunching up in disgust. Papaya just sits and watches.

Papaya's always been very lazy. A bit like my sister.

After a full fifteen minutes of this, I have to pee. Bad. I run upstairs, because the downstairs bathroom is on the other side of the house, and collide with a wall.

Yes, a literal wall.

How that happened, I have no idea. If I didn't have to pee so bad, I would be cursing the wall and punching it. Instead, I turn and run into another wall.

I hate walls.

"Oof!" I whimper, backing up. When my eyes open, I'm staring straight at Calvin's bare chest.

"Crap. Sorry, Beautiful. Are you okay?" He asks, but I'm unable to answer because my gaze wanders to his six pack. Yummy.

"Like what you see?" I finally look up at his face.

It's only then when I realize he's only got a towel wrapped around his waist, and his hair is wet.

"Yup, that is one nice towel you got there. It's so white and it looks so--"

Stop talking. Stop, please.

"--fluffy! It reminds me of a bunny. Is it soft? Can I touch it?"

God, Yaz. Shut up!

Calvin stares at me blankly. Then, after what seems like forever, he says, "Do you need to use the washroom? Uh, you might not want to-"

Holy crap, my bladder is about to burst. Without waiting for him to finish his sentence, I slip into the washroom and slam the door shut behind me.

After I'm done with my buisness, I wash my hands and stay completely oblivious to what's in the bathtub until I hear a growl. It makes me jump and stumble back, my head and elbow hitting the wall lightly. Once I balance myself, my jaw drops.

There is an alligator in the bathtub.

Now, I'm not scared of alligators. They're very common here in Florida, and I personally love them. But I do know I have to keep my distance. However, right now I was too shocked to move. The gator's head is resting on the rim of the tub with its jaw open, while the tail is hanging out of it. It doesn't look too big, it definitely isn't an adult.

Backing up as slowly as possible, I make my way to the door with my eyes watching the gator. I don't want it to strike at me, it really looks hungry. Once I get into the hallway, I look for Calvin. I sigh in relief when I find him pulling a shirt on in his room, thankful that he's fully dressed.

"Uh, Cal? Why is there an adorable gator in the tub?"

His lips break into a boyish grin. "So you've met Dorothy. I was going to warn you, but you were in a rush."

"That doesn't really answer the question."

"Well, she just wanted to chill for a bit."

"Okay, but why is she here in the first place?"

Calvin shrugs. "Uh, ask Jasper when he gets back. He's the one who brought her here. And it looks like she's here to stay."

Wow.

Another growl echoes through the house.

"I should probably go feed her. Want to help?" Cal asks.

I grin. "Hell yeah!"

This is going to be fun.

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Hola!

Again, another random chapter. What do you think?

I absolutely adore alligators. They're just so cool and cute. If you ever get confused, you can tell the difference between alligators and crocodiles by looking at their snout. Gators have more of a wider shaped snout, like the letter "u", while crocs have a v-shaped snout.

You guys probably know that already, though...lol.

See you in the next chapter, and don't forget to vote and comment!

❤ Chloe