Just a Pinch of Chaos

Chapter 6: The Fruit Rebellion

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"So I just throw it at her?" I gesture to the piece of raw meat I'm holding in my gloved hand.

Calvin nods. "She's pretty calm, so yeah, I guess."

"How long have you had her, exactly?"

"About a year. She kind of acts like a bodyguard if we have guests over but I think she likes you, since she hasn't started attacking you yet." He explains, sending me a charming smile. "Oh, yeah. Micah also has a ferret, by the way. And Phee has a python."

Wow, there's a lot of animals here.

I love it.

Cal and I are in the massive backyard, leaning over the fence where Dorothy's "enclosure" is. The gator is currently basking, as she just climbed out of her own little lake. Finally, she looks towards us and targets the meat I'm holding, then charges. When she gets close enough, her mouth opens and I throw the meat at her. She catches it smoothly and gobbles it down proudly.

A smile breaks onto my lips as I watch the gorgeous, huge reptile retreat back to her basking spot. I turn back to Calvin, who's watching me in amusement.

"How did I do?" I ask, my grin never disappearing.

He shrugs. "Pretty shit, if you ask me."

"Would you rather I throw you in there, instead?"

"What? No! I was just joking, Hermosa." Cal laughs. "It was better than when Micah fed her for his first time."

"What's 'Hermosa'? And how good was Micah on his first try?"

"It means 'beautiful' in Spanish." He explains, glancing at Dorothy. She's cooling off in her lake. "On a scale of one to ten, Micah was a two and you were a . . . two point five."

"Meanie." I mutter.

Huh, he's wearing slippers. Smirking, I step on his foot and leave him bouncing on the other with a scowl while I trot back inside the house. When I get to the kitchen, I put a hand on my hip and arch a brow.

Where the heck did the fruits go?

I peer over the island to check if they grew feet and arms, then maybe crafted a rope to get to the floor and create a rebellion. Oh, crap. What if my fruit friends try to kill us? What if Watermelon decides he wants revenge on me for calling him out? I bet he has brussel sprouts for spies . . .

Wait a minute, what's that mumbling sound coming from the living room? I creep inside to inspect it, but I'm met with the most random sight I could imagine.

Watermelon is watching me from a shelf, his non-existent eyes hidden behind a pair of shades. A creepy smile had been drawn on his "face" with permanent marker, adding onto his "perverted" personality. And, oh my gosh, he has hair. Cooked spaghetti is piled loosely on top of his head, giving him a surfer-boy look. Who the heck wasted spaghetti just to create Watermelon a very blond wig?

I whirl around when something falls behind me. Lemon is rolling on the floor, with Orange following after. They both have butterfly pasta glued on so that it looks like they have wings. Seriously, why is pasta being wasted so much?

Mr. and Mrs. Apple are chilling on the couch, cartoony eyes drawn on them with Papaya aiming one toy gun at them and aiming another one at me, with the two forks that someone must have had stabbed to his sides, like they are arms. Just like Watermelon, he's wearing shades, but he's smoking a cigarette in a sorry attempt to look cool.

I must protect my kingdom and bring down this fruit rebellion.

"Ouch," I mumble, rubbing the spot that was just hit by something. "What the heck?"

A grape.

A grape was thrown at my head.

Why the hell is a grape so hard? Or maybe I'm just weak.

Never! I am the amazing, adorable Yazmin . . . wait, what's my surname again?

I'll have to ask Juno when she's back.

Another fruit hits my arm, and I realize it was Mrs. Apple who betrayed me. How could she? I thought we were friends! Heck, I even planned their entire wedding and named her son!

Sir Sidpoptreepotato the Third. But he's no longer because I ate him.

"Attack!" Somebody cries, and then all of a sudden Jasper, Micah, Phoenix, and the girls appear out of nowhere, launching all the different kinds of fruits at me.

"Fruits, unite!" Jasper yells, pointing at Watermelon.

What?

A ferret runs up to Watermelon and rips his spaghetti hair off.

Don't say it, Jasper. Don't you dare say it . . .

"Watermelon's weave has been snatched!" He exclaims.

Annnnnd he said it.

We all groan. Juno elbows him in the stomach.

Watermelon is pushed off the shelf by the same ferret and collides with the floor, the pink flesh sliding across the ground. Everyone stares at the ferret and at Watermelon.

Jasper gasps. "Romeo! You killed him. Murder!"

Romeo, the ferret, climbs up Micah's leg and rests on his shoulder. Romeo looks at Jas innocently before sticking his tongue out and winking at him.

"Stupid ferret." He mutters. Micah shoots him a look.

"Poor Watermelon," Charlie comments.

"He deserved it." I say. They all look at me like I'm a monster. "What? He was a pervert! I saw him checking out Mrs. Apple earlier."

"Oh, Watermelon. Rest in peace, my old friend. We shared some good memories, and for that I thank you. You were my best friend, but now, your guts have been splattered all over the floor. The sunglasses I gave you are broken, but you are not to blame. I swear to you, one day I will punish your murderer." Jasper wipes a fake tear away.

That reminds me, I must get my revenge. "Who was the leader of the Fruit Rebellion?"

Everyone points at Jasper. He shakes his head viciously. "Spare my life, please! I'll do anything!"

I grab Mr. Apple and don't hesitate before I throw it at him, but he ducks and Mr. Apple ends up hitting some man's face. Where did this guy come from?

"Ow!" His hand flies to his nose.

"Who is this old man who is wearing a shirt with a unicorn that is taking a shit?" I narrow my eyes at the man who is glaring at me.

"Oh, that's my dad." Phee says.

"And my uncle." Calvin says, emerging from the kitchen.

The man is fuming.

Oh, shit.

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I am hungry. And sleepy. And bored. And annoyed with life for no particular reason.

Also, I'm so sorry for the long wait. I don't think I liked this chapter that much, but what do you think?

I'm way too tired to edit this right now, so if you see any mistakes, please point them out. Don't forget to vote and comment!

Love you all,

Chloe ❤