Broken Pieces-Chp50

[meanwhile Sylvia stayed bk with Westley n some other Watchdogs to clean up, with the help of Janet]

Westley: I'll be taking these dishes to the kitchen now [pushed the cart piled with dirty dishes a mountain high]

Sylvia: Alright. I'll be with u to help as soon as I'm done sweeping [waits till Westley leaves before looking at the bouquet tht was still on her seat. Somehow during the bouquet toss, it ended up bouncing frm one person to another until it just so happen to fall on her head, n she wasn't evn tryong to catch it. She blushed at the thought of it, especially wen she just so happen to be dancing with Awesome wen it fell onto her]

Awesome: (walking by till he noticed Sylvia)...Yo.

Sylvia: [looks up at him] Oh hey, Fish Face. U havent slept yet?

Awesome: ^^; cake had a bit of sugar, so not yet.

Sylvia: Heh, didnt think u'd be the type tht'll be kept awake by sugar

Awesome: It happened a lot as a kid.

Sylvia: [could barely stifle a laugh] Ur so adorable, u knw that?

Awesome: o///o... >//> you just saying that.

Sylvia: No, reli, ur reli adorable. Ppl usually outgrow that once their body is old n mature enough to handle sugar but u haven't [giggled]

Awesome: Mhm... (sits down for a moment) -///- You should see my sisters when they're sugar active.

Sylvia: Wow, they got that problem too? [sat next to him] Which reminds me, I never reli knew ur family

Awesome: Oh it was mostly just me, my Mom, Pops, Gramps and of course my younger sisters. Triplets to be exact; Aymie, Anna and Alice. They may of been a pain being siblings and all, but we've had our moments when we got along, usually pulling pranks on our butlers at times. We were just young and dim witted at those times. (chuckles as the memories)

Sylvia: They sound kinda nice. Ur sibs are the polar opposite of mine, I've got 3 brothers Bill, Gil and Phil. Of course as u can see, growing up as the only other girl in the family besides my mom, I tend to pick up things from my bros, including being as tough as nails. "The best way for a woman to protect herself is the ability to ACTUALLY protect herself," that's wat Bill always say

Awesome: Grew up around boys mostly? That's gotta be hard.

Sylvia: [rolled her eyes] More like a sheltered life. U see, female zbornaks r quite rare these days, so wen a female zbornak is born, its quite a big deal. I was watched ovr 24/7 like fragile china, n since I'm the only girl, it was evn worse. Only my bro Bill was the sane one in the family n taught me the tough stuff, n I pick up other things frm my other bros, bt other than tht, I was expected to be a good little zbornak girl n be all nice n primpy n frou-frou n all tht shit. Ugh, worst yrs of my life

Awesome:...You shouldn't be letting other people stereotype you, you have the rights to make your own choice of character now, don't you?

Sylvia: Huh, tell that to my family. Theres so many clubs n events I wanted to join wen I was a kid, but I couldn't bcoz I'm a GIRL, n the only thing I REMOTELY hv any interest in was knitting, coz u knw, it's practical wen it comes saving money in clothes, n its the only thing that calms me down after a shitty day. Then one day Ryder came into town. He stopped by our planet to refuel his aircraft n I was wowed by his tales of adventure being a space pirate. Wen he asked me to join his crew, he sorta said the same thing u did, n I didn't think twice. Had big fight with my parents abt that n my mom gave me an ultimatum: Leave n nvr be part of the family again or stay. Three guesses as to wat I chose. I was disowned ever since

Awesome: And never heard from them again, I assume.

Sylvia: Not even a text msg. Zbornaks take their word n their family bonds very seriously. Once ur out, ur out

Awesome:...(puts hand on her back) You know, you weren't the only one who was expected to act a certain way as a kid.

Sylvia: Huh? How so? [felt the hand bt doesnt push it away]

Awesome: My Pops was always strong on the whole 'like father, like son' mostly when it came to relationships. After what he found out with me and Becky, I claimed him dead to me right there. Afterwards...we never heard anything from him again. The only father figure I had left was Gramps and he was at least more understanding...

Sylvia: Ah, I see. The whole "same species love" thing, huh? Must be tough then. Wat abt ur sisters? Do they share ur family's beliefs?

Awesome: They don't really seem to care who I'd fall for, they were always supportive when it came to romance and they've always had helpful tips and stuff. Plus, they always like the idea of having a sister-in-law.

Sylvia: Nice, bt do they themselves go for the same species thing or is it just u?

Awesome: I wouldn't be surprised if they went for trying out different species themselves. After all, I am the big brother they look up to. (yawn) ...and here comes the sleepiness... -.-

Sylvia: [laughed] That's good to knw. Well then, abt time baby Fish Face go beddy-bye then [giggled at her own joke]

Awesome: (laughs sleepily) Geez, now you're sounding like Mom...

Sylvia: [chuckles, then a short pause later] ...Hey, Fish Face

Awesome: (is trying to keep awake long enough to listen closely to Sylvia) Huh..?

Sylvia: So, uh, I was thinking... Since Hater n Wander might going off on their honeymoon soon n that'll leave us sorta free... Umm... If ur OK with it, n if Wander's folks don't need me for babysitting, I was thinking of taking a short vacation at Planet Las Vegas, u knw, hit the strip, play some poker, dabble into some gambling, just for fun... U... Umm... [blushed] U wanna join me or something?

Awesome:...Sounds good...(almost falls asleep then jolts up) O_O Wait a sec, did you just ask me if-??

Sylvia: All good then? Great! I'll let u knw wen I'm going, OK? OK, bye! [quickly ran away nervously, pretending to sweep up a storm as she went, she couldn't believe that she had just actually asked him out like that, n she didn't want to stay in case he said no, pretty much not giving him a choice to reject her anyways]

Awesome: :o (surprised he was just asked out by the Zbornak herself)... :3 Yay. (quickly falls asleep where he was sitting) zzzz

Sylvia: [hides at a corner n peeked at Awesome falling asleep, then a random Fistfighter approaching him to take him to his quarters. She looks down at the bouquet she unconsciously grabbed before leaving n sighed, her face flushed] Wat hv I gotten myself into...?

Peepers' voice: A date, that's what.

Sylvia: O_O [jumped at his voice] Wat the frag?? Pipsqueak?! (A nickname she gave Peepers a long time ago) Don't u knw its rude to sneak up on ppl??

Peepers: -3- You do it to me at times. But either way, the way you asked him out makes it obvious you're liking him more then a team mate.

Sylvia: U-Ur mistaken! I'm just inviting him on a trip! Friends do that all the time! Ur reading too much into this! [looks away defiantly]

Peepers: And how dumb do you take me for, exactly?

Sylvia: Dumb enough to think that a simple trip is less than innocent! Get ur head outta the gutter, Pipsqueak! Gtg, Westley's waiting for me in the kitchen! Bye! [escaped before Peepers could say anything]

Peepers: ... (rolls his eye at this, but frowns to himself; everyone else was falling in love with someone...when will it be his turn...?)