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[the couple drove all the way to a nearby solar system n landed on a planet which was filled with neon lights n skyscrapers n seems to be in perpetual nightfall]

Dominator: Here we are

Hater: :O Whoa...

Dominator: Planet Vegas, the land of sin, debauchery n all-access, no bars held gambling. My kind of planet :D

Hater: (looked around, amazed)

Dominator: Well, wat shall we do first? U pick

Hater: (think) ... Win some prizes?

Dominator: So either raffle or jackpots it is, lets go! [takes Hater's hand n drags him along]

Hater: :$ (being dragged)

Dominator: [made their way to the nearest casino tht specialize in jackpots n went to the counter, tossing a huge wad of cash] Hit me with them tokens, bub. U should try ur luck too, Bones. Give him some cash to change for tokens

Cashier: (nod) Yes, ma'am.

Dominator: [takes her tokens] C'mon, Bones. U get some tokens too ;)

Hater: (gets his tokens) :)

Dominator: [looks ard, then chooses a jackpot machine to play with] May the best person win ;)

Hater: (chooses his) (evil) It is on.

[they chose their machine n soon started slotting tokens n yanking it]

Hater: (kept trying to win a winning number)

Dominator: [was also trying the same as well, with no luck]

Hater: (doh)

Dominator: Any luck on ur end, Bones?

Hater: (shake) Nope. You?

Dominator: None either [her face was getting a little not too pleased by the minute]

Hater: So...Now what?

Dominator: No idea, n I'm dwn to my last token [yanked a little too hard on the handle out of frustration n broke it] ...Fuck...

Hater: ^^;;

Dominator: [glared at the machine for a moment before...] (angry) Raaahhhh!!! [slams her fist onto the machine, breaking the display glass]

Hater: :O

Dominator: [tht punch sorta broke the machine n spit out the contents in it, token aftr token poured out of the machine] Now tht's more like it (evil) [collects the tokens into her bucket]

Hater: ^^;;

Staff: Y-You cant do tht, ma'am, tht's cheating! Ur tokens will not be validated!

Dominator: Wanna repeat tht, bub? [gave the staff a death glare, her fist at the ready, her eyes red with anger]

Staff: Uh.... Uhh... Congrats...? (worry)

Hater: ... (smirk) (thinks: oh she's good)

Dominator: Right, shall we cash out my winnings, Bones? :D

Hater: :D Yes!

Dominator: [brought her bucket to the cashier] Cash it in, n don't get any ideas abt me cheating like ur friend over there, or else! (evil)

Cashier: o_o; (cashes her tokens)

Dominator: Thank u :D [takes her cash n left with Hater] Ahh, tht was fun. Wat nxt? Dinner and a show, maybe?

Hater: Um... Sure, why not? (nod) Just try not to blast anyone through the walls this time? ^^;;

Dominator: Heh, I don't mean a movie. I knw a plc where we can eat n hv a show at once, n nope, no promises ;)

Hater: (nod) Okay.

[the couple made their way to a cabaret restaurant where they picked a VIP seat to eat, where they face a huge stage tht has a bunch of shows to see like dance, magic shows, etc...]

Hater: :O (watched in amazement)

Dominator: [wasn't too impressed, bt she did enjoy the can-can dances they were doing on stage as she ate her food]

Hater: (also ate)

Dominator: Not sure if I've asked, bt just curious, had anyone else before me?

Hater: No, not really. Besides Wander's friend Sylvia, but it felt more like some stupid joke.

Dominator: Oh? Do tell (smirk)

Hater: Well... (tells the story, keeping it short and simple)

Dominator: (giggle) Well sounds like u were pretty desperate there, n ur friend did u a favour

Hater: Meh, I don't think Wander's really a friend, though he DOES keep insisting on it... (think)

Dominator: Hmm... [looked at him suspiciously, then shrugged] Oh well, u done with dinner? The night is still young, we're gonna party on! :D

Hater: Mhm, yeah, getting full. (nod)

Dominator: Same. Let's pay the bill n get outta here

Hater: :)

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[Hater n Dominator had been getting along pretty well, albeit a little bit rocky bcoz of Dominator's violent tendencies. They carried on with their usual lives doing conquering, bt they kept in touch n went on dates at least once a week]

Hater: (sitting in his throne) (inlove)

Peepers: [sees him so love struck n sighed] |-( Sir? Sir!

Hater: :O Eh, what?

Peepers: I said is there anything u would like to add in this plan of ours to conquer Planet Zintaurus 5.0.5?

Hater: Uh... (shrugged) I dunno, big weapons?

Peepers: |-( Ugh, we've already mentioned that 30 mins ago. U weren't even listening, were u?

Hater: Um... :$

Peepers: [sighed] Ur reli in it real deep, ain't ya, sir?

Hater: Feels like it. :)

Peepers: U sure ur not gonna get ahead of urself?

Hater: (shake) I'm trying not to.

Peepers: Good, coz I'm not gonna deal with another meltdwn like u did with Planet Louvre n tht fiasco with u almost marrying tht zbornak -__-

Hater: |-( I get it, C Peeps.

Peepers: I take it ur going on another date again with her this weekend?

Hater: (nod) MHm.

Peepers; Any idea where u guys are going?

Hater: She's keeping it a surprise.

Peepers: Well, frm my experience, tht could only mean one thing~ (smirk)

Hater: :| What?

Peepers: Oh, u'll see. I'm not abt to spoil the surprise (giggle)

Hater: :^) Yeah, okay, whatever.

Peepers: Right, so can we stay on topic right now n focus on the conquering now? :^)

Hater: Ugh, fine. (leaned back in his throne)

Peepers: [clears his throat n continues the briefing]

Hater: (half listens, half daydreams)

[soon, the weekend came...]

Hater: (looked through his closet) (think) What to wear...?

[his communicator buzzed]

Hater: :O (answers) Hater #1 Superstar.

Dominator: Yo, Bones, ready for our date?

Hater: Almost. just trying to decide what to wear.

Dominator: No need to be fancy where we're going. C'mon, just throw something on. I'm already right outside ur ship :D

Hater: :O (quickly threw a random robe on and made his way quickly to meet up with Dominator) (phew)

Dominator: [was at the ship entrance being entertained by Peepers] Heh, took u long enough

Peepers: Ah, sir, I was just abt to call u

Hater: (like) I'm good to go.

Peepers: Hv fun, u guys

Dominator: [patted her space bike] Hop on, Bones

Hater: :D (hops on bike)

Peepers: (wave)

Dominator: ;) [started the bike n rode off]

Hater: (wave) Cya, C Peeps! (held on tight)

Peepers: [chuckled] Guess our boss is gonna get lucky tonight [closes the ship entrance]

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(meanwhile...)

Peepers: [was chilling at the beach, enjoying the shore leave while Hater was on his date with Dominator]

Watchdogs: (swimming/hanging out) :D

Peepers: Hmm... Wonder how the boss is doing. Maybe I should shoot him a text [texted] Hey, sir. How's it hanging? Just curious

Hater: (text) Oh hey C Peeps, things are going fine.

Peepers: [text} Tht's cool. Ur lady friend not giving u any trouble, right?

Hater: (text) NAh, she's still cool hanging around with me.

Peepers: [text] Alright, just keep me posted, n stay outta trouble

Hater: (text) Will do.

Dominator: [just came bk frm the loo] Yo, waited long, Bones?

Hater: (shake) No, not really.

Dominator: Cool, so got any plans?

Hater: Maybe a movie? I hear there's a few good ones playing. :)

Dominator: Sounds good. Haven't been in an actual cinema for quite a while :)

Hater: :D Great.

Dominator: [wrapped her arm ard his] Lets go then ;)

Hater: :$ (heads off with her)

[once there...]

Hater: (pointed to the list of movies playing) :) Any that interest you?

Dominator: [scanned thru the movies, then pointed at a horror gore movie] Ooh, I've been wanting to see this sequel, Le Spook: The Hauntening

Hater: :O Oh, um...

Dominator: Wat? Not ur cup of tea? :^)

Hater: ^^;; No, um... (thinks; Wait, guys usually take girls to horror movies as excuses to cuddle together, don't they?) :D I can totally go for this.

Dominator: Sweet! :D Lets go then [follows him to the ticket booth]

Hater: :$ (pays for the tickets)

Dominator: I'll go get us some popcorn n drinks, my treat ;)

Hater: (nod) Sounds great.

Dominator: [left to buy the stuff, then came bk with it n joined him at the seats] Here ya go. Ready for the awesome movie?

Hater: (nod) Heh, yup.

Dominator: Sweet :D [sat comfortably n started munching on the popcorn while viewing the trailers n ads]

Hater: (also took his seat and muched some popcorn)

[the movie started, n half an hour in, wen the scares n gores started happening, Dominator was thoroughly enjoying tht movie]

Dominator: Oooh~ Tht guy just got his spleen pulled outta his gut, tht's awesome! (evil)

Hater: O_O;;;

Dominator: [was gushing excitedly at every gore scene n just laughed at the jumpscares, not once holding onto Hater at all]

Hater: ^^;; (chuckled nervously)

Dominator: [laughed pretty hard at a particular jumpscare, n tht annoyed the person in front of her]

Person: Dude, keep it dwn, would ya? Ur ruining the movie! >:C

Hater: ^^;; S-sorry, she's just enjoying herself.

Dominator: Mind ur fucking business, bub, I'm not breaking any laws, lemme enjoy the movie my way, dumbass

Person: Not wen ur disrupting the movie. If u wanna laugh so much, go watch a comedy, bitch >:C

Hater: ^^;; Yeah, sweetie, maybe we should-

Dominator: [stood up abruptly n glared dwn at the guy] U wanna repeat tht, buddy?

Person: Repeat wat? Tht ur a bit-- [didnt get to finish tht sentence as Dominator's fist landed on his face, sending him flying off his seat n slammed against the wall of the cinema]

Hater: :o !!

Dominator: Tht takes care of tht [sits bk dwn n continued her popcorn like as if none of it happened] Want some more popcorn, Bones? :)

Hater: o_o Um...i"m good. ^^;; (thinks; O_O Holy flarp.)

[once the movie ended, the audience quickly left in a hurry, having witnessed or at least heard the altercation wanted to get outta there n not get involved]

Dominator: [stretched a little as she got off her seat] Ahh~ Tht movie was so cool, wasn't it? :D

Hater: Eeeyup. (nod)

Dominator: :^) Except for tht little small hiccup, hmph [glared at the empty seat where the person was (he was already taken out n away by his friend)]

Hater: ^^;; Uh huh. (began towalk ahead of her) o_o;;

Dominator: Yo, wait up! Why u walking so fast? [tries to catch up with him]

Hater: ^^;;; Just remember I needed a thing to do, o_o waaaaaaay over there. (tries to make a run for it)

Dominator: Yo, yo, hey! Wait up [wrapped her arms ard Hater's arm] Ur not spooked abt wat happened just now, r u?

Hater: (swallowed hard) If I said yes...? (worry)

Dominator: [stared at him a bit then giggled] Heh, I'd be either surprised or impressed if u weren't (giggle) C'mon, u knw I'm a conqueror. U knw wat I do. U knw wat ur getting urself into. Hell, tbh I thought u were a bit of a lame-o for not being a hardcore conqueror like me, bt I'm still sticking to ya, arent I?

Hater: :$ Yeah, that's true...

Dominator: So not gonna lie, I will be like this at any given time, so u shouldn't be surprised anymore. Ur just gonna hv to deal with it, like I dealt with u

Hater: I...guess so.

Dominator: Good. I'm hungry. Go grab a bite?

Hater: (nod) Sure.

Dominator: (giggle) Let's go then

Hater: :) (walks off with her)

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[meanwhile...]

(With our traveling duo, they have landed on a planet that was the home of unicorns and rainbows)

Sylvia: (looking around)

Wander: Woah~~ So shiny n colourful :O

Sylvia: (nod) It sure is.

Wander: I'm gonna go chk out the unicorn n see if I can get a ride on it

Sylvia: Okay, buddy. :) Just stay safe.

Wander: (like) [went off to do his thing]

Sylvia: (also went off to do her thing)

Wander: [slowly approaches a unicorn] Hey there, little guy. OK if I hitch a ride? :) [patted its mane]

Unicorn: (nickers, nuzzling his face)

Wander: (giggle) I take that as a yes [struggles to climb onto it coz of his height] Hnngghh! Hnnnggghh~~

Unicorn: :O (helps him onto its back with its head)

Wander: [managed to finally climb onto it] Hehe, thanks. Away we go~ :D

Unicorn: :) (trots along)

Wander: [plucked out his banjo n sang as he rode the unicorn happily]

Unicorn: :D

Wander: [rode with the unicorn all the way to a wide open field surrounded by lavender flowers]

Unicorn: (comes to a slow stop, sniffing the flowers)

Wander: [took this as a cue to get dwn n lay on the grass, looking up at the rainbow sky n just enjoying the peace n quiet]

(sounds of birds and various animals filled the air)

Unicorn:... (perked its head up) ?

Wander: [had his eyes closed, totally relaxed, oblivious to wat's going on]

Unicorn: (let out a soft whinny)

Wander: [opened one eye] Wat's up, little guy? Is there something interesting going on? :)

Unicorn: (gestured with its head)

Wander: [opened both his eyes n sat up to see wat was going on]

Unicorn: (had spotted a lovely lady unicorn) :$


Lady Unicorn: (perked up) :^)

Wander: [sees them, looking bk n forth btwn him n the lady unicorn, then smirked] (smirk) Hoo~ Is tht ur lady friend there?

Unicorn: (whinnied in reply)

Lady Unicorn: (smirk) (trotted over)

Wander: Aww, tht is just cute. Wat r u waiting for? Go along to her. I'll be fine

Unicorn: :$ (trotted over to her and nuzzled) (heart)


Lady Unicorn: (nuzzled in return) (heart)

Wander: :) [smiled at tht lovely sight, then his mind wandered to see them as himself n Hater] .... :(

(Memories of Hater flashed through his mind)

Wander: [a tiny pang of pain shot thru his chest, as if it hurts just thinking abt Hater] .... :(

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[meanwhile, in the 7th galaxy where Planet Starbright is, in the high castle of the recently wedded Brad Starlight and Princess Demurra Moonbright, the newlyweds were in their royal bedroom sleeping]

Demurra: [curled close to Brad's arms] Zzzz... |-)


Brad: |-) Zzzz... (held her close)

[a dark figure slowly crept into thru the window n slowly glided towards Brad's side of the bed, sending a chill to the man]

Brad: (tired) H-hm...?

??: [in a chilly voice] Wake up...

Brad: (yawn) Morning already...? (sees) :O

(It's a slender figure of a woman with lilac skin, dark purple robes with a pointed hat, her eyes all blue and her hair like a purple fire behind her)

??: Well, well, looks like someone enjoyed their wedding night (evilgrin)

Brad: (worry) Wh... why are you here...?

??: Well I was a little disappointed tht u didn't invite me to ur wedding, bt I think I'll settle with u giving me ur payment for the favour I did u

Brad: (worry) But...

??: A deal is a deal, Sir Brad Starlight. U do not make deals with me, the great n powerful Witch Vlax the Vicious, n expect me to do it for free, do u?

Demurra: [stirs a little] Nnnhh... Wha...? Who is it, honey...?

Brad: (put his arm in front of Demurra) Just...just don't hurt my love...

Demurra: [blinks awake n sees the witch] Wha? Wat r u doing in our room? Guards! Intruder!

Vlax: Don't bother, dear princess, the whole castle is being put under my sleeping spell. They won't wake until its too late (evilgrin)

Brad: (glared at Vlax)

Demurra: Who... Who is this, honey? Do u knw her?

Vlax: Oh, sorry, where r my manners? I'm Vlax the Vicious, the great n powerful witch for hire, n I'm here to collect wat is due

Brad: :( Demurra, I can explain-

Vlax: Yes, Sir Starlight. Explain to her how both of ur union came to be (evil)

Demurra: I... I don't understand... Wat's going on...?

Brad: :( ... (explained the events between him and Vlax)

Demurra: Wha... It... It can't be...

Vlax: Oh yes, it is. He was the one to hire me to kill ur fiance Draykor, n while he comes to console u, he used a love drug on u to make u fall in love with him. N now tht he has gotten wat he wanted, its time to make the payment

Demurra: No... No, tht's not true... ;(

Brad: :( I'm so sorry, Demurra, I...

Vlax: |-( [rolled her eyes in annoyance] Oh u guys can be sappy later. Payment now, Sir Brad Starlight. U promised me half of both ur life force n hers in exchange for my services. Aftr all, u two dont reli need much to love each other right? Half a lifetime together is better than none (evil)

Brad: (worry) (looked between Demurra and Vlax)

Demurra: U... U... How could u...? How could u do this to me...? I thought u loved me... ;(

Brad: :( I do, Demurra, I really do, I just thought that...

Demurra: U thought tht wat? Tht if u can't own me, no one else can? Is tht it?? ;(

Brad: (worry) No, please, I can-

Demurra: To think I thought u had changed! Ur still the same! U men r all the same!! (angry) [grabbed Brad's sword tht was nearby n charged towards him]

Brad: :O Demurra, no!!

Vlax: |-( [teleported btwn Brad n Demurra n slammed her claws thru Demurra's chest, piercing it thru n thru]

Demurra: Guuhh--!! [spat out blood as she dropped the sword, her face wide in horror n shock]

Brad: DEMURRA!!

Vlax: [hastily flung her to the floor, the claw tht pierced her chest holding her still beating heart] Hmm, guess I could use this as one of my ingredients [materialized a jar to keep the heart n puts it in her pouch]

Demurra: [gave one last hateful glare at Brad before breathing her last, her eyes still wide with hate]

Brad: ... (fell to his knees) ;( Demurra...

Vlax: Right, where were we? Ah yes, the payment [turned to Brad] Pay up, bub. A deal's a deal

Brad: I... I don't got anything...

Vlax: I suppose not, wat with Demurra supposed to be half the payment, bt a deal is a deal. If I can't hv a proper payment, maybe I could take ur body as compensation (evil)

Brad: My... My body...? (realizes...) :o You don't mean...?

Vlax: Oh yes, I haven't had a good fuck in a long time n most of my flings can't handle me or satisfy me. With a little training, maybe I can mold u into the type of dick I wanna ride (evil)

Brad: (worry) No, no, no, no-

Vlax: Oh yes [blew a sleep drought powder at his face to knock him out] If its one thing abt me, I ALWAYS receive my dues [chuckled evilly] (devil)

Brad: >_< ... (tired) (tried to stay awake, but to no avail...) ... |-) Zzzz...

Vlax: [chuckled as she grabbed him by the collar n teleported into the night]

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(Meanwhile)

Hater: (drying himself off) Ah, that feels better.


??: Looks like someone's having fun


Hater: (turns around) :D Yes, I sure aaaaaaaaaaaaam. :o


Dominator: [standing right behind him in all her bikini glory, black with fire patterns on them] Mind if I join u?


Hater: o////o (heart)  n-not at all!


Dominator: [slides into the pool with him, ignoring the awed stares of the other patrons] I actually came here to invite u to hv breakfast, then I heard someone say there's a pool in this inn ur staying, so I thought "Eh, why not?" A little exercise in the morning should work up an appetite


Hater: (nod)


Dominator: [swam close to him] Well, ur pretty good swimmer for someone in bones


Hater: :$ Heh, yeah, I am.


Dominator: How exactly does tht work? U got [ran her finger on his shoulder] ...light bones or something?


Hater: (flushes at her touch) I...I guess so...?


Dominator: (giggle) Anyways u up for a race? First one to finish ten laps in the pool gets to decide on the date ;)


Hater: (evil) You're on.


Dominator: Ready... Set... Go! [started swimming pretty speedily]


Hater: (swims after her)

[the duo swam bk n forth until it was almost the final lap]

Dominator: [getting close to the end]


Hater: (phew) (tried to keep up)

Dominator: [sees him keeping up n swam faster]


Hater: (breathing hard) ... (doh) Ow, cramp!


Dominator: [had reached the end, then sees him struggling to stay afloat n quickly swam towards him] Woah, woah, u OK, Bones?


Hater: >~< I got cramp in my foot...


Dominator: Alright, hang on [lets Hater hold onto her shoulders as she swam them both bk to the edge of the pool n helped him out of it] Just sit on the floor, raise ur leg n push ur foot towards ur direction


Hater: (does so) (doh)


Dominator: [lets him prop his foot on her lap n helped him pushed his foot a bit more] Ur funny, ur all bones, bt u can actually get cramps (giggle)


Hater: ^^;; It doesn't happen often, not even from chasing Wander.


Dominator: [blinked] U keep mentioning this Wander person. R u sure he's not an ex?


Hater: |-( Ugh, no, he just wants constantly to be my best buddy and all that crap.


Dominator: Reli? Maybe he might want something more (smirk)


Hater: (shake) Nope, never has been and never will be.


Dominator: Nvr say nvr, as I always say ;) Anyway, looks like I win by default


Hater: |-( Yeah, yeah... So, what big plan do you have in mind?


Dominator: Well technically I'm here originally to invite u for breakfast, so I don't hv the rest of the day planned reli. Why don't u decide instead?


Hater: Um... Okay, sure. (nod)


Dominator: For starters, lets go hv breakfast. Is breakfast here in the inn any good?


Hater: Yeah, there's a good one around here. :)


Dominator: Right. U OK to move tho?


Hater: (stands) (doh) Y-yeah, I should be good to go.


Dominator:  U sure? I'd hate to think I'm forcing u or anything


Hater: (shake) No, no, I've got it.


Dominator: Cool. I'll go dress up. Meet u at the building entrance?


Hater: (like) Yup.


Dominator: ;) [gives him a wink n left to get dried n changed, swaying her hips as she walked]


Hater: :$ (dried himself off)


[half an hour later, Dominator was at the entrance waiting]


(Few minutes later...)

Hater: (had arrived) (wave)

Dominator: Heya, Bones (wave) U ready?


Hater: :P Yup, ready.


Dominator: Cool, lead the way then

[At one corner, beyond their sight, Wander n Sylvia were at the counter abt to chk out]

Wander: [sees them leaving the entrance, especially Dominator in her amazing morning outfit] .... :(


Sylvia: (also glanced) :( (rubbed Wander's back)


Wander: [sighed] ....Let's get out of this planet, Syl...


Sylvia: (nod) Sure, buddy. (checks them out)


Wander: [takes out the Orrble Juice n waited for Sylvia] Ready?


Sylvia: (nod) Ready. (kneels to let Wander climb on her back)

Wander: (nod) [made the Orrble n climbed onto Sylvia's bk] Let's go, Syl! Off to another adventure! (think: N away from this sad place...)

Sylvia: :) (begins trotting off the planet to elsewhere) (thinks; Dee...)

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(The next day...)

Wander: [stirred as he could hear the traffic starting to pick up outside the hotel] Nnnhh...?
Sylvia: (Was still in deep sleep) |-)

Wander: [sees her still asleep, smiled a little n looked out the window, then sees some ppl coming in for a morning swim at the inn pool, including Hater] Ooh...

Hater: (was dipping his feet in the water) =w=

Wander: [stood there at the window, slightly behind the curtain, just watching Hater relaxing, a little mesmerized at the way Hater looked so peaceful, so quiet, so...happy]

Sylvia: (stirred) ... (yawn)

Wander: [doesn't notice, still starting at Hater, blushing as Hater had took off his robes to reveal his swimming trunks underneath n dived in] :$

Sylvia: ...Wander, you up?

Wander: [jumped a little n turned to Sylvia, trying to cover wat he was looking at with the curtain] Uh, umm, yeah, I am...

Sylvia: (stretched) Slept well?

Wander: Like a baby. U? :)

Sylvia: (nod)  Same.

Wander: Any plans for today then?

Sylvia: (shake) Not at the moment. U?

Wander: Me neither, n until that lady Dominator asks Hatey out, I don't think there would be anything going on that we need to worry abt

Sylvia: Guess not.

Wander: So.... U got something u wanna tell me?

Sylvia: ... Do you? :^)

Wander: Not unless u say it first :|

Sylvia:... At same time?

Wander: [sighed] I guess...

Sylvia: (nod) In 1... 2... 3.

Wander: [takes a deep breath n says it the same time as Sylvia] I might hv a crush on Hatey

Sylvia: (same time as Wander) I might have a crush on Dom. ... :o

Wander: :O Wait, u? With Hatey's date?

Sylvia: And you with Dominator's date?

Wander: :$ I... I dunno... I'm not too sure myself... I just... suddenly feel a little tingly inside tht I've nvr felt for Hatey before. I... [wasn't sure how to explain it]

Sylvia: ... You now want to be more then his friend?

Wander: Maybe? I dunno? I'm not evn sure the feelings I hv right now r real or not. Part of me wanna be happy for him n root for him n his date... Part of me feels... a little uneasy, queasy to the stomach...

Sylvia: Maybe you should hint it over first before conforming how you feel about him.

Wander: Yeah, I mean he prolly wouldn't want me. I'm tiny, not pretty, not strong, not powerful n all evil like him, not like his date... :(

Sylvia: (comes over) (hug)

Wander: [hugged bk] ...Wat abt u? Wen did tht happen?

Sylvia: :$ Since... the moment she looked at me.

Wander: She looked at u? Wen did tht happen? [didn't reli notice tht moment coz he was paying attention to Hater n the speed dating event]

Sylvia: She and Bonehead were talking bout something and then she just glanced in my direction.

Wander: Oh, I see, bt not reli looking at u in particular then

Sylvia: Maybe not... :(

Wander: I see... I get why u would hv a crush on her, like I said, she seems to be perfect for Hatey, unlike me...

Sylvia: Boy, the situation we're in, huh, buddy?

Wander: Yeah... Part of me wants Hatey to succeed, to be happy, bt the other part of me... :(

Sylvia: Wants to be with him... :( I know...

Wander: N it all started frm tht day I went shopping with him n saw him in tht sassy robe. Ugh! Wat if its just a phase, just a moment? Wat if I just like the way he was dressing at the time n its not exactly a crush I'm feeling? [covered his face] Ugh... I'm so confused...

Sylvia: (ran her hand through his hair)

Wander: [sighed] Wat r we gonna do now? Abt Hatey n his date, I mean...?

Sylvia: I'm not sure... maybe just let them continue what they're doing, see how it really goes...? (felt hurt for saying this)

Wander: Yeah... Let's do tht [sighed again] Shall we go bk to adventuring? I... I don't think I wanna stay here anymore, not with Hatey hanging ard with his date... I just... It just hurts to see...

Sylvia: Sure... (nod)

Wander: U go freshen up first, n me n then we can go :)

Sylvia: (nod) (heads into the bathroom to clean up)

Wander: [watched her leave, then his smile slowly faded as he turned bk to the window to watch Hater coming out of the water for breath, the sun illuminating his wet body n made him look...sexy somehow] :$ ..... :( ....

(Minutes later)

Sylvia: (emerged from bathroom) Your turn, Wander.

Wander: [covered the curtains again just in time] Oh! Oh okay, sure, coming [moved past her quickly to the bathroom, hoping she didn't notice his flustered look]

Sylvia: Hm... (shrugged and waited for him)

Wander: [sighed again quietly to himself n went to freshen up]