A bell chimed to signal someon had entered Retro Sweets.
"Hi, welcome to Retro...." Pete leaned over the counter to see who it was. "You!"
Mikey gave him a little wave. "Me."
"What brings you back here?" The clerk's eyes darted around him. "No adorable niece today?"
"Just me." Mikey shrugged. "I was in the area. Though I'd drop by."
"Aww. Just to see little 'ol me?"
"No." Mikey picked up a roll of Necco wafers.
"Uh, rude." Pete noticed what he was holding and wrinkled his nose. "Oh, those are gross."
"Excuse me?" Mikey looked genuinely offended. "Necco's are the best."
"Uh, that is incorrect."
Mikey rolled his eyes, setting the Necco wafers and a chocolate frog on the counter.
Pete's eyes lit up. "You like Harry Potter? What house are you in?"
"Slytherin." Mikey raised his eyebrows, as if to say duh.
"Oh, nice. Three seventy-five."
Mikey handed him two dollars, two quarters, and three dimes.
Pete glowered at him. "You really don't have three quarters?"
"Nope."
The shorter man sighed and handed him a nickel. "Have fun with your frog."
"I'm not sure what that means, but... alright."
Just as Mikey opened the door, Pete called, "Hey, wait!"
"What? I didn't leave my wallet on the counter, did I?" Mikey almost slapped his back pocket to check, but reconsidered when he realised that might look odd.
"No, I, uh... I didn't catch your name."
"I didn't throw it." Mikey thought his answer was clever, but Pete was giving him such a disappointed look that he relented and said, "Mikey. It's Mikey. You happy?"
"Yup!" The clerk gave him a big smile. "Have a swell day!"
As he left the shop, Mikey couldn't help but think that although he hadn't had an ounce of sugar yet, he already felt sugar high.
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candy ; petekey
Fanfiction"He tastes like you, only sweeter." - Fall Out Boy Mikey's babysitting his niece and meets a cute guy working in a candy store. Hoping to see him again, he returns again and again and is left with more taffy than he knows what to do with. ! indefini...
