(This may be a short chapter)
Ariannas POV
Henry, Ray, and I come down our tubes. We just saved some children at a park because there was a scorpion nest in the sandbox.
"Hey hey!" Charlotte greets.
"Hey Charlotte."
"Hey what's up char?"
"Hello Char."
I take a sip of my slushee.
"So, What happened?" Charlotte asks.
"Well, we showed up at the playground right?" Ray begins.
"Yeah and there's a bunch of second graders playing in the sandbox." I add.
"They were playing in the sandbox." Ray says.
"Yeah Ari just said that." Henry remarks.
"Right right, but what the kids didn't realize was..." Ray starts.
"That Uh... there was a nest of scorpions right in the sandbox." Henry says.
"Scorpions?!" Charlotte asks.
"Yeah crawling all over them." I explain.
"They were freaking out." Henry adds.
The boys makes the noises the kids were making. I just shiver in disgust and sit on the couch.
"Then the boys decided to grab the big firehose." I explain.
"The big old firehose." Henry adds.
"Sprayed the scorpions off the kids." Ray says.
I was just gonna save the kids while the boys were gonna get the scorpions but they juts sprayed the poor kids.
The boys start laughing and I start laughing along with them.
The monitor beeps and I look over to it.
"Hey Ari its Jasper calling from upstairs." Charlotte tells me.
I stand up and walk towards the monitor to answer it.
"Hey what's up babe." I greet.
"Hey princess, it's me Jasper."
"Yeah we can see you." Charlotte nods.
"Cool, so Henry." Jasper begins.
"Yeah what's up Big Dog??" Henry asks, standing up with Ray.
"What do you need?" I ask.
"Your sister is here."
"What?!" My eyes widen.
"Why what does she want?" Henry asks.
"I don't know, I told her you were busy and then she got mad and said she's not leaving till she talks to you." Jasper explains.
Henry sighs and I sip my slushee.
"A-Are you sure she's mad?" I ask.
"Uh yeah Ari, look at her pacing angrily."
Jasper points the camera to Piper who is pacing and grumbling angrily.
"Look just tell her that I'll see her at home before I go to New York." Henry says.
That's right. Henry's going to New York to visit a friend I believe.
"Huh? You're going to New York?" Ray asks.
"Yeah for the weekend."
"Why?"
"Cause you don't need to know why that's why." Henry remarks and I snicker.
"Hey I already tried telling Piper that you'll talk to her later."
"And?" I ask.
"She grabbed my earlobe and yanked it! Really hard!"
"Aww you poor baby." I frown, "I'll kiss it once I get a chance to go upstairs and see you."
Jasper smiles and it fades away quickly.
"And then she started asking all kinds of questions about Junk and Stuff and why you and Ari are never here and why there's no customers...."
"Alright Kid, maybe you better go upstairs and get rid of your sister." Ray orders.
"I'll come upstairs for backup in case she needs a girl figure." I say.
"Alright okay, be back in a sec, come on Ari." Henry says.
"Uh Kids?" Ray begins.
"Yeah?"
"What?"
"Maybe you both wanna chew some gum before you see your sister and your boyfriend ." Ray suggests.
"Why do our breathes smell bad?" I ask.
"Yeah it smells like Kid and Girl Danger."
I look down and see I'm still in uniform.
"Oh good catch." Henry chuckles.
"Yeah nice one." I grin.
"That's why you're the boss buddy." Henry smiles.
We pop ourselves a bubble and head into the elevator.
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I walk into the front room with Henry and see Jasper sitting at the counter. We hear Piper ask where Henry is.
"I'm right here." Henry greets.
I walk over and peck Jaspers cheek.
"It's about time!" Piper exclaims.
"Hey, turn that off." Henry orders Jasper.
"But this is the episode where Kevin is finally gonna James." Jasper protests and I nod.
Henry gives us a look and I sigh and turn the show off.
"Okay what?" Henry asks Piper.
"I need your help." Piper begins.
"Uhh no." Henry denies.
"You don't even know what I want you to do."
"Well I have a job here okay Piper?" Henry says, "I'm... I'm working."
Henry messes with some of the Junk.
"Really? Cuz every time I come here to see you or Ari, you guys are never in the store so what exactly do you guys really do around here?" Piper asks.
"Uh...." Henry shares a look with Jasper and he just shrugs.
Jasper crosses his arms around my neck. Piper will usually come to see me if she needs a girl advice or just to tell me something.
"Well Ari and I...We sometimes... work in the back." Henry explains.
"Yeah, In the garden." I add.
"There's a garden in the back?" Piper asks.
"Yeah,it's it's a rear garden so..." Henry points at his sister, "Rear Garden,"
"Whatever you gotta help me." Piper starts.
"With what?" Henry asks.
"Get a boyfriend."
"Gross." Henry remarks.
"That's offensive to Ari and I dating." Jasper frowns.
"It's not gross, it's gonna be magical." Piper smiles.
Jasper takes my hand as we walk towards the two Hart siblings.
"Look Piper, I don't know how to get you a boyfriend." Henry remarks.
"I know, you don't know how to do anything." Piper remarks, "That's why I have it all planned out."
"Ooh what's the plan?" Jasper asks with a smile.
"Okay, there's this new boy in my school right." Piper begins, "And his name is Jackson Bartell."
"Woah great name." I chuckle at Henry.
"Can I go back to my Rear Garden with Ari please?" Henry asks.
"No listen!" Piper exclaims, "every day after school, Jackson goes to that coffee shop on pinehurst,"
"Downtown brown?" Jasper asks.
"Yeah,"
"You know that have great WiFi?" Jasper smiles.
"I know that." Henry nods.
Jasper hugs me from behind.
"So this Uhh...Jackson Guy..." I begin, "Does he like you?"
"No cause he's never met me." Piper explains and I nod.
"You said he goes to your school." Henry remarks.
"He's new, I told ya that!"
"Alright come on, the plan." Jasper says, wrapping his arm around me.
"What's your big plan?" Henry asks.
"Okay, the plan is we create a big perfect meet cute." Piper explains.
"Ahhh Yes yes a meet cute." I smile.
"Woah woah woah wait Ari, what is a meet cute?" Henry asks.
"It's like in a movie when the main guy and the main girl meet in some cute, funny way and later in the movie they fall in love." Jasper explains.
"Kinda like how Jasper and I fell in love." I grin, "We met when we were little, became close best friends and now we're dating."
"Yeah, so what I need now is a meet cute with Jackson Bartell." Piper adds.
"Well I don't know anything about meet cutes so...."
"I know, that's why I made an animatic to explain my plan." Piper smiles.
"You made an animatic?" Henry asks.
"Let's see it." Jasper says and puts an arm around me.
Piper sits down and shows us her tablet.
"Woah, you animated Downtown Brown." I smile.
"Shh, watch, see that kid sitting at the table doing his homework?" Piper asks.
"Yeah." Henry nods.
"That's Jackson." Piper says in a flirty way.
"Ah, I knew it, I knew it when I saw his name flashing." Jasper smiles and Henry glares at his best friend.
"I figured because he wasn't shaded in like everyone else." I add.
"That's me coming in the door there." Piper explains.
"Right."
"Okay."
"Uh-Huh."
"And Henry, that's you over there in the corner." Piper says, pointing to a Dude on the screen with a brown haired Afro.
"Why is my hair brown and curly?" Henry asks.
"Cause i animated it brown and curly." Piper explains.
"But why?"
"I guess I never really liked your hair so I tried something new."
"But I like my—-"
"Can I please get on with my plan?" Piper asks.
"Yeah alright." Henry says, touching his hair.
"Ari and I like your hair." Jasper whispers.
I snicker at Henry's hair on the screeen.
"Henry looks so hilarious though." I laugh and Henry gives me a glare.
"On with the plan." I clear my throat.
"See as I walk past Jackson's table, you come running out, you're like a crazy person and say." Piper explains, "'Hey, give me that phone!' And then you grab my phone right out of my hand."
"Oh okay." Henry nods.
"And when you have it, I yell, 'Ahhh! That jerk just stole my phone!'" Piper explains, "at which way, Jackson will jump up and yell, 'Hey woah man!' And then he will punt you, rescue my phone, and give it back to me."
"And that's it." Piper finishes, "Questions?"
"Yes, when did you learn how to make animatics?" Henry asks.
"That's not the point, will you help me?"
"Come on, even if I say yes, how do you know Jackson is gonna do all that?" Henry asks, "I mean, how-how do you even know he's gonna do anything to help you?"
Henry looks at Jasper and I.
"Love Maybe." Jasper suggests.
"What?"
"Yes!" Piper and I smile.
"That's Jackson's favorite movie Love Maybe." Piper smiles.
"Such a good film." I smile, "Jasper and I watch it on our dates sometimes."
"Wait what am I missing here?" Henry asks.
"In the movie Love Maybe, this is exactly how the girl and guy meet," Piper sighs.
"Some dude tries to steal Emma Stone's phone but Chenning Tatum tackles the dude, gets Emma's phone back, and they fall in love on a green boat." Jasper explains.
"But there's no boat in Pipers animatic."Henry remarks.
"Forget about the boat! You let me worry about the boat!" Piper exclaims.
"I'm just saying if you-"
"Can we please go so we can have our meet cute?" Piper asks.
"No!" Henry exclaims.
"No?" Piper asks.
"Why no?" Jasper asks.
"Why you say no?" I ask as Jasper and I walk behind the counter.
"Because I'm working, working I gotta separate these nuts and bolts alright? And I have to leave for New York, tomorrow." Henry reasons, "So I don't have time for your meet cuteing, I'm sorry."
"Oh come on!" I scoff.
"You can't take an half an hour to help your sweet sister?" Piper asks.
"My 'sweet sister?'" Henry asks.
"This is so important,"
"My 'sweet sister?'"
The two start talking over each other.
"And I am sweet!"
"When I was 9 you pushed me down the stairs!"
"I am nice!"
I sigh and look at the ceiling.
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Jasper and I are sharing popcorn while the two Hart siblings argue. Ray walk in from the back and yells at Henry and Piper. I'm sitting on chair next to him while he has his legs laid across my lap.
"Now I don't wanna hear any more arguing in this Junk store!" Ray exclaims.
"Fine!" Henry says.
"You're not the boss of me!" Piper says.
Ray tosses popcorn on the floor.
"That's true! But I am the boss of your brother Henry," Ray remarks.
Jasper and I feed each other popcorn and kiss.
"And since you're directly related to him," Ray starts talking nonsense.
"What?!" Piper asks.
"Uh Piper your creating a disturbance in my workplace!" Henry says.
"Oh please! I've never seen anybody 'work' in this place!" Piper exclaims.
"Well—-"
"Look at Jasper and Arianna!" Piper scolds, "Just sitting there, doing nothing but stuffing their faces full of popcorn!"
Jasper and I glare at them and drop some of the popcorn before eating more.
"Piper go!" Henry exclaims.
"Hey, you're his boss," Piper says.
"Dang right." Ray says, turning to Henry.
"Then tell him that when a guys nice little sister needs help to make a meet cute happen, her nice brother should say yes and do the best to make her dreams come true!" Piper says.
"Yeah man what's wrong with you?" Ray asks Henry.
"What?!" Henry asks.
"She needs a favor man? She's your family! She's your sister!"
My sister is 34 and lives in California but pays the house bills for Mary's old house even though I've been living with Jasper. I just go to Mary's house to shower, get my clothes and wash my clothes, and other things that I don't need to do at Jaspers house.
"I get that but-"
"Do you know what I'd give to get my sister back? But I never will. All because of a dark, rainy, Wednesday in Kansas. And that terrible, awful farm accident." Ray says in a depressing tone.
"Oh my gosh seriously?" Henry asks.
"No, but it happens!" Ray tone changes into a normal one, "So maybe you should appreciate having a sister, who's still here and breathing and not under a dirty tractor wheel in Kansas,"
"Okay, what planet have I landed on?!" Henry asks.
"You know, you've spent more time whining about why you won't help me and if you had helped me, we'd be done by now and I'd have a boyfriend named Jackson!" Piper exclaims.
"Look Piper I wanna help you but-"
"You've gotta help her,"
"What?! Dude I can't! I have to pack for New York-"
"That's an order!" Ray exclaims.
Henry and Piper turn towards Jasper and I.
"We're on our lunch break man." Jasper says.
Henry and Piper exit out the door.
"Hey, no eating on the job," Ray says and zaps our popcorn bag.
Jasper and looks at the burning bag of popcorn. I shield myself with my arms.
"We're on our lunch break!" I exclaim and Jasper sets down the bag of burning popcorn.
"Now it's gonna smell like burnt popcorn." Jasper sighs and kisses my cheek.
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Jasper, Ray, Charlotte, and I are watching Kevin Con James together.
"Oh come on! There's no way Kevin can James,"
"Yes he can! He's Kevin!"
"If anyone can James its him,"
We all laugh at this and Jasper kisses the top of my head.
"Come on Kevin! Show him how to James!" Jasper smiles.
Suddenly Piper walks in and Henry gets the door closed on him.
"Uh you wanna help me?" Henry asks his sister.
"Why? Did you help me? No! You ruined my meet cute!" Piper exclaims.
All three of us teens look at the blonde boy with concern.
"Oh my gosh Henry!" Charlotte says with concern and shock, "What happened?"
"Henry you okay?" Jasper asks with concern.
"Yeah are you?" I ask with concern.
"No! I'm not!" Henry says, holding his side.
"Alright tell us what went down," Ray says.
"Oh I'll tell you what went down," Henry says, "My body! Down, through a table, onto the floor,"
"What's this green stuff?" Ray asks, taking something green out of Henry's hair.
"Probably Avocado for toast," Henry exclaims.
"So Pipers animatic didn't work in real life?" Jasper asks, crossing his arms around my chest.
"Well it would've worked, if Henry hadn't done his part right!" Piper exclaims.
"Well what was I supposed to do?! I ran across the room, I grabbed your phone, I said my line! Before Jackson could run in, some powerful women grabbed me and hurled me across the room!" Henry yells, "Geez!"
"Well, why'd you let her throw you across the room?" I ask.
"Yeah why did you?" Charlotte asks.
"She didn't offer me another option Ari and Charlotte!" Henry replies with sarcasm.
"Rude." I mutter.
"Whatever just get cleaned up so that we can go back to Downtown Brown and try again," Piper says.
"Are you insane?" Henry protests, "I'm not trying again,"
"We have to try again!"
"No, I do not! I dough not!" Henry exclaims.
"You said 'dough'" Charlotte remarks.
"I meant do! Everybody here knows I meant do!"
"I have a question," Ray says to Piper and Henry groans, "Why's it so important for you to have this meet cute?"
"Huh?"
"Why can't you go down to downtown brown and tell this uh boy you like.."
"Jackson Bartell," Piper corrects.
"Okay, him and just say 'Hi Jackson, my name is Uhh.."
"Piper!"
"Piper, 'My name is Piper and I really like you'," Ray continues, "So what do you think of that?"
"Oh Ray come on!" Charlotte says.
"That would never work in the real world," Piper remarks, "Except maybe for old people,"
"Hey I am not old!" Ray says and I snicker.
"Oh please! What are you like 30?"
"No! I'm not... yeah I'm like 30," Ray says.
Henry scoffs, Charlotte facepalms, and Jasper and I look down and shake our heads.
"Whatever! Tell Henry he has to help me and I need you guys to help me make a new meet cute plan," Piper explains.
"No!" Henry groans.
"Yes!" Piper exclaims.
"Look Paper! I know you're like 7 and you think you know everything," Ray says.
"I'm Piper and I'm 12!"
"Yeah she doesn't look 7 years old at all." I remark.
"Be that as it may," Ray says, ignoring my comment, "I'm gonna show you, that young love can begin with something like a good old fashioned 'Nice to meet you how do ya do',"
"Yeah try that," Henry agrees
"It's true! It kinda worked for Ari and Jasper," Ray continues.
"Well we became best friends before we became lovers," I object, "Best friends since birth."
"I started liking you the first day we met," Jasper grins.
"Wait what?" I ask, "You—-"
"Let's go!" Ray tells Piper, cutting me off.
"No! I'm not going till we come up with another meet cute plan and then I have to make an animatic of it," Piper protests.
"When did you learn how to make animatics?" Henry asks.
"That's not the point! Look, we're going to do this my way so that-" she gets cut off my Ray zapping her.
Ray puts Piper over his shoulder.
"Alright, I'm gonna carry her over to downtown brown," Ray says.
"Good! Take your time," Henry says.
"Ari and I will come with," Jasper says and takes my hand.
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Jasper, Ray, and I all walk into downtown brown. Piper starts to slowly wake up.
"What's going on?" Piper asks.
"Oh look who's waking up," Ray says and sets Piper down.
Piper stumbles and falls over. Jasper and I pull her up.
"You good?" Jasper asks.
"Yeah, How'd did I get back here?" Piper asks us in confusion.
"Look, it's not about how we get places, it's about those places after we've gotten there," Ray explains.
"Huh?" Piper asks.
"So, where's this cute boy you wanna meet so bad?" Ray asks.
"Yeah where is he?" I ask.
"Oh he's, um... over there," Piper says, pointing to a boy in a blue jacket.
"Okay, so Ari, Jasper, and I are gonna stay right here and I want you to walk over to that boy and say 'Hi! My name is Paper Hart and I would like to introduce myself to you so we can be-"
"AHHHH!" A girl screams.
"What?!" I ask in shock.
"There's a bug on the coffee display!" The girl exclaims.
"Oh my gosh! It's a scorpion!" A guy exclaims.
Jasper grabs Piper and I and shields us. I cling onto Piper with one hand and cling onto Jasper with the other hand.
"Alright everybody let's just calm down, okay? You know Uh, I used to be a better than average tennis player back in my day," Ray says, "you mind?" He asks a guy as grabs a tennis ball and Racquet.
"Alright Mr.Scorpion, don't take this personally but ready, set, smash!" Ray hits the tennis ball.
"What was that?" Jackson Bartell asks as the coffee display shelf falls ontop of him.
"AHHHH!" Piper screams and gets free from Jaspers grip.
"Oh my goodness!" I look at the young boy in shock.
"That's gotta hurt." Jasper groans.
"Jackson! Quick, somebody call an ambulance!" Piper exclaims.
We all start getting our phones out.
"Why don't you get a better tennis racquet guy?!" Ray scolds.
Next up: The Migraine (Original Chapter)
Sorry I haven't updated much. Since it's summer now, I'll update this book, A kiss is more, The singer and the actor, and Big Time Babe. The iCarly book chapters will be out late since it's ok hold for now.