A/N: Most of you might have read this on another account, believe me when I said it was continued. It made it to chapter 10 on the other account, I deleted it from there, and there are 5 more chapters. I'm going to post it to chapter 10, then I'll update once a week, I have the latest 5 chapters ready, but I want to rebuild some kind of fan base again.
(Timmy PoV)
Another... humiliating rejection, Timmy thought. Couldn't girls just be nicer about telling him they were not interested? Then again he never really gave up on Trixie, the more she rejected him, the more he wanted to try to get her to notice him for what he was worth. Honestly he'd lost count of the years that he'd tried. With that thought... he decided that it was time... truly time to just drop it with her. He was fifteen now, he shouldn't still be chasing a girl he'd had a crush on since elementary school. It was time for a change, too bad he couldn't think of anything. So like most times he just sat in front of his computer, most of his friends existed there. Chester and AJ, had come to the conclusion that the reason they were not very popular was due to them hanging around him. Well since they had stopped hanging around him, nothing really went right for them. Obviously they were wrong, he thought. When they came back to try and be his friend again, he just laughed... That wasn't really what he was feeling, he felt embarrassed for them, and for the first time he decided they were not worth having around. But what he didn't know, is that he did need them around... they helped fill the hours in a day... Ever since he got older, something had been missing. Just this odd feeling in the back of his mind that told him something was missing. He didn't noticed it too much when he was around his friends. But when he was alone... that was when he really noticed something was missing from his life, something that made him happy. A beeping sound came from the computer speakers, it was a IM from one of his 'real' friends.
MysticFae: Hey how are you today?
Tormented: Just another day really. -shrugs-
MysticFae: What's wrong Tor?
Tormented: I finally decided that Trixie is nothing but a snob, she humiliated me today.
MysticFae: Yeah I heard.
Tormented: How did you hear?
MysticFae: Well...
He'd been talking to this girl for a while on the computer. This wasn't the first time that something like this had happened. He would say something, and she would comment on it, with some kind of detail he didn't say. Or say things like she heard about something... When he had asked, she just said she meant something like it meant she understood or something. But the only way that she would know about this, is if she went to his school... this time he was not going to let her just change the subject, he wanted to know. If nothing else maybe he'd be able to hang out with her. They both seemed to have a lot in common, they liked the same online stories, and games. A lot really.
Tormented: Mystic, do you go to my school?
MysticFae: Well... yeah I go to your school.
Tormented: So do I know you?
MysticFae: Kinda.
Tormented: Who?
MysticFae: Well... I don't know if I should say, you might get mad.
Tormented: If I already know you, how could knowing who you were really change anything? We are friends right?
MysticFae: Yeah... I guess. But... I don't know Timmy.
This was the first time that Mystic had ever called him Timmy, and he had never told her his name. He usually always stayed with his pseudonym, he was always very very careful about that. Once he had used his real name, and his nightmare of a babysitter Vicki had used him for a cheap laugh. He learned his lesson to keep his life, and his online life as separate as he could. Several minutes had gone by.
MysticFae: Are you still there?
MysticFae: Look okay... um first try to guess.
MysticFae: You like guessing games!
MysticFae: Remember? Three chances.
Tormented: Fine.
MysticFae: Then if you don't guess I'll tell you.
Tormented: Veronica?
MysticFae: Eww God no.
Tormented: I don't know many girls. And I know you're not Trixie... because well that would be cruel if you were.
MysticFae: Nope not that prig. One more guess.
Tormented: I have two left, I didn't guess Trixie, I said I knew you weren't her.
MysticFae: See, told you, you'd like guessing.
Tormented: Whatever... The only other girl, I remember knowing is Tootie,
Tormented: but we never had much in common so we hardly hung out,
Tormented: unless she was with her evil sister.
MysticFae: That's the only reason you never hung around with her?
Tormented: -shrugs- Well that and she was always a bit... well...
MysticFae: Well?
Tormented: She was very hyper and well really obsessed with me. Anyways who are you?
MysticFae: Not telling...
Timmy stood up from his desk, why did she have to be so aggravating? He paced around his room. She knew he had a rough day... then again when didn't he have a rough day? She had always been there when he had a issue, and listened. She never complained about anything, at least not to him. Why couldn't he just let her have this one secret? Because it was driving him insane. There was someone at his school that was just like him, that felt the same way about movies, and games, and stories. Why couldn't she tell him who she was? Then they both could have someone to talk to. She said she didn't have any friends, and wished she had friends. And well he wanted to have better friends then the ones that turned their back on him, then ran back to him with their tail's between their legs. He went back to his computer, and read what he had missed.
MysticFae: Timmy are you there?
MysticFae: I'm sorry, I'm just afraid if I tell you, then you won't talk to me,
MysticFae: Even on here... you're like my only friend.
MysticFae: Come on Timmy, I know you're there.
MysticFae: You never leave your computer without saying something at least.
MysticFae: Fine I'll tell you... just don't be mad.
Tormented: Okay tell me.
MysticFae: Tootie.
Tormented: No really.
MysticFae: Really I'm Tootie.
MysticFae: You kissed me for my birthday once, and told me never to tell anyone.
Tormented: ...
He just stared at his screen... either this person was Tootie, or Tootie had blabbed to someone like her sister, and Vicki was once again having a laugh at him. He couldn't believe he had started to develop feelings... it happened from time to time, when people talk online for long periods of time like they did. They didn't have anyone, their families pretty much ignored them both. And they had a lot in common. He didn't know if he could feel this way about Tootie... Not that there was anything wrong with the girl, she had seemed to have mellowed out. And wasn't as high strung. Either way, if it was Tootie, or someone messing around, he'd find out. He wouldn't get angry, just in case it wasn't someone messing with him... she was pretty much the only real friend he had as well.
MysticFae: I knew you'd stop talking to me if you found out.
Tormented: I'm here still.
MysticFae: Why?
Tormented: Cause, you're my only real friend too.
Tormented: I don't have much of a choice.
Tormented: Neither of us do really.
MysticFae: So are you mad?
Tormented: Just kinda shocked... I didn't expect to have so much in common with you.
Tormented: How long have you known I was me?
MysticFae: Well, I didn't know at first. Not until you told me about Vicki...
MysticFae: then I had a good idea who you were.
He wasn't upset, not really. Still it was a shock to find out, that you had started developing feelings for a person you used to run from. It was strange to know this person was Tootie. Whenever she made a perverted joke, that normally he would have laughed at. Or threw one back of his own, he felt awkward. Maybe it would just take some time to readjust.
Over the next few days, Tootie had mentioned that he was acting different. She hadn't changed, because well she had known all along... or at least for a while who he was. So she had already adjusted to the fact he was who he was. It kinda explained how she acted for a few days when he had told her about his evil babysitter. It's a good thing that he didn't really tell Tootie what he thought of her when she was younger. He thought she was just as sadistic as her older sister, just using different means to torture him. Now that he was older, he wouldn't mind a girl paying attention to him like that.
But he was kinda relieved that Tootie didn't approach him at school, oh he would have liked the company. It was just he still needed time to wrap his mind about it. MysticFae and Tootie in his mind were two completely different people, guess he never noticed how she had changed. He did take the time to notice that she was looking much more appealing... well opposed to someone that's ten, a lot of women are appealing. His birthday was approaching, he had debated on asking Mysti... Tootie to call him, so he could really talk with her. But he knew how she sounded, or at least he thought he did, it had been a while since he heard her talk. Her braces made it hard to understand her when she spoke. I wonder if she still has them or not...
Tormented: Hey Tootie are you there?
Fifteen long minutes later.
MysticFae: Yeah...
MysticFae: Sorry I was in the shower.
MysticFae: Whats up?
Tormented: Oh just... seeing what you were doing.
MysticFae: Ahh, nothing really.
Tormented: Hey do you still have braces?
MysticFae: Random much?
MysticFae: But no... I had them taken off two years ago...
MysticFae: You never noticed?
Tormented: We didn't talk.
Tormented: No I didn't notice... Sorry.
Tormented: While I'm being random... can I ask you something?
MysticFae: I dunno, depends.
Tormented: On.
MysticFae: If you're just gonna tell me that you didn't pay attention to me again.
Tormented: I just wanted to ask if... well my birthday is coming up.
MysticFae: I know. We've talked on the computer for a couple years, didn't I always say something?
Tormented: Yeah... that's not what I meant
Tormented: I was going to ask you to call me so we could talk.
MysticFae: Then what did you mean
MysticFae: Oh sorry, go on.
Tormented: So I could hear your voice. But since I already know it...
MysticFae: you don't want me to call... then why bring it up?
Tormented: I'm not finished.
MysticFae: Oh Sorry again -tilts head-
Tormented: Well since, you know... that... I wanted to know.
MysticFae: Know what?
Tormented: If you might want to do something on my birthday.
MysticFae: Yeah sure... um what game?
Timmy hung his head, this wasn't going to be easy. Well then again he was the one that preferred the games to real life, no wonder she'd jump to the conclusion. He took a deep breath, instead of answering her on the computer he picked up the phone and dialed her number, her mother answered and he asked for Tootie.
MysticFae: Hold on phone call.
"I know." Timmy said into the phone after she said 'hello'. It was quiet for a while, and he was worried that she might have hung up, because she might not know who it was.
"Timmy?" She sounded curious, and he received a message on his computer asking if he called.
"Yeah... When I asked if you, um wanted to do something. I... well... I didn't mean in a game." He waited for a reply, he wouldn't blame her if she said no... she told him that she didn't have a boyfriend, but maybe she did... he wasn't sure how much of what she said was true... But he was willing to trust her this once.
"You mean like... go out and do something... together right? Not like... a quest in a game... or PMing all night." Was he really that boring? Yeah he had become that boring... sadly. But she sounded excited. And a lot like she did when she was younger, though her voice was less high pitched, seemed soothing really. And she didn't talk quite as fast as she did.
"Yeah... you know like regular people. We could go have lunch, or see a movie... or sit at your... well I don't want to see Vicki, maybe my house and watch a movie if you don't want to go in public," he added the last because he wasn't sure if she wanted to be seen with him or not. And he was far passed assuming things from females.
"One, you are not regular, and neither am I. Two... did you just ask me out on a date Timmy?" His heart jumped in his throat, did he just ask her out on a date? Go out to lunch or the movies... yeah you did, great idiot. You just wanted to spend time with someone and you go and ask her out on a date. How desperate are you? "I was teasing Timmy."
"No... I was asking you out on a... date." What are you saying, what did we just talk about? Whats the point in having me, if your not going to listen, his mind ranted. "And it doesn't have to be on my birthday... I'm free tomorrow." His mind mentally threw it's hands up in surrender.
"Oh..." he heard muffled squealing in the background. He wasn't entirely sure if that was good or bad... but he waited anyways. "Yeah, yeah... um sure yeah... Uh... where?"
"Well..." Well well well, look who's come crawling back, his mind said as he tried to think of where to go. "You pick."
"Well how about we just... you know go to the mall and have lunch. We could go see a movie after if you still wanted to... I know you don't like to be out long, but if you want to we could." She was starting to talk fast again. She was excited, this was a dream come true for her. He just wished he could be that excited about anything anymore.
"Sure... uh lunch and a movie. See you there at... um... whats playing anyways?" he hadn't gone to the movies in a long time, the internet was slowly killing the movies. And he wasn't sure if there was anything he'd even be interested in. Well they didn't have to go to the movies... it was still just a maybe, right? Think again lover boy, you just said 'and a movie,' his mind was more than aggravated with him, then you asked what was playing.
"Um... I don't know..." he heard her typing over the phone, obviously her mind wasn't on strike and thought fast enough to check online. Why can't you help me like that, he asked himself, and only got silence.
"Um... nothing we'd really like... wait there is one maybe... it's a horror film about zombies, you like zombies." He didn't answer, because he knew it was more than a statement, then a question. This was going to be interesting, at least it would be a movie he'd like... no awkward talking, because they'd both be watching the movie. "Speaking of zombies... if the apocalypse comes... you still want me to be with you?"
He had been half joking when he had mentioned the zombie apocalypse. Here's your freebie even though you were mean, his mind said, if you tell her that it was a joke it'll make her think you don't. Just say yes idiot.
"Yes idiot... I mean uh yes, you'd have to be a idiot to think I wouldn't." Smooth real smooth, his mind taunted.