Chapter 28: The Marshmallow Attacker
To say the least, Tony was having a very interesting morning. Pink absolutely refused to let him go back to sleep, constantly yelling, "Do not make me disappoint Mom!!!"
Tony still tried to bury his face in his pillow, but then White chimed in calmly inside his mind. It would be best if we left for the bus on time, Tony... unless you want to ride in the car with your mother again?
Tony immediately shot up in bed. "White... you're absolutely right."
Instantly transforming into a model student, he rushed to get ready and headed downstairs. His mother, who was just waking up, blinked in surprise. "Oh??! You're actually... early? I'll make you breakfast! And lunch!"
What Tony didn't realize, however, was that his mom wasn't just making lunch for him. She ended up packing meals for everyone-even Miss Marcy!
"Go, go, go! Don't be late!" his mom cheered, handing him a massive stack of bento boxes.
Tony stared at the pile in surprise. Suddenly, Pink let out a shrill noise of excitement, taking over Tony's mouth to squeal, "She made one for me!!! It's pink!!!"
Tony grumbled, wrestling control back as he walked out the door.
A few minutes later, he was sitting down at the bus stop, waiting quietly. Suddenly, he felt a sharp poke against his cheek. He turned his head to the side and found a very short girl with blonde hair glaring down at him, her finger still extended.
"Ow!! Stop! Who are you?!!" Tony asked, blinking in confusion.
The girl simply chuckled, looking entirely too proud of herself. "That's not important! What is important is that I'm going to be using you as my personal entertainment from now on!!"
"What? Are you... trying to bully me?" Tony asked, completely bewildered.
Inside his mind, Pink spoke up. She can't bully you. Look at her, Tony, she's literally a small marshmallow!
White added softly, Maybe just let her, Tony. This poor child probably just wants to be friends with you.
As the girl continued to relentlessly poke his cheek, Tony sighed. "Can you at least tell me your name?"
"Nope!" she said, smirking as her finger started poking him even faster.
White offered some quick tactical advice in his mind. She wants a reaction, Tony... Maybe... just don't react?
Tony felt his anger bubbling up, but he forced himself to take a heavy breath and calm down. The blonde girl's smirk grew, thinking she was winning.
Then, Tony looked her dead in the eyes and said flatly, "Guess you're done."
The girl's smug smile deflated instantly. She let out a tiny, unscary, honestly kind of cute growl.
Seeing an opportunity, Pink immediately snatched control of Tony's body. As the blonde girl crossed her arms in a huff, Pink reached out and aggressively patted her on the head.
The girl's face turned bright red instantly. "Hey!! Cut that out!!!"
"Hehehe, you're so smol!!" Pink teased, using Tony's voice to giggle.
Tony spoke up inside their shared mind, groaning, You're... not helping, Pink...
The girl ripped herself away, furious, blushing, and literally trembling with anger. "You... how dare you!!!"
Pink simply shrugged Tony's shoulders and said, "You started it, little one!"
The girl stamped her foot angrily. "Little one!!!!! You're like, a few inches taller than me!!!"
Pink shrugged again, wearing a massive grin. "Still taller! A victory is a victory in my beautiful eyes, hehehe!"
The girl looked like she was about to physically explode. Fortunately for her, the school bus finally pulled up. She huffed loudly, flipped her blonde hair over her shoulder, and snapped, "Whatever..." before storming away to board the bus.
Pink raised an eyebrow, watching her go before relinquishing control back to Tony. She spoke up in his mind, Are you sure we don't know her? I'd know that level of sass anywhere.