Chapter 8: Sisterly Grievances
Inside the shared headspace, Pink violently took back control.
Out in the physical lobby, the tactical red outfit instantly dissolved, morphing back into the familiar, frilly pink dress as the single ponytail split into her iconic, sweeping twintails. Pink sat bolt upright on the linoleum floor with an angry huff.
The group of girls surrounding what they thought was a passed-out, short-circuited Tony recoiled instantly. Maya threw her hands up, shouting, "Ahhhh!! He's a pink zombie!!"
Pink narrowed her eyes, glaring up at her. "I am NOT a zombie!!"
She huffed, turning her attention directly to Alice. She tried to stand up, but her legs were so wobbly from the sudden transition that she staggered where she stood. "Alice! You were supposed to kiss me first!! Now Tony got it, and I feel completely left out!!! Waaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!"
The girls of Team 7-A immediately looked at each other in sheer bafflement. Maya blinked, tilting her head. "Uh... what!? Pink, you are literally the exact same person!"
Pink screeched at the top of her lungs, stomping her foot so hard the floor tiles cracked. "I AM NOT!!!
Tony is Tony, and I am his way cuter, way smarter little sister!!!"
Suki's eyes went wide-a rare, staggering break in her usual stoic composure. She slowly turned her head to look at Alice.
Alice honestly didn't know what was more deeply disturbing: Pink's bizarre internal jealousy, or Suki actually showing visible surprise.
Alice cleared her throat, trying to appeal to logic. "Pink... uh, you said Tony got the kiss... but wasn't it the red girl who kissed me?"
Pink's face flushed with violent fury. "Red, that sneaky little-!"
"Hey, hey, calm down, Pink..." Miss Marcy interrupted, stepping in with her best teacher-voice while holding up her hands. "Pink... deep breaths. We can express our feelings without inventing new swear words."
Pink stomped both feet however ignoring miss Marcy slightly in a total child-like tantrum. "She switched back to Tony right as her lips touched Alice's!! How dare she try to play magical girl matchmaker behind my back!!"
Alice let out a long, fond sigh. "Pink."
Pink turned around angrily, her twintails flying. "Wha-"
Before she could finish her complaint, Alice leaned forward and firmly kissed her right on the cheek.
Alice stepped back, offering a soft, warm smile. "Is that better?"
Pink's face literally turned a deep, neon pink. The furious rage completely evaporated from her body. She stood there frozen, blinking dumbfoundedly, before slowly nodding her head.
"Not fair..." Pink mumbled, pouting while staring at her boots. "...I was in the middle of raging..."