Chapter 143: Was little.
"Daaaaannteeeee!!!" An angry growl escaped the tall white man as he stomped toward them. "Who’re calling your little princess!!!"
"Hey, Ross. It’s good to see you, too."
Tomato Head faced the burning rage of a father with a smile, still holding the little girl in his arms as she rubbed her cheek against his, her smile reaching her ears.
"Don’t give me that!" The man, named Ross, only got angrier, pointing a finger as his skin turned red. "I told you to stay away! Ellie is my little princess!" Quickly plastering a smile on his face, he reached out for the girl. "C’mon, Ellie, you shouldn’t hug other people like that, especially boys like-"
"No!" The little girl cried out in her high-pitched voice, wrapped her arms around Tomato Head’s neck, then turned away. "I wanna stay with Dante!"
Ross twitched to a stop, instantly losing all color and turning into a pale white statue. The sequence was painful to watch, especially for Finn, who was old enough to understand what was going on.
[Finn: Uwah, chill, dude. She’s barely five.]
[Jake: His fatherly instincts sure are strong.]
Though he knew very little about Tomato Head, Finn had a feeling that he wasn’t someone people would want their daughters to be involved with. Still, to be worried about a toddler was a little too much.
"Alright, Ellie, let’s not anger your father." Tomato Head patted her back and chuckled. "How about we look at the things I brought for you?"
Ignoring the still frozen Ross, he turned around and went to talk with the other kids. Finn watched him open the crate and look through the things stuffed inside. This one seemed to contain quite a number of old-fashioned picture books, the kind printed on paper.