Jeez, every time I see the reads or votes go up is the most UPLIFTING feeling in the world. I still can't thank you all enough for everything you do for this story. Currently at 19.4K+ reads and 558 votes.

Welp, here we go.

(Y/N) POV

(Y/N) was shifting around in his sleeping bag, barely able to move due to the surrounding walls: Wall Marie, Wall Callie, Wall Marina, and Wall Pearl.

He sat up, feeling his stomach growl a bit. He stood up, and carefully avoided the others as he entered the kitchen. He was searching through the cabinets.

(Y/N) was talking to himself, quietly.

(Y/N): Come on. Where are the snacks? CALLIE lives here. They've gotta be aro- Wait! Here they are.

He started chowing down on the snacks.

Suddenly, he heard someone... sniffing?

In through the doorway came Callie.

(Y/N): Callie? What're you doing up?

Callie: I felt a disturbance in the force.

She then looked over and started trying to get her snacks.

(Y/N): Ah! Callie, stop!

Callie: No! Give me my snacks!

(Y/N): Okay, okay. Here.

He handed her the bag, and she started eating.

He just grabbed another bag out of the cabinet.

They decided since they were already up, they should just stay up, but they didn't want to wake the others.

However, since the rest were still asleep, they couldn't be loud, which was asking a lot from the two of them.

They were both bored so they decided just a TINY bit of mischief wouldn't hurt.

So, they placed Marie's hand in a bowl of warm water. They did the good ol' whip cream in the hand trick on Pearl. For Marina, they decided to use her as an alarm clock. They placed her headphones on her, set an alarm, and set the volume at maximum.

They were both barely holding in their laughter.

Callie: This is going to be great.

(Y/N): Yep, now we just have to wait.

~~~

Narrator POV

Callie and (Y/N) were both asleep on the couch, their heads fighting for the middle of the couch, while each of their bodies was going off a different end of the couch.

Suddenly...

Marina: AAAAH!

Marina quickly jumped up and threw off her headphones.

Marie and Pearl were slowly getting up, after being woken up by Marina's loud scream. Callie and (Y/N) however, were still fast asleep.

Marie was confused over why her hand was wet until she looked over at her side, and saw a bowl of water. She then started blushing as she tried to hide the lower half of her sleeping bag, realizing what she had done.

Marie held onto the sleeping bag and ran into another room.

Pearl: Jeez, what's up with her?

Pearl said, pointing towards the direction Marie just left.

Marina looked over at Pearl and covered her mouth, to hold the laughter in and out of shock.

Pearl's face was covered in whipped cream.

Pearl: What?

Marina: Pearl, *Snicker* you've got *Snicker* you've got something on your face.

Pearl: Huh?

Pearl touched her face and was surprised.

Pearl: What the-?!

Pearl ran out of the room, but when she tried opening the bathroom door, Marie cried out.

Marie: Not now! Give me a second!

Marina POV

Marina looked over at the two lumps sleeping on the couch.

She roughly shook them both awake.

Callie & (Y/N): Agh!

Marina: Now... Do either of you want to explain WHAT IS GOING ON?!

(Y/N): Ugh. Did we miss it?

He asked Callie, as he was rubbing his eyes.

Callie: No, it seems like it worked great.

They could hear Pearl and Marie arguing a few rooms away.

Callie: I told you Marina would work as an alarm clock.

(Y/N): No, she woke us up.

Callie: Exactly, just as I planned.

(Y/N): You're just taking credit for this because we slept through it all.

Callie: No I'm not!

Marina: What did you two do?!

(Y/N): Okay, Marina, it's a funny story-

He stopped to see Marina's eyes filled with rage.

(Y/N): Okay! Okay! Maybe not THAT funny.

Callie: We got bored in the middle of the night so we had to keep ourselves busy somehow.

Callie then stood up and started walking towards the bathroom door.

Callie: Marie! Hurry up! You can't be taking THAT long. It's not like you have to use the bathroom or anything.

Marie opened the door and tackled Callie. Pearl then rushed into the bathroom, and a scream was heard.

Marina: You see what you've caused, (Y/N)?

She turned back over to see him lying there with his arms behind his head, with a satisfied look on his face.

(Y/N): Eyup. Worked like a dream.

Marina gave him an upset look.

(Y/N): What?

~~~

Marie POV

Now that everything was cleaned up, and they were finished chewing Callie and (Y/N) out, everything calmed down.

They were all just watching television at first. Then, Marie received a reminder on her phone.

Marie: Oh! The concert is tomorrow!

Callie, Pearl, & Marina: WHAT?!

(Y/N): Cool.

Marina: You're telling us this, now?!

Marie: Oops?

Callie: Marie! You can't just wait until the last minute to tell us these things!

Marie: You really shouldn't be surprised.

After a bit of calming down, Pearl and Marina thought they should head home and practice.

Marie: You've still got your backstage pass, right, (Y/N)?

(Y/N): Of course, I do. Somewhere... In my room.

Marie: Good, because I'm not giving you another if you lost it.

(Y/N): Gotcha'.

(Y/N): Well, see you two later.

He gave Marie a hug, causing her to blush in shock. Then Callie joined in, wrapping her arms around Marie and (Y/N)'s necks.

Callie: Aw! Now isn't this sweet.

Pearl then grabbed (Y/N), and started leading him away.

Pearl: Well, we've got to get going. Much work, little time. See ya!

The three of them were now gone, leaving just Callie and Marie in their apartment.

Callie looked over at Marie, who was just sitting there dazed.

Callie waved her hand in front of Marie.

Callie: Uh... Marie? Are you okay?

~~~

Pearl POV

They arrived back home. They took a second to relax before Pearl and Marina had to get working.

Marina went to go check her computer, leaving Pearl and (Y/N) just sitting on the couch, but when Marina came back, she seemed a little worried.

Pearl: Yo, Marina, what's wrong?

Marina: Uh, Pearlie? We've got a little problem.

Pearl: What kind of problem?

Marina leaned in close to Pearl, to whisper it, so (Y/N) wouldn't hear it.

Marina: It's an 8 problem.

Pearl: Ugh, fine! Go help 'em out Marina.

Marina: On it.

Marina then left the room.

(Y/N): What was that about?

Pearl: Nothing. It's fine, but it looks like we aren't practicing today.

(Y/N): Then what now?

Pearl: I don't know. What do you want to do?

(Y/N): I don't know. I thought the rest of the day was going to be a lazy day, for me.

Pearl: Hmm...

They were thinking of what they could do.

Pearl: Ah! I've got it.

~~~

Pearl: Tada!

(Y/N): It's a boat.

Pearl: It's a ship. The Manta Maria to be specific.

(Y/N): So what're we doing here?

They were now walking onto the ship.

Pearl: Just checking it out. This thing is sweet. Trust me, it's the same one I got for my sixth birthday.

(Y/N) looked over at her astonished.

(Y/N): Daddy's little girl.

She nudged him with her elbow.

Pearl: Hey!

They were walking around the ship, checking out everything it has to offer. (Y/N) was actually reading the signs, while Pearl would just look at them and pretend she already knew what they were. She wasn't fooling him, but he didn't say anything.

Pearl: You know, Marina and I threw a concert on a ship before. It was pretty fresh.

(Y/N): Really? How'd it go?

She didn't respond, but in her eyes, you could see the fire and hear the screams of many squids.

Pearl: It went GREAT!

She sounded cheerful.

(Y/N): Sweet.

They were up at the steering wheel.

Pearl: Do you think she's seaworthy?

(Y/N): Maybe, but she's probably inefficient.

Pearl walked over to the wheel, but her holding it was like a child trying to reach the top shelf, so (Y/N) grabbed a nearby box for her to stand on.

Pearl just looked at the box, annoyed, then stood on top of it.

Pearl: Yo, I think I still got it. HARD TO STARBOARD!

(Y/N): If we went starboard, we'd crash right into this dock right here.

Pearl: I knew that!

She said as she started getting off the box, crossing her arms.

They continued walking around the ship.

(Y/N): It doesn't make sense. Why would anyone design a ship like this? It's so impractical.

Pearl: Who knows, but it makes a killer turf stage.

(Y/N): I bet-

Pearl: And when I roll off of the top area, I just light 'em up with my dualies. It's all about that agility!

(Y/N): Eh, it's not all about speed.

He looked over at Pearl and saw her mouth was scrunched up, and her eyes were serious.

(Y/N) chuckled at this.

(Y/N): Okay, okay. I got it. You gotta go fast.

Pearl: Hm. That's better.

They reached the front of the ship, and Pearl ran ahead of (Y/N). She went to the bow of the ship. She stood up on the first railing so she could reach over it, slightly.

Pearl: Yes! This is my favorite part.

(Y/N) walked up and Pearl saw that he was still standing above her.

Pearl went up a couple more railings until she was above him.

(Y/N): Woah! Careful, Pearl.

He held onto her to make sure she didn't fall.

Pearl: Perfect!

Pearl held her arms wide open.

Pearl: I'm the king of the world!

(Y/N) was just chuckling at this.

(Y/N): Well, you've already got the crown.

Pearl: That's because everything the light touches is my kingdom.

(Y/N) was left, once again, laughing.

~~~

It was getting kind of late. Pearl and (Y/N) were just leaning on the rails, looking out at the water.

Pearl: I love the sound of the water.

(Y/N): Yeah, just the sounds of the waves crashing together, but gently.

Pearl: It reminds me of when I was younger... It reminds me of the times with my dad.

(Y/N): Where is your dad, Pearl?

He was looking over at her.

Pearl waved the question off.

Pearl: Story for another time.

Pearl: The lights from the city reflecting on the water always looks so beautiful.

(Y/N), once again, looked over at Pearl.

Pearl noticed and looked at him, confused.

Pearl: What?

(Y/N) looked back towards the water.

(Y/N): You can be real sweet when you want to.

Pearl looked away, with a tiny amount of blush on her face.

They just stood there for a while longer. Just enjoying the soothing silence between them.

~~~

Pearl and (Y/N) arrived back at the house.

(Y/N) grabbed some food out of the kitchen, then relaxed over on the couch.

Pearl went to go check on Marina.

When she got there, Marina was just sitting at her desk. When Marina saw Pearl enter the room, she turned her chair around.

Marina: Oh! Hey, Pearlie. You're back.

Pearl: Yep. Were you able to help Eight out?

Marina: Yeah, nothing I couldn't handle.

Pearl: Of course. So, how're they doing.

Marina: They're still doing well, but where they're at doesn't make any sense, according to all my data.

Pearl: Yo, chill, Marina. It'll be fine. We'll get Eight and the Cap'n out of there.

Marina: Yeah, you're right.

Marina got up and hugged Pearl.

Marina: Thanks, Pearlie.

Pearl was hugging back.

Pearl: No problem.

Pearl broke the hug up.

Pearl: Now, we should get some rest, we've got a big day tomorrow.

They walked away, and when they got to the living room, they just saw (Y/N) asleep on the couch, holding a chicken leg in his mouth.

They cleaned up his mess and covered him with a blanket.

Then, they all went to sleep, in preparation for the big day, tomorrow.

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September 10, 2018 - 12:05 AM