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Chapter 1 - One Public Prank
Chester was idling about near the counter, unconsciously drifting torwards one of the shelves decorated with candy. He then heard the front door to the shop open, and tilted his head up to see Mandy, basically his boss. She ruled the whole shop, even posing as the queen mascot for the Candyland theme. (For this fanfic, they both live inside of the Candy Shop, they have a functioning bathroom and bedroom. Barry has his own room, because he snores.)
"Heyyy, Mandy! You're late, haha! What's up with you? Woke up on the wrong side of the bed?" He said in that teasing tone that infuriated Mandy.
"Matter of fact, yeah, I did. I'm not feeling so great. Therefore you're restocking the shelves today, not me." She walked off to the counter, watching as Chester giggled and rolled his eyes and made sassy remarks. But atleast he was stocking the shelves. It was even endearing, seeing him actually listen to her for once instead of immediately pranking her.
About 2 Hours Later
Chester walked up to Mandy as she wasn't distracted by customers and parents who wanted photos, looking almost devious, standing away from her slightly. He looked excited for something, per usual. Mandy ignored him, momentarily annoying him by giving him a task immediately as he walked up to her.
She went back to chatting with customers, putting on that good queen act. Chester, instead of working, was pulling the ropes behind the whole scene.
Suddenly, as Mandy stepped into a particular spot to get closer to a customer for a photo, a large bucket of freezing water was poured onto her. It was so cold, her whole body seemingly tensed up for what felt like a whole minute, before she turned around. Before she even got a glimpse of Chester's face, which she assumed had that shit-eating grin he always had, she stormed off to the back of the store before slamming the door behind her with a frustrated grunt. Barry gave him a look of disapproval from the counter, giving him that 'you should go apologize' gesture.
Chester new he was in it now. Mandy always fought back or at least joked about it. Maybe she was mad it scared off customers? He ran off anxiously, ignoring the confused or bewildered stares of customers who were just looking to see Mandy or buy candy. He opened the door, slipped inside of it discreetly, and immediately shut it behind him. He headed to their room, but he didn't see Mandy. Then the bathroom, and there she was, already inside of a bath.
"Hey, Mandy..."
"Chester, don't bother me." She said without looking up at him, lying in the tub filled to the brim with hot water and bubbles.
"Um... Why exactly did you run off? Nevermind, dumb question, but... Can I make it up to you? It wasn't that bad?"
"Well, I could barely move my legs. Close the store, stock the shelves... Oh, and get me some peppermint tea, some cookies... I'm just gonna stay in the water for a whileeee."
She spoke in a commanding but relaxed tone, so Chester realized her boil was back to a simmer. Even then, he agreed to do everything she asked. He secretly liked being able to pamper her sometimes. She only got out of the tub late. Chester thought she might make him sleep in Barry's room, but suprisingly, she spooned against his back, intertwining with him before dozing off shortly after. The bath probably tired her out.
End of Chapter 1 - One Public Prank