forum Apaixonar: The act of falling in love.//OxO//Romance//CLOSED

Started March 29, 2019 by @croccin-champagne

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Henry grinned over at Kai. "Yeah, and so she'll be better at not messing up that ankle." He shot her a mock glare, walking over to the counter.

"Y'all gotta stop pickin' on me like this." Babe said, fake scowling as she leaned against the counter to study the menu on the board on the wall.

Henry nudged her with his shoulder. "Oh, c'mon, Babe. It's not picking on you, it's looking out for you. We only want what's best for you, you know." He hid a laugh when he looked over at Kai.

"I can see you two trying not to laugh, y'know." Babe said, not looking down as she nudged Henry back. She had a piece of paper on the counter, writing quickly with a pen.

Kai was shaking from repressed laughter, and stuck his tongue out at his sister. "Just making sure you don't have to quit the team, Babe."

"What? Laughing? Us? Never. Babe, how could you accuse us of something like that." Henry somehow managed to keep a straight face, not looking at Kai for fear he'd start laughing.

Babe slid her paper over to the lady at the counter, who was looking between the three of them in amusement. Then she turned, raising an eyebrow at Kai, who immediately burst into laughter.

At his laughter, Henry couldn't stop himself. He leaned against the wall, shaking with laughter, mentally apologizing to the poor staff of the restaurant who had to deal with the three of them.

Babe rolled her eyes, crossing her arms over her chest as she watched the two of them laugh. An amused smile tugged at her lips, the corners of her mouth twitching.

Eventually, Henry was able to stop, shaking his head slightly as he did his best to look serious. "So, ah, science homework first tonight?"

"Yeah, yeah. Watcha got?" Babe shifted weight of her ankle, still leaning against the counter. "Home labs are always fun."

Henry snorted. "Hardly. The last time my mother let me do an experiment inside, I literally almost burned the house down. I lit the table on fire, and if we hadn't had a vase of flowers in water there, I don't know how it would have turned out."

"A fellow fire starter." Babe nodded, biting her lip to keep from laughing. She was the main reason there was a fire extinguisher in their kitchen.

Kai made a grabby motion with his hand, and Babe pulled out her wallet, tossing it to him. He immediately slipped off to a vending machine, poking at the buttons.

Henry nodded, amused. The air smelled amazing, like fried rice and chicken. He leaned back against the wall, tapping his feet quietly.

Babe hummed thoughtfully, her gaze drawn over to her brother. "Y'know what I just realized? You know a lot about me and my family, but I really don't know much about you and yours."

Henry raised an eyebrow. "I had a goldfish, once." He grinned over to her and Kai, glancing out the door to the parking lot and street.

"Goldfish are fun." Babe nodded thoughtfully. "I like the edible ones." She started suddenly as a box of takeout containers was set next to her on the counter.

Evan quickly reached out and picked up the bag, starting towards the door. "The edible ones are the best. Have you ever thrown and tried to catch them in your mouth?"

"Duh. Hey, I can carry my own family's dinner!" Babe called, catching her wallet as Kai tossed it to her before heading after Henry. She sighed, pulling out a few bills and handing them to the lady, grabbing the other bag that was handed to her. Ten people was a lot to feed.

"Kai, help your sister out. She shouldn't have to carry food with her ankle like that." Henry said around the bag, trying to watch where he put his feet.

"I'm fine!" Babe shot back, easily side stepping her brother. "Y'all gotta stop treatin' me like I'm made o' glass."

"Babe, just give me the bag. Call mom and tell her we're on our way." Kai sighed, making grabby hands at the bag. Babe huffed, but handed him the food to pull her phone out.

Henry grinned. They made it out to the car, putting the food in the back with Kai. "Babe, are you buckled in?" He asked once they were all sitting down. He asked mostly to annoy her, but he checked Kai with a glance as well.

Babe flipped him off as she grumbled, slouching further down in her seat. She was, in fact, buckled.

"Aw," Kai cooed, leaning forward to pat Babe on the head, ducking out of the way just in time to avoid her swat at him. "Grumpy Babe, sweepy Babe."

Henry turned away, trying to hide his laugh in a series of fake sounding coughs. "Then we'll get her home so she can get some sleep." He said, once he'd finally composed himself.

Babe reached over, smacking the back of Henry's head. "'M righ' here, dude. And I don' need sleep, I took a nap earlier today."

Henry glanced over, turning his car on and pulling out of the parking place. "You always need sleep. Sleep is good for the mind, body, and soul."