Fan Fiction |
by Jenny Tran
Vicki returned to the mall the following day to see if she could catch the Mr. Perfect again. But to her disappointment, after two hours of walking around the mall, she couldn’t find him anywhere. She admit defeat and headed towards the exit. Suddenly, she saw a crowd of people hovering over someone. She got closer and found her Mt. Perfect giving CPR to a young girl who had fainted “Call the ambulance.” He said randomly while continuing to try to save her.
Vicki stood on her toes to get a better look at the guy but it was useless, there were too many people around. Soon the emergency people came and took the girl away. She was waiting on the sidelines patiently to get a glimpse of Mr. Perfect, only to realize that he had disappeared. Looking disappointed, she left the mall.
Ivy was waiting on two customers when she saw her friend walking in. She looked a little down. Since she was busy, she nodded to Tyler to take over “Hi Vicki.” He greeted.
Vicki nodded with a grim expression “Hi Ivy…” she said without looking up.
“No…it’s me, Ty.” He looked at her strangely “Is anything wrong?”
“No…” Vicki said sadly “Can I get some food?”
He nodded with a smile “Sure, what would you like?”
“I don’t care.” She replied shortly.
“How about chicken and rice? You like that.” He was a careful observer.
She nodded carelessly “Sure…whatever you say.”
Ivy passed the order to the kitchen as she crossed paths with Tyler, he shrugged his shoulders at her while glancing at Vicki. She walked over and took a seat across from Vicki “Okay, what is it now?”
Her friend looked depressed as she shrugged “I’m never gonna find him, I might as well give up.”
“Oh crap…” Ivy frowned “You’re still stalking that guy? Damn, you need help!”
“But he’s so perfect…this morning, he helped save a life.” She gushed.
“Yeah? So?” Ivy shrugged it off lightly “I save lives every day of my life.”
Vicki wrinkled her brows “You do? How?”
Ivy counted it off in her finger “I help people from starvation, running into my fist, dying from dehydration and my favorite mistreating the less fortunate.”
Vicki had to laugh at the ridiculous nature of her comparison to her Mr. Perfect’s life saving methods “But he saved a life…I mean really saved a person who was probably dying.”
“We’re all dying.” Ivy said nonchalantly “Some just leaves a little faster. And there are some that I want to help die faster, but Ty won’t let me.”
“Hey, speaking of Ty….he seems a bit…well, I don’t want to say it.” Vicki was hesitant “There’s not a good word for it…”
Ivy grew impatient “Just spit it out!”
“Fruity?” Vicki flinched hoping Ivy would not be offended.
“Are you freaking kidding me?” Ivy asked in shock causing some people to turn to them, but she ignored it “How long have you known me?”
“A couple of months…” Vicki replied slowly, not sure where the conversation was going.
Ivy nodded “And you know my family, if you barely noticed that, girl…you need to get out of your little bubble more often. He’s been fruity since the day you met him.”
“I am not!!!” Tyler argued when he over heard the girls.
Ivy pointed to her brother with her eyes widening at Vicki “See? He’s got ears like a woman…how could you not tell?”
Tyler walked over to Vicki as he dropped her plate in front of her harshly “I’m not fruity, just a little feminine.” He spun on his heels while Ivy slapped him on the butt with her hand.
“Well at least he’s got a butt.” She cracked while her brother gaped at her with embarrassment written all over his face. She rolled her eyes “Don’t look at me like it’s the first time you heard that.”
He arched his lips up “I know my butt is cute…but don’t hit it in front of people.”
Ivy raised her brows as she pointed at him with her thumb “Listen to Mother Theresa.”
Vicki smiled shortly “Are you sure he’s not…” she glanced around and then leaned in closer “gay?” she whispered.
Ivy turned her ear towards her friend “What?”
“Gay…” she whispered louder.
“Girl, I can’t hear you.” Ivy said again.
“Gay!” Vicki cried too loud when suddenly everyone turned to them. She covered her face with her hand.
Ivy turned to her brother and growled “He better not be. The old man’s been drooling over Tara as his future daughter in law. Ty’s gotta pass on the family sperm."
"Don't you mean name?" Vicki asked with a funny look on her face.
"Same thing." Ivy said casually.
“So he does have a girlfriend?” Vicki asked in shock.
Ivy bounced her head back and forth slowly “Well…kind of…the girl is in love with him but he is in denial. Personally, I think he just needs a woman to de-gay him.” Suddenly her eyes beamed “Hey…you’re a woman!”
Vicki frowned “Some how, I sense that’s not a good thing coming from you.”
She laughed, “No, no…it’s perfect. He’s never been with a woman. You should get him in bed and-”
She didn’t get to finish as Vicki blurted out “EWW!!! That’s disgusting…he’s like a little kid.”
Ivy threw her hands up “Well, there goes the idea. Good job, big mouth.” She said sarcastically.
After another hour, it was noon which meant time to close up. Tyler pointed to his watch “Ga Jei, time!”
She looked up with a nod “I’ve gotta go lock up. You want to stay?” She asked Vicki, who nodded.
“Sure. I have no where to go…no one to find.” Vicki sighed dreamily.
“Get some help…please!” Ivy cried while she locked up.
Vicki watched as Tyler set up a chair while he pushed the tables away. He took a trash bag and poked a hole inside it as he squeezed the head through it. Her eyes looked curious as she asked “What are you doing, Ty?”
“Cutting my hair.” He said casually.
“You do it by yourself?” she asked in shock.
“No, Ga Jei does.” He replied “You didn’t know?” Vicki shook her head “She’s been doing it forever. But one time, she cut it so bad that I had to shave it all off. But I think she’s got it down now.”
“Wow…I didn’t know your sister was so talented.” Vicki was surprised.
Ivy walked out with a bowl and a pair of paper scissors, she took a glass of water in one hand and poured it over Tyler’s head “Damn boy, do you use enough gel?” she asked.
“I was in a rush this morning.” He giggled when the water trickled down his neck to his back. Ivy rubbed the water into his hair.
Vicki watched with interest “What’s the bowl for?”
Ivy laughed “You’ve never seen this huh?” her friend shook her head “The bowl is for the shape.” Ivy combed his hair down with her fingers as they fell over his eyes and back “You look like a shaggy dog.” She chuckled at her own joke while her brother snickered.
“Oh my gosh…you cut his hair like that?” Vicki asked in shock “Haven’t you people heard of a hair salon?”
Ivy snapped her eyes up “Haven’t you heard of saving money? We can’t afford a hundred buck haircut every month. He’s a poor student…you mistaken us for the rich florist next door.” She began snipping at Tyler’s hair.
Vicki clamped her hand over her mouth while Tyler looked casual “Actually, Ga Jei is really good.” He nodded convincingly.
“You hear that?” Ivy asked without looking up. If you ask me nicely, maybe I’ll cut your hair.”
She laughed with her head shaking “No thank you…I think I want to look presentable.”
Ivy sighed “I guess some people are just stuck in the 80’s era, huh Ty?” she nodded to her brother who was chuckling.
Vicki touched her hair in defense “It’s not 80’s…I got it from Vogue Magazine. Ada Choi had the same hair cut last month.”
Ivy laughed “Since when are you so into the entertainment world? I thought you only cared about Mr. Perfect?”
Tyler moved his eyes up at his sister “Who’s Mr. Perfect?”
“Some freak she saw in the mall that saved children and young girls for a living.” She sighed dreamily but it was out of sarcasm.
“Well, he did!” Vicki argued.
“Done!” Ivy pulled off the bowl as she used her hands to turn his head at Vicki “Doesn’t he look cute? Please, take him home. He only eats and poops, you don’t have to clean after him, he’ll do it on his own.”
Tyler laughed at her lame attempt to sell him off while Vicki shook her head “I don’t know how you take it, Ty. I would have gone crazy from having Ivy as my sister.”
He shrugged “She kinda grows on you.” He looked at his sister with obvious admiration.
Ivy rolled her eyes “Like a fungus right?” she put out her hand “Gel.” Tyler handed over the bottle in his ready hands as she squeezed out a little and began ruffling his hair up until it was spiky clean. Vicki had to admit that it was cool looking. She nodded in approval while Ivy smiled “He cleans up nice huh?”
Vicki grinned “Not bad. I’d take him home now.”
Tyler blushed as he looked down at his hands “Aww…he’s blushing!” Ivy teased as she squeezed his pink cheeks together. A second later, she patted him on the shoulder “Now clean up this mess. I’m starving!” she walked over to her seat with chefs and her father.
“Aren’t you gonna clean your hands?” her father asked disgustedly.
Ivy looked at her gel clump hands “Okay. Ty, come here!” she commanded. He walked over to her and without notice, she wiped her hands on his shirt. He opened his mouth with a shock expression while Ivy turned to her dad “Clean.” She smiled shortly and began eating.
Tyler turned to Vicki with narrowed eyes “Cute, isn’t she? I pity the fool that finds the balls to marry my sister!” he said and quickly rushed to the kitchen before Ivy could chase him down.
“Yeah, you better run!” she growled “And the guy won’t have any balls left after he marries me!!!” she cried. She could hear his laughter while Vicki shook her head with a smile.