Before the Friendship Games: Sugarcoat

Sugarcoat slept soundly for two hours, then all but skipped down the stairs. She ran into the kitchen and excitedly told her parents all that happened since she left for Neon's. Crystal gave her daughter a big hug. "Ooooh, I'm so happy for ya, kid," she said just before breaking the hug.

"Don't you think you two are moving a bit too fast here," Sizzle asked. Crystal and Sugarcoat looked at him. "What," Sizzle asked. He raised his arms in defense. "Don't get me wrong, I'm happy for you too. It's just that...you've barely started dating and now you're saying the two of you are in love."

Sugarcoat folded her arms and sighed. "You're going to tell me 'it's just infatuation', aren't you?"

"No, not at all," Sizzle responded. "I'm just saying that I don't want you to get all excited only to have your hopes and dreams dashed and your heart completely broken."

Sugarcoat smiled. "I appreciate the sentiment, dad, but if that happens I'll deal with it when the time comes."

Sizzle returned the smile. "Fair enough. Now how about some dinner?"

"Sounds good to me," Sugarcoat said with a grin.

Neon returned home, exhausted from his first date with Sugarcoat. He collapsed on the couch in his living room and slept for a good couple of hours. Upon waking up, he stretched and yawned as he rubbed some sleep from his eyes. "What time is it," he thought aloud as he checked his phone. He noticed the time and shrugged. "Ah well, I needed the rest."

Neon walked over to the kitchen and grabbed the Chineighse leftovers from last night and smiled. I feel like the luckiest son of a bitch on the planet, he thought as he began to eat. I'm in love with the hottest girl in the world. His phone rang, and he glanced at it.

Calling: Royal Pin

Neon smiled, and put the phone on speaker. "Hey, Royal."

"Good evening, old friend! I know you said you'd tell me how your weekend went, but I simply couldn't wait!"

Neon snickered. "Well, then, have I got a story for you..." He explained the events of the weekend he had as Royal listened intently. Once he finished, Royal spoke up.

"Goodness, Neon. I'm happy for you, but it sounds to me like you're moving too fast," Royal said in a surprised tone.

"Maybe so," Neon said, "but I'm happy."

"Well, far be it from me to deny you that," Royal said. "I'm just concerned that you might get hurt emotionally."

Neon barked a laugh. "C'mon, Royal. I'm a big boy, I can take care of myself."

"I was just saying, that's all."

"Tell you what," Neon said. "If something does happen, I promise to let you be the first to know. Outside of my parents, that is. Does that make you feel better?"

"It does," Royal said with a hint of satisfaction in his voice.

"And then we can all get together and eat tubs and tubs of ice cream." Neon quipped. He grinned at the silence he was met with, which more than likely meant Royal was rolling his eyes.

"Har, har." Royal said sarcastically. Neon smiled. He loved teasing Royal with jokes involving ice cream every now and then. "Well, I'll leave you to the rest of your day. See you tomorrow, Neon!"

"Yup. See you tomorrow, Royal." Neon hung up, then cleaned up after himself. He sighed, then went downstairs to play a few games on the arcade machine in his basement.

Long after she finished her dinner, Sugarcoat sighed and flopped on the living room sofa as she checked her phone for time. Hmm. I've got about an hour before I have go to bed. She cupped her chin in thought as several ideas crossed her mind...then one special one in particular that she decided to save for last. She smiled widely in anticipation. Time can't pass by fast enough, she thought. She set that one plan in particular aside, then turned on the television to kill time. She channel surfed for a moment, eventually stopping on a pornographic channel. She knew her parents well enough that they wouldn't judge her, but she really, really didn't want them to see her masturbate. She shuddered at the mere thought and quickly changed the channel. Eh, I've seen that one anyway, she thought.

Sugarcoat grunted and lifted herself off of the sofa. That didn't nearly kill enough time, she thought as she straightened her clothes. She winced as she felt a pang in her thighs. Perhaps it's for the best that we don't sleep with each other tonight, she thought. The tryouts are tomorrow, after all, and Neon and I need to be at our best! Can't run too fast if my thighs are killing me. She snapped herself out of her thoughts to check the time. Dammit. It's barely been fifteen minutes since I channel surfed. You'd think that a truly mindless activity would make time go faster, she thought as she rolled her eyes and crossed her arms.

You know what? Fuck it, I could use the rest anyway, Sugarcoat thought. "I'm going to bed early," she called out to her parents. Sizzle and Crystal knew what she was up to, but they wished her a good night's sleep nonetheless. Sugarcoat all but ran upstairs, eager to put her plan into action.

Neon checked the time on his phone and yawned. Well, I guess it's that time, he thought. He walked all the way to up to his room and entered it. He stretched as he closed his bedroom door behind himself, then changed into his pajamas. His phone rang.

Calling: Sugarcoat

Neon smiled softly. It's a little late to talk, he thought, but I'm game. He answered his phone. "Hey hon," he said.

"Hey there, hot stuff," Sugarcoat said in a sultry tone. "Are you just about ready to get into bed?"

"Actually, yeah, I am. But that doesn't mean I don't want to talk to you."

Sugarcoat giggled. "That's good, that's good."

"So, what's the reason you called," Neon asked.

"Oh, I'm so glad you asked, babe," Sugarcoat purred. "Have you ever had phone sex before?"