Playdate
AN- I seriously considered making a separate series, something like Rani+Milagro=BFF! Okay, maybe not that title. Blue and Gold G2? Maybe I'll make a sequel series, Golden Girl- Growing Up. Title suggestions would be very welcome.
Title- A New Friend
Summary- Rani has a play-date.
Rani clutched Booster’s hand as they entered the Reyes house. Most of her time in the 21st century had been spent in the Arizona lab, and she was nervous whenever she had to leave. Today, she was going to meet more of Mikey’s friends. He said that Jaime was the new Blue Beetle, that his dad fixed cars, and his mom was a nurse. He had a sister her age, and she hoped that they’d be friends.
Mrs Reyes was a pretty lady, with dark hair and glasses and a nice smile. She and Mikey were talking about dinner, and Mikey was sort of flirting with her. He did that a lot; it was just his way of talking to women. At least, that was what Boppy said. He talked to Michelle differently because she was his sister, and he talked to men differently because men didn’t like being flirted with by other men in this time.
Rani privately thought this time was really, really weird. Her father had been a very pretty lady, according to her mom. Mikey said that it wasn’t completely possible for two boys or two girls to have a baby, and that there was only one boy in the world who had two biological dads. He also said it was still difficult when he’d been born, in the 25th century, so she shouldn’t tell everyone that her father was a lady. They’d just say she was lying.
Oh, they were here. There was a girl, one who looked like Jaime and Mrs Reyes. Her hair was longer than Rani’s, even longer than Michelle’s! It was in pigtails. Self-consciously, Rani reached up to adjust her hairband.
“Hi. I’m Milagro.” The other girl smiled. “What’s your name?”
“Rani.” She whispered, encouraged by Mikey squeezing her hand.
Milagro nodded decisively. “That’s a nice name.” She gestured to the floor. “Wanna play hero-dollies?”
“I don’t know how to play.” Rani replied, cautiously stepping away from Mikey.
“I’ll teach you.” Milagro stated confidently. “Don’t worry, it’s easy!”
She grabbed Rani’s hand and pulled her towards the plastic dolls on the floor. Rani glanced over her shoulder, and Mikey smiled at her, nodding that she should play with Milagro. Squashing her nerves (Mikey wouldn’t let anything happen to her if he could help it) she let go of his hand.
She turned her attention to the dolls, asking questions about any she didn’t know. Milagro showed her one of Booster Gold. “His real suit’s not that shiny.” Rani confided. Then, remembering something Boppy had told her, grinning because they were playing a big joke on Mikey and he wouldn’t have a clue, she quickly added to her new friend. “And his hair’s thinning in the back.”
Mrs Reyes let out a strange choking sound as Mikey let out a growling groan. He did that a lot when Rip, Skeets or Rani mentioned his hair.
Milagro looked up in surprise at the noise Mikey made, and although Rani knew what she would see, she looked up too. Then, brown eyes met green and both girls burst out laughing at the hero’s expression.
It was the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
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Title- A New Friend
Summary- Rani has a play-date.
Rani clutched Booster’s hand as they entered the Reyes house. Most of her time in the 21st century had been spent in the Arizona lab, and she was nervous whenever she had to leave. Today, she was going to meet more of Mikey’s friends. He said that Jaime was the new Blue Beetle, that his dad fixed cars, and his mom was a nurse. He had a sister her age, and she hoped that they’d be friends.
Mrs Reyes was a pretty lady, with dark hair and glasses and a nice smile. She and Mikey were talking about dinner, and Mikey was sort of flirting with her. He did that a lot; it was just his way of talking to women. At least, that was what Boppy said. He talked to Michelle differently because she was his sister, and he talked to men differently because men didn’t like being flirted with by other men in this time.
Rani privately thought this time was really, really weird. Her father had been a very pretty lady, according to her mom. Mikey said that it wasn’t completely possible for two boys or two girls to have a baby, and that there was only one boy in the world who had two biological dads. He also said it was still difficult when he’d been born, in the 25th century, so she shouldn’t tell everyone that her father was a lady. They’d just say she was lying.
Oh, they were here. There was a girl, one who looked like Jaime and Mrs Reyes. Her hair was longer than Rani’s, even longer than Michelle’s! It was in pigtails. Self-consciously, Rani reached up to adjust her hairband.
“Hi. I’m Milagro.” The other girl smiled. “What’s your name?”
“Rani.” She whispered, encouraged by Mikey squeezing her hand.
Milagro nodded decisively. “That’s a nice name.” She gestured to the floor. “Wanna play hero-dollies?”
“I don’t know how to play.” Rani replied, cautiously stepping away from Mikey.
“I’ll teach you.” Milagro stated confidently. “Don’t worry, it’s easy!”
She grabbed Rani’s hand and pulled her towards the plastic dolls on the floor. Rani glanced over her shoulder, and Mikey smiled at her, nodding that she should play with Milagro. Squashing her nerves (Mikey wouldn’t let anything happen to her if he could help it) she let go of his hand.
She turned her attention to the dolls, asking questions about any she didn’t know. Milagro showed her one of Booster Gold. “His real suit’s not that shiny.” Rani confided. Then, remembering something Boppy had told her, grinning because they were playing a big joke on Mikey and he wouldn’t have a clue, she quickly added to her new friend. “And his hair’s thinning in the back.”
Mrs Reyes let out a strange choking sound as Mikey let out a growling groan. He did that a lot when Rip, Skeets or Rani mentioned his hair.
Milagro looked up in surprise at the noise Mikey made, and although Rani knew what she would see, she looked up too. Then, brown eyes met green and both girls burst out laughing at the hero’s expression.
It was the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
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