Bittersweet Candy Bowl

32. Follow Me, original chapter posted 2/18/07

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Transcript

*Mike aggressively points his finger.*
Mike: If you’re gonna be like this about her, I need you to kno--

*Yashy stares at Mike from across the table, confused.*
Yashy: What the hell are you even going on about, Flea?
*Mike’s eyes go wide as he notices Lucy is gone.*

Mike: HEY, Where’d she go?!
*Yashy leans back, her hands behind her head. She sneers and pouts at Mike.*
Yashy: You need to keep better track of your lover.

*Mike places a hand on his head and closes his eyes, frustrated.*
Mike: Guh, can’t you understand that I already have a gir--

Mike: !
*Mike flinches in pain and his fur spikes up.*
Yashy: ?

Mike: YEOW!!
*Daisy notices Mike’s pained yell as she approaches the table and looks toward him, concerned.*

Mike: Who kicked me in the.. WHO WAS THAT?!
*Daisy watches, worried and confused, as Mike ducks under the table.*
Daisy: Mikie?

*Mike is shocked to see Lucy under the table. She looks back at him, frowning and blushing.*
Mike: Erk!!
Lucy and Mike: ?!

*Mike glares at Lucy.*
Mike: LUCY!! Just what the hell are you--
*Lucy brings her finger to her mouth.*
Lucy: Shh!!

*Lucy sits back, her face crestfallen.*
Lucy: Please.. .. Around Yashy.. can you please not mention Sandy?

*Mike calms down a little.*
Mike: Huh? Why not?
Lucy: You know how Yashy is.. She’s really protective of you..

*Mike gazes into Lucy’s eyes as Lucy leans forward.*
Lucy: It’s just better she finds out when she’s a little older.. You’re like a father to her, after all.
*Mike’s expression softens.*
Mike: .. Really?

*Lucy and Mike narrow the gap between them.*
Lucy: Please, just try to think of how she sees it.
Mike: I’m.. I’m sorry..

*Lucy and Mike are now face-to-face. Yashy suddenly appears behind Lucy with a teasing grin.*
Yashy: Isn’t it a little old-fashioned to indulge yourselves under the dining table?
*Mike and Lucy blush, startled. Lucy’s tail bristles.*
Lucy and Mike: ..!!

*Daisy sits at the table, resting her head in her hands. She listens to Lucy, Yashy and Mike scuffle under the table.*
Mike: Oww! Ahh, calm down, Lucy!!
Yashy: Oww!! Ahh!!

*Daisy sighs and closes her eyes, heartbroken.*
Daisy: It’s not fair..

*Augustus whispers from off-panel.*
Augustus: He’s not the only one out there~
*Daisy opens her eyes, blushing.*

*Abbey and Tess glare at Augustus.*
Abbey and Tess: …

Author commentary

Veronica: When Yashy heard about a possible girlfriend several chapters ago, it was very common for there to be rumours about Mike. He did have a lot of people pining for him, after all!! So he’d get a love letter from a random crush and people would whisper about him possibly accepting that crush’s love..

Long story short, Lucy dismissed the idea of Mike having a girlfriend, and Yashy was none the wiser. But now Lucy realises that Yashy would take Mike having a girlfriend that is NOT Lucy very VERY badly, so better keep quiet, Mike!

.. though that’s honestly terribly cruel. Mike hasn’t been in an official relationship with Sandy that long and he already has to invalidate it because Yashy is too strong of a MikexLucy shipper???