1: where's lightbulb?

(A/N : ok so i forgot to mention that there are also other ships so uh here are all of them !!! )

- fantube (fan x test tube)- payjay (paper x OJ)- nickloon (nickel x balloon)

( that's all for now !!! if i add a ship i will tell you, of course ! ok, here's the first chapter ^_^ )

Lightbulb's POV:

I'm playing in the water with Baxter, it was 8:24, it was pretty dark, but I didn't mind. I realized I wandered pretty far from Hotel OJ... oh well! I'll go back soon. It's not even that late! I'll be fine! I continue playing with Baxter, and soon I realize that time went by WAAAYY faster than I thought it was, apparently, because I saw Painty park their car, get out and run over to me. They seem worried.

PB: “WHERE THE FUCK WERE YOU?! I WAS PARANOID!”

LB: “Uh.. was I really away for that long?”

PB: “YES! IT'S 10:40 PM RIGHT NOW!”

10:40 PM?! Omga, I really lost track of time...

LB: “OMGA, 10:40?! I'm really sorry, I totally lost track of time! Did OJ already do a headcount?! If he did, that means he locked the doors!”

Painty sighed. I knew they were trying to calm themselves down. Which they did.

PB: “No, he didn't do one yet. I was the one who noticed you were missing. Just... come back with me. Everyone is worried sick.”

LB: “O—Okay, I'll come! Just– let me grab Baxter, okay?”

I walk back into the water. Baxter went kinda far, so I had to go far, too. The water went up to my chest. I bent down to grab Baxter, and then—

Paintbrush's POV:I watched as Lightbulb walks into the water to get Baxter. I'm just glad I found her. I thought she'd be here. She bent down to get Baxter, and— HOLY SHIT, SHE'S DROWNING.

PB: “LIGHTBULB!?”

I immediately run over to the water to get her and Baxter out, pulling her by her waist. I get her out, thank god, and I drag her to the shore. She's coughing up water.

PB: “Oh, my god... are you alright..? You're not hurt..?”

LB: “Uhm... yep! I'm fine! Nothing to worry about! I'll just dry off when we get back.”

She gets up and walks happily over to my car, with Baxter sitting on her head. She seems fine, so I'll take her word for it. I also walk over to my car, unlock it, and get in. She gets in, too. God, she's so cute...

Lightbulb's POV:Well, that was terrifying. I hope Painty doesn't mind that I got their car a little wet. We get back to Hotel OJ, so I grab Baxter, put him on my head, and get out of the car. Painty already got out and is walking to the hotel, so I follow. I'm really cold... I didn't think the water would be freezing. How does Baxter live in that? Then, Painty pulls me close to them, and... hugs me..?

LB: “Huh? What are you doin', Painty?”

PB: “You seemed cold. Just hang on until we get back to Hotel OJ, I'll get you a towel to dry yourself off.”

LB: “Oh, okay!”

I see them blushing a little bit. Whatever, it's probably nothing... they're just cold, too. We finally get back to Hotel OJ. I see everyone look at me, they look REALLY relieved. Especially OJ. We walk into the hotel, and Painty leaves...? Why would they– oh yeah, they're going to get me a towel, like they said!

OJ: “What happened?! Where were you?! Why are you soaking wet–?!”

Painty comes back with a towel and hands it to me.

PB: “She was playing in the water with Baxter, and when she bent down to get him, she fell in.”

LB: “W-Well yes, but I could've said that myself, Painty!”

OJ looks pretty concerned. Did I do something wrong?

OJ: “Why were you at the ocean?!”

Ow, he's yelling... that hurts my ears. I cover my ears to muffle the noise.

Paper's POV:I heard yelling from the lobby. What's going on? I walk over to the lobby and open the doors. Then I see OJ yelling at... Lightbulb? Well, at least she's back, but why is he yelling? It's pretty loud... I want to cover my ears but I don't because I need to talk to him. I run over to OJ and grab his wrist, pulling him aside.

P: “OJ, cut it out! She's covering her ears! Your yelling is very loud, y'know!”

OJ: “Oh... I didn't see that her covering her ears... ahah..”

P: “Well, it doesn't matter! Go apologize!”

Wait, maybe I'm being too rude!

P: “... please? She's scared, and it's very loud.”

OJ: “Okay, I know, calm down, love!”

I watch as OJ turns around and walks back over to Lightbulb. He apologizes to her, and she uncovers her ears and says it's okay. He needs to be more careful about his volume... wait, why are Lightbulb and Paintbrush soaking wet?

P: “Hey, why are you both wet? What happened?”

PB: “She was playing in the ocean with Baxter, and when I found her, she went to go grab Baxter to come back with us, and then she fell in the water and started drowning so I got her out. I'm not explaining that again, so don't ask me.”

Hmm. The only thing keeping their hair from going on fire is the fact they're soaking wet. That's obvious.

P: “Oh, ehm.. a–alright. Makes sense.”

I walk away. I don't really want to deal with that conversation anymore, it seems like everyone is mad... it's either that or I'm just bad at reading people's emotions.

Paintbrush's POV:I grab Lightbulb's hand and bring her back to her and Test Tube's room.

TT: “Oh, good, you found her!”

Test Tube gets up and hugs Lightbulb. She's dry now, so Test Tube didn't get wet. She hugs me too. I hug back, then Test Tube lets go after a few seconds.

PB: “Yeah. She was playing in the ocean.”

I see Lightbulb looking at me kinda weird... she's... blushing and smiling? What the fuck? Does she have a crush on me or some shit? Wait, does she like me back?! No, no... she doesn't. Of course she doesn't. But the way she's looking at me... no! She doesn't like you like that, Paintbrush! Don't get your hopes up...

PB: “Uhm, why are you looking at me like that?”

LB: “Oh, sorry! It's just that you're really pretty.”

I freeze up at what she said. She thinks I'm pretty?! Okay, calm down, just act normal...

PB: “Oh, u–uhm, thanks. Uhm, well, I–I'm gonna go now.. bye.”

LB: “Oki! Cya tomorrow!”

TT: “Bye, Paintbrush!”

PB: “Y–Yep, cya tomorrow. Good... Goodnight.”

I walk out of the room and shut the door. I then walk back to me and Fan's room, open the door, and close it when I get inside. I know I'm blushing, I can feel it. Fan better not notice. That'd be embarrassing.

FAN: “Ooh, why are you blushing?”

Of course he noticed. Immediately. Well, he already knows about my crush on Lightbulb, so I guess it's not that big of a deal if I tell him.

PB: “Uhm, L–Lightbulb called me pretty, that's all.”

FAN: “Wait, really?! Ohmygosh, congrats! Was she blushing, smiling, orrr?”

PB: “Both, actually.”

I walk over to my bed and fall on it. I'm tired. Fan notices. Why am I so easy to read?!

FAN: “Tired?”

PB: “Hmm, I wonder if I'm tired after I just saved someone from drowning. Yeah, of course I'm tired, dumbass.”

FAN: “Okay, okay! You're right, though. That was pretty obvious. Anyways, It's like, 11. I was going to bed too.”

PB: “Yeah, okay. Goodnight.”

FAN: “Goodnight, and good luck with Lightbulb tomorrow!”

PB: “Yeah.. thanks.”

I get under the covers, close my eyes and fall asleep.

( A/N : 1336 words !!! sorry i made this chapter so long, i got a little carried away 🤭!! anyway, there might be some typos, i didn't go over it to fix any typos so uhmm yeah )