(This is a Humans AU.)
It was early in the morning. You and your friends had decided to go camping out in the mountains far away from town. You had already packed all your things. You started to load it all into your car. You had a trailer, which would make it easier than sleeping in a tent. You were also the only one who had a four-wheeler. You were gonna ride it until the cows came home. You knew that for sure. When you were done loading everything, you grabbed your phone and called Flippy. It rang as you waited by your car.
"Hello?" You heard him say on the other line.
"Hey, Fliq. You ready?" You asked. "If you need me to drive to your house to make it easier to load stuff, I always can."
You and your friends decided that everyone would have a buddy to drive with. You had immediately wanted to be with Flippy.
And so had he.
"Oh, please. I don't want to have to carry this over there," He said. "I easily could with how strong I am but…"
You giggled. "Alright, Fliq. I'll be over in a minute."
You hung up and stuffed your phone in your pocket. You opened the driver's door to your car and buckled up. You started the engine and began to drive to Flippy's house, the trailer making clunking noises.
When you arrived at Flippy's house, you rolled down your window and began telling him where to put stuff. He opened the back doors, putting the food, drinks, and snacks he brought back there. You popped the trunk and he put the rest of his stuff in, except for a camo backpack. He closed the trunk and opened the passenger side door. You tilted your head to the side.
"Why didn't you put the backpack in the trunk? Not enough room?" You questioned.
"No," He said. "This is my activity bag. It's for when we drive to the campsite," He explained, buckling. "And for when I don't know what to do up there."
You nodded. "You're a smart little guy." You ruffled his hair and he blushed.
It hadn't even been five minutes before Flippy pulled something out of his bag.
A doodle pad? You didn't know he was the drawing type.
"Hey, whenever you're done drawing, show me at a red light, yeah?" You said, glancing at him.
He nodded. "Okay."
You kept driving for around 12 minutes and at a red light that you knew would take forever to get through, Flippy tapped your shoulder.
"Uh… here…" He kinda shyly, handing you the doodle pad. You looked at the drawing he did. God damn. He was really good. He'd drawn himself doing a salute. You smiled a little and glanced at the light. Still red. You started to flip the page.
"N-no, wait!" Said Flippy, but it was too late. You saw the page. It was a drawing of Flippy and you… kissing.
Your eyes widened and you stared at it for a little longer. "W-well… okay th-then…" You closed it and handed it back to him.
You suddenly heard a honk behind you and you realized the light was green. You hit the gas and you were back moving again. Flippy just sat there, his doodle book closed, face red. You'd be lying if you said your face wasn't red as well. You shook your head and sighed.
"Fliq, it's okay," You said, not looking from the road but putting a hand on his back. "You're a really good drawer and, well. I just didn't know you felt that way towards me," You chuckled lightly as Flippy stared at you. You pulled your hand away. "Truth is, Fliq… I kinda feel that way, too." You started to blush again and Flippy blushed harder.
"Wha..?" He gasped. "Y-you do?"
You nodded and Flippy just smiled happily and looked out the window.
"... Okay…"
An hour had passed. God it took forever to get to your campsite. Flippy had been playing on his Switch. You didn't even know he had one. He was playing Minecraft in Creative Mode. He looked like he was having the time of his life. You giggled at him and he looked up. Your eyes darted back to the road. Flippy blushed lightly and growled a little.
"D-don't giggle at me," He growled.
You giggled again. "Oh, but I can't help it," You said playfully. "You're so cute!"
Flippy blushed hard and grumbled, looking back at his Switch.
You could already tell that this camping trip was gonna be awesome.
Two hours had passed. You didn't get much sleep last night so your eyes were really droopy. Flippy was already asleep. Lucky.
You sighed and leaned back in your seat. You had been on the highway for like, an hour and a half already. You knew you'd be on the highway for the next hour and a half as well.
Ugh.
You suddenly remembered. You and your friends are stopping at a rest stop so you can go to the bathroom. And then you were stopping at a Kum and Go to get some soda and sugary snacks that you really didn't need this early in the morning.
You had a cool car. It was hooked up to your phone, and you could ask Alexa anything.
"Alexa," You began, trying to stay quiet so as to not wake up Flippy. "Call Cuddles." You turned the volume down as well, playing it safe.
"Calling Cuddles." Alexa responded.
The phone rang, but it rang on the screen in your car. It kept ringing and then it got picked up.
"Hello?" That wasn't Cuddles. Crap. You remembered that Cuddles was driving.
"Hey, Giggles. Sorry," You said, still being quiet. "I forgot Cuddles was driving."
"Oh," She said. "It's okay!"
Shit. That was loud. You looked over at Flippy and he had only turned a little, still asleep. You sighed.
"Giggles, can you be a little quieter, please?" You said quietly. "Flippy's trying to sleep."
"Oh, oh. So sorry," She said quieter. "What was it that you needed, Y/N?"
"When are we stopping at the rest stop? I've gotta pee," You said.
You heard Cuddles giggle in the background. "In about five minutes. Don't worry about where it is, either. As long as you have sight of us, you'll be good," She said.
"Alright, thank you," You said. "I'm gonna call Petunia and ask where she and Splendid are. Cya at the rest stop, Giggles."
"Bye-bye," She said and the phone hung up.
"Alexa, call Petunia." You said.
"Calling Petunia." Said Alexa.
It rang and Flippy stretched and yawned. You looked over for a few seconds and then back down the road.
"Enjoy your nap, Sleeping Beauty?" You giggled.
"Mhm…" He responded tiredly.
"Hello?" The phone had stopped ringing and Petunia picked up.
"Hey, Petunia," You said, no longer needing to be quiet. "Where are you guys? We're about to hit the tunnel on I-63."
"We're down back a little further than you," She said. "There are way too many cars on this highway. Poor Splendid is having a tough time navigating."
"Ah, sorry to hear," You said.
"Don't crash, guys. That's the last thing we want to happen," Flippy butted in.
Petunia giggled. "Oh, we won't. I heard you had a little nap, eh? Lucky bastard. I can't fall asleep in a car."
Flippy rolled his eyes. "Don't call me a bastard or I will wish upon you to crash."
You nudged Flippy. "Don't be an ass," You hissed at him. "Thanks for telling us where you are, Petunia. We're just now going through the tunnel. See you at the rest stop!"
"Bye, cya Y/N. Cya, Flippy." She said and hung up.
You growled at Flippy. "I hope you know that you're driving when we get back on the road, ya bum."
Flippy groaned. "Why?" He moaned, making a pouty face.
"Because I've been driving the whole time," You said. "And when we made the buddy rule, we agreed that when we hit the rest stop, the driver and passenger would switch," You blinked and sighed. "Except for Nutty and Lumpy, for course. No one could ever trust Nutty to drive."
Flippy giggled a little but then went back to his grouchy face.
"Please don't make me drive." He said. But now he looked a little more nervous.
"Fliq, you'll be fine. You won't have an episode, okay?" You reassured him. "You have your pills, right?"
He nodded, pulling out a container from his pocket.
"Good. Have you taken any?" You asked.
Flippy said nothing and slowly shook his head.
"Then take some," You said. You blinked. "Oh, right. Water," You grabbed your bottle and gave it to him. "There's not much left, but just take it."
He blushed. "But uh… you've… you've put your m-mouth on… on the straw," He stuttered.
You giggled. "Oh, so what?" You said. "Think of it as a… no contact kiss, eh?" You chuckled.
He blushed and nodded. He opened the pills and grabbed two, tossing them in his mouth. He sucked some water up and swallowed them. He started to drink some more of the water and then gave it back to you. It still had some water in it.
"You don't want this?" You asked. When he shook his head you shrugged and drank the rest.
"Think of that as a… another no contact kiss… but to you." He said when you put the cup into the cup holder. You blushed and smiled, continuing to drive.
You finally, finally, finally, finally made it to the rest stop.
Finally.
You parked the car and got out as quick as you could. You ran to the portapotty and did your business. You sighed and opened the door to see Flippy right there.
You yelled. "Don't do that!" You looked at him angrily and gently slapped his face. "Asshole," You giggled a little and grabbed his hand, dragging him over to the others.
"Yeah, I did get a dog," Said Lumpy as you dragged Flippy over. "Hey Y/N, hey Flippy," He said as you stood there, holding Flippy's hand, who was blushing.
"This is Moose." Said Lumpy, gesturing to his newly acquired dog. He was a Great Dane. Big dog, he was.
You pet him. "How cute," You said, still not letting go of Flippy's hand.
"Hey, Y/N," Said Splendid. "Why are you and Flippy holding hands?"
You smiled and Flippy blushed harder, closing his eyes and putting his free hand on his face. "Oh, just because," You said.
Splendid looked at how red Flippy was. "Dang, Fliq. I knew you liked them but I didn't know you liked them that hard."
Flippy opened his eyes and gave Splendid a death stare. You booped Flippy's nose and told him to be nice.
You had all done your business and hung out for a minute before you all traded places and you started to drive again. It would be another two hours before you'd get to the campsite. Flippy didn't look exactly happy to be driving but he didn't look disappointed, either. You yawned and leaned back.
"My turn for a nap." You said, starting to fall asleep already. Flippy was saying something, but you couldn't hear him. You'd drifted off.
You were awoken by the sound of a car door shutting. You opened your eyes a little and didn't see Flippy in the driver's seat. Your door opened and there he was. He smiled at your sleep-drunken face and gently kissed your cheek.
"C'mon, cutie. We're at Kum and Go," He said, gesturing for you to unbuckle. You did so and got out of the car. Flippy closed the door and took your hand now, guiding you to the doors to Kum and Go. You were slowly waking up and you let go of his hand to grab what you wanted. You grabbed a soda and some sour gummy worms, along with these Reece's Chocolate and Peanut Butter Covered Pretzels you liked. You toddled back over to Flippy and watched him pick out a drink. He grabbed two Arazonas and then a bag of Doritos. He pulled you over to the cash register and he told you to put your stuff up. You were still half asleep, so you didn't think about what was happening. Turns out he was paying for your stuff. You both went back to the car and you put your stuff in your seat and went over to the pump. You were more awake now. Flippy beat you there and was already putting gas in your car.
"Fliq… you don't have to pay for that. I'm starting to wake up and I know you payed for my stuff, so at least let me pay for this," You said.
"Nope," Said Flippy. "I'm going to be a gentleman to you."
You blinked and narrowed your eyes at him. "Alright…" You got back in the car and opened the pretzels, starting to eat them. Flippy got back in the car as well and signaled to the others that they were ready. You were off again.
You'd been thinking for about ten minutes.
"Hey, Fliq," You began. "Are you just trying to impress me so I'll be your lover?" You side-eyed him.
He blushed and said nothing for a long time. Then, he spoke. "Y-yeah. Sorry."
You smiled and leaned over and kissed his cheek. "Oh, please," You said. "Don't be sorry. I'd gladly be your lover. You don't have to impress me."
He blushed harder. "R-really?" He stuttered. "S-so, does this mean you'll be my l-lover?" He asked.
You nodded. "Of course," You said, kissing his cheek once more. You took another pretzel and ate it. Flippy looked happier than ever.
You and Flippy had a great time riding together, and now you finally arrived at the campsite. You both hopped out and started setting things up. You put down a tarp on the grass in front of the door to your trailer as Flippy unloaded his stuff from the back of your car and the trunk.
He suddenly shouted. "Shit!" He said. "God damn it!"
You walked over to him. "What's wrong, Fliq?" You asked.
He looked extremely worried. "I-I forgot my tent!" He whimpered.
You gently pet part of his head that wasn't covered by his hat. "Calm down, Fliq," You said. "You can stay in my trailer with me."
He looked at you. "Really?"
You nodded and patted his back and then went to unload the four-wheeler. You turned the key and put it into reverse. You yelled to Flippy, asking if he could make sure you weren't gonna fall. He ran over and watched you, saying that you seemed fine. You backed out slowly, perfectly. You put it in drive and drove it to the center of the clearing of your campsite. You shut it off and sighed, hopping off. You went to sweep the inside of the trailer. Flippy followed.
"Hey, Y/N?" He said.
"What's up?" You asked, grabbing the broom.
"Would you take me on a ride at some point..?" He asked.
You chuckled. "Oh course, Fliq," You said, starting to sweep the floor out into the dirt on the ground outside.
"Thanks," He said. "And thank you for letting me stay here with you."
You nodded and continued sweeping.