Aurora holds onto Carmen's uninjured arm, guiding her through the automatic Walmart doors as she attempts to control her crutches. The older girl despises crutches, and had successfully went through her entire life without having to use them, instead managing to convince Mark to push her everywhere in a wheelchair any time she gets injured.

"What exactly are we looking for?" Carmen questions, readjusting herself as Aurora briefly leaves her side to grab a shopping cart.

"Nothing in particular," she replies nonchalantly, slowly walking along so as not to leave the injured girl behind. "I just wanted to get out of the house. And I'm sure you wanted to too."

Turning into a random aisle, Aurora's face lights up as she realizes it's one filled with party supplies. Smiling at their luck, she rushes down the empty aisle, an idea forming.

"We need streamers," she declares. "Lots of streamers. We have a big house to decorate, Caramel."

As she begins to throw multiple packages of red, orange, and black streamers into the cart, Carmen wanders down the aisle. Upon glancing over the many hair accessories, she tosses a pair of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse headbands into the cart, though Aurora doesn't notice as she begins to reach for the balloons.

"Aurora," Carmen calls out, rounding the corner with a mischievous glint in her eyes and something in her hand.

"Hmm?"

"We need confetti poppers, don't you think?" The girl asks, holding one up.

"Hell yeah!" She shouts. "Get a lot of them."

It doesn't take long before the girls are sufficiently satisfied with their stockpile of party supplies, having cleared out the majority of the aisle. Carmen tosses her crutches into the cart and moves some supplies around, creating enough room to allow her frail body to climb into the cart as well.

"So how are things with Corbyn and Alex?" She asks from her new position. "She hasn't visited in a while."

"I think Callie said she's moving away soon because she got accepted into some program, or something like that," Aurora explains, pushing the shopping cart through the nearly empty store. "So I'm assuming they've decided to remain friends, which would explain Blondie's mood these past few days."

Carmen opens her to reply, of which Aurora accidentally cuts her off in her excitement.

"Toys!" She yells, sprinting down another abandoned aisle. "Caramel. we need toys!"

"We do," Carmen agrees with a chuckle, allowing the older girl to help her from the cart. "I'll let you be in charge of that while I go look at the Halloween candy over there."

"Oh, grab me that penguin!" Aurora exclaims, pointing at a penguin on the middle shelf.

Carmen gives her a thumbs up before grabbing the stuffed, tossing it into the cart, and disappearing into another aisle without her crutches. Aurora notices, but doesn't say anything about it, from both understanding the struggle and the fact that she knows it would stress Zach out if he ever found out.

Practically skipping down the aisle with the cart in tow, she reaches for nearly every fun item in sight. Soon completely covering the party supplies are light sabers, the loudest toy machine guns, multiple cans of silly string, and a new air horn.

Pulling her almost empty air horn out of her purse, Aurora decides she night as well use the last of it before she gets another one. Crouching down at the end of the aisle, she doesn't hear another girl approaching as she peers around the corner to search for Carmen. There's a tap on her shoulder, causing her to jump as she whirls back around.

"I'm Addilyn and I have a feeling we're going to be good friends," the raven haired girl introduces herself, grabbing a can of silly string and crouching down to her level. "What are we doing?"

Aurora can't help but to smile, taking an immediate liking to the stranger. Her introduction reminds her of how she and Carmen met in a similar situation only months ago.

"I'm Aurora," she answers. "And we are going to attack Caramel when she comes this way in just a moment."

Addilyn doesn't ask any more questions, merely nodding and popping the lid off of her silly string can in preparation.

"Aurora, I found-"

In unison, Aurora and Addilyn jump out in front of Carmen, followed by the loud shrill of her air horn and purple silly string. Carmen drops the bags of candy, covering her face with her hands as they continue to bombard her until the two cans are empty.

"Aurora!" Carmen sighs. "You can't get us banned from Walmart too!"

"Says who?" She questions, her smirk only growing. "My new friend sees nothin wrong with it."

Addilyn waves before glancing back over at Aurora. "I quite like the idea of getting kicked out. I've been trying for years and nothing seems to do the trick."

"Fine." Carmen gives in, smiling despite herself as she gathers the candy up again, grabbing a koala from the shelf beside her. She shoves them into the cart, giving the new girl a grin. "At least I tried. I'm Carmen, by the way."

"Addilyn."

Aurora steps away from the girls as they begin to get acquainted, walking over to a crate of bouncy balls not too far away.

"Hey, Addi!" She shouts, retrieving one as the two turn around. "DODGE BALL!"

Throwing the ball at her slender frame, Addilyn ducks just in time, causing the ball to slam into the toys displayed behind her. Carmen retreats back to the cart, huddling down as the wat begins.

"It's on," Addilyn declares, picking up the red ball and tossing it back.

Grinning, Aurora dives to the tile dramatically as the ball sails over her, watching as it knocks over a display of Cars 3 toys. Addilyn's eyes widen comically as the display falls to the floor with a loud crash. Latching onto the shopping cart, she motions for Aurora to join her and Carmen and begins to push it away from the crime scene.

"If anyone asks, we saw nothing," she decides, grinning broadly.

Unfortunately, the Walmart manager just so happened to be in the aisle with the knocked over display.

"I saw that!" He shouts to their retreating figures. "The three of you need to get back here now!"

"RUN!" Aurora shrieks, leaving the other girls behind as she sprints away. "EVERY DEMON FOR THEMSELVES!"

××××

"Are you single?" Aurora asks Addilyn randomly after being escorted from Walmart. She sips her coffee, despite the several bags that weigh down her arms.

Addilyn visibly hesitates, rubbing the back of her neck nervously. "Yeah, why do you ask?"

She simply winks in response, skipping over to Jonah's Corvette and tossing the bags into the back seat.

Carmen shakes her head in amusement. "It's better not to ask questions."

"We need to go, Caramel!" Aurora exclaims, laying on the horn. "Jonah and Heroin are going to have heart attacks if we leave them alone for much longer!"

Carmen bids Addilyn goodbye and lays her crutches in the back seat before climbing into the passenger seat. Aurora jumps back out of the car, jumping into the arms of her new friend.

She steps back, handing the girl her phone. "Here. I grabbed this earlier to get your number. You should consider putting a password on it."

Addilyn stares back at her, slightly taken aback by her straightforwardness.

"Also," she continues. "Clear your schedule for Tuesday."

The girl's shock disappears as a smile falls onto her lips. "Only if you promise to get me kicked out of wherever we're going."

"Of course!" Aurora agrees, not needing any further encouragement.

Addilyn gets into her Yukon and Aurora slides back into the Corvette.

"Where are we going on Tuesday?" Carmen asks, both of them watching as the girl drives away.

"Somewhere to cheer Blondie up."