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*Timeskip: 1 month after ep. 13*

*Loctation: Hotel OJ*

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*OJ's P.O.V*

It's been almost 2 whole months since Balloon has left. Things here have been going alright, but I can tell that everyone was still on edge.

Not only was everyone still on edge, but I could tell that everyone was starting to loose hope of EVER finding Balloon. Myself included, but I have to keep the spirits up, for everyone's sakes.

Right now, I'm in the kitchen cooking some breakfast. Paper wasn't with me right now, but that's okay. He hasn't been sleeping right these past few days, so I'm allowing him to sleep in. 

Speaking of, my problem about daydreaming about Paper was getting worse so I went to Pickle a few weeks ago and yea. I have a huge crush on Paper. I have no clue what to do!

On top of this, Salt is getting even more annoying. She was CONSTANTLY trying to get me to date her! Leaving me lame gifts, leaving me super obvious anonymous love letters, it was getting really frustrating.

I have no fucking feelings for her! Sure. I might be bisexual, but I have a prefrance for men, like Paper. He's super cute, caring, and-

Ugh. There I go fantasing about him again! Why do I keep doing that!? God, I'm going to go mad if I keep doing this.

I had also asked Pickle what I should do about my crush, and he said to ask him out. HOW EXACTLY DO I ASK PAPER OUT!? What do I even do!?

Okay. I need to calm down, otherwise I'm either going to burn breakfast, or burn myself.

I take a deep breath and calm down. Finally feeling calmer, I focus back on making some breakfast. I'm making pancakes and eggs today!

And just because I can, I'm making choices for everyone. I have regular pancakes, banana pancakes, strawberry pancakes, and chocolate chip pancakes. I know I'm not going to eat the chocolate chips ones, I don't like chocolate.

I'm working on the strawberry pancakes now, all the other pancakes were done. Once I finish with these, I'm gonna work on the eggs.

As I'm working, my mind somehow wonders back to Paper. Gosh, I want to take him out so bad. Go on cute dates, cuddle up when he gets upset, and more. What do I do?

I guess I'll have to do what Pickle told me to do, which was to ask him out. Now, how exactly do I do that? Maybe I could give him a note so we can meet in private? That could work!

What do I give him though? Some flowers? Nah, to cliche. How about a cute teddy? Nope, to childish. I know! I'll give him a single flower. If I gave him a bunch of flowers, that would be weird, but a single flower would be fine.

I just need to figure out his favorite type of flower. Maybe I could ask Knife, he and Paper are close! I'll ask him after breakfast what Paper's favorite flower is.

Okay, back to breakfast! I just finished making the strawberry pancakes. I'm surprised I didn't burn it while planning my confession to Paper. Now, on to the eggs!

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*Timeskip: After breakfast*

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Man, breakfast was a hit! Everyone liked the choice of pancakes that I did. I could see that everyone's moods were lifted, just a bit. Everyone looked like they were enjoying themselves.

I felt proud at myself. I made their moods just a little bit better. *sigh* I feel so much better, being a hotel manager can be super stressful. Especially at times like this, where everyone's moods are down.

I noticed Paper hadn't come down yet... not that weird. I did say he could sleep in. This is also the perfect time to ask Knife that important question. Oh wait. I just remembered... I can't.

Knife is still in the current season! Damnit! I forgot about that! Who else is close to Paper? .... I think Pepper is. I can ask her! I just need to find her.

Pretty sure she's with Salt. Ugh... great. I think I know where they are. Right. Let's go to the hot tub.

I start making my way to the pool area so I can get Pepper. I make it and walk in. Sure enough, Pepper was in there.... with Salt. *sigh* Let's get this over with. 

I walk over towards them. I can see Salt whisper something to Pepper and get into a 'sexy' pose.... ugh.

"Hey~ OJ.", Salt greets.

"Hey. Salt. Pepper.", I greet the both of them.

"Hey OJ.", Pepper greets after.

"Sooo~ You like what you see~?", Salt asked in a seductive voice. 

"Um. No. Not interested.", I flatly stated.

"Come on~ I know you find me hot~...", she continued.

"Salt. I am NOT interested in you! I just need to talk to Pepper for a bit. Okay?", I say a little angrily.

"You want to talk to me?", Pepper asked in confusion.

"Yes. I just need help with something.", I say, blushing a bit.

"Um. Okay. I'll be back Salty Salt~!", she says blushing a tiny bit.

"Oh. Okay. Whatever.", Salt says annoyed.

Pepper steps out of the pool and we both walk outside the pool area. We go into the floor 1 infirmary so we can talk.

"So. What did you need from me?", Pepper asked.

"Well. You and Paper are close right?", I asked.

"Um. I guess you could say that. Why do you wanna know?", she questioned.

"Well.... um.... I just wanted to ask you, if you knew what Paper's favorite flower was?", I asked, all flustered.

"What kind of flower he likes? Why do you- ... WAIT A DAMN SECOND!", she realized.

'Oh shit. She's on to me!', I panic in my mind.

"Blushing at the mention of Paper, asking me what his favorite flower is, blushing at the sight OF Paper. OH. MY. GOD. YOU HAVE A CRUSH ON HIM!", she exlaims.

"Shhh! Not so loud!!!", I shushed her, blushing madly.

"Sorry! It's just. I should've pieced it together! It makes soo much sense! Man. You two would be soooo cute together!", she squeals in glee.

My blush goes darker. I'm soo embarrased right now! 

"Pepper... I just want to know what Paper's favorite flower is! That's all...", I say, groaning in embarrasment.

"I know. Sorry. His favorite flower are tulips! White ones specifically!", she tells me.

"White tulips. Thanks Pepper!", I thanked.

"No problem. Hold on. Are you planning on confessing to him?", she asked suddenly.

"Um.... Yea. I'm gonna give him an anonymous letter to meet up at a nice place. Then give him the flower and confess!", I explain.

"Hmm.... this seems too simple. How about you make is a small scavenger hunt! Make multiple letters and have the final one lead to your location.", she suggested.

"Um... you think it will work?", I asked unsure.

"Totally! He's gonna love it!", she exclaims.

"Well. Okay. I'll do it! Thanks for the help Pepper.", I thanked.

"No problem! Happy to help play cupid. Hope it goes well!", she says.

She leaves the infirmary, leaving me alone with my thoughts. A scavenger hunt huh? I think I can do that. I better get started, before Paper wakes up!

I hope this is worth it in the end... And that Paper accepts.

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*Timeskip: 2 hours*

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*Paper's P.O.V*

I start to feel myself wake up. Man. That was a good nights sleep! 

I look around and see that OJ isn't in our room. Bummer. I was looking forward to seeing his handsome face...

And.... I'm going to be daydreaming about OJ all day now. Yay. Ugh. Why can't I stop!

'It's because I have a crush on him... duh.', I think to myself.

I had went to Knife; before he left to go back to the show; about what I should do about my crush. He said to confess to OJ. I would do that, but thing is...

I'M AM TOO AWKWARD TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT! I MIGHT STUMBLE OVER MY WORDS LIKE AN IDIOT!!! 

I'm blushing so hard right now, I can feel my cheeks. I calm myself down and get out of bed to get ready for the day. I head to the restroom to wash myself up.

When I walk in, I see something on the mirror. Huh? that's weird... I walk to it and see that it's a note. I take it down and read the letter.

'To: Paper

From: secret admirer

If you are reading this, you found the first of many notes!

I just want to say, that you are really cute! 

I want to spend my life with you by my side.

You might know who I am, but I'm not going to spoil that.

You have to find me through this little game I have for you!

To find your next letter, go down to the kitchen! 

You're going to need the engery!

Signed,

S.A.'

A secret admirer? I can feel myself blush again. Somebody likes me here!

I know it's not Pickle or Knife, they like each other. Is it a girl? I hope not. I'm going to feel bad rejecting them, and having to explain that I'm gay....

Actually, I think almost everyone has that idea that I liked guys. Guess that marks out any females that live here... Who could it be?

I'll have a mental crisis later. I need to get dressed and get some food in my stomach! I wash my face, leave the restroom, get dress in something semi-nice and head out the room.

I make it down down the kitchen and see a plate of pancakes and eggs left out. Ooo~ and they're strawberry pancakes! My favorite! I grab the plate and notice the next letter.

I put the plate in the microwave and put it in for about a minute. While that was going, I pick up the note and read it.

'To: Paper

From: S.A

You found the second note! Yay!

I hope you enjoy your breakfast! I know strawberry pancakes are your favorite.

You always look so cute when you are eating, such a happy face when you eat.

Anyways. I'm not going to tell you where the next note is directly. 

Instead, I'm going to give you a riddle!

Go to the place where people go when sick or hurt.

Enjoy the travel!

Signed,

S.A'

The place where people go when sick or hurt? Oh! The infirmary! But which one? I'll try the first floor one, since it's the closest.

I grab the plate and start eating. These pancakes are so good! OJ must've made these! 

I finish the food 30 minutes later and put my plate in the sink. I begin walking over to the first floor infirmary. Once I make it, I walk inside to begin my search for the note.

After a few minutes, I find it on the counter with some pills? They're vitamin pills in the shape of a heart. I pick up the note and read it.

'To: Pay.

From: S.A

I think you're suffering from a lack of vitamin me~....

Ew. That was cheesy. Anyways.

You found the third note! yay!

Sorry for the awful pun... I looked up 'medical' pick-up lines...

Never doing that again. 

Here's the next riddle!

Head to the place that we once used to be before this hotel.

A dear friend of yours has the next letter.

Signed, 

S.A'

Hehe. The pun was really random. Was Cheesy my S.A? I don't think so, he would make a cheesier pun. Actually, all the letters would have some sort of pun. Plus, he likes Trophy.

Now, the place where we used to be? That one is tricker.... Where were we before the hotel? Hmm... Oh! I think I know!

Inaninimate Insanity! Duh! A friend of mine? That has to be Knife! I should head over now! They shouldn't be recording right now anyways.

I head out the infirmary and make to the living room. I see Paintbrush and decided to let them know that I was leaving. 

"Hey Paintbrush!", I greet.

"Hmm? Oh. Hey Paper. What's up?", they greeted back.

"I'm heading out. I'm not sure where OJ is but tell him I'm leaving. If he's not here, your in charge. Okay?", I tell them.

"Oh. Okay. Not gonna ask where your going. See ya!", they say.

"Bye!", I reply.

I then walk out the door onward to my next location. I walk the trail that leads to the hotel until it stops. I keep walking however. I walk north, which is where the show grounds are.

I walk for what feels like a long time, until I see what looks like the show grounds! Thank goodness, I made it! 

Now.... Where would Knife be? Where would anybody be actually? Guess I'll walk around until I find something.

I walk for another few minutes until I find some cabins. I walk up to one of them and knock on the door. The door opens and Baseball is behind it.

"Paper?", he questioned.

"Hey Baseball!", I greet.

"What are you doing here man?", he asked.

"Oh. I'm looking for Knife! have you seen him?", I asked him.

"Knife? Yea. He's over by the docks.", he explains.

"The docks... Okay! Thanks Baseball!", I thanked.

"No problem!", he says.

He closes the door as I head to the docks. I have general idea on where the docks were, so I start heading over there..

After another 5 minutes, I see the docks, and Knife! Yay! I rush over to greet him.

"Knife!", I greet.

"Huh? Oh! Paper! Hey!", he greets.

We go in for a nice hug. For somebody claiming to be a jerk, he is such a softie at heart. We break the hug a little later. 

"So... I'm assuming you got that other letter then huh?", Knife teased.

"Huh? Oh! Yea! I did. You have my next letter then?", I asked, a little flustered.

"Heh. Yep. Here you go!", he says.

Knife hands me the letter. I grab it and read it.

"Read it out loud.", Knife says.

"Um... okay.", I nervously say.

I began to read it out loud.

'To: Pay.

From: S.A

I see you found the final note! 

Yep. Last one, then you get to meet me!

I'm gonna be kind and tell you where to go for this!

Head over to the local garden near the park. 

Tell the park ranger this.

"I'm here for a nice view."

He will let you in and tell you where to find me!

I'll see you soon~

Signed,

S.A'

The local garden? Wow! I haven't been there in a while!

"Awe~ That's super cute.", I hear Knife say.

"Knife! Don't tease!", I exclaim while blushing.

"Hehe. Sorry bud. You better hurry! Don't want your S.A to be waiting~", he teases again.

"Gosh! You're mean! When are you going to confess to Pickle?", I tease back.

"Hah! Jokes on you, I already did.", he proudly exclaims.

"What!? When?", I asked surprise.

"Last month. Took him to an arcade and asked him there. We're dating now.", he said calmly.

.... HOW!? HOW CAN SOMEBODY BE SO CALM AND COLLECTIVE WHEN TELLING SOMEBODY THAT THEY CONFESSED TO THEIR CRUSH!?

"That's cool.... ", I say, blushing like crazy.

"Heh. Well. Get going bro! Your crush is waiting!", he reminds me.

"Oh yea! Thanks Knife! See ya!", I say.

"Bye Paper! Text me how it goes!", he yells out.

I blush more as I walk away. I head back to the hotel so I can get my car. The forest is pretty big, so it takes a while to get out, not to mention how far the park is from here.

I make it back to the hotel after a good hour and hope in my car. I always keep my keys with me, so I pull them out and start the engine.

I begin my drive to the park, which is only a good 20 minutes in a car. I put some music on so it doesn't get too quiet while driving.

After 20 minutes, I make it and park my car. I get out and lock my car. It's a nice day out today! A nice day for a picnic might I add. 

Mmmm. A nice picnic sounds so good right now. Cute mini sandwiches, lemonade, and some lovely treats like cupcakes or brownies for desert! Gosh, that sounds like the perfect date!

And after that we could take a nice stroll around the garden, talking about whatever! Oh man! I'm blushing just thinking about this! What was I doing again? Oh right!

I'm meeting my secret admirer! I'm at the park, so the garden should be to the left. I walk towards the garden area, nervous to meet my S.A.

I make it and I see a gate along with a park ranger. I walk up to him and he see me.

"Hello. Do you have a ticket?", he asked.

"Um. No... but I'm here for a nice view!", I say, remembering the line I needed to say.

"Ah! Of course! I'll let you in! You're going to go straight then turn right on the first split. Finally, you'll keep going straight then turn left after getting to 3 splits. You'll find who you're looking for there!", he explains.

"Oh. Okay! Thank you!", I thanked him.

"You're very welcome! Have a lovely day!", he said.

"You too!", I say back.

I walk inside the garden and follow the instructions the ranger told me. It takes me a good 10 minutes until I find the place. 

Woah.... This looks soo.... beauitful. Like something out of a fairytale. Who could've set this up?

The trees have some nice ribbons around them. There are some nice curtains that are draping down from a tree. Theres a few candles to make the area smell nice; it's a lavender smell.

I see that there was also a nice checkered blanket that was spread out on the ground. On top of it, was a cute picnic that was set up. Woah! I literally thought this before I got here! Did somebody read my mind!?

"You like it?", I hear a familiar voice ask.

I turn around to see... OJ. Did OJ set this up?

"OJ?", I asked, stunned still.

"Hehe. Yea. That's me.", he replied.

"Did. Did you do all of this?", I asked him.

"Yep. I thought you might like it.", he said, scratching his head.

"Like it? I love it!", I say excitely.

I rush up to him and give him a huge hug. He's a little startled, but he hugs back. Man, this feels so nice.

Wait a second... OJ is here. This is where I'm suppose to meet my secret admirer. 

Was OJ my secret admirer!? We break from the hug as I look up at OJ, blushing a bit.

"O-OJ...", I stuttered.

"Yes?", he answered.

".... Are. Are you my secret admirer?", I asked him.

"Heh. I had a feeling you would piece it together eventually.", he chuckled.

He went over to a tree to grab something. He comes back with something behind his back. 

"Paper. Ever since I met you, you have always stayed by my side. I consider you to be my best friend. But. Lately, new feelings for you have risen and I couldn't bear it any longer. I don't know if you feel the same, but.", he started.

If I wasn't blushing then, I was definitely now. I couldn't believe it. OJ was my secret admirer. My crush had liked me back!

"I was wondering if you would like to date me? And maybe... be boyfriends?", he confessed.

He pulled out two flowers. An orange tulip and a white tulip. My favorite flowers. He handed me the flowers as I was still standing there, super flustered and in disbelief.

"I-I...", I start.

"I would love to OJ! I would love to be your boyfriend!", I happily exclaim.

I hug him once again as he chuckles and hugs me back. We stay like this for a good while. We evetually break the hug, and stare at each other.

"I'm glad. You make me super happy Paper.", OJ says.

"Hehe. Me too OJ.", I confess.

"Wanna have a picnic? It's just about lunch time.", he asks.

"Of course! You know. I was just thinking about how amazing a picnic would be.", I confess.

"Haha. Of course you would. That's why I thought of this.", he explained.

"Aw! OJ! That's so sweet of you!", I say, blushing.

We walk to the pinic blanket and sit down. We began eating the food that OJ has prepared for us. These sandwiches are so tasty! 

We talk and hangout for what feels like a life time. We eventually end our little picnic and pack up to head back home. We finish packing and walk back to the front of the park.

We walk out and go to my car. OJ had gotten hear thanks to Pickle. Which explains why his car was still at the hotel yet he was here. OJ went through a lot just for this little date, but I'm glad.

We pack up the car and we get in so we can head back to the hotel. Before we get in, OJ gives me a nice kiss on the cheek. My face goes red as I blush from the action.

OJ chuckles and we both get in the car. I start it up and begin the drive back to the hotel.

Even with Balloon still misisng, this was one of my better days. And I'm glad I have OJ to keep my days just a little more brighter.

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*End of Chapter 23*

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WOOO!

We got a nice PayJay fluff chapter!

Yes, it's a sub plot for the story, but I couldn't think of much and thought.

Why not have a nice side chapter where OJ confesses to Paper.

Still effects the chapters after this since, duh they're boyfriends now.

Anyways~ ... 

We're getting close to some major drama~

Be prepared for the next few chapters.... *evil laugh*

Until next week! 

See ya!