Male!Vanellope Von Schweetz/Reader - Shut up and Drive!

(Vanellope Von Schweetz - Vanello Von Schweetz)

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I've been looking for a driver who is qualified
So if you think that you're the one, step into my ride
I'm a fine cool supersonics speed machine
Got a sunroof top and a gangster lead

So if you feel it let me know, know, know
Come on now what you're waiting for, for, for
My engine's ready to explode, explode, explode
So start me up and watch me go, go, go~!

You were one of Sugar Rush's many characters, your name was (Y/n) (L/n) and you were a racer. You drove your special (favorite candy) race kart through the race track that would eventually lead to the finish line. Your smirked confidently to yourself and slide your kart passed a turn and drifted until you slammed onto the gas pedal and sped forwards. You were just seconds away from coming upon the finish line. You leaned in closer to the wheel and stared out in front of you at the road  in deep concentration. You were almost there! 

Within seconds time, you went speeding cross the finish line in a blur of color. You put your foot to the brake and stopped the cart, before taking off your helmet and throwing a fist into the air in triumph. You had won the race! You stepped out of your kart and started waving and blowing kisses to your adoring fans. 

If only, you actually had fans to begin with. 

You were brought back to a harsh reality as you looked out at the empty seats all around you. The race you were in hadn't actually been a race but just a practice run around the race track. Still, you pretended you were the top-dog that had won the pretend race that you made up in your mind. "Thank you, thank you! I'll be here all week! Please the pleasure is all mine!" You exclaim out to the barren and dead silent stands where the audience normally sat and watched. Grinning to yourself, you waved around and did a bow. This wasn't the first time you've made up a pretend race. Commonly, you would go out here to the main track and fake a race by yourself. You dreamed of one day actually being the one to beat the odds and win the race but you usually never won. That's why you played pretend. It was pretty pathetic, you knew. How could you not? The other racers told you plenty of times how lame you were for making up races by yourself. These bullying taunts usually came from none other than Taffyta Muttonfudge and her clique of other Sugar Rush racers. 

Holding your helmet in your hands, you gaze out at the many bleachers with a frown appearing on your lips, "One day, I'll show them all. I'll even beat King Candy himself!" You said with determination in your (e/c) eyes. Little did you know someone was watching you that day. It wasn't until you heard the sound of a single person clapping, when your eyes veered over to see someone standing there and clapping for you. Your eyes widen when you realize who it is that was clapping for you. It was the Glitch! His name was Vanello Von Schweetz, he had brown eyes and short black hair that framed his face with candy scattered all throughout his hair. He wore a green hoodie and had light green swirled pants and black boots. The Glitch was not supposed to be around here and you certainly were supposed to far stay away from someone like him. He was bad news. 

You back away nervously as you stare over at him. He stops clapping and smirks, "Nice driving there!" He complimented and began walking towards you. You feel nervous around the Glitch and were tempted to jump into your kart and drive away as fast as possible. You advert your eyes away from him as he goes to stand in front of you with his hands now on his hips. "Why are you looking like that? What are you scared of me? Is it because I'm a the big bad scary Glitch?" Vanello questions you with an accusing look in his big brown eyes. You rub the side of your arm and finally look back at him. He tilts his head and waits for your to answer, "Well?" 

"I'm not supposed to speak to you. What are you doing here?" You ask even though you know you shouldn't be having conversation with the Glitch. He scoffs and goes over to put his hand on your kart to lean against it. You worry about the state of your kart from him just touching it alone, what if he made it all glitchy from merely touching it!? 

"I was watching you race like I always do. I guess you didn't notice me then. Rude." He shakes his head and the smirks again, "Your name is (Y/n) (L/n) right?"

You fiddle with your helmet in your hands and nod at him. "Yes, it is…. Wait. You've been watching me this whole time?" You said in confusion and he nodded his head a couple times. 

"Yup! You're a pretty good racer. It's too bad you don't actually have anyone watching you except me. You might actually win something…" Trailing off he looked down at your kart and seemed to admire it. "Can I ride!?" He asks and you quickly shake your head. He frowns and puts his hands back onto his hips in aggravation. 

"Why not!?"

"Because you're a Glitch. You'll do something to my kart."

"The only thing I would do to it is drive it! Jeez! And just when I thought you'd be different than the rest! Seems like you're just as bad as all of them." Vanello sighed and kicked a chocolate pebble on the ground like a pouting child. You felt a little bad for him but you weren't going to give in and let him drive. You weren't sure of what he was capable of doing and you didn't want to have to get a new kart because he glitched it out. Placing your helmet into your kart's seat. You look back at him questionably. 

"I'm sorry, I don't mean to be. I just don't want to take the chances of you ruining it. You do glitch after all. That's a fact." You say and just to make matters worse you saw him for a brief moment start to glitch up. He scowled and crossed his arms over his chest and glared down at the chocolate covered ground. 

"Fine then, keep your kart all to yourself." He grumbled with his head still hanging low. You bit the bottom of your lip and were feeling conflicted on what to do. You were sure you weren't going to let him in your kart but should you run away too? You look from your kart and back at him in contemplation. He looks back up at you with a frown on his face after a minute or two, "I know what you're thinking. You're going to run away from me like the rest of them. Go ahead, I won't stop you. Though, I assumed you were better than then but I guess I was wrong…" 

You feel a twinge of guilt come back and it was just enough to make you give in, "I'm not like the rest of them. I'm still here aren't I? I would've been gone by now if I wanted to run away."

Vanello tilted his head, "Yeah, I guess you would've. That doesn't mean you weren't thinking about it though. You were thinking about it weren't you?" He questioned accusingly as he began taking a few steps towards you. You were tempted to back away but you tried to stand your ground and not cower away from the Glitch. He got closer and closer towards you and you were feeling more nervous by every inch closer he got to you. He seemed to be testing you as he drew closer until he was dangerously close to you. You didn't really notice it at first but he was actually really handsome up close. It was enough to make you blush furiously and cowardly back away. He smirked from his intimidation over you and even chuckled. "Fess up. You're so totally afraid of me!" 

"I-I am not! I j-just don't trust you!" You defended yourself while still blushing from the embarrassment of him being so close to you. He rolled his eyes and reached out and poked you on the shoulder. You gasped in horror thinking you were going to glitch out, but no such thing happened. He started cracking up in laughter at your petrified reaction. 

"Ooo, I'm so scary! See? I told you ya wouldn't glitch out! I'm harmless! I guess, you don't have a reason to fully trust me, but I don't see what I've done to make you fully distrust me either! So I think you should think of me mutually. We could get along if ya gave me a chance! Come on, (Y/n)! Give me a chance! Just one! Pleeeasse? With cherries on top?"  He exclaimed while bringing out his hand for you to shake on. You brought your hands up to your chest defensively. You stared down at his hand and then back up to his sparkly chocolate brown puppy dog eyes that looked hopeful. With much gradual hesitation, you brought your one hand out towards his own, that was outreached to you.  You had no idea what you were doing when your hand connected with his. He grasped your hand and began shaking it with much enthusiasm. "There ya go! I knew it! You aren't so bad, after all! So we have a deal! I promise you won't regret giving me a chance! I'm pretty reliable!" He was still shaking your hand which was becoming a little awkward. So you were relieved when he let go and you still didn't glitch up from his touch. Perhaps, maybe, he wasn't as terrible as everyone made him out to being? Still, you better be cautious. If the other racers found out you are associating with Vanello Von Schweetz, you'd never hear the end of it. You were already pretty much a social reject to them, but you didn't need to make your reputation any worse with them either.  Vanello was grinning at you while jumping up and down on the spot excitedly. "Yay, whoo-hoo! I have a new friend! I'm not a lonely homeless hobo person, anymore!" 

You quirked an eyebrow at him as he said this, "… You're homeless?" 

He stopped bouncing up and down and stared at you for a few seconds before tilting his head to the left and right unsurely, "Well, kinda. Yes, well sorta… I mean, I do have a place I call home, but it isn't much of a home. I could show you but you'd have to promise on your code that you won't tell anyone about it's location! It's top secret information! Can I trust you to keep a secret?" He said as he placed a finger to his lips. You didn't see any reason to disclose his location to anyone so you shrugged and nodded your head.

"I guess, I can. Where is it?" 

"I'll show you… on one condition, of course!" He exclaimed as he suddenly pointed over at your kart. "You must drive me there in your kart! I won't drive so it's totally different! I can't reck it if you're driving. That's unless you reck it… then that's well your fault." He shrugged and then gave you an expecting look. You looked between him and your precious race kart before sighing heavily. Was it worth it? Or is this all a terrible idea? 

"… I suppose, you can ride with me but don't glitch my kart, please." You told him. Vanello clapped happily and sped over to the passenger side of your kart. You watched him as he opened up the side door and jumped in excitement. He started admiring every aspect of your kart from where he was at with big awestruck eyes. Your kart wasn't glitching which was a good sign. You just hoped it stayed that way. Making your way over to your kart, you put your helmet back on and then get inside on the driver's side. Vanello looked away from checking out your dashboard before looking at you with a large smile. "Er, try not to glitch anything."

"I get it, already! Just drive, mi amigo! I'm ready! Go, go, go~!" He was literally bouncing up and down in his seat like a hyperactive child. You made a face of uncertainty of him being able to not glitch out. You made another weary sigh and then turn on the ignition to start the kart up. "Rev it up!" He exclaimed as he watched you at full attention of what you were doing. You place your hands on the wheel and rev it up like a show off like he wanted you to do. He squealed in glee and gave you a thumbs up, "NOW DRIVE!" 

"Okay… If you're sure…" You said with the smallest of smirks twitching up on your lips as the driver in you took over. Vanello grinned wickedly and threw his hands up in the air as you slammed your foot onto the gas pedal. Your back wheels made a loud squealing noise and smoke blew out from behind as you sprung forwards in a blur.  The motor purred as you gained speed and tried going as fast as possible as Vanello pointed in a certain direction. 

Get you where you wanna go, if you know what I mean
Got a ride that's smoother than a limousine
Can you handle the curves, can you run all the lights
If you can baby boy, than we can go all night
Cause it's zero to sixty in three point five
Baby you got the keys
Now shut up and drive, drive, drive
Shut up and drive, drive, drive

I got class like a fifty-seven Cadillac
Start over drive with a whole lot of boom in the back
You look like you can handle what's under my hood
You keeping saying that you will, boy I wish you would~!

"Go that way! Oh my gosh, this is so much fun! I just love the feeling of the wind on my face!" Vanello closed his eyes for a brief moment as he took in the wind that breezed on your faces and through both of your hair. You couldn't help but smile at his enthusiasm. He really seemed to like driving, which wasn't a shocking revelation in a racing game, but still it was sorta adorable to see him so impassioned. You raced around different obstacles in your way as you made haste to wherever Vanello was leading you. He kept pointing in various directions, which you followed carefully. It was a nice little drive, until you came upon a massive mountain that looked a bit like a volcano. You soon began to brake once Vanello told you that you were nearly there. You were confused though as you saw nothing but open scenery other than the mountain in front of you. 

"Uh so Vanello where exactly is your 'home'?" You asked him as you peered around but saw literally nothing that looked anything like a home. Maybe, he was literally homeless and slept by the mountain? Your apparent question was soon answered by Vanello and he pointed straight at the mountain's wall, where two tall lollipops leaned in towards each other, forming some sort of arch. You furrowed your brows in confusion as you stared at where he pointed before looking back at him like he was crazy. "What are you pointing at?" 

"The mountain, DUH!" He said to you like it was the most obvious of things. "Just drive through those two lollipops! Then BAM we're safe and sound! Just don't tell anyone!" He reminded you of it's secrecy and how important it was. However, you were too baffled at the fact he was telling you to drive straight into a rock solid mountain wall. Maybe, his brain has glitched up too, because you weren't seeing any sense in this. "Why aren't you driving? Go, already! Do you wanna see my home or not?" Vanello urged you to drive forward but you remained completely still.

"Are you nuts? You want me to drive into the mountain? Do you want us to crash?"

Vanello gave you an annoyed look, before sighing heavily like he was about to explain rocket science to you. "You won't crash! Do I look stupid to you? Durrr! No, but, seriously! This place was supposed to be a bonus race track but it ended up being unfinished. When you drive through those two lollipops it will transport us to the other side. We'll faze right through the wall!" You listened to him but still were unsure of his claims. It was a matter of trusting this Glitch, and quite frankly, you weren't sure if that was a good idea. Still, you were curious now, so maybe it was crazy enough to actually work. 

"You better not be lying to me."

"Why would I want us to crash into a wall? Gosh, just trust me on this one! Now go before someone sees us!" Vanello barked back in reply. You rolled your (e/c) colored eyes at that fact he was treating you like you were the stupid one. You took a deep breath and muttered,

"Here goes nothing…" Putting your foot back on the gas pedal. You drove straight for the middle of the arched lollipops. You felt nervous as you got closer and closer and you couldn't help but squeeze your eyes shut once you hit the wall. Vanello, of course, was screaming in more excitement, and to your surprise, you and him fazed through the solid wall just like a ghost! You found you and Vanello now inside of the mountain that you were now certain was some kind of volcano from the layout. Your eyes were wide in shock as you looked around and saw that you were perfectly safe. Vanello smirked over at you smugly which made you want to roll your eyes. 

"Told ya we would pass right through. See? You can trust me. I'm not going to lie to you, promise. You're my newest and exclusively the only friend I have right of now! Thanks for being my friend, by the way!" Vanello grinned goofily at you before opening the side door open and jumping out. 

"Uh, you're welcome? … Wait a second, you don't have any other friends besides me?" You asked him as you went to turn off your kart before also getting out. You were honestly surprised he didn't even have one single friend other than you. You assumed it was because he was the dreaded Glitch that everyone was so afraid of. But the longer you were with him the more you were beginning to wonder if those rumors were really so legitimate. Vanello might glitch sometimes but he didn't seem like an awful person. He actually seemed like a genuinely nice and fascinating boy who was just really misunderstood. In some ways, he even seemed familiar to you but you couldn't put your finger on it for sure. 

He turned to look at you and shrugged his shoulders as he sheepishly kicked at the ground with his foot, "No, you're my first. Nobody likes me because I glitch and everyone makes fun of me for it… that or they're too scared of me to even get to know me." Vanello frowned sadly which made you feel awful for treating him like you had when you first met him. "But that's alright. I can still manage! Even though, it is nice to finally have a friend. I'm glad you're not like them, (Y/n). I'm sorry, I said that you were, but I first thought you were going to run away from me like the others. I'm super happy you're not though! I have a feeling this is the start of a beautiful relationship!" He said with sheer confidence even with his outcasted position as an accused Glitch that everyone hated. But you didn't hate him, you sympathized with him now. He didn't deserve this unfair treatment.

"T-that's terrible. I didn't realize… I'm so sorry." You said with a guilty frown as you hung your head low. Vanello smiled at you and walked over and placed a hand on your shoulder comfortingly. 

"Don't beat yourself over it! It's all King Candy's fault. He's the one that considers me a Glitch, so everyone else listens to him. But you're different and I like that! I like it a lot, actually! That's why you're my friend!" Vanello patted you on the back graciously. You looked up into his eyes and smiled at him faintly. 

"If it were my choice. You wouldn't be just a Glitch."

Vanello smiled in a way that was purely genuine at your response. He even blushed somewhat and veered his eyes away for a moment. "That's… That's really sweet of you. Uh, I mean t-thanks." Vanello was uncharacteristically shy for the briefest of moments before going back to his go-lucky self. "Anyways, I wanted to show you my home! So it isn't much but I think it's pretty awesome for homeless standards!" Vanello chattered as he went over to a makeshift little area that was made to look like a small home. You walked over and watched him curiously as he jumped up on his uncomfortable looking bed and wrapped himself in a candy wrapper that acted as a blanket. "This is my little homeless person bed! Where I sleep and stuff…!" He laid there for a couple seconds before leaping back up and continuing to show you more of his tiny 'home'. He didn't have all that much to show you, but what he did you tried to smile and act impressed. He knew the impressed act was fake, of course, but he still seemed thankful that you tried to be interested in what little he had. "Pretty cool, right?" 

You nodded your head and smiled at him, "Yeah, it is! If I were homeless this is the kinda setup I would want." 

Vanello bursted out in laughter at that, to the point he was bent over and holding his stomach. You were confused by why he was laughing at you so much and you were about to ask, but he spoke up before you could. "Y-You're so funny, (Y/n)!  This isn't anything to actually want for yourself! But I don't have much of a choice. I'd much prefer living in the castle but that'll never happen. Hah, think of that… the scary Glitch living in the royal candy castle! Everyone would freak out!" He started to repose himself for laughing so hard. You just stared at him blankly and didn't know what to say. He seemed to be able to do all the talking though as he spoke up again, "But my home isn't really the cool part of this place. Here, follow me!" Vanello went over and grabbed your hand. You glanced down at your hands and felt a blush appear, as he began dragging you over towards wherever he was wanting to show you.

Vanello took you to the center of the mountain/volcano, where a massive bubbling lake of what appeared to be diet cola was located. "Wow, what is this?" You asked as you gawked all around you in fascination. It was a rather beautiful sight, especially looking up at the white things that were round and appeared almost like stalagmites on the ceiling. Vanello kept holding your hand to much of your embarrassment as he went to answer your question.

"This my friend is the diet cola lake! It's really a lot of fun to come over here when you're bored. Just watch and learn!" Vanello let go of your hand as he walked over to pick up a small chocolate rock from the ground. He bounced it up and down in his hand before sticking his tongue out the side. You watched him unsurely as he aimed with his thumb and tossed the chocolate rock up at the white round things on the ceilings of the mountain. The rock collided with the white rounds things that looked like mentos. Your eyes soon widen in awe as the mentos break off from the ceilings and begin falling down into the diet cola lake. In reaction with each other, wherever the mentos hit in the lake, a large explosion would occur in the fizzy lake. "BOOM!" Vanello shouted and started laughing like a maniac. 

"Wooow…" You breathed out as you viewed the explosions that simply were breathtaking to watch. 

"Isn't this awesome!? I love my little lake here! Here, you gotta try it!" Vanello reached down to pick up another chocolate rock before handing it over to you. You looked away from the lake and at Vanello who was holding the rock out to you. You shyly take it from his hand and then look up at one of the stalagmites of mentos from above. Vanello stands beside you and shoves his hands into his pockets as he looks between you and the mentos. "Go on ahead. Make em' fall! It's addicting!" 

"O-okay," You replied before pulling your arm back and chucking the rock up at the mentos. You weren't sure if your throw was high enough, but it soon hit off about seven mentos that all went plummeting down into the diet cola lake. Vanello and your eyes went wide as you marveled the sight of the diet cola explosions taking place. One by one they ruptured up and sprayed diet cola everywhere. Vanello jumped up and down and laughed. 

"See!? Wasn't that fun!?" 

You felt pretty good after erupting the mentos in the lake. You nodded to Vanello and even grinned back. "It's relaxing! In a weird way!" Vanello grinned back and gave you a thumbs up. 

"Relaxing and totally sweet!" Vanello exclaimed loudly in excitement.  You continued to hit off some more mentos for awhile. You also both chatted about random different things to get to know one another better. It seemed so odd to you now that you were actually afraid of him before. He just seemed like a harmless boy who mistaken to be some kind of monster reject by King Candy and the others. You thought Vanello was a pretty nice guy, even kind of charming. You and him were sitting beside each other and staring off at the lake together. Vanello had his hand close to yours as you sat beside each other, almost so close you were almost touching. 

So if you feel it let me know, know, know
Come on now what you're waiting for, for, for
My engine's ready to explode, explode, explode
So start me up and watch me go, go, go~!

"(Y/n)…" Vanello brought up after a couple minutes of silence. You turned your head to look at him while he kept his gaze ahead.

"Yes, Vanello?" You replied curiously. 

"I was just thinking…" He started to say as he lowered his head and stared down at the ground in front of him. You noticed his demeanor seemed to get tense and somewhat depressed. He began tracing circles into the chocolate dirt of the ground absentmindedly with his finger, as he continued to talk, "I'm having such a great time with you, (Y/n). I'm glad I decided to finally approach you. You've been pretty cool to me, which I don't get a lot. So what I'm trying to say is… or at least what I've been thinking is… Will I see you after today? I mean, not just on the race track but actually get to see you and talk to you again?" Vanello asked as he looked up from tracing circles in the ground to look at you with hope. 

You thought about it and immediately felt compelled to see him again. He was so lonely here in his diet cola mountain all by himself. It would feel wrong to just put him out of your life now. You turned your gaze to Vanello's brown eyes that always seemed to sparkle with determination. He wasn't liking your silence and was getting painfully impatient as he scooted closer. His hand was now on top of yours but he didn't seem to shy away. You blushed at the contact and lowered your head as you spoke timidly, "I don't see why I couldn't see you again. I'm just worried about…-" 

"What the others think? Don't worry about them! They're hardly worth being friends with if you feel like you have to impress them to be their friends, anyways. I'm not like that. You don't have to impress me! I like you just as you are!" Vanello smiled at you as he squeezed your hand confidently. You couldn't help but smile back at him. That meant a lot to you since you've always felt like you have been jumping through hoops to be accepted by the other racers. But Vanello was different, he seemed not so superficial. You kept your hand held under his hand as you glanced away from his eyes.

"T-that's… That's very kind of you. Thank you."

"You're welcome!" He chirped back elatedly. "But anyways, we should have some more fun before you have to leave! Wanna play candyland? I have the board game! Surprise!" Vanello offered to you which you giggled and nodded your head.

"That sounds sweet!"

"Great! Then let's go play!" Instead of letting go of your hand, he grabs it and drags you up with him, before running you over to his makeshift home to pull out the board game for you to play together. You sat down on his candy wrapper blanket that he laid out for you to sit on before taking the game out of the box. You and him soon began to play together for the rest of your time with one another, until it was late and it was time for you to leave. Vanello pouted when you said you had to go after he had beat you at candyland after the several times you had won. 

"Do you HAVE to go!? It isn't THAT late!" 

"I'm sorry, Vanello. I have to get home. There will be racing I need to do tomorrow and I have to be awake for it." You apologized to the black-haired boy who was crossing him arms defiantly. 

"Well, will I at least get to see you tomorrow?!" Vanello begged as he brought his clasped hands out in front of him in begging fashion, it didn't help that he had the biggest puppy dog eyes. 

"I don't see why not."

"YESSS!" Vanello fit pumped the air in excitement before running over and shocking you as he brought you into a hug. "We're going to be best buddies for life!" He squeezed you with a bear like hug that was extremely tight. He snuggled his face into your cheek before letting go and grinning at you. You were a blushing mess from the hug that didn't last long, but it was enough to bring you into an embarrassed stupor. "I can't wait for tomorrow! You'll have to show me some of your driving moves tomorrow! And we can eat candy and play more games! And OH MY GOSH, I'm so excited!" He chattered happily which made you chuckle. 

"Well, I'll see you tomorrow then, Vanello. It was super nice getting to know you. I'm sorry, I treated you like a Glitch before." 

"Don't worry about that! All is well! I just expect to see you tomorrow! So when I come looking don't be surprised!" Vanello waved you a goodbye as you went to go put your helmet back on. Vanello watched you as you got back into your race kart and started the ignition of it. Your kart began to hum and you shifted it into gear. 

"Goodbye, Vanello! Have a good night!"

"You too, (Y/n)!" You waved at each other your farewells, before finally you drove off and left the diet soda mountain. Vanello sighed once you left and turned back to look at his bed. 

"What a pretty girl… I can't wait to see her tomorrow!" Vanello grinned to himself as he thought about you for the rest of the evening, until he too went to head to bed. He dreamt of many things but mostly of you and him racing together and having the time of your life.

You play that game, got what I got

Get it get it, don't stop, it's a sure shot

Ain't a Ferrari, huh boy, I'm sorry

I ain't need to worry, so step inside

And ride, ride, ride~!

Weeks went passed and every day, you would visit Vanello at his diet cola mountain. It became as routine to you as having pretend races with yourself. The other Sugar Rush racers were none the wiser and you really didn't care if they did find out. Vanello through your free time together was becoming to be one of your greatest friends, if not thee greatest. You felt like you could tell Vanello anything in the world and you felt safe with him knowing and giving you advice about different things. You were even tempted to show the other racers that Vanello was not just a glitch, but he was a normal person, just like the rest of them. Sure, Vanello did glitch a few times every so often, but it never hurt you or anyone. 

Today, you were just getting finished with your actual real racing. Vanello had watched from afar as you raced against the others during game hours. He was always so impressed and in awe by you, even if you didn't always win. There was just something about you that Vanello was drawn too. He wished he could race you… that if is he actually knew how to race a kart in the first place. Vanello hadn't told you that yet, but he was sure it would be a subject soon enough. Vanello leaned up against the stands of the bleachers that were eventually emptied once the game hours were over. You were practicing your fake racing again and Vanello was watching as he always did. Once you came up to the finish line, you put your kart in park and took off your helmet, releasing your (h/l) (h/c) hair. Vanello started clapping as he kept leaning against the stands. You get out of your kart and look over at him with a faint smirk that he returned back. 

"Nice racing, (Y/n)! Did you beat your record time yet?" 

"Not quite but I'm trying." You replied and stepped over in front of him with a smile. He glanced at your kart and then back at you. You noticed this and suddenly got an idea out of the blue. "Hey, Vanello, wanna drive my kart? I know you wanted too so badly when we first met. I trust you won't glitch my kart out. Wanna give it a go? I'd like to see you drive for once." 

Vanello's confident gaze on you seemed to falter ever so slightly. However, he looked genuinely shocked and excited at the same time. "You mean it? You'll let me drive!? Seriously!? No joke?"

"Of course, we're friends now, remember?" 

"I know but-… Uh, I would but… You see, there is something I might need to tell you first." He said while awkwardly rubbing the back of his neck. You quirked an eyebrow at him and wondered what he was going on about. "You see, I don't actually really know how to drive a race kart." He confessed to you with a nervous smile. You furrowed your brows in confusion by this confession and didn't know what to make of it. 

"Why would you be so eager to drive my kart if you don't even know how? I-I mean… no offense, but shouldn't you know how to drive since you're part of a racing game?" 

"I know, I know! I should but- I-I don't…" He sighed and blew some loose strands of black hair from his face. His face darkened as he looked down with lower spirits than before. You bit your lip and tried to think of something to cheer your friend up. 

"How about this…" You started to say as you looked over to your kart and then back at him. "I'll teach you how to drive in my kart but you gotta try hard not to wreck it. Okay?" You offered to him which immediately sparked back his outgoing personality. His head lifted back up and he had a shining white grin on his face. 

"YOU MEAN IT!? You'll teach me!? Wow, (Y/n)! You're totally the best! I promise I'll try my best not to wreck your kart!" Vanello sped over to your kart and in seconds was in the driver's seat. You walked over to go into the passenger's side, which felt foreign to you since you were so used to being the driver. Vanello looked like he was about to pass out from excitement. He did all the things that were common sense like putting on his seatbelt, before looking at you for direction. You tell him the basics like where to keep his foot and how to shift gears before starting the ignition. He takes in everything you're telling him like a super sponge and prepares himself to get ready and actually drive the vehicle. "This is so exciting!" 

"Alright, now that you got it started and ready. Just press lightly on the-" You were cut off as Vanello slams his foot on the gas pedal and makes you both go rushing forward. You gasp loudly as he slams on the brake right after, making your head jar roughly forwards. "-gas pedal…" You mumbled as he looked over at you sheepishly. 

"Sorry bout' that!"

"Ugh, no problem. Just next time press on it lightly." You said as you shook your head to shake off the jolting you were just brought into from Vanello's wild driving. This time he approached it the way you told him as he gently placed his foot onto the pedal, and began driving at a much more steady pace. You smiled and watched Vanello's focused face as he kept his eyes on the road in front of him. 

"Good job. Much better!" You complimented him as you were going pretty slow for race kart standards, but it was practice driving, after all. Vanello momentarily glanced at you with his eyes as he smirked back at you. 

"Can I go faster? This is boring slow." 

"Er, as long as you don't-" Once again, you were cut off as Vanello pushes harder on the accelerator and begins to go much faster than before on the main Sugar Rush race track. You tried not to act like you were clawing to your seat, but you were afraid since he was only a beginner, and going so fast already. He seemed to pick it up pretty quickly though as he drove the turns and different curves quite effectively. You tried to calm yourself as he kept picking up speed, faster and faster.  You were tempted to tell Vanello to slow down, but the fire in his eyes and sheer passion for what he was doing made you stop yourself. He looked so at home when he was behind the wheel. He couldn't stop smirking confidently to himself and trying to obviously show off to you. 

"This is awesome! I'm so glad you're teaching me, (Y/n)! I think I'm getting the hang of it already!" Vanello says as he shocks you when he cockily revs up the engine and yells loudly to the wind, before speeding up just enough to go drifting past a corner. You couldn't help it now, you were literally clawing your seat and looking terrified. You didn't seem to have much of a reason to be though as Vanello was driving with surprising aptiude. He was defiantly a born racer as most racers were in Sugar Rush. Vanello kept cruising through the race track at high speeds and when you were coming upon your first jump, your eyes widen to the size of dinner plates. "I'm gonna jump it!"

"Oh no, you're not!"

"Oh yes, I am!" Vanello fought back as you reached out to grab the wheel from him. He looked annoyed at you and fought back for the wheel to be in his control. You were swerving back and forth on the road and coming really close to the large jump in the track. 

"Vanello, you're going to get us killed!"

"I got this, (Y/n)! Chill!" Vanello shoved you off from grabbing his wheel, which you stopped trying to grab at, as you stared at the jump that was feet away with fearful eyes. Vanello grinned wickedly and leaned into the wheel as he picked up the pace and soon before you knew it, you were flying in midair over the jump. You screamed at the top of your lungs as you flew through the air. Vanello's obnoxiously loud laughter was all you could hear until you felt the kart shake as you were back on the race track in front of the jump you had just made. "See, (Y/n)!? I got the skill! So many of the others think that I can't be a racer, but they're wrong! I'm proving it right now! I could really win!" Vanello says as he now was driving on a swerving road that was making you feel car sick, and you NEVER got car sick. You would say that the jump you just took was still making your heart beat like a drum. You could literally hear your heart beating in your ears from how loud it was. 

"Y-you did it… I'm alive…!" You said breathlessly. Vanello rolled his eyes but kept smirking in amusement. Vanello drove the rest of the track and did a phenomenal job. When you got back to the finish line, Vanello suddenly slammed on the brakes again making your head once again jar forwards. You gasped and looked over at Vanello with large eyes. He looked back at you and grinned with squinted eyes. 

"How'd I do?" He asked you.

"Fast… Very fast…." You were still a bit delirious from his drive, but you were able to compose yourself once he shifted the kart into park. He seemed to like that answer as he threw up his hands excitedly.

"I DID AWESOME!" Vanello squealed before suddenly shocking you as he began to glitch up in his seat. He looked down at himself in surprise as he began to pixelate before actually affecting the kart. You didn't know what to say when the kart actually seemed to teleport a couple feet away from your last position. You were thankfully not glitching but you were astonished by what Vanello had just done. He looked worried by his glitching up and immediately looked at you apologetically. "I'm sorry, (Y/n)! I think I got a little over excited! I didn't mean to glitch!" 

"D-don't be sorry. I'm okay… But you just somehow moved my kart like a good fifteen feet away from where were just at, somehow." You told him which made him look confused by his own glitching abilities. 

"Did I just teleport us?"

"It seems so…" You remarked back with a smile twitching on your lips. What he just did was amazing! You never thought glitching would amaze you, but he literally just teleported the both of you with his abilities. "Maybe, that glitching of yours isn't that bad, after all. Teleporting certainly would be a useful gift on the road." You told him which made him grin.

"Wow, I never thought my glitching could do anything useful!" Vanello looked down at his hands in wonder before looking back at you. You started to get out of your kart with him following right behind. You took off your helmet and set it into your seat before looking back at your glitchy friend. "What do you this means?"

"It means you might be able to teleport past other racers! Vanello, I just can't hold it in anymore. You're incredible and the other racers need to see that! Can you do me a favor and show up at my next race tomorrow? But don't hide away like you usually do. I want you to meet the others." 

Vanello seemed unsure of this as he scratched the side of his cheek with uncertainty. "I don't know, (Y/n). They really don't like me. They might even get King Candy to sic his stupid guards on me. I also don't want to make you look bad…" 

"I don't care what they think! They need to see that Vanello Von Schweetz is not just a menacing glitch but he is actually a kind, funny, awesome, and talented individual, who should be on the game roster like the rest of us!" You declared determinedly as you placed your hands on your hips as you stared at him with seriousness. He blushed at your encouraging words and smiled at you meaningfully. 

"You think I'm kind, funny, awesome, and talented?" He asked in surprise, which in return made you blush as much as he was. 

"Well, uh of course I do! You're a really cool person and uh… You deserve to race like I do. You are, after all, a Sugar Rush character. Not just some unwanted Glitch." You confirmed to him. He chuckled and walked over closer towards you. You were unsure of what he was doing, but were taken back when he came dangerously close and placed a kiss on your right cheek. You flushed every shade of red that existed and immediately looked bashful by his affectionate bold gesture. 

"You're really sweet, ya know?" 

Your eyes adverted to the ground as you blush harder if possible. "Uhm, t-t-thanks… Y-you're sweet too." 

"Just like candy!" Vanello chirped and began to tousle your hair with his hand. He laughed at your disheveled demeanor and hair that you were now trying to smooth down with your hands. "But anyways, if you really want me to be around the others, I'll try it but I don't think they'll enjoy me being there." Vanello told you.

You pulled yourself out of your blushing fit and nodded to him, "I won't let them hurt you."

"Like they could do that, anyways! I've heard it all, trust me! But I appreciate your protectiveness of me. That's cute of you!" He got in another giggle as your face went straight back to blushing. Why was he seemingly flirting with you so much all of a sudden!? You knew you were growing feelings for Schweetz but this was ridiculous! It's like he knew you liked him and he was toying around with your emotions and provoking you to blush on command. You didn't like that at all! What about if you make him blush on command like some kind of trained dog! 

"You're cuter." You challenged him while trying to brave an unfazed expression. His cheeks did grow a tint brighter and he seemed to catch on quickly to what you were attempting. So he continued to play along,

"But you're cutest!"

"Uh well you're… adorable!" You smirked, thinking you won the battle by using a different and stronger word than 'cute'. 

He narrowed his dark brown eyes competitively, "Well… You're adorablest!" He said and seemed content in what he had just said.

"That's not even a word!" You barked back as your crossed your arms in defense.

"Yes, it is!" He shot back as he took a step near you.

"No, it isn't!" You retorted back in annoyance.

"Yes, it is! You're the most adorablest thing in all of Sugar Rush! How bout' that!?" He took another step towards you and was extremely close to your face. You tried to blow him off but the closeness was not helping. Not to mention that he was calling you 'adorablest' which so happened to actually be adorable to the point you wanted to squeal like some kind of raging fangirl. 

He smirked at you cockily and kept persistently calling you the most 'adorablest' thing he's ever seen. You were about to protest, but were stunned when he took another step which lead to another road, you weren't prepared for. His lips pressed against your own in a sweet kiss. You were going to panic and back off, but Vanello grabbed ahold of your shoulders and brought you in closer. Your eyes were wide in shock for a moment but the kiss was so incredibly intense, you could do nothing but succumb to it. Your senses overwhelmed your mind and soon you were placing your hands on his chest as you kissed him more deeply. The kiss was your first and remarkable to say the least. You never expected your first kiss to be with Vanello Von Schweetz, the infamous glitch of Sugar Rush. 

So if you feel it let me know, know, know
Come on now what you're waiting for, for, for
My engine's ready to explode, explode, explode
So start me up and watch me go, go, go~!

When you pulled apart, you were literally breathless. Both of your cheeks were warm as the rest of your bodies. Vanello brought you into a hug and cuddled into your embrace. You couldn't help but smile giddily as he held you so securely to himself. It seemed your friendship had significantly escalated right at this moment from childish bickering back and forth on who is the most adorable. Seems, like the joke was on you as Vanello had you wrapped around his finger, but it seemed like you might of had him too.

"I really like you, (Y/n)." Vanello suddenly said as he pulled away just enough to look at you in your pretty (e/c) eyes that he found lovely to stare into. You leaned your forehead forwards so that yours was touching his own. You pecked his lips which made him giggle. "I guess, you like me too, huh?" He grinned confidently which made you smile back at him warmly.

"Duh." You flicked his forehead which made him cringe. You laughed at him before he smirked back at you for your playful gesture. 

"You're gonna regret that, (Y/n)!" Vanello reached out and began tickling you which made you start laughing hysterically. You tried pushing him away but he seemed to keep reaching all your ticklish places. "Ah-ha! I found your true weakness!"

"S-S-Stop it, Vanello!" You laughed breathlessly as he continued to tickle you until you gave into him. You begged him to stop which he did after a good minute of tickling you to death. "That wasn't fair!"

"Yeah, it was! I didn't think you were so ticklish! Good to know for later." He smirked before stuffing his hands into his pockets. You playfully glared at him which only made him snigger. 

"Come on, (Y/n). I think you and I have a date back at my diet cola mountain!" Reaching out, he took your hand and led you back to the kart. You were about to get into the driver's seat, but you were taken back when Vanello takes the seat instead. He smirks presumptuously at you which made you want to flick him on the forehead again. Instead, you gave in and jumped into the passenger seat. "Good choice of transportation! I'll be your driver today!" Vanello started the kart and within seconds had you two both laughing loudly as you drove back to his sanctuary in the mountain. 

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When the next day came about, you showed up in front of Taffyta and her clique of other Sugar Rush racers that followed behind her.  She chewed on a toothpick in her mouth and had her arms crossed as you went in front of her and her gang. "What do you want?" She asserted irritably at your presence, "Is your pretend racing going well for you?"

"Ha, funny. But that's not why I'm here. I want to introduce you to my special friend. You better be nice to him though or I'll make you regret it." You retorted which made her roll her pale baby blue eyes at your threat. 

"You actually have a friend? A boyfriend, perhaps?" She accused you which made you simply nod with a forming haughty smirk. Her eyes widen as she wasn't expecting that response from you. She watched with her group as Vanello stepped up from behind you and sheepishly smiled and waved at them. Taffyta gasped in horror and then looked at you in aghast, "HE'S YOUR BOYFRIEND!? THE GLITCH!?" 

Vanello glared her for calling him 'the glitch' that he was so notoriously known for. You shook your head and frowned at her shocked reply. "No, he's not just a glitch. He's Vanello Von Schweetz and he's my boyfriend." 

"Yeah, her boyfriend!" Vanello shouted back before freezing in realization, and looking surprised by what you said, "I mean- I am!?" 

"Of course, you are." You replied as you looked back at him with a sweet closed-eyed smile. You loved when you took him off guard. His face was completely red but he didn't seem to be complaining much that you considered him your boyfriend. Instead, he quickly shifted back to his overconfident self and smirked. 

"Yeah! I mean- of course, I am!" Vanello exclaimed determinedly. You giggled at him before looking back at Taffyta whose mouth was so far agape that her toothpick had fallen out of her mouth. 

"But he's a glitch, (Y/n)! He's going to glitch you out or something!" Candlehead exclaimed with actually some concern for you. You shook your head and went over to take Vanello by the hand. 

"See? He's not glitching me out. I've been with him for weeks now and he sometimes glitches but he doesn't hurt anyone. He's not a bad person like you've all made him out to being. He's a great guy! And he deserves to race just like us!" 

"HIM?! Race with us!? Yeah, right, (Y/n)! He's bad news!" Taffyta told you which made the others behind her nod in agreement. You pouted your lips and furrowed your brows in annoyance. 

"It's okay, (Y/n). They don't have to believe I'm worth anything. I know I am worth something! I can drive now and I can win a race just like they can! They're just afraid I'll beat them!" Vanello said confidently which made Taffyta glare Vanello. 

"You can't drive with us because you're a glitch! You don't belong in our game. All you do is mess things up with your glitching!" 

"Shut up and drive then, Taffyta! I bet Vanello can make you eat those words in the dust! Why don't you race him right now? Or you too afraid, you'll lose to him? He's actually a fantastic racer who'll put you to shame!" 

"I bet he doesn't even have a kart to race in!" She scoffed as Vanello looked at you for help on this one. You let go of his hand and pointed over to your kart.

"He'll use my kart! Then after we prove that you are just a loser. Vanello and I are going to get him a brand new kart, just for him!" Taffyta scowled and went over to her kart while heavily glaring over at you and Vanello.

"Fine then race me now! A glitch can't beat me!" Getting into her kart, she waited for Vanello to get into your own. The other racers all gossiped amongst each other and watched as Vanello winked at you before going to step up to your kart to get inside. 

"You can beat her, Vanello. I believe in you!" You encouraged Vanello who gave you a thumbs up. 

"I'm not even worried! I know I got this! After all, I had the best teacher!" He snickered and jumped into your kart while leaving you a blushing mess again. Taffyta revved up her engine in a challenge to Vanello who started the ignition and got prepared to race the blonde bossy girl next to him on her kart. Minty walked up in front of the karts and then held up her hands. 

"You race this track and back to the finish line, alright? Ready? Set… GO!" Minty shouted as she brought her arms down. In seconds, in flashes of colors your kart and Taffyta's kart speed off in blurs. A breeze went past you as you watched as they drove off down a pretty basic track that wasn't very complicated, but it did have a lot of small jumps and some sharp turns. 

Taffyta was already in the lead and she was soaking up all the smugness because of it. Vanello and her were already coming upon their first jump which Vanello took on like a pro. He was even able to jump over Taffyta's vehicle and gain lead. She growled under her breath and slammed her foot into her gas pedal to go faster. Vanello and her kept going back and forth from being in first as their karts were right next to each other. They were far enough so you couldn't really see them, but you had a feeling that Vanello would come back victorious.  

Taffyta was unfortunately able to hit a speed boost that shot her forward. Vanello frowned but kept his mind strong-willed as he kept pushing forwards. Taffyta took another jump that Vanello took right after. He was having a hard time gaining back speed to her from that speed boost she had gotten. Taking some sharp turns, they both drifted well to the wicked turns. They did a few more jumps but Vanello was still not catching up and was several feet behind her. Taffyta smirked and waved Vanello a farewell as she finally made the very sharp turn to go back towards the finish line. Vanello struggled a bit with the last sharp turn but he kept on course as well as he could. You were nervous as you waited with the other racers who were still gossiping amongst each other about who would win. 

So you felt dread when you saw Taffyta's kart coming towards the finish line. Vanello was right behind though as he had gained some head way by hitting a small speed boost on the way back. "Come on, ya gotta beat her!" Vanello told himself as he focused hard on getting ahead. "You gotta do this for (Y/n)! She's expects you to win! And I'm going to win this for her!" Vanello was now right behind Taffyta's back end of her kart. She glared over her shoulder at him but she felt confident that she was close enough to winning. She was merely feet away, it seemed, but suddenly she was completely blown away when out of nowhere Vanello somehow pixelated in front of her kart. He glitched and now was in front of her! She gasped as he saluted her with a mocking smirk as he went over the finish line first, thanks to his glitching teleporting him ahead. 

"And that's how it's done!" Vanello came to a halt and soon jumped out of his kart. Taffyta was devastated, so much, to the point she was crying like a baby in her kart. You rushed up to Vanello and hugged him.

"You did it! I knew you could do it!" 

"All thanks to you, (Y/n)! I wouldn't have been able to without you!" Vanello hugged you back and even placed a kiss on your cheek. You giggled and proudly took his hand into your own as you showed off to the other Sugar Rush racers, who were all amazed by Vanello beating Taffyta. 

"So still think he's just some scary glitch? He can drive and he just proved it to you!" You asserted to the racers who all soon began to look at each other unsurely before awkwardly going to clap for Vanello. He grinned and bowed.

"Thank you! Thank you~!" He soaked up the attention he was getting and rejoiced. It seemed even the glitch was able to race. Everyone except Taffyta was genuinely impressed. "So what about making that kart together, (Y/n)?" Vanello mentioned as he looked at you with a never faltering grin on his face. You grinned back and nodded.

"You earned it, Vanello!"

You and him high-five each other, before both going hand in hand to start heading off towards the kart making factory together. Everyone was left wondering just what else that glitch was capable of? Quite frankly, you and Vanello didn't care what they really thought. But proving to them that Vanello was more than just a worthless glitch was so worth it in the end. 

Yes, in the end there was a happy ending. 

Just not for Taffyta...

Shut up and drive, drive, drive
Shut up and drive, drive, drive
Drive, drive, drive~!