Hello fellow FanFictioners! I'm back with a new Calvin and Hobbes story. Hope you enjoy!

Chapter 1: Summer Freedom...NOT!

It was the beginning of summer. Flowers were blooming, the sun was shining, the bees were buzzing, and the birds were singing. Suddenly, everything came to a stop as a school bus came down the street.

The birds stopped singing and flew away. The flowers stopped blooming. The bees stopped buzzing. The bus came to a stop. There was some scuffling noises, then a six-year-old boy jumped off the bus.

"FREE!" he screamed, as he ran towards his house. "FREE AT LAST! FREE AT LAST!"

Calvin turned and faced his school bus. "GOOD RIDDANCE, OLD THING!" he yelled.

The bus driver sighed, and drove away.

Calvin kept running towards his house. "I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!" he yelled. "SCHOOL'S OUT! NO MORE MISS WORMWOOD OR SUSIE OR...

He yanked open the door.

"Uh oh."

Suddenly, the all too known tiger collided with Calvin, and sent him flying in the other direction.

Calvin got up. Hobbes too.

"HOO!" he yelled. "That was a GOOD one! Just look how far we landed!"

"You're a riot, Hobbes. You know that? A real riot."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. NOW WHY DID YOU HAVE TO SPOIL THE BEGINNING OF MY SUMMER?"

Hobbes rolled his eyes.

"Well, are you going to answer me? I DON'T HAVE ALL DAY YOU KNOW!"

Hobbes rolled his eyes again.

"Fine, then, stop talking! Instead you're going to listen to how you deliberately ruined the beginning of my summer by pouncing on me!"

Hobbes rolled his eyes a third time.

"Ok, first, by using your "high pounce", you created a vacuum which made you go faster and therefore almost knocking me out. Second, by sticking out your retractable claws as you pounced on me, you very nearly tore into my flesh. Third..."

Hobbes started to walk away. Calvin didn't even notice.

"Fourth, you.. HOBBES, ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING TO ME?"

Calvin looked around, but Hobbes wasn't there.

"Oh forget it! I'll get you later!"

Calvin walked inside his house. His mom was standing inside, washing dishes.

"Hello, Calvin," she said.

"Hi." Calvin dropped his coat on the floor as he walked by.

"Calvin, today is report card day."

"Yeah. Don't remind me." Calvin walked back to his backpack, and took out his report card. He handed it to Mom. He hadn't taken another step when his mom called him.

"Calvin."

Calvin didn't answer.

"Calvin, we need to talk."

Calvin still didn't answer.

"CALVIN!" Mom called.

"WHAT!" Calvin turned around and faced his mom. "WHAT IS IT!"

"Calvin, come over here. We need to talk about this."

"About what?" Calvin asked inquiringly.

"This." Mom pointed to Calvin's report card.

"Oh, that wretched thing." Calvin said. "Well, might as well get it over with." He looked at his mom, then he looked at the report card.

Just then, Calvin's dad came in the door.

"I'm home!" he yelled. "Free from the rat race of... Oh."

Mom handed Dad the report card.

"Hmm..." he said, looking at Calvin every few seconds. Calvin knew that wasn't a good sign.

Dad looked at Mom, who looked back at Dad. Then they both looked at Calvin.

"Calvin," his dad finally said. "What does this say?"

Calvin looked at the report card. He said nothing.

"Right here it says you got an F in math," Calvin's dad said. "And an F in social studies. A C in gym, and a D in English. Then there's an F in science, and you've been sent to the principal's office tons of times." Calvin's dad said. "What have you got to say for yourself?"

"I'm glad that the year is over, finally?" Calvin asked.

"That's enough!" Calvin's dad said. "The teacher thinks that you should attend summer school, so you're going. You leave tomorrow. And no, you can't bring Hobbes. You spend too much time with that stuffed tiger."

Calvin gasped. He pleaded, but nothing would work. He had to attend summer school, Even worse, his best friend couldn't come with him.

Calvin quickly ran up to his room. On his door was a sign that said CALVIN'S ROOM: ENTER AND DIE. He marched in. "Hobbes where..."

RAUUUUUUGGGGGGHHH!" Hobbes yelled as he pounced on Calvin, knocking him backwards.

Calvin finally got up after a few moments. "HOBBES, NOT NOW!" Calvin screamed. "I've just been confined to summer school, and you had to pounce on me?"

"Whoa, whoa, back up a bit." Hobbes said. "You were sent to summer school? Gosh, I'd hate to be you."

"Don't you have any sympathy for me?" Calvin said. "I have to go to SUMMER SCHOOL. Those words hardly go together, if you ask me."

"Oh..." said Hobbes as he thought about it. "That's bad."

"It is, isn't it?" said Calvin. "And you can't even come."

"Good, because I have no intention of going." Hobbes said. He picked up a comic book, and began reading it.

Calvin sighed. He knew that if he didn't attend summer school, his only other option would be to repeat the first grade. "What am I going to do?" he asked Hobbes.

"I have no idea." Hobbes said. "You're on your own."

Calvin sighed again. "Wouldn't you come, just for me?" he asked.

"NO!" Hobbes yelled. He pushed Calvin out of the room and shut the door. The key clicked in the lock.

"Hobbes, let me in!" Calvin said. He banged and pounded his fists on the door. There was no reply.

Calvin sighed a third time, and lay down. He had to sleep there for the rest of the night.