AVENGE-ON!
Episode 1: Disband the Club?!
Bruce:
"Bea, I really, really wanna strawberry parfait right now… no, no pecans, gross! Mmm…" Bruce said softly in his sleep. The dream seemed to be very vibrant, with its bright pink and baby blue hues circling around behind his eyelids; all for his amusement. Bruce kept mumbling on and on about how much he didn't like nuts on his strawberry vanilla swirl parfait when he suddenly heard the most terrible noise in the world. It was… AWFUL! A loud and long ringing sound that was so irritating Bruce began thrashing around under his covers, trying to block out the noise by putting his pillow over his head.
"Bruce! Brucey! Get up!" he heard the familiar voice of his little cousin, Beatrix, calling out to him over the annoying ringing sound. Eyes completely closed, Bruce maneuvered into a sitting position and slammed his hand down on his bedside dresser; almost destroying the little alarm clock. Eliciting a small whine while wiping his eyes, Bruce did a mental check on why he had to wake up so early in the morning.
'Hmmm… no grocery shopping, no taking Bea to ballet…' he kept going through his mental list until he came to the last thing on it: school. But…that couldn't be right, he was home schooled. Shrugging it off, Bruce flopped back into bed, snuggling up with Betty, (the teddy bear Beatrix had made for him five years ago). Bruce fell asleep in less than ten seconds, falling back into a beautifully delicious sleep! Yeah, he was pretty sure there wasn't anything really important to get up for today.
'School…hmm, wonder where I got that-'
Shooting up into a sitting position, Bruce's eyes widened in realization. Today was the first day of school. Well, his first day of school…EVER! His mind reeled as he flew to his closet, pulled out his uniform then bolted across the hall into the bathroom. He did a quick 3-in-1: shower while brushing his teeth and combing his hair. Only a few thoughts crossed his mind as he rushed to dry off.
'Oh, gosh! I'm actually going to school for the first time. I hope it's as fun as Bea says it is. I really wanna make some real friends.'
Bruce had been home schooled for about six years. Now that he was fifteen, his awesome aunt and uncle and sweet little cousin thought it would be a good idea for him to try going to school; to experience more social interaction with kids his age is what they said. He didn't mind at all…at first. When his uncle started waking him up an hour earlier each day during summer vacation, he almost lost it.
"This is how it is when you start school, kiddo. No more sleeping in and studying late while playing Skyrim." his uncle, a taller and bulkier look alike of Bruce, had chuckled when Bruce had almost fallen asleep at breakfast one morning. He would have nose-dived right into a pile of cheesy eggs had his aunt not tapped him.
"Bruce! Are you almost ready? You're gonna be late if you don't get down here!" Beatrix's voice cut straight into his thoughts. It was the motivation he needed to finish dressing, grab his back-pack, and bolt down the stairs. Upon the last step, Bruce felt a little daring and jumped over it…landing right on his butt in the process!
"Ow! Man, that hurt," he grumbled as he shot back up, rubbing his bottom tenderly. He ran past the kitchen, almost missing his plate of breakfast sitting at the table. Grabbing the piece of jellied toast, Bruce said a muffled, "Bye!" to Beatrix on his way out the door.
"Bruce, wait!" Bea called after him. She sighed good-naturedly, and said to herself, "Wait until he finds out he's a half hour early for school."