*Beep* *Beep* *Beep* the clock chirped. The time was 6:45, and the young girl moaned as she fumbled around to shut off the clock. Louise swatted at it, the heard the clock crash to the floor. "Crap!" Louise yelled, rolling out of bed. Why was it so early, and why could she never find that stupid clock?! "Fine, you win TIME. But make no mistake, if it takes 1 day or 1 century, a day will come where your beep cannot mock me!" the 9 year old laughed maniacally. "LOUISE. Stop cackling and get ready for school.' Bob yelled from downstairs as he tended the grill. "It was an evil laugh dad, not a cackle! Get it right!" Louise shouted back, storming out of her closet and getting ready. 'First day back. Nothing new for the crew. Hey, I rhymed!' Louise thought giddily as she got dressed in her simple green dress and shoes, and her bunny ears. Those would never leave her side. EVER. Louise headed downstairs to find Bob, Teddy, and Mort in their usual spots. "Morning Louise." Bob said, gesturing with his coffee. "Hey Pops, ready for my yearly list of first day excuses?" The young girl asked her father. Bob smirked and tried to hide his smile behind his cup. Linda hated when he enabled his daughter, but she was his favorite. Bias was a bitch. "Go for it." Louise cleared her throat and stood up on her stool. "The following reasons are why I can't attend school today: The first day is worthless, Gene smells like farts, Tina will moan, Tammy still exists, my teacher is ugly, Andy and Ollie are hopped up as usual, Daryl is absent, I have strep, I have cancer, I tore my ACL, I need to get a job, you'd miss me to much, I draw in all your business, and I love you to much to leave." Louise rambled. Maybe, just maybe this was the- "Sorry sweetie, your going. Your getting more detailed though, ACL was a nice touch. Maybe next year." "Crap! Fine, where Dumb and Depressed?" Louise groaned. "Gene is downstairs, and your mother is coaxing Tina out of her room." "Another fine showing for the Belcher family." Louise snickered as she ate breakfast. Bob laughed, Mort chuckled, and Teddy fell off his chair. "I better not have heard that Louise!" Linda shouted. "How did you hear us?!" Louise exclaimed. "You left the vent open." Teddy pointed out. "Oh come on! Rookie mistake!" Louise moaned. "Yeah yeah, alright my cuties, go to school." Linda said as she came downstairs, followed by Tina, who moaned all the way down. "GENE. Get up here!" Bob shouted "Hold on! Im testing the acoustics of the meat locker!" Gene yelled, followed by a fart noise. "Perfect!" He yelled, running upstairs before face planting. "Ow!" He yelled, getting back to his feet." Smooth Gene." Louise snickered. "Okay, out! Your father and I are going to have a discussion, and you have to get to school." Linda said. "I can discuss." Louise pointed out. "I've got time." Gene followed. "My schedules wide open for discussions, nows perfect." Tina finished. " ALONE." Linda demanded. The kids groaned but left. When the restaurant was empty of them, Linda turned and glared at Bob. "Oh crap." Bob muttered. "Oh you really did it now Bobby." Teddy said. "Thanks Teddy I can see that." "Bob, you promised you were going to have a normal relationship with the kids." Linda said. "I do, why?" Bob asked. "Really? Because last i checked, we have 3 children and I saw one breakfast platter!" "Oh come on Lin, Tina hates breakfast and Gene had a hot pocket like always. Only Louise likes when I cook for her." "Shes way to dependent on you! And you give her everything she asks for." "If I did that we would be hobos. And she does not depend on me." "Bob she calls you daddy! She calls me Linda!" "Oh come on, she stopped doing that a long time ago." "What am I deaf? Bob, I can hear her do it! She only does it when your alone, but when you are thats all she calls you!" "Linda your acting ridiculous. This is pent up anger because Louise treats you like a parent and me like a friend." "Exactly! I want her to make normal friends, have crushes, be social! Not here, all the time." Linda said. "Fine. I'll try, but don't be shocked when she won't back down and we're right back to it tomorrow." Bob sighed. "Thank you." Linda replied, kissing her husbands cheek and leaving.
"And thats how scabs taste!" Gene finished as the 3 kids arrived. "Wow Gene. That was...lets never do that again." Louise said. trying not to throw up. "Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..." Tina moaned as Jimmy Jr walked by. 'Oh Tina. Poor, lonely, perverted Tina. I bet I could-'SPLASH "Huh?!" Louise yelped as Tina fell over, soaked in water with rubber dangling from her head. "Ow." Tina said. "Where did that-" "GAH! IM HIT! IM HIT!" Gene yelled, clutching his chest for some reason as another projectile hit him in the face. "Holy crap!" the young girl exclaimed as time seemed to lag. Louise watched as Jimmy Jr, Zeke, Andy, Ollie, and Frond all went down in a shower of water and rubber. But on the last kill, she saw him. Louise picked out the path of the balloon and followed it to a young kid, no older than her, ducking back down on the roof of the school with a paintball gun in one hand and a new round of balloons in the other. Then time came back. "SNIPER!" Louise screamed and rolled away as a new water balloon crashed into where she had been standing a second ago. "TAKE COVER! HIDE THE CHILDREN! SACRIFICE TAMMY!" Louise yelled as the students panicked and ran inside. "AH!" She yelped as a balloon nicked her ears and barely missed her. " You bastard! I'm coming for you!" Louise yelled as she ran into the school and up to the roof as fast as she could. Shre reached the door and found it locked. 'Okay, nothing we can't handle. We've picked this lock a thousand times. Just never with a master sharpshooter on the other side picking off your friends with your own weapon. No pressure.' She thought as she slipped the paper clip into the lock and heard it click. 'Go time.' "RAHHHHHH!" Louise screamed as she burst through the door, balloon in hand. The shooter turned and tackled the girl faster than she had ever been tackled before. "Whoa whoa whoa chica, take it easy!" He said. " Never! I will avenge Wagstaff!" Louise yelled as she struggled. "Oh, your a student. Never mind, I thought you were someone else." The kid said, climbing off. "Wait, who did you think I was?" Louise asked as she got up. The kid was only and inch or two taller than her with light brown skin, brown eyes, and thin dreads cornrow style. He was wearing a beat up white tanktop, ripped jeans, and dirty sandals. "I thought you were Louise Belcher. But that can't be." The kid said. "Really? Why not?" Louise asked, reaching for her mace. "Because thats a name I just made up off the top of my head." The kid snickered. "Try speaking in words instead of your damn dirty lies! I'm Louise!" She shouted. Now she had his attention. "Wait your real?! Damn, I just picked a name off this attendance sheet I stole." The kid said. "Wait thats the principals, how'd you get that?!" "Back home I was known for having real soft fingers. Nice mace." He snickered, holding it. "Holy-thats AWESOME!" Louise shouted. "Like that? Yeah, I heard around school your something of a criminal." The kid said. "I've been known to push the limits from time to time." Louise smiled. This kid seemed to get her. "Been there sister. Tell you what, why don't we sit back, crack open a couple sodas, and shoot the breeze while they clean up down there." The young boy gestured to a couch sitting on the roof, a TV near by and a cooler full of goodies on the other side. "Are you living up here?!" "Me? Hell no! This is just a little home away from home I set up while we moved in." Louise nodded excitedly, sitting down and taking a soda. "Whats the reception like up here?" "140 channels, all HD." "I like your style kid. I think we could end up being friends you and me." The kid grinned. "I like the sound of that. Been a while since I had a partner in crime." "I'll bet. So, what's your name?" Louise asked. "Reggie. Reggie Martin." he said, extending his hand. Louise took it gladly. So the two sat and talked. At first about simple things, but then they got down to the deep stuff. And as it happened, the two troublemakers had more in common than what meets the eye. And as they talked, Louise started to feel something. Something like friendship, but deeper. Deeper than anything she had ever felt. What did people call it? She felt warm, woozy, her knees were weak, here stomach had butterflies, and she felt like squealing every time they touched. Was she sick? Suddenly, Louise's thoughts were interrupted by Mr. Frond appearing in the doorway. "Alright kids, funs over! You are in a lot of trouble." He yelled. "Shit! Did we leave it open?!" Reggie asked. "What is WRONG with me today?!" Louise groaned. How had she forgotten to leave the scene of the crime and LEFT THE DOOR OPEN. "Well, only one way out. You trust me?" Reggie asked, extending his hand. "Yeah, why not." Louise agreed. "Good, thats all I needed lets GO!" He yelled, jumping off the roof and dragging Louise with him. "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" Louise screamed as they plunged towards certain death... TO BE CONTINUED
