I have noticed that there is a shocking lack of Todd and Maurecia stories in the Wayside category, so I've decided to provide a remedy for that problem. Vince is an OC I made in order for someone to fill the role of Todd's High school friend, don't worry though, other Wayside characters will appear later in the story. Also, for those who still may be following me after my long hiatus, Strange New Life will be updated within the next few months or so, I've just had a lot on my plate recently.
Todd squinted his eyes as fresh morning sunlight tore through them, making the red haired teenager wince. His alarm clock buzzing like crazy, he slowly peeled his covers off of himself as he slammed his hand down on top of the clock, to silence its shrieking buzzing.
Todd was now sixteen-years old and starting his junior year of high school. It had now been several years since he left the madness that was known as Wayside, and he had begun a new life, with a new routine and new friends.
He walked out into the hallway and brushed his teeth before changing out of his pajamas and heading downstairs to eat his breakfast before the bus came.
After finishing up his cereal, Todd made sure he had all of the material he would need for his new classes. It was the first day of school, and that combined with his sleepiness didn't put him in a very good mood. He was then approached by his friend Vince whom he had met in ninth grade.
Vince had straight brown hair and glasses and was slightly taller than Todd by a few inches. He also groaned as he took a spot next to the redhead, waiting for their bus to arrive.
"Well look on the bright side" Vince began, yawning in mid sentence. "At least we only have two more years left of school, and then we'll be home free."
"Yeah, I guess so." Todd grumbled, trying to wipe away the remaining sleep from his eyes. After a few more students arrived at the stop, the bus showed up and Todd and Vince climbed on board, looking forward to 2:30 when they would be free again.
Vince took a seat next to his friend, and Todd starred out the window while Vince listened to his ipod before the bus finally arrived at OceanCrest High. After entering the school and finding his new locker location, Todd pulled his schedule out of his bag and examined it.
He groaned in distress upon finding out that his first class was math.
"Math, first period? Oh this year is starting off great already." Todd said angrily to himself, heading to room b215 where the class was located.
Upon entering the class, he saw that he was still pretty early, as the teacher had not arrived yet, but a wave of pure horror crashed over him like a tsunami when he saw who was in this class with him.
"OH MY GOD, IT'S TODD!" Maurecia screamed at the top of her lungs, making several of the students near her flinch. Before the redhead could react, the purple haired female was in his face, gazing at him for several seconds, as if he were some kind of rare gem.
"It's been so long Todd, we have A LOT of catching up to do." Maurecia gushed, fluttering her eye slashes. Her personality had not changed a bit.
"Yeah, I guess we do." Todd stuttered. A split second later, Maurecia's fist crashed into his shoulder, sending him flying up against the wall.
Maurecia squealed in delight. "It feels so good to be able to do that again." She sighed in pleasure, as if she were a drug addict who had been off the junk for years, but today was finally being reunited with the substance. "Yeah, just like old times." Todd grumbled, rubbing his now sore shoulder.
"Todd, let me see your schedule, I totally want to know if we have more classes together!" Maurecia proclaimed excitedly, her pony tail bobbing as she snatched the paper from his hands. She no longer wore the pink helmet and roller skates obviously, but her hair was done up in the same way and she wore the exact same shirt and blue skirt.
On top of that, she was much taller now, and unfortunately for Todd, stronger as well. Before Todd could protest, Maurecia burst out into a euphoric fit, jumping up and down and giggling in delight as if she had just won the lottery.
"Todd, we have history and science together in addition to this class! That means I get to see you three times every day, isn't that great?" Maurecia shrieked in delight, clutching the paper to her chest.
"Peachy." Todd said, snatching the paper away from her. "This is the best day of my life, it'll be just like old times Todd, like when we were at Wayside together." She sighed, closing her eyes and letting a goofy grin spread itself over her face.
"Yeah I guess it…" Todd was interrupted in the middle of his sentence as he flew right back into the same wall, Maurecia's fist once again becoming accompanied to his shoulder. "Math first period and a bruised shoulder, what a great way to start a day." Todd said to himself in annoyance.
Maurecia just giggled in response, as if he had just told some amazing joke. The bell in the class then began to ring, signifying that class was starting, and sure enough a middle aged man entered the room carrying a stack of papers.
"Alright everyone take your seats" He ordered, placing the material on the desk in front of him. Unlike at Wayside, there were no assigned seats, so sure enough Maurecia took a seat right next to Todd, winking at him as he just rolled his eyes. "Well, at least she can't punch me in the middle of class." He thought to himself in relief.
Maurecia leaned in close to his ear and whispered. "We're sitting together Todd." She said, grinning ear to ear.
"Yeah, I can see that." He responded dryly.
Since it was the first class of the year, they didn't really go over much, the teacher mostly rambling about how the class would be laid out and the subjects they would cover. The entire time Maurecia was gawking at Todd with googley eyes, looking at him as if he were some modern art masterpiece. Todd tried to ignore it but even when he turned away he felt the gaze of the female's eyes boring into the side of his skull.
Finally after what felt like a century, the bell rang again signifying that class was over, and there would only be another ten minutes before the next one started.
Todd got up and walked out into the hallway, with the purple haired teen following right behind him like a shadow. A second later Maurecia was in his face again, beaming. "Hey Todd, you wanna hold hands?" She asked hopefully, her blue eyes sparkling in anticipation.
"Maurecia, even after all these years you don't get it, I don't want a girlfriend." Todd sighed in exasperation, crossing his arms over his chest.
The girl's expression immediately soured, a frown now taking over her mug. "But why not Todd?" She whined. "You're probably the only boy in this entire school who doesn't want a romantic relationship!" Maurecia pouted, sticking out her lip like a little kid throwing a tantrum.
"It's nothing personal against you Maurecia, I don't want a relationship with any girl right now." He explained calmly.
The purple haired girl then smirked deviously. "Are you gay Todd?" She said smiling like a cheshire cat.
Todd look mortified. "WHAT? NO!" He screamed in horror, not wanting people nearby to hear her. "Because it's okay if you are, to each their own as the expression says." Maurecia chuckled innocently, enjoying teasing the boy.
"Maurecia I'm not gay it's just… you're not really my type." He choked out softly, unsure as to how she would respond. She looked both hurt and angered. "But you just said you didn't want a relationship with any girl!" Maurecia huffed, her eyebrows furrowing.
Todd gulped realizing he had kind of backed himself up into a corner here. She was now jabbing one of her fingers into his chest. "Well?..." She asked impatiently, her eyes narrowing.
"Okay, okay. It's just well… Todd stammered, trying to pick his words carefully. "Well what?" Maurecia asked, arms folded over her chest, her foot tapping impatiently on the ground.
"You're just to…" Todd choked, gulping. Maurecia then lurched forward, grabbing Todd's shirt with both of her hands and pulling him close to her so that their faces were only inches apart. "What is it Todd? What's wrong with me? I can fix it I swear!" She wailed, her anger fading away and being replaced by fear and sadness.
"You're just too rough." He said, finally spitting his words out. Maurecia then released him and he fell to the ground like a sack of potatoes.
"How do you mean?" She asked, genuinely puzzled. "Do I really have to explain it? You punch me every time you see me." He explained to her. "Just look at what you've done to my shoulder!" He proclaimed, pulling his shirt down slightly to show her his now purpley blue shoulder.
Maurecia now looked genuinely hurt, as if she were holding back tears, and for a second Todd almost felt bad for her.
"But Todd, that's how I express that I really, really like someone, like you." She said, her frown fading away and her smile kicking back into full force as she broke out into another fit of giggles.
"Yeah, well aren't there other ways you can express your affection? I don't know, like hugging for example?" Todd asked, cheeks turning slightly pink at the thought of her hugging him every day.
Now Maurecia really looked confused, as if he were speaking in gibberish. "Uhhh I guess so, I mean I never really tried it before…would you mind if I tried it out?" Maurecia asked softly, her cheeks turning a light pink.
"Ugh sure." Todd sputtered, lips getting dry for some reason. As soon as those words left his mouth, the purple haired girl wrapped both of her arms tightly around his body, pressing her chest right up against his and embracing him in a super tight hug.
Todd could now smell Maurecia's shampoo, and he could feel her breasts pressing up against his chest. His face turned a dark red, his hormones screaming out.
Maurecia lingered there for awhile, holding Todd in that tight embrace, closing her eyes and sighing deeply in pleasure as if she were soaking up the aroma of a sweet flower.
The hug went on for so long that several students in the hallway stopped and starred at them, some looking dumbfounded and others smiling and snickering softly.
Todd broke the hug and stepped away slowly, laughing nervously. Maurecia looked both angered and saddened at him having cut off the embrace. The kids that were now staring went back to getting ready for their next class, but Todd and Maurecia just stood there for a few seconds, blushing lightly and laughing nervously.
"That was…really nice Todd, I liked it a lot." Maurecia sighed. Her voice sounded completely different, slower and much more relaxed, as if she had just entered some new plain of being. "Yeah it was nice." The redhead responded simply as he heard the bell ringing. His next class was starting, English which he didn't have with Maurecia. For some reason Todd felt upset by that. Why? Just earlier he couldn't wait to get away from her, now it was if he never wanted her to leave his side, of course he wouldn't dare tell her or anyone else that.
Maurecia's bubbly attitude returned and she waved and smiled at him. "See you in history class next period Todd!" She said joyfully, skipping down to her locker.
Todd went to his own locker and got his books before making his way to the classroom.
He entered and took a seat next to Vince, whom he had this class, gym and lunch together. Vince saw his friend and smirked very lightly. "What's with you? You look kind of flushed. Did you get laid in between classes?" Vince asked, breaking out into fits of laughter at his own dirty joke.
Todd grimaced at him. "Shut up Vince, it's not funny."
"Relax man, can't you take a joke?" Vince said continuing to laugh softly much to the redhead's annoyance.
English class went by even slower than Math class did, the whole time he was thinking about himself hugging Maurecia. Her body warmth against his, her strong arms circled around his waist, the smell of her strawberry shampoo. Todd just wanted to breathe that aroma in forever, he wanted to wind his hands into her purple locks and kiss those soft pink lips of hers and… wait, what was he thinking? Was he actually having romantic thoughts about Maurecia? The annoying girl from wayside who used him like a punching bag? That same Maurecia?
The fact of the matter was, Todd was no longer a child, he was a teenager, his body was changing and he was having perfectly natural feelings of want and desire for the opposite sex, whether he liked it or not.
The bell finally rang and Todd stepped out of the classroom wearily, looking in all directions for the purple haired troublemaker.
"I don't see her any- "HI TODD!" Maurecia suddenly yelled in his ear, practically making the redheaded boy fly up into the ceiling tiles.
"Did I scare you?" Maurecia asked holding her hand to her mouth and giggling naughtily. "You snuck up on me."
"Yeah, I'm kind of good at doing that." She said giggling softly. Then without warning, Todd's brain shut off and his body melted into goo as he felt Maurecia's arms wrap around him again, giving him a hug that was even stronger and tighter than the last one which he didn't think was possible.
"Oh Todd, you feel so warm." Maurecia hummed, sighing happily and closing her eyes as she continued the embrace, if she were a cat she would be purring like crazy.
Maurecia opened her blue orbs for a second and looked Todd directly in the eyes, almost making his heart explode. She leaned in close to him, so close that he thought she was going to kiss him, but instead she whispered in his ear.
"You can hug me back Todd." She said in a breathy voice. Todd felt as if he were paralyzed, he didn't even know if he could hug her back because he felt as if he were frozen in time.
Finally, he was able to gain control of that brain of his and he wrenched his hands up and wrapped them around Maurecia's frame firmly. When she felt the boy's arms around her she exploded with joy. "Oh Todd!" She oozed, eyes half lidded as she sighed heavily in delight, looking like a girl out of some cheesy romance movie.
"Hey why don't you two get a room?" Somebody nearby snapped, making Maurecia's pleased face turn into a scowl of disgust.
"Why don't you mind your own business pal, I'm having a moment here with my man!" She yelled at him, pulling one of her arms away from Todd and waving it at the kid, balling it up into a fist.
Todd pulled away and once again Maurecia looked heartbroken, as if someone was stealing her pet dog away from her.
"Listen Maurecia this is nice and all, but I'm not really your man, I told you I don't want a girlfriend."
The purple haired teen opened her mouth to respond but she was interrupted by Vince's voice. "Don't listen to him, I saw the expression on his face when you were holding him, he looked as if he had ascended to heaven!" Vince snorted, stepping up to the couple.
"Who's this Todd?" Maurecia asked curiously. Todd groaned and paused for a second. "This is my friend Vince, and he should be heading off to class right now." Todd spat at his friend, making daggers at the boy with his brown eyes.
"I could say the same thing about you lover boy!" He teased breaking out into peels of laughter. Now both Todd and Maurecia were blushing softly.
"Shouldn't you be going to class now Vince?" Todd sighed, knowing he was never going to hear the end of this.
"Hey, I was just heading down to my locker when I came across you two lovebirds." He said, a huge shit eating grin covering his face.
"We're NOT lovers." Todd spat, pure venom in his mouth. Maurecia felt as if her heart had been ripped out.
Vince took note of her hurt expression and his smile faded and was replaced with a look of concern.
"Hey girl, it's alright Todd didn't mean it." Vince said attempting to sooth her. Maurecia looked down at the ground her shoulders drooping. "That's okay, Todd's right, we're not lovers, and I don't know why I thought he would want me after all these years." She choked, eyes watering as she ran off.
"Maurecia, wait!" Todd yelled but she was already at the other end of the hallway, soft tears cascading down her cheeks as she made sure not to look back.
"Damnit!" Todd cursed, realizing he had sounded much harsher than he intended when he denied that they were lovers. "Hey, you brought this on yourself." Vince said coldly. "Oh come on Vince, you know I didn't mean to sound so cruel." He exclaimed, trying to defend himself. Vince just shook his head as the next ball rang.
Todd went to his locker and made his way to history class. He walked in and when he saw Maurecia he felt even more terrible. She was sitting in the corner and her eyes were red and puffy, signifying that she had been crying hard.
She saw him enter and scowled, turning her gaze away from him. "Maurecia listen I..' He began but Maurecia just ignored him. Okay, he guessed he deserved this, but she would get over it right? Wrong. She remained this way for the next several weeks in every class, her face solemn and dead pan, and she gave him the cold shoulder each time.
Every time Todd saw her he was reminded that he had really hurt her feelings, and it made him feel terrible.
One day at gym the teacher made everyone run laps around the football field and Todd and Vince talked about Maurecia as they ran side by side one another.
"Is Maurecia still ignoring you?" Vince asked, now sounding a bit out of breathe from the jogging.
"Yeah, totally, I must've really hurt her feelings." Todd responded, looking down at the ground and frowning. "Jeez, you think? I didn't think you would get so mad over me calling you guys love birds."
Todd sighed realizing what an ass he had been. "Yeah, I know. I need to make it up to her somehow, but I don't know what to do." The redhead remarked, wiping a hand over his now sweaty forehead.
Vince suddenly smirked again and Todd's stomach lurched, he really hated that fucking smirk of his.
"Oh god, what are you thinking of Vince?" Todd asked, very nervous to hear his friend's response.
"You could always just give her a chance Todd, I mean what's the worst that could happen?" Vince asked Todd , raising an eyebrow. Todd sighed deeply, as if her were preparing to hold his breath before performing a deep dive into the pool.
"I guess you're right, maybe if I take her out on one date she'll finally leave me alone." Todd replied hopefully.
Vince's smirk came back full force. "Or maybe it will end with the two of you making out and falling in love." Vince teased, closing his eyes and making smooching noises.
"Fuck off." Todd hissed angrily. "Why are you so afraid of starting a relationship Todd, are you afraid of rejection or something?" Vince asked his redheaded friend, his voice changing from a teasing tone to a serious one.
"It's just, when I picture the girl of my dreams, it's a girl who's like me. Calm, studious, a girl who goes with the flow. Not someone as bubbly and energetic as Maurecia. Not only that, I've never really had a thing for tomboys." Todd explained, also running short of breath from the running.
"Whatever, your ideal woman sounds like my grandma. Maurecia seems like a fun and wild girl, someone you could party with. And you know what they say, if she has a wild personality, she's also wild in bed." Vince laughed, winking teasingly at Todd.
Todd's face turned pink and he glared at his pal. "I think you're the only one who says that Vince."
Vince laughed even harder. "Maybe, but it's a phrase others should really start using." Todd just rolled his eyes, the two of them had been friends for a few years now, and by this point the redhead was used to his friend's raunchy jokes.
"So, how exactly do you think I should make it up to her?" Todd asked inquisitively. "I'll tell you exactly what to do, just leave it to me." Vince responded, grinning naughtily once again.
Well, that's the first Chapter, I hope you enjoyed it. If I get enough reviews for this I'll post the Second Chapter, so please Review! Reviews are the drug that motivates me lol.