Gumball walked through the hallways getting ready for class and taking his stuff out of his locker. As gumball got his stuff and closed his locker, he sees the love of his life penny Fitzgerald
Gumball walked over to penny to say hi. "Uhhh…uhh hi penny" gumball Said laughing nervously and blushing. "Hi Gumball how are you?" Penny said smiling widely. "I'm Great...uhh hey penny uhh...I was wondering uhh…uhhh" Gumball said to nervous to ask penny the big question. "Gumball are you ok?" penny said tilting her head.
"Yeah! I'm fine I was uhh just wondering...uhh will...will" Gumball was sweating and stuttering. the bell suddenly rung. "Gumball I'm going to be late for class, I talk to you later" Penny said running to class. "Yeah! Sure! Bye penny…Darn it!" gumball said kicking the locker and going to class. Gumball sat in class staring out the window disappointed that he couldn't ask penny out again.
"wats wrong dude?" Darwin whispered over to gumball "Nothing dude..." gumball said still staring out the window. "you sure?..I never seen you this sad" Darwin whispered "I said I'm fine." Gumball said getting angry. "Gumball you've been acting like this all class period, what's wrong?" Darwin said putting his hand on gumballs shoulder.
"I SAID IM FINE!" Gumball shouted. Darwin flinched his hand away and the whole class looked at him. "Gumball is there something you would like to share with the class!?" Mrs. Simian yelled. "No! Nothing!" gumball said. "Then be quite!" Mrs. Simian Yelled and went back to reading. Gumball wanted to burst out but just sat down and looked out the window.
The bell rung again and class was over. Gumball quickly got up from his desk and quickly left the class, Darwin followed after gumball. "dude what was that in the class?" Darwin asked worried. "Sorry" gumball said sighing. "What's wrong with you man, I never seen you act this sad" Darwin said worried as they left the school.
"It's just…you know I like penny right?" gumball said. "Well yeah everyone knows" Darwin said.
"Well you know it's hard for me to talk to her without getting nervous?" gumball said sitting on bench.
"Yeah" Darwin said sitting next to him. "I'm tired of being nervous…I just want to ask her out before it's too late"
gumball said. "But I'm too much of a Coward!" Gumball said banging his hand on the bench.
Darwin didn't know what to say he's never seen gumball act this sad or this frustrated before. "Why don't you ask mom" Darwin suggested. "Don't you know I tried!" gumball said angry. "Dad?" Darwin suggested again. Gumball slowly squinted his eyes glaring at Darwin.
"Just saying" Darwin chuckled nervously. "I can't really help gumball, I'm having trouble with girls to" Darwin said rubbing his arm. Gumball sighed and buried his face in his hands. "I'm never going to ask penny out" Gumball said with face in his hands. Darwin just looked down disappointed that he couldn't help. "Let's just go home" Gumball said getting his backpack and walking home and Darwin followed along.
Gumball arrived home but didn't go in, he just sat on the porch and just moped. "Come on gumball" Darwin said trying to cheer gumball up. Gumball just sighs and mopes. Marcus comes walking along the sidewalk and whistling and looking around. Then he sees gumball and Darwin sitting on the porch looking sad.
Marcus walks over to gumball and Darwin. "Yo! Sup guys" Marcus said cheerfully. Gumball and Darwin let out a lazy hi. "What's with the long faces?" Marcus Asked. Darwin looks at gumball and then looks at Marcus. Darwin then brings Marcus into the house where gumball can't here.
"What's wrong with gumball?" Marcus asked Darwin. "Well…you see, do you know penny Fitzgerald?" Darwin asked. "Yeah,What about her?" Marcus said. "Well gumball has had a crush on her for a long time" Darwin said.
Marcus looks out the window at gumball then looks at Darwin. "ahh I see he's too scared to ask her out huh?" Marcus said rubbing his chin. Darwin nods. Marcus chuckles and thinks. "What?" Darwin asked. "Come on" Marcus said going back outside. "Gumball" Marcus said looking at gumball. "What!?" gumball said angry. "ive been informed that you are having girl trouble?" Marcus said crossing his arms and smirking.
"You told him?" gumball said Looking at Darwin. "whoa whoa clam down my friend, I know where your coming form, so that's why I ive decided to help you out" Marcus said smiling "wha-what?" gumball said standing up.
"gumball Watterson when I'm threw with you, you'll be the most confident kid in Elmore!"
End of chapter 1