Hello and welcome everyone to this story! Now before we get into it, you might wonder where my other stories went (if you even saw them before that is), that's because I deleted them due to lack of motivation and little to no feedback it got (possibly due to me not being able to deal with OCs well). So now that that's out of the way, let's get on with this story...
Inside Elmore Junior High, Darwin was getting ready for his performance in the upcoming concert in the school theater, after getting the role of playing the swanee whistle in the school marching band, which at first made Gumball feel jealous and caused Leslie to try and ruin his performance due to thinking Darwin stole what should be his. Luckily, Gumball got over his jealousy and Leslie learned to be happy for others even if he himself doesn't succeed.
Gumball now was walking in the school hallways to the boys' locker room, where Darwin is playing his whistle as preparation in front of a mirror. He arrives.
"Hey Darwin". Gumball greeted.
"Hey Gumball". The fish replied as he stopped playing his instrument and turned to him, smiling.
"I wanted to say good luck to you and sorry about the way I acted. And Leslie sends his apology as well". Gumball said while rubbing the back of his neck nervously.
"Thanks dude, and I forgive you both. You're coming to see the concert right?". Darwin asked.
"Of course I will. It's my brother that's gonna show his talents in front of hundreds of people". Gumball replied, as he nudged Darwin with his elbow.
"You promise? Bros promise?". The fish asked.
"Bros promise". Gumball replied with a smile.
"Thanks again". Darwin said as he turned back to the mirror and continued playing his swanee whistle.
"Well, I'll see you later then". Gumball waved as he walked out of the locker room and back home, since the school day was over.
Finally, the blue cat arrived at his home. He entered.
"I'm home". He called out, but was met with silence. It didn't take so long for Gumball to realize he was home alone. His parents and sister went out to get something special after hearing about Darwin's upcoming performance.
"Meh, I could use a bit of alone time". He said, as he went to his video games console.
"It's time to get a new high score!". Gumball declared as he started up the Space Invaders-like game that him and Darwin always used to play.
Sometime later, Darwin was standing behind the curtains of the theater. He takes a peak and notice the large amount of people that were there, causing him slight anxiety, but he ignored it as he was confident. He prepared for the next few minutes, as they were going to be crucial.
Meanwhile, The rest of the family was just getting back from the mall after buying the special thing, which is left a surprise.
"I'm sure Darwin will love this!". Nicole commented.
"I agree". Richard said, then went silence for a while.
"Uh Nicole?". He asked.
"Yes?". The mother replied.
"Can we have a special dinner in celebration of Darwin getting a role in the marching band?". He asked, feeling a bit nervous to ask.
"Ahhh, okay then". Nicole sighed.
After a short while, Anais looked at the time, causing her slight panic.
"Guys, it's nearly time for Darwin's performance. We might as well drive straight to the school". She said.
"You're right. We better get going". Nicole replied, as she sped up a bit to arrive to the aforementioned place in time.
Back to Gumball, who was still playing his game when he got tired of it.
"Well, I could use some food right now". He said as he turned off his video game console and went to the kitchen and looked in the fridge.
"Hmm, let's see...". He said.
He grabbed buns, ketchup (his favorite), cheese, tomato, and meat, and began to make a sandwich for himself.
"Delicious. Ketchup makes everything tastes great". He commented as he start eating.
He soon went upstairs and into the bathroom to do his business. He washed his hands and got out.
He then went to the Wattersons' children bedroom and climbed atop. He always would go there as long as Anais isn't around. He lies on the bed.
"Well, a little nap wouldn't hurt, I'm sure". He start yawing and soon, fell asleep. Little did he know he was missing out on something, something that will soon cause him emotional stress, and risk losing his best friend...
Back to Darwin, he was looking to see if his family arrived yet, since it's only few more minutes until the show begins.
"Okay I got this. They're gonna be here to support me". Darwin said to himself. He was sure of their arrival, but little did he know that the next few minutes will break his heart...
And that's the first chapter! I know I could've finished it in one chapter but I want to build tension ;) Thanks for reading! Don't forget to review, favor and follow this story, and also favor and follow me to read the next chapter and read any other stories I might publish! Thanks again and I'll see y'all next time! Bye!
Edit: So I updated the first chapter due to it being short (and most words are from these A/Ns). Anyway, I wanna especially thank UnknownWarner for being the first to review and the first to fav this, thanks man! I'll see y'all next time! Bye!
Edit 2: Okay so yeah, I updated this chapter once again (and for the final time). I tried to make it at least close to 1000 words. Hopefully I did it well. Thanks once again for reading. I appreciate it!