Prologue: The gift of sight

***Susie's POV***

2 years, and still the same morning routine when it comes to Calvin. Every day, his mom had to drag him from bed and onto the bus. When was he going to grow up and actually make an effort to be good? 2 years, and he still carries Hobbes with him everywhere, even to school. You'd think at least admit that it was just a stuffed animal, but he still said that Hobbes was a real tiger. 2 years, and he hasn't changed from the boy everyone hates.

He always sits on the bus with me and annoys me every day. From telling me that his sandwich is really roadkill stuffed with moldy sponges, to Sending me a hate card on Valentine's Day, he never let up. Today was no different. The first thing that he said when he sat down next to me was, "What the heck is that? Oh wait, thats just your face."

Not that I helped the matter with my need for revenge. "Still looks a lot better than your's. What did you do, wash your face with mud?" I said.

Today though was different, though. He sighed after that and said, "Why don't you see Hobbes?"

"Because it's hard to see him while he's in your backpack," I replied sarcastically, since that was the obvious answer.

"Seriously, why don't you see him like I do?"

"What do you mean?" I asked, confused that he was being serious.

"Why am I the only one who sees him as a TIger?" The bump on the road made him jump a bit while he was talking

"How did you discover that he was a tiger?" I asked, playing along.

Suddenly, he seemed to have an idea. "Meet me after school tomorrow."

"But Calvin, tomorrow is my birthday. You know that. I have to get ready for my party after school tomorrow!" I reminded him, but we were at school and for once Calvin was going to class immediately. What the heck was wrong with that boy?

The next day…

2 days, and not only was Calvin good, he was an angel! Mrs. Wormwood looks crazier than ever because of paranoia from Calvin not getting in trouble. Once I got off the bus and started walking toward my house, my hand was grabbed and I was dragged the other way. I was astonished that someone would just drag me and would obviously cause a hole in my overalls. As I looked up, ready to wallop the kid who grabbed me, I saw Calvin and he started talking. "This will only take 5 minutes."

"CALVIN! Let me go this instant! I am tired of-"

He let go of my hand and, "I won't go to your party if you don't come with me for just 5 stinking minutes." I decided to give up and play along, so I nodded and followed him. We went straight to his backyard where I saw a rope, a can of tuna, and some bread. He started to have me make a knot for a trap and I was confused, having forgotten our conversation on the bus. When we were done we had a rope ready to capture anything that wanted that tuna sandwich.

"What was this about Calvin? I just made a stupid trap for you, when no wild animals live near here. You always do the stupidest and craziest things that make NO sense! Now, you have one minute to explain to me what this was all about, or I swear to god, I will not ever talk to-" And then there was a snapping sound. I looked to the source when I was about to faint, I thought, How did a tiger get in his backyard. In fact, it looks a lot like. No, It can't be...

A/N: thanks for reading! This is not only my first fanfic, but my first time writing for fun. Please comment and let me know of any grammar errors so I can fix them.