CALVIN GETS SUSPENDED
By WileE2005 and his Brother
DISCLAIMER: Calvin and Hobbes are created by Bill Watterson and are distributed by Universal UClick. This is simply a work of fan-fiction.
Chapter One:
The Snowball Fiasco
It was another typical winter weekday morning. There was quite a bit of snow on the ground, though the roads had been cleared over the weekend, thus allowing school to be in session. Calvin was bundled up in his winter coat, mittens and hat, waiting for the school bus with his (stuffed) tiger friend, Hobbes.
"Well, Hobbes," Calvin said to his tiger, "another cold winter day wasted by going to school. But today will be different." He opened his backpack and pulled out a container of some kind. Then he rolled up two snowballs and put them in the container, which had ice cubes on the bottom. He taped the container back shut and explained, "See, I put these two snowballs into a little box I filled with ice cubes. My backpack also has ice packs in it so the snowballs won't melt."
"What about that time you tried to throw the snowball in class and it melted in your desk?" Hobbes pointed out.
"Well, I learned from my mistake," Calvin said. "I'm going to throw one snowball at that creep Moe, and then another one at Susie."
"Won't Moe kill you for that?" Hobbes asked.
"That's a risk I'm willing to take," Calvin explained. "And you know what I just realized; we fight all the time, so why can't I take down Moe the same way you and I take down each other?"
"He's bigger than you, right?"
"I suppose if I play my cards right," Calvin said, "I could be able to take him down."
Hobbes noticed Susie approaching the bus stop. "Quick, put the ice box away," he warned Calvin. "Susie's coming." So, Calvin put the container back into his backpack and zipped it up, putting it back on.
"Hi, Calvin," Susie greeted. "Is your tiger keeping us company while we wait for the bus, or will he be coming to school with us today?"
"Well, Susie," Calvin said, "unlike us, where we have to go to school every day and suffer from learning, Hobbes gets a choice to go to school, whether it's for show-and-tell or if he needs to attack somebody."
Susie asked, "Oh really, but what about that bully Moe, who picks on you?"
"Moe found other ways to try and get me," Calvin said. "But I am sure his day will come…"
…
Later, once they arrived to school, Calvin checked the snowballs as he took the container out of his backpack while standing in front of his locker. He thought to himself, Yes, they survived all the way to school! But then he noticed Moe approaching. Uh-oh, here comes Moe! Better think fast, he thought.
Moe walked up to Calvin and asked, "Hey Twinky, got anything good in your locker?"
"Actually, Moe, I do," Calvin told him. "Turn around and close your eyes. I'll tell you when you should look." Moe turned around and covered his eyes, as Calvin got a snowball out of his container and got it ready to throw. "OK Moe, you can open your eyes," he said.
Moe turned to Calvin, whom threw the snowball at him, hitting the upper part of his nose. Moe was angered by that, and just as he got ready to attack, Calvin punched him in the stomach and kicked him in the shin. Moe was about to pound him, but the bell rang, and Calvin quickly grabbed his ice container and ran to class.
"I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS, TWINKY!" Moe threatened. "No one messes with Moe and gets away with it!"
…
Calvin arrived in his classroom and snuck the container into his desk as everyone was sitting down. No one noticed what he was doing. Then Miss Wormwood entered the room "Good morning, class," she said. "Will everyone please take out their homework so I can collect it?"
As Susie was taking her homework out of her desk, Calvin leaned from behind her and threw the second snowball at her. It hit the side of her face, knocking her head into the desk as the top slammed shut on her.
"OW! HELP, MISS WORMWOOD!" Susie cried from inside the desk. "SOMEBODY, I'M STUCK!"
Miss Wormwood hurried over and opened the desk, and helped Susie out. Susie didn't appear hurt, but they did see parts of the snowball inside the desk and on the floor.
"Are you all right, Susie?" Miss Wormwood asked.
"Yes I am," Susie said. "I think I know who threw that snowball at me." She and Miss Wormwood both angrily glared at Calvin, whom was sitting behind them.
"CALVIN, WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?!" Miss Wormwood angrily bellowed.
"I don't know," Calvin said, feigning innocence. "I was testing to see how long good snowballs last indoors during a cold winter day."
"CALVIN, YOU BONEHEAD!" Susie screamed.
"Miss Derkins, calm down," Miss Wormwood told her. Then she practically shouted, "Calvin, this is a serious offense! Do you realize you could've hurt Susie?! Get your stuff! You're going to the principal's office!"
…
A little while later, Calvin and Miss Wormwood were in the office with Principal Spittle. Calvin's mom came running in, as they had called her about the snowball incident. "Oh no, what happened now!" Mom asked, knowing Calvin had once again gotten into trouble at school.
"Your son brought a snowball into my classroom and threw it at a student while she was taking her homework out of her desk!" Miss Wormwood explained. "The desk top slammed shut right on her head."
Calvin's mom slapped her hand over her eyes. "Calvin, how could you?!" She was quite distraught.
Principal Spittle looked straight at Calvin and said, "Calvin, what you did was not only mean, it was dangerous. Do you realize that Susie could've been hurt by that desk?"
"Miss Wormwood already asked me that, so my answer is yes," Calvin said, indifferent about the whole thing.
"I also heard that you threw another snowball at Moe and then tried to beat him up?" Principal Spittle asked him.
"After all the stuff he did to me in the past, he deserves it!" Calvin tried to explain.
"Calvin, these are serious offenses," Principal Spittle said, shaking his head. "I'm sorry to say this, but I have to suspend you from school."
"What does that mean?" Calvin asked. "Am I banned from school?"
"Technically, yes," Principal Spittle explained. "I had a meeting with the superintendent and the school committee, and they agreed that beginning last week, any offenses such as hitting, kicking, threatening, or harassing in any manner will get you suspended. Since you're in the first grade, you only get one day suspension. Normally it's two days for the other grades, or if you keep up these behaviors. Then the suspensions will keep growing all the way to expulsion, which means you're not allowed back in school, ever."
"Wow," Calvin said. This sounded interesting to him.
Miss Wormwood turned to the door. "I'll go get his assignments for when he's at home."