Time for another chapter of this.
Aaron had woken up to the sounds of birds chirping, he looked out the window and smiled at the rising sun, Aaron got up and got dressed in his usual clothes minus the headphones. Aaron went down the stairs to see a note from his parents, he grabbed it and started to read it.
Dear Aaron, our workday begins pretty early and considering how well you can take care of yourself thanks to your Aunt and Uncle, we'd figure you could handle yourself for a bit.
Sorry for not being here.
Love Mom and Dad
P.S The cereal is in the cabinet above the microwave
Aaron smiled internally and shook his head a little with a small chuckle, he made a bowl of cereal and started to eat. It was Chunky Puffs, Aaron never really tried it or even cared to try it but nothing ventured, nothing gained. It was pretty good in his opinion, after finishing his eating up, he put the bowl away and walked outside into the sunshine.
"What a wonderful day." Aaron said
Aaron took a couple of steps before he heard some yelling.
"GANGWAY!"
Aaron didn't dodge in time and thus had dealt with someone crashing into him, he had stars spinning around him as he was crushed under what felt like five people. Aaron had felt them get up and rubbed his head in pain a little.
"Man that hurt." Aaron said as he got up
"Are you okay?" He heard a nerdy voice ask
He looked over in the direction he heard the voice, he was wearing an orangish-reddish T-shirt, purple shorts, long red thigh-high socks, cyan-colored shoes, and a black ski hat with two white stripes on each side that had three black hair sticking out of it. Aaron noted his concerned look in his blue-green eyes along with his light yellow skin, Aaron smiled at him.
"I'm fine, so what's your name?" Aaron asked
"Oh, wait, i've never seen you around here." He said
"Huh, well i did arrive here yesterday." Aaron said
That's when someone had jumped onto his chest holding his shirt, the guy holding him wore a yellow polo shirt with a purple collar/sleeve hems and a vertical red stripe on the right side, light blue pants with a wallet chain hanging out and plain red shoes. His skin was pink with a light complexion around the eyes, his blue eyes staring angrily into his, his three black hairs sticking upward.
"WHO THE HECK ARE YOU!" He asked
"I'm just a guy that moved here... can you please let go of me?" Aaron said/asked
The boy hopped off of him with an angry sigh, he then looked at Aaron impatient.
"Well? Tell us your name." He demanded
"Okay, okay. Slow your roll dude, i'm Aaron Thompson." Aaron said
"I'm Eddward Vincent, it's a pleasure to meet you." The nerdy boy said
"I'm Eddy Mcgee, nice to meet ya kid." The loudmouth said
Aaron was about to say something but got caught up in a bearhug by someone.
"ED IS SOOORRRRRYYYYYY!" He said loudly with tears in his eyes
Aaron had tried (keyword there) to turn his head to the person holding him, the boy holding him was wearing a red and white striped T-shirt with a dark olive green jacket with brown lining on the inside and with white sleeve stripes on the outside, baggy purple/blue pants, large black shoes that had slightly green sock from what he can tell. Aaron saw some orange hair on his head cut in a buzz-cut, his yellow skin that really made the black unibrow obvious, and his turquoise eyes filled with tears.
"I- you have nothing to be sorry about, i should have noticed now... please let me go." Aaron said
The boy's tears had stopped and he gently set Aaron down, Aaron sighed and looked at him.
"So, what's your name?" Aaron asked
"Oh, i am Ed." He said with a grin
"Hmmm, i'm going to assume the full part of that's Edwin?" Aaron asked with a small smile
"YEP!" He said happily
"Well, it's nice to meet you Ed. I'm Aaron Thompson." Aaron said
"It is nice to meet you too!" Ed said giving Aaron another bear hug
Aaron merely smiled and didn't stop him, Aaron embraced the hug and after the two finished, Aaron looked at the three.
"So why were you running, exactly?" Aaron asked
"STOP RIGHT THERE DORKS!" The four heard
The Ed's turned around in fear while Aaron only looked on in confusion, in came riding in on a black and grey bike was a boy. He was wearing a long-sleeved lime green shirt, black shorts/shoes and a red baseball hat with a black peak backward. His light peach pink skin and green eyes, currently, he had a peeved look on his face. He got off his bike and was about to walk over when Aaron stepped in front of the Ed's.
"Okay, who are you exactly?" Aaron asked
"...wait, who are you?" He asked
"My name is Aaron Thompson, now, i ask again. Who are you?" Aaron asked
"...Kevin Barr, now, why are you defending these dorks?" He asked
Aaron looked at them with a look that said 'what did you do exactly?' and then looked at Kevin.
"Listen, i don't know what's going on or what those guys did but my guts telling me that maybe you shouldn't hurt them." Aaron said
"...Whatever, see ya dorks!" Kevin said getting on his bike
Before he rode away and looked at Aaron.
"And see ya later, new dork." He said
He then rode away, Aaron sighed and looked at the Ed's with a smile.
"Guess i'm apart of the club now?" Aaron said
"...Whatever kid, unless you know how to make or help with a good scam, you're out." Eddy said in a hostile tone
"Wait, a scam? Isn't that dishonest scheme that helps the person make money faster rather than hard work?" Aaron asked
The Ed's just looked at him silently, Edd than said this.
"Why yes, yes it is." Edd said with a slight tone of surprise
"...I'm down, what are we gonna do?" Aaron said
Eddy then shrugged and just looked at Aaron bored.
"Had a plan earlier but it didn't work out well." Eddy said
"Hmmm, maybe i can try an idea?" Aaron said
Eddy then looked at Aaron silent, he then sighed.
"Might as well." Eddy grumbled
"Great! Cause i have an idea you'll like." Aaron said
An hour later
The Ed's and Aaron were now sitting at a stand with the sign, one free cookie per customer above them.
"Ya think this will work kid?" Eddy asked
"Honestly, if it doesn't... oh well." Aaron said with a shrug
Some kids then came over with Kevin being one of them, one was a boy wearing a yellow T-shirt with a red horizontal stripe, light blue jeans, with the set being completed with red and cream shoes. His dark blue hair being matched by its unibrow and his dark green eyes full of curiosity. Another was a girl wearing a black T-shirt with a white tank top over it, purple jeans, and black shoes with white soles on them. Her blonde hair is a bob-cut with teal eyes that would make any other guy have trouble speaking but Aaron didn't really care all that much but they were at least filled with a sense of kindness, nearby the blonde was another girl that wore a Sarah wears a pink tank top, blue jeans, and hot pink shoes. Her eyes being a pink color that contrasted with her hair which didn't match well either with the disgruntled look on her face and nearby that girl was a boy wearing a cyan colored sweater, white pants, black belt, dark brown shoes with black soles along with a brace on his teeth. His pale skin standing out amongst the small crowd with magenta eyes being an obvious coloration amongst the blues, there was another kid nearby him which was a boy and he wore a white T-shirt, dark blue jeans, and black sandals with small bristles of hair on his head that mainly showed his tan skin with his hazel eyes being a nice contrast. Aaron noticed he had a yellow plank of wood, it had a blue curved line for his mouth, red circles for eyes, and blue dots for pupils. He had no idea why that kid was carrying a piece of wood but he knew he shouldn't say anything.
"Come one come all to get one free cookie." Aaron said
"A free cookie?" The pale boy asked
"Yeah, just one however." Aaron said
"Alright, i'm sold." The blonde in the background said
The pale boy and the blonde took a cookie, they started to eat it, they smiled as they lightly hummed at how good the cookie tastes. They finished and looked at Aaron.
"That was a pretty good dude." The blonde said
"Thanks, name's Aaron by the way." Aaron said, sticking out his hand over the counter
"Nazz St. Fitzgerald Forgie Van Bartonschmeer." The blonde said, shaking Aaron's hand
"Jimmy Christensen." The pale boy said, also shaking Aaron's hand
Aaron than sat over back on his seat, looking at the two with a smile.
"Alright, now if you want another cookie, you've gotta pay a quarter for each one you wanna buy." Aaron said
"Meaning if i buy four-"
"You pay a dollar, so whatta say?" Aaron asked
The two looked at Aaron in thought and they bought a cookie, each of the other kids walked over and each got a cookie with their own response.
"Ah, this is as good as nana's homemade candied squid."
"This is great!"
"Hmm, decent, might wanna buy more."
"Whatta think Plank?"
"..."
"I think it's pretty good also!"
Aaron smiled as he sat there, he then waited for them to look at him as was Nazz and Jimmy.
"Everyone in a line, a cookie is a quarter, you can buy more than one." Aaron simply said
Everyone got in a line and they each bought one or more cookies, they all left with Aaron having a nearly overflowing jar. He looked at the Ed's as he coolly slid the money towards them.
"And that is how you get a customer hooked on a product." Aaron said
"Th-that was amazing!" Eddy said
"How'd you do that?" Double D asked
"Simple, sweet things taste sweeter when free and thus when they buy it, they expect something even sweeter." Aaron said with a small shrug
The Ed's smiled at Aaron, the four then went to a candy shop, Aaron looked at it blankly as the Ed's looked at it with mouth dripping with saliva.
"Why are we here exactly?" Aaron asked
"JAWBREAKERS!" They said
Aaron looked at it still blankly, they walked in and about a minute later, they had giant jawbreakers in their mouths. Aaron looked at them blankly.
"So that's all you wanted?" Aaron asked
"Yep!" Ed said
"...So how much did you spend in total?" Aaron asked
"Three quarters." Eddy said proudly
"...And that's it?" Aaron asked
"Yeah." Eddy said
Aaron noticed the jar of money was still full.
"You do realize there is enough money in there to buy nearly sixty jawbreakers?" Aaron asked
They then just had a moment of realization, Aaron sighed.
"Look, if we divide the money up equally, we can each buy a thing we want." Aaron said
The Ed's looked at Aaron silent, they decided to just agree with him.
Five minutes later
Aaron had bought some new games, Double D (the nickname that Aaron had found out about for Eddward) had bought some science related items, Ed bought some comic books, and Eddy just bought some magazines.
"Welp, guess we should start heading back." Aaron said, holding his new games in a bag
Double D noticed Aaron holding the bag happily with a confused look.
"What's in the bag?" He asked
"Video Games." Aaron simply said
"Hmm, interesting, i've heard of video games increasing hand-eye coordination." Double D said
"Huh, really?" Aaron said
Aaron simply shrugged as the four walked back, talking about some average stuff, Eddy was talking about setting up a new scam the next day while asking if Aaron could help. Aaron, as always, obliged to help since he figured he wouldn't have much to do. The four parted ways and Aaron went into his home, Aaron walked over to his phone and grabbed it, finding a message on there from one of his school buddies (one of the ones that didn't bully him) back in his old home town.
[Hey dude] SM
[Sup Sam] CW
Sam then messaged back quickly.
[Listen, you're in danger] SM
Aaron then looked at the message slightly concerned.
[How am i in danger? I move out of Apple Ocean City, i got away, so how's that possible?] CW
The next message sent from Sam made Aaron's eyes go wide.
[Butch is looking for you] SM
Aaron then gained a frown on his face.
[And why's that?] CW
[He's looking for hackers and people generally good at location tracking, you're lucky that he hasn't found anyone yet, but that luck may just run out] SM
Aaron was shocked, he sighed and then began typing the next message.
[Thanks for telling me and please keep me updated, you know you're my man on the inside] CW
[Of course dude, the day you told me who stole my stuff was the day i decided to help you bring them down] SM
[Speaking of which, have they found out?] CW
[Nope, they've just been making sure that you don't get out, you're practically the only one who actually knew about what was happening besides me] SM
Aaron raised an eyebrow in confusion.
[What's that mean?] CW
[It MEANS that you are the one that they focused most of their energy to, you know the most about their tactics since they jumped you 90% of the time, plus they sort of know about the informant and thus are trying to beat you up to get to me basically] SM
Aaron groaned at this, he knew that this wasn't gonna bode well.
[...I'm glad they are stupid enough to not know what i'm doing] CW
[Me too in a way, they may have been running a bit of a crime ring but they're stupid enough to infiltrate] SM
[Still, be careful, you know where i am right?] CW
[NOPE! And i don't plan to either if i do know, they might just come after me. Sorry that i can't visit] SM
[Sam, you don't need to apologize, listen. If i get through this and we bust them, maybe we can be friends?] CW
Aaron sat there for a couple minutes, not getting a response, and then he did.
[I don't know if that's what's gonna happen but if we DO get through this, i MIGHT do that] SM
[Not surprised at all, see ya man] CW
[See ya too, hope you enjoy you're new life wherever you are] SM
Aaron nodded, he cut off the communication and put his phone down, he looked out the window as it was getting to nighttime. He nodded with a determined look.
"I'll make sure that i'll survive." Aaron said
Meanwhile
The man wearing a black cloak was walking through past a sign, the sign saying Welcome to Apple Ocean City, Home of the AppleBacks. He had walked into the town after nodding at the sign, he kept walking and as he walked past a building, he heard this.
"Still haven't found that Aaron brat?" A gruff voice said
"We stil haven't sir, he isn't in any of the nearby towns in this State." A nervous nerdy voice said
"WELL KEEP FINDING HIM! WE CAN'T LET WORD GET OUT!" The gruff voice yelled
The man just sighed and turned around, his red tinted sunglasses shining brightly.
"It seems as though he left this city... looks like i'm gonna have to keep looking." He said
He then walked out of the city, the sign saying now You're now leaving Apple Ocean City, come back sometime.
"Back to square one... again." He said
That's it for this chapter.
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