Hey guys, it's been a long time since I updated this fic. So here's the next chapter: it's about how Randy lost his front tooth when he was a kid. Enjoy ;)
*Ep ref: "Ninja Camp"*
It was the second week of the summer holidays, yet Randy couldn't help from being bored as the time passed. He only stared outside of his house from the sole window in his room with his right hand supported his head, watching older kids were skating on the road with their brand-new McRollerBlades. He let out a sigh; he wanted to have one but his mom was always busy with her work and he didn't wish to bother his mother with his wants. Also, because he was still a preschool learner.
He got up from his wooden chair and went to his desk before squatting and rummaged inside its drawers. Seconds later, a medium-sized blue book was in his hand and he grabbed his pencil on the table and slouched back onto the green chair, flickering open his diary his mom had bought for him three weeks ago and chewed the end of his pencil for a while before writing:
19 July 2005
Hey book,
It's boring today, as the days before. A bit jealous with older kids, though, showing off their McRollerBlades. Mom was at home now; don't want to disturb her resting. Wish Howard was here. At least we can play Ninja with my foam swords.
He was about to end his entry of the day (he had been writing since the first day he got the book) when a soft tap on the blue door of his room interrupted him and he hastily hid his diary between the rows of books on one of his bookshelves and jogged towards the door and swung it open, only being greeted by a cloaked figure with a large brown box as its head and he fell on the floor in surprise.
'What the juice?' Randy said in bewilderment as the box-headed slowly marched at him and he frantically got to his feet when the figure suddenly stopped and pulled out the box that concealed his head and the blue-eyed boy only stared with wide eyes at his friend, Howard Weinerman, who was now hollering at top of his lungs.
'I cannot believe it! You're scared at a box dude? Hahaha!' the chubby kid said between his laughs and began slapping his thigh repeatedly, throwing the box he wore just now onto the floor. Feeling rather insulted, Randy only waited until Howard finished (it took him almost 10 minutes of waiting since Howard kept cracking up when he saw him) and he replied, 'I'm not scared. I'm just surprised.'
'You're not, Cunningham, I knew it. Can see it from your face.' said Howard and he cackled, which made Randy slightly red in the face. 'Just shut up, Howard,' the purple-haired said.
'Anyway, what do you think of my costume? Pretty bruce, isn't it? Might gonna wear it during Halloween,' Howard told Randy, holding his black cloak. 'Or...on next week! There's a costume party at Bash's house; you're coming?'
'Eh, maybe not,' Randy answered and headed towards his cupboard.
'What?!' Howard exclaimed in utter surprise. 'Why? We've been together since three weeks ago, mind you, I want you to come to that party!' he demanded as Randy turned the cupboard's doorknob and took out two foam-made red swords and closed it. 'Mom's worried about me, being her precious son,' the red-shirted mumbled in which Howard stifled a giggle. He gave one to his biffer and pointed out to the ginger's cloak, 'By the way, wanna play Ninja?'
'Ooohh, I want! I want to be the Ninja!' Howard shouted, raising his hands. 'No you can't!' Randy stuck out his tongue playfully as he said. 'Why can't I?' 'Because you're wearing a robe! And bad guys always wear robes!'
'That's wonk,' Howard protested but he took the toy sword anyway. He picked up his headgear, placing it neatly on his head and posed like a swordsman, holding his sword with both hands. 'Let's fight, Ninja Cunningham!'
'I'm coming!' Randy replied excitedly and they started slashing their foam swords to each other, sometimes acting as if they got stabbed and staggering to stand up. Often, they smirked when they eyed one another, panting.
'Hiyah!' With a final swing, Howard's sword tip hit Randy's cheek and since he wore the box, he unknowingly had punched the dark-haired's face, causing the latter to sprawl on the violet carpet placed at the middle of the room, covering his visage.
Howard giggled as he took off the box and saw what happened. Panicked, he went to Randy's side and shook his body. 'Hey, are you OK?' he asked frantically, his eyebrows knitted in worry.
'W-what?' he heard Randy's faint answer and he grinned when the boy slowly got up, but that was when he noticed something was trickling down from his friend's face.
Blood.
His hazel eyes widened the moment they fell onto Randy, who had lowered his hand and his visage was smeared with his own blood, and upon seeing the black space at his front teeth, he knew what he had done.
He had caused Randy's tooth to fall out.
'Mrs. Cunningham!' Immediately, Howard bolted out of Randy's room while Randy only watched him in puzzlement. Scratching his head with his left hand, he then looked at his other hand and murmured, 'Oh.'
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Howard was walking downstairs anxiously without even lifting his cloak that dragged behind him. 'Mrs. Cunningham!' he called again. As he moved, he accidentally stepped on the hem of his robe and he slipped, but he fell into someone's embrace and he looked up.
It was Randy's mother.
'Howard, is there anything wrong?' she said. 'And don't forget to lift up your cloak; you might fall again. Where's Randy?' Hearing her mentioning her son, the ginger sobbed before telling her the incident. Shocked, she quickly went upstairs with the Weinerman boy was at her tail.
'Randy!' she cried as they entered the room but Randy wasn't there. The mother ran her fingers over her hair and was about to step out when the sound of a tap turned filled the air and the house's second bathroom's door swung open, revealing her son, having some cottons in his mouth.
'Are...are you alright, sweetie pie?' she managed to say after a while she and Howard had been staring at Randy in silence. 'I'm fine,' the kid replied with a muffled voice. 'Mom, look! Howard pulled out my tooth!' He showed his mom the tooth that fell out. Mrs. Cunningham smiled and squatted, gently ruffling her son's hair. 'Does it hurt?' she asked, in which Randy shook his head and beamed at her.
'Good boy,' she said and pulled his cheeks. 'Howard?' She turned her attention to the orange-haired boy, who was twiddling his fingers in guilt. 'It's OK, Howard. Maybe the tooth's ready to be pulled out,' she comforted him and the kid's smile flashed back in his face.
'Come, I will send you home.' She took Howard's dainty left hand and went downstairs with him. 'But what about Randy?' the ginger said, gazing at his biffer. 'Don't worry, he's used of staying alone in the house,' she told Howard. 'Take care of the house, Randy boy. Mom will be away just for a while.'
'OK,' Randy answered and he bid them goodbye as they walked out of the house and waited until the dark red door was closed. Then, he swiftly went to the bookshelf where he had put his diary and opened the page he had left and continued writing in such enthusiasm:
19 July 2005
Hey book,
It's boring today, as the days before. A bit jealous with older kids, though, showing off their McRollerBlades. Mom was at home now; don't want to disturb her resting. Wish Howard was here. At least we can play Ninja with my foam swords.
Howard did come! Startling me with that wonky box-headed costume of him, what the juice? And we played Ninja again, he was the bad guy and I am the Ninja! Whoopie! But there's something even brucer than that: He accidentally punched me that one of my teeth fell out! How cool is that?
He's a bit scared when he saw my face, bet he has not gotten his tooth out yet. Mom says I am a good boy because I don't cry like a baby.
Enough for today, book. Cant wait for tomorrow.
Randy Cunningham
(Mom might gonna make me eat only porridge for a few days though, eww.)
Randy closed his diary and went to his bed before tucking it under his pillow. A quite loud beep was heard from outside of the Cunninghams' home and he began to go downstairs, wanting to greet his mother.
