Make A New Friend Day

A/N: Ok, so I know it's been forever since I posted, and I am SO sorry, life has been so hectic lately! I'll update tomorrow to make up for it! Promise. J Anyway, this is Shawn and Gus FRIENDSHIP one, they're kids in it. And I promise, tomorrow will be a Shules! Thanks so much for the reviews, and I really love hearing your thoughts! Now, on to Chapter 3! J____________________________________________________

Burton Guster had no idea this day would end up being one of the most important days of his life. It started out as a pretty ordinary day in his kindergarten life. He was getting ready for his first day at Santa Barbara Elementry school, even though it was pretty late in the year. He got dressed in a gray t-shirt and jeans, with a little help from his dad, had some eggs and orange juice, brushed his teeth, and then his mom drove him to school. Same old, same old.

Meanwhile, just a few blocks away, 5 year old Shawn Spencer did all his usual morning rituals. He got dressed in a lime green t-shirt with a picture of a pineapple on it and threw on a pair of khakis with no help from his dad, who said something about how he would have to be much faster than that next time if he ever wanted to be on the police force. He had some eggs with ketchup and a glass of pineapple juice, brushed his teeth, and made as though to get in his dad's pickup truck before he realized it. "Sorry Dad, forgot something!" He told his father, who commented about how police officers didn't, 'forget', anything. Shawn bolted up to his messy bedroom and rushed over to his wacky day calendar. "Come on, come on, the 11th of February." He muttered frantically, searching for it. "Okay, here it is… Make A New Friend Day? Hmm…"

When Burton Guster walked into his class that infamous day, he had no idea that Make a New Friend Day even existed. He looked around his new classroom and observed a few people. There was a girl with long dark hair and green eyes. He couldn't help thinking she was pretty cute. He headed over to her. "Hello. What's your name?" He asked shyly. She looked up at him and smiled.

"My name is Ruby, what's yours? She asked happily.

" That's a pretty name. My name is Burton, but you can call me whatever you like. So what are you doing?"

Suddenly, the teacher clapped her hands. "All right class, settle down now. We are going to say the Pledge of Alliegance and then introduce a new classmate." Shawn's head snapped up from where he sat making some unidentifiable object out of clay. A new kid meant a new possible friend. And he liked the sound of that!

"Okay, boys and girls, I would like you all to welcome a late addition to our class. This is Burton Guster, everybody. Say hi everyone!" "Hi, Burton." Most of the class said in unison. Then a excited, hyper voice toward the back of the class said, "Hi, everyone!" The class laughed, and Burton grinned. "Now, Mr. Spencer, that's quite enough." The boy threw a dazzling smile her way. "Yes ma'am, Ms. Kate." he responded charmingly. Ms. Kate then proceeded to call out the schedule. Math, Reading, Naptime, Art, Recess, Lunch, and then Free Time. In Math, Burton got the problems all right, and in Reading, he could read clearer then anyone else. In Naptime, he fell asleep without any complaints, unlike Shawn, who put up quite the battle. Finally, it was time for Art.

Burton sat next to a boy with spiky brown hair and hazel eyes, which were narrowed in concentration as he used an orange crayon on his drawing. Burton recognized him as the one who said, "Hi, everyone!". The one who got most of the problems wrong in Math. The one who read so fast in that hyper tone that no one could tell a word he was saying. The one who put up World War 3 at Naptime. The class clown. But he still didn't have a name. "Hi. What are you drawing?" Burton asked the boy.

"A pineapple wearing a party hat." The boy stated, like it was the most clear answer in the world. "How about you?"

Burton didn't know quite how to respond to that so he nodded his head like that made perfect sense. Then he realized that the boy asked him a question, and looked down at his paper. "A car."

"That's cool. So what's up? My name is Shawn. I think I'm gonna call you Gus. I can't pronounce But…Burn…Bertha…Whatever you name is. Gus is easier."

Gus thought about this for a minute, and shrugged. 'Sure, why not?' He thought. They continued to color, talking about different random stuff. Shawn noticed Gus looking at Ruby and grinned. "You got a thing for Daredevil?"

Gus looked at him blankly. "You mean Ruby?"

"Sure, whatever you want to call her, everyone else calls her Daredevil."

"How come?" Gus asked. Shawn was about to answer when the teacher blew her whistle, signaling that it was time for Recess. Everyone cheered, running out to the playground.

Once outside, he explained, "On the first day of school, Ruby climbed to the top of the cubbies and jumped because someone double dog dared her to. Broke her ankle, she had to get a cast and everything."

"Wow!" Gus commented, looking at Ruby, who sat perched on top of the monkey bars as the teacher ordered her to "Get down from there this instant!"

They talked and raced each other on the monkey bars until it was time to go inside for Lunch. They traded sandwiches and Shawn let Gus have some pineapple in exchange for Gus' cookies. Shawn told Gus about how his dad wanted him to be a police officer and Gus told him about how he wanted to be a doctor, or something like that. Suddenly, out of the blue, Shawn asked, "Do you wanna be my best friend?"

Gus was taken aback by this, but he said, "Sure. Sounds great!"

A/N: Finally, a long chapter! J Okay, so that's that. Oh, and yes, Ruby is based off the character on Psych, which due to the fact I am not Steve Franks, I do not own! So… I hope you like it, and if you do, review please! J