Who knew? A Wayside Fanfiction by Tyler Raymundo

NOTE: I'm not the best writer, and this is my first time writing fanfiction. This is a continuation of the fanfic I'm currently working on. (Chapters 1 and 2 are on my profile)

So, I would recommend kicking back, and getting out your bag of Lays potato chips. Or whatever snack you happen to have on hand ;)

Here it goes.

Chapter 3: Goodnight~

*dramatic music* When we last saw Todd, he was recovering from a case of what I believe to be called, "severe shock". Yeah. It's not that great. So, let's get back to it, shall we?

Todd opened his eyes, unaware of what just happened. He saw fuzzy grey shapes, and didn't know what was going on. Suddenly, a familiar voice was heard. "Todd! Todd! Are you okay?!" it said. The fuzzy grey shapes came into view, and it turned out to be nothing more than his friends. "Todd, are you okay?! What's wrong?" Mrs. Jewels asked, much to Todd's confusion. Todd got up, for he was laying on the hard, cold, floor. "I- I- don't know what happened. I was just talking with Myron, and Dana, and-" Todd paused, as it all came back to him. The whole school was thinking that him and Maurecia were dating. How could things get any worse?

"Maurecia!" Todd snapped, pointing at her. "Yes, Todd?" Maurecia answered, being the hopeless romantic that she is. "This is all your fault," Todd continued. "If you hadn't been telling all your girl friends false information, I wouldn't be having such a bad day!" Before Maurecia could speak, Mrs. Jewels replied, "Todd! That's not mean. You know I'm going to have to put your name under the word DISCIPLINE." "No! Mrs. Jewels! I didn't mean it like that!" Todd started, but then was cut off by the sound of Mrs. Jewels writing Todd's name on the chalk board.

The SCREECH! was too much for Todd to take. Next thing Todd knew, everyone was back in their seats. Arithmetic was over, which was good. "Now class, after that rude interruption, we shall do," Mrs. Jewels thought out loud. "Thinking! That's right! Does anyone have any ideas for what we can do next?" Immediately everyone raised their hands...except for Shari, because she was sleeping. "Hmmm, who should I pick on first...how about...Jenny!" Mrs. Jewels decided, and pointed at Jenny. Jenny pumped her fist in the air and exclaimed, "Wheels extreme!" Mrs. Jewels then decided that everyone could do whatever they want, much to the classes' surprise.

Again, everyone pretty much did whatever they wanted to. Myron played Crazy 8s with Dana, the three Erics went outside and played all sort of sports, Shari napped, and Jenny did wheels extreme! Whatever that means... But anyways, everyone was totally cool with what Mrs. Jewels had instructed. Everyone except for...Todd. He was just standing in the corner, thinking. Thinking. Todd decided to go out of the classroom...after all, Mrs. Jewels said they could do anything, right? He headed out the classroom and into the hallways and just wandered around. The hallways on the twentieth floor were poorly lit and kind of creepy-looking. Wayside has so many different floors that they're hard to take of. One time a kid named Jason Güt egged the trophy case on the seventeenth floor, but at least the sticky mess has dried up since then.

About ten minutes later, Todd came back into Mrs. Jewels's classroom, only to find that absolutely no one was there! The whole classroom was as empty as Todd's wishes, and he didn't know what he should do! Hmmm...maybe they all went to recess? This bewildered Todd, and he didn't know what to do. He raced down the thirty flights of stairs, down to the recess yard. But still, it seemed that absolutely no one was there. "Oh man, what am I going to do? What am I going to do?!" Todd thought, worried. He then thought of all the different places everyone could possibly be in.

The cafeteria? No, it wasn't lunch time. Another teachers' classroom? No, that wouldn't make any sense. How about...the gym? Hey, there's an idea! Todd then rushed to the gymnasium, hoping to meet up with his fellow classmates. Todd eventually arrived at the gym, and sure enough, everyone was getting their energy on...you know what I mean. "Mrs. Jewels! So sorry, I didn't realize that everyone had returned to the agenda. Please don't-" "Todd pleaded, before being interrupted. "Todd, you know what must be done." Mrs. Jewels interrupted. Mrs. Jewels then whispered something into Dana's ear, and immediately Dana ran all the way to Mrs. Jewels's classroom, checked Todd's name, and ran all the way back. "Sorry, Todd." Dana apologized as soon as she came back.

The rest of the day kind of seemed to drag on for poor Todd. The class did all sorts of quote-on-quote "fun", "exciting" and "exquisite" school activities, such as making your own first name out of hardened beans, or writing a 1000-word essay on how to make a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich. So, does that sound like fun to you? Because it doesn't sound like fun to me...

The room was crisp. Crisp to the point where you could eat it like a bag of potater chips.

The whole class was working on typical math problems. You know the type. Banana + chicken = 50 million. 10 years + phone = zero. Etc. Todd was baffled, it seemed like everyone in the entire class had no problem with the problems, but Todd could only think. Think. Think. Think of a way to do this without cheating, or else Todd's name would be circled, and that would mean him having to go home on the…wait for it…kindergarten bus! What could be worse to poor old Todd? Absolutely nothing.

Todd looked around the room. He tried to find someone around him he can ask for help, because he couldn't afford another bad grade. The last time he failed math, Todd's grade dropped so low to the point where he was grounded for two weeks! Imagine doing nothing for two weeks. Then you know Todd's pain. Mrs. Jewels was busily reading a magazine about the many different species of worms, so Todd took a gamble. "Pssst," Todd whispered, reaching over and tapping Leslie's shoulder, hoping she could help him. But Todd immediately regretted it. "AaaaaAAAAAAAAaaaaHHH!" Leslie shrieked, in fear that someone was trying to pull her pigtails. Again.

Suddenly, almost superhumanly, Mrs. Jewels sprung up from her seat, and the whole class looked over at Todd. At Todd. "Todd!" Mrs. Jewels exclaimed from the other side of the room. "I've not had enough of you today, Todd. First you were mean to Maurecia. Then you left off without all of us, and now you're messing with Leslie!" Mrs. Jewels angrily continued. Todd then worriedly whimpered, "Are you going to…gulpsend me home early on the kindergarten bus?" Todd started to sweat, as he knew the terrors that soon await him. Mrs. Jewels then circled Todd's name under the word DISCIPLINE. The sound of the chalk writing on the board was too much for Todd to take. SCREEEEECH!

Once the bell rand around afternoon times, Todd immediately started heading down the stairs to the dreaded kindergarten bus. But sadly, Todd is used to this so it wasn't that big of a deal. It's just that Todd is trying his best out there. It's not easy to not be sent home when you're so much of a troublemaker. Todd stepped outside and looked over, his eyes trying hard not to stare down the gaping sun. Sure enough, the regular busses for the little tykes were there. Todd stepped in line behind a small, sweaty, chubby boy wearing a lime-green baseball cap and sweatpants. Todd already started to feel uncomfortable. The kid started picking his nose, and sticking it on his shirt. It was like a whole collection on there! Todd shivered at the thought of himself becoming the little boy's next target.

Todd stepped inside the bus, his backpack as full as ever. "Uh-huh. You again?!" the bus driver snapped as he glared at Todd from the corner of his eye. Todd ignored him and just stared down the rows that were filled to the brim with kindergarteners…kindergartens… Todd sat down at one of the only empty seats on the bus, trying his best to drown out the loud yells of the kids by plugging his ears. All the noise was unbearable for poor old Todd. He watched as all the kids came on the bus, scrambling around to find a place to sit. However, a girl stepped in, and it was Joy! She deviously looked at Todd and decided to sit next to him, just to bother him.

"Hey Todd," Joy said to Todd, sitting right next to him. "Couldn't make it without getting sent home early, huh?" "Yea. I don't know why, but this just keeps happening to me. At least tomorrow's Saturday. Why are you on the kindergarten bus, hmmm?" Todd replied. "Oh, the usual. I was playing a game of kickball with Rondi during recess and I when kicked the ball a little too hard and knocked out one of the teeth she didn't have." "Oh man, that must've been horrible. Poor Rondi." Todd sighed as he stared blankly out the window, the bus starting to take off.

Soon enough, the bus arrived home. Todd immediately went to work on his homework, and then he went to bed. He didn't even have dinner, he was so flustered.

Todd called out his usual goodnights to his parents, and headed down the hall to his room. Todd looked at his alarm clock, which read 8:30 P.M. He took off his shoes and jumped into bed. He didn't even bother putting on his pajammies. Nope. Straight to bed he went.

All of a sudden, Todd woke up. He looked at his clock, which read 9:00 P.M. Todd couldn't believe he was only asleep for 30 measly minutes. He decided it was best that he just go right back to sleep, which was easier said than done. Todd pulled the covers over his face in agony, for he just could not fall back asleep! Todd's mind just kept bouncing from thought to thought. Todd sighed, and just stared toward the ceiling, his hands folded. "What am I going to do?" Todd whispered to himself, and sighed again. "The Valentines Day dance is in a week, and Maurecia is probably going to ask me! I mean, I don't want to hurt her feelings, but at the same time, I don't want her to think of me as a jerk."

He once again fell back asleep. Until midnight anyway, again Todd's eyes opened, one by one. "I think I need a midnight snack…" Todd thought, getting out of bed and tip-toeing down the shadow-covered hallways. He eventually came across the kitchen, in all of it's glory. Todd yawned and opened up the refrigerator, peering in. He immediately grabbed the milk jug and poured it into a cup. Todd stared out the kitchen window while finishing off his milk, when the strangest thing happened. He suddenly heard a loud CAWWWWW! noise coming from outside, which terrified Todd. He ducked down and saw as a kid around Todd's age wearing a bicycle helmet riding a scooter came into view.

The kid noticed Todd (who was beyond scared at this point) and waved. The kid then loudly whispered,"Goodnight~" and disappeared into the night.

Well, I believe that's it for now. But don't worry, more will come soon! Anyways, thank you for reading this, and make sure to review! Love you guys! :) Have a merry Christmas and a happy New Year!