Disclaimer: do I look Bill Waterson? No, I didn't think so…
Author's note: If you haven't figured out yet, the stories in this fic have almost nothing to do with each other. And I had to modify the ending of this one so that it could pertain to the fic, but it still is my best attempt at a romance.
Calvin lay in bed, pondering. He couldn't sleep; he kept tossing around. Susie has a crush on Moe. "Why should I care?" Calvin thought. "She's no concern of mine, I don't like her." But Calvin couldn't stop thinking of her. He was frustrated with himself. He didn't WANT to like her, but he did. What did he see in her? It didn't make sense…He knew he didn't think she was pretty, and her personality was the exact opposite. They had NOTHING in common, but he was drawn to her by some compelling force. Something kept pulling him toward her. He didn't understand it. But he knew what he had to do. He had to put an end to Susie's crush on Moe…oh, what was he thinking? He didn't want to like her!! Girls are SLIMY!
" Oh I can't take this anymore!!" Calvin screamed.
" Neither can I" came the voice of Hobbes. " So shut up will ya'?"
Finally, Calvin fell asleep.
Calvin awoke to the sound of his alarm clock, but instead of turning it off and going back to bed, he got up quietly and got ready for school. Calvin was in the kitchen getting some breakfast when his mom walked in. She looked like she hadn't got any sleep. In her left hand she had a child psychology book. She looked at Calvin in surprise.
" Hey mom" he said cheerily. "Look, I made you coffee!"
Calvin's mom took the cup of coffee Calvin gave him and then looked at her child psychology book. She tossed the book back behind her shoulder and out the window. Calvin walked outside and headed for the bus stop. He was even earlier than Susie. Five minutes later, Susie arrived at the bus stop too.
"Calvin?" said Susie, very surprised.
" Good morning, Susie" Calvin said.
" What are you up to?"
" Nothing! I'm just waiting to go to school."
" Normally you'd just make it in the nick of time. What are you up to?"
" Well, actually, I needed to check over the homework last night and I have some questions on yesterday's lesson."
" You need to check over the homework? HA! You just want the answers, don't you? Too bad!"
" No, I did it see?"
Calvin showed Susie his homework, and to her surprise, Calvin did it.
"So," Calvin said, "Are any of these wrong?"
" Just number 6 and number 10."
" Okay…thanks"
Soon the bus pulled up and Calvin and Susie got on.
"Calvin's acting strange," Susie thought " but I can't tell what he's up to…"
That day in class, Calvin had to take four different tests, and he aced every one. Ms. Wormwood was shocked.
" I studied hard" was all Calvin could say.
Later that day, Calvin and Suzie were assigned to do a project on bats together. As Mrs. Wormwood announced this, Susie glared at Calvin. "If you say anything about bats being bugs, I'm going to clobber you! And you'd better do your part of the project!" Susie said.
"Its okay, don't worry," Calvin merely replied.
A few minutes later at three o'clock, the bell rang and school was out. Susie and Calvin were to meet at the library at four. When Susie got there, too her astonishment, Calvin was already there, working on the project.
" Calvin, when did you get here?" Susie asked.
" About three fifteen. I had to call my mom and tell her I wouldn't be coming home by bus because of the project. Your mom IS going to pick us up, right?"
" Yeah…Calvin?"
" Yes?"
" What are you up to?!"
" Nothing."
The next day at school was going well for Calvin. He had done his homework and aced his quiz. But the bell rang, and it was time for…
" GYM!! NO!! No no! no! no! This is all wrong! If I give Moe my money, me, Susie will think I'm a coward, and if I stand up to him, I'll be a hero, but Moe will make pancakes out of me…oooooh, what should I do?"
" Hey Twinkie! Moe laughed, " Gimme 50 cents and I won't kill you."
Susie was walking by. Calvin stammered. " N-n-n-no, Moe. Y-you can't have it…its, uh, mine…"
Moe raised his fist to punch, and Calvin flinched. Moe brought his fist down in one smash, but just a he did, Mr. Spittle walked in.
" I saw that!" He shouted. "Moe, I'd like to see you in my office. Calvin, you'd better come too."
Susie looked on with shock. "Moe hit Calvin? Maybe I was wrong bout Moe after all…" she thought.
So in the end, Moe was expelled from the school and Calvin was a good strait A student. He and Susie became the best of friends.
~ Four years later~
" MOVE?! We can't move overseas!" Calvin pleaded.
" Well, we are. I'm sorry Calvin, that's just how it goes. We'll come back in six years."
" No!" Calvin screamed.
" We are leaving in two days."
Calvin was very upset. He talked to Hobbes a little, and then prepared for his last day of school.
Everyone had already heard the news. At school, everyone said their goodbyes, except Susie. She was too scared to approach Calvin and he was too afraid to talk to her.
The next day, the moving van came in. Susie was outside watching as everything was loaded up. " Goodbye, Calvin," She said softly. Tears swelled up in her eyes. " I don't even know where he's going," She thought.
" Hey! Susie!" Calvin called.
" Calvin?"
"Hey, I came to say goodbye. I…I'm going to miss you, Susie.
" Me too…"
" Come on, let's go!" Calvin's mom yelled.
" Goodbye, Susie…"
Calvin ran off and got in the car.
" Farewell, Calvin…" Susie whispered quietly. She was only ten, but she really liked Calvin. So with a sad expression on her face, Susie walked back toward her house. Suddenly, a hand grabbed her shoulder-it was Calvin. He gave her his new address and said goodbye one more time.
Calvin and Suzie wrote to each other for a long time. Finally, after six long years, Calvin returned home. He found his neighborhood about the same. Susie still lived there, and most of the kids he remembered from school were still living in the area. Right after Calvin had unpacked, he went to see Susie. (Calvin and Susie are 16 now, if you didn't do the math) They were very glad too see each other and they talked for hours. Calvin still had Hobbes, but spent less time with him. That night, he asked Hobbes for his advice.
" You see, I really like her…but how should I say it?" Calvin asked.
" Hmmm, why don't you ask her out?" Hobbes suggested.
" I don't know…I guess I'll try it…"
The next day, Calvin was at the bus stop with Susie.
" Susie?" Calvin asked.
" Yes?"
" I, I uh, wanted to tell you…"
" Yes? Go on."
" I mean I wanted to ask you, er, what I'm trying to say is…"
Before Calvin could continue, the bus pulled up and Susie got on. Calvin sighed and got on too. Later that day, Susie asked what Calvin was trying to say. He told her nevermind.
The next day Calvin was waiting for the bus. Susie reached the bus stop to. Calvin gathered some courage.
" Susie?" he asked.
"Yes?"
" I was wondering…if you'd…Susie, will you go out with me?"
Susie was dumbfounded. She had been waiting for him to say that since as long as she could remember.
" Yes, yes of course! Of course I will! I've been waiting for you to say that for so long! Of course I will."
Calvin and Susie went steady like that for another two years, until that fateful day. Calvin's dad had failed to win a case that accused Susie of poisoning fifteen students at school. Susie was sentenced to death. It was a false accusation, of course. Susie's dad Killed Calvin's dad for losing the case and was hunted down. After Calvin mourned his dad, he focused his attention to Susie. Susie was to be killed in two days. Calvin loved Susie, but he had never told her. He formulated a plan. He discussed it with Susie. Calvin would cause a delay for Susie's death sentence and inject a virus into the computer that would allow Suzie to escape undetected. If Susie did not meet Calvin at the park by nine P.M., Calvin would know Susie didn't make it. It was raining that night. Calvin stood in the park with his umbrella, looking at the clock. Time kept going by, but she didn't show up. Finally, the clock struck nine. Calvin still saw no sign of her. He waited another hour. Calvin began to weep. "Its too late," he said. "She's gone, and I never told her I loved her." Suddenly, Calvin heard Susie's voice. " HEY!! Calvin!"
"Susie?"
Calvin and Suzie ran toward each other. Calvin threw down his umbrella. The rain and lightning went on even fiercer, but they didn't care. They embraced.
" Oh, Suzie, I'd thought I'd lost you!"
" I knew I'd make it, because love always prevails."
Susie and Calvin kissed a long, passionate kiss. They loved each other, and they knew they'd never let each other go. Susie got into Calvin's car, and they fled away together, thankful that at last, all their dreams had come true.
"WHAT?!!" That's NOT what will happen to me!" Calvin screamed at Hobbes.
Hobbes closed the book he had made and protested, " Yes it will! You two are in love! Admit it!"
" Yeah, right."
Calvin and Hobbes settled down in bed. Calvin thought to himself. " Oh well, I guess that wasn't such a bad ending after all. I can see that happening. And although I'll never admit it, Susie IS the girl of my dreams…Look out Susie Derkins, I'll be coming for you one day, just wait and see!"
Author's note: If you haven't figured out yet, the stories in this fic have almost nothing to do with each other. And I had to modify the ending of this one so that it could pertain to the fic, but it still is my best attempt at a romance.
Calvin lay in bed, pondering. He couldn't sleep; he kept tossing around. Susie has a crush on Moe. "Why should I care?" Calvin thought. "She's no concern of mine, I don't like her." But Calvin couldn't stop thinking of her. He was frustrated with himself. He didn't WANT to like her, but he did. What did he see in her? It didn't make sense…He knew he didn't think she was pretty, and her personality was the exact opposite. They had NOTHING in common, but he was drawn to her by some compelling force. Something kept pulling him toward her. He didn't understand it. But he knew what he had to do. He had to put an end to Susie's crush on Moe…oh, what was he thinking? He didn't want to like her!! Girls are SLIMY!
" Oh I can't take this anymore!!" Calvin screamed.
" Neither can I" came the voice of Hobbes. " So shut up will ya'?"
Finally, Calvin fell asleep.
Calvin awoke to the sound of his alarm clock, but instead of turning it off and going back to bed, he got up quietly and got ready for school. Calvin was in the kitchen getting some breakfast when his mom walked in. She looked like she hadn't got any sleep. In her left hand she had a child psychology book. She looked at Calvin in surprise.
" Hey mom" he said cheerily. "Look, I made you coffee!"
Calvin's mom took the cup of coffee Calvin gave him and then looked at her child psychology book. She tossed the book back behind her shoulder and out the window. Calvin walked outside and headed for the bus stop. He was even earlier than Susie. Five minutes later, Susie arrived at the bus stop too.
"Calvin?" said Susie, very surprised.
" Good morning, Susie" Calvin said.
" What are you up to?"
" Nothing! I'm just waiting to go to school."
" Normally you'd just make it in the nick of time. What are you up to?"
" Well, actually, I needed to check over the homework last night and I have some questions on yesterday's lesson."
" You need to check over the homework? HA! You just want the answers, don't you? Too bad!"
" No, I did it see?"
Calvin showed Susie his homework, and to her surprise, Calvin did it.
"So," Calvin said, "Are any of these wrong?"
" Just number 6 and number 10."
" Okay…thanks"
Soon the bus pulled up and Calvin and Susie got on.
"Calvin's acting strange," Susie thought " but I can't tell what he's up to…"
That day in class, Calvin had to take four different tests, and he aced every one. Ms. Wormwood was shocked.
" I studied hard" was all Calvin could say.
Later that day, Calvin and Suzie were assigned to do a project on bats together. As Mrs. Wormwood announced this, Susie glared at Calvin. "If you say anything about bats being bugs, I'm going to clobber you! And you'd better do your part of the project!" Susie said.
"Its okay, don't worry," Calvin merely replied.
A few minutes later at three o'clock, the bell rang and school was out. Susie and Calvin were to meet at the library at four. When Susie got there, too her astonishment, Calvin was already there, working on the project.
" Calvin, when did you get here?" Susie asked.
" About three fifteen. I had to call my mom and tell her I wouldn't be coming home by bus because of the project. Your mom IS going to pick us up, right?"
" Yeah…Calvin?"
" Yes?"
" What are you up to?!"
" Nothing."
The next day at school was going well for Calvin. He had done his homework and aced his quiz. But the bell rang, and it was time for…
" GYM!! NO!! No no! no! no! This is all wrong! If I give Moe my money, me, Susie will think I'm a coward, and if I stand up to him, I'll be a hero, but Moe will make pancakes out of me…oooooh, what should I do?"
" Hey Twinkie! Moe laughed, " Gimme 50 cents and I won't kill you."
Susie was walking by. Calvin stammered. " N-n-n-no, Moe. Y-you can't have it…its, uh, mine…"
Moe raised his fist to punch, and Calvin flinched. Moe brought his fist down in one smash, but just a he did, Mr. Spittle walked in.
" I saw that!" He shouted. "Moe, I'd like to see you in my office. Calvin, you'd better come too."
Susie looked on with shock. "Moe hit Calvin? Maybe I was wrong bout Moe after all…" she thought.
So in the end, Moe was expelled from the school and Calvin was a good strait A student. He and Susie became the best of friends.
~ Four years later~
" MOVE?! We can't move overseas!" Calvin pleaded.
" Well, we are. I'm sorry Calvin, that's just how it goes. We'll come back in six years."
" No!" Calvin screamed.
" We are leaving in two days."
Calvin was very upset. He talked to Hobbes a little, and then prepared for his last day of school.
Everyone had already heard the news. At school, everyone said their goodbyes, except Susie. She was too scared to approach Calvin and he was too afraid to talk to her.
The next day, the moving van came in. Susie was outside watching as everything was loaded up. " Goodbye, Calvin," She said softly. Tears swelled up in her eyes. " I don't even know where he's going," She thought.
" Hey! Susie!" Calvin called.
" Calvin?"
"Hey, I came to say goodbye. I…I'm going to miss you, Susie.
" Me too…"
" Come on, let's go!" Calvin's mom yelled.
" Goodbye, Susie…"
Calvin ran off and got in the car.
" Farewell, Calvin…" Susie whispered quietly. She was only ten, but she really liked Calvin. So with a sad expression on her face, Susie walked back toward her house. Suddenly, a hand grabbed her shoulder-it was Calvin. He gave her his new address and said goodbye one more time.
Calvin and Suzie wrote to each other for a long time. Finally, after six long years, Calvin returned home. He found his neighborhood about the same. Susie still lived there, and most of the kids he remembered from school were still living in the area. Right after Calvin had unpacked, he went to see Susie. (Calvin and Susie are 16 now, if you didn't do the math) They were very glad too see each other and they talked for hours. Calvin still had Hobbes, but spent less time with him. That night, he asked Hobbes for his advice.
" You see, I really like her…but how should I say it?" Calvin asked.
" Hmmm, why don't you ask her out?" Hobbes suggested.
" I don't know…I guess I'll try it…"
The next day, Calvin was at the bus stop with Susie.
" Susie?" Calvin asked.
" Yes?"
" I, I uh, wanted to tell you…"
" Yes? Go on."
" I mean I wanted to ask you, er, what I'm trying to say is…"
Before Calvin could continue, the bus pulled up and Susie got on. Calvin sighed and got on too. Later that day, Susie asked what Calvin was trying to say. He told her nevermind.
The next day Calvin was waiting for the bus. Susie reached the bus stop to. Calvin gathered some courage.
" Susie?" he asked.
"Yes?"
" I was wondering…if you'd…Susie, will you go out with me?"
Susie was dumbfounded. She had been waiting for him to say that since as long as she could remember.
" Yes, yes of course! Of course I will! I've been waiting for you to say that for so long! Of course I will."
Calvin and Susie went steady like that for another two years, until that fateful day. Calvin's dad had failed to win a case that accused Susie of poisoning fifteen students at school. Susie was sentenced to death. It was a false accusation, of course. Susie's dad Killed Calvin's dad for losing the case and was hunted down. After Calvin mourned his dad, he focused his attention to Susie. Susie was to be killed in two days. Calvin loved Susie, but he had never told her. He formulated a plan. He discussed it with Susie. Calvin would cause a delay for Susie's death sentence and inject a virus into the computer that would allow Suzie to escape undetected. If Susie did not meet Calvin at the park by nine P.M., Calvin would know Susie didn't make it. It was raining that night. Calvin stood in the park with his umbrella, looking at the clock. Time kept going by, but she didn't show up. Finally, the clock struck nine. Calvin still saw no sign of her. He waited another hour. Calvin began to weep. "Its too late," he said. "She's gone, and I never told her I loved her." Suddenly, Calvin heard Susie's voice. " HEY!! Calvin!"
"Susie?"
Calvin and Suzie ran toward each other. Calvin threw down his umbrella. The rain and lightning went on even fiercer, but they didn't care. They embraced.
" Oh, Suzie, I'd thought I'd lost you!"
" I knew I'd make it, because love always prevails."
Susie and Calvin kissed a long, passionate kiss. They loved each other, and they knew they'd never let each other go. Susie got into Calvin's car, and they fled away together, thankful that at last, all their dreams had come true.
"WHAT?!!" That's NOT what will happen to me!" Calvin screamed at Hobbes.
Hobbes closed the book he had made and protested, " Yes it will! You two are in love! Admit it!"
" Yeah, right."
Calvin and Hobbes settled down in bed. Calvin thought to himself. " Oh well, I guess that wasn't such a bad ending after all. I can see that happening. And although I'll never admit it, Susie IS the girl of my dreams…Look out Susie Derkins, I'll be coming for you one day, just wait and see!"