Okay, so I decided tup update this story with a little less romance and a bit more friendship, because these kids honestly have one of the most amazing not-entirely-romantic relationships ever. Expect the next chapter to be slightly similar. Anyway, please read, review,and enjoy!~
He takes her hat, and she proves she's the dominant one in their friendship
Relationships were always a tricky matter for Jack. His dad left when he was a babe, his mother treated him like a child when he was well into manhood, and his best friend had been a cow for most of his life.
Yes, he was used to being the weak link in all relationships, from friendship to family, but Red had gone too far this time.
She took his hat.
Oh, it had started off innocent enough. She said her ears were cold, and Jack, a born pushover, had agreed to let her borrow his hat. What harm could be done if she just wore it for a bit? A world of harm, Jack soon learned.
What had started off as a mild appreciation had become a full fledged addiction. The knit snow hat nearly never left her head. The adults thought it was just a cute phase, but he knew what it really was. Although he had never been the brightest tool in the box (or something like that), he knew an evil smirk when he saw one.
Red was trying to prove that she was the one in charge.
That had been her goal all along. To show that he was her sidekick. And it was a nice try, too. To bad that she didn't know he had a trick of his own up his sleeve.
It was late in the afternoon when he put his plan into action. He had planned it all out: go to the woods, use his height against her, and prove once and for all that she was the side kick.
He finally managed to get her to go with him, although she looked a tad suspicious through the whole trip. They had just arrived at their favorite tree when he suddenly stopped. She ran into his back with and shot him an irritated glare when he whipped around.
"What's the big idea, you-" Red's chiding was interrupted as Jack quickly snatched his hat of her head.
He held it up high above her, smiling triumphantly as she tried to reach it. After about a minute a failed attempts, Red suddenly grew very still. As she sadly looked down at her feet, Jack felt his proud smile weaken ever so slightly. He heard a small sniffle and stared in amazement as she started to bawl.
He had done it. He had proved he was better. He was the winner of this battle. So why did he feel so awful?
"Red?" He said her name cautiously and she tilted her head up just enough for him to see her dewy blue eyes, her quivering button nose, and her flushed, tear-stained cheeks.
The arm still holding his hat drooped slightly, and he looked guiltily into her sad little face. Suddenly her eyes snapped up to his, and in one fluid movement, she leaned in close...
And punched him in the gut. He released his hold on the hat as he tumbled to the ground, and she swiftly caught it. She pulled it onto her head by the ear flaps, her face instantly brightening. Jack lay curled in a little ball before her feet, arms firmly wrapped around his injured abdomen.
She cackled gleefully as she skipped around him, rapidly bagging about how she had managed to think of defense plan so quickly. Yep. She was defiantly the dominant one.
So, that was fun. Man, I sure do love these characters! Anyway, I have a raging fever, so you can expect another chapter to be up soon!
Into the woods! Into the woods!
Into the woods and out of the woooooooods and happy ever after!
* I wish *
