I do not or will ever own the rights to Calvin and HOBBES or any of the characters that i use in this story like SUSIE or any one else they belong to Bill WATERSON the creative genius. I do however own the rights to love CALVIN AND HOBBES and to come up with rediculus stories about this awsome comic.

Authours Note: Ok well please read and review. I read the reviews and i really appreciate them. Even if you have already reviewed tell me what you think of this chapter. Oh and sorry it took so long for this chapter i had it written in a note book but i didn't have a chance to get it on my computer but i like it and i think i have a good idea for the next one might have something to do with thanksgiving and i think it will be short but it will prolly be followed with a longer one that i'm not telling anything about it becuase its still in my head an i just have an idea of what it might be. but if anybody has any ideas of things that happen during a school year for elementary kids please tell me cuz so far i'm just writing what i can remember mixed with stuff out of the comic strip. oh and i cant remember much cept the big stuff i want some of the little things that happen too.

Thanx, Pen Gnots Enjoy chapter 5

The Spider and the Fly chapter 5: the Spider Saves the Fly

Calvin sat fidgeting with some ropes on his bed. It was Halloween, and yes he was grounded. Even though he had been working very hard with Susie after school Calvin didn't get his grades up. This could be partially due to the fact he doesn't turn any of the homework they do in, he still zones out in class, and he hasn't given up on messing with the teachers. So, Calvin was according to his mother, "going to be staying in this room until you decide you can be a little more responsible", but Calvin had other plans. Like tying this rope to his bed and climbing out the window to sweet freedom.

While Calvin was attempting to tie the third knot there was a tap on his window, but nothing was there. Until a few seconds passed he noticed a small pebble hit the glass making the same noise as before. So, he went ahead and opened his window sticking his head out to try and see where these little stones were coming from, and when Calvin did this the third pebble from Susie's hand hit him on the head.

"Ouch!" Calvin yelled as his hand flew to his forehead.

"You deserved it! How did you still get yourself grounded! Now my mom's saying I can't go without an adult since your not going!" Susie screamed up at him while wearing a doctor costume, "I mean seriously Calvin she was only going to let me go with you because she knows no one is going to kidnap you, and plus I would keep you from getting lost! But nooooo, you went ahead and somehow upset your parents within the hour we've been home from school!"

"Susie, would you shut up!" As he tossed down the rope, "If you keep yelling my mom might hear you."

"Calvin, what are you doing?" She sounded rather panicked.

"Coming down." He simply stated while grabbing his bag tossing it to the ground near Susie, and climbing out the window.

When Calvin was about half way down he heard a faint ripping noise, and the rope slid down a centimeter or two. Then it happened 10 feet up the rope gave, and Calvin fell towards the ground.

"You alright?" Susie asked standing over him with his bag on her shoulder.

"Uhnn, I think the bush saved my life." Calvin mumbled while rubbing his side.

"Yeah, I can't say much for how you treated the bush. I mean it looks as if it could be on its way to the grave or something." She said giving Calvin a hand to help him up.

He stood there for a moment trying to make sure he hadn't seriously injured anything (growing up doing some of the things Calvin has done this was remarkably wise of him). When Calvin finished Susie reached over and pulled a couple of twigs from his hair and brushed off some dirt from his black hoodie. Then he wiped his hands on his pants smearing mud across them, and all while doing this he gave Susie a smirk as if asking "what" in a sarcastic tone.

Calvin straightened up and asked her, "Will you help me with my costume? I need to get the make up on to finish it, but I can't get it even."

"No, not until you tell me why you're grounded. What, did you crash your dad's car again, flood the house, or it wasn't that thing with Roselynn? They didn't find out about that did they?" Susie rambled.

"Umm," he thought about what she asked and, "not since June, I've only really flooded it once not counting the one time with the slip'n'slide, and wow I hope not I mean I don't even know if Roselynn realizes that was me. But, I am grounded for my progress report." Calvin stated rather bluntly.

Susie looked quite surprised and a little hurt.

"What, your progress report? Did your mom see it and think you some how switched it out?" she said while nervously trying not to laugh.

"Um no, see I wouldn't put that past me but I uh…well, I actually did really bad, maybe just half a grade better, but I pretty much just got D+'s and C-'s." He said in an almost guilty way.

Susie stood their just staring at him for a moment, and then started to walk away in a huff. He didn't get it. Why was she so upset? So, of course being the stupid boy he is he went after her and asked, "What?".

"Are you serious? You really are clueless!" She said rolling her eyes.

So, Susie grabbed Calvin's wrist and dragged the boy over to the pick knick table shoving him down onto one of the benches. She proceeded then to take the bag from her shoulder open it up and empty it onto the table. Calvin just looked a mix between shocked and puzzled while Susie ruffled through all of the home work assignments they had worked on but he had failed to turn in.

"Here it is!" Susie proclaimed as she held up his progress report he got from his teacher that his mom gave to him after she grounded him, 'as a reminder to why you are in this situation'.

Calvin was honest he did have D+'s and C-'s, but what he failed to mention was the note the teacher wrote on the bottom.

~ Calvin seems to know more than he puts out. If he were to turn his homework in and stop acting out in class I believe his grades would improve greatly.

Mrs. Eldermon

"Why do teachers always state the obvious? Never mind, why didn't you turn any of this homework in?" She asked with a frown as she picked up a piece of the homework and noticed it had been covered with plans of how to pull a prank on Mrs. Eldermon.

"Well there's really a couple of reasons. One being my reputation, another I don't really want my parents to have heart attacks from the shock that I actually did good, oh and I prefer doodling on the assignments rather than turning them in." Calvin smirked and pointed at the paper she was holding.

Susie reached over and gave him a smack on the cheek and then sat on the bench across from him. She started to go through the papers again noticing they all had something on them whether it was a prank he wanted to pull or just random doodles the papers were covered.

"Ouch!" Calvin exaggerated as his hand went up to his cheek a minute after she actually hit him.

"Is this Hobbes eating me and then spitting me back up?"

"Uh, yeah you tasted bad so he couldn't swallow you. Ya know gag reflex." Calvin replied while Susie rolled her eyes and put the paper on top of a growing pile. "What are you doing?"

"I'm putting together the papers that have drawings and stuff on them, and separating them from the ones that don't."

"Why?"

"Because if we are going to get your grades up, get you out of elementary school, and ungrounded we will have to redo all of these." She said as she placed the last ink covered paper on the pile.

"All of it?" He gulped.

"Yeah, well at least you didn't mark these up, but there's only five assignments like that and like forty over here with well…"

Calvin slammed his head on the table and yelled, "You've gotta be kidding me!".

"No, and you're doing it and turning it in on Monday."

"But..."

"No!"

"It's…"

"I know!" And she placed a clean note book in front of Calvin with a pen laying on top. "Lets start with these, you can still see most of the work."

And so they began, Susie trying to decipher the writings and Calvin mumbling his frustrations out while he worked at copying down his homework to turn in come Monday.