Now to see what becomes of Puggsy now.
Disclaimer: Must I say it?
*Chapter Four*
~The Revenge of Sherman Fangsworth~
Brielle stood outside early that morning with Fangs. It was roughly 7 AM and- despite they had both been up until midnight to enjoy Puggsy's setback- the young girl seemed quite energetic. Fangs, however, was on his second cup of coffee, trying to wake up. "Tell me again… why are we up so early?" he groaned.
"Because Pugs won't be awake for probably another four hours, considering he was up until 3 AM cleaning up his mess… or whenever Toni and Fangpuss finish rigging his bed to catapult him out the window and into the lake," Brielle answered. "I figured, once he's up, Fangface will want to take the day harassing him, so we'll have to use the time we have now to practice some more,"
Fangs shifted, twiddling a charm on his necklace… which, surprisingly, was of the sun. "Well… actually… I might not be turning into Fangface today."
Brielle put her hands on her hips. "Alright, what kind of threat did Pugs give you-"
"It's not because of Pugsy… well, not entirely. I was thinking about what you guys said yesterday, about how I'm always having to turn into Fangface in dangerous situations because I don't really know how to handle them. And I thought about how Sam can handle anything, she-wolf or not, and… well, I just want to take the day and learn everything you can teach me. I want to learn how to handle Pugs myself- not just him, but anyone who tries to mess with us. I don't want to feel useless anymore,"
She looked at him, surprised. "Who ever said you were useless?"
Fangs sat down, setting his coffee off to the side. "Oh… I just figured it out after a while. I've actually felt this way for a long time- back before I forgot I was a werewolf, and just knew I was a coward. After I remembered Fangface and recalled how he was always needed more than I was, I felt like I was never needed. I tried not to let it upset me… until Vincent showed up."
Brielle tensed at the mention of the werewolf hunter's name. He had done a lot to her friends, and it didn't help that she was raised by him and he betrayed her trust in him… and he was still after them, planning to hunt the werewolves and take her away.
"It was when I started to fall in love with Kasandra. When that hunter showed up and put us in danger, Fangface was the only one who had the guts to take him on, risking his life to defend Hunter… while I was just panicking, hoping and praying to God for a miracle. Heck, you and Pugs handled him better- even when you guys got into a fight back in Omaha, you both were willing to risk your lives just to keep that creep from hurting either of you. Everyone in the gang knows how to handle bad guys- Baby Fangs knows how to handle them better than me, even! I want to learn how to fight so I can defend the ones I love, in case Vincent ever shows up again."
"Okay, first of all, if Vincent shows his face, he'll be dead with my daggers in his throat before you'll know he's there," Brielle spoke up. "Second, you're still at the 'novice' level in our training, so don't think about picking fights with any scumbags until you're ready. Third, these fights aren't just about brawn- they're about brains too. You have to come up with tactics first, rather than just leap into a fight all at once, throwing kicks and punches and hoping you can overpower them. And finally, focus on handling Puggsy- once you get him to stop picking on you… well, then we might consider moving on to how to handle hunters."
Fangs nodded. "Okay… well, what are we going to practice today?"
"Well, since we brought it up, we'll work on tactics. First goal is to banish all emotion- don't think about your friends, your enemies, or anything you care about. Sounds heartless, but emotions often cloud your mind in battles. If you clear your mind of all feeling, you'll be able to see what move your enemy will pull next, and how to counter it."
Fangs scratched his head. "That sounds familiar…"
"Elementary, my dear Sherman."
He blinked, arching an eyebrow.
"C'mon, lets practice already."
He sighed but obeyed, listening to everything she had to teach…
*Twang!*
"yeeeeeEEEEEOOOOOOOOooooowwww …!"
*SPLASH!*
Puggsy surfaced in the lake, spitting out water- and a fish- and glared up at the open window. "I'M GOING TO MURDIFY YOU BOTH FOR THAT, TONI! JUST WAIT UNTIL I GET BACK UP THERE!" he shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Good luck! There's more where that came from!" Toni called. She walked away from the window, chuckling as she turned to Fangpuss. "This is fun, like it's April Fool's Day all year,"
"Yeah… c'mon, lets go rig his suitcase now!" Fangpuss replied, and the two snuck off, snickering mischieviously.
Puggsy stormed out of the lake, muttering every curse-word in the book. He passed by Martin, who opened his mouth to speak. "Don't. Talk. To me." Puggsy said harshly before he could get a word in.
He went around the corner, where he saw Fangs sitting on the porch. "Hey, Pugs… you okay?" Fangs asked, deciding to try to start a decent conversation and try to start off gently.
Puggsy sneered. "Oh, just dandy- I haven't had this much fun since we were being chasified by a giant cobra!"
Fangs cringed. "No, huh? What happened?"
"What HASN'T happened? Thanks to you and the rest of the gang, every time I climb out of bed, it's like suicide… only this morning, I didn't have to bother getting out of bed, BECAUSE IT LAUNCHED ME OUT THE WINDOW! What's it going to take to get a moment's peace around here?!"
"…you could try being nice."
Puggsy shot him a glare. "I'm NOT going to give in. How many times do I have to say that?!"
"Alright, alright. Can't we just sit and talk without you blowing up at me? Sheesh!"
Puggsy shook his head, but sat down in the chair next to Fangs. "Kind of hard when your so-called friends are trying to make you miserable. …By the way, aren't you and my so-called girlfriend supposed to be sparring?"
Fangs bit his bottom lip. "We've practiced for a few hours. She told me to take a break while she went to the bathroom. …Look, Pugs, we're not trying to make you miserable- we just want you to be nice,"
Puggsy crossed his arms. "Maybe if you weird-wolves were a little nicer to me, I'd be nice, but you haven't given me a reason to yet."
Fangs scowled. "Neither have you. I don't see why I'm even talking to you- you're nothing but a jerk."
"Well the feeling's mutual- you're nothing but a pinhead!"
Fangs stood up. "Well, at least THIS pinhead has a heart!" with that, he stormed off.
Puggsy sneered. "What's that supposed-" he tried to stand up… but found he was stuck to the chair. "What the jumping…?"
Fangs returned, and reached under his chair, grabbing a jar of paste. "Forgot this," with that, he quickly left.
Puggsy balled his fists, feeling a bellow coming on…
Meanwhile…
On the other side of the nation, in San Francisco, Luca and Stutz (friends of Toni's) were hanging out in Luca's living room, building a house of cards that went from the floor to the ceiling… Stutz standing on a ladder while Luca stood on his shoulders. "Y-You s-sure w-w-we should be s-standing l-like t-this?" Stutz asked.
"Calm down, Stutz. This is the last card," Luca said, moving forward. "Just a little further…"
"FAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNGS!" a certain voice echoed clear from Texas. It was so loud, it rattled the house, causing Luca and Stutz to fall onto their tower of cards, hitting the floor.
"W-W-W-What w-w-was T-T-THAT?!" Stutz cried, popping up from the pile of cards.
Luca popped up next. "Either it was an earthquake with a bad attitude, or someone ticked off Puggsy," he said, then looked at the mess. "Darn it! Now we have to start over!"
Stutz sighed. "I'll g-g-get the l-l-ladder,"
Back in Texas…
The whole gang hung onto something secured to the floor until the house stopped shaking. "…I think we should tone it down with the pranks," Biff suggested.
"Yeah, before Hurricane Puggsy hits next," Martin added.
"Are you kidding? If we stop now, he'll win!" Storm scoffed. "Just because he yells once, doesn't mean we can give in!"
"I'm with Storm. Nothing he can do will make us surrender!" Toni declared.
The door opened… and Puggsy walked in, his pants missing (still stuck outside on the chair, no doubt), and walked by, red in the face, not even looking at the others.
Everyone looked at each other.
"…I'm blind." Kassy said, blinking once.
A/N: And that's just the beginning XD Next chapter will come up… once I can see again o_o
