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Chapter 7
Beep! Beep! Beep!
"Dan…wake up."
"Huh?" Dan groaned as he opened his eyes and sat up in bed. Next to him on his bedside table was his alarm clock, still beeping. Dan shut it off, laid back down, pulled the blankets over him again and was about to go back to sleep until he remembered…
"OH SHOOT!"
Dan threw the covers off of him, nearly hit poor Drago, who was also perched on Dan's bedside table, in the process, jumped out of his bed like a ninja, and landed on his butt.
"Ow, maybe I should ask Shun how he does this without getting injured," mumbled Dan as he sat up.
"Dan, why the rush?" asked Drago.
"I can't afford to be late again!" exclaimed Dan. "I have to get to school on time today, and be on my best behavior as I can be to avoid detention, try to get all good grades, especially in math, so I won't have to stay behind in Mrs. Kerl's class after school! That way, I can finally get to go to my first basketball practice!"
"Well, standing here and talking won't get you anywhere," said Drago.
"AH! You're right!" exclaimed Dan, as he ran into the restroom and slammed the door shut.
Drago sweat dropped. "Humans…" he mumbled.
~Basketball Brawlers~
*Huff* *Puff* *Huff*
"Dan, slow down!" exclaimed Drago who now was perched on Dan's shoulder. Dan was running at full speed down the school hallway looking for his science class again.
"Can't do that buddy," said Dan, still running. "Gotta get to class on time!"
"But Dan-"
"Drago, don't worry, I've got it all under control."
"But you're going to crash into-"
WHAM! Drago's warning was too late.
"Aw man…" Dan groaned as he clutched his stomach while he was sitting on the floor. He had ran into someone, but who?
"Are you choosing the path to becoming a ninja now, like me? Is that why you're running so quickly?"
"SHUN!"
Dan sat up quickly. "Hey, man, what are you doing? Shouldn't you be in class?"
Shun raised his eyebrows. "What for?"
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHAT FOR? YOU'RE GONNA BE LATE, AND THEN YOU'LL GET A DETENTION AND YOU'LL MISS PRACTICE LIKE ME!"
"Dude, chill," said Shun calmly. "The bell hasn't even rung yet." Shun pulled out his phone and checked the time before showing it to Dan. "See? We've got 6 minutes left."
"Oh yeah, well, I knew that," said Dan, embarrassed. "I was just testing to see if you were awake or not."
"Sure," smirked Shun.
BRIIIIIIING!
"Oh crap! Did 6 minutes really go by that fast! Quick, I've gotta get to my science class!"
Dan was about to run off again, but Shun grabbed his collar and pulled him back. "It's only the five minute bell telling everyone that they have five minutes until class starts, Dan," explained Shun. "And your class is right here, so you don't need to panic."
"Hehe…" mumbled Dan.
"Well, gotta get to English class now. See you at practice!" exclaimed Shun.
"Yeah, see you there!" Dan shouted back to Shun as he started to walk away.
"Speaking of practice," said Shun, suddenly stopping. "Coach said he'd remove you from the team if you continue to skip practices. So you better get your act together. Later."
Dan stood rooted on the spot. Mr. Harben's going to remove me from the team? No! What would Mom and Dad say? And Runo…what would she say?
"Dan, you've only got a couple of minutes until the bell rings!" exclaimed Drago.
"Huh? Oh yeah," replied Dan as he walked down the hallway until he found his classroom number. He double-checked again to see that he read the correct number, and entered the classroom just as the bell rang. "Whew, just in time."
"Take a seat, Mr. Kuso," ordered Ms. Clay.
"WHAT! I'M NOT LATE, AM I?" Dan shouted.
"No, you're not," said Ms. Clay, smiling. "But everyone else is already seated and ready. Please do the same."
Dan grinned and walked towards where Jake and Billy were sitting and sat down.
"Nice one, Dan the man," commented Jake, grinning.
"Try not to screw up anymore today," warned Billy. "Or else Coach Harben will-"
"Drop me out of the team, I know. Shun told me," said Dan as he reached into his backpack for his notebook as Ms. Clay began her lecture.
~Basketball Brawlers~
Throughout the whole day, Dan did his best not to piss off his teachers, and made sure he got to all of his classes on time. Even when 7th period rolled around, Dan was zooming past the math problems like there was no tomorrow. Perhaps that little afternoon with Mrs. Kerl assisting him with the problems helped a bit.
Finally, Dan heard that beautiful sound that brought music to his ears. BRIIIIIING!
"All right!" exclaimed Dan. "Time to head to the park to do some brawling!"
"But Dan!" exclaimed Runo, "what about-"
"Whatever you can tell me, I'll be at the park! Tell me there!" Dan shouted back as he ran out of the school and into the park.
"Ah, I miss this place…" said Dan.
"It's only been two days since you've been here, Dan," replied Drago, popping up on Dan's shoulder.
"I know…but still that's like 48 hours!" Dan exclaimed.
"You know, I think Runo was trying to tell you something about-"
"Yeah, I told her that I'd be at the park," interrupted Dan.
"But that's the problem!" exclaimed Drago. "How can she tell you when you're at the park, and when she has basketball practice? Somewhere YOU should be?"
"Basketball…OH CRAP!" exclaimed Dan as realization hit him. "NO, NO, NO, NOT AGAIN!"
"If you hurry, you may still be on time to practice, and your coach can't remove you from the team. So get going!" exclaimed Drago.
"Right!" shouted Dan as he ran back to the school. There were many events where Dan wished that time would go faster, such as when he was in school. But this was one of the times when Dan wished time would slow down.
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