Generic C/H Disclaimer.
So, i really wanted to split these sections up for suspense, but none of them were NEAR long enough, so maybe you could read then pause [you know, go eat a sandwich, play Halo, do h/w or something][lol] Anyways, hope you like. Also, I thought all the readers would want to know that we're officially halfway done! So, we'll see how many chapters the rest of this splits into.
Susie slowly closed the door, saying good-bye to Calvin. She smiled, resting her back to the door, thinking about how great the day had been. Her present had failed, but at the same time, succeeded. Calvin had found his old self again, if only for a little while. It was obvious that he'd been in a good mood on the way back, and she hadn't minded letting him hold her hand, but she could feel the difference. After they had started walking back, he'd reverted to his usual self. Still, it had all been worth it. Maybe, just maybe, he would be able to find himself again without Hobbes…
She went up to her room after grabbing a snack and vaguely answering her parents questions about her day. She found herself confused when she got to her room, though. Had she forgotten to close the window that morning? And why hadn't her mom closed it if she had?
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Calvin almost bolted to his mom to tell her, but something made him approach the window, albeit cautiously. The claws continued to scratch, but they barely left any marks. Calvin had a feeling that the thing, whatever it was, was either really weak, or didn't really want to break his window. As he slowly moved close enough to look down, he almost screamed as he saw the striped face and fell backwards. It looked like a tiger! But wait… tigers didn't look quite like that, not in reality. He looked over at his bed, where they toy that resembled Hobbes still lay, unmoving and void of life. His eyes widened. He jumped back up and ripped the window open. The striped face looked up at him, ragged and so hopeless looking. The two whispered together:
"Hobbes?" "Calvin?"
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Calvin managed to sneak downstairs to get a couple sandwiches for Hobbes to eat, along with a glass of milk. While being a living toy made it so that you didn't need food altogether, living still meant you needed some, at least, to really function. In Hobbes' condition, Calvin was surprised, but please, that he'd managed to climb to Calvin's window. After pulling him in and putting him on the bed, that's when Calvin had left to get him food, already able to tell that it was hard for him to move and talk, but now Hobbes was able to shift himself up to a sitting position, and Calvin thought he was ready.
"So, it's been a while, Hobbes." Hobbes nodded slowly as he chewed his sandwich. Calvin scratched his head and laughed a little. "Feels kinda weird, huh? Talking after all this time? It's been about ten years, buddy. What happened? Where'd you go?" Hobbes slowly chewed and swallowed.
"You and Susie like each other a lot, huh?" Calvin jerked, surprised by the question.
"What? How'd you know that?" Hobbes looked at him sadly.
"I heard the two of you talking," he said. Calvin trembled.
"When? Where? How?" Hobbes looked away, not wanted to see Calvin's face when he told him.
"I've been chained in Susie's closet for ten years now," he said. Even in his peripheral, he could see Calvin's face drop, and he could almost feel his own heart drop with it.
WOAH! Bombshell! So, here's a question: Calvin's reaction. Will he try and deny it? Will he kick Hobbes out? Will he run over to Susie and beg her to tell him it's not true? Will he nervously laugh it off? Will he accept it immediately? Will he try to pretend it never happened and try not to think about it? Will he just casually ask Susie? Who knows? Only me right now! Unless someone gives me a good enough idea to change the story line with.
Also, I did a quick calculation, and it looks like about 9 more updates, and I just may have an epilogue for you! What say you?
