The-AO-Squad: School Wars book #1/chapter11
Chapter 11
Garth gulped down another one of his fries now, his eyes almost ebbing with tears from laughing so hard now. He and Lilly soon found out that fitting in with the Prissy kids seemed pretty easy... you just had to act... well... Prissy.
Still, all at once a small guilting sensation rose upon Garth from time to time.. He didn't know how Kate or Humphrey would react.
...Relax.. they'd probably be excited that we made new friends!...
But knowing the two, far too well, they'd never give a reaction close to that.
Ok?... Maybe they'd be a little taken aback... but.. they can't forbid us to not talk to these girls! Just because we might move up a Rank, means nothing!
Garth quickly turned his attention back onto Kinzi, who was now spreading some small gossip on some Nerdy Kids and how she caught them without a phone.
"Laugh out loud! Oh em gee!" Mckinely practically bursted into tears as she flung her head back to give a hysterical laugh.
"I know right, and to think, that they're the geeks of the school who likes to play video games all of the time, and yet they don't even have a phone to play on!" Kinzi joked, causing another uproar of laughter.
Garth also couldn't help but give a small chuckle, though he really despised it.
Suddenly though, next Addyson, the pretty blonde female wolf began speaking, her normal attitude making her voice laid back and yet serious. "So um, who do you all mainly hang out with?"
Garth quickly suspected that this was a test and he knew he and Lilly should try not to give away too much info on how they were within the Quiet Kids Ranking.
Surprisingly though as Garth was just beginning to think on what to say to Addyson's question, Lilly suddenly spoke, her voice firm. "W-Well..." She thought a moment.
Brianna doesn't seem THAT low...
"Err... W-We hang out with those kinda like... B-Brianna?" She slowly replied, her eyes searching the blonde Addyson's for her reaction, yet Addyson only held a straight face, eyes sharp.
"hmm... Brianna eh?" She then spoke.
Michelle and the others just watched on and listened as they ate their meals, not knowing how they were included in saying much in this.
"Not bad" Finally Addyson admitted, making both, Garth and Lilly give a small sigh of relief to this.
But she then continued. "But Brianna's more of a..." She turned to her friends now, getting their approval as she went on. "Kind of a Brainiac" Addyson shrugged.
Lilly bit her lip. Was Addyson actually criticizing their friends!? Or wait, did she normally do this?
Garth though didn't understand this. He had thought that Brianna was more of maybe a Quiet/Sporty type... or at least he had hoped that... but now it seems that she's rather kind of a Nerd?
Mckinley though suddenly then nodded, agreeing with what Addyson was getting to now. "I don't know... We don't want to exactly be rude... but it's like... hmm... it's hard to explain" Mckinley tried to make Addyson seem less meaner on her criticism but Garth and Lilly had already seen Addyson's true self by now...
Lilly though quickly knew could guess of what Mckinley was trying to say.
She's talking about the Ranks... isn't she
Though it didn't seem like Mckinley was actually trying to hide the Ranks and they're meanings... no... it seemed as if she REALLY didn't know what to call the boundaries!
Kate and Humphrey's friend was right!... Err... what was her name... Aha! Syrita! She was right! Not many know of what to call these boundaries and yet deep down, they're call the Rankings!... At least well... that's what I call them now...
She pondered, wondering if she should explain to Mckinley ad her friends of what the Ranks were...
But... maybe it's best that they stick to where they are now... I wouldn't wanna be seen like a fool in front of them..
Lilly only nodded now, trying to agree the complicated matter that Mckinley was going through.
Suddenly though Michelle's head turned towards the entrance to the lunch room, her eyes dainty as she gave a sigh.
"Well... Time to go I guess" Michelle then muttered, as she started picking up her trash from around her tray.
Garth and Lilly's heads quickly followed her gaze, simultaneously. The teachers were now coming around, ordering for certain wolves to wipe down the tables with some clorox and towels. Lunch was over.
Kate and Humphrey trekked back up the stairwell, each with their own thoughts now. Kate still couldn't get the thought out of her head that Garth and Lilly had sat at the Prissy froo froo table today! While Humphrey on the other hand was still just picturing the way Imani and Peyton had looked at him, before going into Science... man was it embarrassing.
The two rounded the corner of the stairs now, before finally taking a glance at each other. Humphrey then decided that he would try to start a small convo with Kate.
"...S-So... Um.. W-What's it like in Bible?" He asked, making Kate's eyes slightly brighten.
"mmm... it could be better..." She shrugged. "Though I do like the teacher" she admitted, recalling his funny humorous, dramatic attributes.
Humphrey tipped his head to one side at this though. "What's he like? And whats his name?" he couldn't help but ask. As they came upon the door that led back out into the halls, Kate quickly noticed that Peyton, Imani, and Alasia were holding the doors to the hall, the three just chatting away to each other not bothering to notice the other kinder wolves' 'thanks' as they went by.
Kate though only ignored the Cool Kids... She didn't like when she gave them her respects and so she continued back on the talk with Humphrey, her eyes never leaving his, as to stray to the Cool Kids'.
"Um.. h-he's funny and... dramatic I guess you should say..." She began, quickly noticing Humphrey's own shifty and yet stable eyes as he too tried to avoid the Cool Kids' on going gaze at each other.
All at once Humphrey's ears couldn't help but listen slightly to what the three upper classed kids were saying.
"Did you see her face?" Peyton was criticizing.
"Yes! Ey, and that fur!" Alasia agreed.
"I bet she took only one minute on it" Came Imani's voice.
"Yeah, and not even that..." Peyton laughed.
The three then were out of earshot, making Humphrey turn his attention back onto Kate, who was now... apparently waiting for him to reply.
He blinked. "...W-What? S-Sorry Kate I was a bit-" Humphrey began explaining himself, yet sympathy only glowed from Kate's eyes as she cut him off, and finished for him.
"A bit distracted?... I know, it's ok" She breathed, lowering her head though now.
She then suddenly remembered that she had left Syrita behind, back at the lunch table...
...She's fine.. she's probably talking with Madeline or Brianna again...
Kate then tried to pick up where she and Humphrey had left off in their conversation. "A-Anyways, his name is Mr. Wagenshutz" She went on, getting a small hopeful smile from Humphrey next.
"He does sound nice" He agreed.
The two then suddenly stopped together... each knowing what to expect next...
The two gave each other a look. This is where they would depart...
History was to the left of the hall, and Bible was to the right and then to another right from down that hall...
Kate sighed, not wanting to leave her mate, but she knew she had too.
Humphrey did almost the same.
"Well... see ya later" Humphrey muttered before slowly padding off, his grey tail swinging low behind him. He couldn't help though but turn his head to get one last glance of Kate before she disappeared behind the next corner...
He sighed again as he came upon the History door. He was the first there, and the door was locked, as well as the lights were off.
He sat now, sitting against the wall. He then glanced to where some of the Cool Kids's lockers were. Peyton's and Imani's were right next to each other, while Lucy and the others were just a few more doors away...
He sighed again, quickly remembering how he and Kate had gotten bottom lockers this year... and out of every other year!
Suddenly though his mind drifted to the fact that neither he, nor Kate had gotten many Cool Kids in their classes much at all...
Hope it stays like that...
Because of course, sixth period was coming up next.
Next up is chapter 12! Hope you enjoy the oncoming chapter and thanks! :)