In the Springtime
Springtime was in the air for all the students at Westley School of Performing Arts. Everyone was excited to see all the pretty sights and flowers blooming, and school events. Especially the kids we all know and love: Li'l D, Eddie, Tamika, Philly Phil, Kam, Kim, and Madison. Sunny too.
The first year music class entered their classroom and awaited for Sunny's arrival.
"Ooh, I love Springtime!" Madison exclaimed.
"Why's that, Madison?" Li'l D asked.
"We get to see the beautiful flowers bloom, and the smell of Spring is always in the air!" Madison explained.
"Well, it is Springtime, so Spring will be in the air," Li'l D chuckled. "I like the season because of the sights and the drumming competitions held at other schools, and your man Li'l D gets to compete. Yeah, I know, pretty cool, huh?"
There is slight silence.
"I hate Spring!" Tamika said. "Everyone's all lovey-dovey for each other and I can't stand it."
"Ah, my darling but that's what makes it great!" Eddie added. "We can finally come out of heavy jackets and coats after a cold Winter, and be completely free."
Tamika just rolled her eyes in disgust, but thought, "I love you, Spring. They can't know it, though. I love doing yard work at my house and making it beautiful for visitors."
"Aw, well, I love Springtime because Westley holds some cool robot competitions," Philly Phil chimed in.
"Geek," Tamika said.
"Uh-huh! It's awesome," Philly Phil replied.
'I love Springtime because of the coolest of the cool fashion trends," Kim said. "I wonder what style is in season now, casual or not?"
"I'd like Springtime more if I didn't have to blow my nose 24/7," Kam stated with a handkerchief in his hand about to blow his nose.
"To celebrate Spring, I brought in a beautiful bouquet of roses, hyacinths, daffodils, and buttercups!" Madison said while holding the bouquet.
"Golly gee, Madison, those look pretty," Eddie complimented. "May I have a sniff?"
"Sure, Eddie!" Madison said as she handed over the flowers from her seat.
Eddie smelled the bouquet.
"Oh, these flowers are so pretty and smell lovely too, but, ah-ah-ah-ah-ACHOO!" Eddie sneezed.
"Bless you," everyone said.
"Here have a tissue," Kam offered.
"Golly gee, thanks, Kam," Eddie said.
Eddie took the tissue and blew his nose which turned red, after he passed the flowers back to Madison she passed it to everyone else. Everyone enjoyed the flowers too. They were really pulchritudinous.
"Achoo!" Kam sneezed into a tissue as he smelled the flowers. "See? This is why I'm not crazy about the season as much as everyone else."
Sunny had walked into the room, and greeted his students like normal. The man set up his desk: emptied his bag, placed an apple on his desk, and grabbed some spare chalk from the bag.
"Hey party people! This is a wonderful day for Spring, right?" Sunny greeted.
"The best," Li'l D interjected.
"Alright listen people, today's class is going to have a special theme, and by the end of the class today, you'll be able to know what the theme is," Sunny explained. "OK, everyone pick a partner."
Everyone cheered at hearing this and picked partners, but Sunny stopped them. "Nah, ah, ah, through a basket full of each of y'alls names," Sunny said. "There will be one group of three since there's an uneven amount of you."
Everyone jeered. Sunny called each of his students up and they picked a nametag out of the basket.
"Ok, Madison, you're first," Sunny called out.
"Oh boy!" Madison jumped for joy. She went to pick a name out of the basket. "Kim!" She exclaimed.
"Alright!" Kim yelled.
"Kam, you next," Sunny said.
He got up from his seat and did what he was told. "Philly Phil", he said. The two exchanged happy glances towards each other.
"Tamika, you next," Sunny said.
"Tamika's in da house," she said. She went to retrieve a name out of the basket. "Eddie", she read while disappointed and biting her tongue.
"Yes!" Eddie exclaimed.
"OK Li'l D, you're last so you can pick which group to be in," Sunny stated.
"Can I work with you?" He asked Sunny.
"Nope, sorry. I'm off limits this time around, Li'l D," Sunny explained. "Pick one of your classmates instead, please."
"Eh, OK, I'll go with Tamika and Eddie," he answered.
Tamika was mad, but Eddie was happy. Li'l D took notice of Tamika's mean disposition, and teased her. It only made her more annoyed.
Kam raised his hand.
"Yes, Kam?" Sunny asked.
"So, a-choo!" Kam sneezed, again. "Why are we in groups?"
"First of all, gesundheit, and second, you are in groups because you will find out the theme better that way," Sunny responded as he handed out a box of tissues to pass to Kam. "I was just going to explain."
"OK, thank you," Kam said, all stuffed up.
"Never gives a chance for people to breathe...that Kam," Kim thought in sheer annoyance as she passed the tissues to her brother.
"Alright, y'all, I put you in groups so that you find meaning in the theme of this week's couple of classes." Sunny explained. "Can anyone guess it right off the bat?" He said as he placed his hands on his desk.
Philly Phil raised his hand.
"Yes?" Sunny said.
"Working together?" Philly Phil asked.
"Close, but there's more to it than that," Sunny explained. "There is a much deeper meaning to this. Y'all have been kinda slacking a bit on your music assignments lately-"
Before Sunny could finish his sentence, the bell rang for lunch.
"Saved by the bell, I suppose," Sunny chuckled. "Well, y'all will figure it out, you smart."
The kids entered out the classroom and walked to the cafeteria and were ready to eat whatever disgusting meal was on the menu prepared by Ms. Squattenchowder. The kids sat at the table with their lunches and talked about Squattenchowder.
"Anybody know when our old lunch lady gonna come back?" Li'l D asked his friends.
Kim took a big bite of her sloppy joe, and looked like a chipmunk as she asked "Huh?" in response.
"Pfft, no," Tamika stated. "She ain't coming back to this place."
"Yeah, I mean that warthog/boar-thing did chase her out of her job," Kam reassured.
Flashback to the beginning events of Love Is In The Hair...Net
We see the lunch lady being chased out by the dishwasher-a wild pig.
"Right," Li'l D recalled. "I forgot about that."
Philly Phil took a bite out of his sandwich.
"I think the lunch lady's food now has a lot more taste than our old one," Philly Phil interjected.
"Ewwwww!" Everyone yelled in disgust, except Phil, who just shrugged as he continued to eat.
"I can't even remember the last time I ate meat that didn't look oozey," Kim said as she held a hand to her mouth.
Everyone agreed with Kim.
"This school needs more money," Eddie said. "I'd donate money, but my parents are so stubborn, they only donate it to specific charities."
"Rough, dawg," Li'l D placed a hand on Eddie's shoulder.
"So, what does everyone think the theme of the class is?" Madison asked.
"Judging by Sunny's last sentence at the end of class before the bell rang, he said that we were slacking off in our music," Philly Phil responded.
"But, how?" Li'l D questioned.
"There's always room for improvement, I guess," Kam shrugged.
"Someone here said that the theme had to do with working together, right?" Kim asked.
"Yeah, I think that was me," Philly Phil said.
"Hmm, I think he means that we are not listening to each other when we play our instruments," Madison added.
"That's actually...an interesting point, Madison," Philly Phil said.
"But, I don't think we lack that skill! Do we?" Tamika said annoyed but then worriedly.
"Nah, Sunny just pullin' our leg," Li'l D reassured his classmates. "Probably due to April Fools Day being on the horizon!"
"Hardly!" Kam interjected. "April Fools is not for another couple of weeks. Sunny's always honest with us, Li'l D. I'm sure he means we do need improvement."
"We show him tomorrow that we can work together while simultaneously playing our instruments," Eddie said.
Everyone finished their drinks and lunch, and was ready for the next class.
Whew! My first chapter installment. Please R&R! More fun stuff coming soon. I will update it, I promise. I hate cliffhangers like a lot of people.