The next morning Judai woke groggily to his automatic alarm of 6:00 he realized that he had passed out on the double wide sofa that Chazz had in his living room. He noticed soda cans two empty pizza boxes and their notebook were in disarray, a mess on the coffee table. He nudged Syrus and throws a pillow at Chazz who fell asleep in his arm chair nearby.
"Wake up guys!" Judai jumped off the couch prying his layers back on his body as he had fallen asleep in his jeans. The tossing of pillows got the two to wake up and scramble to get their layers on and their books back in their bag.
"I gotta run home real quick! I'll see you on my street!" The brunette threw on his boots grabbed his bag and ran out the door. Lester ran past him into the house towards the back yard with the sliding door open Judai not paying attention to the dog as he closed the door.
He dashed across Chazz's lawn and ran down the street towards his street which was just a couple streets south of his as he rounded the corner and jogged. He could see the woods just passed the neighbors houses as he reached his house, a small more simple version of Chazz's house.
He opens the front door with his key he kept attached to his belt and walks in, not bothering to take his shoes off since he had to hurry to the bus stop. He notices his mother's pound cake on the stove and grabs a knife from the drawer, cutting three slices as he quickly bags them in ziplocks before putting them in his bag, almost missing the message his mother left on the fridge.
'Judai, we'll be home late. invite the boys over theres money in the cookie jar for chinese for you guys. see you tomorrow.' He just leaves the money in the jar that way it wouldn't either A get stolen from him or B get lost between home and school.
With that he approaches his front door petting a sleeping Kuriboh who was on the couch. "See you later buddy." He shuts the door tightly locking the door back once again before he jogs down the driveway.
He goes back the way he came walking this time with enough time to get to the bus stop as he notices out of the corner of his eye at the woods. A furry figure just breaking through the trees. The air was crisp as the cold air brushed against Judai's face as he looked in the direction of the animal.
The wind blows harsh past his hair knocking his hoodie over his head making him cry in surprise as he hurried to throw it off. He looks to the spot where he saw the animal. The creature was gone having darted back into the woods.
"That was odd…" He mumbles as he turns back to the sidewalk and walks towards the bus stop, two boys waiting there for him. "Yo, Judai!" Chazz calls waving hurriedly. Judai jogs towards them quickly as the Bus pulls up in front of the three as they climb inside greeting the Bus driver as they always do before sitting near the front of the bus in the same spots they took yesterday. "My parents arent gonna be home tonight. Mom left me a note saying you guys can come over if you want." Syrus and Chazz both gave a smile at this.
"Since its the weekend, maybe we can work on our projects. Judai you still gotta work on your Auditions right?" He nods with a cheeky grin on his face. The bus pulled away from their street as Syrus pulled down the window, the three heard yelling from down the street.
"Hey! Stop the bus! Heyyy!" Syrus stuck his head out the window and cried out in surprise. He saw Johan Jim and Hassleberry chasing the bus, their bags clinging to them as they made chase to catch it.
"Ahh! M-miss Dorothy! Miss Dorothy! Stop the bus!" Syrus jumped up. The older woman pulled the bus to a quick stop in the middle of the street, not having left the neighborhood as she opens the door to the three panting males, who had to grip their knees to catch their breaths.
The minute Johan Jim and Hassleberry got on the bus Chazz and Judai's jaws dropped. "What happened to you guys??" Hassleberry and Johan were the worst looking. From what it looked, it was safe to assume the three had been in an accident of sorts.
Jim being the only one still put together in a similar outfit to yesterday except with a leather jacket. Hassleberry's bandana was slightly crooked but his hoodie was torn in places while Johan's hair was a mess with his hoodie covered in grass stains as well as his pants.
"Jim forgot to get the truck checked… so when he got in it this morning with us in the back, that sucker rolled down a hill and slammed into a tree…" Johan began as he sat in the seat next to Syrus while Jim and Hassleberry took the one in front of the two. Hassleberry groaned as he sat down rubbing his ass painfully.
"And we both go flying like sacks of potatoes… I ended up in the tree while Johan narrowly missed getting his head ran over by a passing car…" Hassleberry goes to adjust his bandana while Jim rubs his head an anxious look on his face.
"I'm so sorry, Mates. I forgot to set the parking break. How was I supposed to know that sucker would've rolled…" The Aussie adjusts his hat his back leaning against the wall of the bus a heavy sigh escaping him.
"At least you guys aren't seriously hurt.." Chazz pointed out. Judai and Syrus nodded in agreement. Judai pulled his bag into his lap from the floor of the bus and unzipped it, pulling out the pound cake slices from his bag.
"What's with the sweets Sarge?" Hassleberry took notice which made Johan look over at the brunette next to him. Judai held the bag out to him which Johan took gingerly from him as the brunette does the same passing the other two bags to Hassleberry and Jim.
"My mother.. She likes to bake.." Judai suddenly grew very shy and bashful. He did this notion without thinking of it when he stopped by his house. He never actually handed out sweets to anyone besides Chazz and Syrus and that made the Brunette very self conscious.
He pulled his hoodie over his head and looked down into his lap his face red and his ears burning. Chazz chuckled at his friends reaction. "Judai's kinda bashful. He never gives out his mom's sweets to anybody except us." Syrus nodded at Chazz's words as he points out.
"He must like you guys to do so." Judai's face couldn't have burned any worse at that point. He jumped when he felt a hand on his hoodie covered head. He looked up slowly to see Johan giving him a bright wide smile. Judai's eyes widen at his smile his heart beat thudding too loudly in his ear.
"We like you too Judai. No need to be bashful." He pulled off Judai's hoodie but what surprised the guy was Judai had tears on his face. "Judai..?" They looked at him both confused and concern.
"Eh..?" He wipes his face stunned at the sudden feel of tears on his face. He looked confused by the sudden action. 'Why..? What are these tears for..?'' A soft touch of someone's hand jerked Judai from his thoughts as his eyes darted up to meet Johan's emerald green eyes.
"We like you too Sarge! Cmon boys let's eat!" Hassleberry cheers opening his bag first as Jim and Johan pulled out their own pound cakes from the bags. The three of them each took a large bite from the slices.
There was slight silence in which Judai sweats heavily along with Chazz and Syrus waiting for the three new students reactions. "Uh.. I-is it okay..?" Johan jumped out of his seat with a child like expression on his face startling the three and the bus driver as he almost fell into the aisle.
"It's Delicious!" The bus hit a pot hole as Syrus grabs the back of the Scandinavian male to pull him back into his seat. "Johan-san! Sit down!" He fell backwards into Syrus as his ass landed on the seat the ziplock falling safely back into his bag and not into the bus floor.
"That was a crazy stunt…" Judai smiled humorously at his teal haired friend. Johan have a cheeky grin back. "It's the best desert i've had in ages." Jim and Hassleberry were too busy finishing off their slices clearly enamored by the taste of the pound cake that they couldn't put it down.
"He's not wrong mate." Jim spoke up having finished the last bite of his own slice while Hassleberry was still chewing his a gleeful grin on his face. "Your mother made this you say?" Chazz looked at Jim and started to brag like a proud parent over his friends mother's baking skills.
"Judai's mom has won the sweets fair every year the last 10 years. Nobody has been able to beat her in deserts." The trio looked surprised by this fact. It also confused them why Judai was treated so differently when his mother was praised.
The bus rolled to its stop with Blair climbing on as passing the boys giving a small wave to Syrus as she passes by her headphones on and her music playing.
The next stop was more interesting as the boys chattered about random stuff and nothing really interesting Alexis and her friends climbed on the bus and paled seeing the three males in the front. "What are you three doing here?? Scratch that I knew he was here yesterday when he showed up in Drama class but what are you three doing here in the first place?!"
This caught Chazz Judai and Syrus's attention as they look to see their new friends getting glared at by Alexis Rhodes someone who wouldn't give the three of them the time of day. "Don't worry bout nothing Cousin." Jim shrugged casually as if her threatening tone just dropped off him like rain against a rain coat.
Alexis's golden brown eyes glared at each one before she marched to the back, her two friends confused but gave a warm smile to the three new students regardless as they followed her.
"What… in the name of crack was that?" Judai stammered out his question, caught off guard by the sudden outburst. Johan waved his hand in the air brushing off the awkwardness. "That's our crabby cousin. At least you can call her that. We all grew up together."
The three didn't ask anymore questions as Johan Jim and Hassleberry didn't bother to elaborate further. The bus soon pulled up to the front of the school which was strangely packed the teachers and students surrounded the flag pole. "Syrus what's going on..?"
Syrus and Johan were silent as they looked out the window as Dorothy opened the door letting the students off the bus as Judai and Chazz got a stricken look on their faces nearly freezing in place Syrus had a similar grim face. At the top of the flag pole flying along side, or rather dangling along side the flag… was a person.
"What… happened..?" The group is pushed closer to the students who are in tears huddled away from the mess as and ambulance could be heard rushing nearby with the fire department.
"It's Bruce Camwell…" Judai Chazz and Syrus grew cold at the sound of his name being mentioned. 'Bruce?! He's dead…? W-what could've happened..?' Judai froze in place the blood rushing through him and making his heart beat pound in his head.
He stumbled and fell into Johan feeling lightheaded.
"Whoa, Judai!" Johan cried out catching the male. Jim touched Judai's face.
"Mate your pale as a sheet.." The group took Judai to sit on the stairs as Judai was trying to breath, he was heavily shocked.
"You think he feels guilty?!" One of the jocks from yesterday marched over to their group, Curtis and Tony who bullied the three yesterday with Bruce. Chazz stood his ground glaring at them.
"Judai wouldn't have gone near Bruce you dumbasses! Besides it's your stupid friend who broke Judai's nose!" Jim Hassleberry and Johan's anger was practically making the air hot around the three outcasts. It seemed the school had their own suspicions about the Outcast group. To them, they benefited the most from Bruce being dead.
Judai got to his feet his brown eyes wide and wild with shock and horror. "I would never touch anyone that way!" Johan gripped the brunette's shoulder comfortingly seeing the pain in Judai's eyes and face as he looked like he was going to shatter into pieces.
Tony glared at Johan. "Course you wouldn't have to, since you got a bodyguard. Your still new here and already jumping to defend the freak." Johan didn't have to say anything as Jim stepped between the two his dark blue eyes giving the male a harsh glare.
"You back away slowly. I have no qualms with putting your ass in the hospital for accusations like that." A growl echoed in his words making the two flinch in response as they backed away going towards the group of students who were being ushered to head to their classes.
Judai was shaking so badly, Johan took notice of this immediately and pulled the shorter brunette into a tight hug from behind, his arms tight around his waist. Syrus and Chazz stood in front of the brunette seeing faint tears in his eyes as the two hugged him as well the brunette loosely wrapped his arms around his two best friends.
The group pull apart slightly, Johan not removing his grip on Judai in case he fell again as the fire department got the body down. On a better view of the body.. it was mangled and missing a hand. "No human could've done that…" Chazz hissed under his breath his stomach in knots at the sight.
"But if a human didn't do it, how did it get strung up on the flag pole..?" Syrus points out. They heard the footsteps of heavy boots as they looked up to see a tall brunette with spiked up hair and a male with black dread lock like hair that hung in his face.
"The only thing that could've done it. A werewolf." The black haired male said. The boys took noticed they were in uniforms, policeman uniforms that were forest green uniform tops and brown pants with thick boots on with hooded coats on over their uniforms. There names were on their lapel badges. 'Honda' was the Brunette and 'Devilin' was the black haired male.
"Werewolves..?" Judai said questioningly.