We start off with Dwayne Junior narrating.
The school system, the way it is set up, is useful for helping young kids achieve their goals. But, the students of Bronzestone high, can sometimes crack under the pressure, and make bad decisions. This is the difficult freshman year.
The tugs theme then plays.
Junior's POV
When I woke up the next morning, it was to the sound of the Spongebob Squarepants theme song. Apparently, this was just Izzy's alarm clock. I woke up, still feeling sore from my bruises. Then came our usual morning routine. Get dressed, brush teeth, eat breakfast. Despite the fact that me and Harold were the same gender, I still insisted on taking turns changing in the bathroom. I didn't want him to see my bruises, as I valued my father's safety. Rather than have me ride the bus, Izzy offered to drive me to school, and of course I was going to shoot down that idea. After breakfast, my dad actually wanted to give me some advice.
Reader's POV
"Son, I really think you should go to the bathroom before school, you don't want to use the ones they have at Bronzestone" said Dwayne. "While the Star family is nice, they are major cheapskates." "They save money on cleaning detergent, by only cleaning the bathrooms, once a month." "If you have to go while you're at school, hold it until you get home." "Dwayne, do not be so ridiculous, if our son follows that advice, he's going to have an accident" said Annie. "Mom, I haven't had one since I was 7" said Junior. "And we plan on keeping it that way" snapped Annie.
Junior's POV
My dad can sometimes be a bit of a scatterbrain, but he's not stupid. I often wished, that he would actually treat me like a 14 year old, instead of a baby. So of course, I took my mom's advice instead. I then realized, my dad had a point. Upon stepping into the boys bathroom to take a leak, the room smelled worse than a skunk. There was dirty toilet paper everywhere, some of it covered with feces. I had to refrain from pinching my nose, as I needed both of my hands, to aim my stream into the urinal. The worst part, it wouldn't flush when I was done. I often wonder, are there delinquents that trash this place on purpose? At that point I decided to just take my dad's advice, and just hold it in until I got home.
I'm not the kind of person to try and attract attention to myself, but I just wanted something to do, and to try something. I decided to try out for a school sports team. Not that I actually wanted to play, I just thought i'd give it a try. Oscar told me that my dad was a decent soccer player. I didn't want to be a repeat of him, so I decided to try out for baseball instead. Over the rest of the week, Chester Creed continued to beat the snot out of me, and kept leaving me with bruises. Despite how sore I was, I was still going to tough it out. What was really interesting, was that Hudson was trying out as well.
Readers POV
Everyone that wanted to try out, was currently in the dugout area of the baseball diamond. "I have no disrespect towards you Junior, but the thing that puts you on the team isn't going to be talent, they're obviously picking you because you've done way more difficult things during the race" said Hudson. "I barely did anything on that show, i finished ninth out of eighteenth, barely finishing in the top half" said Junior. "You really don't realize how much I want to make it on this team" said Hudson. "This may be fun and games for you, but for me, I actually want to play professionally, and one day not just make the world series, but win the whole damn thing." "If we both make this team, you better not screw this up, especially if we end up having to play Emeraldstone."
Junior's POV
Tryouts, were a complete crapshoot. I was a good pitcher and a good catcher, but the problem was stepping onto home plate, and trying to bat. It took awhile for me to show far I could hit the ball, because the people throwing it to me, kept hitting me. My bruises continued to swell up, after being constantly hit. I got a free walk to first base so may times, it wasn't even funny. When I finally actually hit the ball with the bat, I still ran despite my bruises, but the pain was too much, and all I could manage was a double. Had I not been seriously hurting, I probably could have gotten an inside the park home run. The coach decided what I did was enough, and put me on the team, but Hudson was obviously the real star. The real interesting stuff, happened when I got home.
Reader's POV
The school week was finally over, and Junior was playing angry birds on his phone, when Izzy walked into the room. "Hey Junior, do you think Harold is hot?" asked Izzy. "Izzy, we've been over this, i'm not gay" said Junior. "I know that, I was talking about whether or not I should see him in that way" said Izzy. "You have a crush on Harold?" asked Junior. "Well he saved my life, he looks cute, he's smart and funny, and seeing as how we're sharing a room we might as well share a bed" said Izzy. "Well, you've known him for a couple of years, maybe you two can talk about it" said Junior. "Yeah, and maybe you could join the two of us in a threesome" said Izzy. "What's a threesome?" asked Junior. Izzy then told Junior, about the birds and the bees. Junior was creeped out, and he left the room.
Later on that day, Harold was helping Junior with his homework, and Harold just had to ask a question. "Do you think Izzy is hot?" Junior face palmed. "What happened to Leshawna?" he asked. "Oh her?" asked Harold. "I'm over her, Izzy has been way more nice to me, me and her are best friends, we share several interests, she looks pretty, and I wouldn't mind cuddling with her." "Harold, if you two want to start dating, i'm fine with it, but if the three of us are sharing a room, please have sex somewhere else" said Junior.
Junior's POV
Oh my God, when it was time to go to sleep that night, they were both under the covers on the top bunk. They obviously weren't doing anything egregious, as they just became a couple, but they confirmed that the feelings between each other were shared since before All Stars, and they became best friends during Island. Izzy said there was room for one more if I wanted to join them on the top bunk, but I politely declined and stayed on the bottom. Something bad would happen in the middle of the night, but that is a story, for another day.
Authors note: Looking back at the show, I don't recall any scene where Izzy and Harold were pissed off with each other, I think they've been friends the whole time. And yes, Harold x Izzy will be a ship in the race around the states, but it will be completely different than this story. And no, this story will not have a Harold x Izzy sex scene, it would lose the T rating if it did.
Thank you for reading and please have a great day.