Friends Forever
A/n: Tommy, Lil, Phil, and Kimi are 15. Dil is 14, Chuckie is 16, and Agelica and Susie are 17. Keep in mind that mean the person's thoughts.
Part One: The First Day.
"Tommy?" I felt someone shove me to the side. I let out a groan and pushed the hand away. "Tommy." The voice was firmer now. I lifted my pillow, allowing daylight blind me.
"What day is it?" I groaned, blinking my eyes to a blurry vision.
"It's Monday, and you're late for school. Hurry and get dressed." I waited until my mom left the room to get up. I hated the first day of school. New classmates, new teachers, new schedules, and a new school. I was starting high school today, which made it even worse. The only good thing about this day was that Chuckie and Kimi would be returning from their vacation in Japan, and that Phil and Lil would be coming home from camp.
I put on my usual attire - blue t-shirt, blue jeans. Always blue with me. It somehow stuck with me for some strange reason.
"Hurry up, Tommy!" I heard mom yell from downstairs. I hurried down the stairs, passing Dil's room, thankful that he was still in eighth grade (junior high), and that I was I was in the ninth (high school). Not that I hated him or anything, but he does tend to get a bit annoying.
I rushed out the door, not forgetting to kiss my mom good-bye and shout a good-bye to dad down in his 'lab'. His Pickles Toy Corp. is booming. He's already got his own factory up town. Uncle Drew's been helping dad with his business, so they're more like partners now. 15 years ago, dad was in a rut. But thanks to his latest toy 'the ReptarCop', business hasn't been sweeter. It's been a long time since I've been interested in Reptar. But I still have my old Reptar doll collecting dust on my shelf. I had a lot of memories with that doll.
I got to school just in time to meet up with Phil and Lil. They were waiting for me and the others in the front of the school. "Hey Tommy," Phil and Lil greeted.
"Hey," I greeted back. Phil hadn't really changed since the last I saw him. He still had short dark brown hair that looked just like mine. He was about the same height too, but I was a bit taller. He wore a blue t-shirt over a green long sleeve t-shirt, and beige pants.
Lil had changed a bit though. She had longer hair, which she kept in a pony-tail. She still had her pink bow, which she used to tie her hair. Her hair was lighter than Phil's. It almost seemed blond. She wore a pink baby t-shirt and a jean skirt.
"Any word from Chuckie and Kimi?" I asked, hoping they hadn't missed their flight. They were supposed to arrive yesterday but I hadn't heard from them yet.
"Nope," Lil said, shaking her head. "Didn't they call you?" she asked.
As I was about to answer 'no', I heard a familiar voice calling to me. "Tommy!" I turned around to see Chuckie and Kimi coming up to us.
"Hey!" I shouted back with a smile on my face. As Chuckie and I shared a brotherly hug I said, "Welcome back."
"Thanks," Chuckie said with a laugh. "I'm still a bit jet-lagged though." I nodded with a smile. Same old Chuckie. He still had his messy red hair, and his blue glasses. He wore a plaid polo-t-shirt that he left unbuttoned. Under it was was a white shirt. He had jeans on, but they were a bit lighter than mine. He hadn't changed a bit. Although he was a braver than he used to be thanks to Kimi.
Kimi had changed too. She still had silky black hair which she put the top half into pigtails, while leaving the bottom half draped over her shoulder. It was the same length as Lil's hair, but a bit longer. She wore a yellow t-shirt under a pink spaghetti-strapped dress. But what topped off her whole attire... was her boots. They were sheer black and reminded me of the boots bikers wore. But she looked great in them.
"Where's Angelica?" she asked innocently.
I shot a look to the others. Kimi still didn't get that we didn't like her very much. I shrugged casually, placing my hands in my pockets. "I don't know." It was truth in a way. Last I heard was that she and her parents went on a cruise somewhere in the Pacific. I didn't know when they got back.
"Hey Tommy," Chuckie asked. "Did you get your schedule yet?" I shook my head. I forgot all about it.
"Phil and I got ours already," Lil said showing hers to us. "We got the same classes except for electives."
"What's you get?" Kimi asked.
"I got Phys. Ed and Home Ec.," Lil said, reading from her schedule.
"I got Phys. Ed and Auto Shop," Phil said, reading off his.
"Let's get ours now," Chuckie suggested and Kimi and I followed after him.
After waiting in line for what seemed to be forever, we finally got our schedules. Ours was the same as Phil and Lil's, except of course for Chuckie.
"Hey Tommy. You and I both have Wood Shop," Kimi said, pointing at my schedule, stating the obvious.
I glanced down at the paper. "I guess we do," I said weakly. Great, I thought to myself, Now you have to spend a whole school year alone in a class with Kimi... Or not. "Kimi, are you sure you want to be in Wood Shop? I mean, I don't think any girls would be in there," I said, hoping she's reconsider.
"So?" she replied. "I think it'll be fun."
I let out a sigh. Why does she have to be so optimistic? I decided to just tough it up and try to surive the whole year. No use asking her again. "What'd u get for your electives, Chuckie?"
"Driver's Ed," he said with a tone of disappointment.
"That's great!" Kimi shouted. "You can get your license this year!"
I noticed Chuckie's frown. "What's wrong?" I asked him.
"I don't know," he said. "I mean it's Driver's Ed. What do I know about driving?"
"I think that's what they're there for, Chuck. To teach you how." Chuckie shot me a look. Then a smile. I knew he wouldn't give up.
Suddenly the bell rang, creating a lot of chaos. We couldn't help but be pushed out of the way. I inhaled deeply. Here goes nothing, I thought.
A/n: Tommy, Lil, Phil, and Kimi are 15. Dil is 14, Chuckie is 16, and Agelica and Susie are 17. Keep in mind that mean the person's thoughts.
Part One: The First Day.
"Tommy?" I felt someone shove me to the side. I let out a groan and pushed the hand away. "Tommy." The voice was firmer now. I lifted my pillow, allowing daylight blind me.
"What day is it?" I groaned, blinking my eyes to a blurry vision.
"It's Monday, and you're late for school. Hurry and get dressed." I waited until my mom left the room to get up. I hated the first day of school. New classmates, new teachers, new schedules, and a new school. I was starting high school today, which made it even worse. The only good thing about this day was that Chuckie and Kimi would be returning from their vacation in Japan, and that Phil and Lil would be coming home from camp.
I put on my usual attire - blue t-shirt, blue jeans. Always blue with me. It somehow stuck with me for some strange reason.
"Hurry up, Tommy!" I heard mom yell from downstairs. I hurried down the stairs, passing Dil's room, thankful that he was still in eighth grade (junior high), and that I was I was in the ninth (high school). Not that I hated him or anything, but he does tend to get a bit annoying.
I rushed out the door, not forgetting to kiss my mom good-bye and shout a good-bye to dad down in his 'lab'. His Pickles Toy Corp. is booming. He's already got his own factory up town. Uncle Drew's been helping dad with his business, so they're more like partners now. 15 years ago, dad was in a rut. But thanks to his latest toy 'the ReptarCop', business hasn't been sweeter. It's been a long time since I've been interested in Reptar. But I still have my old Reptar doll collecting dust on my shelf. I had a lot of memories with that doll.
I got to school just in time to meet up with Phil and Lil. They were waiting for me and the others in the front of the school. "Hey Tommy," Phil and Lil greeted.
"Hey," I greeted back. Phil hadn't really changed since the last I saw him. He still had short dark brown hair that looked just like mine. He was about the same height too, but I was a bit taller. He wore a blue t-shirt over a green long sleeve t-shirt, and beige pants.
Lil had changed a bit though. She had longer hair, which she kept in a pony-tail. She still had her pink bow, which she used to tie her hair. Her hair was lighter than Phil's. It almost seemed blond. She wore a pink baby t-shirt and a jean skirt.
"Any word from Chuckie and Kimi?" I asked, hoping they hadn't missed their flight. They were supposed to arrive yesterday but I hadn't heard from them yet.
"Nope," Lil said, shaking her head. "Didn't they call you?" she asked.
As I was about to answer 'no', I heard a familiar voice calling to me. "Tommy!" I turned around to see Chuckie and Kimi coming up to us.
"Hey!" I shouted back with a smile on my face. As Chuckie and I shared a brotherly hug I said, "Welcome back."
"Thanks," Chuckie said with a laugh. "I'm still a bit jet-lagged though." I nodded with a smile. Same old Chuckie. He still had his messy red hair, and his blue glasses. He wore a plaid polo-t-shirt that he left unbuttoned. Under it was was a white shirt. He had jeans on, but they were a bit lighter than mine. He hadn't changed a bit. Although he was a braver than he used to be thanks to Kimi.
Kimi had changed too. She still had silky black hair which she put the top half into pigtails, while leaving the bottom half draped over her shoulder. It was the same length as Lil's hair, but a bit longer. She wore a yellow t-shirt under a pink spaghetti-strapped dress. But what topped off her whole attire... was her boots. They were sheer black and reminded me of the boots bikers wore. But she looked great in them.
"Where's Angelica?" she asked innocently.
I shot a look to the others. Kimi still didn't get that we didn't like her very much. I shrugged casually, placing my hands in my pockets. "I don't know." It was truth in a way. Last I heard was that she and her parents went on a cruise somewhere in the Pacific. I didn't know when they got back.
"Hey Tommy," Chuckie asked. "Did you get your schedule yet?" I shook my head. I forgot all about it.
"Phil and I got ours already," Lil said showing hers to us. "We got the same classes except for electives."
"What's you get?" Kimi asked.
"I got Phys. Ed and Home Ec.," Lil said, reading from her schedule.
"I got Phys. Ed and Auto Shop," Phil said, reading off his.
"Let's get ours now," Chuckie suggested and Kimi and I followed after him.
After waiting in line for what seemed to be forever, we finally got our schedules. Ours was the same as Phil and Lil's, except of course for Chuckie.
"Hey Tommy. You and I both have Wood Shop," Kimi said, pointing at my schedule, stating the obvious.
I glanced down at the paper. "I guess we do," I said weakly. Great, I thought to myself, Now you have to spend a whole school year alone in a class with Kimi... Or not. "Kimi, are you sure you want to be in Wood Shop? I mean, I don't think any girls would be in there," I said, hoping she's reconsider.
"So?" she replied. "I think it'll be fun."
I let out a sigh. Why does she have to be so optimistic? I decided to just tough it up and try to surive the whole year. No use asking her again. "What'd u get for your electives, Chuckie?"
"Driver's Ed," he said with a tone of disappointment.
"That's great!" Kimi shouted. "You can get your license this year!"
I noticed Chuckie's frown. "What's wrong?" I asked him.
"I don't know," he said. "I mean it's Driver's Ed. What do I know about driving?"
"I think that's what they're there for, Chuck. To teach you how." Chuckie shot me a look. Then a smile. I knew he wouldn't give up.
Suddenly the bell rang, creating a lot of chaos. We couldn't help but be pushed out of the way. I inhaled deeply. Here goes nothing, I thought.