A/N: Do you realize how complicated it is not having last names or first
names of the parents? I have to write 'Calvin's Mom' or 'Calvin's Dad'
over and over and over.
Disclaimer: I forgot to write one for chapter one. Too bad. Anyway, I do not own Calvin and Hobbes.
Chapter Two
Susie, after a few minutes of shocking horror, quickly hurried to the kitchen to grab some water. She practically flew back into the family room, where she splashed the water onto Calvin's Mom's face. Calvin's Mom woke up, shaking her head. "Did I just see what I thought I saw?" She asked in a whisper. Susie nodded her head slowly and almost with reverence. Calvin's Mom straightened up. "Susie, will you call Calvin's Dad? He's number two on the speed dialer next to 911." The little bit of humor Calvin's Mom showed at this time made Susie grin. She ran to the phone and called Calvin's Dad.
Brrrinngg. The telephone rang in Calvin's Dad office. Calvin's Dad rolled his eyes. If it was one more telemarketer.. He casually picked it up, having no idea that on the other end, a person would tell him a event that would change his life. "Hello?" He carefully positioned the phone on his right shoulder and sorted through some papers on his desk.
He had just found the one he was looking for when Susie, who was on the other side, spilled the beans. Calvin's Dad wasn't even astonished in the least. "Are you sure it wasn't Calvin up to his tricks? And why are you calling me, why not my wife? How can I be sure this isn't a prank by you?"
"No, neither Calvin nor I are playing a trick." replied Susie. "And you can talk to your wife if you want. She's right here." Calvin's Dad waited a minute for the exchange.
"Hi hon. You won't believe this, but Hobbes is actually real, not just a stuffed animal." Calvin's Mom managed a fake laugh.
Calvin's Dad sighed. "Honey, are you sure you weren't just seeing things? Or.or that it's a trick by Calvin. Or that --"
"Why don't you come home right now and see for yourself? Bye." There was a click and nothing.
Calvin's Dad sighed again. Why couldn't he get through one day without Calvin doing something? He slowly rose and took his coat of the rack. "Barb?" He called to his secretary outside. "I'm leaving early today. I have a family emergency." Outside, Barb rolled her eyes. This happened at least every week.
Back at home, Calvin and Hobbes sat in their room, not daring to go out. "What are we going to do?" Hobbes moaned.
"I know!" Calvin exclaimed "We can pretend that I was your voice. It was all just a big trick."
"I don't think that will work." Hobbes stated sorrowfully. "Well there goes all our great fun. No more sledding or having snowball fights. No more G.R.O.S.S. No more -"
"Why will there be no more of all that?" Calvin asked.
Hobbes paused and looked down for a moment. When he looked up again, he sighed and said, "Well, because everyone.Susie, your Dad and your Mom..will treat me differently. And if the media gets word of this." Hobbes whistled.
"Well, then let's make the best of it." Calvin said cheerfully, although in his heart he was devastated. "Let's go outside and play Calvinball!" As the two friends rushed down the stairs, Calvin's Dad was in the kitchen.
"Calvin? We need to talk."
Disclaimer: I forgot to write one for chapter one. Too bad. Anyway, I do not own Calvin and Hobbes.
Chapter Two
Susie, after a few minutes of shocking horror, quickly hurried to the kitchen to grab some water. She practically flew back into the family room, where she splashed the water onto Calvin's Mom's face. Calvin's Mom woke up, shaking her head. "Did I just see what I thought I saw?" She asked in a whisper. Susie nodded her head slowly and almost with reverence. Calvin's Mom straightened up. "Susie, will you call Calvin's Dad? He's number two on the speed dialer next to 911." The little bit of humor Calvin's Mom showed at this time made Susie grin. She ran to the phone and called Calvin's Dad.
Brrrinngg. The telephone rang in Calvin's Dad office. Calvin's Dad rolled his eyes. If it was one more telemarketer.. He casually picked it up, having no idea that on the other end, a person would tell him a event that would change his life. "Hello?" He carefully positioned the phone on his right shoulder and sorted through some papers on his desk.
He had just found the one he was looking for when Susie, who was on the other side, spilled the beans. Calvin's Dad wasn't even astonished in the least. "Are you sure it wasn't Calvin up to his tricks? And why are you calling me, why not my wife? How can I be sure this isn't a prank by you?"
"No, neither Calvin nor I are playing a trick." replied Susie. "And you can talk to your wife if you want. She's right here." Calvin's Dad waited a minute for the exchange.
"Hi hon. You won't believe this, but Hobbes is actually real, not just a stuffed animal." Calvin's Mom managed a fake laugh.
Calvin's Dad sighed. "Honey, are you sure you weren't just seeing things? Or.or that it's a trick by Calvin. Or that --"
"Why don't you come home right now and see for yourself? Bye." There was a click and nothing.
Calvin's Dad sighed again. Why couldn't he get through one day without Calvin doing something? He slowly rose and took his coat of the rack. "Barb?" He called to his secretary outside. "I'm leaving early today. I have a family emergency." Outside, Barb rolled her eyes. This happened at least every week.
Back at home, Calvin and Hobbes sat in their room, not daring to go out. "What are we going to do?" Hobbes moaned.
"I know!" Calvin exclaimed "We can pretend that I was your voice. It was all just a big trick."
"I don't think that will work." Hobbes stated sorrowfully. "Well there goes all our great fun. No more sledding or having snowball fights. No more G.R.O.S.S. No more -"
"Why will there be no more of all that?" Calvin asked.
Hobbes paused and looked down for a moment. When he looked up again, he sighed and said, "Well, because everyone.Susie, your Dad and your Mom..will treat me differently. And if the media gets word of this." Hobbes whistled.
"Well, then let's make the best of it." Calvin said cheerfully, although in his heart he was devastated. "Let's go outside and play Calvinball!" As the two friends rushed down the stairs, Calvin's Dad was in the kitchen.
"Calvin? We need to talk."