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One Week by luciferchan a.k.a. George Nordgren's Stalker *****
*Tuesday*
Mrs. Griffon was the most feared school teacher in Lakewood Elementary. Most people were afraid to even walk by her classroom, for fear of having to lay eyes on her. Her classroom(which she rarely left) was large, cold, and blank. The desks in the class all faced forward in rows, without touching each other. Mrs. Griffon's desk lay at the front of the class, next to the chalkboard. No one had ever seen her sit in her chair, though. She spent most of her time looming over the students in her class, hissing menacingly. She was a tall, bony rabbit-woman, of an indeterminable age. Some said she existed before the school was built, and they erected it around her. No student would wish her wrath on their worst enemy. Unfortunately for Arthur, Buster, Fern, Francine, Muffy, Jenna, Binky, and George, this was their sixth grade teacher. The Brain and Sue Ellen were lucky enough to be in different classes(Sue Ellen had Ms. Cheng, and The Brain was in the Advanced Class with Mr. Sunday). Mrs. Griffon glared at each child as they filed into the classroom and took their seats. "Hello class," she hissed venomously, "I hope each of you has your homework for history. You all know the consequences if you don't." The class shuddered. "Please pass your papers to the front now." As she collected the papers from the front she began her lesson for the day. "As you all know, we've been studying horribly fatal diseases. Today we will learn about the bubonic plague. You all will have an oral report due first thing tomorrow morning, so be quiet and listen." Some of the class started to groan, but stopped when Mrs. Griffon cast her evil eye on them. "The bubonic plague was one of the worst diseases..." She began to drone.
Francine leaned forward and poked Buster in the back. "How are you and your girlfriend?" she asked.
Buster turned. "She's not my girlfriend... Yet. I have a secret plan that can't fail! It'll all happen after school today!"
"Mister Baxter..." an evil voice hissed. Buster gulped and turned to face the teacher. "I believe we have a rule about talking in class, don't we?" Buster nodded weakly. "Then I believe you would like to spend your lunch period here in class practicing keeping your mouth closed. As I was saying, after your corpse was found they would..."
*****
"Where's Buster?" asked Brain as they all sat down to lunch.
"He got in trouble for talking in class, so he has to stay in with... Mrs. Griffon." Arthur replied.
"Catherine told me all about it. She knew someone who got in trouble in Griffon's class." Said Francine. "She said you have to sit in the very front of the class and you can't make any noise. Not even a sneeze! If you do, you get detention for a week. And Mrs. Griffon stares at you the whole time! I'm glad it's Buster and not me." Francine thought for a moment. "Oh yeah! Arthur, Buster said something about a secret plan to get Fern to be his girlfriend. What was he talking about?"
"Um. I might have told him that Fern was playing hard to get... And that he needs to trick her into confessing about the notes..." Arthur said meekly.
"Arthur Read, you are the king of doofuses. Does Fern look like she would ever even think of playing hard to get?"
Arthur said, "Well, now that I think about it... I guess she wouldn't. Should I tell Buster to forget about his plan?"
"No way! I wanna see what happens!" said Muffy.
"Me too!" said Francine.
Brain shook his head. "Girls."
*****
Eventually, Muffy and Francine convinced Arthur to come along. It also seemed pretty interesting to Arthur when Buster asked if he could 'borrow' D.W. for the plan. They all went along with Buster to the library, where Fern already was. Buster, Arthur, Francine, and Muffy hid behind a near-by rack of books as D.W.(in the same disguise as in 'It's a No Brainer') approached Fern.
Arthur whispered to Buster, "Do you think this will work?"
Buster whispered back, "It had better! I'm buying D.W. one shake a week for the next three months for this!" As they watched, D.W. and Fern seemed to be discussing something, then Fern closed her book and walked away. "Where did she go?" asked Buster
"How about right behind you?" replied Fern. The four children jumped. "What is going on?"
"Uh, see ya Buster!" said Francine, rushing to the library exit.
"Yeah, bye!" said Muffy, close behind Francine. Arthur began to inch away too, pulling D.W. with him.
"Um... I have to go... Walk the dog. Bye!"
'Some friends...' Buster thought.
"Buster..." Fern began, "If you wanted to tell me you had a crush on me, you should have done it yourself!"
"I guess I-Wait! You're the one with a crush on me!"
Fern blinked. "What? Since when?"
"Since you left a love poem in my locker!"
"What? I never did that!"
Buster reached into his pocket and pulled out the note. "Then what's this?" Fern took the note from him and read it silently. She looked up at Buster and shook her head.
"This is a sweet poem, but it's not my handwriting. Someone else is in love with you!"
"But. Who else likes poetry like you do?"
Fern grinned. "A mystery! I'll help you find out who wrote the note if you want."
"Sure!" said Buster. "I think I'll need all the help I can get!"
*****
Meanwhile, Brain was passing by the Sugarbowl when he looked in to see a very depressed looking George sitting inside. He entered the shop and sat across from the sad boy. "Hello, George."
George slowly looked up from his orange soda. "Hey..."
"Is something wrong?"
George sighed and looked away. "I... Don't really want to talk about it."
"Are you sure?" Brain asked. "You seem very despondent."
George just stared off into space, and sighed again. After a length, Brain asked, "How are those reading classes going? You get to skip the second half of Mrs. Griffon's class, right?"
"They're all right... And I only go every Monday and Friday." George shifted in his seat. "Um... How are you?"
"I'm fine. Did you hear about the love notes in Buster's locker? I think Fern has a crush on Buster. He and the others are at the library, and are going to see if Fern does like him."
George sighed again. "Fern didn't put the poem in his locker, I did. Not like he'd notice me anyway..." George suddenly sat straight up and went pale. "Oh... Oh no..." He covered his mouth and looked at Brain.
Brain leaned in close. "You're in love with Buster?"
George kept his hands over his mouth and was shaking slightly. "I... I... Oh no..." He grabbed Brain's sleeve. "Please! You can't tell anyone! I shouldn't have said that... Promise you won't tell anyone, please? Please?"
Brain put his hand on George's arm. "It's all right, George. I promise I won't say anything. Are you really in love with Buster?"
George nodded shakily. "I... I've had a crush on him since fourth grade. You swear you won't tell anyone?" He looked as if he was on the verge of tears.
Brain smiled reassuringly. "Of course. You know, George, you aren't the only gay student in the school. I have a friend in my class who is, also. It's really not as uncommon as one would think. You have nothing to worry about. When you feel that you're ready to tell someone else, just remember that your friends will always like you for who you are." George looked uncertain. "I mean it, George. You shouldn't worry like this."
"I... I guess not." George slowly stood up. "Um... I'm... Gonna go home now. Uh... See you tomorrow."
"Bye. Remember what I said!"
"Uh... Yeah... Ok..." As George left the building, he thought to himself, 'But does he really know if I'm normal?'
***
Thanks to everyone for the reviews! Taitofan, Flowergal1000, and Wonkavision, thanks for reading! Hope you enjoy this chapter too. Donkey Kong Song. Yes. I mean no. Probably.
Ha! Update! I re-formatted this chapter and chapter one. Why didn't anyone tell me they looked so crappy? Bleh.
One Week by luciferchan a.k.a. George Nordgren's Stalker *****
*Tuesday*
Mrs. Griffon was the most feared school teacher in Lakewood Elementary. Most people were afraid to even walk by her classroom, for fear of having to lay eyes on her. Her classroom(which she rarely left) was large, cold, and blank. The desks in the class all faced forward in rows, without touching each other. Mrs. Griffon's desk lay at the front of the class, next to the chalkboard. No one had ever seen her sit in her chair, though. She spent most of her time looming over the students in her class, hissing menacingly. She was a tall, bony rabbit-woman, of an indeterminable age. Some said she existed before the school was built, and they erected it around her. No student would wish her wrath on their worst enemy. Unfortunately for Arthur, Buster, Fern, Francine, Muffy, Jenna, Binky, and George, this was their sixth grade teacher. The Brain and Sue Ellen were lucky enough to be in different classes(Sue Ellen had Ms. Cheng, and The Brain was in the Advanced Class with Mr. Sunday). Mrs. Griffon glared at each child as they filed into the classroom and took their seats. "Hello class," she hissed venomously, "I hope each of you has your homework for history. You all know the consequences if you don't." The class shuddered. "Please pass your papers to the front now." As she collected the papers from the front she began her lesson for the day. "As you all know, we've been studying horribly fatal diseases. Today we will learn about the bubonic plague. You all will have an oral report due first thing tomorrow morning, so be quiet and listen." Some of the class started to groan, but stopped when Mrs. Griffon cast her evil eye on them. "The bubonic plague was one of the worst diseases..." She began to drone.
Francine leaned forward and poked Buster in the back. "How are you and your girlfriend?" she asked.
Buster turned. "She's not my girlfriend... Yet. I have a secret plan that can't fail! It'll all happen after school today!"
"Mister Baxter..." an evil voice hissed. Buster gulped and turned to face the teacher. "I believe we have a rule about talking in class, don't we?" Buster nodded weakly. "Then I believe you would like to spend your lunch period here in class practicing keeping your mouth closed. As I was saying, after your corpse was found they would..."
*****
"Where's Buster?" asked Brain as they all sat down to lunch.
"He got in trouble for talking in class, so he has to stay in with... Mrs. Griffon." Arthur replied.
"Catherine told me all about it. She knew someone who got in trouble in Griffon's class." Said Francine. "She said you have to sit in the very front of the class and you can't make any noise. Not even a sneeze! If you do, you get detention for a week. And Mrs. Griffon stares at you the whole time! I'm glad it's Buster and not me." Francine thought for a moment. "Oh yeah! Arthur, Buster said something about a secret plan to get Fern to be his girlfriend. What was he talking about?"
"Um. I might have told him that Fern was playing hard to get... And that he needs to trick her into confessing about the notes..." Arthur said meekly.
"Arthur Read, you are the king of doofuses. Does Fern look like she would ever even think of playing hard to get?"
Arthur said, "Well, now that I think about it... I guess she wouldn't. Should I tell Buster to forget about his plan?"
"No way! I wanna see what happens!" said Muffy.
"Me too!" said Francine.
Brain shook his head. "Girls."
*****
Eventually, Muffy and Francine convinced Arthur to come along. It also seemed pretty interesting to Arthur when Buster asked if he could 'borrow' D.W. for the plan. They all went along with Buster to the library, where Fern already was. Buster, Arthur, Francine, and Muffy hid behind a near-by rack of books as D.W.(in the same disguise as in 'It's a No Brainer') approached Fern.
Arthur whispered to Buster, "Do you think this will work?"
Buster whispered back, "It had better! I'm buying D.W. one shake a week for the next three months for this!" As they watched, D.W. and Fern seemed to be discussing something, then Fern closed her book and walked away. "Where did she go?" asked Buster
"How about right behind you?" replied Fern. The four children jumped. "What is going on?"
"Uh, see ya Buster!" said Francine, rushing to the library exit.
"Yeah, bye!" said Muffy, close behind Francine. Arthur began to inch away too, pulling D.W. with him.
"Um... I have to go... Walk the dog. Bye!"
'Some friends...' Buster thought.
"Buster..." Fern began, "If you wanted to tell me you had a crush on me, you should have done it yourself!"
"I guess I-Wait! You're the one with a crush on me!"
Fern blinked. "What? Since when?"
"Since you left a love poem in my locker!"
"What? I never did that!"
Buster reached into his pocket and pulled out the note. "Then what's this?" Fern took the note from him and read it silently. She looked up at Buster and shook her head.
"This is a sweet poem, but it's not my handwriting. Someone else is in love with you!"
"But. Who else likes poetry like you do?"
Fern grinned. "A mystery! I'll help you find out who wrote the note if you want."
"Sure!" said Buster. "I think I'll need all the help I can get!"
*****
Meanwhile, Brain was passing by the Sugarbowl when he looked in to see a very depressed looking George sitting inside. He entered the shop and sat across from the sad boy. "Hello, George."
George slowly looked up from his orange soda. "Hey..."
"Is something wrong?"
George sighed and looked away. "I... Don't really want to talk about it."
"Are you sure?" Brain asked. "You seem very despondent."
George just stared off into space, and sighed again. After a length, Brain asked, "How are those reading classes going? You get to skip the second half of Mrs. Griffon's class, right?"
"They're all right... And I only go every Monday and Friday." George shifted in his seat. "Um... How are you?"
"I'm fine. Did you hear about the love notes in Buster's locker? I think Fern has a crush on Buster. He and the others are at the library, and are going to see if Fern does like him."
George sighed again. "Fern didn't put the poem in his locker, I did. Not like he'd notice me anyway..." George suddenly sat straight up and went pale. "Oh... Oh no..." He covered his mouth and looked at Brain.
Brain leaned in close. "You're in love with Buster?"
George kept his hands over his mouth and was shaking slightly. "I... I... Oh no..." He grabbed Brain's sleeve. "Please! You can't tell anyone! I shouldn't have said that... Promise you won't tell anyone, please? Please?"
Brain put his hand on George's arm. "It's all right, George. I promise I won't say anything. Are you really in love with Buster?"
George nodded shakily. "I... I've had a crush on him since fourth grade. You swear you won't tell anyone?" He looked as if he was on the verge of tears.
Brain smiled reassuringly. "Of course. You know, George, you aren't the only gay student in the school. I have a friend in my class who is, also. It's really not as uncommon as one would think. You have nothing to worry about. When you feel that you're ready to tell someone else, just remember that your friends will always like you for who you are." George looked uncertain. "I mean it, George. You shouldn't worry like this."
"I... I guess not." George slowly stood up. "Um... I'm... Gonna go home now. Uh... See you tomorrow."
"Bye. Remember what I said!"
"Uh... Yeah... Ok..." As George left the building, he thought to himself, 'But does he really know if I'm normal?'
***
Thanks to everyone for the reviews! Taitofan, Flowergal1000, and Wonkavision, thanks for reading! Hope you enjoy this chapter too. Donkey Kong Song. Yes. I mean no. Probably.
Ha! Update! I re-formatted this chapter and chapter one. Why didn't anyone tell me they looked so crappy? Bleh.