JT and Toby finally made it to the locker room, where both of them started
to look around. "You take over there and search for clues, and I'll take
over here and look for more clues." JT said loudly; they both nodded at
each other and set off, looking for anything that could give them the
whereabouts to the mascot costume. Toby said something but JT wasn't
listening. He was instead trying to breathe in the dirty towel bin area.
"Good Lord, what are they using as deodorant, cow manure?" He held his nose
with his fingers, until Toby shouted again. "JT, get your lazy butt over
here, I found a clue!" JT quickly rushed over and looked at Toby strangely.
"Dude, there's nothing here..." Toby rolled his eyes and looked down at the
ground. "Look." JT's eyes wandered downward. There was powder on the
ground, that, by the smell, was certainly Johnson and Johnson's baby
powder. JT always put some in the head of the outfit before each game
because he sweated so much. Both they're eyes grew wide when they saw the
print of a size 9 shoe in clearly marked in the middle.
~
Tick and Paige ate outside during lunch, her telling him all about the different clubs and the Spirit Squad, and what teachers to avoid. Tick was listening interestedly, chewing on a Chef's salad and drinking a Diet Coke. Paige stopped for a minute, looking at what he was eating. "Hun, you're skinny enough, you don't have to eat that stuff or drink that stuff. Trust me, I know thin when I see it." She smiled a brilliant smile. Tick smiled back and shook his head. "Ah, I know, I just try to keep thin." He took another sip of his coke, then leaned his head back and sighed, closing his eyes. Paige watched him, sipping on some pink lemonade until Terri and Hazel walked over. "Hey Paige, whats going on? Who's that?" Terri asked politely. Hazel nodded. Paige smiled fakely. "This is Tick. He's new." That was all she needed to say. Hazel and Terri already knew to back off, so, they said they're goodbyes and walked away, giggling to themselves.
Spinner and Jimmy were sitting close by, Spinner with a scowl on his face and Jimmy trying to eat although Spinner kept making him talk. "So, do you think he likes her or something? Think she likes him?" Spinner's voice cracked slightly, and Jimmy rolled his eyes. "Shut up Spinner, it's not a big deal, ok? He's new. Everyone checks out the new guy." Spinner sighed and shrugged, then narrowed his eyes when he saw JT and Toby slinking around outside, talking in a hushed voice to one another.
~
JT and Toby were indeed talking about the Mascot issue. "Know anyone who wears a size nine shoe?" JT asked, looking around suspiciously at the different people." Toby shrugged. "No, none come to mind. Although I usually don't take the time to LOOK AT THE BOTTOM OF THEIR SHOES." He said in an irritated voice. JT looked at him in sudden disbelief. "Do you want to catch this guy or not?" Toby rolled his eyes. "Yeah, I do. So. We have one clue..." He scribbled it down on his pad of paper. "Thats all we know, right?" JT nodded. "Yeah... I couldn't find anything else. Maybe we could ask around, find out if anyone was doing suspicious things before the mascot outfit was taken." He looked around, then grinned. "And I know the perfect place to start. The very perfect place."
~
Ashley sat outside at a lunch table, talking to Ellie about nothing in particular. Toby crept slowly up behind them until Ellie raised both eyebrows and said in half whisper to Ashley, "Uhm, how come Toby is sneaking up on you?" Ashley blinked, then turned around and sighed. "If you're trying to scare me it won't work." Toby narrowed his eyes and sat down next to her. "I have a few questions to ask you two." Ellie looked at Ashley in confusion, and Ashley's only reply was a simple shrug. "Go ahead Toby." Toby took out his pad and pencil. "Alright, earlier this morning, did you happen to see anyone acting suspicous?" Both of them shook their head. Toby went on. "Did you happen to pass by the locker room entrance earlier today also?" Again, they shook their head. Toby rolled his eyes and stood. "We're getting nowhere." He wrote their names down on the bottom then walked off to find JT, who was trying desperately to get the disgusting red gum off his shoe. "Any luck?" He asked, looking upwards. Toby shook his head. "None whatsoever." JT nodded, taking a drink from a nearby table and withdrawing an ice cube, rubbing it against the gum. Toby shook his head. "Weird."
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Will Tick reveal why he stays so thin? Will JT and Toby find the guy with the size nine shoe? Will that dang gum come of JT's shoe if he uses ice?! Find out next time in Chapter Three of Prince Charming and the Missing Mascot! .Crook.
Tick and Paige ate outside during lunch, her telling him all about the different clubs and the Spirit Squad, and what teachers to avoid. Tick was listening interestedly, chewing on a Chef's salad and drinking a Diet Coke. Paige stopped for a minute, looking at what he was eating. "Hun, you're skinny enough, you don't have to eat that stuff or drink that stuff. Trust me, I know thin when I see it." She smiled a brilliant smile. Tick smiled back and shook his head. "Ah, I know, I just try to keep thin." He took another sip of his coke, then leaned his head back and sighed, closing his eyes. Paige watched him, sipping on some pink lemonade until Terri and Hazel walked over. "Hey Paige, whats going on? Who's that?" Terri asked politely. Hazel nodded. Paige smiled fakely. "This is Tick. He's new." That was all she needed to say. Hazel and Terri already knew to back off, so, they said they're goodbyes and walked away, giggling to themselves.
Spinner and Jimmy were sitting close by, Spinner with a scowl on his face and Jimmy trying to eat although Spinner kept making him talk. "So, do you think he likes her or something? Think she likes him?" Spinner's voice cracked slightly, and Jimmy rolled his eyes. "Shut up Spinner, it's not a big deal, ok? He's new. Everyone checks out the new guy." Spinner sighed and shrugged, then narrowed his eyes when he saw JT and Toby slinking around outside, talking in a hushed voice to one another.
~
JT and Toby were indeed talking about the Mascot issue. "Know anyone who wears a size nine shoe?" JT asked, looking around suspiciously at the different people." Toby shrugged. "No, none come to mind. Although I usually don't take the time to LOOK AT THE BOTTOM OF THEIR SHOES." He said in an irritated voice. JT looked at him in sudden disbelief. "Do you want to catch this guy or not?" Toby rolled his eyes. "Yeah, I do. So. We have one clue..." He scribbled it down on his pad of paper. "Thats all we know, right?" JT nodded. "Yeah... I couldn't find anything else. Maybe we could ask around, find out if anyone was doing suspicious things before the mascot outfit was taken." He looked around, then grinned. "And I know the perfect place to start. The very perfect place."
~
Ashley sat outside at a lunch table, talking to Ellie about nothing in particular. Toby crept slowly up behind them until Ellie raised both eyebrows and said in half whisper to Ashley, "Uhm, how come Toby is sneaking up on you?" Ashley blinked, then turned around and sighed. "If you're trying to scare me it won't work." Toby narrowed his eyes and sat down next to her. "I have a few questions to ask you two." Ellie looked at Ashley in confusion, and Ashley's only reply was a simple shrug. "Go ahead Toby." Toby took out his pad and pencil. "Alright, earlier this morning, did you happen to see anyone acting suspicous?" Both of them shook their head. Toby went on. "Did you happen to pass by the locker room entrance earlier today also?" Again, they shook their head. Toby rolled his eyes and stood. "We're getting nowhere." He wrote their names down on the bottom then walked off to find JT, who was trying desperately to get the disgusting red gum off his shoe. "Any luck?" He asked, looking upwards. Toby shook his head. "None whatsoever." JT nodded, taking a drink from a nearby table and withdrawing an ice cube, rubbing it against the gum. Toby shook his head. "Weird."
~~~
Will Tick reveal why he stays so thin? Will JT and Toby find the guy with the size nine shoe? Will that dang gum come of JT's shoe if he uses ice?! Find out next time in Chapter Three of Prince Charming and the Missing Mascot! .Crook.