This chapter's kinda short but...oh well. I just hope people are giving this story a chance since the later chapters are getting a little more well written (in my opinion at least). I'll try to add more detail to make this story flow better. Anyway, enjoy.
"(Rufus! Did you hear that??? I have my own action figure!)" Ron's squeaks echoed against the empty restroom walls. "(This is so cool! Bet they just couldn't resist sharing this face with the world…I gotta buy one!)"
Rufus sighed, "Calm down Ron." He picked up his 'little' buddy and layed him on the sink. "Now why're we in here?"
"(Huh? Oh yeah I almost forgot.)" he put the most serious face he could [but it still looked pretty goofy as always]. "(Step two of operation KP4Me: eliminate the competition.)"
"What?" Rufus asked.
"(Josh Mankey.)" Ron said with a scowl. "(He's the only other guy in this school who Kim pays attention to. My chances would really go up if I can get Kim to not like him.)"
"Isn't that kinda mean? I mean, he's a pretty nice guy. The only reason you're jealous is because-" Ron stopped him.
"(I am not jealous. He's just cramping my style)," Ron said in defense.
"Whatever," Rufus rolled his eyes. "What're you gonna do to him? …I mean we."
"(Not what we're going to do to him. What he's going to do to us.)"
"Huh? You lost me again." Rufus scratched his head again. It was obvious Ron had done a lot of thinking last night. He was glad that Ron at least came in with a plan…whether he knew how to do deal with his problems or not was what scared Rufus.
"(We have to make Josh look like a jerk in front of Kim. If we can get Josh to take a swing at me…er…you...then Kim will get angry at him for trying to hurt her best friend.)"
"Playin' a little dirty aren't we?" Rufus said with a smirk.
"(Okay, okay. If this works I promise I'll make it up to both of them. Just remember to do what I told you to do. I've worked out the entire situation and predicted what each person would say so you shouldn't have much of a problem.)" Ron ordered.
"Hey, didn't have to tell me that. I'm just the slave here," Rufus responded.
"(Sorry, Rufus)" Ron said rubbing the back of his head. The truth was, he knew he wasn't acting himself today. He felt bad about it, but the thought of Kim made it all worth it…he hoped.
"(I know I've been acting a bit off lately but-)"
"S'okay Ron," Rufus stopped him. "I know girls can a guy crazy."
"(You do? How?)"
Rufus shrugged, "I dunno. Just remember. If things start to get the least bit hot between me and Kim…" he made a cutting motion on his neck. "…then I'm bailing. I'ma run for my life. I don't know if you get just how wrong that would be if…*shudder* So just make sure her face doesn't get with five inches of mine and I'll be glad to help."
"Dude," came an unfamiliar voice.
Both Ron and Rufus swung around. They hadn't realized that someone else was using the restroom.
"Are you like…talking to a hamster?"
"Uhh……"
With that, Rufus and Ron made a run to their next class, leaving the kid scratching his head in confusion.
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"Woooh! Class is over! Finally!" Rufus yelled in exhaustion.
"Uh, Ron…that was homeroom," Kim reminded him.
"Oh…well…um…oh yeah. Have you seen Josh around lately? Where's that guy hang out? I've been looking' for him."
"Why? Are you two buddies or something?" Kim responded.
"No he just…" Rufus put on a tough face. "He has something that belongs to me."
"Yeah?" Kim smirked. "What?"
"Just…something that belongs…to the family," Rufus sagged his pants down a bit to make a tough appearance.
"What family?"
"Look baby girl, this is between me and mah crew an' I don' wanna see ya get hurt. Ya heard?"
Kim couldn't help but smile a bit, "Heh…look, 'Dawg'. I don't know what's going on but-"
"Wait!" Rufus put up his hand and looked in the other direction. "There he is! Josh Monkey…" he spat on the ground.
"Huh?" Kim was still confused at what was going on. What was he doing?
"Hey Monkey! Get yo as* over here! I gotta fight to finish with you!" Rufus pointed his finger straight for Josh.
"Huh?" Josh responded.
"Look n*gga. I'ma lay it down slow so you can understand. Gimme my money."
"Ron? Is that you? Where's Kim? What're you-"
"Leave her out of this! Where's my blood money, dawg?"
"What?? Ron you're gonna get hurt if you keep playin' like that," Josh advised.
"Hey, I ain't playin. Just gimme my money and we'll leave you alone."
"(This is perfect!)" Ron thought. "(Everyone knows chics dig the gangster look!)"
"We?" Josh asked.
"Me and my fist, homeboy!" Rufus tried to make a hand guesture but it ended up looking more like a peace sign.
"Ron…" Josh started to whisper. "Is this about Kim? Look if you're trying to impress her-"
"That's it!" Rufus didn't want Josh to know what they were up to. It felt kinda wrong trying to harass Josh if he didn't do anything, though. "You been messin wit my b'ness too long now homie! It's on now!"
Rufus pulled his fist back to threaten Josh when-
"Ron!" Kim pulled him back. "I'm SOOO sorry Josh! He's just…on something…something."
"Forget on something, he IS something…is he gonna be okay?" Josh asked.
"Am I gonna be okay!? Am I gonna be okay!? Are you gonna be okay when I ram my fist into yo-"
"Ron!!" Kim pulled him back to his locker. "What's wrong with you??? Do you know that was Josh you were talking to? And this is High School?? Not some action movie or wrestling show you've been watching!"
"I know."
"Then what was all that 'macho-shoot-em-up' attitude for?"
"Uhhh…me and Josh were just playing," Rufus lied.
"Oh really…?"
"Yeah…hehe…really."
She sighed and shook her head, "Okaaay Ron…I'm gonna return some books to the library. Meet ya in class?"
"Uh…yeah, sure."
Slinging her backpack over her shoulder, Kim made her way to the school library with a confused look still on her face.
"(Dang! Somehow, I think that failed to impress her…oh well! Back to the drawing board!)"
"Great…" was all Rufus could think.
"(Rufus! Did you hear that??? I have my own action figure!)" Ron's squeaks echoed against the empty restroom walls. "(This is so cool! Bet they just couldn't resist sharing this face with the world…I gotta buy one!)"
Rufus sighed, "Calm down Ron." He picked up his 'little' buddy and layed him on the sink. "Now why're we in here?"
"(Huh? Oh yeah I almost forgot.)" he put the most serious face he could [but it still looked pretty goofy as always]. "(Step two of operation KP4Me: eliminate the competition.)"
"What?" Rufus asked.
"(Josh Mankey.)" Ron said with a scowl. "(He's the only other guy in this school who Kim pays attention to. My chances would really go up if I can get Kim to not like him.)"
"Isn't that kinda mean? I mean, he's a pretty nice guy. The only reason you're jealous is because-" Ron stopped him.
"(I am not jealous. He's just cramping my style)," Ron said in defense.
"Whatever," Rufus rolled his eyes. "What're you gonna do to him? …I mean we."
"(Not what we're going to do to him. What he's going to do to us.)"
"Huh? You lost me again." Rufus scratched his head again. It was obvious Ron had done a lot of thinking last night. He was glad that Ron at least came in with a plan…whether he knew how to do deal with his problems or not was what scared Rufus.
"(We have to make Josh look like a jerk in front of Kim. If we can get Josh to take a swing at me…er…you...then Kim will get angry at him for trying to hurt her best friend.)"
"Playin' a little dirty aren't we?" Rufus said with a smirk.
"(Okay, okay. If this works I promise I'll make it up to both of them. Just remember to do what I told you to do. I've worked out the entire situation and predicted what each person would say so you shouldn't have much of a problem.)" Ron ordered.
"Hey, didn't have to tell me that. I'm just the slave here," Rufus responded.
"(Sorry, Rufus)" Ron said rubbing the back of his head. The truth was, he knew he wasn't acting himself today. He felt bad about it, but the thought of Kim made it all worth it…he hoped.
"(I know I've been acting a bit off lately but-)"
"S'okay Ron," Rufus stopped him. "I know girls can a guy crazy."
"(You do? How?)"
Rufus shrugged, "I dunno. Just remember. If things start to get the least bit hot between me and Kim…" he made a cutting motion on his neck. "…then I'm bailing. I'ma run for my life. I don't know if you get just how wrong that would be if…*shudder* So just make sure her face doesn't get with five inches of mine and I'll be glad to help."
"Dude," came an unfamiliar voice.
Both Ron and Rufus swung around. They hadn't realized that someone else was using the restroom.
"Are you like…talking to a hamster?"
"Uhh……"
With that, Rufus and Ron made a run to their next class, leaving the kid scratching his head in confusion.
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*Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiinnnnnngg!!!*
"Woooh! Class is over! Finally!" Rufus yelled in exhaustion.
"Uh, Ron…that was homeroom," Kim reminded him.
"Oh…well…um…oh yeah. Have you seen Josh around lately? Where's that guy hang out? I've been looking' for him."
"Why? Are you two buddies or something?" Kim responded.
"No he just…" Rufus put on a tough face. "He has something that belongs to me."
"Yeah?" Kim smirked. "What?"
"Just…something that belongs…to the family," Rufus sagged his pants down a bit to make a tough appearance.
"What family?"
"Look baby girl, this is between me and mah crew an' I don' wanna see ya get hurt. Ya heard?"
Kim couldn't help but smile a bit, "Heh…look, 'Dawg'. I don't know what's going on but-"
"Wait!" Rufus put up his hand and looked in the other direction. "There he is! Josh Monkey…" he spat on the ground.
"Huh?" Kim was still confused at what was going on. What was he doing?
"Hey Monkey! Get yo as* over here! I gotta fight to finish with you!" Rufus pointed his finger straight for Josh.
"Huh?" Josh responded.
"Look n*gga. I'ma lay it down slow so you can understand. Gimme my money."
"Ron? Is that you? Where's Kim? What're you-"
"Leave her out of this! Where's my blood money, dawg?"
"What?? Ron you're gonna get hurt if you keep playin' like that," Josh advised.
"Hey, I ain't playin. Just gimme my money and we'll leave you alone."
"(This is perfect!)" Ron thought. "(Everyone knows chics dig the gangster look!)"
"We?" Josh asked.
"Me and my fist, homeboy!" Rufus tried to make a hand guesture but it ended up looking more like a peace sign.
"Ron…" Josh started to whisper. "Is this about Kim? Look if you're trying to impress her-"
"That's it!" Rufus didn't want Josh to know what they were up to. It felt kinda wrong trying to harass Josh if he didn't do anything, though. "You been messin wit my b'ness too long now homie! It's on now!"
Rufus pulled his fist back to threaten Josh when-
"Ron!" Kim pulled him back. "I'm SOOO sorry Josh! He's just…on something…something."
"Forget on something, he IS something…is he gonna be okay?" Josh asked.
"Am I gonna be okay!? Am I gonna be okay!? Are you gonna be okay when I ram my fist into yo-"
"Ron!!" Kim pulled him back to his locker. "What's wrong with you??? Do you know that was Josh you were talking to? And this is High School?? Not some action movie or wrestling show you've been watching!"
"I know."
"Then what was all that 'macho-shoot-em-up' attitude for?"
"Uhhh…me and Josh were just playing," Rufus lied.
"Oh really…?"
"Yeah…hehe…really."
She sighed and shook her head, "Okaaay Ron…I'm gonna return some books to the library. Meet ya in class?"
"Uh…yeah, sure."
Slinging her backpack over her shoulder, Kim made her way to the school library with a confused look still on her face.
"(Dang! Somehow, I think that failed to impress her…oh well! Back to the drawing board!)"
"Great…" was all Rufus could think.
