Simple and Clean
Michal Seitz
14-year-old Teens Across the Street (TatS)
Chapter #1 A Crush?
"Lalalalala!" a very cheerful voice sang out. "Would you like a cup of tea, Mr. Wumperfuzzle?" Kuki Sanban asked, pretending to pour some liquid into the stuffed animal's empty glass. Kuki was always having girly tea parties, and they were always loud, and they were always in front of the TV
in the living room where certain people were trying to watch wrestling.
"Couldn't ya keep it down, Kuki? Ah can't hear anythin' but you and your cruddy tea party!" Wallabee (Wally) Beatles snapped, rolling his eyes.
Even though he was mean to her a lot, Wally didn't think Kuki or her tea parties were cruddy. In fact, he really liked Kuki. She was pretty, sweet, cute- he thought about her almost all of the time. He could never take his eyes- or mind- off of her.
"Ok, Wally! Lalalalala..." Kuki continued in a quieter voice. "Mr. Snuggikins, would you like a cookie? How about you, Mr. Puffnstuff? (He he he... watched a dumb show about a guy in a costume named H.R. Puffnstuff- anyway...) Mrs. Wubbleberry? Or you, Ms. Cozybuttonnose?" Wally was getting mad now. Every time she said a name, he got angrier, until finally, he couldn't take it anymore.
"Can't you shaddap?" he yelled. "You and your animals are so stupid, always havin' cruddy tea parties all the time, and Ah can't take it anymore!" When he saw Kuki's tearry eyes, he was immediately sorry.
"Why do you always have to be so mean? You're just making my life worse!" (foreshadowing, to let you know!) she shouted back. "You won't see me at your funeral." Kuki stood up, back-hand smacked him across the face, and left the room. Wally stared at the stuffed animals, and they seemed to stare right back at him, mocking him.
"Go smile somewhere else!" he ordered them, throwing a pillow that knocked Mr. Wumperfuzzle over. Abby Lincoln walked into the room and saw him talking to thew stuffed animals.
"What did ya do dis time?" she asked, leaning against the wall. She knew Wally would make it look like it was Kuki's fault that he had yelled, but that never worked. Abby already knew that it was Wally's temper, because this had happened before, in front of the entire group.
"Kuki is bein' a stupid shiela again," Wally replied defiantly, fulfilling Abby's prediction. "Ah was tryin' ta watch the wrestlin' match and she was bein' loud!"
"Abby thinks you should be a little nicer to yo' crush," she advised, folding her arms and straightening up. She walked over to the couch and sat down. Wally's eyes grew wide as he jumped up from the couch.
"Why the heck are you- How did you- When did you- What are you talkin' about?" shouted Wally. He picked the remote up and turned the TV off. "How'd you get the idea that Ah like her?"
"Come on, Wally, get real! Every body- except Kuki- knows you like her! Yo' always starin' at her, protectin' her, volunteerin' ta team up wit her, and yo' always talkin' about her in yo' sleep!"
Wally plopped back down onto the couch. "Ah don't always stare- wait a minute, how do you know that Ah talk about her in my sleep?" Wally eyed Abby suspiciously as she laughed it off.
"Abby can hear you through the vent- keeps me up all night! 'Kuki, Ah need you!'" Abby imitated, batting her eyes sarcastically. "Besides, it's pretty obvious..." Abby laughed again. She thought it was sweet that Wally cared about Kuki so much- he just needed to show it differently!
"Ah know Ah should say sorry, but it was her fault, not mine!" Wally tried again, desperately. "She was bein' really loud and..." Wally finally gave up. No matter how much he tried to argue, he had to say sorry. He didn't want to admit that he was wrong, but it was better than getting beaten up by Abby. "Fine then! Ah'll tell her I didn't mean it." He walked out of the room and left Abby sitting on the couch.
Wally wished that he had the courage to tell Kuki that he was sorry. He also wanted to tell her that he didn't hate her. He definitely didn't have a crush on Kuki, though. Abby didn't know what she was talking about. He did NOT like Kuki in that way; she was too cute, sweet, kind- Wait a minute! What was he thinking? Wally refused to think about Kuki like that. He pushed the thoughts away as he reached her door with the swirly three on it.
"Uh, Kuki?" Wally knocked on the door. No answer. "Kuki? Are you in there?" Still no answer. "Look, Ah know that you're mad at me, but-" Suddenly, Wally heard a noise.
"Mmmmf!" It sounded muffled. There was something wrong; Wally could sense it.
"Ah'm coming in!" he yelled, kicking the door open. His foot really hurt, but that didn't matter. All that mattered was that Kuki was safe.
Wally ran through the maze of towering piles of toys, trying to find the most important person in his life. (Ooooooh! So he does have a thing for her!) He ran to the window and saw Kuki being yanked by her legs. She had a hard grip on the windowsill, which was the only thing that was keeping a big, ugly beast at bay. "Help me, Wally!" she cried. Her hands were slowly sliding off of the sill.
"Just keep holding on!" Wally shouted back. He ran to the window and grabbed her hands just as they released the windowsill. He pulled her as hard as he could, hoping she didn't get ripped in half. The monster was strong, but Wally was stronger. He pulled her through the window and the monster let go. It flew off into the distance quickly, disappearing over the horizon. "You okay?" Wally asked.
"Yeah, but why did that thing try to take me away?"
"You have failed miserably, Rio," a dark, evil voice snapped.
"I'm sorry, Master Beldeed, truly! I shall not fail again," the small beast cried, whimpering feebly. That stupid boy had interfered and save the Sanban girl. Rio gazed up at his superior, hoping for mercy.
"No, you shall NOT fail again." The large beast grinned, drawing his sword stealthily. "Now, for your punishment," he hissed, sheathing the sword. Before Rio could react, Beldeed ran him through, and Rio disappeared in a puff of smoke, banished to the world of Eternal Darkness. "I shall do the same to that accursed Sanban." Beldeed laughed, an evil sound that didn't even resemble human laughter. "Destruction!" he called, and immediately a large beast with wings appeared before him.
"Yes, My lord?" it asked, showing its sharp fangs.
"Do whatever it takes to capture Sanban and bring her here."
"Yes, anything for you." Destruction smiled at the chance he finally had to prove himself worthy to take care of vermin such as Sanban. Beldeed seemed to read his thoughts.
"You may not harm her in any way. I want to watch her die myself," Beldeed ordered. "Well, what are you waiting for? GO!" he shouted. Destruction flapped his wings and was gone, heading for his destination: Teens Across the Street headquarters.
Michal Seitz
14-year-old Teens Across the Street (TatS)
Chapter #1 A Crush?
"Lalalalala!" a very cheerful voice sang out. "Would you like a cup of tea, Mr. Wumperfuzzle?" Kuki Sanban asked, pretending to pour some liquid into the stuffed animal's empty glass. Kuki was always having girly tea parties, and they were always loud, and they were always in front of the TV
in the living room where certain people were trying to watch wrestling.
"Couldn't ya keep it down, Kuki? Ah can't hear anythin' but you and your cruddy tea party!" Wallabee (Wally) Beatles snapped, rolling his eyes.
Even though he was mean to her a lot, Wally didn't think Kuki or her tea parties were cruddy. In fact, he really liked Kuki. She was pretty, sweet, cute- he thought about her almost all of the time. He could never take his eyes- or mind- off of her.
"Ok, Wally! Lalalalala..." Kuki continued in a quieter voice. "Mr. Snuggikins, would you like a cookie? How about you, Mr. Puffnstuff? (He he he... watched a dumb show about a guy in a costume named H.R. Puffnstuff- anyway...) Mrs. Wubbleberry? Or you, Ms. Cozybuttonnose?" Wally was getting mad now. Every time she said a name, he got angrier, until finally, he couldn't take it anymore.
"Can't you shaddap?" he yelled. "You and your animals are so stupid, always havin' cruddy tea parties all the time, and Ah can't take it anymore!" When he saw Kuki's tearry eyes, he was immediately sorry.
"Why do you always have to be so mean? You're just making my life worse!" (foreshadowing, to let you know!) she shouted back. "You won't see me at your funeral." Kuki stood up, back-hand smacked him across the face, and left the room. Wally stared at the stuffed animals, and they seemed to stare right back at him, mocking him.
"Go smile somewhere else!" he ordered them, throwing a pillow that knocked Mr. Wumperfuzzle over. Abby Lincoln walked into the room and saw him talking to thew stuffed animals.
"What did ya do dis time?" she asked, leaning against the wall. She knew Wally would make it look like it was Kuki's fault that he had yelled, but that never worked. Abby already knew that it was Wally's temper, because this had happened before, in front of the entire group.
"Kuki is bein' a stupid shiela again," Wally replied defiantly, fulfilling Abby's prediction. "Ah was tryin' ta watch the wrestlin' match and she was bein' loud!"
"Abby thinks you should be a little nicer to yo' crush," she advised, folding her arms and straightening up. She walked over to the couch and sat down. Wally's eyes grew wide as he jumped up from the couch.
"Why the heck are you- How did you- When did you- What are you talkin' about?" shouted Wally. He picked the remote up and turned the TV off. "How'd you get the idea that Ah like her?"
"Come on, Wally, get real! Every body- except Kuki- knows you like her! Yo' always starin' at her, protectin' her, volunteerin' ta team up wit her, and yo' always talkin' about her in yo' sleep!"
Wally plopped back down onto the couch. "Ah don't always stare- wait a minute, how do you know that Ah talk about her in my sleep?" Wally eyed Abby suspiciously as she laughed it off.
"Abby can hear you through the vent- keeps me up all night! 'Kuki, Ah need you!'" Abby imitated, batting her eyes sarcastically. "Besides, it's pretty obvious..." Abby laughed again. She thought it was sweet that Wally cared about Kuki so much- he just needed to show it differently!
"Ah know Ah should say sorry, but it was her fault, not mine!" Wally tried again, desperately. "She was bein' really loud and..." Wally finally gave up. No matter how much he tried to argue, he had to say sorry. He didn't want to admit that he was wrong, but it was better than getting beaten up by Abby. "Fine then! Ah'll tell her I didn't mean it." He walked out of the room and left Abby sitting on the couch.
Wally wished that he had the courage to tell Kuki that he was sorry. He also wanted to tell her that he didn't hate her. He definitely didn't have a crush on Kuki, though. Abby didn't know what she was talking about. He did NOT like Kuki in that way; she was too cute, sweet, kind- Wait a minute! What was he thinking? Wally refused to think about Kuki like that. He pushed the thoughts away as he reached her door with the swirly three on it.
"Uh, Kuki?" Wally knocked on the door. No answer. "Kuki? Are you in there?" Still no answer. "Look, Ah know that you're mad at me, but-" Suddenly, Wally heard a noise.
"Mmmmf!" It sounded muffled. There was something wrong; Wally could sense it.
"Ah'm coming in!" he yelled, kicking the door open. His foot really hurt, but that didn't matter. All that mattered was that Kuki was safe.
Wally ran through the maze of towering piles of toys, trying to find the most important person in his life. (Ooooooh! So he does have a thing for her!) He ran to the window and saw Kuki being yanked by her legs. She had a hard grip on the windowsill, which was the only thing that was keeping a big, ugly beast at bay. "Help me, Wally!" she cried. Her hands were slowly sliding off of the sill.
"Just keep holding on!" Wally shouted back. He ran to the window and grabbed her hands just as they released the windowsill. He pulled her as hard as he could, hoping she didn't get ripped in half. The monster was strong, but Wally was stronger. He pulled her through the window and the monster let go. It flew off into the distance quickly, disappearing over the horizon. "You okay?" Wally asked.
"Yeah, but why did that thing try to take me away?"
"You have failed miserably, Rio," a dark, evil voice snapped.
"I'm sorry, Master Beldeed, truly! I shall not fail again," the small beast cried, whimpering feebly. That stupid boy had interfered and save the Sanban girl. Rio gazed up at his superior, hoping for mercy.
"No, you shall NOT fail again." The large beast grinned, drawing his sword stealthily. "Now, for your punishment," he hissed, sheathing the sword. Before Rio could react, Beldeed ran him through, and Rio disappeared in a puff of smoke, banished to the world of Eternal Darkness. "I shall do the same to that accursed Sanban." Beldeed laughed, an evil sound that didn't even resemble human laughter. "Destruction!" he called, and immediately a large beast with wings appeared before him.
"Yes, My lord?" it asked, showing its sharp fangs.
"Do whatever it takes to capture Sanban and bring her here."
"Yes, anything for you." Destruction smiled at the chance he finally had to prove himself worthy to take care of vermin such as Sanban. Beldeed seemed to read his thoughts.
"You may not harm her in any way. I want to watch her die myself," Beldeed ordered. "Well, what are you waiting for? GO!" he shouted. Destruction flapped his wings and was gone, heading for his destination: Teens Across the Street headquarters.