SO CLOSE TO BEING FINISHED!! GAH!!

After several days of skulking about city in a deep state of depression, Todd had nowhere to go except back to the boarding house.

They had let him come back with no arguments, since they had all heard about the incident. To them, they had lost a roommate, but to Todd, he had lost not only a friend, but also a family member. So, in the early afternoon, he lay on the couch, watching mindless dribble on TV.

He sighed and wiped his bleary eyes, rolling over, but that was just a little too much movement for the beat up old sofa and it flipped over on him. "Frikkin hell!" he yelled, hitting the floor with his fist in anger. He stood and dusted himself off, and then noticed a small white box that had been under the couch.

Unsure of it, he picked it up and sat down on the floor. He opened the tiny package, and inside was beautiful golden heart-shaped locket. On either side were two small charms: on the left there was a happy little frog, holding onto the chain with one hand.

On the right was a mouse holding itself up with both paws and had a moveable tail. The two seemed to be smiling at one another and looked very happy to be part of Todd's necklace.

He knew it was for him, and he knew who wanted to give it to him and nearly cried, but covered it up with a cough. He carefully cupped the locket in his hand as if it were made of glass and opened it, marveling at the small picture inside.

It was of Sunshine from the head to her shoulders, and seemed to be taken at one of those booths you find in the mall. There was something odd about her though: she was smiling, but she was pointing up for some reason.

Todd sat there for a moment, puzzled at what the picture meant. He then got a small idea and gingerly picked at the edge of the photo, which popped out, but there was something more to it. He pulled it down and there where more pictures attached to it, heart-shaped of course.

One was of her with the "deer in the headlights" look, probably because she did not know when the picture was going to be taken. The next of her picking her nose, the next she was crossing her eyes with her tongue sticking out, but the last was by far the best.

Her wild, straw-like hair looked tamer, and her bangs were out of her normally cloudy eyes, which sparkled with life and vigor. She was slightly turned to the side and had an impish smile on her pale face, but she was just as beautiful as any normal girl was, if not more.

The green teenager sighed heavily and folded up the pictures and closed the locket, placing it around his neck. He then noticed a piece of paper in the box and picked it up, opening it and started to read the poem…

Rats

We carry disease

We bite and we have fleas

We scurry about

When the humans are out

We eat everything but cheese

Toads

They're ugly and disgusting

Only there for gut-busting

Scum of the Earth

Lower than dirt

They're lowlifes and distrusting

The two most hated creatures

How fitting it may seem

Two unlikely mutants

Can become such a team

Thanks for being such a great friend Todd. Merry Christmas!

Todd folded the paper back up and put it in his back pocket. Tears were blurring his vision as he got into a fetal position and gripped the locket tight. "Merry Christmas Sunshine…merry Christmas…"

Fin

Sorry the ending wasn't a very happy one, but it's okay. I'm thinking of a sequel, but it may take a while before anything new comes up. School keeps me from my writing that's why it's taken me so long to write this darn thing. Well, thank you for all your reviews! You guys are great!