Chapter 3: The Gang
Arden and Allison walked into the boarding school. Arden had her doubts, but as Allison held her paw the whole way, it did not seem to frightening. However, Arden was noticing Allison staring at some of the mice, mainly girls.
"What's up?" asked Arden. "See something you didn't like?" Allison looked at her and shook her head.
"No...sometimes, I just start staring at girls. I don't know why. It's habit forming. Of course none of the others know, so don't mention it," she said.
"Others?" asked Arden.
There were many mice children inside. Some were guys, some were girls. Some of them looked at Arden.
"Is she new?" asked one of the girl mice named Angel. Allison walked over to her with Arden.
"Girls, this is Arden. She'll be our new roommate." said Kanaka. Angel and the other mice girls introduced each other.
"Hola. Me llamo Angel," said Angel.
"Huh?" asked Arden.
"She' speaks Spanish some of the time," whispered Allison.
"Y un vegetarian," replied Angel.
"This is Alana, this is Beatriz, and this is Erin, and this is Anna. Over there we have the boy mice. There names are Daren,he's the one in the pink, (he thinks real mice wear pink), Cameron, Nathan, Alonzo, and Hunter." explained one of the girl mice. She had dark brown fur. She had a white skirt and a white shirt.
Hunter looked deep into Arden's eyes, thinking about how pretty was when she was not drinking. Nathan gazed at Arden with sly looking eyes.
"Hi there, sweetheart," he hissed. Allison shoved him.
"Nate, you're such a pervert!" she said. Nathan rolled his eyes and winked at Arden.
"She's pretty Cameron." said Hunter turning her head to Cameron's. Hunter wore a vanilla colored shirt. He wore a brown hat and brown pants that were torn. Cameron had white fur and had a blue outfit on. He was the son of Kitty, the female mouse that sang the song of "Let Me Be Good to You" in the Rat Trap Bar scene from the movie. Cameron then looked at Daren, Nathan, and Alonzo. Daren had tan fur and a black pair of pants and a pink t-shirt. Nathan wore a light blue suit and dark brown fur. Alonzo had a gray outfit on and gray fur. Daren had a crush on Angel who had gray fur and a blue skirt and long sleeved shirt, Cameron had a crush on Beatriz who had tan fur and a purple dress, Nathan had a sister named Erin who had brown fur and a pink dress, and Alonzo had a crush on Anna who had light brown fur and a yellow skirt, shirt, and bow. While everyone talked, Hunter couldn't stop gazing at Arden. "Didn't I see her in that bar? She's so…beautiful!" he thought. Kanaka led Arden to the main room to be enrolled. Arden became room mates to the girls she met that day. Hunter's room was beside Arden's. That night while Arden and her friends were talking, Hunter came to the door way and gazed at her.
"I wish I could watch Arden in her room all the time." thought Hunter.
Hunter watched Arden and her friends until they all fell asleep. Hunter crept into the room and looked at Arden.
"I hope to see you tomorrow." he whispered. He walked back to the door and slowly closed it and went asleep.
The next morning, the crowd of mice children heading toward the dining hall for the breakfast hour. Hunter saw Arden's face in the crowd. Hunter called for her. But Arden didn't hear him.
Arden sat with her friends. Hunter kept looking at Arden. Arden never really noticed. Hunter wished that she did. Hunter even walked up to her but Arden didn't pay attention. She just drew in the drawing book that Angel gave her last night. Arden couldn't stop drawing pictures of Basil, Dawson, Hiram Flaversham, and Olivia. But mostly Professor Ratigan. Beatriz saw her draw Professor Ratigan.
"Why are you drawing him?" asked Beatriz. Arden looked at her.
"Remember when I told her about my past that involved him and Basil of Baker Street?" asked Arden. Beatriz nodded "yes".
"Well ever since dealing with Professor Ratigan, I've wanted to draw pictures so I wouldn't forget." replied Arden. Hunter heard every word. When he heard the phrase "ever since dealing with Professor Ratigan", he became determined to find out what she meant by that.
Hunter followed Arden everywhere. He wanted to say something to her. Or at least show her what he wants to say. But when he was about to grab her attention, nothing would work. "I wish I can win her heart." thought Hunter.
At recess, Arden and her friends sat again a dead branch. Alana watched Arden writing a letter.
"Who are you writing to?" asked Alana.
"I'm writing to Basil of Baker Street for help." replied Arden. Arden sent her mail on the mail sender named Sydney. She was a female mouse with tan colored fur. She wore a pink long sleeved peasant shirt and a purple skirt. Arden gave her, her mail.
"Send it to Basil of Baker Street." informed Arden. Sydney then drove away on her bike and went to Baker Street. Hunter saw everything.
"I think it's great that she knows Basil of Baker Street." he whispered.
An hour later, Basil got her letter. Dawson was there with him. Basil smiled and looked at him.
"Dawson! It's a letter from Arden! She's still alive! It's says that she is in that boarding school that I went to when I was young! She's alright!" exclaimed Basil. Dawson smiled and told Hiram and Olivia Flaversham. Back at the boarding school, Hunter was still spying on Arden.
"Arden…hi?" asked Hunter to himself.
Hunter knew things have to start between him and Arden. He thought he found the girl who he was looking for……