Cry-Baby three

After high school

Graduation, out smarting Baldwin

An hour and a half later Cry-Baby and the rest of the gang returned with Allison to her house. They had an hour before they were due to graduate, neither could wait, seeing as it meant getting away from Baldwin and Lenora, and the hells that was high school.

No one had yet noticed the new sparkly asset on Allison's ringer finger. This in returned amused the two teens greatly. Sure the diamond wasn't the size that jumped right out at you and demanded attention, but it wasn't small to the point of needing a magnifying glass either.

It took Allison handing her grandmother her glasses so she could read the new paper before anyone noticed. Allison hadn't even been trying to draw attention to it; her grandmother was far too sharp to need that kind of prodding to notice something of that kind of importance.

She knew Cry-Baby had been planning to ask her granddaughter to marry him at their graduation. He had asked her permission for Allison's hand in marriage a year ago. She had been one of the people who knew what Cry-Baby had been working hard to save up for.

She greatly approved, especially after she was informed privately of his practical genius level of knowledge in Science mathematics and chemistry. She had been even more pleased when she was told his scores out doubled and out shined Baldwin in all of those three subjects.

And of course he had been accepted to attend the same school and take the same subjects as Allison. She even knew about Pepper as well.

Yes she approved of him, no doubt of that. Regardless of whom his father had been. He resembled his father and frighteningly so, but he was not his father, he is own person, who she could see becoming a success despite his life style growing up.

She also understood why he had kept such knowledge to him self. She knew people who were smart were teased mercilessly. Allison had gone through the same problem when she was younger until she learned to hide her talents from other spiteful children.

Pepper, Wanda and Hatchet had been shocked, they had no idea Cry-Baby had even bought a ring, sure they knew he and Allison would marry sooner or later, but they had no idea it would be sooner then they had first thought.

Pepper grinned "it's gorgeous" she said happily as she examined the ring, and shot her brother an approving look, which he returned with a wink. "We're finally gonna being actual sisters. This is so cool" she said in delight.

Cry-Baby grinned he knew he had just made his sister extremely happy, seeing as he had now given her a sister figure to gossip with, which would be officially legal before they left for collage, that was what Cry-Baby was hopping for.

Wanda asked "so do you guys know when you wanna get hitched?" Cry-Baby told her "well it depends when it's convenient, but I would like to get married before Allison and I leave for school."

Hatchet asked "school? What do you mean leaving for school?" Cry-Baby cringed and revealed everything he'd told Allison that morning, including out scoring Baldwin with double the correct answers in the final exams.

Pepper revealed she was also going with them, that her own grades are a lot higher then she liked anyone knowing, seeing as the smart kids got a load of shit for their supposedly over sized brains.

Allison added gleefully "you know what the best part of this it is? He earned double Baldwin's score, god I would have just loved to have seen the smug look wiped off his mug, when he realised Cry-Baby is smarter then he is."

This earned loud appreciative laughter. They had something to use against Baldwin, they could hardly wait to rub it in his smug square face.

Ramona commented "ok you lot, get moving you need to get ready. Cry-Baby Milton, I want the both of you out of those jeans t shirts and leathers and boots. I've laid out a shirt tie and dress pants and dress shoes for the both of you. I'd brought them with me this morning. Your not graduating looking like that" she gestured to their current attire.

Cry-Baby looked like his gran had told him he was grounded or Pepper had drunk the last of the milk. "Do I have to?" he practically whined. Milton didn't look all that excited either. "Yes!" Ramona and Belvedere insisted at the same time.

"Do you two have a set of clothes to change into for the ceremony to wear under your robes?" Ramona asked gesturing to both Wanda and Hatchet. Both girls nodded.

"My mother made me bring a really boring and horrible looking blouse and skirt and frumpy heeled shoes when I stayed over here last night" Hatchet said reluctantly.

Wanda confirmed with a disgusted scowl that Hatchet's mother had forced her to do the same. Wanda lived with Hatchet after she left her parents house when they decided to allow Inga the Swedish milk maid to stay.

Fifteen minutes later the teens came back down stairs. Each except Allison had a deep scowl on their faces. They clearly hated their current attire.

Cry-Baby and Milton were dressed in white shirts and black dress pants, with a black tie and black lace up dress shoes. Over the top they wore the emerald green robes; they had their caps in their hands.

The girls were dressed in black pleated skirts that reached just a few inches above their knees. And much to Wanda's horror they were full skirts not a slit in sight. They each wore a white blouse. Their shoes consisted of black heeled pumps. They were also wearing the emerald green robes and holding the tasselled caps in their hands.

Mrs. Vernon-Williams took a couple of pictures of the whole gang together with their graduating caps on. She then insisted having a couple of photos of Allison on her own, then some with just Allison and Cry-Baby, and finally some of the girls on their own and some with boys on their own as well.

Half an hour later they arrived at the school. The ceremony went without a single hitch. After the ceremony and with their diplomas in hand they searched for other drapes.

On the way they were stopped by Baldwin and Lenora who looked to be at least four months pregnant if not more. She was definitely pregnant there was no mistaking it. The robes did nothing to cover her pregnancy bump.

Cry-Baby eyed Lenora and smirked before saying slyly "well Lenora it seems you got your wish, you're knocked up, good for you. I guess you had to settle for second best; if the other half of the kid's genes is anything to go by that is.

I pity any kid that has either you or Baldwin for a parent. Life's good considering any kid of yours Lenora will never have the Walker genes, at least not from this Walker anyway."

Baldwin spat "at least I plan on doing something with my life. What the hell do you plan to do Walker, be a handy odd job man; continue washing cars and mow lawns for the rest of your life? Don't ever think I wouldn't find out about that Walker."

Cry-Baby said smugly "No actually I have every intention of marrying Allison by the end of the summer before I attend collage with her and Pepper. Why else do you think I did all that work, I needed the cash to get her a ring?"

He added slyly "and I didn't even have to knock her up or be forced into marriage by my family, I asked out of my own free will." He lifted Allison's left hand to reveal the diamond ring on her left ring finger. Baldwin and Lenora looked as if they were going to be sick.

Baldwin spat trying to save face "so what you got the girl, the only thing she sees in you is for your looks, it's not like there's a brain inside that slicked back head of yours to entertain her. How hell did you get into a collage like the one she's attending, did you bribe them?"

Cry-Baby's smile suddenly turned Cheshire cat like, a sly Cheshire cat at that; as he crowed "tell me Baldwin what was your end of exam results like? I believe you were beaten by some mystery student who scored twice as high as you did in Science, Math and Chem. You never did find out who they were did you?"

Baldwin went bright red as he snarled "how the did you find out about that Walker, snooping around in the filing room hopping to cheat your way into collage by changing your score were you?"

Cry-Baby sneered and replied "why the hell would I need to do such a thing when I managed to out score your ass twice as high in Science Math and chem, and do it legally?

Yeah Baldwin I'm the one who wiped the floor with your ass in those exams. I guess this common drape and bum is not has thick as you thought."

Baldwin let out a bark of incredulously laughter and sneered "you wish walker you're so dense it's a wonder you don't need Allison to help you tie your shoe laces and wipe your ass."

Cry-Baby smirked and replied "really Baldwin? Tell me do you have to insist on revealing how Lenora helps you wipe your ass, it sounds like your speaking from experience? Does she tie your shoes laces and pat you on the head like a good little dog?"

Unknown to them the entire school board was standing close enough to hear every single last word of their conversation. Many of the board members had to stifle their laughter, Mrs. Vernon Williams included, at hearing Cry-Baby's last jibe. They could all see Baldwin was asking for it.

Cry-Baby turned and when he earned stifled laughter from behind him. He was surprised to see the entire school board standing close by and looking in his and the others direction. He merely raised an eyebrow as if to say 'yeah and what are you all looking at?'

The head of the school board to turned to Baldwin and commented in a clear none nonsense tone "I assure Mr. Walker is telling the truth. He did out score your percentage by twice as much, and he did it fairly and legally. You Baldwin need to lean how to not provoke others when they are brighter and obviously quicker then your self."

He then turned to Cry-Baby and pepper and the others. "And as for you Mr. Walker and Mrs. Walker-Wells congratulations on your acceptance into your choice of collage, and of course as Mrs. Vernon-William just informed me and the others congratulations Mr. Walker on your engagement to Miss Vernon-Williams."

Cry-Baby nodded respectively and commented "thank you sir. I'm sorry you all had to hear that, but I won't take slanderous comments like that from him of all people. I never cheated on those exams sir" he said glaring heatedly in Baldwin's direction

"The reason no one knew about my knack for Science Mathematics and Chemistry was because I didn't like the idea of others knowing that about me. I would get enough stick for being a drape, and most of all being a Walker as it is. I did not need or want the fact I'm not as dense as some people would believe me to be, to become public knowledge"

Before anyone could say anything to that, Baldwin turned on his heel with one last look at Cry-Baby that clearly screamed your dead you fucking drape scum. They all watched him as he stormed away.

They weren't surprised when people would quickly scramble out of his path. If the look he'd shot Cry-Baby as he left was still present, it was no wonder at all. They watched him viciously rip the cap of his head and rammed it in his pocket. They noticed Lenora was on his heel trying to keep up with him as he practically marched away.

Cry-Baby shook his head in disgust and grumbled "I don't even have to put any effort into it, out besting Baldwin is as easy as breathing, so much so that it's not even funny. Why can't he get a clue already and realise I'm not ever gonna roll over when he tells me to like some simpering obedient dog?"

One of the board members asked "this animosity between your self and Baldwin, it has been going on for years, more so since you begun to date Miss Vernon-Williams. Why must this feud between you continue?"

Cry-Baby replied coolly "the fact he takes pleasure in the fact his grandfather fried my parents, leaving me and my sister as orphans; and that he gets his kicks by rubbing it into my face constantly. Yeah I would pretty much say that goes along way into fuelling all that animosity thank you very much."

Ramona and Belvedere had arrived just in time to hear the board member congratulating Cry-Baby on getting into collage and his engagement to Allison. They both put a comforting hand on the tense teen's shoulders, as he shook in barely suppressed rage. Allison placed a loving hand on his face, causing him to lean gratefully into it.