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Another chapter with Nigel in school. This one was intended to give him some more background, since you are not familiar with his story. You will see some more of this "flashbacks", so get used to them ;)
I also thought that it should be some Kim time again… enjoy.
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Ron wasn´t joking then he said that he had cheer-practice. He was the masquot of the ´Mad-dogs´. It was a nice name, Nigel liked him. He sat down on the tribune, relaxing. There was nothing else to do anyway. His first day went pretty smooth so far. He was glad that he had only to talk to three people today. Nigel touched his chin… he had had no time to shave himself…his three-day beard must have looked stupid. Tomorrow he had to face all the other students, most of them have gone home at this time as he had learned from Ron.
The cheerleaders looked great. It was definitely a sight to behold, so much sweetness… But looks wasn´t the only thing they were good at. He was more than once stunned about the moves the girls pulled of. Not that he was lacking in the physical department but this – especially Kim was good, which surprised him actually. His original thoughts about her must have been wrong. And that she hangs around with Ron makes her a rather nice girl. "Maybe I should try my luck… the lost of Sarah was long ago…" After the loss of Sarah, for which he blamed himself, he was not able to date any girl. He just thought it was not right. But now he had to move on, what use was living in the past anyway…
Now it was Ron´s appearance. The dog costume was pretty funny. Nigel almost had to laugh than Ron did his ´badical´ moves. Then suddenly it happened, the think he had feared would happen! His cell-phone gave vibration alarm. "O man…I am on OFFICIAL VACATION you morons" he groans. With hesitation he took out the phone, clapped it open and looked on the display. He frowned. The number was not familiar with him but the secret sign appeared on top of the display. It means the connection was save from eavesdropper. Finally he accepted the call…
"Yes?" he said in a rather grumpy mood
"NIGEL CRESTEM! HOW do you dare not to call your parents then moving into a new COUNTRY!"
"D—D..Dad?"
"You sure beliefe it´s me! You had as worried sick!"
"Sorry I thought…"
"That we are hiding out somewhere? Ha, guess again boy!"
"But…"
"We moved into the living quarters of the main headquarter for the time being. So you don´t have to worry about us! We even started working again!"
"Glad to hear", he should have known better. The two might be no fighters, but they liked their work…nothing could stop them from that.
"Hey Nig….hey stop that … …don´t…"
"What´s going on…Dad?"
"Hi, darling!"
"Mom, you too?"
"Of course… you wouldn´t think I´d leave your dad alone, would you?"
(No, how stupid of him…)
"Where are you right now, sweet?"
"School, watching gir…ähm watching physical-education…you know, the wound…"
"You watch girls? One could think I had raised you better than that! The best would be to come right over to you!"
shoot, how did she found him out?
"You know I´m an analyst, right? I can tell from your voice you were lying to me! Hope you behave yourself young man!"
"Cmon, you know I´m not like that!"
"You are 19! Everything is possible at this age!"
Typical, she couldn´t stop to lecture him. Are all mums like this?
"If you think so…"
"I think it will be better to call you at evening again am I right?"
"Yes, that will be better. Thanks mum"
he could hear her, calling his Dad back to the phone.
"Son?"
"Dad!"
" I just wanted to tell you… I thought it would be the best to send you some gadgets."
"You did what? Why would I need them? I´m on vacation you know, no jobs!"
"You will get them anyway… I told David!"
"O come ON…your going on my nerves you know that?"
"That´s what parents are there for", he laughed into the phone
"O all right…"
"So Nigel, I will hang up now, behave yourself ok? We love you"
"Love you too Dad, goodby"
He ended the call.
It sure was a surprise to hear from his parents! To bad the talk came so sudden. But today evening he would tell them everything, he said to himself.
The girls were forming a pyramid now. Kim and the other girl with brown hair had a fight about who would be on the top. It amused him. "nakc,nack". He turned around. "Rufus, you were here all the time?"
The critter was sitting behind him. "Hey come on, on my hand" he offered Rufus his hand to jump on…he came. "Nice little mole rat"
Then he watched the cheerleaders again. The girls are still fighting. Somehow it remembered him about his days of training with Crawd.
He touched the place there his scar was…could even feel it through his sweater…luckily it was not in his face, that would have minimized his chances with the girls into nothing for sure. But it still was a nasty wound.
They finally decided. The girl won over Kim. Nigel guessed that Kim just had no joy anymore in the fight. The summersault she pulled of to reach the top was cool.
"ouch"… the pyramid was about to collapse, the girl didn´t come on in the right angle.
"uuu that must have hurt" he blurred out , Rufus joining in with his " ouch". He jumped out. "Hey, is everything all right?"
"Yes,yes, it´s all right, thanks" the blonde girl form Latin, her name was Tara as he learned later, answered. "We´re used to it, you know." "Well if that is so…" he sat again, scolding himself for making an idiot out of himself.
"Who was this guy anyway" Bonnie asked. "A friend of loser dog?" Kim gave her a look, which could have poisoned someone." Didn´t you know Bonnie? He is this new student from Germany. He was in latin " Tara answered her. "And so you know Bonnie" - Kim closed her bag – "he IS a friend of Ron!". She could not stand it if someone was picking on Ron, even after they broke up. Bonnie the very least. "I would not guessed this" it was Hope who said this " but from his looks he sure could play some levels higher in the ´food chain´ than Ron!" She looked to Kim, who avoided eye contact. It was true that Ron wasn´t considered as boyfriend materiel but he has his qualities. She wanted to answer but suddenly the (well known from everyone) famous 'beep' came out of her bag. Kim took the Kimunicator and switched it on. Wade appeared on the screen.
"What is the Sitch Wade?"
"Kim it is urgent! Grap Ron and then make haste to the Bio-lab in Lowerton!"
"Why would I need Ron?" she sure wasn´t in the mood to take Ron along with her… the girls gave her strange looks already…
"I´ve got a hunch you will need him! It is an escort they are asking for, for some new virus the discovered!
"Sounds interesting, I take this then!"
"Good luck Kim"
She switched of the Kimunicator. Now this was a new one, keeping watch over a virus. It didn´t sound like much trouble to her, though. But she trusted Wade. If he said it would be better to bring Ron with her, she should do it. Who knows for sure?
She crammed her stuff together and walked to the exit. Before leaving she turned to the others again: "You know, Ron might be no looker, but…you can trust him. That is something you can´t say from everyone!" Then she leaved.
It has to cost the short relationship with Ron to make her finally realize that this 'food chain' thinking was just plain stupid
