CHAPTER 2: DISTRACTED PRINCESS

Charlie Brown and Freida were sitting down and having lunch outside on the playground,and as they were eating the former couldn't help but notice that his girlfriend appeared to be humming a little tune out of the corner of his ear as he playfully asked with a small smirk "You got a new song stuck in your head babe? I can relate if you do." to which the curly haired nodded her head and politely admitted in response "Yup,it's been in my head all day and I can't stop thinking about it." before Charlie Brown lightly chuckled and wondered "What's the name of it,it sounds very funky from what I'm hearing here."

"I sure wish I could tell you,I just heard it in a dream I was having last night where I was singing it at a concert in Florida for my eighteenth birthday,and I can't even be bothered to remember the lyrics. It's a shame because it was a really nice disco piece." Freida sighed and regrettably refused to tell Charlie Brown the name of the song as she and the boy got up and began to make their way back to class to which the latter smiled and somewhat sarcastically lamented in response "Well gee I wish I there to see you perform like that,that would have been incredible. Also I wouldn't be too surprised if FlashBeagle was there considering he's the king of disco,or at least that's what he thinks." which resulted in the two lovers sharing a laugh with each other.

"You know while we're on the topic,you truly do deserve that honor if you ask me." mentioned Charlie Brown as he and Freida were walking down the school hallway to which the latter politely wondered with a little bit of a raised eyebrow "What honor sweetie?" which resulted in the round headed boy promptly explaining what he had meant "You being a music star,out of all the kids in Sparkyville you deserve a title like that the most,and I'm not just saying that because we're a couple. I mean you've cleaned house at every talent show or play we've held,that's gotta mean something."

"Oh thank you sweetie." remarked Freida with a big smile on her face as she hugged and kissed her boyfriend on cheek,making him intensely blush in the process before the two kids entered their classroom and got in their seats with the rest of their classmates and friends. Later on in the evening as the school day finally came to an end,the gang was patiently waiting for their bus to arrive and pick them up as Rattler hung her head and bitterly groaned when she noticed how long they were waiting "Man what is taking this bus so long? If I have to wait any longer then I'll just be walking home,I promised Andy I'd watch Laughing Bunnies 3 with him tonight." to which Peppermint Patty scoffed and dumbfoundedly questioned with a raised eyebrow "Why in the world are you watching that little kid's stuff?"

"I never said I wanted to,he gave me the puppy dog eyes and I couldn't just leave him hanging like that." sharply retorted Rattler in defense of herself as she turned to face the tomboy which prompted Marcie to nonchalantly retort while she lifted her head up from a book she was reading "Now you all know what happens whenever they all come to the "French Cafe" at three in the morning. It's always the eyes that get you." before Charlie Brown calmly added in agreement "Never underestimate the eyes of a begging beagle,they will creep up on you."

"And that's why I settled on a cat,don't get me wrong I love dogs and won't pass up an opportunity to play with those beagles,but I can actually take care of a cat." retorted Christine while she quietly listened to some music on her headphones before Freida sharply brought up at the mere mention of a cat "You know speaking of cats,I think Diana and Faron may be already falling for each other." to which Linus facepalmed and lamented in bewilderment "Oh good grief,don't let their kittens near Woodstock then."

"Ok I'm gonna count to five and if this bus isn't here by the time I get up there,I'm walking home." Lucy balled up her fist and angrily announced when she realized that the bus STILL hadn't arrived yet which Peppermint Patty immediately agreed upon "Same here Lucille!" only for James to politely disagree as he looked down at his shoes "I'd be inclined to agree due to the wait,except I live in the city and I can't exactly walk that far." which prompted Eudora to wonder out of curiosity "Why is that James?"

"Because I would more than likely attract dirt on the way and my father is VERY opinionated on tracking dirt into the house." explained James as he pointed over at the frankly dirty road up ahead before Rebecca nonchalantly joked in response while she glanced over at PigPen "So is it safe to say that he'd have a heart attack if PigPen came over?" to which James nodded his head and firmly agreed "Literally and figuratively." only for the conversation to be suddenly interrupted when Lucy started loudly counting down "1! 2! 3! 4!"

"Excuse me,may I borrow some of your time?" The voice of an older sounding boy suddenly asked admits Lucy's loud counting to which the kids all perked up and quickly looked over to the right to be greeted by the sight of a teenager with dark sunglasses,a small yet still noticeable mustache,a surprising lack of hair and a grey suit looking at them with a friendly grin.

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