Chapter 19: The New Girl
Thomas stayed in his room the rest of the day mostly doing some home work and listening to music. Thomas heard his father and Sherman both walked into the pent house as he was was closing his laptop. Thomas quickly ran over to his lamp and turned off his light. Thomas then jumped into his bed and started to fake his sleep. Peabody opened the door just a tiny bit, just to see if his son was awake. "Thomas?" Peabody said in a soft voice. Thomas didn't answer. He just stayed on his side facing away from his father. Peabody didn't want to push it or wake up his son. Peabody then closed the door feeling a little bit sad inside. Thomas didn't get up afterwards. he stayed in his bed as he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
The next morning Thomas quickly grabbed his things and headed for the elevator. Peabody was making breakfast when he saw Thomas leaving the pent house. "Don't you want breakfast son?" Peabody asked Thomas pressed the button of the elevator and waited for the doors to open. "I'll get something on the way to school," Thomas said as the doors opened. Thomas then stepped inside the elevator as the doors closed behind him. Peabody continued to make Sherman's breakfast as the elevator doors were closed. Peabody places Sherman's breakfast in front of him and sat a crossed from his son. "Does your brother seem a little different to you?" Peabody asked. Sherman took a bite of his before answering. "I don't know he doesn't really talk about his problems to me anymore." Sherman said taking another bite of his food. Peabody nodded in response. "Why do you ask Mr. Peabody?" Sherman asked. Peabody crossed his arms and started to think. "Well he just... He came in the house yesterday and I wanted to talk to him about the next move in the campaign. But he just went off about me making money off of him," Peabody explained. "Are you making money off of him?" Sherman asked. Peabody looked at Sherman in surprise. "No. I would never do such a thing... Ever." Peabody answered. Sherman nodded. "He just seem spooked from something," Peabody added. Sherman nodded again. "Do you think it's Ms. Goodwin?" Sherman asked. Peabody again was surprised. "What about her?" Peabody asked. Sherman only smiled. "Come on Mr. Peabody you have something for her and you know it," Sherman said while smiling. Peabody chuckled. "Sherman we just met and... Well I'll tell you when your a little bit older," Peabody said with a smile. "Come on I'll take you to school," Peabody said as he took Sherman's empty plate.
Thomas walked down the hall heading for his class. A girl stood next to the door of Thomas's Science class with her hood on and ear buds in her ears and sun glasses over her eyes. Thomas walked passed her and walked into the classroom. The girl then walked in behind Thomas. Thomas sat in his normal seat in the back of the class next to the window. The girl then sat next to Thomas while taking off her sun glasses, hood and ear buds. "You must be new," Thomas said while putting his book out in front of him. "Let me guess. No ever sits next to you and you never seen me before?" The girl said as she turned and looked at Thomas. Thomas chuckled. "You guessed right," Thomas said as he looked at her. The girl had brown hair with a dark blue streak running down her hair and sky blue eyes. "I'm Ashlind Gomez," Ashlind said handing out her hand for a hand shake. "I'm Thomas Peabody," Thomas said shaking Ashlind's hand. "Hey. Your Mr. Peabody's boy. Weren't you like seven when the whole WABAC thing happened?" Ashlind asked. Thomas chuckled. "No that was my brother Sherman. Mr. Peabody didn't know I existed back then," Thomas said biting his lip. "Oh. Sorry," Ashlind apologized. "It's okay you didn't know," Thomas said forcing a smile. "Well this got awkward fast. But hey school has always be a awkward place," Ashlind said with a laugh. "Have you ever been in a awkward situation at school?" Ashlind asked. Thomas chuckled. "Where do I begin. I got suspended on my first day here," Thomas said with a smile. Ashlind chuckled. "Let me guess again. Big strong boy fighting the schools bully," Ashlind guessed as she looked at Thomas.
Thomas lightly clapped his hands. "Your good at guessing these things," Thomas said with a smile. "That happens everyday at my other school," Ashlind said sitting back in her chair. "And so... What was your awkward situation in your other school?" Thomas asked. Ashlind chuckled. "Well... Spray painting in the girls bathroom and skating in the hallway," Ashlind answered. Thomas nodded. "Impressive," Thomas added. Ashlind laughed. "It wasn't so impressive to the principal," Ashlind said with a smile. After class was over and the next few classes were over Thomas and Ashlind both had lunch at table away from everyone. "Hey Sherman who is your brother talking too?" Penny asked. Sherman then looked up and saw Thomas talking to a new girl. "I don't know. Should we go over there and see who she is?" Sherman asked. "Yeah sure," Penny said as she stepped forward with Sherman right behind her. "Hey," Sherman spoke up as he and Penny walked up to the table. Thomas and Ashlind stopped talking to each other and looked up at Sherman and Penny. "Oh this must be your brother," Ashlind said with a smile. "Yeah I'm Sherman," Sherman said while seating down. Penny sat down next to Sherman. "Thomas. Mr. Peabody wanted to know what was going on with you this morning," Sherman said as she started peeling is orange. "And I'm fine. That's all he needs to know," Thomas said a little snappy. "He's just worried about you," Sherman added. Ashlind then stood up from the table. "I have to go get something from my locker but I gave you my number right?" Ashlind asked. "Yeah you did," Thomas answered. "Alright see ya," Ashlind said as she started walking away. Thomas sat there with his brother and Penny. "If dad was so worried about me. Then he would be seating next me making sure I was eating my fruits," Thomas said as he stood up and walked out of the cafeteria. Sherman and Penny looked at each other. "Was it something I said?" Sherman asked. Penny just shook her head. "He's just being a jerk," Penny said taking a bite of her sandwich.
Peabody and Marina were talking and going over plans for the campaign. Peabody seemed to be focused on his neck pains. Every few minutes Peabody be rubbing the back of his neck. "Are you alright sir?" Marina asked. Peabody nodded. "Yeah I'm okay," Peabody nodded. Marina nodded in response. Peabody then yelped in pain as he rubbed the back of his neck. "Sir. If you don't mind if I could help your neck," Marina offered. Peabody then chuckled. "Go ahead," Peabody said as he turned his back to Marina. Marina then puts her hands on Mr. Peabody neck and started to rub. Marina was surprised by Peabody's warm soft fur was. This was almost like a living warm teddy bear but this was a dog. "Your really stressed out sir," Marina said as she continued to rub Peabody's neck. "Who wouldn't be stressed out with a company and a campaign to run along with two kids to care and love for," Peabody said as he started to tense up. "Sorry sir," Marina said letting go of Peabody's neck. "No Ms. Goodwin your fine. I think I drooled a little bit," Peabody said with a laugh. Marina laughed as she continued to rub the back of Peabody's neck. All of sudden the elevator doors opened and Thomas walked out of the elevator. Thomas was speechless at what he saw as he walked out of the elevator. Peabody and Marina looked up at saw Thomas standing there. Marina then took hands off of her boss. Peabody popped his neck as he started walking over to his son. "This is really awkward," Thomas simply said as he walked towards the kitchen. Marina's face was bright red.
"I'll be right back Ms. Goodwin," Peabody said as he followed his son towards the kitchen. "Okay talk to me," Peabody said while walking Into the kitchen. "I don't think there's anything to talk about," Thomas said almost laughing as he gets out the juice from the fridge. "Son. What you saw back there was a friend doing me a favor," Peabody said trying to keep thing calm. Thomas chuckled. "I saw that drool on the floor," Thomas said taking a drink of his juice. Peabody felt his face get hot. "Past that point son," Peabody said trying to get serious. Thomas could help himself. "Dad. Dogs don't drool like that unless. Their belly is rubbed, ears are being scratched and the back of their neck being rubbed as well," Thomas said with a smile. Peabody started to blush. "And look at your poofy hair thing. It's messed up and you hate it when it's like that," Thomas said taking another drink of his juice. Peabody shook his head. "Fine. Think what you want. But we're going out to dinner to discuss some of the plans we came up with," Peabody said as he crossed his arms. Thomas chuckled again. "Fine by me," Thomas answered. Peabody nodded. "Oh and I wanted to show you this," Peabody said as he walked over to the wall. "Remember when those burglars came in our house?" Peabody asked. "Who wouldn't forget I was stabbed remember?" Thomas said as he watched his father walked over to the wall. Peabody didn't want to remember that moment but he pushed forward with his new security system. "Meet A.L.E.A or simply Alea," Peabody said as he should Thomas the panel on the wall.
Thomas raised one eye brow. "So you just installed an iPad in the wall?" Thomas asked. Peabody shook his head. "No. Alea is a new high intelligent security system. She's almost a person," Peabody explained. "So you turned our house into a girl house?" Thomas joked. Peabody shook his head. "Alea. Would you please identify who is in this kitchen?" Peabody asked. A bright blue light scanned the room and then started to read it's surroundings. "Hector Adams Peabody and Thomas Michael Philip Peabody are present and identified in the kitchen of the Peabody household," Alea reported back. Thomas nodded. "Cool," Thomas said taking another drink of his juice. "Alright son. Be ready for dinner. We're leaving in a hour," Peabody said as he walked out of the kitchen. Thomas sat there for a few seconds before standing up and washing his cup. Thomas then looked over at Alea. Thomas then had an idea. Thomas walked over to Alea and asked her a question. "Alea can you tell me if Mr. Peabody is in love?" Thomas asked. Alea started to calculate. Alea then pulled up, Peabody's current emotions and vital signs. "Mr. Peabody's current emotion. Feeling in love," Alea said. Thomas smiled. "I thought so." Thomas simply said.
Kodiwolf321 A/N: Well guys there you have it! Some awkwardness between Marina and Peabody. And this new girl, Ashlind. What do you guys think of her? And maybe some bad blood between Thomas and Sherman (Taylor swift plays in the background) XD anyways guys thank you so much for the feedback and the reviews you guys are awesome and thank you pinkiethewhovian again for letting me use Marina she's so cool as a character and yeah thank you!