(At the sidewalk in front of the Wattersons' home)
The bus arrives school and the students went to their respective classrooms. Bradley and Gumdrop was walking and talking.
"Are you sure about the tryout? I mean the varsity thing is one of the tiring activities in school." Bradley warned Gumdrop as they are walking in the hallway.
"Yeah, I'll ask Alex if she wants to watch." Gumdrop responds. They went in their classroom and went their seat.
"Hey Gumdrop, can I borrow your binoculars?" Deejay asks Gumdrop for his binoculars.
"Are you gonna spy on my sister again?" Gumdrop said as the whole class laughed except Marmalade did a face palm.
"Why did you say that?" Deejay said in annoyance.
"Sorry, I guess I don't know how loud I speak." Gumdrop said. He turned to Alex who is on his right.
"Hey Alex, do you want to watch me in the tryout?" Gumdrop's asked Alex.
"Sure, I can't wait to see what you can do." Alex said with a smile.
*2 subjects later led to recess*
Emma sat on the table where she and her friends sit every recess, except she sat alone since she was the first one to finish the activity in the previous subject, which is Mathematics.
"Hey there." A tiger said to Emma.
"Oh hey, what do you want?" Emma asked the tiger.
"Mind if I sit here?" The tiger asked.
"Why? There's so many vacant seats everywhere." Emma said as she doesn't really want to sit with him.
"Well we're the first ones here." The tiger responded.
"Ugh.. Fine." Emma sounded irritated.
"What's your name?" The tiger asks.
"Now, you want to know my name." Emma said.
"Yeah, or maybe I go first." The tiger said.
"Go ahead." Emma said carelessly.
"I'm Dennis Payton, you?" Dennis said.
"Emma." Emma said carelessly.
"That's a beautiful name, mind if I get closer to you?" Dennis said as he wants to get closer to Emma.
"Sorry, I'm taken." Emma lies.
"By who?" Dennis said as he stood up.
"Why do you want to know him anyway?" Emma asked.
"No reason." Dennis lies as well.
"Not telling you." Emma said as Marmalade, Bradley, Harper, Gumdrop, Janette, Deejay and Charcoal went to them.
"Hey sis, who's he?" Marmalade asked her twin.
"This is Dennis, he's been annoying me for few minutes already." Emma said.
"Get away from us, buddy or else." Gumdrop threatening Dennis.
"Or else what?" Dennis said to Gumdrop.
"We beat the shit out of you." Bradley said to Dennis.
"Is it because you care for, Emma?" Dennis said to Bradley that made Bradley blush a bit.
"Yeah, you got a problem, bud?" Bradley doesn't really know what he really wants to say. Emma was really surprised and blushed on what Bradley said.
"Too bad, she's mine." Dennis said.
"In your dreams, stripes." Emma said anger.
"Whatever, I'll be back for you, babe." Dennis said as he leaves and Emma sticks her tongue out to him.
"By the ways, Gumdrop the tryout is after recess so eat up because you that energy." Bradley said to Gumdrop.
"Okay, I'll get some food." Gumdrop said along with Janette, Harper, Marmalade, Deejay and Charcoal. Bradley and Emma was left on the table sitting across each other.
"Do you mean that?" Emma asked Bradley.
"Mean what?" Bradley asked as he doesn't know what she meant.
"What you said,that you cared for me." Emma said while blushing.
"Yeah, I guess since I live with you, you're quite a good friend and we hang out with each other." Bradley said as he held her hand.
"I have always liked you since the first day." Emma said to him.
"Yeah, I noticed." Bradley said with a smirk.
"Hey Bradley aren't you gonna eat?" Gumdrop returned with a big meal.
"Nah, I ate heavy breakfast." Bradley said. Everyone except Bradley ate their meals. Bradley and Gumdrop went to the gymnasium for Gumdrop's tryout.
"Alright, remember this: focus on the basket, once you get the ball." Bradley giving tips to Gumdrop.
"Okay, I can do this." Gumdrop said to himself as he opens the door to the gymnasium with students on the bleachers cheering.
"Whoah, are they for you?" Bradley asked Gumdrop.
"Not really all." Gumdrop said as he sees Alex on the bleachers. "She actually came." He said happily.
"Yeah, by the ways if you get qualified, there will be a rookie game tomorrow." Bradley said to Gumdrop as they head to the bench.
"Are you part of it?" Gumdrop asks as he removes his shirt and pants, revealing his jersey underneath.
"Yeah,but I'm not sure if we're going to be teammates." Bradley said sadly.
"I think I will be fine in a different team, but still I think we can work together well." Gumdrop said to his friend.
"We'll see about that, man." Bradley said.
"Gumdrop Watterson!" The announcer call Gumdrop which means it's his time for the tryout. The girls on the bleachers screaming and cheering for Gumdrop.
"Wish me luck." Gumdrop said to Bradley as he head to the court.
Gumdrop is at the backcourt with cones for obstacles he will ran to and there are three balls around. He ran and grabbed the ball, dribbled through the cones and made a jumpshot off the dribble, which was a make for him. The crowd cheered as he ran to the other side and grabbed the ball from the corner, then he ran for a layup, which is also a make. He felt very confident of himself as he ran to the last part, which is a three-point shot, he got the ball, took a deep breath and gave his strength on the shot, he watched the ball as it enters the hoop as he felt really happy when his shot is another success.
"Holy Shit!" Harper said from the bleachers.
"I didn't he could make every shot." Carbon surprisingly.
"Mom and dad is so gonna be proud of him." Skye said happily for her brother.
"Go Gumdrop!" Alex yells from the top row.
"Gumdrop Watterson, is qualified for the rookie varsity team." The announcer said from the speakers.
"Hell yeah." Gumdrop feeling proud of himself.
"Hope you still have that pace." Bradley said to Gumdrop.
*After 9 other students' tryouts.*
"All of them a have a stunning performance, for tomorrow's rookie team game, team A will be Gumdrop Watterson as the point, Harper Stuckey as the 2, Bradley Stuckey as the Small Forward, Charcoal Watterson as the 4, and Tyrone Martin as the Center." The announcer announces the the first team as he announces the second.
"Charcoal?" Bradley and Gumdrop said in unison.
"I didn't know he can play." Gumdrop said.
"Neither do I, let's see how he moves the ball tomorrow and he's tall anyway." Bradley said.
*an hour later*
"Gumdrop, I'm so glad you're part of the rookie game." Alex said as she hugs Gumdrop.
"Thanks, wish me luck tomorrow's game." Gumdrop said as he kisses her.
"Sorry to bother, Bro, class is starting already." Marmalade said to Gumdrop.
"Let's go." Gumdrop said as he and Alex head to class together.
*3 subjects later*
"Hey Deejay, let's submit the project now." Marmalade said to Deejay.
"Okay, let's go." Deejay responds. They both stood up and submit the project to Miss Simian.
"Good to see you pass some school work, Watterson, you will present it next week." Miss Simian said.
'Oh yeah tomorrow's Friday and there's no Science in Fridays.' Marmalade thought to herself.
"Yes Miss Simian." Marmalade said as she went back to her seat.
"Class dismissed, make sure to attend the rookie varsity game tomorrow, it will be part of your homeroom grade." Miss Simian announced.
1 hour later when Marmalade and her siblings arrived to their home.
"Hey mom, how's Katia?" Marmalade asked her mother.
"She's feeling fine now, she's ready for school tomorrow." Carrie responds to Marmalade.
"Okay, how about Marissa?" Marmalade asks about her sister.
"Well, she's still in a bad mood." Carrie said as she rubs her right arm.
"Don't worry, mom, she'll forgive you." Marmalade said as she hugs her mother.
(At Skye's room)(5:30pm)
Skye brought John to her room.
"Do you think Carbon will prank us here again?" John said sounding worried.
"Nah, I'll beat his ass, if he tries to prank us again." Skye said.
"Hey Skye, mom said I can borrow your car." Carbon said from the door.
"What!? Why do you need my car for?" Skye said.
"Mom told me, to go to the groceries for stuff and my car is all out of juice." Carbon said.
"Fine." Skye said as she threw her car keys to her brother as he leaves.
"I'll be back." Carbon said from the stairs.
(In Katia's room)
Gumdrop went inside the room, checking on her sister. Katia is sitting on her bed getting her things ready for the next day.
"Hey Kat, you ready for tomorrow?" Gumdrop asks his sister.
"Yeah, I just feel nervous in my first day." Katia responds to her brother.
"Don't worry, I'll introduce you to my new friends." Gumdrop said as he sat next to Katia.
"Okay, thanks. Are they friendly." Katia asks Gumdrop.
"Yeah, also my friend Bradley, helped me to be part of the varsity team." Gumdrop said.
"Who's Bradley?" Katia has no idea who he is, due to her sickness during the first day of school until the present day.
"He's a wolf and his family allows Emma and Gummie to move in with them for a while." Gumdrop explains.
"Oh, Is he handsome?" Katia asked a question, which made Gumdrop creeped out a bit.
"Sis, I think you should see him yourself." Gumdrop suggested to Katia.
"Okay, introduce me to him, okay?" Katia said.
"Yeah, whatever. Make sure you watch my game tomorrow." Gumdrop said to her.
"Okay, wait what game?" Katia has no knowledge about his tryout for varsity.
"I tried out for varsity and I got qualified to a rookie game, and if my team wins we'll be the starters." Gumdrop explains.