A week later, was the dance. I told dad about my crush on the new girl, and he told me to take it easy on asking her out... So I did... My father is 28 either way so I trust him alot. When I got to her house, because I had a license and dad had let me borrow his car, I went up and knocked at her door. "Hello?" "Oh you're Chris Kratt's kid!" I don't like being called Chris' kid... I like being called Joey. Or dipper. Other than that I'm very sensitive about what u call me... So either way, she shows up at the door, and I smile and bow down. "You look lovely..." She giggled, and kissed my cheek. "You too..." I blushed, and led her to my car. "You drive?" "Yep!" "Where is the chick?" "Right here..." I patted the compartment, and she opened it up. And sure enough, there was my little boy, in a little suit. She giggled, and I began driving. When we arrived at school, I paid our entrance and right away, the slow mushy music started... I doubt dad or mom ever liked it, more or less because they had me by the time they were my age... So she pulls me onto the floor, and grabs me by the arms and she makes me dance. When the song ended, she was in my arms, and we were so close to our lips touching when I realized what I was doing... And pulled away. She seemed kind of sad I pulled away from our near kiss, and I lead her over to the snack table. "Punch?" "Yea sure." We began drinking, and something tasted funny in my punch, so I grabbed some juice instead. When I was done we were in the corner of the gym, and we were talking. "Where are you from?" "My mother is French... I live on a farm what about you?" "I am a Wildkratt's kid." "Those kids that help them out?" "No I AM a Wildkratt's kid... 2 of the crew members are my parents..." "Who?" "Chris and Aviva, the one that likes climbing and the technical engineer..." I smiled, and she smiled back. "Must be fun... How old are your parents?" "28..." "Wow that young Joey?" "Yeup... Hey I never got your name... What is it?" "Jackie." "Wow that's a beautiful name..." "Thanks... Isn't Joey a baby kangaroo?" "Well my parents named me Joey because dad said that when I was born, I would peek out of my blanket then go back in quickly." "Like a baby kangaroo..." She giggled, and smiled. "How old were ur parents when they had you?" "14." "We are near that age I better be careful..." She smirked, and I blushed. That night, I saw it was early, and I drove up to a cliff. We watched the stars for a while, then out of no where we dragged ourselves into a long make out session... When we were done, I realized that my birthday was tomorrow, and that I had just committed a huge mistake... The next day, I went to school as usual, and I realized that nobody paid attention to me... Which wasn't unusual... Tho inside... I wondered... Had I lost a friend because of this "special night"? Or had I made a friend?
About a week later, I was looking through my papers, looking for something. That's when Jackie came up, and tapped me on my shoulder. "Hey Joey?" "Yea?" "This isn't working out..." She left, and I sighed. So I lost a friend... That afternoon I went home sadly, and I dumped my things in my room. I'm a very sensitive guy actually... I may seem tough and scary but really, I wouldn't hurt a fly... So I hugged myself, and thought this... If I could do things again... That's what dad always thinks when he is sad... So I laid in bed until it was sleeping time. Dad came to tuck me in as always, and was holding my baby brother. "Hey son, give me a sec I'm gonna tuck in ur bro ok?" "Ok dad..." When he came back, he sat on my bed, and I looked up at him. "What's wrong son? Girl problems?" "How did you know?" "Because I committed the same stupid mistake as you..." "How did you know!" "Son that's exactly what I felt when I let my hormones get the best of me... I wasn't thinking... I lost your mom for a while... She was my best friend since early childhood, and well... One day I just... Well... I just wasn't thinking..." "Why?" "As I said... I let my hormones and mind get the best of me... Was this what your heart told you told u to do?" "No..." "Then?" "You're right dad... I wasn't thinking... And because of that... I lost my only friend..." He tucked me in, and at about midnight, I woke up again, and saw my chick sleeping soundly, so I walked downstairs quietly. Dad was there with mom, just hugging. He had his arm wrapped around her, and I haven't seen them do that in a while. "Mom? Dad?" They turned their heads to face me, smiling. "Shouldn't you be in bed son?" "Can't sleep..." "Oh..." "Anything wrong?" "I lost my only friend..." "So that's it... You crossed the line didn't you..." "Yes mom..." "Why?" "My hormones got the best of me I shouldn't have listened to it..." "And what happened?" "I haven't seen Jackie in a while... And when I do I notice she is a bit more fuller." "Then you've got a baby, son..." "A baby?" "Didn't ur teacher explain this in like 5th grade?" "Yes but why?" "Reproduction..." "I'm a stupid boy face it..." "No you're not son..." "Yes I am!" "Listen son... Do what is right..." "What am I going to do..." I began crying, and mom hugged me. "Don't worry son... It will work out I promise..." "No it won't!" "Yes it will..." WHAT AM I GOING TO DO NOW?! I screamed in my head, and I realized that either way... I was gonna get in trouble with her parents...
About 9 months later, I came home one day after school. I was tired, and hungry, and when I sat down at the table, mom served me my lunch. Soon there was a knock at my door, and I opened it but there was no one there except a baby, a box, and a note attached to the box. I brought the box and the baby inside, and I read the note. "Thanks alot Joey Kratt... -Jackie Michel." I looked at the baby, and he looked back at me. He had curly reddish brown hair, and had my brown eyes. He had Jackie's nose, and my laughter... "My son?" The baby looked back up at me when I mentioned son, so he MUST be my creation... Damn it. I decided to tell dad, but he wasn't in the Tortuga right now... He was out on am adventure with Martin, and mom was busy trying to keep up with the brothers, because they are like children, Isaiah, her inventing, and about me... Well not much... I'm a mature boy... I guess...
When the kratts came back, they both collapsed on the floor, tired, sweaty... "What happened to you two?" "R-Running... After a cheetah then getting chased by one..." Mom and Koki giggled at how childish and stupid the bros where... But they didn't care less because they were their husbands... Then my baby crawled up to them, and Chris looked suspiciously up at mom, oops, meant dad er whatever! Either way, he got a bit suspicious. Mom looked confused, and I grabbed him. "No son." "He's your kid?" Martin asked, and he tickled the baby, which I still had no name for. "Yea..." Dad smiled at me, his sweat pouring down his face and his body. "Chris Martin take a bath!" Mom giggled, and Chris, dad, em its the same thing...laughed and smiled. "Ok I'll be right back..." The next day at school, I felt bad when Jackie sat next to me for science... She scooted about 15 feet away from me, and I felt so bad I even flunked my easy science quiz. Eventually I started dropping my grades until they called my parents in for a conference about my behavior and progress... So then they asked my parents what I had that was wasting time... My mom remained silent... She knew I hated video games, and I only used my laptop for work. Then, the teacher asked me if I had anything that worried me, and the dean was watching me, so I had to speak up. "M-My son..." "Why do you have a son?" "Its a long story..." "Well if its distracting you, you have to do something about it. Have you tried adoption or foster care?" Mom stood up and excused herself, then walked away. I knew what was wrong... The same thing happened to her... She didn't like this anymore... "No I don't want my son taken away!" "Well I'm sorry but you have to give him up..." I began to cry... It hurt my feelings because I had a baby chick and a baby boy... Dad remained silent... He looked angry... Not at me but at the teacher.
After that... My whole world started falling apart... Mom and dad had started fighting about a year earlier, but it eventually led dad to almost killing mom in one, and she left and divorced him. Then dad found a better life for himself and took Isaiah with him, leaving me behind... He also signed the divorce papers... Then Martin and Koki found a good job and fame, and well, they left with their kids. Last... It was jimmy z... He found a girl and left... I was all alone... I had about 7 spots to fill... They were my family... Now its only my 2 kids and I, living from pay check to pay check... I wondered if there was a good life for me out there... But I am always wrong... My chick turned into a rooster, and he and my son Alex had a close relationship. Roos, the rooster, never bit or pecked Alex, because he had known him since birth...
After a while, I had to do a family tree... Actually, it was an oral report about my family for 11th grade... So when I was called, I stood quietly for about 5 minutes, then my eyes watered. I covered my face with my paper, and I cried through the paper. "I don't have any family... All I have is my son... My son and my pet rooster..." I walked back to my seat, covered in tears. "Why don't you have any?" "My girlfriend left me with my kid... And then the crew, when they spilt up, no one bothered asking if I needed any place to accommodate myself or even help... I live pay check to pay check... My son has always wanted a new pair of shoes... I can't even afford that..."
Near Christmas time, we had to do the gift exchange... So I scraped up something and bought a pack of pencils and some crayons and a drawing pad... When I got my present, I saw that it was different than the rest... It was a bit bigger, and had all the students' signatures on it, even a couple small notes... When I opened it, everyone was happy. I cried in happiness... I could finally give my son what he wanted thanks to my peers... They even put money in it... They kept telling me to keep everything... Every single dollar and penny in there... Was mine... I felt so happy... When I told them I would do anything for them... They said I owed nothing... They did this for me... Because I was always a special boy and even tho I didn't see it... Many people did... When the teacher hugged me, I felt like I was in mom's arms again. They were so comforting and warm... I needed that... Then everyone hugged me... But there was one girl who didn't seem happy... It was Jackie... I recognized her easily, and I walked up to her. "Joey get away from me..." Grinch... "Aww don't be mean to poor Joey Jackie..." "Why?" "Look at him... He's a very sensitive guy... Don't ruin his Christmas..."
Later that week, it was Christmas for real... It had been snowing, and the teacher asked me if I wanted to stay at her place for the holidays... "Um sure... But I have a..." "You can bring them... I love roosters... And I wouldn't mind having a small kid around..." "Oh ok..." So that week, I smiled the whole day... She had an older daughter, who was about 3, and she wanted to stay up all night with Alex to see Santa, but they both fell asleep by midnight... So I set them in bed, and I went to sleep in the guest room... That's when I decided to look around... I found a picture frame, and saw it was a picture of me and the whole crew... But in one picture, there was one where dad was holding me. I was a baby I could tell... "What are you looking at?" I was startled, my teacher always sneaks up on me like that. "Nothing just this picture..." "Oh..." She put it in the drawer, and closed it. "What's wrong?" "That's nothing Joey... Get to bed or Ill quiz ya tomorrow..." She smirked, and I went to bed. When she left I kept looking at the pics she had around. I found another pic that was actually my teacher and dad, she on his shoulders and dad carrying her. "Mom?" "What are you talking about I told you to go to bed already Joey..." She looked at the picture, and put it back in the drawer. "Your father and I are just friends Joey..." She sighed sadly, and I looked up at her. "Wait... Not even friends..." "Why what happened?" "You won't get it..." "I will tell me..." "Your father and I... It didn't work out the way we planned... I always thought I could get him back through you..." "But dad... He doesn't care about me more or less he cares about mom..." "Really? That's... I... Don't know what to say..." "Why?" "B-Because..." She started to cry, and I felt bad. I had just made a teacher cry... I hugged her, and she hugged me back. I thought about how much she resembled mom, then I thought I was crazy... A while later, it became morning. She looked like she had stopped crying through out the night, but still felt sad... She smiled a bit, and pointed to a gift. "That's yours Joey..." "Mine?" "Yeup..." I opened it, and I smiled. It was some new clothes... I had always wanted my very own new pair of jeans, a jacket, and a shirt, and even some new uniforms and school pants. The next day, I sit quietly at the the living room, and start thinking. "Daddy can we go out to the snow and play?" "Well by me yes just ask Ms. Corcovado..." When they came back, Dylan, her daughter, and Alex run outside.
"Now that they're outside... Can we talk Joey?" "Um sure..." "You know how I have been hiding those pictures of your father from you?" "Well yea..." "And remember how I said that our relationship didn't work out?" "Well yes." "That's because I'm your mother... I just didn't want you to be alone... That's why when I divorced your father I finished my schooling and became a high school teacher... Just so I could be closer to you..." "Oh... But why?" "Son... He took your baby brother... I miss both of them alot... And the girl... Is your little sister... When Chris left me, I didn't know I was pregnant until a couple weeks after..." "Oh... Do you love dad?" "Of course I do..." "He doesn't... He told me then said he never wanted to be my father..." "Like before..." She sighed, and I felt bad for existing for once... Well, I always do... But maybe at home I have no one but my rooster and Alex, but at school I have people who have always cared for me... Who take me as one of their own...
After a while, I wanted to find dad... At least to talk to him... So I did, and when I found him... He closed the door on my face... Then I went to go see Jackie, and she opened the door for once... "Please Jackie..." "What do you want?!" "I just want you to be my girl again..." "Why? I have this little guy..." "He looks like Alex..." "That's because he is his twin brother..." "What? He had a twin?" "Yea... I gave you Alex and I kept Anthony..."