Mutt Jones and the Mysterious girl 2

Okay here is the 2nd chapter. I hope you like it.
I do not own these characters, except for a few.

Somehow, Mutt had snuck back into the building and was running at full speed. "My dad is going to kill me if he…." CRASH. Mutt had run straight into a girl who was also running at full speed. Both fell over and looked at each other in surprise. Mutt was about to ask if she was okay, but then heard Ricky's gang coming. So, he grabbed the girl's hand and dragged her in to an empty classroom. "What do you think…." the girl started, but stopped because Mutt put his hand over her mouth.

He looked out the window of the door to see if Ricky's pack were coming. When he didn't see them coming he let her go and let out a breath of air. Turning to her he asked, "Are you okay?" She was taken aback by this question. First, this guy runs into her, then he silences her and now he asks if she's okay. Who was this guy?

Mutt looked at her for an answer, wondering if she really was okay. Finally, she replied, "Yeah, I'm fine. I'm just going to need a really big aspirin." Mutt looked out the window again and saw the pack run by looking for him.

"What about you?" Mutt turned around and was surprised that the girl would ask him questions. He had never seen her before; at least that is what he thought.

She had dark hair that was worn in a ponytail and light colored skin. Her eyes were a light color blue, which were complemented by her long eyelashes. She reminded him of someone he had once met, but he couldn't remember. She was beautiful.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just a bump, it didn't really hurt that much." Mutt felt his forehead and could already feel a knot on his head. "Why were you running so fast?" Mutt wanted to know why a girl would run so fast through the hallways. Was she running from someone also?

"I was late for class. I am new here; it is only my first week even though school started two weeks ago. So I'm not really sure where all my classes are."

"What class were you heading to?" For some reason Mutt wanted to help this girl even though she was the reason he was going to need an ice pack tonight.

"History. Can we leave now?" They had been standing there for at least 10 minutes. Mutt nodded his head and opened the door. "Thanks." She started to walk away, but Mutt stopped her.

"Hey I was thinking, your class should be over now, but I can show you where it is. You know for future reference." Mutt wanted to know this girl better. Plus, what could it hurt to show her around.

"Um… sure, that's fine." She looked at Mutt as if he were from another planet. She had been here for at least a week and no one had really spoken to her, until now.

"What teacher did you have? I might know where he is without even thinking." Mutt knew every teacher who taught here. Again mostly because his father was associate dean, but also because his parents had made him take a few summer classes to catch up.

"Mr. Howard." Mutt knew exactly where his classroom was located. When he took her there class was, as he predicted, already over.

"Sorry, you missed class. If you want you could talk to him about what you missed."

"That's okay. I'll just have to arrive early next time." She started to walk away again, but Mutt stopped her again.

"I was wondering do want to get something to eat, since its lunch. If you don't that's okay I don't mind." Mutt could not let this girl get away for some reason.

"Sure…, but I hate the food they serve in the cafeteria."

"We could go to Anne's diner. It's just around the corner." Mutt started to lead her out the door, but stopped when he realized she wasn't following.

"On second thought, I …need to go home. I'm done with class so…my parents need me home. Bye and thanks for helping me."

"Wait. Can I talk to you tomorrow? Or Monday, since today's Friday."

"Sure. I guess I'll talk to you Monday." She walked out the door, but was once again stopped by Mutt. "I really do have to go."

"Oh, I know, but I just thought of something. I don't even know your name."

"Oh, I'm sorry. It's Claire. Claire Thomas. And you are?"

"Mutt Jones."

"Well, I'll see you Monday, Mutt." And with that, she was gone.

Mutt walked back to his father's office to eat his lunch. When he entered, he found his father sitting at his desk looking very angry. "What's wrong?" Mutt asked, hoping he wasn't the cause of his dad's anger. "Sit down. We need to talk." Mutt obeyed his father and sat down, cautiously.

"I heard what you did today, Mutt. Do you want to explain?" Indy looked at Mutt seriously, while waiting for his answer.

"I got a …A on my test?" Mutt hoped that was what his father had been talking about. Sadly, it was not.

Indy looked at his son with anger. He had never been so angry with him. He hated when other people told him information about his son.

"No Mutt. That is not what I'm talking about. Please, Mutt tell me you did not hit Ricky Stiles."

"How did you find out? I mean, no I didn't hit Ricky Stiles."Mutt was wondering how his father knew. When he hit Ricky, his dad was in class and there was no one around. Which means Ricky is a snitch.

"Apparently Ricky told Coach Stan and then the news somehow traveled down to me. However, that is not the point, Mutt. How could you do it, Mutt? You are grounded."

"What!? You didn't even give me a chance to explain. Ricky deserved what he got."

"It doesn't matter if he got what he deserved. Whatever he did to provoke you, Mutt, you should have just walked away."

"So you don't even want to hear my side of the story. All that matters is that I hit Ricky so I'm grounded. I'm your son, but obviously that doesn't matter." There were tears in Mutt's eyes. He couldn't believe that his father would choose not to listen to his side of the story.

Indy sighed then stood up and went to sit beside Mutt in the other chair. Indy put his hands on Mutt's shoulders and began to speak calmly to his son instead of yelling.

"Listen, I know that Ricky had it coming. I know that he was the one to start it. But, I also know that you did not have to hit him. You could have walked away."

Mutt wiped his tears and starred at his father as he continued. "And it does matter that you are my son. Never think that I do not care about you. You got that?"

Mutt nodded his head. "Now, you will tell the whole story to me and your mother when we get home."

Indy stood up and packed up his brief case. He led Mutt out of the office door to the car. The whole car ride was spent in silence. With Indy, concentrating on the road and Mutt staring out the window watching the trees go by, both did not even look at each other until they arrived home.

Once they got home, Mutt was prepared to tell his parents the whole story. When they entered the house, they heard Marion upstairs. When she came down the stairs, she saw the look on Mutt and Indiana's face and stopped. "What happened?"

Okay so this is chapter 2. Sorry about the whole Mutt got tears in his eyes deal. I know that would probably not happen, but I just had to put it in there. I hope you liked it. Anyway, I should have chapter 3 available in a few days. Please review.