Cue opening song 'Let's Get It Started' by Black Eyed Peas
Year 1, November
"Good morning, class," Miss Whitney said nicely. It was home period where she had to make announcements so students had to pay attention to them in case of interest. Most of them were while others were thinking deeply or simply just ignoring her. "I have a surprise for you all. We have a transfer student here and I want all of you to be nice to this person," she said before turning towards the classroom door. "You may come in now."
The door opened and a girl entered the room. She short black hair. The back of it was pointing upwards and a hairpin with a white bow was attached on the side of her hair. She had calm and relaxed dark blue eyes and her body language was showing the same expression despite that this was her first day in this school. "Everyone, this is Marley Cave," the teacher said doing the introductions. "Marley, this is… everybody. Why don't you say hello to everybody and tell them a little about yourself?"
"Hello, everyone, it's very nice to meet you all," Marley said coolly with a smile. "I'm originally from Hearthome City in the Sinnoh region. I'm not interested in many things but that's not really important. I enjoy gardening a lot as a hobby though."
"Is that it? Bit of a boring person," Whitney mumbled to herself. "Okay!" she said enthusiastically. "Let's find an empty space… I see there's a spare desk and chair next to Wally's."
Wally's eyes widened with utter shock and not in a good way, with his face beet red. "Eep," he squeaked to himself, seeing the girl coming his way. He quickly turned his head towards the window, trying to hide his bashful looking face. He nervously moved his eyes towards Marley, who moved her calm eyes towards him. "(Gah! Eye contact)!" he screamed in thought, making the red blush on his face turn even redder while she took her seat.
"(Such a shy person)," she thought to herself, still smiling while she took one more glimpse at him.
When the home period was coming to an end, the teacher had an announcement. "Oh, class, before I forget, we're going to have an IQ test next week," she said.
The students began moaning and complaining about it. "It's okay, students," Miss Whitney said reassuringly. "It's nothing too serious. It's a multiple choice quiz and it doesn't affect your final grade for this year."
The students sighed in relief. "But then again, you don't want to show how dumb you are, do you?" she asked.
Barry raised his hand up. "If it doesn't affect my final grade, then I'm not really not that bothered about it. Maybe it's best not to turn up at all!" he said.
"There's a very good chance of being retained if you fail to attend."
The student hit his fist on the desk, cursing his bad luck. "Stupid politics," he moaned.
"This quiz is based on general knowledge and I can't tell you what to revise on because I won't be setting up the questions."
"Then, who is setting up the questions?" asked another student.
"That, I can't tell you… I'm not allowed to. To tell you something, even I don't know."
"Cruddy! Cruddy! Crudity! Crudity! Crud! Crud! Crud!" Barry shouted feeling the stress as he walked out the classroom for break time. Brendan followed while shaking his, knowing that his friends was incapable of getting a good score the upcoming IQ test.
"Jeez, just relax," Brendan said. "It's a small pointless test. If you're really that worried then just revise for a change. Although, I am a bit worried about Wally. He's holding the reputation of being one of the best students here and I hope that Marley girl doesn't put him off."
"You noticed it too?" Barry said loudly. "You can sense his head spinning from across the room!"
"Not so loud, man," Brendan said. "The girls might hear you."
"Why are you are worried about that?"
Brendan looked around, making sure that no one was paying attention before whispering his answer into his ear. After hearing the answer, Barry's eyes widened with surprise. "You're kidding!" he shouted. "Wally doesn't like…!"
Brendan quickly grabbed Barry by the mouth, keeping it shut before he could say the next word. "Dude! Not in front of the audience!" he shouted. "Why the heck did I whisper in your ear in the first place!?"
"Doesn't like what?" a girl's voice asked.
Brendan and Barry quickly turned around to see Rui, Zoey, Dawn, and Marley coming out of the classroom. Brendan quickly thought up something to say. "Spicy food," he said.
"Er… yeah! Yeah! Spicy food! Yeah! Right! Right!" Barry shouted, playing along with Brendan's little lie.
"Listen, Rui, your grandparents own a flower shop, Right? Why don't you talk about it with Marley?" Brendan asked. "We just want to borrow Dawn and Zoey for a minute or two."
"We do?" Barry asked unsurely.
"Sure," Dawn and Zoey replied simultaneously before Zoey turned to Rui and Marley. "We'll see you guys later," she said with a wink before she and Dawn followed Barry and Brendan to a random location.
"So, you work at a flower shop?" Marley asked with interest, still keeping her calm and cool exterior.
"Yeah, well, mostly on weekends and afternoons when school finishes," Rui said casually.
Marley's smile slightly grew. "Maybe we ought to set up a club here. The school allow clubs to be opened, right?"
Rui loved the idea and her happy face showed. "Of course the school allows clubs to open. I love the idea of yours," she said beamingly. "I'm sure a lot of guys would like to join up."
"Hiya, Rui!" beamed a boy's voice behind her suddenly.
Rui turned around to see the person who it was. It was Ken, one of the 'Invincible Pokemon Brothers' and a student from Class Five. "Hey, Rui," he said, being friendly. "Would you like to go out for a bite to eat later on?"
He had been asking her for sometime now ever since he laid eyes on her in the New Yorker last month when the hyperactive Barry and his rival, the arrogant Kim got into an eating contest.
"Er… thanks but no thanks, Ken," Rui said putting on a smile. "I got things to do."
Ken let out a disappointed sigh. "Okay… but why join not our martial arts club? The uniforms aren't the very best but I'm sure you'll look good in that."
At that point, Marley narrowed her eyes in disgust. If people were watching really closely, they would've seen a small sparkling glint in one of them. "I don't think so," she said.
Ken looked into her direction in surprise. "Oh, what's your name?" he asked reaching his hand, offering to shake her hand. "My name's Ken."
"Marley," she said, still showing her narrowed eyes as she shook his hand. "I'm new here."
"Hehe, pleasure," Ken replied casually before they released each other's hand. Ken looked up and down on Rui one more time. "Well, if any time you're interested, Rui, come and tell me, yeah?"
"Er… sure," Rui replied. With that, Ken walked away whistling a tune.
Rui turned around and let out a small sigh of relief. "Why does he always do that?" she asked. "It's like déj? vu."
"He asks you the same question every day?" Marley asked.
"Yeah. I know he wants to go out on a date with me but I'm not interested in him."
"I can see that. I don't like guys who ask girls out straightaway after just putting an eye on her," Marley said. Her look of disgust turned back in a calm smile. "(Besides, I can tell that you got a crush on someone already)," she thought.
Inside the classroom, Wally and Wes were still seated in their seats. Wes was minding his own business, reading a newspaper while Wally, still having the redness on his face, couldn't stop thinking about how he reacted towards Marley, and the blush on his face showed. As usual, Wes was seated behind Wally. There were times when the classroom was empty except those two still inside, like today. The thing was, Wally was a very shy person while Wes wasn't much of a talker. Despite that, Wes was the most popular person in class, so he was bound to have a few girls crushing on him, at least that was an opinion of many. Taking that into account, Wally decided to get a few tips from him. He turned around and saw that Wes was still reading the newspaper with narrowed eyes, which gave Wally a small startle. "Er… W… W… Wes?" he said with a stutter.
"Yeah?" Wes replied, looking up from his newspaper.
"Will it be okay if I ask you a few things?"
"Sure," Wes replied as he placed his newspaper aside.
"Um… a lot of people around see you… as the… most popular guy around here… right?" Wally asked nervously. "Do you think… you have girls liking you?"
Wes slowly looked outside of the window, seeing blue sky and white clouds while in deep thought. Wally couldn't but be baffled while Wes was taking some time thinking. Wally had a slight suspicion that Wes might know a bunch of girls. Finally, he slowly turned back Wally to give him an answer. "No," he said.
"Well then… don't you have a crush?"
Again, Wes slowly looked out of the window while going into deep thought, taking his time while Wally waited. Soon, Wes turned back to Wally to give him this answer. "No," he said.
"So… you don't have any tips about crushes, boyfriends, girlfriends, anything?"
This time, Wes looked down to the floor, being in deep thought, taking his time. Again, Wally waited patiently, yet he was looking forward to a positive answer. Soon, Wes raised his head to give Wally the next answer. "Suppose you could… get to know the girl first," he said.
"What!? I don't have a crush on Marley!" Wally shouted in sudden panic, much to Wes's surprise. "Why's everyone accusing me of this so suddenly!?"
"I… I never said you have a crush on Marley," Wes said, startled by Wally's sudden uproar. Embarrassed, Wally couldn't help but blush deep red after he realised what just happened. Wes never mentioned Marley and Wally jumped to the conclusion he was talking about her when he mentioned 'the girl'. "You have a crush on Marley? I thought you were getting shy with her like you do with most girls."
"I…! Er…! Um…! Eh…! Oh…! Ur…!" Wally stuttered in panic. "I'm going out for a bit!" he shouted before dashing towards the door with his face still beet red, leaving Wes slightly baffled.
Elsewhere, Brendan and Barry were discussing with Dawn and Zoey about Wally. "You guys suspect it too?" Dawn asked. "I thought he was acting shy like he did when he first met us."
"But now that you mention it, his was face redder than usual," Zoey said.
"Right, we ought to tell him about that," Brendan said. "It's just my opinion but I think he never went out with a girl."
"Neither did you," Barry said cheekily, making his friend blush deeply in shock. "How about it if I talk to him?"
"Hey! You never went out with a girl either! Besides, if you talk to him, you're gonna mess his head up even further than it already is!" Brendan said angrily.
"First thing, I don't need a date to know girls," Barry said smugly. "Secondly, how would I mess up his head?"
"Look, Wally's a bright guy and there are guys who like him for it but he doesn't want to distracted by that… without his smarts, he's nothing."
They both noticed Zoey and Dawn giving them some awkward glares. "What?" they asked as though they never suspected anything.
"I think you guys hang out way too much," Dawn said.
The next lesson after break time was History. A subject where a random person made a joke that it was the sweetest school subject because it was full of dates. A young blue-haired man in his mid-twenties, wearing a white-buttoned shirt and a pair of black trousers, was a teaching the class. The students knew him as Mr. Brawly. Most of the female students disliked him for a reason.
"…And you kids should follow this guy's example," Mr. Brawly said. "It'll be a good idea to set up your goals to provide a better future."
Marley raised her hand up, getting his attention.
"Marley, new girl?" he asked with enthusiasm.
"Mr. Brawly, why have you decided to become a teacher?" she asked.
"It's the schoolgirls, baby!" Mr. Brawly answered with eagerness in his voice. "I love checking them out!"
All of the schoolgirls became shocked and disgusted by that answer. Marley in particular narrowed her eyes before a glint sparkled in one of them for a small second.
After class, a number of the students and Mr. Brawly left the classroom. Marley, Dawn, Zoey, Rui and Brendan got into a group chat talking about their History teacher. "Oh my gosh! Did you hear what Mr. Brawly said!?" Dawn exclaimed with shock and disgust.
"Yeah! What is up with that!?" Zoey said also shocked by his behaviour.
"I despise people like him," Marley said with disgust in her voice.
"I feel sorry for you guys, really," Brendan said. "We all know the guy's a pervert but to express that so openly…"
"No!" a bunch of people yelled behind them, taking them by surprise. They were all male students from their class group and they had tears flowing down their faces. One of the students the girls and Brendan saw Barry as part of that group, much to their disgust.
"We of the male student population are so moved by his honesty," Barry sobbed. "We never had a teacher like him… ever!" His fellow Mr. Brawly worshippers agreed as they all nodded as tears continued to flow from their eyes.
"Barry! Get over here!" Brendan shouted as he stood up from his chair, motioning his blond friend to follow. "The rest of you clear off and dry your eyes!"
"Okay, I'm coming," Barry sobbed as he began wiping his tears while following Brendan out of the classroom.
"We're off to the canteen for lunch," Brendan said. "You girls coming?"
"Sure," some of the girls said as they got up from their seats.
When lunchtime came, a lot of the students were in the canteen getting their chosen food and snacks. Wally on the other hand was sitting next to a tree at the back of the school eating a sandwich. Still having the beet red colour on his face, he was hoping that his friends wouldn't meet him there. Unfortunately…
"So this is your hiding place," a voice said.
Surprised, Wally looked up towards the person who spoke. It turned out to be Brendan who spoke, followed by Barry. They were both holding their own sandwiches and buns. Wally mentally cursed his bad luck. "(I knew I should've hidden at the gym)," he thought to himself.
"Wally, old buddy, old pal," Barry said with a cheesy grin. "We need to talk."
"Mind if we sit?" Barry asked in a caring tone.
"I don't think I have a choice… do I?" Wally asked with hope in his tone.
"No, not really," Barry replied as he and Brendan sat next to Wally on both sides.
"It's about what happened this morning," Brendan said. "You were acting very shy when you first looked at Marley."
"I… I guess so," Wally said. "But I'm always like this when I'm with girls."
"But I guess you're used to some of the girls in our classroom, right? Like Rui and Dawn?"
"Yeah… sort of."
"Let's not forget about Misty," Barry said cheekily. "She's some girl, huh?"
"Shush, Barry," Brendan said. "Wally, how were you feeling when you first saw Marley?"
"Well… my temperature was rising up a little bit… my heart was beating pretty fast… I was getting a little sweaty… and I was feeling a little dizzy… but that was before…"
"Hey, does that mean that you have a crush on her?" Barry said cheekily. "Our little baby Wally has grown up!" he squealed with delight.
"M… me? A crush on her!? Wally said nervously.
"What are you going to do?" Barry said, sounding somewhat panicky but with a smile on his face.
"I… I don't know!" Wally whimpered fearfully.
"The IQ test is on next week!"
"Oh no!"
"You might fail that test! You may not be able to concentrate!"
"Wah!"
"You won't be able to help me with my homework anymore!"
"Barry! You're not helping!" Brendan shouted.
Back inside the canteen, the girls were seated at the same table having some nice girl talk. They each had a tray of food. Dawn and Zoey next to each other on one side while Rui and Marley sat on the other side. "…I heard that some good perfumes are going down in prices this season at Erika's," Rui said.
"I think go and check them out this weekend then," Dawn said before looking at Zoey, who gave her a nod.
"Say, does anyone have a crush on someone yet?" Zoey asked.
Rui's eyes widened with shock, wondering why she asked that question. "Wha… why ask that question?" she asked with a blush.
"Just curious. If anyone has a crush on someone we'll be happy to help out, right?" Zoey replied giving a Rui a wink.
Rui became startled by that wink, wondering why if she did that. But then she quickly remembered that Brendan and Barry borrowed them earlier in the day leaving her and Marley behind. "(Could it be that something's wrong with Marley)?" she thought to herself. "Why? Do you have a crush on someone?" she asked Zoey.
"Nope," Zoey replied simply, not showing any blushing or any sign of denial. "What about you, Dawn?"
Dawn had her slightly bashful face turned away for a small second before turning her attention back to her friends, no longer showing the redness on her face. "Er… no," she said sheepishly. "For the moment there, I thought I saw a small cute pokemon running across the hall."
Marley couldn't help but show a small smile at Dawn's reaction. "Or a cute person maybe?" she asked.
"No! No! A cute pokemon! Really!" Dawn said waving her down, blushing with embarrassed.
"So, Marley, do you have a crush on somebody?" Rui asked.
"You haven't answered your question yet," Marley said coolly.
A small blush came on Rui's face again. "Well, uh…" she stuttered while pressing her fingertips together, thinking of someone in mind. "I… I… kinda like…"
Marley placed her hand on Rui's shoulder. "It's okay," she said. "It's only my first day here. I don't have a crush on anyone yet. You can tell us whenever you're ready. That goes for you too, Dawn."
"No! No! I don't have a crush! Really!" Dawn replied quickly in a panic.
"Huh! It seems that you have a knack for getting people to show off their feelings," Zoey said to Marley. "I'd be impressed if you had a knack of guessing correctly of who likes who."
"Well, all I can say is that someone that likes you is closer to you than you might think," Marley replied.
"Really?" Zoey replied in an interested way, not taking notice of Dawn's flinching. "What if I am to tell you that someone has a crush on you?"
"And just after one day?" Marley replied sounding slightly surprised. "I would like to see this person."
"Cool. The guy would like to see you at some level, when he's ready that is."
"Hey, is it okay if I sit with you guys?" asked a voice in a down tone.
They looked and saw a girl with ginger hair with a ponytail at the side of her head. "Oh, hi Misty," Rui said casually, as did the others but in their own words. "Of course you can sit."
"Thanks," she said bitterly as she took her seat, next to Rui.
"Intros," Zoey said. "Misty, this is Marley. She's new in our class."
"Hi," Misty said to Marley coldly. Still showing a foul mood, Misty let her hand out, offering Marley to shake it. Marley accepted her hand of friendship. The other girls couldn't help but notice.
"What's wrong, Misty?" Rui asked worryingly. "You're not usually like this."
"Nothing much," Misty said coldly. "I just hate it when some guy has to be fed like a baby."
Marley looked over to the other side of the room and saw Ash and Macey sitting next to each other, with Pikachu sitting next to Ash. Macey was trying to feed Ash some of her food but he kept on moving his face away from them. "Please, Macey," Ash said, pleading her to leave him alone but in a polite way. "It's okay. I got my own lunch."
"Oh, come on, Ash! Just one little bite! Just tincy wincy little bite!" Macey cried, trying to feed him some meat using her chopsticks while Pikachu just stared awkwardly.
"(Interesting)," Marley thought to herself before she heard slamming noise on her table. The girls quickly turned towards the person who made such an angry movement.
"Excuse me! Is this the table where the girls get to badmouth boys! Especially Drew!" May snarled. She was the one who made that physical tantrum. "That guy really needs to sort out his ego!"
"Sorry about this, Marley," Rui said nervously, noticing this awkward moment. "They're not usually like this but there are some bad boys around here."
"It's okay, things happen." Marley said being reassuringly. "(And I found their situations quite amusing)."
"Marley… I… I… I…" Wally said with struggle in his voice. "I… I can't do it!"
"Oh, come on, Wally! This is the thirtieth time now!" Barry complained, giving his emerald haired some light punches to the stomach. He had been coaching Wally for sometime now after he theorised that it's better to get things over with than to think about what Marley would feel during the exam. "You got a cute face and a smart brain, which everyone is envious of! And for what!?"
"I… I'm sorry…" Wally said apologetically, feeling guilty for wasting their friends' time.
"Guys, I think it's best that you put your feelings aside, Wally," Brendan said after getting annoyed with Barry's coaching. "At least for the time being until the IQ test is done."
"Never! Everyone must overcome the obstacles that come before them! I shall help Wally with his problems if it's the last thing I do!" Barry shouted with a heroic tone in his voice before he quickly climbed up a tree, much to Wally's and Brendan's puzzlement.
"Now what is he up to?" Brendan asked in annoyance while the hyperactive blond rummaged through the tree branches.
Soon, Barry jumped down to the floor. This time, his hair was covered with green leaves and small brown twigs, trying to look like Wally. A hint of red showed on his face as he clasped his hands in a praying fashion. "Marley…" he said blissfully and lovingly. "I love you."
The faces of his friends' became incredibly red with shock after seeing his new appearance and how he tried to act like Wally should. They both turned around, trying their hardest not to burst out laughing but they had trouble breathing, much to his dejection. "Hey! Why are you laughing for!? I'm trying my hardest here!" Barry shouted.
A few hours later, school was finished for the day. The boys and the girls decided to walk home together. Unbeknownst to Wally and Marley, most of the group saw this as an opportunity for him to get to know her at least. While they walked, they were having some small talks about what's been popular in town and in school recently and such. The only people who spoke to each other were Wally and Marley but one particular decided to change that.
"Ah! I forgot!" Barry yelled in shock. "I gotta go pick something up for my mom! Say, guys, you wanna come!?"
"Barry!" Brendan said in shock annoyance. He was about to say another word but Barry grabbed him and Wes by the collars of their jackets and ran around the nearest corner.
"Hey! Barry! What do you think you're doing!?" Rui yelled angrily as she began chasing after him.
Perplexed looks came onto the faces of Dawn, Zoey, and Wally. Only Marley was the only person who remained calm. "Er… I think Barry's gone crazy again," Dawn said.
"You don't say," Marley replied dully.
"Why don't you two go home?" Zoey said. "Dawn and I will see if we can help, either getting Barry some Prozac or something."
"(What)?" Wally yelped in disbelief. "(Are they trying to…)?"
"Okay. I'm sure Wally will take good care of me," Marley replied with a small reassuring smile, making the emerald haired shy guy cringe.
"Okay, we'll see you guys tomorrow," Dawn said as she and Zoey waved them goodbye, as did Marley and Wally.
"See ya…" Wally said nervously, his face still red since that morning. He turned towards Marley who was showing him a small calm smile.
"So… just us two," Marley said.
"Shall I… walk you home? Is it far?" Wally asked nervously.
While they spoke, their friends were spying on them from around the corner. "Can someone tell me what's going here?" Wes asked, baffled by this whole situation.
"Wally's lovesick!" Rui squealed quietly. "His face has been red all day since he saw Marley this morning."
"Kawaii!" Dawn squealed in delight, also being quiet.
"I see," Wes said. "I was wondering why he was asking me about girls."
"Guys, can you hear anything?" Zoey asked the two other boys, who were trying to hear the two possible lovebirds.
"Yep, a couple of squealing girls and another asking if we can hear anything," Barry replied.
"Ssh! I'm trying to hear them talk," Brendan whispered.
"Your face has been red all day," they heard Marley say. "Are you feeling okay?"
"It's… it's a pretty silly story…" Wally said. "You see, I… I… a… a… atchoo!"
The eyes of the teenage spies widened with shock. "Tell me something, is Wally trying to get out of this with a fake sneeze?" Barry asked.
"It doesn't sound like a fake sneeze," Wes replied before they heard Wally sniffling.
"C'mon, fellas," Brendan said with guilt in his voice after letting out a sigh. "We should get those guys home."
They all decided to take Wally home first because of his fever. After knocking at her door, his mother answered the door, surprised to see her son with his friends. "Oh, dear Wally," she said with concern in her voice. "I knew you'd catch a fever!"
She sent him to bed, telling him that he shouldn't attend school for the next few days. Most of the guests were inside the kitchen, eating some snacks while Mrs. Emerald explained. You see, kids," she said. "Yesterday afternoon, he ran out of erasers so he decided to go to the nearby stationary store to get some. But it was raining when he came out of that place and he didn't bring his umbrella. Knowing my son, he wanted to get his homework done as soon as possible so he decided to run through that dreadful weather. When he got back, he was soaking wet so he had to dry himself up before he went back to do his homework. After he finished his dinner, he quickly went back to do his homework until late at night and I heard him sneeze a couple of times. He woke up late this morning and only had one slice of toast that was placed on the table for breakfast. I didn't get the chance to see if he had a fever or not and I didn't want to cause a disturbance at school."
"Oh, so that explains everything why his face was all red, Mrs. Emerald," Dawn said.
"Please, call me Jane. Knowing my little boy, he takes his schoolwork so seriously," Jane said proudly. "What's making me happier is that he's made some great friends, so great that you brought him when you found out that he has a fever."
"Oh?" the guests asked.
"Why, yes. In his old school days, he didn't have any friends because he's so shy. But now, you kids came into his life. I can't thank you enough for helping my son."
"Aw," the girls' said, feeling how sweet it was for Jane to say those kind words.
Meanwhile, Barry and Brendan were in Wally's room to keep him company. Wally was in bed while they were both seated on their chairs, sitting by Wally's side. "You got a fever, huh?" Brendan said. "No wonder your face was red all day."
"You could've told us, man," Barry said.
"I didn't… cough… I didn't know I have a fever… cough… myself," Wally replied poorly. "I'm just glad I don't have a crush on Marley."
"Well, you do act shy around girls when you first meet them but you get through that over time so that's cleared," Brendan said.
"Wait a minute, if you don't have a crush on Marley then why did you ask Wes about girls?" Barry asked.
"I was… cough… I was curious… cough," Wally said.
"See, Wally's a good guy," Brendan said. "Nothing perverted or flirty about him, unlike some people, so there's no need to interrogate him."
"What's wrong with being like that?" Barry replied dejectedly.
"Guys! We gotta go!" Zoey's voice yelled from the other room.
"C'mon, Barry," Brendan said as he and his blond friend were about to leave the room. "Get well soon, Wally."
"Yeah, what he said," Barry said.
"Wait a minute, guys," Wally said weakly, catching their attention. "When we get homework, let me would you?"
"Sure," Brendan said reassuringly before he and Barry left the room, leaving Wally to rest in his bed.
"A cold!" Barry exclaimed. It was sometime after they left Wally's house. "And after all this time, we thought that he might've have a crush on someone!"
"And who is this someone?" Marley asked, making Barry flinch, much to their friends' annoyance that he would ruin everything.
"Er… I forgot what her name was. Nothing important," Barry said, trying to cover up this secret.
Marley looked away from her friends, looking into the sunset with a smile… and a small blush. "I see," she said.
While they continued walking, Rui looked up at Wes. "Hey, Wes," she said, getting his attention. "Is there any girl you like right now?"
Wes rolled his upwards getting into some deep thought for a long moment or so while Rui waited patiently to hear his calm voice and hopefully a good answer. "No," he answered finally.
Rui looked down to the ground, slightly disappointed yet still hopeful. "I hope you find someone, Wes," she said. "Someone who can take care of you."
"Hmm…"
For the next few days, Wally stayed at home until the fever went away. Each day during his fever days, his friends visited him with homework to deliver. Not only did they keep him company during each visit, they did some revising to do before the IQ test.
When the day came, as much as it was to their displeasure, Wally and his friends were prepared to take the test in their home class. While Miss Whitney handed the test papers out, Wally smiled and held his thumb up to Marley, wishing her good luck, which she returned back.
Even with all the subjects they revised on so far, a lot of the students were having trouble answering their questions. Even Miss Whitney was having trouble answering her paper. She got from her seat and decided to walk around the room, showing the impression that she was inspecting her students. But they knew better, she wasn't checking up on them at all… she was cheating.
When their next home class came, Miss Whitney announced the scores of her students. One by one, each student was called out to collect their paper from her. "Wally," she called out, getting the emerald haired shy guy to get his paper. "Congratulations, you got a perfect score," she announced.
The other students were amazed, considering the fact that it was a hard test. However, Miss Whitney wasn't so thrilled with that result, turning her happy smile into angry frown, glaring daggers at him. "Just because you got a better score than me, don't get cocky, you little runt," she snarled bitterly. Wally let in a small gulp in his throat out of fear after what she said before he returned to his desk. "Next, Benny!" she called out, putting her happy face back on.
When Wally sat back at his desk, he checked out every answer on his paper. Soon, he suddenly sensed someone else giving him a nasty stare. He slowly turned towards the culprit doing that. It was the hyperactive blond, Barry, who had a low score on his IQ test. "You wanna piece of me, you little brat!?" he yelled, much to Brendan's annoyance.
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Next episode:
Barry: It's Chri-i-i-i-i-i-i-s-s-s-s-t-t-m-m-a-a-s-s-s-s-s-s!!
Dawn: Wow. You seem pretty excited.
Brendan: Yep, he's been like that ever since he was a kid.
Barry: Pressies! Pressies! Woo-hoo!
Zoey: Yeah, I can see why. Plans anyone?
Rui: Marley and I opened up a flower club recently.
Marley: You better watch out for Ken if he ever finds out about this.
Rui: Oh yeah.
Dawn: Not to mention Mr. Brawly.
Barry: Now this you gotta see, folks! See ya next time! It's Chri-i-i-i-i-i-i-s-s-s-s-t-t-m-m-a-a-s-s-s-s-s-s!!
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More coming! What'cha think?