No one's POV

"Carrie wait, let me talk with you!" Gumball yelled through the corridors hoping that the young ghost would answer to his call.

"Go away Gumball, I don't want to see anyone right now, you are going to miss class anyways and you have been warned about skipping class, you will go to detention so get the fuck off before it's too late"

Gumball was able to listen to the voice but he couldn't see Carrie.

"Come on Carrie you have to come to classes too, you are going to be in detention too" Gumball said in a worried tone as he looked around for Carrie.

"The fuck do you care Gumball? You don't care about anything except yourself and that fucking talking peanut, also so what if I go to detention? I'm already dead Gumball, understand that? I'm dead!"

"Hey I'm just trying to help you, you don't have to be such a"

Gumball closed his mouth, for some reason he started to feel sad, he started to feel remorse, sadness, and anger, he wanted to run away but how? How do you run away from something you don't even know you are running from?

"Listen I, I was just trying to help I'm sorry, I think you are right I'll go back to classroom, see you later Carrie and sorry that Tobias made fun of you for sticking with me"

Gumball said in a way that you could feel the weight in his words, Carrie showed herself once he left, she could feel Gumball's disappointment, but why was he disappointed? Was it because of her? Or was it something else?

Carrie's POV

"Fucking Tobias he is a fucking prick, I hope he dies choking in his own shit! But, but why I can't focus on my anger towards Tobias? And why Gumball came back? Why did he try to cheer me up? Like the fuck does he think he was doing? That guy doesn't care about anyone but himself and that attention whore, or, does he? What am I thinking? What am I feeling? I need to go, I don't want to be here in school anymore, at least not today".

The classes ended and everyone started to get on the bus, but this time Gumball decided to take a walk instead of taking the bus.

Darwin's POV

"Gumball has it hard, I mean, he has been mean lately, well, actually he has been distant, not mean, and he looks so down, maybe, maybe I should apologize? I don't know what to do, maybe I should ask for advice but, who? Who can I trust with such a delicate matter".

No one's POV

"Hey there Darwin!" Darwin heard a voice greeting him and when he turned he saw Teri, she looked pretty cute, today, she drew a nice dress on her and she also had a hat with a flower on the top.

"Can I sit next to you?" she asked smiling

"Well yes of course Teri" he said as he saw Teri applying sterilizers all over the seat to then proceed to take a sit.

"How are you doing Darwin? I have seen a sad face in you lately, anything wrong? It has something to do with Gumball's accident?" she asked but in the most sincere way possible.

"What? Heh no, no, it… it isn't that it just… it has been quite an awkward week that's all" he said nervously.

"Well most of your weeks must be weird having Gumball as a brother right?" Tobias said as everyone stared at him.

"Hahahahahaha! Oh Tobias but it's more than obvious isn't it? I mean I don't know how Darwin can stand that immature prick everyday" Masami said as she smiled.

"Come on guys! Gumball is not that bad" Penny said as she tried to smile but she only ended looking worried.

"Ugh! I don't know how you can be with such a loser Penny, when are you going to tell him that you don't like him at all?" Masami said as she looked at Penny in disgust.

"That's enough guys! Gumball might not be the brightest guy around but he is still my brother and I won't tolerate any more bad things said towards him!" Darwin said in a moderate but severe tone.

"Yeah Darwin is right, I mean I know Gumball it's a difficult guy to deal with and might get people into plenty of troubles but he is a nice guy" Teri said supporting Darwin.

"Oh look so now we have more weird couples, first the dead girl and the cat and now a fish and a newspaper" Tobias said as he looked at Teri with a mocking face.

Teri started to draw tears in her face trying not to be caught and hiding her face from everyone, except for Darwin who witnessed her act.

"You know Tobias, this is the kind of things Gumball would do, and I hate doing this, but one thing is being a prick and another thing is being a piece of shit"

Darwin said in a dead serious tone as he approached Tobias.

"Woah Darwin come on, it was just a prank bro, right? We don't have to get violent here right? Dar- Darwin?

Then he raised his fist and as soon as he did it Tobias started to cry.

"Omg Darwin I'm sorry please forgive me! Don't hit me come on I have a pretty face, I'm sorry I'm just trying to be cool so people won't be bothering me I'll stop but please don't hit me!"

Everyone just stared at the scene until Tina started to laugh and so everyone did.

"Wow, now that's sad and pathetic as hell!" Masami exclaimed while she laughed really hard.

From there the trip was calm and they arrived.

"Well this is where I get off, thanks for supporting me Teri, I know Gumball it's hard to deal with but, well you know brothers are brothers" Darwin said as he grabbed his things to get off.

"Oh it was nothing Darwin thanks for confronting Tobias when he said all those mean things" she said as she looked at him with happiness.

"Oh and as a reward!" she grabbed Darwin and kissed him in the cheek.

"Oh thanks! Hehehe I, well i… I have to go!" he said as he took off the bus.

Darwin arrived home but he realized Gumball hadn't arrived yet.

"Hey mom have you seen Gumball?" Darwin asked with an innocent voice.

"What?! He isn't with you? Where is Gumball?" Nicole asked in panic.

"Well he decided to walk home I don't know why"

"Well, I, omg I don't know what to do, I mean it's still early but, he had never come back home on foot" Nicole said while she started to freak out.

"Come on mom don't worry I'm sure he'll be fine" Darwin said trying to calm her.

"I guess you are right I'll give it 30 minutes if he doesn't appear by then he is going to be in troubles, I hope he isn't in troubles" she said as she went from angry to nervous.

Darwin went up to his room and grabbed the phone.

"I think, I think I can trust her, after all, she is my friend right?" Darwin said as he called her.

"Hello who is this?" a soft voice answered the phone.

"Hey Teri it's me Darwin!"

"Oh! Hello Darwin how are you? Do you need something?

"Yeah I, I would like to ask you something, an advice but, do you think we can meet somewhere? "

"Omg! Yes Darwin let's meet at the park!" she said in an enthusiastic way.

"I was thinking about something less… public, it's a delicate thing I want to talk about and I don't want anyone to listen to it" Darwin said in a sad voice.

"I see, well go to the hospital and I'll be waiting outside, ok? I need to go bye!" she said as she hang the phone.

Darwin took a quick shower and started to head outside until he saw Gumball outside of the house, sitting on the grass.

"Hey Bro, are… are you ok?" Darwin asked shaking.

"Please go away Darwin, I need to be alone for a while"

"Ok I guess I'll be going" Darwin said as he started to head to the hospital.

Once Darwin stepped off the bus he saw Teri waiting for him, she still had that cute hat with the flower on the top of it.

"Hey Teri, you look pretty cute"

Darwin said and as soon as he did it he blushed and looked away.

"Oh! He I, I appreciate it a lot Darwin, you look good too! "She said as she turned her look down to her shoes.

"I thought we were going to be talk in private" Darwin said trying to break the short silence that he had created.

"Oh yes please come with me, I want to show you a special place!" she said as she grabbed Darwin by his hand.

They started to go around the hospital and nearby there was a fountain, but it was wrecked and the place was covered in vines, but right next to the broken pillar in the middle of the fountain there was a lion and a mermaid that were intact, the sun wasn't able to light that part and the whole place was in the dark, but the light of the sun was visible enough to know see without any artificial lights.

"Woah what is this place?" Darwin asked

"This is my special place, since my mother used to take me to the hospital pretty often since she wasn't able to get a babysitter for me I used to explore the area a bit and it seems that this used to be a monument for something but the inscriptions on top of the fountain aren't readable so I don't know anything about this place except that it's well special for me"

Darwin couldn't take his eyes off her, she looked amazing, Teri then turned and smiled at Darwin.

"So what did you wanted to say? You know, in the phone" she asked Darwin as she grabbed his hand.

"I- I, well you- y-you see…"

He wasn't able to speak properly he was blushing really hard and so she was.

"It's ok Darwin, it's just you and me here" she said calmly.

"It's about Gumball" He said as his voice took a severe change from nervous to sad.

"Oh! I see, well what's the problem with him?" she asked with a tone of disappointment

"I think, I think I messed up with him, after what happened with the car incident, I said a lot of bad things, you know, you heard them when we were in the bus, and, and now he looks so sad and it depresses me to see him like that, it's like if I didn't knew him at all, I mean he is a prick from time to time but… I don't know"

"Have you tried to apologize?" she asked

"What? No! Of course not! He doesn't deserve it, I mean I love him but, he can't go around putting people in danger you know? He never faces consequences and, well he always put me into his crazy plans" he said as he calmed himself

Teri started to shake, feeling fear and anger, for what she was about to say could cost her Darwin's friendship but, she was willing to take the risk, she had to do what was right, for him.

"You are being the prick Darwin" she said as the shadows covered her eyes

"Wait what? How dare you?" Darwin felt offended and he started to get angry.

"Darwin be honest with yourself, is it really Gumball's fault?" she asked him with a serious voice.

"What do you mean with that?" he raised his eyebrow trying to figure it out.

"I mean, does Gumball force you to do this? Does he blackmails you to do his will?"

"Well no, no he doesn't"

"Then that's your problem, I'm not close to Gumball, but I'm pretty sure he must ask you what you think or if you agree with him every time he proposes you a crazy idea, and think to yourself, isn't it your fault for not telling him that he is wrong or something like that?"

"I, I guess you are right, it is my fault, I should have said no, supporting him doesn't always mean saying yes to everything, also he never does things like those in an evil way, he is just… too brave?"

"Or maybe too dumb? "She said as he jiggled.

"Thanks Teri, I really needed this, you are such a dear friend, thank you for telling me what I needed instead of telling me what I wanted to hear" he said as he put his hand on her shoulder.

"Well this is not for free you know?" she said in a cocky way.

"Oh, I see I, I guess it's fair how much is it? I only have like 3 dollars to be honest" he said pulling out his money.

"I, I was thinking about something more… intimate" she said as she blushed.

"Oh I, I don't know how to pay you then" he said confused

"Just close your eyes ok? Do you trust me?"

Those words hit Darwin hard, he reminded that moment when he doubted his brother.

"Yes I do" he said as he closed his eyes.

Then she grabbed him and started to kiss him, Darwin was shocked but then he started to kiss her back.

The beams of light that managed to get through the vines and trees lighten their kisses while the shadows hid their teen agers moves that they started to discover that day.