Elements of Their Own: My Bad Day is A Good Day
By: M14Mouse
Disclaimer: Don't own them.
Summary: How did four wildly different people become friends? Well, it all started with an incident on a bathroom….
((Xander's POV))
I could still hear them laughing as they walked away. I thought that transferring to a new school would help me make new friends. No, it is just as bad. I tried to wipe my tears but my arm was stuck. Stupid…Stupid Xander. You should have known better. Now, I stuck in the air vent between the boys and girls bathroom. My mom was going to make my favorite dinner and I am going to miss it. After dinner, I was going to practice on my skateboard. I am going to have to sleep in this dusty old air vent. When someone does find me, I am going to be so much trouble.
I just want to go home.
"Hey? Why are you in there?" A voice said from behind me. I tried to turn my head to the voice. A pair of blue eyes was staring at me curiously. This is so embarrassing.
"I am perfectly fine where I am." I said as I tried to wiggle out of the vent again. I didn't want this strange boy to help me. The superhero geek and his stupid friends were the odd balls of the school. If the guys find out that he got me out of here, I would never hear the end of it.
"Okay." The strange boy said before he disappeared from sight. I cannot believe he just left me. I almost wanted to shout come back. I just couldn't. I saw a flash of light out of the corner of my eye. I felt something crawled up my leg and grab my book bag. What in the world? I turn back to see the boy trying to remove the straps on my book bag. I felt like such a dummy for leaving it on. I was in a rush and wasn't thinking. Now, I am paying for it.
"Okay, you move forward and I am going to pull back. On the count of three, 1…2…3!" The boy said as I pulled myself forward. I felt my book bag slip off me and I heard a loud crash on the floor.
Wow, it works. I am free. I slipped out of the vent and landed on the floor. Urgh…I am covered in dust. I turned around to the boy on the ground.
"Well, this doesn't mean anything but thanks, mate." I said. He shrugged.
"It is nothing. Any superhero would do it." He said as he rubbed the back of his head.
"But you aren't a superhero." I said.
"I would like to be. You get cool super powers and neat costumes. Most of all, you get to help people." He said.
"Don't you care if you get made fun of by the other guys?" I ask.
"Why would I care about them? They aren't my friends." He said as he got up from the floor. He handed back my book bag and he walked over to his stuff. How in the world am I supposed argue against that?
"It would make school easier for you." I said. Chip looked over his shoulder at me for a moment.
"Being a superhero isn't easy. Then again…life isn't easy either." He said.
It took me a moment to recover. Did Chip Thorn say something wise? I must have hit my head harder than I thought.
"Are you okay? You look like you ate a raw fish." He said.
"No…Ewww….why would I eat raw fish, mate?" I said.
"I don't know but my uncle does. He loves it. I think I would rather eat a bug." He said as he made a face.
"Both are disgusting!" I said.
"Tell me about it. V dares me to eat a bug once. It was so yucky. I got her back. I made her wear pink! She hates pink!" He said.
"Really? I didn't know that." I said as I storage away that knowledge when I need it.
"Yup…Billy dare you get into the vent, didn't he?" He said.
"Yes…sort of." I said.
"Don't feel bad. I did the same thing expect it was a tree. Billy dares me to see if I could really fly. I broke my arm." He said.
"Ouch." I said.
"Yup but I got this really neat cast. Bad thing was I couldn't climb trees for two months. V has fallen for his dares. So, have Maddie!" He said with a grin.
"Okay…" I said. He nods his head happily before he started to look under the sinks for something.
"Uhh…did you lose something?" I asked.
"I lost my Spiderman comic book. I thought I may be I have left it here." He said. Chip scratched his head for a moment.
"Well, I didn't see it here. Sorry, mate." I said.
"I must have left in the art room. No worries. I will get it tomorrow." He said as he walked back over to his stuff. I realized he was about to leave. For reason, I didn't want that to happen.
"I like the X-Men, you know. My favorite is Wolverine. Did you read the last issue?" I said.
"Of course, my mom and me are big fans too. My favorite is Nightcrawler. Wham BAM! Zoom…Poof! I like Storm too. She can fly…I bet you can see a lot of things from there." He said as he waved his arms around. I couldn't help but laugh on at his energy.
"You know you sound different." He said as he tilted his head.
"Really?" I said. I hated my accent. Everyone always make fun of it. I have been learning how to hide it. I know it hasn't been working. The guys seemed to make fun of me even more.
"You sound better this way. When you are with the guys, you sound like a choking frog." He said.
"What?" I said as my mouth dropped. Wow…no one had said this before to me.
"It kind of reminds me of James Bond." He said thoughtfully.
"Who?" I said.
"You never heard of James Bond? Wow…. He is like this super secret agent that save the world! He has all of these cool toys and everything! You would love it! My uncle is a huge fan. He has all of the movies! You need come over sometimes and see them." He said happily.
"I would like that." I said. He just beamed happily at me. For reason, I smiled back.
"Oh! I have to go. V and Maddie are waiting for me! Bye-Bye, Xander." Chip said he looked at his watch. He grabbed his book bag and ran out of the bathroom.
For a brief moment, I felt terrible lonely. It almost wished that I could follow him. A minute later, Chip's head popped back into the bathroom.
"What is your number?" He asked.
"Huh?" I said.
"I call you when you can come over to my house." He said. He gave me a look that reminded me of Vida. Gee…I would have hated to see how they are together.
"Sure…Hold on." I said as I write down my number on a loose piece of paper in my pocket.
"Great! Bye, Xander! I call you soon, I promise!" He said as I gave him the piece of paper.
"Bye, Chip." I said as I watched him leave.
I was alone again…but I wasn't. For some reason, I felt like I had a real friend.
End of My Bad Day is My Good Day
Next Chapter; The Social Experiment((Madison's POV))
A/N: I am enjoying this story way too much. I thank everyone for the support. Read and Review if you wish.