(chaPTER 2 SAMS POV)

"Aaughhrhgh!" I moaned purposely, to creep everyone out. Nathan laughed a few metres away while everyone else sat blankly.

"Sam, you are SO gross." said Violet as she rolled her eyes annoyedly.

She and Emma got up from the bench, so I sat beside Nathan where he was and pulled out my computer.

"Hey wanna see my new animation?" I asked, knowing yes was the answer. My earbuds quickly made their way into his ears.

He cackled hysterically and threw his head back. I smiled scandalously, laughing as well.

Basically, my animations consisted of poorly drawn people, completely random objects, weird voices, sound effects, and the occasional scream.

"Dude, I think I'm the only one who thinks your animations are funny," Nathan said, still laughing.

That was the moment when Kristian and Stephanie came. They think we're HILARIOUS.

"That is sooo not true!" Said K, eyeing me as well.

"His animations are soo hilarious I just can't even." Stephanie said.

"Well hey to you too K and Steph!" I greeted mischievously.

"Hi." Nathan smiled, especially at Stephanie, while having a voice crack.

"Haaaay," K happily said to me.

"Hey. You have to see my new animation! I just showed Nathan and he thought it was funny!"

She agreed, and her and Stephanie watched my animation with me. They looked like they were dying from laughter, but I'm glad they at least appreciated my art.

They begged me to replay the bouncing crouton from that zoomed in and out. It was pathetically funny.

"It's so hard to breathe!" K shrieked as tears rolled down her face. I couldn't believe there were actual tears just from laughing!

"What even... The way! Oh my gosh!" Stephanie said weakly as she gasped for air.

Those two think I'm sooo hilarious. I remember one time, they were laying on the ground, staring at me upside down and weirdly giggling at it as if it were the funniest thing in the world. I'll never understand them.

"I like the orginal one the best though," Nathan suddenly said. K's eyes immediately met mine before she burst out laughing again. After a few minutes of heavy breathing and laughter, I led her outside for a breath of fresh air so she could calm down.

Stephanie and K went to talk to their other friends, which left only Nathan with me.

"We have to hang out again soon," Nathan said. We both sat down.

"Yeah," I chuckled. "We have to watch anime and My Little Pony."

At that second, some random person passing by in the hallway looked at us like we were crazy. What's so wrong about bronies? They're just jealous.

As I was in my random train of thought, Nathan smiled at me like the idiot he is for some reason.

How lame. Guess we'll just have to hang out later.

Finally, band was over! Mr. L has been pretty lame lately. I'm getting real tired of him kicking me out of class just for squeaking my clarinet, making puns, reminding him about fried chicken and whatnot. Ok so it's a bit creepy. But it's not like he knows about me stalking his Twitter.

He even has to play with me over the summer, which I don't mind. *Giggles* I'm funny.

I sprinted to the brand new Arts Center we had at our school. Ever since it was built, Nathan went there like a maniac. I couldn't blame him because he had some serious skill.

Luckily it was close to the school building, because advanced art was Nathan's last class. I waited at the door for his arrival.

"Nathan!" I yelled. I saw him hanging up his artwork on the wall.

He smiled, walking towards my way. "Did you see that piece of art I made?" He asked.

"Yeah, pretty good." I said. His eagle barely even looked like it was human-made. He made my crap anime look like scum, but at least he likes it and our friends think it's funny.

"So do you want to go to the computer lab again?" Nathan asked, collecting his stuff.

"Yeah, since we're both gonna stay after school anyways." I said, wrapping my bass guitar case around my shoulder. "Jazz band's cancelled. I need to get my brother though."

I walked down the incline to eye my little brother. Will immediately noticed me, so I motioned him to come with Nathan and I. He was always a third wheel, but it was better than him being awkward and alone with the kids in his grade. He'd rather be on the computer, anyway.

Afterwards, we sat in our usual spots in the lab- the back corner of the room. "I wonder what your brother was doing on that dating site the other day! Trying to pick up chicks, huh?" Nathan questioned, reminding me of that incident. It was weird to the extreme.

"I don't know what he's up to, but not even a dating site could get him a girlfriend."

I noticed my little brother sweating in the background. His keen hearing was something I didn't always take notice of.

"You pick up a hottie yet?" I inquired to him, humiliatingly.

"As a matter of fact, yeah, I have. Her name is cutie2190.

I could already imagine K and Steph crying from laughing so hard.

"Psh she is so fake, I bet you're just admiring Brandon Flowers on your computer cuz you're gay for him."

Nathan gave it his all not to burst out laughing. He's the one who actually made that profile. K came up with the username, though.

"No she isn't! Here, I'll show you a pic," said Will defiantly.

"Really? Okay." Nathan and I's wittiness was timeless.

Will held up a picture of a fake girl he apparently had printed out. Her hair was long, and shiny black. Ya know, photoshop black. She also had green eyes, which seemed unnatural to me. She had a smirk on her face,too. Weird.

"Ewwwwwww," I scrunched up my face. "You have a weird taste in girls. I bet you think she's hot!" She really was not hot. And how the hell do you talk to people on Poptropica 'cause you can't.

"At least I have a better love life than you do, Sam. I met her on Poptropica cuz I'm so swag," Will replied.

It took all my power to not die from laughter. No matter how fake the profile seemed, he didn't seem to question it at all. And what in the actual- so swag?

"Whatever, Will. Good luck with your girlfriend," I said, using my hands for air-quotes on the world girlfriend.

Nathan and I went back to our original place, leaving Will to gush about his fake girlfriend. I still can't believe he fell for that. Only the lamest of the lame are that gullible.

I showed Nathan some Saves The Day songs and even gave him the link for his recorded private concert. It was hilarious, especially when they kept messing up during the song "Hold." It cracked me up.

After a while, the school was closing so Nathan, Will, and I gathered our things and exited the building.

Nathan and I walked until we met the intersection of our neighborhoods. We lived pretty close together, which made hanging out a lot easier.

"Bye, see you tomorrow!" Nathan yelled, doing his signature wave. I nodded in response.

I couldn't wait until tomorrow. That way, Nathan could finally see the surprise I had planned out for him. Tomorrow was going to be interesting.