"Tiene para tener bien mariposas en el estómago, apenas los consiguen para volar en la formación."

"It's alright to have butterflies in your stomach, just get them to fly in formation."

Psymon's parents had been ecstatic about the news. They had got in contact with Steel MX that day and Steel MX wanted to sponsor Psymon in an upcoming event up north in Mount McMurray. They were more then happy to accept. It would be like a family vacation…and Dane.

Dreaded Monday was here. Morning for the Combs were manic. Psymon was banging on the door for Alyssa to hurry up so he could shower. "Come on!" he yelled through the door.

"Wait your turn damn it, beauty takes time!"

"Well shit, we're gunna be here all day."

She opened the door holding his toothbrush high above her head, "You want this?"

He tried jumping for it but was still to short to reach. She kept teasing him as Denise walked up the stairs. "Come on guys, at this rate your gunna be late!"

Alyssa gave back the toothbrush as he pushed her out of the way and slammed the door shut. Melissa usually got up really early so she didn't have to deal with the antics of her siblings in the morning.

Soon all the twins were at the table and Psymon had finally come down in a fitting t shirt and dark jeans and of course his hat. "Hey shorty," Alyssa greeted him. Psymon got sick of everyone making fun of his height. So he would retaliate with harsh words in Spanish.

"Mujerzuela rubia muda de canal," he laughed.

"English Psymon," Denise said serving food. She didn't mind him speaking Spanish, she rather enjoyed it, but she knew he was saying bad words to his sister in another language.

While Denise drove the girls to school Psymon was saving up for a new truck so he would ride his newest Haro bike to Dane's house. He did eventually out grow his old Haro. He arrived to see Dane all ready sitting outside his gate waiting on his bike. "Let's go dude, you almost made me late again," Dane told him.

They did actually make it on time today as they both walked hastly to first block. Spanish with Mrs. Passini. They rushed to the back of the class and took their seats. "Why the hell are you guys always late?" Forest asked as the bell rang. Mrs. Passini would order Forest to always sit in the back considering how big he was.

Psymon never really liked this class because of the other kids in his class. They were always bug himself and a girl by the name of Michelle Torez for answers. He would either give them answers or tell them, "joda lejos." Dane always got a kick out of that.

Mrs. Passini walked around the classroom handing out test papers saying, "I give test now," in her thick accent. Getting the test Monty turned around to Psymon and said, "Give me the answers."

"Uh, let me think about it, no."

"My dad is gunna fuck me up if I fail this year."

"Wow that sucks," Dane told him. Forest usually just watched things like this when it came to Monty. Even though he was big, Monty was extremely intimidating. He always wondered how the class clowns stood up to him for being so much smaller.

"Come on you spick, just tell me," Monty said getting angrier.

"Hey Dane you wanna see the answers?" Psymon asked showing him the test paper.

"Sure," he replied as they both held up Psymon's test.

"Just wait," Monty told them and turned around.

Forest leaned over, "What was that supposed to mean?"

"We have to deal with that in shop," Dane said.

Second block came around finally. Psymon and Dane had every class together. Even shop. Forest only had first block and shop with them. They arrived to the Earth Science room with Mr. Slavin. They had a nickname for him. Psymon had slipped one day calling him Sister Mavin after getting caught talking to Dane, now that's how half the class addressed him. Good thing Mr. Slavin good sense of humor.

Of course Psymon and Dane sat together and of course in the back. At the lab table diagonal from them sat Elise Riggs and Farah Hunt. They were basically the plastics of VoTech and Psymon always seemed to notice Elise. Her long blonde hair and slender body. He definitely had a crush on her, along with half the school including Jamie the 'token lesbian'.

But it also just so happened that Elise was currently dating Monty Stone. Psymon would see Elise visit auto shop to see Monty. Psymon had been burned quite a few times not paying attention to his work at hand because of her.

"Psymon?" Mr. Slavin called standing next to his table.

"Huh?" He had been caught daydreaming again and all eyes were on him.

"What is this?" He held out a rock that was mostly clear.

"It's Halite," Psymon told him.

"And what is Halite?"

"Oh not this time Sister Mavin. It's salt, watch," he said picking the rock from his hand and licking it. He got an audible laugh from the class along with sniggering.

"Thanks," Mr. Slavin said walking back to the front of the class. Psymon felt a little fuzzy inside knowing he made Elise laugh.

After a forty minute lunch it was time for shop…and Monty. They arrived and were ordered to the classroom. They did automachanic bookwork first then hands on.

About a half hour later Psymon and Dane had pushed Ms. G's cavalier onto the lift for an oil change. Only seniors could work on more complicated jobs like timing chains and fuel injectors and such.

"Hey look," Dane said pointing to Monty pulling Elise out the bay door and around the corner, "Should we follow?" Psymon shrugged and followed peeking around the corner.

"Who was he?" Monty demanded.

"It was nothing he just offered to give me a ride home instead of walking in the rain," she told him.

"No one just asks MY girlfriend for a ride."

"At least he did unlike someone."

He gripped her shoulders and pinned against the wall. Psymon took a step forward but Dane held him back, "It's not your business dude."

Monty now had a finger pointed in her face, "If I ever see another dude even look at you, I'll beat the shit out of them."

"Ow, Monty, your hurting me," she began to cry. He let go as she dropped to the ground then hurried getting up and walking away. That's when Psymon and Dane booked back inside.

After school Dane and Psymon went back to Psymon's house where they had built a half-pipe over the summer. Dane was just getting the hang of it but Psymon wanted more to it. Higher longer and steeper.

But for now it was good enough. "So this weekend is your comp. right?" Dane asked. "Yea. Me, you, and my dad are taking the F250 with all of my equipment and my mom and Melissa are following in the Mazda."

"What about Alyssa?" Dane asked.

Psymon glided up the side grinding it saying, "I don't know," he rode down and up to his side again then returning to Dane saying, "She doesn't wanna go," ice picking the rail then spinning the bike around to plant both of his feet on the floor of the top of the half-pipe. At this point the family dog, no longer a puppy, Angel ran up the stairs to greet the boys. Psymon had always felt close to the dog, always walking her, bathing her and feeding her. She definitely appreciated him and always tried to return the favors.