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Chapter 8: Cold Tuna

Aiden thanked Mrs. Miller for the ride and entered his house. As soon as he walked through the door his mother gave him a huge hug.

"Thanks goodness you're okay. I was worried sick." His mother said to him with a bit of scolding in her voice.

"I thought you didn't care if I was out with friends." He said, barely able to breath beneath his mother's grasp.

"That was in the desert, you could have been abducted!"

"You shouldn't worry honey." Aiden's father said to the concerned mother as he entered the room. "Just be glad he made such good friends on his first day."

Aiden's mother's face relaxed and she asked her son,

"So who is it that you met?"

"Well, they're names are Jed, Katie, Skye, Jackie, and Rose."

His father nudged him and said to his son,

"So surrounded by girls ey?"

"Well…"

His mother had a smirk across her as she said,

"Is that why you were at you're 'friends' house?"

"Well, I'm…not sure."

"Leave the boy alone Helen, besides, dinner is getting cold." His father said with a wink at Aiden.

"I'd hope so, tuna is supposed to be cold." Aiden's mother said with a smile.

They each made a tuna sandwich from a bowl full of tuna and mayo. Then everyone found a spot to loiter around in the kitchen as the shared the events of the day. Aiden decided he might as well tell his parents about the fight and his Sandshrew.

"I have good and bad news, what do you want first?"

"Might as well start with bad so we can feel good after." Aiden's mother said.

"Alright, well there was a fight today, and I was in it." He said solemnly.

He felt his parent's hearts drop into their stomachs. His father was the first to speak up.

"You don't seem hurt."

"That's part of the reason I was at Katie's, she was hurt the most after I dodged all the attacks. She is okay but I don't know about the aggressor, I kicked him in the back of the neck pretty hard."

"Well, you did what you had to do to defend your friends." His father said. "Well then, what is the good news?"

"Well, you guys remember my Sandshrew?"

They both nodded and Aiden delivered his surprise.

"Well, he is my first official Pokemon!" Aiden then went through the hole story of how he got it along with his first battle.

"Well that's great honey," His mother said." But what's the deal with you and Katie then?"

Aiden sighed. He knew the topic was bound to come up.

"Well, I'm not sure. I mean she's really sweet…" He said with his head down. He looked up to see his mother with a huge smile on her face. He shrugged it off and continued. "And I think she feels the same way from what she said while I was at her house. The only thing is that Skye kinda likes me too and I don't want to hurt her."

Looking up again he say his mother understanding but his father couldn't believe it.

"How did you get in this situation?" His father asked.

"Why it's his natural charm of course." His mother said with a smile. "He gets it from you you know."

His parent kissed quickly and then turned to Aiden to help solve his problem.

"I thought up a solution but I don't know if it will work." Aiden said. "I would ask Katie out but I would ask everybody if they are okay with it."

"That's a good idea son," His father said. He also repaid his wives complement by saying, "You get your wit from your mother."

They kissed a little more intimately this time and Aiden said,

"I'm going to start my homework before you guys make me hurl."

He headed up to his room and unloaded his backpack but he couldn't focus, images of Katie were floating in his head.

A/N: Awwww, Aidie is in love :). Things are just going to get fluffier and more soap opra-esque. If you think about it though, everything has drama because it's the only way to carry a storyline without action found in the climax. I know this chapter is really short but I just couldn't extend it any further. There is also a not so hidden reference to something else in this chapter, can you be the first to find it?