Yesterday Randy had to spend an hour explaining to Howard not to assume things with The Sorcerer. The Sorcerer was pretty complex and did things one wouldn't expect him to. They had both apologized before going their separate ways for that day.
Finally it was Christmas. Randy was very excited for presents, but kind of disappointed that he couldn't hang out with Howard. Howard's family was busy finishing up Hanukkah.
"Merry Christmas, Sweetheart." His mother said, kissing his head.
"Thanks mom." Randy said, giving her a big hug.
"You ready to open presents?" She asked.
"Honkin' yes!" Randy said. He went over to the tree and opened a present. It was the new Grave Punchers game! "Thanks, mom!"
His mother smiled gently.
Randy had enjoyed his presents a lot. His mother had obviously spent a lot of money on him, which kinda worried him. Their income wasn't exactly that stable. His mother sometimes seemed like she was stressed whenever she paid bills.
"I'm going out for a bit, mom." Randy said, putting a present in his jacket.
"I thought Howard was busy today." His mom pointed out.
"I know..I'm just gonna take a walk." Randy lied. He absolutely hated lying to his mom, but what else could he do? It's not like he could just tell her he was friends with The Sorcerer. She'd flip her lid if she found out!
"Okay..be safe dear."
Randy hurried to the school and put on his ninja mask. He came across the rat, nibbling on some crumbs it found on the floor.
"Hey, little guy." Randy greeted.
The little rat squeaked in joy when it saw Randy.
"Merry Christmas." Randy said. He pulled a cookie out of his pocket and handed it to the rat, who once again joyfully squeaked.
Randy smiled and picked him up. He took them to The Sorcerer's lair.
"Ninja? I'm surprised out of all days, you're here today." The Sorcerer commented.
"Y-yeah. Howard's busy with Hanukkah." Randy admitted. "So I thought I could hang out with you."
"I suppose that's fine...it's not like I was busy anyway.."
Randy reached into his pocket and produced the present. "Here, I got you something."
The Sorcerer looked at the present curiously. The Ninja had gotten him a present? Why?! Sure they were friends, but it wasn't like they were that close. He hesitantly took it and opened it. It was a small book.
"You said you wanted to learn the uh...what did you call it...jargon...that we use nowadays so I wrote a book for you." Randy said. "I also put definitions in there, like: what Grave Puncher is."
"Thank you, Ninja. Now I can finally understand what you are saying"
Randy frowned. Then in a playful tone he said, "Hmm, then maybe I need a book to understand you."
"At least my words have meaning in a dictionary." The Sorcerer commented.
Randy laughed and got into an offense position. "Are we gonna fight again? I mean we are mortal enemies right?"
"I suppose..what else are enemies supposed to do?" The Sorcerer said. He picked up Randy by his scarf and smirked.
Randy took out his sword, but kept it close to his leg. The Sorcerer smirked and twirled him around for a bit. "I wonder...what would you do if this was a real battle?"
"I'd probably cut my scarf, I guess." Randy said.
"Oh alright then.." The Sorcerer said and dropped him. He gathered stank in his hands again. "This ends now, Ninja!"
"No, we have to drag out this war more longer than necessary." Randy teased. He was worried of what The Nomicon would say if he jokingly called The Final Battle again. But, he did admit that the war kind of went on way too long. 800 years seemed like an eternity in his mind, he wondered how it felt for The Sorcerer. Beingat war 800 years, closer now to 801 would probably take toll eventually.
The Sorcerer hit him with tickling stank and he fell down like yesterday, laughing.
However The Sorcerer felt about the war, but at this moment, it didn't seem to matter anymore.
I always end up changing the kind of family situation Randy is in depending on the story. I chose the single mother this time. I used to just put him with a single parent dad, but it's pretty much canon he has a mother.