The-AO-Squad: School Wars book #2/chapter3

Chapter 3

Kate bursted into her first real period, which was Language, instantly snapping her eyes onto Humphrey's desk and darting for it. (for she sat behind him anyways)

"Humphrey!" She tried to whisper-yell, not wanting to attract any attention whatsoever. Humphrey's ears commonly pricked up at her rush, a slight tense of worry and wonder quickly crossing his face. "What is it, Kate?" he asked now as she dove for her seat now, which was seat 2 of row 1.

The bell was just ringing, making it quite quiet in the room at the moment.

She breathed, not knowing where to start. Through her panting, her mind raced back to what just took place in Spanish. Savannah. Basketball. Pointguards. TRYOUTS!

Stay calm...

"Kate...?" Humphrey urged again after a few moments. Kate finally nodded before starting. "O-OMG... I-I was sitting in Spanish... like any old normal boring day, ya know?" She started off, Humphrey nodding with a shaky tone, "yeah?"

Kate gulped again. "And then out of no where Savannah turns to ask me... A-About Basketball and do I play..." At this, Humphrey's eyes darkened, awaiting the next part of the story.

Kate quickly continued though, for she knew others were bound to be heading into class now, and at this, she was right, for Jason, Michelle, and Christy came padding into class, ears erect for the oncoming day.

She lowered her tone now, now DARING to let anyone else here or know about this... "Of course I play basketball, so I said yes... but then she asked me what position i played. What's a position!?" Kate began freaking out as she explained more, Humphrey's own words frantic. "W-W-What did you say?" he pressed, body turned all the way around in his seat just to look at her.

"Well... I said offense and defense like the fool i was" She spoke very fast. "But then Savannah began naming the positions! So I tried picking which one sounded the coolest... turns out... I succeeded on that. I picked Pointguard" She finished with a nod.

Humphrey stared at her for two seconds before screwing his face up at this with slight horror. "Pointguard?"

"Yeah" Kate assured. "So if anyone asks you, what position do you play, say Pointguard.. ok? Cause I think it's going around like wildfire" She fattened her ears, every little noise making her flinch.

Humphrey began panting sightly now, as if he had just run 3 laps around the huge school gym. "W-Well... I-I don't know. What if I forget it?" he asked quickly.

"Oh you won't. trust me" She corrected him with steadfast confidence.

"But that's not all.." she then picked back up, making Humphrey sag a bit more. He gulped. "W-What? How could it get any worst?" he breathed, half gasping.

Kate swallowed hard. Remembering every living, breathing second there was to being there within Spanish, facing Savannah straight in the eye with lies. "She suggested... that I-well We tryout this fall" She finally got the words out, making Humphrey's eyes stretch wide and he couldn't help but raise a paw over his mouth. "No" He breathed. "Oh my gosh Kate! What did you say to her!?" He couldn't help but raise his voice a little, tension rising.

Kate lowered her head before answering quickly. "I said, I-I don't know and then turned away..." She ended, making the two just stare each one another down.

Next thing you know though, as if to break the tension up, Syrita finally came walking into class normally, chatting with Jason simply, the bronze colored male that sat across from Kate, and in front of Syrita.

"-Yeah I don't think that will work" Syrita was chuckling while finishing up her sentence as she took her seat now, her pitch black fur shining.

Jason stammered but then shrugged. "Well I tried it anyways... Turns out it's kinda goin good" he confessed.

Humphrey only casted Kate another worried look before sighing with enthrusted energy now from the news he had just received. he felt hyper. This was usually how he and Kate felt for some reason when they got nervous or scared.

He turned now to Syrita who was to his right. "I-I-I..." he gulped, making Syrita and Jason just stare at him. "Yes?" Syrita asked dramatically.

Kate chuckled slightly at this then nudged Humphrey slightly, as if signaling him to not tell her... Course not! He'd never tell anyone!

Humphrey tried beginning again now. "S-So..." He spoke through clenched teeth. "How did you guys's specials go?" he asked, ears erect.

Syrita chuckled from the awkwardness in his tone, and his stiff face. "W-Well... I guess it was normal" She spoke slowly.

"Yeah, why wouldn't it be?" Jason laughed slightly, his nerdy tone showing.

Kate only shrugged. "I-I don't know... Maybe your right" she began slowly, making the three look at her for a moment, at what she was trying to get at when Mrs. Staples hurried into the room now, shutting the door behind her. "Okay class... let's get started" She huffed. "woo... what a day" she woofed cheerfully, as she sat her waterbottle atop her desk now with her jaws.

Kate though, stared at her desk. What would become of this now?... Nonsense! Nothing! What should she be afraid of! It's just a tiny little lie... That's all.

As English or Language whatever, ended, Humphrey's mind was still firmed onto Kate's little incident in Spanish... come to think of it, it reminded him of his own incident he had in Art not too long ago. He had been made fun of by Alasia within Art, causing for Brianna to tell him to simply 'shrug it off, and ignore it' he still couldn't believe she had said that to him.

I mean... what was I, the class fool that day!?

He looked around the halls as he trailed to Math, Kate at his side. (they shared two class periods together. English and Math only)

Come to think of it... AM I still the class fool?

he shook the menacing thought from his head. Course not. Duh.

Finally as they entered Math with Ms. Griffin things were getting much more... settling now finally. It was snack time, and as soon as the wolf students had grabbed their starters, they quickly hurried back to their seats to pull out their morning snack.

Humphrey's as usual was some cheesepuffs with sometimes some cookies or goldfish. Kate's was cheetos with Nutter butters or doritos usually... And normally it seemed as if the two were the only one's in the whole 8th grade to have to biggest snack...

Course the two also each had a Caprisun of his/her choice.

Still though, as Humphrey chowed down on his snack, just glancing at Kate, she glancing at him, made him shiver and worry much. What would it have actually felt like to have been down there?... He didn't know if he could have handled answering Savannah. But.. of course he would have. He'd wouldn't have a choice much really anyhow.

Ms. Griffin quickly went over the starter next with the class, each wolf student having to say an answer each as Ms. Griffin went around the room. Kate of course, shied and fretted once she was called upon. She hesitated a long moment before sharing her, usually wrong, answer with the class. And sure enough, she'd also sigh whenever Ms. Griffin corrected her.

Humphrey's math essential progress was no better of course though. But still... the thought of lying to Savannah was still on the two's mind. They couldn't tell anyone, not even their friends could be trusted, for the secret might get out.

They'd just have to wait and see what would come up for them then.

Next is chapter 4!