"Hey Kenny!" Kyle yelled walking to the end of the school hallway. The blonde sixteen year old turned to him, his eyes showing the smile that was covered by his thick parka.
"Hey Kyle." He said, muffled by his hood.
"Where are the other guys?" Kyle looked around. Kenny shrugged.
"Stan had practice today; I don't know where fat ass is."
"Oh yeah, I forgot about his practice." Kyle pursed his lips looking at the dull floor. "Hey Ken, you wanna come over today? I was gonna ask Stan but he's obviously busy." He smiled up at the slightly taller boy.
"Sure, I've got nothing better to do." He shrugged and they walked to the bus stop together, waiting in the cool spring breeze. Kenny pulled off his hood while they waited.
"You got another piercing?" Kyle examined the ring filled ear.
"Oh, yeah dude, they don't hurt much now." He smiled as Kyle continued to examine his ear.
"It looks infected." He gently caressed the new piercing, causing the blonde to flinch away. He shook his head and sighed. "I'm gonna clean it when we get to my place." Kenny frowned.
"Aw come on dude! It's fine."
"No, it's infected." Kyle argued as the bus pulled up. The doors opened and he dragged Kenny along.
"Fine, but I'm not responsible for the cursing I do." He laughed letting himself be dragged along.
"Its fine dude, no one will be home anyways." Kyle shrugged as he sat near the window.
"Kyle." A deep voice rang in his ears. He looked around. "Kyle, wake up." Suddenly the red head sat up. His head spun from the quick movement.
"W-who's there?" he looked around once the spinning stopped. In the far corner was a tall, skinny shadow.
"It's been a long time Kyle." The deep voice echoed.
"Who are you?!" he yelled at the silhouette.
"I'm Mysterion." He said as he stepped into the moonlight showering in from the window he'd made his entrance through. Kyle's brows furrowed.
"You can't be! Kenny's dead." Kyle swallowed a lump that was building in the back of his throat. Mysterion gave a gravelly chuckle.
"Oh is he? Then who am I?"
"An imposter!" The red head said, reaching for his cell phone "Y-you better leave or else I'll call the cops." He unlocked the phone.
"Fine, I'll leave." Mysterion said, opening the window and jumping out. Kyle went and shut his window then went to bed, locking his door behind him and making sure the window was closed securely. He lay awake, staring at his ceiling, thinking about the dream he'd been rudely awakened from. With a heartbroken sigh, the red haired Jew rolled onto his side and attempted to fall back asleep, hoping to carry off where the prior dream had ended.
