Chapter 4! Yes, finally, chapter 4! This is one of the fluffiest chapters I've ever done... Just saying... I had to get it out of my system.. :P
The rest of that school day carried on like any other—Shane partnered up with Kay for an English assignment, and she smiled at the dirty glare she received from Jessica. After the dismissal bell had rang, Kay gathered her belongings and headed outside to find Mac, as she did every day since the day they became friends. Shane was also prepared to leave, had he not been stopped by the band of girls known for tormenting his only friends in the school.
"Hi, new kid. My name's Jessica, but I go by Jessie," the red-haired child started. "These are my friends, Kendra, Marie, and Shelby," she introduced. The girls just quietly remained in the background as Jessica spoke for them. Shane turned to face her directly, trying to be polite, not wanting to make anything worse for Kay or Mac.
"I'm Shane," he said as he stood, ready to leave to classroom. He started out, but was cut off by this persistent girl.
"Okay, Shane. Maybe tomorrow you can hang out with us, instead of those losers," Jessica 'generously' offered.
"Shane's eyebrows raised. "Losers?" he asked, as if he hadn't already known who they were.
"Yeah. The one with the book bag hangs around with imaginary friends all day, and Kay is just too quiet.. It's creepy," Jessica explained.
Shane could agree-to a certain extent. Kay was quiet, but certainly not creepy. And Mac had made a promise to Bloo, so he has to come around everyday, but it's no bother. The Foster house is always interesting—Shane would be willing visit from time to time, if he didn't already live there. However, he would not waste anymore of his time or breath with this girl, so he just shrugged his shoulders.
"Thanks, but, I happen to like those losers. See ya around," he smirked, and headed out the door, leaving Jessica confused.
Once he finally got outside, most of the kids had cleared out and gone home. "They left me.. Thanks, guys," he thought, but he heard an unexpected "BAH!" and was toppled over by Kay and Mac, who had hidden on the side of the school building, waiting for Shane to walk out.
Although he wasn't a fan of surprises, Shane couldn't help but laugh. "What was that for?"
"You took forever!" Kay exclaimed through escaping giggles.
"Yea, what took you so long?" Mac asked, deciding to get up off of Shane. As the other two stood, he debated on telling the two about Jessie, but decided against it. "They're both in a good mood, I don't want kill it... I'll tell them later," he thought, and said, "I just had to ask the teacher something about the homework, that's all." Then, he smirked, and grabbed up Mac in a head-lock. "But I'm here now, aren't I?" He took his fist and rubbed it against Mac's head—not nearly as hard as Terrance would, but just enough to mess up Mac's hair and make him struggle.
"Aaghh, Shane!" Mac yelped and chuckled at the same time. There were hardly moments of playing with Shane, unless it was competition, such as basketball or video games, so Mac knew times like these were rare. Kay remained on the sidelines, watching the two boys rough-house.
"He's not such a bad kid after all," Kay thought, admiring Shane's rare, more relaxed, playful side.
"Think twice before sneaking up on me, you got that?" He said, and released Mac, who fell to his hands and knees.
"Well, it was Kay's idea in the first place," Mac blamed as he stood. The black-haired boy turned to the girl.
"Oh, really?" Shane looked at her menacingly, but unsure of what to do—the friendship was still fairly new, and he didn't want to hurt or scare her. He took a step forward, and she took off, running full-speed to Foster's.
"Ah, a chase, huh?" he said out loud. "It's almost too easy."
"I don't know about that," Mac thought. "You could beat anyone at a race because you're part wolf. She's part animal too.. Maybe she'll be able to beat you," he teased.
"Maybe not beat. Challenge? Yeah, bring it," Shane said confidently as him and Mac also began running toward Foster's.
Kay, having the head start, had gotten to the house and quickly closed and locked the door behind her.
"JEEZ! What took you guys so long? It's 3:30! And where's Mac?" Bloo asked impatiently.
"Well, to make a long story short, I need to hide before Shane and Mac-" *Thump Thump Thump* Was heard at the door.
"Oh, no!" Kay panicked.
"You need a hiding place, huh? Well, follow me," Bloo said heroically and led Kay up several flights of stairs to his, Wilt, Edwardo, and Coco's room.
"Hey, Kay," Wilt said.
"Hola!"
"Coco."
"Hi, guys... Bloo, isn't this a little obvious?" Kay asked.
"Relax, they'll keep your hiding place a secret, won't you guys?"
"Yeah, no problem. Playing hide 'n seek?" Wilt asked.
"Sorta," Kay answered, not knowing herself about the extent of Shane's play.
The gang heard voices out in the hall—Mac and Shane's, chanting, "Come on out, Kay!"
"They're here! Quick, in Wilt's locker!" Before she had time to object, Bloo shoved Kay into Wilt's locker, an invasion of privacy according to the girl, but Wilt assured that it was okay.
The door swung open and the two boys stormed in. "Have any of you seen her?" Mac asked.
"Who are we talking about?" Bloo asked, laying on his bed as if he knew nothing.
"Bloo's too good to be cracked easily, Mac," Shane pointed out, then smiled at Wilt. "You, on the other hand..." he thought. "Wilt, will you help me find Kay? Please?" the wolf-boy asked sweetly. Wilt thought for a moment—he was already helping Kay, and Shane was just playing nice; he knew of Wilt's inability to say 'no', and was using that against him.
"Sorry, Shane, I don't know where she is," he lied, or at least tried to. Shane growled, then turned to Edwardo. He looked to Mac, who nodded in a silent agreement, seeming to know Shane's next move. The wolf-boy revealed his claws and fangs, and jumped on the top bunk of the gang's bunk-bed, causing the purple monster to shriek in fear.
"AAHHH! In the locker! En el armario!" Edwardo shouted, and shielded himself with his covers. Kay darted out of the locker, a final means to escape, dodged Mac and fled to the foyer.
"Oh no you don't!" Shane called, also darting out of the room, and was soon hot on her trail. She managed to get as far as outside before the older boy grabbed her around the waist and tackled her to the ground. At first, nothing was said, but then the two sat up, faces red from laughing.
"You okay?" Shane managed to ask.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Kay said through laughter.
The gang managed to get outside as the two stood, brushing the grass from they're clothes. "There is something bothering me, though..."
"What is it? Did I hurt you?" asked the worried Shane.
"No... Just... Why were you late coming out of school today?" she asked.
"Wha? I told you, I asked the teacher a question," Shane defended.
"How? Kay and I saw Mrs. Rogers walk out of school before you," Mac said. He and Kay crossed their arms.
"Uh.. Well.. I got another teacher's help," Shane lied.
"If you're gonna lie, at least make it believable!" Bloo chimed in.
"Shut up!" Shane exclaimed, and turned back to Mac and Kay, who seemed to be waiting for an answer.
"It's no big deal, Shane. Just tell us," Kay tried to convince, but Shane crossed his arms and turned around, afraid of upsetting his two friends. Kay turned to Mac, who had developed a smirk.
"Okay Shane, this can be done the easy way, or the hard way," Mac said. Kay almost laughed—how could Mac possibly challenge Shane? Shane, on the other hand, knew what Mac meant, and turned to face him, eyes wide.
"You wouldn't dare..."
"Try me."
This time, Shane was the one running as if his life depended on it. Bloo chased after him, laughing hysterically.
He finally tackled the wolf boy to the ground, pinned him on his back, and chanted "Shane's gonna get it!" Wilt, Kay, and Mac caught up to find Shane struggling against Bloo, who was enjoying his rival's 'torment'.
"What's going on?" Kay asked.
"Oh, you'll find out. Shane's just not as tough as he leads on," Mac informed her, then turned to Wilt. "Wilt, would you mind helping us? Shane chose to do things 'the hard way'," Mac said. The tall red friend chuckled to himself.
"He never learns, does he?" Wilt said, and, with his good hand, began to tickle one of the boy's sides relentlessly. He grit his teeth and tried to suppress his laughter, until Wilt's long, spider-like fingers scurried across the wolf's stomach, and giggles began pouring out.
"No, WILT! M-Mhahac! I-I'm soooo gonna kheheill you! Bwahaha!" Shane spat out between laughter as Mac stood with his arms crossed, still smiling. Bloo, determined not to let him get away, was enjoying this as well—next to a playful attitude, seeing Shane defeated was pretty rare.
"You ready to fess up?" Mac asked tauntingly.
"NO!" he yelped in reply. Kay's eyes lit up, and knelt down next to the helpless boy.
"Need some help, Wilt?" she asked with a twisted grin.
"Sure thing," Wilt replied.
"NOO! Kay, s-stay back! No! AHH! Hahahaha!"
She began to assist Wilt in tickling the life out of him. The slightest touch of his neck caused his chin to snap down, and he squealed and began kicking and struggling once Kay reached his ribs.
"Kaaaayyy! AAAHHHEHEHEHE!"
"Well?" she asked, noticing how red his face had gotten and the tears forming in his dark eyes.
"OKAY! Bwahaha! Okay, I-I'll tell you guys!" Shane stammered. Kay let up, and Wilt, being the kind of friend he was, helped the heavily breathing wolf up off the ground.
"I hate you... all four of ya," Shane commented.
"We know. Now, what happened?" Mac demanded.
Shane got serious, took a deep breath, and confessed, "Jessica stopped me in the classroom today once Kay had gone. She told me how you two were such losers. Mac, you hang around imaginary friends too much, and Kay's so quiet in class, it's scary. I wanted to say how you guys weren't losers or scary or anything, but I didn't want to make things worse. And I didn't want to say anything about it because I didn't want you guys to worry." Wilt smiled, happy to see the conservative boy open up and care for others.
"So," he continued, "I didn't want to ruin you guys' day." The two brunettes looked to each other. Kay stepped closer to him and hugged him tightly.
"Thanks for standing up for us, Shane. It means a lot," Kay said calmly. Mac came over as well and put his arm around Shane in sort of a side hug. The wolf smiled, feeling he had finally done something right. Of course, with Bloo being Bloo, the touching moment didn't last long. He tackled the group, causing them to land in the grass.
"Ugh, Bloo!" the three yelled simultaneously. The mischievous friend just laughed and said, "Come on, guys! Instead of being all sappy, let's go do something! Like-"
"Like beat the snot out of Bloo!" Shane exclaimed, quickly standing.
"AHHH!" the blue friend yelped, and took off running, with Shane following closely.
"Aaaaand Shane's back," Mac commented jokingly, causing a chuckle from Kay and Wilt.
The two suddenly stopped the chase, talked, and ran straight for Mac and Kay.
"Mac..?"
"Kay, run! Shane wants to get us back!"
Her and Mac's eyes widened and began running around the building when they heard Frankie come outside and call out, "Dinner, guys!"
Everyone stopped. "You got lucky... For now. Just wait 'til after dinner," Shane said with a confident smirk, and headed inside with Bloo.
"It's on," Kay and Mac said, following the two inside during their temporary truce.