Wassup, everybody!

Wassup, everybody!

It's me, the ever so epic Lux! Ok, let's skip the formalities and get started with chapter 3, the beginning of October! Bear in mind when I say, 'the story is built completely on how yayleo wanted it finished since I possess a notepad on how it is to be completed'.

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Chapter 3

Falling: Part 1 of 2

Redone by LuxUmbra2011

School. Countless people worldwide hated the name and dreaded every last Monday. Students, teachers, faculty, janitors especially. The list goes on. But the weekend ended, a little bit too fast and now began another week at the world's most hated institute: School. And amongst those people who hated it, Shawn Roy was one of them. If anything, he would prefer to just skip school and practice his skateboarding tricks, but NO! His father woke him up and just HAD to get him ready for another day at that dreadful abomination that was called 'education'. It sucked, ROYALLY! But hell, that was school for ya. Oh well. At least, he decided, he could get some practice in while on the way. Who knows? Maybe he could mess with the officer Leo and Aeris called 'Schwartzen-Cop' and see him act like a total moron like how Shawn did last time? Who knows? Shawn figured he would find out soon enough. He had to get some breakfast in, because only a nut would go without breakfast.

Well, nuts and Dante ever since he took Insanity courses. His excuse was that the severity of the course made him puke. And for once, the human actually proved it when on his second week; he vomited, fortunately in Jason's path, after eating a slab of French toast. The result was that Jason slipped on the puddle and landed face first on the floor. Just another standard accident really. Another standard accident that proved later on that Aikido is an interesting form of self-defense martial arts. When Dante was questioned on how he knew he only responded, "I practice in my spare time." What spare time? He usually hangs with everyone throughout the course of the day.

Shawn wouldn't understand that enigma of a human being. But who cared right now? It's time for, guh, school. Headed to the kitchen, Shawn noticed his dad plopped on the table, reading the paper and eating some sunny-side up eggs. There was also a plate set up for Shawn as well. Sitting down, Shawn greeted his father a good morning and promptly devoured his preset food.

"Morning, son."

"Hey, dad."

Just the usual banter between a man and his son.

"You are coming to the shop after school today? There are some boards that need to be repaired before the clientele returns later on. I'm almost done with them but I could use a hand."

"Sure dad. I'll swing by. I might be a little late. The guys have some things to discuss before I show up. That ok with you?"

"Sure son. Just don't be late."

"Alright. I gotta go. Thanks for breakfast! Later!"

And with that, the teenager known as Shawn Roy left his home.

Dante 'Jeice' Riley was blushing really. You see, there was this one girl who attended high school with them that he had kind of a crush on. A human Caucasian woman by the name of Tammy Stoakes. Fair black hair tied in a ponytail, emerald green eyes, and a great figure. And you see he finally did what he originally thought was impossible: secure a date. The last 10 minutes were the happiest of his teenage years, now that he did something his other friends, aside Ronny, had done. In fact, he was so happy that he didn't see Shawn zoom by on his skateboard, a certain buff officer of the law following on foot. Dante shook his head then counted down.

"5… 4… 3… 2… 1… Now."

*slam* "DAMMIT! I'LL GET YOU ONE DAY, KID!"

What happened was Shawn kick flipped pretty high, high enough to jump Spencer's car as it drove by, Schwartzen-Cop slamming into it. Short version; ouch. Dante snickered a little as the officer recovered to his feet and angrily stormed off.

"Sucker…:

At the same time, Dante could hear Spencer, as he parked his car, yelling and screaming about his car being damaged and how he swore he would make Shawn suffer for what happened. Dante simply frowned. So this is how the war against Spencer begins, with a little near vehicular manslaughter, again. Oh how interesting this particular war would be. And near vehicular manslaughter? Aeris would definitely be pleased, especially since it was Schwartzen-Cop who nearly got killed, she hated him and how prejudiced he was against animals. But who cared about that matter? Not Dante 'DJ' Riley. At least not right now.

Ronald 'Ronny' Blue had just crossed the street that made the halfway point to school. Sure, he could've driven but today felt a little different. Call it that 'strange feeling' but today just felt different. Walking beside a large brick wall with a hedge above, Ronny contemplated on how today could've been different. Maybe Leo did something smart? … … … Hell no. The guy is so impulsive; he'd eat cereal off his head if allowed. And baste a thanksgiving turkey on top of his cereal. In short, Leo doing something intelligent, by Aeris' standards of intelligent, that wasn't happening any time within this lifetime. But that made Leo exactly who he is today, the impulsive hyperactive nutcase known as Leo. And the rest of the group. Ashley, Sha-

"DUDE! LOOK OUT!"

"HOLY-"

Shawn had barely dodged a trekking Ronny. Seeing that it was Ronny, Shawn stopped and approached him.

"Jeez Shawn! You almost ran me over!"

"Sorry, man. Was doing pretty good till you popped up!"

"Every Monday with this. You're gonna wind up killing me with that, and then all the ladies will grieve at my funeral."

"Suuuuurrrrrrreeeee, Ronny. Whatever you say."

"Least I get dates!"

"Not really concerned over that factor. I got other things to handle."

"What are you? Gay?"

"Oh up yours, Ronny! Up yours!"

"Heheh. In any case, ready for another agonizing day of school?"

"I'm ready for today, but more for the Prankmaster General's new scheme."

"Oh, yeah, I almost forgot. Spence is so gonna get it for yesterday."

"I already did my due on him."

"Let me guess… That buff racist officer?"

"Yup. Tricked him into slamming into Spence's car during a getaway."

"Spencer is gonna hunt you down for that one."

"Uh… dude?"

"Yeah?"

Dante: "BOOGA!"

"Yipe!"

"Scared ya, Shawn."

"GODDAMN YOU, DANTE AND THOSE NINJA FEET!"

"I was gonna warn you about Dante appearing behind you."

"Jesus, Dante, why do you do that?"

"Cause its fun."

"He's got a valid point. Watching him scare the crap outta you is funny."

"Kiss my ass, Shawn. So, Dante, you up for the Prankmaster General's evil plans?"

"When aren't I? Uh Ronny?

"Yeah?"

"HI RONNY!"

"SHIT!"

Shannon: "Hi guys!"

"Jesus Christ! Ya scared the crap outta me. Geez."

"No wonder Dante likes doing this. It's fun."

"Ugh… that just leaves out Ashley and the gray and pink furballs."

"Oh, they already got there."

"Huh?"

"While we were talking I saw Leo drive by with the girls in his car, flicking us off."

"THAT ASSHOLE!"

And with that, the gaggle of pals ran towards school, some people ready to exact revenge on a certain idiot.

Later that day at 11:45, Lunch Break

Aeris Cole was having a pretty good day. Perfect scores on her homework assignments, no one starting any arguments, no one being stupid enough to enrage her, no one being stupid in general, even, shockingly, Leo included, so she had to give him credit. In fact, him not being stupid, it proved her 'Leo is a dumbass' theory. He intentionally chooses to be stupid, instead of taking the route filled with common sense. And that note was finished. That still left her with 'Ronny the pervert' and 'Dante; what is he?" Emphasis on WHAT. And hopefully this would be a pleasant lunch with her friends that hopefully won't in disaster but considering the company she keeps, she wouldn't be surprised if it did, especially considering… HIM. The absolute sultan of stupidity, the duke of dumbasses, the king of klutzes, Leo himself. Nothing was EVER calm and tranquil whenever HE was involved in a situation. It's been like this for several years, even when he could barely stand on two legs, he STILL caused disasters, even ripping apart her favorite stuffed teddy bear, McStuffins. But still… It was typical of him to do things like that, hell, even Aeris herself admitted that things just weren't the same without the supreme dumbass not around. Speaking of…

"Hi, Aeris. Mind if I sit here?" Still using manners, despite his… notorious reputation.

"Yeah." And still retaining the good day mood.

"Where's everyone else?"

"They'll be here in a sec. I've got everything set up for Spencer. Did you bring the goods?"

"Yeah. Here you go."

Aeris dug into her pockets and pulled out a flash drive. But it wasn't an ordinary drive. Oh no… This was what Dante and other internet savvy people called a 'YAOI BOMB' drive. Oh the possibilities with this item. But Aeris' was so dangerous it would auto infect whatever PC it was plugged into. But that's where the tech savvy enigma, Dante Riley, would step in. This bomb, which she spent all night developing, was her form of payback against Spencer and how she was stood up at the mall and her secret request on the list of things to do against Spencer. Personally, she would enjoy this, for revenge is a dish served… 'man-on-man porn viewing closet homo' style. She then extended her paw and gave Leo the flash drive. An evil smile crossed her features as she asked, "I have your word about this?" Leo in turn would grin devilishly as he answered, "Oh, Spencer won't know what hit him. Mwahahaha…"

"Evil laughing again, fuzzball?"

Leo: "Oh hey Dante. Wondering where you went. Where'd you go?"

Dante: "Oh, I met with Tammy again."

Leo: "Your girlfriend… hehehehe…"

Dante: "Silence! I keel you! Silence! I keel you!"

Aeris: "You can stop copying Achmed the Dead Terrorist now."

Dante: "Sorry. He's just damn funny. Anyway, I'll stick for the bombing, assuming Aeris provided the goods?"

Aeris: "Leo has it."

Dante: "Good. But afterwards I can't stay. I have a date tonight."

Aeris: "… … …"

Leo: "You asked her out? Cool! Finally, someone else has the whole 'I have a date tonight excuse', besides that damn Ronny."

Dante: "Aeris, I apologize if I hit any weak points about tonight. Forgive me."

Aeris wasn't pretty pleased about hearing that. It did strike a chord because it reminded her about yesterday. But Dante was considerate enough to apologize so, this time, she spared him from her anger attacks.

Aeris: "It's fine."

Dante: "Thanks. Also, the others should be here in a moment. Ronny tried flirting and got bitch-slapped pretty hard. Wouldn't blame the chick for doing that. Ronny assumes himself a ladies man, but boy that isn't true."

The two cats snickered a little at hearing Ronny's misfortune. It wasn't the first time Ronny suffered a little for his cheesy crap.

And with that the others arrived, after claiming their lunch of course and sat down. The mood was always bright with them, crazy with Leo's antics, but the mood was bright. And that did pretty well for her peace of mind. But she was a little upset. Sure, the guys and girls that she was friends with brightened her spirits, but the fact was simple. Aeris could, no, wasn't on the dating list. Sure the other girls were asked, but she never had that opportunity, not counting the event with that asshole Spencer. So yeah, that was a justified reason to be a little upset, something that, for a brief moment, made her crestfallen at the thought of Dante going out with a girl, something Shawn dropped his jaw at. Hoping no one noticed her fallen attitude, Aeris quickly smarted off Dante saying that she hoped Tammy wasn't a boy in disguise, even though she knew full well that Tammy was a girl. That resulted in a good 'FUCK YOU' from the human. But in truth, someone noticed her fallen face… the dork sitting next to him named Leo. It sucked for him to see her fall back into that depression he tried hard yesterday to bring her back from. He mentally swore he would speak to her after all is said and done. But now, he just conversed with the others, all while secretly planning Phase 1. The YAOI bomb…

School, Computer Room, 3:15 P.M.

"Now then, if you haven't finished your assignments, hurry up and finish them before the bell rings."

"Yes. Ma'am."

Leo absolutely dreaded computer class and learn about proper typing and all that other jazz. He hated it. The only reason that he actually liked it today was because the three people he needed was here. Shannon for distraction, Dante for hacking, and Spencer for being the target of the bomb. Since all of the computer systems were directly connected, which explained to Leo as to who keeps shutting off his videogame emulators every time he tried playing during class, then Dante could hack himself straight into Spencer's PC, and since Spencer was checking his e-mail, Dante could send the virus straight into his e-mail account. It would take months to undo the damage that Leo's Phase 1 scheme would soon cause… Leo shiftily looked around; making sure no one was looking.

"Dante… coast is clear. Spencer's in his e-mail. Go!" Leo silently whispered to Dante. Nodding, he reactivated his PC (he long time ago finished the assignment. Computers are his expertise.) and silently bypassed the student-teacher connection. Now he had total access to every PC in the room. Taking the hard drive, he plugged it in, out of the teachers' sight. Opening it, Dante barely contained the virus. "Shannon, you're up!" Shannon nodded in reply and began to talk with Spencer. More along the lines of sultry and promiscuous talking. And like any other buffoon in the world, Spencer fell for it, hook, line, and sinker. Taking the chance, Dante transferred the virus into Spencer's e-mail account. All that was left was to wait for Spencer to open the letter containing the virus, and pray he doesn't trash it. To sweeten the deal, Dante maxxed out Spencer's PC volume, so it would catch EVERYONE'S attention. Severing the connection, all that had to be done was wait…

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"HURTS SO GOOD!"

"TO THE LEFT!"

"HARDER! HARDER!"

Almost immediately, everyone spun to the source of the commotion, Spencer's PC and everyone who saw was immediately disgusted by what they saw. Thousands of images, ranging from fan yaoi to real gay porn was playing on Spencer's PC and everyone looked at Spencer in disgust while he screamed that someone bugged his e-mail. Of course no one believed that played out excuse, even though Spencer was telling the truth. In short, the teenager just lost a huge amount of respect with others and this rumor would be circling for weeks… Mission accomplished.

Once the word spread, even the nerds Spencer asserted himself over spoke openly about Spencer's shame and were pleased to see that he could only shake off and move on. Spencer's ego took a pretty big dent too, and this called for a celebration, especially for Leo's group. The gang stuck together, the boy's and Shannon, proud of their accomplishment. And hearing Spencer's angry rant, to from when Leo told her about it, made Aeris very pleased with their accomplishment. All in all, a good day turned into a much pleasant one. But the end of the day, the still had homes to go to, except Dante since he had a date tonight. And before she knew it, everyone, one by one, they were gone. Everyone… except Leo, since he drove her to school. The air was quiet at first… until Leo was first to speak…

Leo: "So… How ya doing?"

An awkward way of opening up a conversation but still a good way in its own right.

Aeris: "I'm fine… You guys are good. I thought for sure that Spencer would catch or something, but he's steamed over what happened today. Thanks, Leo. I really appreciate the thought of everyone doing this for me."

Leo: "Hey! We're buds. We look out for one another. Hell, if I got stood up by a chick, I'm sure you'd do the same."

Aeris: "Not really… But still thanks."

Leo: "You sure you ok? I saw your face after Dante said he was going out."'

Aeris: "… Not really. I mean… look at me. I'm nothing special… So why would Spencer even ask me out in the first place?"

Leo: "Because he's an ass, and trust me when I say 'this is only the beginning!"

Aeris: "But still… I'm not like those other girls… I'm not good-"

Leo: "Ok, Aeris, that's enough. This is coming from a guy's stand point, not mine, I repeat, not mine, but Spencer missed out on a wonderful girl who had such a great personality and good looks. Never let anyone say otherwise like how you usually do, with a good punch in the face."

Aeris: "… … … Thanks."

Leo: "You're welcome. I'm serious about the stand point. You're a friend to me, and I look out for my friends."

It wasn't easy, but yet again, he made her smile in appreciation. Yet again, he made her smile.

'She smiles pretty cutely though… WAIT, WHAT AM I SAYING!?"

Shaking the thought out of his head, Leo drove on till he stopped at her home first.

Aeris: "Thanks, Leo. Again, I appreciate it."

Leo: "No prob. Just wait and see what Spencer gets next time."

Aeris: "Can't wait. See ya."

Leo: "Later."

And with that Aeris closed the door. Leo then turned the car around and drove home, where his parents and little brother waited. At home, he was greeted by his parents, Karen and Leo the 2nd, and his pint sized kid brother, Tommy, all of them warmly welcoming him home.

Tommy: "Big brother? Can we play Gears of War 3? I wanna finish it today!"

Leo: "Sure bro. Just after I get some of mom's lasagna. Been dying to get a bite."

Tommy: "Ok… Just eat fast, I can't stay up late."

And after dinner, Leo upheld his promise and played Gears of War 3. Leo's gaming skill somehow rubbed off on his little brother as he made an effective partner throughout the campaign. The two worked in sync, working back to back, especially during ambushes, and today, the two arrived at the top secret island where Adam Fenix was being held prisoner by the Locust Queen herself, Myrrah. It looked like the final battle was at hand… that is until Tommy's bedtime came around.

Karen: "Tommy! Time for bed!"

Tommy: "Aww!"

Leo: "Eh, don't worry, kid. We'll finish tomorrow ok?"

Tommy: "Ok…"

And so departs 10 year old Tommy, begrudgingly, to bed. And an hour later, so followed his older brother, but not before a quick shower. And as Leo snugged underneath his comforter, the last thing he saw in his mind's eye was Aeris' smile. The image warmed his heart for some weird reason…

And that ends Chapter 3. I'm happy to accomplish this in record time and I hope you all enjoy. This is LuxUmbra2011 saying, '"Ja'ne".