Chapter 2: A Request

(The same day)

(School)

(Endo's POV)

It's been a long day. Now that I'm the principal, I have a lot of responsibilities on my shoulders. I stayed cuz there was a few paperwork that needed to be done that day. I was beginning that I should be grateful I did. Earlier today, Ivan showed up in my office...

Endo: Hey, Ivan. What's up?

Ivan: Hey, Mr. Watterson.

Endo: You could just call me Endo now. School's over already.

Ivan: Okay, Endo.

Endo: Heard you skipped school today. What happened?

Ivan: Um, nothing happened.

Endo: Then why'd you skip school?

Ivan: *sigh* Look, the graffiti thing. It was me. I did it.

Endo: Yeah, I thought so.

Ivan: Just.. do whatever you need to do. I'm ready to accept my punishment.

Endo: *chuckle* Dude, I don't need to. To me, you being here on your own free will is enough of an apology for me. But you're gonna have to make it up with Mr. Baxwell after this. So, I won't be giving you any punishment.

Ivan: Really?

Endo: Yeah, now you better get going before your mom kicks your butt.

Ivan: Okay, thanks.

Endo: Oh, one more thing.

Ivan: What?

Endo: Just try your best to stop this graffiti thing. Look, I've known you for a long time and I know you're better than this.

Ivan: Okay. I'll try.

Endo: Alright.

A few minutes after Ivan left the room someone else knocked on the door. When I told them to come in, I was caught by surprised at who it was.

?: Hey, Endo. How's it been?

Endo: What the heck?!

(Haunted mansion)

Cato managed to get back in time for dinner. Usually, ghosts eat once a week or fortnight so Cato does the food hunting for himself. He brought home a burger and a drink that he bought from Joyful Burger and brought it to his room. He turned on his laptop and watched some YouTube video. Then, Amber came into the room.

Amber: Hey, Cato.

Cato: Hey, Amber.

Amber: You know, you shouldn't talk with your mouth full. Nor should you watch a funny video while eating. You might laugh and choke on your food.

Cato: *gulp* Well, for a ghost, you sure know a lot about healthcare. Hahaha.

Amber: Well, it's for the safety of my boyfriend.

Cato: Heh, anyway, how's Carrie doing?

Amber: She's fine. She's talking with Teri on the phone.

Cato: Okay. So what's up?

Amber: Nothing. Just wanna be in here. It's been a long time since we slept in the same room.

Cato: Yeah, but since we're older, I think it's best to have some space. It's okay before cuz we were still little but now it just seems inappropriate. Especially for the people reading this.

Amber: You're breaking the fourth wall again.

Cato: Haha I know.

Amber: So, did you find Amy or Andrew at Florida?

Cato: Amy had karate class, but Andrew was there.

Amber: Did you guys talked about anything?

Cato: Well, he told me that Gumball might come back soon.

Amber: Gumball? Really?

Cato: I dunno. But if he was right, then how could he know?

Amber: Maybe he saw him once?

Cato: If he did see him, he would've told me.

Amber: Then, I dunno.

Cato: Might as well just wait till tomorrow.

Suddenly, Cato's phone rang and he quickly picked it up to see Endo was calling him.

Cato: Hey, Endo. What's up?

Endo: Hey, Cato. Look, I know it seems a little bit too late, but mind if you guys would perform a song tomorrow morning?

Cato: Really, Endo? Are you kidding me?

Endo: Don't worry. I just want you to perform the same song you guys did a couple years ago. Back when Carrie and Amber joined your band.

Cato: Okay. You might wanna tell Darwin and Dante about this, cuz I'm not.

Endo: Don't worry about that. It's been taken care of.

Cato: Alright, see ya tomorrow.

Endo: Wait, before you go, I need to tell you that we're doing this because we got a special guest coming to school tomorrow. And also for the new kid to get ease with the environment.

Cato: Well, who's the "special guest"?

Endo: Sorry, it's a surprise to everyone, especially Carrie.

Cato: Um, okay. Is that all?

Endo: Yep, that's it.

Cato: Alright, bye.

Endo: Bye. *Endo hung up*

Cato: Well, tonight's gonna be a long night. Endo just asked us to perform that song you guys like tomorrow.

Amber: Which one?

Cato: The first song we sang since you and Carrie joined.

Amber: Oh, yeah.

Cato: Yeah, we're gonna sing it again tomorrow.

Amber: Dang it, Endo. Always last minute notices.

Cato: Yeah, but you can't blame him. He's busy ever since he became principal, ya know?

Amber: I guess that's true.

Cato: Well, I'm gonna get some sleep.

Amber: Hey, aren't you gonna help us practise?

Cato: Amber, I know you and Carrie like to sing that song over and over again. You sometimes play the guitar while she sings. And as far as I see, you got it down good. Just relax.

Amber: Okay.

Cato: You might wanna tell Carrie though.

Amber: Alrighty then. Good night.

Cato: Good night.

As Amber left the door, she turned off the lights as Cato tucked himself to bed.

(Amber's POV)

I stood there at the door thinking about Cato too much. Like, whenever I think of being in the band, I can't help thinking about the times Cato helped me play the guitar. Me and Carrie have been in the band for a couple years now. Carrie took Gumball's place as the vocals while I play my guitar alongside Cato. I really love it. Not only do I get to do something different, I get to do it with my best friends, cousin and boyfriend.

I started heading towards my room to see Carrie flopped on her bed with her head in the sky. Most likely thinking about Gumball again.

Amber: Hey, Carrie.

Carrie: Hey.

Amber: What did you and Teri talked about?

Carrie: Nothing much. If anything, she just called cuz she's worried about Ivan's attitude.

Amber: Well, with such a dark past, I wouldn't blame him.

Carrie: True.

Amber: Oh, by the way, Endo asked us to perform a song tomorrow at school.

Carrie: Which song?

Amber: You remember the song we sang when we first joined Cato's band?

Carrie: Yeah.

Amber: It's that song.

Carrie: Oh okay.

Amber: Are you alright? You look kinda depressed.

Carrie: It's just that.. I really miss him. He just left us just like that. What if he's in trouble?

Amber: Don't worry. Whatever it is, I'm sure he can take it. Heck, he's fought a T-rex before.

Carrie: Yeah.

Amber: Come on. Cheer up and let's practise.

Carrie: Okay.

(An hour later)

We just finished practising the song. I was reading my novel on my bed while Carrie was sound asleep on hers. I was so into the story until I thought about Cato. I went to his room for just a short while and saw his cute face he makes when he sleeps. I gave him a kiss on his forehead.

Amber: Sweet dreams, cutie.

After that, I quickly left the room. We have a big day ahead of us.

And that ends this chapter of the story at the time. The band's got an important last-minute request from Endo and they need to be in their A-game for it. Wonder who's the "special guest", and it's kinda obvious who it is. You got any request, PM me and I'll try to get back as soon as I can. Reviews and comments are very much appreciated. So, I'll see you in the next chapter. Peace out.

Note:

- Sorry if the chapter's still crummy.

- The song is gonna be a bit...cringy? I guess? I dunno. Whatever it is, if you don't like it, then I apologize in advance.