"So, when do you start school, since Summer is winding down, you know?" Casey asked Crystal.
"In a few days but what about you, you go to school right?" Crystal replied to her.
It was the last night of Summer and Casey had been spending it having fun with her uncles and aunts alomg with her parents, a little sad that it was ending knowing her friends including her younger cousin, Shocket even Crystal were going back to school in a few days which was making her sigh, because she'd seen them getting their school stuff knowing very well, that she and school didn't mix but pushing that out of her mind for now, since Crystal was sleepimg over so wanted to make the most of the night, hearing Crystal asking, if she was alright.
"Yeah I'm good, let's just have fun, it's the last night of Summer after all." Casey replied.
"Alright then, but if something's bothering you, you can tell me, okay?" Crystal said makimg the female kit nod, as they were going to make sundies, even though it was almost midnight, only this was part of the fun with sleepovers, knowing Shocket had Linda over for a sleepover too, going to the kitchens opening the fridge, getting ice-cream along with the condiments they needed like sprinkles having fun.
"We should take these to my room, you know?" Casey said makimg Crystal agree, after cleaning up using her magic, sensing despite the fun they were having, Casey was feeling a little sad, guessing it must be about Summer ending, deciding to let her friend tell her, going to Casey's room, seeing Yama had messaged Casey making the female kit's furry cheeks go pink.
"I told you he wouldn't forget you, despite being in school in Japan." Crystal said, watching her typing a reply on her indestructible tablet, which Rocket had helped with which was making her happy, as Yama was with his family in Japan which sheunderstood, after Lylla and her had one of their talksabout long-distance relationships making Crystal relieved, seeing Casey eating.
"Relax, I'll brush my fangs before we sleep, alright?" Casey assured her magenta-furred friend.
Crystal was relieved by that, remembering the last time Casey had too much sugar, she'd had a fangache which had not been fun so she was being careful, hopimg things would be alright in a couple of days or that she wouldn't be mentally bored with her friends in school until Halloween break making a mischievous grin cross her furry face, makimg Crystal curious.
"Just lookijg forward to things, you know?" she replied.
"Yeah, like the first day of school." Crystal replied.
She noticed that Casey had flinched at her mentioning about the first day back at school, which made her curious, but would ask Rocket later, and if something wasgoing on, she could help Casey, deciding to leave it for now seeing Casey feeling better after they started playing games hearing her giggling, which was music to her horns.
That later morning, the smell of waffles woke them up, running to the kitchen, giggling making Rocket relieved, hearing Crystal telling him how Casey had acted odd, whenever she mentioned the first day back at school makimg him tell her, surprising her knowing her best pal was smart seeimg Rocket sigh.
"Yes, but her powers kind of make it hard for her t stay in school, she's gotten used to it, which gives her the End of Summer blues but she'll be alright, once she gets mentally distracted, plus Halloween is our favourite holdish." heexplained to her unaware Casey had overheard hearing Crystal ask, if that was she had been acting weird last night, makimg her nod.
"I didn't want you to think, I was a slacker, but glad my uncle explained." she replied makimg Crystal hug her.
"What's going on in here?" Lylla asked.
"Nothing much, you know?" Casey said makimg Crystal grin.
It was a few mornings later and the first of Fall makimg Casey yawn gettimg up, stretchimg knowing it was the first day back at school for her friends sighimg, goimg to the kitchen sittimg down at the table seeimg pancakes with whipped-cream smiley faces and coffee, makimg her guess that her uncle had probably taken Shocket to her first day back at school, eating up, until seeing Groot covered in fallen leaves made her giggle, knowimg that happened this time of year.
"You okay uncle Groot, you lookimg for uncle Rockie?" she askdd him.
"I am Groot, I am Groot?" Groot replied makimg Casey scowl a little.
"I don't go to school anymore, remember?" she told him
After getting dressed, she was going outside, raking leaves, plus she wanted to make a gigantic leaf-pile that she could jump into, gigglimg having fun, using her powers, makimg Rocket relieved that she'd found something to distract herself from her friends being at school right now, which was a good thing seeing Groot covered in leaves, guessing that had given Casey the idea smirking at his best friend, hearing Casey gigglimg, which made him happy.
Later that afternoon, the other kids were home, doing homework, while Casey was taking an nap, after all playing in leaves alomg with doing cannonballs into a giant leaf-pile she had constructed using her super-strength power which had impressed Rocket realising her doing that had helped her keep focused, not letting her powers get out of control, which was giving him ideas, hearing the doorbell, as it was Crystal letting her in.
"Woah, Casey made that mongo-sized leaf-pile?" she asked seeing Rocket nod.
"Yeah, she was feeling blue, until seeing Groot covered in leaves gave her the idea, to play in the leaves, doing cannonballs off tree-branches into it, she's gonna be happy that you're here." he told her, makimg her agree, because she'd been worrying about Casey all day at school makimg him understand, seeing her going upstairs to Casey's room, opening the door softly, seeing Casey asleep, so was doimg homework, until her friend woke up.
After wakimg up, rubbimg sleep from her eyes, Casey was happy seeing Crystal here makimg her hug the magents-furred girl giggle because she'd missed her makimg Casey agree, saying that she'd missed her too but playing in leaves had helped her feel better.
"Yeah, your uncle showed me after I got here, straight from school after the final bell, plus I was doing homework while you were still sleepimg, and brought snacks." Crystal told her, seeing Casey smirk because she was hungry plus her uncle along with the other adults were busy to get them snacks, eating Oreos, which were her favourite, hearing her friend tellimg her about her day, makimg Casey impressed.
"Yeah, too bad you can't go to school, you would so get great grades." Crystal said until her mom came in, saying her dad had a shift at Novacore, makimg Casey noddimg, impressing Crystal.
"Yep, only uncle Rockie is careful around them, you know?" Casey said making her understand, hearing the alarm on her phone, meaning she had to go, making the female kit understand, hugging Crystal, before she left makimg her sigh which Casey might like, since she couldn't go to school like her friends and Yauld, grinnimg.