angelidollinda
07-14-2004, 04:09 PM
Well, this is the first time I posted my fan fiction to the public in a while... I have to be honest; My memories of TTA are rather vague, so if anyone is out of character, feel free to correct me (politely, though), the same going with spelling and language and so on. Enjoy the fic!!
(Note: The lyrics are from Nancy Sinatra's "Bang Bang", and Pink floyd's "Pigs on the Wing")
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Learning to Smile
A Tiny Toons Fan Fiction
Chapter One: A New Face
Written by Kelsey K.
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"I was five and he was six,
We rode on horses made of sticks
He wore black and I wore white,
He would always win the fight
Bang! Bang!
He shot me down
Bang! Bang!
I hit the ground
Bang! Bang!
That awful sound
Bang! Bang!
My baby shot me down......"
A large moving van cruised through the neighborhood, honking every once in a while to warn other people and cars. As it turned left onto traffic, the bold lettering on the side could be seen, saying "ACME Moving Inc.". Inside it, a large, scruffy dog was taking the wheel, the air conditioner vents blowing into his furry face and the radio booming. He gave a look to his passenger, smiling. "Is this yer first time 'ere?" He asked through a thick, gruff voice. The passenger said nothing, hood pulled over its face and hands folded onto its lap. Giving a quick chortle, he rolled down the window, pointing out to a large building they were approaching on the far left. "See there?" He said. "That there's the school 'ere; 'ACME Acres Looniversity'. Real nice place t' learn!!" The stranger slightly cocked their head toward the window, looking out at the school from under the hood of its jacket.
It was a very large building, painted a light gold color, with a big sign that said "ACME Acres Looniversity". The building also had a huge clock on the face of it and two large statues out in the front, side by side, towering over campus; one of a duck, the other a rabbit. "Thinkin' 'bout going there yerself?" The driver asked. The hooded rider turned away, twisting the volume knob on the moving van's radio. "I like this song." It mumbled, then it said nothing else more. The driver shrugged, continuing his drive as the song on the radio ended.
"Now he's gone,
I don't know why
Untill this day sometimes I cry,
He didn't even say goodbye
He never took the time.... to lie
Bang! Bang!
He shot me down
Bang! Bang!
I hit the ground
Bang! Bang!
That awful sound
Bang! Bang!
My baby shot me down......"
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"Buster, get back here!!" A blue rabbit ran toward the Looniversity steps, books under one arm and a purple ribbon clenched in his gloved hand. He looked back at the pink rabbit that was chasing him, cracking a playful grin. "Come n' get me!" He said, adding ".... Barbera Ann!" The pink bunny growled, zooming toward him with a loud squeal made by non-existant tires. Buster's eyes widened. He tried to avoid the pink blur, but unfortunately got ran over by it, tire marks on his back and smoke rising from her path. "Oww...." He groaned into the cement. His pink tailgater walked toward him, tying the purple ribbon he had stolen from her back onto her ear. "Never call me that." She said with a smirk, as she peeled him off the steps and shook him back into shape. Buster nodded, rubbing his back. "Heh, sorry Babs."
Standing up, he walked along Babs inside the building, the two of them crowding along with the swarm of students. In the hallway, Babs spotted something. Smilling, she ran over toward it, yelling. "Shirley!! Good morning!!" The blonde loon turned around, then smiled when she saw the voice's owner. "Babs! Like, what's up?" Buster walked toward them, as the pink bunny chatted away with her. "Mornin' Shirl!" He beamed. "... and like, that was so unfair.... hi Buster!" Shirley said in mid conversation, slightly waving with her hand. "Did you, like, study for that History test for tommorow, or some junk?" The blue rabbit nodded. "Yeah, but I'm really not lookin' forward to it... or frankly, any test on a friday." He sighed, stretching his arms out over his head. "I think Wile E.'s trying to torture us..." Babs grinned evilly, holding up a sign that read "mwahahaha!". The threesome laughed at the impression, then left for class as the bell rang.
Buster knew how long this thrusday was going to be when he discovered he had Porky first. As the famous pig stuttered a lecture about the hammer gag (and when it was or wasn't appropriate to use it), he could feel himself drifting into early hibernation, his ears dangling over the edge of his desk as his head flopped onto it. Unfortunately, before he could drift away to dream world, a loud "slam" of the door echoed through out the room. Everyone, even those on the brink of boredom, sprung upright in shock. An unfamiliar figure entered the room quietly, its head looking down at the ground. Porky, puzzled, turned toward it, then smiled at the stranger. The "slamee" turned toward the class, revealing itself.
It was a young ferret girl, her fur a light creme color while her ears, paws, and the stripes on her face and tail a light shade of amber brown. Her blonde hair was cut short, her two-parted fringe flopped over her face, barely covering her leaf-green eyes. She was wearing a baggy pair of jeans (the left knee developing a tiny rip), a black hooded jacket, and a red t-shirt with a yellow happy face on it. The ferret girl looked at everyone, her expression dull and inanimate.
Porky got up from his desk, walking over toward her. "N-now class," He began. "Thi-uh-thi-this is our new stu-uh-stu-stu-uh-pupil. Her name is An-uh-An-An-An...." "Angel." The ferret finished for him, causing some of the students to nearly jump as she spoke. The pig nodded. "Y-yes, thank you. Now woul-uh-would ya into-uh-into-into-intro-uh-say somethin' about yourself?" He said, waving a hand toward the class. Angel nodded, turning her head toward them. "My name is Angel; I'm 15 years old and just arrived here yesterday from San Fransisco. I hope you can accept me as a student here." She said in a polite, yet montonous manner. The students were quiet, looking at her with mixed expressions.
The famous pig nodded, pointing at a desk that was close to one that occupied a green duck wearing a white tank top. "You-uh-you-you can sit by Plu-uh-Plu-Plucky here." Plucky looked up, obviously occupied with copying Buster's notes onto his hand with an ink pen. "You mean I get the new kid next to me?!?" He whined. "'Can't she sit by Dizzy or somethin'?" After being pinned with several glares, he grinned nervously, slapping a "vacant" sign on top of the empty desk. "Er, welcome!! Make yerself at home!!" Angel walked toward it, sitting down quietly and brushing the sign off of the desk's surface.
Buster turned toward her, smilling his trademark grin. "Heya Angel! He said. "Welcome to Acme Loo! I'm Buster, by the way!!" The ferret nodded. "Nice to meet you." She said, her face never changing as she unzipped her backpack and pulled out her books. Plucky glanced at her, snorting. "Sheesh, what's wit' ya?" Angel looked at him. "What do you mean?" She asked. The green duck pointed at her shirt, then at her face several times. "Isn't it ironic how your shirt's more cheery than it's bearer?" He asked. She looked down at her shirt, then at him. "It was a present from a friend of mine back home." She explained. Plucky gave a loud laugh. "Looks like your friend has bad taste!"
Angel grit her teeth, giving him the most coldest of glares, the duck freezing instantly into a block of ice. "I never want you to say that ever again." She whispered angrily. "Ever." The students around her stared at her wide-eyed, then quickly returned to their buisness, afraid that they would join the mouthy duck. Buster grabbed an ice pick and hammer from no-where, chipping at his loud-mouthed friend. "Sorry 'bout that, Angel." He said, pounding away. "Plucky's got a nasty habit of sticking his feet in his bill." Angel nodded. "It's alright, you don't need to apologise for something you didn't cause." She said quietly. "Thank you, though." The blue rabbit smiled again, still hammering at the ice. The ferret girl looked at her desk blankly, her mind drifting away as the lesson continued.
When class was over, Angel gathered her papers and books, put them in her backpack, and walked out the door. When she was heading toward her locker, she turned behind her to find Buster and Plucky were following her, along with another rabbit. "Did you need something?" She asked politely, fumbling with her combination lock. Plucky opened his mouth to suggest something about money, but Buster stuffed his english book into it before he could make her angry again. The blue bunny smiled at her. "We wanted t' be yer friends." He said, warmly. "Ya seem like a pretty nice kid!"
The ferret felt her cheeks flush. "Do you really think that?" She asked, her voice tainted with surprise. The second rabbit, who was pink, nodded. "Well, sure! Nobody wants to be all alone on their frist day!! I'm Babs by the way, Babs Bunny." "Hello." Angel said, nicely. "Is Buster your friend?" Buster nodded, the duo chiming together, "No relation!" Plucky popped the book out of his bill, rolling his eyes. "That's not even funny anymore!" The new girl shrugged, turning toward her locker. When she finally got her combination correctly, she swung the door of her locker open, a pie flying out of it into her face. "MRPHT!!" She screamed, falling backward on the floor and blindly flailing her arms. The trio looked at the "chuckee", whom bounced out of the locker. "Uh.... hi Gogo." Babs said, akwardly.
The umbrella-headed dodo grinned. "Hi funny bunny!" He said. "Just greetin' the new kid!" Angel sat up, wiping pie off her face with a handkerchief. "What kind of greeting was that!?" She exclaimed, her dull expression now changed to anger. Gogo bounced toward her, holding his hand out. "I'm Gogo! Nice t' meet ya, newbie!!" He said, cordially. Angel looked at him, wondering why he was being so friendly after blinding her with a pie. Then, in an effort to be polite, she put out her hand to shake his. "Uh.... I'm Angel, nice to meet... EEEYOOOOW!!" As she grabbed his hand, the ferret was immediately fried, sparks flying everywhere. When Gogo released his grip, he revealed a hand buzzer on one of his fingers. "Gee Angie!" He said, still grinning. "I hope our first meetin' wasn't.... shocking!" The charboiled ferret coughed up a large cloud of smoke, and fell to the ground, twitching. Then, laughing a Woody Woodpecker laugh, the postal dodo spun around and drilled a hole through the floor of the hallway, leaving the ferret and her friends alone.
Babs helped her new friend up again, patting her back. "Forget about Gogo." She said, trying to cheer her up. "He's just a little crazy, that's all." "A little?" Plucky laughed. "The weirdo's insane.....!!" "He wasn't tryin' t' be mean." Buster joined in, interrupting Plucky. "It's just the way he is!" Angel shook off the soot, revealing her normal self. "Well, I could've gone without the buzzer." She mumbled "Or the pie." She pulled out her schedual, looking at her classes. "What do you have next?" Babs asked, peeking over Angel's shoulder to see what it said. "Hey! 'Spin Changes Workshop'!! I have it too!!"
The ferret girl looked at her. "Is it hard?" The pink rabbit shook her head. "Once you get it down, it's easy! Here, I'll show ya!!" Babs soon spun wildly, then stopped wearing a cowgirl costume, lassoing Angel. "See? It's really fun!" She said, smilling. "You'll get it down in no time at all!" Angel gave a brief "huh", freeing herself from the rope. "Alright, doesn't seem so bad." Then, as the bell rang, the four friends scattered to each of their classes.
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When lunch finally started, the entire cafeteria was swarmed with students, teachers crowding amongst them to keep their eyes on them. Angel was heading for the stairs, when she heard her name being called. "Heya Angel!!" She turned, seeing Babs sitting at a table along with a purple skunk and a loon with blonde hair. "Come sit with us!!" Feeling a little emberassed, she yelled back at them. "Maybe next time! I'm going up to the roof to eat!!" The pink rabbit shrugged. "Alright, then! I'll see ya later!!" She yelled, waving. The ferret nodded, turned away, and started up the stairs.
"Like, who's that?" Asked Shirley, popping a straw into her milk carton. "Is she, like, new here or some junk?" Babs pulled out her carrot sandwich, nodding. "Yeah, her name's Angel! She's really nice, but I guess she's kinda shy around people." The purple skunk watched Angel climbing the stairs, nodding. "Oui! I saw her in zee prinzeepahl's office, an' she looked très nervous!!" She told them in a thick French dialect. "Moi felt très désolé for her!" The blonde loon shrugged. "I guess everyone that's, like, new gets a little nervous around, y'know, people on their first day or something." Babs sighed, taking a bite from her sandwich. "I guess that's one way to put it." She thought, slupring down her carrot juice. "But it still bothers me...."
"Why does she look so sad?"
Up on the roof, Angel was unwrapping and laying out her lunch; A pixie cola, a pastrami sandwich w/ pickles and lettuce, a bag of chips, and a stack of comic books to read while she ate. Grabbing her soda, she flipped to the first page of her favorite comic, "Heckguy", as she lounged on her side. The new girl sighed, turning the pages as she read. "Just like at my old school." She thought. "I always hide on the roof during lunch..." She lolled over on her back, staring up at the sky. The pillow-like clouds seem to float through the sky peacefully, like ducks in a pond. "Maybe that's why they thought I was weird...." She murmered to herself. "I'm just afraid of them."
Then, the crinkling sound of a paper bag awoke her from her musing, making the ferret girl sit up. "Who's there!?" Her expression of suprise soon faded into irritation as she spotted Gogo, digging through her lunch bag like a rat in a trash can. "Not you again!!" She exclaimed, grabbing the bag from him. Gogo looked up, her sandwich clutched in his hands. "Oh, hiya Angie!" He said, grinning. "Bird watchin'?" Angel growled, swiping at him to get her lunch back. "It's ANGEL! And that's my sandwich you're stealing!!" The loopy dodo pulled the sandwich out of her reach, shaking a finger. "I ain't stealin' it; I'm borrowin' it!!" The ferret looked at him, raising an eyebrow. "How do you borrow a sandwich!?" She cried. "Without anyone's permission I might add??" Gogo just smiled and began to walk off with sandwich in tow.
Enraged, Angel pounced onto him, trying to tear the sandwich out of his tiny hands. "Give it back!!" She growled through gritted teeth. The crazy bird smirked. "You didn't say the magic words!" He taunted in a sing-song-like tone. Angel could feel her blood boiling. "Give it back NOW!!" To her suprise, Gogo's body popped off and ran, leaving his arms clenched in her hands. Frightened, she screamed, throwing the dimembodied arms far away from her. The dodo ran back toward them, his arms jumping back into place. "'Guess I can't keep myself organized!!" He said, sligthly flushing.
Angel groaned, looking at him. "You know what?" She said. "FINE!!" She stuffed the rest of her lunch into the paper bag and threw it at his feet. "Just take it!! The whole thing!! I'm not hungry anymore!!" Then she stormed off, leaving a puzzled Gogo with her lunch. "Gee, I just wanted that pickel in her sandwich." He said, crossing his arms. Shrugging to himself, he took the bag and climbed up to the clock tower, slamming the door behind him.
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When class ended, Buster and the gang walked out toward the hallway, chatting along the way. "Man, I can't believe we have t' remember all that for the History test!!" The blue rabbit groaned, glancing sideways at Babs. "How d'ya think you'll do, Babsie?" Babs shrugged. "I got most of the facts down, so I think I'll get something like a 'B'." She said, turning to open her locker. "Wiley said the test was just a review anyhow, so it won't really dent our grades...." A loud slam was heard at the end of the hallway, making several students jump. "Speaking of dent," Plucky snorted. "The new kid's re-decorating her locker with 'em."
The gang turned to see an agravated Angel stuffing her backpack with books and papers furiously, mumbling to herself. "Stupid... grah.... crap... ring his neck.... jerk!!" Then, slamming the locker door close again, she clamped on the lock and stormed off, avoiding everyone in the hall. Plucky rolled his eyes. "Oh brother! She ever found out about 'Anger Management'? Whatta prune!!" Ignoring the mouthy duck, Babs watched the bitter ferret walk away, a weight of pity forming in her stomach. "That poor kid." She thought. "Today must've been a bad one... hm.... maybe I should walk her home and try to cheer her up?" Then, putting her plan to action, she ran off toward her, waving back at a grinning Buster and an astonished Plucky. "I'll catch you guys later!!" She called, and exited through the twin doors.
Angel was stomping down the stairs of the campus, when Babs finally caught up with her. The ferret turned, facing her pink friend. "Oh, hi Babs." She said quietly. Babs smiled at her. "What's happening? You look down!" Angel shrugged, shuffling her feet. "I had a pretty crappy day." She sighed. The pink rabbit stuck her hands in her pockets, leaning slightly back. "Awww, why? What happened??" Angel sighed again, rubbing her arm. "Just..... things." She said quietly. The truth was that Gogo was pestering her almost the entire day, but she was afraid to complain about it, thinking more problems would occur. What made her feel even more sad was that even in this new town people still seemed to enjoy poking fun at her, just like the one before it. She suddenly felt a firm pat on her back, which was caused by Bab's hand. "It's okay Angel!! We all have bad days sometimes... hey, wanna come with us to the 'Weenie Burger'?"
The ferret blinked. "The... what?" She murmured. "It's a burger place that Buster n' the rest of us go to sometimes! C'mon, I'll introduce ya to everyone!!" Angel shook her head shyly. "Thank you for the offer. I'm just going to walk home and cook myself dinner...." The pink rabbit looked at her. "Oh! I'm sorry, I didn't know...!! Is your mom still at work?" Babs asked. The ferret girl looked up at her. "Excuse me?" She asked, puzzled. The pink rabbit casually scratched her neck, asking again. "Does your mom work late? Or do you live with your dad?" Angel's face flushed, the grip on her backpack strap tightening. "I... I need to get home now...." She stuttered. "I'm really sorry...." Then, she turned and ran, not bothering to tell her new friend "good bye". Babs watched her run off in suprise. "S.... she ran away from me??" She thought, bringing a hand to her face. "Was it something I said.....?"
Further down the road, Angel calmed her pace and began walking again, her feet kicking up dead leaves along the sidewalk. "Well, that was predictable..." She muttered. "Running off again..... god, I'm such a coward!!!" She stopped for a minute to take out her frustration on a rock by kicking it yards in front of her. After watching it fly off, she picked up her pace. "I want to start over, but I get the feeling that this garbage will start all over again....." She thought to herself. "Just like before."
After awhile of walking, she finally made it to her apartment. Once she was inside, she tossed her back pack into the corner of the room by a large stack of carboard boxes and slid off her jacket, pilling it onto a nearby chair. Then, she dragged a box full of records toward her, fingering through each album. After finding the one she was looking for, she slid it out of the box, walking toward the record player on the floor near the wall. On her knees, she carefully placed the vinyl disc into the player, pressed one of the buttons on the controls, and delicately settled the needle into one of the record's grooves. The ferret girl got up again, heading towards the kitchen as the record player began playing a lonely song:
"If you didn't care what happened to me,
And I didn't care for you
We would zig-zag our way through the boredom and pain,
Wondering which one of the buggers to blame
And watching..... for pigs on the wing....."
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End of Chapter One
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(Note: The lyrics are from Nancy Sinatra's "Bang Bang", and Pink floyd's "Pigs on the Wing")
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Learning to Smile
A Tiny Toons Fan Fiction
Chapter One: A New Face
Written by Kelsey K.
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"I was five and he was six,
We rode on horses made of sticks
He wore black and I wore white,
He would always win the fight
Bang! Bang!
He shot me down
Bang! Bang!
I hit the ground
Bang! Bang!
That awful sound
Bang! Bang!
My baby shot me down......"
A large moving van cruised through the neighborhood, honking every once in a while to warn other people and cars. As it turned left onto traffic, the bold lettering on the side could be seen, saying "ACME Moving Inc.". Inside it, a large, scruffy dog was taking the wheel, the air conditioner vents blowing into his furry face and the radio booming. He gave a look to his passenger, smiling. "Is this yer first time 'ere?" He asked through a thick, gruff voice. The passenger said nothing, hood pulled over its face and hands folded onto its lap. Giving a quick chortle, he rolled down the window, pointing out to a large building they were approaching on the far left. "See there?" He said. "That there's the school 'ere; 'ACME Acres Looniversity'. Real nice place t' learn!!" The stranger slightly cocked their head toward the window, looking out at the school from under the hood of its jacket.
It was a very large building, painted a light gold color, with a big sign that said "ACME Acres Looniversity". The building also had a huge clock on the face of it and two large statues out in the front, side by side, towering over campus; one of a duck, the other a rabbit. "Thinkin' 'bout going there yerself?" The driver asked. The hooded rider turned away, twisting the volume knob on the moving van's radio. "I like this song." It mumbled, then it said nothing else more. The driver shrugged, continuing his drive as the song on the radio ended.
"Now he's gone,
I don't know why
Untill this day sometimes I cry,
He didn't even say goodbye
He never took the time.... to lie
Bang! Bang!
He shot me down
Bang! Bang!
I hit the ground
Bang! Bang!
That awful sound
Bang! Bang!
My baby shot me down......"
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"Buster, get back here!!" A blue rabbit ran toward the Looniversity steps, books under one arm and a purple ribbon clenched in his gloved hand. He looked back at the pink rabbit that was chasing him, cracking a playful grin. "Come n' get me!" He said, adding ".... Barbera Ann!" The pink bunny growled, zooming toward him with a loud squeal made by non-existant tires. Buster's eyes widened. He tried to avoid the pink blur, but unfortunately got ran over by it, tire marks on his back and smoke rising from her path. "Oww...." He groaned into the cement. His pink tailgater walked toward him, tying the purple ribbon he had stolen from her back onto her ear. "Never call me that." She said with a smirk, as she peeled him off the steps and shook him back into shape. Buster nodded, rubbing his back. "Heh, sorry Babs."
Standing up, he walked along Babs inside the building, the two of them crowding along with the swarm of students. In the hallway, Babs spotted something. Smilling, she ran over toward it, yelling. "Shirley!! Good morning!!" The blonde loon turned around, then smiled when she saw the voice's owner. "Babs! Like, what's up?" Buster walked toward them, as the pink bunny chatted away with her. "Mornin' Shirl!" He beamed. "... and like, that was so unfair.... hi Buster!" Shirley said in mid conversation, slightly waving with her hand. "Did you, like, study for that History test for tommorow, or some junk?" The blue rabbit nodded. "Yeah, but I'm really not lookin' forward to it... or frankly, any test on a friday." He sighed, stretching his arms out over his head. "I think Wile E.'s trying to torture us..." Babs grinned evilly, holding up a sign that read "mwahahaha!". The threesome laughed at the impression, then left for class as the bell rang.
Buster knew how long this thrusday was going to be when he discovered he had Porky first. As the famous pig stuttered a lecture about the hammer gag (and when it was or wasn't appropriate to use it), he could feel himself drifting into early hibernation, his ears dangling over the edge of his desk as his head flopped onto it. Unfortunately, before he could drift away to dream world, a loud "slam" of the door echoed through out the room. Everyone, even those on the brink of boredom, sprung upright in shock. An unfamiliar figure entered the room quietly, its head looking down at the ground. Porky, puzzled, turned toward it, then smiled at the stranger. The "slamee" turned toward the class, revealing itself.
It was a young ferret girl, her fur a light creme color while her ears, paws, and the stripes on her face and tail a light shade of amber brown. Her blonde hair was cut short, her two-parted fringe flopped over her face, barely covering her leaf-green eyes. She was wearing a baggy pair of jeans (the left knee developing a tiny rip), a black hooded jacket, and a red t-shirt with a yellow happy face on it. The ferret girl looked at everyone, her expression dull and inanimate.
Porky got up from his desk, walking over toward her. "N-now class," He began. "Thi-uh-thi-this is our new stu-uh-stu-stu-uh-pupil. Her name is An-uh-An-An-An...." "Angel." The ferret finished for him, causing some of the students to nearly jump as she spoke. The pig nodded. "Y-yes, thank you. Now woul-uh-would ya into-uh-into-into-intro-uh-say somethin' about yourself?" He said, waving a hand toward the class. Angel nodded, turning her head toward them. "My name is Angel; I'm 15 years old and just arrived here yesterday from San Fransisco. I hope you can accept me as a student here." She said in a polite, yet montonous manner. The students were quiet, looking at her with mixed expressions.
The famous pig nodded, pointing at a desk that was close to one that occupied a green duck wearing a white tank top. "You-uh-you-you can sit by Plu-uh-Plu-Plucky here." Plucky looked up, obviously occupied with copying Buster's notes onto his hand with an ink pen. "You mean I get the new kid next to me?!?" He whined. "'Can't she sit by Dizzy or somethin'?" After being pinned with several glares, he grinned nervously, slapping a "vacant" sign on top of the empty desk. "Er, welcome!! Make yerself at home!!" Angel walked toward it, sitting down quietly and brushing the sign off of the desk's surface.
Buster turned toward her, smilling his trademark grin. "Heya Angel! He said. "Welcome to Acme Loo! I'm Buster, by the way!!" The ferret nodded. "Nice to meet you." She said, her face never changing as she unzipped her backpack and pulled out her books. Plucky glanced at her, snorting. "Sheesh, what's wit' ya?" Angel looked at him. "What do you mean?" She asked. The green duck pointed at her shirt, then at her face several times. "Isn't it ironic how your shirt's more cheery than it's bearer?" He asked. She looked down at her shirt, then at him. "It was a present from a friend of mine back home." She explained. Plucky gave a loud laugh. "Looks like your friend has bad taste!"
Angel grit her teeth, giving him the most coldest of glares, the duck freezing instantly into a block of ice. "I never want you to say that ever again." She whispered angrily. "Ever." The students around her stared at her wide-eyed, then quickly returned to their buisness, afraid that they would join the mouthy duck. Buster grabbed an ice pick and hammer from no-where, chipping at his loud-mouthed friend. "Sorry 'bout that, Angel." He said, pounding away. "Plucky's got a nasty habit of sticking his feet in his bill." Angel nodded. "It's alright, you don't need to apologise for something you didn't cause." She said quietly. "Thank you, though." The blue rabbit smiled again, still hammering at the ice. The ferret girl looked at her desk blankly, her mind drifting away as the lesson continued.
When class was over, Angel gathered her papers and books, put them in her backpack, and walked out the door. When she was heading toward her locker, she turned behind her to find Buster and Plucky were following her, along with another rabbit. "Did you need something?" She asked politely, fumbling with her combination lock. Plucky opened his mouth to suggest something about money, but Buster stuffed his english book into it before he could make her angry again. The blue bunny smiled at her. "We wanted t' be yer friends." He said, warmly. "Ya seem like a pretty nice kid!"
The ferret felt her cheeks flush. "Do you really think that?" She asked, her voice tainted with surprise. The second rabbit, who was pink, nodded. "Well, sure! Nobody wants to be all alone on their frist day!! I'm Babs by the way, Babs Bunny." "Hello." Angel said, nicely. "Is Buster your friend?" Buster nodded, the duo chiming together, "No relation!" Plucky popped the book out of his bill, rolling his eyes. "That's not even funny anymore!" The new girl shrugged, turning toward her locker. When she finally got her combination correctly, she swung the door of her locker open, a pie flying out of it into her face. "MRPHT!!" She screamed, falling backward on the floor and blindly flailing her arms. The trio looked at the "chuckee", whom bounced out of the locker. "Uh.... hi Gogo." Babs said, akwardly.
The umbrella-headed dodo grinned. "Hi funny bunny!" He said. "Just greetin' the new kid!" Angel sat up, wiping pie off her face with a handkerchief. "What kind of greeting was that!?" She exclaimed, her dull expression now changed to anger. Gogo bounced toward her, holding his hand out. "I'm Gogo! Nice t' meet ya, newbie!!" He said, cordially. Angel looked at him, wondering why he was being so friendly after blinding her with a pie. Then, in an effort to be polite, she put out her hand to shake his. "Uh.... I'm Angel, nice to meet... EEEYOOOOW!!" As she grabbed his hand, the ferret was immediately fried, sparks flying everywhere. When Gogo released his grip, he revealed a hand buzzer on one of his fingers. "Gee Angie!" He said, still grinning. "I hope our first meetin' wasn't.... shocking!" The charboiled ferret coughed up a large cloud of smoke, and fell to the ground, twitching. Then, laughing a Woody Woodpecker laugh, the postal dodo spun around and drilled a hole through the floor of the hallway, leaving the ferret and her friends alone.
Babs helped her new friend up again, patting her back. "Forget about Gogo." She said, trying to cheer her up. "He's just a little crazy, that's all." "A little?" Plucky laughed. "The weirdo's insane.....!!" "He wasn't tryin' t' be mean." Buster joined in, interrupting Plucky. "It's just the way he is!" Angel shook off the soot, revealing her normal self. "Well, I could've gone without the buzzer." She mumbled "Or the pie." She pulled out her schedual, looking at her classes. "What do you have next?" Babs asked, peeking over Angel's shoulder to see what it said. "Hey! 'Spin Changes Workshop'!! I have it too!!"
The ferret girl looked at her. "Is it hard?" The pink rabbit shook her head. "Once you get it down, it's easy! Here, I'll show ya!!" Babs soon spun wildly, then stopped wearing a cowgirl costume, lassoing Angel. "See? It's really fun!" She said, smilling. "You'll get it down in no time at all!" Angel gave a brief "huh", freeing herself from the rope. "Alright, doesn't seem so bad." Then, as the bell rang, the four friends scattered to each of their classes.
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When lunch finally started, the entire cafeteria was swarmed with students, teachers crowding amongst them to keep their eyes on them. Angel was heading for the stairs, when she heard her name being called. "Heya Angel!!" She turned, seeing Babs sitting at a table along with a purple skunk and a loon with blonde hair. "Come sit with us!!" Feeling a little emberassed, she yelled back at them. "Maybe next time! I'm going up to the roof to eat!!" The pink rabbit shrugged. "Alright, then! I'll see ya later!!" She yelled, waving. The ferret nodded, turned away, and started up the stairs.
"Like, who's that?" Asked Shirley, popping a straw into her milk carton. "Is she, like, new here or some junk?" Babs pulled out her carrot sandwich, nodding. "Yeah, her name's Angel! She's really nice, but I guess she's kinda shy around people." The purple skunk watched Angel climbing the stairs, nodding. "Oui! I saw her in zee prinzeepahl's office, an' she looked très nervous!!" She told them in a thick French dialect. "Moi felt très désolé for her!" The blonde loon shrugged. "I guess everyone that's, like, new gets a little nervous around, y'know, people on their first day or something." Babs sighed, taking a bite from her sandwich. "I guess that's one way to put it." She thought, slupring down her carrot juice. "But it still bothers me...."
"Why does she look so sad?"
Up on the roof, Angel was unwrapping and laying out her lunch; A pixie cola, a pastrami sandwich w/ pickles and lettuce, a bag of chips, and a stack of comic books to read while she ate. Grabbing her soda, she flipped to the first page of her favorite comic, "Heckguy", as she lounged on her side. The new girl sighed, turning the pages as she read. "Just like at my old school." She thought. "I always hide on the roof during lunch..." She lolled over on her back, staring up at the sky. The pillow-like clouds seem to float through the sky peacefully, like ducks in a pond. "Maybe that's why they thought I was weird...." She murmered to herself. "I'm just afraid of them."
Then, the crinkling sound of a paper bag awoke her from her musing, making the ferret girl sit up. "Who's there!?" Her expression of suprise soon faded into irritation as she spotted Gogo, digging through her lunch bag like a rat in a trash can. "Not you again!!" She exclaimed, grabbing the bag from him. Gogo looked up, her sandwich clutched in his hands. "Oh, hiya Angie!" He said, grinning. "Bird watchin'?" Angel growled, swiping at him to get her lunch back. "It's ANGEL! And that's my sandwich you're stealing!!" The loopy dodo pulled the sandwich out of her reach, shaking a finger. "I ain't stealin' it; I'm borrowin' it!!" The ferret looked at him, raising an eyebrow. "How do you borrow a sandwich!?" She cried. "Without anyone's permission I might add??" Gogo just smiled and began to walk off with sandwich in tow.
Enraged, Angel pounced onto him, trying to tear the sandwich out of his tiny hands. "Give it back!!" She growled through gritted teeth. The crazy bird smirked. "You didn't say the magic words!" He taunted in a sing-song-like tone. Angel could feel her blood boiling. "Give it back NOW!!" To her suprise, Gogo's body popped off and ran, leaving his arms clenched in her hands. Frightened, she screamed, throwing the dimembodied arms far away from her. The dodo ran back toward them, his arms jumping back into place. "'Guess I can't keep myself organized!!" He said, sligthly flushing.
Angel groaned, looking at him. "You know what?" She said. "FINE!!" She stuffed the rest of her lunch into the paper bag and threw it at his feet. "Just take it!! The whole thing!! I'm not hungry anymore!!" Then she stormed off, leaving a puzzled Gogo with her lunch. "Gee, I just wanted that pickel in her sandwich." He said, crossing his arms. Shrugging to himself, he took the bag and climbed up to the clock tower, slamming the door behind him.
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When class ended, Buster and the gang walked out toward the hallway, chatting along the way. "Man, I can't believe we have t' remember all that for the History test!!" The blue rabbit groaned, glancing sideways at Babs. "How d'ya think you'll do, Babsie?" Babs shrugged. "I got most of the facts down, so I think I'll get something like a 'B'." She said, turning to open her locker. "Wiley said the test was just a review anyhow, so it won't really dent our grades...." A loud slam was heard at the end of the hallway, making several students jump. "Speaking of dent," Plucky snorted. "The new kid's re-decorating her locker with 'em."
The gang turned to see an agravated Angel stuffing her backpack with books and papers furiously, mumbling to herself. "Stupid... grah.... crap... ring his neck.... jerk!!" Then, slamming the locker door close again, she clamped on the lock and stormed off, avoiding everyone in the hall. Plucky rolled his eyes. "Oh brother! She ever found out about 'Anger Management'? Whatta prune!!" Ignoring the mouthy duck, Babs watched the bitter ferret walk away, a weight of pity forming in her stomach. "That poor kid." She thought. "Today must've been a bad one... hm.... maybe I should walk her home and try to cheer her up?" Then, putting her plan to action, she ran off toward her, waving back at a grinning Buster and an astonished Plucky. "I'll catch you guys later!!" She called, and exited through the twin doors.
Angel was stomping down the stairs of the campus, when Babs finally caught up with her. The ferret turned, facing her pink friend. "Oh, hi Babs." She said quietly. Babs smiled at her. "What's happening? You look down!" Angel shrugged, shuffling her feet. "I had a pretty crappy day." She sighed. The pink rabbit stuck her hands in her pockets, leaning slightly back. "Awww, why? What happened??" Angel sighed again, rubbing her arm. "Just..... things." She said quietly. The truth was that Gogo was pestering her almost the entire day, but she was afraid to complain about it, thinking more problems would occur. What made her feel even more sad was that even in this new town people still seemed to enjoy poking fun at her, just like the one before it. She suddenly felt a firm pat on her back, which was caused by Bab's hand. "It's okay Angel!! We all have bad days sometimes... hey, wanna come with us to the 'Weenie Burger'?"
The ferret blinked. "The... what?" She murmured. "It's a burger place that Buster n' the rest of us go to sometimes! C'mon, I'll introduce ya to everyone!!" Angel shook her head shyly. "Thank you for the offer. I'm just going to walk home and cook myself dinner...." The pink rabbit looked at her. "Oh! I'm sorry, I didn't know...!! Is your mom still at work?" Babs asked. The ferret girl looked up at her. "Excuse me?" She asked, puzzled. The pink rabbit casually scratched her neck, asking again. "Does your mom work late? Or do you live with your dad?" Angel's face flushed, the grip on her backpack strap tightening. "I... I need to get home now...." She stuttered. "I'm really sorry...." Then, she turned and ran, not bothering to tell her new friend "good bye". Babs watched her run off in suprise. "S.... she ran away from me??" She thought, bringing a hand to her face. "Was it something I said.....?"
Further down the road, Angel calmed her pace and began walking again, her feet kicking up dead leaves along the sidewalk. "Well, that was predictable..." She muttered. "Running off again..... god, I'm such a coward!!!" She stopped for a minute to take out her frustration on a rock by kicking it yards in front of her. After watching it fly off, she picked up her pace. "I want to start over, but I get the feeling that this garbage will start all over again....." She thought to herself. "Just like before."
After awhile of walking, she finally made it to her apartment. Once she was inside, she tossed her back pack into the corner of the room by a large stack of carboard boxes and slid off her jacket, pilling it onto a nearby chair. Then, she dragged a box full of records toward her, fingering through each album. After finding the one she was looking for, she slid it out of the box, walking toward the record player on the floor near the wall. On her knees, she carefully placed the vinyl disc into the player, pressed one of the buttons on the controls, and delicately settled the needle into one of the record's grooves. The ferret girl got up again, heading towards the kitchen as the record player began playing a lonely song:
"If you didn't care what happened to me,
And I didn't care for you
We would zig-zag our way through the boredom and pain,
Wondering which one of the buggers to blame
And watching..... for pigs on the wing....."
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End of Chapter One
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