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Fox Tales

 

Chapter 1

“A New Beginning”

 

Todd was lying in his bed, pissed off that he had to actually get up for another day. He was having such a good time sleeping. It was so relaxing. But some idiot called Life decided to ruin it all. He looked around his room, covered from floor to ceiling, with posters of his favorite rock bands, curled back up in his bed, hoping that if he ignored reality, it might just go away. Reality, however, had a different idea.

“Good morning!” his mother sang, disrupting Todd's state of relaxation. He thought to him self, Damn it! I'm just getting comfortable, and that bitch has to come in and ruin it all. He then mentally flipped her off. It was understandable. You know those people who are so happy it scares you? Well, Todd's mom was one of those people. She couldn't go three sentences with out singing the last part of it. Even she couldn't handle putting on this happy charade. Every three hours, she had to take a smoking break just so she doesn't go insane from doing this all day. No one was certain about this secret, but everyone was suspicious.

“Time to get up, my darling.”

“What's the point?”

“Oh, now don't be such a downer. Get up and attack the day!”

 

Reluctantly, Todd obeyed. He slowly walked over to the bathroom and looked at the mirror. His eyes immediately went toward his orange hair and what a mess it had become overnight. He sighed as he prepared himself to use the toilet. When he was through, he walked out the door and slowly moved toward to the kitchen, blinded by the lights. He prepared and ate a bowl of cereal, got dressed to him usual outfit of entirely black, and put everything in his backpack. His eyes then turned to a picture of him and his sister, Akane, taken ten years ago. It showed them both playing and smiling at the camera. “Why? How come she gets all the attention?” he softly asked himself. “Besides, how special can she be? She's a liberal.” He mentally laughed at his own joke. Then, his mother barged in. “Ready to go?”

“Whatever.”

 

Todd arrived at the school about 15 minutes later, tired as hell. The only that could possibly cheer me up right now is, maybe, seeing my friends. But that's a big stretch. He opened the car door as his mother wished him a good day. Todd just brushed it off like it was nothing. Damn, she's annoying! I don't know how the judge could stand her. Todd walked into the school when he saw Gary, someone who was more than an acquaintance, but nowhere near “best friend.” He was an excellent lacrosse player, a star defenseman for the defending state champion team. Gary always tried to hard to pick up a girl. Nine times out of ten, he'd sent them off angry by always expressing some sort of sexual innuendo.

“Hey there, Todd!”

“Hi, Gary,” he replied in anything other than an enthusiastic tone. “Anything new going on?”

“Well, I got a new defense pole.”

“That's nice.”

“Yep. It's nice to have something long, hard, and can poke people with. And the stick's not that bad either. OH!”

Todd just sighed, as this was exactly what kept him from landing a girl. Suddenly, he heard a raspy voice calling out for him. It was “Huff,” a man who has been high on every illegal drug known to man, and then some.

“Oh. Hi, Huff. What are you high on right now?”

“Pot, and maybe some heroin. Yo, man. You gotta try shit. You'll go absolutely craaazy!” he said, referring to a roll of some sort of drug.

“Why am I friends with him again?” Todd asked Gary. Gary whispered the reason in his ear. “Oh, yeah. That's right. I wonder what happened to that poor girl.”

 

“Hey! Todd! Over here!” Todd turned his head to the right and saw Naomi waving her right hand, trying to get his attention. Boy, did it work? Todd's heart started beating faster than a piston in a racecar engine. It was beating so loudly that you didn't need a stethoscope to hear it. It nearly leapt out as she started running in his direction. “There's something wrong with that boy,” Gary remarked.

“Hi, Todd,” she said followed by a soft giggle.

“Hey there,” he replied nervously.

“Listen. There's this camping excursion in Japan being planned. I was thinking that you and I could go together. You know, get to know each other a little better, and…”

“Uh, yeah. That's sounds great.”

“Good. So, is that a yes?”

“Uh, sure.”

“Good. I'll call you with more information. See ya!”

Todd just stood there in amazement. He was completely speechless, and practically hypnotized. “Hello? Earth to Todd? Anyone in there?” Gary asked, waving his hand in front of Todd's face. It snapped him out of his hypnotic state. “What is wrong with you? Every time you see that Naomi, you fall into another world.”

“Dude, I know that feeling. I'm like that all the time,” Huff said.

“I just don't know what comes over me. I just can't seem to keep my mind off of…” He was interrupted when he realized everyone went to class without him.

 

Meanwhile, Naomi was sitting at her desk, explaining to her friends, Jasmine and Rachel, what happened. “So I asked him if he wanted to go to Japan with me, and he said `yes'!”

“Oh my god! That's so amazing!” Jasmine replied.

“Wow!” Rachel said. “So, what are you going to do now?”

“I don't know. I'm too excited to think about it!” Rachel and Jasmine giggled with her as class began.

 

After school, Todd walked out of the building and waited at the corner for his mother to come pick him up. He still couldn't quite get over what happened earlier that day. I can't believe it. I'm going to Japan with Naomi. The thought of it caused his heart to beat rapidly again. He had an odd smile on his face as his mother pulled up the minivan in front of him. “Well, someone's in a happy mood today,” she said. Todd just ignored her. Once again, he was in a hypnotic state of bliss. He didn't get out of the van until it was three hours since he got home.

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