Chapter Ten - Rotten Yoshi Egg
It was a gorgeous morning to be walking to school. Ted smiled and faced the sun in delight. Things were good now, because his life was back to normal. He didn't care if some of his old friends happen to smoke. He was completely off the hook except for a few junior janitor duties. He felt like skipping all the way to school.
"Hey It's the stupid sophomore," yelled Fuzzy as he jumped out of a tree onto the ground.
"Fuzzy," Ted exclaimed, "haven't seen you since the first day of school!"
"Well DUH," he shouted, "speaking of school. I'll RACE you too it!"
"No, that's a dumb first grader thing," Ted groaned.
"SCAREDY CAT," Fuzzy yelled.
Ted smiled at Fuzzy and replied, "Oh what the heck! Last one there is a rotten Yoshi egg."
Fuzzy dashed off as fast as a kid his size could manage, while Ted sprinted at top speed. He felt like he was in Mushroom Elementary again. Ted was blocks ahead of him, and then thought of what it would be like when you're that age. He pulled back and let Fuzzy go ahead of him, pretending that he had hurt his ankle.
"Ha ha, you're like a slug," Fuzzy laughed.
A few minutes later, Fuzzy finally reached the side of the school and hit it trimuphantly.
"In your face, ugly butt," he screamed.
"I get a rematch tommorow," Ted chuckled.
"Don't count on winning, slow poke," Fuzzy exclaimed.
Ted laughed as he entered the school. He strolled through the halls reminicing on how well things had turned up from his long plan to avoid punishment. When he reached his locker he stuffed his backpack in, and pulled some books out just like any morning, and as he slammed it shut he noticed Sushie Boy standing there.
"AH," Ted yelled, scared by the sudden appearance of the foreign exchange student.
"HEY YOU STONER BOY," Sushie Boy yelled.
"What," Ted whispered in confusion, "I'm no stoner."
"WHOLE SCHOOL SAY SO," he said in a loud foreign accent, "YOU ADMIT IN CLASS!"
Ted thought back to yesterday. He thought to when he had walked into the Foundations of Economics room pretending that he had bee caught with cigarettes. Maybe not the smartest move.
"Dangit," Ted yelled out loud.
He ran off, leaving Sushie Boy confused. He ran through the halls looking for one of his friends. He saw Lou standing off to the side with Mage. As he approached, Mage walked away in disgust, but Lou stayed of course.
"Lou, did anyone tell you that I smoke," Ted asked.
"Oh yeah," Lou replied, "the whole school knows. How could you, man?"
"I DON'T," Ted yelled, and then he explained the whole story.
Twenty minutes later, Lou stood there stunned, mouth open, and said, "Does this have anything to do with kabobs?"
"NO," Ted screamed.
"Ohhhhh, it all makes sense now," Lou replied, "I'm not really suprised that Thrasher and Jay Man smoke. They've been acting a lot different lately. Last year, they wouldn't have hated you for talking to preps."
"That's true," Ted noticed.
"But you can't quit Poison Mushroom Academy," Lou pressed, "you guys were going to go big!"
"I'm not working with those two smokers," Ted replied, "besides my reputation is ruined now. Now I look like a junkie!"
"Being a junior janitor won't help either."
"Oh shut up!"
