Busterthefox

 Buster got a ride home from his parents that night. Luckily, Rose had thought to inform them when she and Rocky had left; Buster's father didn't take well to sudden requests. As it stood, he had bought Buster some dinner instead of taking him straight home. A sign he wasn't angry, Buster thought. He still hadn't quite figured his father out after all these years. When Buster walked into the apartment, he found Rocky doing the dishes. When he caught sight of Buster, he turned the water off and turned to him. “So... How'd it go?” he asked carefully. “W-Well, she obviously knows,” Buster replied, “but she seems

 “Uh, I'd like three hot dogs, please,” Rocky told the cashier. He slowly made his way back through the swath of hungry people to the outdoors picnic table that Buster and Rose were sitting at. Buster's mouth watered and his eyes glazed over as he endured the torturous wait for the seasoned meat. As soon as Rocky set down the tray, Buster grabbed a hot dog and took a huge bite. “Buster! Mind your manners, much? Geez,” Rose commented upon seeing Buster's terrible table manners. Buster held up a finger as he chewed and swallowed his bite. After he had done so, “Whatever, I'm hungry. You know I don't--” &#

 Buster woke up on his mattress on the floor. One problem with these beds everyone slept in? They were so comfy that one never wanted to get out of them in the morning. The hammock in his old tree hollow wasn't comfy, but at least he was usually up within a few hours of sunrise. A stiff back was nothing a little exercise couldn't help with. Resentful of the bed's secret evil, he tossed off his warm blanket and let the cold of the day hit him. He went to grab his water bottle so he could take his “shower”, but found it to be empty. Then he realized that he and his bed were wet. Oops. It must have finally sprung a leak. Buster used

 The next morning, Buster was awoken by a somewhat loud slamming noise. He began panicking for a second at his surroundings before realizing that he was in Rocky's apartment. No, that wasn't right. The apartment was both of theirs now. The sound of footsteps down the hallway registered in Buster's ears for the first time since waking up, and he suddenly became wary again, only to once again realize that it must be only his brother. The door to his room opened suddenly, shocking him into an upright position. Rocky poked his head into the doorway. “Man, you're still in bed?” Rocky asked incredulously. “It's already three o'c

Chapter Five I woke up with a start in a hospital bed. I didn't know where I was at first, and confusion swept over me. Just as I was about to become frantic, I heard a voice that calmed my nerves somewhat. "Oh, thank goodness you're awake," my mother said. She was sitting to the left of the bed in a small chair. She slowly reached down and grabbed my hand. "How are you feeling, sweetie?" "What... happened?" I asked, my mind foggy. But I hadn't forgotten what happened; I just didn't want to believe it had been real. Suddenly, another voice came from the other side of the bed. "You just passed out all of a sudden at lunch yesterday. We wer

Chapter Four My mom ended up taking me out to an early dinner instead of taking me home (Probably trying to butter me up so I would go to the fair with her), so I had forgotten to take up my conversation with Terra again when I got home. It wasn't until I got a text from Rosa on Saturday that I remembered. It read, "Sorry I missed u at lunch yesterday! had 2 go home early to help with my parents business. c u on monday!". What a relief, she wasn't dead! I texted back, "no prob, c u then!", and put my phone down on the desk. "So, Terra, where were we again?" Terra had been behind me, watching me surf the web, looking at funny pictures, chec

Chapter Three The next day, as I was walking to school, I heard Terra's voice: ...I'm sorry, Izzy. It's a bit late for that, I thought back. I... I don't know what came over me. I'm truly sorry... I won't do it again. Even before Rosa, I would've been mad if you had ever affected me like that. We were already on bad terms, didn't you realize that? Just what is the goal you have in mind for all of this? I was exasperated. I was no longer feeling angry. Right now, I just wanted to know why. Terra was silent for a while. I gave her some time to think about what she was going to say. I... I don't know... But I just don't like seeing you g