yeet yeet heres a chapter for you guys. also i'm non-capitalizing the names now idk whyyyyyy

also many many thanks for the compliments. it gives me motivation. a simple read is what i want and yet you guys vOTE 💗

so i love yall no homo

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tom's pov

"alright, don't forget your homework on friday! class dismissed!" the science teacher declared as people quickly packed their bags and left. i was the last one to leave the room.

"tom! tom!" i heard the voice of matt call. i turn around and saw him carrying his bag with one shoulder. "me and edd are going to the ice cream shop. wanna come?"

"oh, yeah, sure." i respond. he smiles and places his hand on my shoulder. then he started to drag me. my eyes widened. i didn't expect that so my brain went into panic mode.

"hOLY — mATt wHAT —" i exclaim as he covered my mouth. he was smiling awkwardly since people were mostly staring at us.

"mate, chill. i'm just trying to take you to edd." he whispered as he dragged me farther down the hallways. the soles of my checkered sneakers making kind of like a squeaky sound as they were dragged along the floor.

"err, how am i supposed to drag you down the stairs?" he asked. i just shrugged.

once we arrived at the end if the stairs. i swore that i was going to get a new pair of shoes.

"aaaaannd — we're here!" he said. my head turned around and i saw edd. we were outside the school campus and i didn't even notice.

"what took you guys so long?" he asked. matt grinned sheepishly. "well, little tommy did a ruckus —"

"i did not!" i exclaim, eyes in a narrowed position. "you have the audacity to say i caused a ruckus when you were the one who —"

"be quiet!" edd shushed me over my bickering. i blushed while matt just chuckled.

"we're here to eat ice cream, y'know? not fight you dumb nitwits" and then he opened a can of cola. he sipped and smacked his lips. "ah. delicious!"

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we arrived at the ice cream shop. edd ordered a cola flavored slushee (wait, edd, this is supposed to be an ice cream shop! where in the world did you get a slush - shut up tom) matt ordered vanilla ice cream with sprinkles while i ordered a strawberry ice cream with hot chocolate fudge and caramel on the side.

"tom, you're going to get diabetes with that!" edd exclaimed i hungrily dug into my amazing (and free!) treat.

"indubitably" matt agreed as he cautiously ate his ice cream. trying not to get any on his face and clothes. his eyes widened when he looked at the window. "err, edd?"

"yes?"

"its those bullies who keep bullying tom. tord and his merry band of idiots."

my heart fluttered at the sound of his name. i feel guilty for having these feelings when my friends absolutely hate him and his gang.

the bell chimed when tord and his friends entered. eyeing me, matt and edd like a hawk.

"well, well ,well. looks like tom and the misfits are here." a burly looking boy taunted. they all sneered.

"misfits?" matt asked "you dare call us that? have you ever tried looking in the mirror?"

'oh man' i thought, 'what vitamins did matt take?'

edd sniffed, and his face turned to disgust. "ever heard of a shower? please tell me you own deodorant."

the bully narrowed his eyes. but then the shopkeeper knew what was happening. "boys! if you're not buying anything, then please —" he points to the door. "you may use the door."

tord rolled his eyes. "yeah yeah, just get me an ice cream cone. topped with chocolate chips. please."

the shopkeeper grunted. the sounds of the ice cream machine working was the only sound you can hear. tension was in the air.

finally, the shopkeeper gave tord the ice cream. he held out a hand, "three point eighty-nine pounds."

tord gave him five pounds. "keep the change."

then they left. the shopkeeper muttered curses as he walked to the backdoor.

"that was very . . ."

"tense?" i continued to edd's sentence. "and nerve-wracking?"

matt nodded. "indubitably!" he continued to eat his plain vanilla ice cream with sprinkles.

"you've taken a liking to that word, matt! how in the world did you just - y'know. randomly find that word?"

matt sighed. "i don't know, my face might be beautiful but i don't hold all the knowledge in the world~"

"quit your narcissism or else i will sell all your mirrors." i snapped, matt gasped. "you wouldn't dare!"

i nodded fiercely, or, at least the most fierce i can get. "oh yes, i dare."

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everyone finished their ice cream so we all went our own separate ways.

"bye tom! bye edd!" i heard matt call as he walks away. a mirror in hand.

edd sighed. "i swear, he's going to trip and end up messaging me. asking me if his face is okay."

i chuckled. "sounds something what matt would say."

his eyes dimmed, he turned to me. "if you were friends with matt a long, long time ago. you would hear that a thousand times. and, you're going to get sick of it."

i backed away cautiously. "okay, okay, chill. you know what you need? a cola!"

he blinked. "oh, yeah. i really need it." he pulled a can of coca cola out of his hoodie pocket. a pop was heard and then suddenly fizz. he took a swig.

"yep, i really needed that." he smiled, then he turned around. "i really gotta go, and you need to. make sure to do your homework."

i was thankful for his motherly side. i forgot about the science homework. "heh, yeah. thanks edd. you know, for the ice cream."

but then he was gone.

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kind of a filler chapter. idk. and does my writing seem more sloppy now? please tell me and i'll try to improve in the next chapters.

cheers 🥓🥓🥓🥤🥤🥤 (thats colaaaaa, bacon cola to be more specific)