Chapter 20 - Finally some normal teenage drama

I finally convinced Maddy to help me get to the kitchen and together we began to prepare a delicious feast for my returning family and her mother who had been at work all day. Mashed potatoes, roast beef, gravy from a recipe I made, Yorkshire puddings and corn on the cob, and for desert a delicious chocolate self-sauced pudding with homemade vanilla ice cream and custard. The families were in for a treat tonight for sure.

"So um Klyde?"

Maddy pulled me out of my daze as she called to me.

"Yes?"

"Um, so now that you know.. Are we um, official?"

"Are you asking me to be your, boyfriend?"

She laughs nervously before replying,

"You could put it that way yeah."

She was blushing but smiling as she waited intently for my reply.

"Yes, I'd be honoured to be your boyfriend."

"So formal." She giggled. "It's kinda cute."

"Oh? Well I'm glad you like it, now let's finish making dinner before they get home, could you pass me the salt please?"

"Oh yeah of course, sure thing."

They hear cars pulling up outside the house as they begin adding the finishing touches.

"We're home!" They all announced in sync. "What is that amazing smell?"

"We prepared you all dinner! please take a seat at the dining table, it'll only be a couple minutes longer."

"This looks incredible! Did you two prepare this by yourselves?" Klyde's mother asks.

"Yes we did, though most credit should go to Klyde he's the master chef behind all this."

"He's always has that hidden talent in the kitchen, it's impressive." Klyde's father states.

"Yeah I can agree with that, he's even made his own recipes now, I've been allowed the honor of trying alot of them."

"Well lucky you."

Klyde enters from the kitchen with the final food item.

"Are you okay Klyde what happened to you?"

"Has to fight off some hoodlums that were causing trouble, I'm alright though, recovering quickly."

"Glad to hear your recovering, don't take on all the trouble around here though, that's the polices job."

"Yes mum I know."

They all sit and begin to eat. Savouring every delicious bite.

"So how was the camp?"

"I personally think it sucked, the food was dry we had no phones or tv and we had to go fishing." Klyde's older sister stated.

"That doesn't sound too bad."

"I loved it." The youngest said with a cheerful smile and cheeks puffed full of food.

"Glad you enjoyed it but try not to talk with your mouth full." Klyde said with a bit of a laugh.

"It was, enlightening." His brother said.

"Good to hear."

"This food is delicious son, thank you."

"No problem dad, I'm happy to cook for all of you any time."

"Klyde Klyde look, my tooth came out!"

"Oh wow! Congratulations, would you like me to go get an envelope so we can leave it under your pillow for the tooth fairy?"

"YES PLEASE!" She squeals exploding with excitement.

He tries to get up but stumbles a bit and ends up sitting back down.

"I'll grab it Klyde."

"Thanks Maddy."

"So," my mother begins to speak. "How are things with the two of you?"

"What do mean?"

"Are you dating? Friends? Besties? Friends with benefits?"

"Friends with benefits? Really mum?"

"What? it's a genuine question."

"Well, if you must know then yes Maddison and I have agreed to being boyfriend and girlfriend starting today."

His mum squeals like a teenage girl who just got asked out by their crush.

"Good on you Klyde good on you."

"Um, thanks?"

"Wait when was this established? why wasn't I told?" Ellis cut in.

"While we were making dinner, you were busy at work and we didn't have our phones on us as we were cooking."

"Fair enough."

"Were you two gonna tell us if I hadn't asked?"

"Uh, eventually."

Klyde's father breaks out into hysterical laughter.

"'eventually' HAH! That's such a teenager thing to say!"

He continues laughing hysterically.

"Well, wasn't expecting that answer. And when would this 'eventually' have been?"

"Like tomorrow? When everyone isn't tired?"

"I see, fair enough then."

"Klyde's got a Girlfriend Klyde's got a girlfriend!"

"That, isn't really a tease because it's fact."

"Gosh dang it."

There's a moment of silence before everyone began laughing including Maddy as she walked into the room with the envelope for Klyde's little sisters tooth.

After dinner and the delicious chocolate pudding they all said their goodnights and went off to bed. Klyde lay silently staring at the ceiling, pondering; "Did I make the right choice? Will there be unwanted consequences? Can I keep her safe?" These thoughts floated through his mine for hours before he drifted off into a deep sleep...

Morning came and the alarm went off as usual, everyone said good morning, ate breakfast and we're on there way to school, work or wherever they needed to go that day.

Klyde and Maddy arrive at school early as they used to.

"Hii Klyde."

Some girls said seductively. Maddy glared at them. We just walked passed them, not saying a word. They looked disappointed but he didn't care, they're annoying. They arrive at class and everyone stares as Maddy and Klyde entering together and sitting side by side. They can hear everyone whispering about them but they just ignore it. Klyde picked up on one girl saying, "About time they got together." And one of the guys saying "they shouldn't be together, she should be with someone way better than that weirdo loser." It went on through the entirety of that class. Afterwards a girl from class approaches the two.

"So are you two like, official?"

"Yep!" Maddy replies confidently and happily.

"Good for you guys, you two are like, so good together."

"Thanks." Maddy replies with an awkward laugh.

"Well you two love birds have a good day."

And with that she walks away.

"That was random."

"Yeah."

Next up was gym class. They all go and change into their swimmers then meet the teacher at the pool.

"Alright kids, today I'm just gonna let you all have free time in the swimming pool, have fun but don't do anything dangerous."

The class cheered in excitement then jumped into the pool.

"Hello again Klyde." Said one of the girls from this morning seductively as she swam up to him sliding her chest up against his.

Klyde's face changed into disgust as he looked at her, then out of nowhere Maddy pounces yelling;

"THATS MY BOYFRIEND YOU BIMBO!"

Maddy tackled the girl through the water, sinking her to the bottom as they thrashed and fought. Klyde dives down and grabs Maddy, pulling her back to the surface, she continued thrashing for a moment then realised Klyde was holding her and settled down. The other girl emerged from the water, blood dribbling from her nose as she climbed out of the pool, glaring at Maddy.

"You psychotic b-"

"That's enough, go to the nurses office then get changed and go to the principals office." The teacher said cutting her off.

"But-"

"No buts, I will not tolerate inappropriate sexual behaviours in this class nor is it to be tolerated anywhere in this school."

The girl stomped away in a grump whilst holding her nose in an attempt to stop the bleeding.

"As for you Maddy, I admire your protectiveness over Klyde but violence isn't tolerated either, I'll let you off with a warning but don't let it happen again or I'll have to give you a lunchtime detention."

"Yes sir."

"Continue swimming kids, and no more problems or you can all get out of the pool and we'll run laps of the devil's instead."

"Yes sir." Everyone said in unison.

Everyone continues swimming and having fun.

"You ok Maddy?"

"Yeah, just a little out of breath."

"Thank you, for getting her off me."

"Not a problem, as your girlfriend I can't have anyone, especially other girls harassing you now can I?"

"Um, yeah I suppose you have a point."

Maddy laughs. Then they begin swimming around the pool, Maddy occasionally splashing Klyde and laughing, squealing every time Klyde splashed back. They continued until one of the jocks approach Klyde from behind whispering.

"She should be mine, you don't deserve her beauty her volptu-"

Klyde cut him off by spinning around, sweeping the boys legs out from under him and dunking him face first into the pool. He emerges with a face full of fury as he pummels himself into Klyde, smashing him into the side of the pool, Klyde winces in agony as the boy prepares to punch. The coach grabs the boys wrist stopping him from making the blow.

"THAT'S ENOUGH, PRINCIPALS OFFICE, NOW!"

He pulls the boy out of the pool and directs him to the changing room.

"You alright Klyde? That looked painful."

"I-" He coughs "I think I should get out now."

Maddy comes and along with the teacher helps Klyde get out of the pool and takes him to the changing room door.

"I'll go with him and make sure that jock bozo doesn't hurt him in there, I promise I have no ill will on either of you." Said another boy from the class.

"Thank you, I'd appreciate that, I'll meet you both on the other side."

"The rest of you have ten minutes then you need to get out and get changed." The teacher announced.

Maddy waited outside the boys changing room for roughly ten minutes, then Klyde and the boy emerge.

"You doing okay Klyde?" Maddy asks.

"Well considering I'm still recovering from previous injury and now probably have a cracked rib and am in alot of pain, not really, but the best I can be in this moment."

"Are you trying to be funny or sarcastic?"

"Funny but serious."

"In that case it was kinda funny."

"You two are a very interesting couple." The boy cut in as the three made their way to the nurses office.

As they arrive the girl with the bloodied nose is sitting on one of the two beds glaring at the three as they enter. They ignore her and lay Klyde down on the other bed. Then Maddy thanks the boy again for helping as he leaves and she sits on the end of the bed Klyde was on.

"What happen to this young man?"

"A jock smashed him into the side of the pool, my guess is it winding him and possibly cracked a rib."

"Yikes, I'll try take a look, I don't have the best equipment, I may need to call for an ambulance."

"That's right."

The nurse began checking Klyde's vitals, blood pressure, heartrate, nerve reaction and so on.

"His heart rate is a bit high and his skin seems off-coloured, I'm gonna have to call an ambulance to do further checks."

Fifteen minutes pass and then the ambulance arrives, taking Klyde on board so they can run checks and scans.

"We'll just bandage your chest up and give you some medication and you should be good to go, just take it easy for the rest of the day."

"Thanks."

Klyde exits the ambulance with Maddy's help and re-enters school, they go to the cafeteria and grab some food then sit and eat. The girl from first period and boy from second came and sat with them.

"Can we help you?"

"We just didn't want you guys to be lonely so we came to hang." The boy says.

"Uh, thanks?"

"You two are twins aren't you?" Klyde asks quietly.

"Indeed we are." Replies the boy.

"How did you like, know?"

"Just a feeling."

"Impressive." The boy says.

"He is pretty impressive isn't he." Maddy says.

"So like, you ok? heard someone gave you a bit of a beating Klyde."

"He cracked my rib but I'm ok otherwise."

"Sorry if this seems kinda rude but, what're your guys names?"

"It's alright Maddy, we're new here so I wouldn't expect you to know our names, I'm Benjamin and she's Bella."

"B and B, guess your parents like that letter."

"You're probably right, we have an older brother named Bruce." Benjamin said with a laugh.

"Bit late to be starting isn't it?"

"We're just here finishing our educational year."

They talked through lunch getting to know each other, then walked together to their next class. They spent the rest of the day sitting together in classes. After school Maddy and Klyde get in the car and start heading home.

"Looks like we've made some new friends." Maddy says cheerfully.

"Seems so." Klyde replies.