Chapter One

A/N: Let's pretend that Hobbes is really alive, only he pretends to be just a stuffed animal when in front of anybody but Calvin. This is also my first fic! It's definitely not my last.

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"Come on Hobbes!" A small, yellow-haired boy slid down the banister of a well-worn stairway. It was a cloudy day with some sun here and there. It was a day that foretold change. Like a sunny day becomes cloudy, this boy's life would change from one way, to another.

A tiger, who was larger than his companion, hurried down after. "What are we doing again?" The tiger, whose name was Hobbes, asked in a slightly irritable tone. He stepped in front of the boy, Calvin, and faced him, a questioning look in his black eyes.

" We are going to host a meeting of G.R.O.S.S. Remember? Susie is coming here to spend the night since her parents are going out of town." Calvin glared at Hobbes, who gave a look of confusion. "I don't understand why you do this. I tell you something and you forget it. I thought you had a brain. Maybe you forgot to--" Calvin suddenly stopped as Hobbes narrowed his eyes and glared at Calvin.

"Why of all the human things to say." Calvin waved his arms in a motion that could only mean. 'Be quiet' Hobbes paid no attention. He continued. "At least I have a brain." Calvin moved his finger across his neck. "All humans are--" Hobbes stopped, for behind him a thump was heard. Hobbes eyes widened and his face expressed a silent terror. It was a face that Calvin was to remember for a long time.

Hobbes very slowly turned, hoping with all his heart that this wasn't what he thought it was. One glimpse. That was all. Calvin's Mom lay on the floor and Susie stood, shocked and puzzled. Calvin's Mom had fainted and Susie looked as if she would too. Hobbes felt like fainting himself. His heart started pounding furiously and, nauseously, he sat down on the couch. For he been discovered.



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A/N: Very short, I know, but I have very little time and I have to go meet someone. Hopefully, I'll have more up really soon.