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"Oh god!" a man with long blonde hair and kind eyes wearing a white coat ran over, "What happened?!"
Mr Lomedy sighed as Wemmbu was transferred over to the nurse, "Hey Rejoice, that wacko teacher and his crazy class is what happened. I knew I shouldn't have let Wemmbu be put in his class!"
Wemmbu wondered what a 'wacko' was, maybe he should ask Mane later?
Nurse Rejoice smiled kindly down at the boy now in his arms, "Hello, Wemmbu! My name is Rejoice and I'm the school nurse. Can you tell me where you're hurt?"
No, Nurse Rejoice, he actually can't…
(Since when had Wemmbu been so cheeky?)
"Uh!" Mr Lomedy looked over from where he was washing the blood of his hand, "Wemmbu is mute, by the way!"
"Ohhhh!" Nurse Rejoice grinned, "Okay! How about you show me where it hurts then?"
Wemmbu let one hand leave his kitty and pointed at his head where his hair had been pulled and then down to his stomach. He lifted his shirt to show a little bit of his already blackening tummy before trying to awkwardly push his sleeve up without putting his kitty down. Nurse Rejoice stepped in to help once tears of frustration started to appear in his eyes.
Nurse Rejoice winced at the full damage and started to press around his ribs to make sure nothing was broken, before letting out a sigh of relief, "No broken bones, just a lot of bruising. Let's get some ice on it for the swelling and then you can just rest here for a bit, okay?"
Wemmbu nodded tiredly as Mr Lomedy came over and sat next to him on the bed, "He also had a nosebleed earlier."
The nurse hummed, "Likely due to the stress of the situation, but we can keep an eye on it. Wemmbu, do you get nosebleeds often?"
Wemmbu shrugged, Nurse Rejoice was kind of right. He got nosebleeds when he got really stressed. It had gotten better over the years, though!
(Because he had to make it stop around his parents. His Mommy and Daddy would get even madder at him whenever his nose was bleeding because he always made a mess!)
The door to the nurses office slammed open against the wall and a tall man with braided dark hair at the front of his head and long blonde hair flowing behind him rushed in breathless. Although he looked more human, Wemmbu could tell immediately who it was.
Wemmbu found tears falling from his eyes as he reached for Mane, hiccuping sobs falling from his mouth.
"Wemmbu!" Mane rushed over and carefully pulled the boy into his arms, a large hand running through white strands of hair as he hushed Wemmbu's cries, "It's okay, Wemm, it's okay. I'm here now."
Wemmbu buried his face into a broad should and felt a smaller hand rub his back. He peak an eye out and saw someone who was definitely Parrot staring at him sadly.
"You're going to be alright, Wemm. Don't worry." Parrot spoke softly, brushing some hair from his flushed face.
Wemmbu turned his head back into Mane's should and just let himself wail. It felt good, honestly. He had never let himself be so loud before, too scared of offending his parents and having to live through their punishments. But his parents weren't here and he was surrounded by people he knew would take care of him.
They had proved it multiple times.
~
Mane felt tears start to appear in his own eyes at the horrid sound of wails coming out of Wemmbu's mouth. It was the loudest sound he'd ever heard from the boy, even his laughter from yesterday was nothing compared to this. But it broke his heart.
Mane didn't understand what happened, Wemmbu was supposed to have a good first day! How did it end up like this?!
Wifies walked in and went to stand beside Parrot, "Apparently, Wemmbu's mother purposefully chose to put him in the crazy teachers class. She had strongly recommended it, had probably seen the reviews from upset parents and wanted to torture her son even when she wasn't there."
Parrot hissed as Lomedy groaned, "I thought it was weird! I never should have let this happen…"
Mane frowned over to his brothers friend, "Hey, it's not your fault, Lomedy."
Parrot sighed and ran a hand through his hair, "Mane's right, you can't actually change anything. But what happens now?"
He turned to Wifies who smiled slightly, "Right now? Wemmbu goes home to rest for the rest of the week. We tell his parents nothing and he gets moved to Jumper's class."
"Jumper?" Parrot smiled in relief, "That'll be good for him."
Rejoice handed Mane some tissues, the lion pulling Wemmbu back a bit to wipe his tear stained face. The boy in his arms sniffled and hugged Egg closer, the cat glowing as he tried to heal a bit more of the injuries. Mane smiled and pat the toys head before patting Wemmbu's.
They continued to talk and it was a strange sight if you knew who was actually in the room. A child, two monsters, two humans and a half human-robot. What a strange bunch.
Most of the faculty in this school was aware of the resident monsters, but not all of them. Wifies preferred those who knew, but couldn't always fill all the teaching rolls, hence why the resident 'wacko' was still here.
Well, he won't be here for very long…
Not when the monsters get their hands on him.
Mane wondered what they were going to do about the children. They could probably give them all a little scare, for a child that would be enough to put them on edge for a few months. The one that actually hurt Wemmbu, however…
"Man-e…" a whisper rang through the room, quiet but unbelievably loud as they realized just who was talking, "Hun-hungry-y…"
Mane looked down at Wemmbu with shocked eyes, as did everyone else.
Mane blinked and spoke up before Wemmbu could panic about his quietness, "You're hungry, Wemm? Okay, I'll make you a yummy meal that you can eat in bed!"
Wemmbu giggled weakly as Mane gently poked his nose and buried his head back into his shoulder, his breathing evening out as he fell asleep.
"Did he…?" Parrot whispered.
"Yup!" Mane grinned.
Wemmbu's first word was his name!
~
With Wemmbu tucked into bed with Spoke in the form of a large fluffy fox and Egg in his cat form, Mane walked up the basement stairs to begin making some food for Wemmbu.
Only to find his brother waiting for him with arms crossed.
"Hello Flame." Mane grinned.
Flame narrowed his eyes, "You're going to kill someone tonight."
Mane's grin didn't fade, "Not just me!"
"Yes, I can feel Parrot's killing intent every time he walks by." Flame said dryly, "What I don't understand is your - and Parrot and Spoke's - obsession with this random kid!"
Mane chuckled as he saw Flame's pout, "Maybe if you spent some time with Wemmbu, you'll figure it out yourself."
Flame scoffed, "Fine! I'll show you! He's just some kid, nothing special!"
He watched his little brother storm down the stairs to the basement, laughing inwardly as he kept his stomping silent as to not wake up the sleeping child. He was all talk, out of all of them Flame would fold for Wemmbu the fastest.
He knew how soft his brother really was, Flame couldn't hide these types of things from Mane.
~
"Yes, Sir?" Jumper sang as she walked into Wifies office.
"I'm sure you've already been informed of the situation today?" Wifies gesture to the chair in front of him.
Jumper sat back with a grin, "The one where the wacko's class ganged up on the new kid? Who hasn't?!"
Wifies hummed and leaned back in his chair, "The 'new kid' is very dear to our monstrous friends, you see."
"Oh?" that caught Jumper's interest, "I thought I saw Parrot earlier!"
"Hmm," Wifies nodded, "I believe our favorite teacher won't be able to continue work after tonight. His class will be split between the other teachers. The new kid will be the only one from his class to be transferred to your class."
"I get the favorite child?!" Jumper clapped in glee.
Wifies chuckled, "Yes, he'll be back at the start of next week. Hopefully your class will be better for him than the other. For the schools sake."
"Of course it will be!" Jumper jumped out of the seat and rushed out of the room, "I need to start planning! This will be so much fun!"
Wifies only chuckled and shook his head at her enthusiasm.