The End Is The Beginning

Chapter 2: Freddy and Reynard

Chapter 2: Freddy and Reynard

 

“But you promised!” Freddy yelled at his mom. His mom was struggling to keep ahold of her other 3 kids, except for Reynard, who sat quietly in the corner, reading a book. “I know what I said, Freddy, but i'm just too busy tomorrow…” She said, her voice trailing off as she was heating a pot over the stove.

 

Freddy was the oldest of his five siblings, being 11 years old, his first youngest brother,  who was 10, Reynard, was his polar opposite. Freddy was outspoken, with a short temper that could get out of hand, never letting a single though finished before he let it out. Reynard was a thinker, he was calm and reserved, and only spoke in the rarest of times.

 

Though Freddy and Reynard were totally different, they were also their best friends. Whenever Reynard spoke, it was mainly to Freddy to voice his concerns or what he thinks about the situation. Freddy too, needed Reynard. Freddy’s temper flares up whenever he can’t think through a problem. Freddy would even result to violence to solve any problem his brain couldn’t. Reynard and Freddy balance each other out, the other just as dependant on the other, as the other is onto them.

 

“You always break your promises! Everytime you tell me something, you go and break it a second later, I oughta-” Freddy stopped as Reynard grabbed his sleeve, that’s when Freddy realized he had raised his hand in a fist. He looked at Reynard, then to his mother -who was watching with incredible focus- then sighed.

 

“You’re getting out of hand Freddy!” His mother said, snapping at him. “I dont care what you do tomorrow, just take Reynard with you, understand?” Freddy and Reynard blinked, looking at each other. “She seems upset Freddy.. you should do as she says…” Reynard said in a low voice. Freddy nodded, before asking his mother “Can we go to the pizza place down the road?” His mother looked at him, then shifted something on the counter, before retorting in a low voice “If you want to… just make sure you have the money and be back by 5:30, and not a minute late…” She said, her voice giving out from her yelling from earlier.

 

The two boys left the room, and their mother sighed, looking at the triplets sitting in their chairs, make loud noises and clanging spoons and bowls together. She sighed, “I would like it if there were a few less kids around here.” She half joked to herself.

“Can you believe it Reynard?” Freddy said as he and Reynard returned to their room, Reynard laying on the bottom bunk of their bed. “All we gotta do is take about 50 bucks out of our savings (It was mostly Reynard’s, although he didn’t complain about it) and we can go hang out at the pizza place!” Reynard looked up from his book “You know… we might want to get something for mom when we come back… we almost brought her to tears earlier.”

 

Freddy tried to think of a way to get around it, but in the end, Reynard was right. His mother may have been unruly, but she meant well. Balancing five kids alone while still trying to hold a job was hard on her. Freddy smiled a bit, “Lets get her those flowers she always liked, you know, the kind dad brought her.” “You mean the yellow tulips?” “Yeah whatever, she’ll surely like those!” Freddy had a plan, with the money they had -Fifty three dollars and sixty eight cents- they would go to the pizza place down the road, and go by the flower shop to find her the flowers she always loved.

 

Reynard was the first to wake and,- after taking a shower- got dressed in his favorite clothes. His favorite red and yellow striped shirt and khakis. He brushed his normally unruly red hair, and looked at himself in the mirror. Reynard then went back into his and Freddy’s room, picked his glasses of the dresser, and began to pick up the mess that Freddy left the day before.

 

Freddy heard rustling in his room, sighing as he saw it was just Reynard picking up his mess. Without saying a word, Freddy hopped off the bed and yelled “BOO” at Reynard. Reynard just squinted his eyes at him, “Sorry… still not fully awake.” he said in a lazy tone. Freddy grunted, unpleased, “Puft, you are the worst dame” “Probably because i'm not a girl” Freddy huffed, and looked around for his clothes. If he was left to clean up after himself, his clothes would be on the floor, or around the room in unruly places, like under the bed, or behind the mirror.

 

But Reynard keep the place in tip-top shape, not a single thing out of place. It was also Reynard who would lay out Freddy’s clothes for the day on the dresser. Freddy didn't seem to mind it, and welcomed the free room service. Reynard had finished cleaning, continuing the book he was reading the night before. Freddy put his clothes that were laid out for him on. A brown shirt, blue jeans, and his normal black and brown shoes.

 

Freddy grabbed his brother by the shoulder, who nodded in response, and they left the room to have some breakfast. They sat on the couch and waited for their mother to come out and make breakfast. She rushed out her bedroom door, toothbrush in her mouth, and she was wearing her surgeon’s scrubs. “Alright boy’s i got called into work for an emergency.” She said, talking though the spit and toothpaste in her mouth, before spitting it in their kitchenette sink.

 

“You boys are going to have to go now, because i'm taking the triplets to the daycare center.” She said, “and make sure you come back here at 5:30, I might not be back, but please just come back then or sooner” Freddy smirked, and Reynard nodded in response. The two boys dashed out the door, waving back to their mother, wow smiled at them “Good bye you two!”

“Here we are Reynard! The pizza place we heard about! Its pretty popular in this town.” Reynard nodded -They had just moved to this town, so they hadn’t heard anything about it, except that it was a hit for the kids here- “Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza? Wow Fred, it's even named after you…” Reynard said. Freddy huffed “Well I guess that makes it perfect, and look at the sign! It’s got a bear on it! Bear’s are the coolest animal!” Freddy was gawking over the restaurant, making Reynard chuckle a bit, his glasses falling down his nose.

 

“Wonder what its like inside!” Freddy was rushing up to the door now, Reynard walking up not far behind. “Vamoush!” Freddy yelled as he burst through the door. He looked around the room, noticing the vast amount of parents sitting in the chairs around the room. Most of them had ignored his outburst, while a few turned to look at him. He felt unmoved, while Reynard bent his head down to hide his blush.

 

“Two entries!” Freddy said to the counter lady, who grinned at him. “Over there, through that door is the party room” She said after she collected their money, twenty per child. Freddy grinned widely “Awesome!” He said, running to the door. Reynard sighed, trying to keep pace with his brother. “Twenty per child? Thats quite a lot of money” Reynard thought to himself “If we have to pay for anything else, we’ll run out of money in no time!” Reynard was making himself anxious with those thoughts, not even noticing that he had walked into the party room.

But Freddy did. He had noticed the entire room, taking the sights in, the smell of pizza and grease, the sounds of music and cheering children. Freddy said to Reynard as he caught up with him “We’re here Rey! Lets party!” Reynard gave him a look, one that said “You're crazy, Fred”