Lockdown (Picture Day book 2; an II fanfic)

"Did you miss me?"

Fan stepped out of his first class, letting out a sigh and glancing around.

School still wasn't his favorite thing, especially since it brought back some bad memories, but it was worth it to see the people he cared about.

"Fan!" he heard a high-pitched voice call from down the hallway.

He turned to see who had called him.

Balloon was running up to him with a smile on his face.

"Oh, Balloon! I didn't see you there." Fan laughed awkwardly.

Balloon gave Fan a small smile.

"Anyway, the others were wondering if you wanted to meet up again after school today. If you're alright with it!" Balloon said, lifting his backpack up more to keep it from falling off of his back.

"Sure! I don't have anything planned today, so that would be fun!" Fan replied with a warm smile.

Balloon seemed excited.

"Alright! Cya then!" he exclaimed, "Bye Fan!"

Fan waved as Balloon ran off.

Now I have something to look forward to after school.

Suddenly, someone grabbed Fan's arm from behind.

Fan jumped from surprise and turned around to face whoever grabbed him.

Paintbrush stood in front of him.

"Paintbrush! you nearly gave me a heart attack!" Fan exclaimed.

"Sorry!" Paintbrush said, "It's just that MePhone called us to the office. We still need to get Balloon."

Fan paused, looking at Lightbulb who was just behind Paintbrush, and was dragging her fingers along the wall.

"Oh, well I just saw him a few minutes ago, he ran that way." Fan stated, pointing in the direction he ran.

Paintbrush nodded.

"Alright, lead the way." They said, grabbing Lightbulb's arm and pulling her along.

Fan began leading Paintbrush and Lightbulb in the direction Balloon had ran.

"So Lightbulb, how's your eye doing?" Fan asked, trying to strike up a conversation.

Lightbulb continued to skip along-side Paintbrush.

"Well, I can't see how it looks, but it feels fine! It doesn't hurt when I touch it anymore." Lightbulb stated, stumbling over her feet a bit.

"Don't skip Lightbulb, you might trip." Paintbrush said, helping Lightbulb steady herself.

"Sorry Painty." Lightbulb said, "I just feel happy to be with you guys."

Fan laughed a bit.

Eventually, Fan noticed a red figure in one of the classrooms.

"Found him!" Fan exclaimed, pointing to the classroom.

Paintbrush walked over to the opened classroom door and whispered to catch Balloon's attention.

Balloon perked his head up and glanced over.

Paintbrush then gestured for Balloon to come over.

He nodded, and stood up, walking over.

"What is it?" Balloon asked.

"MePhone called us to the office to talk for a bit." Paintbrush said, gesturing to the others.

Balloon stared for a bit.