Bumps N Bruises

Chapter 2: Living With Shannon

Brendon finally caved in and accepted the fact he'd have to deal with Shannon for the next 24 hours. "Well..." He muttered, getting up off the floor. "Since tomorrow is Halloween, I was thinking we could obviously make a Halloween themed film." Shannon tapped a finger on his chin, "Hmmm not a bad idea at all, Brendon. Have you come up with any ideas?" Shannon asked, with Melissa and Jason shaking their heads in disappointment. "Must I do EVERYTHING myself, here?" The bully groaned, starting to pace. Brendon sat on his bed, staring with a confused look on his face. "Uh... What's he doing?" Jason asked, "That thing people do in movies when they can't think of something!" Brendon replied. This went on for a moment, Brendon and his friends drew a blank, but suddenly... "I'VE GOT IT!" Exclaimed Shannon, causing the trio to snap out of their half asleep state. "What is it, Shannon?" Melissa questioned. "Well...Maybe we could film sort of an MTV style video." Shannon explained. "But what does THAT have to do with Halloween?" Brendon asked, becoming annoyed. "I'm getting to that part, Brendon. Be patient!" Shannon replied, clearing his throat. "We could make a clipshow of all of our antics leading up to going trick or treating tomorrow night." The kids were convinced that, despite their rocky history with Shannon, this would actually seem like a decent project. Plus they were desperate and were willing to take anything. 

"Well, Shannon. You've managed to convince us that your pitch might not be all that bad." Brendon said, getting off his bed. "The Halloween MTV Clipshow is officially in production!" He exclaimed, resulting in cheers from his three friends. "I'll go get my camera!" Brendon then left his bedroom to go get his video camera from the basement, as he had left it down there while filming with Jason and Melissa earlier in the day. "I think I've got my Halloween costume in my suitcase!" Melissa said, walking over to her suitcase. Jason hung his head down sadly, "I....Don't have a costume." He muttered. "Don't worry, Jason." Shannon reassured, putting a head on his friend's back. "You can just go as....Jason. For Halloween." Jason reluctantly agreed knowing Shannon was just being snarky with him. Brendon soon returned with his camera and began to brainstorm what they should film. "Do you watch a lot of MTV, Shannon?" Asked Melissa. "Oh, but of course! Why do you think I came up with this idea in the first place!" Shannon replied nervously. In truth, he rarely watched any MTV aside from a few music videos. So he had to work off of what he knew. 

After a while, a few ideas came to fruition. "I was thinking that we could start the video with a sort of... 'Fashion show' scene." Brendon said. "Yeah. We could showcase our Halloween costumes in between clips!" Jason added. "Wow...I really HAVE been underestimating your intellect..." Shannon lamented. The kids dug out their Halloween costumes from their suitcases, minus Shannon and Jason. Brendon would be dressing as a pirate, Melissa dressed as a vampire, and Jason...Well...He still had no costume. "Do you still have our costumes from 'Bye Bye Greasy' by any chance?" Shannon asked. "Yeah, we do. Why do you- ohhhhh." Brendon realized what his comrade was hinting at. "Since Jason and I don't have any costumes on hand, I was thinking I could go as Maloney and Jason... Can go as himself." Explained Shannon. Brendon thought about it and agreed that Shannon was actually onto something. "great idea, Shannon!" Brendon exclaimed, "I've got all the costumes in my closet." He then pointed to his closet, with Shannon following suit. "Alright, guys. Get your costumes together. We're doing a FASHION SHOW!" Melissa ordered as she and Brendon went to get their costumes. 

"I....I think I'm just gonna go as a pumpkin..." Jason sighed. 

Later on, Brendon and his friends were dressed in their Halloween attire. Melissa was helping Brendon prep the camera while Shannon was busy talking to himself in the mirror. "Who's that handsome guy in he mirror, hm?" He questioned, fixing his hair. "Wait until all the ladies come drooling all over you, Shannon. You'll knock it right out of the ballpark." The boy then went to film with Brendon, none of them knowing how late it was getting. Melissa pulled a small radio and went looking for a good song to use in the video. "Don't sweat it, Melissa. I'll edit it in post." Reassured Brendon. "Yeah, but we all know how THAT goes!" Melissa replied. Then came the shooting, Brendon filmed segments of each of his friends posing with their costumes. This went on for a while until it got to be midnight, everyone was getting tired at this time. "Brendon?...What time is it?" Jason yawned. Brendon looked at his clock, noticing the time. "Oh crap....We've stayed up until MIDNIGHT?! Why didn't my mom tell us?" The kid then ran down the hall and peeked into Paula's bedroom, only to find her in a deep sleep, her head covered by a blanket. "That explains it..." Muttered Brendon as he snuck back into his room... 

"Alright, we've had our fun. Now we need to get some shut eye." Melissa said, changing into her pajamas. "Awwww but I wanted to start a pillow fight!" Shannon whined. Before Melissa could reply, she heard a thud from the hall. She snuck out only to find Brendon had fallen asleep on his way back. "I'll take care of him..." Shannon said, picking up the boy. "Move out of the way, folks." He whispered, shoving past Melissa and Jason. Shannon carefully placed Brendon in his bed while Melissa and Jason climbed into their sleeping bags. It was then that something hit him.

"Where am I gonna sleep???"