The Kitten's Limit Remastered

Chapter 4: Cat vs Ape- A Test of Will

Gumball and Darwin headed to their classroom, the feline still deep in thought.

"Hey, Gumball?" Darwin called, only to receive no response.

"Gumball?" He called again. Still nothing.

"Gumball!" He placed his fin on his brother's shoulder.

"AHH!"Gumball back in surprise. 

"Oh my god, I'm so s-sorry! I didn't mean to startle you!" Darwin apologized.

"It's fine, I was just so lost in my thoughts that I didn't notice you. What's up?"

"I just noticed you don't have your bag on you? Where is it?"

"What do you mean? My bag is right..." He felt around his back before letting out an exasperated sigh. "Ah, gosh darn it! I was so caught up in my argument with Mom that I forgot to grab my bag on the way out!"

"Hey, it's alright. It's not that big a deal."

"Not that big a deal? Dude, I don't have any of my textbooks or notebooks or anything! I won't be able to follow along or make any notes! Oh man, I'm gonna get in so much trouble! What am I gonna do Darwin!?" Gumball panicked, beginning to tear up slightly.

"It's okay dude, relax!" Darwin tried to calm him down, with no success.

The feline began to hyperventilate and he strolled back and forth. "No, it's not okay! Ms Simian is gonna be right on my case! I'm gonna get weeks of detention, and Mom is gonna be even madder at me, and, and, and-"

Darwin, realizing his brother was threatening to slip into a panic attack at any moment, quickly took hold of his paws and squeeze . "Gumball, calm down.  Take deep breaths!"

Gumball stopped, looking at his brother. He saw the genuine look of concern is his eyes. Slowly, he closed his eyes and began to take deep breaths, calming himself down.

"There we go, that's it, just keep taking deep breaths." Darwin reassured him.

"W-what am I gonna do though? I'm screwed!" 

"No, you're not You can just sit next to me and share my stuff, okay? Honestly, it's really not that big a deal. You're just getting yourself all worked up over nothing."

"-R-Really? Y-You're sure you don't mind?" The feline asked, sounding slightly surprised.

"Of course not dude! It's no problem!"

"W-What about you though? Do you have enough stuff for yourself? I d-don't want you getting into trouble for helping me.." 

"Yes Gunball, I have more than enough paper and I always bring a couple of pens in case one runs out. Plus we can just share my textbook together"

Gumball let out a sigh of relief. "Phew, thanks Dar. I don't know what I'd do without you."

"No problem buddy. This is what friends are for."

"No, seriously, I really owe you one. I promise I'll make it up to you soon."

"Don't worry about it dude, you don't need to make it up to me. I'm just glad to help you out."

The young feline hesitated, before wrapping his arms around Darwin in a hug. "I really don't deserve someone like you dude...you really are the best."

"Awwww, of course you do!" Darwin smiled, hugging him back. "You're a great guy, don't put yourself down, buddy!"

"You really think so?" Gumball asked surprised.