Chapter Three: The Invitations

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Starring: Jasper, Aspen, Tobuscus, Kityan, and Willow

-Aspen's POV-

*knock knock knock*

Now that I'm not teething, I have a lot of stuff I can think about. Normally that would be good....but....teething is a better thought than Noah's death...

*click!*

*click!*

*click!*

*click!*

Why does Tobuscus have so many locks?

*creak...*

Tobuscus opened the door just a sliver. All you could see is half of one of his eyes.

"What is it?" Tobuscus asked.

"Um..."

Jasper pulled out a crayon-drawn invitation from his pocket. He handed it to Tobuscus.

"A cheer up party?"

"Yup," Jasper confirmed.

"I don't know guys, I'm not really in the mood to be cheered up..."

"Come on! That's what this party is for!" Jasper explained.

Tobuscus put his paw to his chin and closed his eyes.

"I guess I should do something besides moping around."

"Yay!" Jasper and Aspen cheered.

Jasper hugged Tobuscus.

"Who else is going?" Tobuscus asked.

"Just you for now. We're about to go invite the others," Aspen explained.

"Alright, let's go."

So the three of them headed to Kityan's house.

10 Minutes Later~

*knock knock knock!*

*thud thud thud*

*click!*

*creak...*

Kityan only has one lock compared to Tobuscus' four locks. I wonder what he's so scared of...

Kityan opened the door. Her mascara was smudged down all the way down to her chin. Clearly, she was crying.

"Kityan, are you okay?" Tobuscus asked.

*sniff*

"I'm fine. What is it?" She asked.

Jasper handed her the invitation.

"No."

She was about to shut her door, but Tobuscus said,

"Wait! Kityan, you need this. You need something to keep Noah off your mind."

*rip!*

Kityan ripped the invitation in two.

"I can't do this. Leave me alone."

*click*

Dang......okay, maybe next time...

"Should we keep trying?" Jasper asked.

"No," Tobuscus replied, "let her be."

So the three of them headed to where Willow and Sophie were staying.

"This the right place?" Tobuscus asked.

"Yeah, according to their Facebook status," Aspen confirmed.

*knock knock knock*

Jasper knocked on the door.

They heard nothing.

"Try again," Aspen said.

*knock knock knock*

Still nothing.

"Maybe they're not home--"

*creak...*

It was Willow! She was also previously crying.

"H-Hey, I'm Tobuscus," he greeted.

"Hi....." she whispered.

"W-we were wondering if you would like to go to a little cheer up party we're holding," Tobuscus explained.

*bump*

Tobuscus bumped Jasper on the shoulder.

"Oh, right!"

Jasper pulled out another invitation and handed it to her.

"That's very sweet of you guys....but we are right about to leave," Willow explained.

Jasper and Aspen were already starting to walk away, but Tobuscus said,

"Come on. You have all your life to mourn of your brother, but maybe you don't have to if you come to the party. Instead of mourning about Noah, we're going to celebrate him. Celebrate his accomplishments and adventures."

Willow stared at the ground for a moment, and then yelled,

"Sophie, come on! We're going to a party!"

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