Janie Tanner ~A Watty's 2019 Submission

Chapter 14

"Hey Stephanie, what's shakin'?" Stephanie was in complete shock when she saw the speaker.

"Uncle Jesse, what are you doing here?" She asked, and Jesse waved her over, smiling. He was sat at a small table in a tiny chair, of course meant for small children, but he was sitting there like he was one of the five-year-olds running around playing.

"Come here and I'll tell you." Stephanie made her way over to him, looking stunned still, and her steps staggering. "I was on my way to work, and since I happen to be a part-time exterminator, I thought I'd stop by and make sure that there were no pests, bugs, or varmints here in your classroom other than these rug rats." Then he held up a green blob of clay. "Look, I made this." Stephanie tilted her head at it, a little confused.

"What is it?" Jesse shrugged. He hadn't quite figured that out either.

"It's either a dog with no head or an ashtray." Stephanie studied it some more, before she came to a decision.

"Dog with no head." Then she had an idea. "Will you stay here and never leave?"

"What's the matter? No pals yet?" She shook her head, and he looked her up and down, trying to figure out whatever could make kids not want to be friends with his niece. "I don't know why, you look pretty," he gave her a quick sniff "smell okay." He looked around again, then had an idea, and stood up. "Alright, you stay here and get ready to learn some new names." He then ran out, and came back with a few small cartons of milk.  "ATTENTION ALL MUNCHKINS!" He called, ringing a small bell, catching all of the kids' attention. "Free milk all around compliments of the coolest kid in class Stephanie Tanner! Make a friend, get a free milk!" The kids crowded around her, but she couldn't get a word in to any of them, and soon she was out of milk.

"Great, now I have no friends and no milk." Jesse seemed surprised himself.

"I can't believe that milk scam didn't work." Then he looked around again. "Alright, we'll go to my specialty, personal charm." He sat her down in his little chair, smiling at her with confidence. "You wait right here, and I'll be back with your new best friend, okay. He then went over to a little girl in a blue dress and a pink hat, smiling at her. "Little girl, how would you like to make a new friend?" The little girl, however, got scared, and she ran away.

"Stranger! Stranger! Stranger!" A whistle blew, and a teacher came over, crossing her arms when she saw Jesse.

"Woah, what is going on here?" Jesse stood up, trying to be friendly again, a little embarrassed.

"Nothing, I'm just trying to help the kids become friends is all." The teacher wasn't convinced.

"Who are you?" He smiled, putting his hand on Stephanie's shoulder.

"I'm this pretty little girl's father." He patted her shoulder. "Right, Stephanie?" She just shrugged, a little confused.

"Uh okay." The teacher smiled, however.

"Well look, as long as you're here, could you come with me into the supply room and kill something with eight legs?" Jesse grinned as well. The teacher was nice looking. 

"I'll be right back." He told Stephanie, smirking. "This happens to me all the time. Everybody loves the exterminator." He then left, just as Joy entered the room.

"Hi, Stephanie!" Stephanie waved back meekly. She wasn't sure why he was here either, but she didn't care at this point.

"Hi." Joey was already distracted though and was looking around excited.

"Wow, this place is great! You've got toys and blocks and Pin the Tail On the Donkey! I sure wish I lived here!" Stephanie held out her backpack to him.

"Here, take my place." Joey held up his hands though, coming up with his own ideas to help Stephanie make friends.

"Woah! Okay, there's only sure fire way to make friends, it's Duck Duck Goose time." Then he went and gathered the children together. "Alright everybody, Stephanie has a great idea! It's Duck Duck Goose time! In a circle that's right!" The kids all sat in a circle, a little confused, while Stephanie was humiliated. "We're ducking, we're goosing, we're having a great time! Alright! Okay, sitting down! Okay! Duck Duck Goose, my favorite! Duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, duck, goose!" He landed on Stephanie in his trek around the circle, and began running around it. "You've got to catch me! We're having a great time!" Stephanie however, didn't get up, and the teacher and Jesse reentered the room from their exploitations. "Hello!" The teacher sighed, and helped the children stand back up.

"Okay, everybody go to your chairs! Find your chairs." Then she turned to Joey, crossing her arms. "Who are you?" Joey smiled and put his hand on Stephanie's shoulder. 

"I'm this pretty little girl's father." Stephanie just shrugged again, accepting this.

"Uh Okay." And that was when Danny returned with Michelle. 

"What are you guys doing here?" He asked Jesse and Joey, about as confused at the teacher was.

"Who are you?" Danny smiled at her, patting Stephanie's head.

"Oh me, I'm this adorable little girl's father." The teacher just stared, Stephanie bobbing her head up and down.

"Uh huh." 

"What!" Jesse exclaimed, pretending to be completely offended by her stare. "Elisabeth Taylor's daughter had seven fathers!" That was when Joey looked to the window, and hurriedly got Danny's attention.

"Woah Danny! More good news, DJ's going over the wall!" Danny quickly ran to the window, and there she was, DJ, crawling out of her classroom window, and trying to escape over the fence of the playground.

"Oh yeah this dad stuff is a piece of cake." He grumbled, before handing Michelle to Joey. "Here, take little poopster. Stephanie, stay here." Stephanie nodded again.

"Okay Daddy, Daddy, and Daddy." And Danny ran out to stop DJ.