Gumball & Penny: Love at First Sight

Gumball and Penny - The Sadness

(Another long chapter ahead)

Gumball arose that next morning, just as groggy and half asleep. He does his usual routine and sets off to school with Darwin (who he still has to destroy)

They both walk into school and once again into Miss Simians class, this time however, the boys were both extremely late. For these actions, she awarded them with a detention after school today.

"Great, just what I needed to kick my day off" muttered Gumball. He proceeds to find a place to sit down, though to his surprise Darwin had dashed to sit next to Carrie. Those two always have had something, but he can't quite put his finger on it. Gumball searched the room until he discovered the only seat available is next to Penny.

Gumball takes a deep breath and walks to her table at a steady, but slow pace.

"Hey Penny, how was your day yesterday? Being tossed like a rag doll again?" Gumball joked.

"Yeah" replies Penny, "You know the usual stuff like chores, work and so much more. Anyways, how was yours?"

'Oh I was about to obliterate Darwin into microscopic particulates after what he said an-'

"Oh nah it's been fine, I was trying to beat my high score with Darwin and we almost did, until he raged for dying and smashed the TV into microscopic particulates"

Penny giggles, a lot. So much in fact it's too cute not to compliment her about.

"I love your giggling, y'know it makes my day to see you happy" confesses Gumball

"Aww, Gumballll" in the softest tone possible. "You know, I'm gonna admit but you're one of the nicest boys out there, compared to people like Tobias"

"Haha, Yeah Tobias can get a little strange from here to there..."

Silence.

Silence that lasted an eternity.

After a while, Gumball brought up the courage to look Penny directly in the eyes. Penny noticed and repeated his actions, they held this stare for a bit until Gumball began to lean in. Gumball grabbed Pennys hands at the same time. She was startled and blushed immediately, her brown eyes sparkled in his point of view.

However, Gumballs conscious got to the best of him and suddenly, he became reluctant to keep going forward. 'I mean come on, we're in the cafeteria and I'm about to kiss Penny?!? What is wrong with me?!' Gumball worried inside. And with thoughts, he threw himself away from Penny and dashed for what seemed like the exit to freedom, leaving Penny even more startled than before.

Gumball pants quickly as he hides behind the doors, looking over at Penny. At first she seems to sit there until a couple of minutes later where she stands, grabs her stuff and walks out the exit. On the corner of Penny's eye was a small tear rushing down her cheek before she completely disappears. Gumball is devastated, what has he done? He had the chance to kiss the person he loved the most but bailed at the last second. With the sorrow written over his body and the rings of the bell, it was time to head to their detention with Darwin.

The next day.

Things feel, awkward

More awkward than usual

Gumball is seated at the back whilst Penny sits with Carmen at the very front of the class. While Miss Simian is taking the role, Darwin attempts to speak to Gumball.

"Hey buddy, what's up? You look more down than normal and I don't like"

"Oh, I didn't think it was that obvious"

"Dude, you're face is all red and you're crying doesn't seem to want to stop, it's pretty obvious"

Gumball raises his head, fists clenching harder than ever.

Now he remembers why he wants to crush him.

"Darwin notices this and immediately reacts "Oh no no no dude I'm sorry it's not obvious, please don't beat me up I really don't want a rerun of yesterday"

Gumball manages to regain control and relaxes once more. He lets out a huge sigh and resumes talking to Darwin.

"Well it's just, I was about to kiss penny literally 10 minutes ago but I completely bailed"

"Why?" He questions Gumball

"I don't knowww" weeping at the same time. "I mean it was happening, IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, but no. I had to blow everything with the most sweetest girl on earth"

Gumball is eventually resting his head on Darwinsss legs and is bawling his eyes out.

"Oh come on Gumball, I'm sure it wasn't that bad" he tries to comfort him

"She was crying too"

Darwin freezes as if struck by an ice ray, now he understands why he has be acting this. "Ohh, well... if I were you I would go and talk to her and try to explain what happened"

"But that's the most embarrassing thing I can do!!" Gumball starts weeping again

"Ok look, do you want me to come with you while you chat to her, to you know make it seem natural?"

Gumball clears his tears, "I'd like that" And that was their plan

ring ring goes the bell, and Gumball is quivering as he walks up to Penny with Darwin close by his side. He sits close to her, only for Penny to shift away from him whilst looking in the opposite direction. This filled Gumball with sadness, so he moved in and talks with her.

"Uh, P-P-Penny?"

"What?" The sadness clearly exposed

"A-About yesterday, I just w-wanted to say sorry for what I d-did"

"What, about leaning in?"

"Yes"

"Gumball, it's not because of that, it's because you just left me, you left me by myself out of nowhere when we were about to have a moment!" Penny begins tearing up

Gumball looks over at Darwin and lifts a shoulder. He whispers "Go and comfort her man! Make her feel important"

Gumball nods and dashes to her side and wipes her tears

"Hey hey, don't get upset, look please understand I don't know what got to me yesterday but it made me feel more awkward than you. You're special and you should know that"

"Yeah, I guess you may be right" Penny sniffing softly. But right there and then, she got up and walked away. "But I don't want to talk to you, at least not for now" she said as she got further and further away. Gumball was traumatised, he cannot believe what just happened. He was dumbfounded, he was in awe, he was every synonym related to dumbfounded as words couldn't describe what just happened.

Gumball signals Darwin to leave, and that's what they do, but in complete silence.

It's last period and it's finally something good, art.

Gumball uses this time to dial back on past events and let my mind flow freely, he tries to forget what happened but is so difficult he almost cries. Fortunately, he is able to hold them back and continue with the lesson almost ignoring what occurred and painted away an amazing picture, based purely on his thoughts. An amazing piece of art which focused on the person whom he loved the most...

At home.

Gumball go's to his room. No talk, no greetings, no questions and lays on his side looking out of his window into the starry night. Penny would not leave his mind, and he knew he had to do something about it. But that is something only time will foretell...

To be continued.