Gen 3 Ch 4

As the twins moved on into high school, Rocky became known as the school genius, and Ruby often came to him for help with her homework.

However, they both also gained quite the reputation for for their increasingly odd behavior.

Jasper would often return from work to find them hatching wild conspiracy theories while hanging out in the backyard. He hated to do it, but he decided they needed more discipline in their lives than he could give them. So he enrolled them both at the military academy.....

...and signed them up for the after-school sports program at the stadium. Rocky especially excelled at football. He loved the game, and soon became one of the star pee-wee players. His teammates didn't seem to mind his sometimes strange behavior, as long as he could kick the ball with such accuracy.

Ruby also did well in the sports program, but it was definitely not her forte. She often would sneak out of the house late at night to discuss things with the garden statues....

... or to meet up with her boyfriend, Luis Greenwood. Since seeing them together at their birthday party, Jasper had found out that Luis was one of the town "bad boys", and had forbidden Ruby to see him.

But that didn't stop her from doing exactly what she wanted anyway.

Sometimes they would make out in they backyard till the wee hours of the morning, after Jasper and Rocky were fast asleep.

"Grrrr... dad is sure cramping my style! I can't wait to leave this place!"

Only one other incident of note happened during their teenage years. Rocky, buoyed by his success at school and on the athletic field, decided that he was perfectly capable of fixing the broken washing machine. But he forgot to unplug it first, and an electrical fire broke out! Jasper was still at work, and Rocky and Ruby both panicked as the fire started to spread.

Jasper arrived home just in time to extinguish the fire, and Rocky received a stern lecture on mixing electrical appliances and water.

"You are lucky you were only singed!"

Then it was birthday time again. As Rocky stepped up to blow out his candles, he wondered who that gorgeous girl was standing behind him, cheering him on. He had never seen her before.

Rocky could hardly wait to start his new job at the stadium. The  coaches had been so impressed with his high school stats, they had drafted him to play for the local team.

Then came Ruby's turn.

Just as she blew out her candles, who should show up but her forbidden boyfriend. She strolled right up to him, and planted a coy little kiss on his face.

"Listen to me, Ruby, this boy is not worthy of you!"

"I'm all grown up, you can't stop me now! Come on, Luis, let's split this place!"

But Rocky barely heard all the commotion.

"Hi, I'm Dayna Tex. My Uncle Walter invited me to come to your party with him. I hope that's okay."

Rocky was so flustered all he could do was stare in awe.