Ch. 1: How it started
"Hey dude." A brown Raccoon sat on the couch as his friend entered the room.
"What's up?" Mordecai, his best friend, responded.
"Nothing much. Dude, I'm starvvvinngg. Make me a sandwich." The small raccoon started to pout.
"No dude go make your own!" Mordecai sat down and crossed his arms. Rigby, the brown raccoon, had turned on the TV and flipped through channels until he saw something he liked.
"Pleaseee, Strong Johns 3: Return of the Johns is about to start and I don't wanna miss it.
Mordecai gave in and walked out to the kitchen to make his friend a sandwich that he oh-so wanted. Rigby called to not put any onions on his sandwich and to put ice in the radicola he claimed to have asked for, but didn't. The irritated blue jay questioned himself as to why he was even doing this, but gave no further thoughts to it and went to take his hungry friend his food.
A split second later Rigby paused the TV and ran upstairs thinking to himself, 'he totally bought it.' Mordecai wasn't to pleased to find that he did this for nothing and yelled to his friend.
"Rigby! Ugh, get your furry little ass down here!" He about threw the plate and soda at a near by wall.
The not-so-sneaky raccoon cursed to himself and ran downstairs with something behind his back to see what his friend wanted. At first, Mordecai didn't notice Rigby was hiding something behind his back, but then questioned him on it.
"Dude, what's behind your back?" Mordecai tried looking around him, but much to his displeasure, he'd move to keep the item hidden.
"Nothing!" Rigby quickly said trying to keep it a secret.
The blue jay knew he was lying, so he continued to bug Rigby until he confessed what he had behind his back. After a while of this, he finally spilled and said it was two tickets for them to go see 'Zombocolypse 2' in theaters. Just them. No Margaret or Eileen. Just Mordecai and Rigby... alone... together... Rigby explained that he thought he'd say no and would have to trick him into it.
Mordecai smiled and asked why he would think such a thing? They were bros right? At least that's how it's supposed to be. He didn't seem to care and knew bros needed bro time. Bros before hoes bitches! They high-fived each other and walked out the door to the cart. (Rigby had retrieved the keys while grabbing the tickets) Both got in and Mordecai started it up.
However, Rigby was hiding something else. He had liked Mordecai for a while now, but never told him. That was the whole reason behind getting these tickets. He certainly didn't like the fact of it being 'bro' time, but he would accept it for Mordecai.
"You okay dude? You seem a little bummed out." The blue jay looked at his little raccoon friend.
"Yeah I'm fine." Rigby started to play with his thumbs, concerning his friend even more.
Mordecai pulled out of the park and hit the road, street lamps providing the only light besides headlights as he drove along on their way to the movies. He was worried about his friend and glanced over every now and then to see if his mood had changed at all; sadly it just stayed the same. Mordecai decided to push the subject to try and see what was wrong with him. In all honesty, he hated seeing his friend like this.
"Okay dude, stop lying. You know you can tell me anything." Mordecai glanced at him and made a turn onto another street.
"Well, um- I guess- errr- fdasfjkeoscvgska! Why is this so hard for me?" Rigby slammed his face into his hands.
The blue jay laid a hand on his shoulder in an attempt to bring some comfort beings how that was the only thing he could do while driving. As they got further down the street, a stop light made it's way into their vision. It was green but turned red by the time they got to it. Mordecai took this as a small opportunity to actually face his friend.
"Why is what so hard for you to do?" Worry and concern was written all over his face.
"It's just, I was kinda hoping... You don't have to say anything and I totally get if you want to stop being friends... but I've liked you for a while now, and I was hoping we could go to the movies as more than just bros." Rigby was ready to hear the worst of it, but got quite the surprise.
"Dude, do know how long I've been waiting for you to say that?" Mordecai smiled as the light turned green.
"Wait, what? You have?" The little raccoon was shocked and taken aback by this response.
"You kidding? I like Margaret, but I like you more." Mordecai laughed lightly as they made their way down the various streets to get to the theater.
Silence took over the rest of the ride to the theater. Neither spoke another word to each other, both bewildered by what the other had said, yet happy to hear that exact thing come out of one another. Both smiled as the movies came into view. Little did they know, a certain robin was there with an old ex of hers.
"Dude, why didn't you ever tell me? You know I'm not good with showing my emotions! Like when you set me up with Eileen, I had to 'pretend' I had feelings for her when I really don't have a spark for her what-so ever." He pouted as they got closer to the theater.
"You see how I get around Margaret! I can't do crap. I barely managed to keep cool in front of you. And I thought you did like Eileen." Mordecai drove around looking for a parking spot.
"What on Earth made you think that? When you owed me 10 solids and had to go on that group date, it pissed me off because I would've rather hung out with you alone than play mini golf and see a crappy movie." The raccoon looked forward.
"To be honest, that did really suck. I understand now why you made me do what I did." Mordecai sighed and continued. "But forget that, let's just go see this movie." He parked the cart and got out.
They walked up to the front of the building and looked at the other movies that would be coming out soon or were already playing. Posters hung everywhere for Zombocolypes 2. There was even a few cardboard-cut-outs for the movie! Once inside, they went up to the counter to get some popcorn and a soda. Mordecai smiled and looked at his friend.
"So what movie are we seeing again?" He felt a little embarrassed for forgetting, but non-the-less he was excited to be going to the movies with his real crush.
"The premiere of Zombocolypes 2! The tickets were way pricey. That's why I was actually working this week." Rigby said as the cashier handed him the popcorn.
A frown covered the small raccoon's face as he noticed the last two people he wanted to see here. There they were, standing by the arcade section waiting on the movie. Margaret and her 'ex'-boyfriend Angel were there for the same reason, or so Rigby thought. Mordecai was too caught up in his own little world to notice the red avian across the room with her boyfriend. Rigby mumbled to himself not too happy with the girl being here. He just hoped she wouldn't bother their time together. It was supposed to be HIS date with HIS Mordecai.
"Haha! I know you were working towards something dude." The blue avain laughed lightly to himself as to being able to predict why his friend was working so hard that week.
Anger still boiled inside Rigby, but he pushed it away and laughed nervously. He held Mordecai's hand and pulled him to the section where their movie was actually being played trying to avoid Margaret. This brought the blue jay's attention to the raccoon making him look down at him in question.
"You excited or something?" Mordecai chuckled.
"Uhh don't worry about it..." Rigby blushed.
They looked for their seats and roamed the room. Finally making a decision to sit towards the back, they sat down. Both were still holding the others hand smiling and blushing. Margaret had entered the room with Angel, hand in hand laughing and giggling. She noticed the two sitting there, and smiled wide. The red avian dragged Angel over to the duo and greeted them.
A laugh left her mouth as Rigby grunted a 'hi Margaret', obviously not happy with her presence. Mordecai was shocked to see her and not that happy with it. He too was hoping for a peaceful night alone with Rigby. Just the two of them with no one to ruin it. Mordecai asked her what she was doing there and got the same reason it always is, she was there with her 'boyfriend'.
Faking like he was happy, he gave her a simple answer. He smiled apologetically at Rigby, their hands separated now. The raccoon was really uncomfortable with the situation at hand and just wished she'd leave. Then the worst happened; the robin asked to have a word with him. For reasons even unknown to him, he agreed and left with the robin to see what she needed.
This left Mordecai and Angel alone, making things awkward for Mordecai. He sat there wondering what she wanted from Rigby, and what she asked to speak to him alone. Thoughts of her trying to get Rigby or tear them apart filled his mind as he stared blankly at the movie screen. Meanwhile, Margaret and Rigby walked to the back of the theater. The robin sighed.
"What's up Margaret?" Rigby looked at her in question.
"The guy I came with isn't really my boyfriend... He's my friend. I'm only doing this to make Mordecai jealous and I'm feeling kind of guilty." He was taken aback by this and stood there with a shocked look on his face.
"Oh really?" He didn't know what to say.
Back with Mordecai, he tried to make small talk with Angel, but it obviously wasn't working. The man seemed irritated that Margaret just used him to get the guy of her dreams. He wasn't happy at all. Mordecai tapped the arm-rests with his fingers and looked around for Rigby feeling awkward with the situation he was in.
It seemed as if Angel hated him, but that wasn't quite the truth. He just didn't like the fact he was being used. So Angel continued to ignore the avian as things grew more nerve-racking for Mordecai. 'Where is he?' Mordecai thought to himself. However, things were getting a little awkward for Margaret and Rigby in the back of the theater.
"Yeah, I'm not sure what I should do... a-and I thought I should ask you since you guys are like, the best of friends." This caused the raccoon to look down.
"You should ditch Angel. You can have my ticket. Row A56 right next to A57. Have fun." He handed her the ticket and walked out.
Margaret walked back to where Mordecai and Angel were, taking notice that Angel had left. She blushed as she sat next to him. He asked where Rigby went but found that he left. The girl had said it was because Benson needed him for something, but the avian knew better. This was Rigby they were talking about. He looked down disappointed, then back to the screen. Apparent the movie had already started and he hadn't even noticed.
While Mordecai was sad that Rigby had given up his ticket to Margaret, the raccoon was walking down the city streets in the dark feeling quite conflicted. He screamed out into the night sky as a diner with a bar came into view. Taking this opportunity, he walked in and sat down at the counter in the bar section. A bartender came up to the troubled raccoon asking what he'd like to drink. After just a few drinks, he started to get delusional. He started asking the bartender questions like, 'have you ever loved someone so much' and just really getting out his problems.
Rigby thought this was better for Mordecai. He thought he was doing him a favor by sending him to Margaret because he believed it was better for him. Little did he know, Mordecai was miserable without him. He honestly was hating being stuck there with Margaret. That's when he'd had enough. The blue jay stood up and apologized to his friend, explaining that he needed to talk with Rigby. She was shocked, but said nothing as he walked away. He made his way back to the cart to find where his friend had really went.
Meanwhile, Rigby kept having more and more to drink. By this point in time, he was too drunk to think straight. The bartender suggested that he stop drinking and asked if he had come with anyone. Rigby laughed harshly and slammed his fist onto the counter, shaking his drink. He drank more of it as he hiccuped.
"Did I come with someone? Do you see anyone here who gives a damn about me? The- The funny thing about all of this is he's probably all goo-goo eyes around her. Probably forgot who I fricken am." He ranted finishing off his drink, his eyesight become a blur.
"Dude, you need to go home." The bartender escorted the raccoon outside.
Rigby wandered the streets, eventually seeing the park in view. He made his way over there where he passed out on the grass just inside the entrance. Mordecai had already gotten to the park and was talking to Benson, seeing where his friend was or if he'd seen him. Benson explained that he hadn't seen him at all and that he'd better be back or he was fired. The blue jay sighed in frustration and got back in the cart, not in the mood to argue with his boss any longer.
Driving back towards the entrance, he saw someone laying in the grass. Assuming it was another homeless person, he got out and lightly kicked the sleeping figure. He hated hobos. Telling him that he couldn't sleep there and that the park was closed, he got a response out of the person.
"Haha, who's gonna make me?" Right at that moment Mordecai knew it was Rigby.
The small raccoon couldn't see very well at all so he didn't recognize his friend at all. Not his voice, not his figure, nothing. Mordecai was speechless as his friend lay there not knowing whom he was.
"Rigby!? Why are you out on the lawn?! Are you drunk or something?!" Mordecai exclaimed, flailing his arms around.
"I don't know, am I?" Rigby put his hands under his head.
"Dude, why? Just why? This isn't like you at all." The blue jay sat down beside him.
Silence befell over them for a good few moments. Neither looking at the other or saying a word. Just quiet. Now one would quite enjoy this, but it seemed to be a little awkward for the avian. He wasn't quite sure what to do with his drunken friend now. Rigby spoke up bringing him out of his thoughts.
"How'd the movie end? Did you kiss her?" He half smiled half frowned and rolled over on his side.
"I left her. I didn't finish the movie. Shortly after she came back I left." Mordecai looked at the sky.
"Yeah, whatever. She was spilling her guts to me outside..." Rigby started using his girl impression, "Oh Rigby, I feel awful bad about making Mordecai jealous. Please help me because I'm too stupid to help myself!" He spit in the grass.
"Dude, I don't really care for her. Yeah she's hot as hell, but you're ten times better dude. I'd take you over her any day. " Mordecai smiled at his friend.
"You expect me to believe that B.S.? Since when have you felt this way? You always ditch me for that red-haired chick." The raccoon snapped.
Mordecai wasn't going to lie. This hurt, bad. He was telling the truth and Rigby just blew it off like it was nothing. Honestly, Mordecai did like Margaret, but just as a friend. He wanted Rigby to believe that. But then he told himself he was just drunk. Yet, that didn't seem to calm his nerves. He was ready to go off like a bomb.
"What' the 'h' dude? It's true. She was only a cover up because I seriously thought you'd hate me or something! Now that I do confess you think it's a joke?! What is wrong with you?!" Mordecai started to raise his voice.
"Everything is wrong with me! I sent her off because I thought you could do WAY better." Rigby said truthfully.
"Dude, I don't care if I can do better. You, I want you and only you. NO Margaret." The avian lowered his voice and looked at the cart. "Let's just go inside okay?" He stood up and reached a hand you to help Rigby up.
Rigby agreed since he wasn't feeling all that well. After standing up and trying to walk, he realized he couldn't keep his balance all that well. This caused the small raccoon to laugh while his friend shook his head in disapproval. They both got in the cart and Mordecai started it up.
"Wanna know the best part about getting drunk?" Rigby giggled quietly to himself.
"What?" Mordecai drove up to the house.
"I won't remember this." Then he did it; Rigby had gave Mordecai a quick peck on the lips, quickly returning to his prior position while chuckling.
The blue jay was shocked and speechless from this. A bright red blush tinted his cheeks as the house came into view. Pulling up to it, Mordecai quickly glanced at a happy Rigby then back to the road. He stepped out of the cart as his drunken friend almost fell out. A small chuckle escaped him as they made their way up to the door. However, once at the door, Rigby almost ran into it upon entering.
"Hehe dude, you have to carry my up the stairs. Pleeaaasssee." He lifted his arms.
Mordecai picked him up and carried him up the stairs. While he didn't seem all that happy about it, he really didn't mind. This raccoon meant the world to him and would do anything for him. He loved him more than anything in the world. The avian looked down at his friend and he looked like he was going to hurl. After arriving at their destination, the raccoon almost instantly crashed on his trampoline. Mordecai doing the same, they both feel asleep peacefully unaware of what was in-store for them tomorrow.