A/N: I DON'T OWN REGULAR SHOW OR THE CHARACTERS IN IT. This is purely fan-made. This should be up-to-date with seasons 1-4 so if you haven't seen Steak Me Amadeus, then you should probably see it before reading this
P.S. Humanized
Captain's Log
Chapter 1:
Without You
Rigby POV: 3rd week in April
I was woken early in the morning by Mordecai making too much noise
"Can't you keep your footsteps quieter than a mild earthquake? I'm trying to sleep" I said annoyed that he was getting off the computer later and later ever since Margaret and him started chatting on the internet
"Sorry, dude" Was all he said as he slowly made his way to the only bed in this room
"Alright, what's wrong bro? You're usually happy when you get to talk to Margaret" I said
"I know" he said pulling the covers over his body
"But-" I urged him to continue
"It's been five days since I last chatted with Margaret. I managed to get a hold of her tonight so I asked her if she was thinking of visiting during her Spring Break. She said she couldn't afford it so I offered to visit her there since I saved up enough money for that, but she told me not to do that because she wouldn't have that much time to spend with me anyway. Is she purposely trying to keep me away from her? I'm literally ready to hop on the next plane to see her and she's pushes me aside"
"I'm sure she has a good reason, man-" I tried to tell him to go to sleep after that but he cut me off
"I know but…I haven't seen her face to face, in the flesh, for seven straight months. I desperately want to keep this relationship going but every day I spend without her kills me inside" Mordecai's voice started to get louder the more he was getting frustrated with this problem he was dealing with. This in turn was getting on my freaking nerves. I just wanted to go to sleep. Sure, I feel bad that my bro is feeling this way but why at 1:53 in the morning...and on a Monday too? This is not cool, man
"All I know is that stressing about this-" and keeping me awake "-isn't going to make matters better. So get some sleep. You might be able to think of something to sort things out in the morning" I told him, hoping that he would take my advice. I didn't hear him respond so I just turned over in my trampoline and tried to get some sleep
Two days after that conversation, Mordecai has been acting more depressed than usual. Not to the point where he would be playing his sad slow jams, no. I made sure those damned CDs were destroyed a long time ago. He wasn't going to drive the whole house insane with that terrible music stuck on repeat again.
So like every morning recently, I would start by trying to get Mordecai out of bed. After many failed attempts, I decided to go the Coffee Shop. If he isn't going to get himself up, Benson sure will. In the meantime, any place would be better than here right now
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I opened the door and took my normal seat. When I settled in I realized I came in during the new girl's shift and not Eileen's. Even though I hate her presence half the time, talking to Eileen about what has been happening lately has kept me sane at least a little bit
"Oh, hey Rigby. What will you be having today?" I heard the new girl ask me
"Just one Espresso and one Macchiato to-go" [1]
"Would you like anything else?"
"No" I said to her and she walked off to take another table's order. Uh, I miss it when Mordecai and I would hang out here, especially when we were slacking off at work. Those were the days when everything was right with the world. Now, I'm the only one that comes here to get coffee; sitting here with this empty seat beside me. Uh, I just wish that Mordecai would get back to his old self again so that we could have fun like we use to
*Buzz Buzz…Buzz Buzz*
While still waiting for my coffee, my phone started vibrating. It was a text from Eileen
'Rigby, I need you to come by my house, right now. It's important. Oh, and bring Mordecai with you'
'Really, Eileen?' I thought as the waitress came with my order finally. Uh, it's bad enough that I'm barely going to get back to the park before Benson shows up, now Eileen comes out of the blue with this' I paid the waitress the money for the coffee and walked out of the Coffee Shop.
'This better be important'
I texted her back and made my way to the park.
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When I got back to the house, I went into the room and found Mordecai in the same position I left him last night. He's eyes were open as if he hadn't blinked all night; still staring up at the ceiling
"Mordecai, got you some coffee" I said as I waved my hand in front of eyes. He didn't move an inch "Come on, Mordecai, get up" I said punching him in the shoulder. Still didn't move
'Uh, this was so frustrating. It's like I'm living a totally different person. I'm so tired of seeing him like this and all because of some girl'
"MORDECAI, GET OUT OF THIS BED!" I yelled at him as I yanked the covers from his body and threw his hot coffee on him
'Stupid Margaret. I wish she would just come back already and give back my best friend'
"Rigby…this was the shirt I wore to the last Fist Pump Concert we went to…you're dead" Mordecai said this too calmly like he was crazed. But before I could think about this any farther, he took a swing at me but luckily I dodged and ran to the other side of the room. He got up from his bed in a zombie-like state (soulless eyes, clumsy movements, and looked a mess, he wasn't kidding when he said he was dying inside with Margaret out of the picture, he sure did look it right now). Mordecai went for me for a second swing but I dodged it again. I ran out of the room and out of the house while Mordecai was close behind. Luckily I was a faster runner than he was or I would have been toast by now. So with espresso at hand, unbeknownst to him, I lead him to Eileen's house. Eileen totally owes me, especially since she lives on the other side of town
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When I got close, I texted Eileen again
'Open the door now'
Seconds later, I saw Eileen in a plain white t-shirt and jean shorts. She was outside holding the door open; looking around for us. When she saw us I was right at the step running passed her, up three flights of stairs, and into her apartment. I jumped behind the kitchenette counter that divided the kitchen from the living room and tried to catch my breath.
After a couple of mouthfuls of much needed air, I heard Mordecai from a distance say
"Rigby, where are you?" Sounding like a murderer from a scary movie. As I was freaking out, I turned my head to look around for a place to hide and right next to me I saw…
"Mmmm, mmmm, mmmm, mmmmmmmm!"
"Shhh, you'll ruin the surprise" said the person that was now covering my mouth as we both hid behind the counter
"Mordecai, before you start to trash my apartment with violence, I think that you should look at something first" Eileen said to Mordecai as she closed her front door. Mordecai ignored her comment as I heard things being moved and knocked over by Mordecai looking for me in the living room. In the middle of his rummaging, I heard a sudden click from a computer and my ears started to hear a familiar voice
'Hey guys, man its chilly tonight. Well, as you could see, I'm at the airport and… (Background intercom announcing next flight. It was the town near us)…oh looks like my plane is here. See you soon…Mordecai'
You could hear dead silence for awhile until I heard someone plop onto the couch (probably Mordecai)
"Mordecai, are you ok?" I heard Eileen sounding a little concerned
"I'm…just fine" I heard him get up from the couch. I almost gasped when I heard him say that. For a second there, he actually sounded like his old self "Thanks, Eileen"
"No problem, but you shouldn't be thanking me. She is the one that sent this video message to me. I'm just the messenger"
"Well, I'll make sure to do that when she gets here" Mordecai said. That's when I felt the hand that was on my mouth release me as the person shifted her body to stand up
"Why don't you thank her now" said the person hiding behind the counter with me. I peeked from the side to see Mordecai's reaction and he looked frozen from sheer shock as he still had has hand on the doorknob and his back turned to us. While he was still standing there, the person behind the counter walked passed me and walked towards Mordecai. Meanwhile, Eileen went the opposite direction and knelt next to me while we both kept our eyes on the two lovebirds
By the time, the red-head was behind him, he was still in the same position by the door. He then put his right arm on the door and covered his eyes with the same arm; breathing so hard that even me and Eileen could hear it from here. I don't think he was crying, he better not be. We don't need this scene getting even more sappy than it already is right now
"Mordecai?" The girl said about to put her hand on his shoulder but he suddenly turned around and snuck a kiss from her; pulling her closing while doing so
"Uck" I did a muted version of me gagging behind the counter
"Come on, Rigby. This is a tender moment for them" Eileen whispered to me while punching me lightly on the arm. I can't help it, I hate watching other people kiss. At least, it wasn't nearly as eye-melting like when Muscleman and Starla kiss. Uhh, just thinking about it just makes me shudder
"Hn, I didn't think I was missed so much" The red-head said when they finally parted. She started chuckling a little bit while she played with Mordecai's messy black hair because despite how happy he looked, he still looked like a zombie that just woke up out of the grave
"More than you could imagine, Margaret" Mordecai tried to say in his smoothest voice. They continued to stared deep into each other eyes and stayed silent for a long time
"Uh, Snores-Ville. This is totally getting boring, really fast" I said in a low whisper
"Rigby" Eileen said trying to hush me but it was too late. Mordecai broke out of his trance and was staring at me like a psychotic killer mentally saying 'Wait until you fall asleep tonight, Rigby'
"I'm just saying, don't you think we should be celebrating or something. Watching this is dulling my mind" I said to everyone
"More than it already is? That's hard to believe" Mordecai said
"Stop talking!" I yelled at him
"Oh, come on Mordecai. Don't bring down Rigby like that. Besides, it's not like we can't make this a little more-" Margaret said seductively to Mordecai. Mordecai quickly caught on to her words and captured her lips again; pulling her in even closer by her waist with one arm and holding the back of her head with the other. Soon I started to hear moans coming from the red-head as they started to use some tongue action
"Uh, sick!" I said in horror "That's it. If you need me, I'll be in the bathroom bleaching my eyes out"
A/N: Wow, the first chapter of the first story I post here…awesome ^_^
Question: This is supposed to be a Rigleen, why is there mostly Mordeget?
Answer: This is probably going to be most they are going to get in this story (Maybe I don't know, we'll have to see how I feel)
[1] Macchiato (caffé version) = espresso + small amount of milk staining top with cool design