Authors Note:
First off I don't own Regular Show or its Characters. Second this is the first story I've published and writing's not really my forte, so sorry for any errors, but hopefully I can improve as the story goes on.
Mordecai was exhausted as he made he made is way towards the large dumpster. He was carrying a full trash bag in each hand and his arms were killing him. "Man I hate being on litter detail" he thought to himself, "It's probably the worst job in the whole park". Then again whatever job they're doing at the time seems to be the worst job in the park. He finally reached the dumpster and set the bags down before opening it. He then picked up one of the heavy bags and threw it in, then the other, this time it required a little more effort. He looked back behind him to see Rigby dragging his trash bag to the dumpster.
"Don't drag it like that Rigby, you're gonna to rip it" Mordecai shouted, slightly annoyed at his friends laziness.
"But it's heavy" Rigby scoffed back, "How do you expect me to lift it, besides I'm almost ther…" just as he was about to finish the bag suddenly rips open spilling trash onto the ground. "Whoops"
Mordecai threw his arms into the air in frustration. "Damn it Rigby what did I tell you, now we have to pick all this up again".
"Come on" Rigby moaned, "it's close enough to the dumpster. Let's just call it good and go gets some lunch". Rigby then started to make his way back towards the house when he was stops by Mordecai's agitated voice.
"No dude, I'm not going to get chewed out by Benson again" Mordecai said, "We need to pick this crap up before we eat".
"Fine" Rigby grumbled, "Let's go get a trash bag". They then proceeded back to the house to retrieve a trash bag, with every step they took Rigby grew more impatient, by the time they made it halfway Rigby began mumbling inaudibly to himself.
"Stop being a baby Rigby" Scoffed Mordecai who finally had enough of Rigby's whining.
"This is so boring man" Rigby cried out, "This never would have happened if Benson didn't buy those cheap garbage bags in the first place".
Mordecai suddenly stopped dead in his track, he finally had enough. "No, none of this would have happened if you weren't such a lazy pile and picked up the bag like I told you to. Why do you have to make my life so difficult"?
Rigby stared up at Mordecai, surprised by his sudden outburst. "What's his problem" Rigby thought to himself, "He seems really on edge today". Rigby just looked down towards the ground and continued walking. "Let's just get this over with".
Mordecai had a sinking feeling in is gut. He didn't know why he went off on Rigby like that; even though he deserved it he couldn't help but feel guilty. He knew Rigby wasn't that strong and would probably have trouble carrying the bag, he should have helped him. "Sorry man" Mordecai spoke out with a saddened tone, "I didn't mean to yell at you like that, but it just gets annoying sometimes when I have to do extra work because you try to take shortcuts like that you know".
Rigby's head snaps up towards Mordecai "Oh really, I'm so sorry that I make your job sooo much harder for you". Rigby's pace sped up as they neared the house.
"Oh don't be like that Rigby, I didn't mean it like that" Mordecai said as he tried to catch up to Rigby, who is already at the back entrance of the house, "Look, forget I said it. I just let my anger get the best of me you know I'll make it up to you".
Rigby opens the door and they enter the kitchen, all the while a sinister grin suddenly appeared on Rigby's face "Really" he said with a snicker, "Then all is forgiven I guess". He opened the cabinet door under the sink and grabbed a trash bag from the box. "Let's go clean this up and get some food".
Rigby tied off the bag after putting the last bit of garbage in before handing it over to Mordecai. Mordecai then lifted the bag up and threw it into the dumpster then slammed the lid shut. "Finished" Mordecai yelled out in excitement.
Rigby lifts his arms in victoriously "Ah yeah, that's how you through away trash". Rigby wipes the sweat from his face "So where do you wanna grab lunch at today".
"I thought we could grab some sandwiches from the coffee shop" Mordecai muttered out.
Rigby was taken aback a bit by his respond "Really" he blurted out with a raised eyebrow, "Are you sure man".
Mordecai simply stared back at Rigby in silence for a moment before answering "Yeah, why not".
"Well it's just that we haven't stepped foot inside the coffee shop since…" Rigby trailed off at the end, not wanting to bring up what happened. Mordecai already knew what he was going to say though.
"Since Margret left for college"
Rigby felt bad for reminding Mordecai of the subject, He didn't exactly handle it well to say the least. He just shrugged his shoulders "Well, yeah".
Mordecai lowered his head and took a deep breath "I know dude, but I mean I can't avoid it forever. I have to go in there sometime, and I think today seems like as good a day as any you know". He looks back a Rigby with a small smile on his face
Rigby soon found himself smiling as well "I'm proud of you man, that's a pretty big step" he walks over and gives Mordecai a pat on the back, "Plus I've been dying for a French dip for who knows how long, it's been forever since I had one".
They drew closer to the coffee shop and the front entrance became visible. "Aw man I can't wait" Rigby thought to himself. His mouth was watering the whole walk over and he could already taste the delicious sandwich that he'd been deprived of for so long. They reached the entrance and Rigby pushed it open, the first thing he noticed was the cool air for the AC rushing over his body. It was a well welcomed feeling after a long day's work, although a few hours of work seemed more fitting. The second thing he noticed was the sweet aroma of freshly brewed coffee, ever since Margret left all he's had was either store bought or coffee from a gas station nearby not exactly what you'd call high end. This place always seemed to have some serious gourmet shit. They walked down the steps and over to their usual spots and sat down.
"Man I can't wait to get my hands on that sandwich, I bet I destroy it in like four bites" exclaimed Rigby excitedly mimicking an eating motion with his hands. He looked over at Mordecai for a response but he didn't seem to notice, he was busy scanning the coffee shop back and forth. Rigby thought this was kind of odd but thought nothing of it, all he could think about now was his sandwich. Rigby tapped his fingers on the table impatiently until he saw Eileen walking over to clear off one of the tables. She began wiping the table off when she glanced back towards him and Mordecai. She suddenly jumped back as if she was frightened by something, and she had a surprised look on her face. She turned back and fidgeted with her hair for a moment before making her away to their table.
"Hey guys, I was starting to wonder if two were still alive" She said as she let out an awkward laugh.
"Um, yeah we are" Rigby replied slightly annoyed.
Eileen suddenly diverted her eyes away from Rigby "Sorry it's just, I haven't seen you guys in here for a while and…"
"It's cool, we were just going to grab some lunch before heading back to the park" Rigby said going straight to the point.
"Oh, ok" Eileen reach into her apron retrieved her notepad, "What can I get for you guys".
"I'll take a French dip, and some coffee", Eileen wrote down his order then turned to Mordecai, who still seemed to be looking around the coffee shop in his own little world "Mordecai". Rigby's voice jarred Mordecai out of his trance.
"Oh, I'll just have a coffee Eileen" he managed to say before going back to scanning the room.
Eileen finished writing down the two orders on her notepad before putting it back into her apron, "I'll get that for you right away guys". She then turned around and walked back towards the kitchen.
Rigby just stared at Mordecai "Why would he want to come here for lunch if he was just going to get a coffee" he thought to himself rubbing his chin, "I guess this is a coffee shop. Maybe he's not hungry or something, but why is he just looking around everywhere, is he looking for something"?
"Here're your coffee guys" Eileen said snapping Rigby out of his deep thoughts, "I'll have your sandwich out in a bit Rigby". She then made her way back to the kitchen
"Thanks" Rigby replied before returning to the matter at hand. "What could he be looking for; it just seems weird for him to be so out of it" he started shaking his head "I'm probably making a big deal out of nothing. I should be happy for him, it seems like he's finally getting over…"
"Margret" Mordecai suddenly yelled out.
Rigby's jaw nearly hit the table when he saw who walked through the door. Mordecai shot up and ran over to her and gave her a hug. When they were done Mordecai led her over to their table.
"So how's it going, how's school" Mordecai sat down in his original spot, Rigby could see the joy in his eyes after seeing Margret again.
"Oh, it's going pretty good so far. I've met a lot of great people there, but I do miss it here sometimes." Margret rubbed the back of her head, blushing a bit, "I'm gonna go back and surprise Eileen, be back in a sec". She started to walk back towards the kitchen where Eileen was working.
Mordecai picked up his coffee and began sipping it. He could see Rigby glaring at him from the corner of his eye, "What dude"?
"What the hell man" Rigby shouted causing Mordecai to put his finger to his mouth signaling him to calm down, "Margret's back in town, how long did you know about this".
"What no, I didn't know she was back" Mordecai waved his hands in front of his face.
"Oh, so I'm supposed to believe that you decided to come to the coffee shop on the same day she happened to be back by coincidence" Rigby crossed his arms, "I'm not buying it dude".
"Fine" Mordecai groaned defeated, "She text me a few days ago that she'll be back for a week and told me to meet her here today".
"So what was with all that 'as good a day as any' junk"?
"I knew you wouldn't agree to come here if you knew" Mordecai answered.
Rigby threw his arms into the air, "So what, are you going to try to get back together with her or something. After all the progress you made."
"No dude, we're just friends now and I'm ok with that" Mordecai replied defensively.
"Whatever man, I saw the look on your face when her dad said she had a new boyfriend. There's no way you're over her".
"No I swear I'm not going to try anything" Mordecai said.
Rigby could see how hard he was trying to be convincing, although it wasn't entirely clear who he was trying to convince, "You promise".
Mordecai nodded at him, "I promise, I just thought it'd be cool for the four of us to hang out again like we use to you know".
Rigby picked up his cup of coffee, "Ok, I guess it would be cool to hang out like old times" Rigby took a big sip of his coffee, his eyes widening as he drank it, "Aw man I've missed that"
Mordecai shot Rigby a smile, "Yeah, we had some good times".
Rigby looked back at him, "No I was talking about the coffee, this is like a hundred times better than that stuff at Grab-n-Go". Rigby's senses were getting bombarded, first by the taste of the coffee, then by the all too familiar smell of a French dip sandwich as Eileen brought it closer to their table. Rigby jumped up onto his seat, "Aw Yeah-uh I've been waiting for this, did you remember to triple dip it"?
"I sure did" Eileen said as she placed the sandwich in front of him.
"Alright, you're the best Eileen" Eileen blushed at his comment as Rigby plopped back down into his seat and began devouring his sandwich in a manner that would suggest he hadn't eaten in weeks.
Margret stared in disgust at the ravenous way Rigby was eating his sandwich until she noticed Mordecai was trying to talk to her, "I'm sorry, what was that Mordecai"?
"I was just asking you what you wanted to do tonight".
"Oh I don't know" Margret replied scratching her head, "What do you think"?
"Well there's this new place that opened up not too long ago call DB's Music Hall, I thought the four of us could check it out." Mordecai suggested
"Oh yeah I've heard of that place" Eileen added, "I heard they have really good wings, like better than Wind Kingdom's".
"Ha, better not let Muscle Man hear you say that" Rigby muttered, his mouth partially full.
"Sounds like fun. Just text me the time and address later, I have to go check into my hotel" Margret said before making her way to the stairs.
"Margret why don't you stay with me" Eileen chimed in, "you don't have to go to a hotel".
"Thanks but I wouldn't want to impose, besides if I cancel now they'll still charge my card for the night. I'll be fine" Margret turned back and continued her way up the stairs.
"Oh, ok" Eileen said quietly, tilting her head towards the ground in disappointment. She didn't want to say anything, but she's been quite lonely since Margret left.
Mordecai stood up from his table and stretched his back, "Well we should probably get back to work if we want to finish in time for tonight" he placed the money they owned on the table, "Come on Rigby".
"Yeah, yeah I'm coming" Rigby responded, face covered in au jus. He got up from his seat and followed Mordecai to the exit
"Bye Rigby, see you tonight" Eileen yelled out as they left, but Rigby just responds with an unenthusiastic wave before walking out the door. Eileen lets out a dishearten sigh as she started to clear off their table, "Who am I kidding, it's never gonna happen".
Mordecai parked the cart by DB's then pulled his phone out of his pocket. He checked the time and let out a loud groan, it was seven seventeen and he told Margret they would be there at seven. Rigby immediately noticed his dissatisfaction, "What's your problem"?
Mordecai turned his attention towards Rigby, giving him a rather annoyed look. "Really, you have to ask. We're like twenty minutes late because you just 'had' to beat that boss before we left" he yelled.
"It's not my fault man, I was in the zone" Rigby said pointing to himself proudly, "You know there's no stopping me when I'm in the zone".
Rigby and Mordecai both stepped out of the cart and made their way to the front door, "I wouldn't call that 'the zone' dude, you died like eleven times in a row. If you wouldn't have put that infinite lives cheat in you never would've beat him".
"Whatever man, I still beat him. That's all the matters" Rigby said still feeling proud of is accomplishment.
Mordecai just laughed, "The only way to get bragging rights in to do it without cheats, you know that".
"Stop talking" Rigby yelled out while futilely punching Mordecai in his arm.
They opened the door and entered the restaurant. Mordecai looked around to find where Margret and Eileen were sitting. "Man this place is cool" Mordecai thought to himself, he noticed some booths to the left of the entrance and a series of round tables with stools in the center of the establishment with a nice stage to the right. Straight forward on the other side was the bar. After taking in the ambiance he continued looking for the girls until he stopped Margret waving him down from one of the tables by the stage, "Mordecai, Rigby, over here".
They made their way to the table and joined them. After taking his seat Mordecai looked over to Margret, "Have you guys ordered yet"?
"Not yet, we decided to wait for you two" Margret answered while drinking from a half empty glass of water.
Mordecai rubbed this back of his neck, feeling a bit guilty for keeping them waiting, "Yeah, sorry for being late. Rigby here got engrossed in beating a boss on Counter Assault".
"I was in the zone" Rigby yelled triumphantly while pumping his fist.
"Don't listen to him, if he was really in the zone he wouldn't have had to use a cheat code to do it" Mordecai added trying to hold back his laughter.
"Oh cheat codes, really Rigby" Eileen snickered teasingly, "You can't expect to get any props unless you play the game the way it was intended to be".
Mordecai finally lost control and burst into laughter after hearing Eileen's statement. "It was the level two boss to" he managed to say, pounding his fist on the table.
"You mean the guy with the flamethrower" Eileen also burst into hysterical laughter after receiving this new information, "You know you just have to shoot the tank on his back while he's charging his attack right". Rigby's face was a deep red, he glared at the two as they laughed at his achievement he worked so hard for. He just propped his head against his hand and stared towards the stage. Eileen noticed how upset Rigby was at their reactions and felt a little bad about laughing at his expense, "Sorry Rigby we're just kidding" she said as she wiped the tears from her eyes, "it's cool that you finally beat the pyromaniac, I bet you could totally do it without cheats".
"Whatever" Rigby mumbled indifferently, not breaking his gaze at the empty stage.
Eileen glanced down at the table, "Why did you do that" she thought, "Now you hurt his feelings, you know how sensitive he is. This is probably why he doesn't like you".
An awkward silence fell on the table. Margret looked at Eileen and couldn't help but feel bad for her, "Why's she so hard on herself, it's not her fault Rigby's such baby".
"So, are you guys ready to order" Mordecai said deciding he had enough of the silence.
Margret looked away from Eileen and turned her attention towards Mordecai, "Yeah, I think we're ready".
"Great, I'll just call for a waiter" he said as he began looking for someone to serve them.
"Actually, we have to tell the person at the bar what we want" Eileen said barely looking up at Mordecai.
Rigby's head snapped back towards Eileen after hearing this, "Ah what, that's lame".
Eileen finally lifted her head up as she looked towards Rigby, "Yeah, it is kind of inconvenient".
"No problem" Mordecai said, "just tell me what you guys want and I'll go tell them".
Margret looked over at Mordecai, "Oh thanks, tell them I want the popcorn shrimp and lemonade".
Mordecai nodded at Margret then turned his head towards Eileen, who was looking at one of the small menus, "Hey Rigby if I got some wings would you have some" she said glancing up from the menu feeling a little awkward for asking, "It's just I probably won't be able to eat that many".
Rigby thought about it for a moment, "It's kinda weird of her to ask me to split a meal with her, but hey if she's offering me free food it would be stupid for me to turn her down". "Uh yeah, sure" he said in a monotone voice.
Eileen put her menu down by the napkins and looked at Mordecai, "We'll have some wings and an ice tea" she said "Oh Rigby I almost forgot, want do you want to drink"?
"Just get me a Pibb or something" she said nonchalantly.
Mordecai stood up from his stool, Margret and Eileen handed him some money for their food and he made his way to the bar, "I'll be back in a sec."
After Mordecai left the table was silent again, Rigby continued staring off towards the stage. Nearly an entire minute passed without a word and Eileen decide to break the ice, "So Rigby, how was work today".
"Huh" Rigby said as he turned his head back towards her, "Oh yeah work, it totally sucked. First me and Mordecai had to pick up the trash, which blows, then we had to spend the rest of the day at the snack bar with is sooo boring". Rigby buried his head into his arm and took a moment to let his frustration settle, "So how was work and stuff for you today"?
"Oh, not to bad" she said as she leaned forward towards him, "It was kind of slow today, after the morning rush was done the rest of the day just coasted by".
"That's cool I guess" Rigby said looking around Eileen towards Mordecai who was just getting back from placing their order.
Mordecai walked around and sat back in his original spot, "The guy said it'll be ready in about 10 minutes".
"Awesome" Margret said, "And thanks again for going up".
Mordecai leaned in over the table towards her, "Oh it's no big deal". After a few seconds passed Mordecai noticed some people walking up onto the stage to his right carrying sound equipment, "Hmm, wonder what they got going on tonight".
After he finished his sentence Eileen noticed someone carrying a stand with a little monitor on it. "It's karaoke" she squealed out unable to contain her excitement.
Mordecai and Rigby just exchanged blank stares at each other when they heard this. They then looked back towards Eileen who was literally bouncing up and down in her set with joy. "You like karaoke" Rigby asked her
She looked over at him and began nodding her head frantically, "I love it, I think it's so much fun"
Rigby was surprised to hear this, "She likes Karaoke" he thought, "But she's so quiet and shy, and yet she's fine with getting up in front of people and singing". He couldn't really wrap his head around it
"Rigby you should go up and sing something" Eileen yelled out
Rigby looked back at Mordecai who was shaking his head at him, he then looked back at her, "Yeah, singings not really my thing".
Eileen stared back at him with a puzzled look on her face, "But Rigby, you sing all the time. You guys literally sing about everything. One time I even heard you sing a song about ketchup packets".
Mordecai busted out into laughter, "Oh yeah I remember that one, 'Ketchup packet, others can't hack it. The ketchup it's packin', is perfect for snackin'. Put it on my sandwich, put it on my fries. People who don't like it don't have lives' Whaooooooo". Mordecai's laughter began to trail off as he saw Rigby glaring at him, "Yeah, we don't really do karaoke" Mordecai said rubbing the back of his head, "We kinda had a bad experience with it once".
"Oh I remember you telling me about that" Margret said unable to keep herself from not cracking a small smile, "But you can't let that ruin karaoke for you guys".
Suddenly Rigby jumps up onto his stool, "It's not just that, karaoke messes with your mind man. It makes you do and say things you wouldn't normally" Rigby looked around and saw people staring at him then slowly sat back down, "I told myself I would never do karaoke again, and I meant it".
"Oh" Eileen said disappointed, but then a smile appeared on her face, "Well I'm going to go sign up". Eileen jumped down from her stool and made her way to the sound booth next to the stage and began thumbing through the song book.
"Rigby I think you should do karaoke" Margret said in a stern voice, "It would mean a lot to Eileen"
"I said no" yelled Rigby. He couldn't understand what the big deal was "What does she mean by 'it would mean a lot to her'. What's so special about karaoke anyway"?
Margret just crossed her arms and stared down Rigby, but Rigby was dead set on not singing. A few minutes passed before Eileen finally got back to the table, "They said it'll be a few more minutes before they're ready, then they'll start" she said. Just as the words left her mouth a waitress arrived at their table with their food.
"Perfect timing Eileen" Margret snickered before looking at the waitress, "Thank you".
"You're welcome" replayed the waitress as she walked away.
Everyone started eating, and Rigby picked up on of the wings from Eileen's basket and bit into. His eyes widened at the taste of them, "Wow, these are better than Wing Kingdom's. Good call Eileen". Rigby cleaned all the meat off of the bones then threw the remains back into the basket. Mordecai quickly jabbed Rigby after seeing him do that. "Aw, what was that for man" Rigby said while rubbing his arm.
"Don't throw the bones back into the basket" Mordecai whispered to Rigby, "That's freaking gross dude".
"Well what do you want me to do with them, throw them on the floor" whispered Rigby.
Mordecai slapped his face, "No just put them on a plate or something".
Rigby let out a quiet groan, "Fine". He then picked up the bone and placed it on one of the plates the waitress brought over. He then picked up another wing.
Mordecai started stacking all the empty baskets and plates on top of each other in the center of the table, "Man, I think that's one of the best burgers I've ever had" He exclaimed placing a hand on his stomach, "I'll have to come back to this place sometime".
Rigby let out a loud belch, "Tell me about, those wings were amazing".
Mordecai looked over at Margret, "How was your shrimp"?
"Oh, it was pretty good" she answered, "I mean, there's this place by campus that has amazing sea food and it's kinda hard to beat that".
Eileen picked up one of the moist towelettes off the table and ripped it open, "I'm glad you liked the wings Rigby" she said as she cleaned the wing sauce off of her fingers, "I was kinda skeptical about them being as good as WK's wings, but I was pleasantly surprised".
"Me too" Rigby said as he tried to get a stray piece of meat out of his teeth with his finger, "I'd tell Muscle Man that, but to him that would be like sackridge or whatever".
Eileen raised an eyebrow at his statement. "You mean sacrilege" she said, giggling at his mispronunciation.
"Yeah that" Rigby said, laughing at his mistake.
"Well I guess this can be our little secret then" she said jokingly
Rigby busted out laughing, "You think I'm joking, but I'm dead serious. He would freak out if I told him that". They both started laughing, Eileen actually laughed so hard she had tears coming out of her eyes.
After about a minute a man came onto the stage with a mic in his hand, "Alright everybody, are you ready for some karaoke".
Eileen started to cheer before realizing she was the only one. She then ducked down in embarrassment, "Take it down a notch" she told herself.
The man then looked at a notebook he had in his hand, "Ok, first up we have… Eileen Adams".
Eileen jumped down from her seat, "Woo, that's me". She ran up to the stage and took the mic from the man.
"Go Eileen" Margret shouted out.
Eileen looks over at Margret and gives her a quick wave. She then glanced over at Rigby who was watching with a rather bored expression on his face propping his head against his hand. Eileen quickly brushed his lack of interest off as she heard the music start to play, then she started to bob her head to the beat.
"Color me your color baby, color me your car"
"Color me your color darling, I know who you are"
"Come up off your color chart"
"I know where you're comin' from"
"Call me! On the line, call me"
"Call me any, anytime"
"Call me! My love, you can"
"Call me any day or night"
"Call me"
Rigby sat up straight in his chair as he watched Eileen sing, "Wow, she's actually pretty good at this" he said to himself. He couldn't help but crack a little smile.
Eileen noticed how much Rigby was enjoying her performance. This filled her with even more energy and excitement as she started to swing her hips to the music.
"Cover me with kisses baby, cover me with love"
"Roll me in designer sheets, I'll never get enough"
"Emotions come, I don't know why"
"Cover up love's alibi"
"Call me!"
As Eileen started to sing the chorus again she began dancing around the stage, the crowd started cheering for her, including Rigby. He watched as she danced on the stage, then for reasons unknown he jumped up onto his stool, "Yeah Eileen" he yelled out. Eileen looked over at Rigby and waved at him, blushing slightly at his enthusiastic cheer. Rigby sat back down and leaned over towards Margret, "I never knew Eileen could sing so good".
Margret moved her head slightly so she could see Rigby out of the corner of her eye, but could still focus on Eileen, "I know, she could seriously be in a band or something". They both then turned all of their attention back to Eileen
"Anytime, anyplace, anywhere, anyway"
"Anytime, anyplace, anywhere, any day"
Rigby started tapping his finger against the table to the beat to the music as he watched Eileen dance during the keyboard solo. Eileen noticed him watching her and this encouraged her keep going, even though she was starting to sweat under the heat of the stage lights.
"Call me! My love, call me"
"Call me any, anytime"
"Call me! For a ride, call me"
"Call me for some overtime"
"Call me! My love, Call me"
"Call me in a sweet design"
"Call me! Call me for your lover's, lover's alibi"
"Call me!"
As the song drew closer to the end many people in the crowd began singing along with her. Rigby couldn't resist the urge to sing along as well, that was until he noticed Margret looking at him with a sinister smirk on her face. He quick stopped at continued to watch Eileen until the music faded out. Eileen placed the mic on a stand that was off to the side of the stage and jumped down before walking back to the other. When she reached the table her friends started cheering for her again.
Mordecai lifted his hand up and high fived her, "That was awesome"
"Yeah that was pretty cool Eileen" Rigby added
"Thanks guys" Eileen said slightly out of breath, "I'm gonna go up and grab a water".
As she started to walk away Margret got up and put her hand on her shoulder, "Let me get it for you".
Eileen looked back at Margret, "No that's ok I can get it"
"No I insist, you just sit down and catch your breath and I'll get your water" she said as she walked past Eileen and made her way to the bar.
"Ok, thanks Margret" Eileen said. She then walked over to the table and jumped up onto her stool. Once she got up on her seat she looked over at Rigby, "So, you still think karaoke's lame".
Rigby shook his head, "Fine" he said defeated, "I'll admit that watching you sing was pretty fun".
"So, does that mean you'll sing a song too"?
"Not a chance" he said as he took a drink from his soda
Mordecai leaned over the table towards Eileen, "So, is singing like a natural talent, or did you take lessons or something"?
"Well, I took choir in high school, but I always kinda enjoyed singing. Although I tend to do most of it in the shower" she said, laughing a bit at the last part.
"Yeah I get that, I don't sing in the shower but I do sing sometimes while I'm driving" Mordecai replied
Eileen started to laugh after hearing him say that, "I know, I've heard Margret's ringtone" Eileen snickered.
Rigby busted out laughing, "I almost forgot about that".
"Ha ha, yeah" Mordecai said, his face slightly red from embarrassment.
While Rigby and Eileen were laughing at Mordecai Margret arrived back at the table. "Here's your water" she said as she placed the glass in front of Eileen.
"Thanks Margret" Eileen said before taking a huge sip.
"Oh, don't mention it" Margret said. She then looked over at Rigby with an insidious smirk on her face.
Rigby looked back at Margret confused, he started to feel a bit uncomfortable with the way she was glaring at him, "Umm, why is she looking at me like that" Rigby asked himself, "It's kinda freaking me out". After a minute of this Rigby finally had enough, "Why are you staring at me" he yelled out.
Margret shrugged her shoulders, "Oh, no reason".
Just as she said that the man walked back onto the stage with notepad in hand, "Alright everyone, remember if you want to do karaoke the signup sheet will be over by the sound booth. Next up we have a 'Rigby Salyers'".
Rigby's looked up towards the stage, "What, but how? I didn't even…" Rigby thought about it for a second then shot Margret an angry glare, "You signed me up didn't you".
Margret looked back at him with a huge smile on her face, "Maybe".
Rigby slammed his fist onto the table, "Damn it, I told you I didn't want to do it. Why would you do that"?
"Oh don't be a big baby Rigby" she said, "It's not a big deal just go up and sing".
"No I'm not doing it" Rigby said sitting with his arms crossed
Eileen suddenly grabs Rigby's arm and started shaking him, "Please Rigby"
"No way" he scoffed back.
Eileen let go of his arm and cupped her hands together, "Please, do it for me Rigby".
Rigby looked at Eileen's wide eyes as she begged him to do it, he stared at her for several seconds before letting out a loud groan, "Fine I'll do" he said as he jumped down from his stool, "You better of picked a good song".
Eileen and Margret cheered as he made his way up to the stage. He climbed up the steps and grabbed the mic off the stand. Then he looked at the table to see Eileen waving at him. "She sure seems excited, why does everyone want me to do this so badly anyway" he thought to himself, "It's because I said I didn't want to do it, that's the only reason, they just want to piss me off". Suddenly a noise began to come out of the speakers
"Awwwwwwww"
"Dirty, Rotten, Filthy, Stinkin'"
A guitar riffed began to play that started to get Rigby pumped up, "I know this song".
"She's my cherry pie"
"Cool drink of water such a sweet surprise"
"Tastes so good makes a grown man cry"
"Sweet Cherry Pie"
Rigby started rocking his head as the music began to pick up.
"Swingin' on the front porch, swingin' on the lawn"
"Swingin' where we want cause there ain't nobody home"
"Swingin' to the left and swingin' to the right"
"If I think about baseball I'll swing all night, yea"
"Woo Rigby" Eileen shouted out.
"Swingin' in the living room, swingin' in the kitchen"
"Most folks don't 'cause they're too busy bitchin'"
"Swingin' in there 'cause she wanted me to feed her"
"So I mixed up the batter and she licked the beater"
"I scream, you scream, we all scream for her"
"Don't even try 'cause you can't ignore her"
Eileen watched as Rigby started to get into the song, he even started pumping his first and thrusting his pelvis. Suddenly Rigby pointed his finger in her direction.
"She's my cherry pie, put a smile on your face ten miles wide"
"Looks so good bring a tear to your eye"
"Sweet cherry pie"
He then started jumping around the stage as he continued singing the song, Eileen's face was a bright red. "Was that directed at me", she asked herself, "Was he singing that line to me, I mean he was looking right at me". Eileen quickly dismissed this theory, "No, he was probably just point to all of us. It just looked like that because that's what I wanted to see". After see snapped out of her deep thought she saw Rigby on his knees playing the air guitar, she covered her mouth with her hands as she laughed at the sight of this, after the guitar solo was over Rigby jumped back to his feet.
"I'm a trained professional"
"Swingin in the bathroom, swingin' on the floor"
"Swingin' so hard, forgot to lock the door"
"In walks her daddy, standin' six foot four"
"He said 'you ain't gonna swing with my daughter no more'"
"She's my cherry pie"
"Cool drink of water such a sweet surprise"
"Tastes so good makes a grown man cry"
"Sweet Cherry Pie"
"She's my cherry pie, put a smile on your face ten miles wide"
"Looks so good bring a tear to your eye"
"Sweet cherry pie"
"Sweet cherry pie"
"Swing it!"
The crowd cheered for Rigby when the song stopped, he put the mic back on the stand and jumped off the stage then walked back to the table with the others. When he reached the table Margret could noticed he had a huge smile on his face as he climbed back up onto his stool.
Mordecai slapped Rigby on the shoulder, "Dude that was great".
"Yeah Rigby, you were amazing" Eileen yelled out ecstatically.
"Thanks" Rigby mumbled slightly exhausted.
Margret looked over at Rigby, "Admit it Rigby, you enjoyed it".
"Alright it was pretty awesome" Rigby groaned.
Eileen turned to Margret and grabbed her arm, "Margret, do you wanna do a duet with me".
Margret frowned after Eileen asked her that, "Umm, sorry but no Eileen, I don't really sing".
Mordecai quickly pointed his finger at Margret, "Ha, you made such a big deal about Rigby doing it, and now you're refusing too".
"But it's different, I can't sing" Margret said defensively, "I don't want to make an idiot out of myself".
Mordecai just crossed his arms and leaned back, narrowing his eyes, "Hmm-Hmm".
"It's ok Margret, I just thought it'd be cool to sing a duet with someone" Eileen said.
Margret could tell how disappointed Eileen was and couldn't help but feel bad, but then she had an idea, "Hey why don't you and Rigby do a duet"?
Eileen quickly snapped her head towards Rigby, "Yeah, Rigby" she said grinning from ear to ear.
"Oh no" Rigby said shaking his head furiously, "You guys already got me to do it once and that's it".
"Oh come on Rigby" Margret said, "How are you going to say no to this face"? She then reached over and her hands around Eileen's head, who then proceeded to put on a classic 'puppy' face, complete with big eyes and quivering lip.
"Alright" Rigby shouted while throwing his hands in the air, "Just stop doing that, it's freakin' weird".
Eileen let out an excited squeal as she jumped down from her stool, "Thank you so much Rigby, what song do you wanna sing"?
"I don't care just pick whatever" he answered, not even bothering to look down at her.
Eileen paid no mind to his negative attitude and quickly scampered towards the sound booth to sign them up.
Several minutes passed and the group was sitting around the table laughing.
"Yeah and turns out, this guy was living in the shag carpeting of this car for like four decades" Mordecai said, wiping a tear from his eye, "So I talk him into coming outside and the cops totally bust his ass".
"Wow, sounds like a lot happened since I left" Margret said
"Yeah, well you know us. Seems we can't go a week without something crazy happening" he said.
"Yeah, it'd almost be weirder for something strange not to happen" Rigby added.
They continued to laugh at the story. Meanwhile a man was finishing up with singing on the stage and placed the mic back onto the stand. Afterwards the man from the sound booth walked up to the mic with his notepad, "Alright next up we have 'Eileen and Rigby'"
Eileen jumped down from her seat and quickly grabbed Rigby's arm and started to drag him towards the stage, "We're up".
Rigby followed her to the stage, "Crap, I forgot I told them I'd do this" he said to himself regretfully.
They walked onto the stage and Eileen grabbed the mic off the stand and the man handed Rigby an extra mic. They both stood there waiting from the music to start, Rigby glanced over at Eileen who was looking at him with a smile. Rigby just looked out towards the crowd of people while shaking his head.
Mordecai suddenly stands up from his stool. "Go Rigby" he yells out jokingly.
"Shut it" Rigby shouted back.
Soon a familiar piano melody began to play from the speakers. Rigby looked over at Eileen, "I love this song".
"Me too" Eileen said as she tapped her foot to the rhythm of the piano
[Bold=Rigby, Italics= Eileen, Bold Italics= Together]
"Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world"
"She took the midnight train goin' anywhere"
"Just a city boy, born and raised in South Detroit"
"He took the midnight train goin' anywhere"
As the piano played on Rigby found himself tapping his foot as well. He and Eileen shared a look and they started to nod their heads to the beat.
"A singer in a smoky room"
"A smell of wine and cheap perfume"
"For a smile they can share the night"
"It goes on and on and on and on"
"Strangers waiting"
"Up and down the boulevard"
"Their shadows searching in the night"
"Streetlights, people"
"Livin' just to find emotion"
"Hidin' somewhere in the night"
Eileen started to dance during the brief instrumental segment. Rigby watched as the twirled around the stage and cracked a smile.
"Workin' hard to get my fill"
"Everybody wants a thrill"
"Payin' anything to roll the dice"
"Just one more time"
"Some will win"
"Some will lose"
"Some were born to sing the blues"
"Oh, the movie never ends"
"It goes on and on and on and on"
Mordecai and Margret watched as their friends continued to sing, Eileen kept dancing as Rigby simply rocked his head back and forth to the guitar.
Margret leaned in towards Mordecai, "They're so good together".
Mordecai leaned closer, "Yeah, their voices seem to really complement each other".
"No, not singing together. Just together in general, they look so cute up there. I just don't understand why Rigby doesn't like her".
"I don't know" Mordecai said, "She's really nice, but you know how Rigby is. She's just too geeky for Rigby's taste. I'm sorry but I don't think it's ever gonna happen"
"Well I feel bad for her then because she's crazy about him" Margret said, "I just wish Rigby would give her a chance."
Mordecai looked back up at the stage and was surprised by what he saw. After the short instrumental part Rigby and Eileen looked towards each other, their faces only inches away.
"Don't stop believin'"
"Hold on to that feelin'"
"Streetlights, people"
"Don't stop believin'"
"Hold on to that feelin'"
"Streetlights, people"
They continued to sing to each other as the music faded out. When it finally stopped they looked out to the crowd of people as they cheered for them. They then looked back at each other, staring into each other's eyes. Eileen was panting heavily as she tried to catch her breath. She stared into Rigby's eyes for what seemed like an eternity. Suddenly she wrapped her arms around Rigby's shoulders and pressed her lips against his.
Rigby's eyes burst wide open when she did this, "What the hell is she doing"?
In a panic Rigby pushed Eileen off of him resulting in her flying back to the edge of the stage. Eileen lost her balance and Rigby watched in horror as she flew off of the stage. She crashed onto a table we're a couple were sitting at, knocking it over as she slammed to the ground. She laid face down on the floor, soaking wet from the drinks that spilled onto her. She lifted herself to her knees when she felt something on her head. When she checked she found a basket of nacho sitting on top of her head, the cheese oozing down her hair. Eileen looked around at all the people staring and laughing at her. Her eyes filled up with tears as she sat there completely embarrassed. She lifted herself up and ran to the exit as fast as she could.
Rigby reached his hand out, "Eileen wait" but by the time the words left his mouth she was already out the door.
"I gave you everything, everything but blood"
"Everything I had, and everything I loved"
"You tore away, and left me dead inside"
"Outside looking in, my heart lied"
Authors Note:
That's chapter one, thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed it. Leave a review if you'd like, I'm interested in knowing what I can improve upon. A few things I'd like to point out, the songs I used for the karaoke parts are (in order) 'Call Me' by Blondie, 'Cherry Pie' by Warrant, and 'Don't Stop Believin'' by Journey. The lyrics I used as a footnote are from the song 'My Heart Lied' by Five Finger Death Punch (I thought they seemed fitting for the story seeing that Eileen's heart told her to make a move and that clearly wasn't the right choice). I have part of chapter 2 typed already so hopefully I should have that up soon. Thanks again!