A/N; A lot can change in a series in just a few seasons, so I've decided to re-do this fanfiction completely from the ground up. Though parts will remain the same (like Rigby) This is the 2014 version of For Good: TAKE TWO!
A lot can change in five years. Such as, Mordecai getting over Margret and finally going on a date with CJ, nearly loosing CJ in one fowl move, and then finally proposing to her a few years later when the dust settled, which lead to their upcoming wedding now. Eileen in that time graduating from her community college and shortly after quitting her job at the café, finally moved to Paris to pursue the career shes always wanted, and even Rigby changed a little. For example, he chose one new side of the couch as his favorite and now prefer pizza over nachos. So, yeah, a lot can change in just a few years- Well for some people at least.
"Come on Rigby, help me hang the banner!" Mordecai called to his friend, who was currently sitting on the couch paying no attention to him what so ever. "Dude! Come on, you're twenty-seven, when are you going to stop being a dork?"
Almost ten years had passed since the two began to work at the park, but only one thing seemed to have really stayed the same. Rigby was not the type of person who liked to work, or at least he didn't like to work on things that did not pertain souly to him. Even as Mordecai's tolerance with this wore off and his temper grew to that which would rival Benson, Rigby still didn't change his ways.
"Yeah, yeah... What ever." Rigby mumbled, peeling himself off of the couch and holding up the other end of the banner lazily. "Whats this for anyway?"
"Dude I told you this like seven times. Eileen is coming home for the week." Mordecai explained (again). "She wants to be here for th-"
"Uh! I am so not looking forward to that!" Rigby cut off while he groaned and whined.
"Why? When she first moved away you were the only one counting down the days until her next visit." Mordecai teased, narrowly dodging the roll of tape that was tossed at him.
"Yeah and thats why I'm not looking forward to it!" Rigby sighed, throwing his arms up in the air. "This is just a visit, and then she'll be leaving us again."
"Dude, shes going to be here for two weeks. You'll live." He said dryly as he stepped down from the ladder. "And we have skype accounts now, so you guys can video chat and junk."
"Fine!" Rigby mumbled in response to that first part, ignoring the second as he then added. "It will still be emotionall painful though..."
"Oh and you'll have to sleep on the couch tonight. The girls will be sleeping in our room, and we have to leave now to pick Elieen up." The blue jay added quickly, rushing to the door just in time for Rigby's fists to start flying dramatically before he dropped them in defeat.
"And things just got worse." The raccoon muttered as he walked over to the front door and opened it, about to leave when the sounds of a car horn stopped him.
"Rigby! RIG-BY! RIGBY!" CJ shouted, honking the horn of her car and leaning out the window. "Come on! We have to go pick up Eileen from the airport!"
Rigby groaned, dragged himself to the car and climbed into the car and laid down in the back seat and closed the door with a loud slam. Sighing, he laid down on the seat and groaned loudly.
"Why do I have to come with?" He complained just as Mordecai reached back and punched him in the arm. "Ow! I'm just saying!"
"You're Eileen's friend too, that and I don't trust you at home alone. There are still cupcakes stuck to the ceiling from last time!" He reminded the raccoon sternly, shaking his head slowly as he sat back in his seat.
"One time and you still won't let it go!" Rigby groaned, throwing his head back in annoyance.
"Dude! It took us three days to clean up the house!" What was with the blue jay and reminded his friend of all of the stupid stuff that he did?
"And thats my fault?" Well, technically yes it was, but Rigby wasn't going to admit it.
"Yes! Yes it is!" And it begins.
"Is not!" Who will win?
"Is too!" Its going to be a close call.
"Is not!" The winner is about to be announced.
"IS TOO!" Last chance, and the winner is-
"Would you to stop it!" CJ shouted, adjusting her mirror so she could give Rigby the stare down. "We're here by the way, so both of you shut up and be quiet."
So, apparently CJ won this round after all, and the rest of the drive around the parking lot was done in silence. After parking the three got out of the car and walked into the airport and waited for where Eileen should have been. They then waited, for a whole of two minutes before Rigby finally started to whine again.
"Uh! We've been here for like two hours!" Rigby groaned, rubbing his temple sorely.
"Try two minutes." His blue jay friend corrected, rolling his eyes up to the heavens and then back.
"Hey, look there she is! Elieen!" CJ called to her friend, waving her hands excitedly. "Over here!"
Rigby looked up quickly and in the direction that CJ was calling in. A young woman with long wavy brown hair and tanned skin approached them. Reaching up quickly, she then removed her stylish sunglasses to revile chocolate brown eyes that sparkled just as much as the glitter on her teal lacy tank top did and the few flecks that lined the dark wash mini skirt and sandals she wore. She was about a third of CJ's size, making her much taller than Rigby by now and that's really what threw him off.
"Hey guys!" Well, she may have been different appearance wise, but her voice hadn't changed at all.
"Wow..." Rigby muttered, suddenly rethinking many things as the four friends quickly embraced in an awkward group hug.
"Its good to see you again, Leen. How was the flight?" CJ laughed as the hug broke apart.
"Long and boring, but I really did miss you guys to much to mind." The smaller gril replied, flashing everyone a bright smile and then turning to Rigby. "Especially my Ren-Fair buddy."
"He missed you too." Mordo chuckled, nudging the racoon's shoulder idly. "He kept wondering around the park like a lost puppy when you left."
"I-I was not!" Rigby yelped, his eyes widening in embaressment as he quickly reached for the woman's bags and took them up. "Can we just go now?"
"Seriously? That is way to cute!" Elieen laughed, noticing Rigby's quickly spreading blush. "And sure. Where did you guys park the car?"
"Just outside." CJ replied, taking lead of the group and guiding everyone out to where the car was and unlocking the doors.
The car ride home was alot more lively then the ride to the airport, for the girls at least it was. Eileen and CJ talked non-stop about everything thats changed, with CJ saving the raccoon his dignity and not bringing up how he was still somewhat the same old guy. Though, Rigby didn't really notice this, as he could only pick up a few sentences as he tried to keep up with the fast pace the others were talking at.
"Look how much you've grown up!" Then the convo gave out again and fell deaf on Rigby's ears, only to pick up a few seconds later. "You got contacts also!"
"I bet the baby will look just like Mordo." Fell deaf again and stayed this way for a little longer.
"Wait, what about cupcakes?" Eileen asked and this time Rigby's ears perked up.
"You'll see." CJ mumbled, and with that she pulled into the driveway that lead to the house in the park. "Its a real mess though, and we already tried everything to clean it up!"
Before the car's engine was shut down, Eileen was already in the house and inspecting the damage to the ceiling. Sure enough, stuck to the ceiling still was what was left of a cupcake smiley face, stained to the wall with what was obviously teal food coloring from the frosting.
"How on earth..." She muttered, looking at the face in wonder as the others filed into the house.
"Rigby, care to explain?" Mordo laughed at this reaction, nudging his friend slyly.
"Well..."
Flashback: One Week Earlier
"OK Rigby, me and Morda-cool will be out until eight." CJ called over as she grabbed her purse off of the nearby table."Can you please try to pick up a bit while we're gone? Appreciate it if you do."
"What? Oh sure." Rigby mumbled, not moving an inch from his spot on the couch as he mindlessly flipped through channels on the TV.
"Ok, and what ever you do. Don't touch those cupcakes on the table. Mordo says they're for the annual park bake sale." CJ added before rushing out the door, leaving the raccoon home alone.
Rigby rolled onto his side and glanced at the cupcakes, already forgetting whatever it was CJ had told him before she left. Something to do with the cupcakes and the house. An idea suddenly began to form in his brain as an evil smirk spread across his face.
"She didn't say the ceiling couldn't touch the cupcakes." Again, his logic seemed to fail him.
End Flashback:
"And thats what happened." Rigby concluded, blushing abit as he shrugged his shoulder.
"And he still has yet to clean up this mess!" CJ said, gesturing to the pastry face. "Lucky for him, we just got a new mop and everything.
"Mess?" Eileen asked with a soft smile. "I'd like to think about it more as a work of art."
"R-really?" Rigby asked, looking up at the smiley face again in trying to see what she did.
"Yes, as a matter of fact theres this art place where they use food in their sculptures. It just opened up last week, I got two tickets to go." Eileen laughed, poking Rigby with the sharp edge of the ticket that she had taken out of her pocket suddenly. "Would an artist like you want to go with me?"
"Sure!" Rigby said a little too excited, making Eileen blush a little. "I mean, yeah, whatever."
"OK, its a date then, see you tomorrow." And with that the girls took up Eileen's bags and carried them up to her room, leaving the boys in the living room.
Rigby smiled widely but then frowned. Did she mean date, like a date-date? Or just a date? Gah, he was turning into Mordecai from five years ago! Great, now how was he supposed to sleep?