Okay, I think I delayed this one for long enough, especially since this was a story request I needed to complete for sometime! Anyway, here is the next chapter of 'A Toady Anniversary'! Anyway, enjoy!
Around five o'clock in the afternoon, Bev Bighead waited patiently as she was sitting down, looking out the window as she was dressed in a lovely blue dress. Unfortunately, her patience was starting to waver as she looked at the clock. Her eyes narrowed as she started to grit her teeth. "I knew it... he forgot our anniversary... when he gets home, I'm going to give him a piece of my mind!"
With a sad, heartbreaking sigh, Bev was beginning to head upstairs when she heard the sound of a car parking in the driveway. Bev narrowed her eyes as she turned around, stomping downstairs, ready to give him the lashing of a lifetime. As soon as she opened the door though, her eyes widened in surprise as she saw that Ed Bighead was standing near the base of the doorstep, cleaned up rather nicely and holding what seemed to be a box wrapped in a nice red bow.
"Good evening, my lovely little toad." Ed said, attempting to make himself as suave as he possibly could. "A gift, for the lovely toad of my life."
"For me?" Bev gasped as she took the present. "Oh, Ed, you DID remember!"
"Of course I did." Ed lied a little. "I would NEVER forget our wedding anniversary. I apologize for making you wait."
Bev eagerly opened the box as she gasped, pulling out a nice pearl necklace that glittered in the sun. "Oh, Ed, look at those nice pearls. You really know how to please a woman."
"Shall I put them on for you?" Ed gave a grin as he offered a hand.
"I'd be happy to have them on, my sweet toad." Bev grinned, all anger against him completely forgotten as she handed the pearl necklace over to the male toad. As she turned around, Ed looked over to the other side of the fence to see Rocko watching nearby and giving him a thumbs-up. Ed gave a chuckle as he felt relieved that Rocko let Ed in his house to shower. Normally, he wouldn't step in Rocko's home, but since this was true love here, he was willing to make an exception.
Giving a nod, he slipped the pearls around her and fixed the clasp as he gave a nod. "What do you think?"
Bev pulled out a pocket mirror from her dress and examined her reflection as she gasped. Her eyes then fluttered nicely as she said, "Oh, Ed, these are certainly wonderful."
"Oh, but the night does not end there, my lovely." Ed grinned. "Because I have somewhere I'd like to take you... dinner, dancing, maybe a little romantic get-together later... if there's time..."
"Oh, Ed, you know there's ALWAYS time for a romantic getaway." Beverly smiled as Ed offered his hand.
"Wonderful. Follow me to the car and we'll be heading straight to our destination for our date... the Service de Fantaisie Français." Ed said as Bev took his hand.
"That sounds very romantic..." Bev said as she and Ed headed straight for the car, first letting Bev inside the passenger seat before going around and sitting down at the driver's seat.
From the other side of fence, Rocko watched as the Bigheads's car started to drive off, heading towards their destination. "Well... there they go. Off on another romantic date together... Rocko, you've done quite a good deed for the Bigheads today..."
It was actually quite a smooth ride for the Bigheads. Sure, there were a couple of traffic jams along the way, but this didn't bother Ed Bighead OR Bev Bighead in the slightest, for at that moment, all they could focus on was their love for each other. Pretty soon, Ed found a good parking space as he got out of the car and went around the passenger seat to let out Bev as he took her by the arm.
"Well, here we are, my sweet." Ed smiled as he and Bev looked over the fancy restaurant, before looking over towards each other. "Shall we go inside?"
"By all means." Bev giggled as she and Ed walked together towards the entrance of the restaurant.
As the two toads entered inside, they couldn't help but gape at the atmosphere that this restaurant was providing. Most everywhere, couples were seated around the area, either eating or sharing romantic thoughts with each other as waiters were going around, taking orders or serving food. While it did seem like a typical French restaurant, there was some sweet violin music coming out of the speakers that were attached near the ceiling, along with an assortment of pretty lights, including a large chandelier in the center of it all.
"Oh my..." Bev said as she looked everywhere. "This is such a fancy place. However did you manage to find it, Ed?"
"Oh, I have my ways." Ed smiled as he looked over towards a giraffe waiter coming over.
"Table for two?" The giraffe asked, his French accent very apparent.
"Yes, please." Ed nodded as the giraffe gave a nod.
"Follow me, s'il vous plaît." The giraffe said as he started to lead the two toads out of the waiting area and started to head upstairs.
"Oh my, Ed, they have an upstairs balcony!" Bev noted in her excitement.
"So I've noticed." Ed smiled as he started to thank Rocko in his mind at this current moment. Pretty soon, the two were led to a table as they sat down.
"I will be back with your menus." The waiter said as he started to walk off as Ed and Bev gave a nod.
"Oh, Ed, I know I keep saying 'oh, Ed' right now, but I just don't know what else to say!" Bev fluttered her eyes.
"Then don't say anything else. The night is young and we're having a perfect date!" Ed gave a grin. "I don't think anything can go wrong..."
Little did Ed know was that he had just cursed himself by saying those dreaded words...
A few minutes later, as the two toads were looking over the menus, Bev put her menu down as she gave a smile. "Well, I'm ready to order."
"As am I. Let me call for the waiter." Ed said as he looked over towards the giraffe waiter walking past with a tray in hand. "Excuse me, wait- er..."
Unfortunately, the giraffe waiter ignored him completely as Ed blinked. A moment later, the same waiter came back, this time with an empty tray. "Waiter, we-"
But again, the giraffe waiter walked past the male toad, not realizing the table was even nearby. Ed gave a nervous smile to Bev, before looking over towards the waiter, this time, with a full tray of food. "Excuse me."
Ed found himself annoyed when the giraffe waiter ignored him once again... it wasn't too long before the same waiter came walking back towards the Bigheads's direction. Ed tried again, "Pardon me, bu-"
But the giraffe walked past him again as Ed looked really furious. He searched around in his pockets and pulled out a stop sign, waving it around as the giraffe waiter passed him, but nothing doing. Ed shut his eyes in anger before digging around in his pockets, pulling out a metal triangle and a stick as he used the stick to bang the triangle around, trying to get the waiter's attention. It was at this moment Ed questioned just WHY Rocko would have a stop sign and a triangle and stick inside the tuxedo he 'borrowed' from him.
But that moment of questioning was completely forgotten as Ed noticed the waiter coming back. "HEY!"
But the waiter, once again, ignored the Bigheads's table. The furious toad looked ready to chuck the table, and was about to grab the candlestick that was lit up when...
"Are you ready to order?"
Ed blinked as he noticed the giraffe waiter standing next to the table as Bev, not noticing Ed's anger, gave a nod. Ed chuckled nervously before sitting back down and grinning. "Uh, yes. We are. Thank you."
"Very good, sir." The giraffe smiled as he pulled out a tablet. "What will your pleasure be?"
"Yes, I would like to order... the Cuisses de grenouille, please, with a side of Patates." Bev gave a grin.
The giraffe waiter blinked a few times as he looked over at Bev. "Are you sure you would want to order THAT dish."
"Why yes, I'm very certain." Bev smiled. "I don't know what half of those words mean, but it sounds very fancy! Isn't that right, Ed?"
"Er... yeah..." Ed said nervously as he gave a grin. "I'll take the, uh... the beef bourguignon and the French onion soup."
"An excellent choice sir." The giraffe said as he took the menus. "We'll be back with your orders as soon as possible..."
Ed gave a smile as he watched the giraffe waiter go off as Bev paused. "You know, I don't know what 'Cuisses de grenouille mean, but I bet it sounds delicious."
"I have a feeling that you might enjoy it, my dear. It is our night, after all." Ed gave a grin.
"What do you mean we are out of the 'Cuisses de grenouille'!" The waiter glared at the lion chef that was taking the orders.
"I am sorry, but our last batch went bad. We have to wait to order for next week." The lion explained.
"But I have an order for 'Cuisses de grenouille' right here! We don't have time to wait!" The waiter frowned... before pausing... and smirking. "Hmmm... or do we?"
"You know, Ed, I'm having a nice time right now." Bev grinned as she fluttered her eyes towards the toad.
"So am I, my lovely, so am I." Ed gave a grin as the waiter came over.
"Excuse me, Mr... Toad, right?" The giraffe waiter inquired.
"Bighead, actually." Ed gave a grin.
"Yes, of course. Would you mind following me to the kitchen, please?" The giraffe waiter gave a smile.
The male toad blinked as Bev looked concerned, before she asked, "Did my husband do something wrong?"
"Oh, non, non, non, he's not doing anything wrong. In fact, we just need your husband for... a test, if you will. It won't take long at all." The giraffe said in a smirking manner.
"A test? What kind of a test?" Ed asked.
"If you'd just follow me for a moment, I just want a moment." The giraffe waiter said. "It won't take more than a couple minutes."
"Well..." Ed looked nervous as he turned to Bev, who gave a smile.
"It's okay, Ed. Just go over to the nice waiter and see what he wants. I'll still be here... waiting." Bev gave a grin.
The male toad gave a nod towards his wife as he got up. "Okay, Bev, but I'll be back soon."
"You most certainly will." The giraffe waiter grinned as he motioned to the male toad. "Just follow me, please."
Ed felt a bit nervous, but nodded as he followed the giraffe waiter into the kitchen, wondering what he could possibly want with this toad.
And with that, the second chapter is done! How did you guys like it? Next time, we'll be going into the final chapter, where anything that can go wrong, will go wrong for Mr. Bighead! Anyway, read, review, criticize and suggest, folks!