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Reminder: This is in third person/general POV. Like you were watching the show. Oh, and this is like the real meat of the story. Probably twice the length of chapter one.
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When At Rico's - The Tale of Two Chuckleheads:
Chapter 2 - Little Red and Green Hats
"What's taking so long today Rico," Lilly asked after about 5 minutes.
"Uh, the stupid guy before me forgot to empty and clean out of the old cheese sauce before putting new stuff in. It's all dried up, why don't you go sit over at the tables over there, and take the idiot with you," Rico said hiding a pen in the palm of his hand. "Long story short, it gonna take a little bit."
"Who you callin'..." Oliver trailed off as Lilly grabbed him by the back of the neck and dragged him over to the seating area.
"Don't even think about saying anything. He's handing our food. Don't want cockroaches in our food, do we?" Lilly said sarcastically.
Oliver opened his mouth to retort, but Lilly cut him off.
"Not another word!" She said holding her hand up.
"Meanie."
"Doughnut."
About 5 minutes later, Rico came carrying the super nachos and chili-dog special and handed them to Lilly and Oliver.
"That's 10 dollars," Rico said holding out his hand for the money, where they both quickly smacked 5-dollar bills into his hand. "I'll get your drinks."
Rico chuckled to himself; Oliver learned the lesson long ago. Don't pay for Lilly's food, unless it was for her birthday, or he owed her money. Actually, everybody learned that, in Mr. Corelli's class, because 'Lillytania is an INDEPENDENT NATION!'
Uh, yeah. Let's go with that.
As Rico set their drinks in front of them, neither had noticed the tiny red and green sombrero gracing the top of the drinks. Well, at least not yet.
This had to work.
It just had to; otherwise he would join the list about 5 people at Seaview to attempt this great feat.
Suddenly, Miley came bounding up the walkway and sat next to Lilly quickly grabbing a chip and devouring it.
"Hello to you too," Lilly said protectively pulling her plate close to her.
"Mhmm," Miley said swallowing the rest of the chip. "Ooh, there are sombreros this time, let's read them."
Lilly slapped her hand away; "You know its bad luck to read them, before you're done eating."
Miley laughed, "Says who?"
Lilly grabbed a chip and pointed to herself, "Me!" and quickly ate the chip.
"Ah, that's fascinating Mizz Lilz," Miley said, trying to grab another chip, but had her hand slapped away yet again. "Are you alive, Oliver? You haven't said a word."
"I'm eating," he said eating one of the two chilidogs he had ordered. It actually had sounded more along the lines of "mareatin," but you get the point.
"Ah, of course, important necessity of life," Miley said looking down to her watch, "Ooh, gotta go, Carter's picking me up at 5. We're going to Vitolo's over in Pasadena, gotta stay ahead of the traffic. Later."
Lilly quickly waved her goodbye and Oliver grumbled the goodbye.
"Hey Lilly," a guy said from behind Lilly causing her to turn around.
"Oken." He greeted Oliver.
"Hi Troy," Lilly replied in an unimpressed tone.
"There's a part down on the south spit tonight and I was wondering if you want to come with me?" he asked.
"No, I'm busy. Sorry," Lilly said quickly going back to her food.
"It's the party of the year," Troy trailed off, trying to coax her to go.
"She said no!" Oliver all of the sudden stood up to Troy, causing him to step back.
"Oken, shove off. I was talking to Lilly," Troy got in Oliver's face.
"Well, I said no. So, deal with it!" she yelled standing up, causing people to stare.
"Well, Lil' don't come crying to me, when you can't get into the party," Troy said starting walking backwards down the path to the parking lot where his friends were getting their surf gear. "Later."
Lilly sat back down and starting eating again.
"I thought you wanted to go to the party," Oliver said, taking a drink of his soda before returning to his food. "Especially with Troy McCain."
"Well, I got plans with you tonight, and he cheated on Nicole with Jade; jackass," she said and took a drink of her strawberry smoothie.
"Ooh, nasty. Weren't Nicki and Jade best friends?"
"They still are. They got in a bitch fight, and then Nicole realized that Jade wouldn't lie to her about Troy saying that they broke up and then made a move on her at a party. 'Cause they've been best friends since 3rd grade," Lilly starting rambling.
"Okay okay," Oliver said before Lilly started going off on a tangent. "World War 3 was stopped, Jonas Brothers fans stopped being vicious, the world energy crisis was solved, a Yankee got along with a Red Sox fan for a day. Everybody is happy. Ya-da. Ya-da. The end."
"Is your Barbie on crack impersonation your favorite today?"
"Huh?" Oliver asked not knowing what was going on.
"Exactly."
"Hey Oliver," a girl with blonde hair came up to the two teens.
"Becca," they greeted.
"I was wondering," she started.
"WHAT IS THIS THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR LOSERS!" Rico came up yelling cutting Becca off.
"Excuse me?" Becca asked him.
"I've been trying to get these two chuckleheads together ALL DAY! And you're the third person to slow down the plan, sunshine. So, get out of my restaurant!" Rico said rapidly, almost reverting back to Spanish as he did so.
"But, this is public..."
"GO!"
Becca quickly ran off down the opposite path towards the group of surfer guys she had just seen walk by, "Ooh, Troy!" She greeted in a high voice.
"Ooh, match made in heaven right there," Lilly laughed. "Plastic Barbie and the Wannabe-Ken-self-proclaimed-jackass. It's just perfect." She said faux day dreamingly.
"How come he's got the longer name?"
"Because he does," Lilly retorted.
"No importa!" Rico yelled. "I mean, that's not important. Oliver see that sombrero right there." He explained slowly.
"You mean," Oliver trailed off grabbing the sombrero off his soda.
"Yes, that. Now read it," Rico ordered.
"But, I'm not finis..." Oliver started to say.
"JUST READ THE FREAKIN' SOMBRERO!"
"Okay," Oliver said unsure and looked down at the red and green speckled paper hat. "What… in the..."
"If you don't read it out loud, so help me I will ban you for a MONTH!"
"But, this will ruin everything," Oliver explained.
"What's going on?" Lilly said, eating her nachos clearly confused by the bickering teens.
"Let's me borrow the idiot here for a second, just going back to eating. Nothing to know here. Nothing to know," Rico said rapidly, dragging Oliver back to the counter.
"Dude, what's your damage?" Oliver said clearly ticked that he was drug from the table to the counter by a 14 year old.
"You're pathetic! I'm talking about you asking Lilly out on a date!"
"Pfft, where'd you get that idea?" Oliver said clearly used to getting interrogated about this subject.
"Oh, I dunno." Rico said going into thought. "Seeing you two flirt every freakin' day!"
"We do not!"
"Oh yeah, let's ask Rachelle," Rico said turning to a brunette girl sitting at the counter. "Rachelle! Who should be Oliver's girlfriend?"
"Lilly, duh," the girl said.
"See?" Rico said turning back to Oliver.
"Like that proves anything," Oliver said clearly not amused. "You probably paid her. If you're gonna prove anything to me, you're gonna have to find somebody that wouldn't even do what you asked, even if you paid them."
That's just it. Rico went into deep thought while scanning the weekend surfing crowd. When he saw...
Jackson.
"Yo, Jackson!" Rico yelled out.
"What?" Oliver said turning around.
Jackson didn't come around often, and when he did if was for a brief amount of time to hang out with some of his high school like Cooper and Max that still lived close to Malibu. Cooper went to UCLA with Jackson, while Max got into USC with a modern day miracle. It was perfect, everybody knew Jackson never listened to Rico and always find a way out of it. He was only employee to outsmart Rico.
"Yeah, Rico?" Jackson said.
"Now tell me again. Who should Oliver date?" Rico asked faking cluelessness.
"Lilly, duh. Dude, everybody knows you've liked her since 7th grade. The only person who doesn't know is her," Jackson said to Oliver, pointing to Lilly. "Guys only ask her out to make you mad, it works, but you never do anything about it. Well, except beat the living...stuffing out of your punching bag in your basement."
"Jackson!" they heard a girl call out from behind them.
"Oh crap! HIDE ME!" Jackson yelled to Rico and Oliver.
Just then, Sarah the Saint was running down the pathway from the wildlife preserve.
"Quick behind the counter!" Rico said pushing Jackson behind the counter. "Now, does that prove my point?" He asked Oliver.
"No, it doesn't. We've been friends for 11 years; I'm not going to mess it all up!" Oliver defended.
Rico sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose, "I got it!" He yelled. "Just ask her to a movie. You do that all the time right?"
"Well, yeah."
"See, baby steps in the right direction. Got it? Got it. Good," Rico said pushing him towards Lilly was drinking her smoothie.
As Oliver sat down, Lilly questioned, "What was that?"
"Oh, you know. Rico being Rico," Oliver said clearly nervous as he cast down a glance at his now empty plate. "What happened to my food?"
"Some random guy from school took it. Said he was hungry," Lilly shrugged it off.
"Every time I tell you," Oliver said referring to his food being stolen from him every time he was at Rico's.
"What's up with you? You look like my Grandma Lee before the California Lottery Mega number is announced on channel 3," Lilly laughed.
"Oh, you know. Stuff. So, what are you doing tonight?"
"Watching TV with you like every Saturday," Lilly said stating the obvious.
"Oh, yeah. Well, would you like to go see a movie with me at the theatre tonight? I'll pay. I know you hate when other people pay for you, but I'll let you buy the popcorn," Oliver rambled.
"Oliver!" Lilly startled him, causing him to stop rambling.
"Seven?" Oliver asked.
"Seven." Lilly responded.
"Cool."
"Mhmm," Lilly said finally finishing off the last of her smoothie. "I better go tell my mom. See you at seven!"
Rico was watching the scene from behind the counter, with Jackson still whimpering behind the counter.
"Thank God," Rico said. "At least, it's going in the right direction."
Jackson stood up grabbing a towel and started cleaning the counter, when Rico gave him the 'What are you doing?' look.
"Sorry, old habit," Jackson admitted. "But, I'll give you that. When the day comes you'll be like the hero of the entire high school."
After Jackson walked off, Rico got to thinking. His reputation for evil plans would be ruined, for this plan was everything short of evil. He couldn't even do his evil laugh. This sucked.
Then, another plan came to him. Maybe, his reputation didn't have to suffer at all.
But I'll be there forever
You will see that it's better
Our hopes and our dreams will come true
I will not disappoint you
I'll be right there for you 'til the end
The end of time
Please be mine
The end.
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