Chapter 3: Doug's Sincerity

Rigby turned around the room looking as if he was looking for the phone; he of course knew where it was being that he had been the one that hide it. "Um dude, I'll check the closet." He said turning and heading to the closet moving things around. Oh god I didn't plan for this. Obviously Rigby didn't plan ahead in his crusade to hide the fact he was snooping from Mordecai, but at least he was doing what he could to keep him from finding it. He moved a few piles of clothing, it was weird they had so much being they were naked all the time, but he didn't need to worry about that at the moment. As he moved things he tried to act like he was really focusing checking under every single thing he could see. He could hear Mordecai behind him checking under his pillows and sheets. "Dude, I don't see it in here."

Mordecai turned to face him and then sighed crossing his arms and really thinking. "Maybe I left it downstairs." Mordecai stared at the Raccoon for a couple of minutes had he been the one to hide it from him. Rigby nodded and went to the door opening it and going down the stairs, Mordecai just stared at his fluffy companion. Something is really off with him today. He quickly followed behind Rigby and started down the stairs right behind him. "Hey thanks for looking for my phone with me." He said walking a little faster down the stairs. As his feet hit the floor of the living room he went to the couch lifting up the cushions and looking below them.

Rigby let out a small pained sigh, he felt terrible now about hiding the phone from his best friend, especially after what he had just said. "Heh, no problem Mordo." He said as he walked past the blue-jay and started looking around the T.V. for the phone. He couldn't really believe he could ruin the day even more, but at the same time he was spending time with Mordecai.

Mordecai dropped the cousins back onto the couch and stood back up looking over towards Rigby who was on all fours looking for the phone. Mordecai couldn't help but stare at the raccoons plump three cheeks. He blushed and then laughed to himself. The one cheek wonder, even with that.. he is still cute. Mordecai was lost staring at the Raccoons cheeks he didn't even realize Rigby had looked back and spoke to him.

"Dude, its not over here." The raccoon turned and looked to see Mordecai was staring at him. He didn't know what part of him though the blue-jay was staring at. He blushed and stood up turning around and facing Mordecai. As he did this Mordecai came back to his senses and cleared his throat.

He looked away from Rigby and then towards the kitchen. "Maybe its in the kitchen?" The skin on his face was hot to the touch, he was blushing so hard. W-what is wrong with me today?! I keep looking at him.. like.. he could be something I desire. I'm really losing it. Mordecai went into the kitchen leaving the Raccoon to finish looking around the living room. He got to the table and grabbed its edges his feathered fingers digging into the wood. I'm not gay! I'm not GAY! He closed his eyes and tried to compose himself, what was with all his gay thoughts? He had never felt this way before, why all of a sudden was he having all of these odd feelings for the little Raccoon. He took in a deep breathe and then looked up. There was no where for the cell phone to be in the kitchen, he wouldn't have left it in one of the cupboards. He just needed a breather something was going on in his head that he for some reason couldn't control. He heard small foot patter behind him and turned to see the concerned face of Rigby.

"Dude, you ok?" Rigby could tell something was bothering Mordecai, he was acting a bit bipolar. He crossed his arms and continued to look at Mordecai waiting for a answer from him.

Mordecai walked over towards Rigby and patted him on his head. "Yeah I'm fine dude. Did you find my phone?" He asked hoping that maybe Rigby had.

Rigby shook his head and then looked back towards the living room. "Dude, I don't know where you lost it." Rigby walked back into the living room looking around the room, he still felt bad about hiding it, but now he felt bad because something was bothering Mordecai, and it most likely wasn't his phone. He watched as Mordecai walked past him and sat on the couch stretching out. Rigby followed and sat beside him on the couch staring at the black T.V. well things were going alright he guessed. "So.. Any other ide.."

The front door creaked and small feet pattered against the floor and then a familiar voice came from the doorway to the living room. "Hey guys."

Rigby and Mordecai both turned and faced the otter, Doug, what was he doing there. The otter had been sent to jail for pretending to be others and taking their money and jobs. Rigby stood up on the top of the couch and clenched his fists looking down at Doug. "What are you doing here Doug?!" He didn't ask this very politely anger was pouring out of his mouth it was easy to tell Rigby still felt strong hatred towards Doug.

The otter put his hands up in a giving up kind of way. "I didn't come here to fight with you Rigby. I came to apologize"

Rigby and Mordecai looked at each other. "Apologize?" Mordecai stood up off of the couch and walked around it to face towards Doug, he was clothed like he had been the first time they had seen him. Rigby jumped off of the back of the couch and landed beside Mordecai. "You came all the way back here to apologize?" Rigby was confused more then angry at this point, why would Doug do that?

Mordecai crossed his arms. "How are you here anyways? Weren't you in jail?" Mordecai didn't believe that the otter had come just to apologize. Plus how did the otter get out of jail, he had been sent there for a while anyways do to all the crimes that had had committed.

Doug crossed his arms. "I didn't sneak out if that's what you are thinking, and yes I did come back all this way to apologize. I really did a lot of damage to you guys, or I feel like I did, so I'm sorry for doing it." His tone was very sincere, he wasn't lying he did feel bad about having caused any stress to the group.

Mordecai shook his head putting a hand out in a questioning motion. "That still don't answer the question, how did you get out?"

Doug sighed and walked past the two sitting on the couch. "It's a long story."

Rigby walked beside Doug, he felt like maybe Doug wasn't so bad after all, well other then trying to steal his job and beating him up. He sat down beside the otter and motioned for Mordecai to come sit with them, the blue-jay was still a bit skeptical, but it had gotten his mind off of Rigby. So he came all this way just to apologize? There has to be more to this story. Rigby trusted Doug a little but not enough to believe the only reason he was back in town was because he wanted to apologize.

"So fellas." He said looking at the two. "After being arrested and taken to jail from here of course, I really had time to think of how I had acted, and also had time to realize the wrong doing's in the way I was. I was on my best behavior and eventually got trusted enough to work along side the boss in the jail I was in. He eventually pardoned me due to my great behavior, feeling that I had changed. I had changed quite a bit to be honest."

"He just let you out?" Mordecai asked his arms crossing again, that was odd but, who knows it could happen.

"Well, yes but like I said I had to do a lot of good things first. It wasn't like he would just let me go.. but anyways after I got out I started looking for a job and somewhere to live, I started mowing lawns for people, doing jobs that they didn't want to deal with themselves, and had eventually meet this really handsome and sweet guy."

Rigby and Mordecai's eyes meet as they looked at each other astonished by what Doug had just said. "A-A guy?" They asked their voices mixing with each other as they spoke.

Doug shifted himself, he wasn't ashamed to be gay, it was just who he was. "Yes, his name is Lione, a cute fennec fox, but anyways he helped me get on my feet and eventually he was sweeping me off my feet. He and I were so happy, but eventually his job had to make him move. So we moved, and it happened that the job brought him here." He smiled at the two; they seemed shocked to see that Doug was gay and actually a good guy now. "Also I work at a small café downtown, so I got my first real job as me. Trying to be you Rigby made me realize how much I just wanted a normal life, and a friend that loved me, it just so happens my friend turned into my boyfriend."

Mordecai could feel his face warming up. Did he just relate mine and Rigby's relationship to his and Lione's? Does he think we are gay? He looked away and then towards Rigby who had started to look back at the blackened TV. I wonder what he is thinking about this situation.

Rigby was soaking in the information, could Doug tell how Rigby felt for Mordecai or was it just a odd way that Doug was talking. He tried his best not to blush, he looked back up to Doug who was sitting there smirking at the two. Can he read our minds? Or is he just happy? He couldn't help but wiggle in his seat as Doug just sat there all happy and smiley.

"Um.. so what were you guys doing?" Doug said lifting his hat up and brushing his hair back before putting the hat back on it. He couldn't help but laugh a little at how flustered the two boys were, they definitely had something going on Doug just couldn't put his finger on it.

"We'll we were looking for my phone, I lost it earlier sometime. We checked the whole house." Mordecai rubbed the back of his head and looked at Rigby who was twiddling his thumbs and being silent. Doug jumped off of the couch and then put his hat on backwards his hair sticking through the little hole in the hat.

"Well, where did you start your search? Six eyes are better then four."

Mordecai raised an eyebrow but then smiled. "I guess might as well check again, we started in our room." As he rose from the couch Doug had already started up the stairs it was weird that he was so eager to help. Maybe he really did change. He didn't know why but he thought it would be interesting to have this new Doug around every once in a while. He started towards the Stairs and heard a small groan from behind him as Rigby got off of the couch and started towards the stairs. "You alright dude?"

Rigby nodded and then walked past Mordecai and up the stairs, the blue-jay was right behind him as they walked up the stairs, he was still on the fact that he and Mordecai could be referenced to as a gay couple. If Doug sees us as a couple, I wonder who else does.. As he reached the top of the stairs he saw Doug waiting by their door it was nice that the otter didn't just simply intrude and go into their room without them. It could be seen that he had actually changed it could be seen in the way he was acting.

"So fellas, we going in or what?" He asked waiting for one of them to open the door and go in so he could follow behind them. Rigby got to the door first and opened It, going in first and then looking back at Mordecai and Doug. Doug entered the room and then looked around wondering where he should go and look.

Mordecai stepped in behind him and then pointed to the closet. "Doug you get the Closet, Rigby you check near my bed and ill check near yours." Mordecai walked over to Rigby's trampoline and got down on his knee's starting to look through the clothes on the trampoline as well as around the trampoline.

Doug nodded and went to the closet starting to move things around inside of it. He was glad that the two accepted him so quickly, but he could feel like it might have only been because he was gay. Of course he didn't take no shame in that, as long as he had their trust that's all he cared about. He checked under a few more boxes until he grabbed one and wiggled it something inside of it hit the sides.

Rigby's mouth dropped to the floor as he saw Doug holding up the box he had put the phone into. He glanced over towards Mordecai and then to the door. I-I have to get out of here! He sneaked to the door and opened it slowly before closing it and running down the stairs, he had to get out of the house.

Doug opened up the box and started moving things about taking the few random objects out of it until he saw the phone. He grinned and turned towards Mordecai and.. wait Rigby wasn't there. "Um, I got the phone." He looked back towards Mordecai he wondered where Rigby had gotten too, until he pieced it together in his head, Rigby had hid the phone from Mordecai. His eyes widened, now he wondered why the Raccoon had done that.

Mordecai took the phone from Doug's hand and checked it the battery was down to one bar but at least it wasn't dead. There was a un-read message on the phone from Margaret.

It asked why he hadn't responded to the previous message. Other message.. wait Rigby hid the phone and also went through my messages?! He turned to yell at Rigby but noticed that the Raccoon had already been gone. He sighed and then rubbed his head with his free hand. W-why did he not tell me about the message? He couldn't stay angry he was more confused then anything at the way Rigby had been acting.

Doug looked up at Mordecai and could tell he was in deep thought and it seemed he was a little angry. He knew he had to pretend like he didn't know, so he was just going to pretend. "Is everything alright Mordecai?" He was a little worried that Mordecai was going to flip out on Rigby.

Mordecai shook his head and clenched one of his fists. "I'm certain that Rigby hid my phone.. That idiot!" He said trying to move and leave the room; Doug grabbed his arm and stopped Mordecai from going.

"You know, it would probably be better to ask him why he did this instead of just jumping on him. You really should be nicer to him." He said moving Mordecai and having him sit down on his bed. "You shouldn't just expect the worst, or go after him and yell at him. Just take a breather alright." He said patting the blue-jays black knees.

Mordecai sighed and took a deep breathe, he wasn't upset per say but he was planning on saying something that he may have regretted. He looked up at Doug and then smiled showing him that he had calmed down. "Thank you Doug, I really did just need to take a second to think." He stood up from the bed and walked past Doug, who quickly ran behind him.

"I'll come looking with you, just incase I'm needed." He said with a grin, Mordecai might react the wrong way even if he was calmed down. Mordecai didn't say he couldn't so Doug took this as allowance for him to tag along. They left the room and went down the stairs, they checked the house and no sign of Rigby anywhere, the Raccoon must have gone outside somewhere. "Hey, um I'll go find him I might know where he is." Doug said going to the front door. "You stay here and chill." He walked out onto the porch before he heard Mordecai step out onto the porch behind him.

"Dude, we can cover more ground if we both go looking instead of just you Doug." Mordecai looked over to Doug.

"I guess so dude, good luck."

Mordecai and Doug went their separate ways trying to go find Rigby.

Rigby lay in the middle of a field on his back staring up into the clouds his thoughts sending him in circles. Mordecai's going to be so mad at me, I don't even dare to go back to the house.. He continued to lie in the grass pulling some up and shredding it over his stomach the little greed shards of grass landing on his brown furred tummy. He really wanted to tell Mordecai why he had done all of it, the real reason. He did it all because he loved Mordecai he was his crush and the man he wanted to be held by on cold nights. "I love you Mordecai." Rigby knew it was a lot easier to say that to the sky then it would be to say it to Mordecai. He sat up grabbing a dandelion beside him and petted back the petals. ".. if only you knew." He let out a sigh placing the Dandelion onto the ground, he should head back towards the house, even if it meant having Mordecai mad at him. "I wish it was easier then this, like hey can you do me a solid and be gay with me.. heh that would be funny. Oh god but the solid he would want out of me!" He said his face blushing at the idea, he didn't really think of Mordecai in a intimate kind of way until then, it would be fun. He got up off of the ground and turned to head back to the house bumping right into Mordecai. "MORDECAI!?" He yelped jumping back after hitting into him.

Mordecai had only just walked up on Rigby as he stood up; he was pretty quiet about invading the raccoon's personal space though. "Hey Rigby."

Rigby shivered, only two words from the blue-jay's mouth, did this mean that he was mad? He looked down at his feet and then looked back up at Mordecai. "I'm sorry Mordecai." He didn't know how to explain why he did it, so all he could muster was the fact that he was sorry. He could tell by the look in Mordecai's eyes he was thinking, thinking hard too, about what though he couldn't tell.

Mordecai got lost in his thoughts, he didn't know why Rigby did it, but wasn't sure he wanted to know. He broke out of his thoughts and rubbed the back of his head awkwardly. "Its alright dude, but why did you do it?"

Rigby blushed he couldn't tell Mordecai why he had done it, he needed a way out of this situation as soon as possible. He looked around and then back towards Mordecai, they were out in the middle of a field, he couldn't just run away Mordecai would notice and stop him. "I umm.. uhhh." He stumbled with his words. If I tell him, he will hate me.. I'm sure of it.

Mordecai crossed his arms staring right down at the small brown animal. "Dude, tell me." He said his voice picking up a small sense of anger. Why won't he tell me what is he hiding?! The blue-jay was starting to become concerned about the reasoning behind Rigby hiding the phone.

Rigby started to speak before he heard a few twangs coming from Mordecai's cell phone. This was his chance to escape; Mordecai lifted the phone and turned away. Rigby could hear that it was Margaret on the phone. He growled quietly to himself before turning and running the other way away from Mordecai, he had to figure out how to tell him. The only people he knew that were gay were Pop's and Doug. They would be two people to go to for advice to say the least.

So at least now he had a idea on what he had planned now he just had to find the two.