Chapter 10: A Fierce Rival
(A/E: This chapter was written with A Lazy Heroine's help)
Meg and Eddie were walking around the city; they were carrying their gym bags. Eddie's was red and Meg's was pink. They found a fencing class building.
"Meg, do we have to go?" Eddie asked, as he walked towards the fencing school.
"Come on, Eddie!" Meg exclaimed, with a joyful smile on her face. "This might be fun, and besides, you just can't play soccer all the time. Which is why I also signed myself up for the girls Archery team."
"Wait, we have an Archery team?" Eddie said, confused as he opened the door.
"Yes" Meg answered proudly "I wanna be a great archer like Katniss Everdeen from the Hunger Games or Susan Pevensie from the Chronicles of Narnia"
"Or Legolas from the Lord of the Rings" Eddie added.
"Are you a nerd?" Meg asked.
"Liking the Lord of the Rings doesn't make me a nerd" Eddie answered "Just like crossdressing doesn't make me gay"
"I bet you wear a nightgown and panties when you go to bed" Meg said giggling.
"You're so mean" Eddie commented clutching the gym bag closer to him "Hey, did you know Amy is taking Karate lessons?"
What? Really?" Meg said, a bit interseted "How is she doing?"
"Well..." Eddie trailed off.
Flashback
It shows Amy with her hair held back in a short ponytail and in a standard beginner uniform in a Karate class, in front of a pile of bricks.
"Okay, let's see what you can do." The Japanse instructor said, tighting his black belt.
Amy squeezed a bit with all her might, chopped the bricks in half, causing everyone to gasp in shock.
"So, how did I do?" Amy said, smiling obviously as the teacher shook his head to snap himself out of his shock and welcomed her with a big, proudful yet warm smile.
"Welcome to my class!" The instructor said, as Amy squeed again, jumping up and down.
Flashback's end
"Here we are," Eddie said, as he opened the door. "I wonder how it's going to b-"
But Eddie and Meg's jaw dropped at the excellent grace and skills of the class. They turned their heads to a boy no older than they are, with black shoulder length hair, and wore a uniform as the others. He also had a small scar across his forehead and looked pretty annoyed. He defeated a ginger spikey hair guy in a fencing duel.
"Good job, Ryder" the instructor praised "Green, go back to where you were"
"Dammit! To think, I could beat Matt finally!" The ginger boy cursed.
"Tough luck, Nathan." Matt said, with a purely smug smile on his face.
"I'm going to kick your ass next time!" Nathan warned.
"Wow, this guy is tough" Eddie commented.
"But...something on him seems familiar" Meg replied.
"You both are late" the instructor said "My class is over"
"Sorry, they gave us the wrong schedule" Eddie said "When is the next class?"
"That's it for today" the instructor said "Class dismissed"
The instructor leaves.
"That's right, if you sleep, you lose, losers" Matt said "Who are you anyway?"
"Hi, I'm Eddie and this is Meg." Eddie said, offering his hand to the boy. "I'm just here to see if it's good like Meg said, the sport I mean."
"Not sh*t, Sherlock, I already knew what you were talking about." Matt said, causing Eddie and Meg to glare at him. "Anyway, I'm Matthew Ryder. But just call me Matt."
"Can I call you Matt 2, since I already have a friend named Matt?" Eddie said.
"No." Matt said, crossing his arms "Call me Matthew then, and if I ever hear you call me Matt 2 I will rip your balls off and throw them in a woodchipher."
"Jeez, you don't have to be so violent." Eddie said.
"Wait...Matthew Ryder?" Meg asked looking at him very carefully.
"Why is your girlfriend looking at me like that?" Matthew asked.
"She's not my girlfriend" Eddie answered "Meg, what's wrong?"
"I think I know him from a very long time" Meg said "What elementary school did you came?"
"Lincoln Elementary School" Matthew answered.
"*gasping* Puny Ryder!" Eddie said.
"What?" Matthew asked.
"That was the nickname I called you when we were kids" Eddie said.
"Yeah, you also called me Sugar Princess...and I must confess that I kind of like it" Meg explained.
"Wait, Eddie Walker and Megan Griffin...?" Matthew asked starting to remember.
Flashback
There's a kid Meg (she wears two pigtails, pink shirt, denim blue overalls, white lace socks and black dress shoes) swinging in the swing until she was pushed off back an ugly fat boy: messed brunette, beaver teeth, he wears a black sleeveless shirt with a skull, blue shorts and black boots.
"Back off, it's my turn!" kid Eddie said.
"B-But I had just sat on it!" kid Meg said.
"And what you're gonna do...?" kid Eddie asked standing up.
"I'm telling the teacher" kid Meg answered.
"I don't think so...Sugar Princess" kid Eddie said punching her in the face, putting her on the ground and began kicking her.
"Hey you!" kid Matthew (he wears a red shirt, blue pants and black shoes) called "Leave her alone!"
"Stay out of this, Puny Ryder!" kid Eddie demanded.
"Fight with me, then" kid Matthew said in a fighting stance.
"Big mistake..." kid Eddie said ready to fight.
The fight was off-screen and kid Meg had to watch it until kid Eddie got sick of it leaving him sore.
"I'm bored, you're not worthy, Puny Ryder" kid Eddie said spitting him on the face.
"Are you okay?" kid Meg asked.
"I'll be fine while you're okay" kid Matthew answered.
"Thank you..." kid Meg thanked with a warmly smile.
Flashback's end
"I can't believe you're back after almost 10 years" Meg said.
"And now you're dating with the guy who bullied you" Matthew replied.
"Wait...we-we're not dating" Eddie corrected blushing.
"Y-Yeah, we're just friends" Meg added also blushing.
"Since when?" Matthew asked.
"When we met each other, I had no idea who was it" Meg started telling the story "One day, I invited him, his mother and sister to dinner. I learned that his mother was my dad's childhood friend..."
"Sorry for interrupting you, but you're parents are still married?" Matthew asked.
"Yes" Meg answered.
"Hard to believe" Matthew replied "When I met them, they seemed to dislike each other"
"Anyway, I also found out that Eddie was my childhood bully" Meg said continuing with her story "I kicked them out, I told off my family for all the bad things they did to me and I ran away. But he, our friends, two people I dislike, at least one of them, his family and mine were reunited to look after me, he convinced me to go back and now me and my family were trying to get better"
"And how's it going?" Matthew asked "Terrible?"
"Let's say we're doing our best, okay?" Meg said.
"Matthew, you must have mixed feelings about me" Eddie said "I'm sorry for bullying you when we were kids"
"I don't care about that anymore" Matthew replied "That was a long time ago"
"So, can we try to be friends?" Eddie asked.
"Are you out of your f*cking mind?" Matthew asked "Damn it, why are my words getting censored?"
(A/E: MY fanfic, MY rules, bitch; so kiss my fatass, Puny Ryder)
"F*ck you!" Matthew insulted "Anyway, why should I be your friend after a long time? And Meg: I've never seen you almost in years since me and my family moved out, why didn't you write me?"
"Why didn't YOU write me?" Meg asked "Just like my dad with Eddie's mom, you were my very first friend I ever had"
"I wanted to write you, but something terrible happened and..." Matthew said until he stopped talking.
"What is it?" Meg asked.
"Nothing, I just couldn't" Matthew answered.
"That's not an answer, Matthew" Eddie said "Tell us what happenned"
"It's NONE of your business, Walker" Matthew replied "If you really changed for good...then fight with me"
"Wait, are you serious?" Eddie asked.
"No, I'm crazier than a f*cking goat" Matthew answered sarcastically taking off his heavy gear leaving with the soft outfit "Yes, I'm damn serious"
"I don't even have a fencing sword" Eddie said.
"It's called 'sabre', dumbass" Matthew replied giving him one "When you're ready"
"Ah...En Grade?" Eddie asked as Matthew attacked first in the shoulder "Hey!"
"Think fast or die" Matthew said attacking with the sabre's tip and Eddie barely dodged it.
The fight continued and Eddie tried to attack him. But he was so fast that he dodged it and hits him in a back, in the ribs and in the forehead (A/E: Through X-Rays, we can see the weak points where Matthew hits him). He made him trying to keep the balance, Matthew finished him...just blowing in the face like a dandelion making him losing his balance and falling down to the ground.
"I knew it you weren't a worthy rival, Wimpy Walker" Matthew said arrogantly as he spit at him and then he looked at Meg "Hey Meg, how about if we go to talk?"
"What?" Meg asked "I'm not going to talk with you!"
"Why not?" Matthew asked.
"You beat down my friend!" Meg answered going to him "Eddie, are you okay?"
"I feel that I fought in a boxing match than in a fencing duel..." Eddie said sore.
"You should be ashamed of you, Matthew Ryder!" Meg yelled at him "I thought you were a nice guy like when you were a kid, but you became a douchebag like anyone else!"
"Meg..." Matt said speechless.
"Come on, Eddie; let's forget about this stupid fencing class" Meg said "I'll take you to my home and take care of your wounds"
They both left the building.
"Fine, go with him!" Matthew said "But when you start dating with him, don't come to me crying when you get pregnant like in those MTV shows about pregnant teenagers!"
Cutaway
From the creators of 16 & Pregnant and Teen Mom; it comes a new MTV show called 'Young Grandparent': A show about parents whose children who had children are dealing with their lives.
There's a man with his daughter who was holding her baby son.
"Three for 'Ice Age 4'" the man ordered.
"Do you have your senior license?" the cashier asked.
"Wait, what?" the man asked confused.
Another scene where a woman is buying diapers.
"Ma'am, they're too small for you" the pharmacist said.
"No, they're for my granddaughter..."
"I suggest you THIS package with extra-absorbency" the pharmacist said.
And another scene with a married couple in the bed.
"Dear...how about if we do it tonight?" the husband asked seducing her.
"I don't know, since our daughter had her twins, I don't feel in mood for sex" the wife answered.
" Come on, just because children have children that doesn't mean parents become old so fast, right?" the husband explained.
Young Grandparent (Cancelled)
Cutaway's end
Later, in the Griffins' house; Meg was healing Eddie's forehead with cotton balls and alcohol.
"AH!" Eddie screamed of pain.
"Don't scream, I'm trying to cure you" Meg said "I need you to take off your shirt"
"Taking off my shirt in front of you?" Eddie asked.
"I need you to heal all your wounds" Meg answered "Besides, you owe me for seeing me in my underwear in the fashion show, remember?"
"All right..." Eddie agreed taking off his shirt revealing the wounds Matthew did to him. Meg was so impressed for staring at the frontal chest of her friend "Meg, are you staring at my chest?"
"Ah, sorry, I didn't mean it" Meg apologizes and blushing "I'll start with your back, please turn around" He turned around revealing another wound and several more scars in the back "Oh my god, are they scars?"
"What? Oh yes they are..." Eddie answered.
"But Matt didn't hit you so many times" Meg said.
"It wasn't him...it was the guards from one of the juvinille halls I've been staying" Eddie explained "I was a troubled kid back there"
"What were you doing?" Meg asked.
"Can you please continue healing with my wounds?" Eddie asked rudely.
"Well, sorry, I was just asking!" Meg answered sarcastically and offended.
"No, I'm sorry for being rude" Eddie replied "I don't like talking about my past"
"It's okay, now don't move" Meg said putting the cotton ball soaked of alcohol on Eddie's wound.
Lois came out from the kitchen and saw both of them in the bedroom.
"Oh my god, what are you both doing?" Lois asked embarrased "Get a room!"
"Mrs. Griffin, it's not what you think" Eddie said.
"I'm just healing his wounds for the fencing fight he had with...a guy called Matthew Ryder" Meg explained.
"Matthew Ryder?" Lois asked "That kind little kid from elementary school?"
"Not anymore, he became an arrogant jackass!" Meg answered "Just look what he did to my Eddie!"
"Wait, did you say 'my Eddie'?" Eddie asked.
"Oh...ah...you're MY friend, (got it), and anybody who hurts my friend is not my friend" Meg answered.
Suddenly, they heard the doorbell rang and Lois went to see who was it: it was Jackie (see chapter 7), Eddie's cousin.
"Hi, Jackie" Lois greeted.
"Hey, Mrs. G; I just wanted to return this Game Boy Color that your husband borrowed from me" Jackie said giving it to her "And tell him I caught a Dratini in Pokémon: Crystal Version"
"Okay...I'll tell him" Lois said confused, because she wasn't familiar with Pokémon so much.
"Oh my god, what happened to my little cousin?" Jackie asked looking at Eddie.
"An assh*le in the fencing class, that's what happeneded" Meg answered.
"Watch your language, young lady" Lois warned.
"I'm okay, Jackie" Eddie said "That class was really tough"
"Well, if I were you, I'd go back there and teach that guy a lesson" Jackie said.
"Absolutely not!" Meg disagreed "My friend doesn't need to get hurt again"
"Meg, stop treating me like a child" Eddie said "I'm big enough to deal with my own problems"
"I can teach you some karate lessons" Jackie said as he made some ridiculous karate poses and punched the non-damaged wall "OUCH!"
"You know, just because your name is Jackie, that doesn't mean you're like Jackie Chan" Eddie said.
"Yeah, my real name is Jackson" Jackie confessed.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang again. Lois went to see who was it this time: it was Jillian, who was holding a black book.
"Hey, Lois" Jillian greeted.
Jackie looked at Jillian and he was totally astonished for just seeing her beauty.
"Jillian, what are you doing here?" Lois asked.
Brian heard Jillian's name and when he looked at her, he hid in the kitchen.
"I wanted to return Meg this book of Breaking Dawn" Jillian answered showing the book.
"Wait..." Eddie smelled something "Do I smell a Twilight book?" he looked at the book Jillian was holding "OH NO!" he took the book away of Jillian's hands, he set fire to the chimmey and burned the book.
"Eddie, what the hell?" Meg asked.
"They're some of movie types that I completely dislike!" Eddie said "Adam Sandler's movies, Transformers's movies, M. Night Shyamalan's the Last Airbender and finally...Twilight movies"
"Can you take it easy?" Meg asked "At least until the final movie release this November"
"Hi, Meg!" Jillian greeted "Is that vampire-hater your boyfriend?"
"What? NO!" they both answered it at the same time.
"No, I'm just her friend" Eddie.
"Hello beautiful" Jackie greeted at Jillian "What's your name? Mine is Bender, Jackie Bender"
"Oh my god, you have a cute name" Jillian said "My name is Jillian by the way"
Brian kept hearing the conversation in the kitchen and then Stewie appeared.
"Hey Brian, what's going on?" Stewie asked.
"Jillian's here, I don't know why" Brian answered "But she's talking with Eddie's cousin"
"You wanna take advantage of her husband's death, right?" Stewie asked "That's very low..."
"So you wanna be an artist?" Jillian asked.
"Yes, I like painting, but my dad thinks it's stupid" Jackie answered.
"I think it's fun, I liked painting a lot when I was a little girl and I'm still doing it" Jillian said "Hey, you wanna go shopping?"
"Whoa wait, are you asking me to go out with you?" Jackie asked.
"Is there a problem hanging out with a new friend?" Jillian answered.
"No, I'd love to" Jackie said "How 'bout tomorrow?
"Sounds good, good bye!" Jillian said as she leaves.
"Yeah, I have a date, dudes!" Jackie cheered.
"Your cousin is very popular with the girls" Meg commented.
"Nah, he always flirts with blonde girls" Eddie said "It's a bad habit on him"
"Bad habit? It's a gift, pal" Jackie said "Every blondie wants me and my big bob cut hair"
"And everyone confused you with a lesbian and dumped you" Eddie added.
"That's not true!" Jackie said "Just a couple of girls"
"I can't believe it: It's not even a year since Derek was murdered and Jillian starts going out with guys" Brian said.
"What about...?" Stewie asked.
"Quagmire doesn't count" Brian answered "I think Jillian is so sad for her deceased husband that she's going out with guys to forget her sadness"
"What are you gonna do?" Stewie asked.
"I'm gonna follow them and make sure that she doesn't feel sad ever again" Brian answered "Maybe I'm not dating her anymore, but I'll do anything to keep the naive, yet happy Jillian we know and love"
"Oh my god, this is gonna be more awesome than when I use my mind controller helmet on Chris" Stewie commented excited.
Flashback
In James Woods High School; Stewie was controlling Chris with his mind controller helmet. He used him to touch Susan Summers's butt. She got pissed and kicked him in the balls.
"That does it, Griffin!" Susan angrily said "I'm gonna sue you for sexual harrasment!"
Flashback's end
Next day, in fencing class; all the students were training until Eddie showed up, Meg was with him.
"Okay students, take a 5 minutes break" The instructor ordered.
"Yes, sensei!" the students agreed.
"Excuse me!" Eddie called.
"You're late again!" The instructor said.
"It's okay, we decided not to take this class" Meg said.
"Besides, I wanna talk with Matthew Ryder" Eddie said.
"What do you want, Walker?" Matthew asked.
"I want a rematch" Eddie answered.
"With you? No, thanks" Matthew declined "You're just wasting your time"
"I wasn't ready, just give me three days to train and I can give you a good duel" Eddie said.
Matthew stared at Meg, who was still mad at him. He sets his sight to Eddie again.
"I'll give you a week, that's all" Matthew said.
"Thanks, see you in one week" Eddie said as he and Meg left the building.
There was a very matured blonde woman, who was selling water bottles in the class, who was looking at Eddie leaving the building.
"I'm still thinking this is a bad idea" Meg said "I don't understand why don't you guys don't just make up like two matured young adults..."
"Excuse me, but I couldn't help it hearing about the fight you planned with the Matthew boy" the blonde woman said.
"And who are you?" Eddie asked.
"Oh, where are my manners? I'm Jeanette Adams, I'm the one who sells water bottles in the class" Jeanette answered offering her hand.
"Eddie Walker" Eddie greeted accepting the hand.
"Hi, I'm Meg Griffin" Meg greeted.
"I've been watching this guy, he's the top of the class" Jeanette explained "You're going to train harder to defeat him"
"That's exactly what I'm gonna do" Eddie said.
"Let me train you, I'm a retired fencing master" Jeanette said.
"Can you train me?" Eddie asked.
"Here's my address" Jeanette answered giving him her address "At the noon, don't be late"
She leaves them alone.
"Wow, why would a strange woman offer to train you?" Meg asked.
"I don't know, but I'd like to have a master" Eddie answered "Like Mickey from Rocky, Obi-Wan from Star Wars and Mr. Miyagi from Karate Kid"
"All were men, yours is a woman" Meg said.
"Sorry, I don't remember female teachers from the movies" Eddie replied.
"What about Mary Poppons?" Meg asked.
"Babysitters don't count" Eddie answered.
(A/E: Are you sure?)
Meanwhile at the mall; Jackie and Jillian were in a boutique while Brian was spying on them. Jackie was helping Jillian on choosing a dress.
"So far, so good" Brian said "They're having a good time"
"Hey Brian, what dress should I choose?" Stewie asked holding a red dress and a blue dress.
"Stewie, we're not here to buy you dresses" Brian said.
Jillian came out from a dressing room wearing a cute and sexy pink dress.
"How do I look?" Jillian asked.
"You look incredibly sexy..." Jackie answered.
"Wow, thanks, would you like to try it on?" Jillian asked.
"Wait, what?"
"Ha, ha, I'm kidding, I know you don't wear dresses" Jackie said.
"I'd do it, if you want it" Jackie said.
"No, I'm not gonna force you" Jillian said "But, I like this dress and I'm gonna buy it"
"Hey, would you like some ice cream?" Jackie asked.
"Oh my god, I LOVE ice cream!" Jillian answered "Let me change into my clothes and pay for the dress"
"Jillian looks very good in that dress..." Brian said with a nostalgic tone.
"Hey Brian, what pair of panties should I choose?" Stewie asked holding a white cream panty and blue powder panty.
"Can you please stop with your crossdressing habits?" Brian asked angrily.
"Ah...it's not for me...it's for Lois" Stewie lied.
"With that attitude, you'll never get Jillian back" Stewie commented.
"And I'm not getting her back, you know what? I'll ignore you" Brian said.
Jackie and Jillian go to the female cashier to pay for the dress.
"I'd like this dress, Stacy" Jillian said "How much do I owe you?
"Take it, I'll pay it for you" Stacy answered.
"Are you sure?" Jillian asked "This is the third dress I take without paying this month"
"I want you to feel good, my friend" Stacy said.
"Okay...let's go Jackie" Jillian said as they both leave the boutique.
"All right" Jackie said.
"They're moving on, let's go, Stewie" Brian said "Stewie?"
Stewie was with Stacy to pay for the dresses and the underwear; he decided to buy them all.
"I'd like to buy these dresses and underwear for my mother" Stewie said.
"Sure, little man" Stacy said.
"Stewie, knock it off!" Brian demanded.
"Wait, are you Brian Griffin?" Stacy asked.
"Yes" Brian answered as Stacy sprayed him pepper spray "AH!"
"That's for hurting my friend's feelings, you bastard!" Stacy said.
"Ha, ha, ha, ha, this will go to Facebook" Stewie said taking a photo on him with his cellphone.
Next day, Eddie was going to the place where Jeanette told him to train. It happens to be an abandoned ice factory.
"Okay, this is it..." Eddie said.
He entered to the factory, where he found this place very cold.
"Brr...she should tell me to bring winter clothes" Eddie said shivering.
"That won't be necessary, the uniforms will keep us warm" Jeanette said wearing a blue fencing uniform with silver protectors.
"So, you're going to give me chores that look ordinary, but they're actually part of my training?"
"What do you think it is? Karate Kid?" Jeanette asked "No, the training will be different. Have you ever seen Batman Begins?"
"Like 27 times, why?" Eddie asked as they suddenly appeared in an ice rink and they both wearing the same outfit that wore Bruce Wayne and Henri Ducard in the training scene. But they're using training Sabres and Jeanette attacked first "Hey, I wasn't ready!"
"Matthew doesn't expect you to be ready!" Jeanette said while she continues attacking him while he's blocking the hits "He's not considerate or fair!"
"Yeah, he's a general jerk" Eddie commented "But at least he let me train"
"But training will be pointless if you don't have guts!" Jeanette said keep attacking and Eddie keep blocking "The guts to act...the guts to face the boy you abused seeking for revenge" Eddie gets distracted and fell down to the ice "Get up, your training had just start it"
"I'd wish Meg to be more supporting with my decisions" Eddie said "Maybe she's in so much pain to Matthew that she doesn't even want to talk to him"
Meanwhile; Meg goes to the fencing class, where Matthew was training alone.
"Matthew, we need to talk!" Meg said.
"I thought you didn't want me to talk me" Matthew replied.
"That was before that you and Eddie decided to face up in 6 days" Meg said "I want you to stop this; this is ridiculous"
"Don't talk to me like this was my fault" Matthew said as he got another glare from Meg "Okay, maybe it was my fault, maybe some part of me wanted to kick your boyfriend's ass"
"He's not my-Why are you keep saying that we're a couple?" Meg asked.
"Because I think you're in love with you" Matthew answered.
"Me...in love with Eddie?" Meg asked pretty shocked "That's ridiculous, I'm not in love with..."
"Just listen to your own words" Matthew said "You keep overprotecting him, you hate me for beating him up and the most important...I think he's in love with you too"
"Eddie...in love with ME?" Meg asked even more shocked "That's impossible...no guy, except Neil Goldman, has ever in love with me. I'm the most unpopular girl of my school"
"I know you, Megan Griffin" Matthew said "You're kind and loving, but all the stupid people, especially your family, are so f*cking stupid as to see it. Only smart people like Eddie can notice it and I'm not surprised that he has a crush on you"
"How do you know all this?" Meg asked.
"Because...when we were kids...I had a crush on you too" Matthew answered "Always protecting you from him...but I never told you my feelings when I moved out. Now, it's too late"
"Matthew stop it, I just came here to stop this stupid fight" Meg said.
"Sorry, but it's not my decision" Matthew replied "If Eddie wanted to fight with me, I'll give him the match he wants. Also, you better take a look again at your feelings...if I'm not wrong that you're in love with Eddie"
Meg just left the building with a very confused face.
The following day; Eddie continued his training with Jeanette. He trained so many hours every day, improving his fitness, he even gained some muscles when he looked at himself in the mirror. The training was every time harder and the fight was this Saturday (A/E: He's on Summer vacation). Then one Thursday night after training...
"See you tomorrow, Ms. Adams" Eddie said.
"Tomorrow we don't train" Jeanette replied.
"But my duel is in two days" Eddie said.
"And you're ready, you trained harder, so you deserve a day off" Jeanette replied.
"Oh, I get it" Eddie said "Thank you, you deserve a day off too. Bye!"
Eddie left the building leaving Jeanette with a very sad face.
Eddie was already in his room (A/E: he's living in a high-class apartment; his room was full of posters of his favorite movies: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Terminator II, the Lord of the Rings: the Return of the King and the Dark Knight). He was thinking what to do tomorrow on his day off until he got an idea, grabbed his cellphone and dialed a number.
Meanwhile, in Meg's room. She was already in her pajamas until her cellphone rang.
"Hello?" Meg asked as a line divided the screen to see both characters.
"Hi, Meg" Eddie greeted "Listen, tomorrow is my day off and I was thinking if you and me can...go out tomorrow"
"Tomorrow, where?" Meg asked.
"I don't know, whatever we want...of course, if you're not busy tomorrow" Eddie said.
"No, not at all" Meg said quickly as she was feeling her heart beating "See you at noon at the Quahog Carnaval. Bye!" she hung up and the line disappeared.
She took a look at her closet to find the perfect outfit for her 'date' with her friend.
Next day, Eddie (wearing a red buttoned shirt, black jeans and Brown shoes) was waiting for Meg. She finally shows off, she's wearing a pink sweater, no hat, a blue dress and black heels.
"Sorry, I'm late" Meg apologizes "Chris was using too long the bathroom, I had to wait to take a shower"
"It doesn't matter, let's have fun!" Eddie said.
"Right" Meg agreed.
And so they spent the day at the carnaval: they went to the bumper cars, the house of mirrors, they ate cotton candy, they went on a roller coaster, they threw up after that, but later Edd played a game where you bring down the bottles with a baseball ball and won a pink teddy bear for Meg. At the end of the day; they were sitting on a bench looking at the sunset.
"That was one of the best days I ever had in my life" Meg commented.
"Mine too..." Eddie replied.
"So...how's your training going?" Meg asked.
"Pretty good, intense, but pretty good" Eddie answered "She told me that I'm ready to fight Matthew"
"But...you're not ready, are you?" Meg asked.
"Why are you asking?" Eddie asked.
"I talked with Matthew one day..." Meg confessed.
"Wait, you did what?" Eddie asked somewhat shocked.
"Eddie, I don't want you to fight" Meg answered "I talked to him to stop this senseless fight. But he told me that it was your decision. So, please cancel this fight"
"Meg, I already accepted this fight, I already trained for this and if I quit, he'll call me a coward" Eddie said "It's too late to retract it"
"That's the same thing he said, when he confessed that he had a crush on me" Meg replied.
"Wait, a crush on you?" Eddie asked.
"He was in love with me since he was a child, that's why he always protected me from you" Meg said "But it was too late for him"
"What else he told you...?" Eddie asked.
"Nothing, that's all" Meg lied.
"Have you ever loved him?" Eddie asked.
"What? No, well, maybe a little" Meg answered "It was a child crush, everything is so different now"
"Except...that he's the jerk now" Eddie added "That's why I want to fight with him, so I can teach him some 'humility'"
"Okay, Eddie" Meg said "If you think that's the right thing...I'll support you at 100%"
"Thank you, Meg" Eddie thanked "You're the best friend I ever had"
"You too" Meg replied.
Suddenly, the two teenagers (at least only Meg, because she's not 18 yet) were carried away by the moment...and they were about to kiss until...
RING-RING
They were interrupted by Meg's cellphone and she had to answer.
"Hello?" Meg asked "Okay, Mom..." she phoned off "It's my mom, she told me it's time for dinner"
"I'll take you home" Eddie said.
Eddie took Meg home in his mother's car (it's a blue Prius Minivan). After he dropped her at her house, he drove ahead to his home, until he looked at the ice factory where he trains with Jeanette with the lights on. He decided to take a look at inside...and he found his teacher breaking a giant ice cube with a hammer. He also found an empty bottle of vodka on the table, hinting that she was drinking.
"Ms. Adams!" Eddie called her "What are you doing?"
"What do you want...?" Jeanette asked "We're not training today..." she goes to the table and sat down.
Eddie looked at the table: there was a picture of a man with a teenage boy.
"Who are they?" Eddie asked as Jeanette grabbed the picture and touched it.
"His name was Jaime..." Jeanette answered "Eddie, how old are you?"
"18" Eddie answered.
"He was 15...he was so precious..." Jeanette replied "My husband was John...he was a country singer..."
I'll come for you, baby...
And taking you, baby...
To that house of that praire...
"What happened to them?" Eddie asked.
"We were driving in a raining day...we were arguing...he was so angry" Jeanette said "Then we saw a deer that we almost ran over...and we crashed...I survived...but they didn't" she continued sobbing for the death of her family.
Eddie got sad for her teacher's story, he even had a tear on his eye. So, he tried to cheer his teacher up putting his uniform on and convincing the teacher to train one more time and so she did.
The duel day has arrived; Matthew and Eddie were ready to fight. Meg, Jeantte and Amy (wearing her cheerleader uniform) were here to cheer him up.
"Are you ready for this, Wimpy Walker?" Matthew asked.
"I already trained for this, Puny Ryder" Eddie answered.
Amy used one of her cheerleading perfomances (A/E: (perverted face) Yeah, rise your legs up to show your undies...(embarassed face) God, I'm such a pervert).
My brother is great!
My brother is the best!
He's gonna eat the champion's cake!
"All right, this duel will follow the fencing rules" the instructor said "Begin!"
The duel began and they both fenced their sabres to each other and kept the pace until Eddie was out of the circule.
"You're out of circle, you got a warning" the instructor said.
"What's the matter?" Matthew asked mocking at him "You can't hit me?"
"Come on, Eddie, focus!" Jeanette said.
"Round 2, begin!" the instructor exclaimed.
The second round began and Eddie tried to fight in Matthew's level, but it was impossible and Matthew hits him (A/E: again, through X-Rays he hits a weak point).
"Argh!" Eddie screamed of pain.
"Point for Matthew!" the instructor exclaimed.
"With that pace, you're not gonna beat me" Matthew said.
"Round 3, begin!" the instructor exclaimed
The next round began and this time the things are getting hot: Eddie ferociously attacked him until he finally hit him.
"You've been touched, point for Eddie" the instructor said.
"Way to go, brother!' Amy cheered.
"You're doing it, great!" Meg cheered.
"Just one more round" Jeanette said.
"I'm gonna finish this..." Matthew said full of determination.
"Final round, BEGIN!" the instructor exclaimed even louder.
They fought with all their strengths...they both remembered their childhood and phrases like 'Leave her alone!' and 'You're not worthy, Puny Ryder!'. Finally, he made Matthew dropping his sabre and hit him in the shoulder (A/E: A weak point was hit). He lost the balance due to the damaged shoulder and slowly fell down like in the Street Fighter games.
"Matthew is unabled to battle!" the instructor exclaimed.
"I'm not a f*cking Pokémon!" Matthew rudely yelled.
"Eddie is the winner!" the instructor exclaimed.
"You did it, Eddie!" Meg cheered giving him a hug.
"YOU WERE SUPER DOOPER WOOPER!" Amy cheered.
"Comgratulations, Eddie" Jeanette said "I'm so proud of you"
"Damn it, I thought I could beat you..." Matthew said "But it ended just like almost 10 years ago..."
"Matthew, I challenged you, not to humiliate you" Eddie said "But for teaching you a lesson: to forget the past and keep moving, not matter how many times you fail"
"I guess you're right, Walker" Matthew said.
"So, can we try to be friends?" Eddie asked offering his hand.
"Hell no!" Matthew snapped "There's another thing I hate about you: you're TOO sentimental and I found that completely..."
Nathan appeared and kicked his ass approaching he was still in the ground.
"I told you that I'd kick your ass, Ryder!" Nathan said spitting on him.
End of the chapter
(A/E: Wow, that chapter was really long. And I'll continue Brian's plot at the next chapter. Anyway; read and comment!)