A/N: Ok, this is going to be a big chapter to start us off on the real
story line because the other chapters sidetracked (Believe it or not). The
real story line is the road trip, similar to the one in "A Goofy Movie" with Goofy, Pete and their sons, hence the title "A Scooby Movie" (Bet you never knew that). A lot of topics are arising at the moment; I'm surprised by the way it's turned out myself. For example: Which girl, if any, is Gary
going to end up with? Lisa hates him because he chose Mimi over her and
Mimi could well be dating Red Herring Jr!
Chapter Four: The Barbecue
The first act of kindness Dad showed to the Jones's was inviting them to a barbecue. Dad couldn't cook to save his life but anyone who has had a barbecue would tell you that is far from the point...right? I mean, apart from the company picnic where I met Mimi, Barbecues were also a very good place to meet girls. However, seeing as I was having...issues with the two particular girls that would appear at this barbecue, that idea somehow defeated its suggestion.
Then the final Straw. My brother Ace.
Ace had been at Grandpa Rodgers's farm, helping them out for the past two weeks and had just returned triumphantly last night. Mum was delighted as Ace was her most favoured son. It was sad really, as she had almost seemed to lose interest in me after he was born and now she doesn't pay much attention to me at all. The only thing that keeps me going was that I had counteracted status. I was Dad's favourite son and I was proud of it. However, Dad at least paid some attention to my other sibling, so Ace never knew what it felt like for me to be rejected by my mother. I sometimes tried to mention my absence to her, to Dad but then he would go on his "Me and your mother love you very much, you understand that?" routine, as many parents might have done to you sometimes.
However I had no time to cry. Ace's return worried me because he always seemed to screw things up and get away with it in less than five seconds flat. I never have quite worked out whether this was intentional because he seemed intent on destroying my life but only accidentally? It didn't make sense.
A fine example followed, as Ace threw a basketball towards the door, which soon fell and hit me on the head. He could well have been aiming for the ball to bounce back off the door but then again he could have thrown it at me deliberately.
"ow" I said, slowly enough to show him I was in pain.
"Missed" he replied dryly, "Hey, do you think there'll be any chicks at this Barbecue?"
"I know there will" I replied, and then smiled to myself, satisfied that I'd seen more female naked flesh that Ace had ever had.
"How do *you* know?" He grunted
"Well I know them" I said
Ace laughed goofily "Yeah, there your girlfriends"
"Ace!" I groaned playfully, although he never knew the truth.
We went out into the garden where the barbecue was already underway and the Jones's were already arriving. Mimi was looking more beautiful than ever and fortunately I seemed to have gone off Lisa altogether. Maybe this wasn't such a hard choice to make.
SLAP. I felt the sudden force off a girl's hand whacking me around the head. I quickly stumbled backwards and held my sore cheek. It was Lisa.
"How dare you dump me without even saying it to my face!" She cried
This annoyed me and a bead of rage trickled down the back of my throat.
"Hey, there was never a rule that complied me to go through with that dare!" I said, "I owe you nothing"
She slapped me again. Harder.
"Just because you saw me naked doesn't mean you can treat me like dirt!" She argued back.
She raised her had to slap me a third time, but then lowered it, tired of making the effort.
"I'm gonna get a burger" She sighed, fed up with the whole argument.
"Geez, I hope this doesn't happen *every* time I get dumped" I muttered rubbing my cheek as she walked away.
Without further ado I moved onto Mimi. She was staring into space, but soon snapped out of it as she saw me coming.
"How was the date?" she asked
"Date?" I asked her, confused.
"Yeah, I dared Lisa to ask you out on a date?" she said "How did it go?"
"Ohh the date! Well...ah...I...actually I...." I struggled for words, realising that I had no idea what had gone wrong between Lisa and me. I was so busy celebrating on this new chance to court Mimi that I hadn't noticed "She's not really my type" I said finally.
"That's too bad" said Mimi "I was just thinking that after seeing her naked in the pool that you'd developed a thing for her. I realize now that it probably put you off her even more"
"Are you still dating Red Herring Jr?" I quizzed her, feeling that I was a little too egger to get gossip, but it had been a while since the talk in the library.
"Did he give you the impression that he was dating me?" Mimi gasped "That sleaze ball! I'm not surprised you though that though, he was hitting on me all weekend!"
My eyes lit up "So you're not dating anyone at the moment?"
"Well I'm still on the lookout" Mimi replied "Although I did see a cute guy hanging around here this morning."
After taking a split second to recoil I gave and enthusiastic reply "Really? That's GREAT"
"His name's Ace"
"Ace? That's a BRILLIANT name! You're really lucky, I mean I..."
I suddenly froze. "He's called Ace?"
"Yes"
Ace appeared from around the corner of the house "Hey babe! C'mon, the burgers are getting cold!"
I looked on open-mouthed "Ace? What are you doing?"
"Showing a good looking gal a good time" Ace grinned, smug as usual "Unless you were trying to move in on Mimi here"
I blushed "I was merely trying to rid Mimi of mood swings and provide stability in her life before she's whisked off with another man!"
"Don't give me crap!" Ace laughed "I've been talking to Dad. You've been head over heels for her since the company picnic"
I gasped. Dad knew all along! But surely he wouldn't tell Ace just like that would he?
Mimi turned to face me "You fancied me? Why didn't you just tell me instead of blubbering like a love-sick idiot?"
'Gee, because I was a love-sick idiot ya think?' That's what I felt like saying to Mimi. But I couldn't shout at her now. If I wanted her to like me I needed her to see the real me. And the other me just wanted to smack Ace right in the face.
Mimi freely let Ace put his arm around her. "Ace here knows how to speak his mind with brutal honesty"
"Yep, even if it only lasts for a few weeks when I go off with another girl" Ace laughed and they both walked off.
"Are you nuts? He's just said he's going to two-time you!" I called after Mimi. But she didn't hear me.
"GARY!"
"Agh!" I spun around to see Lisa standing behind me. "Oh hi Lisa" I said timidly "Please don't hit me again"
"Hit you? Nah, I'm not going to hit you" She said, and then looked at me embarrassed "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have hit you in the first place"
"No, no! Why shouldn't you have hit me?" I protested, convinced I was in the wrong.
"I turn up on the doorstep, ask you to go out with me and you refuse? Well if that's a crime to add to your criminal record..."
"Ok, ok, so maybe you did over react" I reasoned
"I slapped you hard right in the face!" said Lisa "I didn't know I was capable of that. You know I hate to see you get hurt like that...from me. I actually...you know Gary...I actually have feelings for you. I'm not just saying that. The moment I met you I just felt really weird inside that I didn't feel for any of my other of my boyfriends"
"Same here" I found myself saying "When I saw you naked, I wasn't attracted to you because I saw you naked, it was because of something different I felt, like the weird feeling you had, deep down inside...oh I'm rubbish with words! Will you go out with me?"
"Yeah, that's what I was getting to say" Lisa said.
I smiled, even though I'd been in this situation once before.
real story line is the road trip, similar to the one in "A Goofy Movie" with Goofy, Pete and their sons, hence the title "A Scooby Movie" (Bet you never knew that). A lot of topics are arising at the moment; I'm surprised by the way it's turned out myself. For example: Which girl, if any, is Gary
going to end up with? Lisa hates him because he chose Mimi over her and
Mimi could well be dating Red Herring Jr!
Chapter Four: The Barbecue
The first act of kindness Dad showed to the Jones's was inviting them to a barbecue. Dad couldn't cook to save his life but anyone who has had a barbecue would tell you that is far from the point...right? I mean, apart from the company picnic where I met Mimi, Barbecues were also a very good place to meet girls. However, seeing as I was having...issues with the two particular girls that would appear at this barbecue, that idea somehow defeated its suggestion.
Then the final Straw. My brother Ace.
Ace had been at Grandpa Rodgers's farm, helping them out for the past two weeks and had just returned triumphantly last night. Mum was delighted as Ace was her most favoured son. It was sad really, as she had almost seemed to lose interest in me after he was born and now she doesn't pay much attention to me at all. The only thing that keeps me going was that I had counteracted status. I was Dad's favourite son and I was proud of it. However, Dad at least paid some attention to my other sibling, so Ace never knew what it felt like for me to be rejected by my mother. I sometimes tried to mention my absence to her, to Dad but then he would go on his "Me and your mother love you very much, you understand that?" routine, as many parents might have done to you sometimes.
However I had no time to cry. Ace's return worried me because he always seemed to screw things up and get away with it in less than five seconds flat. I never have quite worked out whether this was intentional because he seemed intent on destroying my life but only accidentally? It didn't make sense.
A fine example followed, as Ace threw a basketball towards the door, which soon fell and hit me on the head. He could well have been aiming for the ball to bounce back off the door but then again he could have thrown it at me deliberately.
"ow" I said, slowly enough to show him I was in pain.
"Missed" he replied dryly, "Hey, do you think there'll be any chicks at this Barbecue?"
"I know there will" I replied, and then smiled to myself, satisfied that I'd seen more female naked flesh that Ace had ever had.
"How do *you* know?" He grunted
"Well I know them" I said
Ace laughed goofily "Yeah, there your girlfriends"
"Ace!" I groaned playfully, although he never knew the truth.
We went out into the garden where the barbecue was already underway and the Jones's were already arriving. Mimi was looking more beautiful than ever and fortunately I seemed to have gone off Lisa altogether. Maybe this wasn't such a hard choice to make.
SLAP. I felt the sudden force off a girl's hand whacking me around the head. I quickly stumbled backwards and held my sore cheek. It was Lisa.
"How dare you dump me without even saying it to my face!" She cried
This annoyed me and a bead of rage trickled down the back of my throat.
"Hey, there was never a rule that complied me to go through with that dare!" I said, "I owe you nothing"
She slapped me again. Harder.
"Just because you saw me naked doesn't mean you can treat me like dirt!" She argued back.
She raised her had to slap me a third time, but then lowered it, tired of making the effort.
"I'm gonna get a burger" She sighed, fed up with the whole argument.
"Geez, I hope this doesn't happen *every* time I get dumped" I muttered rubbing my cheek as she walked away.
Without further ado I moved onto Mimi. She was staring into space, but soon snapped out of it as she saw me coming.
"How was the date?" she asked
"Date?" I asked her, confused.
"Yeah, I dared Lisa to ask you out on a date?" she said "How did it go?"
"Ohh the date! Well...ah...I...actually I...." I struggled for words, realising that I had no idea what had gone wrong between Lisa and me. I was so busy celebrating on this new chance to court Mimi that I hadn't noticed "She's not really my type" I said finally.
"That's too bad" said Mimi "I was just thinking that after seeing her naked in the pool that you'd developed a thing for her. I realize now that it probably put you off her even more"
"Are you still dating Red Herring Jr?" I quizzed her, feeling that I was a little too egger to get gossip, but it had been a while since the talk in the library.
"Did he give you the impression that he was dating me?" Mimi gasped "That sleaze ball! I'm not surprised you though that though, he was hitting on me all weekend!"
My eyes lit up "So you're not dating anyone at the moment?"
"Well I'm still on the lookout" Mimi replied "Although I did see a cute guy hanging around here this morning."
After taking a split second to recoil I gave and enthusiastic reply "Really? That's GREAT"
"His name's Ace"
"Ace? That's a BRILLIANT name! You're really lucky, I mean I..."
I suddenly froze. "He's called Ace?"
"Yes"
Ace appeared from around the corner of the house "Hey babe! C'mon, the burgers are getting cold!"
I looked on open-mouthed "Ace? What are you doing?"
"Showing a good looking gal a good time" Ace grinned, smug as usual "Unless you were trying to move in on Mimi here"
I blushed "I was merely trying to rid Mimi of mood swings and provide stability in her life before she's whisked off with another man!"
"Don't give me crap!" Ace laughed "I've been talking to Dad. You've been head over heels for her since the company picnic"
I gasped. Dad knew all along! But surely he wouldn't tell Ace just like that would he?
Mimi turned to face me "You fancied me? Why didn't you just tell me instead of blubbering like a love-sick idiot?"
'Gee, because I was a love-sick idiot ya think?' That's what I felt like saying to Mimi. But I couldn't shout at her now. If I wanted her to like me I needed her to see the real me. And the other me just wanted to smack Ace right in the face.
Mimi freely let Ace put his arm around her. "Ace here knows how to speak his mind with brutal honesty"
"Yep, even if it only lasts for a few weeks when I go off with another girl" Ace laughed and they both walked off.
"Are you nuts? He's just said he's going to two-time you!" I called after Mimi. But she didn't hear me.
"GARY!"
"Agh!" I spun around to see Lisa standing behind me. "Oh hi Lisa" I said timidly "Please don't hit me again"
"Hit you? Nah, I'm not going to hit you" She said, and then looked at me embarrassed "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have hit you in the first place"
"No, no! Why shouldn't you have hit me?" I protested, convinced I was in the wrong.
"I turn up on the doorstep, ask you to go out with me and you refuse? Well if that's a crime to add to your criminal record..."
"Ok, ok, so maybe you did over react" I reasoned
"I slapped you hard right in the face!" said Lisa "I didn't know I was capable of that. You know I hate to see you get hurt like that...from me. I actually...you know Gary...I actually have feelings for you. I'm not just saying that. The moment I met you I just felt really weird inside that I didn't feel for any of my other of my boyfriends"
"Same here" I found myself saying "When I saw you naked, I wasn't attracted to you because I saw you naked, it was because of something different I felt, like the weird feeling you had, deep down inside...oh I'm rubbish with words! Will you go out with me?"
"Yeah, that's what I was getting to say" Lisa said.
I smiled, even though I'd been in this situation once before.