Disclaimer: I do not own Spongebob Squarepants or any other characters from the show. I do own the characters of Melissa Jackson and Aquarius.
A/N: This is the second part of Chapter 3. This will explain why Patrick isn't so bright sometimes. Also, there'll be a hint of slash that will occur in future fanfics between Spongebob and Patrick, but so far they are only best friends. Please review my chapter and advise me if I need any correct with spelling and grammar. Enjoy!
Rating: PG
Pairings: None
Melissa Jackson
By
MJ19AQ
Chapter Three: Breakfast At Patrick's: Part Two
-Flashback-
"Gary didn't have anything to eat earlier," Melissa asked Spongebob, having a ketchup bottle on her hand.
"No, I gave him a little bit of snail food this morning. He just enjoys Patrick's cooking," Spongebob replied.
"Oh," Melissa said. Spongebob smiled at Melissa while Gary happily munched away at his breakfast.
-end Flashback-
Melissa was about to pour some ketchup on her eggs when Patrick interrupted her. "Hey Melissa. Would you like something to drink...." Patrick asked Melissa but suddenly got a sharp pain on his head. "Ow! Ooohhh........my......head.....it hurts so much," Patrick moaned, sitting down and rubbing his head.
"Are you alright, Patrick?" Melissa asked, standing next to Patrick, rubbing his back comfortly.
"My head........it throbs," Patrick replied, wincing in pain. Spongebob got up from his seat and went up to Patrick, rubbing his head gently. "Don't worry, Patrick. I'll go and get your towel," Spongebob said. "Meow!?! (Is he......!?!)," Gary asked concerned but Spongebob interrupted him. "He'll be fine, Gary. I'm just going to get his towel," Spongebob replied to Gary.
Spongebob went to the kitchen and grabbed a towel from one of Patrick's drawer. Spongebob walked up to the freezer and got a tray of ice cubes from the freezer. He placed the tray on top of the towel. Flipping the tray upside down, Spongebob shook the tray free of all the ice cubes and wrapped the ice cubes with the towel. Spongebob turned the sink on with cold water running. Spongebob wet the towel throughly, making sure that the towel was wet completely. Spongebob turned the water off and dumped all the ice on the sink. Re-entering the room, Spongebob walked up to Patrick with the towel in hand. He pulled up his own chair and stood on the chair.
"Sit down, Melissa. I'll take care of everything," Spongebob said.
Melissa sat back down at her own chair, watching Spongebob as he carefully wrapped the towel around Patrick's head. Spongebob made sure that the towel was firmly held in place but also that the towel wasn't too snug, cutting off circulation from Patrick's head. "Shhh.........It's alright. The pain will go away, soon," Spongebob softly whispered to Patrick while rubbing his head gently. "Don't worry.......I'm right here. Just relax......I'm not going anywhere," Spongebob softly said as he gently kissed Patrick's head and continued to rub his head. "I'll never leave you."
Patrick moaned softly as Spongebob continued to rub his head gently and softly. Melissa looked at both Patrick and Spongebob.
"Did I miss something," Melissa thought, "Both Spongebob and Patrick are showing so much affection for each other. Could they be....is it possible that they're......together?" Melissa looked at Gary. "I'll ask him," Melissa thought.
"Hey Gary. Do you know if....." Melissa said but was cut off by Gary. "Meow meow. (No, they're only friends. But I know what you mean.)" Gary replied.
"Gary seems to know what I'm thinking of," Melissa thought, "Both Spongebob and Patrick must feel something between the both of them. It seems that both could be more than just friends. But, I guess they both don't realize that, yet."
Melissa continued to watch Spongebob and Patrick. Patrick leaned on Spongebob, who was rubbing Patrick's head gently and continually.
"Is the pain going away?" Spongebob whispered softly to Patrick. Patrick nods in response to Spongebob. "Good! Just relax.......," Spongebob softly replied, "Don't say anything. I'll be right here......So, you have nothing to fear." Spongebob kissed Patrick's cheek softly and gently then he turned his attention to Melissa.
"Patrick gets these really bad, painful headaches but not too often," Spongebob explained to Melissa while rubbing Patrick's head, "He usually has to lay down and rest his head. Whenever I'm around, I usually get a really cold towel, wrap it around his head and rub his head gently until the pain subsides from him. This is another reason why Patrick tends to be slow......sometimes." Spongebob turned his attention to Patrick. "Can I tell her the story?" Spongebob asked. "Yes," Patrick whispered softly, half-dazed and relaxed.
"All throughtout his life, Patrick was always smart," Spongebob started to explain to Melissa while rubbing Patrick's head gently, "When we were at school together, he would help me with my math, english, and social studies homework and he never let me down. Even when bullies would constantly pick on me because of my cheerful nature, Patrick would always stand up for me. He never allowed anyone to hurt me or trash talk about me. Even in high school, Patrick always managed to help me out when I had a little trouble with my homework. Patrick was a straight A honor roll student and he always encouraged me to do my best. After graduating high school, Patrick entered Bikini's Bottom Community College and got his degree in Business Management and also his contractor's license, since he always wanted to build things. After College, Patrick right away got a job as a construction worker. He was doing that for a couple of months until he was promoted to a contractor manager and girl.....he was a damn good contractor! He was always punctual, precise and he got the job done. Patrick would always show the construction workers what should be done, the precise measurements, how each material was to be used properly and how the building should be constructed. He was the best in the field and he was in high demand for every business that needed construction done."
"Wow! I would never have guessed that Patrick was a contractor," Melissa responded, amazed. "It's sounds like he did a lot of hard work and he earned his reputation of being the best contractor in Bikini Bottom. Wow! I'm amazed."
"He was the best. He had made a lot of friends in his business," Spongebob further explained, "But even with his busy schedule, he always managed to have some fun with me and we did. We hanged out and had a good time. He never disappointed me. He's the bestest friend a guy could ever have. Things continued to be that way for awhile but one day, everything changed. It was a Saturday morning and Patrick was at a construction site on the far side of town. He was constructing a large office building for a major company. I think the name of the company was Kelpo. Anyway, Patrick was going over the floor plans with his co-workers. He wanted to make sure that everything was going smoothly and that everything was on schedule. The company that Patrick worked for had hired some crane operators from a different company to help with the project. As Patrick was finalizing everything for the co-workers and telling them what needs to be done, one of the huge cranes malfunctioned and a beam pole that the crane was descending quickly to the ground. Patrick saw this and immediately told everyone to evacuate the construction site. The beam pole never hit the ground because it stopped descending and was right at the level where Patrick was. Soon the beam pole started to quickly swing to the left, heading towards a construction worker who was getting his tools. When the construction worker saw the beam pole coming to his direction, he was frozen at his place. Patrick saw the beam pole coming towards that construction worker and he immediately ran toward him and shoved him out of the way to safety. The construction worker was fine but Patrick wasn't so lucky. Right when he pushed the man away from the beam pole, Patrick was hit on the head by the edge of the beam pole. Patrick immediately was knocked down unconscience. The beam pole that hit Patrick just moved further to the left before it snapped from the cable and crashed on the ground. Even though Patrick was wearing his safety helmet for protection, that beam pole hit him pretty bad. The construction worker immediately called the ambulance for help. Luckily, no one else was hurt because Patrick had everyone evacuate from the construction site."
"T....that's terrible," Melissa tearfully replied, sobbing, "Poor Patrick."
"I...I was getting ready to go to the construction site to have some lunch with Patrick," Spongebob explained sobbing, "when I received a phone call saying that Patrick had been in an accident and that he was badly injured and had been sent to the hospital. As soon as I heard the news I just dropped to the floor and cried," Spongebob sobbed, "I....I was all choked up......" Spongebob couldn't finish his sentence due to the fact that he was now crying. Patrick rubbed Spongebob's back in small circles. Spongebob looked up at Patrick with cried red eyes as Patrick wiped a tear away from Spongebob's cheek.
"Don't cry, Spongebob," Patrick whispered softly to Spongebob, "It'll be alright!"
Spongebob looked at Patrick with a sparkle in his eyes. He tenderly kissed Patrick's forehead and continued rubbing Patrick's head more gently.
"Spongebob. You don't have to continue on if you don't want to," Melissa said. "I'll understand."
"No. I...I want to finish my story," Spongebob answered Melissa, wiping away his tears away, "Anyway, as I was saying I was all choked up about hearing the news that Patrick had been badly injured in his job. Immediately I bolted out of my house and went next door to Squidward's house. I asked Squidward if he could give me a ride to the hospital since he had a driver's license. He must had sense that I was distressed for Squidward didn't say a word but he took my hand, put me inside his motorboat and drove me all the way to the hospital. After Squidward left, I went inside the hospital and into Patrick's room where he was recovering. The doctors told me since Patrick had his construction safety helmet on at the time the accident occurred his injuries weren't that critical. Patrick had some brain damage that would require months of therapy for him to recover. I stayed with him in the hospital by his side all the time. I never left Patrick. I always stayed with him. A couple of days passed since the accident had occurred and the company was investigating the cause of the accident. It turned out that the crane operator had showed up to work completely drunk. Since he wasn't able to decipher where he was or his surroundings, he had dropped the beam pole which ended up being tangled in some of the other crane wires that prevented the beam pole from crashing down to the ground. The company that owned the crane flatly denied that they had any knowledge of their crane operator being drunk. Since Patrick wasn't able to put a lawsuit against the company, I put it for him. Patrick signed all the proper documents for filing the lawsuit against the company but I represented him. Throughtout countless weeks of going back and forth to the courts and having to give Patrick's testimony for him, the judge agreed to give Patrick a settlement of Fifty Million Dollars for damages and also for compensation that the crane company had to pay. Of course, the company appealed to the judges decision but that appeal was denied. Still......It's a small price compared to what happened to Patrick. The company who hired Patrick let him go a week after the accident. Patrick had been working for that construction company for two years and he was the best....they just brushed him off. All those friends and business associates that he made instantly left him but I stayed with Patrick. I never left him. Patrick stayed in the hospital for about a year. He went through physical therapy and speech therapy. Things that he knew how to do, he had to restart learning all over again. Patrick improved and he didn't give up. After leaving the hospital, Patrick lived with me for awhile so that I can help him continue to recover. Little by little he started regaining his memories and doing things on his own. After some time, Patrick had recovered enough to live on his own, so he moved into a fairly big enough rock that was just one house over from mine. But.....all that Patrick worked hard for was thrown away by the accident."
"What an ordeal both of you had to go through," Melissa said, "Man.......that's tough."
"One thing did come out good from all that tradegy," Spongebob replied, smiling, "my friendship with Patrick grew stronger and we became even better best friends. I wouldn't trade that for anything else in the world. So......now you know why Patrick gets these headaches and why he can be slow sometimes."
"Wow. I.....I'm just shocked about all this stuff you both had to endure," Melissa said. "But I'm glad everything worked out in the end. I can see that the two of you have a really strong friendship. I hope that one day that our friendship can be just as strong, between you, me, Patrick and Gary."
"Ha ha ha ha. It will be," Spongebob laughingly replied, "I just know it will be."
Melissa smiled at Spongebob. Melissa looked at her plate of food. "Oh. I was so caught up in your story that I forgot about my breakfast," Melissa said. "I think that I'll try it right now."
"Go ahead," Spongebob replied, still rubbing Patrick's head. "We'll just watch you take your first bite." Melissa poured some ketchup on her eggs and mixed them together. She got a fork and picked up a portion of eggs. Spongebob and Patrick watched intently as Melissa slowly put the eggs in her mouth and started to chew on them. Melissa blissfully moaned as she continued to chew on her eggs.
"Well," Spongebob and Patrick asked at the same time, waiting for her reply.
"Mmm........This......this is absolutely fantastic," Melissa blissfully replied, swallowing her eggs, "I've never tasted anything so good as these eggs. They're absolutely wonderful. The texture, the flavor, everything about these eggs......it's just so amazing." Melissa turned her attention toward Patrick. "You're an excellent cook, Patrick. I have to give you credit. These eggs are so delicious. I can't wait to try the rest of the food." Patrick blushed at Melissa's comment while Spongebob hugged Patrick, making him blush even more. "See, Patrick? Melissa loves your cooking as well as I do. You should open up your very own restaurant," Spongebob happily replied, looking at Patrick. "Awwww............Spongebob," Patrick responded, blushing hugely, "You're embrassing me."
"Aren't you guys going to eat," Melissa said while eating some bacon.
"We will,"Spongebob said. Spongebob turned his attention to Patrick. "Do you still have pain?" Spongebob asked.
"Nope. The pain went away," Patrick responded. "You go ahead and eat your breakfast. I'll put this towel away and join you shortly."
"Okay, Patrick," Spongebob replied. Spongebob carefully unwrapped the towel from Patrick's head and handed the towel to him. Spongebob got off his chair and placed it back to his position across from Melissa. Spongebob sat on his chair and started to eat his breakfast. Patrick went back to the kitchen and hung his towel at the edge of his sink. Patrick re-entered into the dining room and served himself his breakfast. Patrick's plate was filled with hashbrowns, tater tots, two slices of pancakes and waffles, two slices of bacon and one muffin. Patrick sat down at his chair and happily ate his breakfast. For a couple of minutes, nothing could be heard but the sound of munching and crunching as the everybody continued to eat their breakfast.
"Mmmm.........so good," Melissa said while swallowing her food and eating at some tater tots, "the toast, the bacon, the hashbrowns......oh, I just can't get enough of this food." Melissa turned her attention to Patrick. "Can I get some milk, please?" Melissa politely asked.
"S....Sure, Melissa," Patrick hastily replied, while swallowing a piece of pancake. Patrick got up and grabbed the pitcher of cold milk. He poured some milk into Melissa's glass.
"Thank you, Patrick," Melissa said.
"No problem, Melissa," Patrick replied back, placing the pitcher back on the table. "I'm happy to serve my goddess."
Melissa took a sip of the milk. Melissa's taste buds went wild as she felt the creamy liquid slid down her throat, tickling her tongue.
"Mmmm......so delicious and creamy," Melissa said, licking her lips blissfully. "So sweet. This is the best milk I have ever drank and I'm usually allergic to milk." "Meow!( I agree!)" Gary replied.
" I think I'll have some more," Melissa said. Melissa continued to drink the milk, savoring every drop. Spongebob and Patrick smiled, happy that they were able to satisfy their guest. Soon the table was empty of all the food. There was nothing left except for some empty plates and full bellies.
"Oh.....my," Melissa responded, patting her full stomach, "That was the best breakfast I have ever eaten. I'm so full.......I can't move." "Yeah! That hit the spot," Spongebob replied, patting his stomach, "Patrick always makes a wonderful meal." Spongebob looked at Patrick, who was blissfully rubbing his stomach, content of the meal that he just ate. "Meeeeooooooow! (Soooooo full!)," Gary said happily. "You said it, Gary," Patrick responded, patting his stomach. Patrick let out a loud belch. "Uh........excuse me," Patrick apologize, blushing. "No need to apologize, Patrick," Melissa explained. "This is your house. You can do whatever you want to do here."
"True, I can do whatever I like here," Patrick said. "However, it's not proper to express such a loud noise in front of a lady, especially when you're a Sea Goddess."
"But Patrick, I'm not......" Melissa sat upright, starting to explain to Patrick but he cut her off. "No, no. No need to explain, Aquarius. I'm just glad that you enjoyed your meal that I made."
"I think that food went to Patrick's head," Melissa thought.
"Oh guys! I forgot to ask you something," Melissa said, reaching into her pocket and pulling out two ticket vouchers. "I ran into a guy who was dressed in a peanut costume. He was really nice and he gave these two ticket vouchers to the Goofy Goober Parlor. I can use one for myself and bring two other guest for free and I was wondering if you guys would like to go with me!?!"
"THE GOOFY GOOBER PARLOR!?!" Spongebob and Patrick excitedly said, looking at each other. "Sure, we'll go with you. Yahoo!"
"Wonderful!" Melissa happily responded. "By the way guys, what is the Goofy Goober Parlor?"
"Are you kidding," Patrick replied, "It's the best place to be. It rocks!"
"It's the swangest joint in town," Spongebob explained. "Everybody who's anybody goes there. It's a fun place."
"Oh, so it's kind of like, a club," Melissa replied.
"Not really. But they do have a bar and a stage plus live entertainment," Spongebob said.
"Hmm........," Melissa pondered. "It sounds like a club to me. I was thinking since the tickets are good for tonight how about we go in the evening around eight o' clock."
"Sounds good to me!" Spongebob happily replied.
"We're going to party tonight!" Patrick excitedly said.
Melissa, Spongebob and Patrick laughed, enjoying themselves and each other's company.
"Hey guys, what time is it?" Melissa asked. "Let's see," Spongebob replied, looking at his watch. "It's 10:30 am." "We've only spent one hour eating breakfast and chatting?" Melissa said. "Well. I thought it was longer than one hour that we spent here. So.......what do you guys want to do for the rest of the day?"
Spongebob and Patrick looked at each other and smiled. "Jellyfishing!!!!!" Both Spongebob and Patrick gladly replied.
Melissa looked puzzled. "Hmmm........Sounds interesting. What is jellyfishing?"
Spongebob and Patrick started at Melissa but then smiled at her. "Jellyfishing is a sport," Spongebob explained. "And we're going to show you how to jellyfish today. I just need to get my gear that's in my house." Spongebob took Melissa's hand. "Come on. Let's go jellyfishing!"
"Spongebob, shouldn't we clean up this mess?" Melissa said. "Nah!," Patrick responded, walking up towards Melissa. "We can do that later. Let's go jellyfishing!" Patrick wrapped his arm around Melissa's arms and led her toward his ladder with Spongebob and Gary following behind them.
Well, that's the end of chapter three. Pretty long huh. In the next chapter, Spongebob and Patrick show Melissa all about jellyfishing. Squidward is briefly mentioned here but I'll introduce him later on. Melissa explains why she can breathe underwater. Please review my chapter and tell me if I need to improve on my spelling and grammar.
Thanks!