A while later, the girl and the three boys walk slowly down the sidewalk, Double-D pointing out every house and who lives there. After a moment, they stop and Hannah sighs. "What do you guys do for food around here?" She asks.
Eddy begins to drool, his greenish tongue falling almost to the ground. "Hey Hannah…got any loose change burnin' a hole in those pockets?" He asks, drool almost up to his ankles now.
Hannah clinks. "Uhm…I do have some money…what do you want?"
Eddy grows excited, clenching his fists and vibrating. "Only the best candy in the world! Come on!" He shouts loudly, racing off down the sidewalk. Ed follows him with a yell of "Yippie-ki-yay, candy today!" Double-D follows them both with a groan, and Hannah follows them all, head bent down to look at her feet and arms pumping at her sides.
A few minutes later, the friends stop at the candy store, Hannah and Double-D panting like dogs. Eddy presses his face to the window of the shop right away, drooling once again. "Look at 'em! Ain't they beautiful?" He swoons, sighing dreamily.
Hannah presses her own face and hands to her glass, her eyes going huge behind her glasses. "I sure do! DAAAANG!" She breathes, gaping. "How much are they?"
"Just a mere quarter." Double-D answers, smiling blissfully.
Ed falls to his knees beside Hannah, clasping his hands at her waist and making his eyes huge and cute. "Oh pleeeeease, Hannah, buy us some? Pleeese?" He pleads, making Hannah laugh as she pulls her face away from the glass. "Sure, sure. I'll be right back."
Upon seeing the girl enter the store, Eddy turns and gets a devious look on his face. "What a sap! She's buying us all jawbreakers!"
Double-D shakes his head, folding his arms. "I fully intend to pay her back, Eddy. This is her first day here, she doesn't need to be spending all of her money on us."
Groaning at Double-D's comment, Eddy begins to pace and rubs his hands together, and Ed, having fallen onto his stomach as Hannah walked away from him, begins to play with a small pebble on the sidewalk.
After what seemed like years, Hannah exits the store, holding four bright red candy orbs. Holding the door open, she smiles as Jonny and Plank exit with two white orbs similar to the ones Hannah holds. With a wave and a call, she walks to the boys. "Bye Jonny! Seeya Plank!"
The boys stare at her with wide eyes as she licks one of the candies. "What? Do I have something on my face?" She asks, tossing a candy to each of her friends before wiping her mouth with the back of her hand. Eddy's eyes go huge and he grins upon catching his candy, and he tosses the candy into his waiting mouth. Ed licks the candy a couple of times before, with a splash of drool, he shoves it into his cheek. Hannah watches them with wide eyes. "Dang! You guys must have tongues of steel!" She remarks, giving her candy a bigger lick.
Double-D stares at his candy, switching it from one hand to the other and looking at the former, which is covered with a fine red powder. "That's odd…" He mutters before looking up at Hannah. "What kind of jawbreakers are these?"
Hannah blinks, breathing in sharply and fanning her mouth with her free hand. "Jawbreakers? What're you talking about? These are the biggest fireballs I've ever seen!"
"FIREBALLS?" Double-D squeals, looking at Eddy and Ed, who are now sitting straight up side-by-side on the pavement. Smoke pours out of Ed's ears and nose, and he holds huge chunks of the pavement in his fists. His eyes water and tears pour down his cheeks, his mouth twisted into a frown.
Eddy is the worse for wear, however, his hair being on fire, his face bright red and boiling hot, smoke pouring out of his ears similar to Ed, and when he opens his mouth to fan it, his tongue is bright red instead of it's usual green.
Rushing over to her friends, Hannah whimpers, prancing back and forth between each foot. "Oh gosh, oh gosh, I'm so sorry! This is entirely my fault! Here, let me make it up to you!" She yelps, dropping her fireball and running back into the store.
Double-D gently sets his fireball down on the sidewalk, surreptitiously giving it a backward kick as he steps up to his friends. "Are you alright, gentlemen?" He asks, glancing behind him to see the orb rolling peacefully down the sidewalk and away.
Eddy's eyes overflow with tears as he tries to speak, but can only make choking noises. Ed blinks, suddenly perfectly normal. "Eddy sounds like the Aardvark killer machine sucking his unsuspecting rabbit boy victim dry!" He shouts, flapping his arms and making strange growling/slurping noises.
Bother friends stop and look at him in disbelieve, the awkward silence being broken by Hannah rushing out of the store once again with three real jawbreakers.
Shoving one in Eddy's mouth hurriedly and handing the others to Ed and Double-D, she sits down beside Eddy with a thud. "Goodness gracious…" She gasps, running a hand through her hair and looking around for her fireball. "I am so sorry, you guys. I thought you were talking about the huge fireballs, not jawbreakers…where's my candy?" She asks, raising an eyebrow at the boys.
Double-D gulps, a bead of sweat running down his head. "Oh dear..." He whimpers, glancing over his shoulder to see two fireballs rolling down the sidewalk a long ways away. Looking back at his friend, he adjusts his hat, and then taps his fingers together nervously. "I must have made a mistake…I apologize."
Hannah stands, shrugging. "Oh well. I guess I'll go back in and buy a jawbreaker."
Eddy, panting, looks at her, and, with drool leaking out of the corner of his mouth, speaks. "You won't regret it, but you will regret breathing when I get ahold of you!"
Hannah, standing and walking to the store door, blinks and turns to face him. "I thought royalty had people to do that for them!"
Eddy stands up quickly, clenching his fists and growling. "Why I oughta…"
Hannah yelps and scoots into the candy store again, shutting the door quickly behind her.
Double-D frowns, putting his hands on his hips. "Eddy please…" Stopping himself, he puts a hand to his forehead. "Eddy, she's new. Please at least try to show her some love and understanding."
"Love and understanding." Eddy mocks, fanning his hands on either side of his head. "Sheesh, Sockhead, you sound like a girl."
Double-D growls, clenching his fists at his sides. "Don't try me, Eddy."
Ed blinks, having been watching his friends with a confused look on his face. Looking at Double-D, he smiles, clasping his hands at the side of his head and batting his eyelashes. "Aww, Double-D has a nose for a girl!"
Double-D flushes, looking nervous. "T-The expression, Ed, is eye for a girl…n-not nose." He corrects, now fiddling with the hem of his shirt.
Eddy laughs. "Well, you got BOTH for Hannah!" He teases, pointing at the embarrassed boy.
Double-D shakes his head, fuming now. "I do not! Have you ever seen me have feelings for a girl other than Nazz?" He demands.
Eddy snorts. "Yes."
Ed cuts in, giggling. "Right now, Double-D!" They both begin singing the old rhyme about K-I-S-S-I-N-G, much to Double-D's chagrin.
After this had gone on for a while, Hannah exits the shop, a huge jawbreaker in her cheek. The boys stopping when she gets near then, she sits on the sidewalk beside Double-D. "You were right, Eddy, this candy is great! Hey Double-D, why're you all red? Is it too hot out here?" She asks, shading her eyes and looking up at the sun.
Eddy elbows Double-D in the side as she says this, and he responds with a small "ow."
Hannah ignores it, looking back to her friends. "So…uhm…are there any other kids here besides you three?" She asks, curious.
Ed leaps to his feet excitedly. "Lots and lots! I will go get them for you, friend." He says quickly, galloping off down the street.
As he leaves, Hannah watches him with one eyebrow raised. "Lots and lots? How's he going to get them all here?"
"He has his ways…" Double-D sighs.
