Chapter 24: 5 Minutes Alone
At around 5 PM, the boys met up at Chris's house to have a random but fun hangout session. They spent their time actually watching really terrible movies as a joke, which, made all 4 of the boys laugh really hard, as they watched the terrible acting, obnoxious music, hilarious plots, eye-rolling special effects, and other flaws that you can name for movies, which are QUITE A LOT. Chris and Eddy kept laughing at the bad parts, Ed seemingly... enjoyed it? Then again, his movies usually have budgets of what seem to look like your average cup of coffee, not by a studio. Anyways, Double D, being the persona he is, simply pointed out the flaws in detail, which didn't really bother the other lads, as Double D said his observations after the movies were over, not during them. After around 2 and a half hours, it was around 7:45 PM, and the lads decided that they had enough of the terrible movies, plus, Eddy almost hurled on accident due to laughing too much. Now THAT would be a sight, heheh...
"Alright my friends, maybe another day we can continue this, as this just hilarious, hahaha!" Chris said, laughing still.
Everyone shared another laugh, and Eddy chimes in and said, "That stinks, but I get ya. Let's go guys."
"Take care Chris!" Double D told him, along with Ed too.
"No worries my friends. See ya!"
And with that, the Eds split to their homes, all good home in a good mood, as the movies were simply too funny in an ironic way. Either way, Double D, upon entering his home, found something strange. There were bread pieces leading towards his room as he followed them. He was confused, because is there any reason why he would leave this stuff, leading to his room, even?
"That's strange..."
He follows the bed crumbs to his room, as he thinks that, perhaps there's an answer there? It would be ridiculous if say, an army of pigeons invaded his home. That would be excessive for him to handle. Once he enters his room however, he finds... nothing? Well, okay, not EXACTLY. He finds more pieces of bread of course, but he finds a FULL piece of bread on his blanket, with writing? It is with mustard that says, "Turn."
Double D is afraid to do this, as this sounds more like a serial killer move. But... it isn't. It's just Marie, who snuck in his home somehow. And, what a shocker, he kisses him, and just like last time, she falls onto him on his bed, and continues to kiss him. Double D is chuckling in his mind, as he decides to return the favor to her. After a minute or two, she says, "Someone is late."
"My deepest apologies Marie. Me and everyone else got caught up in the time we spent watching movies, as it was quite the enjoyable and hilarious ride, dare I say." Double D explained to Marie. Marie laughs at him, and says,
"I getcha sweetie, no problem. Like my trick?"
"Honestly I thought someone had broken in and was attempting an assault." Double D said while chuckling a little. Marie grins at him, saying,
"Well, you got it easy with me, don't ya?"
Double D just shakes his head as to say yes, before Marie laughs at him. She then tells him, "So... there's quite a lot of things to talk about. Can we talk for a while?"
"Sure, considering it's not as late as before, we have more time to speak with each other. Before we talk, mind if I get us some water?"
Marie says yes, and Double D goes and gets two glasses of water for him and Marie from his kitchen. A couple seconds or so later, they start to talk about the several things that need answering.
"So Marie, how is Lee after... well... what occurred on Sunday?"
"Well... I'm surprised that she isn't needing us to help her move. She is actually surprisingly good enough for school, just some band-aids and stuff. I hope to god she doesn't cause reckus in school. Mr. Antonucci I heard is quite the principal. I'll make sure she doesn't act up, specially with Chris. Jeez... just what has to happen for her to not react in an angry manner?" Marie told Double D.
"Honestly Marie, I'm not certain as to why Lee keeps acting this way. Especially since every time she proceeds to do so, it ends up in failure, and her sustaining several injuries. It's not going to benefit anyone, and I'm beginning to get concerned for her wellbeing," Double D explains to her. "Plus, are you sure she can handle the whole situation?"
Marie laughs a little, before telling Double D, "Ovenmitt! Relax! She can take the hits, but her problem is simply... jeez, she thinks she's supergirl or invincible. But trust me, I told you before, but she doesn't screw around with me or May. But she likes to win, but doesn't like losing. I can only hope she quits this, because at this point she's like what, two for zero?" He chuckles a little before stating,
"That's quite true, although you also have a point with who's won the most. Let's just hope she doesn't freak out, although I believe that, unfortunately, I cannot fully assist with this." Double D said, slightly upset. Marie simply hugged him tighter than she already was doing, and tells him,
"Just calm down, okay? I will handle her. If nothing else, I can't even begin to imagine what else can happen with school started and all. And tell ya the truth, I DON'T want that." Marie said, raising her tone at the end of her sentence. Double D, slightly concerned, decides to simply deliver a kiss to her forehead, although he was nervous doing so, as he's hardly done this stuff before. He then brings up,
"Marie, are you sure we will be able to keep this whole thing between us going? I am very concerned as to-"
Cut off by a kiss to the lips. What else could Double D expect? Either way, Marie tells him afterwards, "Don't be silly! I only expect issues from Lee and that Kevin dweeb, but I'll manage them, don't you worry. Even then... sweetie! Think about it! Who would have an issue outside of who I said?"
Double D realized that he felt kinda awkward, but at the same time, he was glad that he noticed in time. Realistically, Marie was correct. Nazz? She usually never picks fights or pokes at others. Only rarely has she done that, but not noticeably anyways. Rolf? He would at most question how it happened. Jonny and Plank? They would just think it's either normal or strange, but nothing insanely serious to them. Sarah and Jimmy? Well, Sarah might be slightly jealous, because she likes Double D a bit too, but not as much as Marie always has. Jimmy might not even be aware of the fact that it's an Ed and Kanker dating, and decide to celebrate instead. May? Well... she actually knows, but she's actually proud of the whole thing for her sister. As for anyone else, it's already obvious that Ed, Eddy, Skylar and Chris are fine with it, so that's basically it. Although, Double D asks Marie, "Has anyone else found out about the whole thing?"
"May. Don't worry, she is fine with it. I wanted to tell you earlier, but I forgot. I told her sometime after we finished talking on Sunday. She's actually happy for us!"
Double D's nervousness spiked up for a moment, but as soon as Marie explained the whole situation, he calmed down, and was happy. At least May won't be causing them problems. Marie then says to him, "Although... I guess Skylar found out too, but I'm sure she won't mind at all. She's a cool girl though." Double D responded,
"I haven't fully spoken to her, but it seems you and her get along well."
Marie laughs before saying, "I can't say as much as her and Chris!"
"Marie, while I might understand the implications of romance between them, they seem to only be great friends for right now. It's their decision if they decide to either become a couple or not. But I will say, I will support both of them. Also, didn't you and May invite her to lunch and break?"
Marie says, "Yeah. Skylar's actually new to the school like Chris. So, there's something they share in common."
Double D chuckles a little before saying, "Marie, I have a question for you."
"Yes?"
"Do you ever plan to tell Lee about this? I would like to know ahead of time if you do."
Marie sighed and said, "I don't know. If you wanna know why, it's because she just doesn't like things when they aren't in her own vision. I don't hate her for that, but when it comes to say, if we go on an actual date, or go somewhere together... do you actually expect her to just be fine with it? She's my sister, always, don't expect me to forget that. But, I just wish I could to talk her sometimes, as..."
Marie doesn't finish what she was saying, as she seems to start becoming more distant. Double D only could do one thing that could, MAYBE, calm her down, at least in his mind. Which, was simply to kiss her on the lips. Of course, she returns this to him, and it goes on for a whole minute, until Double D says, "Marie, you don't need to rush into it. Take the time as needed to explain everything. I would also like to add that conversation might open the doors to undiscovered reasoning behind certain actions done by Lee. I can only hypothetically assume of course, but only one person can explain it. And that would be Lee."
"You and those long words!" Marie said to him, chuckling a little. "Yeah, I get what you're saying. I'll think about it, after all, we have yet to go on a date."
Double D actually gets curious about something that's important to him, so he asks. "Marie, I am curious, when did the change in your behavior come around?"
Marie sits for a few seconds and breathes in before saying, "Well... honestly? I kinda realized that this whole... I don't know what to call it, I guess the whole thing, chasing you guys around, was just getting really old. I realized it around 4 months ago, but even before I was getting less interested in that, and more interested in YOU, if that makes any sorta sense. But, then when Chris moved in, and he said that you were dating someone, I didn't even know how to react. Yeah, I know I pummeled you to the ground, but let me tell you, I only did that because Lee most likely would've wanted us to. Then, when the pranks happened, I thought that simply... you didn't like me, and it would've never happened. So, when Lee told me the first time around to kidnap you, I decided not to. I figured I should've just been honest now, since it wouldn't have mattered either way. But... then you came with the truth, which I'm thankful you said. Hope you know that."
Double D smiled at her, saying, "Of course Marie. After all, the drama that was being started was getting out of hand, as while I suppose Eddy and Chris made up clever plans, there always comes a limit. Plus, I didn't like that stunt, and it was just at that point where, enough was enough. I shall admit, I am happy that it led to this. I'm really admiring your secret side Marie, and I wish to progress this further with you."
Marie proceeds to smile back towards him, and say, "Man, a date between us though? That's a dream for me."
Marie stares at Double D with a grin, but he just got an idea for himself and Marie, thanks to what Marie just said. It was true, the two lads had not gone on a date, and when it comes down to this sort of stuff, it was important, wouldn't you say? Anyways, Double D gets an idea for that, which he tells Marie by saying, "Speaking of which, Marie, I would like to invite you to a... oh dear... a dinner night?"
Marie's mood shot up into excitement, but she says, "Really? When? I can do anyday, I just gotta plan out an idea for an excuse and all."
"Would perhaps tomorrow work? At around 6:30 PM."
Marie thinks for a second, and she tells him, "Yes. It's a date!" Of course, Double D blushes at the sound of those words, and in fact, let's process this. Marie Kanker, the punk looking girl of the three Kanker sisters, is going out with Double D, the most nerdy, smart one of the three Eds. Dogs and cats are friends now. Anyways, the two of them decide to enjoy each other's company for another 30 or so minutes, after which Marie told Double D, "Alright, sweetie I gotta go. Even if I don't want to."
Double D shares a chuckle at her, and says, "Me aswell. Alright then, let me walk you to the door. Speaking of which, any... so called requirements of this... 'date', we've got?"
"Hmm... that you show up is good enough." Marie tells him, before sticking her tongue out and kissing him. Of course, while Double D noticed that there weren't HIGH beyond high standards for this date, he still wanted to prepare more than just the base level, as he wants to treat her right as much as he is able to. Of course, he knows that he can't do EVERYTHING, as Marie has her parts too, but even then, it is at HIS house, not Marie's trailer. Anyways, Double D walks Marie to the door from his room, and once she's outside, he says, "This bread idea is very strange Marie, where did you get this from?"
"At our date, I'll explain, okay? Good night sweetie." Marie says, hugging Double D and kissing him to say her goodbye. Double D of course says goodbye to her, and so, he locks his door, and heads up to his room, happier than happy, so to say. Once again, just like back when he asked her to be his girlfriend, he felt like he just accomplished something incredible for himself. He finally was able to ask a girl out for a date, something that he, just like before, would never, NEVER had expected to do. All he had to worry about was the decor and his looks at most really. Literally NOTHING on this ridiculous planet could down his high. Or, make him less happy. Or... you get the idea, he's just really happy.
As for Marie's point of view, she was also just shocked, but in a way that made her feel incredible, and on Cloud-9, so to say, She had expected HERSELF to be the one to ask him to a date, not the other way around, but a problem, this was not with her. Either way, she is currently thinking of ideas for what to wear, as she simply assumed automatically that Double D was going to attempt a fancy feeling to the date itself. Even if it wasn't the most fancy thing in the universe, Marie would still be fine with it. After all, she didn't exactly begin to like Double D for "fancy" things. Regardless, she kept thinking about what to wear still, but she decided to perhaps ask May for help. One thing is for sure, if May decides to pull a stunt... let's just say that it will a miracle if May doesn't need life insurance afterwards. Smoothly transitioning back to Marie's own thoughts, she kept thinking and thinking about the whole date. While yes, she is happy, she still finds it hard to believe Double D did this. She is very much proud of her "Ovenmitt", "Sweetie", and other names she calls him.
Huh... talk about a romantic stage, eh?