Chapter 26: Feel Your Love Tonight

Double D opens his door and... let's just say that he has never been amazed by looks as much as he is right now. He sees Marie dressed in that dark blue dress that May gave her, along with some heels to compliment her appearance more. And... to compliment her appearance more, her VERY dark eyeliner and all gives it more of a complete dark blue look. Of course, Marie still has her normal the normal shade of blue that she's always had. Not too dark, not too bright. Unbeknownst to Double D, Marie currently was looking at how he looked too, and she was actually impressed by what Double D wore, and thought that he was, lack of better terms, hot as hell. Looks can kill, now can't they?

"He-hello Marie! How was your trip here?" Double D said, breaking the very much awkward slience between the two.

"Good." Marie said. "I must say Double D, you're looking great."

Double D, being used to NEVER being complimented on his appearance, goes dead-beat red on the cheeks, before saying very reluctantly, "Thank you Marie. I must say that you are appearing really... uh... beautiful!"

Marie smiles at him before she enters the house and looks at the table and says, "Nice setup. How long did it take you?"

"Oh! Umm..." Double D said, realizing he had to explain that it wasn't actually him that setup the table. "I, uh... accidentally slipped the fact that we were having this... date with my friends. But they offered to help me prepare for this. Chris is actually the one who helped with the table, and assisted with helping me get an idea for my attire. Eddy and Ed gave advice-"

Double D stopped because he realized that he was getting into way too much unnecessary detail, and that it would seem like it wasn't possible for him to do it on his own. So, to stop his rambling, he concludes with, "They simply just helped me. I hope you don't mind the fact that they know."

Marie laughs at him, before she says, "Relax! At least they didn't make a fuss about it. Even then, I'll admit, May knows. But, like your friends, she helped me get dressed and even helped with keeping this away from Lee. Hope she doesn't get in trouble for what she did... but she can handle herself!"

And so, the two decide to sit down on the table. Double D decided to move the decor to the side, so that the two lovers could see each other without it getting in the way. However, when you go to dinner, you go to eat. And Double D has already planned what he was going to serve for him and Marie. It was leftover meat and rice that he had thanks to a previous dinner time he had a bit ago with his parents. So, he grabs two plates and starts reheating up the food, but not too much so that they don't have to wait a while. While Double D is doing that, Marie is currently anxiously sitting down, as yeah, she prepared as much as she could, anything can happen. She'll have to keep calm as much as she can, she thinks. Anyways, Double D is finished with the food, and so, he hands out the food, giving Marie the food first.

"Ladies first." Double D says, while chuckling.

"Oh you!" Marie says, kissing him. Before Double D sits himself down and eats however, he asks Marie, "Oh my... forgot the drinks. Would you like some uh... madam?"

"You don't have to call me fancy names," Marie said. "but yeah, I'd like a soda, if you got any."

Double D goes to the fridge to see if he has anything in store, and indeed he does! For himself, he decides to get water, as he doesn't drink soda very often. Either way, he gives Marie her soda in a wine glass, and puts the soda near the decor, in case she wants more. And with that, the two start eating. Around a few minutes after starting to eat, Marie says, "This is really good, did you just make this?"

"Ah, well no." Double D explained to Marie. "You see, a while ago, my and my family had a rare dinner together, and this was what we ate that day. We made a bit too much, might I add. So, because of that scenario, my parents told me that if I needed any food, there were plenty of leftovers I could heat up for consumption. I cannot really say I have eaten much of it, but I figured today was appropriate for that."

Marie smiles at Double D, before proceeding to say, "Well, someone's got a story for everything, don't they? If this is this good right now, man, I bet it was better when it was first made!"

"A reasonable assessment Marie." Double D, throwing a smile back at his girlfriend.

And so, the two lads ate and drank their food and drinks until it was done and over. Double D finished his food a little bit quicker than Marie did, and he already had an idea of what he wanted to do next with Marie, since it was basically more than just a "eat than gone" date. Right? Right. Anyways, Double D decided to wait until Marie was done before telling her what he had in mind in order to spend their company together. As for what exactly he has in mind, he plans to watch a movie or two with her, similar to how he did with the boys, expect it's... rather unlikely that he will watch the movies that he and his crew watched that day, as that's not fully what he is looking for with his lady, per se. Before he knows it however, Marie is done and done with both things, and she then says, "Alright, that was really good! You got anything else in store for tonight?"

"Certainly." Double D said. "Follow me please."

And so, the two peeps go to the living room, where Double D has he TV all set up for watching a movie with Marie. One issue. He doesn't know what exactly what movie, or MOVIES, Marie would wanna even watch. So, instead, he says to her, "I would like to watch some movies with you Marie. What movies would you like to watch?"

"Here," Marie responded, "Let me show you."

The two of them sit down, and Marie ends up picking a trilogy of movies called "Before", with the series going in order from Sunrise, Sunset, and lastly Midnight. The movies themselves aren't that long, with the longest being around less than 110 minutes. And so, the two of them sat down and start to watch the three movies. Double D didn't exactly expect Marie to pick THESE movies in particular, but he guessed that Marie simply wanted the mood to be more... "love", "romance", whatever term you wanna use, oriented than say, John Wick type stuff. Although, as Double D was watching the movie, he couldn't help but wonder... was there a specific reason as to why she picked this? The plot wasn't very... creative to him per se, but he connected some parts of it to his little thing with Marie. Maybe... just maybe... there's something underneath everything? But, until then, Double D shuts these thoughts out (mostly), and watches the movie. Around the end of the first one, Marie asks Double D, "What did you think?"

"Well," Double D said, "Even though the plot was pretty bare, to say the least, I would say it's altogether a pretty well made film!"

Marie smiles before saying, "Wanna watch the next two? I know I can't stay forever, but I'd like to if you don't mind."

Double D nods his head to say, before Marie starts the next movie and she decides to move in closer to him. Knowing what Marie basically is trying to do, Double D eventually decides to pull her closer to him, and she decides to lay her head on his chest. As he has never been in well, ANY situations like this, Double D felt his heart beating rapidly. But after some time, he just settled into it, and actually enjoyed himself with the presence of his girlfriend.

As the two of them, when the movies got to its more, "romantic" parts per se, the two of them basically got into the mood. What does, "the mood", mean? It's basically when the two people in a relationship feel their romantic feelings for each other; and either kiss, or hug, or both! What? That's literally what it is. Anyways, after the second movie finished up, Marie asked Double D, "Whatcha think?"

"I would say it's quite well made. A subtle improvement, for certain!" Double D responded. Marie smiles at him, before realizing that it's almost 9 PM, but she still has some time for another idea she has in mind for their little date.

"Double D," Marie says. "Close your eyes."

"Marie, what is-"

Marie cuts him off by putting her index finger over his lip, saying, "Just go along with it."

Double D rolls his eyes, and decides to comply with... whatever Marie is thinking of doing. After around 10 seconds, he hears, "Open up!"

And Marie has disappeared into thin air. Not really. Double D chuckles, as clearly Marie has done a "Hide and Seek" type thingus, So, to find her, he goes. He looks in some places in the living room, his kitchen, dining room, but no luck. Upstairs, logically, is where Marie must be. Somewhere. And so, Double D goes upstairs and goes to the hallway and sees his door open. Wow, it's totally not obvious where Marie could be. Although, Double D is well aware at this point that with Marie, it's never as simple as he would think. He goes inside and it's pitch black. Nothing is visible. Because Double D can't see, he is just slightly paranoid, as the only thing in his room, or person, is Marie. But where is she? Double D manages to turn on his lamp, and there's nothing below his bed, in the cloest, the restroom, the back of the door... you get the point? So... did Marie just leave suddenly?

"Marie!" Double D, who was confused, yelled out. "Where are you?"

The lamp gets shut off again, and Double D wasn't near it, so that only means one thing.

"Hey."

Obviously that is Marie, but she whispers that quietly, and Double D can only guess where it came from. He goes towards a random direction, and, lucky! Well, sort of, because Marie pulled him onto the bed, and Double D's shock is probably bigger than you currently imagine right now.

"Marie? What are you insi-"

Marie kisses him on the lips, having none of his questioning. Double D was feeling like he was in deja vu, as yeah, he was in a similar situation before, but this time... everything is different. But, one thing remains the same. Double D decided to give it back, as his mind entered a euphoric state the moment he felt the kiss, and nothing was on his mind, just the blue haired goddess (at least in his mind) in front of him, as truth be told, he hasn't been in a state of mind like that... well, basically never in his life until now.

While that's going on...

"Oh my god..."

Chris, Eddy and Ed were spending time watching what Double D was doing. And when they see what was happening, the former two start laughing.

"Dude!" Chris said. "He's REALLY going to it! I think?!"

"Yeah! Let's hope he doesn't stop in middle because of weak legs!" Eddy said, nearly dying of laughter.

"Shouldn't we help Double D?" Ed said. "Marie might suck his brains out of his skull! And Double D won't-"

Why did Ed have to say that? Because they started to laugh even more than they already were. Very poor choice of words. Oh, and Ed starts to laugh with them too, After a couple minutes of laughing, Eddy says, "Man, he got lucky!"

"At least we finally get something! Their little movie thing literally gave us so much time to kill on games! Good thing we got that at least." Chris said, before then continuing with, "I'm actually proud of him though. I expected him to almost quit after the dinner part of his date, but damn, he's pulling his weight!"

"You're right." Eddy said. "Double D really has it in him! We gotta prepare ourselves now!"

"What do you mean Eddy?" Ed asks.

"I mean," Eddy begins to explain. "We gotta get ready for when it's our turn to shine! I mean, Chris, you seriously gotta make your stance on Skylar sometime, as something tells me that you have nothing to worry about. Ed, you and May... are getting along more, from what I've seen going on. Me? I gotta get ready for a lady."

"Well," Chris said, "You should have some patience mate. As I've been saying for who knows how long, it will pay off to wait. For me, okay relax about Skylar. She's really... uh... pretty? I guess, but I just wanna give it more time. And even then dude, if I were to invite her over, I would strictly make it just a hangout thing. Not anything romantic. Look, if say she REALLY wants to take it romantically and all, fine, but until then... I'll wait."

"Jeez, it would be 5 years from now and you'd still be waiting!" Eddy said while chuckling, before he proceeded to say. "I'm just messing with ya, but I understand what you're saying. Have you even been in a relationship before?"

"Eddy, I'm pretty sure we've had this conversation in another chapter, but just to clarify, no. I have been asked out once, but I said no." Chris said to Eddy.

"WHAT?! Why did you say no?"

"One, I didn't know that person." Chris began to explain. "Two, she tried to force me into it by basically making a rumor that I was with her. It didn't work. Lastly, yeah she looked okay, but her persona? Oh my god, I just didn't like how she acted. So, all that added up to no. I would've NEVER liked that relationship. Just being honest."

Eddy was shocked at the fact that Chris just told, but he then says, "I think I getcha. Speaking of romantic stuff, what's our Sockhead doing?"

Chris readjusts the telescope they were using to see and says, "Let's see..."

It only makes sense to see what Marie and Double D are doing right now. So...

Double D and Marie were... STILL making out after 5 or so minutes. The former is still in the euphoria from earlier, and the latter still has... let's just say VERY strong feelings for her boyfriend. However, something incredibly unbelieveable happens with Double D. As he was making out with Marie, he realized that he put his hands on... yeah. Let's just say the "chest" part. Once he noticed, he IMMEDIATELY yanked his hands off and said, "Marie! I am so sorry! I did not mean to make you feel disrespected in the manner of-"

"Oven mitt!" Marie yelled, jokingly. "Relax silly! I totally understand what happened. Didn't expect that from you, tell ya the truth, but it's okay!"

No, it's not going where you think it's going. Calm your mind down, you dingus. Double D sighs in relief, as he thought he just broke a law BADLY, but Marie didn't mind, as she just explained. Although, Marie says, in a seductive tone to him, "One last kiss?"

Double D smiles at her before, of course, returning her favor and kissing her for an EXACT 30 seconds. He almost entered the euphoria-like state... but it wasn't like a bit ago so, he decided to keep himself in check. Still, he didn't stop himself from still admiring how Marie looked. After the kiss, Marie says, "I really loved this time with you."

"Me too. Again, Marie, you look beautiful." Double D said with a smile that couldn't be more genuine than genuine. Marie admittedly blushed a good bit, as the whole thing said from Double D was something that she would've never expected from him. Anyways, the two of them walk down to the door, and Marie decides to tell him, "Thanks for everything today. It was really sweet."

"Anytime Marie!"

Now, right before Marie leaves, Double D says, "Marie!"

"Yes...?"

The thing he wants to say is something is genuinely something he believes, but saying it in a manner that SHOWS that you mean it is... rather difficult to do,no matter who you think you are. Double D just spits it out and says, in his calmest tone, "I love you."

Marie blushes yet again at that, but she's also very stunned, believe it or not. In fact, her response to that is simply to kiss him, with as much passion per se, as she can... express, show, or do. After the 10 second kiss, Marie says, with a slight tear, "I love you too."

The two hug each other and... they bid their farewells for the day. Or night. Either way, Double D closes his door, and oh my goodness... his energy is shooting higher than the sky above the sky. He SAID the thing that is notoriously difficult to say or express, and she also gave it back to him. He's just happy, end of story really. In fact, the TV was at the credits and he decided to play a random song from a song streaming service, and the one that came in was pretty fitting for his mood. "Take Me To The Top" from Motley Crue.

After Double D got to the second chorus, he hears a ring at his doorbell, but he is majorly confused as to who that is. It's definitely not Marie, as she has FOR SURE left for her home. He goes to answer it and...

"Hey Double D!"

Chris greeted him, along with Eddy and Ed. Double D was only hoping that they didn't ask for details about everything, as... he wants to wait a bit.

"Hello fellows!"

"How did it go, huh?" Eddy teased.

"It went perfectly!" Double D said. "Marie and I really enjoyed each other company.

Chris and Eddy were both trying hard to hide their snickering from Double D, as they didn't want to expose the fact that obviously watched what he was doing. Chris QUICKLY intervened by saying, "Did the decor for the table work?"

"You'll be happy to know it did. Marie was pretty satisfied with it. How did you get the idea for the decor, pardon my sudden asking."

"You know what, how's this lads? Let's go and talk about everything tomorrow. We gotta get sleeping, and school ain't gonna tolerate us sleepy, so, let's go! Double D, I'll tell ya tomorrow, alright buddy?" Chris said.

Truthfully, Chris said that as, he and Eddy were very clearly going to fail hiding the secret if they stayed talking to Double D about what exactly happened. So, to save themselves the trouble that they might get into, Chris calls it. And everyone decides to go to their homes, in order to either do something before bed, or just sleep. Double D simply slipped into his pajamas, and off into dreamland he went. Who he was likely to be dreaming about is seriously not hard to guess, and if it is, you weren't paying atttention, were ya?

Talk about a lovely night, right?

Author's note: Sorry for the quite long wait on this, but I wanted to make sure it is as good as it can be, as I KNEW this was going to be an IMPORTANT chapter, so yeah. See ya in Chapter 27: A New Level!