Chapter 29: Remember Tomorrow

All the boys really did for an hour or so was just watch the rest of a random movie Eddy picked, as only like 60 minutes or so were left, so it fit perfectly! Either way, once it was over though...

"Chris, have you felt anything else from the potion?" Double D asked.

"No." Chris said. "Now, I'm not saying that this is a perfect test for this thing, as you gave a pretty small dose of the stuff. Maybe next time, we can see if we can try with a higher dose. But be careful though. As for this dose though... yeah I'm not feeling anything right now. Nothing bad, just normal."

"Are you still... not nervous?" Eddy asked.

"No, again. Well, I'm sure it will wear off soon, it's been an hour or so, so... yeah." Chris stated.

Double D was overall satisfied with this result, as the only questionable thing to him was the length of the effect, but nothing too serious to him at least. Regardless, Double D went on to say, "Gentlemen, I do believe it is time for us to be heading to get some rest. We shall attempt to investigate this potion further and see what else can be done about it."

"Roger that. Let's go guys. Thanks Double D! This will help Eddy our for sure." Chris responded.

"No worries." Double D told the lads. "Just get some rest now everyone, as school won't be tolerant of us not resting!"

And rest, they all went to go to. Eddy wanted to talk to Chris about the plan some more, but the latter insisted that they talk about it some tomorrow, due to him being exhausted and wanting some sleep really. Eddy, although slightly disappointed, agreed in the end, then again... he wasn't planning JUST YET to do this whole idea he had.

Next morning...

Everyone just got up and did their usual routines for their mornings, on this Thursday morning. The crew of 4 grouped up together to head towards the school building, but then split into the two groups that, you know... have different classes? Chris and Eddy to Math, and Ed and Double D to Spanish. Regardless, once they arrive, Chris notices something very surprising.

"Oh wow. Skylar is here already."

"I'll leave ya to it." Eddy whispered.

And so, Chris goes over to the table he shares with her, and says, "Surprised that you're here earlier than normal."

"Mom insisted I do that... so I did. Granted, the teacher always comes later than me, so it's not that unimportant." Skylar explained. "Perhaps I could convince her otherwise later."

"Really? Huh... that's strange. Either way... uh, happy to see you, as normal."

"Me too. Oh yeah, remember what I told you about yesterday?" Skylar responded.

"Yes. What's that all about exactly...? That confused me."

Skylar chuckles before saying, "I'm just gonna say this. Have another eye that observes."

"That is supposed to be a clue? What in the..." Chris, confused, said in his mind, but then he says out loud, "Okay, Skylar? This is making literally no sense. Is this like some sort of riddle you got for me or...?"

"No silly!" Skylar said while laughing. "I'll... okay, just wait for tomorrow."

"Why I feel both concerned, yet curious, I'll never know..."

Chris decides to simply roll his eyes at the ridiculousness that Skylar is doing.

Tell ya the truth lads... this school day was very uneventful for our group. For the most part, sum it up like this: Double D and Marie, as usual, shot each other their "hello" looks, Eddy still thought about the plan, Chris and Skylar talked some more, Ed and May were surprisingly getting along on a really good basis now. Of course, this doesn't mean love at all yet, but it could lead to something special. We don't know yet. Anyway, the end of the school day came faster than you can see your watch, and the lads were glad it came quick, as while uneventful, the classes were tiring to some of the lads. Expect Double D, after all, he IS the brains of the operations. Either way you roll the dice, the last class for the peeps ended, and off to the exit they went!

"Hey Chris! We gotta talk some more about the plan, if you get my drift!" Eddy shouted out.

"Sure. One second." Chris told Eddy, before going over to Skylar, who was about to leave. "I can only hope that... whatever the heck you have planned tomorrow isn't something really bad."

"You're so stupid." Skylar said, somehow both jokingly and seriously. "In a good way. Just trust me, okay? I promise you that... well I won't say you'll love it, but I hope you like it. I gotta go okay? Take care!"

A hug between the two is shared, and Chris responds, "You too."

Chris and Skylar split ways, and Double D and Marie are currently in the VERY quick process of doing the same thing. Marie simply sticks her tongue out and winks at him, and Double D just waves at her to say goodbye. He then joins his group and says, "Gentlemen, I do believe we have more planning to do for Eddy's plan."

Everyone started to walk to Double D's house, as they all agreed at lunch, secretly of course, to discuss more ideas for the plan, and how to improve the potion. However they can. Anyways, Eddy stated, "I think I should get the fanciest dressing!"

"Why?" Chris asked.

"Because! We gotta look good for all the ladies!"

Chris sighed while chuckling, "You're being absurd yet again. Dude, you're not doing anything fancy, remember? It's just a simple thing. Okay? Keep it small, believeable, and just don't go overboard."

"Can you at least pick out the stuff that you think will fit?" Eddy said.

"Yes." Chris responded. "Remember though, I cannot help you out with everything in existence for this. As, keep in mind, Lee doesn't trust me, not a single bit."

"I get that." Eddy said.

Once they arrive to Double D's house, Double D had a list of the supplies he used for the potion, as he felt that in case something were to happen, he can always look back to the paper in case something bad occurred with some dose, or if, simply put, he doesn't quite remember the certain ingredient(s) he needs/uses for the thing. Anyways, Double D decided to make another dose, but since he already has a good idea as to what is used, how to mix things, the timing... do you really need all the details? He can just do it much more effectively, quickly, and... yeah.

However, the other three lads decided to take their time to help Eddy plan the whole thing. Chris brought up an idea. "Why don't you just say something to reassure her about your intentions. Then, you write down the question that will signal your... asking out? No better way to word it, but you get the point."

"Paper?" Ed said, pulling out a random piece of paper.

"Yeah! This will work! Wait... where's a pencil?"

Ed also pulls one functional pencil, which surprises Chris, as he didn't expect that. Either way, Chris wrote down a basis for Eddy to build off of, and once he wrote it down, Eddy got the paper. "Whatcha think of the that?"

"What do you expect me to do with this?" Eddy said.

"Rewrite it." Chris said. "So that it doesn't look like I wrote it. And, REMEMBER TO WRITE YOUR NAME DOWN! If you forget to do that, she will have no idea who it is asking this. Got that?"

"Yeah yeah, shut it! I gotta get this down." Eddy shouted back. Chris chuckles, before Ed pokes him, saying, "Goldfish?"

"What?"

"Goldfish?" Ed asked, proposing the card game.

"Oh! Okay, sure... I'm not certain how to play though..."

"Let me teach you mister!" Ed yelled out excitedly.

Chris and Ed spent their time playing a random game of goldfish, in which the former won, only because Ed was unintentionally helping Chris beat him. Although Ed didn't mind at all, as he wanted to teach him how to play better. It's not like Chris didn't know per se, it's just something that he almost never plays. Regardless, the game only lasted about 10 or so minutes, give or take. And, Eddy, our good lad, finished editing the note so that it sounded like him being the one who wrote it. He went up to the lads and informed them of the news.

"Hey guys!" Eddy yelled out. "I got something."

"Oh yeah? Do tell!" Ed yelled out in excitement.

Eddy showed the lads the paper, and begins to read it.

"Dear Lee, I know that this is hard to believe, especially for myself, but I want to talk. Not in that way yet, geez, just NORMALLY. So, yes or no?"

"That's all?" Chris said.

"Yeah. I couldn't make much, and I wanna save the best for when we begin the actual thing."

"Show, don't tell eh?" Chris, who was surprised, responded. "I like that mindset. When should we deliver this? Or, should I say you?"

"Lunch? We can pretend to be late to joining the group. I'm sure they won't get suspicious." Eddy said as an idea.

"Got it. But we must be quick about it, as if we take too long, someone might get suspicious about us." Chris responded.

At least our lads have a time set for doing this plan, as god forbid they do it inbetween classes. Oh... Double D would have a field day with that. Actually, speaking of Double D...

"Gentlemen, may I please have a word?"

All three lads nodded their heads to say yes, and Dou le D begin to speak. "Well, I've managed to speed the process of making the potion by quite a bit, now that my past experience has assisted with doing so, we should be ready to test very soon. Chris, will you be willing to test the next dose once more?"

Chris laughs a little before stating, "Heck yeah! Gotta make sure Eddy isn't gonna break suddenly. Anyways, yeah, I'm up for it. In fact, I have just the perfect situation to test it in."

"Let me guess," Double D said. "Something occurred between you and Skylar?"

"Well, not exactly. She was teasing me about some secret that she had planned for me tomorrow. Now, I personally have no idea what the heck it could be, but I'm not exactly very... I guess you COULD say all confident about the whole thing." Chris explained to Double D.

"Hmm..." Double D wondered. "Be sure to listen to her to see what she has in store. For all we know, it could be a gift!"

"Dude." Chris said. "I've known her for JUST below a week. Don't you think that's a bit early to be giving gifts yet? Maybe that's just me."

"Jesus, this guy lives in denial." Eddy thought in his mind.

"I suppose that's a fair point. Maintain an open mind Chris, and I'm sure all will be well." Double D responded.

"Gotcha, so in the morning, I'll take the dose, and see if anything changes!"

Double D passes the dose to Chris, and this time, it's basically the size of two and a half apples. Granted, Chris isn't gonna chug it all, that's ridiculous. He will take his time taking it, as chugging down stuff like that is unlikely to be in the realm of "good". Either way, Chris takes it, and saves it for his home. Eddy then said to Chris, "We got anymore plans really?"

"Hmm... video games? The movies are getting a little old for me now. I have to finish up something in a game anyway."

"I'll join you fellows in a second. Please give me sometime to ensure that the equipment for said potion does not risk any compromises while we are gone." Double D responded to Chris's little offer. And off to check it, he went. Double D sighed in relief, as lucky for him, nothing horrid happened, as one time, he accidentally messed up his room badly because of mixing two chemicals that don't go well together accidentally, thanks to Eddy pulling a prank on him that particular day. And on everyone too, come to think of it huh? Anyways, Double D simply organized everything to ensure it was in order before setting off with his friends.

While Double D was happy to hangout with his friends, don't get him wrong now... he was starting to miss a particular someone. Yeah, that's obvious. Marie. It's been a while since they hung out, but that's due to the fact that communication between the two has progressively become much more difficult, due to their thing about keeping the whole relationship a secret. The two of them know that, sooner or later, they WILL have to reveal truths. Don't get it twisted my good friend, because regardless of what happens to the two about it, both of them will still love other, no matter what.

The rest of the day was spent doing JUST that, along with some other things between the lads. It was different in the sense of, the games they played were different. Some were shooters, adventure type stuff, fighters, etc. It was all friendly sparring in games. Well, unless you were Eddy, who intended to brag WAY too much about beating either of the other 3. Of course, Chris, knowing more about the games than Eddy, shut him up by beating him in the games... and where the bragging mouth go? Yeah... we know. Anyways, smoothly transitioning back to the main point, at around 9 PM, just like before, the lads all went to sleep, as they just one more day of school and boom! Weekend baby! Of course, Chris still has his potion fill to test tomorrow, just to do one more, and hopefully last, test.

Well... let's see what tomorrow holds in store!!