Chapter 31: Same Ol' Situation
How is this just a "same old situation"!? Aight, whatever. Ahem...
Well, my good lads, picking up where we left off... Chris and Skylar went to a tree that was nearby the school, and simply talked about some... rather important things. To save you the time, Chris simply was explaining ALL of the history between the Eds and Kankers. At least, the Eds perspective on everything. Needless to say, all of this information to Skylar, was just absurd beyond absurd. She would've never guessed that Marie acted like that towards Double D before. Either way though, she was still willing to have the three sisters as her friends, as Chris did mention that they seemingly stopped doing that ridiculous stuff.
"Wow." Skylar spoke. "The Eds told you about all of that?"
"Yes. Ridiculous, I know. If I were them, I would've retaliated in an ugly way if that went on for as long as they said. But, then again, I can't really say I know the Kanker's perspective on the way they saw things. I doubt it's any different though." Chris responded.
Skylar shook her head to signal that she understood, but then she asks, "So... why exactly did they stop acting like that?"
"Ask me?" Chris stated. "I would assume it relates to another story. Which... sorry dude, but we will have to talk about it another time. I'm just exhausted out of explaining all of that turmoil."
"It's okay." Skylar responded. "You know... I kinda wanted to ask you something."
Chris says, "Yeah...?"
"I... well... would like to perhaps talk to you more outside of here? Over the weekend?"
"Sure." Chris stated in a normal voice. "As long as your parents are fine with it, I'm cool with it. My mom is most likely gonna be home, but if she is, she'll invite you with open arms, do not worry."
Skylar smiles at that statement. At least they will not run drama between trying to organize the whole thing.
The two of them sit there, in slience really, as neither of them know what to say to each other. I mean, obviously it's not like there's hidden tension or some random feud, but it seemed like they hit a roadblock. Then again, Chris is currently under the influence of the potion he took earlier this morning, so while yeah, he isn't nervous... he also isn't energetic. That sounded like a bad thing, but remember why he is doing this. Anyways, in order to break up the slience, Skylar asked, "Why did you actually wanna come here?"
"Huh...?" Chris said, not fully understanding her.
"Did you actually just wanna talk to me, or was it really to get away from everything that was about to occur?" Skylar explained further.
"The latter." Chris responded. "Look, I would've been on Marie's side on the whole argument, but I wanted ZERO part of that endless back and forth yelling that was about to occur. That's the reason."
"I see." Skylar says. "I still don't quite get it fully, truthfully, but I'm on Marie's side too. She should be allowed with anyone she wants. Who is Lee to decide that for her?"
Chris rolls his eyes and says, "You read my mind."
The two were staring at each other, and... just a silent 10 seconds before they broke it off. Neither of them said anything, just... stared away. Although, Chris did say, "I will say, even though it wasn't the main purpose of coming out here, talking to you is nice."
Skylar responds, "Thanks. I really appreciate it."
Chris actually realizes he has another question for Skylar, so he proceeds to say, "Hey."
"Yes?"
"So... I've actually been curious about something." Chris said.
"Yes?" Skylar repeated again, just more... extended.
"What is-"
Chris was interrupted by the fact that he heard the bell ring, and the two of them knew what that meant.
"Nevermind. When we talk... how's tomorrow?"
"Sure... but I don't know what your address is." Skylar told him.
"I'll tell ya once school is over. Let's get to class, and not be late, shall we?"
Skylar simply nods to say yes, and the two of them proceed to go into the building. Luckily, the two of them were not THAT far from the doors, as they kept that in mind in order to not be late. But oh boy... they missed out on what seemed like the apocalypse.
When they go to Spanish...
"Oh boy..." Chris said out loud.
"What's wrong?" Skylar said, with a hint of concern.
"Well," Chris explained. "We are about to find out what the heck we missed. I hope it's not too severe..."
That's the million dollar statement right there! Anyways, once they take their seats, Eddy then says to them, "Where the heck did you guys go?!?! You missed everything that happened!"
"Long story short, I, and Chris too, didn't want to get involved." Skylar responded to Eddy.
"Oh man, you guys are in for a treat when we get outta here..." Eddy said, very ambiguously to the two lads.
"Yeah... I bet." Chris responded to Eddy.
For the record lads, the rest of classes just had unspeakable tension. In fact, what was usually a bunch of chatter during the last classes, turned into slience that everyone knew was just awkward. But who was to speak of what happened? Not Ed, not Double D, not Eddy, not Chris. And... well... not May, not Marie, not Skylar either. Everyone simply just sat there. Oh yeah, speaking of Double D and Marie, the two of them ended up being 20 minutes late to class, but luckily for them, Mr. Muta understood them, as Double D explained the whole situation to him, therefore, any and all trouble they were excluded from. Not that they would get any, but... okay, better choice of words, any and all POSSIBLE trouble, they were excluded from. Anyways, the two lads were mostly fine for the rest of the day, but they both agreed to talk as soon possible about what the heck is the plan now really. One thing that was an issue though was... Marie didn't exactly want to go home, as oh boy... I don't think it's any wonder why that's the case. Double D decided to tell her that he will get a plan by the time school is over.
On the flip side, before Double D and Marie returned to class however, the former decided to patch up the latter, as... is it any surprise that she had to get patched up after what occurred? I didn't think so. Anyways, while Double D can't do the possible internal pains (obviously), he does what he can for the outer pains, as he can very much patch those up. Of course, Marie is thankful for this, as... rare is it for a persona to care for someone's wounds to the extent that Double D did.
At the end of school...
"I don't like this..." Skylar said.
"Me neither." Chris responded. "But tomorrow, we will talk some more alright? Oh yeah... here you go by the way, my address for tomorrow. See ya then?"
Skylar smiles a little, and says, "You betcha dude. I'm glad to meet ya outside of here soon. If only the circumstances were better..."
"Hey, don't worry." Chris states. "It's not ALWAYS going to be because of world wars occurring in the cafeteria."
The two share a bit of a laugh at that statement, before Skylar says. "Yeah, I getcha. Anyways, hopefully things go well for us tomorrow. See you."
And the two share a hug, like usual, and they split up. Chris goes to his friends, and notices an unusual situation. Hey, going against the title there! Regardless, what he notices is that Marie and May are accompanying the lads, which is unusual, because usually they just go to their trailer and then the boys go their own route. Not this time.
"Hey uh... what's going on?"
Eddy was the first to speak, saying, "We need gotta meet up dude. But where?"
"My house." Chris immediately responded. "My mom isn't gone today, as she's at work, so we are free to meet up and discuss... well... what in hell's name I just missed."
"You are in for a story." Marie said.
Chris notices that Marie looks... very beat up, to say the least. He then says, "You seem like you took a hit dude. You alright? I assume Double D took care of your marks?"
"I'm fine. And yes, he did. Isn't that right?" Marie said, while pulling Double D closer to her. Double D, of course, had to respond, so he said, "Indeed. Although, the recovery of such damage could take a while so... Marie, please ensure you don't engage in anymore physical contact like that."
"Oh don't worry. I won't. Except... this."
What is this... "this"? It's literally a kiss. And it leads into a whole making out thing between the two, before Eddy, after 10 seconds or so, says, "Jeez guys! Get a friggin room for crying out loud!"
And the two of them stop, before realizing what just happened, but they didn't mind it. However, Chris stated, "Save it for when we are done. We aren't out of this at all."
After around 5 or so minutes, they all get to Chris's house, and take their seats in the living room. Ed and May say together, and so did Double D Marie. Eddy decided to sit on a solo chair, as he didn't want to be the 5th wheel, so to say. Chris does the same thing, although once they all settle in, Chris offers drinks (not THOSE drinks) to the lads, and then they starts speaking about what the heck just happened.
"So... what did I miss? The full complete story! No making up!" Chris stated.
"Well, to cut the story as quick as possible..." Double D began to speak. "As you saw, Ed accidentally stated the fact that me and Marie were in a relationship, and unfortunately Lee proceeded to act in a very uncivilized manner, in terms of responding to the whole situation. This escalated into an argument between Marie and Lee about the authenticity of the relationship... in which... oh goodness..."
"What?" Chris asked.
"We fought for a bit." Marie said, continuing the story. "She got most of the hits, I'll admit, but she knows that I don't back down easy, so I payed her back. Some teachers got in to stop us though. And that was the end of that."
"That's all?"
"Yeah." The couple responded.
Eddy then joined in the conversation, "Where did you and Skylar go? You threw me, Ed and May off!"
"Eddy, me and her already explained it to you." Chris said. "I didn't want to get involved with the whole thing, and she didn't either. So we went outside and just talked, avoiding the whole situation."
"And what happened? Hmmm...?" Marie asked, teasingly.
"For heaven's sake..." Chris said in his mind, before then stating, "I already know what you're thinking. It was NOT a romantic escapade."
"Sure..." Marie said, before laughing.
"We have something to resolve." Chris reminded. "And we can make fun of me later, once we get this crap fixed. Got it? Thank you."
"But what exactly can we do now? Lee isn't going to listen!" May exclaimed.
Chris thought for a bit before saying, "I have an idea. But... it requires well... quite the 'support', dare I say."
"Details?" Double D asked.
"Well, we can all together explain why Lee's whole concept of 'Double D equals bad' is incorrect. First off, dude... were you faking this whole thing, I would INSTANTLY call you out about it. Second, and Marie, feel free to disagree, you haven't done anything that warrants some questioning, correct?"
"Of course he hasn't!" Marie said, making Double D blush slightly. Chris then continues, saying, "Yeah. We gotta explain it to her. But today is absolutely NOT the time, as she is most likely too frigging furious with... basically all of us. Tomorrow, we, or should I say, me and the Eds, will visit. Most likely in the afternoon, so be ready."
"But what if a scene occurs like today? Or those other two times!?" Eddy asked.
"Relax." Chris said. "I will handle it differently. I'll go on the more defensive side, not offensive. I've done the latter too much."
"At least you care enough not to hurt her more." May said.
"I mean, I can easily do it over and over... but that's pointless, I wouldn't want to, and... need I explain more?" Chris said.
Well, at least we won't be getting repeats of the situations back at the Pit, and the night that the Eds were kidnapped. So, new flavors! Nice!
"Now what?" Ed asked, who has remained silent.
"I think we split at this point. Unless you wish to do a hangout?" Chris said.
"I'm in!" Eddy yelled.
"Count me in too!" Ed yelled out in unison.
The girls were kinda conflicted as to whether or not they could spend some time with the lads, because if they don't return home soon, Lee COULD get angry at them, and they certainly don't need that right now. But... on Marie's side, she wants to spend more time with her boyfriend outside of... well... "private" interactions. And May? Well, she wants the same thing with Ed, except in her case it's because she wants to talk to him more outside of school. The two of them are now on a REALLY great basis, as they are no longer having awkward pauses between their turns talking, and in general, the two of them seem to play off each other. So... the girls say, "Heck yeah!"
"Double D?" Chris asks.
"Certainly. It will be a deviation from our usual time of only us four." Double D responded.
In the time that they were spending together as a trio of six, they basically spent time playing some board games Chris brought out. He found them in the scrap box his dad had in the garage, and while the boxes were... in quite rough shape, the games themselves had everything you needed in order to play. For example, there was a Monopoly board game, and it had everything, although the manual had some rough wear. Another example was a 500 piece puzzle of a painting, specifically, Mona Lisa. The Monopoly game ended up in Marie winning, as she had actually played this game before, and the puzzle ended up being finished by Ed... very surprisingly. Anyways, they spent an hour in total doing that, until Marie mentioned, "We would like to stay, but if we don't get home... Lee won't be happy."
"Fair enough." Chris responded. "Take care you two!"
"Adios Ladies!" Ed yelled out, and waves at May in the process. May ends up blushing at that a little, before leaving out the door. Marie speaks to Double D however, before leaving, saying, "I'll try saving some pain, but take care sweetie!"
Double D smiled at her before sharing a kiss, and Marie leaves through the door. Well... now what's next?
"It seems we have the rest of the time to do anything we want." Double D stated.
"I need a break dude." Chris said. "I'm just sick of this nonsense right now, and I want to rest up a bit at least."
Eddy responded to Chris, "I getcha. Come on guys, we will meet up later."
Chris reassures the lads by saying, "Don't worry, it's just that I want a break and rest, nothing more."
The lads bid their farewells for the day, and they all split into their homes, off to do... well, whatever they feel like doing. If you're Ed, it's probably read some comics and eating gravy while you're at it. If you're Double D, it's probably working on some possible school work, or looking at a new type of experiment. If you're Eddy, you're probably looking at some magazines... of some stuff. And if you're Chris, you're probably listening to some Metal or watching some hilarious videos. Take your pick!
However, what about the girls?! Well... uh...
May and Marie both are nervous, as they go home, because it feels like it's a giant wheel spinning determining how Lee is going to be when they get home. I mean, after what occurred in the cafeteria today, is it any surprise that they are thinking that way? I doubt that. Anyways, as they keeping getting closer to the trailer, while Marie might not be the most "forceful", "strong", or whatever of the sisters, she is clever in more ways than one. Of course, she only plans to do... whatever she plans to do in case Lee starts to freak out on them both, but if she does, Marie will not hesitate.
Where is this going...? I have no clue.