Chapter 34: Wild Side

The title is implying something very crazy. Well... I guess we are going to find out what exactly it means? It only makes sense. Anyways... picking up where we left off last time...

Our crew of 4 (Ed, Double D, Eddy and Chris) went to Chris's house to discuss, yet another idea Eddy has, but this time, he got this one off listening to a song that he knows Chris likes. The latter can only wonder what he listened to, and more importantly, WHAT he has in mind.

Along the way to his house, Chris mentions to Eddy, "That was bold."

"Whatcha talking about?" Eddy responds.

"Your speech towards Lee. That surprised literally all of us. Did you even plan that out, or was all of that right there, on the spot? That was impressive either way though." Chris asked.

"You see," Eddy began to explain, "I just felt like she was not giving any room for anyone. Like jeez... Skylar had guts for speaking back to her, and Marie had even more for kissing Double D in front of her, holy cow! But yeah, it was right there, as you said."

Chris nods his head before saying, "I getcha dude. I was a little worried about Skylar though... she seemed very much like she was about to go off the wrong edge. Either way, glad she's fine either way, and you really impressed all of us. Am I right guys?"

"Certainly!" Double D said. "I will have to mention my personal thanks for assisting me and Marie with this relationship dilemma, this is proving to be much more difficult than I had I totally expected..."

"Don't worry. We will find a solution. Or solutions. Whatever happens, we got you covered. And hey, so does May and Skylar too. You got people willing to support ya." Chris said.

The group enter the house, and it seems Chris's mom went to either the grocery store, or perhaps visit a friend. Either way, Chris wondered a bit, but ultimately it helps him out, as he doesn't need to provide ridiculous reasons as to what they are doing. And so, our crew goes to Chris's room, and so... the "idea" begins.

"Alright Eddy... what song did you listen to? That's first."

Eddy thought for a moment how he could describe the song, and he went with, "It's a song about wanting a piece of some action!"

Double D was shocked to hear what Eddy said, while Ed didn't exactly understand. Chris, however, said, "So... 'Piece Of Your Action' from Motley Crue?"

"Yeah!"

"Where is he going with this?!?!?" Chris screamed in his mind, flabbergasted, before saying out loud, "What did that song exactly give you the idea for?"

"We could perform it in front of the whole school, and we get some rewards in time!"

Chris only laughed at that idea, "First off, we need to LEARN THE SONG! Second, come on! Don't be absurd about it yielding you some... 'action', or whatever the heck you seek from it. Lastly, we need people willing to perform it. I can probably do the guitar, but who's doing the other three parts?"

"Relax!" Eddy said. "I'm not saying we perform that song, it's a bit too slow for the people to enjoy. We need something catchy, something crazy, something so absurd!"

Chris was chuckling at this idea, secretly though, he likes it. He then says, "Alright... well, I can only think of some songs that fit all three requirements per se, but you'll have to pick."

"Whatcha got?"

"Take a look at my music collection." Chris said. "You'll find something I'm sure. I'm going to get a drink, so I'll be right back."

Chris leaves his room, to go get a drink, but Double D then says, "Eddy! You can't seriously be considering playing a song about saying ludicrous things towards females!"

"Relax!" Eddy responded whole laughing. "I'm not gonna pick anything ridiculous. We just need a good one, think about the rewards!"

Double D sighed before saying, "Well... I suppose it has better mortality than your scams. But the success rate of this is rather low!"

"We will work it out." Eddy said. "Besides... no rewards are received without risk, right?"

"I suppose..." Double D said.

Eddy scrolls through Chris's albums, before coming across an album that catches his eye. "Oooo... hello there."

What album did he find? Well, he found Motley Crüe's "Girls, Girls, Girls", and I think it's obvious why he likes the album. It's because of the title, save you the time of guessing. But the thing is, what song will Eddy decide to pick? It can't just be any, because his ideal song would have to have a catchy rhythm, and something that will get the attention of the crowd. So... what will he pick?

"I'm back." Chris said, entering the room. "You got something?"

Eddy lifts up the album, and Chris could only laugh out loud. "Wow! Alright, this is just getting more interesting. What song are you thinking from that album? It seems Motley Crüe are ever so prevalent..."

"The title track, that looks like a good one!"

Chris then mentions, "Have you even listened to it? Put it on first, then decide."

And that, they do. While they were listening, Eddy admires the style of the song, as he gets the thought of this song being perfect for what he wants to do. Chris ends up just casually listening to it, as he's heard it before, plenty of times. Ed was wondering what the title itself meant, but Double D? He had a face of embarrassment listening to the lyrics. After the song was over, Eddy spoke first, saying, "Perfect! Just we need!"

"Eddy! You can't be serious? Did you hear what the words to the song were?!" Double D said, shocked beyond shocked.

Chris laughs, as he find his reaction amusing and hilarious. "Dude... it's just a song! Relax, you're such a dramatic persona! Besides, there are WAY worse songs than that. Anyways... Eddy? Your thoughts?"

"Double D!" Eddy said. "You're gonna play the guitar for it, Ed can do the drums, I will do the bass AND vocals, and you'll do the second guitar."

"There's only one guitarist for that song... but if you insist." Chris said. "However, one important question dude, are you SURE you're gonna be able to sing the song without chuckling or any of that? Because a tiny mistake or two might not get noticed, but if you slur... yeah, this might not go well."

Eddy shoots a grin before stating, "Heck yeah! I know just what the ladies like!"

Chris likes the idea, don't get him wrong, but the thing is... is there a specific reason for why Eddy is doing this? Chris thought that Eddy was going to do the "initiative" with the whole plan with Lee, but it seems like he abandoned that plan 100%. Why? Chris decided to question Eddy later, when it's just the two of them, as he doubted Double D and Ed were going to add anything to convo, and Chris preferred to keep this, "below the radar", so to say.

"So, when we practicing? I wanna perform this on Monday!" Eddy asked.

"Whoa whoa," Chris said. "Monday?! That's only two or so days away dude! Plus, you ready think the school will just 'allow' us to perform like that?"

"Don't worry! They allow you to go up on the stage whenever you want. Plenty of people hangout near there. Besides... the amount of performances that occur are ridiculous!" Eddy responded to Chris's concerns.

"Okay," Chris spoke. "But there's another issue. HOW CAN YOU JUST EXPECT TO LEARN THE SONG IN TWO DAYS?! We all need time! We will at best get the first minute or so, if that!"

Eddy chuckles before saying, "That's why we will get the backup audio in case! Trust me, alright guys?"

"Eddy," Double D said. "This whole concept is absurd, and Chris has a good point. Our time is quite unpromising in terms of learning the precise notes and words."

"Can we just get started?" Eddy yelled out, annoyed.

"Umm... the instruments?" Chris pointed out.

"Right. Uh... to my house!" Eddy said.

Welp. Here we go again. This time, the lads travel to Eddy's home. As for how he has those instruments that they are going to need, apparently, Eddy's father has had his share of playing instruments in the past, that he has basically built a collection inside the garage. Funny enough, Eddy's dad is into much more older types of rock, but he still enjoys the occasional heavy tune here and there. Anyways, with the help of Chris and Ed, Eddy gets the equipment set and It seems as though he and his group can get started.

"Okay." Eddy said. "Hang on, what were the words?"

Chris facepalmed, "Give me a second. I'll get them printed, I'll just need some time."

Chris leaves in order to get the lyrics printed, and Ed asks, "Shouldn't we play it again guys?"

"Yeah, sure." Eddy stated. "Listen closely everyone!"

To cut the story short, they just listened to the song again. Eddy tried to do a "voice over", over the song, but he knew that he would need work. But remember, he has a backup in case this doesn't work. After some time, Chris comes back. "Got the lyrics here."

"What took ya?" Eddy asked.

"The process was slightly difficult, but nevertheless, we got it. Let's try it..."

And so, they play the track... again. At this point, Chris is getting just a little sick of the track, as good grief, it feels like he's just putting this on repeat. Eddy continued to like listening to it still, and he only liked it more as he listened to it. Talk about opposites, Hahahaha! Anyways, our lads spent like an hour or so practicing the song, and to say that it was complicated is a contender for understatement of the century. First off, Eddy forgot that there are backing vocals, so he assigned Chris to do that. Second, Double D would cringe at Eddy's vocals, and it didn't help the subject of he was singing either. Third, Eddy occasionally failed to say a word or two, which led to him slurring, and yeah, they restarted. Lastly, Chris burst out in laughter sometimes, although this was rare, as he just held it in, but he would slip. The more surprising thing is the fact that Ed followed the song's drums VERY closely! Granted, it would be off at some points, but Ed had the mindset for it. Again, surprisingly. The lads eventually took a break for half an hour or so... and back to the practice!

"This is absurd Eddy! Do you even have a plan for how we will replicate the sounds in the cafeteria?" Double D asked.

Chris spoke for Eddy by saying, "I can assist with that. Just lemme work my magic."

"Thank you Chris." Eddy said. "But come on! We've been doing well, right?"

"Depends. I still need to get the middle rhythm and the solo down better." Chris responded. "But Ed! You've been impressing us all dude! Where did you learn that?!"

Ed responds, "I keep my clothes soft and comfy!"

The lads only rolled their eyes, as it was yet another one of Ed's strange "professions". But it was fun tho, and they are thankful for that stuff this time. Moving along, the lads end up finishing their practice session at like 7 PM, as they felt like they were burning up their energy. All the lads felt different, Ed was... Ed. Double D still was unsure about this whole idea, as not only does this seem far fetched to him, but he is inevitably going to feel embarrassed about the topic that the song tackles. Eddy felt like he got it in the bag, he just was wondering for the lads would do. Chris was just normal really, god forbid he, or one of the others had to explain what the song was about. As... it's pretty embarrassing.

While they are in Eddy's room...

"Guys? I have a question?" Ed said.

"Yes?" Everyone responded.

"What's the song about exactly?" A curious Ed said.

So much for not saying what the song was about, hahaha! Wow. Anyways, Chris decided to say, as he was going to be able to explain it better than everyone else. "Hopefully the rating won't go up... Ahem! Well, this song is basically watching girls, that are really pretty, doing uh... dance moves. Also, the song is basically admiring the looks and dances of the girls too. That's basically what the song is about."

Chris toned down the actual meaning on purpose as... let's just say that if Ed began to ask for more details, oh boy, it would be a laughing stock for Eddy, and Chris too, in a way. Then again, the explanation was basically the meaning of it anyways, so there's not exactly anything else he could've added. I mean, does it really have to be more unnecessarily detailed and complicated? Didn't think so... haha!

"Don't worry Ed. That's all the song is about." Chris said, laughing in his mind, but hoping he didn't ask anymore about it.

"Gentlemen, while I've enjoyed our time practicing the fine art of music, even if it's not my personal preference, I would like to rest at my personal home." Double D said to the lads.

Chris agreed. "Yeah. Same here. I need to listen to other songs, because jeebus... I need a break from that song. It's still good though!"

And so; the lads decided to split into their houses, just to rest, because jeebus... it seemed like it was the whole day that they were practicing the song. Granted, they liked practicing it, but saving the process was going to be left for tomorrow, as they all unanimously agreed to do it for then. Anyways, everything is all and well, the lads simply rested themselves, just to relax really. Although, Double D has something going on at his house. Let's go check it out.

So, Double D is currently just in his room, taking a nap, as his mind was exhausted really. From the situation this morning, to the seemingly out of nowhere idea that Eddy has, and the extensive practice that and he the crew did? Yeah... a nap to rest at rest is in order for him. Although, around after an hour or so, he is woken up because of a noise he heard in his kitchen. Double D thinks it's probably either mother or father, but he gets up and checks what's up.

And uh... nothing. Turning on the lights didn't show anyone there either. Double D hears the noise again, and he realizes that it was just him being silly, as it's actually the fridge and that ice cube making noise it makes. We've all been there, right? Double D chuckles a bit, but he decides to resume his nap, as he currently doesn't have any chores around the house to do, and he would prefer to rest some more. After around another hour, Double D is actually about to fall asleep, but then he hears another random noise. But this time... it's 100% sure NOT the fridge, as it was louder. So, it's surely a person this time.

Well, Double D checks and... oh my goodness! Dinner is served apparently. But how did this dinner get made? It's not Ed sleepwalking, because when he does that... food is uncommon to find. And Double D has had no history of sleepwalking, let alone making food this late. The more strange part is that the food appears to be JUST made, like a minute or two ago. And there's a note too!

Double D opens it, and says, "Where you just left, I shall be. Summon me by eating the food."

Although just a little reluctant to do that, Double D decided to eat the food, which was just leftovers from a previous dinner. Whoever this was certainly took their time looking for the food. Anyways, Double D finishes, and again, a noise is heard. Upstairs. Double D rushes to see what the heck is making the noise. And, "shockingly", he doesn't see anything. Lights on? Well, there's a figure that has the shape of a person, who is below his blanket, but who is it?

"RAAAA!!!" The shape jumps at Double D.

Unfortunately, the blanket falls off, revealing... Marie, who then fell onto Double D.

"Marie?! You were scaring me!" Double D said, slightly concerned. Marie only laughed at him, saying, "Aww, did I?"

Marie only leaned in closer to Double D's face, just to be more intimidating in a teasing manner. And, a kiss is shared, while Double D is sweating quite a bit, yet Marie found it more cute than anything else. After a couple seconds or so, she says, "You wanna talk? Don't worry about my sisters, Lee slept early."

"Marie, are you sure it's still a good idea to be here?" Double D said, while getting up and sitting on his , "I'm more concerned for your own safety more than anything else currently. I'm not certain if right now is the best of times."

Marie's response was to just sit on Double D, and get directly on top of him, making this... uh... very suggestive, to say the least. Marie switches her voice to be fitting with a younger tone, saying quietly, "Please...?"

Double D, wow... he was just embarrassed beyond embarrassed right now! The thing was, he should've expected this from Marie, but it's a lot different to actually be in the situation, then to expect it, if that makes sense. Either way, Double D couldn't resist his girlfriend's ridiculous plots of temptation, and says, "It feels as though time is repeating... alright Marie. I shall talk with you. Shall I get you a drink first?"

Marie shakes her head as to say yes, and so, Double D, similar to last time, gets Marie a drink.

Hmm... deja vu much? Hahahahaha!