Chapter 39: Welcome To The Jungle

"Ahem!" Eddy began to speak. "Everyone, may I have your attention please?"

Wow, quite immediately, they get everyone's attention in the cafeteria. Eddy then proceeds to say, "Hello there, we are here to provide you all with some quality entertainment! Now would you please give us four or so minutes to give you that entertainment?"

Not the best way to get the attention of the people, but with what they are doing... that's not exactly going to be an issue. Eddy then shouts out, "Three, Two, ONE!"

And then Double D, Ed and Chris start playing the opening of the song. Minus the motorcycle at the beginning, because... when has a drum, guitar or bass ever made a noise like that? Exactly. Anyways, the audience, immediately starts getting interested into what's being played, and it hasn't even been 30 or so seconds since they started. At around 35 seconds, Eddy begins his singing. He manages to say the first lines well, and following up to the "Girls, Girls, Girls" part, well... the audience's reaction is rather mixed already. Some are quite shocked, as some of the lyrics were actually... quite audible, so to say, and yeah. But, then there are the people who are actually cheering on for the lads.

Of course, it wouldn't be an event of this scale without teachers getting involved. The teachers who got involved are Mr. Muta, Ms. Sonya, and Mr. Araya. The two Misters are actually impressed, especially Mr. Araya, as he wasn't expecting this, and quite frankly, from 10th graders, it's a sight to behold. Sonya, while she appreciates the effort and dedication of the boys, she... well is slightly indifferent, so to say, to the song's lyrics, but nevertheless, she applauds them.

Speaking of the lads, the crew is now at the 1 minute and 30 second mark, and after another 15 seconds, Eddy goes into the bridge part of the song, where the line, "I'm such a good, good boy", comes into play. Eddy, while he was singing, he was doing expressions with his free hand, while also occasionally doing something like, skidding on the stage by doing that move where the person slides on their knees. Heck, he even did facial expressions here and there. While the audience was applauding and cheering on for him, Chris, who was witnessing literally everything, nearly couldn't believe two things. One, the fact that the audience is actually digging the song they are playing. But trust me, when it comes to something like this... that isn't a complaint. Plus, he noticed the teachers coming in, but they didn't even attempt to stop them, they actually joined in with the audience and watched them perform. Also, number two, he is having a hard time believing that Eddy actually went ahead with his ideas of doing things on stage (other than singing) to get the attention of the audience. Although, when it came to the part where he said, "I just need a new toy", Chris couldn't help but say, in his head, "Eddy... I can only imagine how you feel. But you're born for this dude... oh my goodness... haha!"

In the audience, well, the cul-de-sac kids are basically sharing the same mindset of shocked, stunned, and surprised. Kevin is most of all shocked that Eddy, of all people, had the guts to do what he is doing. The funny thing is, they came in at the one minute mark of the song, missing the intro and stuff by Eddy, but nevertheless, they are least going to witness the ridiculousness, and there's still plenty more to come!

Anyways, the lads get to the middle part of the whole song, and Eddy is surprisingly still "having his chops", let's say. His confidence was something quite unrivaled, and nothing demonstrates this more than what he proceeds to do. He invites a girl from the audience to dance with him, so to say, and the audience started to lose their minds. He was even singing while doing it too! Granted he didn't much to sing, as the second half of the song is where the solo, and instruments kickstart themselves. Eddy keeps the dance going still with the girl, and to say that the lads are shocked... understatement of the century I say! In fact, some more people get up on stage and start giving their moves and going near the lads, which Eddy didn't expect to happen, but hey! Gives it more of an energetic vibe!

Meanwhile, all of the girls are... well, they are all just mixed beyond mixed. May is happy for her crush, and she is beyond stunned at the drumming that Ed is showing off on stage. She never even half expected him, of all people, to be the drummer for this, but she isn't complaining. Marie is beyond speechless, as yes, she had no doubt her boyfriend had talent, but to THIS extent? Unexpected, but she is currently admiring him playing. Lee? Uh... she isn't even here. She had actually left once Eddy did the stunt of bringing a girl onstage to dance with him. I think you know why... yeah. Lastly, Skylar is cheering on for all four lads, with maybe a slight bias for Chris, but even then, she tries to be equal with cheering for the lads. And when Eddy did the stunt, she laughed quite a bit, because she never could've imagined someone actually doing that. Skylar goes over to Marie and says, "I think he's got you in a trap."

"Oh shut up!" Marie said playfully. "Let's just wait to see after this. Then he'll be able to talk."

Skylar punches Marie in the arm lightly before saying, "You idiot, he's clearly gonna brag about this afterwards, what do you think he's gonna do?"

Speaking of Eddy, after Double D finished the solo, the former finished this dance and so, whoever the girl was, went back to the crowd, before the lads get to the last 45 seconds or so. It's basically a bit more guitar, bass and drums, and Eddy proceeds to say. "Girls, Girls, Girls", one last time, just like in the song, and Double D tops the whole thing off by playing a tiny bit of guitar... and that's the end of the song.

The audience then cheers VERY loudly for the lads, and all four of them couldn't believe that, they actually just pulled it off. Yes, there were some mistakes, but even then, they were very much nearly unrecognizable to the audience, so they were gonna be fine. The people who went onstage went back to the crowd, and Eddy decided to speak once more. "Thank you, and thank you! You all are incredible! Before we leave off, let me give my personal thanks to the people who made this possible!"

Eddy walks to Double D, who is kinda nervous, before the former says, "Double D, our guitar guy, for playing all the sweet notes and making it loud! Cheers for him please!"

And so, the audience... well cheers for Double D. He actually decides to speak for himself, saying. "Thank you everyone for allowing us to perform. It has been quite the experience and pleasure."

Eddy moves on to Ed, saying, "Ed! The lump, the one and only! He's got the rhythms down for the song, and he's the one to credit for playing today! Cheers for him aswell?"

Cheers for Ed, the audience does. Ed simply put on a derpy, yet flashy smile towards the crowd, while waving his hand as to say thank you to them. And lastly, Eddy goes over to Chris, speaking for him stating, "And lastly, Chris! Cheers to you for putting the fourth piece of the puzzle. The rumble, the extra layer, if that's a thing, but you laid your best work bud! Everyone!"

And once more, everyone cheers, and Chris says, through the mic, "Thanks lads! It's all in the name of rock and roll!"

Catch that reference. Anyways, Eddy goes back to his position, and says to the audience, "Well everyone, thank you for the chance to play, and catch ya later next time!"

And so, they cheer for the last time, and the lads get together and discuss what happened.

"Eddy, that stunt with that lady was quite the move." Double D said. "Unexpected, but I suppose it does fit the overall theme of the song."

Eddy laughs before saying, "I'm surprised she played along. She was hot too! Tell you guys the truth, I wasn't exactly planning that, it just came outta nowhere, but that was awesome!"

"Oh sure you weren't planning that." Chris responded, jokingly.

One of the teachers, Sonya, came up to the lads and said, "Unexpected performance you four put up. That was actually quite impressive. But you guys should be careful because... I know what the song was actually talking about."

"Oh... well..." Double D spoke for the lads, but Sonya proceeded to say...

"It's fine okay? I'll keep it on the low, as some say, but try to make sure the lyrics don't exactly catch the attention too much."

Double D responded, "We very much appreciate that, Ms. Sonya."

"It's alright though, remember that." Sonya stated. "Anyways, great job you four. Hope you guys put in that effort for the work! Haha!"

"We will... try." Chris ambiguously responded. "But we will see you later!"

The next person, or rather group of people that come up is Mr. Araya and Mr. Muta. The latter speaks first, stating, "My goodness! That was exhilarating!"

"You guys put on quite a show." Mr. Araya stated.

"Thanks!" Eddy said. "We all got our set of skills, and charisma!"

Both of the teachers laughed at their student's ridiculousness, as it was all in fun, and besides, they know it's all FOR FUN! Anyways, Muta states, "Well, I hope you gentlemen have a wonderful day, I gotta go get prepared for class."

"See ya!" All four lads say to Mr. Muta.

Araya stays in order to tell the lads, "Will you four be doing anymore performances? I would be in favor for that."

The four lads glance at each other, before Double D spoke, "Well, Mr. Araya, it would depend on the song we would be performing, as it generally cannot exceed past five minutes at best, and it also has to be appropriate enough for the whole school, free of profanity and such. So, we will have to discuss it, OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL, may I add."

Mr. Araya laughs before saying, "Whenever you guys decide to do it, good luck, I'll be there in favor. Bye for now."

And so, the lads begin putting the instruments into their storage, first they start by putting the stringed instruments into their respective storage thingys. However, the drums?

"How are we supposed to store the drums in Ed's locker?" Eddy stated.

"We don't Eddy. We have to leave it here in the cafeteria, as we cannot carry it around to our classes, causing a massive distraction among them." Double D told him.

"Good point." Chris said. "Hey Ed? At the end of the day, we will come back here and get this."

"Roger roger!" Ed happily responded.

However, Eddy turns around to see a girl with a little slip. "Wait... you are the girl who danced with me?!"

"Yeah." She said. "Listen, that was actually pretty fun, and... here's a little thanks. Catch ya later. Maybe."

Eddy then gets another thank you. Which is a full on kiss on the lips. After a couple of seconds, Eddy just stood there, stunned, shocked, paralyzed, and other similar terms! Before, he then open the slip, which has the girl's number, and with a signature saying the girl's name, Violet.

"Hey, uh, Eddy? You alive man?" Chris said, laughing a bit.

"Guys! Do you realize what this means!? We can just do this and score easily!!!" Eddy said, in a burst of excitement. My goodness, wow.

"Well, someone's happy."

Marie, who was also accompanied by Skylar and May, come up to the lads. Eddy then realized that he can officially, "have the high ground", on Marie now. "So, who's unsuccessful now?! Ha!"

Marie groans in annoyance, as she knew this was gonna happen, plus, she even saw what occurred just now. "Okay okay! You win okay? Geez, shorty needs his approval."

May goes over to Ed and says, "Ed! You did amazing!"

"Aww, thanks." Ed responded, slightly shy.

May decides to give Ed a hug, and, at first Ed is slightly surprised by this, but he decides to give it back, even if she is shorter than him. Either way, Ed gives her a hug back. After around 15 or so seconds, they both break it off, but they do smile at each other, happy with one another.

Back to Marie and her current situation, she tells Eddy. "But what's your plan then? You can't just have them all you know? As far as I know, you have two numbers now, but you gotta pick one!"

"As much as this may seem biased Eddy, Marie does a have point." Double D, jumping in, stated. "If you were to ask me, the girl who you danced with has seemingly taken a liking or something of the sort, so it would be best to go with her."

Eddy has to admit, Double D has a perfect point. "I think you're right. Alright, after school, boys! We are securing a lady!"

"You sound so egotistical, my goodness." Chris commented.

Skylar then jumps in, "Tell me about it. You did great by the way Chris. Seems like you followed the notes quite well."

"Not one hundred percent obviously, but... thanks? It wasn't the best, but it worked." Chris tells her.

"You did your best okay? Don't discredit yourself." Skylar said with a small grin. Chris simply laughs a little back to her.

However, Eddy then says, "So, what's next guys?"

"We still have some time to relax, like maybe 40 minutes? Maybe slightly less, but still good enough." Chris told Eddy.

"Sweet!" Eddy responded to Chris. "Let's go store the instruments at our lockers."

"Alright, Double D, let's go store them. We will be back in a minute or two."

And so, 3 of the 4 lads go to their lockers, and they encounter some surprises. What does this mean? Well... their lockers are filled with papers, including Eds. Oh man, this is REALLY difficult to guess why. Not. Anyways, the lads start going through them, and it's pretty comical, at least to Chris.

"Wow... the so called fame takes off doesn't it?" Chris says, while chuckling.

Double D said, "While I do appreciate the admiration of our fellow female classmates, I will have to decline the offers that are being presented."

"That's my boy. Staying committed, I like that!" Chris said, giving Double D some points.

Eddy goes through his locker, and he is actually feeling slightly surprised, as, yes, he knew he would attract quite a lot of attention, but THIS much? Nope. "Well, if I need anymore chances, I'll keep these in backup."

"Again, goodness me, that sounds cocky!" Chris said, laughing.

Double D, ignoring what Eddy said, asked Chris, "What is your plan with these notes?"

"I'm very unlikely to bother with them honestly. My mind is set on only one persona. Not ten, let's not be absurd right now." Chris responded. "Even then, this is just ridiculous for me anyways."

"Who's the lady?" Eddy said jokingly.

"Shut up man! You know already! Geez..." Chris said, slightly annoyed, but he is, deep down, kinda amused at Eddy's little humor.

"Skylar huh? Can't blame ya. Besides, I knew from the beginning that you two had something!" Eddy said while laughing a little, which made Chris roll his eyes at Eddy's statement.

Eddy then tells the crew, "Well, we should get back to the others. We already put our things in our lockers, so we should be fine. Let's go!"

And so, our group of 3 reunite with our other group of 3. The group of, now 6, talk about mostly the performance, and of Eddy's general things that he would do in order to get the audience more into the song. As a whole, the main idea of Eddy's little stunts worked, and it even provided everyone some humor here and there. Speaking of "everyone", occasionally, someone would come up to our lads and tell them they did a great job, that they would like another performance, and many other things. It seems that our boys got some fans. Some.

Everything went better than expected! Awesome!

Author's note: This Chapter was a blast to write honestly. Probably my favorite chapter of the bunch. I mean, hey! That could change, but for now, this one takes the cake! I hope everyone enjoyed this one! If things turn out the way I want them to, perhaps I can do another one like this, but regardless, this was awesome to write! Hahaha!