Chapter 41: No Class

So, how exactly are the lads going to help Eddy with this date? Well, for one thing, they all took different roles. Since Chris did a pretty good job with the decor last time, he was assigned to that, and so, the other two lads, Double D and Ed, took to helping Eddy with his dressing. Although, Eddy has a specific thing he wanted to wear...

"Come on!" Eddy told the two peeps. "What's wrong with this?"

For an idea of what Eddy's idea is... it's basically a 70s type style, where he has a red shirt with small white squares around it, and for pants, he wears white. Double D couldn't resist his laughter, and... laugh he does. Whoops!

"Eddy, oh I am sure she will be swept off her feet as you would put it." Double D remarked, very sarcastically.

Ed then says, "Eddy reminds me of the shows my dad watches!"

"Oh, so what do you guys have in mind?" Eddy said, slightly offended.

Double D then mentions, "Eddy, you don't need to put on a show of appearance. As Skylar mentioned, she will want to get to know your personality and general aura around her. That's what we must make sure of."

"If my looks doesn't matter, then what are we doing here?" Eddy stated. "Let's go meet up with Chris downstairs!"

"Eddy, wait!" Double D yelled out, but it was of little use.

Double D only sighed, saying, "I'm afraid of what hell have to endure during the date. Aren't you Ed?"

"Double D, my good pal, when a man such as Eddy goes in with a mindset, that is all bent on their ego being fed to over excessive amounts, we must let him learn that enabling such behavior is out of the question." Ed, in a surprisingly serious tone, responded.

Double D couldn't even believe what he just heard from Ed. While yes, it's most likely one of Ed's random "bursts of intelligence", he actually made a good point, which is that, Eddy needs to be directly shown how this isn't a good thing, not TOLD. This gives Double D an idea.

"Ed, I have a plan."

The basic plan is: Double D and Ed are going to agree with everything Eddy says, so that Eddy is going to think that everything he does will be, all so perfect, so to say. But, then Double D hopes that it all turns on Eddy, because at this point, he's at a wit's end as to how to convince Eddy that all of this stuff just isn't going to be in his favor as much as he thinks so.

Anyways, Chris was currently on the couch, thinking, as, either way, he had already finished the decor. He is still in some thought about what happened at the end of school today, because it was unusual... but why? Although, he might want to pause his thoughts, because he notices that Eddy has finished dressing up.

"Oh Eddy, it seems that you are rea-"

Chris pauses, because he couldn't even believe what in god's name Eddy was wearing. He was openly laughs about it too. Well then.

"What's so funny?" Eddy asked.

"DUDE!" Chris shouted out loud. "You look like some dude from the 1960s or 70s! That is NOT what you wanna look like tonight. Like, I can't believe this crap..."

Eddy gets annoyed, again. "Come on! The other two guys gave me trouble, and you too?!"

"FOR GOOD REASON, might I add?" Chris boldly stated. "Brother, get your head out of it, and go back and pick something that's not nearly as, honestly? Unbelievably stupid... Jesus Christmas!"

"Now just a second Chris! We actually believe that Eddy has a decent chance with this clothing decision!" Double D said, as he was coming down the stairs.

Chris was blown away. "Are you freaking kidding me?! He looks like someone who lives in a trailer that works near a gas station!"

Uh, Chris, you DO realize that some three girls live in a-

"Yeah yeah, in poor taste, my bad. But the point still stands!"

"Relax Chris. All Eddy has to do is just be focusing on his persona and general acts. The looks will become of less importance of her, I am more than positive of it." Double D stated.

Chris has SEVERE doubts that this will be the case, but, at this point, does he really have a choice but to accept this? Yeah, didn't think so either. Haha.

"Ugh... fine..." Chris said. "Eddy, if this actually works, you know what? Double the bet money. Thirty bucks says that you WILL NOT get her with you, and that this outfit will not work!"

"Oh, you're on!"

The two share a little handshake in the form of an arm wrestle, in which Chris beats Eddy. The former then brings up, "So, when the heck is... Violet I think her name was, supposed to arrive?"

"Well, it's 4:15 PM right now, and she agreed on 4:30 So, we got some time boys!"

All three were shocked. Double D then says, "Wait, you mean to tell us that you and her agreed to meet up barely an hour after school ended?"

"What's wrong with that?" Eddy asked. "She wanted it to be faster and not take longer than it should."

"Oh my gosh...". Chris said out loud. "Dude! You realize that you get nearly no time to prepare when you do that stuff? You need to at least have 2 hours to prepare! Not like, what, 20 minutes? You're gonna appear so sloppy that, it's gonna be a turn off to her. My god, I think honestly this is more of a lesson of what NOT to do."

But then, the doorbell rings. Why though? Eddy goes to check, and...

"Hello, who's-"

Surprise, surprise, it's Violet. She decided to arrive earlier than normal, to the surprise of literally everyone who is present. That includes us, so... yeah.

"Sup?" Violet says, popping a bubble she made from gum. She then notices that Eddy's friends are all in the house. "Oh hey, your friends. Are they going to be here? Because... that's awkward."

"Everyone! Out out out!" Eddy yelled out, almost immediately. And, well, everyone rushes outside, in what seems like a military marching line or something, but the point is, they left. Wow.

"Jesus... did he really have no other way of telling us to leave?" Chris stated, slightly annoyed.

Double D only chuckles, saying, "I suppose so. By the way Chris, we have to let you in on a secret."

"What's that?"

Meanwhile, back in Eddy's living room, Violet actually notices what Eddy is wearing, and she says, "Dude, you look kinda silly."

"What's wrong with my classic look?" Eddy asked her.

"Uh... I guess I have to teach you that, we aren't in the 70s. The fact is, my goodness... you should be thankful I'm not gonna tell anyone in school about this outfit, because holy moly, it's embarrassing." Violet, bluntly, explained.

"Think, think! What should I do?" A panicked Eddy says in his mind.

The two peeps sit down and Eddy has an idea. "Kiss! That's what Double D does with Marie, so I should be fine. Besides, she was impressed by the performance, right?"

That... doesn't sound too smart to do. But, Eddy does it, and wow, in a quite quick fashion, Violet literally pushes him off. Oh dear...

"WHAT THE HECK? Relax, we haven't even done anything else. I know I kissed you before, but that was more of a friend kiss, you know?" Violet stated. "So, take it slower man. We haven't done much yet."

That... is the dictionary definition of embarrassing. Violet initially thought about beating the heck out of Eddy for what he just tried to do, but it was just one mistake so, she decided to forgive for now, but she's gonna keep an eye out for any more random things Eddy might do.

Speaking of Eddy, he is actually checking Violet out, and he is not making it seem subtle in the slightest. For what he notices, unsurprisingly, she has very dark violet like hair, she is wearing some black jeans, and a shirt that is a V-neck, and, while it has a cover for her arms, it makes her arms look faded, as they are beneath a light, black sleeve. Remember how I mentioned Eddy isn't making it subtle? Gee, I wonder why.

"Hey!" Violet shouted out.

Eddy jumped, as she was not expecting that. "What's up?"

"You know what. Didn't your mom or someone teach you respect...?" Violet, slightly annoyed, said.

"Come on! Come on! Think, think..." Eddy thought in his head. He manages to get something out, "Sorry, I've never exactly done something like this."

Violet laughs a little, saying. "It shows man. Anyways, why don't you explain to something, why did you bring me up to the stage for that dance?"

"Uh..." Eddy said, stopping to get his thoughts in order. "Well, the song we played was my idea, for the most part, and that part was more of a... last second decision."

"Really? Well, that was actually a pretty decent song. But what about the other guys?"

Eddy got a little confused. "What about them?"

"They WERE the same ones who performed, the ones who left literally moments ago." Violet explained. "So, how did you and them get together to practice for it?"

Eddy, once again, pauses to think and gather his thoughts together. Once he gets them down enough, he tells her, "As it happens, we all were hanging out together, and I brought it up to them. Then, they all basically followed my lead on how to do stuff, and I had them follow everything I had in mind."

Little do either Eddy or Violet know, the other three lads are watching behind a bush, as the two are in front of a window. And, Chris is laughing a bit. Why? Well...

"Did he really JUST say that he lead everything? Certain parts he did, but ALL?! That just blows me away man... wow." Chris said, flabbergasted.

Double D, while still doing his little trick on Eddy, couldn't believe what he said either. "Eddy's overconfidence has apparently turned to fantasy land. This is just silly!"

"Should we go save him guys?" Ed asked the two lads.

Chris told Ed, "Nah. Because clearly, he needs to get a reality check, as, did you see what else he did? And I'm surprised Violet just... directly called him out. I get a feeling this will not end well for him if he doesn't change his attitude and... well, everything really! Golly, this is bad, bad bad bad..."

"I agree." Double D responded. "Eddy may live in fantasy land, but we do not."

So, how is Eddy doing now? Well, he just finished telling the "story" of how he and the other three dudes got together to practice and perform that song. Spoiler alert: He MAJORLY rewrote the actual events to make it so that it would appear that he did more, and the other did very little. Violet's reaction?

"Dude. You know that I know that you're just giving yourself all the credit, right?"

"Huh?" Eddy said.

Violet slaps her forehead before speaking, "You literally made it seem like, they contributed nearly nothing to the performance! Even though, they came in the same outfit that you came with, and I saw you four go, at the same time, to the cafeteria to set everything up. You even asked two of the guys to help you with something even!"

Busted! Hahaha! There was only awkward silence for around 10 seconds before Violet continued, saying, "Also, honestly? Your drummer was the best performer out of you four. You all did great, but the fact that you are here acting like, 'oh it was all me'... that's disgusting!"

Eddy is speechless. He probably should've gave the lads more credit, because for the record, while he may have created the idea, he didn't do it solo. Scratch that, A LOT more credit. My goodness...

"Why would you even do that? Just, give your friends credit!"

Violet has had enough of Eddy's behavior. "I'm sorry, but I'm done. Your outfit, you staring, and you making yourself to be the most important? No. Just no. Bye!"

"WAIT!" Eddy said, grabbing her arm. Uh...

"Get the hell off!" Violet shouted.

She manages to open the door, but when it is clear that Eddy won't let go... she ends up punching him. And lemme tell you, it did NOT look like a soft punch.

"Don't contact me again! Jesus..." Violet yelled at him.

And so, Violet leaves, very much annoyed at what she just witnessed. That was a massive disaster, wow.

"Wait Violet! I want to..." Eddy pauses, as he notices that she quite far from him, and... yeah she is not going to be able to hear him.

"Bravo Eddy! You were able to really capture that young lady's attention!" Double D said clapping, while leaving the bush. And the other two lads joined in. Chris has a grin on his face though.

"Oh no, staring at her chest, and GIVING MYSELF ALL THE CREDIT didn't work?!?! That's such a shocker!" Chris said, mocking Eddy.

Eddy is severely embarrassed right now, as he should be, because it seemed like one minute, he had the world around his fingertips, and... yeah, fell down hard.

"Okay okay, I get it!" Eddy fires back at them. "Would you mind explaining what I did wrong? I swear, I had it."

The four boys head inside, and they all sit down to discuss what in the world just happened. Chris began to speak first, and he is very much annoyed.

"First of all... why did you act like the performance was basically all lead by you? Like, do you really just want it to all be about you? Because we can easily make it all you by having us three not perform with you, and then it's all for you to do. Like, I don't know what you're telling yourself that makes it right for you to say that, but it is not a good message, lemme tell you that much." Chris stated.

Double D then throws his two cents, "Eddy, you also need to acknowledge the very much... inappropriate actions you did. For example, did you really think that a kiss, mere minutes after you got together for the date would work?"

"Hang on!" Eddy said, interrupting Double D, "Isn't that how Marie got you? Or you got her?"

"Incorrect. It was a deep discussion about the circumstance we were in at that time, not a love bubble at first sight." Double D clarifies. "Back to the point, Eddy, very hasty decisions do not win over the feelings of a girl."

Chris lifts his thumb up, as to agree with Double D. "By the way Eddy, I saw what you did too. I can't even believe that you didn't think she would notice! You're lucky that she didn't freakin rip your head off!"

Although he may not directly admit it, Eddy has lots of guilt in him. NOW he understood why Chris kept telling him that just because he and the crew did this performance, it DOES NOT mean everything has magically turned into "grab everything in sight, as it's all yours".

"Alright... you all were right. It's not as easy as I thought it was going to be, but... perhaps I just thought that it was easier to make stuff up to impress her?" Eddy admits.

Ed jumps in, saying, "My good friend, you have at least learned that important lesson, of knowing what was done wrong, and you shall learn from it!"

"Although Ed's random burst of intellect is still a strange thing, he does bring a good point." Double D said. "Eddy, do you now see why we told you that your assumption of it being easy was absurd?"

Eddy shakes his head to say yes. "Yeah, I'm sorry okay? And... sorry also for making it seem you guys were unimportant in the performance. You all are, that's the facts. It just seemed like the only way to... I guess get her reeled in?"

The four share a little laugh, after which Chris says, "We all forgive you. And thank you, because you now see why the idea of getting a significant other becoming easier JUST because of a performance, is ridiculous!"

Chris laughs a bit before he explains to Eddy, "Like, Eddy... I'm going to ask you this, if I copied what you did with Violet, and did it with Skylar, do you actually think she's gonna admire that?"

"Absolutely not!" Eddy responded.

"Exactly. So, you have to prove to both her and you that you two can offer each other comfort, affection, and, most of all, attention. Basically, make her your rainbow in the dark!" Chris said, with a strange singing voice at the end, making the other lads laugh a bit.

After a couple seconds or so of silence, Eddy says, "So, what you guys wanna do?"

"I'm up to hang out for a bit, and relax. You should change out of those clothes though, because we are going to poke fun at that man, hahaha!" Chris told Eddy.

After Eddy changed his attire to his normal wear, he and the lads decided to watch some movies, but this time, actual quality ones, not ones that were terrible to the point where they were funny. Eddy got reminded of something however. When Chris mentioned Skylar, he remembered how the former seemed concerned, or was at least thinking of the latter. Once this hangout was done, Eddy told himself that he was going to talk with Chris afterwards, because he wants to see what's up. After all, Chris looked out for him, so it's only fair in Eddy's mind that he try to at least figure out what's going on. His best guess is Skylar was acting strange or something, but only then when he talks with Chris will Eddy find out.

Kinda bittersweet, this chapter no? Actually... that word fits it! Bitter for the first half, and sweet the second half! Nice, haha!