Chapter 45: Don't Tread On Me
Well, would you believe this? Me neither. Eddy, currently, has no idea how to feel. Of course, he doesn't exactly feel... secure about this whole operation, but at the same time, he never expected to feel secure in the first place, so complaining was not exactly justified here.
Lee sits down on the bed, inviting Eddy. He, reluctantly, accepts this, and so, he begins to speak.
"How's um... everything?"
"Fine." Lee said, in a similar low tone. "You?"
"More or less. I mean, me and the boys did that performance, and it was awesome."
Lee's feelings towards that performance are... all over the place, so to say. On one hand, yes, she congratulates Eddy and his fellow lads for doing that, as it's not everyday of the week that you see someone performing a full song, start-to-finish. On the other hand, she is VERY much... filled with jealousy, about what Eddy did in the middle of the performance. I'm pretty sure it's easy to see why.
Moving onwards, Lee tells Eddy, "Cool."
"Yeah, something isn't right. Have to ask. Now." Eddy tells himself, before asking Lee, "What's going on?"
Lee only stared at Eddy, awaiting an explanation from the latter. And an explanation, he gives.
"Listen, something is up man! Like, am I wrong for saying that? Because, look! You've been beyond distant since the incident at school, and quite frankly, it's getting strange to me."
"None of your business." Lee stated in a harsh tone. Eddy, however, isn't having it. He raises his voice, and says in a louder tone (though not THAT loud).
"Look! You may think that, but I'm not going to give up. You can't seriously tell me you're upset STILL about THEM! Listen to me, leave them be. You are never going to separate them, you will never change their minds about one another, get that?"
Lee seemed unfazed. Admittedly, Eddy's fear was completely gone. He just went on the more aggressive side, which... might or might not bite back. But he takes it a step further. He decides to snap his fingers in front of her, but this is ineffective. So, lacking other options, he gets in front of her, getting down on a knee, before Eddy, in a more neutral tone, says...
"Can't you see how this stuff is just a waste of time? Like, what's the point of continuing this? Tell me, huh?"
Lee finally answers, stating, "I bet your friend doesn't even actually love her!"
Eddy only laughed at that statement, before he fired back, "You either don't pay attention or live somewhere else, because he actually does. And, so does she, so what point were you... wait a minute... are you... jealous?"
Lee only groaned at that statement, getting annoyed with Eddy. But that doesn't stop him though, as he states, "That's it, isn't it?"
He, "stares", into Lee's eyes, waiting for a response. Based on how she is acting after he brought that up... Eddy believes he has "cracked the egg", so to say, but he can only confirm once he comes clean with it. But, little does he know that her coming clean with this is something he is going to need patience for... a lot of it.
The two of them sit in dead silence, with Eddy taking his spot next to Lee again, still waiting for her response. It's been a whole minute, and while waiting, Eddy takes the time to sit in his thoughts for a bit.
"Perhaps I was a bit TOO direct... crap! Even then, she's like that too?! At least I haven't had to get Chris here. Hope I don't. What is he even doing downstairs- FOCUS! Can't think of other things, especially not right now. Should I perhaps say sorry?"
To his sudden surprise, Lee actually speaks, asking him, "Is your friend here?"
"Why do you ask?" Eddy responds.
"I saw him coming with you. I was downstairs, saw you two, and I thought you were going somewhere that wasn't here. Hmm." Lee explained to Eddy.
"...yeah, he is here, but ignore him for now." Eddy tells her. "Are you not gonna answer?"
Lee sighs, before... "Okay, listen. Did you really expect this whole news of those two to be normal? Like, I honestly thought it was some stupid prank of yours, or something, and Marie was too stupid to see through it. When I heard that she and him were a thing, thanks to Ed, I couldn't even believe it. She had fallen off hard, I thought."
"I'm sorry, wait!" Eddy said, pausing Lee. "You thought, DOUBLE D, of all people, would do a prank like that? He would quit before it even started! Are you kidding me!?"
"How would I know? You boys aren't very honest and stuff, now are ya?" Lee fires back at him.
Eddy only laughed a bit at that, finding that statement ridiculous. "Alright, MAYBE me, but Double D?! He doesn't even lie about the most tiny things in this world! You're telling me you expected HIM to lie about love?!"
The two of them go back and forth for QUITE a while, which seemed to be a stalemate situation, as Eddy would counter Lee's counter, and vice versa.
Meanwhile, downstairs, Chris is listening to some music on his phone, hoping that Eddy isn't causing trouble for himself intentionally, because he would, again, like to not cause trouble, especially in this instance. Besides, in his mind, he has done enough. It's all up to Eddy now, not him at all.
He gets interrupted with his music by Marie, who waves her hand in front of him, and takes a seat next to him. Curious yet confused, he says, "Yeah? What's up?"
"Nothing. How are the boys and yourself doing?" Marie asked him.
"Well..." Chris, beginning to explain, says. "Let's see. Ed is fine really, he's just his normal goofy self. Double D, who I'm sure you're most curious about, is doing good too. Eddy is good aswell, but I have no exact idea what motivates him to do this. Hope it goes well for him. And lastly, I'm okay."
Marie chuckles a bit before saying, "Good. Oh yeah, speaking of fellow friends... what did you do with Skylar when you two went together after school? Hmm...?"
"You've gotta be kidding me..." An annoyed Chris said in his mind, before telling her, "Funny, Eddy asked the same thing, and I will say the same thing. We talked for a bit, went to our cars, and that's it."
Marie laughed in front of his face, saying after, "Is that all?"
"Yes. Why do you ask anyways?"
"Because, I hear a certain someone asked her to the party coming up. Am I right or wrong?" Marie states.
"Why did she have to tell her... why!? Fine... Jesus." Again, an annoyed Chris says in his mind, before speaking out, saying, "Yes, okay? I asked her, and she said yes, so.. I guess we are going together there?"
"Ha! She told me that you didn't even fully ask her! She cut you off and just said yes, didn't she?"
"...yeah. I was surprised. But I guess I can't complain so, yeah." Chris stated, not exactly knowing what to say.
May joins in on the conversation, saying, in a surprised tone, "Wait, you're on a date with Skylar?"
"Not... exactly?" Chris responds. "It's more of a hangout with a good friend. Look, I guess you two want to bait an answer out of me, so here you go. Yes, Skylar is a very beautiful girl, yes I... kinda of like her in a way, and yes, I would have a more closer relationship. BUT, that takes time, and I would rather not rush it. Trust me, it's much easier if both of the people in the relationship are on the same note, whatever that note might be."
Marie chuckles, before saying, "I knew it. We won't tell her, so don't worry. Or tell anyone, for that matter. By the way, that performance was cool, thanks for taking the heat from me and Double D."
"No need, I took the chance to help two friends, you and him, and I successfully did just that. Plus, had fun performing too, and this party will take away even MORE heat away, so you two will be fine, hopefully at least." Chris tells Marie.
May then asks him a question, saying, "Can we bring anything to it?"
"Whatever you can." Chris stated. "Food, drinks, it all counts at the end of the day. Speaking of counting... I hope that Eddy is making, whatever he is doing right now with Lee, count, because this will be a waste of time if it is all for nothing."
That's a good statement, what is Eddy doing exactly? Well... he and Lee are still going back and forth on the previous argument that they had earlier. At this point, Eddy knows that he's just hit another stalemate, and he has to conclude this, because this is on a road to nowhere. So, he raises his voice to be VERY overpowering, and says, "LISTEN! DOUBLE D WOULD NOT DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT! STOP ACCUSING HIM OF SOMETHING SO STUPID!"
"But lis-"
"ZIP IT!"
...yeah, Eddy isn't having it. Although he may not show it, he is slightly concerned as to what exactly will be the reaction of Lee, because of this attitude can only go so far before she reacts in a way that could be very disastrous, but he had to end this nonsense, as he is not going anywhere with this conversation.
"You know what?" Lee said. "Fine, if you said so. But if he betrays Marie... you are going to pay."
Eddy only smirked a bit, as, seriously, he has zero reason to be worried about Double D pulling something stupid like that. "Oh, I'm sure."
"So..." Lee begins to talk again. "...what's your actual reason for coming here?"
"What?! I already told you why!" a confused Eddy stated.
Where is this going now?! Because, Lee laughs at Eddy a bit, before she says, "Are you trying to get me to say or do something for you?"
Eddy shrugged before saying, "NO! That's not-"
Lee grins a little bit at him, which practically shocks Eddy, as, now he's just a mix of confused and concerned, because he has zero idea where this could be even going. Oh, but grinning isn't the only thing Lee does. She then puts her hand on Eddy's shoulder, which... now makes him 100% certain as to where she is intending to go. But while sure, deep down, he's all for it... right now isn't the time.
"Not now, alright?" Eddy said, gently removing her hand from his shoulder. "But now that you mention that kind of stuff... do you... well..."
"Yeah...?" Lee responds, waiting for his statement, or question, or whatever it might be.
In what seems like in a sudden boost of confidence, Eddy states calmly, "Listen to me, I want you to join me and the rest of the guys to the party. I'll vouch for you, don't worry, but I would like you to come over, so that you can clear up this... I have no idea what you call it, reputation that you and your sisters have."
"It's called 'Black Sheep' smart one. But hmm... can't say I expected this from you. Do you really wish for me to go?" Lee said.
"That's stupid to ask, but whatever!" Eddy shrugs off the question and simply says, "Yes, will you?"
Lee laughs at him a bit, confusing him, but then she says, "Alright tough guy, sure. You better not be late, or you're gonna pay!"
Obviously she is joking when she says that, but Eddy is used to that being... not a joke, to say the least. Regardless, he gives her two thumbs up, before he decides to conclude the conversation, by saying, "We can talk some more at the party, but uh... yeah. See ya."
"Sure. Oh yeah, and Eddy?"
He pauses getting up, and looks at her, and... it's the most unrealistic thing that's ever occurred to him. What is it? It's a brief kiss directly on the lips, and Eddy couldn't even register that... a kiss between him and someone he always hated in past, just happened like that. But at the same time, is he complaining? Nope! Hahaha!
"Thanks, but yeah, take care will ya?"
And with that, Eddy leaves the room, and goes downstairs, and to his fair surprise, he sees that Chris is currently having a discussion with Marie, while May is currently finishing up the last few chores she has to do. May was participating in the conversation, but she decided to continue the chores she was originally doing, so that explains why isn't talking to him anymore. But at the moment, Chris and Marie are simply having discussions about music, and the former is trying to teach the latter about some more heavier and faster stuff.
"Man... how can you get used to this..." Marie said, surprised.
Jokingly, Chris fires back, "Please, I listened to this when I was 12. Don't you mock me!"
Eddy interrupts the conversation, saying, "I'm back. You ready to go man?"
"Sure. Marie and May! I'll see you two tomorrow! Cheers!" Chris tells the two sisters.
Marie and May wave and say bye to the two boys, and so, they leave the trailer. Chris is rather surprised at the outcome, but trust me, he IS NOT complaining about that, as anytime that he can back off from the ridiculousness, he is thankful for.
"So, what occurred? Everything ok?" Chris asks Eddy.
Eddy begins to explain, "Yeah, everything went better than I expected, if you can even believe that. By the way, she is going to the party with us tomorrow."
"Really?" A surprised Chris says. "Okay, let's hope nothing happens."
"I'm sure nothing bad will happen. Plus, I hope that I've convinced her that the whole thing between Double D and Marie is normal, and that it's not a stupid scam or something? Can you believe that?! Double D scamming by himself?! Even to a guy like me, that's too ridiculous. I have no clue where she could've picked that up, but I hope that she isn't thinking that anymore. Anyways, for what else happened, she actually... uhh..."
Eddy paused, kinda reluctant to admit what occurred. But Chris already, in an indirect way, knows. "You two kissed didn't you?"
"What?! How did you know?" Eddy asked, majorly confused.
Chris laughs while facepalming a bit, saying, "Dude, I know that that's the ONLY thing you would be slightly embarrassed to admit! But regardless, that's unexpected! Wow. Seems like luck is with you man."
"I don't know, you think? We can only see once tomorrow arrives and the party begins. Speaking of the party, you wanna start getting the snacks ready now? It would be better for time." Eddy tells him.
"Sure." Chris responds. "Let's get it done sooner, Kevin will thanks us for it. We can continue the talk while doing so aswell."
And so, the first place that the two lads decide to start their plan is Chris's house, since that's where the first batch of snacks is at.
That went quite well! Wouldn't you say?
Author's note: Hi there, sorry for the longer delay with this one, as I had to get the dialogue and everything down good. I'll try not to take THIS long with chapter 46, but I can't promise that! Hahaha! Catch you in the next one!