And now, for the next chapter of this story! Anyway, enjoy!

The next morning, Doug was walking with Skeeter as Skeeter seemed to be talking, but Doug wasn't even listening as all thoughts seem to be on a few things.

"...so then I said to my mother..." Skeeter honked. "...Wow, your workers have to be this tall to receive an order that big! And then... well..." Skeeter then noticed Doug had been a bit unresponsive, much to the blue skinned boy's concern. "Uh, Doug? Doug Funnie? Earth to Doug Funnie, do you read me?"

Skeeter waved his hand over Doug's eyes but Doug didn't notice as he walked right into Skeeter's hand, causing the boy to stop. Doug groaned as reality came back to him. "Wh-what?"

"There you are. You were doing that whole distant thing again, as if you were in a different reality." Skeeter said.

"I'm sorry, Skeet, it's just that, I have a lot of things on my mind." Doug said as the two had arrived at school.

Skeeter gave a smile as he thought he knew what Doug was talking about, "Ah, the dance."

"No... well, maybe that, but it's just..." Doug sighed. "Skeeter, let me ask you something. Your relationship with Beebe, how do you feel about her?"

Skeeter blinked a few times, not expecting that question as he blushed a bit. "Well... what's to say? Sure, she's a little needy, but she has a good heart within. She may be spoiled, but she's not a brat. You and I both know that while she is rich, she does have a heart for both the poor and the rich, I mean, she has to if she's taken an interest in someone like me."

"But you LIKE her, right? As in, like-like?" Doug asked.

"Well, I suppose when you, well..." Skeeter honked nervously, but took a deep breath. "Yes, I do have a crush on her, and she knows it too. Heck, you know it, I know it, I'm pretty sure EVERYBODY knows about me and her."

"How about other girls, do you ever have a crush on another girl while you still have a crush on Beebe?" Doug raised an eyebrow.

Skeeter gave a small laugh. "Now that's just insane, Doug. A guy falling in love with two girls? Who wou-" Skeeter's eyes widened as he slowly connected the dots. "Wait a minute, don't tell me you..."

Doug sadly nodded as Skeeter then asked, "We both know you have a crush on Patti, but who's the other-"

"Hey Doug!"

Doug stood stiff as he turned to see the beautiful, green-skinned purple haired chubby woman walking towards the two boys with a huge smile. Connie fluttered her eyes towards Doug as he blushed a bit. Doug then found the words, "Hey, Connie, what's going on?"

"Well, I did what you advised today. I went to the music teacher and showed off my singing chops. He says that I might have a chance of having that solo!" Connie giggled in excitement.

Doug smiled. "Hey, that's great news, Connie!"

"Isn't it?" Connie smiled. "I was feeling ecstatic myself!"

Doug warmly put his hand around Connie's body as he said to her, "Like I told you, you're a great person, Connie, with a wonderful personality, and hidden talents. Just show off those talents and you'll hit it off big."

Connie blushed as Doug let her go. "Well, thank you again, Doug..."

"That's no trouble at all..." Doug blushed a bit as Connie turned around.

"Well, I better get my books and get to class. You two better do that too, you don't want to be late." Connie giggled as she started to walk off, heading for her locker.

"See you later, Connie..." Doug waved as a blush became more apparent.

Skeeter, who had been standing and watching this display the whole time, gave a gasp as he held his hand over his mouth. "Well, Doug, I can see now who you have a crush on..."

"I know, and that's what's troubling me." Doug looked down. "Skeeter, I think I'm falling head over heels for Connie, but I'm already committing myself to try to asking out Patti! And I can't have room in my heart for two girls!"

"Oh, I don't know, you might. I've heard from other towns that boys can get lucky with two girls..." Skeeter said.

"Not like this!" Doug sighed. "It's just, whenever I'm with Connie, I'm feeling a little light-headed, more like I see her body and her smile, and I want to take her to many places... you know, hold her hand, call her beautiful and..."

The short black haired boy groaned as he held his head. "...and I don't know what this means..."

"Well, Doug... I don't know what to tell you, but..." Skeeter paused. "...maybe you saw another girl that you really like, and the other girl you thought you liked... just isn't the one."

"Are you saying that I could be falling OUT of love with Patti?" Doug asked. "And that I'm now falling for Connie?"

"Who knows? There are strange things that have happened..." Skeeter said. "Why don't you talk with Patti at lunch and see how a normal conversation with her goes? See if you feel any different."

Doug paused as he thought about it. "You know what, Skeeter? I think I might just might do that."

"That's the spirit!" Skeeter said happily as he said, "Let's think about your love triangle with Patti and Connie later! For now, let's just get to class!"

Doug and Skeeter nodded as they started to head off to class.

"Maybe Skeeter was right. Maybe just one talk with Patti would confirm whether or not I've fallen out of love with her. At least I would know for certain. But I was unaware of the time that I was being overheard..."

Over near the corner, a green skinned, orange haired boy with a black leather jacket, white shirt and blue jeans was peeking out from the school corner as he gave a slight chuckle. "Well, well, well, what an interesting turn of events this turned out to be. And here I thought that today was going to be a regular boring day. But nope, this juicy information is just too good to keep! Doug Funnie not only having a tough love triangle, but turning out to have the hots for that fat girl!"

The bully gave a grin to himself as he started to walk. "Who would have guessed that Funnie was a Chub-"

The bully then stopped randomly between two hallways as he heard the song 'While Strolling Through the Park One Day' was playing. The bully then watched in confusion as he saw some student in a mascot suit walking by and having an occasional skip in his step as he walked along. The bully blinked twice at this odd event, before walking on.

"Funnie is a Chubby Chaser! Man, this has to be the juiciest news in history, or my name isn't Roger Klotz, and it is!" Roger smirked as he chortled to himself.

"Indeed, trouble was only beginning to stir."

"Later on, in the cafeteria, I had just got my lunch and had just spotted Patti and Beebe talking at the same table."

Doug was walking around with the tray, with Skeeter walking behind him as the two immediately spotted Patti and Beebe chatting as Skeeter took a deep breath. "Here they are. I have a plan, you just wait here."

Doug nodded as he watched Skeeter go up to the table as the girls looked at the boy in curiosity. Doug didn't quite catch the conversation, but he got an idea. As he figured, Beebe gave a warm smile as she turned to Patti, and said something before taking her tray and following Skeeter. As soon as Doug noticed that Patti was alone, he took a deep breath and walked over.

Patti noticed Doug coming over and smiled. "Oh, hey Doug!"

"Hi, Patti. How's everything been going?" Doug asked as he sat down next to her.

"Oh, you know, everything's been the same, I've been helping Dad around the house, he just got a promotion at his new job." Patti smiled.

"Really? Well, that's wonderful to hear." Doug smiled as he nodded towards Patti.

"I know, I was surprised, too. I know he's been in a wheelchair for a while, but he's been getting around pretty good." Patti explained as she and Doug continued talking.

"I've talked with Patti for a good few minutes, and the more I talked with her, the more I thought that while she was a good friend to hand out with, she... she just wasn't the one for me. The only feeling I was feeling for her now was like as a friend. The former feelings of love I had for her were non-existant, which was exactly what I feared. There was no doubt about it now, I just knew I felt something for Connie. But how do I approach this subject to Patti? Did she know I had a crush on her? It was hard to say..."

After a few minutes of talking, Doug paused as he decided to change the subject. "Hey, Patti, I have a question I want to ask you."

"What is it, Doug?" Patti raised an eyebrow in curiosity.

Doug sighed as he held his head, wondering how he could put it in words. "Well... have you ever had a love for say, chocolate, and you always want to have it all the time? But then you find something else that's interesting, say, radishes, and all of a sudden, you don't quite have the same affinity for chocolate anymore than you once did?"

Patti blinked twice as she asked, "Well, radishes are a healthy substitute for chocolate, if that's what you're-"

"Look, could chocolate just let me finish?" Doug said annoyed, making Patti even more confused. Doug then groaned as he held his head. "Sorry, sorry, I guess you're right that radishes sound healthy, but... let me put this in another way. Patti, you and I... we're friends, right?"

"Of course, Doug. I think you're a very good friend." Patti said.

"Well... suppose, that say, I had another friend that I like... but this like happens to be a crush on said someone. Would it upset you if I told you I had a crush on somebody else, someone who's different?" Doug asked.

Patti blinked in surprise, before pausing. "Well, I guess it's hard to say. No, I suppose I wouldn't upset me. In fact, I think I would respect your decision on whoever you have a crush on."

"You would?" Doug asked as he gave a sigh of relief. "Then we're still good friends?"

"Of course, Doug." Patti gave a warm smile.

"Thanks, Patti, I think I feel a little better..." Doug sighed in relief.

"Just one question, Doug." Patti raised an eyebrow. "Who do you have a crush on?"

Doug paused, wondering if he should answer that question. "Don't tell anybody else, but I have a huge crush on Connie Benge."

Patti gasped in shock as she put a hand over her mouth, but Doug didn't notice as he got up. "Well, I better go over to Skeeter and see what is going on. See you later, Patti."

As Doug went off, Patti smiled a bit as she said, "Connie is going to be so happy when she hears you ask her, Doug..."

And the fifth chapter is done! How did you guys like it? Next time, we'll see what happens next with Doug and Connie! Anyway, read, review, criticize and suggest, folks!