Eddie was a slacker, there was no doubt about that. His parents, his grandmother and Buster all knew that. Eddie never had to go through hardships like Buster had.

He would often visit Buster at whatever job he had that week. It was always different. Assistant helper, a store employee, a paperboy, which is why he owned and rode a bike everywhere. It was the first bike Buster had ever gotten. His father had secretly saved up money to buy it and he still rode it today.

But Eddie was always given things. He had everything he needed.

Until now.

His parents were semi-proud that he had gotten a job at the theater, but he wasn't using it wisely. True the job paid extremely well, but every time Eddie got a paycheck, he would spend it on useless junk.

His parents decided to put a stop to it.

SING

Buster Moon was standing on his moon, high in the air, fixing a broken cord.

His friends had told his to call someone, but Buster, being the stubborn koala he was, decided to do it himself.

"All right, Meena! Lower me down!"

Meena nodded and pressed a lever. Only she accidentally pushed it a little too hard and the moon dropped, with Buster hanging tightly on.

Quickly, fixing her mistake, Meena winced as the moon came to a sudden stop and Buster groaned.

"Buster! Are you alright?!" Rosita cried.

"Note to self, fix lever." Buster said.

"Hey, everybody." Eddie said, solemnly as he walked in.

A certain mouse whipped around. "And where YOU been? The kid's been doing your job since we started today! I know you're late sometimes, but jeez!" Mike said, grumpily. Diana was was in a bad mood due to her growing pregnancy, that morning and Mike "caught" it.

"Shut up, Mike. But he's right Ed, you're later then usual." Ash put in.

Eddie shrugged. "Family business. Hey, Meena, let me."

SING

Rehearsal went on as usual, though Buster and the gang often had to snap Eddie out of his day dreams.

Finally, it was time to go. Everyone said their goodbyes and left, only Eddie and Miss Crawley remained.

"Mind if I take something for the road?" He asked.

"Sure, I believe Meena left a cake in kitchen." Buster said.

"The kid likes to bake, huh?"

"It was her father's dream to become a baker after he got out of the army, but he was never able to fulfill it." Miss Crawley said.

Eddie nodded as he went in and claimed his share.

An hour later, Buster went out to the front of the theater to change the light bulb in the ticket booth. To his surprise, he found Eddie sitting on a step with three suitcases beside him.

"Eddie?!"

The sheep jumped and turned. "Buster! What are you doing out here?"

"I should be asking you the same question."

Eddie frowned as turned back to the street, his head in his hands.

"It's complicated."

"Eddie, I'm your best friend, you can tell me!" Buster said.

The sheep was quiet for a moment before taking in a breath.

"My parents kicked me out. Said that I needed to get out on my own, start living my own life. Trouble is, I have no idea how to do that."

"What about your paychecks?"

Eddie shuffled nervously.

"You spent them, huh? So you have no where to go? What about you nana?" Buster asked.

"Doubtful."

Buster put his paw to his chin as he started to think. Suddenly he snapped his fingers.

"You can stay here!" He said.

"But..."

"Eddie you were there when I was down, gave me a place to crash. You can stay here until you find a place of your own."

"You mean it?"

Buster smiled as he led his friend inside and up the stairs to his apartment. "You can sleep on the couch. I'll get some blankets." The koala said as he went to his closet.

Eddie smiled as he put his stuff down.

"Thanks, man." He said.

"No problem. I've got to go take care of somethings downstairs. Make yourself at home."

SING

The days passed slowly. Each day, Eddie and Buster would get up, eat and then head to work. Buster would often stay out late, spending time with Ash or working so Eddie would play video games.

One Sunday morning, Buster came from his room, wearing a black suit rather then his regular blue.

"I'm going to church with Meena and her family. Meena's doing a solo and she asked me to come and then I got a meeting this afternoon. See ya tonight!" Buster said as he left.

Eddie smiled as he looked over the newspaper, for empty apartments. There were several, but most were fancy and too pricey.

But soon he found the perfect one.

Later that day, Eddie was watching a movie when Buster came in.

"Hey, Buster! I found an apartment!" Eddie cried as he grabbed the newspaper.

Buster looked it over and smiled.

"Seems like a great apartment." He said. Then his eyes widened. "It's right across the street?!"

Eddie laughed. "Yep!"

"Awesome! Let's celebrate! I'll order some pizza." Buster said.

"Hey, Buster, I just wanted to thank you."

"What for?"

"For letting me sleep here. But not just that, but for giving me a job and for being my friend. You've always been so optimistic, even when life sucked." Eddie sighed as he continued. "You've been like a big brother to me, ever since you helped me in colleg. Being an only child, a brother is about the best thing ever."

"Well, you've always been my brother. I'm honored to know you and have you as my stagehand." Buster said, smiling.

"Want to give me a hand when I move?"

"Only if you let me beat you at racing. No matter how much I practice I can't master that stupid racing game."

Eddie laughed as he tossed the remote into Buster's paws.