A/N: I'm back to typing. I'll see if I can come up with a decent ending, but until then I'll distract you with chapters of whatever I come up with for the time being. Let's continue! P.S: I changed the rating to T because I think I made too many dirty jokes to keep it K+. So I'll just change the rating all together.
To make things easier, the convertible was turned into a four door sedan so everyone could easily sit down.
While Mordecai and Margaret were sitting in the back, there was a cloud of embarrassment hovering over them. What happened in the restaurant made it seem like something out a dramatic soap opera. 'Star-crossed lovers' or some other crap like that. the action was easily fueled by Venus, who seemed to be playing them as easily as a video game.
Whatever the reason, Mordecai had a feeling Venus was just getting started in making his love life more difficult than living at the park. Which was saying something considering all of the weird developments.
Mordecai glanced at Margaret from out of the corner of his eye and Margaret was doing the same thing. When they noticed, they turned away blushing as red as Margaret's feathers. Cupid and Venus were restraining their snickering from the front seat. It was adorable and funny at the same time. They didn't talk nowhere near as much as they did before Margaret went off to college, and then... you know what happened.
"You two are being so adorably shy. Nervous about the second go around?" Venus said with a teasing grin.
"You could say that..." Margaret said, rubbing her shoulder. "I'm definitely going to have to explain this to mom."
"What do you mean by that?" Mordecai asked. Venus smiled. Good. They finally have a conversation going.
"I told her about Del just a day ago, and now this happened. It's crazy convenient that your date and my boyfriend happened to be..." Margaret trailed off before glancing at Venus. She simply gave Margaret a wry grin.
"And if we planned it? We set those two up for each other cause me and Cupid actually agreed on this decision. That way everyone was happy and it would save you both some explaining," Venus said, making Mordecai's jaw drop.
"You did not," he said in a subdued voice.
"Of course I did. You're welcome," Venus said.
"Well, isn't this a kicker?" Mordecai said.
"Yes it is. Though... it worked out for the better I suppose. I mean..." Margaret said blushing, making Mordecai smile in a good natured way.
"Yes, I do think it worked out for the better," Mordecai said, locking lips with her again. She returned it with as much fire as Mordecai.
"It looks like you're trying to swallow each other from the rear view mirror. I'm eager to see who wins," Venus said. Mordecai and Margaret paid absolutely no attention to her.
"Oh, boy. It's going to be that kind of relationship..." Cupid said.
"Ah cheer up. Your work here is done. You achieved what you intended," Venus said, placing her feet up on the dashboard and her hands behind her head.
"Yeah. You're right about that. And I'm glad for him," Cupid said.
"Glad you think so. Because the emotional rollercoaster for them isn't over yet," Venus said.
"Don't even think about it. Mordecai's suffered enough, don't you think? I'm using one of my favors. Don't mess with Mordecai and Margaret in any fashion or form that is frustrating and emotional in any way," Cupid said, his voice stern and eyebrows furrowed. Venus pouted adorably.
"You ruin all of the fun," she said, crossing her arms.
"If I can help it, you're not going to be a chaos element in their relationship any longer," Cupid said, turning into the park.
"Thanks," Mordecai said. He and Margaret finally stopped making out long enough to listen to the conversation they were having.
"So you actually stopped eating each others lips to listen? I'm surprised," Cupid said teasingly.
Both birds in question blushed bright red before the car came to a complete stop.
"You want to come in?" Mordecai asked Margaret.
"I kind of want to talk to Eileen first. I'll come by later," Margaret said, kissing him on the lips. "I promise."
Mordecai smiled warmly. This is what he truly missed.
"I'll see you then," Mordecai said, hopping out of the car.
As soon as the car drove away, Mordecai did a double fist pump in the air in a wild happiness. He never thought getting here would be easier than he once thought.
He walked into the house with happiness evident on every detail on his face. He went upstairs to his room when he noticed Rigby wasn't here.
"Oh, right. He had a date with Eileen," Mordecai thought suddenly. Mordecai shrugged and went back downstairs. While he was happy for himself, he was also happy for his best friend. Both of which were finding the happiness that they wanted.
"Now, if we could only do that for Benson, Skips, and possibly Pops," Mordecai thought suddenly.
"You're trying to take my job, aren't you?" Cupid said, suddenly appearing on the couch.
"You can teleport?" Mordecai asked in shock.
"Well... yeah. It's better than taking a car everywhere. Venus went back to Olympus. She's pretty pissed at me because I'm foiling her plans because of that bet we made," Cupid said, crossing a relaxed leg over his knee.
"To try and mess with me and Margaret. Thanks for that," Mordecai said gratefully.
"No problem. I don't want your love life to be hell like mine was when I died," Cupid said.
"You died?" Mordecai asked shocked.
"Yeah. Here's what happened. The day when I died I was a full grown adult. I'll explain the baby thing in a minute. I was engaged at the time. This is where Venus came in. She thought it would be funny to mess with my love life just like she was messing with yours. First there was numerous women suddenly expressing interest in me in public, regardless whether Susan was with me or not. Then there was my job as a doctor. I was a surgeon, so I operated on cases that involved flesh wounds. Gunshots and the like. A lot of that stuff likes to happen at night, so I had to work late nights. Then..." Cupid closed his eyes and took a deep, shaky breath before speaking.
"What happened?" Mordecai asked gently.
When Cupid opened his eyes, they were slightly wet with tears.
"Well, Venus told Susan that she was one of my 'side-chicks.' That I met with her most nights because he didn't really have to work. What none of had been expecting was for Susan to eat a gun. She was always emotional, but... none of us were expecting that," Cupid said in a sad tone.
Mordecai was shocked beyond belief. He knew Venus was bad, but to push someone to suicide... was horrible beyond belief.
"Well, from that point I proceeded to follow her example. Only in my case, things turned out different. Jupiter, or in some cases Zeus, knew when Venus went too far. So I was hired as a consultant. To be a deterrent to her decisions. She now can't make extreme decisions without my consent. I hated her. I hated with all of my being, but somehow, I really don't know how, but I was able to forgive her. We even became friends, as you can see. Venus actually felt remorse for that action, which means something when it comes to a goddess. I guess why I took such an interest in your case is that it reminded me of mine, and I didn't want you to go through what I went through. Even if yours was a lot more complicated than mine," Cupid explained.
Mordecai couldn't do anything but look at Cupid in shock. The gravity of what happened... the tragedy... it's horribly sad. Now he could see why Cupid took such an interest in helping him out.
"Does anyone else know this?" Mordecai asked.
"Besides everyone on Olympus, Skips. He's the only one I had grown close enough to tell. But I just thought it summed up why I did what I did. And the more I tell this, the easier it gets," Cupid said.
"Thank you for sharing such a secret with me," Mordecai said.
"You're welcome. And it's not all bad. I can visit Susan in Elysium any time I want. It's where I spend my time when I'm not down on Earth. She's as every bit human up there as she was down here. For that, I can thank Venus for I suppose," Cupid said, before smirking. "Now, I've seen you play video games before, but I don't understand why they're so addicting to you."
Mordecai smiled. This was a topic he could really get into.
"I'll show you. I'll teach you how to play Alley Fight Dudes. Even Rigby's good at that game," Mordecai said, starting the game up.
"Alright. And I'm a quick learner. So don't you worry about me," Cupid said, grabbing a controller.
"Enough talk. Let's play," Mordecai said grinning.
A/N: Did you guys like the Cupid backstory? I'm looking for feedback. It was hastily put together, but I still think it came out pretty good. Now, I'll see you all next time.