A/N: Took forever to get back because of the long chapters I posted for my other stories, but I finally got to this story. Updates go in an order, and this one is usually slow on the uptake. But anyway, we're going to continue where we left off.

Mordecai had a tight grip on the steering wheel he was currently occupying. He was nervous about how they would all react on his choice to go to a college further away. He hoped that the solution Skips had would be enough to placate them. But in reality, it didn't seem enough to placate him. But it would have to do until he graduated.

Mordecai pulled into the coffee shop, holding the letters he was about to show everyone. But when he walked in, he walked in to Rigby, Eileen, and Margaret arguing with what looked like Margaret's old boyfriend and Stacey. Oh, this couldn't be good...

"Darn it Venus," Mordecai muttered, knowing the goddess had something to do with this.

"You were wrong! That was not the case when you saw us there!" Del yelled. Mordecai looked puzzled. He didn't exactly look like the kind of guy who yelled.

"That's what it looked like to me! And we were happy for you both! It's better than if we remained ignorant to what was really going on, and you know it," Margaret said, half angry and half calm. It looked like she was trying to convince them for a while keeping the conversation civil.

"Yeah! What she said," Rigby said, making Mordecai face palm. His friend knew how to be extremely unnecessary. But Mordecai found this a good point to step in.

"Uh, what I miss?" he asked in a confused voice. Because he was seriously confused about this situation. Del and Stacey looked over to his location and their eyes seemed to light up about Terminator bots. Oh, man...

"Well, this is a meeting of the ex's. And none of them happen to be happy," Stacey said, storming up to him.

"Firstly, why are you here?" Mordecai asked.

"I called them," Margaret admitted, making Mordecai look at her shocked.

"She wanted to clear things up Del. Make sure things were clear between everyone. But apparently, the thing at the restaurant wasn't actually real. It was a ploy to spark some jealousy. What they didn't plan on was it not working," Eileen cleared up.

"Del ended up calling Stacey here and they both arrived. Now the whole situation turned into a big mess," Rigby said.

"You're doggone right it's a mess. I don't appreciate when anyone moves on my girlfriend," Del said sternly.

"I made a move on him. Not the other way Del. Why can't you understand that?" Margaret said in disbelief.

"Because he things of you too highly. But I know Mordecai. He's not the kind of person to make a move when he knows someone is in a relationship," Stacey said sternly. She may have not been happy about the situation, but she was still honest. And Mordecai silently thanked her for being level headed.

"For the record, I didn't even know Del was in her life until what happened at Steak Me Amadeus. How'd you even have enough money to get in there? It's pretty expensive," Mordecai asked.

"If you tell us how you were able to get in. As I recall, you work in a park, which is not very good for income. Did you use your college money?" Stacey asked.

Before Mordecai could even answer, Del spoke up.

"Hold up, he works in a park? He's in a dead end job! He'll never be able to support you! He's a loser dropout!" Del said. Mordecai went from calm to angry in a split second.

"You're going too far douchebag," Mordecai said angrily.

"Not far enough loser," Del said.

"Hey! That's my friend you're talking about! Shut your stupid, tea-drinking, crumpet-eating self up. Whoaaaaaa!" Rigby exclaimed, Mordecai joining in with his friend.

It didn't hurt to let out his childish side out every once in a while. But Mordecai had to admit. When it came to the insults, Rigby was a champ. Del turned red with anger at the insult.

"There's no need for this to get out of hand with insults. We can talk about this civilly," Margaret said, trying to keep the peace. She did not want this to turn out into a fight like she had fearing since they arrived. Del cleared his throat and straightened his clothes before speaking.

"Of course. Blame the dropouts over there," Del said, making Rigby roll his eyes.

"Don't start something you can't finish," Rigby countered.

"Look, I want to resolve this the best way possible. I want Stacey to remain my friend and you and I leave on civil terms. But..." Mordecai couldn't go any further as Stacey spoke up.

"Friends? It wasn't very friendly to enter a relationship you know was only going to fail," she bit at him, making Mordecai flinch.

"I didn't know it was going to fail. Look, I was put in a tough situation and wanted out. I didn't realize it was going end up hurting us both if I continued," Mordecai said.

"I made the same choice. I figured things would be better that way," Margaret spoke up.

"What was the choice?" Stacey asked.

"Oh God..." Mordecai said, rotating his head. It was a long, dramatic story.

"Mordecai kissed Margaret during a Christmas party while he was dating someone else," Rigby clarified in a very Rigby tone.

Mordecai badly wanted to pop Rigby upside the head, but Eileen had already taken care of that for him.

"So you're a player now?" Stacey asked, crossing her arms and looking at him half surprised and half angry.

"That was not the case!" Mordecai exclaimed.

"What's not the case? That you can't stay loyal or you like breaking the hearts of women? Take your pick," Del bit at him. Mordecai badly wanted to punch this jerk, but couldn't deny that's what it sounded like.

"That's not the case at all. I just... couldn't control myself," Mordecai said, gripping his feathers. The look on CJ's face when she found them was still upsetting. But it wasn't intentional. Not in the least bit.

"Self-control is a crucial part of the relationship sometimes. If you don't have that, then staying loyal is an impossibility for you," Stacey said, crossing her arms.

"I'm just as responsible for what happened that night. He wasn't the only one who acted impulsively," Margaret admitted, jumping into the argument.

"Why did either of you even enter a relationship after you know there was unresolved issues between the both of you?!" Del yelled. He definitely looked upset. Not angry, but upset.

"I thought we were over each other and that we could leave the past behind," Margaret said.

"And I didn't think I still loved her. In a way, I mourned her leaving and thought I got over it, but that wasn't the case," Mordecai explained, making Margaret look him with a surprised look.

"You mourned me leaving?" she asked. Mordecai looked slightly shy. He felt like he was when he tried to win her heart in the first place.

"I was a mess for a few weeks. Took everyone at the park to get back together. Even then, there were still... impulsive situations," Mordecai said, remembering when he tossed Rigby out of the car.

"Is that why I found my sweater in the trash?" Margaret asked, putting her hands on her hips and looking at Mordecai with a raised eyebrow. Mordecai smiled shyly while his eyes raked her body. She was still sexy.

"Yeah. Even threw me out of the car when we got into an argument. You could call it his 'straying moment,'" Rigby said with finger quotes.

"I dealt with a week of tears, but nothing that deep. You really felt that way?" Margaret asked softly, making Mordecai nod tightly. Margaret was about to walk up to Mordecai when Stacey interrupted.

"You're not breaking this to us any easier by getting into moments like that," she said, making Mordecai and Margaret blush and break eye contact with each other.

"I'm still not happy about this," Del said.

"Well, it's something you'll have to accept. And you two kissed. If you weren't in a relationship, then what was that for?" Mordecai asked.

"We didn't kiss. It was one of those kisses where you kiss the corner of a person's mouth from a certain angle to making it look like they're kissing? It was only to try and make you jealous. It was in no way romantic," Stacey clarified.

"I'm the not the kind of guy who bounces back into a relationship after just ending one. That's not how I do things," Del said.

"But..." Mordecai was about to say when he remembered the type of person or rather, non-person Venus was. "I'm going to kill her."

"Who?" Margaret asked.

"Venus. She set that up," Mordecai growled out, clenching his fist. "If it isn't one thing..."

"It's another," Venus finished, standing in the doorway before pouting. "Come on. You wouldn't want to kill little ol' me, would you?"

Rigby's eyes looked slightly glazed before snapping himself out of it and taking a glance at Eileen for reassurance. She seemed to have a firm grip on Rigby's arm. Mordecai had to admire his restraint. Before, I'm sure he would've been a slobbering fool. Like Del currently was. She seemed to a type of aura, but it was having little to no effect on Mordecai.

"I'll apologize to Cupid later," Mordecai said, starting forward and flexing his fingers as if getting them ready for a fight, but Margaret held him back by wrapping both of her wings around his waist and resting her head on his shoulder like they used to do.

"Let it go," Margaret said soothingly. Mordecai relaxed in her arms and stopped attempting to try strangle Venus. At least, that's what looked like his approach. Venus seemed to look extremely shocked.

"That's weird," Venus said.

"That you couldn't charm me to leave you alone? Yeah, the resent I hold against you has risen to that point," Mordecai said, wrapping his right wing around Margaret's shoulder.

"Well, I underestimated you a little," Venus said.

"More than a little V," Cupid said, teleporting in.

"Who are you?" Del and Stacey asked at the same time.

"Cupid or Eros, depends on the mythology," Cupid said.

"Cupid is more common, so I say that," Mordecai said.

"You know Cupid?" Stacey asked.

"I've met a lot of people that would amaze you. Don't really feel like explaining," Mordecai said, before addressing Cupid. "What brings you by?"

"I have news. Zeus or Jupiter promoted me to God of Love. Before I was a demi-god, but now I'm full immortal and have just as much power as Venus," Cupid said giddily. Venus seemed to look at him shocked.

"He gave you the position?" she asked in disbelief.

"I thought you were already the God of Love?" Margaret asked.

"In mortal books I was already deemed God of Love. But I was resurrected as a demigod with a slower aging process. But now I am a god. Been waiting for this promotion for centuries," Cupid clarified with a fist pump. "Now I can actually make more involved decisions."

"That's awesome. I'm happy for you," Mordecai said honestly. Venus seemed subdued somewhat.

"What is it? Unhappy that I'm not below you anymore?" Cupid asked teasingly.

"No, it's not that," Venus said, her voice still subdued.

"Then what is it?" Cupid asked.

Venus turned to Cupid, and he was surprised to see that her face was bright red.

"Uh, it's just that when dad told me if he ever made anyone God of Love, then he was marrying me off to that person," Venus explained, making Cupid go rigid with shock.

"What?!" Cupid yelled.

"That's what he told me. And dad isn't one to not do what he says," Venus said.

"Oh, no. Hell no," Cupid said, his face absolutely furious. Mordecai had never seen him so mad. "I'm not taking it if that's the case. Why would he try to trick me?"

"Because he knew you would never accept the position if you knew the conditions. But you still have a chance to back out if you go now. It seals within the first day of acceptance. You might want to go before you're tried to it forever," Venus advised.

"Noted. I'll be back. Oh, I'll be having words with Zeus..." Cupid said before teleporting. Venus sighed and looked at the place Cupid teleported.

"You alright?" Eileen asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I'll be talking to dad too. I'll see you all later," Venus said teleporting.

"That... was strange," Stacey said.

"Welcome to my strange world," Mordecai said, gesturing all around the shop.

"Enough of the distractions!" Del suddenly yelled.

"What more do we have left to talk about? I'm not backing down from my decision," Margaret said firmly. Del looked at Mordecai furiously.

"You're going to fight me for her," he said.

"What?!" Mordecai asked in disbelief. "This is not the stone ages! We're not fighting over as if she were... property!" The word seemed to come off of Mordecai's tongue like venom.

"Leave. Now. Apparently I was wrong to think you could be mature about this," Margaret said, crossing her arms.

"No, you're wrong for dating an unsuccessful..." At that word, Mordecai snapped. There was only so much ridicule he could take from someone about him failing school.

Slipping out of Margaret's grasp, he grabbed Del by the throat and punched him in the face hard, out cold before he even fell to the ground.

"Shut your mouth next time," Mordecai warned Del's prone figure angrily. Mordecai's hands were trembling slightly from his rage. Margaret held his arms and he relaxed a little.

"Well, he won't be talking about you anytime soon," Rigby said, standing on Del's chest and jumping up and down.

"Rigby, stop," Eileen told him.

"Yeah. If he gets any injuries on his chest, Del might assume battery," Margaret told him.

"He can already assume battery. I punched the crap out of him!" Mordecai exclaimed, making Margaret giggle a little.

"Ok, fine. But markers don't count, right?" Rigby asked.

"Well, since vandalism is disrespect to property, they don't say anything about person. In fact, you got another?" Eileen asked eagerly.

Rigby pulled out another marker and Eileen kissed Rigby on the lips, who blushed heavily. Mordecai smiled at his friend.

"They seem to match each other, don't they?" Mordecai asked Margaret.

"Yes, they do. Now, did you ever apply for the college?" Margaret asked.

Mordecai froze. In the moment, he forgot about the acceptance letters.

"Uh oh, what did you do Mordo?" Stacey asked, making them both jump. They had forgotten she was there.

"It's not what I did. It's what the applicants did," Mordecai said, holding up the letters.

"Wait, what?" Rigby asked, turning around. He stopped drawing on Del's face long enough to look at his friend.

"Just look at them yourself," Mordecai said, handing all 5 letters to Margaret. She looked at them with a surprised look.

"I thought you only applied to one college?" she asked.

"I did. But apparently the applicant told other colleges, and well... they accepted me," Mordecai said hesitantly.

"It's not really a problem. Just don't accept the other offers," Rigby said.

"Rigby... I don't think Mordecai would bring it to our attention if it wasn't an issue," Eileen told him softly.

"You want to go to these other colleges, don't you?" Margaret asked in a resigned voice. She already knew the answer.

Mordecai nodded gravely.

"I can major here, but from what I read, the college called Full Sail has better funding, better teaching techniques, and better... well, everything. I could do it here, but not as effectively and likely not as much knowledge," Mordecai explained.

"But where is it?" Rigby asked.

There was a small pause, then..."

"Florida," Mordecai said with hesitancy.

"Florida?! That's pretty much on opposite position with California!" Rigby exclaimed. Mordecai winced. He knew that was the case.

Margaret seemed to stare at Mordecai with a subdued expression. She didn't know what to say.

"There is a way we can stay in contact," Mordecai said with some optimism in his voice.

"Really? How?" Margaret said quickly. She even beat Rigby before he opened his mouth, who was usually quick on the uptake.

Mordecai pulled out the smart phone Skips gave him.

"Skips gave me this thing called a smart phone. If I call you guys, I can talk to you at any time. Just make sure to come over to the park so you can contact me," Mordecai said.

"Do you have to go?" Rigby asked almost desperately.

"He does. He knows it'll haunt him if he lets the opportunity get away," Margaret said evenly. She was speaking from experience.

"She's right. It'll be one of my 'what might have been' moments. I can't just let it go by," Mordecai said in a resigned voice.

"When will you be leaving?" Stacey asked.

"Late July," Mordecai said.

"July? The school year doesn't start until August 13th," Margaret asked.

"I know, but I'll have to get familiar with the place. Imagine if I go somewhere and try to get lost? The whole place will be new to me," Mordecai explained. There was a long silence hanging in the air after that sentence. It felt like ages until Rigby broke the silence.

"You better come back with that degree. You better not end up like me," Rigby said with a weak laugh.

"I won't. I promise I'll be the best doggone game designer you'll ever see," Mordecai said with an encouraging smile.

"You better. Too many people care about you for you not to succeed. If you don't succeed, I'll kick the crap out of you," Stacey said with a smile.

"If you don't, I'm gonna kill you," Margaret said, hitting Mordecai as hard as she could in the arm. After she hit him, she seemed to start crying after that. Mordecai pulled her into a tight embrace.

"This isn't easy for me either," Mordecai said, closing his eyes and holding Margaret as close as he could to him.

"But there's one thing I do know," Eileen said.

"What's that?" Rigby asked.

"We're going to make this the best darn months we can before you go off to college," Eileen said.

"You got that right. Starting now. Let's go! I got the first location," Rigby said eagerly.

Mordecai nodded and smiled. He was glad to have such good friends.

"But first..." Rigby said as an afterthought before grabbing his maker and going back to Del. Mordecai rolled his eyes. Would his friend ever grow up?

A/N: I liked this chapter. It was plenty interesting and it was lengthy. But I don't have the juice in me to write through a montage of the months of fun they have together, so next time I'm just going to skip when Margaret has to take Mordecai to the airport. Bit of irony in that. Mordecai had to do the same thing a few years ago. (I don't know whether Margaret got a bachelors or masters, but I have to assume bachelors, so it would be 3 years as she was finishing up her degree at the news station. 5 if she's going for masters. Just sayin') Hope you all enjoyed though!