Well, here's the third chapter of Big Ed. In this chapter, Bella finishes the story of how she got so interested in goldfish. And I'm telling you, it's quite a story.
When Nate woke up the next morning, he immediately got up and dressed. Usually, during summer vacation , he slept in. But he really wanted to hear the rest of Bella's story. He walked outside and over to Bella and Edd's house. Before he could even knock, Felice came out of a cat-flap on the door. Nate took a step back from the cat, who had turned to look at him. "Stay back," Nate warned. Felice just sat dwon on the porch and looked at Nate, twitching her tail.
Felice turned around and went back inside. Nate sighed and was about to knock again when Bella opened the door. "Ciao," Bell said, surprising Nate. "Oh, hey," Nate said nervously. "A little early, don't you think?" Bella asked. Nate raised his eyebrow. "You're up," Nate pointed out. "I'm a cat. I wake up early," Bell said. "Oh, yeah," Nate said, "Well, can I come in?" Bella nodded and let Nate in.
Nate saw Edd sitting at the table, eating breakfast. "Is he a cat, too?" Nate asked, pointing at Edd. "Nah, he's just Double D," Bella said, waving it off. Nate looked at her, confused. "If you have had lived with him for as long as I have, you'd understand," Bella said. "Good morning!" Edd said, waving. Bella sat down, inviting Nate to do the same. "So, why are you here so early?" Bella asked.
"I wanted to hear the rest of that story," Nate said. Bella smiled. "Well, I'm glad you're interested in it, but I'd rather wait till Ed and Eddy are here," Bella said. 10 minutes later, Ed and Eddy showed up. "So, you gonna tell the rest of that story, or what?" Eddy asked after Bella had told him what had happened that morning. "Alright," Bella said, "Now, where was I...?"
(FLASHBACK!)
(That's right! Most of this chapter will be a flashback. Deal with it! If you don't like it, then ladie-freaking-da! Too bad!)
"I'll call him Sammy," Bella said when they got in the car. "Why Sammy? Not that it's not a good name," Bella's dad said. "No reason," Bella smiled. Truth was, her that was the name of her crush she had at that point. But a dad didn't need to know that. "I just like the name."
On the way home, Bella's dad got out his phone and called Bella's older brother at the house. His name was Jason. "Hey, Jason. Can you set up a fish bowl before we get home?" Bella's dad asked. "Sure," Jason said as he hung up. When they got home, Bella walked slowly inside, not wanting to drop Sammy. When she got inside, she opened the bag and poured Sammy into the bowl.
Bella watched him for a few minutes before speaking. "He seems kinda lonely," Bella said, watching Sammy, "Can we get him a friend?" Bella's dad looked at her. "Tell you what. If you can keep him alive for a month, then I'll get him a friend," He said. Bella smiled at her dad, then at Sammy.
Bella got on the computer and started looking up stuff about goldfish care. She really wanted to keep Sammy alive. She found a page about goldfish care do's and don'ts. She read that you should never keep a goldfish in a fish bowl. She became nervous as she glanced at Sammy. She ran into the other room, where her dad was watching TV.
"Daddy!" Bella cried, jumping onto his lap. "What's the matter, princess?" Her dad asked, worried. "I just read that you should never, ever ever, keep a goldfish in a fish bowl!" Bella said, "It could kill them! I don't want Sammy to die!" Bella's dad sighed. He should have known this wasn't going to be a cheap pet. No pet ever was with Bella.
"Ok. It won't kill him that fast," Bella's dad assured his daughter, "Like I said, id you keep him alive for a month, I'll get him a friend and a bigger tank." Bella smiled at her dad and hugged him. "Thanks, daddy," Bella said, standing up. She ran back in the other room to read some more about goldfish care.
She read about feeding, feeder fish, and lots more. She read that only the most skilled keepers rescue a handful of feeder fish, and nurse them back to health. She was worried. Did that mean that Sammy had a very high chance of dieing? No. She wouldn't allow that. She vowed to be the best fish nurse ever.
The next day at school, Bella started talking about her new goldfish, and about what she had learned. All her classmates were impressed. Even the teacher, who was listening, was impressed. In fact, she recommended Bella for the GKC. She told them that they have one in almost any city, and that there was one not far from her house.
Bella's teacher gave her a pamphlet, and Bella became very excited. She spent all day reading the pamphlet over and over. She couldn't wait to get home and tell her dad!
When she got home, she burst through the door and ran to her dad. "Daddy! Daddy! I have the biggest news ever!" Bella cried, jumping onto her dad's lap again. "What is it this time?" Bella's dad asked. Bella shoved the pamphlet into his hands, and bounced excitedly while he read it.
"A Goldfish Keepers Club?" Bella's dad said, "You wanna join this?" Bella nodded vigorously. "And check out what the welcome gift is!" Bella said, pointing at the front of the pamphlet. It said 'Welcome gift includes a 10 gallon tank, a small common goldfish, and a coupon for all care products needed' with a picture of a tank, a goldfish, and a coupon.
"I don't know," Bella's dad said, "The acceptance fee is 50 dollars." He looked at Bella, who had her eyes widened, so that they looked like Puss In Boots, and her bottom lip was sticking out. Bella's dad sighed, defeated. "Alright, you can join," He said. Bella squealed loudly and hugged her dad very tightly, like Ed-tight.
"Thank you, daddy!" Bella cried, "Thank you! Thank you! THANK YOU!" Bella jumped off his lap and ran to her phone to call all her friends. Her dad smiled after her, glad to make her happy. It had been hard on them all, but more so to Bella, when her mom had died. Her mom was the one that made her part cat.
He had hoped to find some way to make her super happy again. He thought it would have to be finding her another mom- which he still wanted to do- but just letting her join this GKC seemed to work fine.
(FLASHBACK ENDED)
"And that's pretty much it," Bella finished, "After that, I just kept getting bigger tanks and more goldfish." The Eds and Nate stared at her. "I'm sorry for your loss," Nate said. "It's ok," Bella said, sounding a little sad, "She dies when I was little, so I didn't know her that much. But still, she did give me my cat-ness."
Bella shrugged. "But that was, like, 10 years ago. I'm all better," She said. Felice licked her face and Bella giggled. "Hang on a sec," Eddy said, "Where was Felice during all that? You said you had her since you were 3 months old." Bella looked at Eddy. "Oh, yeah. Felice was sick during that time, so she was up in my room," Bella said.
"That explains that," Edd said. "Can we look at the fishies?" Ed asked, not paying attention. Bella smiled and stood up. "Sure," She said, leading the boys outside. When they got outside, they had quite a surprise. "Eggs!" Bella cried, running to the pond. Felice ran next to her.
"Eggs?" Eddy repeated, confused. "Goldfish eggs!" Bella clarified, pointing at the pond. It had thousands apon thousands of tiny red eggs. "Holy crap!" Nate cried, seeing the eggs. "It appears that the fish have been breeding," Edd said. Suddenly, one of the goldfish ate the eggs! "Guys, that fishy just ate the eggs!" Ed shouted.
"Unfortunately, goldfish are not good parents," Bella said. "That's horrible!" Edd said. Bella took out a small fish net from behind her and scooped up some eggs. "Might as well save some," Bella said, rushing inside to put the eggs in the 20 gallon tank. "This way they'll grow up," Bella said.
"My, what are we going to do with all these eggs?" Edd asked, worried. Bella smiled as she looked at the eggs. "Don't worry," Bella said, "I can always give them away to the GKC when they grow up." Bella glanced at her fish tank. "Good plan," Nate said. "How much are ya gonna charge for them?" Eddy asked, once again only thinking about money.
"Nothing," Bella said, "I'm donating them, which means I'm giving them away for free." She glared at Eddy. "Why must you only think about money?" She asked. "Cuz that's me," Eddy shrugged. Bella rolled her eyes. "Yeah, well, in case you haven't noticed, that's so not me," Bella said, "I like to give things away just to be nice."
Bella walked back outside to the pond, where Felice still was. "Felice! What did I say about you not being allowed near the fish when no one's with you?!" Bella yelled at the small white cat. Felice folded her ears back and slinked back to the house. "As much as I love eating fish, that's only when they're not pets."
"I wish I had a pet," Nate said. "Don't worry. The only one's who have a pet, or many pets, in this neighborhood are Bella and Rolf," Eddy said. "I want a bunny, guys!" Ed said happily. "Ed, don't you remember? You have a severe allergy to rabbits," Edd said. "What?" Ed said.
"Never mind," Edd sighed. "Is he always like this?" Nate asked. "Pretty much," Bella and Eddy answered at the same time. "Jinx," Bella said. "Yeah, he's always stupid," Eddy said. "Hey!" Ed said, offended. "What?" Eddy said. "What?" Ed asked, forgetting what had happened. "What?" Bella joined in. "What?" Ed repeated. "What?" Nate joined. They all started laughing, even Edd.
"Ok, this guy's funny!" Nate said. "Thank you," Ed said. "Sometimes it's on purpose, sometimes it's not," Bella said. "What do you mean?" Nate asked. "Watch," Bella said. She turned to Ed and made her voice sound like Sarah, "ED!" Ed yelled and jumped. "I DIDN'T DO IT!" he shouted, sticking his head in the ground.
They all cracked up. "Sarah's not here, Lumpy," Eddy laughed. Ed popped his head above the ground. "Oh, good," Ed said. "That's what I mean," Bella said. "Ok," Nate said. Suddenly, they heard another voice, and this voice was real. "ED!" It was Sarah, for real this time.
"I DIDN'T DO IT!" Ed yelled again. Sarah grabbed him by his ear and dragged him away. "Shall we find out what he did?" Bella said. They all ran after Sarah and Ed. They went inside there house and up to Sarah's room. "Hurry, Sarah!" Jimmy cried from her room.
Sarah forced Ed's face to the floor so he was looking at... "What is your sock doing in my room?!" Sarah yelled. Ed panicked and picked up the sock, throwing it behind him. "All gone!" Ed said. The sock landed on Nate's face, who yelled. "DUDE! THAT'S DISGUSTING!" Nate yelled, throwing the sock off his face.
"Welcome to our life," Bella and Eddy said together. "Jinx," Bella said again. "Trust me. I've had worst on my face," Edd said, shuddering at the memory of having Ed's underwear on his face. "What do you mean?" Nate asked. "Don't ask," Bella said, "He won't answer."
"Please don't tell mom, Sarah!" Ed begged his little sister. "I won't, granted you never let another of your socks in my room," Sarah said. "You got it!" Ed said happily, running off. "Dude, that was probably the single most disgusting thing I've ever experienced in my life," Nate said.
"What was?" Ed asked, smiling. "When you threw your sock it landed on my face!" Nate yelled. "Last time, it landed on sockhead's face," Eddy said. "A sock on sockhead?" Nate asked, laughing. Bella thought for a minute. "Oh, I just noticed that!" Bella said, also laughing.
"And what, may I ask, is so funny about a stinky sock on my face?" Edd asked, annoyed. "Double D. It's a sock on sockhead!" Bella said. "Ohhhhh. I get it," Edd said, "Ha ha ha. Very funny." Ed smiled. "What is, Double D?" Ed asked. "We seriously have to explain this again?" Nate said.
"Oh, that reminds me of another joke my dad told me," Bella said, "Ok. Two guys walk into a bar. The third one ducts." The Eds and Nate stare at Bella. "Ohhhhhhh," Edd said, understanding. "What?" Eddy said. "Yeah, I don't get it," Nate said. "Two guys walk into a bar, like a monkey bar, and the third one ducks under it," Bella explained.
"Ohhhhhh," Eddy and Nate said together. "I don't get it," Ed said, smiling. "You never do, Lumpy," Eddy said. "Anyone else got one?" Bella asked. "No time," Eddy said, "It's the end of the FanFic." Bella glared at Eddy. "What did I say about breaking the fourth wall?" Bella asked.
"Don't blame me! Your real life girl made me say it!" Eddy snapped. (Hey! Leave me out of this!) "Anyway, he's right, Bella," Edd said, "I'm afraid we are out of time." Bella sighed. "Yeah, alright," Bella said. She looked at the screen and waved. "Good-night everybody!"
LOL! I think I like the end the most! Ok, next chapter I'll start the part where Nate starts showing signs of liking Bella. That autta create some much-needed drama. I hope it will. Wait, I know it will! I'm the freaking writer, for Pete's sake! (Ed: Who's Pete?) Shut up, Ed. The FanFic's over. Don't try to make an extra appearance. (Eddy: What about me? Can I make one?) NO! No one can! And don't even try, Nate! (Nate: I wasn't gonna.) YOU JUST DID! Alright, I'm ending this before anyone else can make an extra appearance. (Rolf: Can Rolf make an appearance?) NO! That's not even...oh. Well, he beat me, guys. He's not making an extra appearance. But still, I'm ending this thing. Right. NOW! (All the kids of the cul-de-sac: GOOD-NIGHT EVERYBODY!) AAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGG! I AM STARTING TO HATE THESE CHARACTERS! Just kidding. Good-bye!