Well, here's the 5th chapter of Big Ed. Last time, Nate told Bella how he felt. A week has passed, and a few things have changed.
Nate was sitting in his room. It had been a week since he told Bella that he liked her. Lots of things had happened because of that. Eddy wouldn't talk to him, but Eddy would glare at him every time they met. Bella wouldn't look at him. Whenever they passed, Bella would look at her feet, embarrassed.
Ed hadn't had a reaction. But then again, he never really knew what was going on. Edd would still talk to Nate, but he was usually nervous. The only times he wasn't nervous was when he as talking about school, which was today. Today was the first day.
Edd said that he would show Nate around, since Bella and Eddy weren't talking to him (Because of different reasons) and Ed had no idea what was going on. When they got to school Edd first showed Nate all the before school and after school clubs they had.
"So, what are your interests? What do you like?" Edd asked Nate. "I like chess and comics," Nate said. "Well, we have a chess club and a drawing club," Edd said cheerfully, "Which one do you to see first?" Nate thought for a minute. "Whichever," he answered.
Edd led him to the drawing club. "Drawing is in the morning, and chess is in he afternoon," Edd explained. They entered a large room filled with students drawing at tables. "This is the drawing club," Edd said, "Would you like to sign up? I can ask the owner."
"Yeah, this is good," Nate said. Edd walked up to a kid. "Excuse me, sir," Edd said, "Do you know where the owner of this fine club is?" The kid pointed towards the back of the room. They walked to the back and saw the owner, and Nate became nervous. The owner was Bella!
She was drawing what looked like an island in the middle of the sea. "Bella?" Edd asked, confused and surprised. Bella looked up, smiling, but then turned red when she saw Nate. "Oh, ciao Doppio D, Nate," Bella said. "Bella, I didn't know you ran the drawing club," Edd said.
"There's a lot of things you don't know about me," Bella said. "Well, Nate here wanted to join," Edd explained. "Really? We could always use new members," Bella said, smiling. "Thanks," Nate said. "Now, you'll just have to sign here and you can start tomorrow," Bella said, pulling out clip board.
She took out a pen and gave it to Nate. He signed his name, Nate Wright, and gave the pen and clip board back. When Nate and Edd left, Bella went back to her drawing. Ed walked up to her and showed her his drawing. "That's awesome, Ed!" Bella said, smiling. Ed had a special talent in drawing.
After Edd showed Nate the chess club, the bell rang, signaling the start of classes. During science, Eddy got a detention, like he usually did. "I thought I was the only one who got a detention on the first day of school," Nate said. Eddy growled at him. During recess, Nate got a detention for throwing a football through the window.
At the end of the day, Bella waited for Eddy and Nate. They went home, and Bella invited them all over to her and Edd's house for a snack. She made pizza and shared some very big news. "Felice is gonna have kittens!" Bella said. Everyone froze, and Eddy, who has having a sip of water, did a spit take.
"Really?" Edd asked, "That's great!" Felice smiled and meowed. "She says that they're due in about 2 weeks," Bella translated, "Probably." Nate looked nervously at Felice. More cats? One and a half was enough. But he had to act happy. "That's, um, nice," Nate said.
"Kittens!" Ed yelled happily. "Are you going to keep them?" Edd asked, a little worried about the mess the kittens would make. "Of course," Bella said. Felice purred as she rubbed her head against Bella's arm. "Well, does that mean you'll be a grandma or something?" Eddy asked.
"Sì," Bella said. "Does that make me the grandpa?" Eddy asked. "I don't see a ring on this finger!" Bella snapped. (LOL! I had to work that in there!) "What would Double D be?" Nate asked. "I have no idea," Bella said, "I want to say Uncle or something, but I'm not sure."
"Will there be a party?" Ed asked. "Maybe," Bella said. "Why would there be a party?" Nate asked. "Kitten shower, duh!" Bella answered. Nate looked confused. "It's like a bambino shower, but for gattinos," Bella explained. "But it's a cat!" Nate said. "So?" Bella snapped, "So am I!"
"Good point," Nate said. "And of course we'll help plan it," Edd volunteered. "Grazie," Bella smiled. "Ed will help!" Ed cried. "So, what do you do for a kitten shower?" Eddy asked. "Spray them and hope they don't scratch you," Bella joked, "No, you give the mom a bunch of treats and toys."
"Oh," Eddy said. "Yeah, and you just hang out and watch movies," Bella added. "Sounds fun," Nate said sarcastically, rolling his eyes. "It really is," Bella said, not noticing Nate's sarcasm, "One time I went to one of Felice's friend's kitten shower." Felice nodded.
"So, two weeks, right?" Edd asked. Bella nodded. "Or around that, anyway," she estimated. "Can I help?!" Ed cried happily. "Of course," Bella said, "I'm gonna figure out who does what." She took out a pencil paper from behind her. She started writing, thinking who did what.
She had Edd for decorating because he was so organized, Ed for the invitations because he was a really good drawer, Eddy and herself for food because they were good cooks, (Well, Bella would give Eddy a recipe and he could help) and Nate for the welcoming comity.
She gave everyone there jobs. Bella, Eddy and Nate didn't have to do anything yet, but Edd had to plan the decor and Ed had to make the invitations. Bella told Ed what to say, and he made up a picture. The invitation turned out pretty good.
You are invited to Felice's kitten shower!
When: A week from now, Saturday. 1:00-?
Where: Bella and Double D's house.
Bring: A gift for Felice. (E.G. treats or toys)
FYI: Yes, Felice is having kittens! That makes me, Bella, a cat grandma! There won't be a cake, because cats can't have sweets. There will be lots of milk, though, and lots of other snacks. Please RSVP with Bella.
Below that was a picture of Felice at a party with streamers and balloons. "That's awesome, Ed!" Bella said. "Thank you!" Ed said, smiling proudly. "I should probably get home," Nate said. His dad wanted him home by 4:30, and it was about 4:15. "Ok, arrivederci," Bella said.
Nate left, thinking. He didn't know if he wanted to go to this 'kitten shower' thing. He hated cats. Why would he celebrate more? But it seemed important to Bella. 'I guess I could go.' Nate thought. He changed his mind the whole way home, and up to dinner time.
He picked at his food, not all that hungry. "What's wrong, Nate?" Nate's dad asked, noticing Nate. (I couldn't remember his dad's name) "Nothing," Nate lied. He couldn't make up his mind weather to go or not. All the kids knew he hated cats, and if he went to the kitten shower, Eddy would know it was only to get Bella to like him.
But if he didn't go, Bella would hate him, and Nate didn't want that. "It doesn't look like nothing," Nate's dad said. "Ok, it's something," Nate confessed, "I just don't feel like talking about it." Nate's dad sighed, knowing that he wouldn't get a response. "Can I be excused?" Nate asked.
"Yes," his dad answered. Nate went up to his room to talk to his best friends from his old house. He dialed there phone numbers and they picked up. "What's up?" Teddy asked. (If you don't know who Nate's best friends are, go read Big Nate) "Not much," Nate said, "Ok, a lot."
"Does it have anything to do with the new girl?" Francis asked. Nate had told them about Bella, but not her name for some reason. He also didn't mention Eddy. They were surprised that Nate had gotten a new crush, and wasn't obsessed with Jenny anymore. Not that he was 'obsessed.'
"Sorta," Nate said. "Well, come on," Teddy urged him. "Is it good or bad?" Francis asked. "Both," Nate said. Teddy and Francis were confused. "You know how I told you she was part cat?" Nate asked. Teddy snickered. "Oh yeah," he said, "I never thought that you would like a cat."
"Yeah, well, her cat, Felice, is gonna have kittens, and she planned a kitten shower," Nate explained. "A kitten shower?" Francis asked, confused. "Like a baby shower, but for kittens?" Teddy asked. "Yeah," Nate said. "That's weird," Teddy said. "What do you expect? She's a cat, too!" Nate said.
"Good point," Francis said. "So, what's the problem with that?" Teddy asked. "Uh, well..." Nate couldn't find way to tell them that Bella had a boyfriend that, now, didn't like Nate. "First, could you give us this girl's name?" Francis asked, "I feel weird calling her 'the girl.'"
"Her name is Bella," Nate said. "Dude! My aunt used to have a cat named Bella!" Teddy exclaimed. "Isn't Bella an Italian name?" Francis asked. "Yup," Nate said. "Ok, so now what's the bad news?" Teddy asked. "Well, the bad new is that she has a boyfriend," Nate revealed.
Teddy did what sounded like a spit take. Nate guessed he was drinking something. "Why didn't you tell us that?" Francis exclaimed. "I don't know," Nate answered truthfully. He knew why. Because Eddy was mean. "So? That never stopped you from flirting with Jenny," Teddy said.
"Yeah, but Bella's boyfriend is mean," Nate explained, "Well, not so much mean as he is protective." Nate didn't know why, but he felt weird saying Bella's name when he wasn't talking to her. "How did you figure that out?" Francis asked. Nate had said that all the kids were nice.
"When I told Bella I like last week, he hasn't talked to me since," Nate explained. "Ah, yeah, that could give it away," Francis said. "But, I think Bella might like a little, too," Nate said. "What gives you that idea?" Teddy asked. "She seemed embarrassed when I said I liked her," Nate said.
"Also, she hasn't looked at me since, but when she does, her face turns red," Nate continued. "If she liked you, wouldn't she want to talk to you?" Teddy asked. "Don't forget. She does have a boyfriend," Francis reminded him, "She might feel guilty to like Nate."
"So, what does this have to do with the kitten shower?" Teddy asked Nate. "Everyone already knows I hate cats," Nate explained, "If I go to the party, Bella's boyfriend will think I'm only doing it so that Bella will like me. But if I don't go, Bella will hate me."
"That is quite a problem," Teddy said. "Just act like you don't want to go," Francis said like it was obvious. "That's actually a good idea," Nate said. "So you gonna go?" Teddy asked. "Sure," Nate said. "Good. So how was your first day of school?" Francis asked.
"Pretty good," Nate said. "Really?" Teddy asked, surprised. "Ok, so I got a detention," Nate admitted. "On the first day?!" Francis exclaimed. "And Bella'sboyfrienddid, too," Nate said. "Wow. I thought you were the only one who got detentions on the first day," Teddy said.
"That must have been awkward," Francis guessed. "Yup," Nate said. Eddy had glared angrily at him the whole time. "Well, anything else?" Teddy asked. "I joined one of the before school clubs," Nate said. "Before school clubs?" Francis asked. "Yeah, they have before and after school clubs," Nate explained.
"What club?" Teddy asked. "Well, they didn't have a comic club, but they had a drawing club," Nate said. "That's cool," Francis said. "Yeah, but guess who runs it," Nate said. "Who?" Francis and Teddy asked at the same time. "Bella," Nate answered.
"Cool! You get to spend some time with her," Fransic said. "Uh, hello?! Her boyfriend's gonna hate me even more!" Nate said. "Why?" Teddy asked. "Um, let's think. Maybe because I'm gonna be alone with Bella for an hour!" Nate yelled. "No one else is in the club?" Francis asked.
"No, there's a bunch of kids. But I mean without him there," Nate explained, "He's with her any other time." Teddy and Francis both went "Ohhhh." at the same time. "Well, he probably won't like that," Teddy said. "How much you wanna bet he'll send someone to spy or something?" Nate asked coldly.
"I doubt it," Francis said. "Yeah, dude. That's just a little creepy," Teddy said. "I'm pretty sure he trusts Bella," Francis said. "Yeah. Bella told me that he didn't know she liked him for almost a year," Nate said. "Then he's probably just clueless," Teddy snickered.
"Yeah, but only when it comes to someone liking him," Nate said. Suddenly, Nate got another call. "Hold on. Someone's calling," Nate said, looking at his screen. When he saw who, he shouted out. "Dudes, it's Bella!" Nate informed his friends. "Dude, answer it!" Teddy said.
Nate hung up and answered Bella's call. "What up?" Nate asked as if he hadn't been talking about her. "Hey, I was calling to ask if you're coming to the kitten shower," Bella said, "I mean, you don't have to." Nate thought for a minute. He had to answer like he didn't want to.
"Yeah, ok!" Nate blurted out excitedly. His face reddened. "Great!" Bella said, "That's it. Grazie." And with that, Bella hung up. Nate put his phone down. "Stupid!" He hissed, hitting himself in the face.
Boy, that took awhile! But worth it! That party's gonna be awesome! (Nate: Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!) Ha! Nate's hilarious! Well, next chapter will be what happens at the party! KIT to find out!