Failed Plans

Quips sat on the floor with his son, attempting to play with him. "I'm trying to be a better father to you, but it's tough..." The yeti sighed and made a Tigger doll dance around. Alex seemed to like this. He reached for the doll and hugged it tightly. Quips smiled. "If only your mother was here to see this.." Tears slid down his cheeks as he turned away. Oh, Monica. Why did you have to leave me? He got up and walked out the back door. He pulled a baggie out of his pocket. "Stress relief, check." He lit the joint and took a long drag.

Skips walked in the front door and looked at Alex. "Where's your father?" The young boy shrugged and continued to chew on the plastic toy. Skips took it out and gave him a teething ring, then searched the house. "I can't imagine he'd let Alex alone.." Skips walked outside and gasped at the sight of his cousin. "Quips!"

Don arrived home, only to see Mordecai still up. The tv was on, but he wasn't paying attention to it. He was texting someone.

"Hey, Mordo."

The blue jay looked up and smiled. "Hey. How was your date?"

"Oh, it was incredible!" Don sat next to Mordecai on the couch. "She's smart, funny, and really cute... She told me she wanted to be a performer. I thought that was amazing. Instead, she's stuck at a dead end job and going nowhere." The raccoon sighed.

"Hmm.. So, what'd she look like?"

"She was pretty short. About Rigby's size, actually. She wore these round glasses that looked beautiful on her. Her hair was in a ponytail when she was at work, but for the date she pulled it into a bun. She was wearing this nice black tank top, and-"

"Wait, is this girl's name, Eileen?"

"Yeah, how'd you know?"

"Dude, that's Rigby's girl."

"SHE'S NOT MY GIRL! BUT YOU, MY DEAR BROTHER, ARE DEAD!" Rigby ran down the stairs.

"Woah, Rigby! I'm sorry I didn't know!" Don stood up and watched his brother. "I'll back off I swear!"

"NO! NOBODY DESERVES THAT GIRL AND I'VE WORKED TOO LONG AND HARD TO TRY AND BE GOOD ENOUGH FOR HER AND I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOU OR ANYONE ELSE RUIN IT!" Rigby attempted to punch his brother's chest. Tears were brimming his eyes as he kept weakly hitting his brother. "She's the most important thing in my life." Rigby sniffled and looked down. "And I want to be the same for her..." Rigby ran out of the house.

"Wait Rigby!" Don pleaded. It was too late.

"Don't worry, Don. I'm sure he'll be back." Mordecai yawned. "I'm going to bed, night."

"So you went on a date with his brother? Wow, Eileen, I never thought of you as that type of girl!"

Eileen rolled her eyes and sat down on the couch. "I wasn't going to do anything with him. Plus, he's way to tall for me. You know Rigby's just my height."

Margaret giggled at this. "Yeah, you two were practically made for each other."

"Oh, shush! I don't see you doing anything about Mordecai." Eileen regretted saying this.

"Yeah..." A long pause fell over the phone. "Well, it's getting late. Goodnight Eileen."

"Goodnight, Margaret." Eileen sighed and hung up her phone. She didn't mean to say it, honestly. It just slipped.. The mole stood up and walked into the kitchen to do her dishes from breakfast. Thankfully, she was off tomorrow. So, she could stay up later if she wanted to. She was quietly singing to her phone's playlist. "Sometimes you wonder if this fight is worthwhile. The precious moments are all lost in the tide, yeah.." Eileen nearly dropped the glass she was washing when a knock at the door startled her. "Coming!" She set her things down and went to the door. Eileen cursed to herself when she realized she was wearing her turtle pajamas. She sighed and opened the door anyway.

"Hey." He sniffled. "Eileen."

"Rigby, get in here." She led him into the living room. "What are you doing out so late?"

"I.. I don't know. I just.." Suddenly, he hugged her. She hugged him back and he buried his face into her hair. "Please don't ever leave me. I'll try to be a better person for you. Just don't ever leave me!" Eileen heard him sob. She gently petted his head.

"Rigby, what are giving you these thoughts?" Eileen gently took his chin in her hand and lifted it up so she could look into his eyes. "No matter what happens, I will always be there for you. Even if it means taking a step back and letting you live."

"I would never walk away from you. You're too important to me." He leaned in and pressed his lips against hers softly. They stood there for a while before breaking the kiss to catch a breath. Rigby blushed. "It's late, I should go."

"I'm not letting you walk home. And my car is in the shop. Take the spare bedroom."

He smiled. "Thanks. Goodnight, Eileen."

Susan laughed. "Seriously? You gave the poor guy weed?"

He glared at her. "He could lose his job because of that!"

She cocked a brow. "I thought you wanted him to work at the Park."

"I did!" He groaned. "You're making this difficult!"

"Oh, and great plan with Eileen. Two more happy people."

The man shook his head and looked at the camera on Rigby. "Dammit, Rigby. You're making this harder than it needs to be. It looks like it's time to move on. Perhaps Skips is coming along to an anniversary that mustn't be forgotten."

She rolled her eyes. "Yeah, that's gonna work well. It'll only be him, anyway. You have to get the others and make them each suffer at the same time. It'll be the best way, you know.."

"Shut up! You made me lose my train of thought. Okay, so who was I going to target next?"

Author's Notes: Aha, a rigleen chapter. I know it's short, but I will try to work on making them a reasonable length.

Stay classy!