"Double D, I have a dilemma," Eddy stated, staring at the food as Edd lifted up the metal lids from the chafing dishes.
Edd expressed his gratitude to Lucas for the dinner and faced Eddy after he was done talking to the brunette adult, "What is it, Eddy?"
"That triple chocolate cake looks so good, but if I eat it, I'll lose my devilishly good-looking figure," Eddy boasted, waggling his eyebrows and flexing his muscles – or lack thereof. Edd covered his mouth and let out a silent giggle.
"Well don't eat it then and eat something else," Edd flipped up a few more lids, "donuts, trifles, éclairs, chocolate pie slices, cheesecake, and chocolate tarts? Well, bon appétit, I suppose." Edd decided on eating a trifle and a slice of cheesecake for dinner. He grabbed a plate and a fork from the end of the buffet table. Edd noticed when he gingerly grabbed a trifle bowl that both the chafing pans were not on and that the pastries were bought from a bakery located within the big city, as indicated by the labels on the plastic dishes that the desserts sat in. Lucas' stepmom did not even bother to take the dessert out of plastic containers before putting them in the chafing pans.
Edd and Eddy ate in silence until Lucas left the room. Edd stared down at Eddy's plate and, of course, Eddy's plate was filled with chocolate dishes, despite his complaint that he might lose his figure. "Geez, I think Lucas' stepmom is trying to put him into a diabetic coma, look at all of these desserts," Eddy pointed out the obvious before taking a bite of a chocolate tart. After he was done chewing and swallowing the tart, he started whispering to Edd. "Also, I found out some things about the guy in the video from Seth."
"What did you find out?" Edd asked. He had serious doubts over Seth offering Eddy any information freely. What was the man's motivation for doing so?
Eddy continued whispering, "The guy in the video was a classmate of theirs and is still alive."
"Well, that's a relief about the guy being amongst the living and all," Edd stated. He hoped with that bit of information, he could finally get bit of closure and forget what was on the tape. However, something at the back of his mind was telling him that there was more to the story.
"I need to know more about the guy though," Eddy stated, "we should search for Lucas' room and look for a yearbook or something. I bet we would find something that would tell us who the guy is."
"I honor the fact that you are concerned over the mysterious individual, but we cannot just rummage through Lucas' belongings for a clue on the individual," Edd protested.
"Then how do we find out who the guy is?" Eddy asked, "Huh, smart guy?"
"Look, Kevin's cousin, Sasha, knows your brother personally, correct?" Edd explained, "We could ask Kevin if he would be willing to tell us the whereabouts of his cousin. That would be a much more logical choice than risking Matthew getting suspicious and risk getting physically abused by him. If Matthew sworn his own friends to secrecy over the man, for whatever reason, he's not going to be too thrilled over us trying to uncover the truth."
"Fine, we'll ask Shovel Chin once we get out of here," Eddy agreed, reluctantly. He still had no idea if Kevin was still upset over his brother running over his fence and harming Nazz. If Kevin was, that would mean that Kevin might try to fight them again like what happened a few days previous. However, if it meant getting rid of the sick feeling in his gut that he had since he seen that video, he was willing to do anything.
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After dinner, Eddy and Edd both strolled down the hallway. They both did not dare to venture any further in case they both ended up lost. They had seen perhaps three maids in the past hour, one carrying cleaning supplies. The usual topics that came up in their conversations were Ed, what kind of scams they could pull off – which they still could not come up with something new that was both plausible and legal, and on Eddy's least favorite subject; what they both were going to do when school started back up. Eddy was stumbling while drinking more from his Jack Daniels bottle while insisting that he was not drunk in the slightest.
They both ended up looking into the entertainment room where they could hear singing along with instrumental music. Edd had to admit, the music had a haunting, seductive trance to it. Too bad the music was also paired with Lucas' amateurish vocals singing along to the words on the screen. Karaoke might mean "empty orchestra" in Japanese, but it also probably means "tone deaf" in English. The screen, which Edd had not noticed in the room earlier, indicated that the song Lucas was singing was Duran Duran's "Save a Prayer." Edd had heard of the music group that sung the song, but he had not heard the song before.
"Ugh, I'm out of here," Eddy groaned, covering his ears, "the last thing I need this evening is to hear three assholes who sound like a dying moose when they sing."
Edd chuckled at the comment. Despite Eddy's protests, they stayed for a little while longer on the sidelines. After Lucas' song was over, he handed the microphone to Matthew. After shuffling through the songs, Matthew finally picked one and started up the music. The song he chosen was Danzig's "Mother."
Eddy led Edd away from the entertainment and they were back to wandering the halls aimlessly. Edd was not sure where exactly they were after they slowed down. Eddy was dragging him too fast for him to comprehend his surroundings. Now he was staring at an unfamiliar hallway with Eddy opening random doors until he found one.
"Over here, Sockhead," Eddy's voice was slurring due to how much alcohol was in his system.
Edd had no idea what Eddy found so interesting about the room he picked out, but he would soon find out. The room was actually a nice room. Maybe it was a mediation room of some sort? He was not sure what else to call the room. A bunch of throw pillows lay in the middle of the carpeted floor. One wall of the room was just one large window pane overlooking rushing water, most likely from the waterfall in the pool room. Two large bamboo plants stood against one of the other walls in the room.
On the opposite end of the room was a large fish tank filled with adult-sized pterophyllum or as they're normally called freshwater angelfish. The fish were quite beautiful and seemed well taken care of. There was one fish that was different though. One lone plecostomus, or suckerfish as it's normally called, had its lips pressed against the glass, almost looking like it was kissing the glass in front of it. It was more than likely bought to clean the algae in the tank.
"This seems like the perfect place to hang out in," Eddy replied, collapsing into the throw pillows.
Edd nodded and took a seat next to his friend, "I agree. You have picked an excellent room to relax in. The room is so well decorated and even has a sort of Zen atmosphere to it."
"Yeah?" Eddy put his arm around Edd's shoulders. Edd looked up and was caught by Eddy's gaze. One look into Eddy's dark eyes alone was enough for Edd to melt. The feeling of Eddy's arm around him added to the safe, warm feeling that Edd had whilst in Eddy's presence.
Edd moaned when he felt Eddy's lips press against his own. The only sounds he could hear in the room was rushing water from the waterfall behind the window pane and Eddy's heartbeat – or was it his own? He opened his mouth to let Eddy inside of the moist cavern. Eddy took his cue and slid his smooth tongue into his friend's mouth.
After several minutes of their tongues dueling, Edd felt Eddy's lips and tongue leave his mouth to trace along his jaw all the way down to his neck. Edd barely even noticed that Eddy was now on top of him. His mind was caught up in the pleasure of the act to think of anything else. He never wanted the feeling to end and he could tell that Eddy did not want it to either.
He moaned loudly in surprise when he felt Eddy pinching both of his nipples. He heard Eddy lightly chuckle in shameless carnal delight. Though it was a bit painful, feeling Eddy's hands caressing his nipples and his chest afterward dulled the pain into absolute bliss. Eddy caressed him all over his body. The other teen's caresses felt like silk against his soft skin.
Suddenly he felt Eddy groping on his clothed crotch. Another moan escaped from Edd's lips when he felt Eddy's hand against his crotch. Edd reached over to Eddy's crotch, gingerly grabbing it and gave him the same treatment he was receiving. His actions were hesitant and unsure. He had no idea what Eddy liked and his only sexual experience had been with Matthew. Not to mention that he was still technically a virgin.
Eddy nuzzled against his neck and whispered huskily, "Does that feel good, Sockhead?" Edd mewed as a response to Eddy's question. Eddy removed his hand from Edd's pelvic area and slid his hand underneath the waistband of both Edd's pants and underwear. It was at that moment that the reality of the situation hit Edd like a ton of bricks. He was taking advantage of an inebriated person. Eddy was stumbling on the way over to the room before their intense make out session and Edd could clearly smell the alcohol on Eddy's breath. Not to mention Eddy would forget this time like he did the last couple of times. Edd felt Eddy stroking his cock with even strokes.
"Eddy, stop!" Edd had to stop it. He removed his hand from Eddy's crotch. He also removed Eddy's hand from his cock and lightly pushed Eddy away.
"What?" Eddy tried to kiss Edd again, but was pushed away.
"Eddy, I mean it!" Edd said with a serious tone. "We can't do this."
"Why not? Y-you liked it just a second ago!" Eddy stated. The slurring of his voice became more apparent.
"I'm taking advantage of an intoxicated individual, Eddy! What I did is akin to the common sleazy criminal that has sexual relations with unconscious victims that are under the influence of Flunitrazepam!"
"What? No! C'mon Sockhead! Can't you realize that I want you to `take advantage' of me and continue from where we left off!" Eddy argued.
"You're too drunk to consent!" Edd shot back, "you can barely stand up without wobbling!"
"I don't need you to treat me like damn child, you fucking cocktease!" Eddy yelled, standing up, "You don't want to be with me, that's fine! Just stop acting like you want me so bad and turn me away when things start getting hot and heavy. I'm out of here!" Eddy turned on his heel and stormed out of the room.
"Eddy, come back here!" Edd yelled at the door. Eddy did not return to the room. Edd sat staring at the rushing water, completely stunned by Eddy's outburst. He just wanted to do the right thing, not sexually tease Eddy. He sat in complete silence for several minutes in order to get his thoughts in order and wait for his semi-erection to go down. Eddy's words were a bit hurtful, but the guy was not even in control of his own raging hormones at the moment let alone his temper. Things would return back to normal in the morning, they always do.
Edd decided to finally stand up and look for his friend. The door was locked either from Eddy locking it when he stormed out of the room. Edd unlocked the door and went to look for Eddy. He hoped that Eddy was not causing a scene. He continued walking, hoping to find Eddy.
"What happened with you and your boyfriend, sweetheart?" A pair of hands roughly grabbed his hips and Edd was pulled into the, thankfully, clothed crotch of the last person he wanted to see at the moment, "Pipsqueak looked pretty steamed when he entered the entertainment room. He even started snapping out at Seth and Lucas before I left the room."
Edd pulled himself away from Matthew and scowled, "nothing happened! I got to go check on Eddy!"
"Not so fast," Matthew grabbed his wrist and pulled the teen back to him, "If you're the one he's pissed it, it probably would not be a good idea for him to see you for the rest of the night. He'll be fine with Seth and Lucas for the night. Besides, Lucas had me show you to your room for the night."
"Oh, that was kind of him, I suppose," Edd pulled his hand away from Matthew, "I think I'll spend the rest of my night in the room. There's nothing in this lavish place that I would rather do than rest for the rest of the night."
"My, aren't you a cheery fucker," Matthew mocked sarcastically, "If you insist. Follow me, I'll show you actually where it is."
Despite Edd's better judgment, he followed the man down the hallway. All he wanted was to shut himself in a room for the night and wake up tomorrow, hoping that everything would go back to normal in the morning. He followed Matthew up a flight of steps to the upper level. The sight of chandeliers was starting to make him sick. They had to have been put in every single room and hallway in the entire house. There were so many of them. Matthew opened a door and held it open for him.
Edd just ran inside and flopped down on the bed, covering his head with a pillow. Why did Eddy have to be so temperamental, especially when he was drinking? Why could Eddy not understand, even in his inebriated state, that he would not take advantage of him? Every time Edd made the most logical and moral choice in a situation that he could think of, it always seemed to be the wrong choice to make. He heard the door shut, but decided to ignore it. There was no way that Edd's night could get any worse than it already was.
"Ah fuck," Matthew cursed, "looks like we're both locked in for the night." Matthew's voice could not sound any more suspicious to Edd in that moment.