Hey... I know it's been a long- and I mean LONG- time since I have updated this or any other story. I have been very busy. I really thought that when summer came around I would have more time to write since I would be off school, but it turns out that it's just as bad. My parents have been really needing me to work at the store throughout the week (Which, btw, we just had our 1 year anniversary for our new shop!), not to mention I have taken up babysitting- which is the WORST decision I ever made. God, I just want to scream at him like Seiko did a few chapters back... ANYWAY I just haven't gotten enough time to get on, since all my other free time I was too tired and stressed to do it. So please, for all the hard work I put into this, PLEASE enjoy the chapter!
Dastardos couldn't believe what he was seeing.
"Okay, now I know it looks difficult, but with our combined genius minds, we should be able to figure this out!" Pester exclaimed. The professor immediately got to thinking, tapping his finger on his bulky mask. He was looking at the stone wall in front of him, that couldn't be any more then two feet tall. Dastardos blinked, staring at it as well.
"You are joking, right?" He asked, staring at it in disbelief. He looked over to the right. Each part of the stone wall couldn't be any more then three feet long, and there was about eight of them going across the grasslands of the garden, horizontally. There was another one stretching vertically from the edge of the garden, going about two of the tiny walls in. There was no stone walls in any other part of the garden.
"I know, it's so confusing! Damn that Seiko- stupid little bitch has to make it difficult to do anything around here," he muttered, glaring across the garden. In one corner of the garden, she had a nice little pool, one side of it having sand while the other had a bit of snow on it for the desert and arctic pinatas. A cheeky little Pengum began to walk out of the pool, shaking it's little tail around to rid of the dripping water. He scowled.
"Oh, when I find my way around this fence, I will smash you with everything I've got..." he said, doing the "I've got my eye on you" gestures to it. The Pengum looked over at him, but had no response to it. It was almost like the pinata knew that the professor was a complete idiot who couldn't figure out how to get around a tiny little fence that didn't even stretch across one side of the garden.
"You know, she has other pinatas that are of higher value then the Pengum," Dastardos remarked, crossing his arms as the Pengum leaped back into the half-frozen water. Pester glared over at the reaper.
"That may be true, but I hate Pengums SO much," he said. Dastardos cocked a brow.
"Why?"
"I'd rather not talk about it right now," Pester said quickly. "Now, make yourself useful and help me figure this out!" Dastardos sighed.
"Okay then. How about you take a few steps back, make a right turn, and walk AROUND the stupid wall."
"Dastardos, i'm trying to get into Seiko's garden, not walk around it to Pinata Central," Pester said, not even looking over at him. Dastardos face-palmed.
I knew he was an idiot, but this is seriously a whole other level, he thought with a sound of mild defeat. The situation didn't get any better when another certain idiot's voice began to shout.
"Come on Seedamor, if you don't hurry we will NEVER make it!" Dustin shouted, struggling to run as fast as he could in his dress pants. He was panting, sweating heavily under his mask. Seedos wasn't any better, if not worse.
"I'm trying! I can't breathe!" Seedos said huskily, struggling to figure out how to loosen his tie so he could breathe , he couldn't figure it out.
"HEY! You there!" Pester shouted. Dustin squeaked in surprise, skidding to a stop. Seedos ran into him and stumbled back a few paces.
"P-Pester?" Dustin said, looking at the professor in confusion. Pester nodded, standing up a little straighter.
"Yes, it is I," He said very formally. Dastardos shot him a look.
"Pester, it's just a life reject and a nerd. You don't need to be formal," he remarked. Pester glared over at him.
"I wasn't trying to be formal," he growled. Dustin let out an irritated breath.
"Look, Seedamor and I really have to get to the reception party-"
"Party? What party?" Pester said, immediately forgetting the argument he was having with Dastardos. Seedos shifted his feet a bit, giving Dastardos a nervous glance.
"Well, um, two friends of ours just got married, and we are on our way to the reception-"
"WHAT? Someone just got married? How did I not hear about this?" Pester yelled angrily, punching the stone wall. He immediately recoiled, crying out in pain at his newly bruised knuckles. Dastardos snickered a bit.
"Sahari and Sparcticus got married today," the reaper stated. Pester gave him a look of disbelief.
"Wait, you KNEW about this?"
"When you reap pinatas, you hear a lot of things," Dastardos said, tossing his pinata stick in the air and catching it. "I thought you knew about it too. Don't you have cameras hidden all over the village?"
"Yeah, but I use those to look at girls undress!" Pester whined, sounding quite irritated. "I can't believe you never-"
"WHOA WHOA WHOA! Did you say you watch girls undress with cameras you have hidden all over the village?" Dustin said, looking over at Pester with big eyes. The evil moron looked over at him.
"Yeah. Why?"
"Dude... that is SO awesome! You HAVE to let me come up and watch some time," Dustin said, a wide, goofy grin exploding on his face. Dastardos gave him a weird look, while Seedos face-palmed himself.
"Ha! Like I would let the likes of YOU in my evil lair," Pester laughed. "BUT, I do posted the videos on my Maskbook page."
"Really? Man, you HAVE to friend me!" Dustin said happily, spreading his arms in exaggeration. Pester laughed once again, happily this time instead of irritation. He pulled out a pen from his pocket and brought it up to his hand.
"Okay then. It's 'Dustin Barkward' right? How do you spell that?"
"D-U-S-T-I-"
"WEAREGONNABELATE!" Seedos coughed loudly. Dustin smacked the side of his face in realization.
"Damn, you're right! We have to get going," He said, turning and starting to run off. He turned his head to yell over his shoulder. "I'll send you a request later!"
"Okay! What a nice young man," Pester said, sighing to himself. "I should sour him and make him my minion. What do you think Dastardos? Dastardos?" Pester looked around, spinning in every direction.
Dastardos had found his way around the wall.
"Oh my God... Sparcticus... You..." Sahari said, her eyes wide as she looked up at the house. Sparcticus chuckled a bit, his arm around Sahari's petite figure. He knew she would love it.
The house he and the guys had been building secretly for a while now had come out perfect. It was a lovely two story house- the perfect size for a family just starting out. It was placed evenly among the sand and the icy grounds, and there was enough space all around it to have a full flourishing garden, containing both arctic and desert pinatas.
"I already have all of my pinatas in crates to bring out later," Sparcticus said, his voice bringing Sahari out of her staring trance. "We can do yours later if you would like."
"Sparcticus... When... Is this what you have been doing all this time?" Sahari asked, looking up at her with her light brown eyes. Sparcticus nodded, pleased with her gasp of surprise. It took a lot of hard work to put this house together, especially when you have to work with-
"You mean to tell me that you built a house without my permission?" Sahari suddenly yelled loudly. Sparcticus jumped in surprise at her sudden anger.
"I-I-"
"HOW COULD YOU NOT ASK ME ABOUT THE HOUSE WE WERE GOING TO LIVE IN? I mean, I thought this was a partnership, where we decide things TOGETHER! God, what kind of husband are you?" Sahari scolded, the desert fire blazing in her eyes. Sparcticus cowered a bit at the fury of the shorter woman. He built the house to surprise her- maybe he should have asked her first.
"So you don't like it?" Sparcticus asked, a large amount of hurt mixed with his voice.
"Of course I like it Sparcticus. It's such a beautiful house. Oh, and it's the right size for the children- you are already the perfect husband," Sahari said happily, gazing over at the house in awe. Sparcticus' hurt suddenly washed away.
Damn hormones, he thought a little bitterly. He shrugged it off, putting his smile back on his face.
"I guess we should get inside now. The others are waiting," he said calmly, bending over a little so that his arm would loop around Sahari's without pulling her upwards like he did when he would stand upright. Sahari pulled her eyes away from the two-story.
"Wait, everyone is already here?" she asked. Sparcticus gave her a blank look.
"Well... I know that Seiko and Eddie are here, because Peanut is sitting patiently over there with a pile of puke next to him, which probably belongs to Eddie," Sparcticus said. "I can also hear music on the inside, and I can see people through the windows."
"... Oh I see now," Sahari said as she squinted her eyes. She ran forward, tugging Sparcticus behind her. "Well what are you waiting for, husband. We have a reception to get to!"
"I can't believe he said that to me! I mean, it was a little random, and it wasn't how I envisioned it, but he said he loves me!" Seiko squealed, practically blowing out Maddie's eardrums. Maddie winced a bit, hearing so many loud sounds at once. Even though she couldn't see them, she could hear music playing as well as many people chatting with each other. Not to mention it was all extremely loud.
"Seiko, are you sure that's what he said?" Maddie asked. "I mean, it was the middle of a wedding ceremony, and you were probably getting a little emotional from the vows and everything, and you saw Eddie say something, and probably thought he was saying... that." Seiko looked over at her friend.
"I think I would know if Eddie didn't mean it. I mean, it was an emotional time and all, but I am positive that's what he said! What's so wrong with that?" She asked, using emphasis like Maddie did. The blind girl shrugged.
"I know you two have been going out for a while-"
"Five months and a week to be exact," Seiko chimed in. Maddie paused for a moment before speaking again.
"It just seems to early to say anything that serious. Plus, even though I don't know Eddie as much as you do, but he seems like the kind of sap who would put a whole romantic scene together before he says it, not mouth the words out to you during a wedding ceremony for someone else. Not to mention the fact that he did mouth something out to you, and Seiko, you are AWFUL at reading lips," Maddie said in the most blunt tone anyone has ever heard out of her. Seiko's eyes had widened, her jaw dropped. She quickly grew very angry.
"How DARE you! I think I would know if my own boyfriend has said, whispered, or mouthed out 'I love you'. And what would you know anyway? You're not even in a relationship!"
"Yeah, because they are too much work and will fall apart over the simplest of things."
"What is THAT supposed to mean?"
"Well, I have heard enough of my mother's dumb soap opera's to know that if someone says 'I love you' too early in the relationship, it will fall apart." Seiko was silent for a moment, letting Maddie's words sink in. Maddie sighed- even though she absolutely hated weddings, this still was a happy day for everyone, and she went ahead and spoiled it. She awaited for Seiko to start her screaming-
"Oh Maddie, I doubt our relationship will go down like that! Besides, I kinda been wanting to say it for a while, but I was so worried that he wouldn't agree," Seiko said in her dreamy tone, "I mean, sure the whole Bachelor Party incident was kind of a set bad, especially since he kinda groped me out in public, but it still doesn't change-"
"There you are, Sei," Eddie's voice suddenly sounded. Seiko immediately turned around to greet him with a hug as the Lizard Boy came over, a wide grin on his face.
"Hello Maddie. Your mother is looking for you," Eddie told the young builder girl. Maddie's sightless eyes widened.
"She is? Oh SHIT!" Maddie exclaimed, making a break for it. She ran into countless of people, hoping that she wasn't getting anywhere close to her mother. Eddie and Seiko watched the girl run away. The gardener took a deep breath, turning her head to Eddie. A faint blush formed on her exposed cheeks.
"Um... Eddie?" She said, taking in another deep breath. Eddie looked down, his eyes meeting hers and he grinned widely.
"I'm so glad I finally found you," He said, taking her hand in his and starting to gently tugging on her. "I know you haven't met my mother yet, and she has been dying to meet you."
"W-Wait, Eddie I-"
"Don't be nervous. She's a very sweet woman," Eddie re-assured as gently as he could over the music.
"Thank you so much Mr. Lizard," Sparcticus said with a smile, shaking his hand. Edward laughed heartily.
"I just can't express how happy I am for the both of you," he had said. Sparcticus kept his, looking over at Sahari, who was talking with Leafos, Maxime and Gretchen. Sahari was practically jumping up and down in excitement, grinning ear to ear. The other girls were giggling quite loudly- with the exception of Gretchen, who wouldn't do any more then chuckle every now and then.
"I just can't believe how lucky I am," Sparcticus commented. "And I believe my children will feel the same way."
"That's right, the children. Gosh, that dress looks so nice on her, I didn't even notice her baby bump," Edward commented weakly. Sparcticus shook his head in disbelief. He knew Edward was trying to be polite, but it was clear to everyone that she was getting quite big.
"I just can't believe how soon it's going to be before I become a father," Sparcticus said. Edward chuckled.
"Well let me tell you- it's very rewarding. Eddie and Edwin are the best things that ever happened to me, besides my beautiful wife of course," Edward added. Sparcticus nodded, but still had a bit of worry in him.
"Speaking of my son, Eddie, there you are! And Seiko, as lovely as ever," Edward said as Sparcticus started to go off into a trance. Eddie greeted his father with a hug.
"Where did mom go? I'm dying to have her meet Seiko," He asked. Seiko shifted on her feet a bit uncomfortably.
"Well, Edwin got a little hungry, so she went to feed him real fast," He turned to the nervous gardener. "And how are you doing, Mrs. Vanfloss?"
"Um, pretty good," She answered meekly.
"Oh, don't be so nervous. Elizabeth is a very sweet woman, and I'm sorry you have had to wait so long to meet her. She is just so busy with her job in the city, and with the new baby," Edward rambled. Seiko's smile grew a bit tight.
"Oh, really?"
"Yes indeed. She started to devote some more time to care for him since it was a bit unfair that we kinda put him off on Eddie quite a bit."
"Not that I had a problem with it," Eddie chimed in. Seiko gave him a look.
"Of course not. I was the one who changed his diapers and watched him half of the time," She said, her voice a bit taut. Eddie turned his head to look at her.
"Yes, but need I forget the one who screamed at the child in Arfur's restaurant," He said in a very low tone so his father wouldn't hear. Seiko's face turned bright pink, and she reached out and pinched his arm.
"EEP!" Eddie squealed, grabbing the spot where he had gotten hurt. "That really hurt!"
"And I thought we weren't going to bring that up again, sir-gropes-a-lot!" She hissed. Eddie's face also flushed at that. Edward looked back and forth between the two. Even though he had heard of Eddie's actions at the bachelor party, he decided not to get involved and went to go find Elizabeth. Eddie sighed.
"I thought we were okay about that," he pouted. Seiko giggled slightly.
"We are. I just like to tease you," She said, lightly poking the tip of his nose. "Anyway, I haven't congratulated Sahari yet, so until you mom gets back, I'm going to go talk to her. You should talk to Sparcticus a bit, he looks like he's zoning out." And with that, Seiko skipped off to congratulated the newly wed. Eddie sighed, shaking his head. With an amused grin, he turned around to talk to Sparcticus, when Seiko ran back over.
"Oh, by the way, I love you too," She said all giddy-like, planting a kiss on his cheek before racing off again. Eddie was stunned.
"Wait, what?" He asked, not catching what she had said.
"Wow. So you finally said 'I love you'?" Sparcticus' voice surprised Eddie. Eddie scratched the back of his head.
"Well... no, but... I guess she... did..." Eddie shook his head. "Um, anyway... I just wanted to congratulate you and Sahari."
"Thank you Eddie. To be honest... I never thought I would get married so early," Sparcticus sighed. "Especially since I will be a father soon as well."
"I don't know what you are worried about. I always thought you would make a fantastic father," Eddie remarked, giving Sparcticus a gentle pat on the shoulder. The Eskimo calmed down a bit, and smiled warmly. It wasn't quite desert-like, but it was close enough.
"Hello, everyone, if I may please have your attention," Matthew said as the microphone sounded out. Everyone turned their attention to the wedding planner, who just grinned at everyone. Sahari walked over and took Sparcticus' hand, and was greeted by a quick peck to her cheek by her new husband.
"Well, first off, I just wanted to ask if anyone knew where our wedding singer went, Maddie I believe?" He asked. Whispers began to rise, and people looked around. The blind girl had hidden herself well.
"... Well, while her parents and I try and look for her, it is now time for friends to come up and say a few words about the newly weds," Matthew informed, holding the microphone out. Bart was going to take it, but Eddie had hurried to the front and snagged it right away from the tinkerer. Of course, Eddie was too excited to notice the irritated tinkerer.
"I would like to speak first," was the first thing he said into the microphone.
"No, really?" Bart said loudly in a very sarcastic tone. Eddie didn't hear him, however.
"First off, I would like to say that Sparcticus, you are definitely my best friend. We have known each other for as long as I can remember, and we have been through so much-"
"Like when you two experimented with sexuality?" someone had yelled out. Eddie fumed, but he kept going.
"Anyway, I have so much to say to you. I believe the first thing I would like to say is that it's about time you proposed to Sahari. I think I speak for all of us when I say that we were all waiting anxiously for you to pop the question." Sparcticus had chuckled slightly in embarrassment as murmurs of agreement started to rise. "I don't think I could have been any happier for you two-"
"Besides the time you were chosen to be best man. I don't think I EVER heard a man squeal like that!" The voice from before spoke up again.
"... Although I am still surprised you invited Dustin, of all people, to this wedding."
"Yeah, I- HEY!" Dustin shouted until the very tired Seedos tugged on his jacket to keep him from yelling again. Both he and Dustin had arrived only moments ago, and were a bit sweaty for running so far. Dustin only muttered something else and decided to leave it alone. Eddie cleared his throat and began to speak once again.
"Anyway, like I was saying, is that I love you both very much, and," suddenly, Eddie went a little quiet. People looked up curiously, watching as he suddenly pulled a bright purple handkerchief out of his pocket and began to dab his eyes.
"A-And, I cannot stress enough about how cute you two are, despite the different h-height sizes," He started to choke up a little bit.
"Oh boy, here he goes..." Sahari had muttered. Sparcticus sighed as Eddie continued.
"I, I have known you two for so long, ever since the first day you two showed up at the P-Factor," Tears were starting to fall a little faster. "A-And I remember th-that Sparcticus h-had the most h-handsome l-little Lemmoning, a-and she h-had a little S'morepien... A-Anyway, I r-really do think that fate has brought you two, a-and the twins together for a r-reason." He sobs for a minute, still clutching the microphone in his hand.
"I think you really need to do something before he completely breaks down," Maxime muttered to Seiko. Seiko sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose in frustration as Eddie found the will to continue.
"A-And I can't wait to finally m-meet your children, whenever they are born. I s-say that be-because I just know that they will be the most beautiful ch-children this island w-will ever-"
"Okay, I think you have said enough," Seiko muttered as she walked on stage. Her cheeks were bright pink as she carefully pried the microphone out of Eddie's hands, a little embarrassed by her boyfriend's action. Eddie tried to hold it together as Seiko led him off the stage as Bart finally decided to take his place. The tinkerer cleared his throat, and had a glass in his hands.
"Sparcticus, I'm going to go ahead and promise you this- I will not be sobbing or anything of the sort," Bart made sure to say first. He was silent for a second, the only sound being Eddie sobbing in the corner. He held up his glass. "Anyway, I would just like to propose a toast to the two of you. It's been a while since I have been to a wedding as nice as this one, and like the young boy before me said, we were all on the edge of our seats waiting for you two to finally get together. I wish the best for you, and your children. To Sahari and Sparcticus!" Everyone cheered as they all took a sip from their drinks. Bart made a face.
"It seems that I picked up the water instead of the punch," He muttered. He brought up his hand, and after a few seconds, the water had become a dark red color.
"Much better," he said, taking a sip of the newly made wine. Suddenly there was a loud gasp.
"Oh my GOD, Jesus does exist!" Dustin shouted quite loudly. Jardiniero, who wasn't too far away from him, turned in his wheelchair.
"I tried to tell you that, you Jewish cretian!" He rasped, hitting Dustin over the head with a cane. Dustin yelped, grabbing the crown of his head as his kippah fell off.
"OW! That hurt you old fart! Why the hell do you have a cane anyway? You don't even walk!" Dustin yelled, then ran to the stage when Jardiniero tried to hit him again. He almost knocked the shorter, older man over as he gave Bart a hug.
"You have converted me, Jesus," he whispered dramatically. Bart only blinked in confusion.
"... Who in the heck is Jesus?"
Like most other parts in this story, I need to divide this into two parts. There is so much more to this part that it will take me even longer to update. Besides, I'm too impatient. I hope you enjoyed this chapter- and yes. I bet a tinkerer can turn water into wine. Deal with it if you don't agree.
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