Winter

Wednesday 7:34AM 1st January

"Mordecai didn't understand, he said it, but nothing happened. Mordecai stood still, hoping that it worked. Nothing happened. Mordecai was about give up, but then saw a green aura appear in front of him."

Mordecai didn't sleep at all the night before. He had stared at Rigby's trampoline all night. Mordecai was having an argument in his mind. He wasn't sure about what he had said to Benson earlier. But what he was sure of, is that Rigby had feelings for Mordecai, feelings that only love could express.

Mordecai walked down the stairs of the house and went outside. He noticed Margaret and Eileen running towards the house. "Eileen? Margaret? What are you doing here?" Mordecai asked. "There's something wrong with Rigby, he's destroying the coffee shop!" Eileen shouted. "What's wrong with him!?" Margaret asked. "Not sure…let me go see." Mordecai began to run to the coffee shop.

Another blizzard was beginning, more intense than the last one. "I hope that monster isn't hurting Rigby…or anyone else." Mordecai thought to himself, as he walked towards the coffee shop. Mordecai arrived at the coffee shop and opened the door. He noticed Rigby beating up some familiar faces. "What are you doing!? Stop!" Mordecai shouted, running down the stairs of the coffee shop. "Oh, it's you." Rigby said, dropping the two people. It was Pops and Benson. "Thanks Mordecai…" Benson smiled. "Bad Show…" Pops groaned. "Get out of here." Mordecai demanded. Benson nodded and took Pops outside.

Mordecai and Rigby were the only two people left inside the coffee shop. "I see you have returned, Jay." Rigby smirked. "Yes, I have. But what are you doing?" Mordecai asked. "Beating up people, it's what I do." Rigby shrugged. "I don't wanna know. Just please stop." Mordecai pleaded. "No." Rigby plainly said. "You're gonna end up killing someone." Mordecai tried to plead with him. "Not my problem." Rigby replied, coldly.

"So, do you understand yet?" Rigby asked. "Understand what?" Mordecai asked, confused. "For god's sake…" Rigby slapped his forehead. "Just…just leave Rigby alone, he did nothing wrong." Mordecai pleaded. "Sorry, not until you actually understand. I'm not trying to hurt you, it's just how I do things." Rigby crossed his arms. "Please stop…" Mordecai pleaded. "No, now either talk to me or leave." Rigby explained. "I…" Mordecai began. "I sense that you still don't understand, am I right?" Rigby asked.

"I…" Mordecai began, before two familiar people came through the door. "So I said…" A familiar parrot was talking with his small friend. "Jeremy, Chad, get out of here!" Mordecai shouted. "What the hell!?" Chad shouted, running down with Jeremy over to Mordecai. "What's going on with Rigby?" Jeremy asked. "Just get out of here." Mordecai demanded. "No…let them join, besides we're only getting started." Rigby grinned, walking over towards Chad. "Hey man, what are you…?" Chad began, before Rigby picked him up and threw him against a nearby wall. "Jesus Christ!" Jeremy shouted, running over to his injured friend.

"What the fuck is wrong with you!?" Mordecai shouted. "I warned you." Rigby smirked. Jeremy walked over to Mordecai and said; "He's dead…" Mordecai paused for a second, before Jeremy ran at Rigby, throwing punches that did no effect. "Jeremy! Stop!" Mordecai shouted. "Son of a fuck! Die already! You killed my friend you son of a…" Jeremy shouted, before Rigby picked him up and threw him out the window.

"Sweet Jesus…" Mordecai gasped. "Please…stop…" Mordecai pleaded. "Goodbye." Rigby disappeared once again, into a large green smoke pile. "Bastard…what is this guy's deal…?" Mordecai asked himself. Mordecai tried not to look at Chad and Jeremy's dead bodies. Mordecai ran back to the park and decided he would sit in Rigby and his secret spot to think.

"This is insane…maybe Skips was right…" Mordecai rubbed his forehead. "Rigby's been with me since I was six…maybe…maybe I do like him more than a bro…" Mordecai muttered to himself. "Yeah…yes…I do like Rigby…I guess I always have in my own way…" Mordecai stood in the middle of their secret spot. "Did you hear that, Rigby?" Mordecai asked. "I said, I like you!" Mordecai shouted.

When Mordecai said that, it echoed several times, he repeated it again; "I like you more than a bro…maybe even past that…" Mordecai said. Mordecai didn't understand, he said it, but nothing happened. Mordecai stood still, hoping that it worked. Nothing happened. Mordecai was about give up, but then saw a green aura appear in front of him. "So…you finally understand…" Rigby appeared from behind the aura after it disappeared.

"I guess I do." Mordecai shrugged. "That's all I needed to hear." Rigby smiled. Rigby began to rise up a few feet. His pupils began to turn back to their original black colour, Rigby fell to the ground, knocking himself out. Mordecai looked up into the sky and say a small bit of green smoke rise up into the sky. "There you go." The smoke said. "Did you really have to kill Jeremy and Chad and bash all of us?" Mordecai asked. "I need to bash people to survive, soon I will assume a new body to bash people with." The smoke replied. "Dude, that sounds really stupid." Mordecai replied. "I know, but it's how it works." The smoke said, disappearing into the sky.

The blizzard continued around him. Mordecai walked over to Rigby's motionless body. Rigby opened his eyes and saw Mordecai above him. "Mordecai…? What happened…?" Rigby asked. Mordecai just picked Rigby up and brought him over to the nearby hill and held him in front of his face. "Mordecai…where are we…?" Rigby asked. "Right where I want to be." Mordecai smiled, looking into Rigby's eyes, his eyes mixed with fear and confusion, which increased Mordecai's confidence. Mordecai began to bring himself closer to Rigby's face.

Rigby's mind was racing, he didn't know what Mordecai meant, but his thoughts were thrown to the back of his head, when Mordecai began to get closer. "Mordecai…what are you…?" Rigby began, but was interrupted by the sudden movement of Mordecai's beak, pressed up against Rigby's lips. Rigby's eyes widened, his mind racing on what his friend was doing. He was scared, but happy at the same time.

Less than a minute later, Mordecai broke off the kiss and set Rigby on the ground. Rigby just stood still, staring at Mordecai. "Mordecai…what did you…why did you…?" Rigby stuttered, still confused from the sudden touch. Mordecai picked Rigby up and brought him over to the secret place, sitting on a snow-covered log with his friend. "I know about the crush dude." Mordecai smiled. "You do? Who told you?" Rigby asked. "Well, technically you did." Mordecai chuckled. "I did?" Rigby asked.

"Never mind." Mordecai sighed. "What the hell happened?" Rigby asked. "You were totally possessed dude. I just saved your ass." Mordecai laughed. "Oh…ha…" Rigby laughed. Mordecai and Rigby looked in front of them, and noticed some figures approaching, as the figures got closer, they noticed that it was just the park staff, Margaret and Eileen. And behind them, Ethan, Jason and Shaun.

"Well, well, well." Benson crossed his arms. "What happened?" Skips asked. "It's gone, and Rigby's all better." Mordecai smiled. "What happened though, details?" Benson asked. "Well, I spoke and Rigby appeared. After I explained, he left Rigby's body and disappeared into the sky, then I woke Rigby up and 'explained' everything to him." Mordecai glanced at Rigby. "What did you explain?" Pops asked. "That…that…" Mordecai stuttered. "He explained his feelings for a certain person." Rigby cut him off. "And this certain person is a small brown raccoon with black stripes, correct?" Margaret smiled.

Rigby was taken aback by the sudden question. "A very handsome one, yes." Rigby laughed. "So…who is it?" Muscle Man asked. "Are you really that daft? It's Rigby dumbass." HFG laughed. "Oh…ha…" Muscle Man laughed. "Wait…I don't understand one thing." Eileen began. "What?" Mordecai asked. "Why did the...possessed version of Rigby bash up Mordecai, Muscle Man and Ethan?" Eileen asked.

"Because of this." Shaun opened his backpack and took out a familiar jar with the green stuff in it. "What is that…?" Pops asked. "We don't know, but we think it's some sort of energy source. An energy source from the creature that possessed Rigby. We think that when he possessed Rigby, he used up some of his power, as this liquid was found on Rigby's hoodie." HFG explained. "So…how does that explain the times where he beat up Mordecai, Muscle Man and I?" Ethan asked.

"I'm guessing each time he beat someone up, he gets more of this power source, but we're not exactly sure." Skips shrugged. "That makes no sense, but stranger things have happened." Eileen shrugged. "So…did something else happen after Rigby got back to normal?" Benson smiled, already knowing the answer. "We…we…we…we kissed." Rigby stuttered. To Mordecai and Rigby's surprise, nobody was disgusted, nobody argued, instead they just shrugged and smiled. "I knew it!" HFG laughed.

"You owe me fifty bucks Muscle Man!" Benson laughed. "Damn…I owe so much money…" Muscle Man sighed in defeat. "So…no one has a problem with this…?" Mordecai asked. "No." Margaret shrugged. "Wow…I'm surprised…" Rigby whispered to Mordecai. "Same here." Mordecai whispered back. "Well, I suppose this calls for a celebration?" Skips asked. "Hell yeah it does." Benson agreed. "Let's all go back to the house for meatball subs and soda!" Muscle Man shouted in happiness. "Let's go!" Skips shouted, running off with HFG, Margaret, Eileen and Muscle Man.

"We'll meet you there guys." Mordecai said. Benson nodded and brought the rest of them back to the house. The blizzard begin to calm down and Mordecai stared into Rigby's eyes. "I always knew I was special." Rigby smiled. "Oh sure, but at least now there's no problem." Mordecai smiled. "You don't know how lucky I am to have such a good friend like you." Rigby smiled. "You're not the only lucky one." Mordecai smiled back, standing up with Rigby. Mordecai grabbed Rigby's hand and looked into his eyes.

Mordecai picked Rigby up and once again put his lips onto Rigby. Rigby was savouring every moment the Jay had to offer. After the kiss was over, Mordecai put Rigby down and held his hand once again, bringing him back to the house. "Race you back to the house!" Rigby punched Mordecai playfully. "Oh, you're on!" Mordecai laughed, running with Rigby back to the house.

"I won!" Rigby smiled. "Nice one." Mordecai laughed. Mordecai and Rigby heard music coming from the house. "Sounds like an awesome party, why don't we go join?" Mordecai smiled. "Yeah!" Rigby agreed. Rigby ran up the stairs with Mordecai and entered the house. There was soda, subs and music. The best type of party in Mordecai and Rigby's books. Everyone in the house had one of the best parties they'd ever had. The party went on for hours and everyone enjoyed it, especially Muscle Man, who fell asleep in a tray of nachos and cheese.

Mordecai and Rigby were the only people who didn't fall asleep drunk or fall unconscious, they walked up to their room and jumped in their beds. "Dude, what are you doing?" Mordecai asked. "Going to my bed." Rigby replied. "You know, since we're like…dating now, you can sleep in here if you want." Mordecai smiled. Rigby ran over and jumped onto Mordecai's bed. "Now look who's an Eager 'Coon." Mordecai smiled.

Rigby nuzzled Mordecai feathers and fell asleep. Mordecai fell asleep short after, knowing that Rigby was next to him, provided the best sleep he could ever ask for. And one of the best sleeps he ever had.

Epilogue

Three Months later, Mordecai and had decided to stay at the park and keep their jobs. While Margaret left to go to her dream college, moving hundreds of miles away. Eileen still worked at the coffee shop. Thomas returned to Twin Peaks after eight years of studying in a Peninsula University. Ethan got a job at the park and became real good friends with Muscle Man and HFG, and the rest of the park members.

Shaun and Jason moved to Twin Peaks and bought a small apartment close to the park and managed to get jobs in Twin Peaks instead of Cartlyn Falls. Rigby received the game Mordecai had got him for his birthday and loved it. The actual boss of the park, Maellard passed away and Pops became the head of the park. Though after some persuading from Benson. Pops stepped down and Benson became the owner of the park, while Pops became the manager.

Ethan's book had gotten more popular and the copies of his book began flying off the shelves, he received lots of money from all the book sales, and bought his own trailer, similar to Muscle Man's one. Meanwhile, Mordecai and Rigby decided to write a book on their own, of all the adventures they had had since they met.

It was an instant hit, and with all the money they earned from writing the book, they decided to store it for safe keeping, though Rigby decided to spend some of it on a present for Mordecai's Birthday.

The park staff had become closer than ever since their adventures and eventually became best friends.

A couple of days from the end of March, Benson decided that everyone from the park, plus Eileen, Jason and Shaun would host a massive party each month, in memory of the two amazing adventures they all had, but unknown to them, another adventure was approaching fast. And they weren't prepared for it.

Winter is finished, there you go everyone! Thanks for all the support! Thanks for all the favorites, follows and reviews! This story only succeeded because of all you fans! Thanks again for reading!

And be prepared for the third story in the Trilogy. Coming April-May. And Happy Easter!

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R.S.M.