Chapter 14
It was Sunday morning, and a beautiful day. Although it was the middle of February, the temperature peaked at 70 degrees, unusual for the season, but that didn't bother any of the children of the cul-de-sac. Double Dee had no chores this morning and was able to join his friends earlier than usual. In contrast, Marie had to do the weeks wash as well as other chores around the trailer, so Double Dee was slightly disappointed that he couldn't see his blue-haired beauty. Nevertheless, the warm weather coupled with the outstanding time he had with Marie last night made him feel like he could take on the world.
The rest of the children were in the center of the cul-de-sac. There were two skate boards and a makeshift quarter pipe made out of wood. Kevin was riding one of the skateboards, while Nazz watched him. Kevin was quite the avid skateboarder, performing kick flips and shove it's without any problem. The other kids were not as talented; Rolf had already flipped off of the other skateboard, scraping his arm, Ed couldn't figure out how to ride it, and as for Eddy, he was becoming frustrated trying to Ollie.
"How are you supposed to get this thing off the ground without grabbing it!" yelled Eddy, while jumping in the air, only for the board to remain on the ground.
"Rolf fails to understand how the magic rolling board works as well." said Rolf. "Perhaps the Double Dee Ed boy can find the solution."
"Dude!" yelled Kevin, as he ride down the half pipe and skid stopped over by where Eddy and Rolf were standing. "It's easy." Kevin kicked the edge of his board to make it flip up into his hand.
"Here's what you do." Kevin set his board down. "You jump at the same time as you kick your right foot down. Then when the board comes up, you just slide your front foot forward, and the board will level out. Watch me."
Kevin successfully performed the trick. Nazz clapped for him as she sat on the curb.
"Now you try Eddy." He said.
Eddy began stepping onto the skateboard just as Double Dee stepped into the street from his house to walk down to the center of the cul-de-sac. Eddy stood still for a few seconds, then moved his foot to the back of the board. After a slight hesitation, Eddy jumped and kicked the board down. The board successfully angled upward, albeit too far. His left leg slipped off of the board, causing it to assume a near vertical orientation. The force of gravity began forcing Eddy back to earth, but not before landing right on the edge of the skateboard that was sticking up in the air. The incident eventually ended with Eddy laying on the ground, holding his groin in pain while the rest of the boys began laughing.
"My goodness Eddy are you alright!" yelled Double Dee as he ran up to Eddy.
The rest of the boys continued laughing.
"I see that it is now acceptable to laugh at your friends pain and anguish?" said Double Dee.
The boys continued laughing. Double Dee had seen the incident from when he was walking down the street and had thought it was quite funny, even though Eddy could have been injured. He couldn't help but bust out laughing with all of the rest of the boys.
"All of you shut up!" yelled Eddy as he got up off of the ground. "It's this stupid boards fault! Double Dee, make with the science and show me how to do this!"
Double Dee observed Kevin performing his tricks for a few minutes and came up with a solution.
"Well Eddy, to fight the force of gravity, you simply need to use Newton's third law of motion. By applying a downward force to the tail of the skateboard, you create an equal, but opposite force in the vertical direction, causing the board to accelerate upward." Said Double Dee
"Right." said Eddy sarcastically, as he stepped onto the board to try again. The result was the same as last time, except Eddy actually landed on the board. However, he lost his balance and fell off of the board. The board slid out from under his feet and flew into Mr. Jenkins' yard, located between Ed and Eddy's house on the cul-de-sac. The board flew air bourn over the grass and eventually collided into the basement window of the house causing a loud shattering noise.
"RUN!" yelled Eddy and the rest of the boys. All of the boys including Nazz ran as fast as they could out of the middle of the cul-de-sac. They decided to relocate to the lane behind Kevin's house.
"Eddy, you really should go apologize to Mr. Jenkins and pay for the damage you have caused." said Double Dee.
"Pay? In your dreams sock head." said Eddy. "What he doesn't know what hurt him." said Eddy while grinning.
"Hey dork!" said Kevin. "That was your skateboard that went through the window wasn't it?"
Eddy froze up.
"If I recall, it has your name written on the trucks." said Kevin.
The rest of the kids began laughing at Eddy's expense. Eddy was furious.
"OOH Eddy, now Mr. Jenkins will tell your mom, and she'll tell your dad and then you'll be grounded." said Ed.
"Thanks Ed for pointing out the obvious!" yelled Eddy as he tugged on Ed's collar shaking him. "How could this day get any worse!" he yelled.
"Relax half-pint, we'll make your day better." said a familiar voice from behind. Eddy was not in the mood to see the person who uttered the voice.
The boys turned around and to their horror, saw all three Kanker sisters standing before them. Lee was standing in the middle of the lane with both of her hands on her hips, grinning. May was to her right, with her hands on her hips as well with a serious stare on her face. Marie leaned on the fence of the lane to Lees left, with her arms folded and blowing a pink bubble with her gum. She glanced over at Double Dee, giving a slight but noticeable smile. Double Dee smiled back. He knew what they had to do, they were going to have to play along to please both parties.
"Yo we're out of here, c'mon Nazz!" yelled Kevin as he grabbed Nazz and ran down the lane.
"Rolf must go help Nana tend to her soup. Good day to you Ed boys!" he said as he ran away briskly, hopping over the fence to cut through Eddy's yard.
"Good, just what we wanted." said Lee smiling and laughing.
"Lee Kanker, I am not in the mood!" said Eddy while grinding his teeth.
"I never said you had to be!" said Lee, as she walked toward Eddy.
"I've really been missing you, Big Ed." said May, as she walked towards Ed. "At least we finally have some time alone." She said batting her eyes at him. Ed looked extremely frightened.
"Ah cut the crap May, at least you got to see your man!" Marie walked up to Double Dee and slammed him against the fence. "I haven't seen my cutie pie for the whole weekend."
Double Dee had to hold back a laugh, as did Marie for they realized the irony of the statement.
"Hey, leave Double Dee alone!" yelled Eddy while he was being gripped by Lee from the collar of his shirt.
"Why should I shrimp!" Marie barked in Eddy's direction while still pinning Double Dee to the fence.
"Cause he's got a girlfriend, and I don't want YOU Kankers to spoil his chance with her." yelled Eddy.
A few things happened after Eddy's last statement. First and foremost, a huge wave of real jealousy flew through Maries veins, until she realized that Eddy had seen her lipstick stain and Double Dee had concocted a lie to make up for it. After the statement, Lee put Eddy down and May turned away from Ed to face him.
"What did you say?" said Lee.
"I said Double Dee has a girlfriend, so lay off Marie!" yelled Eddy.
Marie stood trying to figure out what to do. She knew she had to act as angry as possible, to stay in character. She thought about Double Dee being with other girls for the time being to create a pseudo jealousy.
"OOHHH Marie, you got dumped!" yelled May.
Marie continued to try to act as angry as possible. Her face turned red, and her acting even began to frighten Double Dee.
"You prick!" she yelled as she shoved Double Dee into the wall. Double Dee knew, or at least hoped that she was acting. "Who is she, where does she live so I can wring her neck!" she yelled while punching her fists together.
"Don't worry Marie, we'll just have to watch your man and follow him to her house. We'll deal with her Kanker style!" said Lee while laughing.
"That sounds just fine with me!" said Marie. "But for the time being, I have to show this girl that Double Dee is mine."
Marie grabbed Double Dee and began dragging him down the lane.
"No please! Eddy help!" yelled Double Dee as Marie dragged him down the lane and around the corner.
"Oh hell no!" yelled Eddy as he began running after them, when Lee tripped him.
"I'm not done with you yet, squirt!" she said while laughing, before throwing him over the fence into the yard behind the gates, jumping over herself after him to do who knows what.
"Okay Big Ed, now it's time for you and me!" said May, as she finished putting lipstick on using her folding pocket mirror.
"NOO!" yelled Ed as he ran down the lane.
"Come back love muffin, the fun has just begun!" yelled May as she began chasing him down the lane.
Meanwhile, Marie had stopped dragging Double Dee when they rounded the corner, for the couple didn't have to act anymore.
"Goodness Marie, I thought you were serious when your face was turning red like that. I was prepared for a real brutal assault." said Double Dee as they walked.
"Yeah, I'm good aren't I?" she said while chucking.
"So I suppose you girls needed a break from the laundry?" asked Double Dee
"Yeah, Lee decided she was done with it and was wondering what you boys were up to, so we showed up. I hope you don't mind." She said while smiling at Double Dee.
"I don't mind at all," said Double Dee, "But I can't help feeling terrible for poor Eddy and Ed."
"Honestly Double Dee, me too!" she said while laughing. She paused for a second.
"Listen," she said, "We probably only have about five minutes until mu sisters finish up with your friends. I really missed you today, I would really like to hang out tomorrow night, and I'll be able to get out alone. Meet me at the abandoned house on the cross street at about 7:30."
"I missed you too Marie." said Double Dee before realizing what Marie had just said. "Wait, THE abandoned house. The one where you forced us to marry you?"
"Yes, that's the one." said Marie. "Don't worry, I'll explain when we get there."
"Okay Marie, I put my trust in you." said Double Dee while smiling at her. She smiled back.
"Now we have to make it look good." said Marie as she pulled out a tube of lipstick and a mirror. Using the mirror, she quickly applied the lipstick, and walked over to Double Dee. She pecked him with kisses all around his face, producing various lipstick stains.
"There you go cutie." said Marie smiling.
"Thanks, I suppose." he said, while laughing
"Now for the real thing." said Marie.
Double Dee did not even have a chance to respond before Marie shoved his back to the fence and touched her lips to his. He embraced Marie and pulled her closer while he kissed her, while she placed her hands on the sides of his face. After a couple of minutes, Marie pulled away.
"I really missed you Double Dee." said Marie while smiling at him.
"I really missed you too Marie." replied Double Dee.
"I couldn't wait to do that again." she said as she giggled.
"I must admit, that was quite enjoyable." said Double Dee.
"We have to get back out there, I can hear Lee's voice." said Marie, "Ready to act again?" she asked.
"Ready as I'll ever be." said Double Dee.
"Good," said Marie as she leaned into Double Dees face. "I'll see you tomorrow night cutie, I can't wait!" Marie quickly leaned in and kissed him on the lips, and then gave him a hug. Double Dee returned the hug.
"Let's go." said Marie as she pulled Double Dee around the corner.
The couple turned the corner in character, to see Lee and May standing together, with Ed and Eddy standing waiting for Double Dee to return. Eddy appeared extremely furious, while Ed appeared indifferent, although they both were covered with lipstick stains.
"We're back!" said Marie as she walked up to her sisters, tossing Double Dee on the ground.
"What took you two love birds so long?" said Lee while she grinned at Marie.
"Sorry Lee, I was just showing hot-lips here how much more I can do for him than that loser bimbo that he has can."
"Hubba hubba." said Lee. All three of the sisters laughed.
"You Kankers are animals!" yelled Eddy.
"I love it when you call me names!" said Lee as she walked up to Eddy and pinched his cheeks. She turned around and motioned with her hands for her sisters to leave.
"C'mon girls." yelled Lee.
"See you later Big Ed." said May while giggling and walking away.
"I know you'll be thinking of me every time you're with her from now on after today cutie pie!" yelled Marie as she blew a kiss to Double Dee while walking away.
The sisters walked to the end of the lane and turned the corner. Just before they rounded it, Marie turned around and gave an inconspicuous smile and wink to Double Dee, who returned a smile.
"Geez, where'd they come from?" asked Eddy. He turned to Double Dee.
"Man, I'm so sorry dude, I was trying to save you, but I probably made it worse than it would have been if I kept my mouth shut. What did she do to you anyway?"
Double Dee tried to act as distant as possible.
"I'd rather not discuss." said Double Dee.
"Damn those Kankers!" yelled Eddy. "Now they're definitely going to be on our hides now that I opened my big mouth!"
"I feel so violated.." said Double Dee.
"Come on, lets all go to my place and wash up." said Eddy.
The boys began walking towards Eddy's house.
"This day definitely can't get any worse." said Eddy.
Just as he finished speaking, Eddy felt someone large grab his arm with a strong grip. He recognized the man grabbing him, as he had been grabbed like that before. He turned around to see a large hairy arm with a Timex watch strapped to it. He looked up into the man's face.
"Dad!" he said nervously. "What's up, did I do something wrong?"
Eddy's father began dragging him down the lane toward the gate to his yard. His father opened the gate and pulled Eddy through, slamming it shut behind him.
"I suppose, Eddy's father found out about the little skateboard incident." said Double Dee to Ed, who was still standing stupefied. Suddenly Ed yelled.
"GIRL GERMS! MUST WASH NOW!" as he began running down the lane. He hopped over the fence into his yard.
"Well, at least that's one incentive for Ed to bath!" said Double Dee to himself, as he walked all by his lonesome down the lane towards his house. He was glad that he got to see Marie, even if they had to pretend for most of the encounter. He did get to kiss her and enjoy the company of the real Marie for around five minutes, which is better than not seeing her at all. He could not wait until tomorrow night, when he could once again be alone with his beautiful blue-haired girl.