A/N: A lot of things happen the last week of December from family issues to other things that I wasn't home till midnight. Originally going to submit this chapter on the 27th of last year, but things came up :/
Adding another note I have two other short fanfics I want to submit, so the only thing I have to do proof read and yeah. There both a Rigby and Doug ship fanfics, and yes I know there a non-canon ship. :P
I'm not sure when the next update will be since I will return to school on Jan. 6. , but please bare me that the next chapter will have a surprising new person. Hint hint hes a cute dude with good sense of fashion!
Regular Show (c) JG Q.
I hope you like this dudes!
Nothing much change the next day for Rigby who was feeling better with Pops chicken noodle soup. At least something that can cure a cold without medicine. Another pregnancy sign was beginning to show he was already feeling swelling on his ankles. It was a bit hard to walk around, even thou he need the exercise.
"Mordecai can you get me a soda from the snack bar?" swatting his hands on his friend.
"Why don't you get it yourself, it's not that far away" moving farther away from him.
"My feet have ached all this morning, and you're gonna make me walk all the away over there."
Rigby points to the snack bar where today Muscle Men and HFG are working today. They were talking to some women, not much doing the work.
Mordecai ignore the rumbling raccoon who was pestering him for a soda. Thou he did notice something for the last couple of hours Rigby had followed him a bit too much, even when he's in the bathroom. Like waiting outside for him or at least wants to near him.
He thought maybe it was all in his head and just thought it was him.
The blue jay had finished his job right around 6pm from being all sweaty and tired he was glad to rest his back on his soft bed. He looked around to find Rigby, and found him sleeping under a park bench. Poking him to wake up, the raccoon swap his hand away.
"Dude it's late and it's time for some pizza and soda night!"
"...you know for some reason I don't like pizza anymore..."
"Say wha?! Dude you love pizza don't your remember, you're the pizza king?" his excitement drop dead from what Rigby said it was like out of character.
"Eh just thinking about that certain food makes me want to throw up" He turn his face to see his expression, but it was something unwelcome about his frown.
"You know I miss the old Rigby, the one who would drink till he's out" throwing his hands in the air unable to believe what hes hearing.
Mordecai left back to the house unwanted to be around his brother. Yeah your probably saying this isn't like Mordecai to act around Rigby. But try to imagine your best friend who you knew for day one isn't the person you used to know. Not really a good feeling huh. Okay back to the story.
As Rigby laid on the ground with his belly laying on the side of the ground. He breathe out a huge sigh, he also notice himself changing. Picking himself up slowly since his stomach seems to be heavier than he thought. Falling on his back and feeling what a turtle could be like. He heard his boss calling out his name, he spun his head to the right. Seeing Benson and Skips who were looking at him.
"Why are you just laying here, it's late you should be in the house." Benson place his hands where if he were to have hips.
"Mordecai doesn't like me anymore...so what's the point going back to house, where someone doesn't want me" holding back his own emotions he felt something was building up inside him and was stuck in his throat. Thou he kept a straight face with Benson and probably knew Skips could see it, but acted cool.
"What are you talking about Rigby? Mordecai isn't mad at you, it's just in your head." He bent over to pull Rigby up but end up hurting himself, he was one fat raccoon. Skips patted Benson on the back saying he can do this and without breaking a sweat he pull Rigby up on his feet. Once on his feet they escort him back to the house."You see that it's in your head okay Rigby, you just got to control those emotions of yours." Rigby gave him a small glare before entering the house he wasnt in far in his pregnancy and everyone is blaming his actions to quickly.
There at in the house was Mordecai watching tv. His buddy slip his way out and headed up stairs. Benson look at Mordecai than back at the stairs where he heard the door closing. Benson look at Skips who was also confused. What was going on.
"Okay what the heck happen between you two? Rigby is saying you hate him" Benson walked up to cover the TV with his arms crossed his chest and stared down at Mordecai for answers.
"What? I don't hate Rigby it's just the person who's he now is who I hate" shifting his eyes to the other direction not wanting to look at Benson's stare.
"You have to understand Mordecai he has no one to support him, but his friends. Rigby looks up to you, because your his only close friend."
Mordecai didn't think about what Rigby was going thru. Guessing being an A-hole to him wasn't good look on him, he rubbed the back of his neck and drag himself upstairs with a thank you to Benson. Skips walked up to Benson saying he did good.
Back in the room Rigby was covering his lower belly with a dirty t-shirt not even letting his unborn child seeing him crying. "Stupid Mordecai I'm still the same person...just I don't feel like eating. Whats the point eating if it's going to come back out?" Wiping his tears quickly from his face since he heard foots steps near the door. Mordecai slowly made his way to his room where he shared with Rigby, but on his way to the door he was thinking on how to apologize to his friend. He slowly open the door and saw Rigby sitting on his trampoline, so he made his way to his bed.
"Rigby, I'm sorry if I hurt feelings, but you're a different person and I gotta get use to that." He had his hands folded one another while looking at the floor.
"It's not that man...I just feel like I need some attention or somebody to understand me." He slowly turn his face towards Mordecai who wasn't even looking at him."I was thinking you wouldn't mind, but I forgot your my bro and couldn't use you like that." now staring at his feet or his large belly that was in the way.
Mordecai head raise up from looking down, yet to understand what Rigby was saying but it took another thought on what he ment and was surprise Rigby just wanted a partner. His checks blushed a bit to know Rigby was slowly getting attach to him. He knew that wouldn't work out but he wanted to help out his best bud. Then he remember that Rigby had once help him out a situation like this before. By putting him on a dating website, thou this time it was Rigby turn to find someone for his own needs.
"Dude how about I sign you up on a dating website, and you done that before to me, why not you give it a try. "
"Uh meeting random strangers like that, I don't think I could do that man" shrugging his shoulders unsure if it was a good idea to him.
"You find lots of great people, you never know you might find someone will accept you for the situation you're in."
Rigby gave some thoughts about it and accept the afford Mordecai was giving. Pulling him to the computer room and staring up the old computer on, Mordecai remember the dating website where Rigby once made an account for him. After a couple of minutes setting up the account the inbox had two messages. The raccoon was quite excited that he got message, but it was just junk mail. Annoyed how it was quicker for Mordecai last time and slow on him he push the computer away and he walked back to his room.
"Hmmm maybe this might be harder than I thought" Mordecai was left in the computer room thinking how else to help Rigby, and Margaret came to his head. Maybe she might know someone who could be interested with Rigby.
The next morning Mordecai had the day off, but he was put on babysitting watch on Rigby. Mordecai looked at the note that Rigbys doctor have gave them. The doctor wanted the raccoon to take about 10 minute walks twice a day since hes eating a large amount of food it wouldn't be good on his heart.
Mordecai grab an empty soda can and threw it at Rigbys bed. He quickly shot up from his dirty pile of clothes letting out a moan of pain. The can end up hitting him in the eye. Rubbing his attack eye he groan at Mordecai asking what he wanted.
"Dude it's like 11am and you know what that means."
"Uhhhh time for more 6 hours of sleep"
"No dude, it's time for your daily excise." Walking up to where he was buried under his clothes today. "Your really getting round and it's just not on your stomach."
He pulled him out of his stinky pile and yank him to the door. Rigby was making effort to stay in the room he was dragging his feet and wasn't helping himself to walk. He wasn't about to go outside till Mordecai knew the only way he could get him out was to brie him.
"Okay if you take your stupid walk today I buy you a meatball sub"
"Can I get something else I feel like throwing up by just hearing meatball sub"
"Yeah yeah whatever man just put your jacket on and let's go."
Rigby walked back to his pile of clothes and search for a jacket. It took a longer than it should so Mordecai end up giving his own jacket for him to loan, but before the friends left the house, Mordecai wanted to check if Rigby got any messages during last night. Rigby insists they just leave before he changes his mind. Knowing the feeling nobody wanting him because of his situation. Mordecai end making him to check on it anyway and surprisingly he got about 5 messages. Two were women and 3 messages from guys. Rigby looked back at Mordecai with a suggest and questioning face.
"Uh I'm still not sure if your into dudes or not man, but I'm cool if you go that way ha-ha..." Feeling the awkward tension between them of course he would never thought Rigby would go to that road.
Rigby looked back at the computer screen. He didn't open any of the messages, he wanted to open them when nobody was around. Closing the computer off and walking outside the house. Mordecai began texting to a certain red robbin, Margaret.
"Talking to her again man" looking back at Mordecai who almost bump into him.
"I'm just wanting to know if she want to go out this weekend, and maybe visit her campus."
"Isn't that a bit creepy knowing where she's going to attend."
"If I'm going to be her boyfriend one day I have to know Rigby, so I'm hoping she let me go with her."
As they walked around the park a couple of minutes, out of the blue Mordecai hears him name. He turns to see it's some an old high school friend from his gym class. It was the only class that Mordecai and Rigby didn't share in high school before Rigby dropping out.
"It's really you dude, what's it's like been 7 years since I saw you."
"Yeah man, time does file quickly when you count them ha ha."
Rigby was standing there lost what was going on. He seen the guy before at his high school, but hardly talk to anyone other than Mordecai. He just wanted to have one friend and he was cool with that. Mordecai asked if he remember his friend Drake. Rigby nodded even thou he doesn't the guy at all.
They shook hands and Mordecai went back talking to him. Rigby sigh hoping the guy would leave already. When it felt like they were talking for hours, Rigby began walking towards the gates. He yelled out he's going to the deli. Mordecai replied he be seeing him back the house. A bit hurt since his best friend choose to talk to someone other than hanging out with him.
Making his way inside the store he took two bags of chips, a box of choco-choco-chocolate rabbits, and two bbq burritos. The store owner who was working at the register looked at him and stare at his belly.
"What are you staring at me..." Rigby snapped knowing what the old man was staring at.
"Maybe you should...nevermind"
He shrug his shoulders and finish checking the food out. He than handle the change to Rigby who place it in his jackets pockets.
On his way walking back to the park he remember the messages he got 'I wonder who message me...maybe a pretty girl.'
Back at the park, Mordecai and his friend Drake were finishing off their conversation. He was asking if he wanted to have some fun tonight, his hand indicted if he was smoking. Mordecai really wanted to smoke like it's been a while, but at the same time he didn't want to leave Rigby out.
"I just think about it man, it wouldn't be fair if I left Rigby out."
"It's cool man, you can have my number."
His exchange his phone number to Mordecai and walk away. On his way out of the park he waved a hello to Rigby. The raccoon had his hands full with the brown bag full of his goodies he just reply later.
"So you ladies had a nice chit-chat." Looking at Mordecai for a quick second than walking back to the house. As for his friend who was oddly confused on this new attitude his friend is developing. He only shrug his shoulders and follow his buddy back to the house. At the front of the house the mail man was making his daily mail route.
"I got letter for-" looking at the name on the top right cover of the letter "Rigby R."
Rigby walked up to the man and receiving his mail. Mordecai walked up behind him who it's from. Apparently it was from the local clinic with an appointment date. It seem that Rigbys nurse from the hospital she wanted to see him again for ultrasound check up.
"It looks like I have an appointment next week on a Thursday" looking back Mordecai. His friend took out his paid phone and adding the date to remind him one day before. Since there always doings things and tend to forget things easily. "I wonder if it's like an ultrasound check up, they probably be asking questions too."
Mordecai was right about the doctor asking questions, Rigby haven't really been taking his pills and certainty wasn't ready to take them. Each time he took one his body would act different. He knew he be in big trouble, so for no choice now he had to start taking them. "Hey dude you okay, are you feeling sick."
Rigby look like he was about to throw up, all this thinking did made his stomach upside down. He ran quickly to a bush and letting out what was stuck in his throat. Mordecai grab the bags walking back inside the house and yelling out he be inside.
"Ugh this kid be the death of me, glad it's just for a couple moa-" he felt another wave of nausea coming up.
Mordecai was pulling the things out of the bags, it was pretty much nothing but junk food. He knows he shouldn't really care, so why does he care if he eats these junk food. The door slam open from the front with Rigby dragging his feet to the couch. Dropping his back on the soft cushions on the couch. Groaning for a good few minutes then silence. Mordecai look over again at the couch noticing he fell asleep.
"Hmmm I wonder if Margaret wanted to come with us?" He pulled out his phone texting her.
A couple of minutes later he got a replied she accept to go with them and even to pick them up. The small problem is that Eileen would want to come also.
Margaret was right; she knew Eileen would want to know where she's going with the guys. Mordecai told her to say a small lie for this time and next time he be sure Rigby tells her. Leaving to that to surprise the raccoon for next week. He walked upstairs to have a conversation with her.
Sorry for the short chapter guys, and I'm hoping to make this story more entertaining to read than it being totally boring.
I try to make the next chapter a bit longer . !
Please leave comments on anything !
Regular Show (c) JG Q.