Hungry For Something Else- Eddsworld

Chp-2

Knock knock knock
"Matt?"
Knock knock knock
"Matt!"
Knock knock
"Matt, open up! It's me, Edd!"
Matt woke up with the noise and sat on the bed. Instantly remembering the way his face looked before he could sleep he fumbled out of bed to reach the mirror on table nearby only to fall to the floor with a loud thud. "Matt? What was that? Did you fall? Are you ok?" Edd's worried voice was heard. Matt stood up straight, "Yeah. I'm f-fine! You just startled me." Matt took the mirror and stared at his face, "What..." He murmured confused. "Matt, open the door!"
"Yeah yeah, give me a second!" Matt replied, ' My face... It's not pale anymore! And my stomach, it feels better! Maybe I just needed sleep.' He walked to the door and opened it. Edd had Ringo in his hands. Matt raised his hand to pet Ringo but she hissed when his hand came close to her. Matt quickly withdrew his hand and shoved it into his pockets. "That's weird... She isn't like that." Edd remarked. Matt shrugged and looked past Edd. "The others?" He asked. "Not seen them yet. I know Tom went to the bar, Tord... " "Went to meet those friends he keeps talking about." Matt finished. "Funny, isn't it? He talks about them but we still don't know them." Edd began. "Should it matter?" Matt asked. Edd looked at him. "No. No, it shouldn't... Not really..." Edd walked off into the kitchen to get a cola while Matt went to the living room and started watching T.V. "Oh yeah, how's the stomach ache?" Edd said from the kitchen. "Much better. I guess I just needed to sleep." Matt responded and changed the channel. "Happens a few more times and you're going to the doctor. Like it or not." Edd spoke as he sat on the couch next to Matt. Matt uneasily shifted at the word 'doctor'. He wasn't so fond of going to the doctor. He didn't like it. He didn't like medicines too. They both sat and watched T.V for a long time until a loud knock was heard on the door.
"OPEN UPPPPPPP,- " a voice called. It was followed by chuckling and a huge and loud sigh. "What did I do to deserve this?" The voice continued. "OI! OPEN UP! BEFORE THIS MESS PUKES ON ME!"
"Jeez, can you not wait for atleast a minute?!" Edd responded as he opened the door. Tom fell forward and Edd caught him. Matt reached the door. Tord stood on the other side looking annoyed. "Move off! I need a bath after dragging that drunk man back here!" He spat, and pushed past Edd and Matt. Edd helped Tom to get to his room and sobber up while Matt followed Tord. "How, did you find him?" Matt asked. "Was driving back when Tom just jumped in front of the car." Matt took time to respond so Tord continued explaining. "He knew it was our car, so he walked up- more like crawled up, sorry- and then asked me to give him a ride back home." How did he even- Oh God we really have to help him with his alcoholic problem..." Matt responded worridly. "On the way back he was swearing and all because he got kicked out of the bar. " Tord added before closing the bathroom door. Matt stood there for a second, before he made his way to his room. He grabbed his mirror and started to stare at his reflection. His skin was still a bit pale, and his eyes were still a bit red too. But nothing too out of the ordinary. The stomach pain wasn't there either. He felt calm. He continued to stare at his reflection, the more he stared, the more he felt weird. He set the mirror aside and went to his window. Everything was dark outside.
'A lot of time must have passed by! Oh, how the time flies only when I look at myself in the mirror!' Matt thought. He looked around. He could see the lawn in front of him.
"Matt!" He heard someone faintly call him from behind him. He searched the place and even outside the window to see who it was but no one was there. "Probably just heard something... It is kinda late..." He muttered. He got ready to sleep. He leapt onto his bed and covered himself with the bedsheet. He began to stare at the pictures of himself, recalling the time he clicked it. After looking at the pictures for sometime he finally fell asleep.

Matt woke up in the morning. He was more of an early person unlike the others but today he woke up after everyone else. He made his way to the kitchen only to find Tom trying to frantically search for something.
"Tom! ... What're you doing?" Matt asked surprised. Tom stopped searching and looked at Matt. "I'm tryna find somethingggggg. Oh my god, isn't it so OBVIOUS!?" Tom replied impatiently and continued to search the thing he so eagerly needed. "What are you searching for?" Matt questioned. He was near Tom. "Somethingggg. You won't get it! You never do anyways! Lemme just-" Tom continued searching and talking but Matt wasn't focused on that. He got caught up at 'You never do anyways' he felt a bit sad hearing that from someone like Tom because they had a pretty good relationship.
"Oh please! Don't get hurt by that fool's words!" A loud voice broke Matt from his thoughts. It was Tord. And Tord had Tomee Bear. Tomee Bear? "Get away from that you stupid commie!" Tom shouted and began running after Tord. Tord didn't seem scared though. He just laughed and ran. Matt looked at both of them. "You're gonna fall!" Another voice rang throughout the halls. It was Edd's. He made his way down to the kitchen and sat at the table. Edd looked at Matt expectantly but Matt was more focused on Tom and Tord. "Matt make me breakfast!" Edd spoke. "I like the way you make it."
"Sure. Just, can you stop them before-"
THUD! "OUCH!"
"Oh, you seriously can't run straight now?!" Tord's laughter could be heard throughout the house. His laugh was somewhat villainy for some reason. Matt and Edd ran to where the commotion was heard. When they reached, they saw Tom on the floor near the sofa and Tord offering him a hand to get up. Tom swatted it away and snatched Tomee Bear from Tord. He huffed and walked past Edd and Matt. "Tord..." Edd began. "Oof. Here we go again." Tord broke Edd off and mimicked him. "He's serious, Tord. Why'd you take Tomee Bear? You know how weirdly defensive Tom is about that toy, right?" Matt spoke. Tord sighed. "So what now? I say sorry? Give him a little kiss on the cheek?" Tord spoke annoyed. Matt and Edd stared at him for a few seconds. Tord's annoyed face broke into a disgusted one. "Ew, you want me to kiss him AND apologize!? Apologizing is bad enough already!" He asked with a disgusted voice. "No- What. No! We just want you to apologise!" Edd spoke. Tord huffed and crossed his arms. He pushed past the both of them but made his way to his room. Edd and Matt would have stopped him, but they lost interest and went their separate ways. Edd went outside to buy car food and Matt went to fetch a mirror. He began to walk up the stairs and made his way to his room. He stared at himself and tried to fix himself up. Halloween was coming near so he had to choose a good costume. 'Something that nobody would expect.....' he thought. He pulled out his laptop and began to search some costumes online. Just then his mouth was, itching? Well, that's what he felt it was like. Like someone was scratching on his gums. Specifically the part in front. He hurriedly took a mirror and looked at his reflection. Everything was in order. His teeth looked normal and white. But the itching didn't stop. He went to the kitchen to drink some water. That seemed to keep his gums from itching for a bit but it'd always continue. He didn't get it. This had never happened to him before, he always took care of himself. Made sure he was sparkling and all. Ok, maybe his surroundings weren't the same but then all this should have started years ago! So why is it starting now? He tried to recall doing anything different from his usual routine or getting bitten by a bug but he couldn't recall. The four did go on a lot of adventures but since mid year things had quietened down.
What was happening to him?