Disclaimer:
You know, I really doubt that anyone actually reads this stuff, oh well. I don't own Ed, Edd, or Eddy. If I did, the show would have a lot more "questionable content" with the ed boys. Any way, this is my story and I hope you like it, it's my second attempt at my first fan fic, and I really want it to come out right, the first one was dropped due to suckage, so here is a new version. Junk has been removed, revamped, and it is just over all better writen. Please, read and review, but no flames, for they are just plain stupid. To my biggest fans, you know who you are. Much luvs.
The trouble had begun in the seventh grade. Her name was Susanna, and her family moved around a lot. A major science nerd, with a strong minor in the arts, Double d had been taken with her as soon as they met. Double d was never really good at talking to girls in the first place, and with her, it became so much easier to get tongue tied. That was five years ago. Now, the boys had graduated from peach creek high school. They hadn't changed much. They were all taller, all a bit wiser, and still together. The major change had occurred in Ed, who now began to make sense from time to time, which was really creepy.
Ed and Eddy were out in Eddy's garage, working on the old hippy van Eddy had purchased in eleventh grade. Ever since he had taken an automotive repair class in high school, he had been hooked, and now he worked on it every time he was bored or upset. Today it was the latter. A blaring honk emanated from under the hood, where he stood working, causing him to jump, and slam his head into the underside of the hood. Eddy stepped out, holding the sore spot on the top of his head, and walked around to the driver seat of the van. A great big lump of Ed sat in the front seat.
Eddy tapped on the window, a grin befitting the devil himself plastered on his face. "Eddy!" Ed shouted, as if he hadn't expected to see Eddy there. "Ed?" Eddy asked, placing his hand on the window frame. "Yes Eddy?" "WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO, GIVE ME A HEART ATTACK!?" Eddy shouted, the force of his yell nearly blowing Ed out of the drivers seat. "No, um, I was just wondering where Double d has been." Eddy opened his mouth to say something snide, but the comment died on his lips. "Ya know mono brow, I've been wondering the same thing. I haven't seen him in a couple days now, its really starting to bug me."
The two Ed boys walked to their missing counter parts house. Eddy tried the bell, but it went unheaded. Trying the knob, he discovered that the door was unlocked. Quietly entering, the Eds stepped into darkness. Not a single light shined through the gloom of the entry way and living room. "Double d?" Eddy called, the darkness pressing in on them. "Maybe he was taken by vampire zombies, who will suck the blood from his still pulsating brain." Ed suggested, holding a rolled up comic to his lips in fear. "You can be a real creepy guy sometimes, you know that lumpy?" "Yup."
A low tune cam drifting down the hall, carried like a lead weight upon the breeze. Nervously, Ed and Eddy followed it down towards Double d's room. Eddy opened the door and peeked inside. The heavy song ended, and the cd player moved on to a new track.
"How the hell did we end up like this, why weren't we able, to see the signs that we missed, and try to turn the tables." A Double d sized lump lay on the bed, underneath the blankets. "Beware, as he may already be a vampire zombie." Eddy rolled his eyes, but was still cautious all the same.
The two tip toed across the room, Ed taking the rear guard, his comic raised above his head, read to strike down the nasty beast that double d may have become. Eddy sat on the bed, next to the lump in the sheets. A soft whimper emerged as he sat down. "Double d? We haven't seen you in a while, and we were staring to worry." a small sob, but no answer. He tapped Ed on the chest. "Yeah, its just not the same out there without you." Ed still held the comic in a defensive position.
The lump on the mattress shifted, and Double d poked his head out from under the covers. His face was ghostly pale, eyes red, bloodshot, and puffy from crying. He sniffed and snuffled, never revealing more than his eyes. "What happened?" Eddy asked. "I told you he was a vampire zombie." Ed whispered "Shut up you ghoul, now, what happened Double d?" "I have had my very soul crushed under the boot heel of life, that's what." he retreated into the safety of the sheets. "Uh, could you be a little more specific?" Eddy asked.
"The one girl who ever got me, the only one I could have been happy with, the only girl for me was right in front of my face, for five damn years," the curse seemed rather odd coming from Double d's lips, "and do I say anything, nooooo, of course not, and now I'll never get the chance." Eddy bit his lower lip. "Wait, who is she, and why is it too late?" "Susanna. You remember, she moved in next door to me." Double d crawled halfway out from under the blankets. "I didn't have the courage to ask her out, and now she's moved, and I'm never going to see her again." Double d sobbed into his hands.
Eddy thought a moment. "She didn't even leave an address or phone number or anything?" Double d pointed to a folded piece of paper on his dresser. "She said I could send her letters their until the end of the summer, at which point she'll be going to live with her grandmother in Germany." Eddy arose, stepping over to the dresser, and unfolded the paper. It was a street address in a small town in California called "Ocean View."
"Look, we've been friends so long, and it kills me to see you like this. Come to my house at noon in two days, and we will have something that is going to make you feel a lot better." "I very much doubt that Eddy." Double d said, then loudly blew his nose into a tissue. "Please Double d?" Ed asked, his lip quivering, his eyes big and watery. "Alright." Double d muttered, that look always managed to break through his defenses. Eddy looked down at Double d. "Remember, noon in two days." "I wont forget Eddy." Double d said, returning to his safe place. Ed and Eddy tore out of Double d's house, running at full speed back to Eddy's. They had a lot of work to do, and not much time to do it in.
Two days passed, and as noon rolled around, Double d was seen walking down the sidewalk towards Eddy's house. In high school, Double d had finally stopped hiding his long raven hair, now he wore it in a lose pony tail sticking out underneath his beanie, his long raven bangs framing his face perfectly. He wore a red button up short sleeve shirt over a black tank top, baggy blue jeans, and a red pair of converse. He looked around as he walked, contemplative of his situation. "At least its nice to be out in the sun again." He approached Eddy's front door, ringing the bell.
The door to the garage opened, Eddy stuck his head out and whistled for Double d. Double d followed in to the garage, where Ed and Eddy stood in front of the van. "Alright guys, what's this surprise?" "Well, notice anything different?" Eddy asked, both he and Ed were grinning. Upon closer inspection, he noticed that the paint on the van had been redone in several spots. "You fixed the van?" "Indeed we have, and look at this. " Eddy pulled the keys out of his shirt pocket. He Opened the passenger door, offering the seat to Double d. Edd climbed up into the shotgun position. The seats had been repaired, the dashboard had been fixed and cleaned, a new stereo was in place, the shag carpet had been replaced with a newer carpet of green fur, and the water bed was full and made.
Eddy jumped in behind the wheel, while Ed clambered in the back. "Eddy, this is lovely." Double d said, running his hands over the dash. "Yeah, well, Ed helped me out, so he deserves some credit too." Ed beamed, leaning in between the two front seats. "Well, this is all great, but I am afraid I cannot see its relevant to my current situation." Eddy and Ed exchanged a quick smile, and Eddy put a hand on Double d's shoulder. "Double d, we are your friends, your best friends, and friends do what is needed to keep each other happy," "And that's what we want for you Double d," Ed interjected, "and if taking you to see the Susanna is going to make you happy, then we're going to do it."
"What?! I cant do that, Mother and Father would never allow that." "Simple," Eddy says with a hint of a smile, "don't tell them. They can't say no if you never ask them."
"I can't Eddy, I would be in so much trouble." "Is she the girl of your dreams or not?" Eddy turned to focus his stare at Double d. "Well, yes, but.." "And you would do anything to get her back?" "Yes but.." Ed leans in close to Double d from between the seats "C'mon Double d, this could be our last chance to have fun before grown up life tears our lives in different directions." Double d tried to think of another excuse, anything to deny this outrageous idea, but the more he thought, the less it seemed like this was a spur of the moment idea, and more like it was something they had to do.
"Alright, I'm in." Double d finally conceded. Ed grabbed him in a tight hug. "But Eddy, what if something happens while we're out there?" "Well, we always have each other." "Fair point, lets go to my house so I may gather supplies." "Alright Double d." Ed shouted, letting go of Double d to bounce around in the back of the van. Eddy inserted the key and started the motor. They vehicle had a strong sound to it. Eddy threw it in reverse and backed out of the garage. With the new wheels, they made it to Double d's house in record time. Running through his house, Double d filled a bag with all his bathroom supplies, plenty of clothes, reading material, c-ds, and his secrete stash of money. He had been saving for awhile now, and it seemed that this had been the reason why. He left a note on the fridge for his parents.
"Mother, Father, I have to leave for a while for personal reasons, I will be safe and responsible, and I promise I will call often. This is something I must do. Please respect my wishes and wish me safe passage. I will check in tonight. Your son, Edward."
Ed and Eddy also gathered their belongings and left notes of a similar nature. Double d made sure they promised to call. Once all were ready, they hit the interstate. The scenery was a blur outside the windows of the car. Double d inserted a Cd into the player and set the volume high. This was it, he could feel it. This was going to be their best adventure ever,
"If there's one thing I hang on to, that gets me through the night"
"I ain't gonna do what I don't want to, I'm gonna live my life"
"Shine like a diamond, rolling with the dice"
"Standing on the edge, show the wind how to fly"
"And if the world gets in my face, I say"
"Have a nice day"
Well, there is my redone copy of chapter one, I hope you all enjoyed. If you didn't get it, the lyrics of the song are what the Cd plays. FYI music plays a huge part of my life and my creativity, so there is going to be plenty of music in my writing, hope you all don't mind. Love to all of you, especially those that review. Chiao! P.S the song is bon jovi have a nice day, but I'm sure most of you knew that.