Experiments and Disillusions
I looked at my lunch bag labeled "Eddward" from mother as I slunk into the cafeteria. It was a slow Monday morning in Peach Creek High School, and was the only the first day of two weeks without my two best friends. I sat down at a table and proceeded to review what happened only a few days prior last Friday before school let out.
Unfortunately I had become quite bored with school life. I never minded the structure it provided, nor the time sink it inevitably became to me, but the realization that I was no longer learning anything new here.
"Sometimes I curse my extensive planning of my own scholastic ventures." I mumbled to myself as I worked on a small catapult model in the computer lab that doubles as my small engineering room. "How I envy those who can still learn in the confines of this building. School was once a great place where I could surpass my own understanding of this world in which I live, but with my studious behavior the only thing I have surpassed are brains of the teachers in this building. Where knowledge paves the way to better living in the world, I do miss the activity and enjoyment from not knowing and then learning." he sighed at the end of his inner monologue. "Mother and Father demand that I obtain my high school diploma with my friends, which is a sound argument that does prove valuable to my social skills, but its so boring, having no one to challenge me anymore." I states to himself as his catapult model launches a candy far across the room.
"Double D! What kind of doohickey is that?" The tall Ed came bursting in the room admiring the intellectuals homemade toy.
"It's a catapult Ed. Specifically a mangonel catapult that was used usually in the mid-evil times of knights and chivalry to break down castle walls for invasion." I happily responded to my good friend. No matter what mood I was in giving knowledge out was always a spike in euphoria to the bored this high school senior.
"Oh, cool." the taller Ed responded, "I saw one like that on last nights movie 'The Zombie in King Johnathan's eatery.' A classic movie." he said with his lovable oaf smile spread across his face as he reminisced about his movie night.
"But don't you think it should be bigger Double D we could make some serious Dough if we had a working catapult in our hands." Eddy, who did indeed grow taller since our encounter with his brother years ago was still the runt of both his family and all our friends, had walked in behind Ed rubbing his hands greedily.
"Boy Eddy I haven't heard you say those words since our peers finally accepted us into the inner workings of our quite suburban community." I was pleasantly surprised to have an somewhat fresh scenario present itself. Besides building his crazy schemes was a great summer memory.
"Hey I still love money, and I'm feeling nostalgic. Besides were seniors we don't need to scam the cul-de-sac kids we have an entire year of sophomores, who are scared and fresh from Jr. High mind you, we can trick."
Eddy retorted with a smile latched upon his face.
The rest is a blur but by lunch I had made a catapult big enough to fit growing teens and launch them off the building, onto, what I could only hope was, padding Ed should have left at the destination, and off school grounds to skip for the day. At a five dollar fee anyways. The crippling boredom mixed with a way to dispose of the accursed gym rope made Me shockingly willing to do this. Besides what kid would be willing to get away from school by means of catapult, it was silly, but provided me with something to do. Soon after I was proven wrong as the principle showed up holding Eddy by the collar and looking disappointing in me. Apparently he over heard Eddy making a pitch to a kid who was about to pay for the ride and took action immediately. One office visit later both Eddy and Ed were suspended for two weeks, and I was let off easy since it show cased our schools potential in the engineering fields and I was almost the entire honor roll.
Mother and father were displeased that I ended up in the office supplying kids with a ticket away from the security blanket of education, so as punishment I was to hand them three books from my library of their choosing. I spent my weekend re-reading my old psychology books.
Now here I am with out my fellow musketeers and only the dark recesses of my own mind to keep me company. As I started to eat I soon heard the familiar call of the kankers three. "Ohhh well if it isn't the smart one. Where's my man?" Lee questioned
"I feel I can answer you honestly without fear for their safety," I turned to them head resting on my hands as I spoke with my apathy quite apparent. "Due to some mischief both Ed and Eddy were suspended for two weeks." Taking a bite out of my lovingly prepared sandwich as I answered them.
"Huh, go figure. Who got hurt?" Lee asked.
"Nobody." keeping my answer short.
"Any official school property destroyed?" May asked this time.
"Nothing of importance." I don't care what you say that rope is not important. While pubescence has added to my overall upper body strength its still stupid. I'm no jock but I fail to see how a rope climb should matter.
"So you guys destroy the school time and time again hurt people left and right and the one time were none of that happens is when suspension happens?" This time it was Marie clarifying my story.
I just nodded with a sigh, "The irony doesn't fail to make itself known to me." I never gave them any reaction good or bad just stared on with short apathetic answers.
"Well May I say we go see our little jail birds after school today." Lee said with a chuckle as May giggled in agreement.
"I suppose you might as well, I'm sure they could use the excitement being locked in their rooms except to eat and do chores." I proceeded to eat my lunch as Marie got inches from my face.
"I guess I lucked out getting a man who is in good with the staff enough not to get suspended, huh?" she smiled at me while I just stared on enjoying my sandwich.
"Did you finally get a legitimate significant other Marie?" I didn't show any fear of the sisters or validation I just sat there and let continue on eating and enjoying my lunch.
"Oh oven mitt you know I mean you." she retorted walking her fingers along the table to me as her sisters watched and laughed at what should have been a reaction to her touch. "Why don't we go somewhere more private and remind you that your mine?" I felt as though it were more of a statement rather then a question but I just continued to eat and stare.
"Will you be going to your afternoon classes after this meal break?" I simply asked. The question clearly threw her through an unexpected loop. "No need to answer I understand you usually play hooky, and while I would normally scold you and remind you of what negligence to your scholastic learning can do to your life after school I trust you all to be adults capable of taking responsibility for all your choices." soon after my statement I stood up nodded slightly, "Ladies enjoy your day." and walked out of the cafeteria.
Soon once I exited the room to head to my locker to prepare for the next class Marie soon followed. "Hey so how about that private place I was talking about?" she leaned against the locker next to mine.
"should you decide to drag me off to some closet and force me to miss my next class I could be terribly sore with you, however should that be the case I will simply keep this apathy up and when you tire out I will leave and use make up remover I have in my locker to remove any signs and continue my day." I never even looker her in the eye, but I could tell she wasn't going to do anything to me. "Now again Marie have a good day, and try to think about going to class." I passed her clearly shocked in how I reacted to her.
I moved to the library and continued to read my little psychology book. I smiled to myself as I read an article about how behaviorism works. If the blue haired Kanker reacted how I planned by giving her no validation either through negative or positive reactions to her amorous advances to my personal space she should get bored and find a new man to pester, poor guy, and leave me alone.
I looked up from my book to see a worried Kanker sister eyeing me from the entrance of the library. I simply gave a small wave and soon her blue hair was both out of the library and if plans work its first step out of my life.
A.N. So this will be a Marie Kanker and Double D pairing story this is the first chapter and clearly Eddward doesn't think to highly of her but I have some ideas where to go with this fic this will be mostly them together through out this story but things have to change for them to get there I want to wade these waters carefully.