Chapter One: Did You Hear?

Double D's POV

"Hey Ed! Double D! Did you hear?" my friend Eddy shouted, running up to us as we walked to school.

"Good morning, Eddy. No need to yell. And no, I did not hear." I replied calmly.

"Hiya Eddy! What did you hear? Oh please tell me! I want to know." Ed babbled.

"Well Ed, I just found us a new way to make some money. I'm talking big bucks. Mega cash!" Eddy excitedly said. "Kevin's dad just got a job as CEO of TechKo, only the hottest tech company on Earth! I heard Kevin's loaded with free stuff and he's practically giving it away!"

"Need I remind you Eddy that Kevin is not our friend? He bullied us through most of our childhood up until the end of Junior High. It seems highly unlikely that he would ever give to us free things. Remember the jawbreakers?" I answered.

"That was a long time ago, Double D. He's a changed man, I'm sure he'll see to our reasoning." Eddy assured.

We made our way up to the school where Kevin was standing outside, Nazz on his arm as usual.

"Greetings Kevin. Greetings Nazz." I cheerfully chirped.

Nazz greeted me with a "hey" and Kevin nodded in my general direction, glaring at Eddy, who was just behind me. After we had all grown up, we put the bullying behind, though it was no secret that Kevin and Eddy still hated each other. While not what you might call friends, Kevin and I were at least civil towards each other and said the occasional hello when at our adjacent lockers. I had helped him study for tests from time to time as well. I was preparing to go inside when Eddy pulled me back and approached Kevin, smiling big.

Kevin's POV

I was standing outside with my friends and Nazz, my girlfriend, had her arm around me. I was talking about my dad's new job at TechKo when I saw the Ed's walking up to the school. Oh great. Just what I needed.

"Greetings Kevin. Greetings Nazz." Double Dork sang.

"Hey there, Double D." Nazz greeted.

I nodded at him, glaring at Eddy as he came up next. I had learned to tolerate Double D, even liked him to a degree (when he was useful), but Eddy was the guy I could not stand. Ever since our childhood I had hated him. He was just so egotistical and crazy. Always coming up with these big schemes to get money. I guess we just never got along. As for Ed, while I didn't like him, I didn't hate him. He was annoying but I guess I could tolerate him. Eddy pulled back Double D, who was walking inside, and he approached me. Fan-freaking-tastic.

"Hey there Kevin. How's my best friend doing?" he asked.

"What do you want, Dork?" I spat.

"Hey, hey, hey, no need to talk to your buddies like that." Eddy complained. "We just wanted to know how you were, friend."

"Well if you must know, I was better when you dorks weren't here. So SCRAM." I yelled.

"Talk to you later, Kevin!" Eddy called out, walking inside.

Double D rushed out a goodbye and the dork trio left. I sigh and ran my fingers through my ginger hair. Why did that annoying Eddy have to be so… well, annoying? Nazz put her arms around me tighter and kissed my cheek sofly, but I just wasn't feeling it. I hadn't been feeling anything with Nazz lately. I mean yeah, I loved her, but more of a friend. The bell rang and we all walked into the school to head to class. I nodded at Johnny and said goodbye to Nazz before making my way to my locker. As I approached, I saw Double Dork, but thankfully he was all alone.

"Hey Double D!" I called out.

"Y-yes? Oh, greetings again, Kevin. I trust you did better on your Science test?" He inquired.

"Yeah, I got an A this time so that's better than an F. Anyway, I wanted to give ya something to say thanks. It's from my dad's company."

"Thank you, Kevin, but I must decline. It was my pleasure to help someone learn about the wondrous world of Science." He responded.

"Whatever dork, here."

I threw a pair of headphones at him and he clumsily caught them. He smiled and thanked me again. It was kind of cute. We said our goodbyes and I headed to class, wondering why I thought it was so cute.