It was a cold morning in January as Edward (or, Eddward, to release confusion from him and the taller Ed) woke up at 5:25 a.m. sharp. This was, quite honestly, rather late for him to awake. Perhaps he should have woken up earlier? However, it was not like there was much to be done. Maybe he should just check his homework over to be sure everything looks okay and correct. That sounded like a good idea! But of course, a shower was needed first.
He slowly got out of his bed, making it neat. He opened up his top drawer, pulling out a blue sweater vest with a diamond design. Then he proceeded to open the one beneath that, taking a light blue button down from it. Next, of course, was a pair of blue (slightly) skinny jeans. Finally, he got a clean pair of boxers for his shower, and then made his way over to the bathroom across the hall.
Edd opened the door and shut it behind him, smiling at himself in the mirror. He took the time to undress himself as he stepped into the shower. There weren't too many things to do this morning. To be slow was absolutely fine. So, he decided to be extra thorough when he took the shower, being that he could.
When he was dressed and out of the bathroom, it was already 5:40. "Oh goodness, I just remembered! I have extra help to attend this morning. I must make haste. I can't possibly be late with anything this morning. Rush, rush rush."
He went back to his room to get on his shoes and socks, along with his watch, grabbing his books as he walked downstairs. As he did so, he was repeating the words "rush rush rush" in his head now as a mantra. He was well aware that he didn't have to rush too much, but he still wouldn't want to be tardy.
The boy put his on the counter, sitting down and taking a banana from the fruit bowl. He opened up his homework folder, looking through it and taking out his Calculus homework; this was one of the subjects he wasn't always so sure of.
As he carefully looked over his homework, there was a knock on the door.
Double D's face went into one of confusion. "Who could be here so early?" He thought to himself, rising up from the chair and opening the door.
He looked through the peep hole, seeing it was none other than his best friends. With happiness, he opened the door.
"Good morning, Ed! Good morning Eddy! What brings you two here so early?" Although it was something odd, he was certainly not opposed to the idea. Having his two best friends around made him happier instantly.
Eddy pushed passed him, grumbling with grogginess. Ed, however, hugged him tightly.
"Double D!" The tall one exclaimed. "Good morning! Have you buttered your toast today?"
Eddward smiled at his friend, shaking his head. "No, Ed, I have not. I am not having any toast this morning! I have decided on a delicious banana instead. They give me energy to go about the day!" He said gleefully, closing the door behind Ed as he walked in. Then, the smarter of the boys looked to Eddy.
The shorter didn't miss this. He shot him a glare. "What? What are ya staring at, Sockhead?" He spat out rudely.
This wasn't necessarily uncharacteristic of Eddy, but it was more intense than usual It caused worry throughout Edd.
"Eddy, are you okay? You seem to be troubled by something. Did a ruinous event occur?" His friend, in response simply turned away, making a "hmph" sound as he did so. The boy put a hand on his friend's shoulder. "Eddy, it is okay to tell me. We are the best of friends, aren't we?" For a moment, he feared that maybe they weren't as close as he thought. Maybe Eddy was going to tell him that he wasn't interested in beings friends. Perhaps they would now have to go along ignoring each other because their friendship would be over. That would be disastrous; Eddy was his best friend! And poor Ed would have to deal with being in the middle. If their friendship was to cease-
"Sockhead! Are ya listening or what?" Double D flushed, having been caught in his thoughts rather than listening to his friend like he said he would. Oh goodness. He pulled his hat over his face in embarrassment.
"I apologize Eddy. I was stuck in a string of worried thoughts. I hope you could forgive me," he said, frowning as he peeked from his hat.
The other simply waved it off, finding it to be no big deal. "Yeah, yeah. Whatever. I was just saying that I had a bad chat with my parents this morning. My brother is visiting this weekend, and, well, you know how unpleasant that'll be and whatever," he said, making a waving motion with his hand to make a point.
Eddward nodded in acknowledgement. He was well aware of the mistreatment that his friend faced while his sibling was home. This caused him to purse his lips in thought, putting his hat back in its rightful place.
He put his hands on both of Eddy's shoulders. "Eddy, know that I will be here for you. And if you need me to do anything for you, such as speak with your brother as I have before, I certainly will. The last thing I want is for you to be injured; emotionally or physically." His green eyes stared into his friend's brown ones, trying to display that his words were truthful.
In response, the shorter brushed off both of his hands (something Edd was highly accustomed to, and he knew why) and a light pink rose to his cheeks. "Sure. Thanks, Edd," he mumbled.
"Guys! Guys! Look at what I can do!" A giggly voice had said from the living room. The two quickly glanced at each other and went into the room, Eddward shrieking.
"Ed! What are you doing?!" He watched as the taller was currently holding up the couch in the air with both of his hands, spinning around and laughing.
Eddy began laughing too at the sight. At first he tried to hold it back, but it was too much. "Oh, man, Ed! This is, haha, this great!" He slapped his forehead, his laugh roaring through the head. Then, he stopped, gasping. "Wait a minute! This'll be fantastic! Ed! We can make this into a new scam!" He began to rub his hands together as Double D sighed.
"Are we not getting too old for this? We are juniors in high school, Eddy. Can't we grow up?" His friend simply shook his head, grinning like a madman.
"Step right up!" He began, standing in front of the still spinning Ed, his arms out wide, "To see Ed-the-Great spin large and heavy things around! You won't believe what he can do! It's only $1 for fifteen minutes of entertainment!"
The smart rolled his eyes, shaking his head. "Eddy, please. This is not reasonable or necessary." The short put his arms down, giving him a looking of confusion.
"What do you mean, Sockhead? You think I need to price higher for longer?" He asked, a smile forming again on his face.
"No, Eddy. That is the exact opposite of what I mean. Ed, please put my couch down," he said, walking back into the kitchen as he glanced at his wrist to check the time. He gasped. "Oh goodness! It's 6:23 already?!" This was not good! He had to be at extra help by seven!
He looked at his two friends, who had followed him into the kitchen.
"What's up? You need to get there early or somethin'?" The smarter nodded feverously.
"Of course, Eddy! I have to make it to science extra help!" He scarfed down the rest of the banana, shaming himself for doing so being that it wasn't good for him to eat so quickly. He closed his books, getting on his jacket and putting his messenger bag over his shoulder. Double D walked over to the door, opening it for his friends.
They walked out, and Edd followed behind. "We have to be quick!" He exclaimed, walking at a faster pace as his friends lagged behind.
"Relax. We'll get there in time," Eddy said coolly, putting his hands in his pockets as everything he needed was in his bag. Ed trotted behind, grinning as always.
Edd made a noise of worry, but slowed down for his friends. Oh how he hated being tardy. But sadly that was the price of being about twenty-five minutes from the school. Why was it that the Jr. High was merely right around the corner, but the high school was even further? It seemed so tedious!
A sigh passed his lips as he felt a hand on his arm, looking to see his short companion having an inscrutable look on his face. Without speaking, though, he knew that this was an act of care. He smiled in response, putting his hand over his friends.
To this, Eddy grimaced and removed his hand, but then let a tiny smile on his face as he glanced back at Edd.
Like that, they walked to the school, little talk happening for the most part, but still seeming to be full of sound.
They arrived at the school, waving each other off as they headed in different directions.
Double D quickly made his way over to his locker on the second floor; the same floor his science classroom was on. He put his jacket away, along with books that were not needed until his later periods.
As he walked to his classroom, he spotted his past neighborhood bully speaking with the, only and only, Nazz Van Bartonschmeer. For a split second, he thought he felt eyes on him. But of course not. It was merely his imagination. Why would either of them notice his existence? Just because they were in the same area of the cul-de-sac didn't mean they were buddies.
Why was he even thinking about this? School was certainly more important!
So, he shook off those thoughts and walked into the science classroom, greeting the teacher.
Today was going to be a long day. For some reason, he knew it would. But what that reason was was unbeknownst to him.
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Hellllllo! I hope you enjoyed the first chapter! I know it isn't that eventful or long, but I proooomise the next one will be! Thanks for reading! Please be sure to fill me in on any spelling mistakes as well. Thank you!