Edd stood by the bus stop, searching for the tell-tale yellow of a bus. Curse this stop for not having a seat! He thought to himself as his eyes finally found a bus in the distance, standing out above all the cars. Please oh please be the right bus! It had been a year since he'd been accepted at a fairly prestigious private school as a boarding student, now he was going home for the summer. He liked the school quite a bit, it had boosted his confidence to the point where he could openly accept and admit things about himself that he previously couldn't. For example he had stopped wearing his old beanie and didn't mind the stares he got for the large scar on his head.

Still, he thought, it will be nice to see everyone from the Cul-De-Sac again. The bus was approaching now and Edd was relieved to see it was in fact the right bus. He hailed it and hopped on, pulling his large bag in behind him. The ride was quite a long one, but Edd didn't mind, he had an active enough brain to keep him busy.

When the bus eventually pulled up in Peach Creek Edd thanked the driver and got off. He smiled to himself as he looked upon the familiar setting. Suddenly he heard a voice call his name from behind him and he frowned turning around, he wasn't expecting any one to be meeting him.

When he turned he saw Kevin and another boy he was unfamiliar with, Kevin held a basketball under one arm and they were both red and slightly sweaty, "Hey, what happened to your hea- I mean hat, what happened to your hat?" Kevin stumbled over his words and the teal haired boy behind him snickered.

"I decided it was about time I stopped wearing it," Edd answered and was starting to explain how the school he was attending had made him 'believe in himself' a lot more when the teal haired boy interrupted.

"Hey, not that I don't like hearing you two chatter..." He muttered grinning from ear to ear, "but you know I would like to be introduced."

He stepped in front of Kevin successfully cutting him out much to Kevin's displeasure before holding out a hand to Edd, "I'm Nathan Kedd Goldberg, but most people just call me Nat."

Edd took his hand and shook, "Nice to meet you Nathan-"

"Dude, call me Nat!"

"Uh yes, Nat then… My name is Eddward or Edd, though most people here call me Double D…"

Nat glanced down for a second before understanding lit up in his eyes, "Because of the other two Eds?"

Edd had noticed where Nat's eyes went and he blushed, "…That is correct…"

"Man, so you're like a local here… Hey, you know what we should do?"

Edd looked up uneasily, "what?"

"We should grab all your buddies from the Cul-De-Sac for a welcome party!"

"Oh, no, that's really not necessary!" Edd stuttered but Nat wasn't listening.

"Come on, let's do this!" he laughed, grabbing Edd and pulling him along.

Kevin watched the poor dork get pulled off before muttering "God Damn it, Nat!" as he went after them both.

Sitting in the front room of Kevin's home, Edd could hear his child-hood friends outside waiting impatiently for none other than Edd himself. Nat came back inside and grinned at Edd and Kevin urging them to come over.

"Everyone's here, let's go!"

Nat pulled the door open and pushed Edd out first. It took a few moments for his eyes to adjust to the light and by the time he did everyone was staring at him in shock. Ed and Eddy ran towards him yelling, Ed grabbed him to his chest before dragging him around the corner of Kevin's house and Eddy made a quick explanation to the other kids before coming after them.

Edd was about to snap at Ed for manhandling him but Eddy spoke up before he could, "Hey, Double D- did ya forget your hat or somethin'?"

Ed dug through one of his jacket pockets before pulling out a beanie which was startling similar to the one Edd wore, "No need to fear, Double D! I have a spare! It's like a spare chicken egg only not!"

Understanding dawned on Edd's face as he realised why everyone had been so shocked and Ed and Eddy had dragged him back here, "No, no, while I thank you for the thought; I am fully aware I am not wearing my hat and I don't plan on putting it on anytime soon."

Eddy looked at him suspiciously, "Hey, Kevin and that teal haired prick didn't set you up to this, did they?"

Edd noticed Nat pulling his head back around the corner from where he had been listening and turned back to Eddy and Ed, "Eddy, that is no way to speak about someone! I assure you I decided to stop wearing my hat a long time ago and that decision had nothing to do with Kevin and Nat!"

Eddy grumbled and looked away but Ed grinned, "Well, I'm happy for you, Double D!"

"Thank you Ed, now, shall we go back to the others?"

When they walked back into Kevin's front yard everyone had gotten over the initial shock of Edd's scar and welcomed him warmly.

Edd was sitting in Kevin's living room listening to the Cul-De-Sac kids tell stories of their first year in high school when his phone rang. He began to lift it to his ear when Nat took it out of his hand and answered it for him.

"Hello, this is Edd's phone- He's busy partying right now so you'll have to call back… Yeah I'll tell him… Bye!" He ended the call and threw the phone back at Edd, "Some chick named Rose- Call her back after the welcome party."

Edd nodded, tucking his phone in his pocket before turning back to listen to the rest of Johnny's story on how high school kids were a lot less accepting of Plank.

Kevin sat down on the sofa, the last of his friends had left- except for Nat, but Kevin didn't mind him. At least that's what he thought until he came back from the bathroom.

"Hey, dude… I've been meaning to ask you something…"

"What?"

"I've been wondering it for a while…" Nat seemed to be purposefully stretching this out.

"Just spit it out already!"

"Are you gay?"

"WHAT?" Kevin pushed himself up so he could see Nat, "are you serious?"

"Well, There have been a couple things I've noticed…"

Kevin raised an eyebrow, "like what?"

"Well, you don't seem to appreciate butts as much as me…"

"No one appreciates butts as much as you do!"

Nat laughed and sat down beside Kevin, "Well, that's true… But there have been other things… Also now Double D is here, well, every time someone pulled him away from you it looked like you were about to kill them!"

Was that the only reason Nat had? "Well, I'm not gay. Especially not for that dork!"

Nat grinned, "Ok, ok, I believe you… But if you ever want to come out… I'll be happy for you!"

"Get out of here!"

Nat's grin just became bigger, "Plus, I think you and the 'dork' would make a cute couple!"

"LEAVE!"