Hey there! So this is my first FanFic ever, hopefully you enjoy it, I'll try to update this pretty frequently.
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A day like any other had Edd breathing in the sweet smell of flowers as he walked passed the floral shop in the late morning. It was nearing lunch time, and he was on his way back to his apartment after a bit of shopping for himself, and his cat, Neil Catrick Harris. Sure, it was a strange name for a cat, but he loved the actor quite a bit. If anyone asked him his cats' name, he usually just told them Neil.
Approaching the apartment complex, he spied a rather large truck that had 'MOVERS' printed on the side of it, with a catchy slogan underneath. This piqued Edd's interest.
"A new tenant? Hm. Wonder who it could be in a place like this." Edd didn't have anything against the complex itself, but there have been a few issues he'd found here and there. One of them being a rather steep pet deposit, and maintenance taking their sweet time to fix things that were broken. Though he couldn't complain too much, it was the cheapest complex around, not to mention it was within a fair distance to everything he needed.
Edd eyed the truck as he ascended the stairs to the second floor landing, wanting to catch a glimpse of the new member of the building. Since he was doing this, he wasn't paying attention to what was going on in front of him, and collided with a very bulky man. Edd let out an 'eep' sound, an 'oof' coming from the other, barely holding onto the bags in his hands.
"Watch it!" a deep voice called. Assessing the man he just ran into, Edd saw he was one of the movers by the way he dressed; blue shirt with the company logo, and khaki pants. He bowed his head a little, and let him pass, before continuing down the rows of doors until he came upon his own, a mere 2 doors from the end. Taking one last peek outside, he ventured in, a little disheartened that he hadn't seen the new person. He scolded himself, even, for not paying attention to what room the mover was coming from, so that he may at least go over later with some sort of 'house-warming' gift. Upon entering, he took his shoes off so as to not track dirt into the rest of the house, and walked to the kitchen. Setting the bags on the counter, Edd clicked his tongue against the roof of his mouth, and listened for a jingle. It took a few times of doing this, before a cat sauntered into the area, stopping a time or two to stretch.
"So you were sleeping, huh? I've got something that'll wake you up," he said with a smile, retrieving a sealed bag from the ones he placed on the counter. Shaking it, he got Neil's attention, following him as he meowed over to his food dish. Edd poured in the right amount for him, and poured the rest of the food into a container in the corner of the kitchen labeled 'Cat Food'. He took out the rest of the groceries he had, and placed them in their respected area, milk in the fridge, rice, noodles, and canned goods in the pantry and bread on the counter, removing the peanut butter from the pantry and grape jelly from the fridge. He pulled a plate out of the cabinet closest to him, and a butter knife from the drawer next to the fridge. Since he worked at the library a few blocks away, his paycheck wasn't a large one, so he was mindful on what to spend; not to mention he was perfectly content with a simple lunch.
Grabbing his plate, he settled down in the single recliner chair he had in his living room, turned on the TV, and found the science channel. Edd was very smart, and liked to challenge himself with things on a daily basis, whether it was puzzles or math problems online, or watching the science channel to try and learn something new, he was always looking for a way to stimulate himself. As he watched and ate his lunch, Neil jumped up on his lap, curled up, and went back to sleep. Finishing his sandwich, Edd lazily stroked his fur, eyes growing heavy, until he eventually ended up falling asleep.
Some time later, a rapping persisted on his door. Edd twisted a bit in his sleep, not wanting to acknowledge the sound as it drug him out of his dream of being the smartest person in the world, and earning medals for all sorts of things. The knocking continued, and eventually he sat up, Neil jumping out of his lap and running off to his room.
Rubbing the sleep from his eyes, he called out, "Just a minute please," and trudged over to the door, feet heavy with sleep. He was a very careful individual, who always assessed whoever was on the other side of the door through the peep hole, before letting them in. When he put his eye up to see who it was, he backed away confused. Going back, he looked again, still, to find no one there. Opening the door and wearily poking his head out, he looked around, only to be startled by a throaty 'ahem'. Edd gulped, and slowly began turning his head in the opposite direction, to the person behind the door.
"K-K-Kevin?" His disbelief was apparent in his voice, as it rose in pitch through the boys' name, eyes wide, hands lightly trembling on the door. There he stood, Edd's childhood bully, in a hoodie, dark jeans, and boots, and his signature red hat still in its place, like he'd never taken it off a day in his life. Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.
Kevin's voice reverberated through him when he spoke, causing him to jump a bit. "Double Dork? No way." He sounded just as astonished as Edd felt. Was he the new tenant moving in? He had to be, there's no way Edd wouldn't have seen him had he been here already. He knew everyone in the complex, and knew that Kevin was definitely not one of them; at least, not until now. Now what was he going to do, now that Kevin was back in his life?