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Edd jumped in surprise as the school bell rang. The students around him lazily closed their text books and shuffled their papers together in an unorganized fashion, standing to depart for their next class. The "smart-Ed-boy" smiled, neatly organizing his worksheets into his folder and placing it into his messenger bag along with his text book and calculator.
Eddward bounced down the hallway with elation for his next class period: Library Study.
Oh, how wonderful it was to spend an entire 45 minutes to contemplate Trigonometry equations and the study of Physics, plus the prolific writing techniques used by William Cullen Bryant all in one sitting! Edd's smile went from ear to ear as he just about skipped down the Junior hallway.
He slowly opened the school library's wooden doors, being extremely careful to stay perfectly quiet. He walked past the massive bookshelves to a secluded area in the back of the room; An area he always chose to mull over his books and excellently written notes. Checking his surroundings to make sure no one was in sight, he eased himself into the cushioned chair at the very end of the table and sighed with delight. The long table before him was already half covered in library books and papers from recent studies, and it made him giddy. He began to empty out his bag, placing the books and folders in fastidious piles in front of him. Now, what to study first?
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A good 20 minutes into the period, Edd lay nose deep in his Physics text book with several worksheets and notebooks lined up before him. He was about to move on to the next chapter when a thump diverted his attention. He moved his book down, looking up at the cause of the noise, and gasped.
Marie Kanker was seated across the table… and she had an immoral grin plastered across her freckled face.
Edd gulped. His cobalt eyes locked with her amber ones, his full of confusion and fright, and hers filled with emotions the boy was too embarrassed to speak of. She winked at him, making the boy fumble with the book in his hands before propping it up to conceal his face. He gazed at the fine print and detailed graphs printed on the pages, but his brain wasn't processing them correctly. He could feel her gaze boring through the books thick cover.
A few moments of silence passed by with nothing. Edd anticipated peeking over to see if the girl was still present, but fear kept him in place. He was beginning to think the blue-haired girl actually left (or was possibly - but not very likely - studying) when, suddenly, a loud thwack and the flutter of several papers erupted from across the table. He jumped up in fright, looking up to see Marie, a grin still rooted across her face, with her thin arm held out to the side. Cautiously moving his eyes down to the carpeted floor, he saw books and papers scattered around. She smashed them right off the table.
His eyes flicked from the mess back to the girl, his mouth half open in shock. She fluttered her eyelashes seductively and, before Edd could process what she was scheming, Marie climbed onto the table and crawled across it's hard surface toward him. Edd let out a squeak, dropping his book and scooting back against the chair as she came closer. The Kanker sister tugged at his plaid tie, yanking it halfway out from under his sweater, and slid her fingers along it, bringing the panicking boy's face closer to hers.
"Say, Double D," she spoke in an accent, bumping noses with him. "Why don't we get out of here, and you can show me what's, ah, under your hat."
An "Oh, my," slipped through the boy's teeth as he stumbled backwards, making the chair tip over and bringing him tumbling to the ground. He fumbled into a standing position, his legs shaking. A blush was creeping across his cheeks as she stared at him. Tripping a few times, he headed for the library's back door and ran out, running down one end of the hallway, only to skid and head in the other direction. Marie let out a giggle as she watched the scene through the door's windows, rolling her tongue across her teeth.
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Edd ran into the lockers as he hurriedly tucked his tie back into his vest. He panted - running not being his best skill - and adjusted his ski cap as he rested on the closest locker.
"Hey, Sockhead,"
Edd flattened himself against the lockers, arms out to his sides with fear still coursing through his body. Eddy approached him with raised brows.
"Geez, Double D, chill out." he said, pulling the boy closer to him.
"My apologies, Eddy. I had an… um… rather frightening experience."
Eddy rolled his eyes, and started down the hallway, Edd automatically following after him.
"So, I have this awesome plan to get cash," Eddy stated, grinning. Edd looked up from straightening his sweater. "It's brilliant. We'll be hauling in more doe than ever."
"And, what exactly, is this new plan of yours?"
Before Eddy could answer, a copying machine rammed out of a classroom door and crashed into the wall opposite it. Papers scattered everywhere. Edd cringed at the catastrophe as a burst of laughter erupted from Eddy.
"Ed got the thing!" the oldest Ed-boy announced, running out of the classroom.
"Way to go, Ed!" Eddy continued to laugh as he ran over to his proud companion.
"Ed did a good job, Eddy!" Ed said with a goofy grin across his face.
Edd whimpered at the sight. How the heck were they going to explain why a copying machine was crunched into a wall, utterly damaging school property? His hands found their way to his face and he covered his eyes. This was all too much for him.
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A/N: Marie is a bad-ass.