this is something I wrote because I really like the song. at the beginning of each chapter there will be lyrics from the song and thats how it will be until this story is over. The song is that's whats up, I like the cover by these two sister lennon and maisy. y'all should look it up. Enjoy:

While I was such a mess, I thought you'd leave me behind. While I was being such a wreck I thought you'd treat me unkind.

Kevin sat on his bed, sighing sadly before he grabbed his chemistry text book and a note book. He read the pages assigned for that nights homework over and over and over again but did not ever get to the point of understanding any of it. He sighed in defeat and gathered his stuff. He put his green hoodie on over a white tank top and slipped his signature red hat on backwards and walked across the street to Edd's house. Kevin hated admitting to his now boyfriend that he needed help when it came to school even though everyone knew, or thought he did pretty bad in school. Really, since he had started to date the Edd better known as Double D, his grades had never been better. He knocked on the door and looked at the ground when he heard the other teen open the door.

"Did you decide you needed my help Kevin," Edd asked smiling.
"Yeah, Double Dork," Kevin replied, using the old nickname in his irritated state.
"We may study here, I'll cook us something for while we study."

Edd moved to the side and allowed the taller boy into his, or really his parents, house. Kevin sighed and went in, going to where they normally studied together.

They weren't always like this, dating and all nice to each other. Back when they were younger, Kevin was a total ass to Double D, and he still was up until the start of freshman year. Freshman year, Kevin was too time consumed into his sports and didn't pay attention when the other members of his team started to bully his old victim to the same shit. The story behind how they started was actually quite terrible...

Back in freshman year….

Double D was at his locker, trying to get his books for his homework. Like most days, he was one of the only people at the school other than those with sports games and practices. He started to do his combo when someone came up from behind him and body slammed him into the locker. Edd fell to the ground in a great deal of pain, his arm and ribs in the most pain.

"What happened, fag," someone much bigger than him said in a menacing voice, "did you fall and hurt yourself? Are you gonna run to your Mommy and Daddy?"

Edd looked up to try and put a voice to the name and saw it was one of Ed's football teammates. Ed, the big loveable loaf he was, decided to use his height and build for good and joined the football team and though everyone knew that Edd and Ed were close friends still, no one cared. They still bullied the string bean in a black hat.

"M-Mother and Father would be way too busy to deal with something so insignificant as a few bruised ribs and a small sprain…"

The taller boys laughed and gave Edd a swift kick to his stomach. Edd gave a cry of pain, falling to his side as he watched the other boys walk away. He laid there, too scared to move. Eventually he got up and walked home, limping slightly as he did.

Edd kept his head down as he passed Kevin and the other jocks the tall ginger was likely to be hanging out with. Someone whistled at Edd and threw out a terrible cat call, and a sexual comment, but not once did Double D hear the voice of his old bully, just all the new ones. He wouldn't let them see his tears and just walked on.

In the distance as he got farther, Kevin was telling the other males to stop what they were doing, saying that they were better than to pick on Edd. And when they wouldn't stop, Kevin gathered his football gear and got onto his bike, riding off quickly to meet up with Edd.

"Double Dork…" the ginger said slowing down.
"Kevin," Edd said back, keeping his head down and eyes out of shot from Kevin.

Tears still poured from the injured teen's eyes as Kevin rode next to him.

"Are you okay," Kevin asked.
"I am quite honestly adequate. Just some trivial bruising and perhaps a sprained wrist... Why would you care?"
"Because D, I'm not as big of a jerk as I was when we were kids. If you couldn't tell, I've given up bullying..."

Double D sighed, still not looking at the other teen.

"Kevin, I understand that you are trying to show some compassion because your friends have injured me, but you do not have to… Mother and Father are both surgeons and I can take care of a sprain and bruising myself."
"Double D, lemme give ya a ride back to the cul-de-sac. It's like three more miles for you to walk. I ain't gonna let ya get even more hurt because my so called friends are dirt bags."

Double D looked at Kevin, eyes still filled with tears and cheeks wet. He had taken a few hits recently, a quick fist to his nose and one to his eye leaving him with a well hidden black eye and a minor bruise over the bridge of his nose.

"Shit dork, you're in worse shape than I thought.."
"Cursing is not needed Kevin," the smaller teen said softly, "I will politely accept your offer to give me a ride back to the cul-de-sac. Thank you."

Kevin moved up on his old bikes seat to allow the other teen to have room to sit. He rode back to the cul-de-sac and dropped Edd off at his house.

"Thank you very much Kevin, for the ride.. I will see you tomorrow at school.."

Edd didn't wait for a reply and went into his house, locking all the doors locked before he started his homework and got his normal brace for his wrist. This wasn't the first time recently that he had hurt it and just began to keep one handy.

He finished his homework, ate dinner and went to bed.

That was the first day that Edd realized that Kevin truly had started to try and change.