It took everything Kevin had not to flinch when a stack of (rather heavy) binders dropped onto the desk beside him.

"Bonjour, madame." Eddward smiled, flashing the gap in his teeth as he nodded to the teacher. "Je m'excuse pour mon retard. My methods of transport were limited this morning- my car wasn't functioning as properly as I'd have liked."

"Pas de soucis, Mr. Vincent." She smiled back at him.

Kevin dimly noted that despite four years of French, he had no clue what they were saying.

He refused to glance up from his notes as Edd shifted into the neighboring seat- conjugating impersonal expressions were too important for that. He didn't glance up when the other boy took off his jacket, slinging it across the back of his chair. He surely didn't glance up when in the process Eddward's shirt rose up past his hips.

No, he didn't look over once. Not at all.

Eddward, however, was enjoying his view. He bluntly looked the shorter male over, smirking slightly at his bright green sweater and over-sized cap. For a reason he would later determine, Kevin's cheeks were slightly red- Edd make a slight sound of affirmation as he realized he had freckles.

Kevin's head snapped to look at the taller male-

who was watching the teacher write verbs on the chalk board.

"Wha-" The ginger scrunched his eyebrows.

Azure eyes glanced back at him. "...May I help you?"

"Did you say something?"

"No, as a matter of fact, I did not." Eddward turned to the board once more, mentally scolding himself for making a sound. "If you'd please, I'd like to observe the principles of this language without interruption."

Kevin relaxed his face again, satisfied with a response. He nodded, watching the teacher again- she spoke quite quickly in English, as well as French. After a few minutes, something clicked. "Hey, wait, you speak French all the time. What're you taking this class for?"

"I am required to take all levels of this class if I am to accumulate the offered credits. An 'easy A', as you'd say."

He nodded. "You said you had some car trouble this morning?"

"Indeed. I believe there's an issue with the ignition coils- however, auto mechanics aren't my forte." he sighed, rubbing his temple. "I'll be forced to acquire the assistance of a professional."

"I could help."

Edd chuckled, turning in his seat to face the shorter boy totally. "You profess in auto mechanics?"

He nodded, rubbing the back of his neck with a small smile. "My dad runs a shop down the street."

"When is a decent time for your service?"

"I'm free after school."

"I'll drive m-"

Kevin squawked loudly, causing multiple students to glance over. "NO, no, no no no," He gulped, waving off the people who were now staring. "You drive the 2014 Camaro that's usually out there, right?"

"Yes?"

"Dude, if your ignition coils need to be replaced, driving it will absolutely ruin your system. I can just walk across the street. It's fine."

"As you wish." Eddward watched him. "... I've never told you what year or make my car is."

"My dad owns a mechanic shop. You learn things. Seriously, if you screw up that ignition, I'm keeping that car."

"If you damage my car, I'll damage your pelvis."

"Deal."

AUTHORS NOTES

Holy hell this is so short I swear the next chapter will be longer-

I have no idea what I'm doing, so bear with me on this.

For the record, Edd drives a black 2014 Camaro. I would have sex with that car.

OOC people are OOC I'm working on it.