Author's Note: Ok ok so first things first, I began this story on a whim. I had been completely immersed in Ed Edd n Eddy fanfiction lately and an idea popped up and, well – an inspiration baby was born. So enjoy.
Update 12/03/2013 – So I just realized I kept spelling Double D as Double Dee. Not sure why, but I went through and fixed it~ Also, it ate my breaks in the first update, so I updated it again and just used the site's lines.
Chapter 1
Kevin rode slowly down the road, grumpily mumbling to himself about his day. High school had been fine to him until now. Freshman year was a close repeat of junior high. Sophomore year was boring, most students immersed in exams or getting over some childish what-not that followed from the first year. Now juniors, the kids of the cul-de-sac were some-what maturing. And with some people, maturity meant becoming head cheerleader and flirting with the one jar head who managed to out-do Kevin on the football team by placing quarterback.
"Stupid Richie Pin Head Dork-Angelo with his oh, Nazz you're so great at marine bio and I need help blah blah..." Kevin's cruising came to a halt when he caught sight of a beautiful dark green motorcycle while passing the junkyard. Thoughts of Nazz forgotten, he whistled and wheeled up to get a closer look. Someone was crouched next to the bike with a toolbox open to the side. "Hey man, nice vintage ride. Where'd you score something like that?"
As the person stood and lifted their welding mask, Kevin nearly fell where he stood. Marie Kanker of all people was staring him back, slightly confused and clearly irritated at the interruption.
The Kankers had in fact, eased up on their behavior come high school. They still clearly favored the Eds, but refined their techniques to less beastly, but just as conniving tactics. Kevin's hand instantly shot up to rub the back of his neck due to the awkward situation he had stumbled unto. He personally no longer shared bad blood with the blue haired Kanker, but it's not like they were friends. Partnered a couple of times in classes, they were civil at best, and stayed distant from each other outside of classes. But he was there, she was there, and there was no way he was running away like some... Dork. Marie looked Kevin over while crossing her arms.
"If you must know, it apparently belonged to my old man," Marie tossed her mask on the ground and glared at the motorcycle as if it had insulted her. "Trying to fix the damn thing up so I wouldn't have to walk to school everyday."
Kevin relaxed, now assured Marie wasn't angered by his presence. An angry Kanker still led to bad outcomes, no matter how much they'd mellowed out. He watched her as she kicked the toolbox shut to make a seat for herself and looked back up at him.
"So, you got your answer. Anything else ya' need?" The boy shrugged and stuffed his hands in his pockets.
"Don't feel like goin' home yet, so I'm stallin'. You don't have an appointment to bother some scrawny brainiac today?" Kevin smirked, trying to smooth out the tension still in the air. To his surprise, Marie just shook her head and pulled out a pack of cigarettes. "Hey, what the-"
"You give me a lecture, the second this is lit, it's going in your eye." Kevin immediately shut his mouth and cleared his throat.
"So uh... I'm not gonna get attacked by your sisters if I stick around for a bit, am I?" Another shake of her head eased his nerves.
"Shouldn't you be sucking face with the cheerleader?"
At the mention of Nazz, Kevin frowned. Yeah, it's not like he had a claim on the blonde. Until now, he had been close to but never actually asked out his childhood crush. She could flirt with whoever she wanted to, and anyone could flirt with her. At one point, he thought she reciprocated his feelings, but now he wasn't sure, and wasn't going to make a fool out of himself by bluntly asking. There were problems to liking someone who was friendly to the entire world, like figuring out who exactly was special. Kevin for the life of him couldn't read girls.
"Nah, she's probably got that covered with block head." Marie raised an eyebrow while puffing her cigarette. Trouble in paradise? She was sure they were an item by now, and she voiced that thought. "Haven't asked her yet. Not sure if I should, ya' know? Not like I'm gonna hound her like you sisters do the Eds." Kevin shrugged, trying to seem casual. Unfortunately for him, Marie was quick to pick up that wasn't the case.
Sighing and stomping out her cigarette butt, she let silence come in between her and the jock. His last statement rung in her head. She, unlike her sisters, had backed off from her love interest as of late for several reasons. One was the bike that needed to be fixed. Two was the part time job she had found as a waitress, which was thanks to her mother, so she sure as hell couldn't slip up. And three, was... Well, boredom. Years of chasing after one guy took it out of a girl, even if she enjoyed watching him twitch with nervousness whenever she invaded his personal space. Seeing the boy in front of her trying to tone down his jealousy made her scowl. 'Why can't Edd want me that bad?' And suddenly an idea hit her. A sweet, devilish idea.
"So... You really want to snag that girl, huh?" Kevin's face went red and he immediately spun his head to the side, about to utter a denial when Marie continued. "I know a way you can."
The boy's interest peaked, he turned back to face the blue haired Kanker sister. She leaned forward slightly and began discussing her twisted plot to him. From a distance, Kevin can be seen waving his arms and pacing. Marie can be seen laughing and gesturing to nothing and no one in particular. And they stayed there until the sun began to set, ironing out the details of their plan.
The next day was a Wednesday like any other. Eddward Serevino stood at his locker, arranging his books and talking away about the previous night's assignment with his two best friends. Ed was sitting on the ground immersed in a new issue of his (current) favorite comic book and Eddy was leaning against his closed locker half asleep. Not much had changed in the trio personality-wise, but that was expected.
Peach Creek was a normal sort of town. Stable, slow to change, and many things remained the same. Double D enjoyed the order in his life, and as disorderly as it tended to be amongst his peers, things were predictable. Nazz was chatting with Kevin by the water fountain, Rolf and Jonny were caught up in a conversation next to homeroom, and Sarah had walked by with Jimmy to the lower-classmen section of the building a few minutes before. Suddenly coming to a realization, Double D squinted his eyes in the direction of Nazz. The football jacket wearing jock he noted next to her was not Kevin, but a taller fellow Edd was not familiar with. So where was Kevin? A yelp from behind him interrupted his thoughts and Edd turned around to find his friends backed up against the lockers, distancing themselves as far away from the Kanker sisters as possible.
"Hey there, squirt. Feel like spending time with me this morning?" Lee snickered, supporting half her weight on her hand next to Eddy's head. They were actually of equal height now, though her curly hair and heels led to the illusion she still towered over him. Lee had abandoned her old clothes and replaced them with dark blue skinny jeans and a white v-neck short sleeve shirt. Eddy scowled, opening his mouth to retort when Ed started freaking out next to him.
"SHE'S TOUCHING ME EDDY!" Ed clutched onto his friend for dear life, practically climbing on Eddy's shoulder. May was simply running her fingers up the tallest Ed's arm making it look like a walking man. She giggled, making her pigtails bounce to further express her giddiness. Unlike Lee, she still wore relaxed clothes on a regular basis, but since joining the soccer team, May normally showed up to homeroom in her Peach Creek Cobblers uniform and cleats.
"MAY! You're ruining our moment!" Lee grabbed one of her baby sister's pigtails and turned to Edd, who, until now was caught in between helping his friends or fleeing before "his" Kanker popped up. "Hey, you seen Marie? She left before we got up. Figured she got a head start on you today." Double D straightened up, confusion evident in his face.
"I'm a-afraid not, Lee. Actually, now thinking of it, s-she hadn't stopped by to ah- greet me in a few days..." Edd trailed off, mentally checking he had chosen his words correctly, but starting to pick up on small changes to his daily life. He'd been enjoying the peace of not having Marie around every corner, but hearing that his sisters weren't aware of her whereabouts warranted a ponder.
And just as the sisters were about to turn their attention back on their respective men, the front doors to the school opened, catching the attentions of those nearby. And in two seconds, the hallway froze in silence in an almost comical manner. Walking in were Marie and Kevin, laughing over something with eyes only to each other. He poked her in the ribs and she playfully shoved his shoulder. Intimate gestures no one ever thought could happen between the two. And as it played out before them, no one else moved an inch for what seemed like an eternity.
Which, in reality, was three seconds before-
"KEVIN, I'LL SAVE YOU!" Ed had snapped out of the stupor first and now stood behind Double D with a kicking and cursing Kevin over his shoulder. Edd spun around trying to calm down his overreacting friend when a tight grip decorated with green nail polish pushed him aside. The fact that it was Marie who touched him wasn't new. Her nail polish wasn't new. The brash act wasn't new. But the fact that she had grabbed him just to move him out of her way left Edd at a loss for words.
"Let. Him. Go!" Growled Marie to a terrified Ed. When met with resistance, she turned around while pointing a finger back at the tall boy. "May, get your man to let go of my boyfriend before I make him!"
"WHAT?!"
Ed, startled by the outbursts in the hallway, dropped Kevin on the floor and reclaimed his position behind Edd, whose jaw had dropped at Marie's last statement. Eddy's bottom lip had merely gone limp along with his arms. Lee and May were dumbstruck, the former brushing half of her bangs out of her eyes just so she could be sure what she was seeing wasn't some hallucination. Their sister was helping the now bruised Kevin off the floor, making sure he was okay and straightening his hat before walking away together, the first bell of the day going off above them. Nazz stood still, watching the two make their way past her without a single glance in her direction, paying attention to the arm Kevin had draped over Marie's shoulder. The jock next to her, Richie, was having a laughing fit from the scene that unfolded, but she wasn't paying attention to the comments he was making. Rolf and Jonny's heads followed the couple's movement, turning a full 180 degrees as the two turned into their homeroom.
"WHAT THE HELL?!" Eddy blurted out, and abruptly slid down to the floor.
Author's Note: Leave comments if you'd like. Criticism is nice, but don't be rude. I know it's a little cliche and all that, but what isn't these days? Yes, this is still an Edd/Marie fanfic – or is it? Lol kidding. I'll tackle a Marie/Kevin one some other day.
