Hello, folks! Well, for those who follow me on Tumblr, I have been spamming massive Ed Edd n Eddy stuff. XD I started watching the show last year, finished it a few months ago (plus Big Picture Show), and I freaking had a great time! It was awesome!

And my ship is... EddEddy. XD I could go on and on about that, but I feel it's better to just simply say I ship it. End of story! But not THIS story!

This is actually the second EEnE fanfic I've ever written. I posted it and this one over on Archive Of Our Own and decided to post it here now! I hope you'll enjoy it! :)

He should've been doing his work.

He should've been focusing on important matters.

This was the middle of class! Why wasn't he doing any of these things?

Double D groaned to himself as he looked down at his notebook. Since when did he start acting like a smitten schoolgirl? He may have been lacking in masculinity (a fact he didn't always care for), but not to this level! It was absurd. But there it all was, plain as day, a bunch of doodled hearts and silly drawings. Why did he have to waste so much time with-

"Hey Sockhead! What'cha doin'?"

Letting out a startled yelp, Double D straightened in his seat and hurriedly slammed his notebook shut. Thankfully, Eddy didn't notice what had been written on there, or so he hoped. He looked up at his best friend, who was standing next to his desk and grinning at him.

"Erm... N-Nothing in p-particular, Eddy," Double D stammered nervously.

Eddy's grin melted into a confused frown, "You okay, Double D? You've been spacing out ever since we got here."

"Me? Spacing out?" Double D blinked, horrified at the thought.

"Well, yeah. I'd been trying to get your attention for the past two minutes!" Eddy said, waving his hand for emphasis, "It's not like you to get all spacey. That's usually Ed's job!"

Coming into view, Ed grinned widely, "That is why I am employee of the month, Double D!"

Blinking a few more times, Double D sighed and shook his head, "Well... gentlemen, I can assure you that I'm quite fine. I suppose I was a little bit more lost in thought than I'd realized."

"Eh, no sweat!" Eddy grinned as he patted Double D's shoulder.

Ed smiled, looking relieved, "That is good to hear, Double D! But should you ever need to space out, let me know! I shall do it with you!" He leaned over, holding a hand to one side of his mouth. "You'd be surprised at how relaxing it can be."

Giving a giggle, Double D smiled at Ed's sincerity, "I appreciate the offer, Ed. Perhaps I shall take you up on it."

Looking around for a moment, Eddy bit his lip, and then leaned in closer as well, "You sure you're okay, Double D?"

"Of course, Eddy..." Double D felt his heart skip a beat. He gazed at his friend for a moment, taking in the concerned look on his face. "W-Why wouldn't I be?"

Eddy looked at him for a few seconds, shifted his eyes, and then shook his head as he straightened. "Just makin' sure, didn't want ya goin' all existential on me."

Double D smiled brightly, his cheeks going a bit pink. "Aww, I appreciate your concern. But I'm all right."

About to respond, Eddy closed his mouth the minute he saw Kevin and Nazz enter the classroom. "Okay then! Break a leg, Sockhead!" He grinned now, giving a playful but gentle punch to Double D's shoulder before he skipped over to his own seat and sat down.

Rubbing the spot, Double D couldn't help staring after his friend for a moment or two. It was no secret that he was loving this new side of Eddy. Their adventure just this past summer was just about everything they could have needed to rekindle their friendship. Not to mention stirring in many other feelings inside.

Leaning his head on his hand, Double D then sighed dreamily.

From beside him, Ed giggled happily and held his hands to his mouth. "Ooooh! Double D is a smitten kitten!" He whispered loudly.

Jumping a bit, Double D whirled around and shushed him. "Ed! Please! He could hear you!"

Ed giggled, waving it off, "Do not worry, Double D. He cannot hear me from here! Besides, he is talking to Kevin."

Looking over his shoulder, Double D spied Eddy having an animated conversation with Kevin. Whatever the conversation was about, the two boys were laughing and making "Ooooh!" gestures. He smiled at this display, then turned back to Ed.

"You see?" Ed assured, patting him on the shoulder. "Bottle it up and you will explode!"

"Ed! I can't tell him!" Double D hissed, trembling a bit.

Ed tilted his head a little bit in confusion. "Why not?"

Wincing a little bit, Double D turned back to face straight ahead, staring down at his closed notebook. He sighed, taking his pen and twirling it idly in his hand. "I'm just not ready. I want so much to be honest with him!"

Now Ed was sitting back in his chair, holding a notepad, a pencil, and wearing glasses. "Go on."

Although Double D wanted to question how all this was happening, he decided against it. He continued on, "I am very certain that it would not cause any sort of degeneration in our friendship, so it isn't that. No, after all that we'd been through, our friendship between the three of us is stronger than it's ever been!"

"Hmmm..." Ed said thoughtfully, placing his pencil behind his ear, "Do you suppose that it is because you're afraid of rejection, Double D?"

Nodding sadly, Double D pulled his hat over his eyes, "Yes, Ed... that is exactly why. I can't take rejection! Not from Eddy... I can't!"

"You can't what, Double D?" Came Eddy's voice.

"Eep!" Double D squeaked, pulling his hat up. He looked to see his friend standing just a few feet away from his desk. "Erm, nothing, Eddy."

"Suuuure," Eddy crooned, looking at him suspiciously. "You're hidin' somethin' from me, ain't ya?"

"I most certainly am not!" Double D said indignantly. Unfortunately, his cheeks were heating up.

Laughing a bit, Eddy came over and planted his hands on Double D's desk before leaning forward. Wide-eyed, Double D's breath hitched and his back straightened. They were so close. Just inches apart. All he would have to do was lean over just a bit more. Barely a metre.

"Sounds to me like you most certainly am are," Eddy teased, snickering. "So c'mon, Sockhead! Spill! Tell me what's botherin' ya."

Ed sauntered over to stand behind Eddy, "This is like a sitcom, you guys!"

Sweat poured down his forehead as Double D realized just how on the spot he was. There was very little ways to escape this. He didn't like to lie, especially not to his friends. Gulping a little, Double D nervously wrung his fingers along his shirt.

"The truth is, Eddy, I... I..."

Eddy grinned, then held a hand to his ear. "Yeeeeeess?"

"I..."

Fortunately, that was the moment that the teacher entered the classroom. Everyone went back to their respective seats, to which Double D was torn between feeling relieved and a bit disappointed. Especially when Eddy winked at him before sitting down as well.

Double D spared a glance toward Ed, who was looking at him with disapproval and shaking his head. Oh, this was not going to be an easy day to get through. Only the first period and he wanted to just curl up inside of a hole and stay there until the end of time!

This was going to be a long day.

XXXX

Double D sat down at the usual table after he'd gotten his lunch, to which he proceeded with his lunchtime ritual. He took one napkin, unfolded it, and placed it onto his lap. Then he arranged his fork and knife neatly next to his plate. Finally, he took the spoon to be used for dessert and set it next to the container of frozen yogurt.

Giving a soft sigh, Double D then took his sparkling water and unscrewed the cap. At the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Jimmy setting his tray down and sitting beside him.

"Oh, hello there, Jimmy." Double D greeted with a little nod.

"And a lovely afternoon to you, Double D!" Jimmy said cheerfully, taking his fork and knife so he could cut his meat.

Relaxing a little more, Double D went to work on cutting his own meat. He looked up, glancing across the cafeteria at Eddy, who was inspecting a container of jello. He tapped it, looked it over upside down, and then gave it to Ed, who stood behind him. Rolf and Jonny went over to the two, looking confused. Eddy then said something to them, looking smug, but was laughing all the while. Rolf was the first to laugh as well, slapping Eddy on the back. Jonny meanwhile held Plank up, to which the two boys made faces, but then humoured the other boy's eccentricities.

"Hmm..." Double D murmured, unable to help feeling so happy. It was nice to see his best friend completely in his element and be accepted. This was all he could have ever hoped for. "Look at him go..."

Jimmy blinked, looking at him curiously, and then followed Double D's gaze. He watched for a moment, then turned back to the hatted teen. "Double D? Are you feeling okay?"

"Hmm?" Double D murmured distractedly, placing his chin on his hands.

He watched as Eddy did a silly dance move, which made Rolf and Jonny laugh. Double D giggled at the display, his smile growing as his eyelids drooped. His heart swelled and butterflies flittered in his stomach as he lost himself in the moment. The more animated and silly Eddy was acting, the more Double D stared and felt all the more enraptured.

"Um, hello?" Jimmy waved a hand in Double D's line of vision, which went unnoticed.

Jonny then dropped his lunchbag, to which he looked unhappy. Eddy laughed, but then he bent down and picked it up for him. Grinning, Jonny took the bag back and patted Eddy's shoulder. Rolf looked pleased as he said something, which made Eddy turn a bit pink and then kick his shoe along the floor shyly.

"Awww..." Double D cooed, completely taken by the sight.

"Double D?" Jimmy touched his arm gently.

"Ah!" Double D yelped in surprise, jumping a bit in his spot. "Oh goodness me! I'm so sorry Jimmy, did you say something?"

"I was trying to get your attention," Jimmy said, looking at him worriedly. "Are you feeling all right?"

Blushing with embarrassment, Double D tore his gaze from his best friend and focused on his lunch. "I'm all right, Jimmy. I suppose I've just been lost in my thoughts lately."

"Hmm..." Jimmy said thoughtfully, glancing over at Double D again. "Tell me something, Double D, would it have anything to do with your infatuation over Eddy?"

It was a good thing Double D hadn't put his bite into his mouth yet. But he did drop his fork onto his tray with a loud thunk sound to follow. "P-Pardon me?"

Jimmy sighed, placing his utensils down and turning on the bench to face Double D. "If you're going to ask me how I knew, I'll explain. It's very, very obvious, Double D. The way you two act around each other is only the tip of the iceberg. But also, I have seen, just as I did right now, the way you look at him."

Blushing all the more, Double D slowly ate his bite and tried to cool himself down. He swallowed, placing his fork back down, "Oh, dear... I hadn't realized that my infatuation was so prominent."

Nodding, Jimmy turned back to face the front and continued to eat his lunch, "Everyone but Eddy sees it, Double D. You wear your heart on your sleeve."

"I suppose I can't deny that," Double D admitted with a light sigh.

"Why don't you tell him? He may be... well, he may be Eddy, but we've all seen the change in him since the encounter with his brother."

"As have I... But that doesn't make me less afraid of him rejecting me."

"Rejecting you?" Jimmy looked at him oddly. "Why in the world would he reject you? As far as I can tell, he might very well feel the same way."

"I had... entertained the notion, but considering how I am, I can only chalk it up to overthinking it. Seeing only what I want to see," Double lamented, shaking his head. "I cannot say for sure. He seems to especially be enamoured by Nazz, anyway."

"Are you sure about that?" Jimmy frowned. "He always seems to completely shut down when he's around Nazz."

Double D snorted, "Naturally. We can certainly act that way around our crushes."

"But that's not it. I've observed that Eddy seems to try a little too hard when it comes to Nazz. It's as if he completely loses himself around her." Jimmy inferred, shaking his head, "The way I've seen him act around you, he seldom if ever does so with anyone else."

"We've known one another since we were very little, of course our dynamic won't be easy to duplicate," Double D pointed out.

Shaking his head, Jimmy adjusted his headgear before sipping his drink. "All I'm saying, Double D, is that it's very possible he may feel the same way. In fact, I may even be able to help you prove it."

Puzzled, Double D looked over at the smaller boy, "How in the world would you do that?"

"Come by my house after school," Jimmy offered with a smile. "Don't worry, Sarah won't be dropping by until after dinner, so you won't have to worry about her overhearing."

"Erm... Well, I suppose I could hear you out," Double D said hesitantly.

"Excellent!" Jimmy giggled, patting him on the arm. "Just come to my house and I'll show you a solution."

Double D wasn't sure he was going to regret this or not. Nonetheless, he nodded and went back to eating his lunch. This was the time that Ed and Eddy joined them at the table, both of them snickering.

"There you are, Sockhead! Sorry 'bout that, we got caught up yakkin' with Rolf and Jonny," Eddy chuckled, placing his lunch bag and a container of frozen yogurt onto the table in front of him. He glanced at Double D's tray, then laughed, "Hey, cool! You got the same one I did! I knew you had good taste, Double D."

Giving a giggle, Double D smiled, "Well, considering that frozen yogurt is far healthier, why not?" Normally, he would have gone on a more informative spiel, but decided against it this time.

"Healthy smhealthy, this stuff tastes good! That's why I like it!" Eddy declared as he reached into his bag and pulled out a sandwich.

"I am more partial to jello!" Ed put in his two cents, happily digging into a can of sardines. Upon opening it, he took one out and popped it into his mouth. "Does this make me a shark?"

Snickering, Double D shook his head, "No, Ed. Plenty of other kinds of fish and marine mammals are carnivorous. It isn't just sharks."

"Oooh!" Ed bounced happily, giggling. "That's good, then I guess that shark movie lied to me!"

"Which one?" Eddy said incredulously. "There's tons of 'em, Lumpy!"

Thinking for a few moments, Ed gave a little shrug. "I am not sure! All of them?"

Eddy snorted, shaking his head. "You're hopeless."

Double D gave the two a wry smile, "Now gentlemen, let's just get through the rest of lunch, shall we?"

At least the rest of the day seemed to be looking up.

Still, he just had to wonder what Jimmy could've had planned.

XXXX

"-and then he laughed so hard, his Coke just shot right out his nose!" Eddy exclaimed with a laugh. "Man, that's gotta hurt!"

"Well, considering that the nasal cavity is very sensitive, it's no wonder it feels painful from the carbonation of pop!" Double D remarked.

The Eds were walking home together after school that day. So far so good, Double D didn't feel nearly as worried as he felt earlier. He just had to make it to Jimmy's house without Eddy suspecting anything. Easier said than done, but he would manage to find a way. For now, at least Eddy didn't press him about their prior conversation, but he had a feeling he wasn't out of the woods just yet.

"You and your nerdy talk," Eddy said, sticking his tongue out. "What next, am I gonna talk about... I don't know, a bed and you'll go on into how beds were invented?"

Double D laughed, giving his friend a gentle nudge. "Would you put it past me, Eddy?"

"Nope! I sure wouldn't!" Eddy laughed, reaching up to throw his arm around Double D's shoulders.

"And just as I wouldn't put it past you to poke fun at what I say," Double D smirked. All the while trying to keep his giddiness in check. He lowered himself down just a little bit so Eddy wouldn't have to reach too high. To sweeten the deal, he returned the side hug, which Eddy didn't resist.

"Darn right I wouldn't!" Eddy sneered playfully, sticking his tongue out between his teeth. "Just as I wouldn't put it past you to bore me to death!"

"Oh yeah? Well I wouldn't put it past you to make the universal hand gesture of 'Blah blah blah'!" Double D teased, giggling behind his free hand.

Ed, who had been walking ahead of them (and backwards), just laughed. "You two are so silly! Do not mind me, but if you start fighting, I will have to command you both to tickle each other!"

Eddy looked at Double D, waggling his eyebrows. Understanding, Double D giggled and nodded.

"Wait for it..." Eddy snickered.

"Stay out of it, Ed!" The two said in unison.

Laughing, Ed shot them a thumbs-up, "Hahuhuh, good one guys!"

"Thank you, thank you, I'm here all week!" Eddy waved it off with his free hand.

Double D smirked now, squeezing Eddy's shoulder, "You know... he did say we should tickle each other..."

Eddy's eyes went wide with horror. "No. Don't you dare."

Raising his free hand, Double D wiggled them in a tickling gesture.

"Oooohh!" Ed cooed, bringing his hands to his cheeks and watching with awe.

"Noooo!" Eddy squealed, pulling away now. "He said if we started fighting! And we weren't! So you can't do that unless we fight!"

"Why Eddy, whatever's the matter?" Double D crooned, walking toward him. "Are you afraid of a little tickle fight?"

Huffing a bit, Eddy stuffed his hands beneath his armpits and crossed his feet. "If your fingers so much as brush my jacket, you are dead."

"Me?" Double D raised his hands in an 'I'm So Innocent' gesture. "I wouldn't dream of it!"

"Yes you would! Underneath that cute, nerdy exterior, I know you're a devious little... er... mischief maker!" Eddy pointed an accusing finger at him.

'He called me cute!' Double D thought, trying not to blush. He giggled and brought his hands behind his back. "Why Eddy, do you really have that little faith in me?"

"Get him, Eddy! Before he attacks!" Ed hollered with a giggle.

"I will!" Eddy leered, then stepped back ever so slightly.

Double D's eyes went wide as he realized what was about to happen. "Oh dear..."

"HUZZAH!" Eddy yelled out as he pounced, tackling Double D onto the grass behind him. He laughed and pinned him to the ground by straddling his hips. "I gotcha now, Sockhead! Now you can't tickle me! Try as you may, nothing will get past these binds!"

Amidst the surprise of the attack, Double D felt his heart pounding wildly and his mind running wild. All he could do was stare up at Eddy's smirking countenance, completely immobilized and at his mercy. He shuddered a little bit, meeting his best friend's eyes, which were glimmering with mischief and laughter.

Managing to regain himself, Double D giggled and hoped Eddy wouldn't notice his blush. "Oh, dear... It seems I've been defeated. Oh, you got me this time, Eddy..." He said in mock despair.

"You got that right, Sockhead!" Eddy smirked, leaning down toward him a little. "What'cha gonna do about it?"

'Oh goodness, he's pinning me down, we're in a very compromising position, he has me vulnerable... And I LOVE it!' Double D thought, feeling a shiver run down his spine. 'I want to kiss him... We're so close! I can't think straight! Oh kiss me, you fool! I'm at your mercy and I would not resist!'

In that moment, unsure about what came over him, Double D leaned up the rest of the way to close the gap.

And kissed Eddy's nose.

"Whoa!" Eddy jerked back in surprise, wide-eyed and blushing as he covered his nose as if he'd been hurt.

Double D giggled, his hands now free, to which he sat up a little and grinned, "Gotcha~!"

"Oooooohhh!" Ed was bouncing from one foot to the other, grinning widely and clapping. "Good one, Double D!"

"That's it!" Eddy pushed Double D back down and proceeded to tickle his sides. "I'm gonna get'cha for that, Sockhead! You're in deep trouble now! I'll tickle you to death!"

Squealing with laughter, Double D did all he could to try to wiggle free, but it was fruitless. He thrashed his arms wildly, trying to grab at anything for support, giggling madly. "E-Eddy! Eddy stooooop! You got me! Heeeee! Stoooop! Nooooo!"

"Say it, Double D! Surrender!" Eddy laughed, smirking at him devilishly.

"I give up! You-hahaha!-are the best and I'm just a lowly little nerd!" Double D managed to pant out amidst his laughter.

"There we go," Eddy purred, sitting up and pulling his hands away. "Was that so hard?"

Double D responded by sticking his tongue out amidst his smile.

Snickering, Eddy got up and smoothed his shirt out before holding a hand out to Double D. Brightening, he took Eddy's hand and allowed him to help him to his feet.

"Thank you, Eddy." Double D said sweetly.

Blushing, Eddy averted his gaze and then shoved his hands into his pockets, "Yeah yeah, whatever."

They resumed walking, mostly in silence this time. Even Ed was keeping to himself as he oftentimes glanced at his two friends with a strangely knowing smile. Even though Double D was curious, he figured it better not to question it for now. The silence wasn't exactly awkward, it was simply just quiet. But every time Double D glanced at Eddy in his peripheral vision, he could see the shorter teen blushing quite a bit.

Finally, they arrived at the Cul-de-Sac with no further incident. Double D bit his lip as he discreetly tried to figure a way out of this. He could have simply just gone home, but he was far too intrigued at the moment. Exhaling, he started to lag behind his friends so that he could covertly slip to Jimmy's house. He didn't necessarily need to hide this, since they'd all gotten to be better friends with the other kids. But knowing Eddy, he was going to be suspicious and ask questions.

Very slowly, Double D took a few steps toward the direction of Jimmy's house, keeping an eye on his friends to make sure they didn't notice.

"See ya tomorrow, Lumpy!" Eddy said cheerfully, bumping his fist with Ed's.

"Same time, same place, same everything, Eddy!" Ed chuckled, grinning. He looked over to where Double D was and blinked. "And where are you going, you little dickens?"

"Um!" Double D squeaked, stopping midstep.

"Yeah, your house is that way, smart guy!" Eddy declared, pointing to the home in question.

Swallowing hard, Double D straightened and adjusted his messenger bag. "Erm, you're right! I suppose I wasn't paying attention! Silly me. Now then, gentlemen, why don't you go on home... and I'll do the same?"

Both Eddy and Ed stared at him oddly.

"Double D is hiding something, Eddy." Ed remarked.

"I know that!" Eddy marched over to Double D, staring him down. "Okay, Double D, spill. What's up with you? You've been actin' really weird all day!"

"I'm fine! There's nothing up with me!" Double D squeaked, backing away. "I'm going to go home right now!"

"Oh no ya don't!" Eddy grabbed hold of his necktie and pulled him lower, much to Double D's surprise. He paused for a moment, looking upset, but then he softened. "Look Sockhead, I just wanna know if somethin's botherin' ya. You don't act all weird unless you got somethin' on your mind that you gotta spill!"

'Oh curses! Why must he know me so well?! Do I really come off that bothered? Oh dear, I need to come up with some kind of alibi! Think! Think!' But it was hard to think while Eddy's bright baby blues were right in his line of vision. 'Come now, Eddward... Think of something!'

Clearing his throat, Double D sighed and gently pried Eddy's hand off his tie. He couldn't help lingering in holding his friend's hand for a moment or two. Despite everything, Eddy's hands were surprisingly soft. "I'm terribly sorry to have concerned you both. The truth of the matter is..."

Before he could finish, Ed came closer, looking horrified. "You're pregnant?! And Eddy's the father?!"

"WHAT?!" Eddy shrieked, jumping a mile and looking a mix of horrified and really confused.

Double D did a double take and nearly fell back. "E-Ed! What in the world are you talking about?!"

Ed blinked, but then laughed and wiped his forehead. "Phew! I was only making sure. That would have been a mess!"

"Ed, what the heck?!" Eddy exclaimed in annoyance, "That's WAY weird! Even for you!"

"And for that matter, it would be biologically and physically impossible for me to contain a fetus, let alone carry it to term!" Double D cried, shaking his head wildly.

"And where the heck would it even come out?! His butt?!" Eddy half-yelled, flailing his arms.

Ed just grinned, giggling. "You never know!"

"I don't even have a uterus!" Double D pointed out, waving his hand along his pelvic region.

"Seriously! If he was carrying my baby, I'd wanna know about it!" Eddy went on. "How the heck would we care for a kid?! We're barely out of junior high!"

"Oh, mother and father would not approve of me having a child at this age!" Double D squeaked, grabbing at his hat. "I would have little time for focusing on my education!"

"And I wouldn't be able to do any scams-but-ain't-scams!" Eddy cried, grabbing at Double D's sweater in desperation. "Double D, where would we even keep it?! A crib in your room, a crib in my room?! Do we trade nights or somethin'?!"

Giggling, Ed added, "You two would also have to get married!"

"But where would we live?!" Eddy yelled, letting go of Double D's sweater. "My parents would freak out!"

"As would mine!" Double D shook his head. He then took a few deep breaths, calming himself and returning to reality. "Goodness... what in the world just happened?"

Eddy blinked, then took a few steps back before he laughed. "Whoa! I can't believe we were freakin' out over something like that!"

"It was funny!" Ed said simply, winking.

Managing to compose himself, Double D couldn't help giggling. "Yes... I suppose it was pretty funny. So then, if you two will excuse me, I should be getting home!" Hoping he was in the clear, he turned on his heel and hurried toward his house.

Waving his hand, Ed grinned. "Goodbye, Double D!"

"Yeah yeah, see ya later Sockhead!" Eddy laughed, starting to head to his own home. He turned back, then called over, "You better get some rest, you know getting too stressed isn't good for the baby!"

"I will go to the prenatal clinic tomorrow!" Double D called back over his shoulder, giggling.

Upon reaching his house, Double D quickly dropped off his bag and checked around for any new sticky notes. A quick search proved nothing new since this morning. He sighed with relief, then peered out the living room window. Sure enough, both Ed and Eddy were nowhere in sight. It was just going to be a matter of making sure to get over to Jimmy's without being noticed.

Double D quietly left his house, locked the door, and proceeded to stroll down along the sidewalk. So far, so good. All he had to do was-

"Why hello, hat-wearing-Ed-boy!" Came Rolf's voice from close by.

Yelping in surprise, Double D whirled around to find Rolf walking on the grass nearby with Wilfred attached to a leash.

"Oh, um, hello Rolf! How, erm, how are you today?" Double D managed, smiling sheepishly.

"Rolf is doing quite well!" Rolf smiled, bending down at the knees to give Wilfred a fresh, juicy carrot. "Wilfred requires two walks a day, for he has gained a few pounds! It is also Rolf's way of making him feel better after this past summer!"

"Ah... I see," Double D nodded, wringing his fingers together. "That's lovely! Well, I uh, I have to be going, then!"

"But where?" Rolf looked around the cul-de-sac. "Rolf remembers that you live over there! Oafish Ed-boy is there, short Ed-boy is there! You are not going there or there!"

Double D waved it off, "Don't worry, I'm just going to help Jimmy with his math homework!"

Rolf raised an eyebrow, confused. "Rolf does not remember Jimmy needing any tutoring."

"Oh, never mind! I'll see you tomorrow!" Double D squeaked, walking backwards a few feet, and then turning to run the rest of the way.

Finally, he made it to Jimmy's doorstep. Double D sighed in relief before taking a quick look around to make sure the coast was clear. So far, it was. He raised his finger and rang the doorbell.

A few moments passed, then the door opened to reveal Jimmy.

"There you are! Come on in," Jimmy stepped aside, smiling.

"Thank you, Jimmy," Double D said as he stepped into the house. He carefully removed his shoes, placing them neatly on the shoe rack next to the door. "So tell me, what is this solution you mentioned?"

Jimmy giggled, then led the way to the stairs, "Follow me! I'll show you."

Nodding, Double D followed the smaller boy up the stairs and toward his bedroom. It certainly wasn't often that he saw the inside of Jimmy's house, let alone his room, so it was quite an experience. It was very neatly kept, tidy, with all kinds of lovely colours on the walls. Double D was impressed, to be sure.

When they came to his room, Jimmy wandered over to a miniature cabinet sitting near his closet. He rifled through it, then pulled out a small bottle that contained a clear liquid and a heart-shaped label.

"Here it is!" Jimmy said as he came to bring it over, "A little concoction of my own creation! With Sarah's help, of course. We managed to put together a love potion of sorts!"

Double D gaped in shock, staring at the bottle for nearly a minute. "I beg your pardon? A love potion? Jimmy... I don't mean any sort of offense, but oftentimes, love potions are merely placebos."

"And you would be correct! However, this one is far different," Jimmy explained, shaking his head. He placed the bottle into Double D's hand. "This love potion allows the user to have absolutely no inhibitions of expressing their true feelings to someone they love!"

"That sounds like something that happened to me, once," Double D muttered dryly. "Except it was terrifying and I forgot it even happened."

Jimmy snorted, looking a bit off for a second. "Yes, well, I can understand your skepticism, Double D. However, I can assure you that this potion is in fact real! All you have to do is slip it into Eddy's drink and he'll become completely devoted to you! It's odourless, colourless, and tasteless! He won't even know it's in there!"

"You're suggesting I spike Eddy's beverage?! All to make him some kind of devoted love slave?!" Double D cried in shock, wide-eyed. "Jimmy, I can't do that!"

"But why not?" Jimmy asked with surprise. "Isn't this what you wanted, Double D? For Eddy to love you?"

Cringing a bit, Double D sighed and stood up, placing the bottle back in Jimmy's hands. "Jimmy... I appreciate your help, but I can't accept it. As much as I would love for Eddy to feel the same way... I would rather he try to win me on his own terms. Not simply because of a potion."

Biting his lip, Jimmy stood back up, "Are you sure?"

"Positive," Double D said with finality. He smiled kindly at Jimmy before he headed out of the room, "Thank you for your help nonetheless, Jimmy. I'll see you tomorrow."

As he watched Double D leave, Jimmy looked down at the bottle once more, biting his lip. He considered, then went over to his small desk to look over his notes. Placing the bottle down, he went over to his phone and dialed a number.

"Sarah?" Jimmy said upon the other line picking up. "I'm going to need your help. We have a serious situation on our hands."