Hey! This is my first fanfic ever, so any feedback is really appreciated! Oh, and I don't own a fraction of this wonderful show. But you should already know that.

Hope you enjoy! :D


"Come on, Double D! This scam's really going to work!"

Edd sighed. How many times had he heard Eddy say these

words, or some variant? It was always the same old routine. Eddy thought of a scam, they would try it on the other kids from the cul de sac, it would backfire and leave the Eds bruised, humiliated, running, or a combination of the three. It was all so predictable.

"Humor me, Eddy. What, pray tell, is this 'oh so illustrious' scam that you've devised?" Edd asked sarcastically.

Eddy had that mischievous look in his eyes. "Okay, so you know those ice cube trays you put in the freezer? We're going to dye them with brown paint so they look like chocolate bars, and then we'll sell them to all the kids! How's that for a scam?" He grinned proudly.

"Eddy, you realize the chances of this scam actually succeeding are about a million to one." Edd said, not impressed.

Eddy grinned. "So there is a chance! Listen, here's what you're going to do. Me and Ed are going to paint the ice cube trays and set up a stand. Your job is to find those suckers and lure them here. Really milk their sweet tooth!"

"Eddy… don't you think it might be time to stop with all this scamming?" Edd asked. "Your flawed schemes always lead to trouble. Wouldn't you rather become friends with our fellow cul de sac dwellers instead of constantly robbing them of their hard earned cash?"

"Double D, how can you say that?" Eddy was outraged. "We were born to scam! It's in our PMS-"

"DNA, Eddy." Edd corrected.
"Whatever. Think of the jawbreakers, Double D!"

"That's what I mean, Eddy. You see, if we were friends with Kevin, for instance, we wouldn't have to buy jawbreakers. He would just give them to us for free!"

Eddy scoffed. "Be friends with shovelchin? Not on my life. Now come on sockhead, go and summon the pigeons! I'll be waiting." Double D sighed, and did as he was told.

He walked out of Eddy's house and into the empty cul de sac. He started looking for the other kids.

"Where could they be?" As Double D searched for them, he started thinking about their infamous status. The Eds had never really been on good terms with the children of the cul de sac. They were regarded as losers, pests, dorks. Eddy seemed to be torn between wanting to use the kids as victims for his endless scams or just fitting in with them and winning their admiration. And as much as Edd appreciated Ed and Eddy as friends and wouldn't trade them for anything in the world, there was a part of him that yearned to become their neighbours friend as well. He knew that out of the three of them, he was at least the one they found the most tolerable. Edd remembered when he first moved into the cul de sac at a very young age, the other kids had actually been quite friendly to him, and invited him to play with them. But as soon as Edd got involved with the other two Eds, his chances of being part of that little clique went down the drain.

Not necessarily every kid was hostile towards the Eds. Nazz was pretty cool with them; she'd even invited the Eds to one of her pool parties (which ended in disaster when the Eds lost their bathing suits.) It also helped that she was drop dead gorgeous. Rolf didn't seem to have a problem with the Ed boys, as long as Ed wasn't abducting his chickens. And Johnny didn't really mind the Eds much, although he was arguably even more of an outsider, what with Plank and all. Ironically, the only three people that liked-no, loved the Eds, were the same people the Eds tried to avoid at all costs. Those would of course be the feared Kanker sisters, who lived in the trailer park a few miles away.

Double D kept walking farther and farther until he could hear voices shouting. Positive that it must be the kids, he followed the sound and made it to a grassy field, that same area where they had all played baseball that one time. He saw the kids playing soccer, split into two teams. He wasn't sure who was on which team, but he could see one of the goalies was Rolf and the other goalie was … Plank?

He watched the game unfold.

"Over here, Kev!"

"Jimmy, watch out!"
"Aah! Protect me, Sarah!"

"Nice save, buddy!"

"Rolf shall not let your team go undefeated, Johnny the wood boy!"

Forgetting about Eddy's order, Double D slowly approached the group and cleared his throat.

"Excuse me." The kids paused the game and all stared at Edd.

"Oh great, it's one of the dorks." Kevin muttered angrily. "What do YOU want?"

Ignoring Kevin's rudeness, Double D looked at the others curious expressions on their faces. He decided this would be a good opportunity to garner the respect the other kids, even if he wasn't very fond of sports. "Um, I was just wondering if I could join you?"

They all seemed surprised, and puzzled.

"You want to play soccer with us? Well actually, we could use another player. Our teams are a little uneven." Nazz admitted.

"What are you talking about, Nazz? There's three people on each team. We're perfectly even." Kevin said.

"You are wrong, Kevin! Johnny the wood boy's friend accounts for another player on the opposition, yes?" said Rolf.

"Plank doesn't like being left out!" Johnny said.

"Right, sorry Plank." Kevin groaned.

"You can be on our team, Double D!" Nazz smiled. "So it'll be me, you, Rolf and Kevin."

Not bothering to correct Nazz's grammar mistake, Edd walked over to the team; he couldn't believe this was actually happening. He was actually being invited to play!

"Hey Nazz, let's switch. I'll be on Double D's team." Sarah said, wanting to be on the same team as her crush.

"But Sarah, I'm powerless without you!" Jimmy whimpered.

Sarah growled. "I said-"

"Um, maybe it's best if we keep the teams the same." Nazz suggested.

Sarah pouted. "Fine."

"All right, Double Dweeb. You can be on our team." Kevin said. "But if you screw up and cost us this game, you're gonna be sorry." He threatened.

Edd gulped. "I assure you, I will not let that happen!"

"Good. Enough chit-chat, let's get on with the game!" Kevin announced.

They got into their teams and the game soon started. Edd was surprised by how much he actually enjoyed playing. He stumbled around on the field a little bit at first, but he eventually got the hang of it, and even managed to score a couple of goals. In the end, Edd's team won 15-4.

By the time the game was over, everyone was sweating and exhausted - especially Edd - but they had too much fun to care.

"Boy, that was a good game, huh Plank?" Johnny said.

"Owie, Sarah!" Jimmy cried; there was an injury on his right arm.

"Oh, let's get you a band-aid, Jimmy." Sarah offered. They both walked away along with Rolf and Johnny.

Nazz ran over to Double D and smiled. "You were awesome, dude!"

Double D's cheeks turned rosy pink. "Why, um, thank you Nazz."

Kevin grinned. "Gotta hand it to you, you weren't totally hopeless out there."

Edd beamed. That was the closest he's ever gotten to a compliment from Kevin.

"Maybe you can hang out with us again tomorrow?" said Nazz.

"Yeah. You're way cooler than those other dorks."

"Well … I will think about it." said Double D even though he was delighted that they were giving him a chance.

"Choice." said Kevin. "Come on, Nazz, let's go back to my house!" He started running over to his bike. Nazz waved and smiled at Double D before catching up with Kevin.

Edd smiled. He had finally made some new friends.

By the time Edd made it back to the cul de sac, he could see Eddy waiting impatiently in front of his house. The scam was already set up, with Ed guarding the stand.

"What took you so long, sockhead?" asked Eddy. "Ed's already devoured half the merchandise!" He pointed to Ed, who was munching on one of the trays.

"Yum, plastic chocolate." Ed smiled.

"Well, um, I sort of formed an alliance with the other members of the cul de sac." Double D responded.

"What the heck does that mean?" Eddy asked.

"I became their friend, Eddy."

Eddy stared at Edd with a blank look for a few seconds. Then he smiled broadly. "Oh, I getcha. You were buttering them up! Nice thinking, Double D! They'll definitely fall for it now. So where are those suckers?"

Edd looked at his feet. "I … didn't exactly tell them about the scam."

"What?! So you were all chummy with them for nothing?!"

"Eddy, think about it. This is our chance to expand our social circle instead of being alienated from the rest of the cul de sac. Don't you see how that's a good thing?"

"Oh I see it all right. I see that you're a traitor, Double D. You've crossed over into the dark side. I guess you don't need us anymore then. But that's okay, we don't need you either. Right lumpy?" He grabbed Edd and put an arm around his neck.

"Um, what did you say, Eddy?" Ed said, confused.

Edd was hurt. He thought Eddy would be happy for him. "But Eddy, I'm not leaving you. I just think it might be nice to make some new friends."

"We Eds have to stick together!" Eddy said.

"Like glue!" Ed added.

"But-" Edd said.

"But nothing! Go hang out with your new friends, what do we care!" Eddy scowled. "Come on, Ed. We'll save this scam for tomorrow." He started going back to his house. Ed looked unhappy to leave Double D, but he followed along.

Edd walked sadly back to his home. What a bittersweet day. The other kids finally began to like him, but now he'd lost his best friends, or at least one of them. He just wished there was a way they could all get along. But even thought Edd got higher grades than everyone, his brain could not find a solution. Edd sighed, opened the door and walked inside.


Your thoughts? Any ideas? I'm not really sure where this is going.

And is it just me, or does anyone else think there should be a "Kids" option in the character list? Like, there's Eds and Kankers, and even OC now, but no Kids. Oh well, just pretend my character slots are Edd and Kids.