Questions Only I Can Answer
Part II
I don't own reverse universe or EEnE.
Hope you enjoy readers!
Okay I'm beginning to look stupid, but here's another question.
What happens when your counselor finds out you saved a kid from drowning? She thinks you pushed him in. Miss Mable has been my favorite counselor I've ever had. She's petite and Asian with a kind demeanor that is easy to open up to. I see her regularly, mostly on Thursdays, when I get out of school early due to not having a sixth period class. She listens without judging me, and she even gives me tips for dealing with stress.
But when we came back from break and word got around of me saving Kevin, (I'm still very ticked he told Nazz and word spread like wild fire) Miss Mable called me into her office and she said we were to have a little chat.
"It's not what you think, I swear." I said as I set my bag down in the chair beside the one I usually sat in. Miss Mable had her hands folded on her desk and my file sat neatly by them. I blinked at her, stunned.
"Then enlighten me, Eddna. Why is it that you pushed Kevin Barr into the pool, after hours even?" Miss Mable narrowed her eyes at me and my heart sank.
"I did not push him. Some jerks on the football team did. I saved him! He... He didn't know how to swim... Miss Mable, I almost lost him... Oh dear." I covered my mouth and looked away, feeling my face burn. "You didn't hear that Miss M!"
"Well, well , well... Eddna Mariam Vincent likes the very, shall I quote..." she opened my file and scanned it a moment, "Very dorkish, " she smiled at me, "Kevin Barr."
I hid my face in my hands and mumbled something along the lines of 'affirmative' into my palm as if it were my only barrier to the truth. I lifted my face when Miss Mable had been quiet for some time and found her staring at me with a smile. "Edd, don't be ashamed. We all get crushes in high school. It's normal. Don't let it bug you, dear. Oh, and I happen to know that Kevin... Well let's just say he doesn't hate you, as much as you believe. Go back to class." she gave me a slip and I left feeling empty. As I walked down the hall to my Advanced Calculus class I saw Kevin come out of what was the Engineering class. He paused when he saw me, waving. I raised my hand in greeting and smiled.
"Hey, Double D, wait up." he walked up to where I was, farther than where the bathrooms were, where I had presumed he was heading.
"I haven't been called that in a while..." I held back a laugh. "How are you feeling? I haven't... Heard from you since... since you picked me up..."
"Fine actually. Been working on a robot project... Hey, I know you aren't taking the class, but maybe you'd like to help me with it?" Kevin asked, fidgeting with his hat. "But... How are you? You took off pretty suddenly that night... You were pretty shaken."
I sighed."Right... About that, I needed rest and crying made me even more fatigued that normal... Anyway, I would love to help you with your robot. Should I come to your place... Say around four?"
Kevin grinned broadly. "Yeah! Sounds awesome. See you then." and then the red capped junior was off down the hall towards the bathroom. Oh dear. What had I gotten myself into...?
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"Wrench." Kevin said from beneath the half built robot. I stood about a good foot from the ginger, stationed at the tool box. I rummaged through it and handed Kevin the desired wrench. "Damn... Can you get me another bolt?"
"Language." I reminded as I handed him the bolt.
"Swear." he sassed and I nudged his arm with a slipper clad foot. I had insisted on them myself, while Kevin still wore his worn converses. He chuckled and wiggled into sight. "So that's fixed..." he paused and a rumbling from my stomach made us both pause in shock.
"My bad, I skipped lunch due to a make up on a test." I laughed and bit my lip.
"S'alright, we can get some pizza..." one look at my face and Kevin sighed. "or a salad." he stood up mumbling about 'bunny food' as he went to get the house phone. I stood as well but instead of following him, I looked at the wall of pictures I noticed on the way in. Most were of Kevin but there were some with him and his parents, then some of just his parents. They all seemed so happy I couldn't help but smile too.
"You know, I'm glad you decided not to get braces in eighth grade. That gap tooth is so trademark, I remember you getting corn stuck in it." Kevin said, startling me.
"You remember that?" I laughed, throughly embarrassed.
"Yeah. It was most adorable thing a twelve-year-old could remember." he grinned.
I responded by rolling my eyes. "Of course you would think a gap tooth was adorable."
Kevin came to stand next to me. "Still is."
"Liar." I smirked, looking up at him through my dark lashes. He grinned and took his hat off, throwing it to the couch.
"Whatever, Eddna Mariam." he laughed and I lunged for him, half laughing half growling, and we landed in a heap on the living room floor.
"KEVIN? IS EVERYTHING ALRIGHT?" Kevin's mom called from upstairs. I had forgotten she was a stay at home mom.
"Everything's fine, Ma!" Kevin yelled, blinking at me. I blinked owlishly and blushed to my ears.
"Sorry..." I was about to wiggle out from under him when I felt a hand on my head, grasping my beanie. I stared at Kevin, nearly daring him to try. And when I felt the fabric slip from my skull I let it go. My hair is short, in what Marie calls a Pixie cut, but there's this scar on my scalp from when I was younger. "You really shouldn't have done that..."
"Curiosity killed the cat?" Kevin offered, still above me and too close for comfort. I blinked at him, not letting my eyes wander. Particularly to his lips... Oh dear. We stared at each other for a long moment before Kevin pushed my hat back on and over my eyes. I made to protest, only for the words to die on my tongue as Kevin covered my mouth with his. I hesitated before kissing him back, my hands lifting to his arms. It was a long kiss, one with our lips pushing together then parting, then clashing feircely.
We pulled apart and I pushed up my hat to look at Kevin. He stared back and smiled. "Kevin..." I reached up and brushed at his hair, feeling his bangs slip through my fingers then feeling the coarseness of the buzz cut. "Why did you do that?" I asked, feeling my chest ache.
"It's just a kiss, Edd, don't get your panties in a twist." Kevin sat up, then stood, helping me up.
"Lewd." I said, feeling my face heat up. Kevin responded with a chuckle.
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"What do you mean he kissed you!?" Marie yelled into the phone as I called her when I got home from helping Kevin. "How did he do it? EDD I NEED DETAILS!"
"Marie, please calm down. We... Kinda ended up on the floor and things went down hill from there..." I said, rummaging with the small cacti on my desk.
"Down hill? What do you mean?"
"... It was my first kiss, Marie. It wasn't even romantic. It was amazing though..."
"Well then." Marie said and I heard her sigh. "I don't see why you wouldn't find it romantic, Edd."
"He joked about it right afterwards..." I murmured, sitting in my desk chair.
"Maybe he was nervous?" Marie offered.
"Maybe."
"Well, text me when you wanna go out. Nazz is coming over in a bit. Bye, Edd."
"Good bye, Marie."
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Saturday afternoon I was over at Kevin's again. Nat was there when I arrived, and I fumbled slightly as I forced my feet in the pink bunny slippers I left in the entry way. I looked over at Kevin, who simply threw a bag of pretzels my way. I caught them and glared at Kevin.
"Do I even have to ask?" I grumbled as I plopped myself on the couch farthest from the boys.
Nat stood and snatched the bag from my arms. "Kevin wanted me to help with the 'decorating' of this robot." he said tossing up a pretzel and catching it in his mouth.
Kevin looked up from his notebook when I stood and walked over to him. "What?"
I crossed my arms over my chest, making my dog tags clink. "We need to talk. Again."
Kevin blinked and nodded slowly, standing and leading the way up to the hallway leading to unknown bedrooms. "What is it?"
I glared at him and walked until I had him up to the wall. "What was your deal on Wednesday? Did you even consider if that kiss would effect me? That was my first kiss, you ignorant fool." I hissed out my words, jabbing Kevin's chest.
"I didn't mean to offend you, I swear." Kevin lifted his hands but he smiled at me. I wanted to slap and kiss it off at the same time. I chose the latter, pressing up slightly and molding our lips together before pulling away and after giving Kevin a short glare, I walked down the stairs, wiping my mouth. Kevin followed a moment later, mumbling.
I flitted past Nat with a sigh and fitted myself in Kevin's old seat, taking up the notebook we've been using for the robot. Seeing Kevin and I's work together made a smirk pull at my lips. "Okay... So we are going to work on the body today, correct?"
Kevin sat beside me and nodded. "Yeah, here is my design for it." he pointed out a sketch and I took up a pencil, sketching out how we were to structure the bot. We glanced at each other when I was done and Kevin gave me a nod of approval.
Hours past as we worked, Kevin and Nat relentlessly shooting teasing comments about my experience in this area. I mumbled about helping out Mr. Cummings, the engineering teacher, my freshman year after school. Kevin had more jokes than I could say I liked. I was glad I had sassy come backs to get him to think he wasn't getting under my skin.
When Nat left, I asked Kevin where his mom was.
"My parents went on a mini vacation. They'll be back next week." Kevin said as he fit in a wire as I melted it together with the one it was to connect to.
"Oh." was all I could respond with.
I helped make dinner and after we polished off the rice and chicken and after cleaning up, I made to go home, packing up my bag, neatly stashing the spare wires we used in a baggie and placing them in my purse. Kevin stopped me as I slung it over my shoulder. I blinked up at him, not having to much since he didn't have much on me in height.
"What?" I asked, my irritation from earlier coming back. Kevin didn't respond, but simply tugged my bag away from me, tossing it on the couch, and staring me down as he took off his baseball cap. I glared and backed up a step, feeling the wall of the entry way press into my back. "Stop, Kevin."
Kevin frowned and leaned into me, and I felt his chest touch mine as Kevin's forehead rested on mine. "Confusing girl." he said.
"I'm the confusing one? You're one to talk..." I glared.
Kevin smiled and tilted my head up by lightly gripping my chin. "Look, Edd, I like you. I do, even if you think I hate you... Which I don't. At all."
"Well you're an idiot." I puffed half heartedly, my hands twitched at my side and I bit my lip. Kevin stared at me, but I met him with my own stare, the near garnet green of his eyes staring into my own confusing mixed eyes. "I like you too, Kevin..."
"Then let me take you out. We can go see a movie, get dinner." Kevin smiled and I sighed.
"Okay. We can go on a date... But if it goes well... Then I want to take you out." I said, my hands shakily slipping up to his waste so I could slip my fingers into the belt loops of his jeans.
"You have a deal." I yelped, a high pitched noise, when Kevin tugged me closer by an arm around the small of my back, the hand on my chin tilting me enough so he could kiss me. I kissed back with no hesitation this time, it was sweeter than any of the now three kisses we had shared. The first was confusing and intense, the second filled with my anger and his, but this third one was filled with passion and was just as intense as the first one. I pressed up, catching his lower lip between my teeth and tugging lightly. He sucked in a breath and suddenly pushed me against the wall, pressing one of his legs in between mine, as he licked into my mouth. My tongue tangled with his as he pressed into me, making so that I didn't have to make much effort into kissing him back. I gasped for air, breaking the kiss. Kevin didn't even pause before he kisses at my jaw, his hands pushing at my swim jacket as he nipped at my skin. I helped shed the jacket, my hands gripping back onto his belt loops as the blue and pink jacket fell. Kevin raised up and kissed me again, his lips pulling at mine as if to sooth my erratic heart beat.
We simmered down again and I reached for my jacket, tossing it on my shoulder as I grabbed my purse. "Text me later, kay?" I smirked and left one last kiss on Kevin's mouth. With that I left for my house after switching out to my sneakers, leaving the bunny slippers at Kevin's. I wiped my mouth and smirked, unlocking my door.
Marie was going to flip.
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Marie nearly spit out her milk as she and I sat at the kitchen table of my house. "Wait, wait, what?"
I sipped from my water and smiled coyly. "We're going out on a date."
Marie sputtered and reached over to pat my cheek. "Are you sure you're alright?"
"Fine." I glared, slapping her hand away.
"So you and Kevin, eh?" she smirked and sipped her milk. "I ship it."
"Whatever, Marie."
