Kevin:
Kevin hung his head in shame at the lunch table while his friends Nat and Nazz, sat next to him. They knew immediately something was wrong when Kevin didn't bring his lunch box out. He was refusing to eat.
Nat asked first, "What's up Kev? Bad grade?"
Kevin shot up, "I GOT A BAD GRADE?! WHAT CLASS?!" Nat and Nazz both looked at him shocked. "Whoa Kev, you are especially on edge today, what happened?" Nazz tried to sound comforting, while Nat looked excited, he hoped he was having relationship troubles, considering Nat got the most dates between the both of them.
Kevin sighed, "I need a date to homecoming and if I don't get one Double D isn't gonna leave me alone and I can't ask anyone in the cul-de-sac because he told me it wouldn't work and I don't know what to do anymore no one is gonna go to the dance with me and-"
"Kevin!" Nazz cut him off with a look of concern, "It's ok, we will think of something." Kevin half-heartedly smiled, "Thanks Nazz"
"What did the jerk actually say Kevin?" Nat looked at him, his face seemed determined. Nazz knew how much Edd picked on Kevin.
Kevin enlightened them with the entire fiasco, while banging his head softly against the table. Kevin felt so stupid, what was he going to do? As smart as he was, he couldn't get a girls attention with calculations.
"I got it!" Nat's eyes were wild, but Kevin continued to bang his head lightly against the table. Nat put his hand between Kevin's head, "Stop that, seriously though, I have an idea." Nazz seemed intrigued and leaned forward, "Whatcha got Nat?"
"What do you have, Nazz" Kevin corrected, keeping his head down.
Nat sat up straight and looked at him, "Take me". They both began to laugh, as Nat looked confused. "Nat, uh well-"
Nazz started to explain put Kevin cut her off, "I'll tell him Nazz". Nazz nodded and began to finish her lunch as Kevin told Nat the story about Edd's dare all those years ago. Kevin blushed the entire time he talked, not looking at Nat in the eye once. Nat only laughed after hearing his story, "Then take Double D!"
Kevin paled and almost fell off his chair while Nazz choked on her food. They both couldn't hold themselves together. Nat was a very smart kid, however sometimes his ideas seemed a bit bizarre. "First off Nat," Nazz started, "do you really think the dick-bag Edd would EVER agree to date Kevin? Not only is he not his type but he's a BOY! Second, Edd's reputation is EVRYTHING to him. He needs to look strong, he is smarter than any one of us, he used to be bullied to, and he just handled it differently."
Nat slammed his hand on the table, his eyes bright, "EXACTLY! Edd used to be in Kevin's situation, he knows what it's like to be bullied! AND that kiss you two shared, I don't think he is mocking you, I think he likes you."
This time Kevin almost passed out. "If Edd likes him so much why doesn't he say something?" Nazz seemed upset by Nat's idea, "That's just a real dick move of him!"
"Like, you said, his reputation…that's why my idea seems a bit farfetched." A BIT?! Kevin screamed in his mind, he was sure Nazz was doing the same. "But here's the thing, if double D truly does like you, he will either say yes, or show it, either blatantly or very subtle."
Kevin thought about this, now Nat was making sense. "Ok…but, I'd probably piss myself asking him, what if he does say yes! I might not go!"
Nat only chuckled, "You'll go, I'm sure of it." Nazz smiled along with Nat, but Kevin only blushed. The bell for lunch rang and he hung his head again while walking back to his class. He didn't have the confidence to ask Double D to homecoming. And what if Nat was wrong about Double D's feelings? What if after asking him, Double D's bullying only got worse? Maybe Double D would tell everyone what he did! Kevin didn't see Nat's idea as a very good one, but Kevin was really at a loss. He didn't exactly have a choice.
For once in his life Kevin didn't want to go to class, he wanted to go home and stay away from the school. He wanted to sleep forever and stay away from Double D. Kevin usually studied, which usually helped relax, but this time he wasn't sure it would be enough. Kevin stopped by his locker to grab a granola bar from his lunch bag to eat on the way to his class. He didn't feel hungry but he knew that eating during breakfast, lunch and dinner was highly important. He began his journey back to class when a hand reached out and grabbed him by the arm, pulling him against the wall.
"Hey pumpkin~" Kevin looked up to see Double D looking down at him. His body was touching him slightly and Double D's smile was menacing. Kevin blushed at the touch between the two, but started to get angry at how Double D was tormenting him during class.
"Double D I'm going to be late for class!"
Double D just put his elbow against the wall and leaned his hand on his hand, closing the space that much more, "But I'm swimming after school today," Double D stuck his bottom lip out, "most of the school is gonna go," Double D grinned again at Kevin's nervousness. Kevin was only getting angrier. "I'll go! Can I PLEASE get to class?" Kevin tried to keep his voice down but his but his anger was only getting higher and higher. Double D finally released him, "Whatever you say pumpkin," Double D didn't smile this time.
Even though Kevin was free to go, he knew Double D, and he knew that he always smiled when mocking him, "Are you ok?"
Double D looked down at his green eyes, his face expression seemed a bit off. He was a bit shocked, but for the most part looked the same. Double D 'hmphed' and left Kevin standing against the wall. Kevin was sure Double D was acting weird, as much as he hated him, it wasn't in his nature to leave someone who is troubled. Only when the bell rang did Kevin sprint away
Edd:
Edd put his school tray down on the table and rested his feet on the chair next to him. He turned to see Jimmy and Johnny walking towards him. To show them he was busy he put one head phone into his right ear and turned to his left. He kept the music off so he could listen, Jimmy and Johnny understood and let him be. Edd turned a bit more to his left and saw Kevin softly banging his head against the table, while his two friends laughed. It was hard to keep his chuckles to himself seeing how cute his poor nerd was. He relaxed himself and listened intently.
Kevin's friend Nat spoke first: "I got it!" the sound of Kevin's head hitting the table ceased, "Stop that, seriously though, I have an idea." Nazz's voice came next "Whatcha got Nat?" What do you have, he silently corrected her grammar.
"What do you have, Nazz" Edd chuckled at Kevin. Great minds think alike he thought.
The Edd tensed as Nat's voice spoke next, "Take me". Edd wanted to laugh with Kevin and Nazz, but the thought that Kevin would go with anyone other than him disheartened him. Nazz spoke, "Nat, uh well-"
Edd knew what Kevin meant when he said, "I'll tell him Nazz". Edd got to listen to Kevin give his side of the story along with his feelings. They were exactly the same, he didn't leave anything out about the dare he gave him and was truthful about it all. When Kevin finished, Nat laughed "Then take Double D!" Edd's heart stopped. He wanted to go with Kevin but never could, Edd didn't think he had the guts standing in front of the whole school. Edd tensed up, Nat was a clever little punk.
Edd calmed as he listened to Nazz pull herself together, "First off Nat, do you really think the dick-bag Edd would EVER agree to date Kevin?" Double D had been called many names, but Dick bag was by far the funniest, "Not only is he not his type but he's a BOY! Second, Edd's reputation is EVRYTHING to him. He needs to look strong, he is smart than any one of us, he used to be bullied to, he just handled it differently."
Double D started feeling agitated and angry. He didn't care that Kevin was a boy, and like HELL if he wasn't his type, Kevin was all Double D ever thought about. However, his reputation was a big deal to him. Edd was sick of bullies calling him a nerd and weird, but he wasn't sure he would be able to handle being called a 'fag'. Edd calmed himself again, and listened to Nat "EXACTLY! Edd used to be in Kevin's situation, he knows what it's like to be bullied! AND that kiss you two shared, I don't think he is mocking you, I think he likes you." THAT MOTHERFU- Edd almost kicked his chair out of anger, but knew he couldn't blow his cover. His friend Nat could figure it out faster than Kevin. Edd wanted the dork to figure it out. Not as quickly as Nat had, but eventually. Double D rolled his balls into a fist and closed his eyes.
Nazz spoke "If Edd likes him so much why doesn't he say something? That's just a real dick move of him!" This time Double D slammed his fist on the table. Realizing what he had down he looked over to Kevin, but they didn't hear the noise, and his heart calmed.
"Double D?" Johnny's voice carried over his own thoughts, and Double D turned to him.
"Are you ok? You look like you could literally punch through a wall right now." Jimmy agreed with Johnny and they both looked him over.
Edd nodded, "I'm fine" And waved them away, they silenced and continued their meal. Kevin's voice came next. "Ok…but, I'd probably piss myself asking him, what if he does say yes! I might not go!" Crap, Double D missed some of the conversation, however Kevin was considering asking him. Edd tensed up once again, would he actually say yes if Kevin asked him? He wanted to go with the nerd but he more than likely wouldn't be able to bring himself to go. Nat laughed, "You'll go, I'm sure of it." Edd didn't think Kevin would go in the first place. They had a month to figure the whole thing out, but that only gave Double D a month to figure himself out.
The lunch bell rang and he rose, when a hand grabbed his shoulder. Jacob was standing behind him, "After school remember?" Edd chuckled, "Of course my dear Jacob. I do hope you can handle the pressure." Edd smiled and swiftly turned, he was in a bad enough mood he didn't need Jacob on him. HE gestured for Jimmy and Johnny to follow him.
"I need a favor," Double D's voice was low and menacing. His friends nodded and listened, "I have been summoned to challenge our new teammate after school to see which one is 'the best'" Edd motioned quotation marks with his fingers, exaggerating the word. "Can you get everyone you know, try and get the whole school, if you can, to stop by? I doubt he'll do as good under the pressure. I did my research and his old school was very miniscule to ours." Double D looked at his friends, who nodded before leaving.
Edd was always able to count on them, he rounded the corner and found his cute little nerd at his locker rummaging through his lunch bag. Double D smiled and began to follow Kevin, when he was close enough he reached out and grabbed him by the arm, and pulled him against the adjacent wall. "Hey pumpkin~" Edd couldn't help himself this time, he pressed against the small boy gently so as to only give him a small hint. He could see the blush rising in Kevin's face, Edd could feel his heart accelerate. Kevin blushing had to be the cutest thing he had ever seen.
"Double D I'm going to be late for class!" Double D just put his elbow against the wall and leaned his hand on his hand, closing the space that much more, "But I'm swimming after school today," Double D stuck out his bottom lip. He was trying much harder to get Kevin to realize, "most of the school is gonna go," Edd could feel Kevin getting angry, and more and more nervous at the same time "I'll go! Can I PLEASE get to class?" Double D could feel the anger in his voice. His smile faltered and he withdrew, looking away "Whatever you say pumpkin".
He had realized Kevin didn't leave, but he never expected him to ask, "Are you ok?"
Completely caught off guard, Double D looked down at him, and saw the concern in his eyes. Double D's heart accelerated again. Edd wanted to just hug the boy in front of him. Kevin blushing was adorable, but he had never seen someone look so worried about him. Double D gathered himself, 'hmphed' and left. When he rounded the corner, he waited, listening. When the bell rang, he could hear Kevin's footsteps pitter patter down the hall.
Edd sighed and began walking to class. He really screwed this up, Double D was concerned about his rep, no doubt, but his feelings for Kevin were only getting stronger. He figured they would go away after a few months, but as they only escalated, Double D stopped denying it. When he skipped 8th grade to go straight into high school, he never forgot about Kevin, but his feelings had become slid under the rug. Now that he was back in high school, Edd feelings were only getting stronger. Edd didn't want to get rid of them, but he had to think of a way to get Kevin while keeping his rep.
Double D sighed and ran his hand against the lockers, only start using his nails as he scratched them. He was running out of time, he had a little less than a month, if Kevin would even ask him. The least amount of time he had was possibly tomorrow. Double D didn't think Kevin would have the guts to ask him today so he let his mind be at ease as he enter his class.