Chapter 1
Bryan sat silently on the grey hound bus that was bound for his new home of Peach Creek, from what he saw it was not exactly anywhere near a major city, for hours now all he saw was open farm lands. He saw the random gas station from time to time but not much more. Sighing Bryan looked at his reflection in the gleaming glass of the bus window. How he had changed much to his dismay, he went from a ninety pound, non muscled, geek of a boy to black haired, emo haired and torn clothes style of what most people called a freak. Even his muscle had grown and he was now at a weight of about one forty five mostly muscle. His blue eyes were almost heightened by the small layer of cosmetic he wore, his usual dull blue eye's sparkled with the black exterior. Sighing Bryan looked away as he put his hand to his chin, a tattered fingerless leather glove braced his face as he looked down the bus.
What a sight a bunch of old people napping and such, fat people with opened chip bags scattered around them. The bathroom in the back of the bus was a definite hell no, not after fifty different people used it, Bryan would not consider himself a neat freak but he did suffer from OCD when it came to the cleanliness of restrooms. He would be the last one to admit of course, an no one really seemed to notice. Drawing his min back from the rear of the bus and its dirty heads, the now sixteen year old boy thought about where he would now be living. It was a sad truth but Bryan had never even known he had cousins, not like he had ever meant any an no one talked about any. He could only imagine what his cousin Edd was like, like really Edd with two D's apparently. It begged the question of what kind of goofy ass name is that shit? God knows his cousin was a complete moron an probably spells his name wrong.
Almost an inaudible sigh escaped Bryans lips as he saw a sign that read Peach Creek Ten Miles! There were a lot of unanswered questions but he would soon set his eye's on this town for the first time. The real question he kept asking himself is what would he do if he found he hated it at Peach creek? Its not like he could run way, where the hell exactly would he go in bum rush middle of nowhere? Sighing again louder this time he knew he would not like this place or his cousin, no one cared about him, never did sense his mom was gone. What would make this place any different?
"Do you think he will like buttered toast Double D or chickens?"
Ed was loud as he sat at the side of the road in front of Double D's house with a box of chunky puffs. Double D sat next to him on a small exposable piece of paper so as not to get his good clothes dirty, an Eddy was kicking dirt around as it was obvious he was extremely board. Double D silenty adjusted his tie for like the ten thousanth time that hour as he looke at his watch, he was nervous all right, he had cleaned the house top to bottom seven times already, it was sparkling, he had take his four showers with in the last four hours to keep clean, Double D was ready for this, he ha been preparing sense he got the new a long lost cousin was coming to stay. Ed was as impartial to the proceedings of the day as he always was, asking simple questions, everyone thought that Ed would grow a bit smarter and more mature when he got into Peach Creek High.. But it just as evident that Ed was still a big lovable lug who grew about three feet.
The real worry was with Eddy, when Double D had told him about his cousin coming to live with him Eddy had been, for lack of a better word a bit deterred. He did not seem to relish the thought much, as if he knew something Double D didn't. Eddy unlike Ed ha changed going into High School, maybe it was that event with his brother, or because he felt loved enough that he didn't need to scam anymore. But Eddy had become a quiet but not outspoken young gentleman. Double could not complain with half of the stunts he was involved in. Double D of course had not changed all that much, he was still a brainy know it all kind of a guy. If anything his OCD worsened, because now he felt the need to take seven shows a day instead of five.
"When is this guy going to show, thought his bus would be here by now Double D. We got other things we need to do today besides wait for your cousin."
Double D could hear the edge in Eddies voice, he truly was not looking forward to his cousin coming here for some reason. Double D looked at his watch as it just struck noon his bus should be here… Looking up Double D heard the roar of an engine, that had to be the bus it sounds like a large chugging engine.. That could use a tune up before it busted. As the bus approached Double D got to his feet and neatly folded the disposable square and tossed it into its proper receptacle. As the bus pulled up, from sight, there seemed to be only one person on it now. Moving through the tinted glass they could not get a good look at him, but none the less when the doors opened, the boys greeted the new arrival.
First impressions were usually everything to Bryan, the bus had only just arrived in what appeared to be a Cul-De-Sac, he was the only one left on the bus, the rest had departed at the main terminal. The driver had been generous enough to drop him, for he did not have money for a cab or other wise. As soon as he jumped off the bus with is travel bag he was greeted by three boys. One said something a long the lines of salutations good Sir welcome to the Culdesac it is a pleasure to meet you. The boy in front of him was small, very skinny, wore a black hate red shirt and sort black shorts with what appeared to be knee high socks with white shining sneaks. The next in line was a tall one, he had to b at least 6,5 in stature he had simply said Welcome Cousin of Edd, do you like chickens, because I love chickens! From first sight he sounds like and idiot and did not have a good smell either, back away a little from the biggest of them the last one spoke up.
In reality this one looked the most normal of them all as he was not all that tall perhaps about 5,5 didn't have much hair on his head, and wore baggy blue jeans, red dirty sneakers and a plain yellow shirt with a blue stripe. This one simply said hey and then went back to kicking dirt as if this was uninteresting to him. Bryan sorta just looked at this small group a couple more times before he put his gloved hand up and gave a small wave.
"Names Bryan, Bryan Hastings um thanks for the welcome I guess, chickens are okay I suppose I mean they are good fried."
The big did not seem to like that as he let out a scream and clutched to the neatly dressed looking one. How coul one so big be so dumb, this was quite the puzzling question.
"No kill chickens Double D, please no kill chickens!"
"Don't worry Ed he did not mean it he was just joking."
Bryan watched in shock as his now identified cousin comforted the big dude, and what was peculiar was the fact that his name was Ed, and his cousins name was Edd.
"Told you Double D that something would go wrong in this meeting. We should go."
"Eddy you cut out that kind of talk Mr, I am sure Bryan here did not know the implications of what he was saying to dear Ed here."
Bryan cocked his head as he heard the last kids name Ed, Edd, and Eddy, what the fuck was this shit? Was this all a Joke or did he seriously land in a flake fest, an these three clowns were the top attraction? Bryan was rather silent as the big one named Ed went to the smaller one Eddy whom patted Ed on the back.
"Come on fur head lets go to Rolf's I am sure he will let you pet the chickens. Double D has some things to do with his cousin im sure."
"I love chickens Eddy!"
As the two disappeared a short time later Bryan was left on the sidewalk in front of his cousin Double D who seemed to be staring at him. Bryan felt uncomfortable as he looked away an spoke.
"We going to stand here with you creeping me out or we going to go in..?"
Double D seemed to snap out of something s he quickly found a smile and put his hand out.
"Ofcourse welcome welcome".
Double D lead him to the front door he seemed to be talking a mile a minute, Bryan tried to get down what he was saying but he talked fast an used words not even Bryan had heard of.
"I am sorry mother and father are not here to greet you, they are out for the entire school semester on a trip in moscow Russian quite an exciting…"
Bryan cut Double D off as he spoke.
"Wait your parents have left you here all alone for an entire school year?"
"Well it was a very perplexing opportunity that I am sure when they return they will tell us all about it. Besides my road weary cousin I am quite adapt at living on my own."
Double D went back to talking as Bryan thought, that was quite the extremity that his cousins parents were not going to be here the whole school semester. Which to Bryan meant he could do whatever the hell he wanted. His cousin was a flake he was sure he could bend him to his will. Maybe this place was going to be a lot more fun then he thought. Bryan had been thinking to himself long enough that he suddenly ran into Double D they ha gone upstairs and were standing in front of a neatly painted white door, name plate said Edd on it. Bryan was assuming this was his Cousins room.
"Shoes please."
Bryan did not know what he was referring to until he looked down and saw a box neatly marked shoes. Bryan was guessing that he was being told to remove his shoes, that was rather lame.
"Um I think I will pass Cou.."
Bryan couldn't even get the words out before Double D repeated himself a bit more promptly this time crossing his arms. Bryan looked at his cousin who looked like an annoyed mother. Bryan rolled his eye's and he silently bent down and unlaced his black scuffed up boots and removed them setting them in the box.
"Happy?"
His cousin smiled and then reached down into the box and pulled out a pair of bunny slippers trying to pass them to Bryan who was horrified at the thought.
"Not a chance.."
"I must insist cleanliness is next…"
Bryan cut him off again and spoke rather harshly.
"Not… a… chance…"
Double D seemed to think for a minute before setting the bunny slippers back down and disappeared for a minute then returned with a pair of mens black house slippers. Bryan sighed audibly as this was probably as good as it was gonna get. Taking them he slipped them on his feet as Double D smiled and finally open his door VIA what appeared to be a home made key pad. As the door clicked open Double D walked through motioning Bryan in, the room was rather small, and to his amusment everything was marked with what looked like shelving labels, right down to the skull on his small organized table of assorted tools. Ok this was getting creepy, Bryan suffered from OCD but his Cousin clearly had him beat this was way to neat for his taste.
"Welcome Bryan to my room. As you can dear cousin my room is about 7 by 6.4x5"
Bryan put his hand to his head as his Cousin was explaining the size an the contents of his room, this was like walking into an asylum with a guy who wants to describe his contents to you piece by piece. Given the chance Double D was about to do the same with him and that he couldn't handle right now.
"Edd… Edd…. EDD!"
Double D stopped talking as he looked at Bryan questioningly.
"As interesting as I find your skull, and you're a to z labled room, it was a long ride an I would love to possibly catch a few Z's before I pass out on your clean floor."
"Of course your room is right next to mine, it has been all set up for you already, if you would like me to show…"
Bryan hear the words like me to show and put his hand up almost to quickly.
"That is more then ok Edd I think I can do this, I just need to get some rest so if you could refrain from bothering me until I am up on my own accord I would be grateful."
Double D seemed a bit taken aback but he chose not to say anything or show it for long as he nodded and smiled. Bryan walked back out of Double D's room an silently came to another door, no keypad just the door. Opening it by hand the room was about the same size as Double D's, it had a large double bed with a small window which Bryan walked to closing the blinds darkening the room. The room was sparsely furnished but he would change that in time. For now he just didn't want to face Double D's constant talking. Walking back to the door, Bryan closed it as he clicked the door knob lock an secured the door. Setting his black travel bag down, Bryan silently kicked out of his clothes and down to his boxers and walked to the bed. Looked comfortable enough silently climbing onto it it felt great to him as he crawled under the cover. It was definitely going to take time to adjust to this place, an his annoying from the start cousin. But in retrospect he could have been placed in a worse place. As his thoughts filled his head and left one by one, Bryan let himself fall into sleep an for a short time he knew no more.
