It was just your normal day in Peach Creek Jr. High for a curtain brainy boy. He went from class to class enjoying every minute he was able to learn something new. He wished all his friends could understand it to but they didn't and would often tease him for.
"Hey Double nerd. What's happen'n?" Said Kevin. A sort of friend. He would talk to Double D often but most of it was to get help or small chat. Still he was one of his friends.
"Not much Kevin. Have you seen Ed and Eddy? It is time for science class." Double D said.
"Nope." Kevin said calmly and bluntly.
"Well, I appreciate you taking the time to answer." Double D said running off to find his friends before they were late.
Just then the bell rang and Double D still couldn't find his scamming friends. "Drat. Curse those two in their unwillingness to learn." With that he ran to his class and to his surprise Ed and Eddy were in class and by the looks of it they were there the whole time.
"Hey Double D. What took ya?" Eddy said.
"Tis tis. Double D is late." Ed said giggling along with Eddy.
Double D was not happy about this but he explained what happened to the teacher and since this was a very rare occurance Double D was not punished this time but was given a warning. He sat at his desk that was in between his two friends and took out his notes.
As the class went on he swear he felt something on his head. He would try to find out what it was but there was nothing. After a few minutes he became annoyed and finally noticed that Eddy was smirking and giggling while looking away from Double D. Now Double D was on alert expecting the worse of what his friend was thinking. Suddenly he felt a slight tug at the top of his head and he reacting immediately.
"Would you stop that?" He said to Eddy.
"What. I wasn't doing anything." Eddy said innocently.
"I'm sure." Double D said in doubt.
"Anyway why don't you just take off your hat every now and then?" Eddy asked heading towards Double D's hat again.
Double D covered his hat again to stop him. "I will not and you know why." Double D said.
"No I don't. I might know wants under there but I don't know why you refuse to show anyone. It's not like it is a big deal." Eddy said.
"Maybe not to you but to me it is a very big deal." Double D said in protest.
"Whatever." Eddy said like he didn't care anymore but unknown to Double D, Eddy was coming up with a plan for a big reveal. He was so proud of his plan he couldn't help but snicker. Double D, who heard his snicker, got an uneasy feeling.
The very last class for the group of kids was gym and to Double D's terror it was dodge ball week. He shivered and shook as his fellow classmates got ready. Kevin looked hyped to play. Rolf did as well since this was one of the few games he understood the rules too. However to everyone's horror the Kanker sister were also ready to play. They loved throwing the balls and causing the other kids to suffer. They also loved to aim at their so called boyfriends, the Ed's.
"Hey Ed-dy." Lee Kanker said. "Ready to play ball?" She said in a threatening manner. The other two laughed and giggled.
Eddy was quite nervous but him being Eddy had a plan to save his skin and get his plan accomplished. "Actually I have a favor to ask you." He said shaking like a Chihuahua.
"I will listen for a kiss." She said puckering her lips ready to kiss him.
"Trust me. This is too good to pass up. Mainly for your sister Marie." Eddy said trying to sound convincing.
"Me?" Marie said in a bit of shock.
"Yep. Listen up and tell me what you think." Eddy said.
Marie Kanker and her sisters huddled around and listened to Eddy's plan. Marie was loving the plan and couldn't help but smile. The other Kankers joined her in her delight.
"Oh. I like that. Let's do it." Marie said ready to get the plan going.
Just then the whistle sounded and they had to line up to pick teams. Kevin and Lee were team captains. Kevin's team consisted of Rolf, Sarah, jimmy and May. Lee's team was Marie, Ed, Double D and Eddy. Double D hated this team and to be honest Eddy didn't like it either but it was all apart of his plan. When both teams were ready the whistle sounded and the game began.
At first it seemed like a regular game. Double D and jimmy hide in the back of their teams. Sarah protecting Jimmy and taking down anyone who tried to get him. Double D hiding behind Ed for protection and Ed just stood there not doing anything. Finally Ed was hit and he was out. Now the remaining people were May, Lee, Marie, Eddy and Double D.
Double D shook as he noticed May coming closer to him. He tried to step back but when he looked behind him Lee and Marie were right behind him stopping him in his tracks. All three of them had balls in their hands ready to strike.
"What are you doing?" Double D said scared. "We are on the same team."
"We know. We are going after May silly." Marie said lowering her ball to show she meant it.
"But that doesn't mean we might miss." Lee said laughing at her joke.
This caused Double to panic. His began to shake vigorously. Finally after seeing all the people around him and the three balls seemingly aimed at him he slowly moved his hands to his hat. He ducked his head a bit and began to crouch down to protect himself. He was now huddled in a tight ball grabbing hard on his hat. Suddenly out of nowhere Eddy swooped in and stole his hat right out of his grasp. Just then he looked up and everyone saw exactly what was under his hat.
Underneath was a large scar seemed to take up quite a bit of his head. He did have hair but it was quite short so the scar was easily seen. Many people gasp in shock. This included the Kanker sisters who didn't know what to think. Quietly Ed and even Kevin were thinking it looked cool or awesome. No one expected that to be under his hat.
"Oh no." Double D said shaking even harder now. "Don't look at me. Don't...Don't…" Just then he burst out into tears and ran out of the gym leaving everyone dumbfounded.
Meanwhile Eddy didn't notice the situation and was laughing his head off by the fact his plan works. Just when he finally stopped laughing and looked at the other kids he saw every last one of them looking at him with disapproving looks.
"What did you do that for man?" Kevin said marching up to him and grabbing his collar ready to punch him.
"Yeah. I mean Double D looked really hurt." Nazz said with her hands on her hips.
"You were so mean." Jimmy said.
"What? It's not like it is a big deal. It's just a scar." Eddy said confused on why everyone was upset at him.
"Maybe to us but it looks like it is a huge deal to him. He just ran off crying." Nazz said feeling sorry for Double D.
"You shouldn't have done that!" Sarah said jumping on Eddy and screaming right in his face.
"Hey..." He shoved her off. "...How was I supposed to know he would act like that."
"Your his friend right?" Kevin asked.
"Yeah. He even told us he didn't want to reveal what was under there." Nazz said. "I would think he would have told you too."
"He may have." Eddy said not wanting to admit he did know that was his wish.
Just then Eddy got a feeling someone was glaring at him. He looked at the Kankers and saw it was Marie Kanker. She ran to him red with rage and grabbed him and yelled, "You knew!" She was furious. "Because of you he might hate me now! Because of you my boyfriend is hurt real bad!" She dropped him.
"I can't believe you used us like that." Lee said.
"We would never gone that far if we knew Double D would react like that." May said.
Many of the kids doubted what they said were true but that was not important.
"You need to go and apologize." Nazz said.
"Right." He said sarcastically. "I don't even know where he went."
"He might be in the science lab." Jimmy said. Since Jimmy and him hung out every now and then he had a bit of an idea on where Double D would go if he was upset. It may not be right but it was a start.
"OK. OK. Fine. I will go and apologize." With that Eddy walked off to find his sad friend.
Eddy first went to the science lab but Double D was not there. Eddy figured as much. Who goes to the science lab when they are upset? He then remembered it was Double D so it was a possibility. He then walked around the school and still couldn't find him. Finally he found Double D just when he was about to leave the school and he had another hat on. He probably got it from his locker.
"Hey, Double D." Eddy yelled.
Double D turned around with swollen red eyes. He was still crying. He wiped the tears away and said, "What do you want?"
"Look, I am sorry I went against your wish and took your at off but I really don't see the point of hiding the scar." Eddy said.
"You wouldn't." Double D bluntly said.
They both grow silent but that was quickly interrupted by the final bell. Many of the kids came out off the class room and walked to the front doors but the cul de sac kids stayed hidden behind a corner and watched.
"So...uhm...I was wondering. How exactly did you get the scar?" Eddy said wanting to know why this scar was a big deal.
Double D looked at him and sighed. "I guess there is no need to hide it anymore." He then began to explained exactly what happened. As it turns out it was a very traumatic event that sent him to the hospital. One day at his preschool, before moving to the cul de sac, all the kids were running around playing dodge ball. He was hit and due to the hit he fell on something that severely injured his head. Because of the impact and how sudden it was Double D didn't remember everything but he knew dodge ball and being hit with the ball caused it. Since then he has been scared of getting hit with a ball again. The reason why he didn't want anyone to see the scar was because it would then remind him about the incident if anyone asked. It also didn't really look to good either.
"Wow. That is tough." Eddy said once Double D finished his story. "I am sorry I did that. I should have listened to you."
Double D looked at Eddy and saw that he really did mean it. "It is ok. I should have explained that to you from the beginning."
"So...we still friends." Eddy said hoping his actions didn't cause the loss of one of his best friends.
"Of course." Double D said. He then reached out his hand and the two shook on it.
Just then all the other kids run up and cheered. They were happy they made up and that Double D forgave him. The Kankers even came up and apologized for being part of the plan. This surprised everyone but Double D forgave them. After all was settled they all went home.
