Parti-ED Out

By Brenna "Snakelady" Dawkins

Part III

Disclaimer: All characters are owned by Danny Antonucci, aka Cartoon, and Cartoon Network. I own nothing. Nothing I tell you! No money was made from this fic.

Rating: R

Summary: A high school graduation party goes bad and causes two long time cul-de-sac enemies to see each other in a new light. Eddy/Sarah

Eddy led her into his room. He'd never had a naked girl in his room before and wished it was under different circumstances, never mind that it was Sarah. While he'd never cared for her attitude, he had noticed that she'd grown up into an attractive young woman. Sure she had mellowed a tad, but she was still very strong willed, which was why the whole situation confused him.

"Eddy, can I use your shower?" She asked after she'd taken a moment to sit on the edge of his bed.

Eddy stared. A naked girl was on his bed! Sure she was still swathed in a bed sheet, but underneath all that was soft, bare- stop that! He mentally shook himself out of his reverie. The last thing she needed was him taking advantage of the situation! He blinked in surprise at his unusual charitable thought.

"U-um… sure. You go and get cleaned up and I'll get you a towel."

"Thanks." She said in a toneless voice.

He showed her where she could get cleaned up and he fetched a clean towel for her. She might protest, but he had nothing else for her to wear other then one of his clean shirts and a pair of boxers. He was lucky she wasn't much taller then he was. His pants would never fit her. She was still in the shower when he returned. Eddy opened the door a crack without looking in and set the towel and clothes just on the inside of the door. Then he went back into his room and sat on his bed feeling anxious.

He had no idea what to do with a girl in this state. He supposed he could always call Double D. Ol' Sockhead usually had a knack for things like this. Then he shook his head. No, his buddy had left him high and dry. Somehow he'd fix this mess by himself! But how would he do that?

Sarah finally came out of the shower. She hadn't expected the pile of clothes on top of the folded towel. A soft smile played across her lips as she toweled herself off. She picked up his shirt and after putting that on picked up the second item. Her eyes widened when she realized they were his boxers. She flushed a bit at putting on his underwear, but his thoughtfulness was what had really mattered. Since when was Eddy thoughtful? Since tonight obviously, she corrected herself.

Eddy had stood up for her. He'd never done that before. He usually got enjoyment out of others suffering, especially hers. Maybe Eddy had changed over the years and she never bothered to notice. He hadn't gotten out of Kevin's place unscathed either. She'd noticed the cuts on his hands and one on top of his hard head. He'd also be sporting a shiner in the morning on his left eye. Kevin had clobbered him good, like usual. Why had he done that? He never won when he and Kevin went toe to toe. Eddy only won this time because he got lucky and played dirty. He'd done it for her.

He had been so angry when he'd realized what was going on! It warmed her knowing that despite everything they'd done to each other over the years, that even Eddy had it in him to protect her.

She paused as she realized where her thoughts were taking her. It was Eddy, for crying out loud! But it was Eddy who had been her knight in shining armor. She'd always dreamed of being rescued by a dashing, virile young man when she had been younger. She'd often fantasized that she'd be whisked away from pressing danger in his arms and then they'd share a romantic kiss.

Her cheeks burned at the thought that Eddy had been the one to fulfill the dream up to the point of the kiss. Then they burned brighter when her merciless imagination brought up that image. She didn't need that right now! Not after what had happened at Kevin's! She sternly told herself. Besides, who said that Eddy would even let her do such a thing to him? And why was she still contemplating it? Because the alcohol had worn off and she had a funny warm feeling down below when she thought of kissing Eddy.

How could she face Eddy now when she was beet red? Maybe she could blame it on the hot water? Knowing Eddy, he'd be feeling pretty embarrassed right then too. So maybe she could just blame it on the whole thing with Kevin. She instantly sobered at the thought of the drunken jock.

She borrowed Eddy's brush and brushed her still wet hair down once she wiped the fog from the mirror and tried to not think about Kevin.

Sarah imagined that Eddy was wondering what was taking her so long in the bathroom. She supposed she wasted enough time and wasn't going to get any cleaner. She opened the door and slinked back into Eddy's room. There he was, sitting on the edge of the bed fidgeting nervously. He looked up when he heard her come in, a worried look on his face.

"Hey, you… okay?"

The petite blonde nodded and smiled with her eyes downcast. "All things considering. Thanks for… um… this." She had realized she'd never really thanked him for saving her.

It was strange seeing her in his clothes. She slowly approached the bed and sat beside him.

"I never did thank you for saving me."

He blinked. "You just did."

"That was for the clothes and the towel." She was drumming up the courage to do what she had in mind.

He was looking at her in that confused manner that she now found to be so beguiling. Then she grabbed hold of his collar and pulled him to her, pressing her lips against his, demanding the romantic kiss from him she craved.

Eddy's arms flailed and his eyes widened at her action. It took a moment for his brain to catch up to his lips. Sarah was kissing him. It was no mere peck either. This was definitely something more intense. She pressed into his lips harder and he could feel his heart pounding and his lower body reacting to the all too pleasant contact. Her hands were wound tightly around his collar and he had to brace himself to keep from falling on top of her.

Just when Eddy didn't know how much longer he could go without air, she pulled away, panting and had her eyes locked on his still wide ones. He really hoped she hadn't done this with Kevin.

"Um… wow. Y-you're welcome." Eddy's heart was still thudding wildly in his chest.

Something in his gut told him that this wasn't right. That he shouldn't be doing that with Sarah just then. Maybe later, if she was still game… who was he fooling? He thought to himself. She was just caught up in the moment.

"You've never been kissed like that before, have you?" Sarah said after a moment of awkward silence.

Eddy looked away. The only sort of kissing he'd ever experienced had been from Leigh Kanker. Those had been nothing in comparison to what he had just experienced with Sarah. He felt Sarah's slightly trembling hands on his cheek as she forced him to look at her.

"I want to look at you, Eddy. I mean, really look at you."

She stared at him with such intensity it made him feel self conscious, which was confusing because he tended to feed on attention. He felt her brush her thumb over his lips and he was anxious that she would kiss him again and he'd have to push her away and then she'd be upset again. He stared back at her.

"Sarah? Is there something going on between you… and Kevin?" He had to know why she was with that jerk.

It was her turn to look away. "No. There never had been anything between us." She turned back in time to see the relieved look on Eddy's face and she felt a spot of hope. "I was the youngest one there. Jimmy wasn't invited and Nazz was off playing hostess or something. Kevin seemed to have had taken an interest in me. H-he said I looked real pretty and complimented my dress, which he tore later." She looked down and her bottom lip trembled in shame. She lay down with her head in Eddy's lap and stared off at the opposite wall. A warm hand caressed her head and shoulder and she glanced up to see Eddy's worried face staring down at her. "Turned out I was a bet. The football team wanted to see if I would have sex with Kevin. Didn't matter how it happened, just that Kevin had to… had to…"

She couldn't help it as she burst into tears once more as she relived the horrifying moment.

"A bet?" Eddy's voice was cold as ice and his eyes narrowed. "That son of a bitch!"

It felt so good to hear Eddy take this to such heart. Her hand found Eddy's and she hugged it to her chest, his other ran fingers through her hair.

"Do you need to go to the hospital?" He asked, his voice still hard sounding from the anger.

A vigorous headshake vetoed that idea. "I don't want anyone else to know."

"Sarah, I don't know if that's a good idea."

"I can't! The other kids in the cul de sac will hate me!"

Eddy snorted. "If anything, Sarah, they'll hate me for beating up Kevin over whatever lie he'll come up with. You know they'll believe him over me any day."

"You think Kevin would let it get around that it was you who beat him up? He'd loose face."

"You may be right about that. But you sure you don't want to tell your parents? I don't think I'd tell Ed, if I was you. Ed would cause more harm to Kevin then I ever could if he found out."

"I know." She whispered and realized that she was so cruel to Ed, even after all the times he'd protected her. She vowed to change that and the change would start with Eddy. "I'm not a very good sister, am I?"

"No, not really. But that doesn't mean you deserved what Kevin did to you." Eddy said honestly.

She closed her eyes and sighed. She got herself and Eddy into an impossible mess. Sarah had to admit that she was scared.

To Be Continued…