Chapter 3.
Telling Eddy and Ed hadn't been fun. Eddy had been mad, and wouldn't speak to his friend for a few days, but soon realized that he was wasting precious time, for Double D would be leaving for her new school in less that a week. He would of cause miss the nerd, so he swallowed his pride and enjoyed that last few days with her.
Eddlyn and her mother packed her bags and left for school Sunday afternoon. Ed and Eddy met them at the car and while Eddy was holding in tears, Ed was bawling uncontrollably. The said goodbye, but promised to write to each other.
As she got into her car Kevin ran up to her. 'Kevin?' she wondered. "Greetings Kevin. What are you doing here?" she asked when he reached her car window.
"Hey Double Dork. I just came to say good luck at your new school. Try not to be to much of a dork." A light blush sneaked onto his cheeks. "And also, um, I brought you a Jawbreaker. For the long ride." He pulled out a big jawbreaker from his pocket and handed it to her. 'Eh' She gingerly took it from his hands and held it in her lap. "Why, thank you Kevin. That was very gracious of you." She smiled at the redhead. Her mother started the car and Eddlyn waved goodbye to her friends and her 'former?' bully.
As the cul-de-sac disappeared from sight, she looked at the jawbreaker in her hands and sighed. 'I sure will miss those boys.'
Two years later~
Eddy sat on the bed with the latest letter from his sock-wearing friend. For the past two years they only had contact through letters and the occasional emails. Double D had been offered an extended stay at the school, and he wasn't able to say no, but now that high school was starting, he was bound to come back. Actually he was coming home today. So Ed had joined him in his room as the waited for their friend to finally come back home. Things just hadn't been the same without the smartest of the Eds. Without the brain in the trio, the scams just weren't good enough to lure in suckers. So Eddy had awaited the arrival of the missing piece to his puzzle.
"How long do we have to wait for Double D to come home again, Eddy?" Ed asked from his spot on the floor. Eddy sighed and looked at his watch. "I don't know man. He was supposed to be back already. What's taking him so long?" Eddy remarked.
"Do you think he missed us, Eddy?" Ed asked again, this time with big wet eyes staring up at his short friend.
Eddy sighed again, this time more annoyed. Over the past two years Ed had grown more, he was now the tallest of the kids in the cul-de-sac. His hygiene had improved slightly but he still wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed.
Eddy had grown a bit too, but was still the shortest of the boys in the cul-de-sac, much to his dismay.
A knock on the door interrupted Eddy from answering and he flew to the door to swing it open.
Outside a young girl stood. Clad in a oversized grey sweatshirt and a knee long black skirt with matching leggings and with a black beanie on top of her head she was almost unrecognizable, Almost.
"Sockhead?" Eddy looked at her with wide eyes. "Double D!" Ed flew past the loudest of the group and embraced his sorely missed friend. Eddlyn wrapped her wiry arms around her big friend and hugged him back. "Salutation Ed. It sure is good to see you again." She wheezed from the tight hug, but didn't ask him to let her go. It had been so long, and she truly had missed her friends, so she would endure it, for now. She glanced over Eds shoulder at Eddy, who was frozen by the door, staring straight ahead. Edd padded the gentle giants shoulder to be let down, and after a tighter squeeze, he complied. She moved around Ed and went to greet Eddy. "Greetings Eddy. Long time no see." She chuckled nervously, but he was just starring at her, still unmoving. "My, you sure have grown over the past two years, haven't you?" She tried again, but still she got no response. Sighing she placed a hand on his shoulder and gave it a squeeze. " Eddy, please speak to me. I-I know it's surprising, but I'm still me, Double D, your friend." Edd voice started shaking, tears pressing forth in the corners of her eyes. In an instant she was grabbed her in a tight hug and Eddy hid his face in her shoulder. Eddlyn smiled in relief and awkwardly tried to hug him back, but her arms was trapped in the hug. Big Ed decided to join and scooped them both up in a big hug while laughing.
After finally releasing their friend, they all sat down on Eddy bed to talk, and Eddlyn explained the entire situation to both her friends. They were strangely quiet while she talked. When she was done both of them just sat there looking at her. "I know I should have told you right away, but I was scared that you would withdraw your hands of friendship. I really like being your friend, and I wouldn't want that to change just because I'm an Eddlyn, and not an Eddward." Eddy looked her straight in the eyes with a look that could only be described as confident. "You're Sockhead. The most important thing is that you are still the smart, nerdy Double D from our childhood. Gender doesn't mean shit!"
"Eddy! Language!" Edd chided but could help smiling brightly at her two best friends. 'It's so good to be back! Oh how I've miss these two.'
The rest of the afternoon they lounged around Eddy's room playing games and talking about the past too years. When it was time to go home for dinner Eddlyn departed with her friends promising them to be back the next day for more catching up and fun. She walked down the cul-de-sac with a smile on her lips and a skip in her steps. 'This could not have went better. I'm very fortunate to have the as friends!' she thought as she walked up her driveway. She unlocked the door and entered, knowing that her parents wouldn't be home for another two weeks. Her father had been there to pick her up from the dorm and bring her home, but had to leave for work again soon after. The fridge had been filled and she had been given a credit card for the rest of her purchases. Her mother had promised her allowance to buy new clothes. Her old clothes were more than two years old, too small, and she had chosen them back when she was still trying to conceal her true gender. Before she could unpack her bags, she had to clean out her old clothes. She brought big plastic bags and started going through her closet. For every article of cloth she put neatly into the bags her smile grew. She had successfully come out as a girl to her friends, and they had accepted her fully. She wouldn't need to keep her chest tightly bound for the entire day, but could show off her feminine figure. As much as her confidence would allow her to, that is. She still felt awkward to show too much skin, and hadn't quite found her own style yet.
As she packed away the very last of her old clothes for charity, she began unpacking her bags she had brought from school. But even with all her bags unpacked, the closet still looked positively bare. She would defiantly have to go shopping before school starts next week. 'Maybe Eddy would like to join me. No, he has such a unique sense of style; I doubt we would be able to agree on anything. Ed wouldn't be much help either. Who else can I ask? … Jimmy! Surly he would be a great aid in finding suitable clothes, or maybe Nazz! She was always such a down to earth girl. I doubt she would mind going shopping with me. I will aske them tomorrow.' Mind made up Edd put away her bags and carried down the plastic bags containing her former clothes. She put them in the garage for later disposal. Entering the kitchen to start dinner she noticed a packet of the table. 'huh, how peculiar. I don't recall ordering anything, and it isn't my birthday for another 3 months.' She went to inspect the box, and found a note next to it. Opening it up she immediately recognized her mothers neat handwriting and read the note.
Dear Eddlyn. Welcome back home. I sincerely hope you have enjoyed you stay and that you had a pleasant journey home with your father. I am very sorry that I could be here to greet you as you returned, but I have taken some time off in two weeks for us to spent some quality time together. I also bought you a present for you. I thought it would come in handy, with you starting high school. Also there is a envelope with some extra allowance for you to buy some new clothes. I look forward to seeing you again soon.
Take care, and remember that your father and I love you very much. – Mother.
Eddlyn smiled as she put the note down. She was thrilled that her mother had decided to take some time off for her sake. She opened the box and pulled out the envelope with the money from her mother, and under it was a brand new cell phone. Eddlyn gasped. She had discussed getting a phone with her father that very same day, but he didn't seem to keen on her buying one. Now she knew why. Pulling it out she inspected it. It was a sleek black IPhone 6s. Her very first mobile phone! She put the charger in the plug and went on with dinner preparations. At the school she had attended a cooking program and it had paid off. She had enjoyed cooking and experimenting with ingredients and spices and was looking forward to show her progress to the mother and Eddy and Ed. ' I should invite them over for dinner one of these days. I'm sure they would enjoy that.' She thought as she stirred the pasta.
Eddlyn woke up bright and early the next day. Grabbing her bathrobe on the way to the bathroom, she set about her daily routine of scrubbing every inch of her body before getting ready for the day. Standing in front of the mirror, she looked at herself. She had grown about 2 inches these past two years, and doubted she would grow anymore. Her grandmother had been a petit woman and Eddlyn had inherited her height and her slim hips from her. Her azure-coloured eyes trailed her body in the mirror until they reached her swollen pale chest. They had grown quite a bit since the last time she had been home. Now a c- close to a d cup, they bounced with every step she took. There was no hiding them anymore. She had trouble confining them in the chest binder two years ago when they were a b-cup, so she wouldn't even think about the pain of showing them inside a tight binder with the size they had now. Moving her eyes up further, she studied her face. Most of her babyfat was gone. Her Sheer rose coloured lips was full and her hair had grown longer. She would have to learn to style it, maybe move her beanie back a bit so her lush bangs could be seen. All in all, she was pleased with her transformation. To think that just two years ago she was hiding herself from the world, and now she was finally ready to show the world the true Eddlyn.
Locking the door to her house she walked up the cul-de-sac towards Jimmys house. The sound of a garage door made her turn around when she was in front of Rolfs house. A tall teenager walked out with a bike by his side. On his head was a red snapback, which was pulled on backwards, allowing his fiery red hair to peek forth. He was wearing a black muscle shirt, well-defined arms free in the morning sun. 'Kevin?' Edd thought. He mounted the bike, not looking down the road, and rode off. Edd kept starring at his back until he was out of sight, and then turned around to continued on her way to Jimmy's.
Knocking on the door she took a step back and waited for Jimmy to open. Feeling slightly nervous she wrung her hands as she stood on the front porch of her neighbour. The door opened and Jimmy stood in the doorway in his pyjamas and morning rope. "Good morning Jimmy. My, you sure have grown up these past two years." Edd greeted in a cheery tone. Jimmy just blinked at her for a moment, clearly confused. "Double D?" he said after a long pause that had Eddlyn fidgeting. "Why yes Jimmy. I know it is a tad hard to believe but I assure you that it is indeed me." The smart Ed smiled at the younger boy. Jimmy stepped forward and pulled her into a hug, and she noticed, much to her chagrin, that Jimmy was the same height as her. 'And he will most likely grow even more over the next couple of years. I will end up being the shortest on the street.' She thought to herself. Jimmy released her and looked her over. Even with a baggy green pullover on he could clearly see the female curves. "Come in Double D, Come in! Jimmy pulled her inside, only stopping to let her remove her shoes and then proceeded to drag to the living room and lightly push on the sofa. "Tell me all about it! I always assumed you were a boy, I mean, we all did. Why didn't you tell anyone? Oh, this is so exciting! Have you told Eddy and Ed? My I can just picture it now. Eddy, finally speechless! Oh and what about the rest of the Cul-de-sac? Oh, we need to throw a big party to celebrate you 'Coming out'!" Jimmy gushed excitingly, before stopping abruptly. "Oh my, I'm being a terrible host, let me just get you something to drink. Tea, dear? Or do you prefer coffee?" he asked her as he stood up to go get her refreshments. "Oh, um tea would be lovely Jimmy." She said, a little taken aback by all the questions thrown at her so sudden. Jimmy soon returned with tea for both of them and a platter with healthy snacks. "So please start form the beginning. And don't leave any details out." Jimmy said as he raised his cup to sip the hot tea.
"-and although they both were shocked, they accepted me, and I felt like nothing had changed between us, even after two years." Eddlyn finished her tale, and looked down at her empty cup.
Jimmy had been mostly quiet while she spoke, only making small noises at appropriate times.
"And now I need some help finding new clothes before school starts. I have some clothes at home, but I need some more for the rest of the year. And I was hoping that you would help me find the right style for me. You know, give me a makeover, of sorts." She looked up at Jimmy, hoping she wasn't imposing on him. Jimmy jumped up from the couch and grabbed Eddlyn's hands. "Of cause I will help! Oh my! How exciting. We should go at once! We have a lot of work to do! We need clothes and shoes, and Makeup! Let's not forget about makeup! And accessories! Oh Double D! This will be so much fun!" Jimmy gushed enthusiastically. He pulled on Edd's hands and brought her to a stand.
Arriving at the mall Jimmy made a beeline for a fashion boutique that catered to teenagers. They had spent the bus trip discussing what style Eddlyn would look best in but also be comfortable wearing. Jimmy started to pull down shirts and dresses, and Eddlyn was left standing to the side, feeling quite overwhelmed by all the colours and styles. Where to start? Luckily Jimmy had it all under control and breezed through the store picking up various pieces of clothes. Finally he turned around and beckoned her over to the dressing room. Jimmy separated the clothes into outfits that would work together and left her to try it on while he waited outside. Eddlyn hurried to try on he first set. Black skinny jeans and a floral top with a light grey open cardigan. It was comfortable and she liked how it showed off her long legs. Stepping out of the dressing room for Jimmy to see, she looked at the big mirror and couldn't help but smile as Jimmy Ooh'ed and Aah'ed at her. He pulled out more tops and shoed her how to switch one piece of the outfit out to get a whole new look. 'This is actually pretty fun.' She thought as she changed into a new outfit. A floral dress with a sweetheart neckline and a long cardigan in a sand colour. The more she tried on the more beautiful she felt. Jimmy knew just how to bring out her deeply hidden girl and she was loving all the outfits. Finally they paid for the clothes and left the shop. Jimmy dragged her to a boutique with accessories. They had fun trying on sunglasses and finding a new colourful cover for her phone. She left the store with a small bag filled with necklaces and sunglasses. The bright blue IPhone cover with unicorns she had immediately put to use. They went to find new shoes and Edd was starting to feel hungry, but Jimmy assured that they would go grab something to eat after finding new footwear. Edd fell in love with a pair of black ballerinas with sparkles at the tip. Jimmy made her try on 10 pairs of shoes and she left the shop with three new pairs. Jimmy had to help carry the bags now. He led them to a small café on the second floor where they could get healthy food. Eddlyn couldn't wait to try on all the new clothes. Eating their salads they talked about the past two years and their neighbours. "Kevin has been busy with training for the football team. They have try-outs in the first week and he's hoping to make the team. We haven't seen much of him this summer. And when we do see him, he's together with Nazz. I even hear they are dating. About time if you ask me!" Jimmy said as he sipped his smoothie. Eddlyn nodded, because everyone knew that Nazz and Kevin were made for each other. Kevin was just to shy to ask her outright. "What about Nazz? Do you think she will join the cheerleading team this year?" Eddlyn asked. Nazz had always been the preppy girl from of the Cul-de-sac and she could picture her in the short uniform, cheering Kevin and his team on through his games. " Oh, I'm sure she will. That girl has too much pep to not dance around waving pompoms!" Jimmy chuckled. They threw away their trash and left for Sephora to buy makeup. Jimmy tested different shades of foundation and lipsticks on to her wrist and the small basket they had grabbed by the door was soon filled with mascara and powder. He also grabbed a palette of warm eye shadows. Before they left Jimmy selected a beautiful highlighter. "This will be your secret weapon! Never go without this!" Jimmy winked at her. Eddlyn picked out a perfume from a light blue glass bottle by the name Dreams. It smelled heavenly! Finally they paid for their items and left the mall. Eddlyn was exhausted and couldn't wait to get home so she could relax. She turned to Jimmy when they sat down in the bus. "Thank you Jimmy. I couldn't have done it without you. I'm so very happy that you would spent time helping me today!" Edd smiled at her younger friend and neighbour. He grabbed her hand and gave it a squeeze. "Don't mention it. I love shopping and I had a lot of fun today. I'm glad I could help you. You are beautiful Eddlyn! And with these clothes there will be no doubt that you are a beautiful young lady! Now we just need to tell Nazz about this party and she'll make sure all the cul-de-sac kids will show up.- Gasp!" Jimmy froze for a second. He looked at Eddlyn with big eyes. "We forgot to buy a party dress for you! Oh how stupid of me!" Jimmy hid his face in his hands, before looking up at her with a bright smile "Well I guess we need to go shopping again then!" Eddlyn chuckles at the young teen. "Yes, I believe we do too."
