Double D&D Chapter 3 – Roll Your Persuasion
A/N- I will be the Italicfor Angela and Edd's conversation during certain parts of this chapter so that hopefully it won't be too confusing on who is talking. Nat belongs to C2ndy2c1d.
The two ladies sat in the lobby of their school waiting to ambush their intended targets, knowing full well that the two of them would be taking the bus together. Not only would they be riding together, they would be sitting together, plotting out their characters together and speaking fluent dorkanese to each other. How these two dorks weren't already playing tonsil hockey was a mystery that baffled the two girls on a regular basis. For in their minds they were perfect for each other, they meshed so well together, with similar interests and passion, but with just enough personality differences to keep things interesting.
They see a bus roll up to the curb in front of the school through the glass doors and they both raise their heads from their phones, but no dorks were to be seen coming off of it. "I don't get it, Edd just said they were pulling up," Angelica says as she checked her phone to make sure she read the text correctly.
Another bus pulls up behind that one and starts unloading students, "Must be that one," Ang pointed out, gesturing with her hand. "Remember you get Red and I get Edd," the two girls stand and put their phones away, walking slowly to the door.
"Aye aye mon capitan," Angelica said with a mock salute as they spotted their prey disembarking from the bus, making their way to the front doors.
And as the red head opened the door for Edd to enter Ang rushes him, "Edd, can I borrow your biology notes, mine seem to be a bit lacking." In truth they weren't, but she wasn't going to admit that to the dork.
"Certainly Angela, I am always happy to help," he smiled warmly at his friend as they headed toward his locker to retrieve them, "But I will need them back before my final period today."
"Hey Kev," Angelica called to the red head, "Can you walk me to my class?" Without a word, but with a begrudging smile upon his face, he falls in beside his friend as they headed in the opposite direction from the other two.
"You and Kevin have gotten really close recently," Ang stated as they neared Edd's locker.
To Edd, he has always had this level or rapport with the red head, since they became friends, "He's a nice person, so it's only natural that we became close."
"He's really funny and super smart and I always have a great time when I'm with him," Kevin answered Angelica's question, "So why wouldn't I want to get closer to someone like that."
"Oh, so you like him,' Angelica teased.
Edd scrunched up his face in frustration at Ang's statement, "Why do the two of you always insinuate that we are dating."
"Because we want you to be happy D," Ang replies confidently, "and we know you two can make each other happy."
"I think your reading way too many romance manga AJ," Kevin said rubbing the back of his neck, "Sometimes the damsel stays in distress you know."
"Ah," Angelica pokes him in the shoulder, "But you're not denying that you like him either." She leans against the wall across from her class, biology, right next to the janitor's closet.
Edd stammered and flushed red in the cheeks at Ang's jab, "Y-you're once again reading way too much into what I say and twisting my words to fit your ideas."
"Keep on denying it if you want," Ang's smiles as they come around the corner and she sees her other two friend's, right where they were supposed to be, "But I see you smalls."
Walking up to their two friends Ang calls out, "Hey girl, any luck?" They stop right next to them and she places her hand on the small of Edd's back.
Angelica shakes her head negatively, "Nope."
"Plan B?"
"Plan B," she agrees and simultaneously reaches for the door to the closet while grabbing ahold of Kevin. Swinging the door open quickly she shoves the red head in and Ang deposits Edd inside as well a few short seconds later, slamming the door shut behind them. Angelica calls through the door, "You don't want to face the truth."
"Then it's seven minutes in heaven," Ang finishes and both girls lean against the door, smiling and bumping fists.
"B-but ladies, there's less than two minutes until class starts," Edd stammers off.
Ang turns her head toward the door, "Then I would suggest you start kissing."
"And figure this shit out," Angelica finished. The two of them quickly typing out texts to Ed and Eddy telling them to not answer the boys, that they were being punished
Ed quickly responds to Angelica's text, "What did you do?"
"Locked them in a closet together," she smiles at her shenanigans as she looked at her phone.
"Fine," was his quick reply but another followed shortly after, "But you owe me."
"Netflix tonight?"
"Cool."
The reason the two girls chose this closet was that a week ago two teenagers seeking some privacy while skipping class to make out broke the lock to this door. The school has yet to get the door fixed due to the cost of having a locksmith fit it with the universal key the janitor uses for all the doors. Instead they have put a band-aid on the door in the form of a padlock, which of course the janitor forgets to secure most of the time. "What are you kids doing," The aforementioned janitor calls out to the two young girls who were leaning against the closet door.
"Nothing Mr. Rogers," both girls replied as they straightened up, removing their weight from the door, both fearing the boys would come bounding out any second.
Inside the closet both boys stood stock still, fearing discovery by Mr. Rogers, and the punishment that would certainly be handed down to them. There goes their hopes of winning the quiz bowl tournament this year, and they probably would be refused a place on the team next year as well, sigh. The man walks over to the closet and shoos the girls away, "Hurry up and get to class," the warning bell rings as he slid the padlock into place. The boys could hear their certain doom as the lock clicked closed, Edd beginning a mini freak out, Kevin covering his mouth so his whimpering would not be heard by the man on the other side of the door.
The janitor walks away and they both continue to text their friends like mad, hearing the tardy bell ring Edd's mind begins to fill with thoughts of a ruined perfect attendance. "Any luck from Eddy," Kevin asks as his thumbs dance across his screen begging for help from Ed.
Edd sits down on a nearby box of cleaner, resting his hands in his lap, "Not a word."
Kevin joins him, sitting on a box on the opposite side of the small storage space, facing Edd, "Yeah, Ed's gone radio silent as well," the big guy had originally texted him back, but was now refusing to answer him, he was certain that was Angelica's doing.
A ping from Edd's phone and the boy unlocks the device quickly, hoping that it was Eddy he didn't even check to see who the sender was. Opening the message app on his phone those hopes were dashed upon the rocks of disappointment when he sees that the message was from Ang, "Sorry boys, we'll get you out after class."
Both boys look at the message and visibly deflate, Kevin leans against the wall. With no space in the cramped closet it was virtually impossible to respect each other personal space, and their position was forcing their legs to touch one another, like thigh against thigh. Letting out a groan over their situation, Kevin lifts his head and sees that Edd is very ridged and instantly realizes what could be bothering him, "D, it's alright, you're not going to catch the plague in here."
"I-I know that Kevin, I just, don't, know," he was looking around at what he could see of the unclean space, each surface crawling with who knows how many microorganisms.
Kevin reaches for the boy's hand, "Hey, pay attention to me," Edd looks into concerned green eyes, "Not at that," he takes a deep breath and tries to steady his nerves. "There's nothing else here but me, ok," Edd concentrated on Kevin and shook his head affirmatively, gripping the hand in his own. More distraction was needed to keep the boys mind off his surroundings, "So, did Ang grill you too?"
"Yes," Edd replied quietly, "Those two seem fixated on our relationship statues."
"Yeah, I don't think they will be happy until we're an item," Kevin massaged Edd's hand between both of his, trying to calm him further, "I mean we're fine just the way we are."
Edd was starting to calm down a little, "Quite right, you don't have to be in a relationship to love someone," he said love, and Kevin's face went scarlet red and his palms began to sweat. Edd realized how what he had said could sound and stammered, "I-I mean t-that I l-love Ed and Eddy and we're not romantically involved. So why can't I care about you the same way and it not get misconstrued into some fairy tale romance?"
"Yeah," Kevin continued to massage Edd's hand, ignoring the pang in his heart, then released that hand to take the other, "I just don't know where they're getting these romantic fantasies though."
"No idea," Edd was now fully relaxed, but regretful that Kevin hadn't pushed the issue of his Freudian slip. What Kevin was doing was working wonders for his germaphobia and he was thankful that Kevin had the foresight to keep his mind occupied and off the subject of the germs that surrounded them.
Needing to keep the conversation flowing Kevin changes the subject, "So, we're almost to level three, what's your opinion on the spells I should choose next?"
"Well," Edd begins to go in depth on the pros and cons of each choice, whether Kevin wanted to add some attack spells or if he wanted to focus on being a support class. The conversation doing exactly what the red head wanted, keeping them occupied for the remainder of this class period and Edd's mind busy.
"Whose bright idea was it again to lock them in here," Eddy asked as he continued on trying to pick the lock.
"I had no part of this," Ed replied holding his hands up defensively.
"How did I guess, it had to be the dames," this lock was being particularly stubborn and refused to release its prisoners.
"Hurry up Eddy," Double D's voice could be heard from inside the closet, "And get us out of here," his voice was becoming panicked again.
"Yeah, yeah, keep your panties on," click and the lock released, pulling the lock from it position he opens the door.
Edd runs past them and down the hall toward the nearest bathroom to clean himself up, as Kevin slowly emerged from the closet. Both Ang and Angelica look at the boy with apologetic smiles upon their faces, and Angelica meekly asks, "So first or second base?"
"He struck out," Ed answered for him as he put his arm around his girlfriend, leading her away from the catastrophe she orchestrated. Gaining some distance from Kevin he whispers, "You all should let it work itself out, if it happens it happens, meddling won't make it happen any quicker." He kisses the top of her head to assure her he wasn't mad at her.
"I know, but they're perfect for each other," she sulked.
"I know what you mean, I want to see them get together as well," he squeezes her affectionately with the arm that is around her shoulder. "But if you're going to get involved just tone down your aggressiveness."
Watching from the sidelines a certain teal haired boy witnessed the entire affair as they tried to get the boys out of the closet. When it comes to matters of the heart, there is no one better at hooking up wayward lovers then Nathan Goldberg.