Hey guys, back again. Apparently people are enjoying this story so far and I'm extremely happy to hear that. so I guess Ill keep it going. Again, reviews and suggestions are very welcome and appreciated. Ill take all the help I can get. hope you all enjoy this chapter and ill try to have the next one up as soon as possible.

The Division is an Ubisoft and Tom Clancy product. The Ed, Edd, and Eddy characters are all owned by creator Danny Antonucci. Nat belongs to c2ndy2c1d, and Rave is a creation from to Kirakurry. I own none of the characters or OCs, only the plot.

Chapter 3

Edd's right hand clung to the back of Kevin's jacket. He pushed his way guiding the sockhead to an unknown location. All he knew was wherever they were going he would be with Kevin, and at the moment that was all he needed to know. People yelling at each other, car horns and alarms blaring, the sounds were deafening. Edd could feel himself beginning to get lost in the sea of chaos, tears beginning to form in his eyes and his grip on Kevin's jacket loosening as he desperately to close himself off from all that was happening around him. He felt a strong arm wrap itself around his shoulders and begin guiding him once again.

"Just stay right by me, I've got you ok?"

Kevin kept his eyes forward as he held Edd close, his left arm around him as his right hand rested on his weapon. Edd felt his breathing even out, Kevin's warmth bringing him a sense of calm and allowing him to continue. They pushed further through the crowd as all the voices around them meshed together into indiscernible gibberish until Edd thought he could make one in particular out, and somehow it began to get louder and more clear until…

"Double D!?"

Edd jumped and quickly turned his head to look over his desk to the figure in the doorway.

"You ok dude? You seemed a bit spaced out there."

Nazz stepped further into the office, she had worked under Edd as a nurse before the outbreak. They had remained in contact after high school and the moment she attained her nursing degree Edd put in his recommendation for her to be brought on as part of the nursing staff. They had grown close during their final years at Peach Creek High and Edd valued having someone on staff he knew he could trust. Looking down Edd realized he had let the book he had been reading drop into his lap and lost himself in thought.

"I'm fine Nazz, thank you. Just thinking. Was there something that you needed?"

"I was just straightening everything up in the store room, what we have left is organized."

Edd pressed his index finger and thumb into his brow and sighed before forcing out the question he dreaded hearing the answer to.

"How is everyone holding up?"

With such limited supplies there was only so much they could do for a growing list of patients.

"Mrs. Jackson's fever still hasn't broken and her nausea is only getting worse, Mr. Albright's burns are healing but he is in so much pain he can't even sleep, and Mrs. Griffon's son is complaining of stomach pain."

Edd let his head hit the back of his chair as his mind began to work as best it could at the moment.

"Start Mrs. Jackson on and saline drip, we don't need her getting dehydrated on top of everything else. Mrs. Griffon's son should start on small doses of acetaminophen; we should still have some to spare, and Mr. Albright…"

Edd put his hands to his face and rubbed his eyes, he could feel his exhausted mind working to go through his mental list of the medications still available.

"…Tylenol, Ibuprofen, anything you can find."

"Tylenol?"

Nazz looked across the desk with a confused look

"Edd he has second degree burns covering his right arm and side, I don't know if- "

"It's what we have Nazz!"

She moved back in her chair before looking down to the floor, Edd moved and stopped her as she tried to stand.

"I'm sorry, I know you're just trying to help but we have already exhausted any other form of pain medication. We just don't have anything to give Nazz."

"I know Edd", she stood and placed a hand on his shoulder "listen, you need to get out of here, you're going to kill yourself if you keep at it like this. It's like you said we have already done all we can for now. Get out of this office, get some sleep, some fresh air, anything."

She looked up into his eyes, bright blue was surrounded by red, bags beginning to darken from too many sleepless nights. Edd always did this. He was always dedicated to his work, looking into the eyes of all the people under his care on a daily basis made sure of that, but whenever his red headed Adonis was away Edd threw himself into his work and refused to stand down.

"I assure you Nazz, I'm fine."

He was quickly spun around and felt his white lab coat slipped down his arms before Nazz pressed her hands into his lower back, moving him to the door.

"Not a suggestion dude, you being shut in this office 24/7 isn't going to cure these people any quicker. So either you get out or I'm telling Kev his sockhead is running himself into the ground while he's out so he can do something about it."

Edd turned to face her with a sigh, trying to hide the blush creeping up his face. Finally, he cracked a smile and gave her a nod

"Very well, under the threat of you tattling to my boyfriend, I will go. I'll be out for a run if you need me"

"I'm a big girl D, I can handle this, now go on."

Edd was spun around and nearly shoved out of the medical wing, Nazz was quite a bit stronger than she looked. He made his way back to his and Kevin's room and changed into a plain black hoodie and a pair of Kevin's sweat pants. Walking out into the brisk December air he gave a polite hello to the officers posted outside. He set off and listened to his well-worn running shoes pound against the concrete in time with his breathing as he allowed his mind to clear again.

Slowly, his thoughts moved back to Kevin.

The day of the outbreak after wading through the crowds to his safe house and explaining the situation to Rave and Nat, he sat Edd down and laid everything out as best he could. His prior military service, being recruited to the Strategic Homeland Division, everything. Edd had never seen Kevin that way before, a clear look of worry plastered on his face. Edd knew what was going through his mind as Kevin brought him up to speed, he could have felt betrayed by the deception. But Edd had never allowed trivial knee-jerk reactions to dictate his actions and he wasn't going to start now. If Kevin had kept it from him, there was a reason.

Edd allowed his mind to go blank again, focusing on his breathing as he rounded the building for a third time before looking up to see Nazz sitting at the bottom of the steps. He slowed to a fast paced walk as she stood to follow, his breathing working to slow again.

"Trouble?"

"Nope, dinner. Soups on if you're hungry"

Edd smiled, "I'll be in in a moment, did they say what kind it- "

He was cut off by a loud noise in the distance, he flinched as he heard it and looked up to see Nazz covering her mouth.

"Oh God…", she stared over Edd's right shoulder and he felt a chill shoot down his spine.

Edd quickly turned to see a large pluming cloud of black smoke in the distance rising from the street, his eyes went wide as he felt every muscle in his body tense at once.

"Kevin…"