5:40 AM The next day. Edd woke up with a knot in his stomach, today was the day everyone would find out that he wasn't all that new, he was the same Eddward they had tortured as a child and lived next to for years. Even more upsetting was the thought of Nazz, the prettiest girl he knew, not wanting to talk to him once she found out. He had been loving the attention, from the girls and the guys. He felt a bit selfish but he figured after all the years of nothing it was okay to bask in the attention he was getting now.

Edd hopped into the shower at full heat and began to try to wash away his nerves. By the end of the shower, he was more anxious than before, but he also smelt really good. Today he decided to blow dry his hair to make it fluffier, even though he would still put his beanie over it. He dressed himself in his white skinny jeans, baby blue socks, grey hightops, and a light blue button up that had black silhouettes of the planets and a few constellations. He put his beanie on and pulled most of his hair out from under it so it would frame his face.

Edd ate his usual breakfast and vitamins before checking his backpack for all the materials he would need. He packed his lunch and brought a bag of cocoa nips (like chocolate chips) along with him as a special snack, he figured he would need something sweet to get him through what today had in store. At 6:58 he headed out towards the school. 15 minutes later he pulled in, parked, and went inside.

Kids were still staring at him this morning but now a swarm of them were coming up to him. They were all being so nice to him and asking if he'd sit by them today at lunch. A bunch of the guys had asked where he got his clothes and complimented his sense of style. Eddward was blushing brightly and trying to answer to the best of his abilities when his wrist was grabbed tightly and he was pulled away by an unknown force.

He stumbled trying to catch up with the person pulling him along until they finally stopped in front of the gym. He looked up to see his kidnapper only to find none other than Kevin Barr.

"Wha.. what are you doing Kevin?" Edd questioned.

"Eh.. well ya looked like you were having a rough time surrounded by all those people so I thought.. well that ya might want ta' get away." Kevin scratched the back of his head awkwardly.

"Oh.. well, thank you then Kevin. It was very nice of you to consider me like that." Edd smiled sweetly.

Kevin blushed and widened his eyes slightly.

" I was feeling a bit overwhelmed but at the same time, it's nice to have people taking an interest in me for once. I feel as though I am some important person. It's so strange." Eddward stated very softly.

"It's hard ta believe a guy like you doesn't get attention like this all the time, especially from the girls." Kevin put his hand behind his head again and scratched at his scalp. He didn't know why he said that.

Edd smiled sheepishly before responding. "Well, to be honest, no, I've never even held someone's hand before... people do not usually talk to me at all. I recently got new clothes and then switched schools again, but now it seems that wherever I go people want to get to know me. I cannot lie it's rather flattering to hear you say such things.. but I don't normally get the attention of women nor men" Edd blushed as he spoke.

Kevin heard an entirely different set of sentences. The only message he got was that Eddward had led him to believe he was bisexual by saying he didn't have the attention of women or men. This made Kevin blush. He couldn't help but think that this boy had been flirting with him now. He thought about how he let Edd feed him and then he thought about how he had just dragged the poor kid to a dark hallway by his wrist. He grew more flustered by the second before completely covering his face with his hands.

"Uh.. I'm sorry if I gave ya the wrong idea kid... I didn't mean ta. I'll see ya at lunch!" Kevin ran off leaving a very confused Eddward.

Edd sat in the same spot he had the day before in homeroom and got out his notebook to continue his doodles. Shortly after that, the classroom had filled and the bell rang. Immediate dread set in as Edd awaited the roll call. Edds last name started with a V and based on the attendance of his homeroom he would be dead last on the list. The chubby teacher started listing of names one by one alphabetically and as each one passed the knot in Edds' stomach grew. The teacher had reached the letter T when Edd started to actually panic, he could sense the other children looking at him and waiting for his name to be called.

"Elizabeth Troy"

"Here"

"Nathan Tyler"

"President"

"Eddward Vincent"

All eyes turned towards Edd as he looked up.

"Present sir." As the words left Eddwards mouth the entire class was in shock. Audible gasps and whispers filled the room.

"No way.."

"Is that really him?"

"That can't be him he must just have the same name as him"

The teacher had to silence the room as the whispers grew to a speaking volume. Edd tried his hardest not to sulk as he felt the distance between him and his new friends grow. If he could even call them friends after what little interaction he had with them since 4th grade, he would've liked to though.

The rest of the class he spent drawing and trying to ignore the stares boring holes into his back. When the bell rang Edd was the first one out the door and he nearly sprinted to his next class. By the time lunch had rolled around nearly everyone knew his name and every class was a repeat of the one before. He heard whispers with his name in the halls and saw people looking at him everywhere he went.

He grabbed his lunch and headed towards the cafeteria. As he walked in it was the same as it had been the day before, whispers and stares. Yet again he looked for an empty table only to come up with nothing, he turned to leave the cafeteria when that same bronzed hand grabbed a hold of his wrist and smiled at him.

"Come on, I saved ya a seat." Kevin stated.

"Oh.. okay" Eddward smiled and followed him to the same table he had been at the day before.

"So cutie. You have to tell us now right?" Nazz spoke to him as he sat down.

"Hm?"

"Your name dummy" she smiled.

"Oh, I figured you would've heard. Everyone has been talking about it all day. It's actually quite annoying." Edd frowned deeply and kept his hold on his lunch bag awaiting the inevitable. They would turn him away once they knew. He sucked in a deep breath and turned to look at them all before speaking.

"My name is Eddward Vincent, I am not new to this town. In fact, most of you are my neighbors and have known me since childhood. I transferred schools after 4th grade and just transferred back this year. It seems that no one recognized me so I just went with it in hopes of not repeating the previous childhood traumas. I hope I have not offended you in any way.." Edd looked down at his feet while he waited for everyone to process what he had said.

The first person to respond was Sarah.

"Oh! Double D!" she smiled.

"Ah.. um.. I don't really go by that name anymore as there are no other Ed's to contrast myself from" Edd flushed.

"How bout Dee then?" Kevin asked.

"If you would like."

"Wow, Dee.. you really grew up super cute! Where did you get your clothes?" Nazz scooted closer to him and inspected his shirt.

"My father drove me to Peach Pitts city and we shopped around Main street West. There are quite a few lovely shops there."

"Wow, Edd those are some really high-end stores! I've dreamed about shopping on Main West!" Jimmy added.

"I would be elated to take you there some time Jimmy, they actually had quite a few sales going on and they will have another as this next season ends, I am sure you could find something?" Edd smiled at him showing the gap in his teeth for the first time in years.

Jimmy blushed and thanked Edd for the offer. The rest of the table's occupants slowly accepted the fact that the new kid they had all fawned over was really just the little nerd nobody had talked to in years. Edd grabbed out his lunch to eat before Kevin once again asked what he was eating.

" This is a jar of oats and fruit, they're called overnight oats because you make them in advance but I only made them this morning because I like the oats to still be crunchy. It's more of a dessert especially since I brought chocolate nips to put on top. but it's really good. Here try some" Edd had been setting up a spoonful for Kevin while he talked, it had cocoa nips, blueberry, strawberry, and oats soaked in almond cream all in one bite. He moved his arm across the table in order to feed Kevin the spoonful just like he had with the sandwich the day before.

Kevin flushed worse this time thinking now that Edd was definitely hitting on him but gave in anyways and took the bite. His eyes opened wide as he chewed and he made an Mmm sound.

"Damn Dee everything you make is so good."

Edd laughed. "Thank you, Kevin... I'm glad you like it I would be more than happy to make you some of these for you to have? If you give me a few jars I'll fill them up and you can eat them whenever you'd like." He smiled and finished preparing the bite he knew Nazz would want.

"Nazz.. here. I made this bite just for you" he looked at her with an extremely charming smile and leaned in with his spoon in hand.

"O-oh. Okay" she took the bite and sighed as the flavors hit her tongue.

Edd really was a good cook but these recipes were so simple that he really wondered why everyone was making such a bit fuss over them. Surely their parents cooked for them and made them good food?

Edd was not very reserved when it came to affection for those around him. He had always been a hugger, the kind of person to hug an acquaintance just because he hadn't seen them all day. He came from a French household where you kissed cheeks to greet people, and along with that he had rarely interacted with anyone aside from his parents who were extremely affectionate so in Edds mind feeding people and being close to them wasn't a big deal. Meanwhile, Kevin was having a complete meltdown at this very attractive and grown version of Double Dee who was obviously hitting on him.. and Nazz.

The day rolled on but now Edd was feeling much better. He even talked to a few people in class and everyone seemed to be warming up to him. When he left to head home that afternoon he offered Kevin a ride since he did not see his motorcycle in the parking lot. Kevin could not refuse a ride in a Bently and hopped into the front seat.

"Holy crap this is a nice car Dee" Kevin admired the interior and buckled up.

"Language Kevin. Yes, it is rather nice, it was my fathers but he recently gave it to me. I was elated! He just handed me the keys, he gave me the normal warnings about speeding and such and then he, embarrassingly so.. said that I should use it to woo a pretty girl. Who says that? " Edd blushed again lightly just thinking about it and turned the key ignition.

"You're supposed to woo pretty chicks and ya decide to give yer first ride to me? Are ya trying ta tell me somethin Dee?" Kevin smirked feeling more flattered than uncomfortable about the obvious flirting going on. And who was he to blame the kid? He was devilishly good looking and he had a perfect body. He didn't want to lead him on, but maybe it would be fun to tease him about it.

Edd turned tomato red before looking at Kevin with the most flustered face Kevin had ever seen someone make. Kevin doubled over in laughter while Edd stammered trying to form a sentence.

"Wha? What are you getting at Kevin?!"

"Hmm.. Nothin'. You busy today?" Kevin smiled at the very red and very cute double Dee, deciding he wanted to see him flustered like this more often. It was funny and he enjoyed teasing him, even if he felt a bit weird about Edd having a thing for him.

"Uh.. I don't think so. Why?"

"We should hang out tonight."