Obstacles

The day after last, the Eds along with Nazz went to school, "Thank God it's Friday, I thought it would never end!" groaned Eddy, Edd reassured him, "Come now Eddy, you should learn to acknowledge the school life as a chance to let your inner intellect flourish with..." "BORING!!" yelled Eddy, Ed started laughing, Nazz giggled, "You're funny Eddy..." As the four walked on, two other kids followed loosely behind, "Another day for harshness falls upon us Johnny the wood boy, what say you?" Rolf asked a trembling Johnny, "Did you not hear Rolf?" Johnny was just mumbling to himself "W-why do they question me every time someone..." Sarah and Jimmy didn't go to school, Jimmy's family took an early vacation and Sarah asked to go with them.

It was an hour or so after school started when finally, three girls who've been cutting school lately finally actually attended. "People sure have been dropping like flies lately..." said Marie Kanker, "I hope our boyfriends are okay!" cried out May Kanker, "Thats why we're going to make sure nobody hurts them... except us!" yelled Lee Kanker "Yeah!" agreed the sisters. The three made their way into the school building and stormed around.

Meanwhile in cooking class, Eddy and Nazz were sharing a workstation... "Wow Eddy! I didn't know you could cook!" Nazz watched Eddy as he broke eggs and put them into a frying pan, "Eh, I sorta like putting things together to make something good..." Near the two, Edd was trying to show Ed how to properly make pudding, Ed truthfully knew how but to keep his identity, he humored Edd by playing the idiot. Just then, the Kankers broke into the room, the teacher, Mr. Duff, looked at his list, "Oh yeah, the Kanker sisters... you're late but actually showed up so get a chair wherever and do well...whatever," he was obviously the most laid back teacher in the school. The Kanker sisters edged their way to Ed and Edd but they soon noticed that Eddy was sitting next to Nazz "Looks like the blond hussie is after your man now Lee..." snickered Marie, Lee elbowed Marie and grinded her teeth.

During lunch hour, Nazz had to make a quick stop to the bathroom. Unfortunately, inside were the Kanker sisters having a "Smoking break" and one was pissed off, "Look who's come to the wrong bathroom girls..." said Lee holding a cigarette between her index and middle finger. Nazz started to back away but the door was already blocked by May, "Oh, uh... I was just..." Lee and Marie walked up to Nazz "Just what girlie? Stealing my boyfriend?" Sweat ran down Nazz's neck, May grabbed her from behind and Marie started punching Nazz. After that, Lee walked up and said "Now then you little whore, stay the hell away from my Eddy or I won't go easy on ya next time..." Lee pointed the lit side of her cigarette towards Nazz's face, "N-no...please...don't-" and shoved it into her cheek.

It was after classes near the Eds' lockers "Hey have you guys seen Nazz after lunch today?" Eddy was worried, "I heard that she went home, maybe she got sick?" Edd finished putting things into his briefcase, "We should send a 'get well soon' card! And make cupcakes! Yum!" Eddy and Edd just rolled their eyes, the three left the school. As the three headed for the cul-de-sac they noticed Nazz approaching them. She went up to Eddy, "Nazz!" Eddy hugged her, "Are you alright? What happened?" Nazz pushed Eddy off, "Nazz?" the three Eds were puzzled, Nazz turned around, "Eddy... w-we can't see each other anymore, I'm sorry..." Nazz ran off leaving the Eds puzzled and Eddy heartbroken.

Nearby, the Kanker sisters were watching, "It's time for me to play the role as the girl who shows pity..." Lee put on some perfume and casually walked towards Eddy, "Seems like your girlfriend left you..." Eddy didn't bother to look, he could smell a Kanker anywhere "What's it to ya?" Lee put her arms over him, "It's just that a good looking guy like you deserves a girl who won't leave ya..." Eddy didn't listen, all he was thinking about was Nazz rejecting him, he then suddenly remembered something, Nazz had a burn mark on her cheek, but she left before he gave it any second thought. He then realized that Lee showing up after was almost perfect timing... he put two and two together and realized that the Kankers must've caused this to happen. He then knew what to do... "Hey! Where're ya going?" called out Lee, Eddy yelled back "Home!" Lee followed "Get away from me!" he pushed Lee down, and started running. The other Eds followed, Edd then said "You'll have to excuse him, he's not in a good mood..." "Shut up..." Edd ran away, Marie and May went over to Lee, "Looks like he didn't notice the perfume," said May, Lee punched her "Shut up May," the three went home.

Eddy stormed into his room, Sidoh was looking through one of the "Magazines" Eddy kept under his bed, "Jeez, do all female humans do this?" Eddy didn't answer, he grabbed the Death Note, over the week he managed to read all the rules so he knew exactly how to make it work the way he wanted it to. Being angry, Eddy wrote the names of all three Kankers so big that it took a whole page, he also made an appropriate way for them to die, "Lets see what happens when they play with fire...and mess with me!"

Edd was spending most of the afternoon screening the news for information on the recent deaths. Just then there was a knock on the door, Edd answered it, "Hello Eddy, what brings you here?" Eddy let himself in "I was bored, thought I'd come over," Eddy sat down on the couch, "Hey, is this that whole 'mysterious deaths' thing?" Edd shut the door and walked over, "It's not a 'thing' Eddy, people are dying!" "Well excuse me for not caring..." the news was on,

"It seems the mystery 'heart killings' have stopped for a few days, yet there's some odd deaths still occurring. Such as the single bolt of lightning killing a teenager and just a few minutes ago, a fire that killed three girls who live in a trailer park,"

"WHAT?" Edd turned up the TV

"The three girls are half-siblings form a broken family, their mother, Carly Kanker, a prostitute, wasn't home when a mysterious fire engulfed the trailer, trapping all three girls inside. Miraculously, the fire didn't spread."

Edd was shaken, Eddy, knowing what happened, was unfazed.

"Police have been asked to reveal their investigations in the matter..."

The TV went from a news anchor to a press conference, showing Peach Creek's chief of police, "The police are doing all we can to figure out what is going on,"

"What do you think is causing this?"

"That is classified but..." someone said something into his ear, he started looking surprised,

"What is it?" the chief muttered something "uh... there's someone from Interpol here, they say that there's a detective investigating the case as we speak," people started talking, "Not only that but he has some words for us..." A man in a suit set up a laptop to a microphone, the laptop had the letter E on it.

"Hello, I am E, and I'm now in charge of this case..." people started talking again, "I just want you all to know that we may have an idea on who would be behind this..." that got the crowd going.

Ed was in his secret room speaking through a microphone that was equipped with a voice scrambler, "All I've been permitted to say is this: Whoever is doing this, stop it now. It's madness and if you don't stop, we'll find you..."

The news ended, Edd turned off the TV, "E? Who's E?" Eddy just shrugged, at that moment, Eddy and Ed thought the same thing. Whoever he is, he may have to die.

To be continued...