Forget-Me-Not 4
The next day, the cul-de-sac's teens gathered in Nazz's living room late in the afternoon waiting for the Eds so that they could start planning for their beach trip. Nazz stood by the door.
"It's been 40 minutes, where are those guys?" Nazz pouted and glanced out the window.
"Come on, Nazz. Let's just start without them," Sarah leaned back on the easy chair.
"No, we can't! They said they'd be here, so they'll be he- Oh! They're here!" Nazz giggled when the doorbell rang. She opened the door to an exhausted trio. "You're late! Come in, and what happened to you guys?" she stepped aside to let them in. Edd and Eddy were panting lightly, trying to catch their breaths, while Ed was fine and giggly.
"We were at the hardware store," Eddy panted, "then we ran into a few dogs in the shops' alley, and Ed tried to pet them," Eddy finally breathed out. His breathing evened and he stood up straight. "We climbed a tree, hopped to another tree, fell from the tree, then we were chased all the way here," he finished with a sigh. Nat and the others laughed, imagining the whole process.
"Well, then it's good to see you guys in one piece. Go and sit by the counter," Nazz pointed to the bar stools along the kitchen counter. Edd followed behind Eddy, then he suddenly felt like someone was breathing down his neck. He turned back to the others and his eyes were immediately locked with Kevin's. Edd quickly looked away from the other, his face turning red. He sat in between the other Eds and kept his eyes glued to his shoes.
"Now that everyone's here, it's planning time!" Nat spoke. The others cheered out excitedly. Nazz lead the meeting, and the rest commented and gave their own suggestions the whole time. Everyone was lively, except for two boys. Kevin was caught by his feelings for the adorable guy sitting only a few feet away. He was thinking of ways to approach the cute nerd without being creepy, or seeming desperate. Edd, on the other hand, was still confused by Kevin's earlier gaze. He wanted to know if it meant what he thought it meant, but kept denying the possibility.
"Alright, so it's been decided! We gather here at 7a.m. on Saturday, then go together via Rolf's van," Nat wrote down the information as Nazz spoke. She turned to Edd and smiled. "Double D, will you help me and Sarah prepare the food?" she asked sweetly. Edd looked up at the blonde and nodded. He was used to being around girls, be it to help them with their homework, teaching them how to cook, or just hanging out at their houses. "Great! Alright, what do you guys wanna eat?" Nazz continued. Eddy slapped his friend's back.
"You're a real chick-magnet, man," he whispered, "If only they knew you were queer," he teased. Edd blushed and huffed.
"Eddy! That's such an offensive word!" he crossed his arms, pouting at his snickering seat-mate. He looked around and was locked into Kevin's gaze again, this time though, the redhead smiled at him. Edd turned away quickly, his face flushed. Wh-What was that?! Kevin smiled at me! Ah, no, wait. He was probably smiling at Nazz. Yes, that's it. He was looking at Nazz. He always looks at-
"Nazz, excuse me, but may I return home first? I have quite a lot of housework to do today," Edd stood up slowly, head down as he spoke. Nazz nodded.
"Oh, yeah, sure thing, Double D. I'll just text you the details later," she smiled and walked Edd to the door. Ed whined and Eddy watched as their best friend left the house. Eddy looked over at Kevin, who was watching Edd. He sighed. What should a straight friend do at times like these?
"What is wrong with you?! You keep denying any chances with the man you love, yet you get upset at the simplest thought of him watching someone else! Shame on you, Eddward!" Edd continued to scold himself while scrubbing his bathtub vigorously. He thought back to Kevin's earlier gaze. Was he really looking at Nazz though? I mean, that kind of look could only be for Nazz, but then... Edd stopped scrubbing. "Wasn't he looking directly at me?" His face flushed as he heard himself. No, no, no. That's not it. He turned back to the tub and realized he had been scrubbing the exact same spot the whole time. He stared at the only squeaky clean spot on the bathtub, and before he could start scrubbing the rest, his cellphone rang. He sighed, then dropped the scrubber in the sink and left the bathroom. I'll continue cleaning tomorrow. He took his phone out of his pocket and answered, "Eddward speaking."
"Sockhead, meet us at the junkyard," said the voice bluntly, then the call ended. Edd huffed and glared at his phone. That Eddy! He fixed his hat and mumbled to himself.
"Hello, Edd," he mumbled as he fixed up his shirt. "It's so nice to hear from you, even though we just saw each other this afternoon," he mumbled on his way down the stairs. "I have something to share with you, so would you mind meeting me at the filthiest area in town?" he mumbled as he shut the door behind him.
"Took ya long enough! What, did you get your hair done for us?" Eddy teased. Edd rolled his eyes and Eddy snickered. "So what were you up to, Mary?"
"I said I had chores to do, didn't I?" Edd crossed his arms and leaned against the side of the van with Eddy.
"Yeah, right," Eddy scoffed and shook his head. Edd raised his eyebrow in confusion. But, I did say that?
"Where's Ed?" he asked when they fell silent. Eddy jammed his hands in his pockets and yawned.
"He chased a cockroach somewhere and disappeared. Probably found a colony and claimed himself as cockroach king or something," he scratched his cheek and looked around halfheartedly. Edd pouted.
"Eddy, did you call me here for a reason?" he asked. Eddy shrugged.
"Nah, I was just bored. We haven't hung out here for a while, so I thought; Why not?" he kicked a small stone and glanced over at his friend. "Plus, I thought you'd want someone to talk to," he whispered. Edd took in his words, then smiled. So, he noticed.
"I can never hide anything from you, can I?" he chuckled.
"Well, I am a scammer, after all," Eddy slicked back his hair and smirked. The two looked over their shoulders to the purple van.
"It truly has been a while. How does it look inside?" Edd asked, and Eddy opened the back door to let him see. Edd scrunched his nose at the sight of dust and mold everywhere. He gagged at the strong, moldy smell and slammed the doors shut. Eddy cackled beside him. "Ugh. This'll take us all day to clean! Wait here, Eddy. I'll go get my cleaning equipment," Edd huffed and jogged away. Eddy's cackling ceased.
"Wait, what?"
"Filthy, filthy, filthy! God knows how much bacteria got into me just breathing in such disgusting air!" Edd ranted to himself while grabbing his best cleaning products, three brushes, rags, a small vacuum, three doctor's masks and three pairs of sanitary gloves. He mumbled as he carried everything down the stairs, cursing silently when he kept dropping the items. He got to the door and put the things down to turn the knob. Kevin, who had just gotten back from Nazz's house, spotted the nerd immediately when the door opened. The redhead smiled brightly and made a turn away from his home towards the resident genius. Edd was struggling to carry everything that he didn't notice Kevin coming towards him. One of the bottles dropped from his arms and rolled away from him. He tried to reach for it with his foot, but it was already stopped by another pair of legs. Edd froze in shock when Kevin picked up the bottle and handed it back to him. The moment the bottle was in his arms, everything he carried dropped.
"Whoa- Hey!" Kevin stepped aside as large bottles and the small vacuum almost landed on his feet. Edd gasped, his face red as he realized what he had done. He dropped to his knees and started picking up his things quickly.
"Oh dear! Forgive me, Kevin! I was- You surprised me," he chuckled nervously. Kevin crouched down next to him and picked up the things that were far from the other's reach.
"That's okay. Sorry I scared you," Kevin smiled shyly. Oh man, now that I'm seeing him up close, I'm getting nervous. He's so cute! "So, um- Where are you going with all this cleaning stuff?" he decided to ask to start a conversation. The two boys stood with even amounts of items in their arms, and Edd stuttered.
"T-T-To the junkyard! Eddy's waiting for me there, so if you would kindly return my-"
"I'll help you carry them," Kevin said happily. I need to know more about him. Edd stayed silent, his mind whirling with excuses to get away from Kevin, but before he could use any of the ones he thought up, his answer came out soft.
"Okay..."
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Finally! I was able to overcome my laziness and upload this chapter for my precious readers! I hope you enjoy it! Oh, and to those thinking, 'Where's the KevEdd? Hurry up and write about the good stuff already!' Don't worry, the fluff starts in chapter 5!