Hey guys, I've been really inspired lately, and I've had a lot of free time during study hall so I wrote you another chapter. Pretty long one too. I really like this chapter, you get to see a lot of Edd and Zach's relationship.

Oh, and I guess now would be a great time to say the I don't own any of the EEnE characters. The only character I own in this is Zachary Thomas.

Thanks for reading and ENJOY!

6. Oh, How the Time Flies!

Edd woke early to the sounds of cooking in the kitchen. Thinking it was his parents, Edd forwent putting on his hat and went straight down stairs to the kitchen. Standing at the stove was not his mother nor his father. It was Zachary Thomas. In a rush, all the events from yesterday came back. The phone call, the lunch, taking Zachary home with him. What happened after they got home, though, Edd could not remember.

'Oh no, the past is repeating itself again!'

"Mornin' sleeping beauty, would ya like some eggs?" On the counter was a platter filled with all sorts of Edd's favorite foods: eggs, pancakes, assorted fruits. His eyes widened at the sight. Zach laughed. "I knew you'd be surprised! This is just my thank you for letting me stay here."

"Zachary, you really didn't have to-"

"Yes, I did. Now dig in! I've got a big day planned for us!"


After breakfast and a shower, Edd stood alone in his room dressing. His shower had been uneventful, with the absence of even the usual thoughts. Edd was on constant guard against Zachary. He wasn't going to let anything happen. Not this time.

"Hey, Edd, you almost ready? You've been up there for, like, a year!" Zach called up the stairs.

"I'm coming!" Edd stumbled out of his room, grabbing his hat on his way out. He nearly tripped twice going down the stairs, much to Zach's amusement.

"Ya don't gotta go that fast, kid. Slow down." Zach laughed again as Double D tripped once again down the last two stairs. Zach caught him before he could fall. He pulled Edd up until they were face to face. "Careful, love. Don't wanna hurt your pretty face now, do we?" Edd gulped. Their faces were so close together. If he just closed his eyes and leaned forward a bit then they would kiss.

Edd pushed himself away before his instincts could take over. He caught himself on the bottom stair and sat there panting. Zachary laughed yet again.

"Damn, you're so hot when you're flustered. Let's go, babe."

"I-I would p-prefer i-it if y-you w-w-would absta-ain from s-such l-language i-in m-my house. A-and p-please d-don't c-call me," Edd paused trying to gather himself, "babe. My name is Eddward."

"Alright, if it bothers you, I'll stop. But you're still babe to me, even if two years have passed." Zach leaned in close to Edd again. "Don't forget, Eddward, you're still mine. We never called it off."


"Kevin! Hey, Kev! Wait up!" Nazz yelled down the street. Kevin was running ahead of her and she couldn't keep up with him no matter how fast she ran. "Kevin, where are you going? Kevin Barr! Stop!"

Kevin finally slowed to a stop and turned to face Nazz who was puffing and jogging up to him. Once she reached him, she stood to pant for a few minutes before breathlessly yelling at him.

"Where- are- you- go-ing? Why- are you- running- so- fast?"

"I dunno. I just- I needed to get away."

"From- what?"

"I dunno." He plopped down in the middle of the sidewalk, looking down at the grass in front of him. "Nazz, I hurt him. He's never gonna want to see me again."

"Well it's your own damn fault and you're out of luck if you think I'm going to let you take out your anger at yourself on my training. Pull yourself together and let's get going. C'mon, we'll run down to the diner and get some grub. We'll talk about it there."

As Nazz and Kevin ran off in the direction of the diner together, Edd walked out of his house with Zach trailing behind him, hands over the hat-clad boy's eyes.

"Zachary, I do not wish to be surprised, please cease touching me this instant!" Double D tried to fight his way out of Zach's grip, but stopped as the boy just pulled Edd closer to himself and whispered in his ear.

"Eddward, babe, calm down. You're not gonna fight me out here, where all your friends can see, are you? C'mon, Edd, it's not that bad, physical contact, is it? See, you're already calming down." Edd's breathing hitched up as he felt Zach turn him around. "Keep your eyes closed, babe, or you'll be punished. Just like old times, okay?"

Edd trembled, but kept his eyes closed as Zach removed his hands only to replace them around his waist. The thin boy was pressed close to Zach, closer than he'd been in two years. Edd's head swam. He couldn't decide if he liked where this was going or if it needed to be stopped immediately.

Edd thought a second too long and lips pressed down against his own. He melted into the kiss at first- his first one since Kevin- but as soon as he started to kiss Zach back, that red-head's face popped into Edd's mind.

Double D started to fight as hard as he could against Zach, but there was no way he'd ever get out of his iron grasp. Not unless-

"Hey, Dick. Get your greedy hands off of him." Edd was dropped to the ground. The second he hit the grass, he crawled away from Zach as fast as he could, panting and silently crying as he went.

"You can't tell me what to do. He doesn't belong to you." Zach was enraged at the jock's sudden appearance.

"You wanna bet I can't tell you what to do?" As soon as the first fist flew through the air, a scream was released, though not from Edd or either of the two boys fighting. Nazz ran forward and tried to call the boys off.

"Kev, stop it! Stop! It's not worth it! Hey, he's off of Edd, why can't we just leave? Kev, please, stop it!" Nazz pleaded to deaf ears. Neither of the boys wanted to hear it. Edd sat trembling on the ground. He couldn't wrap his brain around what had just happened.

He had walked outside with Zach, but then what had happened? How did he end up in the grass? Why were Kevin and Zach fighting? Kevin...Zach...fighting?

"Gentlemen! Gentlemen! Kevin Barr, Zachary Thomas! STOP!" Kevin turned around and stopped as soon as he heard Double D. He knew the kid was against violence, but he thought he'd understand why Kevin felt the need to pound this jerk into the ground.

"Edd?" Kevin was confused. Edd looked as though nothing had happened, as though he hadn't just been fighting against Zach himself.

"Kevin, I know you have a past of harassing people, including myself, but I must insist that you abstain from pestering Zach. He has done absolutely nothing to you and, therefore, you have no right."

"Edd, what are you talking about? Yeah, he may not have done anything to me, but what about you?"

"M-me? What about me? I'm perfectly fit, as you can see. I hold nothing against Zachary, he has not harmed me."

"Edd, dude, you were just fighting with- with Zach. He- well, Edd, he kissed you." Nazz broke into the argument tentatively.

"I-what?"