I apologize for not updating in a long time. I've been busy with school, clubs, now trying to get a job, and I've all around lost inspiration for writing this story. So I'll try to update whenever I can, just bear with me.

Kevin arrived at Edd's door early the next morning, knowing the dork typically liked to arrive early and he didn't want to keep him waiting. But to his surprise, Edd took about five minutes after he rang the doorbell to come down and open the door.

"Salutations Kevin. I apologize for taking so long." Kevin shrugged his shoulders.

"it's alright dude. You okay?" Edd nodded and shut his door, locking it.

"Yes, I am fine. Let's just go to school before we're late." With that, he nodded and the two began their walk to the high school. Kevin couldn't help but notice that Edd was looking over his shoulder every few minutes. He looked nervous, like he was afraid of something; afraid of someone. he was going to ask, but he noticed Edd's expression change. He went from looking nervous to looking scared. Because there was someone watching as they left his house. Andrew was watching. Sure, the guy was big and may seem sort of intimidating to the scrawny boy, but he didn't really have a reason to be scared of him. Kevin stayed up almost all night trying to understand why Edd looked so terrified of him, but he just couldn't figure it out. Something must have happened between them, but what? Maybe it had to do with that rumor that went around school, maybe Nat knew why he was so scared of him. Either way, Edd looked uneasy with the fact that he watched them leave his house. Why that scared him, he didn't really know. But he would find out.

With one shove, Kevin pushed Nat into the old abandoned bathroom. Nat looked up at him and he gave a knowing smirk.

"I thought you were avoiding me." Kevin glared, obviously still upset over what had happened between him and Edd.

"What's going on with the dork?" He asked, crossing his arms over his chest. "Why is he so afraid of Andrew and why did you look all awkward when he was talking to me?" Nat shifted, his confidence fading, and he shoved his hands into his pockets.

"I told you, Kevin, it's not my place to tell, it's Edd's." Kevin shook his head and pushed him up against the wall, seething.

"I'm sick of playing these stupid games with you. If it went around the whole school, you can tell me what the hell happened. So tell me." Nat shook his head.

"i'm sorry Kevin, but I can't."

"But Nazz knows." Kevin pointed out, causing Nat to shake his head again.

"No, not completely at least. She knows the rumor, but not what actually happened. If you really want to know the rumor so bad, just go to Eddy, he's the one who made it up in the first place. But I guarantee, whatever he tells you isn't true. It's a lot more complex than he made it seem." Kevin released him and he stormed off. He would just have to find the shrimp and ask him himself

Kevin clenched his fists as hit his fist against Eddy's wooden door. He hated going to the dork for help about anything. The kid turned into even a bigger jerk than he was before. But he desperately wanted to know what was going on with Edd, and it was probably better to go to the shrimp than lumpy. Eddy threw open the door.

"What do you want, Shovelhead?" The dork had barely gotten taller and he was still a good head or two shorter than Kevin. His appearance was sloppy and his black hair was long and covering his eyes.

"I need a favor, dorko." Eddy crossed his arms over his chest, his signature smirk plastered on his face.

"Depending what it is, it's gonna cost ya." Kevin glared through the strands of red hair covering his eyes.

"What, do you need more money to give to that drug dealer you owe money to?" Eddy glared at him and huffed slightly.

"What do you need?" Kevin pushed Eddy into house and he followed him, shutting the door behind him.

"What is the rumor that you told about Edd that ruined his reputation?" The smirk came back quickly.

"You've been hanging out with the sockhead a lot recently, what's going on between you two anyway?" Kevin snorted.

"Nothing is going on between us. He's hanging out with Nat more than anything." He quickly covered up. Eddy laughed.

"Would make sense, they're probably dating." Kevin rose his eyebrow.

"And what makes you think that they're dating?" The smirk grew more on Eddy's face, revealing his yellowed teeth.

"The kid's gay." Kevin rolled his eyes.

"Nat likes to flirt with everyone-"

"Not Nat, Edd." Kevin shut up immediately and stared at him.

"So that's the rumor?" Eddy shook his head.

"No, not really. I spread that too, but it was true. He told me himself in our sophomore year. He's mega into men." Eddy leaned against the wall. "And if I remember right, he was totally head over heels in love with you." The lie wasn't even convincing. But Eddy hadn't talked to Edd in years, what if Edd did actually like him?

"Whatever. What was the rumor already? Does it have something to do with Andrew Lans?"

"It has everything to do with Andrew Lans. And I'm not too happy about Nazz telling everyone at school that my rumor was fake."

"It was fake." Kevin snapped.

"To an extent. Besides, now that Andrew is back, he can just prove to everyone that it was true. If he's smart, he'll continue the lie I created. I made up the rumor so that Andrew would stay in school, he paid me to. But he still got suspended. Now, if he knows what's good for him, he'll just spread the rumor again." Kevin glared and pushed the smaller boy up against the wall.

"Tell me now, what was the damn rumor?" Eddy smirked, his breath was rancid.

"It's gonna cost ya."

"How much do you need, shrimp?"

"You're not gonna like it." He pushed him further.

"How much?"

"$1,000. What can I say, I owe a bit of money. Either you make up the cash, or I won't tell you anything." Kevin cursed and pushed him back before walking toward the door, removing his hat and running his hand through his red locks.

"Where can I figure out that damn rumor?" Kevin mumbled to himself.

"Try Lumpy. He knows what happened and he's not as stupid now. He'll probably tell you what happened, he doesn't care about Edd either. But if he doesn't tell you anything, you can always come back to me." Kevin glared at him and he opened the door. "And remember Kevin," Kevin turned around to see the signature smirk. "The sockhead isn't as innocent as you thing."