AN: So That last chapter I posted a few days ago felt way to short and like there was a lot of stuff I should have added. So I wrote this up to throw in everything I wanted for that chapter. Enjoy!

Edd was in awe. The absolute last thing he expected was for his parents to walk through the door. All while he was on the floor. With a girl. Who has an ice pack on her head. He couldn't imagine how this looked to his parents. His mother threw her bags on the floor and ran over to hug her son. She was squeezing so tight Edd could barely get a breath out.

"Mother, how are you home already?", he managed to squeeze out. His mother let go and stood up.

"We weren't needed anymore. There was a lot of help for us down there, so we could leave early". Edd honestly wasn't too sure what they were even doing this time, but, he had no reason to doubt his mother. He really couldn't care less ether. He was just happy to see them home again. Edd's father walked over and hugged his son.

"Good to see you Edd. Sorry I never got back to you about the greenhouse. I liked the one you showed me". Edd's father reached into the bag he was carrying and pulled out a sketchpad. "Although I think some improvements could be done". Edd gave a quick look over of what his father had done. His father was just as good a builder, engineer, and designer as he was. Actually, a lot better in most regards. "Look over that tonight and give me your thoughts on it tomorrow. Ooo, cake!", his father ran into the kitchen when he saw the cake Edd and Marie had been eating. "Fudge cake with vanilla ice cream filling. It's like you knew I was coming home"! He got a plate and cut a few pieces for himself and walked into the other room to start unpacking while enjoying a treat.

"My cake...", Marie said in a thoroughly disappointed voice. Edd's mother seemingly took notice of her for the first time.

"Marie, it's good to see you. Honey, what happened to your head"?

"I tripped over myself and bumped my head on the floor".

"Did you check her for bumps or bruises Eddward"?

"Of course mother. No bumps, but there looked to be slight bruising. Nothing to bad. But better safe than sorry". Edd's mother held out her hand to help Marie off of the floor.

"Oh Marie, you've grown into such a beautiful young woman. I can still remember you chasing Eddward around when you were younger. How time flies".

"Thank you. And you're looking rather fine yourself"! Edd's mother couldn't help but laugh. She was indeed considered very attractive by most. She had Edd when she was only 18 and just starting college, so she wasn't as old as any of the parents in the neighborhood. She was actually just about to celebrate her 35th birthday in the coming months.

While his mother looked over Marie's injury Edd went to check on his father. He was in the living room looking over the window. He looked impressed with the work Edd had done.

"So. How exactly did you break the window"? Edd still hadn't come up with a way to explain what had happened to the window to his parents. So he did his best to vier the conversation in any other direction.

"Does it seem stable enough to you? Rolf was kind enough to help me replace it, but windows aren't exactly a strong suit of mine. Hope it looks alright". His father looked at him, as if he was putting something together.

"There's a good rule of thumb for checking windows son. Here place your hand in the center. Like this". Edd followed his fathers instructions and placed his hand on the glass. His father proceeded to grab his arm and pull up his sleeve, revealing the bruised area of his arm that had been hit during the window smashing. "Thought I saw something on you when I walked in. Now, why don't you tell me what's been going on here Eddward". Did Edd tell his father? Was it as big of a deal as he was making it in his head? "Son, I know about the brick. Marie's mother was outside when we pulled in and introduced herself. She let me know about the whole incident. You're mother raced off before she could bring it up. I understand why you'd want to keep this from her. I know how she gets. But you can't hide this sort of thing from me. I don't know who did it or why. For all we know it was just some kids being stupid. But just in case it's something else we need to keep an eye out". Edd knew his father was right. Hopefully he was wrong about who threw it, but on the chance her was right... he would need to keep a look out for anything else that may happen.

Edd and his father walked back into the kitchen where Marie and Edd's mother were trading off laughs.

"Eddward, I never knew you've never had Ramen before! You're lucky Marie has such great taste. I'll be sure to pick you some up next time I'm at the store".

"How long are you two going to be home for this time"?

"For a while.", said his father, taking the seat at the table next to his wife. "We've taken some time off so we can, among other things, spend some time with our son".

"What is it that you two actually do?". Marie asked. "Everyone knows you guys travel a lot but no one seems to know what you do for a living". Edd's mother laughed.

"It's no big secret dear. We're", she stopped when her phone began to ring. "Oh, sorry, I have to take this. Hello? Yes, this is Rose". Marie looked to Edd's father for clarification. But before he could speak his phone also rang. "Hello. Yes this is Ronald". He mouthed the words "I have to take this" and went up to his study to take the call. Marie just sort of sat there. Clearly not believing what just happened.

"How's your head feeling"?

"Better. I like your mom. She's funny".

"Yeah. She's great. So, what would you like to do"?

"You're parents just came home. Don't you want me to leave so you can have some quality time with them"?

"Just because they're home doesn't mean they're not working. They'll be on their phones for a while, and then have to unpack. It'll be a little bit before I can sit down and talk with them. So we can still hang out for a while. If you'd like".

"Well I did say I'd make you some Ramen. Why don't we give your parents some space and go to my place for a little bit". Edd quickly agreed, he was pretty desperate for some more Ramen. When Edd and Marie went to leave they noticed it was beginning to rain, and hard. "I love the rain". Edd turned to grab an umbrella. When he turned back he saw Marie racing across her front yard. He wasn't going to have any part of that. He opened his umbrella and made his way to Marie, who was now soaked. They saw a flash of lightning hit the sky, followed shortly after by a huge boom of thunder. Marie's face lit up. "Thunderstorm!", she yelled. There were few things she enjoyed more then these. She ran into her house and up into her room. Edd, far behind her, made sure to leave his now muddy boots and soaked umbrella somewhere they wouldn't cause an inconvenience for Marie's mother.

"Hello Eddward". Diana was sitting in the dinning room with papers spread across the entire table.

"Hello Diana. I'm afraid I may have tracked some mud into your house. Terribly sorry".

"Don't sweat it. Just wish Marie was a thoughtful as you. She just threw her shoes off and ran her soaked ass upstairs. But she's not the one who was to clean it". Edd soon rejoined Marie in her bedroom. Which was still pretty messy and filled with unpacked boxes. One of which Marie was going through.

"What are you looking for?", he asked. She didn't answer right away. When she popped out of the box she was digging through she was holding some kind of recording equipment.

"I love thunderstorms. So whenever one is happening I like to record it. As weird as it sounds, it helps me to sleep sometimes". She placed the recording equipment all around her window, like she already knew the best setup for getting good sound.

"Why don't you put that up in the attic? It would sound a lot better up there". She looked at him like he was crazy.

"Um, Edd. We don't have an attic". Edd smiled.

"You didn't know about the Cubby-holes in your room? They lead right up to the attic. You really didn't notice the window in the front of your house"?

"Um..no". Edd went over to a part of her room with a bunch of boxes piled up. He pushed them aside and pressed on a portion of the wall, causing a small door to open.

"It's pretty dark and narrow. I should go first". Edd crouched in and lead Marie up into the attic. As soon as they exited the Cubby-hole the sound of the rain hitting the roof made Marie light up. It sounded so close! She was such a sucker for this kind of thing. "When I was little and my parents would have to go away for work Mr and Mrs Golden, the people who used to live here, would watch me and a bunch of the neighborhood kids. We found out about this and would always come up here to hide. Don't think they knew about it ether. Or just didn't care much for it. This room wouldn't be good for storing much of anything". There were cobwebs and dust everywhere. Even some small old boxes. Probably from the people who lived there before the Goldens. Marie was sitting right next to the window, enjoying every second of the storm. Edd wiped some dust away from the ground and sat beside her. "Do you like it?" he asked. Marie nodded her head.

"It's wonderful Double D. Thanks for showing me".

"Think nothing of it".

"The way the sound is echoing up here is amazing". She turned and looked at Edd. "So. Are we going to talk about what happened"?

"Talk about what happened?", Edd repeated.

"You know! After I fell. And you gave me the ice pack, and were playing with my hair". Edd sat silent. "When we were about to kiss!", Marie was right in his personal space.

"I have no recollection of the event in question". Marie stood in disbelieve. However it wasn't long before she started laughing, and grabbed Edd's face.

"I can't stand you sometimes". Edd couldn't help but smile.

"So...want to make me that Ramen now"?