Chapter 11- 10th grade Pride
A/N- Thank you all on your reviews on this and my other work they bring a smile to my face. Warnings-Homophobia, Violence and Depressive Nature. Sorry dshell99 don't kill me.
The following week after the boys little trip to the creek Edd's mood had started improving. Taking his friend misguided but caring advice he started to forget about the red headed jock and return to more important things like actually doing his school work. Of course that was more of his way to ignore his thoughts about Kevin in and out of school. His thoughts on the subject were a mix of logic and emotion.
"Ok true we really weren't dating, true we had only talked and seen each other a few times, and true I should have known that he was only after that one thing." Edd's logical side would argue to himself. "Well it's not like we have many options, I don't see any other openly gay teens in this school and so dating is out for awhile. It's just I had gotten my hopes up for something really, something special." His emotional side would counter. "But you let yourself get wrapped up and be too hopeful too quickly." Logic had a point. "I just wanted someone to hold and kiss and love is that too much to ask for?" His emotional side was, well emotional. "We were careless." Logic "We were stupid." Emotion.
And that's how the war in his head went when he was not preoccupied with some other task. So if buckling down and doing his school work would help him forget he was all for it. Unfortunately there were still moments that week in which Kevin and Nazz would unintentionally remind him and it was back to square one. It was during one of these moments that it went from unintentionally to deliberate. As Edd was walking from his history class to his science class Kevin and Nazz were walking down the hall in the opposite direction toward him. He tried to pass by them putting Nazz between Kevin and himself, once he had passed however a hand grabbed him by the arm turning him to look straight into green eyes. "Hey dork I need to talk to you." Kevin's look was kind of pleading. "When can I get a hold of you?" Nazz was behind Kevin looking at the scene with confusion then her brows furrowed a little upon his last question.
Trying to be polite and avoid the jock at the same time Edd spoke. "Unfortunately Kevin I will be unavailable to assist you in whatever classes your needing tutoring in for the foreseeable future." Why he was trying to help Kevin cover up his actions was beyond him, probably best not to cause ripples in the water.
"O ok."Kevin lets go of Edd's arms slowly. "Well I'll see you around then dork." Edd turns and starts walking off but could hear Nazz's question.
"So what was that about?" She said with a little venom in her voice emphasizing "that"
"Like he said I need tutoring." Kevin said rubbing the back of his neck.
"Well you don't need to be associating with people like him. Really Kevin why you're being so nice to him I will never understand. You're like the most….." She was now out of ear shot of Edd but he had gotten the gist of the conversation. They were popular he was not and therefore has no place talking to them.
After the next class it was lunch time and on his way to the cafeteria Edd stopped off in the second floor restroom to heed Mother Nature's call. While he was in the stall relieving himself, the bathroom door opened and closed a person entered walked to one end of the room then back and out again. Immediately the door opened again another individual enters but does not take a stall so Edd figured they went to a urinal. Edd finished what he was doing and exited the stall to be greeted by Nazz. "Nazz! What are you doing in here this is the boys restroom."
"No shit Sherlock, I have the boys outside making sure this little meeting of royalty and peasantry goes uninterrupted." She turns to the mirror on the wall and starts checking her lipstick using her pinky finger against the edge of her bottom lip, then looks at Edd through the mirror. "So queer I just wanted to let you know to stay away from my boyfriend. " Turns and walks toward him confidently as though she had nothing to fear from little old Edd. "He's better then you, you're a nothing and will never be anything in this school, so keep your fucking eyes to yourself, faggot" Her voice never raising as though being in his presents was beneath her and she was doing him a kindness by reminding him where his position in life was. "I'm glad we had this little talk." And she walks toward the door. "Don't forget to wash up Eddward." And she exits the room, immediately after she leaves the "boys" enter cracking their knuckles.
"You ready for this you little queer." They headed toward Edd, as he backs up against the wall. Both boys were wearing football lettermen jackets, so they were on Kevin's team.
"Now gentleman maybe we can talk about this." Edd says as his back hits the wall.
They only smirk once they reach our poor defenseless Edd. "Sure we can talk." He brings back his fist and strikes Edd right in the gut doubling Edd over the other boy grabs Edd by the hair turning his face and strikes him with his free hand. Edd is now on the floor between the two assailants curling up and protecting his head as both kick him cursing out homophobic remarks toward him. Once they were satisfied that he was ruffed up enough, one of them knelt down on one knee beside him grabbing him by the hair and lifting his head. "Now I hope you have learned your lesson queer, don't make us repeat ourselves."
"Hey man stop touching him you might catch the gay or worse AIDS." The other boy said.
"Not like there's much of a difference between them." The other boy lets go of Edd's hair then gets up and washes the hand he just touched Edd with. Both boys left and Edd sits up leaning against the wall waiting out the pain. After about ten minutes Edd gets off the floor and goes to the sink washing off the blood that head come from his nose and walks out of the bathroom and to the cafeteria, he got his lunch like normal and walked to the table his friends were at and sits down normally. He wasn't going to show weakness, he wasn't going to let those fucking assholes think they got to even the slightest bit of him.
Once seated Ed takes in his friend's appearance and exclaims "Holy shit D what the fuck happened to you."
"Just a little disagreement about the way things should be at this school." Edd said as he started to eat his lunch.
"Who did that to you Double D?" Eddy said mouth a little open at his friend's scuffed up face. "We'll kick their ass."
"Now Eddy an eye for an eye will leave the whole world blind." Double D was not one for violence but the way their comments made him feel he wouldn't mind seeing them suffer a little, but he was determined to be the better person in this situation.
"Fuck that shit, we take care of our own, we can't let those bastards think they can do this to you." Eddy said and Ed nodded in agreement.
"EDDY!" Double D said rather loudly drawing a few closer people's attention "Just leave it alone alright I wouldn't want you to get hurt on my behalf." Double D sighs."Besides they would just come back after me again to get even with you for going after them." Again the event that had occurred just a little while ago started playing in his mind, all those foul words that the boys tossed at him echoing in his head. Double D was doing his best to hold back the tears but he was unable to hold them all from coming out, one fell against his will. "I'm sorry, I got to go." Double D got up and at a quick walking pace trying not to look to desperate to leave, exited the cafeteria and to the nurses office. Once there and explaining the situation Edd complained of stomach pain, the nurse wasn't stupid she knew he just didn't want to be here anymore. She called Edd's mother who took a little time off to pick up her son and drive him home she as well knew it wasn't about his stomach but his pride.
After school Ed and Eddy came over to check up on their friend worried about him not only physically but emotionally. When they got to his room, having been let in by his mother, Ed spoke "Hey man how you holding up?"
Double D was on his bed lying on his side knees tucked in one arm around them Ed sits on the bed Eddy takes the desk chair. "I'm doing alright." His voice harsh from crying but trying to hold up a brave front for his friends knowing they could see it but he was determined to down play it.
Ed puts his hand on Double D's shoulder trying to get him to turn and face them, Double D complies, turns and wipes away the residue of tears on his cheeks. 'Hey man it will be alright ok." Double D nods not really wanting to talk knowing his voice might break and a flood of new tears might fall with the effort. "We found out what happened man and who did it."
Double D shakes his head and very weakly says "Don't, don't do anything ok, it won't turn out good."
"They're calling you a faggot man" Eddy always the brash one. "You're not a fucking queer are you?"
"Eddy, leave it alone!" Ed in a very forceful voice turns on Eddy.
"I'm just sayin, I don't want no fairy as my friend." Eddy turns side to side in the desk chair.
"Shut the fuck up or get the fuck out Eddy, you're not helping." With that Eddy left the room and then the house getting in his car and going home. "Don't pay him no mind D, you know he can be an ass and talk before he really thinks about it." Double D could feel the tears swelling up in his eyes again, He gets up and heads out of the room.
"I got to go to the restroom." He says as he exits the room and heads toward the restroom. Once inside he closes the door and the tears just start pouring down his face once again. Desperate to keep his sobs muffled as to not worry Ed, Double D sit on the toilet hands over his mouth hunched over his lap. "They all know, Eddy's already leaving and I haven't even confirmed it, it's all over all of it. Everything I know is disappearing before my eyes. Ed will probably leave to if I confirm it, what will my parents do when they find out? Oh my god why did this have to happen to me now, why couldn't I just be normal?" The pain in the pit of Double D's stomach throbbed and stabbed at him continuing to grow bringing forth more tears. His logical mind completely shut off his emotional side in full swing. "I'm going to hell anyways and no one will care if this stupid worthless fag existed." With that Double D stands up gets into the medicine cabinet, retrieving a bottle of his mother's antidepressants opens the bottle and tips it back taking them all into his mouth. Turns on the water and drinks deeply.
Ed worried about Double D gets off the bed and goes to the bathroom door hearing the water running knocks. "Are you alright man?" he hears a bottle hit the floor. "What are you doing in there D?" Knocking loader, no response just sobs. He tries the door it's locked. "Come on open up D, open this door." No response for Double D, he rams the door with his elbow, it doesn't give.
Double D's mother hearing the noise comes to the bottom of the stairs. "What's going on up there?"
"I don't know Mrs. Kanker Edd won't open the door and he's crying and won't answer me." Double D's mother runs up the stairs and starts knocking on the door.
"Edd sweetie its mother would you please open up for us." Her voice sounding desperate and pleading at the same time.
"Just leave me alone." Edd says through sobs.
Having enough of this Ed steps back "Do you mind if I?" He motions with his foot as though kicking. Edd's mother nods and Ed kicks sending the door flying open. They were met by Double D on the floor his tear stained face leaning against the toilet a empty prescription bottle on the floor. Ed rushes to Double D grabbing his face and looking into his eyes. "What have you done?" He says very angry at his friend. He turns to look at Double D's mother both her hands to her mouth a sob coming from her. "Call an ambulance." Ed orders she heads for the phone.
Pulling Double D away from the toilet slightly he lifts the seat then leans him toward the open bowl grabbing his chin with his left hand and holding the back of his head with his right so D couldn't squirm away from what he was going to do. He tries to pry open Double D's mouth with his forefinger with little success D's teeth were in the way. "Open your god damn mouth D." Through sobs and tears D turns his eyes to his friend seeing the concern his friend was having for him he realized that maybe not all was lost and he complies with his demand. Ed then shoves a finger down his throat getting the desired effect Double D gags and a slew of pills and water come up and into the bowl. Ed tries again getting a gag but nothing coming up this time. He goes to the sink and gets some water forces D to drink then sticks his finger down his throat once again only water comes back up. When the paramedics arrive along with the cops D was asked a few questions by the police, standard things like did he have a knife or weapon on him he was going to use while in the ambulance or was he going to go with the paramedics quietly and no cause trouble. All the answers being to the police man's liking, the paramedics then load Double D on the gurney. They sped on their way to the Hospital to have his stomach pumped.