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Love Eden

Kevin just got done with a good football practice. The team was in good spirits about the upcoming game against their rival school. Sweaty boys joked and chatted happily as they headed to the locker room. A few of Kevin's teammates clapped him on his back and talked about drills they ran.

"Yo Kev," one of his teammates called out. "You got a note taped to your locker! I think it's from a girl."

Boys crowded around his gym locker, looking at the note. Kevin had to push through them to get to it. His name was written on the outside in beautiful cursive that was familiar. Smiling, he pulled it free and made a shooing motion to the crowd around them. He didn't need them to know about Edd, not yet. A plan was forming in his mind to help ease them into the public eye but he was nowhere close to having a full plan.

Dearest Kevin,

I was enthralled by how lovely your portrait of me in the butterfly exhibit was. Your skill is magnificent and thank you for making that moment last forever. We have gotten very close recently and I am grateful for your help with Daniel.

Unfortunately, I cannot continue down this road with you. I have become close with Nat and we are thinking about starting a relationship. I am sorry to leave you like this, knowing your feelings towards me, but I feel like it would be better if we gave one another distance. You have seen how possessive Nat is about me. I would like to soothe his jealously so taking a step back from our friendship, at least for now. I do not wish to cause you any discomfort by seeing the two of you together so I am asking you to cut ties with me and not to contact Nat. I will reach out to you when I am ready.

I wish you all the luck in the world, Kevin. I hope you will forgive me but I will understand if you do not forgive me.

Eddward

Kevin sat slowly onto the bench in front of his locker. The weight of Edd's words settled on his chest like a boulder. How could he have not seen what was going on between Nat and Edd? They spent a lot of time together recently. Edd called Nat, not Kevin, when Daniel assaulted him. If Kevin hadn't seen Daniel, Kevin and Edd's friendship would not have reached this level.

If you were to ask any of the guys in that locker room what happened, they would have said some girl had ripped out Kevin Barr's heart and ground it to oblivion.

Whenever anyone asked why Daniel looked so happy, he just shrugged and said, "I've just had been having good luck lately."

Daniel walked around the halls of Peach Creek High like he owned it. The other students took notice, attracted to his charismatic attitude. Girls flocked to him life flies to honey. The attention he was drawing gave him a power high. But what really made him feel powerful was standing at the end of a specific hall to watch a certain ginger fall apart.

Kevin kept stealing sad looks at Edd as if he was willing the dork to look at him. Edd kept his head down as he rummaged through his locker. Ever since Edd had cut ties with Kevin, Edd had followed his instructions very closely. It was obvious to Kevin, as well as Daniel, that the dork was avoiding the jock and it fueled Daniel. Kevin's pain was sweet on his tongue.

The student body noticed a shift in the football captain's demeanor. He was supposed to be pumped about the game on Friday but he was walking around with his head down, talking to no one other than Nazz. The coaches were getting worried that Kevin would have a negative impact on his teammates when he should be rallying them.

I won, Daniel thought with a wicked smirk.

Nazz watched Kevin stab his lunch again without actually eating anything. The food had become a large, destroyed mess on his tray.

"Dude, I think it's dead." She sighed.

The ginger shrugged but didn't stop the assault on is food. It was easy to tell that Kevin's mind was not in the lunch room. Most of his teammates that usually ate lunch with him bailed after he didn't laugh along with them about some stupid show.

Nazz hooked her finger on Kevin's tray and pulled it out of his reach. "If you don't tell me what's going on in that thick skull of yours, I'm going to beat it out of you."

He didn't look at her, just chewed on the inside of his cheek. Ever since yesterday, Kevin had not talked about what happened. It was sitting heavy in his chest, making it hard to concentrate on anything. But, Nazz's light touch on his clench fist cleared the fog for a moment.

"H-he won't talk to me…"

Nazz frowned. "Who won't talk to you?"

Looking up, Kevin finally made eye contact with his oldest friend, pain blooming in his green eyes. "Edd won't talk to me. I gave him the drawing and it exploded in my face. He won't even look at me when I pass him in hallway. I think I fucked up Nazz."

It was painful for Nazz to watch her best friend fold in on himself. The last few months have been difficult and confusing for Kevin and Nazz was there to witness it all. She felt slightly responsible for the whole drawing situation, having suggested it in the first place. It seemed to be the straw that broke the beanie-wearing camel's back.

Kevin's shoulders shook slightly and Nazz knew what was about to happen. Grabbing their stuff and Kevin's hand, Nazz fled from the cafeteria, ginger in tow. The student body did not want to see their football captain completely fall apart. It would raise questions that Nazz knew Kevin was not ready to answer.

The tears come, fast and hot, running down freckled cheeks. He pressed his lips together hard to trap the sobs bubbling in his chest. A teacher they passed raised an eyebrow but the look Nazz gave told the teacher to mind his own business. The teacher looked away and went back to what he was doing.

When they finally made it to an empty classroom, Kevin came apart at the seams. Nazz directed him towards a chair. He collapsed in the seat like an old rag doll. His broad shoulders rose and fell in erratic spasms. Tear soaked, Kevin hid his face in his hands, muffling his sobs as if he was behind a wall of glass.

"I can't- I don't know how to deal with this Nazz." Kevin said through gasping hiccups. "I feel like my heart is crumbling. I put myself, my heart, in his hands and he threw it away for some guy he just met."

Nazz rubbed his back gently. "I know it sucks to watch someone you like choose someone else. It's scary to be open with someone but that is the only way to see if there is anything there to build a relationship on. But if he rejected you, you have to move on Kevin because he has. If you dwell on the pain, it will only hurt you, not Edd. If Double D doesn't see how rad you are than screw him. You deserve to be happy."

Kevin started to calm down slowly, much to Nazz's relief.

"You need to take care of yourself and dwelling on Edd will get you nowhere." Her voice was gentle and soothing.

Kevin knew she was right. He had two options in front of him. One, he could stay in this dark place of heart break. That would only bring about pain. Two, he pick up the pieces and went on with his life. That would be difficult but it was better than wallowing in something he could not change. He knew that Edd wouldn't change his mind. It was beyond his control but he was in control of himself. His heart was wounded but why should it have him hiding away in a classroom.

"You're right. If he doesn't care, why should I?"

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