AN: I am overwhelmed by the love you guys have for this fanfiction when I first started it I did not expect this many people reading it! -sniffles- So thank you so much for all the lovely compliments and reviews, it means so much I can't express how much. I know I must sound like a broken record saying that every time! Lol But here we go ^-^ to hopefully future happier and sexier times for our boys! Haha! Again it's a short chapter, I know you don't want excuses so I'm not gonna say why just please be happy with this small bit.
Snow flurried down from the grayish white sky outside of his hospital window, but he barely noticed it.
The door becoming slightly ajar as someone hesitantly opening it a crack or so had been what truly had drawn him from his thoughts.
The stack of homework from the previous weeks sat on the moving table tray in front of him had long since been forgotten due to stray day dreams weaving throughout his head all day.
His curious cyan eyes met very cautious and nervous emerald ones.
And in that silent instant he knew this wasn't the Kevin of his childhood, nor was it the jock who didn't even give him a second spare glance in the halls as they passed each other by over his earlier high school years.
No this was an entirely different Kevin all on it's own.
This Kevin was softer, more accessible perhaps?
There true was raw emotion that showed on the jock's face; and toward him of all people, it was curious and quite fascinating.
All the while he couldn't help his heart from hammering against his rib cage in sudden new found adrenaline that made his limbs tingle and his injured leg throb slightly.
They shared a moment of silence before the red haired ex-bully was thrust forward by a push from behind thus ending whatever it is that they had experienced.
That was when the sound of an all too familiar female voice rang out, "You gonna play googoo eyes all day at with him or are we gonna go inside the room Barr?"
Marie snickered at Kevin's flustered ruffled appearance as he threw a death glare her way, "Shut it Kanker!"
She merely side stepped around him and sauntered into the room, "D! You still look so pale, have you been eating properly?"
Her dark sapphire eyes glistened some with emotion as she looked him over and approached his bedside, "I'm seriously sorry I haven't visited...I've tried but..."
She trailed off biting her lip in frustration, angry tears hedged her vision at the corners of her eyes.
Kevin shifted anxiously beside her before taking the closest chair by the bed, "Your parents barely let me visit at first, the deal was that only I could come to see you. Until today that is, your dad said everyone could come visit as long as they didn't stress you out too much." The red head mumbled out as he watched him with an odd expression he couldn't quite pin point the meanings to.
Flopping down into the other spare chair Marie nodded looking regretful, "I swear I would have come sooner otherwise...you know that right Edd?"
Smiling a reassuring smile to the bluenette haired goth he laughed softly, "Don't worry Marie I know first hand how stubbornly difficult my parents can be."
He licked his lips nervously and glanced at Kevin with interest, who to his surprise was still staring at him, "But I am curious...about a few things I guess...?"
Kevin flustered again and tore off his baseball cap to tangle his fingers through the auburn tresses in what seemed to be an endearing nervous tic of some sort.
Which made the auburn teen's bangs cover his eyes momentarily before they spring back up in their normal stubborn gravity defying manner.
Marie grinned like the Cheshire cat from Alice and wonderland, "Yeah well I guess you're really confused as to why this lump of a jock is here huh?"
It was his turn to turn red, "Ah...um...well yes that had crossed my mind among other things...I a-also heard that you...um Kevin, that you visited me quite a lot during my comatose state?"
Looking even more embarrassed the jock laughed nervously and rubbed the back of his neck, "Well yeah...It's a long story actually...complicated and stuff...but if you want...I mean if you really want to know I'll tell you." He rambled out, now nearly going as red as his hair.
Snickering at the red head's plight Marie wiped at the corner of her eye in unrestrained mirth, "Poor guy is gonna turn into a puddle of sweat from nerves before he even tells you the story D."
For some reason he felt some odd twinge of protectiveness rise up within him toward Kevin in this moment, "Marie be nice and behave yourself." He chastised sternly.
Kevin looked a bit surprised by the raven's defense against Marie, "Ehhh it's okay Edd, I'm real used to her bitchy ways by now."
A snort was his response, "My bitchy ways just translate to awesome womanly greatness that you just cannot handle Barr."
Rolling his green eyes Kevin snorted back at her in a playful banter that both surprised and intrigued him as he watched them converse back and forth.
"So...you guys became friends?" He spoke quizzically his raven eyebrows furring.
"What?! No way in high hell am I this neanderthal dickwad's friend!"
"The fuck I'd be your friend either Hottopic disaster!"
They both glared at one another heatedly.
Tumbling peals of laughter fell from his pale pink lips as he tried not to wince at the jarring of his leg while his laughter overcame him, "Pfft...you two are positively hi-hilarious! Haaaa not friends indeed!"
Both sets of eyes looked at him confused before they began laughing too.
"We are absolutely not." Marie grumbled out after a few peals of laughter escaped her.
"Totally not Edd, I mean come on now..." Kevin crossed his arms finally having put his cap back on, he was now leaned back in his chair with amusement a lit in his green eyes.
Shaking his head gently he calmed his laughter, "Oh, of course not! Because that would be completely horrible. Who would ever think that a goth and a jock would be friends." He jokingly mocked in a serious tone of voice.
"Totally dude I mean..." The jock trailed off as if he realized something quickly, "Wait a sec you're makin' fun of us aren't you?" Kevin squinted at him in challenge.
"D...how could you be so mean to meeeee." Whined Marie as she interlaced their right left fingers together and rubbed her cheek against the top of his hand like a dog begging attention from it's master.
Green eyes narrowed dangerously, "Oi you're not his girlfriend Kanker hands off."
Smirking Marie kisses the top of Edd's left hand with a shit eating grin on her lips, "Why what are you gonna do if I don't Kevvy? Hmmm? Got something to say? To confess maybe?"
Coughing Kevin sputtered in the chair like a tea pot about to erupt, "Y-You...I'm gonna..." the jock growled viciously at her.
Wide eyed he disentangled his fingers from Marie's and placed both hands on this lap away from Marie's wandering fingers, "You guys are confusing me...Marie what are you trying to insinuate?"
"Oh that's an easy one! Kevin Barr Peach Creek's star foot ball captain has the hugest most colossal, ginormous, enormous, gigantic most huge cru-" Kevin nearly dove out of his chair to cover her mouth with his hand.
Marie wiggles around and glares at him before she licks his hand making him yelp and wipe it on his pants, "Gross man what the hell is wrong with you Kanker!"
Brushing off her pants free of invisible wrinkles she just smirks, "I have many things wrong with me Bar you'll have to be more specific in your questioning. But so you know this version of Edd...well he had a secret you know, quite similar to your own."
"Marie!" He squeaked out from the bed.
"What all this sexual tension is making me choke! I'll need an inhaler if you guys don't fuck soon!"
Hiding his face in his hands he peeked out from behind his fingers to chance a look at Kevin who was quiet again.
Blazing emerald were heatedly gazing at him.
Kevin was flustered but he looked calmer than before, and was that a bit of lust in his eyes?!
It couldn't be, no there was no chance...was there?
The sound of Shakira's "Hips don't lie" going off from Marie's phone broke the silence.
Blinking he looked to Marie, who to his surprise had a soft expression to her eyes as she picked up the phone.
"Hey cutie, M'hum yeah we're in Edd's hospital room. Yep, see you soon then." Grinning she hangs up before flustering a lil at his stare, "What?"
"Oh nothing." He smiled, "But do tell who is your cutie Marie?"
It was Kevin who answered as he rolled his eyes, "Oh she's just been harassing Nazz."
Growling low in her throat Marie rounded on him, "It's not harassment if it's mutual dumbass."
"Nazz...? As in Kevin's Nazz? As in cheer leader captain, most prettiest and popular girl in the school Nazz?" He blinked out in shock.
Kevin looked downcast as he mumbled, "She's not my anything, other than being my best friend."
Marie snorted, "Kevin and Nazz were a thing for like a split second if you blinked back in junior year, everyone just assumed they were still together because they are always hanging out together. But just so you know it's really only because Kevvy here was so deeply buried under all those expensive sneakers in his closet."
"Oiii I am not a closet case Kanker!"
"Well not so much anymore no, but you're still pretty bad. Maybe you should borrow one of Nazzy's yaoi manga collections. It might steer you in the right direction." She smirked as she made a scissoring motion with her fingers at him.
He paled and the flushed crimson and went completely silent a weird look crossing his face, a cross between curiosity, denial, and disgust.
Curiosity eventually seemed to win out in his expression though.
"What is yaoi? I've heard of manga...perhaps it is a manga genre? I'll have to look it up." He voiced quizically.
Kevin's eyes bulged, "No! Don't! You're too innocent for that kinda crap!"
Marie cackled, "Oh please do! You'll need to prepare yourself for what's to come. I think you'd be the uke anyways. I wonder if Kev here has a size kink." She grinned wickedly.
Balking Kevin rubbed his hand over his face, "Just...just stop talking Kanker."
"Size...kink...uke?" He asked flustered.
"Anywho I have to go, me Nazzy are going to the new retro milkshake shop that opened up on the corner by school." Standing she leaned over and gently hugs him before smiling genuinely, "I'll be back tomorrow okay D?"
He nodded hesitantly as he realized that he would now be very much alone in the same room as his crush.
"Have fun and if you decide to have hospital sex, remember to take off the heart monitor piece! Oh and always wrap it up I guess? Bye!" Marie winks and then exits the room leaving them both bright red from her words.
"...I apologize for Marie...she can be very..." He trailed off trying to find the right word in his head.
"Vulgar? Loud? Spontaneous? A complete and utter bitch with no inhibitions what so ever?" Kevin drawled smirking some.
Laughing softly he nodded, "Yes well...I think she's rather unique now that we're just friend and she's not stalking me."
Snorting Kevin nodded in agreement.
"So, are you going to tell me the story? Or am I going to have to piece together my own facts?"
Shifting in his chair nervously the jock sighed, "Well it started with a biology project...which now that I think about it we never really started."
His must have widened because Kevin laughed, "Yeah sorry things kinda distracted us...and we never really got around to doing it."
"Did we fail?"
"Yep, but we got a make up essay to write and they waved your grade seeing as you...were going to be switching schools..." His green eyes hardened toward the end.
"Don't worry...my father said I can finish the school year at Peach Creek, and I should be getting out of the hospital quite soon." He said as he tried to sound comforting.
Kevin definitely brightened at hearing this but tried not to show it too much outwardly, "Yeah? That's cool, I know you didn't wanna leave in the first place so that's awesome."
Suddenly the ex bully leaned in closely to him.
His heart nearly stopped and he could feel the auburn teen's hot breath against his lips.
Kevin's fingers caress the side of his face and for a second his brain just dies and can't think no matter how hard he tries to.
Pulling back his hand and leaning back Kevin holds up a small eyelash, "Heh, you had a stray eyelash on your cheek. My mom says you should always make a wish on one when you find one."He mumbles out looking embarrassed at the admission.
Regaining some of the ability to at least respond somewhere in his brain functions he manages to reply, "Oh? And what do you think I should wish for?"
Taking the smaller hand in his own Kevin placed the small eyelash on his right palm, "Anything you want I guess."
Looking down at the eyelash he blinks slowly before he closes his eyes and blows the eyelash off his hand before reopening them.
"So what did you wish for?" Kevin asked earnestly, his eyes fixed upon him in curiosity.
"That is a secret." He grinned, "One I hope becomes a reality quite soon."
Blinking Kevin grins back, "Well I hope you get what you wanted."
Smiling softly to himself he leans back against the hospital bed.
"Somehow, I think I already did."