Chapter 26...3
There's no James/Jim in this chapter so people that feel a little yucky or you just complete hate for things like that. I'm writing the next chapter now so it shouldn't be long until it's finished and it'll go up later tonight. Have fun reading guys!
We got the third floor landing where, thankfully, there were no enemies for us to fight. I checked everybody's vitals to see if they were ok and they were. I was a bit nervous being around my friends still wearing this stupid, provocative and exotic attire. Granted, last year I had no problem but I was more concerned with Kevin's' near death to even worry about something as trivial as that. But now I'm a little perturbed by it since I'm not constantly in and out of the infirmary. I stand straight after checking Johnny and see Plank sitting over by an opening. I walked over to him and see that he was holding his left arm and blood was dripping from it.
Edd: Plank your arm!
He turned to me than looked down at his arm then he turned back to the distance.
Plank: I'm fine don't worry about it.
Edd: It could be infected.
Plank: I won't feel it so lay off.
Kevin: He's trying to help dude.
I look at Kevin who now stood next to me and stared at the back of Plank. He had a sour look to his face which wasn't good. Kevin, in a sour mood, is like dealing with a lion after eating; a bad idea.
Kevin: Let Edd look at your arm.
Plank: I said I was fine.
Kevin: You'll feel better when he looks at your arm and patches it up-
Plank: What will fixing my arm do?
What kind of question was that? Plank is the kind of person that is always in a bad mood but never to the point of being this grouchy even after fights because just like Kevin, fighting is therapeutic. I step closer to Plank and I try to put my hand on his shoulder but I felt a chillness to him that made it impossible to try skin contact.
Edd: Are you worried about Jim?
I see him jolt at them mention of my son and if this is what bothered him than it was understandable.
Edd: I understand how you feel…we'll get him back for sure-
Plank: You all keep saying that yet we haven't made any progress in doing so.
Edd: We're trying Plank!
Plank: Yea well it ain't hard enough!
He turned his direction to us showing the anger and tears on his face. If that wasn't bad than the wound on his arm was even worse than I thought. Just as Jim is half cactus and can slowly regenerate his body Plank can do the same, however with Plank being the type of wood that easily gets fungus and now that he's part human it can be detrimental to his health if not stalled.
Plank: I'll say this one last time; I'm fine so leave me alone.
He turned back around to the open air and silently watched over it. I felt everything he felt and I just want to help him but as always, Plank keeps everything inside and lets the rage out on everybody in sight. And to this, Kevin did not like. Before I could try and reason more with him Kevin stepped in grabbing Plank by the collar of his dirty leather jacket and punched him square in the face sending him to the ground.
Edd: Kevin?!
Kevin: He's fine.
Kevin walked over to him and grabbed him by his collar to lift him off the ground. I walked over to him and I heard our friends stand.
Johnny: What the hell are ya doing?!
Kevin: Showing this bastard how to have emotions about other and to let others care for him.
Edd: That's not the way to go about it Kevin!
He wasn't listening to me and I tried to stop him but I had barely any strength to muster up. He pushed Plank up against a wall and snarled at him as Plank barely held a look of emotion.
Kevin: Pay close attention to me because I'll only be saying this once; get your head out of your ass and focus on what's important!
Plank didn't say anything and just stared at Kevin with a bleak look. He's too deep into his own emotions, this must be a first for him. Plank has always been the controlling one between Johnny and himself but with others as well. I know he was helping us because he specifically wants to save Jim. That I have no problem with because that it a goal in it's own for me and everybody else as well...but these floods of emotions are still foreign to him and he has no clue as to how to process them.
Edd: Plank, let's talk while I fix you up, think about how Jim would react seeing you this banged up.
His head shot to me with a look of being touched. I smiled and touched Kevin's arm hoping that he would let him down and reluctantly he did. I walked Plank over to the other side of the room with the first aid that Rolf left us and started to clean his wound.
Edd: It's tough being human is't it?
He didn't say anything but nodded instead.
Edd: Jim was the same way at first. It hurt him staying in one spot always in the sun. He had intense sunburns and sores for such a small child.
He just sat and listened to me as I continued my work.
Edd: He didn't know how to take it either so I had to help him. I showed him books, movies, shows and even taught him schooling for a while util he told me he could do it on his own.
Jim was always a frail kid and that's because of the DNA I spliced him with. But Jim took more than I thought he could handle and made himself a normal child. Jim was acting like a normal before I knew it and it made me happy.
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If this is because he has feelings for my son than he can think of another reason to be bitchy. I kept my distance and watched them from the opposite side of the room with everybody else. I folded my arms over my chest just sitting there watching them until I saw Johnny and Lee get up and to see Ed and the evil Edd returning.
I got up and walked over to them and notice three people missing.
Kevin: Where's Rolf, Nazz and Eddy?
Ed looked at me with a sad smile.
Ed: They stayed behind to wait until Eddy woke up but sent me back to help you guys.
Bro: So he's ok?
Ed nodded and watched as his little sister ran past us just to hug him. I'm glad that shrimp is doing fine but my worry is over Jim and Edd. I glance over to see Edd standing and walking over to us so I meet him halfway.
Edd: What happened?
Kevin: Eddy's fine, he's hurt pretty badly so I'm assuming they can't move him until a little more care has been done.
Edd: That's good!
Kevin: What about him?
I asked nodding my head towards Planks' direction. Eddy looked back and than back at me.
Edd: Well I think I got to the root of the problem which was his emotions. Since turning human he has a different perspective of emotions and he has't a clue at how to attack them.
Kevin: Could've fooled me, he's been the same Plank from when I first me Johnny; controlling and pessimistic.
Edd: True, but also he's feeling love for the first time in a different sense.
Kevin: Love?
I looked at Edd and followed his gaze towards Plank. And now the thought that this was love towards Jim was the first thing that popped into my head. I grabbed Edds' arms and lower my face to his.
Kevin: Please tell me that it isn't my son, our Jim?
Edd stared loosely at me for a second before the corners of his lips curled into a happy smile. No, no, no no! I will not allow this!
Edd: Kevin?
Kevin: We can't allow this to happen, Plank is my age and Jim is seven!
Edd: In all technicality darling Jim and Plank are both older tha everybody here.
...What?
Edd: I can see the confused look on your face so to explain it simply I will say this; their age is practically limitless.
Taking that in and then picturing in my head those two together...I still don't approve of it! Jim is way too nice of a kid to be with a hard ass like Plank, I mean those two are polar opposites and how would society at seeing a grown man dating a child even though their humanized sentient beings thanks to the miracles of science?!
Kevin: I don't like it Edd, those two together after this is all over?
Edd: What're you worried about? They would look cute together and Jim has a persona that rubs off on other creating an infectious environment that would make anybody smile.
Kevin: But-
Edd shot up and kissed me as I felt his fingers lace into mine. I looked at blue narrowed eyes and soft peach skin form a soft smile at me.
Edd: Stop thinking so much, let them handle it when it comes up.
Kevi: I don't wanna!
I said pouting my lips into a frown and wrapping my arms around his waist pulling him closer. He giggled and held on tighter.
Edd: Do it for me, instruct Jim on what he should avoid and reiterate into Plank about having someone like Jim. And tell them both that they should love each other and have fun as a couple and friends.
I can't say no to my fiance, I could before but love makes you do anything. I smiled kissing him a little longer this time and nodded to his request.
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Looking at Edd and Kevin just kissing and holding each other like that reminds me of the first time I kissed Jim. His small body against mine and the ever looming feeling of breaking him if I touched him made me want to just try...I don't know if this is because I have Kevins' DNA in me that brings this unknown side of me out but I love and hate how it makes me feel. At some point I want to just watch him do everything in the world with me at his side at all times. My mind is going hazy just thinking about him and I can't tell you how many times I thought about tearing his clothes off and making hot passionate love to him.
I stand up and graze the stitches that Edd made and walked over to him and Kevin. Kevin looked up at me making Edd turn to face me. Kevi had a look of malice still and I can't fault him on it as I would be the same if this situation were my own.
Plank: I'm sorry...Kevin and Edd, I didn't mean to snap at you guys like that and thanks for the stitches.
I kept my hand on the stitches rubbing them just to feel the foreign thread creating bumps on my skin.
Edd: Don't worry about him, I know what you're going through, Kevin...
He said with emphasis on his fiances' name.
Edd:...on the other hand doesn't and he should apologize for speaking to your with harsh words and for hitting you too, right?
I smirked seeing the stern look he gave him wanting; demanding that he apologized to me. Kevin looked at a loss for words and angry having his "wife" command him like a slave. He sighed heavily and raised his hand to scratch his head as he looked up at the ceiling.
Kevin: I shouldn't have punched ya and yelled at ya like I did so...sorry.
I chuckled and waved my hand in defense.
Plank: Thanks for the apology but it was necessary.
Lee: Is everything situated over here? We're ready to go and kick that stupid ghost for taking the kid.
I looked at Edd and Kevin who smiled triumphantly at me as I watched everybody gather behind them. They all had the same looks as Kevin and Edd held on their faces. These are my friends and my family, and soon enough, I'll be able to tell Jim how I feel about him and call him mine as well.
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I hope you guys liked this chapter. I didn't have some of the characters speak much or at all because they really didn't to me that their words would matter at that point and also I should've mentioned from the beginning that Lee and May were fighting with them as well. Oops. Have fun this holiday my dollies, I hope you have a happy nondenominational holiday and the last chapter I wanna finish on Christmas Eve so watch out for that lolz.