Chapter 36 – 11th Grade But I Love You Only

A/N- Go Kevin go get you some. Warnings : Misogynistic Behavior and Language

The following day was Tuesday, Kevin and Angelica rode the bus to get to school. Kevin had to take extra care that morning for he didn't want the package he was carrying to get destroyed by some careless teenager before it was delivered into the hands of the person it was intended for. Eddy and Edd took their separate cars to school that day, that way Edd could just go straight home afterwards and face the fallout from his emotional episode the day before. Tired and desperately not wanting to be at school this day, desiring several more hours of sleep, he didn't care that he was in the same clothes he was in the previous day. Though he knew he had to face whatever outcome that yesterday's events might have in store for him, he was determined to avoid Kevin as much as possible today, mostly out of fear and a need to continue calling him his boyfriend for just a little longer. This same fear also drove him to avoid Angelica, afraid of what the girl might have to tell him and what she might do to him for stranding her yesterday. This made her task of talking to Edd so she could calm him down a little and make him more receptive to Kevin's plans very difficult. She tried her best to corner her hard headed dorky friend before their first class, but failed miserably at it, so she went on to step two of the plan hoping step one would work itself out and that step two would be more receptive to playing well with others.

For step two she needed the help of an obnoxious old time scam artist and his knack for coming up with ideas that are just dumb enough to maybe work. Cornering him after their first class was over she quickly drags him into the library and in-between the bookshelves having to talk quickly before their small break was over. "Alright I need your help Eddy."

"With what mama, I thought you were Ed's girl, and I don't encroach on another man's territory." Eddy said turning his head away from her as to not meet her gaze.

Smacking him in the arm for multiple reasons she continues. "Not with that you perv." She riffles through her purse looking for an item to give to him. "I need your help correcting this bull shit drama between Kevin and Edd." Finding it she hands it to Eddy.

He takes the CD from here and looks at it with funny expression. "What's this for?"

"Well first I need you to get Edd to the lunch room and then help me keep him there. Second I need that playing preferably over the stage speakers in the cafeteria" The cafeteria in this small school was a multipurpose room, it had the stage where any band performance or play was held. So it had a reasonably decent sound system on it that would suite her purposes.

"Why should I help you? Shouldn't we just let them figure this out on their own?" Eddy was being stubborn as usual, trying to turn over a new leaf and stop sticking his nose in other people's love lives.

She huffed with frustration they were running out of time to talk. "You love Edd don't you, you want to see him happy? Well Kevin makes him happy and this little misunderstanding could ruin both their chances at happiness." She turns to walk away and calls over her shoulder as she left. "Just help me make them happy." Now on to step three, keeping Eddy on task. After their second class both Angelica and Kevin walked by him and she asks as they pass. "Did you do that thing I asked yet?"

He only waves his hand flippantly at her and replied. "Ya Ya I'm on it." And he quickly made a B line to the cafeteria, scurrying in and quietly making his way to the far end of the room he ducks behind the curtain. Flipping on the equipment so it would be ready when the time comes and praying no one noticed it. Turning down the volume to the speakers he puts the CD in and hits stop once it loads so that all he had to do was turn up the volume and hit play when the time came. After their third class a reminder was given to bring Edd to lunch, yet again he gives his flippant response and a mad dash to where Edd was. Finding the boy at his locker he leans against the one next to it and breathes heavily to catch his breath. "Hey sock head, you were out of the house so quickly this morning Mom didn't have the chance to give you your lunch." He takes a few more breaths finally calming down from his jog. "So just meet me at lunch and I'll give it to you."

Edd just casually pulls the book for his next class out of his lock and closes the door. "That's very nice of her, please thank her for me. But I think I am going to spend my lunch out on the lawn today."

Eddy gives him a puzzled look and tries to get him to change his mind. "Dude, its fucking cold out there remember, it's only January."

Edd started toward his next class walking at a decent speed. "Sorry Eddy I just really don't want to run into Kevin."

Doing his best to catch up to his friend Eddy gets a little desperate. "Come on man, it will be like old time, we haven't eaten together in forever. And if shovelchin shows up I'll kick him to the curve for you, plus I got the new X-Men comic you can read."

Seeing that his friend wasn't going to give up so easily Edd finally agrees. "Alright Eddy if you insist, I would be happy to accompany you to lunch today."

"Cool I'll see you then." And Eddy made another mad dash toward his classroom and passed Kevin and Angelica along the way giving them a thumbs up as he went by. Everything was set and ready, just one more class to get through and Kevin could throw in his bid for the heart of his dork and hope it was caught and accepted. This final class before lunch could not end fast enough in Kevin's opinion, he kept watching the clock the painful ticking of the second hand driving him mad with anticipation. A watched pot never boils came to his mind and he did his best to try and pay attention to the boring lecture the teacher was giving, tapping his foot on the ground or fidgeting with the pen in his hand instead of writing notes. The bell that rang was music to his ears but also brought a dread to his heart the likes of which he has never known in his short life, he was about to expose himself in such a way that if rejected he wasn't certain if he could recover from it. Scenarios kept running through his head as he made his way to his locker, Edd accepting what he was about to do and the two of them running off into the sunset together. Utter rejection and Edd fleeing from him with a tear stained face breaking his heart not only for himself but for the pain his love was in. Driving these thoughts from his mind he puts his books away in his locker and closed the door, stealing his resolve to do what he can to win the heart of the one he cared for and hopefully banishing his loves fears of his intentions toward him forever.

Eddy waited for Edd by the entrance to the cafeteria, lunch bag and comic book in hand he leaned against the wall. Catching sight of his charge he waves him over. "God and you say I'm late all the time."

"My apologies Eddy, I had a few question to ask the teacher about the upcoming test." Since Ed's incarceration both Kevin and Edd have decided to give up pot and concentrate on more productive things in their life. This gave rise to Edd being more studious with his school work and a new hope that he might be able to get into a good college.

"Well let's hurry up and get in here already before they take all the good seats." Leading his friend into the room Eddy made his way to the far end of the cafeteria, toward the stage. Letting Edd sit down first he sits next to his friend and hands him the book and starts digging out the lunch his mom had prepared for them, hoping to get a few bits in before Kevin's plan and his suspension started. Edd was nibbling on a slice of apple enjoying the new comic in his hand when someone sat down on the opposite side of him from Eddy. Looking up from his book he sees Angelica sitting there, a little apprehensive about this knowing she was going to start with some sort of lecture about yesterday he tries to get up.

But both Angelica and Eddy's hands took him by the shoulder and pushed him back down in his seat. "It's for your own good Edd." She says with a smile upon her face, Edd looks over when he hears the seat next to him move out to only find Eddy walking away.

"What's for my own good? What do you have up your sleeve young lady?" A knot was forming in the pit of his stomach, a bundle of nerves that told him he was in for it and had been abandoned by his friend to boot, whether the outcome was good or bad he was stuck here to find out. And both sides of his mind were fighting to figure out which it was going to be, luckily logic got it right and his emotional side was left to watch what happened next.

A soft music started playing over the stages speakers at a relatively low volume for them, Eddy's way of hoping the teachers wouldn't notice to quickly. The song was "I've got you under my skin" by Michael Buble, and the cafeteria went nearly quite that Edd could hear the footsteps of a certain red head walking up behind him. Turning to see the person he had hoped and fear it was going to be his eyes started to water up, in the Kevin's hands was two roses intertwined one red and one white. Kevin stops in front of Edd giving him a warm nervous smile and softly says. "Hey, I missed you." Falling to one knee in front of the whole school he presents the flowers to Edd. "I don't ever want to be apart from you, and if you'll let me I would like to say it so the whole world knows." Desperate loving green eyes meet tear filled apologetic blue, Edd couldn't find any words at the moment but he knew Kevin was waiting for permission to go forward, and in the best way he could communicate at the moment he nods his head. "Eddward Vincent, would you do me the honor of marrying me?"

Two tears of joy fell down Edd's cheeks, there was no doubt in his mind now. It was clear to him now that he was over reacting yesterday and his emotional side slapped him for it, even though that was the side that caused it in the first place. Stammering for words still Angelica nudges him from behind and whispered. "This is where you're supposed to say yes darling."

Edd stammered a little more and finally found his voice. "Y-yes, oh absolutely yes." Kevin's smile almost hurt his face and as he leaned in to kiss the one he loved with all his heart they were both pleasantly surprised to be met by a few cheers from their classmates. It appears that showing them a healthy happy gay relationship was swaying some of their opinions, and those who were on the fence about it in the beginning were now jumping on board that ship. Hearing the cheers Eddy looked out from the curtain to see a happy sight, he quickly turned off the music grabbed the CD and ran for the hills happy he didn't get caught and he was planning on keeping it that way.

After a few moments and shared kisses, Kevin took the ring that was around Edd's neck and took it off the chain it was on, he placed that ring where it rightfully belongs upon Edd's left ring finger. "Now it's where it should have been from the beginning."Kevin kissed him on the forehead then gets up into the seat next to Edd, they spent the rest of the lunch period ignoring the rest of the world as they intertwined their fingers together, heads nuzzling one another as they whispered their affections for one another and Kevin admired the hand that held the ring that was his promise to Edd.

A/N- A red and white rose presented together means unity, the roses intertwined together means marry me. So now I hope everyone is happy with the resolution of the Nina Simone arch and we all have our fluffy feels and are on cloud nine. But like Jabba's palace one should never trust their footing.