Ed

Grunting, Ed managed to bring the entire sofa up the three flights of stairs and into the girl's apartment. Edd and Eddy were moving the furniture already there, albeit slowly. Ed smiled as he set down the sofa under Jessica's guidance.

"How can one person lift so much?" Jessica murmured. Ed shrugged as he put his hands on his back and bent over.

"I guess I was born to move things." He replied. He then looked over and found Eddy standing awkwardly next to Edd, who was being engaged by Kali.

"So Ed," Jessica said, which made Ed turn back. "Where are you from?" Ed shrugged again.

"A little neighborhood outside of town." He answered.

"This seems like a city compared to the farm." Jessica said with a smile.

"Did you really have chickens?" Ed asked. Jessica nodded and sat on the sofa he had just brought up.

"Yes, we had a bunch. And other animals too." She said. Ed, whose interest had been peaked, sat down next to her.

"What are you in to Ed?" Jessica asked as she leaned closer.

"Movies, mostly monster flick. I'm going to Minnow to be a director." Ed answered, oblivious to Jessica's actions.

"Really? Kali and I are going to LBU." Jessica said.

"Edd and Eddy are going there," Ed responded. "What are you studying Jessica?"

"I want to be a doctor, a veterinarian actually."

"Wow, that's really impressive."

"Well, if I fail, I have nothing to fall back on. It took a lot for my parents to pay for college." Jessica admitted. She bent her head down almost in shame. Ed put his hand on her shoulder, which caused her to look up, surprise in her eyes.

"I'm sure you'll do fine." He said. Jessica smiled and blushed slightly.

"Well, I think we should be leaving." Ed said after a momentary silence. He removed his hand and stood. Jessica smiled up at him from her seat.

"What are you doing Friday?" She inquired. Ed looked up at the ceiling as he thought.

"Nothing." He stated and looked at her.

"Perfect. Swing back by here around eight on Friday and we'll go out." Jessica said as she stood.

"Uh, okay." Ed replied. Jessica took his arm and walked with him to the door. Edd and Eddy were already walking back to their apartment.

"By the way, thanks for helping us out." Jessica said and then stood on her toes so she could kiss him on the cheek. Ed, dazed, walked out of the girl's apartment and caught up with his friends. Edd was staring ahead and Eddy seemed to be sulking.

"That wasn't so bad." Edd stated but they walked the rest of the way in silence.