"Eddy? Where's Adam?" A female voice asked. Eddy turned to a lady with blue hair and a pink dress with a white apron. "I think he's playing with the kids across the street." He answered his mother, He turned to the kids of the cul-de-sac watching his brother play ball with the kids. He watched in amazment how his brother could be so good, How he would always fit in with the kids, and how he was so popular, Eddy looked up to him, Almost like a father. He did everything with him.
"You know Eddy, you could go over and play with them." His mother said as she bent down, Eddy looked to the kids. "I'm not-not that good." He stammered. He whipped the drool off his lips.

"It doesn't matter, It matters how good you played the game," She said, Eddy always loved the way his mother would encourage him during -whatever- He smiled up at his mom and ran into the field. He ran to his brother on the pitching plate and started tugging on his jacket.

"Hey lil bro, What's up?" He asked pushing his head down. "I wanna play!" Eddy cheered. He started to blush in pink.

"Ok dude, if you think your ready." Adam pushed his little brother on the batting plate, He held his bat up high and proud, And looked to his brothers direction, He got his hands in the right place with his tounge sticking out,

"Get ready bro cause here comes a fast one!" Adam yanked his arm back and threw the ball toward Eddy, Eddy was ready,He knew he could hit s simple baseball, He threw his arm around his back and just when she was about to hit it, He missed the ball and hit himself with the bat! The ball bounced off his head and near Adam, He grabbed the ball and threw it to Kevin on first base, And got Nazz out, Eddy sat there crying from the injury on his head, He rubbed it ever so roughly. Adam ran to his little brother.

"I thought you said you were ready." He said looking down at his bro. The kids of the cul-se-sac picked up Eddys brother and started back to their homes cheering for the pitcher, Leaving Eddy in their dust.

"My bwother amazing.."

After a long hour..

"Eddy? Eddy?" A gentle voice asked. And started moving his working arm. "Hey kid.." The doctor asked. Eddy opened his eyes slowly and didn't find it so foggy anymore, He saw Double D and Ed hovering above his face, And the Doctor as well.
"You passed the operation fine Eddy. You'll just need to wear this band around your arm for it to heal. And with a cut that big i'de say a good two weeks will do fine, Just, don't do anything rash..." He suggested, And took off his gloves, And threw em away,

"You did well Eddy." Edd said in comfort.

"Thanks. Where's my brother? And Lucinda?" He asked, Still fogged up. "Your brother and his girlfriend went to go get a soda, B-but they said they'll be back." Edd answered.

"They didn't stay...? How long have they been gone?"

"A good 15 minutes." Edd answered as he checked his watch, Eddy slumped in his chair and looked down at his arm.

"Are you still worried?"

"Only about the attacking part..I dunno which Kanker it was...And will it happen again?" He asked himself. Edd placed his arm on Eddys.

"Eddy, I wouldn't worry about the past, I'de focus more on our future, Like...Our first day of High school tomorrow?" He said smiling.

"Grr...Stupid school, I hate it..Just makes my life more difficault." Eddy growled. He got up and started walking out the door.

"Stinky people stinky people stinky people!" Ed sang out the door.

Eddy,Edd and Ed caught up to his brother at the soda machine. "Bro! Your ok!" Adam shrieked, He hugged his brother tightly. And never let go,

"I'm ok, But why did you guys leave?" He asked. "We just went to go get a soda." He answered. Lucinda giggled and took a sip of her pop.
"Well I'm glad your all behind me.." Eddy mumbled. "So bro, you ready for school tomorrow?" Adam asked.

"No.."

Edd elbowed him roughly. "Carefull that's my injured arm!" Eddy screamed. "Sorry.."

"Good to hear Eddy, I think we should head there early, To see what class we're in, And maybe catch up on our desk arrangments!" Edd shaked. "This is so exciting!"

"You need help.."

Home (8:30 PM)

Eddy ran to the bathroom and IMMEDIANTLY took off his cast, And revealed his smuthered cut.

"Man...This cast is half was covered in blood.." He mumbled. He ran his arm in some water and looked himself in the mirror.
"Hey good lookin.." He sighed, "Not do good lookin anymore.." He sad running his hand in his dark blue hair, And touching his very pale skin. He poked his fishnets and tangled his skull necklace. "Why do I have to look like this?" He asked himself.

He hated the way he was, He looked much worse then before, He wasn't that fat anymore, Infact. He never really ate much. He was in a deep depression, He was always worried if he didn't eat he could be Anorexia. But he didn't worry about it a whole lot, Just every day, He wondered if he'll ever be happy again in his horrid life, But he'd never want to tell Adam about, Eddy always thought he never really cared about him, only how popular he was, And nothing else.

Eddy kept looking at himself in the mirror, Untell he noticed something unusual, He saw a shaded women in his mirror, She had red eyes and long hair, He couldn't make out on what more she looked like, All he knew was she had red eyes and that's it. Eddy raised his hand up and slowly pressed it against the mirror. Then the figure slowly evaporated.
"Wh-What was that?" He asked himself. Eddy didn't have time to answer that himself, He quickly placed back on his cast and ran out the bathroom, There, The dark figure stood OUT of the mirror...

He jumped in his bed and tucked himself in tightly. And continued dreaming the dream..

An early morning.
"Adam!" Eddy cheered, He jumped on his brothers lap and dug into his brothers bed. "Hey bro, what's up?" He asked him, He dug in his bed searching around for Eddy and pulled him out from behind first. "What're you doing dude?" He asked tickling his brothers soft belly. "I never knew you were so tickilish." He teased. Eddy. (As if he was gonna wet himself) Continued to laugh. And dug into his bed again. They both heard a knock on his door.

"You boys ready for school?" Their mother asked. Eddy and Adam froze in silence. "Oh yeah mom! We're getting ready! R-Right now!" He said jumping out of his bed and grabbed his clothes. Eddy grabbed his clothes and threw em on. (First day of preschool) Adam, (First day of 4th grade) ran out the door leaving Eddy.
"Wait up Adam!" Eddy cried, He pulled his pants up and grabbed his bookbag and ran out the door.
"Here are your lunches." She said handing her oldest soon a bag. "Now you wait for your brother Adam," Adam stood there tapping his foot impatiently. Eddy finally flew out of the bedroom and grabbed his lunch, And kissed his mother goodbye. "You kids have fun now!" She said waving. She would normaly stay home and wait for her husbend to get up for work before she goes shopping, Adam and Eddy ran to the bus stop and finally got it to stop, They ran up the steps, Eddy saw Ed and Double Dee waiting for him.
"Greetings Eddy, Glad you could hop aboard the bus to learning." He said qith a quarky smile. Ed laughed behind him, Eddy sat next to Double Dee, And Ed sat behind thei'r seat, They all started talking on their first day of preschool.