Eddalyn was outside of the Peach Creek Mall Plaza, waiting for May and Nazz to show up. She stood there in loose cupped legged mom jeans and sweetheart leaf green blouse with little prints of sewed tulips. Her hoodie was tied around her waist which was half covered by her cross-shoulder bag. She hated to be a bit impatient, but she was afraid that she was either forgotten or was ditched by the girls.

They must be late.

They're probably busy dealing with traffic.

They probably have an emergency or something important to deal with.

They probably forgot the time.

They forgot to come.

They ditched me.

They're making fun of me behind my back.

They're not coming-

"Hey Eddalyn!" She was snapped back from her thoughts seeing May run towards her waving with Marie following her over was her blue haired sister Marie. May was wearing a grey crop top with a embroidered picture of a daisy, with this she wore a ripped jean skirt over thigh high white socks and a pair of yellow and white sneakers. Her sister Marie who came up next to her was wearing a black tank top which was on top of her long-rippled fishnet top, with it she wore a spaded belt holding up her long beat-up green combat pants with its sleeves tucked into a pair of wore out combat boots.

Eddalyn sighed out in relief relieved that the words swarming her mind weren't true and rather just false claims. To be honest Eddalyn was not just excited about the whole day but also nervous about it as it would be the first actual time, she went outside of the Cul De Sac as Eddayln and not Eddward. She already saw a few stares some of confusion, some mocking or filled with disgust, she even caught a few checking her out but not in a good way.

She remembers waking Eddy up early and asking him to help her pick something out for her girls day and Eddy getting both protective and annoyed at the gesture. She thought back at how Eddy complained about how

'The shirts are the same color!' or

'I don't know what's in this season for chicks'

or one of her personal favorites

'You look good in everything'.

It made her happy knowing Eddy was willing to go through these lengths for her even when he didn't want to or hated to do it. It made her feel as if Eddy was so much more than just her best friend. That Eddy could be something more seeing as how he cares for her.

The thoughts now hit her like a wave.

How accepting he was of her.

How protective he was of her.

How no matter what he did whatever she asked of him.

How he would look at her caringly.

How he was there for her.

How loved her.

That word hit her hard, love, she knew Eddy loved her like a sister but at the same time she had noticed some looks over the past few days, but she pushed it aside as curiosity, I mean it wasn't everyday your best friend comes out to you and becomes a completely different person than the person you knew originally. But that was beside the point.

"Hey so where's Nazz?" Marie asked looking around for the blonde-haired girl.

"I don't know it's only a few minutes late, but I bet she'll be her soon."

As soon as Eddalyn finished replying a car pulled up half way not even fully stopping as Nazz got out of it almost falling. Eddalyn and May came to her quickly to help prevent her from falling which she grabbed their arms for support.

"My stepdad is a dick!" Nazz muffled as she tried to compose herself.

"Are you alright? Why wouldn't he fully stop so that you could safely exit the vehicle?"

"He's an asshole that's all..." Nazz said trying not to cry as she didn't want to ruin the day with her own issues.

"Yeah, what a dick." Marie commented as she came next to Nazz patting her shoulder to let her know it was okay. Nazz looked at the punk blue haired girl next to her, who was comforting her. Nazz felt a lot better knowing that the girls around her cared for her well-being but felt more stable knowing Marie cared about her. She didn't know why but just being around Marie made her feel safe and relaxed. Just her presence made her idolize her. How could she not? Marie was rebellious, a free spirit, a tough punk who didn't take shit from anyone, someone who knew who she was, and she was okay with that. Not like Nazz who wore a mask hiding as the perfect cheerleading captain, the girl who gets all the hot and popular guys, the girl who would most likely be prom queen, the blonde bimbo who was too pretty to be smart, and a liar. She hated being what everybody wanted her to be rather it was her cheer squad or her mother or her school or her stepdad or anyone.

She hated it.

She actually wanted to be Marie seeing as how she didn't care about popularity or her image. She showed who she was and what she was like. Nazz couldn't even help herself from being drawn to the way Marie usually dressed, being a mix of punkish goth and tomboy, it was one of Nazz's favorite type of style but she'd never admit it as she always made people believe she was a preppy cheerleader and nothing more. Maybe she could get closer to Marie be her friend or something, it was something she wanted to be but didn't ever have a chance to do so, but now today was her chance and she was taking it.

"Yeah, he is..."

"Well why don't we just head on in and do some shopping! I saw this really cute shop that I know Eddalyn would love." May said grabbing Eddalyn's hand as she led her inside as the two others followed behind. The shop they were at first was a bit of a hippie spiritual aesthetic to it, Eddalyn wasn't really into the whole tarot cards and magic stuff but was fascinated by the decors of framed insects and the types of flytraps and cactus. She stared in awe at the clothing which possessed the images of her very own interest. May was invested in the crystals and sages mainly those surrounding love and attraction, as she had hope they might bring her admiration towards a certain Ed boy to notice her more. Marie was next to Nazz both who were tossing jokes and comments about the shop.

"Thinking about getting this necklace, it's rose quartz and it brings both love and attraction." May says as she shows it off.

"I mean if you need a rock to bring you love then I guess so..." Marie commented rolling her eyes.

"It is quite a lovely necklace May; it honestly brings out your eyes." Eddalyn complimented

"Yeah, it's cute..." Nazz half lied as she wasn't into the whole crystal obsession as some people had.

After they were checking out of the store, they went to another that being a store called 'Teen Glow' being a trendier clothing store that had most of the latest trends and fashion scenes of the year. Nazz was with May and Eddalyn comparing clothes to one another saying which clothing item would look good on who. Eddalyn had a wide grin on her face as she felt more like a teen girl in this moment as it made her feel like a real teenage girl. It was the first time she actually went clothing shopping in a mall with other girls comparing and trying on clothes, complimenting each other and complaining about some small meaningless flaw about their body and wishing they were like the other.

It felt nice.

It felt nice modeling whatever clothing item she chose or was given and having her friends cheer her on telling her 'How pretty she was', 'how she looked amazing' and 'how it really suited her'. One item after another as her, May and Nazz tried on and only Marie modeling a plaid dress just because Nazz said she'd look hot in it, and it was semi punk. They were laughing and giggling discussing the stores they planned to go next and being thrilled at the last destination of a savory frozen treat at the end.

They were having fun until...

"Oh my god, Beth! Are you seeing this there's a guy in here!"

"Gross what a pervert!"

The two girls were clearly your typical popular spoiled daddy's girls who were as basic as their knockoff brand miniskirts. Nazz looked over at them recognizing the two from her cheer squad, they were in the same year as her while they weren't head or even close to being top in the cheer team. They were still popular and knew how to ruin reputations and sabotage anyone. They were nothing but bullies who picked on whoever they felt deserved it or just for the kick of it. While Nazz hated them she learned she had to be pretend to like them just so she could keep a good reputation and not have any negative attention.

May mostly knew them from school as they teased her calling her 'ugly', 'fat', 'piggy', 'trailer trash', 'dumbass', and so many other words that cut her deep. They used to trip her in lunch so her only source of food she had for the entire day of school would be spilled everywhere onto her making her covered in a mess, the thoughts of the two girls and their group of popular shits making oinking noses and jokes about her weight haunted her. It made her cry and hate herself. All they ever did to her was bully her and make her life hell. She couldn't even eat in the cafeteria as she now had to eat her lunch elsewhere, before she joined the gardening club, she had to eat her lunch in the girls bathroom stall in hope's of being protected enough and away from the assholes of the school. Of course, that changed when at the time Double D offered her to join the gardening club as it only had one member being Double D. May remembers Double D telling her she could even eat lunch in the green house together, so both wouldn't be alone and would have their lunches intact. Eddalyn's kindness was something May took to heart as Eddalyn was there as a shoulder to cry on when her sisters weren't there and was someone she felt was like a sibling. She was protective of Double D.

"I'm sorry... I'm just trying on clothes I'm very sorry for the confusion but I am not a male but rather a female like all of us fine ladies here." Eddalyn explained calming as she tried to hold herself together and ignore the harsh comments about herself.

"Wait, so like your some guy who thinks he's a girl. Wow couldn't get any weirder could you. I mean should you find another changing room to get off to."

"Yeah I mean there's a dumpster you can get dressed in the back of if that is any help."

The two girls laughed making Eddalyn cringed as she looked down using her arms to cover herself shamelessly as she felt uncomfortable and hurt at their words. Her change of mood was noticed quickly by May who stood up and came face to face with the two girls known as Beth and Millie.

"Why don't you leave her alone you mean coldhearted bitches!" May yelled as she stood in front of Eddalyn protectively like a knight in shining armor. The two girls both shocked but quickly changing to a wicked grin.

"Look's like the blonde hair pig is squealing again. Didn't think we'd be seeing Flabby May in a place like this."

"Yeah pretty sure none of the sizes fit her she should probably check out the Thrift Fit after all its got all the trailer trash clothes a girl like you can ask for."

May looked upset as well now feeling embarrassed by this encounter not going the way she hoped. However, the two girls quickly shut up when Marie came right up to them. They were terrified of Marie as everyone would be.

"Listen cunts! We're trying to have a good fucking time and your clearly buzz killing the mood. I was hoping this day would be a sweet girls day or whatever bullshit but instead I think I'm gonna have to knock some malibu barbie's heads into a fucking wall and hope to god I don't get blood on my favorite pair of pants." She cracked her knuckles in a clear threat letting them know she wasn't afraid to beat the living shit out of them for crossing a line.

"Ok fine let's just go!"

"Yeah I don't want her to kill me!"

Both ran out of the store to avoid any chance of a blow from the pissed off blue hair punk. Marie was satisfied by her handy work being that her threat was being taking seriously. Nazz on the other hand was amazed by Marie's nature and how her brutal threats and stance was something she used whenever she felt like it. Nazz was mesmerized by Marie she swears it's just envy but now she wants nothing more than to hang out with her and be her.

She thought Marie was amazing.

Was a total badass.

Was so tough and strong and could kick anyone's ass.

Was so fucking hot.

That last part threw her off as she never thought of a girl like that before none the less someone like Marie. Was it weird? I mean it wasn't weird for other girls to say how hot other girls were and how they wanted to be just like them. Except she didn't just want to be her in the sense of hot in appearance but rather flustered and heated at the thought of her.

"Wow Marie that was so cool..."

"Thanks, Nazz, I was just teaching two broads some fucking respect for my baby sister and my newly adopted sister."

"Wish I would have the guts to say that to them. Honestly, I would love to kick their ugly mugs in with their outdated designer bags. That is a dream to me." Marie laughed at Nazz's honesty and wrapped her arm around her shoulders in a friendly manner.

"You know blonde I think I'm starting to like this side of you. We gotta hangout more sometime I mean it."

"Yeah totally!" Nazz blushed feeling her heart pace inside as she tried to act cool.

"Hey why don't we just check out and go to that frozen yogurt place, after all those bitches gave me an appetite."

May and Eddalyn smiled softly as they nodded heading to the register to check out their items. All four of them were heading there excited at the list of flavors to choose from. May however seemed a bit disinterest at the flavors usually she'd be freaking out and discussing every flavor and how she wanted to try them out but after her encounter it left a sour taste in her mouth.

"May, they have birthday cake batter I know it's your favorite type of flavor." Eddalyn spoke up catching on to May's depressing mood.

"Yeah but, I'm trying to watch my figure..."

"Oh but May you are perfect the way you are in all honesty I envy you're appearance. After all I wish I had a nicer shape like yours, I'm afraid I'm nothing but a boney twig and it would be nicer to have such feminine features such as yours."

"Thanks, Eddalyn, but no joke you're like model thin and like totally gorgeous. I don't think you are boney in all truth you have nice hips."

"Why thank you May I assume us girls always have ideas on what we wish we could look like."

"You got that right!"

Both giggled as they were picking out their flavors. Nazz and Marie already got theirs, with Nazz being a strawberry lemonade flavor with skittles and Marie's being a sour green apple with sour patch kids. The two were talking shit about every click at their high school and all the drama with it. Nazz enjoyed being finally open about her emotions with someone on her thoughts of everyone and everything at that rat hole called Peach Creek High. Marie on the other hand enjoyed getting to hear all the drama as she now got so much more entertainment out of it.

"SO what did you too girlys get?" Marie asked.

"I got birthday cake batter with gummy bears and frosted animal crackers, totally a must have!"

"I got the berry blast with strawberry toppings."

They went to pay for their frozen treats, each were pulling out their own wallets to pay for their snack. One after another, it wasn't until Eddalyn went up to pay that the guy on at the counter stopped her from pulling her money out.

"You won't be needing to pay for that." The guy at the counter exclaimed as he gently pushed her hand holding her wallet away from the register.

"Oh, my may I ask why my money isn't going to be taken sir?" Eddalyn asked shyly as she began to think that he didn't want to serve her or even associate with her.

"Well you see, there's a policy we have."

"What policy would that be?"

"That pretty ladies get free yogurt." He said with a playful smile as he leaned towards her on the counter.

Eddalyn was blushing as she was getting hit on by the frozen yogurt employee. She couldn't lie that he was attractive as he had messy spiked voodoo green mohawk hair, a nose piercing, and deep dark brown eyes. His features were both handsome like a gentleman with a mix of punkish rebel. He was tall and had a skinny yet muscular frame. Eddalyn couldn't help but play with her few strands of hair playfully.

"That is very generous of you..." She looked at his name tag reading, "Dean."

"Why it is nothing but of what a gentleman does, I'm sure you are used to this kind of treatment being as your beauty catches eyes."

"Oh my well your flirtatious nature has gotten me all flustered and blushed, how rude of me not to introduce myself. My name is Eddalyn but my friends call me Double D."

"Double D? Like the bra size?" He said as he looked down at her chest with a smirk.

"No! Oh heavens no!" She went to cover her flat chest in embarrassment.

"I'm just teasing love. You know I like you, you seem really cool and stuff why don't we hangout sometime I'm free next Saturday if you want to maybe hang out somewhere."

Eddalyn blushed more now, she was getting asked out on a date for the very first time in her life. She felt on top of the world right now and it was showing in her gapped tooth smile. In the back Nazz, May and Marie were silently cheering her on and giggling at the two's interactions.

"Sweet! Here's my number after all it's part of the policy of pretty girls getting free yogurt."

"Is that really a policy?"

"It is MY policy gorgeous. Anyway, I got to get back to work those toppings ain't gonna fill themselves." He said as he quickly wrote his number down on a napkin handing it to her as she reached for it he gently kissed her hand in a gentleman fashion. She giggled as she herself wrote her number down for him.

"I hope to see you again soon Dean." Eddalyn waved goodbye as she headed towards her friends.

"Same to you, Double D~" He winked back at her smirking at his achievement of getting a date.

After that, the girls grinned at Eddalyn seeing her blush as she stared at the napkin within her grasp and her frozen treat.

"See Double D, your like HOT! You just got not only free frozen yogurt but a guy's number all in all conversation!" May exclaimed as she skipped around Eddalyn as she couldn't help but feel excited at her friend's love life.

"Yeah, you little flirt keep on being as cute as you are and you'll be drowning in free gifts." Nazz joked as she too felt May's excitement. Marie just shook her head and smiled.

"Seems that's all men are good for free yogurt." Marie laughed.

While they continued walking around the mall, the discussion came up of what to do after as all four of them didn't want the day to end and rather keep it going. "Why not a sleepover?" May offered.

"Yeah but where would we exactly sleepover at, we can't at our house since the trailer park has some construction going on and I don't want all of us to be catcalled by those perverts the whole time." Marie exclaimed.

"I would say my place but my stepdad is an asshole and will probably be a dick to you all."

"What about my home, while it isn't exactly the best hangout spot, it will give us privacy as there is no one other than me staying their till next week. My aunt Vivian is going to move in to keep a close eye on me since mother and father feel it would be best that I am watched being that they won't be home for at least a year."

"Sounds like a plan!" May voiced.

"Also, your aunt Vivian is going to watch you? Is she like mean or something?" Nazz asked.

"Honestly, I don't know I haven't met my aunt Vivian since I was around 3 years old, all I know is that her and my mother do not get along and that my father felt it wasn't wise for her to be around me."

"Huh, maybe she'll be cool." Marie added in hopes to cheer the mood.

"Possibly..." While walking they stumbled upon Rolf who seemed interest in speaking with them. He ran up to them with a large smile engulfing his face.

"Hello Nazz girl, Ed girl, and sisters of Kanker, how do you feel on such a day."

"Salutations Rolf, we're just shopping and treating ourselves to a delicious treat of frozen yogurt. What has brought you here today?"

"Well Ed girl, Rolf heard you and the other gals of the area would be gathered here, and I was intending on seeing the curly haired Firey maiden. She has interested Rolf for a while!" Rolf exclaimed as he was searching around for Lee.

"Oh my deepest apologies but Lee isn't with us as she is elsewhere."

"Yeah she's working at mom's bar right now she might hangout with us after though at our sleepover, if that's all good with you Double D." Marie stated

"Why that is perfectly fine, Marie."

"Oh yes why not invite Rolf as well, I can bring Wilfred and Johnny along as well!"

"Oh I don't know, I don't think my parents would be fine with me having a boy and girl sleepover but..." Eddalyn thought back to her parents and how they treated her and basically abandoned her, they were never home so what would it matter if she had people over she'd keep the house tidy. "Actually yeah that would be fine as long as everyone else is alright with it."

"Hell yeah! Fuck the rules!" Marie shouted as she put her middle fingers up along with Nazz who joined her in this exchange.

"Yes F the rules of my parents and of the adults."

"Hell yeah you should invite Ed too and well Eddy too."

"Of course! They would love more than anything to be a part of this!"

"Oh Rolf wants to know if Kev boy can join he has accompanied me today at the mall?" Rolf asked not fully thinking about the actions of yesterday cause by the whole ordeal.

"well...um..."

"Rolf what the fuck man you just left me at the food court!" Kevin shouted running towards the group. He stopped in his tracks noticing Double D in front of Rolf holding onto her frozen treat between her soft hands.

Kevin stared at her checking her out but trying to mask it as staring down. He couldn't help himself from being mesmerized by her adorable shy stance and porcelain like appearance. It was hard to admit he thought her outfit suited her and her long hair reminded him of smooth sharp ebony yet as soft as a raven's feathers. Looking down he saw in her arms were bags from previous stores that they had clearly gone to, one of them he knew as some trendy girls clothing shop. The thought raced his mind imagining Double D trying on dresses and tight outfits, he tried to hide his blush by looking away at anything but her. Just the thought of Eddalyn changing in and out of clothes and asking for assistance in getting something on kind of aroused him. Just the image of Eddalyn struggling to get on a tight dress as she would he half exposed revealing her back towards him asking to help zipper her dress, and him roaming his hands exploring her body as he playfully lies saying that he is only helping to unwrinkled the clothing. This leading to a steamy make out session in a changing room as he hers her moans of his name echo in his mind.

"Oh KEVIN~"

"Oh my God Kevin~"

"Kevin..."

"KEVIN!" That last part he was knocked out of his mental fantasy of his and into the reality of it all.

"Uh yeah what?"

"I was asking you if you wanted to come along at night to Ed girls house to hangout, I managed to convince them of you coming but unlucky to get you to spend the night."

"Yeah sure, whatever..."

"Okay good, you need to be on best behavior though because Lee will be there and I swore for you and do not ruin my chances with the lovely Kanker sister or Rolf will show you the wrath of a son of a shepherd!"

"Okay whatever dude, I'll behave and whatever."

"Good."

(Elsewhere in a run-down studio apartment)

Vivian was gathering her things and packing them, she already let her landlord and her job know she was leaving to stay at her sister's place to watch over her niece. It wasn't hard for her to exactly do it since her landlord and coworkers were friends of hers who understood the whole clown-shit mess between her and her sister.

She looked around packing her clothes, belongings and stuff into the trunk of her 1983 4 seated red rusty convertible. It wasn't much but then again; she didn't really have a lot of shit.

"So, you're really going to your sister's place after all that shit?" Her violet haired friend said taking a long puff from her cigar.

"Yeah cuz I got to be there for my niece since Vic Dick doesn't want to be a parent! I mean really what kind of fucking person decides 'oh I'mma pop out a baby and just neglect it cuz I suck my works cock off'." Vivian mocked as she took the cigar from the woman's mouth taking a long harsh puff to relieve herself, clearly pissed off at her sister's parenting tactics.

"Sounds rough."

"Yeah, well Victoria is just like our fucking mother that bitch, all about image and wealth and status and all that other bullshit. Honestly like how Vivian can be this cruel to her fucking kid, I mean you should have heard the whole fucking discussion, Jo. She literally berated me and used my lifestyle as a way to prevent her child, my niece, from being herself! What the fuck!"

Jo stared at her as she began helping her pack her car up. Jo was a tall strong built woman who was 3 years older than Vivian and had offered her a place in her building after she saw how Vivian was struggling to survive on the streets almost 19 years ago. She saw Vivian was in the worse place in her life, basically struggling to hold a job, her family got up and abandoned her for her sexuality, she also had a bit of a drinking problem then too. But now see was better she worked at nightclubs basically being a well-known bartender and your best person of advice. She had a heart of gold wanting to help who she could along with a free-spirited soul which made her crazy but in the good way and not the mass murderer way.

"Yeah honestly, it's good you're doing this though because maybe your what your niece needs right now, I know you and your sister are like water and oil and have a literal atomic bomb relationship but at least you were mature enough to but your sister's behavior aside and step up as a responsible person."

Vivian smirked at this and shocked her head laughing.

"Well, someone has to be and I'm going to be the best goddamn aunt my niece has ever had! I'll spoil the shit out of her, give her the best advice, the best time in her life, the support she needs and hell I'll be her fucking mother since my own sister won't be!"

"That's the fucking spirit!"

"Fuck yeah! To being the BEST hot sexy aunt in the world!"

"I'll give you that!"

"You hear that world! I'mma be the best aunt ever and if anyone disagrees, they can suck my clit!"

"Here, Here."

Vivian perked up starting her car as she waved her friend goodbye, she started heading towards the interstate as she knew she had at least a 12 hour. She knew she said she'd be there next week but after the whole discussion with her friend she couldn't hold back, she knew she had to get there as soon as possible.

For her niece.

"You here that world, I'm going to have a family again.."