"Double D," a gentle voice was heard. Edd turned around and found Nazz holding a towel over her body. "Let's take a shower," she laughed.
His eyes shot open and he let out a gasp. Sitting up he found himself in his room. "Was it a dream?" And he wasn't referring to the shower scene he saw. It was the entirety of teaching Nazz. It looked so real… but was it?
He had forgotten most of what happened yesterday. Remembering only when he arrived at Nazz's house and the making out. The constant making out. Double D vaguely remembers getting home if the whole thing wasn't a dream.
Maybe it was a one-time thing, Double D put his hand over his head and sighed.
He looked right to find that his alarm clock read 6:46. It was almost time for him to wake up. He took a moment to remember the events of yesterday and decided on if Nazz doesn't talk to me. It never happened.
Waiting patiently, the alarm rang and he pressed the off button. He got up and went into his closet where he took out his daily pair of clothes. He walked out of his room and into the bathroom.
A moment later, he exited the bathroom with a fresh look on his face. "Today is a new day!" He smiled.
He walked out of his quickly with his bag pack on. The breeze rolled in and he shivered, "cold day, huh?" Double D loved the cold. Since he wore a hat and all, it fit his style.
"Hey!" He heard a voice and flinched. Fearing it was Kevin. Turning around, he saw that it was just his friend, Eddy.
"Eddy, don't scream, it's 7:30," Double D hugged while tugging his bag pack strap down.
"I couldn't wait to see you because I heard a little rumor about you," Eddy, he is still small, but cool as ever, at least to Double D.
"What rumor?" Double D began to panic. Wondering if he meant the Nazz thing. Edd thinks it was a dream, but maybe it was true.
"The rumor that you want to be a nurse when you grow up," Eddy snorted.
Double D blinked and could almost burst out laughing. He knew what Eddy meant. Double got into a conversation with another classmate where Double D was asked would he be a nurse. Which he responded with a 'yes'.
"You really think I would," Double D was thankful that it wasn't anything to do with Nazz. Just a dream, huh?
"Ed boys!" A foreign voice sounded off and they both immediately knew who it was: Rolf. Once again Double D was thankful.
"Well if it isn't Rolf, what? Your pigs fed themselves?" Eddy mocked.
"Ah, I see you also take care the farm of Rolf," he pointed at himself and Eddy was dumbfounded. "I am surprised I didn't find you the festivity of culture and music."
"You mean the party you were having?" Eddy questioned and Double D became anxious. "I couldn't go, man. I went out of the town all night long. What about you sock head?" Eddy smacked the back of Edd.
"Oh me, well I… I…" he stopped for a moment, "I was just doing homework."
"Boring!" Eddy laughed, "I'll go next time Rolf, I promise."
Double D was feeling a bit ill. Did he and Nazz make out? Did he and Nazz do what happened? "Let's get to school. We don't want to be late," he said, in a hurry.
"But aren't we going to wait for Kevin, the blonde mistress, the boy with wood and the Ed boy with the brain size of the nut squirrels eat from."
Both Ed's were confused at what Rolf said for a second, "I need to meet up with a teacher."
"Then go ahead. I want to stay and see Nazz," Eddy raised his eyebrow. Edd didn't mind the remark but didn't mean he liked it.
"Alright, I'll see you in school," and Edd walked ahead. He passed Nazz's house at that moment. He looked over and wondered if she was staring. But when he saw her blinds closed, he made the decision that the night did not happen. But Rolf's party…
He passed her house, not looking back. As he walked further he began to slow wondering if he could hear her calling for him. Hear her rushing to him. He wanted to believe that it didn't happen, but if it did. It meant so much.
It meant he was dating Nazz or at least Nazz likes him. Never in his life, he liked someone. He didn't even like Nazz, he simply thought she was cute. She was every guy's goal and Double D was one of those guys. What now? What did this mean? It all happened so fast. She kissed him before she confessed, that itself was the confusing part.
I love you
It was so clear. He remembered hearing those words from her lips. Those elegant words with the elegant lips…
"Stop it Edd!" Double D slapped his cheeks and moved on. The wind blew and he covered his eyes. He looked back only to see Eddy and Rolf sitting by the edge of the sidewalk.
"Stupid…" he told himself wishing he decided to wait.
"Johnny, I missed when you had Plank," Eddy told bored out of his mind during lunch. Johnny sat down beside while eating the cafeteria food.
"I grew out of it Eddy," Johnny snorted and laughed. "Come on, how long did you think I was going to last?"
"You gave Plank parents so…"
"I was young," Johnny ate a piece of the mash potatoes.
"You were the same age," Eddy grumbled.
"Stop it, Eddy," Double D said while eating his packed lunch. Lunch time, how relieving it has been to be in lunch. Edd had many advanced classes so he struggles to pass with an A. Also, that meant he didn't have to see Nazz, but now that it was lunch. It was inevitable he would meet her. All the time spent avoiding her and he knew it would all come to an end.
In the morning, it was because he thought it would be awkward. But now he had time to think, he accepted that it did not happen. It was all a dream.
"Double D!" Someone bumped into Edd's head. He grumbled and looked back while rubbing it. "I need help on my homework," it was Ed. Surprisingly, he has gotten smarter. Well, passable enough to make it to high school.
"What do you need help on?" Edd fixed his hat and turned around to Ed. When he did, his body froze as he saw Nazz with Kevin and Sarah walking towards the table.
"I need help in Algebra." Ed took out his homework.
Edd tried to stay calm as he looked at the paper and hummed, "let me see… um… let me see what is the problem… the problem is…" he began to murmur as Ed blinked confusingly.
"What's with him?" Johnny pointed and Eddy shrugged.
"Hello losers, are the seats open?" Kevin walked over and sat himself down immediately.
"You're asking, yet you did so anyway. How rude," Eddy shook his head.
"Like you care," Kevin snorted. Edd was pretending to read the paper, but he felt Nazz staring at him. "Ed, did you hear all that?" He looked up.
"Not a thing," Ed smiled wide as Double D put his head down in shame.
"Alright, sit next to me and I'll explain it to you," Edd said and opened a chair. Nazz immediately sat there as Edd could feel her anger. "Uh…"
"Nazz, I was going to sit there," Ed leaned his head over.
"Ed," she gave a cute smile. "I didn't know, but is it okay if I stay seated here. I already sat down."
"Sure," Ed saluted before going for another chair. As he did, Edd looked down at the chair and his eyes slowly turned to Nazz.
She sat with her head resting on her hand, giving a slight glare to him. Ed turned his eyes back pretending nothing happened. Did it happen? Or did something else happen? Now he was panicking, did I do something wrong? Was my dream an imagination of what occurred.
"Double D, what is number one?" And Ed brought him back to reality.
"Okay Ed, I can't tell you the answer. But I will explain it to you so you can answer—." Edd jumped the moment he felt Nazz kick his leg. He laughed, "sorry, I needed to cough…" he told. Nazz… what did I do? Did we kiss and make out?
"Okay back where I was, you see kissing—." Edd blushed and put his hand over his mouth the moment he said it.
Eddy blinked before bursting out laughing. "That face. The idiot was thinking about kissing! What? Do you like boys?"
"No! I do not!" Edd slammed his hand on the table and blushed.
"Double Dork," Kevin chimed in, "so you wanted to kiss Ed, huh? How long?"
"I do not want to kiss Ed," Edd was thankful that he managed to take his attention away from Nazz.
"I always knew Double D," Johnny shook his head.
"I'm not gay!" Thought Double D found it annoying.
"So you don't like me?" Ed tilted his head.
"No, you are the greatest friend in the world and down to earth person…"
"What about me, sock head?" Eddy smirked.
"You are too, but you do have a scamming problem that I need to get—."
"What do you feel about me Double Dork?" Kevin leaned his head down.
"I don't think we held up a conversation ever Kevin…"
"What about me, Double D?" Johnny then snickered, "or do you prefer Plank?"
Everyone began to laugh as Double D smiled. "Do you like me Double D?" Eddy asked.
"No," Double D laughed.
"Do you like me!" Kevin mocked.
"We never talked," Double D kept on laughing.
"Do you like me!?" Nazz clawed the table.
"I—." Edd froze the moment he saw Nazz's glare. The others laughing could notice. Nazz glared with some tears forming around her eyes as Edd knew at that moment. The dream was not a dream, it all happened. "Nazz, I—."
"Kevin!" Rolf slid over Edd and made his face smash into his food. "I found out Krystal girl is single!"
"The one who chugged two beers last night!?" Kevin popped up with a smile.
"Oh you mean—," Eddy was going to talk, but Kevin put his head into his food tray.
"Dude she was so hitting on me. Where is she right now? I think I can pull some moves!" Kevin got up and Rolf stopped leaning on Edd's body.
"She's at the library," Rolf pointed as the two exit the cafeteria and ran to the top floor.
Edd rose his head as the food immediately fell off his face. He groaned, "I'm gonna go clean up," Edd said as he walked out of the cafeteria and into the bathroom as quickly as he could. Once in, he washed his face from the food and stared at the window. Nazz huh?
Double D looked down as the water dripped faster. He took a deep breath and stood up straight. "I deserve what I get."
Like he expected, when he exited the bathroom, Nazz was waiting. "Hey," Edd still couldn't make eye contact. "Should we talk somewhere private?"
"Yeah…" Nazz said and he followed her. They went behind a stairway where Nazz sat down. Edd joined at the for the first time, he felt comfortable sitting beside her. He didn't know why, but he felt as if he could trust her. "Where should I start…?"
"I think I should start," Edd took off his hat. "I don't remember all of the last night for some reason. I mean I do, but it seems like a dream. The feeling feels like a dream. I know it's real, I know it happened, but I wondered if it did."
"Do you not like me?"
Edd looked at his hat, "I do. I like you."
"Love…"
"Nazz…" Edd interrupted. "Yesterday morning, I woke up, brushed my teeth, went to school, went to class, and went home thinking about how I would that process over again. Today, I woke up with feelings for a blonde girl I only liked back then because she was cute." He looked up, "How fast things changed…"
"You were afraid?" She asked and he nodded, "of what?"
"Of it all being a fantasy," Edd snorted, "I got used to the usual process that something new seemed unbelievable. You are unbelievable. Don't you know how amazing it feels to wake up and find out this prettiest girl you known… likes you."
"Loves…"
"Nazz, I'm sorry," Double D gripped his hat. "I need time to—."
"Just take your time," Nazz leaned on his shoulder. "I don't care how long it takes you to say it. Just— take your time," she snuggled on his shoulder.
"Okay," he could only smile.
"Yesterday… I woke up in love with a hat wearing guy expecting him to tutor me that night. Today I woke up knowing that I kissed and confessed to that same guy," she held Double D's hand. "You have no idea how happy I was… and how disappointed I was when he wasn't there in the morning with the others. How mad I was that he tried to ignore me during lunch. How mad I was that he thinks what happened that lovely night did not happen. But despite all that… You have no idea how happy I am."
Double D turned to Nazz who blushed with comforting eyes, "I can take a guess."
And with the distance between them being almost non-existent. They kissed and this time, Edd knew it was true. No fantasy.
When he broke the kiss, "can we keep us a secret from the others for a while…"
"You don't want them to know?" Nazz frowned.
"For now!" Double D held her hands. "Until I'm ready for our relationship fully, then I will tell them myself."
Nazz nodded, "just promise me you won't take too long."
"No," his nose feathered hers, "I wouldn't do such a thing." And Nazz broke from her desire. She wrapped her hands around Double D and began kissing him. His lips gently massaging hers as her tongue slipped into his mouth. He gave a smirk before losing themselves in the kisses. And they felt as if they could go forever. But once the bell rang, they both stopped.
Not much happened that day. At least for them. But unlike the night before, they both knew they were a couple… at least in secret.