It was Kevin's first day back at school since he had injuries that he had received in the last football game. For most of his morning classes he had gone to class with out his books, they were easy classes and he didn't really need to pay much attention in them. After leaving the lunch room where he had spent time with the other popular students he went to his locker to get the book he needed for science class, this class he had to study for if he wanted to remain on the football team. Most of his teachers were lenient towards the football team and let them slide on grades mostly. This science teacher was all about leaning and holding to a higher standard. By what twist of cruel fate that he had landed in this class room the red head couldn't figure out.
Leaning on his crutches he opened his locker and the jumbled books fell to the floor. "Man, I really need to straighten up this thing." He looked helplessly down at the pile of books laying on the floor and groaned. He had to pick them up but how was going to be the question. His back brace wouldn't let him bend over far enough to reach them and kneeling was defiantly out of the question because of his injured knees. All the other students had gone on to class leaving him behind. While he was standing there looking at the pile of books he saw a hand reach down and pick up a book. He hadn't heard anyone approaching behind him. He looked behind him and saw an all to familiar black beanie on the kneeling figure behind him.
The books were handed up to him one at a time and he placed them back into his locker. All but the dreaded biology book which had been placed aside with his note book. After all the books were picked up and back in the locker. Double Dee stood up with the biology book and note book in his hand.
Kevin looked at the raven haired boy that he had bullied most of middle school and ignored all through high school. "Ugh, thanks Double Dweeb, I guess I can handle it from here."
"I'll carry these to your class for you Kevin, I'm headed that way." Smiled Double Dee letting the gap in his teeth show.
"You sure dude, I don't want to make you late for your class, I know how you hate being late for anything."
"It's ok, I have study period this period and usually use it to work on club projects. So no worries there, we better hurry if you don't want to be late for your class though."
They made a few paces up the hall when the red headed jock stopped and leaned on his crutches and looked at the tall slim raven haired boy walking along beside him. "Dude, why are you going out of your way to help me? I know I've treated you badly in the past and act mostly like you don't exist here at school." He looked the dork over from beanie to shoes. The boy had grown since puberty and lost his baby fat, His face had grown quite handsome and that gaped tooth smile made it even cuter. In his thoughts Kevin didn't ever question himself over thinking Edd had gotten cute. His chest showed slight definition under his button down shirt, somewhere along the line he had lost the habit of wearing a tie to school. Black jeans covered his long slender legs and caressed his finely shaped bubble butt. Kevin's brain did a double take when he noticed that he was checking out the Double Dork's butt. Whoa Dude, what you doing checking out another guys butt? Well it is a nice one.
The red head's mind registered that the dork was saying something to he tuned into the conservation. "... in the past Kevin, you haven't bullied me since Eddy stopped his scams, and as for ignoring me I was just glad that unlike the other jocks you weren't forcing me to do your homework for you. I don't mind helping people with their homework, but I prefer they actually do the work themselves. How else are you going to learn from the lessons. As to why I am helping you there's an old saying that goes 'If you see someone falling behind walk beside them. If you see someone being ignored find a way to include them. If someone has been knocked down lift them up. Always remind them of their worth. One small act could mean the world to them.' Also my grandmother once told me that 'If you see someone needing help, even an enemy do so, for you may make a friend, expect no reward, the deed in itself is reward enough."
"Wow dude, that's deep, wish I had leaned that back in the day I may have treated you better."
"Don't worry about that, I've forgiven and forgotten all about it long ago. Now we'd better be on our way if you don't want to be too late for class and I know Mr. Dinkins is a stickler for tardiness."
"I have a note that excuses me on that, but he does hate me because I am captain of the football team. He doesn't like athletes for some reason. He makes my life a living hell in his class room no matter how hard I try I can't get over a D in his class."
"If you need help in your studies why haven't you come to me? I am always glad to help others further their education. So if you like I could tutor you and help get your grades up."
"I didn't want to bother you like the other jocks were over homework."
"You could ask, I wouldn't mind after all you are a neighbor of mine, we grew up together as it were. Well here's your class." Looking in the room Dee saw that there was only one unoccupied chair back in the rear of the class room near the windows. "I assume that is your seat, so while you are speaking with Mr Dinkins I will place your books there." The raven haired dork walked over to the desk and placed Kevin's books on it, he pulled a pencil from his pocket and placed it by the books. Then turned and walked out of the room.
After speaking with the teacher and giving him the note from the office, Kevin made his way to his desk and sat down. He was just about to ask the girl in the desk next to him if he could borrow a pencil when he noticed the one Dee had placed by his books and smiled. The teacher had declared a study 'out of your book day' and make notes to be handed in at the end of glass for a grade no one had been paying attention to Kevin's arrival.
Kevin reached to open his book to the chapter and noticed a slip of paper sticking out, he unfolded the paper and read: If you need any further assistance just call (###) ###-####, Edd. He folded the note and placed it in his pocket. He opened his book and started reading the chapter, Ugh how boring, there had to be a way to make it interesting. Maybe I should call the dork and get him to help me make at least a passing grade in this boring ass class.
Just as the bell rang, he was folding his paper to turn it in. A hand reached and pulled the paper from his hands, he looked up to see the Dork standing there scanning the notes he had made on the paper. Dee nodded his head and said "That should be a B paper at least."
"Not for me, not in this class."
"We will see about that, if it's okay with you I'll help you study for this class and get those grades up."
"You'd do that for me Double Dork?" Kevin looked at Double Dee incredulously.
"Yes, Kevin, I would, all you had to do was ask me for help and I would have been glad to assist you in you academic endeavors. I took the liberty of looking up your schedule and know which classes you have. Here we are at the gym, I know you have P.E. This period and a shop class later, so you won't need any books. I'll just keep your biology book in my bag and drop it off by your house this evening around 6, and we will go over what you need to get your grades up in that class. See ya later Kevin."
The red head watched the raven haired boy walk away down the hall headed to his next class. Damn, that boy has a nice ass, What have I been missing all these years of not noticing the dork. After conversing with the coach Kevin made his way over to the bleachers and sat down. His thoughts kept going back to what Double Dee had said to him earlier. I wish I had been nicer to him all these years. I'll have to try to make it up to him.