A.N: Sorry for the slow updates, as I said in the last chapter, life happens. Not only that, I don't have as much time to think out the plot now. I had had the first few chapters clear in my mind when I wrote this, and now in heading into uncharted territory, but hopefully I get to keep up the good quality with the next chapters. Some interesting things have been happening in my life (not bad though), but I'll try my best to keep up good quality. If I don't update for a while don't worry, I'm just busy, but if you're really curious, just message me, and I should reply within a few days. If it seems I've dropped off the face of the earth, then that's a different story. Now onto the main story, and I hope you enjoy it!
I woke up, feeling groggy and in a bad mood. I had always hated waking up like this, but it was something that seemed to happen. I also didn't think that what I was thinking about the night before helped at all. I knew today was going to be a bad day, one that dragged on and was just a boring day overall. And, I wasn't too far from the truth. I talked with Marie in the morning, but for some reason I didn't see Ed, and I was a little disappointed at that, but I figured that I would see him later. The rest of the day was uneventful, and I had expected as much. Thursday I actually saw Ed in the morning, and he was still as ecstatic as when I visited him on Tuesday. I wondered how he actually managed to be so happy all the time, it almost seemed as if he was still a child. That is what makes Ed Ed though, and I wouldn't change this about him for anything. Throughout the day there seemed to be a lot of talking going on about something: rally. I had had this at my old school too, and it was always something that people looked forward to. In New York our high school had some of the best rallies, but here in Peach Creek, I wasn't so sure. I decided to figure that out when it came time. Lunch was a little more interesting though, as May came up to me and pulled me away from our group. How I became part of the populars, I may never know.
"You told Ed?" May asked me, making sure that our group of friends didn't hear what we were talking about.
"Yeah," I spoke while nodding my head. A smile formed on her face.
"You should have seen the way he acted when he wanted to hang out with me, and Marie told me that you told Ed, so I knew what had happened, so when I asked him about you, he just flipped out and just went crazy, it was hilarious!" She told me, and a grin formed on my own face. I let out a little chuckle before we went back to our group. The rest of the day went by just fine, and it felt like I was finally getting into a rhythm of some sort. I got home, once again feeling the cold embrace of loneliness, but by this point I was used to it. I drowned it out with music, and managed to get it under control. At least I have friends, I thought. I went to bed once the day was done. Just as I thought I was falling into a rhythm, things decided to change. And whether they were for the worse or better, I still haven't truly decided.
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Thursday came around, and when I got to school I talked with Marie. For some reason, Ed wasn't there, but I figured that he might have been sick. I hope he didn't pass it on to me, I thought. I always hated getting sick, whether it was the idea of foreign germs infesting my body or just the feeling of being sick, it was something I despised. The day went by like normal, except for something that happened, once again, at lunch. Sarah walked up to me, just as I was about to sit down with my lunch and we exchanged a quick conversation, because she had a different lunch than me.
"Hey, do you know what's up with Ed?" Sarah asked me.
"Uh, no. I haven't seen him today, why?" I replied.
"He was cowering under his covers saying that he made a mistake and that he couldn't go today." My mind flashed to if he told anyone else who I was when she said that, but quickly got diverted by other thoughts. Based on things we had done as kids and his reactions to those, it really could be anything at this point.
"I don't think I know, but with him it could be anything." I replied.
"Well mom and dad won't be happy when they find out that he didn't go to school today. I tried, but he just would not budge. Oh well, thanks Double D!" She replied before walking off to her class. As curious as I was to find out why Ed didn't go to school, I had to wait until the end of school. As it turns out though, I didn't have to wait that long. The rest of that day went by normally, and once again, that thought of normality entered my mind, that I was finally on course for the rest of the year. Too bad this year was not going to be that at all. As the final bell rang, I got my backpack and left APUSH with Marie, She went off to math tutoring after talking for a few minutes, and I went to the front gates to walk home. Too bad I had to deal with a problem before I got to the gate. The gates were in sight when I heard a voice that was all too familiar...yet for some reason I couldn't figure out who it was…
"DOUBLE D!" The voice shouted. I stopped, knowing that I told everyone else who knew who I was to keep it a secret, but also that I didn't know who the voice belonged to. I turned around, fearing the worst, and it turns out my fear was right. There about fifteen feet back in the sea of students was Eddy. A scowl formed on my face, and I felt anger welling up inside of me, along with another emotion mixing with it that I couldn't quite place my finger on. He motioned for me to walk over to him with...a smile? He has the nerve to smile at me when he backstabbed me and pushed me into depression? Let's just see what he wants… I thought, walking to him with a face twisted by anger. He stayed off to a side where there wasn't a large amount of people so we could talk without getting pushed around. But I wasn't about ready to talk to him.
"Wow, Double D, I can't believe you're back! I didn't even know where you went, you have to tell me all about it!" He exclaimed, as if he was glad to see me. He grabbed at my arm, but my left arm struck his right shoulder without me even telling it to. He stepped back a quick step. his face filled with shock.
"Don't start acting like we're buddy-buddy Eddy. You know why I left, you immature, greedy bastard." I growled at him. After four years my anger was still kindled against him, and seeing him face to face was like spraying it with gasoline. His face was still shocked, but I saw something behind his eyes, not something with evil intent, but sorrow it seemed. I had no idea what he would be sad about, but I didn't care. I was still angry at him.
"Edd, please meet me at my home sometime." he said, seemingly missing my comment to him just a second ago.
"What, just so you can double cross me again? Are you really that blind? You've proven yourself to be toxic in my life, Eddy, I don't need that." I spat at him. The sorrow grew in his eyes, and I swore I could see tears well up in his eyes.
"Please, I've changed, I swear Double D." He spoke softly, almost to the point where I couldn't hear him over the students trickling out of the front gate.
"No Eddy! You practically pushed me into depression, to the point where I was alone, and you want me to have you do that again!? Do you take me for an idiot, Eddy?! After how many years we were friends, Eddy, since I moved into this town in the first place, we trusted each other! And you decide to ruin it all by throwing me under the bus! Not only that, after I left, you decided to do the same thing with Ed! You think I can just forgive you like that? You're so ignorant, Eddy! You've thrown away so much, and all for what, a quarter?! You deserve where you are now, after what you've done." I was shouting at him as he cowered from me. People started forming around us as I was yelling, expecting a fight to break out, but that was not the case. As I was expecting Eddy to throw a punch, all I saw was his eyes form tears and him run away after I was done yelling. As he ran away, a staff member came up and wondered what all the fuss was about. I started to walk away, not wanting to deal with what would have happened, but it was too late. I was grabbed by the arm by a burly man who was just a little shorter than me. I got to spend the rest of my day in the principle's office, talking about how I was probably going to have to go to conflict mediation with Eddy, but that I wouldn't be suspended because there were no punches thrown. I left an hour after I was supposed to, and now I was scheduled to meet up with Eddy again, this time to "work things out." Already I have gotten into two intense arguments, but I ended up being friends with Marie in the end. I wasn't sure about Eddy, though.
Thursday was worse than what I had expected, and once I had calmed down, I tried to keep my mind off of Eddy so that I wouldn't get angry again. I would have been able to get my mind off of it, but there was a knocking at my door at around six o'clock. I got up from my room and went t0 open the door, but just as I was about to open it, I stopped, and thought if Eddy was behind the door. I made a quick peek through the peephole, and saw that it was Marie. I opened the door and Marie walked in, seemingly out of breath.
"I heard about you and Eddy? What happened?" She asked.
"Yeah, he came up to me and wanted to talk, but I didn't want to deal with him, so I yelled at him that he messed up everything with me, and he went away." I replied.
"Well I guess that gets rid of your problem." Marie said with a slight chuckle.
"Yeah, but I don't get it. He was acting so weird, he said that he changed, and I thought I saw him tear up a little." I said slightly confused.
"Wow, I can't imagine that happening, you actually making Eddy cry." She laughed at the thought. "But trust me, I've heard a lot about Eddy, and I don't think he's changed all that much." Marie stated.
"Yeah, I don't think so either, but it's just so weird, I didn't think I would see that happen, it's just...baffling." I replied. "And now I have to go to conflict mediation with him either tomorrow or Monday. I'm probably going to hate it, and I really don't feel like forgiving him." As much as I would love to be friends with him again, I just don't think it would have been a good choice for me. We talked for a few more minutes about Eddy and the whole situation that went on with him and I. Then Marie said that she had to go, but she surprised me by hugging me, from seemingly out of nowhere.
"Just be careful, and don't be stupid, alright?" She asked me when she hugged me. I nodded.
"Yeah." She left, and I felt a feeling that I once again couldn't name. One that was slightly familiar in taste, but so much different to the point I couldn't tell. No matter what it was, I was really enjoying the time I was able to spend with Marie, as she became much less of a menace since I was last here. She seemed to have more interests now than just chasing me and the Ed's when we were younger. She was all-in-all a fun person to be with, and it turns out it was pretty good to move here, but I would have still liked to be back in New York. I could always go over and visit them at some point, I thought. I went to bed, dreading going to conflict mediation with Eddy tomorrow.
A.N: Sorry if this chapter was short, I just wanted to get back into the swing of writing before I write some of the next chapters. As I said, feel free to message me with anything, whether you want to see if I'm not dead, just to talk, or anything else really. Thank you for reading, and if you want to leave a review, I love reading those too! Have a good day!