What's up guys, a little disclaimer, a little smut or lemon/ whichever you prefer to call it. Also/ if you've read the first chapter disclaimer, you'll now of the rape scene or the reference to rape. Well, it's in this chapter and I don't know how to make a rape scene because this chapter is going to be the longest as promised so far. So, if you want to skip it will leave a large space in the end of the chapter or where ever it is so you don't have to read it if you don't want to. Again, rape is a serious thing and should never be done to someone. I hate it myself but its story plot. Any who's enjoy the chapter.

Marie's pov:

I can't believe this, this can't be real. I was just talking to May and lee but now I can't see them. Everything hurts, is this death, a joke? If so, where's the punchline? I look to my left to see my arm is pinned under the car, my arms completely smashed. Well, this is just fucking great, now how am I going to draw, he he. I said this but all that really came out was blood from the piece of metal sticking through my stomach.

I was thrown from the car for not wearing the seatbelt but that wasn't the problem. When I was thrown, the other car we hit rolled on top of me. Wait, who is that. No, stay away!

Third person view

Marie woke up from her nightmare breathing heavily. A cold sweat enveloped her body. It made it even weirder since she had blankets on when she didn't remember putting them on. Sitting up on the couch, she looked up to the clock in the living room which read four o clock in the afternoon.

She slept for five hours. 'makes sense since I didn't sleep much last night.' Thinking of this morning when she snuck out to go to her special spot on the cliff. But now she had to face reality and smell the proverbial roses. Even though for now that she knew, Marie had to stay here until that pervert left her alone. An idea came to mind. 'I could get edd to homeschool me, or just call in sick.'

Thinking about this, a blush appeared on her face and her heart quickened her pace. A noise from upstairs brought her back from her daydream. Moving the blankets, Marie get up to investigate the noise. Making her way up the stairs, she looked to see that edd was having trouble inside one of the bedrooms.

She neared the room to see double d trying to clean the room but had trouble with the bed sheets. They didn't want to go on the way they were intended to. So, she walked over to him. "silly, they go the other way around, see you have it crooked."

She said this which made edd timid. "thanks Marie, much appreciated. Also, didn't know when you would wake up, so I figured you'd like it if I got your stuff, then when you wanted, I'd let you get to setting up your room. You know. I'm trying not to make it weird and am failing miserably. Also, one last thing."

He spoke in an almost whisper. But what caught Marie in a surprise was that edd was blushing. "what is it doubled, just ask away."

With that said edd finally quit being shy and said it boldly. "Marie, I know this isn't the right time to ask, but who was that on the phone? You don't need to answer but it would help both of us if you told me."

Marie's face almost became angry then calm. She sighed, next she walked up to him slowly. "edd, are you aware of how my dad died?" "Pardon?" Marie looked sad that he didn't understand. "edd, do you remember six years ago that my dad died in hunting accident that was on the news?" he looked at her with an expression that found what it was looking for.

"yeah, I remember, but what about it, no offense." "none taken." She said while readying her next question. "did you know that he was murdered?" her face was blank and left edd speechless. "how do you know that?" he asked, now interested in this more than he thought he would be.

"well, for two reasons, one being that my father never hunted in his life and second is that my father had his throat slit in the snow, the police wanted to cover it up since my father's friend was in the police force. He killed my father to get to my mother and has broken my family."

Her eyes told him all that he needed to know to fill in the gaps that plagued his mind. The jigsaw now fit together. "I have a feeling of what he put you through, he hurts you doesn't he?" he reached out to her and cupped her face with his hand. At first, she flinched and pushed his hand away.

"sorry, I just don't feel like being touched right now."

Looking away almost tired, she headed to her new bed. "I need some sleep, I'll see you in a few hours." She said without looking at him. "does that mean you want dinner, I doubt you ate anything all day." He said while heading outside of the room.

"I'll have dinner, just surprise me in what you're going to cook, I'm too tired to pick." Marie plopped on the side of the bed putting her earbuds in and fell asleep to the music. Edd looked at her and turned the lights off.

Pity gripped him, and he felt like trash for it. He knew that he was privileged but that didn't mean that he was happy.

Neither was Marie, they both had shackles on their ankles that society game them. His was the anticipation that he was to become successful. He was to have good grade and be the model student, get a nice job, and follow standards. But that wasn't him, he wanted to be what he chose. Yet he knew that his wasn't as bad as Marie's.

almost everyone in the culd-I-sac believed that she was a failure and that she would work a minimum wage job for the rest of her life. Well from the way that she's going, she's not too far away from that. And what's even worse, he felt like it was his fault that she was going through this.

Although part of him knew that it was true, he didn't know how but what he did know was that he was there. At the crash he almost died, the scars on him provide as a reminder to this. The reason he wears the hat on his head. Edd found himself at the kitchen with the fridge open.

"time to cook for the devil." The apparition on top of the fridge said. "what's wrong muffin, cat got your tongue."

It said giggling like a child. "don't call me that, you know I hate that nickname. just leave me alone." The figure slid down floating to the ground. It looked at edd, it itself featureless besides the red eyes and smile that could make any man fear it.

But had this thing haunt him for three years, all he felt anymore was annoyance. It was always there, but he wanted it to be a figment of his imagination.

Yet deep down, he knew that it was real. That only begged the question that needed to be asked, not that he was alone with it. "what are you, a spirit, demon, hallucination?" it gave a wide toothy grin from ear to ear. "which ever you prefer sweet heart, besides, I want to make it better for my dreamboat to guess. Besides, you already know what I am."

"what do you mean by that?"

shock evident on his face, he hated what she was saying. He didn't want to remember, and as far as he knew, it was all lies. 'it had to be lies, right?' the figure continued her assault on double d's mind. It wanted inside and wanted to feed.

His head hurt, his heart ached, he wanted freedom. The figure just sat and watched, and she continued to pry into him with fantasies and lunacies. She wanted him, for him to be hers and hers alone.

Edd was at this point empty, to the point that he wanted to die. When he was just about to give in, he heard a voice. "I love you." 'whose voice is that.' The voice continued. "I don't want you to die. You're the only thing that I care about, don't you die you bastard.

Don't leave me alone." He knew that voice, it sounded like Marie but wasn't. yet those three words seemed to be all that needed to pull him back. The cold in his heart was heated by the voices words.

But that peace was soon halted from pain that struck edd like fire to water. His head shot jolts of electricity into him. his mind rejecting the memories that he did not want. The pain of the accident was too much for him. "you know if you keep rejecting me, she'll leave too."

It said coldly. "why would I want anything that you can give, it's just lies, besides, I need to get dinner ready. And if you would be courteous, go away; your bugging me." And with that, she left. 'now, where were we. Ah, right to make dinner.'

His thoughts now clouding his judgement about the past. It was his way of making sure he didn't remember.

Another oblivious soul that was in Marie's life, doing the average thing which makes a person normal. Yet edd knew that he wasn't normal, neither was Marie.

{seven minutes ago}

Marie couldn't sleep in the new bed, so she decided to go downstairs to help with the cooking. Going down the stairs she heard a feminine voice. 'I didn't know that edd had friends over.' The sound of edd's voice become angry made sure that it wasn't a friend. 'they seem to be arguing over me?' they got to the point in the argument where they were talking about Marie.

She had to see who he was talking too. Marie peeked out of the corner, she was left in shock. She thought that she was hallucination, it was her, a slight younger version of her though. 'that can't be me, how/ this can't be real.' She looked again at the person that edd was talking to.

She was Marie when she was thirteen years old. That was four years ago. It wore her old cargo pants, and black shirt. But what caught her off guard the most was the two small red horns sticking from her fore head and the red tail with black tip. That's when something snapped, and her eyes became empty again. She didn't care if it was her or not, she felt sleepy, so she went back upstairs to sleep. Closing her eyes, she fell to sleep, but not before the young Marie floated above her smirking.

{back to present time}

Edd was cooking up some spaghetti that his mother taught him to cook a long time ago and him seeing that Marie was starving, he planned to make plenty of it so there would be left overs. Stirring the noodles in the boiling water. He added some other spices in the other pot.

Everything is finally coming together, he put the spaghetti on two plates and went to wake up Marie. It took him thirty minutes to cook before he went to wake up Marie.

Marie was dreaming of the nightmare again about the car crash. This time edd was there and he was holding her. she didn't move and couldn't understand why. He held her and cried, caressing her close to him and didn't let go. All she heard was a loud ringing in her ears. The words from edd had no sound but knew what they meant. The fires grew closer enveloping them both.

{Marie pov}

I woke with a start again. That stupid dream, it always happens but today, it changed. I just can't understand why edd was there. My thoughts swarmed me on thinking about Double d. my heart was racing, not thinking of the dream anymore and only on edd. 'what's happening to me, I seriously can't be falling for the nerd. I promised myself to stop bugging him after middle school. Whatever, things might have changed so I might have a chance with him. I just have to not show it.'

{third person view}

Marie was having trouble with these thoughts, yet she was distracted by edd calling her down for dinner. 'great, this is my chance to clear things up with him.' pulling herself out of her bed, cracked her knuckles and walked downstairs. The smell of food hung in the air, her stomach growled, and her mouth watered. "well, I hope you enjoy it, and I hope you slept well."

Double d said, he smiled hoping that the apparition didn't mess this moment up. Double d disappeared into the kitchen producing two steaming piles of pasta, he held his hand up to wait to start and came back with different condiments. Sitting down they smiled at each other, they tension was clear between them and none knew had to break it.

But to edd's disappointment, the figure showed up again. Marie couldn't see her but still made Marie uneasy. Her gut tightened which made Marie eat only more. "hey dream boat, you should probably ask her that question that you spent quite a while on."

The younger Marie said melancholy. "so, um…did you enjoy your sleep, uh, I mean. Do you like your room?" edd was fumbling with his words and made him nervous. He didn't think that talking to her was going to be hard. This made it even harder to ask her that question.

Marie laughed at him and gave him a genuine smile. "stop worrying so much, I like it here, and I appreciate what you're doing for me, really, but I hope it stays this way given that I'm only seventeen. My mother could call the cops and have me get taken back." She purposefully said this. It was a test for edd to see what he would do or say. Edd on the other hand took it well.

'I know what she's doing, but it won't go well if I give the wrong answer.' Swallowing what worry he had, took a breath and answered the unasked question. "well, if I remember right, you said that you turn eighteen in a week or so, so that won't be a problem, and if need be. I can sneak you to school, cops can't do anything in the next town over. So, I think your good.

And I'm glad that your enjoying your time here, remember you can stay here as long as you want until you find somewhere else to go." Marie smiled at him and was filled with joy. 'he answered right.' Marie looked at him with satisfaction. She cut him off. "double d." "yes Marie?" edd replied. Marie looked at him with spaghetti still in his mouth. "thank you, I mean it."

Marie said, glad that he gave her a reason to stay. Eating the rest of the noodles that hung from his mouth, he replied. "your welcome Marie, I'm hopeful that you like it here." Double d said nervously. Edd couldn't hide his blush but failed, Marie caught sight of this and teased him.

"aww, what's wrong muffin, getting a sunburn."

Using that pet name got his attention and served its purpose Marie gave. He became uneasy and blushed intensely.

Sitting quietly, neither of them knew what to say and Marie was ok with that. Edd though wanted to ask another question but held it because it would only make her all the madder. There was no point to ask her all these questions for her only to get mad at him.

so, he just sat there, looking at her every so often. Being careful not to stare too long.

'I still can't believe this, I'm not mad, but happy that I'm not alone, though knowing my luck, that won't last long.'

They finished their dinner and edd put the dishes in the sink. He investigated the living room to see Marie laying on the couch. "what do you wanna watch?" Marie looked up at him and shrugged. "alright, I have an idea, do you like horror movies?" he asked. "yeah, what did you have in mind?" she watched him smirk and walk over to the shelf above the tv.

He pulled out the cd and put it into the cd player. Edd turned around and sat on the other side of the couch. Marie sat up and leaned on the arm rest. The space between them was comftorble, in a platonic way.

The movie started with a couple of kids getting chased by vampires, then to a monologue.

{to the readers that want to know what the movie is, read this parenthesis… {freaks of nature}

The movie continued playing but wasn't scary, it was more of a comedy slash romance. There was a teenage girl that was tricked into being a vampire. A nerd that wanted to be a zombie and the main character was a werewolf. The whole movie was corny, but hilarious.

Marie related herself to the vampire. But edd couldn't relate himself to any of the characters. He did enjoy the movie otherwise because of the romance with the vampire and the main character. The ending had Marie cracking up.

"why the hell did they put aliens into it, that almost ruined the movie." "I know right, but at least that douche bag died in the end." Both laughed at the ending. "what the hell, I thought there was going to be more, well, do you have any more movies that aren't as corny as this one?" Marie said while stretching out on the couch pushing edd off.

Walking up to the shelf, he pulled out a few this time. "alright, there's a few to pick one and I want you do pick so It doesn't become weird." He said nervously scratching his head. "hmm, let's see. I like this one." Marie pulled the cd out upside down and handed it to him.

"don't look, I want it to be a surprise."

He put it into the cd player and sat back down. This time when he sat down, she moved closer to him where she leaned on him. 'she just, what the… food, need food.' He got up to Marie's disappointment. "do you want any popcorn or snacks, Marie?" "sure, whatever you want." 'I want him to stay here, I need to stop lying to myself. I like the dork, even if he is a nerd. It's kinda cute, I can't lie to myself anymore, but I need to plan this out. Maybe some teasing will do.'

She was stuck in her thoughts about what to do but was interrupted by edd placing two cans of soda and a few pop tarts on the coffee table in front of them.

The movie was still in the commercials for other movies. Edd sat back down at his spot by Marie who seemed completely oblivious to what she was doing. Back in his spot, he grabbed the remote and pressed play.

The movie went on with the intro and all edd was concerned with was what he was going to do tomorrow. He had to deal with the teachers since he didn't turn in his homework, the bullies that wanted him to do their homework. Also, there was the girl in his class that didn't leave him alone and lastly, the apparition that never let him alone. Always in his thoughts, messed and bugged him. he was stuck in his head again, he hated that about him.

while he was still in his thoughts Marie anxious from edd staring at her. he didn't know this while in his head, so she thought that she could take advantage. Leaning up, she sassed him in the cheek. This was plenty to wake him up from his daze.

"wha, uh…what are you doing?" "just checking to see if you're really there. I would be a bad guest if I didn't check to see if you're ok."

she said giggling to herself. "on with the movie." She said with righteousness. He didn't want to press the issue and just watched the movie.

The movie ended, then the next movie was put on. Marie fell asleep halfway through but edd didn't want her sleeping her on him, not in a mean way.

Getting up, he grabbed the blankets that were shifted onto the floor. Tucked her in and grabbed a pillow and fell asleep on the floor. he had the usual nightmare again, car crash, fire, and death. He walked through the flames scorching his body.

He screamed someone's name, but no sound came out. He couldn't finish the dream because he woke up. Cursing himself, for not finishing that dream. That childish ambition always clung to him, like a child believing that everything would be alright.

The sunlight beamed though the windows blinding him. he looked at his phone. The time was [6:05], time to wake Marie up. 'breakfast sounds good right now, time to get to work.' While edd was busy cooking up breakfast, that apparition was busy looking at Marie.

"don't you look perfect, you get the attention that I wanted for all those years, yet you get it one day. Why, why do you have what I want. It's unfair. No matter, it's not like I can do anything to you, you're not important right now."

Sleeping like none the wiser, she woke with the smell of food. Before she opened her eyes, the apparition disappeared. "yawn." "what's that's smell?" she was lured to the of delicious food. Getting up from the couch, she sat down at the table.

"oh good, you're awake, here's breakfast." "thank you." Edd started to eat but stopped when he heard water droplet hitting a plate. "Marie, are you ok?"

she looked away not wanting to look at him. "I'm fine, it's just, sniff, this is the first breakfast I've had that wasn't filled with garbage. Especially the dinner last night, thank you." He was moved by this and didn't know what to say besides "you're welcome."

Finishing up his breakfast, he grabbed their dishes and put them in the sink. "time to get ready for school. Let's get your things ready." Marie smiled at him.

'he's being so nice to me, I don't deserve this.' Getting Marie's stuff together and after a quick shower, they walked to the garage for the trip to school.

Edd didn't drive this time and let her do it. He figured that It was her car and that she needed to get her mind off some things. He pulled out a cigarette and lit it, staring out the window wondering what today was going to be like.

Sorry everyone for such the long wait, I had personal troubles and needed to fix it so I wasn't able to work on this as much as I wanted. Anyway, leave a review on what you think about it and ill love your opinion.