Title: Without Harm
Author: kiraloverless
Account: u/6023476/k…
Fandom: Ed, Edd, 'n Eddy
Musical Recommendation: watch?v=8Z5EjAmZS1o Yiruma's Greatest Piano Hits
Setting:
Hotel/ Apartments
Pairing: Kevin/Edd (lil bit of Nat x Rave)
Genre: Hurt/comfort, some smexy in later chapters.
Rating: M
Chapters: 15
Type of Work: Multi Chapter story
Status: Incomplete
Warnings: Gay sex, angst,
Disclaimer: I don't own Edd n Eddy belongs to cartoon network and Danny Antonucci, Rave belongs to kirakurryart, Nat belongs to c2ndyac1d

Chapter 6

Later in the evening Eddward and Eddy returned to the hotel room carrying bags of things that had caught Eddward's attention. Eddy was hauling a large box out of the elevator when he slipped slightly nearly being crushed if it weren't for a helping hand extended by a certain read head.

"Careful there! You alrigh'?" Kevin asked. Carrying the box easily on a cart he had emptied in a new guest's room not too long before appearing before him.

"Don't be so friendly with me! What are you doing sneaking around the halls anyway!" Eddy yelled angrily tackling the box from his hands causing it to thump heavily onto the ground between them. Eddy's Temper somehow ignited like fire to gasoline. It was an irrational emotion that he just couldn't control around the guys who'd come around his friend. He couldn't be to blame though, even if Kevin was proving to be a decent guy.

"Uh… first off, you need to chill I work here, Second, I wasn't sneaking around. And third I came by to ask Edd out." Kevin told him setting the empty cart by the room door out of walking range, to look inside and see Eddward unloading items from a paper bag in the small kitchen.

"Kevin! Greetings. Were you able to avoid being scolded by your boss this morning?" he asked slightly avoiding eye contact. He couldn't help but remember how their night had started and ended in such an awkward fashion. Yet through it all the sight of his freckled sleeping face wouldn't leave his mind.

"Yeah, thanks for letting me use your shower this morning." The words rolled passed his ear in a low husky smooth whisper as the Irishman came up to wrap both arms softly around his slender body to hold him, nuzzling the soft black hair hidden under a familiar ski hat. The gesture of affection had the dark haired adult in a mess. Without processing his thoughts properly he leaned into the touch letting out a high pitched, low sigh. The sound had caught them both off guard. Eddward's hand slapped across his lips while a beat red blush surfaced across his face, neck and ears, before he turned around and stared wide eyed at the ginger.

"Ahh…I'm sorry... I don't know what came over me…"

Eddward's thoughts had all but screeched to a halt at the sight of Kevin's very blushed face, his eyes were very much focused on him, he looked rather confused and … looked as though he had been caught red handed. Kevin's odd smile had given him butterflies in his stomach.

"Why are you looking at me like that?! Oh my … this is so embarrassing! Please say something!"

He had become very worried, flustered and lost all at the same time. Kevin was still starring.

"I …thought maybe I was hurting you but … that sound you made just now….that was ….very sexy"

Eddward looked anywhere but Kevin's face. Twisting a finger into a lock of his hair he thanked him. A moment of awkward silence lingered in the air, they shared a kiss so sweet it would put sugar to shame. Kevin's lips were dominant, they were slightly dry but were so wonderful to the taste. Softly lingering over his own, the light pressure of a bite to his lower lip had Eddward weak in the knees. Breathing had ceased to exist making the heat in his face rise even more. A hammering pressure in his chest, butterflies wild in his stomach and the taste of a sweet muscular scent that was of the man holding his now weak body and dizzy head to himself. Laying his head on the ginger's shoulder and letting the embrace compose him.

'Ah… the sweet taste of amour … I really am weak to him aren't I?'

Kevin's hold was protective, unable to stop the smile from take hold of his features allowing the moment of content silence to last a little longer. They stayed that way for a few minutes. Eddward had wrapped his arms around the other's waist in turn.

'Would it spoil the moment if I told him I loved him?' Their thoughts had synced into one while they had gently looked at each other for a fraction of a second, deciding agents it. Offering a smile instead.

"You are a wonderful kisser, Kevin" Eddward stated standing on his own.

"Mmm would you like a second taste then?" THUMP! They had both jumped, startled by the noise looking to the living room to see Eddy tapping his foot leaning against the heavy box.

"Stop sucking face already! I'm gonna barf damn it!"

Eddward had already turned to busy himself by placing random things into the kitchen's cupboards' hoping to break up the moment like the fresh milk and eggs instead of into the fridge.

Kevin couldn't help but smile and roll his eyes.

"Eddy! Do you mind? A little privacy, please." It was too late, the moment had slipped away, and the ginger had stepped away.

"Listen, I want to take you out tonight. A good friend of mine wants us to come over and have a meet and greet to the neighborhood. You remember Nat? It's his place, he invited you too Eddy."

His hand still holding onto Edd's gazing at him hopefully. Resisting the urge to kiss him again.

"Well .. I don't know."

"C'mon Nat's gonna cook and there'll be juicy stories to share… and I'll be there."

"Yeah sure. We'll come. Sockhead needs to make friends anyway, I haven't been to a party in ages."

Eddy leaned agents an opposite counter. Eddward looked back and forth between them.

"I supposed it would be a good opportunity to make new acquaintances. Alright." Eddward's cheerful expression was back to dazzle the ginger with that adorable smile.

"Ok, I'll pick you guys up after my shift." Lightly rubbing the soft supple skin of Eddward's hand between the forefinger and thumb. "I have to go." gently kissing his hand there before leaving.

Once they had parted Eddward is left standing in the doorframe watching him walk down the hall and turn a corner, then he sighed resting his face into his palm.

"You are completely hopeless" the comment didn't faze him though, he simply looked back at his friend lightly biting his lip letting his fond thoughts run wild.

Eddy smiled back rolling his eyes shaking his head. He had been watching their kiss long enough to realize that Kevin's feelings for his best friend were already running off to the deep end. Much to his dismay.

'They really did look good together'

The day had passed, morphing into darkness. Both Ed's had cleaned up and showered, ready to head off to the gathering of potential new friends. Eddward was nervous to be meeting new people, even if he had already met Nat he felt strangely worried about how to act.

"How about this Eddy?" appearing in the living room dressed again for the forth time that evening to ask about how he looked.

"Yeah that's a lot better" the shortest of them had offered. Eddward wore a dark wash of jeans with an off white button down blouse, brown shoes with his beanie.

"Really?"

"Yes. Now stop acting like a chick."

It was ten minutes later when Kevin had showed, apologizing for being a little late. "Hey, I got some beers, if that's ok with you? I didn't know what you'd rather drink but I figured I could get you interested in this"

Kevin lifted the six pack of tin cans in one hand while they had began to head out. They drove to Nat's apartment, Kevin pointing out a few landmarks along the way for Eddward to remember.

"The hotel is that way, my apartment is that way. Lake, that way." Once they had parked Eddy had asked which way Edd's apartment would be.

"Keep going pass the hotel, to this road and keep heading down this road. Turn left at the drug store and you'd be on Edd's street."

"We'd all be living in such close proximity of walking distance, how convenient!" Eddward commented just as they stopped outside of Nat's door. Suddenly it had opened without them knocking revealing a teal haired gentlemen by the name of Nathen Goldburg, dressed in striking white pants and a crisp white polo with the collar raised.

"HEEEEEEEEEEEEEY Kevin! Hellllo gorgeous! Welcome to my humble home! Me casa is your casa!"

Eddy tried to suppress his laughter when a hand appeared grabbing Nat by the ear away from the entrance, to reveal a darker skinned beauty of lavender hair, dressed in darker clothes to step to the side ushering them in. Whispering lowly to the other "If you're going to act like a hyper dog when people come over I'll have to teach you how to behave."

"You know I love it when you talk dirty to me" " Stop it."

He snickered anyway welcoming the new friends and introducing himself and the dark haired beauty.

"You must be Eddy, Kevin has told me soo much about you."

"Oh yeah, like what?" Eddy asked looking around the place to pick up on what kind of people they were.

"Well for starters he says you've got a stick up your ass and spit fire when ever he comes around." Jokingly Nat pointed a thumb towards his friend.

Kevin's jaw dropped " I never said anything like that! I said he hated my guts you fucking lier." They had began to arm wrestle leaving introductions to rest in the trio not wrestling.

A heavy sigh. "I'm James, Call me Rave though. Nathen and I share this apartment. We are lovers just to let you know upfront. Kevin mentioned that Eddy is homophobic or something, even though you're still friends with Edd." Extending a handshake to each of them.

"Eddward"

"Eddy, and you heard right. But I'm not gonna abandon my friend. You've got a nice place here."

"Thanks. I had to redecorate. It looked like a crack house before we started living together. Anyway, I hope you're hungry, Nat's been home early cooking up a storm. A new recipe."

When they had finished eating Eddy suggested a game of poker with a drink. A game Eddward was surprisingly good at, robbing all of Eddy's chips. They were playing for potatoes chips ironically, sharing a few good laughs. Rave had noticed that Eddward wasn't drinking any beer.

"Eddward, you don't drink much do you?" he asked watching his expressions keenly.

"Um, I'd rather not, I'm a horrible lightweight." Just then Kevin had snickered. Earning a surprised look from him.

"How about a cup of tea then?" Rave offered.

"I'd very much appreciate it" They both withdrew from the game to escape to the kitchen.

"Thank you" a hot cup of green tea was handed to Eddward.

"It's a little stuffy in here, lets go outside." Rave suggested.

Outside in the cool night air the two had found it more inviting to chat a little, finding they had a few things in common.

"I'm an actor so I'm a very sensitive person when it comes to reading emotions. I noticed you're very sad. If you don't mind, I'd be more than happy to listen."

"You have very sharp perception. Yes, I'd very much like to ask for some advice. I don't know how much you've heard, but I've had a really rough year and a half, Kevin is very kind. I've just met him not too long ago but I'm afraid I've fallen for him too quickly. I'm afraid to tell him how I feel, I've jumped the gun too early before and ended up getting hurt. What should I do?"

"Well, I know that he really has a thing for you. If you feel something you shouldn't be afraid to let him know. Let me tell you a story, a while back when I first met Nat I was more or less playing hard to get. We had kissed a few times but we never shared our feelings so, when I didn't see him for a while I thought he had moved on or what ever.

I met another guy and we went out for a bout a week. The dumb fool had gone on some trip in the mountains where there was no reception in his phone. I didn't know where he had gone or what he was doing, so the guy I was with at the time brought me to his place. We fucked, it was good but I couldn't stop thinking about his obnoxious, cocky loud mouth face.

He came back a few days later and I had realized that I was waiting for him without knowing if I'd ever see him again. He came back… came knocking on my door in the middle of the night waking all the neighbors asking me to be his boyfriend I told him that I had slept with someone else."

Eddward listened grinning from time to time like a child listening to a bedtime story.

"What happened next?"

"He said…"

"I told him I didn't care because I'd be the fuck he'd ever have. Because he's the only one for me. The only one who is just my type. So I killed the other guy."

They turned to the intruding voice. It was Nat, he had come out to grab Rave by the waist and hug him. Grinning from ear to ear.

"Just kidding. I told him I loved him and that I wouldn't leave till he would be my lover."

"But you're still didn't leave even after I said fine." Rave had shied away somewhat.

"Say you love me" Nate's grip was gentle around Rave's waist.

"… I love you. You stupid cocky bastard."

"MMmmm but I'm your stupid cocky bastard" Nat retorted equally. They shared a quick kiss before they turned their attention to Eddward, who had being watching their public affection take place outside what he had realized was actually a home of two loving people.

'Maybe Kevin will move in with me someday?'