Nazz vs Rolf
Yet another oneshot by zman123
Say "aah" instructed Dr Nazz to her patient, who lay on the sofa in her living room still very much traumatized by the beating he had received 3 days ago.
"Aah" said Eddy as he opened his mouth happily and awaited his treat. Sure enough Dr Nazz soon placed a spoonful of ice cream into his mouth and as Eddy swallowed it, he felt happier than he had felt in his whole life. The past few days had been some of the most blissful he had ever known.
It happened 3 days ago when "Killer Kevin" the head bully and "mob leader" of the "cul de sac" came once more to barbarically terrorize him once more. The beating had left him very badly scarred and even rendered him comatose for a period. He shuddered to think what would have happened if no one had intervened. It was on that day that "Nazz" came along and had a change of heart. She gave Kevin the double cross and when Kevin turned his anger on her, she responded with a brutal rebuttal.
She wanted to negotiate peacefully with Kevin, but Kevin was not one for negotiation and rushed at her in his fury. Though he was the strongest in the neighbourhood and everyone feared his wrath, Nazz ultimately overpowered him and sent him fleeing in shame.
Words could not begin to describe the indescribable gratitude Eddy felt at that moment for Nazz as well as regret for the way he had totally misjudged her. Kevin's "babe" and assistant in his wicked schemes had become Eddy's savoir and a force for good and justice. No longer would Nazz stand there idle and uncaring while Kevin beat the crap out of Eddy. No longer would Nazz's fear of Kevin keep her in line with the other bullies and force her to do as they did.
She really was a reformed character now and that filled Eddy with indescribable joy.
Nazz insisted that Eddy stay at her house and recuperate until he was well enough and his wounds had healed. And in those 3 days, a strong and romantic bond had formed between Dr Nazz and patient Eddy. This was reflected in the fact that there was a time Eddy could not speak coherently whenever he was around Nazz and could not stop himself from sweating. His strong attraction to her as well as the fact he feared rejection from his crush meant that he was too shy to do otherwise.
But now that Nazz had shown him compassion and friendship, two things he never received from anyone, his fear of being around her had lessened. Now that he knew she returned his feelings and welcomed them, he had no reason to be shy and turn away when she looked into his eyes. Gradually he was finally able to talk to Nazz as confidently as he spoke to his two lifelong pals Edd (double D) and Ed, the only two people in the world who did not hate him.
Nazz's house was warm and comfortable and Eddy would gladly have moved in permanently any day. Nazz even cooked for him, and the meals she made for him was as good as any cuisine from any five-star restaurant and better still. This was not the glop they served at school, nor the poor excuse for meals his parents cooked for him because they resented him fiercely. This was good food made with love and care, and Eddy savored every mouthful of the goodness. He almost wished he never had to leave, but he sadly acknowledged that all good things must come to an end. Eddy felt his injuries had recovered now and that he had better not trouble Nazz unnecessarily, it was her house after all and he felt that to stay and let Nazz continue to care for him, would become too much of a chore for her after a while.
"I have to leave today" admitted Eddy sadly "thank you for your help Nazz". "No problem dude" replied Nazz "I'm so glad you're better, you had me worried".
"Yeah" chuckled Eddy nervously as he got up from the sofa and changed back into his own clothes.
After once more thanking Nazz for her hospitality, he made for the door. "Oh, and Eddy" stated Nazz as she showed him to the door "If you ever get in trouble, come find me. I'll help you again. right?".
"Yeah, okay" responded Eddy as he stepped out of the door and onto the pavement "thanks again, and have a nice day Nazz".
The next few days passed uneventfully for Eddy. Following Nazz's advice he kept well away from the other bullies and when he did have to be in contact with them, he passed them by without a word or glance in their direction. He hoped that in this way, maybe the bullies would leave him alone, but unbeknownst to Eddy, whether he came in contact with the bullies or not had no bearing on what would happen the day school began once more.
Time passed and school began once more. "Oh boy, school. I hate school" scowled Eddy as he swaggered past two bullies "Rolf" and "Johnny" paying no heed to the fact they were talking to each other. Perhaps if Eddy had payed them more attention, he would have heard that they were planning an ambush on poor Eddy, and one which would be incredibly painful too.
Eddy sat through class incredibly bored. There was however a silver lining to this cloud however as one good thing did happen in the new school term. Eddy was put next to Nazz following new seating plans and this gave him a sense of security and made the lesson somewhat less boring to sit through. Nazz would whisper jokes into Eddy's ear when she sensed he was bored or about to fall asleep, and this kept him out of trouble with the teacher for Eddy managed to stay awake throughout the lesson and to at least act as if he was partially interested in the subject being taught.
Somehow, the questions Eddy was given during the lessons were answered well that day, with Nazz helping him and her high grades at school, the classwork seemed to be a breeze and Eddy wondered why he ever thought the questions were that hard in the first place.
"Very good young man" remarked the teacher when he marked Eddy's work which he had completed during the lesson "Much better than usual. Keep it up and soon you'll be an honor student with straight A's on your report card. Clearly your new partner is a good influence on you". And the teacher gave a slightly sly wink at Nazz before nodding and giving Eddy a pat on his back to show he was pleased.
Before Eddy knew it, lunch had come and the class were let out to lunch. As Nazz and Eddy walked together towards the lunch hall, they stared at each other with love filled eyes and mesmerized by each other. "Double D" and Ed were absent that day on account of the fact they were both ill with nasty colds which they had managed somehow to catch despite the boiling temperature.
"I'll come sit with you in the canteen, but first I have to use it" admitted Eddy in an embarrassed and apologetic tone as they neared the canteen the students ate in every day.
"That's fine dude, I'll wait" replied Nazz, heading for the canteen.
"Thanks" said Eddy as he hurried to the boys toilets, he had held it in for two lessons now and he was quite desperate. But as he finished and left the toilet to go back to the canteen for his first "date" with Nazz, it happened. Strong hands grabbed him by the collar and turned him face to face with the second biggest bully in the school.
It was Rolf, one of Kevin's most loyal henchmen and almost equally as cruel and sadistic sidekick. He too despised Eddy for no apparent reason and could always be trusted to join Kevin whenever Kevin led a manhunt to hunt down Eddy and bully him. "So Ed boy" sneered Rolf in his outlandish accent "we meet again, and once again you insult Rolf to his face and try to trick us into giving you our money?".
Eddy resisted the urge to spit in Rolf's face and instead in a gentle, pleading tone he said "Please let me go Rolf, I haven't done anything to you and have a date to get to".
"Who would want to date a smelly, brainless parasite like you Ed boy?" inquired Rolf as he held Eddy tighter than ever by the collar "You disgust Rolf with your insults. A lesson must be taught".
"But I haven't done anything" cried Eddy, hoping the fact he had left the bullies well alone for several days now would be enough to deserve some form of mercy.
"Rolf's punishment will be painful and slow, like Nana's foot stench" yelled Rolf, ignoring Eddy.
Meanwhile Nazz was getting worried, Eddy still hadn't come back and it was not like him to take so much time. That was when she heard a desperate scream emitting from the hallway. She heard it for but a second, but it was enough. Leaving her lunch behind, she sprang up from her seat and sprinted down the hallway, it was possible even with her rapid response she was already too late.
"Rolf, give it up" pleaded Eddy desperately as he clung tightly to the toilet door which Rolf was trying to pull him away from. "All Ed boys are Rolf's enemies" roared Rolf "and Rolf will not stop until every Ed boy gets a merciless thrashing".
From around a corner Nazz watched in horror as Eddy's grip on the door began to loosen and Rolf continued to pull at Eddy's legs. "Rolf, let the poor dude go" she snapped, pointing accusingly at Rolf. If Rolf heard anything, he clearly did not show it as he continued to tug at Eddy, trying to tear him from the door he was clinging to.
Realizing that to tackle Rolf directly was suicide (for Rolf was much stronger than her from years of hard work on a farm as a farmer) she instead took a deep breath as she tried to formulate some kind of plan. That was when she took a look at the toilet door Eddy was clinging onto, and how it was very nearly torn from its hinges by Rolf trying to pull Eddy away from the door.
Being an avid physics student and an expert in the fields of newton's forces and the like, a plan quickly came into Nazz's mind. She winced as she realized how this plan would injure Eddy considerably but tragically she knew all too well the saying "be cruel to be kind". Knowing that and the fact that if she just stood there and did nothing Eddy would suffer even more pain at the hands of the furious Rolf , she stepped forward towards the door. "Fuss bucket Nazz girl?" said Rolf, clearly confused by her sudden appearance.
Angrily Nazz pulled a bolt from its hinges causing the door Eddy was holding onto, to fly at Rolf, slamming him hard in the face. Eddy, still clinging to the door in fear, held on tightly as the door rolled several feet down the hallway before finally coming to a halt with Eddy still holding onto it, his face a mask of terror and shock.
The flying door had hit Rolf pretty hard but he still had some fight in him. Wasting no time, Nazz quickly formed another plan. "You need to learn to chill, dude" she scowled sarcastically at Rolf as she picked up a fire extinguisher and set it off. It sprayed a jet of super-cooled carbon dioxide straight into Rolf's face. This stunned him long enough for Nazz to reach into her pocket and pull out her weapon of last resort which Eddy had shown her how to make. It was of course, a pocket sized el-mongo stink bomb.
"Say goodnight" muttered Nazz as she hurled it like a grenade straight into the face of Rolf. She held her breath and left the hallway as green smoke covered the room.
From the hallway, Rolf's chokes and gasps for air could be heard as well as the threats he bellowed out in between chokes and gasps. He was shouting insults at "fuss bucket Nazz girl" and calling her all sorts of horrible names as well as all the horrible things he would do to her when he had the chance.
"That, was awesome" commended Eddy as he got up, giving Nazz a firm handshake. "Well" replied Nazz modestly, looking at Eddy"I learned from the best".
"Heck yeah you did" cheered Eddy. "Now... let's blow this joint before the staff take notice"
They ran to their next lesson and had a very pleasant last lesson of the day before they set off for home.
"Wanna get some jawbreakers?"asked Nazz as they walked.
"Don't have any money" sighed Eddy grumpily "do you?".
"Totally dude" replied Nazz. With a flourish she pulled out a wallet holding several coins and presented it to Eddy. "Where did you get that?" inquired Eddy, clearly in awe.
"I took it from Rolf" answered Nazz truthfully "he stole a lot of money from you in the past, so technically he owes you this money".
"Aww Nazz" said Eddy, "you didn't have to do that."
"I did" insisted Nazz "I did. This is your money because you earned it fair and square and then he took it from you. So this money is yours",
As the teenage couple walked hand in hand towards the jawbreaker shop. Eddy looked Nazz in the eye, he needed a truthful answer to a very important question he was about to ask.
"Hey Nazz".
"Yeah Eddy".
Eddy's tone became very serious "I need to ask you something. Do you only like me because you pity me?, I'm an outcast who no one likes so why do you care about me? are you only doing it to be kind? ".
Nazz did not have to think before she replied in a gentle and clear voice "Eddy, if there was one dude in this world I can say without exaggeration that I have feelings for, its you. If there was one person in this neighborhood who I could say was a nice, likable person then its you. Kevin and the others, they cheat and lie and manipulate. But not you Eddy. You're a good person Eddy, no matter what Kevin says."
"Really?" asked Eddy hopefully, still not believing Nazz.
"And Eddy" confessed Nazz "I've never been mad at you Eddy, not once. That's something I'd like you to know"
Eddy felt like he was dying in euphoric bliss at these words. He felt as if it was too good to true. If this was a dream, then he hoped never to wake up.
And as they entered the candy store, Eddy said one last phrase. A phrase that was both dapper and refined. A phrase that would make a brilliant title for a brilliant song.
"With your love" announced Eddy, holding Nazz's hand and looking her in the eye "nobody can drag me down".
"Nobody, nobody. Nobody can drag me down. If I didn't have you there would be nothing left".
Meanwhile from nearby bushes, a lone figure with foam on his face and a horribly bruised face watched with envious eyes. "Your days are numbered. Fuss bucket Nazz girl" it said, in a tone as cold as ice.
End of chapter