Chapter 4:

Once the case ended, Bubba lost. Thank God. But everyone thought that I should actually talk to him. So I met up with him in a room in the court area.

We sat there without saying anything for a while.

"I guess apologizing wouldn't help." Was his first words.

"No, it wouldn't." I said, being as bitter as possible.

"Marie..." He reached over. I jerked back.

"Don't!" I said.

He sighed. I guess I wasn't being nice, but after having him telling me he changed 5 times, to only end up beating me into the floor, I'd given up.

We sat for a long time.

"Well, if you ever could find it in your heart to forgive me, I'd like for you to give me a visit."

He sounded sincere, I almost believed him. Maybe when I got older, I could believe him. But for now, I'd settle for this.

Maybe someday I could even be nice to men without fearing being taken advantage of.

For the next couple of weeks, everything returned to normal. Except how the Kankers would cut class a lot more often than they usually did and cut off any ties they had with the rest of the school.

Every once in a while, I'd catch Marie glancing over at me, but aside from that, she avoided me completely. Not that I could blame her, I was feeling a bit awkward myself. Eddy and Ed didn't mind though, aside from asking a few rhetorical questions on them, they were enjoying the absence of their tormentors.

Even as they enjoyed it though, I think they definitely noticed that there seemed to be a hole in their lives. Although they'd never admit it, I think the two were missing the Kankers. They were a big part of our lives, so it was natural.

I think a couple of weeks passed before Marie approached me.

"Hey." She said.

"Hey." I said back. We stood their without saying anything.

"So... thanks I guess." Marie seemed to be trying to keep her cool.

"No problem." I replied.

"I guess you're wondering why everyone's been acting differently." Marie messed with her hair as she talked.

"Well..." I thought about denying it, but decided to screw it. "Yeah."

"Hm... I guess I might tell you someday." Marie grinned.

"Well, no need to rush yourself."

"Yeah..." She stared at the ground some more. "I'm sorry."

"For what?"

"If I told you, I'd have to kill you."

I smiled, it seemed that Marie had returned.

The End! It's finished. I hope you liked it. I had the idea for a long time, but it took a while for me to actually get it to make sense.

And yes, I'm a BIG Edd/Marie fan.

Hope you enjoyed :)