Chapter 11

Edd's POV

"Pipsqueak, baby, what are you doing here?" Trey asks, and I notice his facial features shift from the furious face to a concerned face, which only proves to fuel my anger more, causing me to growl.

"There is one thing immensely valuable thing that you need to learn about me you ignorant fool, and that is that I don't like anyone to touch what. Is. Mine. And Kevin. Is. MINE!" I scream, and Trey looks back at me violently, complete wrath in his face.

"No, he's mine!" Trey grunts out and charges at me. I flick open the pocket knife, taking no chances with this guy and before he gets to me I roll out of the way, dodging him and then standing back up while he turns around. He reminds me of a bull. He comes at me, but this time I try to slash at him with my knife and am rewarded with a scrape to his shoulder but take a devastating blow to my gut in exchange for it. My insides feel like they just got hit by a steam roller at this point, but I move back a bit avoiding the following swing of his fist and catch his hand with my knife but once more its little more than a cut across his hand.

We keep exchanging blows back and forth. Though I have the knife, I'm not scoring any solid cuts whereas each time I'm hit I want to throw up from it. Finally, I take a gamble and instead of slashing, I attempt to stab him with my blade. The blade sinks into his shoulder a good few inches, but I'm rewarded with a powerful blow to my chin that knocks me flat onto the ground. Kevin squeaks suddenly and I turn my swirling head towards him for a second which is just enough time for Trey to pull the knife out of his shoulder and kneels down over me with the knife aimed down at me.

Kevin's POV

I watch as they fight, Eddy holding me still so I can't run out there. I don't know what I would do if I made it out there… but I can't just sit here. And as Trey pins Edd I could see that Edd did not stand a chance. Edd is fast, his skill is agility, but Trey… he is brute force to the max. There is no way that Edd can win, and as I see them struggle with the knife, Trey trying to stab Edd in the chest and Edd holding his wrist to stop him. I do the only thing I think would work.

"Stop… b-baby… it's okay." I choke out, ripping out of Eddy's arms and taking a step towards Trey. He is looking at me now. "Trey, it's okay, they will leave us alone. We can go anywhere you want, right now. Come on. They are not worth this." I do my best not to look at Edd because I know what I am about to say is going to hurt him if he even cares about me a little. "I just wanted to see how much you… loved me. I just… used him… to" I pause. This is so hard for me to say. I've slowly taken a few steps closer and I'm about four feet from them, and I fall to my knees. "To get to you."

I watch as Trey looks at me, I do my best to avoid looking at Edd, but I slip and collide eyes with him. He looks like he used to, like the original Double D. The hurt…. I turn my eyes away and back to Trey, I feel my body trembling, my hand noticeably as I reach out to Trey.

"Just for-forget about him. H-he is… not worth it anymore… please just, let's leave. Together. Just you and me… against the world….b-b-babe." I choke out the affectionate term like I might puke and I think I might. But I will do anything to keep Edd safe. Even if that means putting my life in the hands of this crazy man. Trey continues to look at me and then smiles. He looks down to Edd with a wretched grin, letting go of the knife and kidney punching Edd, leaving him incapacitated. Trey grabs the knife, sheathing it, and then starts to crawl to me. I feel the tears sliding down my face and hope he takes them as me being happy to go, not the truth.

"Shhh its okay." He coos at me and kneels in front of me, cupping my face. "You know I love you, it's only two more people and then we can be together. No one will bother us. It will-"

"No, Trey you can't hurt him. Please just… please let's just go now. Come on." I say and stand grabbing his arm and trying to pull him up. He looks at me strangely before getting a dangerous look in his eye.

"Why do you care about him if you just used him?" Trey asks and I still.

"I-I just d-don't want any th-th-thing to happen to y-you… in the pro-process. I mean Fuck Trey" I say getting a quick burst of anger. "I'm coming with you. Willingly! You have already admitted to killing someone, you tied and beat my parents, and kidnapped me! Who in their right minds would agree to go with you? If they didn't lo….." I start, but I can't even spit it out. I grab his head and push it into my stomach, like a hug. I meet Edd's eyes. The pain there is unbearable. I stare him in the eyes projecting my next words out to him. "I know deep in my heart that I love you. I've never felt this way about anyone. And I would give up everything I have ever known… to keep you safe. Even if that means losing you." Edd seems to have caught that I was talking to him because I saw one tear fall off his beautiful face and it makes me smile. I use this smile to peer down at Trey, and as he looks up at me I see him crying.

"I've never known love Pipsqueak…" he says and stands, grasping my hand. "We will go. But first." He says turning around, I hear a click and see a flash of light come from his hand shine off the florescent lights above. He takes a quick step forward before a loud 'pop' is sounded off and he falls to the ground. I stand there, stunned, not understanding what has happened. Trey is knocked out, from the fall, but I see blood running from his leg, down to a puddle in the ground. I look over to Eddy who has his hands at his side, but there is a gun in his hand, I don't know what kind but just a hand gun. I look over to Edd and I run over to him, falling to my knees.

"I-I'm s-s-so s-sorry.." I choke out and start crying. I lean my hands over him, but I'm scared to touch him, so I just wrap them around myself. Eddy walks over and squats down next to Edd.

"You okay?" He ask, and Edd nods his head he moves to stand and I just stay kneeling there trying to breath as my body convulses through my cries.

"Come on pumpkin, let's go." Edd says and I shake my head, falling back on my butt and scooting away.

"I c-cant. I h-have to g-go with him. I won't l-let him h-hurt you. Get o-out while you c-can. GO!" I finish and start to crawl to Trey, but Edd grabs my arm, effectively stopping me as he squats by me.

"We don't have to worry about him Pumpkin. The police will take care of him. It's over now." Edd says, and I shake my head. I tackle him a little and he falls, I have my hands wrapped around his body, and I cry into his chest. When I can finally breathe I finally say what I want to.

"I-l love y-you so much. Y-you don't understand. I-I didn't m-mean it r-really! I just wanted him t-to not h-hurt you. I lied.. P-please for-forgive me! I love you Eddward… I'm s-sorry… so sorry.." He pulls me by the hair and places a demanding kiss on my wet lips. He pulls back and gives me a genuine smile.

"Kevin. I know. But risking yourself was not what I came here to have accomplished, I did not risk my life only for you to put yours in danger. Do you understand why I came here tonight Pumpkin?" Edd asks and I look him in the eyes, shaking my head.

"Um, because you don't like p-people touching your p-property…." I say looking back to the ground. I feel stupid. Utterly stupid for falling for someone who won't even like me back.

"No, Kevin." He says and places his finger under my chin to raise my tear streaked face back up to look into my eyes. "Kevin. I love you."

Edd's POV

I've never felt so many emotions in my life as I did when Kevin was speaking. The utter betrayal, hatred, anguish and pain I felt as he said he used me absolutely overtook every single thing in my life. But as he looked to me and spoke with the same pain and agony that I felt, pouring his heart out to me, and I knew he directed it to me because the way his eyes locked on mine, and held me there, almost immobile and in that moment everything around us faded until he finished. But would never let him risk his life, not to save me, I would do everything I could. Desperate I was trying to crawl to him till Trey stood back up.

It all happened so fast that I didn't realize Trey was on the ground all I knew was Kevin was beside me, and he was ok. I knew now was the time to tell Kevin how I genuinely felt. But I couldn't get it in with Kevin apologizing for something he had no control in.

"Kevin. I love you." I finally said. And again, in that moment it was like I reverted back to the old Eddward, to Double D. The cold heartless Eddward was replaced with an anxious, nervous and overwhelmed Double D, and I couldn't help but anticipate what Kevin would do or say.

"W-w-what?" He says, mouth wide open and utter shock plastered on his face. I smile, it is genuine, and I lift my finger again to close his mouth before I kiss his lips. It is a soft, sweet kiss. Very gentle in nature and everything I felt about him I pushed into that kiss. I backed up just enough to stop the kiss but to still have my lips brush his as I spoke.

"I love you, Pumpkin."

Alright so… im going to apologize that it took so long to do this chapter. I was anxious.. and life lol you know. But there should only be maby one or two chapters left after this. I honestly did not mean to make this story so dramatic when I first though of it… but I liked where it ended up so im happy with it. And thanks everyone for joining me on this roller coaster ride. Feel free to tell me what you think or whatever. Enjoy!