So... Chapter 3 is among us! It is certainly longer than previous chapters, and I've tried to make Marie more like... Marie, I guess. Read and rate :)

Chapter 3: My Gym Partner's Marie

All through Math class, Marie had been sending him seductive looks, with a sultry grin whenever she turned around to look at him. Edd silently cursed "set places", as they were known, and tried his best to ignore her. However, it was far more difficult than ever, particularly as the kiss she gave him seemed, dare he say it… Enjoyable. He quickly shook his head.

He couldn't concentrate. Pythagoras's Theorem now seemed like a bunch of random letters. Thankfully, the lesson ended quicker than he expected. Then again, that means that the dance is now coming sooner. Edd started sweating again. His fears were raised more when he checked the timetable. Gym class. He hoped, nay, prayed that Marie wasn't his gym partner.

"Eddward! Pair with Marie!" His prayers went unanswered. The whole class started giggling, alongside a chorus of wolf-whistles. He cursed to himself, and shyly looked over to wear Marie was standing, and he noticed that she had an immoral grin on her face.

"She looks relatively attractive in gym clothes…" A thought suddenly entered his head. He shut his eyes in disbelief. "What am I thinking? Control yourself, man!"

Unfortunately, he wasn't aware of the fact that Marie had moved dangerously close to him - invading his personal space, quite drastically, in fact. Only when she hugged him tightly did he realise the gravity of his current situation.

"What good luck, Pumpkin! I can't wait to see what my man is made of." she seductively whispered into his ear. Her lips came in light contact with his jawline as she said this.

Eddy, paired with Ed, was in a fit of hysterics. When Edd glanced over to where he was, Eddy grinned maniacally at him, and did the "licking out" gesture. Rolling his eyes, Edd focused on the task in hand. Surviving gym class with Marie as his partner.

"Ok class, today we are going to do back-to-back squats…" Edd's face fell. Not only would Marie be in physical contact with him, but she will probably find a way to turn this "exercise" to amorous intent. With the whistle blown, Edd gritted his teeth and sat down, placing his hands on the ground. Marie, with a grin stitched to her face, sat behind him, and pressed her back firmly against his (so tight that he could feel her bra strap), and then rested her hands against his. Edd's eyes widened in shock; and unbeknownst to him, his heart started pounding, and his face warmed up. The scent of Roses then radiated to his sinuses, and his mind entered another brief state of relaxation, only to be interrupted by Marie cooing: "Ok, Dreamboat, I hate to break your thoughts about me, but we do kind of need to start."

"W-w-why y-yes, of c-c-course." Edd barely stammered out, prompting a cute giggle from Marie. And so the workout began. Soon, Marie started grinding her back against Edd's, which did not go unnoticed, both by him, and by Eddy, who was trying ever so hard not to laugh. This was 10 minutes of pure physical and mental turmoil for Edd, as not only was he doing the thing he despised, but, dare he say it, the sensation was actually quite… Pleasant.

"She seems to have toned down a bit… But she still intimidates me…" He was battling with his conscience. "But she is actually rather pretty… But she's treated me so badly in the past, like an object, not a human being… But she can be nice as well, and everyone has days in which they treat people like the mud under their feet… And she does smell rather exquisite… How did she know that rosa rubiginosa was my favourite flower…? Oh, why her? Why me? Why this? Why?"

As for Marie, well, she couldn't believe that she was spending this much time with her dreamboat, without him running away. She did, however, notice that he was very nervous. This wasn't new, but it was like as if he was fighting with himself inside, contemplating about her.

Suddenly, the bell rang, signifying that lunch had started. Edd breathed a sigh of relief. He had done it, and she hadn't attempted to kiss him. He spoke to soon. As he was turning to leave, she purred to him: "Where do you think that you're going? We're not done here yet…" Blushing furiously, Edd slowly turned around, and was instantly pounced on. Marie straddled his hips, and leaned her face within kissing distance. Edd pressed himself as hard as possible against the gym floor. Marie turned to the onlookers. "What do you think this is, a soft core porno? Get. The fuck. Out. Now." She turned back to Edd. "I did make a promise to save the main course for the dancing, and you've had your starter… So how about seconds?" And with that, she kissed him straight on the lips. Edd's whole body flopped. He had no idea what to do in this situation, yet he was surprised at how soft Marie's mouth was against his. It was almost… Enjoyable.

As Edd reached this realisation, Marie pulled away, and she couldn't help notice that Edd's eyes were shut, as if he was actually enjoying it. She giggled to herself, and gave him a brief peck on the cheek, before running to the Ladies changing room.

Edd slowly opened his eyes, lying on the floor. The room was empty; and oddly, his lips were tingling pleasantly.

"I just want this day to end…"

A/N: AHAHAHAHAHA! How was that! The best bit is just around the corner folks, poor Double D still can't believe that he may be developing feelings for her!