Forget-Me-Not 6
Friday rolled in and Nazz and Sarah were in the blonde's kitchen washing the utensils they would use to prepare the food for their beach trip. The girls tied their hair neatly and put on their clean aprons as they waited for Jimmy, who they had fetch the ingredients they needed from the local grocery store, and Edd, so that they could start cooking by his recipes. Ed and Eddy dropped Edd off at Nazz's front door and after one last bone-crushing hug from Ed, he rang the doorbell.
"Door's unlocked, Double D!" Nazz said from the kitchen. Edd entered the house with an 'Excuse me' and closed the door behind him. He put on his apron on the way to the kitchen and tied up the knots securely.
"Well then! Shall we start?" he rolled up his sleeves and looked up to two pairs of wide eyes. He cleared his throat, knowing just what they were staring at. He felt a little embarrassed and avoided their eyes as he adjusted his black and grey apron which had small white skull prints on its straps. He walked over to the counter and arranged the bowls and spoons. He waited a moment for the girls to start moving, but when he heard nothing but silence, he sighed, giving up.
"I have the right to like dark patterns too, you know," he huffed. Finally the girls moved. Nazz pursed her lips.
"That's not why we're staring. You're just so-" she tried to explain, gesturing to his whole body, "-gorgeous! It's really unfair," she placed her hands on her hips. Edd was taken aback. That was sudden. Just what are they ta- Oh dear lord what is that?! He blushed when he saw his reflection in the oven, finally noticing the jet black hair poking out of his hat and covering part of his face. It must have gotten messed up when Ed tackled me earlier! He immediately fixed his hat and turned away from the giggling girls.
"Oh come on, Double D! Keep it the way it was before!" Nazz pleaded, starry-eyed as she reached for the hat. Edd dodged away and pulled his hat lower.
"Yeah! You look less like a weirdo that way!" Sarah teased. Nazz laughed.
"I'd rather be stripped naked than take this hat off my head!" Edd said without thinking. Sarah's smirk grew.
"That can be arranged," she said with a wicked gleam in her eyes. Edd squeaked, holding Nazz in front of him as a human shield, which would be against his moral code if it weren't Sarah who was about to pounce.
"Alright guys, enough messing around," Nazz pushed Edd gently towards the counter. She clasped her hands together. "Let's get to work!"
"Did you seriously chase him?" Nat looked at his ginger friend unbelievingly. Kevin hid his face in his folded arms, already embarrassed as he told the story. Nat burst into laughter. "Oh man! This is a first! Never thought I'd see the day you'd do the chasing! Literally too!" Nat slapped his friend's back as his laughter died down. Kevin looked up to him unamused.
"Not helping, Nat!" he growled, cheeks tinted red with embarrassment and anger. Nat held up his hands in defense.
"You're right. Sorry, sorry," he chuckled. Kevin sighed and buried his face into his arms once again.
"At this rate, I'd probably just scare him off," he muttered. Nat sat back in his chair. Pretty sure you already did.
"Have you told Nazz?" he asked. Kevin looked back up and leaned back on his chair.
"I tried to. I went over to her house at noon, but she kicked me out and said that if I was there, I'd just mess around and make Double D uncomfortable," he looked down embarrassedly. "Was I really that useless?" he asked, brows furrowed in frustration. Nat hesitated in answering.
"Well..." he started, trailing off. Kevin glared at him. "I'm kidding, kidding! You're not useless, just-" he tried to think of the right words to describe Kevin. "You're just a little-" Destructive? No, not always. Arrogant? Sort of... Shit! Where are all the nice words?! "Angry?" Nat said unsurely. Kevin rolled his eyes. He leaned back against his chair and stared up to the ceiling.
"D'you think he'll give me another chance?" Kevin asked. Nat nodded.
"Of course! This is Double Cutie we're talking about here. He's way too nice to ignore people," Nat grinned widely. Kevin sighed.
"That just makes me even more insecure. What if he doesn't want to even see me, but can't ignore me 'cause he's so nice?" Kevin slumped in his chair and pouted. Nat rubbed his chin. Right...
"Then I guess you'll just have to ask him about his feelings, that is, after you tells him yours," Nat smirked at the suddenly shy redhead.
"I'm pretty sure he already knows..." Kevin grumbled, remembering his embarrassing encounter just the day before. Nat snickered.
"Guess so. Anyway, I'm bored. Let's go over to the skatepark in the next neighborhood!" Nat jumped off his seat and grabbed Kevin's skateboard on the corner of his living room. Kevin reluctantly got up and followed Nat to the door. "You gotta relax, man. You got this!" Nat tried to reassure him. Kevin smiled.
"Thanks, Nat."
"Sarah, my noodle arms can't take much more of this torture," Jimmy whimpered through his phone, rubbing his throbbing wrist. Sarah's voice came loudly on the other side.
"You can do it, Jimmy! How are you gonna pass gym class if you can't even lift a shopping bag?" she encouraged him. Jimmy whined.
"But Sarah, there are three bags, and they're all so heavy," he glanced over the three big bags sitting on the sidewalk. They were indeed large and heavy, too much for a scrawny little boy such as himself.
"Okay, fine. Just text Ed to come and help you. He and Eddy should be there somewhere," Sarah ended the call with a goodbye. Jimmy dialed Ed's number, but stopped when he spotted Nat skating ahead of Kevin towards him.
"Nat! Great timing!" he called out to Nat, who slowed down and stopped in front of him.
"What's up, Candy Floss?" Nat smiled flirtatiously. Jimmy blushed at the nickname.
"Um- I uh- need your help with these bags. Could you fellas please carry the other bags for me?" he pleaded. Nat shrugged.
"Sure. Where to?" he asked as he picked up a bag. Kevin did the same. What... They're not even heavy.
"To Nazz's place. Double D and the girls need them to make the food for Saturday," Jimmy smiled, thanking them. Nat smirked. What a nice development~ Kevin could sense his planning.
"The bags aren't that heavy, so why don't you take 'em both, Kev?" Nat shoved the other bag into Kevin's arm, ignoring the other's protests.
"Nat, no! Nazz won't let me go near her house while he's there, remember?" Kevin tried to hand the bag back to Nat, but Nat just quickly moved away from him.
"Well, now you have a valid excuse to be there! Good luck, mi amigo!" Nat waved goodbye as he skated off to the direction of the next neighborhood. Kevin growled.
"What the hell, man! You could at least help me!" he yelled too late. Jimmy tapped his shoulder. He looked back a little angry.
"Sorry for bothering you, Kevin, but Sarah just texted me to hurry," he smiled nervously. Kevin sighed.
"Right. Let's go then," he gave up and followed Jimmy back into the neighborhood.
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
I sincerely apologize for the long wait. I had my final exams and had to prepare for graduation. I'm a high school graduate now, yay! Didn't think I would make it this far in life... Anyway, enjoy this new chapter! Hopefully I'll update sooner since I'll be on holiday for more than three months. I'm also thinking of applying for a part-time-job. Wish me luck!