A/N: Sorry about the delay guys, but last week my mother and I were painting our apartment; It took all my energies and capacity to think. But here it is.

~Nothing left to Say, by Imagine Dragons: a song for Kevin's feelings.
Hope you enjoy it.

Kevin was heading to the parking lot, tired after training, craving the rest of his house, when he saw what looked like someone being carried. He went to see who the one person was, concerned; it was unusual to see something like this on a daily basis. As he approached, his heart sank in his chest. Edd?

He ran to the two.

"Edd? What ... what happened?" He asked, dropping his backpack attempting to touch Edd.

"Do not touch him!" Kevin flinched upon the aggressiveness of Derek's words. "Ask your crap of a teammate, Roger, what happened." Derek said, placing Edd carefully on the back seat of the car.

Kevin didn't understand what was going on. Didn't understand, mainly, why he was so worried. It was usual that Edd was assaulted, but this time it was much worse. Perhaps that was the reason! And what does Roger have to do with it?

Kevin watched as Derek positioned Edd. He also realized that the knuckles Derek were purple and bruised.

So that's why that bitch was hurt. Son of a bitch. - When Kevin was changing in the changing room he saw in the corner of his eyes that Roger was bleeding and bruised, complaining and telling what had happened to whoever it was. Kevin hadn't given much thought about it, it was just Roger. But now he felt as if he could kill that piece of shit. -If only I had known before.

"I didn't ..." Kevin couldn't finish because strong hands held him by the collar of his jacket.

"Do your best to keep those fuckers away from Edd, captain, or I'll make sure to make mincemeat out of each one of them. Among finals and Edd, you know who I choose." Derek let go off the other, but put a finger in his chest. "I wont jus give up on that team because I hope that this year Peach Creek wins at finals, I am striving to make it happen." He removed his finger from the other's chest. "I know you do too, so make rest of them too, and make them stop caring about other people's lives."

Edd moaned, calling the attention of the other two. "P-please, let's go Derek."

Derek pulled Kevin out of his way, with a certain delicacy, got in the car and left without another word.

Kevin opened and closed his mouth, hoping to say something, but the moment had passed. Edd didn't even look at me. He exhaled through his nose and rubbed his face with one hand. Why the fuck am I thinking this? He thought, heading to his bike. I told Nazz that I wouldn't stop talking to him, not that I'd be his best friend. He sighed again.Whatever.

When he got home, Kevin received a message from Nazz, talking anything about dating Marie. Kevin was happy for Nazz, but he didn't really want to talk about their relationship. Yet what he wanted to talk to would have to be personally, so he invited her over. Nazz came within moments, living only seconds away.

Nazz snuggled onto Kevin's bedroom floor while he took a few appetizers and drinks. When he returned, Kevin sat on her side and let her talk about her dating, which lasted about an hour. They had drank a liter of Mountain Drew when Nazz finally ended.

"Sorry I came here and talked about all this bullshit, but I'm sincerely happy. It really appears that Marie is the perfect one for me." Nazz laughed at the thought. "Who knew, uh?" She muttered to herself, touching her lips on the can she was holding with both hands.

"Chill out, I'm here for that," Kevin smiled, placing a hand on her friend's shoulder. "And it's strangely good to see you happy." Kevin laughed.

Nazz also laughed, and gave him a friendly punch on his shoulder. "But what did you want to tell me?" Nazz hugged her knees and rested her head on them. "I was a little worried, you aren't the one to make a point of talking face to face with me..."

Kevin sighed heavily, what he really wanted to talk about? Kevin wasn't sure, he just wanted to talk about what he was feeling, but what was he feeling? Kevin hated not understanding himself, that's why he had Nazz, who had the capacity to know everyone as if they were an open book.

"First, I dunno if you know, but Roger beat… Edd very badly..."

Nazz gasped and half opened her mouth, but then her bottom lip twitched . "That bastard, because Edd is gay?" Kevin nodded. "I'll have a good, long talk with him, who does he think he is? ..."

"Nazz ... NAZZ" Kevin made the girl shut up, but couldn't help smiling. "Don't freak out. I'll take care of it, but still hear me out." The girl nodded, quiet. Kevin sighed through his nose. "When I saw Edd in the state he was in, I became breathless and I didn't know how to act. Nobody has ever beat Edd in that way, and that made me feel bad..."

Kevin hoped Nazz would say something, but all he got was silence in return - and a imperceptible smile on the girl's lips- so he continued.

"Derek was carrying him, but I felt like I should be carrying him, I wanted to have stopped that..." Kevin ran a hand over his face. "He looked so helpless, that it made me feel like I should take care of him..." He paused at the expression that Nazz was giving. "What?"

"You like him."

"I like him."

"No. You really like him!"

Kevin almost spat the sip of soda that was taking. Really LIKE him?

Kevin laughed nervously. "No, I would do that for you..."

"Of course you would." Nazz was having fun.

"And also with Rolf..." Kevin needlessly gestured with his hands and looked at Nazz with wide eyes, shaking his head.

This was too much fun to Nazz. "Would you take care of Rolf so affectionately in the same way you just described how you would with Edd?" Nazz really wanted to hear this answer.

Kevin didn't respond.

Nazz smiled more.

Kevin opened his mouth and held up a finger as if waiting for the right answer to came.

It didn't come.

Nazz sighed in agreement with a smirk. "Kevin, it's natural to… end up clinging to Edd, if you give it a chance. When I told you to study with him, you thought it would be preachy, but it turned out to be something that you really enjoyed. Edd is the kind of person that, even unwittingly, binds us. We get attached to him without even realizing it. You were just denying that you felt that way, that's why you felt so bad when you saw him that way."

All what Kevin could do was face Nazz in fascination. Was he so easy to read? Kevin seemed to already know that everything Nazz said was true, he just needed someone to rub it in his face. But, "like"? Wasn't it too much?

"Perhaps this is all true, but-"

"It is true!"

Kevin narrowed his eyes at the girl. "But I don't think I like him, not the way you're talking about."

Nazz crossed her arms and legs, and tilted her head to the side. "Maybe not, but the way you talked about how you should look after him, the way your heart spoke, the way your eyes lit up and you looked like a little girl dreaming... If this isn't like, it's a strong sense of brotherhood." Nazz took a sip of her soda and murmured with her lips touching the can: "Which I don't think it is." Nazz smirked and took another sip.

Kevin grabbed the pillow that was propped on his crossed legs and flung it into Nazz. "Why do I still tell you these things?"

"You didn't even have to tell me, I'd have realized."

The two talked about a few more things, but Kevin couldn't help but think about the subject 'Edd'.

'…even unwittingly, binds us.' But maybe I let myself be bind. '…strong sense of brotherhood...' Yeah, sure was it.

"Kev, it's nine o'clock and I haven't done my homework yet, and it's a school night, so we'll talk tomorrow!" Nazz winked slyly at Kevin.

The girl was already passing through the door when Kevin grabbed her wrist.

"Do me a favor?"

"Anything."

"Go see how Edd is? Real quick, just so we know... how he is."

Nazz smiled, she couldn't say no at the concerned expression Kevin was giving. She nodded and Kevin pulled her into a hug, letting her go at last.

Edd was almost asleep when he heard the bell of his house ring. Half dazed by sleep, and the remedies that Derek made him take, Edd tried to get up, forgetting his pain, but remembered them when his ribs screamed in his body. Edd growled. He didn't like feeling useless.

He heard Derek sigh at his side. "I'll see who it is."

Edd had told Derek it was not necessary to stay the night with him. But the other refused, arguing that Edd's parents were in congress, and he couldn't look after his own injury. Edd nodded helpless and without counter-arguments. Derek was right.

Edd heard two familiar voices approaching his room, and became happy upon recognizing the visitor's voice.

"... And I became really worried when I heard."

"I perfectly understand you." Derek said smiling and putting a hand on the back of Nazz, permitting her to head into the room.

When Nazz saw Edd, she smiled friendly. Indeed, as Kevin had said, Roger had beaten Edd real bad. His left eye was purple, and his brow with a small cut. Around his nose was red and some parts were purple. The lower right corner of Edd's delicate lip also had a small cut. Without mentioning his abdomen, you couldn't see how it was because was wrapped with bandages.

Nazz sat up on the bed in the small space beside Edd. "Sorry I came at this time of night, but I was wondering how you were," she said softly.

"Do not worry. I am pleased you are here. You were always 'ready to lend a hand'." Edd gave a shaky smile because of his pain.

Nazz forced herself to smile, but it disappeared when she touched as gently as she could in Edd's injured face. "I'm sorry Edd."

"Do not be. You had nothing to do with it. But how did you know?"

Nazz smiled when Double D put his hand in hers.

"Err ... As I said to Derek" Nazz looked at him and again to Edd. "I was waiting for Marie to leave the music club, when I heard Roger talking about what happened." Nazz lied, but it was a lie that wouldn't hurt anyone, she lied for Kevin. "But I am just able to come see you."

Edd squeezed Nazz's hands. "Thank you so much Nazz, but ... I'm somewhat familiar with these things. I'll end up healing fast." He smiled.

Nazz couldn't help but get angry; no one should be familiar with these things.

"Of course you will," She forced herself to say. "even with the special care that you are receiving." Nazz blinked to Edd and turned to Derek and smiled, seeing that Edd had flushed with the comment. "And knowing that you are under special care I'm relieved. I'll let you rest; I really just came here to see how you were. And you're tough; I am even seeing the wounds healing."

Edd had to laugh. The presence of Nazz was soothing. It was a good thing to have her as a friend.

"Thank you."

Nazz gave a light kiss on Edd's cheek.

"Come, I'll walk you to the door." Derek said finally moving away from the door's arch.

When he returned, Edd was asleep, he seemed to be in peace and without pain; it made Derek smiled.

Nazz text Kevin the moment she left Edd's house.

[[FROM NAZZ]] You don't need to worry, Edd is fine.

[[FROM KEVIN]] I owe u one. Thanks.

[[FROM NAZZ]] Sure you do lol

[[FROM KEVIN]] Fuck u s2

[[FROM NAZZ]] Luv you more.

[[FROM KEVIN]] Love u too!

Kevin put his cellphone aside. He smiled.

He had sweet dreams that night.