Waking up from a deep sleep was hell. His head was throbbing with a hangover. He felt sick to his stomach. His genitals and backside hurt tremendously and he felt absolutely filthy. He hurt a lot worse than the night he lost his virginity to Matthew. There was semen on his stomach. Whether it was his or not Edd was content at never knowing the answer. It was quite obvious to him that he had sex with Matthew in the man's own room.
Memories of the night before slowly came back to him. Matthew had purposely gotten him drunk after locking him in the room and forcing him to perform a provocative dance. Then Matthew had sex with him and that was when he passed out. `That vile, perverted fiend!' Edd thought resentfully, ` if I wasn't such a pacifist, I would've crushed his jugular veins with my bare hands!' Edd could not help but imagine Matthew taking advantage of his unconscious body. He did not know whether he passed out drunk or if he experienced alcohol-related amnesia. It could have been either one of the two.
That was when Edd started to become aware of his surroundings. He was still as naked underneath the man's black blanket. He did not realize how connected to the man he was until he tried to turn over on his back. He felt the man's body closely behind his own. Matthew's arm was draped over Edd's chest and his chest was against Edd's back. Edd hissed at the feeling of something being inside of him. Edd's eyes widened when he realized what exactly or more precisely who was inside of him. Edd slowly pulled the man's cock out of him, hissing when he felt the man's shaft move against the skin of his colon.
Even stepping out of bed was a hassle. His stomach felt queasy and his whole lower body felt like he got hit by a truck. However, he was willing to ignore the pain to deal with a couple of important issues. Firstly, he needed to check on Eddy. Secondly, he needed to get into the shower and wash the smell of alcohol, sweat, and sex from his body. He felt like he did not have his own scent at the moment, he had Matthew's scent. Edd had no idea if he actually smelled like Matthew or if his own mind was playing tricks on him, but he needed a shower and fast.
The only problem was that the door was locked. The only solution to that outpouring resistance Matthew called a door was to find the key among Matthew's belongings. Edd quickly got dressed in his outfit from the day before and begun his search. After scavenging through old concert tickets, Zippo lighters, beach shells, and other various items in one drawer, Edd quickly closed the drawer he searched in and looked through another one.
The next drawer was filled to the brim with pictures. Out of curiosity, Edd decided to look through them. Having a vague idea of how much alcohol the man consumed before, Edd figured Matthew would be out until noon. The first picture was a recent picture of Matthew and his friends in the entertainment room. The three were drinking and appeared to be in high spirits. The next three pictures were each of Matthew's exes and the mothers of his children. In all three pictures, Matthew was posed in a weird position. In all of the pictures Edd had seen of couples, they were not posed like they were only in the picture together to shut up the cameraman. Edd had not seen such awkward body language in all of his years. Some of the pictures included girls that Matthew dated in middle school and high school, judging from the dates written on the photos.
One of the photos contained a picture of Sasha with Seth. The only description Edd could give the picture was awkward. The only thing that faced the camera was Freddy Krueger's deformed face on the `Nightmare on Elm Street' novelty watch that Sasha wore around his left wrist. Sasha and Matthew were looking away from the camera in an awkward matter. The black `Lost Boys' tee shirt Sasha also wore was also in focus. Edd hated to judge Sasha based on his appearance in the picture, but Sasha looked like the quintessential geek; someone who was more interested in niche pop culture franchises than academic studies. Judging from the writing on the photo, they were both fourteen when the picture was taken.
The next set of pictures was of Matthew and his friends. According to the writing on the first photo, the photo was taken on Halloween when the three were Edd and Eddy's age. The photo took place in an actual graveyard and the three teens in the photo were dressed up for the holiday. Lucas was dressed as a bloody doctor with fake blood splashed across the white doctor's jacket. The porcelain mask Lucas wore with the costume was also covered in fake blood. The mask smiled an eerie, bone-chilling smile. Matthew was dressed as a vampire with fake blood dribbling down his chin and a black and red cape. Seth dressed as the Grim Reaper with his face painted black and white and a black hooded velvet cloak over his casual clothes.
The next picture was of the three as twelve year olds and seemed to have been taken by one of their parents. The expressions on the three prepubescent children's faces were quite alarming. Lucas smiled like a Cheshire cat. The smile on his face was as fake and eerie as the porcelain mask he wore for Halloween. Matthew was scowling at the camera quite menacingly. By the look of Seth, he was just starting to get into the rocker/alternative look that the man still supported in the present. The expression on Seth's face was quite a serious one. To Edd, the twelve year old Seth looked wise beyond his years. To someone like Edd's parents, twelve year old Seth would've looked quite intimidating to someone who did not bother to take a chance to get to know the teen first.
The last photo was of the three as eight year old children. Seth looked quite different as a child. Eight year old Seth sported camouflage pants, a white tee shirt, and an old army jacket that was several sizes too big for him. Instead of a serious look, Seth smiled sadly at the camera. Matthew had a mischievous grin upon his own face like he was planning on pulling a prank on someone. Instead of a fake and eerie smile, Lucas smiled a genuine smile at the camera. It was quite amazing how four years changed the three so drastically. The mysterious incident was most likely the catalyst for this dramatic change. The change was quite heartbreaking to say the least.
Edd put the pictures away to continue his search for the key. The search through Matthew's belongings proved to be quite fruitless. Edd sighed in frustration there was only one way to get out of Matthew's room and check on Eddy and he did not like that option one bit. Edd approached the door and got out two bobbing pins.
Picking simple locks was not a talent that Edd would readily admit that he had. To him, there was something devious and criminal about picking locks. For that reason alone, Edd would not even attempt to do it unless there was an emergency like his current situation. Individuals might get the wrong idea about his character.
Edd was able to unlock the lock and removed the lock from the chains. Edd flinched when the chains clanged together. Edd looked over his shoulder to check to see if he awoken Matthew. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the man was still out like a light. Edd stuck the bobbing pins back in his hair and headed out the door, gently shutting it behind him.
Edd debated himself on what he should do first as he headed down the stairs; Check up on Eddy or take a shower. Another dwelling on the question as he walked towards Eddy's room, he came up with a solution to the problem. He would check up on Eddy and then take a shower afterward depending upon Eddy's situation. He would also treat Eddy after he had gotten his shower over with. It seemed like a reasonable plan.
He walked inside of Eddy's room and assessed the situation. Surprisingly Eddy finished washing and drying his bedding and even made the bed after he was done. That meant that Eddy was able to move around easily. Edd also noted that Eddy was breathing alright with Eddy's chest rising and falling steadily. However, Edd was more focused on if Eddy's chin was swelled up or not. While Eddy's chin was bruised, it was not swelled like someone who had jaw broken.
Edd concluded that Eddy would be alright while Edd quickly took his much needed shower. Edd got a fresh pair of clean clothes and headed towards the bathroom. When Edd had stripped himself of his dirty clothes, he walked in the bathroom stall and adjust the temperature of water. The first feeling of water hitting his back was relieving.
Edd furiously scrubbed every inch of his body to remove the scent of sweat, sex, and Matthew. The back of his thighs and his stomach was especially sticky and disgusting before the water from the shower and the scrubbing removed any trace of semen from those areas. He just needed to get clean again. After awhile, Edd decided that he was clean enough and got out of the shower and changed into fresh clothes.
After getting some of the essentials, Edd headed back to Eddy's room and set the stuff on Eddy's nightstand. Edd gently tapped his friend on the shoulder. Eddy blinked wearily and yawned. Edd smiled when Eddy woke up. "Hey Eddy. How are you feeling?" Edd asked as he got the ice pack and placed it on Eddy's jaw.
"I-" Eddy hissed when he felt the cold touch of the ice pack, "I'm doing okay, Double D."
"You still have a dark contusion on your cheek, Eddy." Edd informed him. "I hope that it is nothing too serious like a fractured bone."
"its fine, Double D. I've been hurt a lot worse by my brother." Eddy replied emotionlessly. It is still hard for Edd to imagine how much hell Matthew put Eddy through during the years. While he had witnessed a couple of incidents where Matthew physically abused Eddy, he still did not witness most of the abuse that happened and hoped that he never have to.
"Eddy, we should still take you to the hospital to double check to see if your jaw is fractured." Edd suggested.
Eddy turned to Edd and snapped, "-And then what? A doctor would check me out and then call child services. That's what's going to happen, Edd! Even if I did tell them that it was my own damn brother who hit me, they'll still take us both away since my parents let him stay in the house and watch over us. Neither one of us might not see Ed, the rest of the cul-de-sac, or each other until we're both eighteen. Goddamn it, Edd! Our lives are here!"
"I'm sorry, Eddy. I was just worried about you," Edd apologized. He handed Eddy an aspirin and a glass of water.
"Don't be," Eddy replied, "just start this day with a clean slate and forget I've got this lousy bruise on my face. I can cover it up with Mom's foundation." Eddy popped the pill in his mouth and washed it down with a gulp of water. He set the cup back on the nightstand.
Eddy knew exactly how to cover up what his own brother did. Eddy must have been doing it for years, going to extreme lengths to lie to everyone and convince them that his brother was not abusive. It was heartbreaking to even imagine Eddy going through extreme lengths to prevent his own friends, the cul-de-sac and possibly his own parents from finding out the truth about Matthew's abuse. Edd crawled in bed with Eddy and attempted to cuddle up with Eddy to cheer his friend up.
However, Eddy pushed him away. "Don't Edd. I don't want to be touched right now." Edd slid over to the other side of the bed and laid there quietly. Only the sound of Eddy breathing and of the fan going can be heard after that.
A/N: Sorry for the wait, I had some irl issues that I was dealing with.