It took some work, but here is chapter two! :)
Edd was startled awake when a rocket alarm clock launched in the air, and he attempted to catch it before it hit the ceiling. He jumped barely missing the contraption as it punched the roof. He just smacked face first on the ground groaning in pain and sleepiness. The rocket fell landing right on top of his head.
"Ugh, day 15 and I still have not completely built the correct format inside the rocket alarm," He slowly picked the machine up slithering over to his desk writing on the piece of paper about his failure, "I am assuming that this wire…"
He squeaked as the wire sparked while he was messing with it, "Aghh, forget about it! I'll just have to correct the disappointment after Soccer practice this evening."
Disconcerted, Edd lifted off of the wooden floor brushing himself off wiping away his tired eyes. It was time to face another day. He quickly sprang to the restroom washing his face and brushing his teeth. He flossed perfectly and whipped out his straightener to straighten his shaggy hair. He forgot when he started doing this exactly, but it didn't really matter. He straightened his hair before taking his hat placing it and bobby pins upon his head.
Before leaving, he made sure the hat was in a position that would not be easily removed. He smirked at his work heading back to his own room putting the rest of himself together. He stared at a list of things to do today on his white board. He checked off on a couple of things, and disappointedly marked off his failure of a rocket alarm. He groaned wanting to know when he was actually going to do something right this year.
After sitting down, he opened up his computer checking to see if there were any new comments to his first question. He nodded at the old ones and decided that no one else was going to answer his question. While looking over the answers, his phone started ringing by his side. He checked the caller ID realizing it was Eddy.
"Hey," Edd answered informally.
"Yo, listen," Eddy informed out of breath, "Gotta tell you. This mornin' ain't the best of mornin's. Mom threw a vase at my dad. He's bein' rushed to the ER now, but I still gotta go to school. Mom's bein' a bitch about it. Anyway, I'm gonna be late pickin' you and Ed up today. Let the big guy know. 'Kay?"
Edd closed the thread while listening to Eddy. The phone tucked under his ear quite warmly and after he chose to "Complete the thread closing", He grabbed the phone holding it in his right hand, "Okay Eddy, we will discuss this further once you have reached my destination."
"Got it, don't f'rget to call Ed."
"No worries, I will contact Ed after we hang up," Edd replied, "And Eddy. Take the road slowly."
Eddy hung up before even saying goodbye. Edd always hated that about him. He looked at the composing question platform before calling Ed, "I'm sure he is still asleep," He said while the phone rang.
A sleepy Ed answered the phone slapping his lips together a couple of times before speaking, "Double D, why are you calling so early?"
Edd smirked at the sound of the groggy voice, "It's time to rise and shine on a bright and cold day Ed!"
"Mm, I'm just going to lay here," He heard the ruffling of covers knowing for a fact that Ed just covered himself under the blankets.
"Well, I guess that's too bad," Edd knew the answer, "I was going to show you something extraordinary today."
He heard a loud bang undoubtedly Ed hitting the floor, "R-Really!?"
"Mhm, it is pretty important, but I guess you can stay home."
Edd heard a lot of muffled sounds and then a loud Ed, "Okay, I'm almost ready! Eddy should be here soon, right!?"
"Oh, I forgot, Eddy is departing later than usual today and won't arrive to pick you up on time, so wait patiently, okay?"
Ed sighed and then Edd heard a thumping of some sort, "Oh, okay Double D…"
"Don't be melancholy, Edd. I will be here when you arrive."
"I know, I just won't get to see you quick enough," Ed sighed once more, "I miss you."
Edd's heart broke and a slight blush covered his face, "I-I miss you too! We will be seeing each other quite soon. Why don't you finish getting ready, and I'm sure Eddy will arrive in no time!"
"O-Okay Double D," Edd spoke more cheerful, "Well, bye!"
"Bye Ed."
The phone beeped when the call shut off, and Edd placed his head on the desk. Ah, he should start writing a new question.
Hello, it was nice to see all of the responses from the first question. I am going to take all of the advice given and hopefully see the outcome later on today. I wanted to go ahead and get a new question going so that when I return back home today, I will have a new solution to another problem.
Well, question two: How do I help a friend with personal issues? They need my help, and I just don't know how to provide it. I have never been too keen on the human to human contact side. Thanks for the help!
He wrote it in submitting it quicker than his first time. He stretched once he closed the screen. As he rose, he looked over at his phone once more seeing if there was any contact from his parents. He sighed placing it back on the desk heading over to his closet to pick out an outfit. While running his hands through his wardrobe, he found an old white shirt of his he had not worn in quite some time.
Maybe it was the fact that it had dirty stains across it or maybe it was the case that the new Soccer shirts suited him much better. It could have also been the evidence that, that day was the day they won the playoffs but to Edd, he mostly remembered a peculiar person who sat up in the stands to watch his team in their moment of success.
Those eyes squinted evenly as Edd was hauled from the ground into his teammates' arms as they held him and a couple others who were easy to pick up high in the sky next to him. He laughed and had a joyous time, but his mind was too focused on the glistening of bright orange against the sun's rays. While his crew slowly lost their adrenaline, he was placed back on the ground and he finally straightened out his figure smirking at their win.
While heading back to the locker room, he was surprised to find—
His phone rang him out of his thoughts as he had just placed a blue vest over his slim figure. He quickly grabbed the phone unfortunately watching as it slipped out of his hands into the floor. He nearly tipped over while picking the phone off of the ground, but he caught balance of himself answering the call.
"Hello," He answered formally since he didn't have a chance to check the ID of the person who was calling.
"Yo, we're outside of your house waiting on you," Eddy spoke in an irritated manner.
"Ah, I will be out there quite soon, Eddy, be patient," Edd decided best to hang up before Eddy this time so he could finish placing his sneakers on his feet.
After several attempts, he finally got them on hurrying for his book bag throwing it on his back and grabbing his sports bag from the hanger placing it on his shoulder. On his way out the door, he caught his jacket throwing himself out of the house. He saw Eddy and an excited Ed waiting for him. He stuck his hand in his pocket finding his keys and slamming the house key into the slot locking the house shut.
Before turning around, he inhaled deeply knowing that this was the day he would confront his professor. He ran across the yard and jumped into Eddy's vehicle. While sitting in the car listening to Eddy ramble on about how late Edd was, he caught sight of Kevin exiting his house from across the street. He watched intently before getting embarrassed when Kevin looked up catching him red handed. He didn't look up any further finally paying attention to an annoyed Eddy.
"Hey, are ya listenin' to me buck tooth," Eddy nearly twisted all the way around looking at Edd.
"Yes, I'm truly sorry Eddy. It has been a pretty rough morning," Edd didn't lie.
"Tell me 'bout it," Eddy pushed on the gas pedal and off they went.
Edd was truly afraid of Eddy's driving but Eddy hadn't wrecked, yet. Well, the key word being yet. Eddy owned a little Ford Probe. It wasn't fabulous or significant in any way, it was just there to get him from A to B which was exactly what the cul-de-sac sold at the local dealership. While on their way to school, Edd had to think about a couple of different ways to address the situation with his educator. His final class of the day was his Natural Science class with Coach Ross.
The professor was the coach for the Baseball team, and Edd had accidentally slipped up revealing that he is indeed an Atheist. Coach Ross did not seem very pleased by the outcome, but Edd was who he was. The responses he received from the Problem Solver site really helped him build courage to face this situation. He would not have to be doing this if it weren't for the fact that Coach Ross decided it best to not speak with Edd or call on him even during class any longer. His grades had not faltered, but he was not completely ignorant to the intense staring he acknowledged during class and the unsettling feeling of being disrespected by him.
Finally, they made it to school and Ed certainly spoke up about Edd's present for him, "D-D, are you going to show me?"
"Of course Ed," Edd lifted out of the car digging through his bag pulling it from his back hoping that he actually brought Ed's present.
While walking, he accidentally tripped on a small rock hitting a small, soft body. He fell on top of the body daring to breath. He opened his eyes slowly to see his worst nightmare. He fell on top of a blonde beauty watching as she cringed in pain. He immediately rose off of her standing up pretending he wasn't in any pain.
"A-Are you okay, Nazz," He held a hand out for her to grab it.
She finally opened her eyes holding her hand out almost grabbing it before someone slapped his hand away and took hers pulling her up into his arms.
"Yo, what the hell happened 'ere," He didn't even want to know who it was, "'Ey, I asked a damn question!"
Kevin grabbed Edd by his vest with a slight annoyance in his tone. They both stared into each other's eyes for only moments. Edd started to babble, and Kevin was pulled away by Nazz letting Edd's feet slip back onto the ground.
"Well, I was just starting to head out of Eddy's car. While trying to find Ed's present I got for him, I accidentally bumped into Nazz. Well, I mean I basically—"
"Will ya just shuddap," Kevin turned his attention to Nazz, "Y'kay?"
She smiled and nodded, "He was just not paying attention, that's all Kev..."
"Well, he needs'ta pay more 'tention t'things like that, doesn't'e," He spoke softly to her before ruffling her hair, "C'mon."
Edd ended up being ignored in the end and Eddy finally found his guitar pick from the car poking his head out, "Haha, I found it!"
He rushed over clueless of the situation, "Hey, where'd the big guy go?"
Edd finally snapped out of his thoughts, "Oh, um, he…he was just right here."
Eddy slapped his forehead, "I f'rgot he had a Football meeting to attend to. Anyway, c'mon loser!"
Eddy pulled Edd along smiling away, but Edd couldn't pull the memory of the Kevin he saw last night away. How could someone change so much in just one night? The small light Edd saw inside Kevin from last night was gone along with the slight hope he shouldn't have conjured.
After making it through homeroom, somehow, Edd discouragingly walked to his first period. Only being stopped by Ed was he actually starting to pick up his pieces.
"D-D, what's wrong," Ed placed a huge hand on Edd's cheek lifting up the sorrowful face, "Did something happen?"
Edd faked a smile with blind eyes, "Ed, mm," Edd shook his head gently, "Nothing is wrong. OH, your present!"
Feeling the heat from Ed's hands start to affect him and the distant stares from many in the hall, Edd scrambled around in his bag once more as Ed watched carefully for any signs of sadness. Decisively, he picked up a small object handing it to Ed.
"I know you have been wanting one for quite some time, and a while back I found it online and purchased it for you," Edd smiled peering up at Ed reading the cheerful expression on the big guy's face.
Edd peered back down at the small key chain in the hand of his best friend. A small lizard hung from the chain sticking its tongue out daringly.
"Double D," Ed didn't waste a moment like this hugging Edd closely tightening his grip on the chain, "Why do you know me so well?"
"Better yet," Edd played a long, "How do you know me so well?"
Ed releasws the slim guy, a smirk playing at his lips, "I really appreciate my gift."
Edd also smiled winking at Ed, "Well, I must be on my way. Class waits for no man."
Ed only nodded softening his smile, "Okay, see you later."
Only when Edd began to walk away did Ed stop his smile, and the clueless genius left. Ed hardened his face at the figure that stood before him before snorting and walking past the male.
"See ya later," The male slightly grinned.
"Mm," Ed only grunted.
Edd's heart raced as he looked at his final class of the day. It was time to take the step forward while he was still in his adrenaline rush state. He walked forward ten minutes before class usually began knocking on the teacher's door. A low "yes" responded and Edd opened the door.
Coach Ross sat down pointing at something while a student stood over him. Edd literally cursed himself under his breath realizing it was his second time meeting Kevin in one day. He stepped forward.
"Is..this a bad time," He questioned.
"No, it is not," Coach Ross responded as his face twisted into confusion, "Mr. Dorn was actually just about to depart."
Both gave a small gesture to one another before Kevin silently left passing Edd swiftly. A small smell entered Edd's nose, and he melted at the scent of the woods and musk that really seemed to bring out the best in Kevin. Edd's eyes widened before adjusting back to normal. If he were alone, he would have been smacking himself desperately to control himself.
He brushed an invisible strand out of his face before heading over to the professor, "May I take a seat?"
Coach Ross waved a hand and Edd sat down quietly, "What is it you would like to discuss with me Eddward?"
Edd opened his mouth to speak, but he couldn't find the words. He didn't really think about what to say all day even though that was the plan. He closed his mouth darting his eyes down to his hands that sat in his lap. Where would he even begin?
"Does this perhaps pertain to the strange behavior I have shown to you the past couple of weeks now," Coach Ross hit the nail exactly.
"Yes," Edd nodded as well, "I have been consistently worried about how you have reacted to my nonexistent religion. I didn't mean to spout something so personal. If I could take it back, I would. I don't want anyone to feel uncomfortable around me due to my own personal beliefs. But also, when I began to think about the way you were strangely alienating me from the class, I felt a dot of insecurity and that made me angered with you. I wanted to get this off my chest. I am an individual who has my own life and my own opinions I am entitled to. Even though I know there are things I should not share, it should not affect the way I am spoken to or thought of. I am a kind person, and someone who is a human. I just want you to know that."
The Coach only nodded taking in the speech, "I have also been thinking about my own actions, and I feel that I have put you down for no reason. I know that you have your own way of thinking as do I, but as a Christian, I have this competitive feeling to push you into my belief. That is why I have been distancing our relationship as student and teacher. I felt that I would intrude my business into your business. I am glad you have come to demand your right as a student, no, as an individual. I hope from now on if I do make mistakes, you will talk to me directly about them."
Edd relieved a breath smiling, accomplished with his work, "I am glad you have shared your side of the story. Now that this is settled, I feel much more comfortable attending your class."
Coach Ross smiled as well standing, "Speaking of class, I guess it is time to attend it."
Edd rose as well taking a seat in his normal chair as many students began to show up for class.
Edd placed his bag beside his bed basically crawling into his spinning chair exhausted from Soccer practice. He opened up the site holding his head up from the tiredness. He scrolled through the pages making his way to his second question. He had only two responses but responses nonetheless.
Smiley501: A new day, a new question. Well, if your friend is getting you directly involved with his/her personal affairs, then I suppose the best way to help them out is to be there for them even on their lowest of days. If they need a person to talk to or a shoulder to cry on. Just be there.
SixOverSix: Well, I've had experience many times with my own problems I just didn't want my friends to actually be a part of. Make sure you are wanted in their own struggles. Once you know for sure, be the person to help them get out of their situation. It's always a good thing to make a fresh start.
Edd nodded knowing exactly what he would do, but first, it was time to sleep after a long day's work. He slipped into bed not even bothering to remove the bobby pins from his head. While drifting off to sleep, the only thing on his mind was how the next day would turn out.
I hope that this was enough to keep you coming back for more! If for whatever reason that it just seems to be not enough for you, let me know! :) And as always thank you for reading!