Chapter 5

"Dark Paths"

Kevin's POV

"So you're completely serious right now? You aren't bullshitting me at all, Kev?" Nat leaned forward, his eyes wide as they could possibly be.

"Why on earth would I lie to you about this? And watch your mouth.." He chuckled and hit my arm.

"Edd seriously made a move on you?! And you denied that shit?!" I shot him a rude look and he put his hands up in defense. "Yeah, yeah my language. Sorry buttercup." He smiled and we kept walking to the parking lot of the school.

"Yes, he 'seriously' did. And yes I did 'deny' him. Why would I let someone who has bullied me and hurt me since childhood have that chance with me?" I opened the passenger side door to Nat's car and sat down with my books in my lap.

"Well, from what you've told me," Nat started his car and started to pull away from the school. " It sounds like he's really into you."

I bit my lip and looked down at my hands. "Yes, I suppose so." I laid my head against the window and closed my eyes. Even though this happened a few days ago, I still can't stop thinking about Eddward. Half of me wanted to slap him in the face. How could he even think that I would ever give him the chance to do..anything with me! The other half of me? Well I just wanted to jump on him like a puma.

"I have a question though, Kev." Nat brought back my attention and I sat up.

"What is it?"

"Are you even attracted to guys?" He smirked, anxious for my answer. Since we became friends in 7th grade, Nat's been out of the closet. So he would jump at the chance for me to be too.

"I..don't think I am..." I fiddled with my fingers and kept my head down.

"You don't think? You either know or you don't know if you find another dude hot or whatnot." He chuckled to himself. "Hey, that rhymed!" I smiled and laughed a little with him.

"To be honest, Nat, I don't know. I never found myself..staring at another guy with like...lust in my eyes or something." I looked over at him and he seemed somewhat disappointed. "But, I always found myself staring at Eddward..." He perked up at this and laughed.

"I totally knew it! You're definitely gay Kev." I scoffed and crossed my arms.

"I definitely am not, Nathan." I felt my face flush and I tried to hide it because we stopped at a red light. Nat took complete advantage of that.

"DUDE! You totally are! Look at you! You're blushing like a little kid when someone find outs about their little crush!" I stayed silent and kept looking down. Nat sighed and put his hand on my leg. "You know I'm just teasing you, right Kev?"

I nodded and replied, "Yes. I know Nat." Nat pulled into my driveway, but grabbed my arm as i tried to get out of the car.

"You know if you ever want to talk about.. this. You know you can always talk to me. Or Nazz. You know we would never judge you or laugh at you. Right?" He smiled, and I smiled back.

"Yes, I know. Now release my arm. I would like to go inside now." He smirked and let go of my arm. I walked up to my door, looking for the house key in my backpack.

"Bye cupcake!" Nathan yelled as he drove away. I blushed instantly. And as if that wasn't bad, I turned around and saw Eddward staring at me from his garage. We stared at each other for a few seconds, and he started walking over to my house.

"Oh sh-!" I quickly searched for my key. Eddward was getting closer and I still couldn't find my key. When I finally did find it and open my door, Eddward was already at the edge of my porch.

"Hey, pum'kin?" I couldn't just walk in and be rude, so I threw my back and books inside, then stepped back out.

"Ye-yes?" I stood close to my door, so I'd have an easy exit if I needed it. Eddward stared at me up and down, then glanced around the outside of my house. I was utterly confused. "What, Eddward?"

Eddward smiled and winked at me. "Nothing in particular, at this moment." He turned around and walked back to his garage, shutting the door. But he waved to me before he did. I just stood there, feeling completely lost. I shook my head and went back inside.
I stared at my living room and decided to clean to keep myself busy. I didn't want to think of anything to do with Eddward or Bella at this moment. I just wanted to clean. I began sweeping and dusting the floor and antiques around the living room. I then moved to the kitchen, then upstairs to the bathroom, and so on. I finally decided to straighten out everything in my room, and even changed the sheets to my bed. Two hours went by, and I realized how exhausted I was, so i headed back downstairs.

I sat on my couch and pulled out my phone. I haven't spoken to Bella since her being here, and I started to worry that I really offended her. Or that something terrible has happened. She hasn't came back to school yet. A few teachers asked me about her because they would see us hanging around each other occasionally so I just told them she's on vacation. I just wish I actually knew what was going on. I don't even know where she lives, or I'd pay her a visit...

I just wish I could see her. But, in the back of my mind, I'd rather see Eddward. I know somewhere, deep down inside of me I want to spend timewith him. But he hasn't given me any reason to be polite to him. 'Hmmm...' I thought to myself.

"Maybe I should tell him that..." I bit my lip and took out my phone. I stared at Eddwards number for a minute or so. I wanted to text him, but I also didn't want to get involved with his life. I stood up and started pacing. I thought up pros and cons to talking to him.

"I guess a pro would be...I'd be talking to the most liked guy at Peach Creek...but odds are he'd still bully me. So that's a con..." I actually sat down and wrote out nearly 10 cons, and 11 pros. The last one being, "He probably understands being out of place.." I don't know how I came up with that one, but I did. And I guess it was good enough for me.

I took out my phone, scrolled through my contacts until I came across Eddward's name. I opened his contact information and chose 'Send Message.' Well, here goes nothing.

'Eddward, it's Kevin. I would like to talk to you.'

A few minutes went by before I got a reply.

'I know it's you pum'kin. What do you need?'

I took a deep breath, and began to text.

'You want a "chance" with me right?

I immediately got a reply back.

'What are you getting at?'

'Well I plan to take you up on that.'

Around ten minutes went by before he replied to me. I thought that he wouldn't answer me, but his answer surprised me.

'Really? Are you completely serious right now?'

Another deep breath.

'Yes. But I need to make something crystal clear to you, sir.'

'And what would that be? And don't call me sir. It's weird.'

I laughed a little, and hesitated texting back. I didn't know what to say.

'You there?'

'Yes, sorry. I feel if we talked in person it would be better. Better for me at least.'

Another immediate response.

'Give me 5 minutes. I'll be there.'

'Wait, what? I haven't even showered yet and I have homework!'

'Deal. I'm on my way now.'

I felt knots in my stomach and i placed my phone on the table. I took a deep breath. "Well, no turning back now."

Edd's POV

I couldn't get dressed fast enough. I threw on my clothes as quickly as possible and slipped on my shoes, then literally ran to Kevin's house. I couldn't believe he texted me this. I was overly excited about it. Before I knocked on the door, I took a couple deep breaths, and made my smile go away. I knocked twice and leaned against the door frame when he answered. He opened the door and my eyes went wide. He was only wearing shorts. He was shirtless. Even though he has a scrawny physique, I loved how he looked. I couldn't stop the grin spreading across my lips.

"Hey, pum'kin." I winked at him and he let me inside. He grabbed my hand and pulled me upstairs to his bedroom with him. I was smiling the whole way, and I felt my stomach doing flips. I was honestly getting really nervous, but I was also anxious. I didn't know what Kevin was planning to do, all I know is that I would enjoy anything that was about to happen.

He pushed me in his room and closed the door, locking it also. I looked over at him and smiled, starting to wrap my arms around his waist.

"Stop, and sit down on my bed." He spoke in a forceful voice. So, I listened and sat on his bed. "Now listen to me, okay?!" I nodded my head and crossed my arms. He began pacing back and forth with his arms crossed, taking deep breaths. I just watched him with my mouth open a little. I was kind of confused.

"Okay, Eddward. Here's the deal." He kept pacing. "You say that you have some romantic feelings toward me, and I honestly don't know how to react to that. I don't know what I think of you because of all the things you've done or said to me in the past!" He started pacing faster now and I bit my lip. This isn't what I thought was going to happen...

"Yeah I understand-" Kevin cut me off.

"Be quiet! I'm not done!" I put my hands up, giving the gesture of saying 'Sorry.'

"You've treated me like complete garbage, made me look like an idiot countless times, and not to mention all the times you've laid your hands on me!" He started to raise his voice. He got closer to me each time he yelled, and I began to sink back into the bed. "You shouldn't have the option to make things right with me! I shouldn't even let you get close to me! I could never see you that way, Eddward! I know I don't like guys!" He stopped yelling, and we stared at each other for a minute.

I honestly felt my heart rip in two everytime he screamed at me. I looked down at my feet and mumbled. "Can I leave now? I didn't rush over here to be made a fool of." Kevin stayed silent for a moment, then finally spoke.

"No." My head perked up. "As much as I am going to regret this, I want to give you the opportunity to get this right..." I felt a knot in my throat, and I tried to speak, but nothing would come out. "Ed-Eddward..? Are you alright...?" I finally managed to choke out 4 words.

"Can..I hug you?" Kevin sighed, the a few seconds later nodded yes. I stood up and pulled him into my arms. This felt so right. His body fell perfectly against mine. I pulled him tighther against me, and I felt his grip on my neck tighten. I was going to let him go, because I figured he felt awkward or some shit. But as I went to pull away, he faintly whispered,

"Don't let go..." I felt my heart melt, then i scooped him up in my arms and held him as tight as i could. I could feel tears well up in my eyes. Kevin jumped a little when my tears hit his bare shoulders.

"Eddward, are you...crying?" My eyes darted open and i quickly set Kevin down, turning around wiping my eyes.

"No...I don't cry." My voice was cracking. I'm a terrible liar. I thought Kevin would laugh at me, knowing the big jerk athlete at school was crying because he got to hold his crush. But instead, he embraced me from behind. I smiled and placed my hands over his. I turned around and lifted his chin up to meet his eyes with mine.

"Did you really mean what you said? You'll give me a chance?" I smiled wide. He smiled back pressed his lips against mine, reassuring his answer. I was taken back by his advanced, but i pressed my lips back against his. He wrapped his arms around my neck, deeping the kiss. I picked him up and set him on his bed, me over top over him. I started to kiss his neck and his jawline.

"If you feel uncomfortable at all, tell me to stop, Kevin." I looked in his eyes. He smiled and bit his lip. I smirked and nipped at his neck. "You're so fucking hot." He let out a little moan then covered his mouth. I pulled his hands away.

"You can make as much noise as you want, babe." He smiled then reached his hands down to the hem of my shirt, wanting to pull it off. I straightened up and helped him. His mouth was open while staring at my stomach. I laughed a little. "That's what swimming does for me." I leaned back over him and kissed him once more. I licked his lips and he nipped at my toungue, which made me jump, but it sent shivers down my spine. I sighed and let out a laugh. "I swear pum'kin, if you keep this up..."

He bit his lip again, then reached his hand down to tug on my pants. I loved how straight forward he was being. I stood up and began unbuckling my pants. Kevin sat up on his elbows and watched me, with hungry eyes. I pulled my pants off, and saw Kevin smile. I walked over to him and began pulling down his shorts.

"Wa-wait!" He grabbed his shorts to stop me. I swear, if he wants to stop now...

"What?" He blushed and sat up.

"I'm not wearing anything under these.." He pulled his legs to his chest and I smiled.

"So?" I leaned over him once more, and he straightened out his legs. I began kissing down his neck, to his chest, then to his stomach. As my kisses trailed the edge of his shorts, his body tensed up. I looked up at him, and smirked. "Relax, babe. You're fine, you're safe here with me." He took a deep breath, then let his body relax. I kissed down his stomach again, then pulled down his shorts, getting a kind of "big" surprise.

"Damn, pum'kin." I laughed a little and he grew bright red. "Aw, don't be embarrassed.." I moved his hands from his face. "Do me a favor, pum'kin?" I smiled.

"Wh-what is your favor...?" I leaned down and bit his neck hard. He let out a loud moan, then covered his mouth again. I kissed below his ear, then whispered, "Tell me what you want me to do."

"i..uh...I..." Oh shit, I forgot he's a virgin. I laughed a little then sat up to meet his gaze.

"You don't know how to dirty talk, do you?" He shook his head and I smiled. "That's alright." I leaned down to his ear, nipping at it. "Practice makes perfect."

I trailed my kisses down his stomach again, kissing around his thighs, then stopped right before his cock. Kevin tensed up again, and I told him to relax. I licked up down the length of him, then a moment later i took his entire length into my mouth. As soon as it hit the back of my throat, Kevin bucked his hips and let out a breathless moan. I pulled off of him and he looked down at me.
I smiled an evil grin. "I want you to watch me, pum'kin. Prop up on your elbows." Kevin did as he was told, and I began lowering my mouth on his cock. I kept my gaze with his and he bit his lip, watching every move I made. I went at it for a few more minutes. Kevins moans got louder, and he even gripped my hair, watching out for my hat.

"Eddward, I'm gonna...Aaaah!" Before I knew how to react, my mouth was filled. I quickly grabbed a tissue, and spit everything out. 'Sorry, babe. Not the first time.'

I laid beside Kevin, slididng my leg between his. "So, pum'kin. Am I welcome to stay the night in your bed?" I smiled and trailed my fingers down his chest. He looked at me and smiled.

"Yes, you are. But first," He jumped on top of me and smirked. "It's your turn."

I smiled and placed my hands on his waist. "Not tonight, pum'kin. Next time you can show me. I'm honestly very tired." Kevin looked disappointed. And I was mentally punching myself for just denying a very naked Kevin on top of me. 'God dammit.'

He crawled next to me and curled up against my chest. Within the hour, he was fast asleep. But I was wide awake. I'm still in utter shock that I'm finally holding Kevin while he's sleeping. This is all too good to be true...But it is true. I don't ever plan on this changing.
I looked at Kevin, seeing how he was still sleeping. "I'm ready to change for you..." I whispered before kissing his forehead. He moved around a little bit, but was still sound asleep.

I am ready to change for him. And only him.

Kevin's POV

(The weekend passed and it's monday.)

I was putting books into my locker, when someone slammed my locker beside me. My eyes met Eddwards and I smiled a little.

"Hey, pum'kin." He winked at me.

"Hi, Eddward. How're you today?" I grabbed my chemistry book and my calculas book.

"I'm pretty dandy. Thank you for your concern. I closed my locker and started to walk away, but Eddward pulled me back smiling. "So, I was thinking I'd like to take you out this weekend."

"I...Well I would love to..." My thoughts trailed off when I noticed Bella was walking by us. I jerked my hand away from his before she looked over. She did, but rolled her eyes at me. I looked back at Eddward quickly. "..But I have plans this weekend. I'm sorry."

"Well then how about this week?" He started walking next to me.

"I don't go out on the weekdays because of school. And graduation is getting closer. I'm more focused on school then-" Eddward pulled me aside into a vacant classroom and closed the door.

"Eddward! I need to get to class!" He crossed his arms.

"Did saturday mean nothing to you or what? Because believe it or not, it did to me." He sighed.

"Y-yes it did! I just have plans. I would like to see you, but I have plans!" I claimed nervously.

"With who? Nazz? Nathan?" He moved a little closer to me. "Or that tramp?" I clenched my jaw.

"If you are referring to Bella,"

"Of course I'm referring to her, numb nuts." He sat on a desk and stared at me. I shook my head at the insult. "Funny that you knew I was talking about her." He laughed to himself.

"Don't talk about her like that. And yes, I have plans with her." No I don't. I just couldn't find myself spending another weekend with Eddward this fast.

"Hm. Alright. I'd ask you what you were doing, but I wouldn't want to get your panties in a bunch." I sighed a little, letting out some relief. Eddward left the classroom.

"Bye, pum'kin." I stood there, trying to collect what just happened when the tardy bell rang.

"Damn!" I yelled, running out of the classroom. My class was on the other side of the school. 'Great. I'm late to class, and now! I've got to make plans with Bella somehow.'

Well, it's lunch time now, and since it's beautiful outside, everyone seems to be out in the courtyard. I knew exactly where I could find Bella if she was outside. And I was right. She was underneath the huge oak tree that I always sit underneath. She was eating an apple and doing homework. I quickly tried to approach her, but was cut off by Nat.

"HEY! I NEED TO TALK TO YOU!" Nat yelled in my face, but he was smiling, so I knew I wasn't in trouble. This made Bella look up and over at me.

"O-okay. About what?" Nat took my arm and brought me over to the tree. 'Oh no...'

" 'Scuse me toots, I need this tree." She glared up at Nat.

"Fuck off. I was already sitting here. Talk about whatever." She put headphones on and we could hear her music through them. So she definitely couldn't hear us.

"Okay, what Nat.." I was starting to get a little worried.

"So, I was in the locker rooms after gym today. I was in the showers, you know, the 'separate' showers." I nodded slowly.

"Yeah...?" Nat still had a hold of my arm, so I slowly pulled it away.

"Well I overheard someone talking about getting with some...well 'dork.'" I felt my heart drop to my stomach.

"Oh?" I chuckled nervously.

"So obviously it got my attention. A guy talking about getting with another guy...you know." He winked at me then went on. "So I poked my head out of the shower and saw that is was Double D! And I was like, oh shit! He got with someone!"

Once again. My heart dropped. By this time, it dropped to my knees. Nat grabbed my shoulders.

"Here's the kicker, Kev. He said it was you." I pretty much wanted to vomit right there on the spot. I just stood there, frozen staring at Nat. "Oh..."

"Oh? OH!? That's all you can say?! Why didn't you tell me like, the minute is happened?!" He laughed at me, and smacked my arm. He laughed.

"You...aren't mad at me..?" I was really confused. Honestly.

"Mad? Hell no! I always knew you liked guys!" He smiled and sat down, taking out his lunch. Bella went to take off her headphones, but I gave her a signal to stop. She rolled her eyes and kept playing her music.

"I do not like guys!" I yelled back.

"Well, apparently your dick says otherwise." Nat said in a low voice.

"NATHAN GOLDBERG!" I squeaked. This made Nat choke on his food, laughing uncontrollably. 'Dammit.' I thought to myself.

"Oh my god, you squeaked!" I scoffed and took out my sandwich. Nat sighed and drank some water. "Look, Kev. I don't care if you like tits or dick." My eyes went wide, and I wanted to say something but I couldn't because my mouth was full of food. "I know, I know. But I seriously don't care. But I thought you had thing for orangey over here. I smirked.

"I honestly don't know."

"Well," He took another drink of water. "What are you planning on doing about Edd?"

"I don't know!" I bit my lip a little, making Nat notice. He always knows I want to say something when i do that.

"What aren't you telling me, Kev?" He smiled again.

"H-he asked me to hang out this weekend." Nat squealed like a little girl.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY? Please tell me you said yes!" He held his hands and smiled.

"I said no." He was about to say something but I beat him to it. "I told him I already had plans. With Bella."

"Well do you have-" I cut him off.

"NO I DON'T! And knowing Eddward, he'll snoop around and find out."

"Well, why don't you just ask, you know" He pointed at her. "To hang out?" Obviously the pointing got Bella's attention.

"Why are you pointing at me?" She snapped. Looking at both of us, mostly me, she expected an answer. Of course, Nat spoke up first.

"Oh, we were just discussing how Kev has the hots for you." I started coughing and choking on my food.

"Dammit Nathan!" I yelled. shocking him and Bella. This made Bella smile a little.

"Annnnnnnd!"

'Oh dear lord now what was he going to say...'

"He wants to know what you're doing Friday!" Bella smirked and finished her apple, putting it back into a plastic bag.

"I have a show. But you guys are more than welcome to come." She stood up and handed us tickets. "Five bucks each. Pay up." Nat groaned andgave her a 10.

"You owe me, ginger." We all laughed and Bella waved goodbye. I watched her walk through the courtyard and smiled. My eyes wandered down her back.

"Aye, yo Kev!" Nat waved his hands in front of my face.

"Huh? What?" Nat looked at me and sighed. He moved so he could lean against the tree.

"You've got some serious shit to figure out, bro." I tilted my head a little, not really getting what he meant. "Sheesh, for a genius you sure are stupid when it comes to romance."

"Hey!" I tried to protest, but Nat wasn't having any of that.

"So, you have the hots for Bella, but you fool around with Edd?"

I swallowed a lump in my throat. "I uh, actually...fooled around with Bella too.."

Nat stayed quiet for a little, then busted up laughing. "OH MY GOD! I didn't think you had it in ya! Well, apparently you had Edd in ya, and you were in Bella. OH SHIT! YOU SLUUUUUUUT!"

"Neither of those happened, Nathan! Jesus, all we did was just.. kiss."

"Pfft! Lame. You're still a slut!"

"Don't call me that." I huffed and started to gather up my things. Lunch was nearly over.

"Whatever!" He began gathering up his books too. "But on a serious note, you've honestly got some shit to work out. You can't toy with their emotions, you know? Bella would just be hurt, but if you toy with Edd? Well shit I might as well order you up a body cast now."

"As much as I hate to admit, you're right." We started walking back inside.

"Of course I'm right. I'm Nathan Motherfucking Goldberg!" He laughed and I rolled my eyes.

"Yes, unfortunately you are."

We both laughed and headed off to class.