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Edd shifted his weight uncomfortably in the chair across from the hospital bed. The soft beeping of the EKG rang against his eardrums, and kept him squirming. The doctor had told him that Kevin had hit his head hard, and is now in a medically induced coma until the head trauma could be further examined. The only problem is, Kevin could possibly never wake up. The images of blood flashed back into his head, and he shivered uncomfortably. He had been too busy worrying about Kevin's well being that he didn't think about his own actions. What was he thinking running into that collision?! If it wasn't for Ed he could have been very injured. Running head first into action was not something he did on a normal basis. He put his head down and let a few hairs fall from his hat and into his face. The strands tickled his nose, but he was too trafficked in his mind to really care.
"Excuse me sir...but visiting hours are over." A short blond nurse whispered from the doorway.
Edd looked at her, and glanced back at Kevin. He was the only visitor that came to see him, and he didn't want to leave him alone. What if he wakes up and sees that he is all alone? His own father wasn't even at his bedside for goodness sakes! No...no...Kevin's father was away often on important business, and it would take him a long while to fly in to Peach Creek. "Is there any way I can stay with him? I want to be here when he wakes up...if that is possible."
The nurse looked sadly at the boy laying in the bed. "I'm sorry but..." She sighed and shook her head. "I'll be right back."
Double D watcher her shut the door and silently crossed his fingers in hopes that she would come back and give him the ok. He got up and started towards Kevin slowly; watching his chest rise and fall softly under the thin white sheets. He looked so peaceful, as if he was just sleeping. If it wasn't for all the wires hooked up to him, he might have thought the sight was rather beautiful. He reached up and lightly ran his finger over the bandages that held around the boy's head. As he did, pictures of blood flooded his memory again and he took a sharp step backwards. Just as he did the door opened with a soft click.
"Excuse me s...ma'am..." The nurse asked, her cheeks turning slightly red. "I have ok'd it with the department, and here are some blankets for if you need them." She smiled slightly and shut the door again.
"Ma'am?" Edd asked in bewilderment. "Under what circumstances would that lady have wanted to call me..." His eyes drifted down and landed on the light pink dress he had been wearing. The wig he had been wearing had been knocked off long ago at the crash site; however, he was too busy worrying about Kevin that he didn't think about changing. His cheeks burned bright red. "That woman believes that I am a transgender." He squeaked out awkwardly, and after a few minutes shrugged. Under these circumstances did it really matter? What really mattered is that someone he knew was laying in a hospital bed right in front of him, and had no one to watch over him as he made a recovery. Sadness pinched at Edd's heart, and he knew that he would make a point to help this injured boy, even if he didn't want the help. Finally, he turned his sights off of Kevin, and slowly drifted back to the chair in the corner of the room. Within the minute he was snoring softly in the chair, and falling deeply into a nightmare.
It was the same scene over and over again; the car crashing into the bike, and Kevin flying through the air. Then him landing solidly on the concrete. Edd knew that he couldn't have heard the sound of his body hitting the pavement during the accident, but in his dream he could. Over. And. Over. And. Over. Screech, crash, scream, thud. That was all Edd could hear until he woke up with his eyes stinging with tears. He looked at the blurry clock, and realized that he had only been asleep for a total of three hours. Annoyance washed over him, and he scolded his weak stomach. The second time he tried to sleep he woke up and had to run to the restroom to get sick. Blood had always made him feel nauseous, and now he was really paying for it.
After having to run to the restroom for the third time, Double D decided it was best if he just stay awake through the night. The EKG still thrummed evenly in the background, and Edd smiled. If that thing kept beeping, that meant that Kevin was still alive. Currently, him being alive was one of the few things he cared about. Sure Kevin was rather mean to him while they were growing up. He lead angry mobs at them, and many other despicable things; however, that didn't mean Edd hated him. Sure the ginger was rough around the edges, and no means were they friends, but that didn't mean he deserved this atrocity to happen to him. He certainly didn't wish death on anyone, no matter the crimes they have committed against him or anyone else for that matter.
Edd was so lost in thought that he didn't even hear the EKG beeping begin to stir in equality, and the very faint movement of the boy laying in the bed. It was very small, and didn't pull any attention from Edd at all. However, when the boy made a light 'umfh' noise, it made Edd's attention snap to him. "Kev...in..." was all he could muster as a response. To be honest he didn't know if he even heard it correctly, or if it was his imagination. When the sleeping boy's eyes fluttered gently, his heart began skipping beats. Instantly he moved his chair from the corner, and right up to beside the bed. (Being as small as he was, that was no easy feat!) Knowing that people waking up from comas didn't awaken instantly like in the movies, Edd waited patiently for Kevin to fully come into existence. The injured boy became his television few hours, and he sat perfectly still watching his every movement. Finally emerald eyes peeked out from light eyelids, and they widened in horror.
"Wh-what...where am I!?" The boy raised up, his voice full of terror. He went to jump up, but his body failed him, and he fell solidly back into bed.
"Kevin! Please so stay laying down! It is quite possible that you have a concussion, and you will further hurt yourself by moving around too much." He placed a steady hand on the boy's chest.
The emerald eyes met his in confusion and shock. "I have no idea what you are talking about..."
"Oh dear, it is ok. You were in an accident." Edd cut up off, and removed his hand from the boy's chest.
"No.." he protested.
"Shush. You need to stay in a placid state for your body to regain homeostasis." Edd cut him off again.
"No, will you shut up...who ever you are." Those emerald eyes shown with annoyance and bathed Edd in awkwardness. "Who are you and where am I." His voice thick with its usual demanding tone.
"Oh..." Edd's face turned red. "It is me Double D...you know the_"
"Who?" The boy asked again; his eyes slowly fading from hot anger to sadness.
"Doub..." Edd's eyes widened in realization. "What is your name!?" He questioned the boy frantically, and almost flipped the chair over when he jumped up.
The boy stared back at him with confusion and sadness. "I..." He stopped and thought hard for a few minutes. "I don't know."
Edd heard the words but didn't let them sink in right away. He just turned around and walked right out of the room. He heard the boy call for him as he left, but he refused to answer to his protests. "I need a nurse now." He spoke in a soft demanding tone.
"What do you need honey?" A shorter nurse answered him tiredly.
"The patient is awake, and I believe he has amnesia." Now as he said them the words sunk in, and his heart began to ache painfully. The nurses eyes widened and she ran to grab a phone to call in Kevin's doctor. However, Edd didn't see her. He turned around and continued back to the room that harbored the blank slate of a boy he once knew. Walking in and seeing his blank, unknowing face almost brought tears to his eyes.
"Hey man, I don't know what is going on. Someone better be explaining it to me soon." Those emerald eyes pierced right through him, and followed him as he walked back to the bed.
"Well you see Kevin, as that is your name, you were hit by a car while you were on your motorcycle. The injuries you sustained from the crash caused you to inharbor amnesia. Therefore you don't recollect any of your past memories, or remember...who anyone is."
"No...no!" the ginger yelled, and pulled at his hair. "I have to remember! I have to!" His voice started rising uncontrollably. His voice continued to rise even as the doctor flew through the door to try and calm him. The doctor took one scolding glance at Double D, and he started tending to Kevin.
"Nurse, lead this young boy out of the room please." He growled. Double D looked at him sadly, and exited the room just as Kevin's voice abruptly stopped. He tried to turn around to see what had happened...but the door slammed in his face. He put his hand on the door, wanting to gain entrance again. The thought of what the doctor had to do to Kevin made him cringe, and he slid down the wall. The clock on the wall above the nurses station caught his eye, and it shocked him to find out it was already 7am. That means that he didn't get any sleep, and he was going to be late to school.
"Oh dear, oh dear." Edd scratched his arm, and looked at the door. "I can't go to school now, especially when he is awake now." he bit his lip. " I do not quite understand why I feel obliged to stay here with him. I should just continue on my way to school, and care about my own studies." However, even as Edd said the words he knew that he was rooted to the spot. There was no way he could leave Kevin all alone in this strange place, and he was the only one that cared to show up. Just because Kevin was mean to him doesn't mean that he should be mean back. "You do not fight fire with fire." He nodded surely, and waited for the door to open back up.
Edd was asleep when the door clicked open an hour later. He was awakened by the small nurse gently shaking his shoulder. "Excuse me..ma'am...you can go back in. We have sedated the patient, and he is calm. As of right now he is awake, but very drowsy. Please do not uh...arouse the patient's temper." She smiled sweetly again, and left to the nurses station. He watched her sit down before he stood up to enter the room.
Inside the room, Kevin was laying lazily in the hospital bed. He looked in Edd's direction but he didn't really focus on his. The closer Edd walked to him, the more he could see the dilution in his eyes. "Hello, how are you feeling?" He said softly, and pulled the chair back up to the bed. He saw the hazy emeralds pass over him, and blink a few times.
"W-what..." a couple more blinks. "Are you my girlfriend or something..."
Edd's eyes widened, and he almost knocked the chair over. "Excuse me, but your presumption is wrong!" Heat rose to his cheeks, and he could feel the humiliation everywhere.
"Oh..." Kevin blinked a few more times. "I can't really see you...and with the dress." he shrugged. "All I can see is someone in a dress that has obviously been in here for quite some time. I thought maybe you were my sister."
"No, no, you see I am a_" Edd stopped. Was he really about to tell his boy that he was a dork from his neighborhood, and that he was actually his bully? "A friend of yours...and I'm a boy..."
"I can tell that now because of your voice." Kevin stated matter-o-factly. "Well I guess I must be a good person to have a good friend that will sit here by me when I don't even remember his name." He chuckled to himself lightly. "But from here, and with these drugs, you look like a pretty girl from here.
Edd's cheeks inflamed again. "Oh...well thank you for your formidable compliment."
Kevin chuckled again, and his eyes darted about the rooms haphazardly. "What did you say you name was again?"
"My name is Edd, but many people call me Double D." Edd answered slowly.
"Edd..." the boy tested it in his mouth. "Nice." He looked at the boy sitting in that chair and reached for his hand. "Hey man, you'll help me get my memory back...right?"
Edd's mouth ran dry as he nodded his head. What was he going to do when Kevin regained his memory and realize who he had been hanging out with. Also, what about daily activities at school if Kevin believes they are friends? People will start talking, and Kevin will start figuring out who Edd really was. "I will most certainly help you." He smiled soothingly, chastised himself in his head. I should have said no; this is going to turn out to be more trouble than I anticipated.
Kevin grasped the boy's hand and smiled. "Thanks bro." His eyes slowly fluttered shut, and his breathing started steadying out as he fell asleep. This left Edd staring at his hand, and his heart beating against his chest. "This is bad...this is very bad" was all he could think; however, he didn't incline to move his hand anytime soon.