His alarm woke him up at about 6:00 in the morning, signifying that today was another school day.
He quickly got out of bed and gave a big stretch, all the while letting himself look out his bedroom window. Edd really did love mornings. He loved how quiet and serene they were, and the early morning sun made everything looks so striking. The sun was by far his favorite celestial body.
Edd looked over at the calendar he kept above his desk. He always made sure to diligently keep up with it because, after all, what is life without a schedule. 'It is Friday at last,' he thought to himself. Don't get me wrong, he absolutely adored school, but he had had another rather… taxing week and he was very much looking forward to a tranquil weekend.
His morning routine was quite simple really, and the only thing he liked to do in the morning that may have seemed a little bit different, was that he liked to shower in the morning. He washed his hair and body twice just to make sure that he was completely clean, and once he was out of the shower he brushed his teeth.
He looked at himself in the bathroom mirror and noticed there was still a small bruise left over from Monday. Edd's eyes sparked with a scorching hatred at the memory, 'God I detest Mondays.'
However, his eyes softened up again when he remembered how concerned Kevin had been on Tuesday when he came walking into school with a fist sized bruise on his face. He half lied when he explained to Kevin that he angered a jock by accidentally bumping into him in the hallway after school. Oh how he greatly wished that that was the reason for the bruise. Kevin asked for the jocks name but Edd refused to give it by saying he was fine. He is fine.
Edd remembered Kevin looking down at him with nothing but pure concern consuming his stunning emerald green eyes… 'I am not fine,' he could feel his eyes begin to sting with tears.
'No… no, calm down. Just calm down and forget. Forget it ever happened. You have done it before and you can do it again. I can live through this,' he looked at himself in the mirror one last time before he slowly took a deep breath and… forgot.
He left the bathroom and made his way back to his bedroom in order to get dressed. Getting dressed was possibly one of the easiest things Edd did in the morning because he made sure that after he washed his clothes, he neatly folded them and put them away in their respective drawers.
The first thing he did before getting dressed in the morning however, was to go over to his nightstand and put his signature black beanie on. What, you actually thought he slept in his hat, now that would be quite abnormal. Even he needed a break from his hat.
He walked over to his closet and decided what he was going to wear. Today he was going to wear a light orange cardigan with a simple white button up dress shirt underneath it. He also wore some light gray denim jeans with a pair of light blue Converse sneakers.
After he had done everything he could think of upstairs, he grabbed his backpack and headed downstairs to make himself a quick breakfast. Simple scrambled eggs and toast. When he was done eating he put his dishes in the dishwasher and began to make his lunch for school. He generally always made the same thing, a sandwich that was fill with nutritional value.
He gingerly put his lunchbox into his backpack, as to avoid crushing it, and made his way to the front door. Next to the door was a small table that had many different things placed on top of it, but the most important was the key dish. Everybody of the household would always put their keys in the dish when they walked through the front door as to not lose them, and he was no different. So and grabbed his car keys and exited his home.
Edd loved the morning air, it was so fresh and crisp. And with the addition of the sun, mornings became even more beautiful. The sun just gave everything a radiance of warmth, much like a certain redhead he had recently befriended in high school. He always just seemed to glow.
Edd popped out of his thoughts with a start, "Oh dear, school. I have to be at school." Being lost in thought all morning means that he will be arriving at school slightly later than he wanted to be, 'I keep a schedule for a reason gosh darn it.'
He hurried over to his car, got in, and started to drive to school. It was always a rather quiet drive, but he liked it that way. A small moment of peace before he started his day.
He really did love school, and all of his classes this year were proving to be very interesting. However, there was one class that he held in a slightly higher regard than the others, and that happened to be his third period history class. Now his history class, quite frankly, was not any more interesting than the others, but it did have something else that the others did not.
Kevin.
Edd would be lying to himself if he said that he did not have a crush in Kevin, but this was nothing new.
In a way, he always liked Kevin. When they were little he always looked up to Kevin for being so strong and sure of himself. He always appreciated that Kevin, for reasons he didn't know, never beat him up for what Ed and, more specifically, Eddy dragged him into.
And during middle school Edd noticed that he was a bit… different. Edd never liked girls the same way that his other boy classmates did, and he also noticed that he sometimes looked at boys the same way some of his girl classmates did. Or more precisely, he looked at Kevin the same way some of his girl classmates did.
He was so perplexed by this realization that he asked is parents what it meant. He was originally going to research this topic himself after school, but his parents had been given a small break from work and got home fairly early that day. Needless to say, they had been stunned. But because their son had come to this realization himself, they knew that he was serious.
After a small moment of thinking how they would approach the situation, they told Edd what his concerns meant.
Edd had been quite confused at first, but his parents had been rather accepting of the information they just learned. They may work odd hours and because of that they were not home very often, but they still love their son, and nothing would change that.
So it turns out that his appreciation and admiration towards Kevin had turned into love without him even noticing, 'Life sure is funny that way, is it not?'
Anyway, you can see why Edd's history class holds his favor a bit more than the rest of his classes. He occasionally even found himself stealing glances at Kevin during class, and today was no different. However, today was rather surprising. Their history class started with a smile and ended with a wave. He just couldn't think of anything else to do when they made eye contact.
As his fourth period calculus class started, he still could not get Kevin off his mind. Oh but do not worry, he always did his homework ahead of time, so he had already taught himself the material they would be covering today. There really was no need for him to pay much attention to the lecture anyway.
So here he was looking out one of the classroom windows, thinking about Kevin.
Unlike what some of the rumors say, Kevin was actually a very warm person, and it is that warmth that drew you in. It drew you in like planets being sucked into an orbit around the sun.
Ed suddenly wanted to hide his face in embarrassment, 'Good Lord, I sound like a lovesick puppy… I just wish there were some way we could become closer.' After a long pause he started again, 'Oh who am I kidding, we may have become friends freshman year but he's Kevin Barr, one of the most popular people in school and captain of the football team to boot. The chances of him being homosexual as well are practically impossible, and the chances of him liking me are even less probable.'
A little voice in the back of Edd's mind chimed in, especially not after he finds out about your little… arrangement.
Times like these really made him hate his inner conscience. As his thoughts continued to turn sour, Edd wished he could just run away and hide.
When the bell rang, signifying that his fourth period class had come to an end, he thought to himself, 'At least during lunch I will have Ed and Eddy to preoccupy me. 'Listening to Eddy's rantings and trying to make sense of Ed's delusions really does a number on one's concentration. But that is exactly what he wanted, and that is exactly what they did.
After lunch, the rest of Edd's day passed by in a blur. He forced himself not to think about his inner plights and it seemed to work, because before he knew it the last bell of the day rang and his eighth period teacher was asking him for assistance.
These extracurricular activities were never particularly hard and they rarely ever lasted more than an hour, but he always enjoyed the feeling of helping someone. His teachers would occasionally ask for his help after school but more often than not the school's library is where his help was most required.
However, today was one of those more occasional days but his task was quite simple. All his teacher had wanted him to do was grade tests. If she were to ever get these tests back to her students at a reasonable date, she would definitely need some help in doing so. But nevertheless, when his task was done he was free to go home.
By the time he was able to leave the school it was already about 4:10, which was perfect seeing as he started helping his teacher at 3:10.
He pulled into his houses driveway at about 4:18, shut off his car, and made his way inside his home. He placed his keys down in his family's customary key dish, and made his way upstairs to hopefully get started on a few homework assignments. He was quite excited for his relaxing and homework filled weekend.
He sat at his desk and decided that he would first star working on a paper that one of his teachers decided to assign for Monday. He specifically chose to start with the paper because it would be his first assignment due next week. He always loved to work in chronological order for it assured him that he would always have his assignments handed in on time, and perhaps a little early as well.
He had just finished setting up all the materials he would need for this paper when he heard the doorbell ring.
With a mildly frustrated sigh, Edd spoke to himself, "I guess my paper will have to wait." Edd exited his room and made his way back downstairs, all the while wondering just who was at his front door.
As he came face-to-face with the front door of his house, he looked through the peephole to see who had interrupted the start of his homework. 'Oh, it's just Kevin… wait Kevin? What is he doing here? Oh this is not good, this is not good at all,' the quickening of his heartbeat and the butterflies in his stomach were proof of just how dreadful this situation had become.
With a shaky breath and a trembling hand, and slowly opened his front door. For the first few seconds of their meeting all Edd could do was stare into those emerald green eyes that miraculously succeeded in capturing his heart all those years ago. Hoping he had not been staring for too long, Edd finally managed to say, "S-Salutations Kevin. What brings you here today?"
Kevin scratched his cheek nervously and said, "Hey dork, I have a favorite to ask."
Edd had long since looked past the nickname Kevin had given him back when they were children because now it was never said with any malice, it is just a simple nickname. Edd could tell that it has now become a habit of Kevin's to call him dork, but in all honesty Edd really didn't care anymore, in fact he actually kind of found it funny at times. Entering high school made Ed realize just how childish that nickname was compared to some of the other things that he is now called. But he rather likes it because it also means that Kevin remembers the childhood they shared. Albeit their childhood together was not the best, but it was not too bad either.
Edd gave a small smile, "Well I am certainly all ears."
Kevin cleared his throat nervously and started his small speech, "Well you see, these past few years of high school I've been able to maintain a C average, but this year is really kicking my ass. I'm sure you know about the school rules involving sports and grades, so yesterday I was told by the principal and my coach that if I couldn't bring my grades up this year I will be kicked off the football team come next year. So long story short, I'm asking for help."
Edd looked at Kevin for a short while, trying to soak in all the information he just heard. But with a rather large smile, and a small blush, he simply said, "Of course Kevin, I will be honored to help you in any way I can."
A sigh of relief left Kevin, and he had to restrain himself from pulling Edd into a hug, "Thanks man, you have no idea how much this means to me."
Edd could feel a huge blush spreading along his cheeks, so he looked down hoping that Kevin would not see it, "I-It would be my pleasure. Do you have a specific schedule set in mind for these study sessions?"
Stuffing his hands into his jean pockets nervously Kevin said, "Not really, but I'm free this weekend. I could come over tomorrow and we can work it from there if you like."
"That sounds perfect. Are you perhaps free anytime next week as well?" Edd asked.
With a simple nod Kevin answered, "Yeah. I have practice Tuesday and Thursday after school this week, so I'll be free Monday, Wednesday, or Fri-"
"Not Monday," Edd practically shouted. Realizing what he just did, Edd looked away nervously, "S-Sorry. I just have to, uh, organize some books for the librarian on Monday."
Kevin could tell that Ed was lying from a mile away, but he wouldn't press it. He didn't want to risk upsetting Edd by being pushy just because he was curious, "Totally, that's fine. We can talk about it more tomorrow, yeah?"
With a quick nod and a nervous smile Edd answered, "Most definitely."
'Shit, now you've made things awkward. Way to go me,' Kevin thought to himself. "Well I won't keep you. You probably have a very busy day ahead of you."
This time with a genuine smile Edd said, "Yes, but it is enjoyable, and I wish you a good evening as well. I look forward to seeing you tomorrow."
Kevin inwardly breathed a sigh of relief at clearing the awkward situation, "Me too. Oh and I'll probably be around by two. See you later dork." And with that Kevin left Edd's doorstep and headed back to his own home.
Edd quietly closed his front door and made his way back up to his bedroom. He sat down in his desk chair with a truly happy smile adorning his face. For come tomorrow, he would finally be able to have some quality time with Kevin like he wished.
A/N Sorry for the long wait, but this semester of college is really kicking my but, at least more than I expected it to anyway, so finding the time to wright is becoming tricky. I don't know how long it will take me to get the next chapter out but I really want to finish this story, so don't worry. Chapters will still be coming out, they just might be a bit sporadic. And like always, if you feel like there is anything I can improve upon, I'm all ears!