React and Interact

Pair: Ed and Lee (romance)

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Lee had always liked bossing people around, and there was no one better for it than Ed. After being at Eddy's beck and call for years, following orders was something Ed could do better than anyone- provided he remembered what you had asked him to do.

There had, of course, been some obstacles. The fact that he was downright terrified of Lee, for instance. However, through some enforced quality time- really, what else was detention good for?- he had simply stopped fearing her. And at first, this did not sit right with Lee at all.

She had tried on several occasions after that to reassert herself over him, because sure, she had the other two Eds scared senseless, but two out of three just wouldn't do. But after her efforts remained fruitless, she demanded to know what had changed.

"You're just like Eddy. Bossy, but fun," Ed grinned, then continued thoughtfully, "But you're a girl."

This had given her pause. No one had ever called her fun before. And no guy had ever smiled at her- at least, not genuinely. Finally, she grinned back, though hers had a slightly more menacing edge to it, out of habit. "You're darn right, I'm a girl." She told him.

"Yup." Ed agreed, nodding emphatically.

Unsure of what else to say, Lee resorted to the old standby- orders. "So, I think you an' me're gonna catch a movie, big guy."

"Sure!" The big lug smiled enthusiastically. "There's one playing now about a mutant shark that falls in love with a giant octopus and they go on a rampage together, only to discover…"

The boy continued rambling on about the movie excitedly and Lee just let him go. Who cared what movie it was? That wasn't exactly the point of the outing, after all.

And so it continued like that, Lee would order him on dates and he would go along with it cheerfully. She was never even sure if he knew they were going on dates until he showed up one evening with a fistful of flowers, which he presented to her. "These are for you. They are pretty, like your shirt."

So, he needed some work. But he was pliant, and Lee liked that in a man. And, apparently, Ed didn't mind one bit.

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Author's Note: Urrg, that was hard. I'm never quite sure what to do with Lee when I have to put her in a romance…