React and Interact

Pair: Ed and Edd (friendship)

So, this was a request from Cielo VII (unless I've made some sort of horrendous mistake, in which case I should be corrected…). Hope you enjoy!

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"Good gracious, Ed! Your living conditions are atrocious, how on Earth can you stand this?" Edd shrieked as he recovered from slipping in a small puddle of something he'd rather not identify.

Ed blinked and looked blankly around the basement, taking in the piles of odd items, the spills, the organic growth, then looked back at Edd. "What do you mean, Double Dee?" He asked amiably.

Edd brought a palm to his forehead in a mild show of frustration, shaking his head and trying desperately to ignore whatever he felt splattered on his ankle. "Of course, I don't know why I even bother being surprised anymore, but really, Ed… This surely can't be… no, I know this is not a healthy way to live. Why do you leave this space in such disarray?" The shorter boy asked, half-imploring, waving his hands demonstratively at their surroundings.

His taller friend seemed to actually be chewing over an answer for a moment before he replied- "Memories make me happy, Double Dee!"

"Pardon?" Edd raised an eyebrow.

"Like over there!" Ed grasped his be-hatted friend's shoulders and turned him to face an interesting purple stain on the wall, "That's from when you and me and Eddy decided to make smoothies!"

"Oh, yes… that bizarre, purple slurry Eddy insisted was safe to consume…" Edd remembered. He also remembered taking one sip of it and spewing it all over Ed's wall.

"Yep. Ooh, and over here is a present from Sarah!" Ed nudged Edd in the direction of his desk.

Edd looked upon the so-called gift and determined that it was, in fact, the lint trap from a dryer. "Ed… you do realize…" He began carefully.

"Is it not the most precious thing you've ever seen?" Ed asked fondly, poking at the blue-grey lint on the screen.

"Er… yes, Ed, of course." The young engineer agreed hesitantly.

"Oh, oh, and over here," Ed began delightedly, dragging his friend over to the foot of his bed and proudly lifted up something solidified, white, and fuzzy that made Edd recoil in sheer terror, "Is part of the hot dog I was eating on the very day I met you! I saved it."

This confession, despite being utterly disgusting, gave Edd a bit of a pause. The sentiment was really rather sweet, when you got past the ick-factor. "I- I suppose I can see where you're coming from, Ed… This room, though filthy, is filled with your fondest memories, isn't it?" He asked, still eyed the half-hot dog mistrustfully.

"You bet, Double Dee!" Ed beamed, stowing his treasure safely under his bed once more.

Searching for more understanding, Edd looked around and picked up the cleanest thing he could find- a magazine he barely glanced at- and presented it to Ed. "What about this?" He asked with a small smile.

Ed glanced at the magazine and chuckled. "Naw, Double Dee, that's one of Eddy's!"

This of course, resulted in a whole new round of disgusted shivers on Edd's part.

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Words: 500

Author's Note: Woo! Exactly 500 words! With an ending at Eddy's expense! Hope you all liked it!

Same offer as always applies!