AN: Okay in response to an anonymous reviewer *grin* I did specify who "Marie" was, if you didn't skim the chapter you would properly have seen I stated Marie Kanker quite vividly when she first came into the scene after Edd snapped out of his daze. As for "almost" capturing Edd's personality thank you! I do hope he wasn't out of character but then again I'm trying to add a slight different flare to his personality seeing as they are now in highschool. Such as his new clothes that are a slight take on Rev!Edd's clothing. Also I've calmed down his OCD a tiny bit so he's not freaking out at being touched as much. All in all thank you to my three reviewers! May more of you decide to review in the near future hehe~
Declaimer: I do not own Ed Edd N' Eddy in any shape or form, if I did Kevin and Edd would have been kissing canonly at twelve years old *snicker*
Warnings: Past and present self mutilation, severe bullying(violence) hate crimes, possessive behavior, mature content of the M/M variety, mentions of past suicide attempts, anymore warnings will be listed as they come along
The snow had stopped just shortly after the last bell rang, marking that eighth period had ended.
And as usual he had stayed after to help several of the teachers with various errands for the office; as well as attending the science group meeting that was always scheduled for every other day of the week after school.
By the time everything was over and done with Edd was literally floating, and not in a good way mind you. His head felt as if it was filled with cotton, and his chest was a bit wheezy and tight.
Curse this cold weather!
Holding back a shiver he squeezed his way past several stragglers in the hall as he made his way to his locker, opening it he deposited certain books and folders he did not need for homework.
He let out a tired sigh and tugged his thin hoodie over his hat clad head for extra warmth.
Edd never did do well in the winter months of the year; his immune system was a tad on the low side of the spectrum of normal good health.
Looking around at the dwindling teenagers in the hallways he waited a few minutes to see if Marie was going to spontaneously pop out of nowhere like usual demanding they go for pizza or some sort of coffee based drink.
Seeing that his ex stalker was indeed not going to make a sudden appearance he packed away his needed materials and walked toward the front of the school and quickly outside.
His boots crunched in the fresh powdering of snow that must have fallen during the mid school hours.
Mind wandering far away, he hadn't noticed when four letterman clad jocks began tailing him from behind each wearing a malicious looking smirk upon their faces.
Grumbling softly in apparent annoyance he shifted boredly on the bench as he observed his fellow team mates practice on the field, while he tapped his fingers against his knee.
"Hey Dude!" Chirped Nazz as she walked over sporting her cheer leader outfit and a loose fitting pink sweat jacket to keep out the majority of the cold.
"What's wrong Cap? Usually you're out there barking orders at those tight pants wearing beefcakes by now!" Came a cheery sing songy voice that was all too familiar resounding from behind him.
Snickering the blond female of the group sat on one side of Kevin, "D'aww Kev's just shy about it Nat, he's new to you know all these "chick flick" moments as he puts it." She grinned behind her hand at the fiery red head who glared in a faux manner at her before sighing.
Rolling his eyes Kevin rubbed his face before glancing over his shoulder at a shock of minty green gravity defying hair belonging to none other than Nathan.
"What do you want Goldberg?" Growled out the auburn haired male.
Putting up both hands in defense the other male simply pouted, "Ooooh aren't we a grumpy Kevvy, geez I thought you were partnered with Double Divine today! What's to be pissy about? I mean you get to ogle that tight black skinny jean clad ass of his! Not to mention that adorable lil gap toothed nervous giggle of his! Positively, absolutely, precious!" Nat cooed out squealing.
"And hey I'm not the only one here who wants to know the dish about your cute new nerdy lab partner! Am I right Nazzy?" The green haired teen said as he side glanced and grinned at their other best friend.
Nazz swung her legs back and forth off the bench kicking up some snowflakes as she did so, "Totally dude, I mean you've had the biggest crush on Double D for like forever!"
Kevin's jaw clenched some as he was cross between envisioning said imagery that was givento him and getting up to beat the crap out of Nat for even thinking about Edd in that way in the first place, "Dude don't fucking talk about him like that, it's weird as fuck."
Snickering Nat waggled his eyebrow in response, "D'awww you're such a closet case Kev!"
"He's trapped under all his expensive sneakers! I swear Kev you have more shoes than I do, and I'm like a girl!" Nazz helpfully put in cheekily.
Growling loudly Kevin glared heatedly at him, "Guys I'm not gay for Double Dweeb, I don't even like dudes!"
Snorting the green haired boy flopped down onto the bench next to him draping his long limbed arm over the red head's shoulder casually, "Sure you don't man, and I totally believe you. I mean what with all those longing lost kicked puppydog glances you shoot at him have just gotta be imaginary! Or the way you totally eye stalk him in study hall; oh or that time you punched Jacob Talbit in the face five times and got a week's suspension cause he chucked Edd in the dumpster! Or that other tim-"
"Shut up Nat." Groaned Kevin as he pushed the offending arm off him and rubbed his face frustratedly.
Cracking up on the other side of Kevin, Nazz wiped her eyes dramatically trying to hold back her laughter, "Kev you're so in denial it's kinda hard to watch, but then again I'm enjoying the show. Hey, but when you finally do make out an all make sure to tell me in advanced so I can get my camcorder ready to film it!"
Paling Kevin balked at her comment sending the blond cheerleader captain into another bout of uncontrollable giggles and snorts of laughter.
Grinning more Nat just patted his friend's back in a comforting teasing manner, "It's okay dude we still love you, even if you've got a colossal man crush for beanie boy. Though like I said I can't really blame you! He's got the cutest lil bum on him!"
Kevin responded in kind by suddenly and unexpectedly pushing Nat backwards off the bench before standing up.
He then brushed off his pants smirking as he made his way toward the locker rooms.
With a pained yowl Nathan whined, "Harshhhhh man! The injustice of it all! I'VE BEEN MANHANDLED!"
Said red head ignored him completely.
"Oh gods I can't breathe!" Panted out Nazz as she fell off the bench as well but in another fit of snickers.
"Shut up Nazzy." Nathan whined pitifully.
He hadn't really seen it coming, it had really all happened far too fast for his clouded mind to piece it altogether properly in order.
Looking back on it later he'd tell you it was all in bits and pieces of flashing color, painful blows, inappropriate demeaning slurs, and him begging for it to stop.
One minute he had been merely minding his own business hopelessly daydreaming about a certain auburn haired football captain; and the next he was dangling off the snowy side walk being pushed painfully into an alleyway by the scruff of the back of his black hoodie.
Lifting his terrified shaky cyan gaze upward, he hesitantly looked into the dark merciless brown eyes of none other than Jacob Talbit the hockey team captain and Edd's all around new personal bully and number one "admirer".
"Greetings J-Jacob…w-what can I do for you gentlemen?" The slender raven haired male stuttered out nervously as he swallowed a lead ball of dread that seemed to sink and hit the pit of his stomach at a fast pace.
The bleach blond haired jock and three of his cronies were grinning down at the suspended nerd, "Well gee I thought we'd all play a lil game with our favorite resident dork is all. Isn't that right guys?"
Nodding toward one another the other three laughed sneering nastily in agreement.
Paling greatly in alarm Edd struggled to get free of the jock's grip, "I'm most certainly s-sure you have much more pressing and important matters to attend to…I would not want to waste your after school scheduled activities time on me. Can we not just speak about this like civilized individuals…?"
Swiftly the beefy blond thrust Double D harshly making the small teen's head hit the back wall of the alleyway with a resounding crack making him see stars.
A sticky burning sensation began to make its way down the back of his head as his trade mark black and white beanie fell hitting the snow followed by a few droplets of blood.
Jacob smirked evilly, "Now isn't that thoughtful of you, but I ane't ever been that civil toward normal people, let alone toward filthy fags."
Turning back to his friends he uttered three words that sent an icy frost alit in the struggling teenager's veins, "Hold him down."
After which Edd knew no more as black enveloped his senses in a blanketing haze of numbness in which that he knew for a fact he should try to fight against but could not remember the reasoning as to why.
Walking with his hands in his jean pockets Kevin yawned tiredly making his way toward Double D's house.
On the outside he seemed like his usual calm collected cool self, but on the inside it told a completely different story.
The red haired ex bully's heart was beating a mile a minute and literally felt like it was going to burst out of his chest, and the reason his hands were in his pockets was because he was sweating bullets.
His hands were clammy as fuck and that was totally embarrassing.
I mean he never got nervous, let alone over some stupid dweeb.
Maybe he was sick, yeah that's it he was just getting a bad cold and he's feverish or somethin'.
Cutting his rambling thoughts off like a hack saw to a piece of wood, emerald eyes landed on something black and white.
A familiar piece of hat wear was lying next to a garbage bin lonely and forgotten.
Something clicked in his head and suddenly sent red flags going up throughout his mind, while simultaneously sending his heart into over drive with dread against his rib cage.
"Fuck…fuck fuck that's Double D's hat…" Scrambling forward he ducked down to pick up the hat in shaky hands.
Panic was swirling in his chest as a choked feeling was making its way through his throat, he was about to call out Edd's name when he heard a soft whimpering moan of pain.
Squinting into the alleyway beside the garbage bins his eyes widened and he darted forward quickly almost falling face flat in the process he knelt down next to the crumpled form of said owner of the hat clenched within his right fist.
"Shit…Double Dweeb…I mean Edd can you hear me?" He gently wrapped his arm around the back of Edd's slender shoulders helping him sit up.
He had never realized how slender and small the dork was before now.
Edd's face was dotted in harsh freshly darkening blackish purple bruises, his bottom lip was split wide open and was crusted over in drying blood.
His shoulder length raven black locks which were usually hidden were messy and soaked with sticky blood that was beginning to clot at the back of his head.
Opening his blue eyes half way Edd moaned and hissed out in discomfort with the slight jostling of his new position, "K-Kevin..?"
Green eyes softened an looked frantic with concern.
He was a bit relieved that the dork could still remember his name, which probably meant he wasn't as hurt as the blood seemed to make him out to be.
"Yeah, I'm here, but...look do you think can you stand at all?"
Trying to open his eyes a bit more Edd pushed his hands against the ground in an attempt to try and stand but with a whimper of pain his legs would simply not obey as they tumbled back out from under him.
Quickly moving forward Kevin hooked one of his arms under the smaller of the two's knees and the other at the base of his back heaving him up bridal style as he stood up shakily, "Guess that's a no huh? Look are your parents home?"
As soon as the words left his mouth he felt stupid as hell.
Of course the dork's parents weren't home; They never were.
Edd sighed in an almost forlorn way, "No…m-mother and father are both on a four month business trip in Tokyo. As it would seem they will not be able to come home anytime soon…" He trailed off looking down before flustering, "I-I am more than c-capable of trying to walk on my own again! P-Please release me!"
In vain he weakly pushed against Kevin's strong board chest grumbling in an annoyance at his failed attempts.
Smirking some Kevin promptly ignored him and began walking toward, his own house instead of Edd's, "Well seeing as your parents aren't home, and I'm shit with bandages we're gonna have to go to my house and get my mom to help."
"B-but I'm just fine…really I've had far worse, honestly speaking I bruise quite easily it looks worse than it is, you do know head wounds tend to bleed badly even if they are terribly minor and—"
He was cut off but Kevin's sharp glare, "Hearing you've had worse isn't helping any dork..so just shut up and let me bring you home, mom's a nurse so she'll be able to fix you up really good, I promise."
Absently clenching a small pale fist against the orange fabric of Kevin's coat he un tensed wincing some as his ribs ached terribly with every movement he made, "Well…if you truly insist on the matter I guess tending to my wounds with help would be most appreciated.."
Snorting Kevin rolled his eyes, "Whatever dork, just be quiet and rest or somethin'."
Closing his eyes he resigned himself listen to the red head's heart beat and found himself slowly calming down.
If this was just a wonderful dream or perhaps a comatose induced hallucination at least it wasn't all too bad of one. Either way he was going to enjoy the spicy cinnamon scented musk that clung to the tall jock in which that was carrying him.