I meant to upload this Saturday but i overestimated my capability of writing such a long chapter after many short ones lol
Anyways Enjoy this new chapter! It's offcially the longest over 7K!
Somehow, Kevin didn't know how but somehow he had convinced his father to let him go to the cabin with Eddward for two weeks! Though with one small condition...
His father had requested to meet the famous Eddward Vincent.
HOLY SHIT was all that little Kevin's mind was able to shout as his entire body shut down at the request. It would be briefly, just to put a face to a name really, but the idea didn't stop Kevin from turning ice cold. Would Eddward accept to it?
Kevin knowing his father knew this was inevitable. He knew this day would come and that his father would give this demand because he hanged out with the raven haired teen far too often for his father to ignore. He had slept over at the other's home a dozen times at this point for crying out loud! Also, no way in hell was his father going to let him go hours out of town with someone the man hadn't met especially after what had just happened. Though, because of this Kevin was still surprised that his father had agreed.
Maybe the man had noticed Kevin's uncomfortable behavior in the house. Well, he had also made a visit the day before to chat with Dr. Garcia, the psychologist and he had mentioned about the trip in their session. Thankfully, the old man had thought it would be a good idea for Kevin to relax, have some fun for once and get his mind distracted. So maybe that was what had helped to convince his father on letting him go. Though, he did feel bad about leaving the week of his birthday…
Never mind that, the little ginger was in the middle of rushing off to the antiques shop to let the other know the semi-good news. He could have simply sent the guy a message but he really, and I mean really didn't want to be home at the moment. That's a lie, this entire week after he had been released he just never wanted to b elocked up in his room, much less home. So he would end up hanging out in town, or stay over at Eddward or Ed's place. Course, it had worried his father, but he hoped the man understood that to him it was nearly suffocating and made him feel anxious simply being inside his own home.
There were few people out in town, even though it was Friday. However, it was still in the early afternoon it wouldn't get busy until evening. The town was as normal as it could get. A bus had just dropped off some mischievous middle schoolers and elementary kids filled the majority of the park and there were a handful of adults wondering the streets running errands. Nothing big ever happened in Peach Creek, maybe the occasional store robbery in the south side of town, and a small scandal caused by the trouble making high schoolers, but nothing more.
He parked his bike in front of the store, and placed some coins into the Parking Permit Dispenser giving him a good couple of hours. As he turned around and looked though the store's glass window he saw Ms. Adams sitting behind the register smiling down as she wrote something in a notebook lightly talking to Eddward who was cleaning an old clock on the other side of the store. What surprised Kevin from this interaction was that Eddward, despite his frown and furrowed eyebrows, was oddly enough displaying embarrassment. The tips of his ears were redder than cherries and his cheeks faintly tinted with a blush which made him think that Ms. Adams was teasing the mighty king of sharks about something. Whatever it was, it made the swimmer beyond shy and that was a view Kevin Barr was mostly definitely relishing.
"Afternoon" he said stepping in to the shop noticing Ms. Adams grin grow wider and Eddward tense up for a second before composing himself.
"Ah, Kevin dear! I'm so happy to see you today" Ms. Adams stood up motioning for Kevin to come closer. She tapped at his arm lightly over the counter "How are you?"
"I'm doing good thank you, how are you?" He said giving her a soft smile. He had visited a couple of times after discovering the shop, and it always pleased him to see how happy his visits made the woman. It was refreshing to see her; she was always on high spirits, and her wonderful light brown eyes full of youth.
"Exquisite my dear boy, more so now that you are here" At the moment it was as if Kevin was seeing a 20 year old Anna Adams, she just looked so cheerful, more so than usual. It kind scared him honestly, was it possible to be so happy that one could look younger? "Anyways, you arrived at the perfect time, right Eddward?" she (without Kevin noticing) winked towards the swimmers direction.
Kevin raised an eyebrow at the raven haired teen who had seemed to move away further towards a corner of the store. "Ann, I believe your pie is starting to burn" Eddward suddenly announced.
With a loud yelp the woman rushed away into the back of the store and up the stairs. Kevin stood watching the drape from where the woman had disappeared "Pie?" he asked.
Eddward cleared his throat turning his attention to whatever fancy item was in his hand "She bakes whenever she has an opportunity" he sighed out.
"Aha" Kevin placed his hands in his pockets leaning against the counter.
Eddward turned to a sheepish looking Kevin "I presume you have come to give me an answer about my offer?"
"Uh yeah" the ginger boy reached behind to scratch at his freckled neck.
"Well?" Eddward called out as he turned back around his eyes roaming through each gadget in that corner. The raven haired teen nearly had a heart attacked as he felt a warm hand touch his back. He winced at the touch as it still hurt a tiny bit from the fight, though the bruise was gone.
Kevin took notice at the slight expression of pain "Does it still hurt?" he asked in a whisper.
The taller teen looked down over his shoulder at the freckled teen who looked up at him with concern "Slightly" he said and turned his body to face Kevin as a gesture of 'leave it alone'.
The blue eyed teen noticed Kevin's uncomfortable state and felt an urge to ease the teen so he gently grabbed his freckled arm and gave it an encouraging squeeze. It seemed to work as Kevin looked up at him "I can go…" he said slowly "There's a condition though"
"And that is?" Eddward raised an eyebrow curiously
Kevin bit his lip moving closer to the taller teen and in a small voice said "My dad wants to meet you…" Kevin felt the taller teen go stiff and his skin color fade at the request and immediately he panicked "I-I mean you really d-don't have to! I-I don't have to g-go…" he trailed off grabbing at the hand that held him.
After a moment the taller teen regained some color back in his face but he still looked very much tense "No, it's alright" he said looking down.
"Really? You're ok with it?" Kevin asked unsure, he had thought the raven haired teen would have instantly said no, but he was extremely grateful because he really wanted a change of scenery.
"Yeah" Eddward nodded giving Kevin a small smirk of reassurance. At this Kevin seemed to light up which made the taller teen cheer up a bit seeing the happy smile the ginger radiated.
They heard a loud rustling behind the curtain and Kevin ran off to help the woman with whatever it was though not before giving another smile towards the swimmer. As the ginger disappeared Eddward released a huge breath he had been holding, Fuuuuck he internally freaked out.
For most of that day Kevin ended up helping around the shop, he swept the floors, worked the register and helped Ms. Adams in the back with minor things. Eddward had enjoyed the ginger's lively company; he even laughed seeing Ms. Adams and Kevin's joyful behaviors clash wonderfully together. They were like toddlers so full of energy ready to burst out, it was hilarious really.
The entire day was slow, well most days it was slow only getting a handful of customers throughout the day. Most of them regular who were into collecting antiques, yes these people were elderly. The boys wondered how the woman was able to make such a good business, ah well the items were kind of expensive.
As the day got darker, Kevin decided it was time to leave and said his goodbyes with a warm hug from Ms. Adams and a quick wave from the taller teen. Kevin could see that the streets were busier now with high schoolers roaming the streets and adults entering nearby bars. He mounted his bike and took off happy that Eddward had agreed to it. They had agreed that Eddward would pick him up in the morning, so now Kevin had to quickly pack anything necessary and give Nazz a call.
Eddward sat behind the counter as he stared off at the window as Kevin quickly vanished into the busy night life of the town. It scared him shitless every time he saw the ginger ride that death machine, it was a reminder of the night Kevin had his incident. Of what could have been or rather of what could still be…clearly the freckled teen had no intention of letting that vehicle go. It was frustrating knowing something could happen again, and in all honestly every time he saw the ginger get on the bike he had to hold back his urge to grab the boy and drive him home himself... It was just safer ok?
"Are you worried?" he heard the women ask as she sat down on the other side of the counter leaning her cheek on her hand.
"About what?" he questioned avoiding her gaze and putting on his usual scowl.
She chuckled at the teen's shyness "About meeting his father?"
Eddward's eye instantly looked up to meet her curious brown eyes "What? You heard?"
"I eavesdropped" she childishly smiled "Come on you can talk to me, I'm aaall ears hun"
"There's nothing to talk about" the teen pulled at the collar of his shirt beginning to feel uncomfortable.
The woman chuckled again grabbing at his hand and turning his palm up. She stared at his palm and ran a finger along lines and veins as if she was reading a book. "You're afraid, Eddward" it was a statement that chilled the blue eyed teen to the core. "Are you afraid of Kevin's father?" she peeked a glance up at the raven haired tilting her head as he looked down at her horrified "Don't be so afraid, there's nothing to be afraid about" she said placing her hands to hold his tightly "Be brave, even if you're not, just pretend to be. No one can tell the difference" she whispered out smiling up at the teen.
Eddward just held tightly onto her hands, and this gave Ms. Adams a happy note that Eddward had relaxed. He hadn't denied his fear, and that was good enough for her. "You know, when I was young possibly around your age, I had this moment when I had to choose between taking the safe route or facing my fear head on" she paused looking into the distance as she remembered.
"W-what did you do?" Eddward questioned suddenly terrified that Ms. Adams knew all he had done to Kevin.
"Despite every bone in my body screaming with terror, I decided that I wanted to be free and I conquered my fear" she smiled "It was the best decision I have ever made in my life"
Eddward sighed "And what were you so afraid of if I may ask?"
The women looked down at their intertwined hands, and Eddward noticed her normally cheery eyes flash sadness in them as she remembered "I had to marry this young man, but at the time I was madly in love with my best friend…we had our affairs while I dated this other man and I knew that if people found out about us I would have been disowned by my family…maybe even killed"
"That's extreme…" Eddward listened intently to the women's story.
She laughed at this "Indeed, times were different back then dear, but it makes for a great story don't it?" she smiled.
"I suppose…so what happened?" he urged her to continue as he was very intrigued by her soap opera story.
"We had planned to run away days before my wedding, but she couldn't muster up the courage to go through with it." She smiled
"Wait, she?" he asked puzzled
The woman laughed warmly "Yes, she stayed behind, married a nice fellow had three kids. I was disowned and banished, and eventually I found myself here in Peach Creek" she chuckled lightly tapping the counter "surprised?"
"A little…" he said blushing slightly and sadly thinking how tragic her story had turned out to be.
"Well, my whole point is that if you don't face your fears you will more than likely leave this life with regret in your heart. It's a heavy thing to carry around you know" she pated his cheek "Conquer those fears my boy, you will feel free once you do"
Eddward just nodded silently, unsure of what to say. However, he felt like he could trust Ms. Adams. Though she may not know at the moment, he felt like he could relate to her… her words hitting him deeper than she thought. Her wisdom and experience seemed to lighten him up even just a bit. "Thank you" he mumbled awkwardly. This woman was a very interesting person, and it made him wonder why in the world she had chosen to give him this job, it wasn't like he was out looking for work. He had been roaming around the streets late one night patrolling some trouble making freshman who had decided to tattle tale to the school when he bumped into her. Next thing he knew he was helping her move some of the heavy antiques.
"You are very welcome Eddward" she patted his hand "Alright, let's close for the day" Eddward then stood up turning the open sign to close and then began their usual routine. He left the store feeling a bit more relaxed as he recalled Ms. Adams words and story.
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Saturday morning Kevin was up very early feeling beyond unsteady. He had barely been able to sleep the previous night, and instead took an early shower and dressed in khakis and an oversized white tank top as well as his usual quiz bowl cap and this time he decided to wear his glasses. He had eyed his father that entire day, and saw no real threat for the swimmer. Instead his father had been preoccupied with doing work on the house, it seemed as if he was just trying to be busy and not think. Kevin felt bad, bad about leaving, bad about not being able to properly talk with his father but he was still angry that he had lied. A lie that made him feel stupid and childish, well let's just say he had a lot of mix feelings towards his dad.
With a long sigh he placed his pack bag and a small bag in the living room, and headed into the kitchen eating a bowl of fruit salad and French toast. A couple minutes later his father walked in, not even giving him a glance or a good morning, was he angry? Didn't seem like it… "Morning dad" he decided to announce taking a bite of pineapple.
His father then turned to look at him "Uh Morning kiddo" the man looked beyond tired, and Kevin wasn't surprised as he had taken extra shifts at the factory, since his construction was getting little done.
Lowering his gaze he sipped at his juice "You should sleep dad, you look exhausted" he picked up a piece of toast and handed it over to his father knowing the man had most likely skipped out on breakfast.
Tom took it with a small smile and bit into it "No time, I should fix the house now that it's still sunny out" he sat down at the table "What time is your friend coming?"
Kevin's olive eyes wondered to the kitchen hall where a clock was hanging "Hm, 30 minutes more or less" he said.
"Ok" The man lightly tapped at his knee as he ate the rest of the toast "Hey Kid?" The freckled boy hummed not looking at his father as he finished his toast. "I'm sorry about everything…"
Finishing the rest of his juice, he cleared his throat. He didn't know what to say, he didn't necessarily want to forgive, well, not just yet. "Were you every going to tell me?" he asked instead.
His father leaned back on the seat "Honestly…no" he said rubbing his hands on his worn out jeans.
"Ok" Kevin stood to take his dishes over to the sink and began washing his and what was left from the previous night. His father just sat at the table and they both stood there in silence and not long they heard a rumbling engine outside. Kevin could feel his heart stop at the familiar sound, and his father stood.
"Is that him?" he asked peeking out the window "Wait, isn't that Ed's car?"
His olive eyes widened as he remembered that his dad had seen Eddward's car, oh shit he said… "Um, no they just look alike" he laughed nervously.
"Huh, I swear they're the same" his father shrugged "Either way, his parents must be loaded huh" he said turning back to his son.
"You have no idea" he smirked, and jumped a little as he felt a vibration from his phone. It was a simple message from the other indicating him that he had arrived. "Ok, guess I'll be going then" he sighed drying his hands on a towel.
"Right" His father followed behind placing his hands in his pockets.
Kevin felt like he was able to explode not necessarily because his dad was going to be mean, he knew his father was going to be beyond friendly. It was because of Eddward, he knew the guy didn't adults. However he hoped it wouldn't be as bad, since the teen did get along with Ms. Adams, but the difference was that Ms. Adams wasn't a nearly 6 foot tall, bulky man. With a sigh he opened the door and stepped out into the summer heat, and saw Eddward standing next to his car in his usual black jeans, black stripped beanie and a denim shirt. He looked honest to god…Handsome Kevin thought blushing a bit. Though he was popular among the girls in school, so he kind of already knew that…he supposed ugh ok w-whatever he added. He turned the rim of his hat backwards, and adjusted his glasses as he and his father walked down the steps. "Hey" he called out giving Eddward a wary smirk and noticed that Eddward seemed to be missing something…his dog tags were gone.
"Morning" he said giving Kevin a reassuring smile, and a firm nod towards Kevin's father.
Kevin could tell the guy was beyond tense, his fingers secretly scratched at his pants and his eyes avoiding making direct contact with the man. "Um dad, this is Eddward" he gestured towards the taller teen. "Eddward, this is my dad"
Mr. Barr reached a hand out to Eddward "Nice to finally meet ya Eddward" he gave the teen a wide grin.
"Pleasure to meet you as well Sr." Eddward shook the man's hand in a firm grip again avoiding meeting his eye. Eddward knew he didn't deserve to be standing in front of this man, and Kevin's father would have agreed if he had found out he was once the cause of Kevin's physical pain. In fact had the man known, he had surely crushed his hand and been thrown over to the next town…no, he'd be thrown to china as a matter of fact.
"I'm happy to know that my son has found a great friend like you to hang around, he might learn some manners huh" he chuckled out letting go and gave the taller teen a friendly, yet harsh pat on the back "So, where is your cabin?" he asked.
With a pale expression Eddward nodded "Its two hours out of town, up the mountains by Walnut Creek" he said awkwardly.
"Ah, it's nice and peaceful up there. Do you go often with your family?" He said placing his hands in his pockets.
Eddward nodded again "I typically spend my summers there"
Kevin's father chuckled "So, you like outdoor activity huh"
"I do Sr."
Kevin remembered something at that and suddenly added to the conversation "Ah, Dad! Eddward is captain of the swim team at our school" he knew that would make his father like the guy instantly.
Amazed, his father grinned widely "That's very impressive, your parents must be very proud of you" with that he had known his father was sold, though it made some of his own insecurities crawl up to the back of his mind. "Maybe you can teach this kid some tricks" Eddward simply nodded at the statement unsure of what to say or how to act at Mr. Barr's words. "Alright then, I won't keep you any longer, enjoy your trip boys" he smiled giving another pat to Eddward's shoulder.
Eddward gave another firm nod and step aside to let Kevin walk past, but before Kevin took a step his father grabbed him by his shoulder "Have a great Birthday Kid" he said in a low voice. Then let go of the freckled boy and stepped back.
"Thanks dad" Kevin gave a small smile back towards his father and placed his two bags in the back, before getting in the car with Eddward. He hoped the blue eyed teen hadn't heard that it was his birthday soon, though by the looks of the teen it seemed he hadn't. He waved goodbye as Eddward pulled out and drove out the neighborhood. He sighed out looking over to the raven haired "I hope that wasn't too bad"
The freckled teen looked at the raven haired who had relaxed the moment they drove out of the neighborhood "I guess not…" he said quietly "I just…really don't do adults"
"Sorry…" he apologized feeling bad, but grateful that was over with. Now he was filled with excitement as he was finally getting out of town.
"It's alright…ok get comfy it'll be awhile" Eddward sped up as he entered the highway out of town. He was beginning to feel way to hot with the beanie and decided to remove it throwing it in the back. Kevin leaned back in his seat looking out the window seeing the quiet town past them quickly. The raven haired teen glanced over at the ginger next to him noticing the backwards hat leaving his long bangs to stick out. He gave him a smirk and reached over to ruffle the hair underneath the hat "You look like a jock with your hat on backwards" he chuckled.
The hat of course fell of the ginger's head and onto his lap the quiz bowl letters facing Kevin "I highly doubt I look anything like a jock with a hat that says Quiz Bowl on it, more like I look like a complete nerd" he chuckled out scratching at his hair. "I don't have the height or build to pull it off either" he said wiggling his arms in front of him. He then turned to the other and moved his eyes quickly up and down "And I thought you only owned black clothing" he teased.
At this he saw the swimmer ears turn a faint pink "It's too hot to be wearing all black, dork" he mumbled, running a hand through his raven locks.
Kevin fanned himself, even with the AC on it was still pretty warm in the car "Dude, your hair is pretty long, how have you survived this summer?" he questioned seeing a faint sweat begin to drip down the teen's neck.
"I tie it up in a ponytail" he simply said, shrugging "And I don't cut it, because I don't like random people touching my head"
"You should let me cut it, I'll pull up Pinterest and find a rad hairstyle for you" he chuckled flipping through his phone.
"Um, no you'll most likely leave me with a bald spot" Eddward shook his head. He grabbed a wire that connected to the stereo and handed it to Kevin.
"Will not!" he laughed at the image of a bald Eddward "But if I do, then we could shave your entire head and I'll draw fake tattoos all over. Shit, you'll look like a real badass!" he wiped a tear away as he was laughing way too hard at the image. He plugged in the wire to his phone "Nice I get to be DJ"
Eddward smirked at the wonderful laugh the freckled boy had, it was such a warm and bubbly laugh it filled his stomach with a happy feeling. "Yeah, yeah whatever, just don't play anything too boring or obnoxious"
Kevin raised an eyebrow "Does that include Katy Perry and Beyoncé?"
The swimmer had a scowl expression and rolled his eyes "Please don't, I'm not going to listen to California girls and Single Ladies for the next two hours"
Kevin erupted with laughter "Don't give me that face they're the queens of our generation and you know it!" he accused pointing a finger in the other's direction.
"That may be, though it doesn't mean I have to conform to it" he chuckled
"Ok, ok, but I was totally kidding" Kevin laughed a little scrolling through his phone "How about some Mystery Skulls, you heard?" Kevin clicked on the song Ghost.
"Yeah I have" he said content with the choice of music the ginger had decided to play.
Throughout the ride, they had continued to discuss their favorite bands, and music to listen to. Kevin would listen to absolutely anything except for country; However, Eddward disliked a lot of mainstream pop, and rap music including county as well. They both found they liked similar music and bands, and it pleased Kevin to know they shared this in common. A little after an hour the little freckled teen had drifted off to sleep and Eddward drove with a chill mix playlist from his phone. It was peaceful hearing the boy's breathing and having his company, and every once in a while the blue eyed teen stole a glance in his direction…you know, just…making sure everything was alright.
After an hour and thirty minutes, they had pulled off the highway and began driving up the mountain slowly. The bumpy road rose the ginger up, as he nearly hit his head on the door. "Sorry about that" Eddward mumbled slowing his speed a little.
"Nah, it's cool" He looked around and saw they had entered a forest. Eddward had turned off the AC and rolled down the windows, so Kevin could hear the sound of a nearby river, and squirrels jumping from tree to tree. "This is awesome" he lowly said leaning his head out the window as he watched "we close?"
"Yes, just up this road" the taller teen was now driving with simply one hand while his other arm rested out the window, his head leaning on his hand. His forehead covered in a light layer of sweat, his shirt with two more undone buttons revealing his beautifully tan skin. The view made Kevin's face heat up for some reason though he blamed it on the summer heat.
Not long, they saw the cabin just up ahead and Kevin mouth opened seeing the two-story long cabin. Of course, he wouldn't expect anything less from the Eddward Vincent. "Woah, is that it?" he asked.
"Yeah, we arrived" he confirmed parking the car in front of the car. Without a moment's hesitation he stepped out of the car and stretched his tired limbs as he took a long breath in.
Damn this is so cool Kevin thought following the other out of the car as well and taking in the scenery. There was a small river up ahead, the trees were extremely tall and green, and the cabin looked to be very spacious with huge porch on the back. It looked like they were the only ones up here, no other cabins or people in sight.
They grabbed some bags from the trunk of the car and carried them to the front door. Eddward took out a key from his back pocket of his jeans and looked down at them for long moment. He was about to let someone else inside the cabin…Hesitantly he opened the door to the place stepping in to what was the living room. The couches were of dark brow/reddish leather, and had blankets neatly folded on top as well as handmade pillows. There was a small glass coffee table in the middle above a huge dark blue square rug, and on the right wall there was a fireplace. Kevin was astonished by the pretty looking cabin as he set the bags by the couch. There were beautifully carven stairs on the left of the entrance that lead to the second floor, and the kitchen and dining room combined. He could see the glass doors on the other side of the living room leading to the porch, which from where he was standing had a gorgeous view. "The place is hella big" he mumbled out looking up and seeing the railing on the upstairs floor.
"Yeah, it's kind old though but I've managed to keep it standing strong" he smiled down at the freckled teen "Let's get the rest of the stuff from the car, then I'll show you upstairs" he motioned out with his head.
"Ok" Kevin cheerfully followed the teen out.
They had taken a couple of trips bringing in bags which stored daily necessities, and food for the next two weeks. Kevin was surprised how much space Eddward's car had. Once they finished, they sat in the living room drinking cold water in silence. They were already a bit tired from the heat but the air the fan in the living room gave was refreshing. Though, they still had to clean the cabin, it wasn't that big of a tedious task, because the place was already pretty much set but nonetheless it had most likely been a year since it had been last cleaned. "You want to see upstairs?" The raven haired asked leaning forward as he looked at the ginger who was lying on the floor.
"Yeah!" Kevin rose up quickly with excitement.
Eddward smirked at the childish behavior. It was just so simple to please the teen, it was kind of adorable. "Kay, come one" he indicated placing his glass of water on the coffee table and walking up the stairs.
Kevin grabbed his two bags to place them in the room he would be staying in on the way and made his way up the stars as well. From the top over the railing he could see the entire living room. There was a small hallway with a loveseat and a lamp next to a narrow window and on each side of the hallways there were a door that led to bedrooms. "The left one is yours, right one's mine" he opened the door.
Kevin stepped inside seeing the room, the ceiling was triangular which made a wonderful shelve on the end, there was a twin sized bed on the right side and a glass door that led to a small porch and a drawer and on the left. It was simply and nice, he placed his bags on the bed and peeked out the window and saw the car outside and a young fawn walking past the cabin. "Holy shit, look it's a deer!" he said excitedly.
Eddward came behind the ginger teen and peeked out the window as well to see the innocent creature. He hummed as he watched "You'll be seeing more than a simple deer" he smiled.
Kevin looked up to the teen, and felt that same surge of heat in his face. He could see every detail of the teen very clearly. The way his wavy jet black strands of hair stuck to the back of his neck, the way some drops of sweat dripped down his face, his natural smell invaded his freckled nose, and those wonderful blue orbs that stared forward…he, he kind of wished them to stare in his direction…weirdly enough…he cleared his throat feeling embarrassed and stepped back. "Bears?" he asked shyly.
"I saw one once" Eddward raised an eyebrow towards Kevin "But don't worry their harmless if you stay away" he chuckled beginning to walk out the room.
With that they spent the rest of the day cleaning and organizing the cabin. They started down in the living room getting the dust out of the way and stocking the kitchen with food and washing to dishes and pans. Eventually they slowly made their way up to their bedroom, Kevin ended up looking through some of the books that were on the shelves and found they were all educational for a kid in the third grade. He wondered how long it had been since the last time the raven-haired teen had come here with his parents.
Around some time Eddward had gone downstairs to prepare some food for them, as it was getting fairly dark out. With the dark sky came a cooler wind as well, they had decided to sit outside in the nice evening sky eating their hamburgers and fries. He didn't know how the fuck Eddward did it, but this guy was an amazing cook in general. From simple eggs to a traditional hamburger, they were always so freaking amazing. Was there anything the great King didn't know what to do? Kevin may never know.
They sat out talking about what they would do tomorrow, but both were too tired to truly make any decisions, maybe go out on a hike and explore the area. As soon as they finished their meal, they washed the dishes and took turns showering and getting ready to sleep even though it was still early. Kevin sat in his bed, looking out through the glass door seeing the stars begin to shimmer beautifully in the night sky. It truly was beautiful up here, though he couldn't help but wonder if it truly had been alright to leave.
He rubbed his arm beginning to feel a bit anxious…it was just too silent. Without the company of the other or the tasks to keep him busy he was left alone to his own thoughts. He remembered the conversation he had had with the woman that called herself his mother. She had told him her side of the story, and had told him the harsh truth…yeah, he had been unwanted at the time. It was a hard reality to think about, how could she not want him? And if she didn't want him then she didn't love him and if she didn't love him…then what gave her the right to demand his love now?
His thoughts were suffocating, so he decided to step out onto the small porch to breath in fresh air and hope that would clear his mind. He opened the glass door as quietly as possibly as not to disturb the other and sat down on the floor pulling his knees close to his chest and closing his eyes. He heard owls and the slow flowing of water in the distance. The ginger teen tried his hardest to calm his thoughts, and take deep breaths but he couldn't help but feel terrible about how cruel life could be. Like why, had she shown up to mess with everything all of a sudden?
He heard himself hiccup a little as some tears build up in his eyes. Suddenly the memory of when he was locked up in the bathroom in a panic came to him. It had been so suffocating, so scary he hadn't known what to do. He had just wanted to calm down and sleep, god, he had just wanted to sleep to forget everything. Had she not shown up, he wouldn't have had that panic attack, and he wouldn't have had that near death experience.
He jumped the sound of a glass door opening and he looked up seeing the raven haired leaning against the door on his side. He was staring straight ahead into the woods, as if in thought. Kevin tried to be as still and quiet as possible praying the guy hadn't noticed him yet. "You know, if you need to cry… just let it out" Eddward sighed shoving his hands in his pajama pants. "It's unhealthy to hold it in" he said lowly, continuing to stare off onto nothing in particular.
Kevin lowered his head again hiding from the teen feeling some of the tears fall down quietly. He'd wish the other would sit next to him, he needed the extra comfort. He pulled his knees closer to his chest tightly, feeling the cool air kiss his freckled skin softly.
Suddenly he heard the raven haired teen walk back inside and Kevin immediately raised his head again to see if the guy decided to go to sleep. However after a few short seconds, he had come back out with a thin blanket in his hand. The raven haired then grabbed a hold of the railing and began to climb over to Kevin's side. Kevin gasped and rushed forward "Wait! I-Idiot you're gonna fall!" he panicked.
In less than fifteen seconds the raven haired teen had climbed over safely and had covered the freckled teen with the blanket. "Damn it Eddward, can't you just use the door like a normal person?" Kevin chuckled amazed at the pretty dumb things this genius was capable of doing. He grabbed at the blanket with a small smile around him and stared up at the taller teen with wide eyes.
Eddward stared back and ruffled the ginger's hair "You wouldn't be smiling if I had" he smirked. Pulling the ginger down on the floor again, now sitting next to each other leaning against the glass door. Kevin could feel his shoulder faintly brush the other's arm and he tried his best not to lean anymore. This reminded him of the time Eddward had carried him up the latter to the roof at school and they had seen the sun setting. It had been a dreamy memory, one that filled him with warmth as the teen had been trying to comfort him, as he was now. He felt a cold hand wrap around his freckled one, and surprised he looked up at the taller teen who was staring forward. "Want to talk about it?" he calmly asked.
Kevin breathed in steady, intertwining his finger with the slender ones. "Yeah…" he said in a whisper sliding down a bit more. They were in silence for a couple of moments as Kevin gathered his thoughts, and the swimmer waited patiently for him to speak. "Um…when I got home that day, I heard my dad arguing with someone…" he began now leaning onto the swimmer's comforting shoulder "It was this lady…she was crying"
Eddward listened closely as he heard the teen speak and when he mentioned the woman he couldn't help to wonder if it was the same person following Kevin's father at the hospital. "She was crying something about her son, I wasn't really paying attention at first but…" he paused again breathing in recalling the memory "She looked at me and just cried harder" he felt his voice choke "…She, S-She's my mom Eddward" he stuttered. "She's been a-alive this entire t-time"
Eddward gave a comforting squeeze to the trembling hand "It just…I just she was dead…I thought I'd never see her, h-hug her, speak to her…I-I thought that was fine b-because she was watching over us" he ran his free hand through his ginger hair "b-but she wasn't even doing that…She didn't give a shit about how I was Eddward…s-she never w-wanted me in the first place" he laughed out darkly "How can a mother not want her child…?" he asked quietly not expecting an answer.
However, the Raven haired teen pulled the tearful boy closer to him making him rest his head on his shoulder. "Guess we're more alike than I thought…" he spoke out in a low murmur. This made the ginger looked up at him and he returned a smile in his direction "I'm an unwanted child as well…though by both of my parents. You however, still have your father"
Kevin's eyes went wide…of course, Eddward had known what Kevin felt like, how could he be so selfish…Eddward the teen who had grown up with the rejected and scowls of his parents…living alone in the home where he held old happy memories now most likely painful ones "I'm sorry" he whispered leaning again on his shoulder, squeezing his hand tightly in his and some tears now fell thinking how many years of loneliness the other must have experienced.
"I…I was around ten when my parents began taking 'business trips' by the time I turned twelve I no longer saw them… it was difficult to come to terms with the fact that I was a mistake in their lives" he breathed in leaning against the ginger teen "I kept thinking to myself what was the reason for being born…if I wasn't wanted then why have me?" he glanced at the crying freckled boy and he couldn't help but think how precious and angelic this kid was. "I suppose even adults make mistakes too, however if your mother return it must mean that she wants you now, right?"
Kevin nodded in agreement "S-she can't have kids a-anymore" he mumbled "I'm the only one"
"I'm sure she's been thinking about this for a long time…It must be hard for her to face the child she abandoned, Fortunately, she wants to mends things" The raven haired teen slid down a bit "And I believe that you should take the opportunity now that it has been presented to you, doesn't mean to have to forgive her right away…but everyone deserves a second chance right?"
Kevin was a strong believer of second chances, and he knew Eddward was right…if he had given the one person who had tormented him both physically and emotionally a second chance then maybe he could give one to the women who had abandoned him. "Yeah…" he lowly said, his tears drying a bit.
They stayed liked that for possibly what seemed like an hour, just leaning onto each other until Eddward said it'd be better to go inside, or they might get sick from falling asleep outside. Kevin agreed and they both headed inside to Kevin room. As the freckled teen saw the other make his way out of the room he panicked not wanted to be alone and unconsciously grabbed at the sleeve of the teen's shirt pulling him back in. "Um…" Kevin instantly let go too embarrassed to ask him to stay.
As if the raven haired teen had read his mind he walked over to the bed and laid down "Come it's late" he called out closing his eyes.
Kevin couldn't help but feel a huge rush of relief as he wasn't going to be alone the night. He really didn't want to and was beyond grateful the King of sharks had decided to stay. He shyly made his way to the bed, they were cramped but to Kevin it was nice. For the first time since his incident, he was able to easily fall asleep.
Eddward however, had pretended to be asleep and once he was sure the other had fallen asleep he opened his eyes. The room was dark, and the only sounds he could hear were of crickets and the teen's breathing. He reached a hand for his dog tags which ever stored in his pocket. He stared at the two metals with the engravings of M and F from a distance, then turning them over he saw the date of birth and names of each of them. He remembered he had made these in his third-grade class as a reminder to never forget their birthdays, now they simply served as a reminder of the people who had left him. He turned to look at the sleeping teen, his freckled tear stained face illuminated by the moon's light. He didn't know what he would have done had he been in Kevin's place…if perhaps one day his own mother showed up one day apologizing…he might not ever forgive her. He could never bear to see the woman's face and act as if nothing had happened. The interaction would be so fake, that the idea simply made him nauseous. However, he hoped for Kevin's sake and health that everything would be alright and that his selfish mother wouldn't cause him any more trouble.
He placed the dog tags in his pocket and closed his eyes falling asleep along with the smaller teen. The last thing on his mind was that he hoped this get away would help resolve and deal with the bottled up emotions Kevin had.
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