Wah sorry meant to upload this yesterday, but got caught up with something else
Anyways hope you had a wonderful time with your loved ones this week 3
Under the twilight sky, Kevin and Eddward had sat down on the grassy field of the cliff that overlooked the entire town of Peach Creek. The freckled hand held onto the slender hand in an anxious grip despite the reassurance from the taller teen. The raven haired teen had gone over the J's plans for the first day of school. He had told him to get to school extra early and hide in the library until first period. Eddward would handle the J's and inform Kevin of their movements to avoid running into the bullies.
Eddward had been reassuring that night, however, the anxious feeling of roaming the same halls as Jimmy and Johnny...coming face to face... hearing their disgusting laughter bringing him back to the last day of their sophomore year. The fear brought chills and nerves throughout his entire body.
Kevin had worn his usual light green oversized sweater no matter ignoring the heat that still encompassed the town. At this point, Kevin was used to attending in big loose sweaters to hide his injuries, though he everything went as he hoped he'd walk out of school untouched. He breathed in deeply closing his eyes remembering that Eddward was on his side now, and the guy was taking action to protect him. Thanks to the information Kevin would then be able to easily protect Nazz in turn.
He ran his damped hand through his messy ginger hair slicking it back slightly. His hair had grown quite a bit, though the three awkward bangs poked out just a bit. His body looked meatier and built thanks to running and training with Eddward as well as other workouts Kevin had taken as a hobby on days he wouldn't meet the other teen.
Nonetheless, it was refreshing seeing himself in the mirror. No longer eye bags under his eyes, no longer a boney pathetic teenager, and no longer so unbearably afraid of everything. The longer hair framed his face nicely and certainly helped to control his bangs, and Kevin swore that he'd gotten taller.
He sighed out with a soft smile...well least his nerves were calmed now and thankfully his self-esteem had risen. It was going to be ok, nothing was going to happen. All Kevin needed to worry about was the placement of his locker and potential bad teachers. Like a regular high school student for once.
His door opened revealing a bright smile from a pretty blond who peeked inside "Ready?" Nazz asked stepping inside beside Kevin.
"I think so" he shrugged looking over to his backpack lying on the bed "feels weird going back, but at the same time it's like summer was too short"
Nazz placed a hand on the other's shoulder and leaned into it "I know exactly what you mean…"
He lifted his arm to wrap around the girl protectively "it's definitely going to be different this year"
The blond looked up with a frown "For your sake, I hope so…I really hope so Kevin. Please, I implore you to be cautious you trust people too easily"
"Well, I'd like to think I have a good sense of character judgment, else I would have given the same chance to the J's and we both know how that would have ended" he chuckled.
Nazz moved from under Kevin's hold and stepped in front of him "I've been meaning to ask you something for a while now" she sighed looking firmly into his eyes "What made you so fixated on running after Vincent? H-How did you manage to believe so strongly that he is capable of change after everything horrific he's done?"
Kevin sighed looking to the side thinking back to how he felt just half a year ago "I…I saw him…Something was off... but I realized it wasn't because he was being weird it was the person behind the mask" Kevin looked down at his hand and remembered how gently Eddward's had touched his at the bridge. The entire situation was beyond abnormal for them at the time, and had left Kevin baffled. "I saw the someone who was hurt…"
The girl sighed shaking her head "and Kevin Barr decided to play superman"
"I've never played to be anything it was days later I found out how serious this was" He touched his wrist lightly soothing the skin remembering all the blood that flowed through the draining water "He was in desperate need of someone to be by his side… I just didn't know why then"
"Fine, say he's some lost kid who been through a lot. That does not justify his malicious doings and abandoning you the way he did. If he was as desperate as you claim him to have been, then he would have done everything in his power to save you right? If I was him I would have burned the world to save you. The problem is that he didn't do that, he did the worst possible thing and turned his back on you when you had given him what he most wanted. So why? Why did you go back?"
Kevin leaned back on his desk contemplating everything his best friend had just said "You have no idea how many times I asked myself that the night I rushed over to his place…but I'd catch myself wishing that I could forget all the horrible things that he has done" he frowned now scratching the nape of his neck "I was far more terrified that he'd do something stupid…He'd shown me that he genuinely cared…I-I just knew that he was capable of being saved" Kevin felt his chest clench "I swear I was going crazy over the many times I kept pacing around my room, driving back and forth it was killing me. I didn't know to be mad or concerned" he softly smiled up at her "I'm just really glad I did go back, because after that something changed in him"
The petite girl continued to frown "What happens if he does it again…?"
At this Kevin seemed to shrink and sadly smiled looking at the floor "If it happens again…then it's over for good this time…"
Nazz sighed out her shoulders sulking and leaned into her best friend in a tight embrace "God, what am I going to do with you…" she hid her face in his shoulder "You are too good you know that?…and that asshole better know it too"
Kevin chuckled into her pretty thin hair as he hugged her back tightly "Love you too"
"I'll always be here for you" she hugged tighter "No matter what crazy shenanigans you get yourself caught up in…Always ok?"
"Always" he smiled feeling all his worries go away from the warm embrace.
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Kevin had decided to take his motorcycle to school that day trying to stay as positive as possible and head back into the halls of peach creek high. There was an eerily aura that crept through the hallways, but he pushed it aside knowing well it was his anxiety trying to poke at him. A handful of sleepy students roamed the halls and groaned as they made their way around trying to get their tasks done. Kevin and Nazz entered the gym where there were only six other students looking for their schedule. Kevin searched through schedules on one end of the many tables laid out and Nazz on the other end. It took them a couple of minutes to find their schedules but once they did they immediately began to compare and hoped they had the same classes. Thankfully they shared three, AP English language, Spanish, and Physics.
After they headed over to the library to get their new lockers and both managed to get top lockers in the west wing. "Being early always as its perks" Nazz smiled looking over her combination trying to memorize it. Kevin looked over to the far end of the library remembering the quite moment's he shared here with a particular raven haired teen. It had just been the beginning, but somehow thanks to those quite study sessions he had managed to climb another wall. He fondly peeked over the table in the farthest corner hidden behind the bookshelves with a feeling of excitement eating at him. He wondered what new memories were in store for him in this school year. "Come on Kevin, let's go put our stuff away" she tugged at Kevin's sweater and he nodded following her out.
As they finished placing something somethings inside (Nazz going over the top and decided they need to decorate and began taking pictures and such out) they heard a lot more students begin to fill the school up. The majority came from the gym, and some teachers began to shout orders about keeping things organized. When Nazz was satisfied with how she had decorated Kevin's locker she heard some of her friends call out to her as they made their way into the school. Kevin had nodded and told her to go with them knowing she'd be safe. So, as she made her way with her friends to some other part of the busy school Kevin made his way in the opposite direction hoping to spot a black striped beanie.
Before he knew it he had walked all the way to the natatorium wondering if perhaps the raven haired teen was inside. They hadn't shared any communication since the previous night, Eddward had done a great job at specifying the areas he needed to avoid because so far he had not bumped into either Jimmy or Johnny. Nazz was aware as well, which was why he wasn't so worried. He pushed the door testing if it was open and to his miracle it was. Taking it as permission he pushed a door open and peeked inside finding it in complete silence and no sign of the king of sharks.
Kevin stepped inside letting the door close behind him and let his eyes wander around the entire room remembering the first time he had seen Eddward compete and how full of energy the place was. Then frowned feeling his face heat up remembering the last time he had walking inside a complete sobbing mess. He walked closer to the pool with a soft smile. Somehow, the place was once again comforting to him. He didn't know what it was but it seemed like he was seeing something that was part of Eddward. The Natatorium, the competitions, and the pool were things Eddward loved. Kevin didn't need the teen's confirmation because he would see it every time Eddward's ocean eyes would immediately brighten with joy at the mere sight of the lake, and the small breath of relief he'd always let out as he stepped into the water. It was adorable really.
Suppose he got the same way when it came to engineering a new design.
Kevin threw his bag to the bleachers and took a seat on the floor on the edge of the pool reaching down to run his freckled fingers through the cool water. It was relaxing and reminded him of all the memories back at the cabin. He leaned his cheek on a hand and watched the smooth ripples of water as he lazily moved his fingers in circles.
As he was getting caught up in the hypnotizing movement of water he heard doors open breaking his concentration. Bright blues eyes looked back at him in surprise. It took Kevin a moment to fully come back to reality as he saw the tall figure of Eddward Vincent standing by the locker room doors. Then the tall teen smiled and made his way over to Kevin.
Smiling back Kevin stood up from his spot and waved. He noticed the other wearing his usual black clothing and blood red shirt and beanie, though dog tags were missing. The ginger would be lying if the familiar sight of the all black clothed (ex-bully) teen didn't stirred some of his anxious fears, but the warm smile the swimmer wore was friendly and immediately washed it away. "Hey" he said awkwardly.
"Morning" Eddward looked down placing his hands in his jacket's pockets. "What brings you here pumpkin? I recall telling you to hide in the library"
Still not used to the nickname Kevin blushed from head to toe and nervously laughed looking down to the water "Yeah but…I thought I might find you in here?" he shrugged looking back up.
Eddward reached for the ginger hair under Kevin's hat and ruffled it gently though it still tipped the hat up loosely. "Well, you have certainly have a talent for finding me effortlessly"
The smaller teen smirked straightening his hat on correctly "Maybe you're just really easy to find" he laughed looking back up to those wonderful blue eyes.
"I'll make it a challenge for you next time" Eddward joked, both knowing fully well he wasn't actually going to "Have you received your new schedule?"
Kevin brightly jumped in excitement "Yeah, have you?" he asked and saw the taller teen nod in response. He pulled out his schedule and unfolded it giving it to the swimmer to look at "any luck?" Kevin questioned hoping he'd have something with the other.
"Look at you taking three AP courses this year" Eddward smiled glancing up a moment to look at the other who seemed proud of himself. "We shared AP language, AP U.S. history, and Precalculus" he smiled giving the smaller teen his schedule back.
"How many AP are you taking?" Kevin asked folding the schedule once again
"Four, AP psychology, AP Spanish Lang apart from the ones we share" he placed his hands back in his pockets.
Kevin looked at him in awe "You're taking psych? I heard the teacher is really hard. I don't know if I'd be able to do it"
Eddward chuckled "I'm informed that the teacher for History is hard as well"
"Exactly! How are you going to deal with TWO terribly hard teachers?" Kevin moved his hands in exaggeration.
"I like a challenge" Eddward smirked confidently
The ginger teen rolled his eyes with a goofy smile "of course… two hard AP classes taught by the hardest teachers in school would be something the great Eddward Vincent could most likely easily handle"
"Don't give me so much credit, I bet you could do it too" Eddward pulled down the cap over Kevin's eyes playfully.
"Hey!" Kevin reached up to straighten his hat once again and raised an eyebrow at Eddward "you think so?"
"Don't you?" Eddward saw Kevin looked up bashfully
"M-maybe if I had your brains and skills" the freckled teen laughed out shrugging
The raven haired teen looked down in surprise "You don't need my intelligence to an outstanding student Kevin" Eddward seemed to lower himself slightly to catch the other's eyes "Are you forgetting you are among the top five in this school?"
Kevin turned cherry red realizing that Eddward had known that fact "I didn't know you knew…"
Exhaling the taller teen leaned back tilting his head to the side "Of course I would, we have been taking the same honors and advanced courses since freshman year"
The smaller teen only seemed to turn redder at the statement "I guess your right" he chuckled stretching with a finger just behind his freckled ear.
"Don't doubt yourself" the raven haired teen smiled down "I'm not even valedictorian"
Kevin laughed giving a little push to the other "That's only because you don't want to give the speech at our graduation or am I wrong?"
With a wide smirk, Eddward simply avoided meeting the other's eyes and shrugged making the smaller teen laugh harder. Feeling a huge rush of relief made Kevin stepped closer and wrapped his arms around the other's fitted waist giving him a quick yet tight hug. "I'm glad you're here with me" he quickly mumbled out into the other's shirt.
The taller teen didn't even have time to properly react when Kevin lifted himself off of him and began to make his way over to the bleachers to retrieve his bag. "Then see you second period?" Kevin called out walking backward towards the door slowly.
Just as Eddward nodded they heard the bell ring and he looked up at the clock "You have physics first correct?" he asked bringing his focus back on the other teen.
"Yeah"
"Take the east hall to class and avoid the north area of school"
Kevin nodded happily and waved goodbye as he made his way out of the natatorium. He looked both ways for familiar faces and pulled out his phone to quickly text Nazz to warn her as he made his way to the east hall just as instructed.
As he quickly walked down the hall he looked down at his phone to read the blonds saying she was already in class. When Kevin looked up he didn't have enough time to step aside from a tall body in front of him and ended up colliding. "Ugh" the small freckled teen bumped back rubbing at his nose and quickly looked up at the person he had crashed into "Sorry…" he mumbled.
A tall guy with dirty blond short hair looked back at him in surprise. As Kevin lowered his hand he stared at the student with a curious feeling that he has seen him before. The guy had an angular jawline, dark eyes, with an odd beauty mark on his right eye and wore an outfit eerily similar to Eddward's. He had on dark ripped jeans, combat boots and a dark gray leather jacket with a black shirt underneath. Even though the ginger was sure he hadn't ever seen the guy at Peach Creek before and was most likely a new student he couldn't shake the feeling of familiarity. That is until the guy spoke…
"Nice to see you again Kevin"
…
"Double D!" the tall Ed burst through the natatorium doors as Eddward was about to make his way out to class.
"What's wrong? Aren't you supposed to be heading to class?" Eddward asked walking out with a breathless Ed right behind.
"Double D stop and listen to me" the brunette gripped the other's arm tightly getting the swimmer's attention. Eddward gave him a hard stare and Ed looked around quickly "I-It's Sam, he's here" he whispered.
The raven haired teen's eyebrows lowered into a glare "That can't be"
"He is! I heard Johnny talking to Jimmy about Sam transferring here so I went to look for him a-and…" Ed gulped "He really is here..."
"He didn't announce anything during the meet up" Eddward started looking during his surroundings "Where is he Ed?"
"He was headed to the East wing" The taller teen pointed frantically towards the hall.
"What!" the swimmer turned around and made his way quickly towards the hall with Ed following a few footsteps behind.
"Double D what are we going to do?" Ed whispered looking around
As they quickly made their way down the hall Eddward noticed no signs of Kevin and pulled out his phone to text the teen.
"Double D" Ed called out again stopping as they came to the end of the hall
A sense of relief filled the raven haired teen seeing as the ginger boy had replied almost instantly saying he had made it to class with no trouble. Eddward turned back to Ed both hearing teachers hurrying students to get to class "For now go to class, we'll talk later"
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Walking into his second period class brought a huge smile to the freckled teen's face. He instantly saw the face of the raven haired teen as he sat in the very back corner as per usual with a bored expression and book opened most likely three chapters ahead of the lecture already. He gave a swift smile as he noticed the taller teen look up noticing his presence and gave the smallest of hints of a smile. It was something that only the smaller teen would be able to detect.
Nazz rolled her eyes seeing Eddward and pulled Kevin to the side to take a seat farthest from the swimmer. Kevin giggled turning to give a smile again towards the other only getting a tight grip from Nazz. That entire period Kevin kept thinking how weird it was that now he felt safe being in the same room as Eddward Vincent, as compared to last year the entire period the little teen would feel terrified and anxious the entire time he could hardly focus on the lecture. Now, all he wanted was to go sit next to the raven haired teen. Though, he knew it wouldn't be a possibility because Nazz still looked at Eddward with distrust and anger and it seemed Eddward would return her scowl with a more irritated one. It was quite humorous really.
As the day passed Kevin and Nazz were easily able avoid any sort of confrontation with the J's. It helped that the two friends were in higher level classes than the bullies and now with Eddward and Ed's help they could conveniently avoid bumping into them. Simply put it was the most stress free Kevin has ever felt during school.
As fourth period rolled around Kevin purposefully waited until the last minute to enter the classroom knowing most would take up the front and middle seats. He casually made his way to the back where there was an open seat next to the swimmer and stuck his tongue out playfully and he approached. Eddward smirked leaning his cheek on a hand watching as Kevin took out some materials.
During their history class, Kevin kept giving small glances to the other during their already long and boring lecture and insisted on playing a game. So, every time their teacher would say the word 'History' Kevin would mark a point on the corner of his notes and every time their teacher said 'United States' Eddward would mark a point. After the lecture, they were given information about two big projects, one they had to do in pairs and another they had the choice of doing in pairs or individually. So of course, the two teens exchanged a look silently agreeing to pair up for the first project at least.
When the class ended Kevin had a total of 40 tally marks and Eddward 34. With that their little game ended and Eddward rustled the ginger hair teasingly. Sadly they had to separate as lunch was right after. Kevin and Nazz would meet up and go out to eat at a nearby fast food, and Eddward was going to go hunt down either Sam or Jimmy. Even though the raven haired teen instructed to leave the school as soon as possible Kevin couldn't help but linger around a tad bit as everyone began to exit the classroom.
Eddward rose an eyebrow noticing as Kevin simply leaned on the desk looking towards the classroom door watching as the teacher gave them a look before stepping out leaving them alone. The freckled teen looked back at the other with a small sigh "Is something wrong pumpkin?" the swimmer asked hanging the strap of his backpack over his shoulder.
"No nothing…just waiting for you" he blushed looking to the side.
With a smirk, Eddward leaned forward "As much as I appreciate the action it wouldn't be very wise to leave your girlfriend waiting alone for too long"
Rolling his eyes Kevin sighed with annoyance "How many times do I have to tell you we aren't a thing"
"A thing?" Eddward smirked jokingly
"You know what I mean…r-romantic and shit" the ginger huffed with flushed cheeks
"Language pumpkin"
"Oh whatever"
The swimmer laughed at the freckled teen's cute reaction and smiled reaching a hand to pat the smaller teen's head. "I know…I'm just teasing"
Kevin watched Eddward retrieve his hand far too quickly for his liking and looked down wanting to reach out and hold the athlete's hand for comfort. "What are you going to do for lunch?" he asked remembering last year's sessions at the library.
Eddward scratched at his temple underneath his hat with a scowl "I've got some business to attend to…"
A small silence passed through them as Kevin waited for more of an explanation, but after a couples seconds, he knew he wasn't going to get one. "Ok…" he said beginning to turn around feeling a little down.
"I'll tell you about it after school" Eddward announced suddenly making the smaller teen stop in surprise.
Kevin turned around with a smile "Sounds good, I'll see ya in precalc then bye" he waved goodbye before quickly walking out of the classroom.
With a sigh and slump shoulders, Eddward tilted his head up to stare at the tiles on the ceiling. He rubbed his face in frustration…This emotion was going to be the death of him…
With that, he breathed in and walked out of the classroom in search for two certain blond haired guys.
…
It took him a while that's certain to find his target but was easily able to track him down as the new kid was the hot topic of gossip among the girls and some guys in school. He came across a circle of cheerleader girls huddle around a certain student…ew… As he approached some of the girls turned to give him googly eyes as well (again ew…) giving him the opportunity to see the face of the blond haired teen he had been searching for…Sam.
"Vincent! You're looking absolutely jolly" the dark eyed teen smirked taking a couple of steps toward a definitely not happy Eddward.
"Dubois, What an entirely unwelcome surprise" Eddward glared at the lingering girls hoping to scare them off.
Sam simply chuckled placing his hands in his jacket's pockets and nodding towards the girls notifying them to leave. "What an unsurprising welcome, though I do apologize for my secrecy" the teen hummed in joy seeing the angered swimmer.
Crossing his arms the raven haired teen crossed his arm tilting his head upwards "To what do we owe your hasty transfer to Peach Creek?"
The blond formed his lips into a pondering pout looking to the side where Jimmy was making his entrance "I believe that Peach Creek seemed to be in need of my attention" he looked back to Eddward.
"Do you?" Eddward looked to the side noticing Jimmy's presence as he stood a couple feet away leaving the two to speak comfortably "I presumed that Jim and I had the situation here perfectly under control"
"A little birdy has informed me that the mighty Eddward Vincent has gone soft" Sam stepped closer leaning in and lowered his voice "We both know that the fight at the party wasn't necessarily because of your personal issues with Eddy" he leaned back shrugging "I just think my favorite mate was probably in need of me…you know, to remind him who his loyalty lies with"
"You shouldn't worry I haven't forgotten such an important thing" Eddward breathed in frowning further.
"I'm pleased to hear that" Sam smiled but his cold stare said otherwise. Then leaned in closer again placing a hand on Eddward's shoulder "I'm the only one who accepts you Eddward…remember that"
The swimmer looked to the side silently nodding.
"Nonetheless, I will finish the last year of high school here in Peach Creek, and I've left Eddy in charge of Lemon Brook…the fool" he patted Eddward's shoulder playfully and shook his head sighing out.
"Understood" Eddward nodded his body tensing every passing moment.
Sam smirked looking over to Jimmy and nodded indicating him to come "Why don't you and Jimmy relax for today, it's only the first day"
Both Eddward and Jimmy nodded in unison "Good, Jimmy where is Johnny?" Sam asked with a pleased smile.
"He's in the football field" Jimmy muttered out
"Perfect, then I'll be seeing you gentlemen around" the blond waved as he made his way down the hall and instantly girls surrounded him once again.
Eddward turned to give the blond standing next to him a hard glare lifting himself to be highly intimidating "Why didn't you inform me of Sam's transfer?"
Jimmy turned to look at him with a sly smirk "Why are you assuming I knew?" he asked slumping his shoulder and looking at the flock of girls.
"Because I know you're his most trusted minion…he tells you everything" The swimmer looked onward towards the disappearing girls as Sam made his exit down a hall.
The blond chuckled "Well Captain, he told me to stay quiet" he shrugged turning around "I can't refuse the king's request" he nodded towards the cafeteria "Shall we?"
"Not hungry" With a growl, Eddward began walking away to find a quiet place to think clearly. He pulled out his phone to text Ed [We have a problem…]
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As Kevin and Nazz entered the school they saw Johnny standing by the entrance by some stairs and for a moment they both panicked until Kevin saw the guy from before sitting on the school's entrance stairs next to Johnny. He had given them a friendly smile and wave, so Kevin thought it was safe to pass. Miraculously Johnny did nothing but give them a glare and they swore that planks eyes did the same as they rushed inside.
The small ginger walked Nazz to her class first making sure she'd get there safely in case they bumped into Jimmy since he hadn't gotten an update from Eddward. Nazz had rubbed his arms to comfort him and told him to be careful while making his way through school. Confused he headed to their precalculus class with caution his eyes wandering in every direction wishing to not bump into anyone.
As he entered the class he spotted the raven haired teen sitting in the back with an awful glared directed downward onto his textbook. Clearly, the teen was in a horrible mood making the ginger teen wonder if it had something to do with whatever business he had to do during lunch break. Once again Kevin was able to take a seat next to the swimmer who seemed to lighten up a tad bit at his appearance. "Hey" Kevin said in a low voice taking a seat.
Eddward simply gave him a smile as a reply and Kevin frowned. He leaned closer and whispered to the other "You ok? Did something happen?" he looked at the other with concern.
The raven haired teen nodded "I'm fine, just some slight complications is all"
Kevin shook his head "Slight complications my ass, you look like your about to rip someone's head off" he whispered.
The athlete rubbed his face laughing making sure no one besides Kevin would hear him "Sorry, Psychotic murder seems to be my go to expression" With a sigh, he leaned closer to the freckled teen "You haven't had any trouble at all today?" he asked.
"No, not at all" Kevin leaned his cheek on a hand "Kind of weird actually…Did you do something?"
Eddward shook his head "That's good" he breathed in noticing the teacher begin to start class "There's something I need to discuss with you however"
"Your place?" Kevin whispered bending down so the teacher wouldn't see him taking.
The raven haired teen nodded then both teens turned their attention to the front of the classroom where the teacher was writing down information on the board.
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The end of the school day came quickly as Kevin's sixth period was photography and then had an open seventh. Eddward had reassured the freckled teen that nothing was going to happen to Nazz that day so because Eddward had an open period as well they decided to leave school early. Kevin had messaged Nazz and Ed telling them he would leave and for Ed to look after Nazz.
With that they quickly made their way to Eddward's car, a sense of security filled Kevin as soon as he got inside letting out a sigh. The raven haired teen raised an eyebrow glancing over to the freckled teen as he started the car "You ok?"
"Hm?" Kevin turned to put the seat belt on "Yeah I guess"
"You guess?" the raven haired teen turned around to view the back as he started to pull out of the parking seeing a handful of students walking towards their own vehicles as well.
"I mean nothing bad happened right?" Kevin leaned into the seat looking towards the entrance frowning feeling anxious.
The swimmer, of course, caught the sudden behavior "She's going to be fine, don't stress"
"Why are you so sure? Is it because of Ed?" Kevin slumped further in his seat tilting his head to face the window.
"Well, partially yes" Eddward drove out of the high school heading towards his house "Ed will make sure nothing happens, and because Jimmy and Johnny have been told to behave at least for today"
Kevin smiled softly looking over towards the swimmer "I'm glad you're friends with Ed again…"
At this the raven haired teen seemed to flush "I wouldn't say we're friends…more like acquaintances"
The freckled teen giggled at that "I'd say that's a fancy way of calling someone a friend, but I'm still happy for you"
"Why is that?" Eddward slowed down to a stop light now able to glance over at the smaller teen who had a charming smile on him as he stared right back.
"I guess because you have someone in your life that gets you completely" Kevin breathed out "Someone who knows you…and you can openly talk with"
Accelerating once again Eddward hummed "and I can't do that with you?" he suddenly asked meaning to keep it in his thoughts but flushed once he spilled out the words.
"I-I m-mean Y-YEAH" Kevin squeaked out blushing. He clearing his voice as a way to control it "…I-if you want to o-of course I'm all ears, but I mean like you and Ed have known each other longer and even though you had a fall out he still really cares about you a-and what I'm trying to say is that he knows a whole lot more about you than I do…" the freckled teen paused looking at his hands "…he knows a lot more…"
"W-what do you want to know?" Eddward asked feeling a sudden rush of courage of letting the curious teen explore more.
"Y-you don't have to! If you don't want to I mean… I'm just being weird I guess, but don't worry about it. Just tell me whenever you want to" Kevin continued to stare out the window feeling guilty of pressuring the other.
"Then, I want to now…But in turn you have to provide an answer too"
Kevin turned to look at Eddward who was extremely focused on the road ahead. His pretty blue eyes shining brightly with the reflection of the sun "Ok…first question then" Kevin paused thinking for a moment "F-favorite color?"
"Wine red, yours?"
"Emerald green"
Eddward smiled "Suites you"
"Same" Kevin looked away noticing he had been staring "um second question…Favorite season?"
"Winter" The raven haired teen stopped once again turning over to look at Kevin.
"Ugh mines summer because of summer break and my birthday" Kevin blushed then realized something important "Third question, when is your birthday?"
Eddward chuckled "December 4th"
Kevin made sure to make a mental note to remind him of it "Cool, well you already know mine so ugh fourth…" he peeked up at the other wondering if it was alright to try and cross the line just a tiny bit "…w-what was the scariest moment in your life so far?" he gulped staring at the other who seemed to tense up. "M-mine has to be…um…" Kevin shivered as he breathed in remembering the recent memory "The panic attack…I felt like I was going to die"
With a frown Eddward muttered "You could have…"
"But I didn't" Kevin sadly smiled then stayed silent waiting for Eddward to respond. The rest of the way the raven haired teen said nothing and Kevin thought the other was simply done with the questioning but every time he looked over he could see Eddward think hard about that scary moment. He felt bad for asking and bringing it back to the other's mind. When Kevin was going to apologize he had realized they had reached Eddward's home. Usually, the swimmer would let his car park outside, but today he had decided to open the garage door and drove in. After he had turned off the ignition Eddward let go of the steering wheel and breathed in deeply.
Kevin noticed he had let the door to the garage open letting the sun illuminate the dim room. Eddward stared down at his hands in lost thought "Eddward…" Kevin began but was stopped as the other slowly took his seat belt off and ripped his hat off letting loose the raven locks. Then the taller teen's piano fingers ran through his head pulling back the hair making it easy for Kevin to look at Eddward's forehead. Kevin stared at him in silent curiosity knowing he meant the scar…
"This…" Eddward finally croaked out "…This was the scariest moment" a finger lingered next to the scar. His ocean eyes continued to stare down harshly at the beanie in his lap.
Kevin took off his seat belt turning and leaning closer to the athlete "May I?" he cautiously asked
Eddward didn't reply but simply lowered his hand letting the hair fall forward once again. Kevin then tilted Eddward's face up to face him and with a gently hand ran it through pulling some of the hair back. The taller teen closed his eyes slightly leaning into the touch "Is that why you hide it?"
Eddward opened his eyes slightly looking down and nodded
"Don't" Kevin said soothing the small amount of pale skin with his thumb
"It hurts every time I see it…and touch it" the raven haired muttered out childishly
The ginger teen frowned "Am I hurting you?" he asked taking his thumb away
"No…" Eddward mumbled
Kevin smiled with a soft chuckle "See?" he began to rub the scar again "There's no need to hide it"
"There is"
"Why?" Kevin asked leaning back tilting his head down to meet the ocean eyes. Eddward looked up to meet his and looked back down and silent click sound was made before Kevin realized it was the garage door closing.
"It…it's a reminder of the person's hatred" Eddward mumbled leaning on to the smaller teen. His face was hidden in Kevin's shoulder.
"S-someone gave you that scar?" Kevin asked highly concerned "Wait, I-is from when Ed pushed you?"
Kevin could feel the vibration of Eddward's dark chuckle and shook his head "that injury is long gone"
That only made the freckled teen frown more "Then…who?"
"Some bastard…" was Eddward's only response meaning he didn't want to reveal the person's identity just yet. So Kevin wrapped an arm around Eddward's shoulder and cradled the other's head with the other. The ginger boy looked out of the car window seeing nothing but dark figures of the objects the swimmer kept wondering where, when, who, and most of all why…
"You wanna know what I see what I look at the scar?" Kevin smiled hugging the teen a little tighter.
"Hm?" the taller teen groaned out
"I see strength and survival" Kevin lowered a hand to rub at Eddward's wrist with a thumb underneath the sleeves of his jacket and shirt.
Kevin could once again feel the laughter if the other "Right" he mumbled out
"I'm serious" The ginger teen spoke sternly "Look, despite the fact that you cover them up, the scars are still there…they're forever going to be there" Kevin held the teen's wrist tightly "It's so strong of you to live with those memories in your face twenty-four seven and manage to accomplish so much." He took a moment to pause "Why don't you let the world see how strong you are?"
Eddward lifted himself from Kevin and looked at the hand that continued to hold onto his wrist "I can't let them see it…it'll cause trouble…at least not yet"
Kevin couldn't help but be ten times more curious about the full backstory of the pretty little scar on Eddward's forehead. "A scar can't cause trouble silly"
Breathing in Eddward looked to the side "Can we stop for today?"
Taken aback Kevin leaned back and hesitantly let go of the raven haired teen's wrist "Ok"
On that note, Eddward sent small smile towards Kevin wishing the ginger teen would have kept his hand on his wrist "come on"
Kevin followed Eddward out of the car and cautiously made his way in the dark hoping not to trip on something remembering how there used to be a lot of empty bottles on the ground. He then felt Eddward's hand grip his arm slowly leading him up the stairs "By the way, I would never let Ed do what you do" Kevin heard Eddward murmur in the dark before opening the door.
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Kevin sat on the couch with a pillow on his lap as he waited for Eddward who was getting snacks. The moment in the garage still getting his full attention in his mind from the situation with the scar to the last thing Eddward said. What did he even mean by that? He really wanted to ask but felt too embarrassed to do it…friends hugged right? That's a thing right? He hugged Nazz all the time and even Ed is a hugger. So why wouldn't Eddward let Ed hug him? What did Kevin do that Ed wasn't allowed?
"Here you go" Eddward came back into the living room with a bowl of grapes and cut up melon.
Kevin took it gratefully popping a grape into his mouth "thanks" then noticed Eddward sitting down without one of his own "Aren't you having anything?" he asked.
"No I'm not hungry" Eddward leaned back on the couch watching the other eat.
"Did you even have lunch today? You said you had some business to take care of and clearly that didn't go well" the smaller teen pouted lowering the bowl to his lap.
Eddward hesitated a moment as he thought of the day's events "…Yes I did"
"Seriously, you're such a bad liar" Kevin chuckled he picked up a piece of melon with the fork and placed it up to Eddward's face "Come on eat"
"No I'm fine really" the raven haired teen leaned back.
"You are not fine" Kevin insisted "You haven't had food since the morning and that is if you had breakfast. Besides you have work in like two hours" he chuckled "If your stomach growls Ms. Adams will bring out a buffet for you"
Eddward shook his head with a smile "I'm used to it"
"Being used to it isn't good" Kevin shoved the fork closer towards the other "please eat"
Clearly, the swimmer wasn't able to resist Kevin's pleas because he opened his mouth accepting the piece of melon. "That wasn't too hard was it?" Kevin asked pleased then scooted closer so Eddward could easily grab. "So, what was it you wanted to talk about?
Eddward leaned forward "Kevin, you're positive nothing happened today, to you or Nazz?"
Kevin gave him a questioning look "No nothing happened to either of us" he said lifting the bowl to make Eddward grab a grape. "What happened to you though?"
With a growl Eddward chewed "The most irritating thing…" he sighed running a hand through his hair "Kevin, I'm going to need you to take extra precautions during school"
"why?" Kevin he asked
"Remember I told you there was someone I had to respond to?"
"Yeah, they're in lemon brook right?" Kevin asked popping another grape into his mouth.
"No, he just transferred over to Peach Creek this year. He is the new student everyone has been talking about?" Eddward said in a pondering way still trying to figure out why the hell the guy would go through the trouble of transferring.
"Sam?" Kevin asked more confused than ever
"Y-yeah" Eddward turned with furrowed eyebrows "Is he in a class with you?"
"No he isn't" Kevin smile "I bumped into him this morning. He isn't someone mean though" he shrugged.
"Why didn't you tell me" Eddward leaned closer to the freckled teen who stared at him with wide eyes.
"Calm down, I didn't know and besides nothing happened. We simply greeted each other and that was it" Kevin bit into a piece of melon "We went to elementary and middle school together"
"So you know each other?"
"Kinda yeah" Kevin shrugged "He isn't that bad I'm sure if you just tell him you want out he'll let you"
Eddward shook his head leaning back "He isn't like that at all"
The smaller teen smiled turned to feed the other another piece of melon "You never know until you try"
Eddward laughed "That didn't go well for Ed"
"What do you mean?" Kevin leaned back now touching shoulders with the taller teen.
"He used to be in the gang in Lemon Brook. When he decided to quit Sam made his school life utterly dreadful until he couldn't take it anymore and finally transferred" the raven haired teen leaned into the touch of the other. "Well, it was more than simply quitting… it was the fact that Ed was trying to help the targets"
"B-But maybe if I try talking to Sam" Kevin placed the bowl down to fully turn to face Eddward "I think I can reason with him"
Eddward shook his head "No, absolutely not I don't want you interacting with him. He's dangerous Kevin"
"More than you or Jimmy ever were?" Kevin sadly asked meeting the other's eyes.
With a sad frown, Eddward lowered his eyes nodding "potentially"
"…Ok, I'll listen to you" the freckled teen mumbled out "So what are we supposed to do?"
Eddward sighed "I'm not sure yet… I have to discuss that with Ed"
"Wait what's going to happen to Ed?" the freckled teen turned with concern
Eddward looked over to Kevin with a frown "Nothing good…"
They both sat in silence staring at each other with concerned looks. Kevin then leaned back on the couch lifting his legs to hug tightly to his chest frowning as his idea of an easy going school year was going down the drain. "A-are you going to stay then…like before?"
Eddward looked down at his hands that formed fists "Not like before…but I have to stay"
"Ok…" Kevin sulked thinking of ways to end this. Nazz was right, this whole hierarchy the bullies played had to be stopped and the only way to stop it was to take down the king. He looked at Eddward's hands and made his way up to his face seeing as he was clearly in frustration over the situation. Sam seemed like an easy to talk to kind of guy. If Kevin got Eddward to talk to him maybe he could do something about Sam as well.
Tomorrow he would search for him
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