Edward spent the rest of the day in the infirmary with Marie tend to his every need during lunch but nothing last forever as when the bell arrived, she has to return to class while Edward has to self study . Not much of a problem but he has to be careful with his hands , he moves the pages like a girl , picking the top corner of the page rather than just flip it over . Also he has to go work and go back home as well which he doesn't want the latter . While he enjoys some peaceful time in the infirmary, his rivals are picking up on his absence thanks to some whispers from Sarah after she found out about his injury. She knows attacking Marie won't do any good as Edward would defend her at all cost and with his tracker of winning fights , it's not out of the realm of possibility that he would win against the top bullies even in his injured state . What she is hoping for is pushing Edward to a corner and forces him into an alliance with her to protect Marie then from there , she will slowly win him over while acting as the good guy in this war . After the final bell, Edward gets up from his bed and slowly packing up his books , he doesn't like how slow he is right now but it's for the best that he make a full recovery . Just about to leave , he got a call , from Eddy.

Eddy : Yo , heard you are in the sick room ? who the punk that did you in ?

Edward: No one , I just lost my temper that's all .

Eddy : Even so , rumors about you getting getting mobbed is spreading. It's only the matter of time before someone decides to make it real .

Edward: Then we won't let them . Get Ed and meet me behind the school in 5 , you know what to do if any of us are late.

Eddy : Right on , I will go get doofus , stay safe man .

Edward: Like wise .

They end the call and Edward immediately gets into gears and finishes his packing . With no time left to waste, he leaves the room and goes to the backroom stair case where teacher most go through to get to class and the lounge. He makes a quick voice message to Marie , making sure she doesn't get caught in the crossfire.

Edward: HI, I know this is a bit sudden but don't go anywhere by yourself, stay with your group of friends and head straight home . I will tell you why after it's all done , I just need you to be safe .

He clicks send and put the phone into his pocket as he turns the corner and see his brothers are waiting for him .

Eddy : D .

Eddy open for a hug as Ed suddenly picks him up from behind and hug the two of them as Edward gets close enough.

Eddy : Doofus , let go , I'm gonna die from you before the fight .

Edward: Yes , Ed . Save that strength when we fight the bad guys .

Ed : Roger that .

Ed let go and the two brothers quickly catches their breath before talking .

Eddy : OK , let me see what is wrong with you ?

Edward just show his hands to Eddy .

Eddy: Damm, you punched through a brick wall or something?

Edward: A tree and a metal door . Not the point , I'm still good to fight if needed . Now , fill me in on these gossip.

Edward pulls his hands back as Eddy explains.

Eddy: Alright, someone who we don't know spotted you got carried into the infirmary. I snuck around and heard they are planning to overtake our place as the top dog by picking us out one by one . You , me then Ed .

Edward: since when are we ever on our own .

Eddy: You are right , we ain't alone and we sure ain't gonna let them take our throne .

Ed : Can I be the berserker Viking and charge in first ?

Eddy and Edward look at each with the " we can't say no , can we " eyes as Eddy answers.

Eddy : Sure, leave some for me.

Edward: Wait , what about me ?

Eddy : Dude , your hands are like cotton candy right now . Yes , you can still kick my ass but for once, take it easy . Me and Ed will handle this .

He is surprised by how matured Eddy is about this .

Edward: Fine , but I will join in if you guys start losing . Now , where can we find them ?

Eddy : Glad you asked , we got 3 group on our tail right now . A rival freshman group who has been waiting for one of us to get hurt , most of them are shit but their leader , a sophomore is the big problem. Usually Ed and you can handle him but with you out , Ed will handle him while you and me handle the low life .

Edward: Don't like how you says it but fine . Who is next ?

Eddy : Next , one of your recent victim , Zeke little squad .

Edward: That bitch got nerve to snitch .

Eddy : Same thoughts here , it will be a hard battle since all of them are juniors and they out number us two to one . We might have to be a bit out of the box to handle them .

Edward: I have seen them fights , mostly rely on getting up close . A good old bat will do the trick .

Eddy: I will get one from our hideout .

Edward: So , what about the last one ?

Eddy : Not really sure since this last one is the gossip group . I don't know their sources are but the fact they got the nerve to talk about us falling is all I need to mark them as enemies.

Edward: Hold it right there , I get the logic which is rare for you.

Eddy : Thank you .

Edward: Not a compliment, the fact we don't know about the last one mean we can't be taking this fight in the school proximity. Whoever leaks the information about me is out to get me through you guys . What I'm saying is that we are not in a one versus three fight . We are fighting in the dark here . We can and will win against Zeke and that little sheep squad but the last one is not showing their hands . They want a war here to push us out . Which means ...

Edward pauses.

Eddy: Mean what ?

Edward: Which means we have a target on our backs and the one hunting us is hiding in plain sights.

Eddy : OK, with that said and done. How are we going to win this fight without homefield advantage ? We knows this place better than anyone.

Edward: This is not the only place we know like the back of our hands.

Eddy : What do you have in mind then D?

Edward: Huddle up , it's time for what we do best .

Ed : I miss our brotherly time .

All three gather up as they devise a plan to win this war quickly and decisively. 5 minutes later, they split with Ed and Eddy running through a hidden path through the fence as they head of the rendezvous point while Edward will walk the normal way home. As he makes his way out of school, he got a text that Marie has arrived home safely and he should call her when he is safe as well . He doesn't reply to the text , focusing on the task at hand instead as after just 1 block of walking , he already noticed Zeke squad is following him . The sheep squad won't fight outside the school so the brothers will handle them later , for now , it's game time . Edd continues to act casually, walking home without a care in the world as he purposely let his hands revealed to bait the squad in as he makes the final turn into the woods but it's not the trailer is hidden , it's the old place when they first got to the cul-de-sac. It's a suitable place since it close to the school so Zeke will be inclined to follow while the three brother still maintain a homefield advantage. Edward slowdown his pace as he makes himself seem vulnerable as the 6 man team is closing in . When they arrive at the old trailer park which is now empty, they find Edward just sitting at an old table , reading a magazine. They walk through the old fences as they start gathering around Edward, staying a few feet from him to make sure he doesn't pull any trick .

Jake : So , isn't this the big bad Double D ? Now with two busted wings . Fitting that you will become history at this shitty place , trailer trash .

Edward doesn't even drop the magazine down to talk to Jake , even when outnumbered, he doesn't even acknowledge their presence.

Edward: Sure thing Jake , the usual insults . That work really well for anyone that said it at school. I heard Zeke is doing great at the hospital although I wonder , how did he got there in the first place ?

The level of confidence just make Jake irritated as the group span out into a half circle, making sure Edward doesn't escape. While they are focus on Edward, Ed and Eddy slowly gets ready from behind as they prepare some soda can filled with something else .

Jake : I'm impressed that you took him out so easily but he is just an errand boy , now you face the big man .

Edward turns a page as a signal to his brothers to line up the cans while he continues to distract Jake .

Edward: Man ? I'm already a man by the time you even hit puberty , Jake . Big talk doesn't make a man , his actions does .

Edward is so dismissive that Jake begins to heat up with anger.

Jake : Well then, guess I'll have to teach you some manner then , you little shit .

Edward immediately throws the magazine at Jake . The hard cover hit Jake on the noise as he gets angry and toss the magazine to the side as his goons are about to charge but Edward immediately throws a can himself before dipping into the pile of junk on the side and disappear. Ed and Eddy throws their can behind the gang as they pick up their steel pipe , ready to fight . The three cans explode and release a yellow tear gas which hit all 6 guys in the nose . All of them scatter as everyone desperate to get some air but that is exactly what the three brother want. One by one , each of them got taken out by Ed and Eddy in the confusion , leaving Jake chasing Edward into an open section of park . Edward is just standing there , casually waiting with his hands behind his back while Jake is furious, eyes red and breathing heavily as he approaches Edward with a pocket knife in his hands .

Jake : I'm going to send you to the grave after what you just did , you cheating bastard .

Edward: Knowing you won't play fair , I was just returning the favor but since I'm the better man here, I will offer you a free pass . Walk away .

Jake runs towards with knife in hand , ready to stab Edward where he stand.

Jake : I will make you pay for this.

Despite running like a mad man with a weapon in hand ,Edward is still unfazed as when Jake is just one step away from reaching Edward then Edward dodges to right as lift his right hand high ,revealing a small rope underneath the dirt connect to a metal pole behind where he was standing . Jake didn't even see the rope as the dirt was fling up to his eyes , blinding him , making him run full speed into the rope . Edward hold the rope strong with his wrist as he slings Jake backwards into the ground . Jake fall to ground , head knock back into the hard ground , stunning him as Edward quickly untie the knot and run toward Jake is . He disarm Jake by kicking the knife far away before getting on top of him , using his elbow and start hitting Jake left to right . Breaking Jake's nose and gives him some bruises along with it for good measures . With Jake no longer can even defend himself, he grabs Jake by the collar as he pulls him and asks .

Edward: Who told you about my injuries cause it sure ain't you that figured out by yourself.

Jake grunts in pain as he tries muster some resistance but Edward drops him back down then grabs his right arm and pulls hard . A snap can be heard as Jake scream in pain .

Edward: I just dislocated your shoulder, tell me what I want before I work my way down .

Jake ,despite already defeated , still refuses to answer so Edward gets down to his elbow and twist it . Jake scream again then finally give in as he begs Edward to stop .

Jake : Alright, alright, it was a post on the school social media page with a picture of you being carry into the infirmary. The account is a bot account, that's all I know .

Edward can tells Jake is telling the truth as he finally released Jake from his hold then walk away , return to see on his brothers progress. Jake clutches his injured arm and wheeze on the floor from the pain . The sounds just irritated Edward as he turns around and goes back to Jake . Jake sees Edward coming at him immediately get scared and starts to crawl away but with little strength left ,he rolls into a ball to defend himself as Edward reaches him .

Edward: You better be thankful as I'm in a very good mood and trying to change here . Now don't be a baby and hold your breath.

Jake uncover his face after hearing what Edward just said but the moment he let his guard down ,Edward grabs the injured shoulder. Jake begs to not hurt him then Edward pop his shoulder back in , the pain made Jake pass out as Edward rolls his eyes then walk away again . Going back to where the fight began, he sees his two brothers already tied up all the goons in one place. Most of them have bruises on their face and arms from all the hit the two brother gave them . Edward joins his two brothers as they stand over their defeated foes .

Eddy : How was Jake ?

Edward: Cried like a baby , passed out after I pop his shoulder back in .

Ed : I like popping shoulder after practice too Double D .

Eddy : eh , Ed , you aren't supposed to get hurt during practice ?

Ed : Who said I was hurt ?

Eddy just sigh as he covers his face in embarrassment from his youngest brother stupidity.

Edward: Later Ed , right now . What should we do about these punk ?

Eddy : Wanna strip them and force them walk home naked ?

Edward: That would get the cop on us . Public humiliation on a large scale is not a good things even when you are the one ditching out the humiliation. I have a better idea .

Eddy : What is it then ?

Edward: Take their phone and dig up any dirt on them . They will think twice before coming after us again .

Eddy : I'll bet we can find some nudes from them , even the other kind of nudes if you know what I'm saying .

Eddy winks at Double D and he doesn't have to think hard to figure out what he is implying.

Edward: Just take it but I will keep the data , you are turning 18 next years . If we got snitch on , the cop will labeled you a predator.

Eddy : OK, you don't have to tell me twice. I want to party and fuck bitches after high school. A big red stain on my profile won't help .

Ed and Eddy starts taking the goons phone . They unlock it by using the fingerprints scan and start downloading all the data into Edward digital drive , the goons start begging for Edward to not reveal any embarrassingthings about them which Edward ignored . With everything taken care off , Edward warns them .

Edward: Listen clear you pack of shits , we don't want to fight but you forced our hands . or at least my brothers hands since mine is busted but any who , coming after us again and I will release all this dirt on you. Good luck even going outside again after I'm done with you , you hear me .

Edward yells at the end to make sure they listen and they all just nods in fear .

Edward: Good , now I'm running late on some things so we best be going and don't worry about being left out here . Jake can untie you when he wakes up so save your strength on trying to wake him up cause I warn you , the weather here is very cold .

With that , the three brothers leaves as the tied up goons start screaming for Jake to come and save them . In their walk out of the woods, Eddy starts to reminiscent a bit .

Eddy: You know , I'm kinda miss this. All 3 of us doing something we all like , no argument, just fun .

Eddy sounds relaxed and seems to enjoy the moment which make Edward happy .

Edward: I feel you , Eddy. Still, it can't beat the time we discovered those three .

Eddy : Oh yeah , I remember how all 3 of us were just being normal for once .

Edward: We can be again , I believe so .

Eddy : You don't have to hide your little thing with Marie , I can tell you and her are getting back together. I knew when she left the cafeteria after you didn't show up at our table and the picture , I recognize it was her . She is a keeper you know . May not have the look , at least for me , but her heart is what count .

Edward is touched at how understanding Eddy is sometimes, then again, they all have gone through hell together and they are brother. Sticking together is their instinct and looking after each other is their goal .

Edward: If you continue to talk like that ,I'll consider inviting you to my wedding one day .

Eddy : Hey, wedding are the best place to find single ladies . You will doing me favor by doing so , now , I want some southern food for dinner after such a day .

Ed : Oh, oh , I want some Peach pie , Double D .

Edward chuckle as he pulls out a twenty and give it to Eddy .

Edward:This should be enough down at Taddy , you guys enjoy yourself. I have to get to work and call Marie , she must be worrying about me right now .

Eddy snatches the twenty as he races with Ed off into the distance.

Eddy : Come on , Ed . We don't want to keep prince charming from meeting his princess.

The two brothers laugh as they disappear from sight to the amusement of Edward.

Edward: I hope we have more moment like this.

Edward walks down to the nearby bus station that can get him to the junkyard after exiting the woods , pulling out his phone , he calls Marie and she picks up under a few seconds.

Edward: Hey , it's me . You must be worrying sick after that sudden message.

Marie : Sick is the best way to describe how I was feeling but I want to ask , are you OK?

Edward: I'm fine , I may have hurt hands a bit but I'm good .

Marie : Can I ask what happened?

Edward thinks about what she said and remembered what transpired up to this point then he takes a deep breath.

Edward: What happened was I realized that I'm in love you , Marie . I couldn't stands knowing you could get hurt by involving yourself with me . At first I thought I was doing these things for me but it wasn't, I was doing it because I love you. Marie, you make feel normal when everyone thinks I'm a monster , that I have something to fight for , something to live for. I know I'm not the guy you ever thought you would be with after everything that happened. I don't blamb you for not accepting me after that day , I was trying so hard to find a way to blame you for rejected me but I know I will never find it cause if I didn't love you , I would have found it already. Marie , I love you .