"Never Fall for the Enemy"

Chapter 13

(Y/N) walked back into the house, spotting Tom and Matt having a friendly chat. Their eyes lit up once (Y/N) walked into the living room. The two turned their attention to the girl, a glint of mischief in their eyes. "Hey, (Y/N). Edd seemed pretty sad right now," Tom said, " Why don't you go cheer him up?"

Matt had his hands over his mouth, stifling a laugh though his smile was very clearly visible. (Y/N) rubbed the back of her neck as she looked around the room, hoping Tom or Matt wouldn't pick up on her sudden flustered state.

"Um, I guess I can, but it might be awkward," Tom got up from the couch and pushed the girl up the stairs to Edd's room.

"I'm sure that awkwardness will blow over in the few minutes of you two hanging out," (Y/N) was pushed into the room as Tom kicked the door open, causing Edd to jump a bit, his pencil dragging across the drawing he was working on.

Tom immediately ran after (Y/N) was in the room, but not before giving (Y/N) a wink. Edd watched Tom speed off and rolled his eyes at Tom's antics before turning his attention back to his drawing while (Y/N) stood still in the middle of the room. The awkwardness from the morning having just moved over to the room.

(Y/N) walked up behind Edd, looking over the brunette's shoulder. Her eyes followed each pencil stroke Edd made as he drew. The process fascinated her, she'd seen Tord draw before, but never with the same passion that Edd had. (Y/N) kneeled down next to Edd's desk and crossed her arms on the desk, admiring Edd's work.

On Edd's end, he focused on his drawing, but that didn't mean he didn't notice (Y/N) had stayed. He felt (Y/N)'s eyes follow his pencil and while the tension between them hadn't left, it gradually faded even if they hadn't said a word to each other. Edd noticed (Y/N) move out of the corner of his eye and it brought a smile to his face that (Y/N) was so interested in seeing him draw.

Once Edd had finished the drawing's sketch, he went onto the line art, picking up a black pen and started to go over the lines he wanted to keep. (Y/N) kept her eyes on the drawing, but she found herself looking up at Edd, taking in his features. She noticed the small blush that painted the brunette's cheeks and she found it cute. Her staring was interrupted when she locked eyes with Edd.

She immediately looked away, burying her face into her arms as Edd's tiny smile grew at the sight of a flustered (Y/N). He let out a small chuckle before going back to his drawing, adding some color to the drawing, but he came to a halt as he heard the sound of purring and noticed a fluffy paw on his paper.

(Y/N) peeked from above her arms, noticing a fluff of grey next to Edd. "Ringo! Where have you been?"

Edd cooed as Ringo hopped onto Edd's lap and curled up against Edd, who started to pet Ringo. After turning his attention away from his cat, Edd noticed (Y/N) looking at Ringo with stars in her eyes.

"Do you want to pet her?" Edd said as (Y/N) nodded, standing up from the floor and standing next to Edd. She placed a hand upon Ringo and petted the cat with a gentle touch and smile on her face.

Edd watched (Y/N) with a loving gaze, his gaze interrupted by the sudden loss of weight on his lap. He noticed Ringo had jumped off of his lap and into (Y/N)'s. A small chuckle left Edd's lips as he watched (Y/N) play with Ringo, who seemed to be having the time of her life. "It looks like Ringo has taken a liking to you!"

Edd sat up from his chair to sit down next to (Y/N) on the floor. (Y/N) was holding Ringo like she was a baby, a giant smile on her face. The two swaddled and showered Ringo with attention. After a while, (Y/N) petted Ringo while Edd would occasionally tell some stories of the adventures he had with Tom and Matt.

"Hey, you two wanna play some Uno?"

Tom said, bursting into the room with a slight smile on his face. Edd looked at (Y/N) for an answer. (Y/N) gave a nod as Edd nodded as well. Tom helped Edd and (Y/N) stand up before running to the living room, where Matt was distributing the cards, his face lit up when he spotted the group.