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I'm done dealing with bullies. I was sad and angry at the same time. (Sangry.) I laughed in my own head. That happiness quickly faded away when I started thinking about what happened yesterday.
(Is Edd being bullied? No, that must have been a joke or something... right? Edd and I used to joke around like that all the time. But he seemed so angry yesterday...) My head was filled to the brim. I decided to text Jon for advice.
You: hey jon, can i ask you smth?
Jon: Sure
You: have ur friends ever been bullied?
Jon: No, i don't think so.
Jon: Why?
You: i think my friend is being bullied and i want to help
Jon is typing...
(He's taking a really long time. It seems like he doesn't know how to deal with it either...) So I texted him exactly that.
You: you dont know either, huh
Jon is typing...
Jon: Maybe try befriending the bully?
You: what? htf will tat help??🤨
Jon: If you hang out with them, maybe they wont bully your friend anymore!
You: hmm...
(Maybe he has a point... I mean, what else is there to do? I don't want this to end with violence. Maybe Eduardo bullies because of bad first impressions.) I thought while Jon was typing me another message.
Jon: Im sorry, it was a bad idea. 😔
You: dont be, imma actually try tis
Jon: Really?? Well, I hope it helped.
I turned off my phone and decided to buy Eduardo some Diet Cola. Apparently he likes it since we pranked him with it.
"Where are you going?" Edd asked, eating a delicious bowl of Eddsworld cereal.
"Umm... I'm... going to get some fresh air." I said as I grabbed my bag.
"Okay." Edd shoved a spoon full of cereal into his mouth.
One trip to the store later...
As I was heading back home from the store, I thought about what to say when I visit Eduardo.
(Should I tell him that we pranked him? No, he would be angry... but then I don't have a reason for just randomly bringing him Diet Cola. He would definitely think it's suspicious. Maybe I should apologise?)
Before I knew it, I was at Eduardo's door, my hand already in a position to ring the doorbell. I took a deep breath and pressed the bell. After a minute of waiting, I was about to leave, but to my unfortune, I heard footsteps coming closer to the door.
Eduardo opened the door and looked at me up and down. I gave him a big nervous smile. "What do you want?" He cut the silence.
"Oh... uuuhhhh... I-I just..." I started stuttering. My social anxiety was kicking in. Without thinking, I quickly raised the plastic bag full of Diet Cola in front of him to see. "I wanted to apologise... w-we were the ones that... pranked you the other day." I mumbled, scared of what his reaction might be. (I didn't really want to apologise, but I felt like there was no other option.)
Eduardo peeked inside the bag. "Did those losers send you here to prank me again?" He glared at me with suspicion.
"No..." I answered camly. I don't have the courage to prank anyone anyway.
"Okay then..." Eduardo grabbed the bag and took out one of the cans of Diet Cola. "Open it." He handed it to me. (Ah, I see.)
I opened the can without hesitation and absolutely nothing happened. Eduardo looked at me kind of surprised as I gave him the can back.
"Huh...? I really thought you were going to prank me again." He scratched his head and took the Diet Cola can from my hand. "Y'know, you're not as much of a loser as your friends are." Eduardo commented, taking a sip from the can. I looked at him a bit angrily, but ultimately sighed. (Well, at least it's an improvement...)
Eduardo closed the door without even saying goodbye or thank you. I heard him shout happily from the other side. "Hey guys! That idiot girl that was hanging out with those losers just gave me some free Diet Coke! What a moron!"
My face turned completely red as I felt like I was going to explode. I wanted to kick that damn door down and give that guy a piece of my mind, but I held in the urge to.
I turned around with one foot half up in the air ready to take a step and walked to Edd's house... or our house... I don't know.
I unlocked the door to the house with the spare key that Edd gave me and walked in to the sound of absolute silence. (That's weird.) I checked the living room and the kitchen. Nothing. (Maybe they're all in their rooms.)
"Edd?" I knocked on the door to Edd's room. Again, nothing. I did the same to Tom's room. I went upstairs to see if anyone was in the attic. No one was at home. (They must have gone somewhere without me.) I just shrugged and went downstairs to lay on the couch and watch TV all day.
As I was peacefully watching TV, suddenly Edd, Tom and Matt popped out of the mirror on the wall... wait WHAT?! I jumped up from the couch at the sight of them.
"WHAT THE-?! DID YOU JUST JUMP OUT OF THAT MIRROR?!" I shouted.
"Yeah. We found out it was a portal to another universe." Tom said calmly as if it was an everyday thing.
I was about to reach into the mirror to see for myself, but the mirror fell onto the floor and shattered into a million pieces.
"Aww, not again! It took me ages to fix that mirror." Matt picked up the frame of the mirror with a sad look on his face.
"Oh, I'm sorry! I'll... help you fix it." I started cleaning up the mess when I saw my reflection in one of the shards. There was something off about it. I squinted my eyes. "What the..." There was barely visible boy that resembled me looking from the other side of the shard. I tried to ignore it.
After we cleaned the mess, Edd and Tom started talking about the other universe while Matt was gluing the mirror back together. In that other universe there are all of us but with switched genders. Basically, everyone who's a boy in our universe is a girl in that universe and everyone who's a girl in our universe is a boy there. Then Edd went on how they were hanging out and stuff. (Just imagine Best of Both Worlds, but less cringey, with male [Y/N] there and no weird EddEll ship.)
(Man, I wish I was there to see it... Stupid me wasting my time befriending Eduardo.) I crossed my arms, angry at myself.
(Sorry for posting this so late, I think I got addicted to Hollow Knight (video game). Hope you enjoy this chapter. Honestly, I think this was a fun one to write. Just a warning though, next one's gonna be emotional.)
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FanfictionYou and Edd were really good friends until you moved away when you started high school. A few years later, you got into a college in London, but you have nowhere to stay. You call Edd as your last resort, asking if you could stay at his place. You h...
