KevEdd One-Shots Book

Eddy's Revenge (Pt. 2)

Author: WrittenSins

It was almost two hours later when Edd heard knocking at his door. He considered ignoring it, not ready to face Eddy or the world yet, but the knocking was incessant, echoing persistently through his house. Edd extracted himself from the ball he had curled into on the couch and went to answer it, deciding it was better to get this over with now while he still had a shred of anger inside him. His rage at Eddy had slowly diminished over the two hours, drowned by misery and heartbreak. He clung to the last few remnants, took a deep breath, and opened the door -

And immediately, he couldn't breathe.

Twilight filtered through the open door, silhouetting Kevin in its pinkish-orange glow. The sunset-dyed light glowed against the teen's skin, making him appear even tanner than he already was, and Edd's heart throbbed in his chest. Everything about the redhead made Edd's heartthrob. Kevin watched Edd nervously, waiting for him to say something, to possibly yell at him for what he had done, as the memory of the kiss flashed through his mind, bringing equal rushes of warmth and sickness. But Edd didn't scream at him, so Kevin summoned enough courage to be the first to break the silence between them.

"Can I come in?" Kevin asked hesitantly.

"Ah, of course!" Edd said quickly, startling out of his stupor. He stepped back, and Kevin walked inside. As he passed, Edd could've sworn he heard a soft breath of relief, but Edd pushed the thought away as he closed the door. Edd took a second with Kevin's back turned to take a deep breath, willing himself to act normal, like Edd hadn't spent the last hour and a half crying into a couch cushion - as this thought passed, any chance of 'being normal' was dashed in an instant. As he followed Kevin, who seemed to be just aimlessly wandering further into the house, he tried to catch a reflection of himself in anything, desperate to see his face and the state he was in, but the feat proved futile. He was seriously considering buying a mirror for the hallway when Kevin abruptly stopped walking and turned to face him. Edd nearly walked right into him, stopping just in time.

"Thank you," Kevin said suddenly, surprising Edd. Red stained Kevin's cheeks, and the teen almost looked embarrassed. "For everything you said to Eddy, I mean. It was pretty cool of you."

Inwardly, Kevin groaned at his own words. Although he did think it was cool the way Edd had stood up to Eddy, he hadn't come to Edd's house to praise him for it. How was it so hard to say, 'I'm sorry I kissed you by force?'

"It's no big deal. You don't have to thank me," Edd said quickly, cheeks turning red in embarrassment, and Kevin's lips tilted into a small smile subconsciously as he watched him. Edd was always adorable, but he was especially so when he was embarrassed. "It was the right thing to do. Eddy was completely out of line."

Kevin felt some relief at Edd's words, but they did nothing to curb the guilt gnawing inside him, making his stomach churn sickeningly every time he thought of what he had done. How could he have thought forcing a kiss on Edd was a better alternative to the whole school, knowing he had a gay porno? Nothing was worth this.

"I," Kevin began awkwardly, eyes dropping to the ground. "Uh, I'm sorry about-" Kevin paused, and red rushed to his cheeks. "-dragging you into it."

Edd froze as pain stabbed through him. He forced himself to smile, the action feeling wrong as he pushed down the tears threatening to well, his throat burning.

"An apology is not necessary," Edd said, and he couldn't help the way his voice cracked just barely, a glimpse of the hurt underneath showing for just a second before he continued. "You had no choice."

It was amazing how much one's own words could hurt.

Something about Edd's words made Kevin look at him - really look at him for the first time since that kiss, and it was then that Kevin noticed the red rimming Edd's eyes. It seems almost as if -