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The day started off as most of his days normally did; he woke up at 06.00, slipping out of bed and turning off his alarm before making his way to the bathroom. He brushed his teeth before stripping and getting in the shower, thoroughly washing and rinsing his body. When he got out of the shower, his alarm clock read 06.32 and the house was eerily silent, though the boy was used to it by now. It had been six years since he woke up with company, and though it did cause a pang in his chest knowing he was once again alone in the large house, he worked through it.
After getting dressed, he headed down to eat his breakfast, wincing as he passed the white bedroom door next to his own.
He dismissed the thought before it invaded his mind and continued down the stairs to his colourless kitchen.
Well...
Colourless aside from the pink sticky notes scattered about.
Dear Eddward,
Please dust the living room when you arrive home from school.
Love, Mother.
He sighed, moving on to the next sticky note left for him.
Dear Eddward,
Clean the bathroom once you finish dusting the living room.
Sincerely, Father.
The next one.
Dear Eddward,
We miss you dearly, honey.
Love, Mother.
Odd, he thought, moving on. He took note that there were already three notes left for him – the usual amount was two.
Dear Eddward,
I'm proud of you, son.
Sincerely, Father.
He also took note that the handwriting on the last three notes was extremely similar.
Dear Eddward,
Please forgive our absence.
Love, Mother.
Dear Eddward,
Maybe soon we can come home and visit you.
Sincerely, Father.
That was the last sticky note left for him. His heart was beating a little harder than usual. Why were his parents suddenly being... dare he say... affectionate For a moment, he stood still, shocked into silence, until the grandfather clock in the living room chimed seven times, telling Eddward that he had been standing around for too long. He was going to be late!
"I'll have to skip breakfast," He thought as he hurriedly raced out his front door, locking it behind him and checking to make sure the key was under the 'Welcome' mat before walking to his best friends' house at a rather quick pace.
She had been travelling with her parents since around the time fourth grade ended, leaving her twin brother to live by himself for... about six years, if Evella counted correctly. She felt terribly for leaving him so alone.
When her mother and her father arrived in the cul-de-sac, it was 23.26. Evella figured her brother to be asleep, and when her and her parents pulled in the driveway, she found herself right in assuming he was asleep. All the lights were off, including the one in his room.
Her mother and father helped her carry in her suitcases of clothing, not really saying anything in doing so. Evella told herself it was because they didn't wish to wake her brother, but she knew it was because they were upset that she finally decided to return home.
Surprisingly, her mother hugged her and her father kissed her forehead before exiting her room – which was really outdated, but kept in pristine condition.
A soft sigh escaped from between her pink lips. Her brother and her were still so very alike, even after not having seen each other in such a long time. Both very obsessive compulsive and mysophobic; neither twin being able to put up with uncleanliness. She figured this was the reason her room was kept tidy, even in her absence.
Thinking on it, she groaned quietly. She began unpacking her clothes, admiring the fact that her twin had taken the time to get rid of all her old clothing articles that would be far too small for her by now, leaving the white drawers empty. She folded and put away the majority or her clothes, hanging up tank tops and hoodies only. Her massive beanie collection took up two drawers in her tall dresser, making her smile with pride. If anything, she was proud of her ability to convince her parents to buy her beanies. She loved to collect them. There were enough that Evella could wear a different for each day of school before summer.
School!
She still had to enroll! She hoped she woke up in time to do so before school started, but judging by how late she arrived home, she highly doubted that she would be able to force herself out of bed in order to show up at school on time. She also hoped she would meet her brothers' best friends. Maybe even the cute blonde he gushed about a few times over one of their phone calls.
Evella made a promise to spend time with her twin, so they could catch up. She needed to know how her brother was doing, and she wanted to know all the details of his past six years.
A yawn interrupted her mental pact with herself.
It was 02.41 by the time she finished unpacking, the process taking her a long time due to the silence she had to maintain so as not to wake her brother.
She didn't go to bed, however. She stayed awake for a little while longer as she nearly tripped down the stairs, walking into her large and colourless kitchen to find a single sticky note left on the fridge. Confused, she waddled up to the fridge, leaning in close to read the note.
Dear Eddward,
Please dust the living room when you arrive home from school.
Love, Mother.
Dear Eddward,
Clean the bathroom once you have finished dusting the living room.
Sincerely, Father.
A frown tugged at the ravenettes lips. Is this all her mother left when they came back? A note telling him what chores to do? She wasn't a parent herself, but she knew that that simply wasn't fair to her brother.
She hummed as an idea popped into her head, and gathered more sticky note, and a pen. After a mere ten minutes, she was back in her room, turning off the light and hopping into bed.
Evella eventually drifted into a deep sleep, bundled up in her navy blue comforter, head resting on her dark orange pillow as she clutched her purple throw pillow to her chest.
"Why ya late, Sockhead?" Eddy asked, opening his front door. "Geez, Lumpy got here before ya."
"I apologise for any inconvenience I might have caused," Edd spoke quickly, a little flushed after having practically ran to meet his best friends.
"Yeah, yeah," Eddy rolled his eyes at the formal language. "C'mon, Ed, let's go!"
They began their trek to school, chatting about random subjects, making it seem like a short walk.
Upon arrival, the Ed's parted ways, Edd going to his locker. Across the hall from his locker was none other than Kevin Barr, Edd's childhood tormentor. Taking the books necessary for his first period out of his locker, he tried avoiding the jock's gaze, not wanting to agitate the redhead.
Sadly, nothing ever went his way, and his diamond eyes met Kevin's emerald ones; although confused as to why the taller boy was looking at him to begin with, Eddward gulped and immediately looked away and turned his back on Kevin. He heard footsteps approaching him, but when he turned around, expecting to see Kevin invading his personal space, he was instead met with the pleasant sight of Nazz stopping Kevin midstep, telling him something that made him turn on his heel and walk the other way, scoffing.
"Th-Thank you, Nazz," Eddward stumbled over his words, her kindness seeming to catch him off guard.
She gave him a soft smile. "You're welcome, Double D."
"How did you convince him to leave me alone?"
"Well," She giggled. "I told Kevin there was a new girl, and I told him she was hot. He went to check her out."
Eddward looked at her, surprised. "There is a new student?"
The blonde girl he had once been so fond of laughed. "Nah, I made it up. Since when are there new people in this old town?"
Edd laughed and nodded. "The possibility of a new student is quite low."
When Eddward was walking to his lunch table, he overheard Kevin saying, "Nazz, you were right, dude. The new girl is hot."
Eddward assumed he was being sarcastic and continued to his table. When he sat down with Ed and Eddy, Eddy turned to him with wide eyes. "Have you seen the new girl?"
"There is a new student?" He asked, as he had that morning, utterly confused.
"Yeah, and she's fucking hot as hell." Eddy exclaimed, a mischievous grin on his face.
"Language, Eddy," Edd muttered, shaking his head.
Eddy rolled his eyes, "Yeah, whatever. Speakin' of the new girl, why ain't she in lunch?"
Edd sighed. "Isn't, Eddy. Why isn't she in lunch would be the correct question."
"Again, whatever." The shortest of the Ed's looked at Ed. "Hey, Lumpy, you seen her yet?"
Ed glanced at Eddy, answering him with a mouthful of food. "Yeah, Eddy! She reminds me of Double D!"
Edd's gaze snapped to the Ed. "How so, Ed?"
"Well, she's wearing a beanie like you do!" He shouted happily.
Edd smiled. "I am not the only one who wears a hat at this school, Ed."
Ed deflated for a moment before a large smile graced his face again. "I know!"
Kevin sat back in his chair, trying to pay attention to the teacher over the sound of his idiot teammates talking. He was fucking failing chemistry and if he couldn't get his goddamn grade up, he wouldn't be able to play football!
As he turned to tell them to shut the fuck up, the classroom door squealed open and a familiar student stepped into the room. His head was down, and he was clutching his tan messenger bag close to his side. His black beanie didn't have the usual two white stripes, though.
He handed the teacher a note and leaned in, whispering something Kevin couldn't hear. He was all the way in the back – a mistake he always made. The teacher nodded and pointed to an empty seat in the front row. All Kevin saw was a small gap-toothed smile as the guy he liked sat down.
"Dude."
Kevin turned and looked at one of the jocks surrounding him. "Huh?"
"We said, ya gotta hit that," Adam said with a smirk.
Kevin made a face, looking at Double D again...
Only to find out it wasn't his dork. The girl had pretty obvious boobs, which he would have loved to stare at if he weren't invested in another person. A dude, no less.
"Why me, man?"
"'Cause you're the best with chicks, Kev. And she looks like your type."
Kevin mumbled an agreement, feeling embarrassed he'd thought a girl was Double D. But that would explain why the beanie wasn't striped and instead said "QUEENS GET THE MONEY" on it in bold white letters. He groaned to himself, managing a weak "shut the fuck up," directed at his teammates before trying to listen to his teacher again.
When lunch rolled around, Evella made her way out of the classroom. She had requested the teacher not introduce her to the class – which she was positive was her fourth period.
Ugh, I can't believe I slept in so late. Edd would be so upset with me.
Wait.
Edd.
She still hadn't seen him. He still didn't know she was back.
She smiled slightly at the thought. She had to blend in, and she'd been doing pretty well so far. Evella was itching to see her twin, and she would have made it lunch on time had she not been stopped by someone wearing a varsity jacket.
He shoved her up against a locker, placing a hand on either side of her head, effectively trapping her in place. Evella kept her blue eyes trained on the ground, refusing to look up.
"What's wrong, fag?" A vicious voice hissed. "Afraid to look at me? Might get a hard-on?"
At this, Evella looked up sharply as her lips curled upwards in a lazy smirk. "How could I do that if I've boobs and a clit?"
The blonde looked shocked and let his arms drop, and as Evella began to walk away, looking down again, she noticed that not one student had even glanced at the scene.
Does this happen to the twerp regularly? Why doesn't anyone care?
She shook her head, ignoring the sinking feeling in her stomach. Sadly, she wasn't hungry anymore, and as she approached the cafeteria door, the smell of lunch wafted through and she felt nauseous. Making her way to the girls bathroom, she took note of the empty halls. Sighing, she pushed open the door and was surprised to find two girls inhabiting the bathroom. They were talking quietly before they realized she was there, and when they noticed her, they screamed.
One of the girls had short, choppy blue hair and freckles dusted her face, making her adorable. Her attire seemed to be dark, and it fit her. At least, Evella thought so. The other girl had shoulder-length, straight blonde hair and was wearing a cheerleader outfit, and her red lips were shaped into an O as she stared at Evella.
"Double D?!" The bluenette screeched.
Evella blanched, shaking her head no.
The blonde composed herself, eyes going wide. "Oh, my God! That's not Double D, Marie!"
The bluenette – Marie – gave the dark-haired girl a onceover while she squirmed. "Huh. But she looks exactly like him..."
"Eddward?" Evella perked up.
"Well, no one calls him that, but... yeah..." The blonde answered, cocking her head. "Uh... I'm Nazz, and this is Marie."
Nazz forced a bright smile, while Marie just continued staring at Evella.
"I'm Evella."
"Why do you look like Double D?" Marie inquired, her eyes narrowing.
Nazz gasped and lightly hit Marie's arm. "Marie!"
"No, Nazz, it's fine. Actually, I'm his... how should I say this..." She paused, trying to find the right words. What if they didn't believe her? "I'm not sure if you two will believe me if I tell you..."
"Try us." Marie challenged.
Evella dropped the Eddward act and stood taller, lifting her head and staring Marie in the eyes. "Hi. Nice to meet you, Marie Kanker. My name is Evella Vincent, and Eddward is my twin brother. I started travelling with our parents at the end of fourth grade, which would be why neither of you two have met me before."
They stood together, jaws dropped at her sudden authoritative and firm voice.
"How do you know my name?" Marie demanded, gathering up her jaw. Her voice seemed to make Nazz do the same.
"Well, unlike my parents, I called the twerp regularly up until the beginning of seventh grade. So, yes, I'm aware of your horrendous infatuation with him, which I hope you have gotten over. I don't appreciate it when people throw themselves at my brother. So, may I ask if you are over your obsession?"
Marie looked angry for a second, but Nazz put her hand on the bluenette's arm, and it seemed to calm her down. They'd make a cute couple, Evella thought dismissively.
"Yeah, I am. And, no, I don't believe you. You're nothing like him, even if you look like him." She hissed.
Evella rolled her crystal eyes. "Please, just please. Twins aren't always the same exact person. My personality doesn't change the fact that I'm his twin. My appearance itself should be enough to convince you. We do look quite alike. Though, I haven't seen him yet since finally settling down at about midnight last night."
Nazz stepped forward, her brows furrowing in confusion. "Hold up, man. You're his twin, y'all haven't hung out in – what? – six years, and you still haven't said hey?"
Evella nodded sadly, her fierce attitude dropping as she realized how much she missed the twerp. "Correct."
"Why not?" Nazz all but screamed, her eyes going wide in shock.
"I was on my way to lunch when some douche shoved me up against a locker. He called me Double D, and no one even glanced at us. I lost my appetite."
There was a silence where Evella sighed and rubbed her eyes. "Does he get picked on often?"
Nazz and Marie shared a look. "Um, I'm not sure. We don't really talk."
"Ditto." Marie agreed, rubbing her arm.
Evella shook her head. "I apologise for my previous tone of voice, Marie. Today hasn't gone the way I wished it would, and I lashed out."
"It's whatever." Marie grinned. "Hey, you got a nickname?"
Evella nodded. "Ella, but you can call me whatever you want."
"I like Eve!" Nazz giggled
"Then Eve it is!" Evella laughed, and then got serious. "May I ask you two a question?"
"Yeah, sure." They both replied.
"Would you give me a tour of the school?"
The girls nodded, grabbing Evella and basically dragging her out of the bathroom to show her around. She smiled to herself.
I think I just made myself a friend or two.
After lunch, Eddward still hadn't seen the new girl. It seemed like everyone was talking about her, and it was beginning to become slightly irritating that he had yet to even see her face in the hallway.
"Hey, Sockhead, maybe she's avoiding you and that's why you haven't seen her yet." Eddy suggested, cracking a grin.
Edd shook his head, tugging on the sides of his beanie as they shuffled out of the lunchroom. He said goodbye to his dear friends as they parted ways and he headed to his locker. He opened it and began to glance around for his childhood tormentor. He found the red cap in an instant, and he followed its movements to the locker across his.
"Kev!"
Edd's eyes snapped to the blonde running down the hall.
"Hide us!" She shouted, a large smile plastered on her face as she dragged her girlfriend – the girl who once was infatuated with the Ed – behind her. Marie was obviously not happy about being dragged around like a ragdoll, but when her eyes found Edd, they widened and forced Nazz to stop.
Nazz, too, looked at the beanie-clad boy and shrieked. Eddward shrunk back against his locker.
What could I have possibly done to warrant such a reaction?
"Nazz! Marie!" Another voice came from the end of the hall, but Edd couldn't see the owner of the voice from where he was standing. Kevin started to move to his blonde best friend, while Nazz ran to Edd, arms wrapping around him in a tight hug.
"N-Nazz," He stammered, prying himself out of the girls grasp. There was a time he would have cherished being touched at all by the cheerleader, but now his eyes were set on another team captain. "Not that I do not enjoy the affection, but I must ask you why you are hugging me so suddenly."
She and Marie both rolled their eyes at his formal language.
"Look, Double D!" She exclaimed, pointing down the hall, towards where the unfamiliar voice had come from. Now he could put a face to the voice.
His jaw dropped when their identical diamond blue eyes locked. There was a split second where neither of them did anything but breath, and the girl was nearly pushed over from the students shoving past her.
"Twerp?"
lmao i'm a loser ikik i'm like incapable of writing a story if i don't throw in an oc of mine. don't worry, though, this is for sure a kevedd fic. i hope y'all like evella. please don't hate me for making her. aha. ahahahaha. anywhoooore. this is my first time writing a kevedd fic, so lemme know whatcha think? thank you. cx