Edd glances over at a certain hat wearing ginger. Their eyes lock for a moment before he panics and whips his head around. 'I hope he didn't notice!' he thinks frantically. He fidgets nervously and pretends to study something in his book. He blushes noticing that the page he had flipped to was part of the male anatomy section. He slammed the book closed and buried his red face in his hands. 'I hope he didn't see that! Would he really care? I mean... those rumors can't be true, right?' Edd finds himself staring at the redhead again and quickly pulls his hat over his eyes with a groan.

Kevin leaned back in his desk chair with a smirk. He had already locked eyes once with the adorable dork from across the street and he was aiming to do it again. To see that blush blaze across his cheeks and that adorable squeak... It was almost too much for the football captain. He had wanted to get closer to Edd all year and it was very slowly working but every time they would be in the same room, Edd would still be increasingly nervous which would make Kevin nervous. Kevin didn't get nervous when he was trying to court someone, at least not until now.

Edd waited a few minutes before stealing another glance at his crush. He felt his heartbeat speed up a little as he studied every detail of his face. He gave a rather loud sigh as he imagined what it'd be like to kiss one of the most popular boys in school.

Kevin caught a loud sigh and glanced at Edd out the corner of his eye. He turned and locked eyes with him before winking and turning back to face the front. He didn't really want to get in trouble but he wanted to keep flirting with the smartest Dork in the school.

Edd gives a shocked "eep!" before hiding his face in his orange shirt. The bell rings a few minutes later and he jumps up and scurries past Kevin's desk and out of the room, not realizing that his hips swayed slightly from his brisk movement.

'God damn...' Kevin thought, watching Edd scurry past. Those hips were doing things to Kevin that was going to send him into fits. Ohhh and that adorable little squeak again...! They had their next class together too but he needed to concentrate in this class. He was tittering on the edge on falling off his 3.0 GPA and if he did that his parents would take him off his sports teams. So no more playful flirting for this class, but it will continue... He was determined to make the dork his.

Edd gulps as Kevin takes his assigned seat behind him. He tried to focus on anything that wasn't the boy sitting less than a foot away from him. A small whimpering moan escapes his lips as a heavy sigh hits the back of his neck. He shivers and tries to calm his nerves by toying with the locks underneath the hat. 'Is he doing this on purpose?!' he thinks.

Kevin sighed, trying to not get left in the dust and paying attention. If he knew this class was gonna be so hard, he wouldn't have taken it but he knew Edd was gonna be in it... He figured he would try to impress the nerd a little bit. But it was killing him! And he was no closer to the dork than he was at the beginning of the year 4 months ago! 'Damnit...' An idea struck, he needed to keep his grade at least a C. His Mother wouldn't be happy but it would be workable! He needed help... He quickly wrote a note and sent it sailing over the dork's shoulder.

Kevin sighed, trying to not get left in the dust and paying attention. If he knew this class was gonna be so hard he wouldn't have taken it but he knew Edd was gonna be in it... He figured he would try to impress the nerd a little bit. But it was killing him! And he was no closer to the dork than he was at the beginning of the year 4 months ago! 'Damnit...' An idea struck... He needed to keep his grade at at least a C. His Mother wouldn't be happy but it would be workable! He needed help... He quickly wrote a note and sent it sailing over the dork's shoulder.

Edd gasps as a sheet of paper landed on his desk. 'Oh dear! Should I or shouldn't I?! What could he want?" He slowly opens the note and turns bright red. He scribbles a "Yes" and tosses back over his shoulder. The orange shirt immediately returns to cover his face as he tries to come up with every reason as to why Kevin had winked at him and was now asking for help.

Kevin smirks at the hastily replied response and leaned back in his chair. He knew that with the Dork's tutoring, he would pass with at least a B, he would remain involved in sports, and he could get likely get to do all of that with Edd under his arm. He would have to move slow though... If he moved too fast he would scare him off and that was the last thing Kevin wanted to do. He waited for the bell to ring and followed Edd to his locker. "Hey Dork" he greeted, leaning against the wall.

Edd jumps at the sound of the voice. He tries to hide his shaking as he turns around to face Kevin. "S-s-salut-tations K-Kevin."

"I really appreciate you helpin' me out. I know we haven't been the best of friends or really even friends at all but I'm kinda of shocked that you even agreed."

"Um! Yes, well..." Edd feels his face turning bright red again. "I'm not really one to hold grudges. Besides, we've all grown up together, it would be rather rude to allow my peer to fall behind when all I would have to do is walk across the street."

"Well, that's pretty big of ya. Any way I can get you to walk across the street tonight? That big test is coming up next Friday and I would really like to not bomb that test too."

"U-uhm... Yes. I'll stop by at six o'clock. Is that a good time or should I come later?"

"That's great, I will have time to shower after practice. You don't mind if I chow down while we study, right?"

"By all means! It's your house, who am I to tell you what to do?" Edd grins, relaxing just a little bit.

"Choice. Here's my cell number, just in case you gotta cancel or something. See ya at 6, Double D!" Kevin slides a piece of paper into Edd's book he was holding and walked off.

The end of the school day could not have come any sooner for Edd, as he hastily told Ed and Eddy that he was busy after school with some extra homework. It wasn't a total lie, after all, and a little white lie never hurt anyone. He nervously paced his room until his clock read 5:58pm before heading across the street. Edd nervously holds his hand up to Kevin's door then lowers it then raises it again. 'Calm down, Eddward. You're just helping him study. There's no reason to be so nervous around him. He's no stranger. You've grown up with him and everyone else in the cul-de-sac.'

Kevin glances out the window and sees Edd. He could tell that he was so nervous and it was adorable! Kevin opened the door and tried not to be intimidating or anything. "Hey Edd, come on in!"

"G-greetings K-Kevin" Edd tucks his head and scurries into the house. He looks around the house and quickly takes a seat in the most public spot in the house.

"Let me go get my stuff real quick, unless you wanna go down to my room downstairs?"

"Uh! Um... Y-yes...? Sure, wherever you're more comfortable" Edd says blushing harder than he thought possible.

"Let's go, follow me" Kevin smiled and walked to the stairs. "Head to down and take a seat on the couch. I'm gonna grab something to drink. You want anything?"

"Um,water is fine. Thank you" Edd says as he takes a seat on the couch and looks around. "You have a nice room, Kevin" he says softly when Kevin descended the stairs.

"Thanks, my Dad and I built it. Has a door straight to the side of the house that you can leave out. Takes you right out beside the garage" Kevin hands him a water and opened his VOSS bottle, taking a big gulp.

Edd takes a sip of his water and opens his book to the section that their test would be on. "That sounds like it was a lot of fun!" he smiles brightly.

"It was, but it was a lot of hard work! And my Dad isn't the easiest person to get along with." Thumbing through his book and notes, getting to the chapters that are really killing him, even though he needs help with it all.

Edd giggles softly. "Difficult people are sometimes the best to be around. They bring more of a challenge into your life" he chimes thoughtfully. "Where would you like to start?" He asks, scooting a little closer to his crush.

"I really need help with the more recent chapters but everything is pretty confusing to me" Kevin blushes and scratches the back of his neck.

Edd nods and smiles understandingly. "Alright. We'll start from the beginning then! We can work our way back to our current chapter before Friday. We'll have to have study sessions every night though. Is that okay with you?"

"That's perfect!" Kevin flashed Edd with a wide smile.

"Alright! Let's get started!" Edd grins and begins with the first chapter. An hour passes before he notices that Kevin's arm just barely brushes against his. He takes a chance and leans close enough for their skin to make contact. He tries to keep a straight face as his face heats up again. "A-and that should b-be all for c-chapter two. W-would you like to start chapter three?"

"I would love to get as much done as possible." Kevin slid his arm around the back of the couch behind Edd.

Edd gives a surprised yelp and blushes even harder. "R-right! U-um well... A-asympt-totes..." he shakily turns the page and writes down a few problems. Kevin leaned back and stretched, inhaling in some of Edd's vanilla and blueberry scent. 'God, he is so intoxicating...'

They continue to study a little longer before they finish the chapter. "W-well... That's all for today. Is t-there anything e-else I can help y-you with w-while I'm h-here?" Edd says nervously.

"That should be good for tonight. Thanks a lot. Are you coming over tomorrow too?"

"Y-yes. Just let m-me know w-when your r-ready for me."

"Anytime, Edd. Despite it being for extra study time, I still had fun. You have a way with explaining things to people that makes then get it."

"Oh uh! Um... Thanks!" He says shyly. He gathers his things and goes up to the side door and puts his hand on the knob. Innocent baby blue eyes look up into glowing green ones. "K-Kevin?"

"Yeah?" Kevin leans over and opens the door for him.

"W-we can, u-um...hang out s-sometime..." he looks down and tries to hide his face a little. "You know...without s-studying...?"

"I would really like that. Anytime you want that I don't have practice. Just shoot me a text. You still coming over tomorrow?"

Edd giggles "Of course!" 'He's nervous too!' he thinks to himself giddily. "I'll see you tomorrow! Have a good night!"

"See ya, Edd..." Kevin shuts the door with a smile. He just knew that he got in good with the dork, now he just had to stay there and burrow in deeper. He had to tell Nazz and Nat...!