Author's Note: sooooo...this will be my first KevEdd fanfic xD aaand I'm still fairly new to writting fics so bear with me if I take a little while to update or something. Reviews/comment are gladly welcomed! It'll be helpful to me to know how I'm doing. so yeah... enjoy :3

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Chapter 1: All Grown Up

Peach Creek had not changed one bit in those 6 years, but the kids sure had. Most of them – save for Johnny, Jimmy, and Sarah, who were still Juniors in high school – were preparing to head off to college; take the big leap and get out of their little pond. It was time to leave their quaint, familiar cul-de-sac.

Rolf had decided to go back to the old country for his education; he proclaimed he wanted to learn agriculture "the right way", and what better way to do so than by going back to the mammaland. Nazz had received a scholarship in the culinary arts for Peach Creek University; she never thought she'd be going down that road for her career, thinking of other things instead like a nurse or fashion designer, but a few years into secondary she realized that this was what she loved, and she was damn good at it too. All those years babysitting the neighbourhood kids gave her the practice and knowledge of a healthy diet.

Kevin and Nat both got into PCU as well with their own Baseball scholarship; the star athletes of Peach Creek High who despite their natural talents, still fought hard to achieve their goal.

There were only a couple of days left until the older kids had to leave the cul-de-sac, so they decided to have a little reunion to say their goodbyes. The kids met up in the center of the cul-de-sac and then walked together to Nazz's backyard for one last barbeque party. Everyone was laughing, and having a good time eating their hot-dogs and burgers, when suddenly, Johnny piped up with the obvious question:

"Hey guys, has anyone seen the Eds?"

The kids looked at each other and shrugged. "Beats me dude. I invited them personally though, I thought at least Double D would show up." Answered Nazz with her slanted lips showing her confusion, and perhaps even slight disappointment. The Eds weren't the most popular kids in the neighbourhood due to their scamming past, but over high school it seemed as though they calmed down and decided to focus on other hobbies. They were at least a bit more well-liked by the others.

"My stupid brother just dashed out of the house without even saying a word, so I guess those 3 are together somewhere else." Said Sarah as she took another bite of her hot dog.

"I guess the Ed-boys rather have their own time?" Questioned Rolf.

Kevin gave a little sigh and shook his head, "Who cares? If the dorks wanna be on their own to say their goodbyes then let them. They've always been their own little clusterfuck anyway." He took a sip of his cola and shrugged.

Nat patted him on the back and giggled, "Always the sentimental one this guy…I guess he's sort of right though? I mean, from what I've learned from you guys they've been friends since like the beginning of time right? And they're not even going to the same place for college so maybe reality's getting to them." Nat had been living in the cul-de-sac only since his sophomore year; he quickly befriended the other kids, and found himself closest to Kevin by far.

The famous trio had always been somewhat of an enigma to him; he had met the three before yes, but never really spent much time with them. Out of the three however, he was best acquainted with Eddward, the smartest and by the looks of it most decent one. He didn't mind Double D, not at all; in fact he thought he was actually pretty cool for a "dork", as Kevin would so commonly call them. He was super smart, nice, hard-working…his frame wasn't nearly as masculine as his or Kevin's, he had a sort of softness to all his features without necessarily being girly… and he always wore that silly black beanie on his head; coupled with his little gap-tooth smile and it was even…dare Nat say it…borderline adorable!

Nat found himself slightly blushing while staring into his own glass of lemonade as he thought of his image for the skinny little genius. Kevin snapped his fingers in front of his friend's face to bring him out of the sudden trance.

"Hey man, you ok in there?" he asked, playfully poking Nat's head.

The green haired teen smacked his hand away and nodded before adding, "O-of course! Why wouldn't I be? Besides, I'm the life of the party wherever I go, so, LET'S GET SOME TUNES BLASTIN UP IN HERE SHALL WE?" He quickly made his way over to the stereo, and once he deemed a song appropriate for him, he turned the volume up and began dancing his silly little heart out, and soon enough the other kids joined in.

Despite the loud volume of the music and the liveliness of the party, the three missing boys were not feeling as upbeat as their peers. In the nearby park the Eds sat in the swings, barely swaying themselves with their feet. Ed looked like he was about to cry, and although his two best friends were putting on a strong front, it was obvious they weren't faring any better with the idea of a "good-bye".

Finally Ed broke the solemn silence that engulfed them by jumping out of his seat, getting in between Double D and Eddy, and wrapping his arms around their necks to pull them in close to him. "ED DOES NOT WANT TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO HIS FRIENDS! WHO'S GOING TO WATCH MONSTER MOVIE MARATHONS WITH ME ON SUNDAYS? WHO WILL READ COMIC BOOKS WITH ME? WHO WILL MAKE BUTTER TOAST WITH ME?"

Edd gave out a short gasp for air; sometimes the taller boy would forget his own strength. He reached one hand to grab onto his friend's arm not only as a sign of comfort, but also as an attempt to escape his tight grip enough that he wouldn't suffocate and die before even setting foot in his new dorm room. "There, there Ed," He said as he patted his friend's arm, now able to breathe more comfortably, "I'm sure you'll make lots of new friends who will enjoy all of those with you! A-and it's not like we will be too far away from each other; besides, you and Eddy are going to the same college, Ed! No need to worry.

Ed's bottom lip quivered and he looked down at the ground below, "But Double D won't be there…"

"Hush Ed." The smallest of the friends finally spoke; he had been particularly quiet this whole time, and barely even struggled or complained about Ed's another one of Ed's deadly bear hugs, "Sockhead's right, even if we aren't going to be taking the same classes we'll still be in the same damn building, so it's not like we're never gonna see each other." He rolled his eyes, but then his expression softened into a sadder one and he sighed, "besides ya big lumix, it'd be a little stupid to assume we'd always be glued to the hip. Times change, people grow up, and we each make our own life! There was no way we could've ended up together anyway."

Ed looked up, "Why not, Eddy?"

Eddy proceeded to nod his head in Double D's direction. "Me?..." he asked curiously, "Why would it be my fault?"

"With that big ol' brain of yours it would be hard to resist an offer from a better university than to stay back with Ed and me."

"Eddy, it's not like I am able to apologize for my "big ol' brain". As academically gifted as I may appear it does not imply that I did not work hard too! That scholarship was really difficult to-"

"YES I KNOW I KNOW, THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING SOCKHEAD! Geez…and I never said you should apologize, all I'm saying is…well…you just have more potential, so staying with us would only hold you back I guess." He began to mumble as he neared the end of his sentence.

Double D frowned and furrowed his brows, "Nonsense Eddy, I wouldn't have been held back from an-"

"Doudle D if that were true, if you believed that, then you wouldn't be taking this scholarship would you?"

"I - "

"Would you?!"

" …No, I suppose not."

The boys spent the rest of the day in the park, or just walking around together, attempting to change the subject as best they could. Eventually the day began to turn to night, it was inevitable, and soon the inevitability of the last day in the cul-de-sac also made itself known to all its inhabitants.

Some of the kids were already tearing up, others forced as smile as they held back bitter tears, but still they all knew this wouldn't be forever, which did give them comfort. Rolf left first because he needed to get to the airport early; he gave everyone a big hug – and a nice homemade (huge) sausage – even the Eds.

Kevin was probably saddest to see the odd son-of-a-shepherd leave. Rolf had been his best friend since they were just little kids. As the day went on, the kids also lost Nazz. After she left, the rest began to disperse from each other in order to finish their own packing. Nat was already done with his stuff, so he went over to Kevin's to help him finish the work.

While they were sorting over his clothes, Kevin walked by his bedroom window and noticed Ed, Edd and Eddy huddled close in front of Edd's home across the street.

"So I guess this is it huh guys?" Asked Eddy, kicking the ground under him and looking down shyly, trying to not let his strong exterior crack too much

"It would seem so…Well…you guys need to remember that it is imperative that you both get to your respective classes on time! Do not become a bother to your professors, always do your homework as soon as you can, and study! We're not children anymore fellas, and as such we should act like the young, mature, adults we are becoming. That means no more scams mister!" he wagged a finger at Eddy, who only smiled and shook his head, before focusing his attention to Ed, "and Ed, try not to mess too much with the animals during your stay at Summer Hill College; I am aware they have some poultry in their establishment for the use of certain faculties. And please remember to shower regularly! And, a-and… and I'll miss you guys." Double D said quietly, with a shy, bittersweet smile creeping up the corners of his mouth.

At that point it was Ed who cracked. He grabbed his best friends tightly and squeezed them; gentle tears were beginning to glaze his eyes with the threat of an overflow. But despite the crashing, affectionate force of the embrace, neither of the other two boys complained, in fact, they tightly hugged back. They stayed like that for a few seconds before Eddy pulled away and cleared his throat.

"Well uhh…Mom's giving me and Ed a ride to the place so… I guess we should be going now. We'll text ya or something as soon as we settle in kay?" Eddy gave his friend's shoulder a light reassuring squeeze.

"Very well Eddy," Smiled Double D with a slight nod.

The two boys began to walk away from Double D's home, but not without making a ruckus, from Ed's part at least. He waved his arms as he walked backwards to Eddy's place, "SEE YA LATER DOUBLE D! BE GOOD! DON'T LET YOUR BRAIN BE EATEN BY THE ZOMBIE ALIENS! AND WATCH OUT FOR GHOSTS! AND OTHER MEAN STUFF! BYE DOUBLE D! BYE!"

Edd couldn't help but giggle endearingly at his friend. It was hard to say farewell to your childhood buddies, especially after so many years together. He knew he would feel terribly lonely in a big university without his friends around, but it was something he had to learn to deal with. He'd make new friends eventually too right? I hope.

From across the street Kevin had seen the trios' parting, and watched as Double D slowly re-entered his home once the other two were out of view, and closed the door behind him.

"That was precious."

Kevin jumped in place, startled by the sound of Nat's voice right next to him. How the fuck did I not even notice him get here? "W-what? What was?"

"Oh come on Kev, you know you'll miss them."

"Pfft! As if, Nat. There's no way in hell I'd EVER miss dorky," he said with a scrunched up face, "And as for Ed, well, I don't see myself missing him much either. He wasn't as bad as Eddy, but that big idiot would still manage to annoy me."

"What about cutiepie?"

"What about him? he's going to PCU too, so what's there to miss about him?"

Nat tsk'd at Kevin, "Double D got in for science, Kevin, so the chances of us having any class together, let alone run into him in that giant campus are quite slim my friend. So yeah, there is stuff to miss about him don't cha think?"

"True…still I don't know if I'd miss him too much knowing that we're in the same place…A-and even if we weren't I still probably wouldn't miss Double Dweeb!"

"Kev"

"Yeah?"

"You realize you didn't even say anything to me calling him a cutiepie right?" Said Nat with a wink.

Kevin could feel his cheeks beginning to color, and he threw the shirt he had in his hands at Nat's face, who gave out a soft 'oof!' as it smacked into him, but laughed anyway.