Wow, how long has it been? 100 years? Close enough… Yeah I really have no excuse I kept trying to write this but I was stuck at this one part and I just… yeah- but here it is finally so enjoy

Nat- c2ndy2c1d

Rave- kirakurry /eyugho

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"I'm pan and I've got a new man!" Nat cried flinging himself down at the footballers table, they all looked up at him uncomprehending until he explained; "I'm pansexual, and I'm dating a guy from another school."

"Oh…" one of them muttered as they all realized what he was talking about, "Yeah, we kinda guessed you were gay or something… You act like it to be honest."

Nat tutted mockingly, "How stereo-typical!" He laughed winking at them, "But we're cool right."

"Yeah, you can play alright and, I mean you're weird as hell but as long as you don't start staring at my ass I won't go and beat yours. Your good in the captain's book your good in ours." A brunette sitting next to said red headed captain said, nudging Kevin as they did so and Kevin is surprised by their open acceptance of Nat. certainly it was a small school and everyone knew and acted fairly nice to each other but he thought this kind of thing wouldn't be okay with the football team. He smirked for a second at that thinking back to Nat's comment moments before, 'how stereo-typical, just because they're jocks doesn't make them dicks. They've proved that to you so many times over and you're still surprised.'

He decided if they're ok with Nat it wouldn't hurt to try and, scratching the back of his neck, said, "um, yeah, I'm actually dating someone from the same school… He lives across the road from me but he goes to boarding school now."

"He…" one of the smaller team members say, his face scrunched up a little, "you too, then?"

"I, uh… Yeah," Kevin replies, suddenly uncertain but when he looks around the rest of his table no one else is pulling a face and he can't help but grin when the guy next to him slaps him on the back and repeats a similar acceptance speech to the one Nat received a few minutes earlier.

He didn't stop smiling until he got home and called Edd.

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Edd sat on his bed, tears slipping down his cheeks as he held an ice pack to his cheek. Rave was showering in their bathroom but at times Edd swore he could hear small sobs over the sound of running water. He fell back into his bed, taking the ice of his cheek and letting it fall to the floor. A rattling noise cut through the air and Edd looked to see his phone vibrating loudly against his bedside table. He picked it up and, seeing it was from Kevin, quickly answered it.

"Kevin!"

"Hey! Edd! G-guess what?" Edd could almost hear his smile and let himself smile as well, for the first time that day.

"What?"

"I… Well Nat first, but then me… We told the football team about you and Rave and they're ok with it!"

"Oh, wow! That's great! I thought I told you that you didn't have to, though."

"Well, I wanted to. Also… Edd?"

"Yes, Kevin?" Edd replied softly, Kevin sounded so serious all of a sudden.

"Are you okay? You sound a little hoarse, are you sick?"

"I, uh, no I'm not sick..." Edd closed his eyes, cursing himself for being the reason Kevin's mood was ruined.

"Then, uh, what is it?" Kevin asked and after a few moments waiting, "Edd? You can tell me, you know that, right?"

Edd gave in and mumbled, quietly- almost hoping Kevin wouldn't hear, "Just… Crying…"

"What happened?" Kevin asked quickly.

"Well," Edd laughed nervously, "my schools not as accepting as yours, I guess… Rave came out and… We both got beaten up… I guess…"

"You guess…" Kevin sighed, "Alright, Edd, look I'm gonna come up there tonight, see you in a couple hours."

"W-what? Kevin you can't do that, it's a school night!"

"Don't care, my dork needs me."

Edd laughed softly, "you know, if you're going to be sentimental it might help to not call me dork."

"Not a chance." Was the only reply he got before Kevin hung up.

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Kevin called Edd a few hours later to ask how to get to his dorm from the car park and a couple minutes later there was a knock on Edd's door. Rave was out of the shower at this point and when Edd answered the door someone rushed passed him, jumping on the other teen- who let out a squeak of surprise.

"Nat?"

"Um, yeah I brought him along, as well." At the sound of Kevin's voice Edd turned away from Rave and Nat and smiled up at him.

Kevin entered the dorm, kicking the door shut and hugging Edd tightly, who returned the hug eagerly. Kevin rubbed Edd's back and held him for a few minutes before pulling away.

"You Ok, teddy bear?" Kevin asked softly and Edd nodded.

"Better now." He said and giggled at how overused the line was.

Kevin smirked as well and held his hand to trace circles on the back of his palm. He moved his other hand up to lightly trail his fingers over Edd's bruised cheek and frowned when Edd winced at the touch. "Those assholes." He muttered darkly, "I'm so sorry Edd."

"K-Kevin… It's not your fault," Edd whispered looking up at him in confusion.

"Yeah… But it was once. I mean that used to be me, right?" Edd shook his head, leaning forward to rest it on Kevin's shoulder.

"You were young… We were all stupid back then."

"Not you. You were always so smart."

"I still did some pretty dumb things. I think I was the reason I got hurt most of the time when we were kids. All those failed contraptions." Edd laughed a little at the memories and nuzzled his face against Kevin's shoulder, "what matters is who you are now."

"Yeah, and what's that?" Kevin grumbled half-heartedly and Edd moved back to smile at him.

"My adorable little boyfriend" He smirked kissing Kevin on the cheek, which was now a bright shade of red.

"Dork."

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Nat held onto Rave like his life depended on it as he sobbed into his shirt. He was mumbling something and Nat turned his head to hear him better.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so stupid."

"Hey, hey." Nat murmured soothingly, moving away to look at him, "what are you apologising for?"

"I- uh… This." Rave whispered, "crying… It's embarrassing."

Nat silenced him, "No, no. Rave you can cry whenever you want- it doesn't make you less of a person. Plus- I'm your boyfriend; if you wanna cry you can do it in my arms, ok..?"

"Th-thank you." He whispered, a small smile on his face and Nat smiled too because he somehow knew when Rave said 'thank you' what he was really saying was 'I love you.' He pulled Rave in once more for another hug and the other boy returned it happily.

'Love you too, princess.'

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The next day when Edd and Rave went to class they found the walls of the school covered in hundreds of posters saying "If you want to mess with our boyfriends you have to go through us first, sincerely, Rave and Edd's boyfriends." Accompanied with a picture of the Peach Creek High School football team, Nat and Kevin at the front with their middle fingers raised. The two attempted to get rid of them all but it seemed everyone already had seen them as they weren't bothered for the rest of the week.