Forget-Me-Not 1

It's the start of summer vacation. The day was too hot to do much outside, but that never stopped kids worldwide from having fun. In one particular cul-de-sac, in one particular town, Peach Creek, teens and children alike were out and about.

"Dude, you sure about this?" Nat, who moved into the empty house next to Kevin's, was just done setting a high ramp for the redhead's motorcycle stunt.

"Damn sure!" Kevin replied enthusiastically. Nazz crossed her arms and shook her head next to Nat.

"Well, don't come crying to us more mature teens when you scrape your knees later," Nazz waved and walked over to Sarah and Jimmy, who were chatting on the curb. Kevin called out to her.

"Don't worry, mom, I'd just man up and deal with it!" he puffed out his chest and smirked. At the sound of his bike revving up, he quickly turned to slap Nat's hands away from his cherry red baby. At the farthest opposite side to them, the Eds were hanging out on Ed's front yard, watching the other kids.

"Ha! Shovelchin's definitely eating dirt later!" Eddy said, fantasizing about multiple possible epic fails that could ensue. Ed perked up.

"Concrete, Eddy! Ker-splat!" he cheerfully corrected. Eddy snickered while Edd wasn't amused.

"Ed, Eddy, please refrain from speaking in such a way," he calmly pleaded. They were right though. By the looks of it, Kevin probably won't be able to make that jump. He felt the need to tell Kevin of the flaws in the stunt, but he was worried that in doing so, he would harm the Eds, or just him, in some way. He came to the right decision. If Kevin does not appreciate my efforts in keeping him safe, so be it. Edd jogged over to the two jocks. Nat was the first to notice him.

"Oh hey, Double Cutie! What's up?" he greeted. Edd didn't pay much attention to him and answered half-heartedly.

"The sky, Nathan. Now Ke-" he was cut off by laughter from the two jocks and giggles from Nazz, Jimmy and Sarah. When the laughter and giggles died down, he started again.

"As I was saying; Kevin, I feel obligated to tell you that your chances of succeeding this stunt unharmed is very thin, so it would be best if you-"

"I'll take that chance, dork. It's not like I've never been in an accident before. Besides, I'm wearing a helmet," Kevin shrugged. Edd pouted at being interrupted again, but before he could sound any complains, Kevin was already on his bike. As expected of the thick-headed pumpkin-head! No point in giving good advice to someone whom you know will just ignore you. Edd sighed and admitted defeat. He watched as Kevin took off. Kevin's bike got over the ramp easily. Edd was stunned. He could actually make it if he accelerates just enough when the bike hits the ground.

"Kev, look out!" Nazz screamed from just a few feet away. Apparently Eddy's big dumb dog, Beef, had decided to run towards the slowly landing bike and everyone panicked, especially Kevin. He maneuvered and his bike jerked to the side, flipping and throwing him off. He hit the concrete head-first, his bike crashing only a few feet away from him. Everyone froze, but Edd had enough experience in crashes with Ed and Eddy to react first. He ran over to the unconscious redhead and quickly took off the dented helmet, then dragged him away from the bike. It was then that everyone else came running towards them. Edd took off his sweater and folded it messily, then slowly placed it under Kevin's head as a pillow. He quickly, but gently inspected Kevin's head to assess the damage. His head was bleeding. Everyone surrounded the two, Ed and Eddy included, shouting and screaming their worried questions. After only a minute of examining, Edd whipped out his phone and immediately called an ambulence, explaining in detail the whats, wheres and whos. Eddy wasn't so worried and tried to reassure the others.

"Stop panicking, D's got it!" he exclaimed. Witnessing how Edd handled the situation, the other kids were more at ease, though still very worried. Kevin's eyes fluttered open just as an ambulance came into view. He looked up at Edd, who looked serious, but relieved.

"'Sup?" he grinned weakly. Edd smiled sweetly.

"The sky, Kevin," he replied softly. Kevin's smile faltered, and he was immediately lifted into the ambulance.

Everyone gathered outside Kevin's hospital room. Kevin's parents and younger siblings prayed and waited patiently while the rest of the cul-de-sac kids either sat very still or paced back and forth. Edd had dragged Ed and Eddy to the hospital to apologize on behalf of Beef. Shortly after, a tall blonde doctor came out and Kevin's family ganged up on him. Questions were asked and the doctor calmly answered each. Fortunately the injuries were not serious, as Kevin had only sprained his leg and needed a few stitches on his body and had a scrape and a big bump on his head.

"Now then, who was the man that contacted us?" the blonde doctor asked. Edd stood from his seat and raised his hand.

"That would be me, sir," he said politely. The doctor smiled at him.

"Young man, your deduction was spot-on! Are you a trainee nurse?" he asked. Edd stuttered.

"Oh, n-no, sir! It was a simple deduction, really! I'm not a professional or anything..." he blushed slightly. Eddy huffed. Might as well be.

"Well, you certainly sounded professional," the doctor smiled wide. A nurse came out with a worried look and called to the doctor.

"Doctor Lotus, the patient's awake, but-um-" she glanced over to Kevin's parents and whispered into the doctor's ear. Dr Lotus looked alarmed, then quickly went back into the room. Everyone became worried again. A few short minutes later, Dr Lotus came back out sighing.

"You may see him now, but please be gentle. It seems he has Amnesia. We're not sure to what extent he's forgotten, which you may try to find out," he spoke softly. Worry and fear was felt everywhere. Kevin's family was the first to enter, followed by his closest friends, but the Eds stayed outside.

"We should just go. Shovelchin's not gonna like suddenly remembering everything and finding out we became buddies," Eddy dragged Ed by the back of his shirt, but Edd stopped him.

"Eddy, even without his memories, Kevin would never see us as his friends. We will only apologize to him and then be on our way," Edd reasoned. Eddy groaned. He shoved his fists into his jeans' pockets and glared at the door. Neither Ed, Edd and Eddy moved from their spots. Edd fidgeted with his fingers and Ed was swaying around, while Eddy continued to glare at the door. After a while of hesitating, the door opened and Kevin's parents walked back out. Mrs Barr looked relieved and hurried over to the doctor, followed by Mr Barr, who was carrying the necessary paperwork. Edd bit his lower lip and looked over to Eddy, who sighed, then pushed the door open.

As soon as Nazz entered, she hugged Kevin tight, then started bombarding him with questions to see if he remembered what happened. Unfortunately, the first thing Kevin remembered was being carried into an ambulance, then asking the nurses who he was, only to be told they had no idea. Kevin wasn't acting different. He smirked and flirted a little with Nazz, then commented on how scrawny Jimmy was, and then called Nat 'Greenie'. Kevin's parents felt relieved and went back out to get the paperwork done, so that Kevin could come home. Nazz and the others introduced each other to the redhead.

"So, Kevin... That's my name, right?" the redhead finally asked expectantly.

"Yeah, it is. Did Dr Lotus tell you?" Nazz spoke cheerfully.

"Nah. The angel called me Kevin, so I figured that was my name," he grinned. Simultaneous 'Angel?'s filled the room. Kevin's little sisters, Kathleen and Kaitlyn, hopped on the bed and beamed.

"Was it a pretty angel?" Kathleen asked sweetly. Kevin's grin widened.

"She was very pretty. She had long black hair, bright blue eyes, long eyelashes and her smile!" as Kevin explained, everyone listened intently. Sounds kind of familiar, some thought. "She had the sweetest smile!" Kevin sighed. The two girls giggled at the way their brother described the 'angel' like a love-struck teen. Just then a loud slam caught everyone's attention. They looked to where the door slammed close and only Ed and Eddy were seen. Eddy was holding back his laughter and Nazz figured out why. She smiled brightly.

"Kev, did the angel wear a hat?" Nazz asked cautiously. Nat grinned at her question.

"Uh- I don't think so?" Kevin answered slowly.

"What did she say to you?" Nat snickered. Kevin thought hard about it.

"Um- I said 'sup and she answered 'the sky, Kevin'," he impersonated the angel and smiled fondly. Eddy burst out laughing. Nazz told him to hush, and Kevin became more confused.

"What's so funny, bud?" he asked Eddy. The scammer stopped laughing and raised an eyebrow at the redhead.

"Bud? Wow, you must've hit your head hard there, Shovelchin," he smirked.

"What's a 'shovel-chin'?" Kevin asked Nazz softly. Nazz glared at Eddy again, then smiled at Kevin.

"Ignore him, Kev. That's Eddy, your frienemy," she explained. Eddy scoffed. 'Frienemy'. Yeah, right. "He lives next door to you. That big guy next to him is Ed, Sarah's older brother. They're the Eds," Nazz finished. Kevin tilted his head and stared at the two Eds.

"I thought you said there are three Eds?" Kevin asked. Nat smirked and leaned closer to the redhead.

"The other Ed's name is Eddward, spelled with two Ds. Nickname: Double Cutie. He's your ang-" the teal-head was interrupted by an elbow jab to the chest, courtesy of Sarah. Thus, a glaring contest started.

"It's actually Double D. 'Double Cutie' is Nat's nickname for him. He just went out, but you'll see him soon," Nazz corrected. Kevin nodded. He couldn't remember anything, but he was glad to have such great friends. Eddy cleared his throat and took a step forward.

"Anyway, Shovelchin. I'm real sorry about Beef. He's about as dumb as Ed here, so he didn't know any better," Eddy shrugged and jammed his fists into his pockets again. Kevin smiled. Nazz had told him about what happened, but he wasn't as mad as his old self would've been.

"That's okay. At least I didn't die, right?" he grinned and Eddy scoffed. Nazz was a little surprised that Kevin forgave him so easily, but smiled anyway. Maybe now, Kev can finally let his true feelings show.