High-School of the Ed – Chapter 1

"The day has finally come gentlemen!" "We've began the very first steps into our freshman days of high school!" Double Dee almost shouted out ecstatically as he walked with his friends through the corridor, his hands unable to control themselves from pointing at every poster and information sign that they walked past. Eddy on the other hand couldn't care less. He yawned loudly.

"What's the point of being awake this early?" the short teen complained with a frown as he dragged his feet along the flooring, hands deep inside his pockets. "Stupid school…." He groaned.

"BUT EDDY!" Ed shouted childishly, grabbing him by the shoulders, shaking Eddy's body hard. "HAVE YOU SEEN HOW BIG THE CAFETERIA IS HERE? THINK OF ALL THE GRAVY WE CAN EAT. "

"Get off me!" Eddy shouted as he pushed Ed away from him. "You're gonna ruin my lucky shirt!"

"Now now Ed, there's still quite some time left before lunch starts." Edd said dotingly. The trio was walking closer towards their respective lockers. "The most pressing matter is whether the three of us are all together in this year's homeroom or not…"

"Yo Eddy!" Kevin cried out as he threw his basketball at him. Eddy grabbed the ball and threw it back with a grin.

Kevin was standing in front of his locker alongside Nazz who gave a small wave to Double Dee. He nervously waved back. Rolf also approached the boys, standing next to Kevin.

"Greetings three Ed boys! Rolf greets you on this new year of learning yes?"

The group began chatting and catching up on what they had done over the summer, with many of them being recollections of what they all did as a group. Ed then began to talk about chickens and farm-life with Rolf, while Kevin and Eddy were talking about sports. Nazz and Double Dee did small talk. The Ed's were glad to have been finally accepted all those years ago, and it was a turning point in Eddy's character especially. No longer does he even think about scamming the kids anymore, knowing full well the consequences of that. He had become much friendlier with Kevin, as they were often seen together as being friendly rivals. However it still didn't stop him from having bets with the kids.

"I bet ya 5 bucks I can beat you in gym Kev!"

"You're on!"

Kevin then turned his attention towards Double Dee, eyebrows slightly raised.

"Hey Double Dee, didn't know you were growing your hair out…" he pointed at the long strands of black hair sticking out of his hat.

"Oh yes well…" Edd fumbled as he began to fix his hair. "Considering both Ed and Eddy have also grown more hair…(perhaps a bit too much for Ed), I didn't see the harm in extending my hair length….in fact I believe Jimmy was the one who recommend to do so, on account for making it seem stylish…"

"It looks quite good on you!" Nazz smiled. Kevin gave a quick annoyed glance at her, but the blonde girl didn't notice. She then looked at the group around her, her face showing a realized expression "You know I kind of noticed how much older we all are now…weird huh?"

The group had gone onto an awkward silence. Nazz was right, gone were the days filled with childish arguments and long summers – now was the point in their lives that their names also came with a reputation – and every action would affect it.

"Why are we all quiet?" Ed asked simply.

"The tall Ed-boy is right!" Rolf agreed. "We should not lolly-gag on the past. It's just like what Nana once told me – do not cry over spilt milk yes?"

"I don't think that's how you apply the expression Rolf…" Double Dee awkwardly responded. "You only say that when – "

"Ah who cares!" Eddy interrupted as he went towards the bulletin board in front of him. The rest of the group began to follow. "Let's just see where we all are."

Studying the large board, there were many sighs of reliefs seeing all of their names together in one room. However Edd had gone through the procedure of reading through the whole list of names present and had suddenly turned pale.

"What's the matter sockhead?" Eddy asked. The others asked the same thing.

"His face is so white!" Ed began to worry. "This was just like the time where the aliens decided to suck the life out of the space-man's face!"

"I'm afraid it's something far worse Ed…The K-Kankers are also in our homeroom as well!"

"WHAT!?" was the group's only response.

Suddenly, as if they were cued on, the three sisters had arrived, pushing their way inside the group circle, the three girls having an aggressive arm around their respective Ed's neck.

"HI BOYFRIENDS." The three of them cried out in unison. All the other kids around the Ed's were too scared to move.

Like the Ed's, The Kankers had also grown - only physically however.

"GET OFF ME YOU STUPID KANKER!" Eddy immediately shouted at the tall girl, her curly red locks had become even wilder around the tips and was digging into Eddy's eyes. Like her sisters, she gave an ugly chuckle, her silver crown was showing.

"Hey look Big Ed!" May yelled dumbly at the board before looking at him. "We're in the same room together! Isn't that great!?"

"KANKERS BAD FOR ED." was his only response.

"Oh dear…" Double Dee muttered to himself nervously, his legs beginning to shake profusely. The teenager could already feel himself sweating heavily. "G-good morning Marie…" he weakly spoke to the bluenette.

"Long time no see, Oven Mitt….you never called you know…" she teased wickedly, slowly pulling a strand of his hair and curling it around her finger.

"Y-yes w-well my apologies for being so – "

The school bell had suddenly rang, and so the Kankers had decided to continue their "wooing" later in class as they walked away from the group, laughing like witches – but not before giving each Ed a rough kiss on the cheek. The three boys wiped it off in disgust. The other kids were finally able to move again, relieved that they weren't dragged into it.

"I HATE THOSE STUPID KANKERS." Eddy screamed.

"God they scare me." Nazz shivered at the sight of the sisters leaving. "I had no idea you guys had it this bad…" she said apologetically.

"Well truth be told they haven't attacked us as frequently as they used to…" Double Dee replied to Nazz's statement dryly as he wiped himself with a handkerchief, his tone of voice almost sounds like he was defending the Kankers. "…but the encounters are still quite terrifying."

"You gotta stand up for yourself dude." Kevin suggested to Edd. "Get even or something…"

"Trust me Kevin. We've tried that before and it ended disastrously." Double Dee groaned as he remembered the seemingly successful progress of reverse psychology.

"We almost had them if you didn't blow it Sockhead!" Eddy argued, pointing a finger at him.

"Well apologies for not being able to maintain my facade!" Double Dee replied sharply, both his hands on his hips. "It just felt a bit unfair to them after a while…"

"How are you still dealing with them like that!?" Nazz asked in confusion.

"Blonde Nazz girl is right Edd boy!" "Even the son of a shepard can only deal with Wilbur's misbehaviour for so long until he learns a lesson!"

"Rolf's right dude." Kevin agreed. "You can't just let them walk over you like a doormat…"

"Yeah Double Dee, you're gonna crack soon if you keep doing that…" Eddy said, a genuine hint of worry in his voice.

"Like an egg Eddy?" Ed asked. Eddy just groaned.

"While I appreciate your concern, I doubt such a result will happen. I'm quite sure that the Kankers will calm down after a while…" Edd tried to reassure the group, with a nervous smile on his face.

The kids then decided to go to their homeroom, with Double Dee lingering at the board before following the rest of his friends.

He hoped he was right.