Title: Listen to the Sound of My Voice

Fandom: Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy

Pairing: Kevin/Edd

Rating: M for safety

Summery: In a world where Edd and Kevin had never met, fate still directs the course of their lives toward one another. But life is never all rainbows and butterflies. Sometimes there's unfathomable, cryptic gray clouds. Kevin/Edd. All aboard the slash train.

Disclaimer: The writer (JustDreamingOutLoud) of this fanfiction (Listen to the Sound of My Voice) does not own Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy, or any of the characters in it's universe, nor are they making any profit from it. That's why it's called a fanfiction, my good fellows; I am but a fan writing fiction.

Warnings: Attempted noncon, violence, language, and more will be added when/if they become apparent.

A/N: J-DOL's in the house. And this time it's the Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy house.

I wrote this when I discovered Kevin/Edd and had no choice but to write some purely for my own pleasure. Unbeted, just like everything else of mine on here.

Chapter 1: The Big Bad Wolf

Edd dropped his heavy bags onto the carpeted floor with a quiet sigh of relief. He guessed it was the many books that made them as heavy as they were, but it wasn't as if he could have left them behind; he needed them.

The dorm house was a rather spacious place, really, even though it was just as to be expected. This was a private school after all. A very prestigious, secretive, school that only accepted the very best. Double D was thrilled to have been accepted, but not so much to have to leave his not-so-brilliant friends behind.

With another weary sigh, Edd set his gaze on the stairs that no doubt led to the bedrooms. He was starting to doubt his sanity from when he'd decided to bring everything that he did.

"Need some help?" A tall guy whom had his fingers roughly splayed through his damp, flame-red hair, blinked down at Edd. He had appeared out of nowhere, and it took Double D a couple of seconds to realise that the redhead was shirtless and only wearing a pair of black sweats.

"Uh, yeah, sure, thanks," Edd said dumbly. He mentally frowned at his shortened sentence. That wasn't like him at all, his use of the English language was usually top notch, even when nervous. But then again, it wasn't every day that he was presented with a half naked, damp, room-mate.

Now don't jump to conclusions here, Edd isn't gay, being gay hadn't ever even crossed his mind before. He was obviously a heterosexual. He had had girlfriends before- not many, sure... one, maybe... okay so he'd never had a girlfriend before, but that wasn't exactly by choice, it was his nerdy ways, and genius brain that usually turned all the girls away.

But there was no denying that this guy was rather ridiculously good looking, not to mention half naked. But he also didn't seem the 'genius' type. He resembled more of a jock, really, and Edd began to wonder what the redhead was doing here at such a prestigious school. Maybe he wasn't really a student, and Edd had just jumped to the conclusion that he was his new room-mate.

The redhead lifted Edd's bags with ease, as if they were filled with mere feathers. The action also showed Edd, whom couldn't help but see, a small portion of his muscles. Yup, definitely not a student here.

"So, what's your name?" The redhead asked as he began ascending the stairs with easy steps and bags in hand.

Shaking his head as he realised he had been lost in his thoughts, Edd scrambled to catch up with the other boy, whom he decided looked to be at least two years older than himself.

"My name is Eddward, but you can call me Double D if that's at all more preferable," he answered, glad to have his mouth obeying him again.

"Double D?" the redhead asked. Confusion, but also a small amount of amusement laced his voice. "What kind of a name is that?"

"Well, that's the name my friends gave me. You see, it's to better distinguish me and Ed, one of my friends, apart from one another, considering we have the same name," Edd explained effortlessly and without even thinking whilst he climbed the stairs behind the taller boy.

"...Uh huh." The redhead didn't sound all that interested, in fact, Edd could have sworn that this reply was verging on sarcastic.

"What about yourself?" Edd asked, trying to change the subject.

"Kevin. And no, I don't have any stupid nicknames," the taller boy said blandly with a dismissive air, as if he didn't give two hoots about Double D or what he thought.

Edd frowned to himself. Well now I'm glad he's not my room-mate. Edd thought slightly grumpily, stumbling a little when he raised his foot for the next step but instead found himself at the top of the staircase.

"...So do you know one of the other students who are to reside here? Are they already settled in? I'm not late am I?" He worriedly checked his watch after stabilising himself.

"No you're on time. Exactly on time." Kevin opened one of the three doors and walked inside before dumping Edd's bags on the double bed. "And no, I don't know any of the other students here."

"Thank you, Kevin, for your assistance, those bags had been rather ponderous," Edd said, standing next to the shirtless boy. Then something that Kevin said seemed to sink in.

"You don't know any of the students? Then...why are you here?" Alarms went off in his head and he took a step away from the dangerously close tower of muscles.

Glancing at the slowly retreating figure, Kevin rolled his eyes. "Oh don't be a drama queen, Dork. I'm not here to rape you or anything, I'm a student here."

Blushing against his will, Edd stopped his retreat and stood rooted to the spot. "Y-you're a student here? But you've not...been assigned to this dorm, too, have you?" Edd swayed on the spot slightly.

"Is that a problem?" Kevin rounded on him, looking quite serious. Edd couldn't help but notice the warmth that radiated off the redhead's skin.

"N-not at all!" Edd defended, raising his hands in a submissive manner and taking another step away so he wouldn't have to feel that warmth. "I assure you I was just checking, to be sure."

But Kevin seemed to have lost interest in Edd. "...Whatever," he murmured before he took his leave and casually walked out the door.

With a huff that was a mixture of relief and disappointment, Edd slowly turned to his bags and, after calming his heart down, started unpacking.

Double D wasn't sure what to make of Kevin. He was definitely attractive, but that was hardly of any importance to Edd. He was helpful, but also a bit rude, which just confused Edd even more. Seriously, who helps someone with their bags and then makes fun of their nickname?

After he finished unpacking his stuff and putting it all away in their new respective places, Edd descended the stairs and gave himself the grand tour. There was a kitchen, lounge room, dining room, laundry and bathroom downstairs, and it was all rather lavish.

I guess the school isn't scared of anything going missing or being broken, considering most of the students here are either completely loaded or too nerdy to break the law, Edd thought silently as he inspected the huge LCD screen TV.

"Don't tell me- you've got a whole heap of stupid-ass rules that you're going to load onto me." Kevin, whom been watching Edd from his relaxed position on the couch, piped up before taking a swig of his soda. "Don't run inside, use your inside voice, pick up after yourself..." he trailed off, waving his hand in the air carelessly.

Edd looked over his shoulder to (thankfully) find Kevin fully clothed. "Uh, no? As long as you let me study and sleep in peace I'm sure everything will be absolutely fine." He offered a friendly smile, hoping to smooth things over with the redhead.

Kevin just drank more of his soda, not even looking at Double D as he spoke. "Well I've got a couple of rules for you." He ticked them off with his fingers: "Don't nag me to do things. Don't waste my time, you've got your little nerdy friends for that. Oh and if you ever bring back a girl-" he gave Edd the once over with his eyes before continuing, "or in your circumstances, more likely a guy, please, be discreet about it. I don't want nightmares because I've had to hear you and some other little boy going at it."

Blushing like a schoolgirl, Edd frowned in an almost horrified manner. "What makes you think I'm gay?" he asked immediately, looking down at himself.

Kevin smirked. "Just a vibe."

"Well your 'gay vibe' must be out of whack, because I'm not gay." Edd frowned, crossing his arms defiantly.

"Whatever, Dweeb," Kevin yawned before standing from the couch and heading towards the front door. "Rules still stand."

Edd thought it best not to ask where Kevin was going, but instead considered going next door and introducing himself. Maybe they'd be more welcoming than his new room-mate. Just as that thought started to look good, he heard a new voice at the front door. Curiosity nudged, he flitted over to the front of the house.

Kevin was standing in the doorway, conversing with someone. And, thinking he was missing out on his opportunity to meet his new neighbours, Edd managed to weave his way next to Kevin to greet whoever it was outside.

Another tall guy stood before them, this one all blond hair and sun-kissed skin. His honey-brown eyes sparkled in the afternoon sun and when they focused on Edd, he found himself completely intimidated. He looked utterly sophisticated and his clothes told of his wealth. But Edd was wary; this guy could very well be just like Kevin.

Double D glanced up at Kevin's blank face before looking back at the honey-eyed boy, who smiled brilliantly at Edd with his pearly white teeth. Edd instantly relaxed and smiled back.

"Hello. Sorry if I'm interrupting, but I lost the slip of paper that has my dorm number on it. I'm pretty sure it was this one, so I was wondering if you could check the paper that should be on the coffee table for my name? It has the three names of the students that have been assigned to this particular dorm on it."

"Oh, of course, what's your name?" Edd backed into the house again, hoping that this boy really was assigned to this dorm. He was friendly and had proper literary skills, in which Edd could relate to. Kevin however just stood there, off to the side a bit, watching intently.

The blond stepped inside and Kevin snatched his gaze up momentarily as they shared a blank look before honey-eyes turned away from him and smiled at Edd again. "It's Blake- Blake Hunter, and who might you be?"

Double D stopped in front of the coffee table and picked the paper up. "Uhm... my name is Edd," he said, refraining from babbling like he did with Kevin. Being jeered at once was quite sufficient for the day, thank you.

"Short for Eddward, I would presume?" Blake asked, still smiling friendly from near the doorway.

"Oh, yes, that's right." Edd smiled before looking down at the names on the paper, and could hardly stop his smile from growing after seeing 'Blake Hunter' typed nice and clearly at the top of the paper.

"Well, you're definitely on here." Edd smiled, walking over to show Blake the paper.

"Oh I was hoping that you were going to say that." Blake grinned and took a step forward to accept the sheet of paper. He peered down at it for a moment before looking back up at Edd again and holding out his free hand "Room-mate?"

After blinking once in confusion, Edd shook hands with Blake, earning another flash of teeth, and it most definitely didn't pass his attention that Blake held onto his hand a moment longer than was necessary before letting go.

"A-and this is Kevin." Edd tried to hide his tinge of an embarrassed blush by taking a step around Blake and gesturing towards the redhead who by now was leaning against the staircase railing, his arms crossed.

"Ah yes, another room-mate?" Blake nodded at Kevin in greeting, but that's as far as greetings went, much to Edd's puzzlement. Why had he shaken Double D's hand so warmly, yet shown such restraint with Kevin?

Kevin's expression didn't change. "...Fantastic. If anyone needs me, I'll be in my room," he said flatly before pushing away from the railing to turn and sweep up the staircase.

Blake tilted his head slightly as he watched Kevin leave the room. "Oh well he's just a bundle of fun, isn't he?"

Edd smiled. "I'm not absolutely sure how to take that guy," he said, voicing his thoughts.

"I think I do." Blake shook his head with a sigh. "Sharing a dorm with that guy is going to make this year a very long one indeed."

Edd wasn't sure whether to agree with that or not.