"Greetings fellows." it was the last day of school for the year, so the usually chipper of the three Eds was sounding a little down. What caused Edd's already shaky smile to fail? And later appetite loss? It wasn't the end of a wonderful scholastic experience. Not completely. at least.

"What's up with you, sock-head. You're acting like they just canceled school next year," Eddy huffed, pausing after a moment before looking hopeful.
"Did they?" he queried, though Ed was the one who answered.

"School is like the Zombie Hoards of my comic Doomaggedon Ten. It's NEVER ENDING!" he made a loud, obnoxious sound of agony and flopped back onto the ground with a dumb sounding laugh as he rolled from side to side. Eddy watching him with a raised brow and a scowl.

"Jeeze lumpy, way to go making more work for the janitor. He'll have to scrub real hard now that you've been all over the floor," he snickered and turned brown eyes onto Edd. As much as he kept up appearances of his fiery attitude, his eyes did express his honest concern.
"Come on Double D, cough it up. What's wrong?" he asked again of the smartest of their bunch. Double D looked up from the uneaten tuna salad sandwich and into Eddy's eyes, and then to Ed, who's head was peaking over the table as he tried to eat his lunch with out the use of his hands. A fond, sad smile curled Edd's lips.

"Oh! Curses, I'm going to miss this! To miss you," Double D finally wailed, with a gesture of distress before sniffling.
"And curse my parents for for the fact they're sending me away for the summer!" Edd supposed happiness had been the reaction they had been hoping for. It was a trip of a life time, really! All in hopes to encourage Edd to gain more friends. So they had found three different camps for Edd to join. One for every free month of the summer so Edd wouldn't be home until the next school year started.

"Wait," Eddy blinked, trying to process the information before looking horrified.
"You're going away! Like, away-away? Like, we won't be able to see you? How the heck are we gonna pull off any of our scams! I mean," he blushed lightly, rubbing the back of his neck. A brief moment of humility coming over him.
"I might always be the idea man, yea. But you made them happen! We just.. Can't do anything with out you. We need you." Eddy frowned.

"DOUBLE D! DO NOT LEAVE US! With out you we will be like a broken family!" Ed wailed, looking like he was about to cry. Edd honestly felt like that as well. Double D's eyes were burning with tears.

"I-I really wish I could stay, gentlemen. But it's been insisted upon by my parents that I go. I will write, of course! And Mother and Father also mentioned I would be able to make calls. So I will do that also." a sniffle escaped Double D again.

"When do you leave?" Eddy asked and Edd looked down.

"In three days."

~~~~~~~~~ Three Days Later~~~~~~~~~~

As stinky as it might have been being pinned anywhere near Ed's body, for once Double D wasn't trying to struggle away. Edd was actually fairly convinced the god awful stench would be missed.

"Double D, we will miss you like Prince Zoou missed-ed his comrades when he was stranded on planet Nine." Ed was sobbing now, hiccuping as he squeezed Edd like he might not let him go and squeezed Eddy for comfort. But even Eddy had his arm around Double D to hug him as well.

"You better write us every day, sock-head. About everything. I'll send you scam ideas to use at the camp. You'll probably come back freaking loaded. But... Just.. Have fun, in the end, okay?" he grumbled, blushing and Double D choked on a sob.

"Oh, you guys are the best." another tight squeeze to both of them. Edd's parents honking caused a wince.

"Bye Double D." Eddy murmured.

"Bye-bye Double D." Ed hiccuped and finally released the hat clad member.

"I'll miss you." Edd said, squeezing both of the others hands before scurrying off to the car and getting in. Looking out of the back window until Ed and Eddy could be seen no more.

"Hey dudes," the familiar voice of Nazz had both remaining Eds sweating. Ed himself freezing up completely.
"What's up? Where is Double D going?" she had actually been kind of shocked. She'd never even seen his parents before, and she was also pretty sure she had never seen Edd leave the cul-de-sac with out the other Eds. Eddy kicked at the ground, for once not in the mood to really try and flirt with the girl of his dreams.

"Sock-heads parents are making him go to camp. Some bull about needing to have more experiences and friends. Yada-yada. It's all crap. But.. Um, he said he'd call? Maybe one of the times he does we can get you so you can talk to him too." Eddy offered, with a smile. Okay, maybe he could try flirting a little.

"Oh wow! I'm kind of jealous. I wanted to go to camp this year, but my mom said she'd 'miss me too much'," Nazz rolled her eyes.
"That's super sweet of you dude, to offer I mean. Totally though. Just, you know, shout out whenever he gives a ring." she saw a flash of red, green and black out of the corner of her eye.

"Yo, Nazz," he flicked his green eyes to Ed and Eddy.
"Dorks," he greeted with a snort before noticing a missing dork.
"Where's Double Dweeb?" he frowned, suspecting a scam. Was Eddy up to his old tricks again?

"Double D is at camp for the summer, Kevin," Nazz chimed in.
"But Eddy said he's gonna be calling." she grinned and Ed finally chimed in.

"And writing! And he said we could write him too. I want to send him buttered toast!" he gave a vacant smile and Eddy rose a brow.

"Idiot. But, yea. He's gone for the summer." Eddy huffed, though his eyes seemed dull, obviously upset over not having one of his best friends there.

"Just one less dweeb to deal with around here." Kevin smirked, masking his own feelings. He would hate to admit aloud, heck, he even hated admitting it to himself, he was actually going to miss Double Dweeb. For all the stupid ideas Eddy came up with, Double D at least kept them as in check as he could. All around, for being a complete nerd and a pretty big prude, he was kind of.. Cool.

"Kevin," Nazz whined, lightly pressing against Kevin's side.
"You shouldn't be so mean. The Eds might have been kind of troublesome dudes in the past," she chuckled, running her fingers through her hair. She'd ended up getting it cut into a very short style and after a couple weeks of growing it after the last horrible scam the Eds had pulled. Now it had a cute new pixie cut with a kind of faux hawk on top.
"But they're cool now." she grinned to Eddy and Ed. Eddy puffed up proudly and Kevin rolled his eyes.

"Whatever. I gotta go work on my bike." he headed back for his garage. He wondered if Nazz would try and bring him in on any calls Edd made. A part of him hoped she would. Maybe when it was just the two of them he could mention it too her. She had always been good at keeping secrets and stuff. Once in his garage he smiled at his new bike. Not that he didn't still love his old one. But this was faster. A present for his thirteenth birthday, it was a motor bike. It still had a lot of work to be done before it would work, but Kevin was all up for the challenge.

Double D was able to make calls twice a week, unless it was an emergency. Though while at camp, even though Ed and Eddy were dearly missed, Edd had.. Fun. Lots of fun! It was nice to be around others who were just as enthusiastic about learning! The lectures they all shared and projects they worked on were amazing. But something happened, something that Edd had no control over. It was to be expected, Double D supposed. It couldn't be ignored forever. Puberty was going to hit. It was during the first month of summer Edd turned thirteen. A couple weeks after it all seemed to go down hill from there in a way. When Double D got home, late in the evening, Ed and Eddy came over and were the first to find out. It was like when Double D's hat was off all over again.

"Whoa. Double D.. What's up with that." Eddy said, slightly wide eyed, wildly gesturing at Double D and looking Edd over.

"It makes me think of Prince Goji!" Ed proclaimed and pinched at Edd who smacked at Ed's hands.

"Now you stop that! It's highly inappropriate," Edd sighed.
"I've missed you guys though, but.. I am really tired. I'll see you at school tomorrow?" Edd offered and the other two nodded and shuffled off.

Edd woke as usual. Shuffling to the bathroom for a shower, teeth cleaning and general getting ready for the day. Once dressed, Double D trotted to the kitchen and grabbed an apple. Munching it down while grabbing the school bag off the floor and setting out for school. It was chilly that morning, so Edd had worn a sweater. But by the time school was reached, the sun was becoming sweltering while Edd put away books. Ed and Eddy had left for their lockers, so when a shadow fell over Edd, the nerd turned to face Kevin.

"O-Oh! Kevin, s-salutations. Can I.. Um.. help you?" Double D squeaked.

"Nah, just wanted to.. I dunno. Whatever," he cut himself off. Remembering it was lame to admit he'd missed the dweeb.
"Why are you wearing a sweater?" he finally snapped, eyeing the zip-up hoodie Edd was wearing.

"Oh, this? Ah, I became quite fond of it. Where I was, over my time at camp, was actually fairly chilly, especially at night. So I purchased a sweater. It was cooler this morning so..." Edd babbled, blushing deeply the more spoken. Finally just turning from Kevin and pulling down the zipper. Shrugging it off and stuffing it away in the locker before turning back to the other and revealing the big change. Kevin's eyes locked on.. Breasts. They weren't large, big enough to be noticed but not like some of the other girls. Perhaps being a mid B-cup.

"Wh-what the hell?" Kevin blurted, unable to take his eyes off Edd until she covered her chest shyly with her arms.

"I-It's nothing to make a big deal over." Edd huffed, blushing harder.

"Nothing.. Double Dweeb, you're a dude. Dudes aren't supposed to have-" he was cut off. Edd was looking at him sternly.

"I'm not.. A 'dude'. I suppose.. I mean, before I just didn't even care. So what if you just lumped me as one of the guys. I still don't care, really. Which is why I never.. Said anything. But, well.. Now.. I've no choice. Puberty has finally struck as it does with all kids of our age." she said in a matter of fact tone and Kevin opened his mouth, closed it before opening it again.

"Later." was all he muttered, beating a hasty retreat and Edd sighed. Why did this have to be such a big deal? First periods books in her messenger bag, Double D took off for class long before the bell even rung in warning. Taking her seat at the front and watching as people filed into the room both familiar and not. Rolf was the last into the class and Edd cringed when he spoke.

"Why does Double the Edd Boy have swollen mammary like that of a goat with young?" he took the empty seat beside Double D, who was still cringing, feeling all eyes on her.

"I-I.. Well." she started and from the back Ed shouted.

"Double D has boobies because he is a she like Prince Goji who was actually Princess Goji!" that vacant look and odd grin covered his expression and Double D hid her face in her text book. Thankful for the teacher calling attention to the class.

For the rest of the day Edd was questioned by the people who actually knew her. Asking mostly why she hadn't said anything, which she would always say the same thing.

"I just didn't care. Gender really isn't an issue, whether I'm male or female.. All that matters is I'm Eddward, right? Just because my body has.. Matured, it doesn't mean I'm any different." she smiled, lightly and by the end of the day it didn't seem like too much of an issue. At least, for most others. She did, notice, however, Kevin was acting odd. Whenever he'd catch sight of Edd in the hall he'd quickly turn around and go another way to his class and the one class they had together, Kevin made sure to sit as far away from Edd as possible. Finally after school, Edd confronted him.

"What is your problem?!" she demanded, arms crossed over her chest and frowning at him.

"Dunno what you're talking about man.. Er.." Kevin frowned, looking awkward.

"You're acting like suddenly I'm a completely different person!" Edd huffed and Kevin frowned.

"You pretty much arm, dude! I mean.. How long have I known you? And always thought you were a dude. And.. Just.. Just leave me alone DORK!" he shouted, turned and stomped off. Edd frowned after him. A part of herself confused. Why did she even care! It wasn't even like she and Kevin had been all that close. But then why did it matter to Kevin?

"Oh Dear... I should just.. Give him some time." she concluded, tongue worrying at the gap between her teeth as she made her way home.

Going inside her house, she was quick to finish her chores and homework before going to meet Ed and Eddy for a much needed movie marathon, which was also coupled with a tutoring session to help Ed and Eddy with their homework.

"I can't believe you never just told us you were a chick." Eddy groused, tapping his pencil on the paper.

"Double D wanted us to be like mutants together. To love each other as friends for who we are!" Ed chipped in, grinning as he doodled on his homework.

"Well, I suppose Ed has a point. Mostly, like I've been telling everyone today it seems.. I just didn't care," she shrugged and looked over Eddy's problem before taking the scratch paper and making a similar problem. Doing the steps slowly for him until she could see it click in Eddy's head and he worked out his homework problem.

"Dude, but we like.. Changed in front of each other. I don't know how we didn't notice." Eddy grumbled and Edd blushed.

"W-Well, it wasn't exactly like we were making it a point to look at each other, were we?" she reasoned and Eddy nodded.

"Girls and boys are different." Ed pointed out, with a firm nod.

"Yea, and what do you think makes girls and boys different lumpy?" Eddy snickered, wondering if, besides girls having boobs, Edd knew the difference.

"I think it's tentacles, Eddy. Tentacles and boobs." he nodded and Edd rose a brow, about to question that before just shaking her head.

"Health Education is going to be such a shock for you, Ed." she gave a fond smile though.

"OH! Double D, does this mean you lay eggs now too? YOU ARE LIKE OUR PERSONAL CHICKEN!" he bounced and Edd gasped.

"Wh- But.. Ed.. Humans don't lay eggs lik- EEP!" she squeaked, being pounced on by Ed who poked her stomach to try and make the eggs come out. Ending up only tickling Edd and making her squirm and call for mercy while Eddy laughed it up.

For the next week things calmed down. Kevin still avoided Edd like she had the plague, but Double D wasn't letting it bother her. Eventually people at school just didn't care anymore that Double D was a chick. At the cul-de-sac Jimmy and Sarah and Nazz did all try and form a closer bond together. Wanting to have 'girl time' with the exception of Jimmy who was the only boy allowed. Begrudgingly Edd allowed Nazz to have fun giving her a make-over. Completely wit a mani-pedi and even make up. Or at least, as much as Edd would allow. The last bit was getting Edd into a girls outfit. A simple, modest jean skirt that was dark and went down to mid-calf. Though a slit on the right side revealed leg up to her knee. A simple red blouse and finally heels.

"N-Nazz, these will certainly be the death of me! I cannot walk in these." Double D complained and Nazz giggled.

"You look hot dude! And you'll get used to them. It's like trying anything for the first time." she took Edd's hands. Helping her take step after step.

"Heel toe.. Heel toe.. Heel toe." Edd mumbled to herself. Practicing with Nazz until both were confident of Double D's skills.

"Now to show off to the neighborhood!" she giggled and Edd's eyes went wide.

"B-B-But-" she was already being dragged out and soon they were outside. Sarah and Jimmy catching sight of them first.

"OH WOW! Double D, you look amazing." Sarah complimented as Jimmy took Edd's hands and inspected her nail polish.

"You did a great job with her nails, Nazz." he looked Edd over. His brown eyes focusing on Edd's hat.

"I couldn't get her to take that off. Some things will never change, huh Double D?" Nazz teased, nudging the other who blushed, rubbing her arm when Eddy and Ed came into view.

"What the heck did you do to Double D?" Eddy looked astonished, though a blush was filling his cheeks as he looked Edd over.

"Double D is pretty like the full moon the werewolves howl at," Ed said and sniffed.
"And she smells pretty too. Like gravy on buttered toast." that grin of his spread and Double D rubbed her arm again.

"Th-Thank you Ed. And um, Nazz decided to have.. 'Girl time' with me. D-Do I look okay?" she whispered and Eddy blushed deeper.

"Y-Yea, 'course you do. I mean, Nazz is the pro at making people look freaking amazing."

"Aw, Eddy. You're too sweet." Nazz blushed lightly, putting her finger to her lips in a shy habit.

"You're gonna do me next, right Nazz?" Sarah grinned.

"Baby sister will be like a pretty princess!" Ed proclaimed. While the others were talking, Edd's eyes slipped to where Kevin was. He'd come out of his garage, removing his cap to wipe his brow just before looking up and catching sight of Edd. His eyes traveled her length before meeting her eyes. Both blushing beet red to the tips of there ears and suddenly Kevin was gone into his garage again and Edd was looking at the ground.

Almost a month passed by with little change. Ed, Edd and Eddy were still a tight knit group of friends. They even tried a couple of scams with the exception of them not being true scams. Such as Double D finding a good recipe for cookies which they had the ingredients too and selling small bags of them for a quarter each. Edd saving her portion of the funds received and while Ed and Eddy ran off to the candy store to get jaw breakers. Edd took some time for herself while they were shopping. Thinking over the events of things. It was so nice to be getting closer to people in the cul-de-sac. Rolf was slightly odd whenever they talked and once he tried to give Edd his best chicken. Ed had been thrilled, but Edd declined and got the feeling that by turning it down he was rejecting Rolf.

"Dear.. I do hope Rolf isn't too upset that I don't have feelings in such a way for him," if that was truly what it meant. But she was nervous to ask. Jimmy and Sarah were almost becoming a little annoying with how they were trying to attach themselves at the hip to Edd. Luckily Nazz had learned to swoop in with a knowing wink to Edd so she could slink off. Jonny acted like nothing at all had changed and was no closer to Edd than before, but he hadn't pulled away either. The only one who was really acting different still was..
"Kevin." she frowned and jumped when said person stepped up beside her.

"Hey Double Dweeb." he greeted and Edd blushed.

"Salutations, Kevin. Can I help you?" she murmured.

"Nah, I just.. Wanted to.. Well, say I'm sorry, ya know? I've kind of been acting like a jerk. Well, more of a jerk than usual. I mean, I know we were never tight before or anything. But that didn't mean I didn't like you." he huffed, blushing at admitting this.

"Why thank you, Kevin. It really means a lot to me to hear you say that," she smiled, blue eyes bright, happy.
"How about we start over," she offered, moving swiftly to stand before him and making Kevin stop dead in his tracks. Offering her hand.
"On a new slate." she offered and Kevin looked hesitant before smiling as well and taking her hand.

"Alright. Sounds rad."