A/N: Sorry for the hold up Exams were trying to kill me. But I passed them...okay all but one (in my defense that class is very hard like rocket science hard).

"Edward, can you please say back for a moment?"

"Yes, sir." I tell my teacher has I gather my things. 'Called out by a teacher again, great.'

As the last student leaves the class I walk up to his desk, nervously.

He stares a me for a long second before he finally speaks. "Is everything all right?"

"Uh." 'No reprimanding for being late to class? What?' He didn't say anything and just waited for me to respond to the questions with actual words."Yes?"

"I hear what happen during lunch."

"Oh."

"I hope you know that its okay to be gay. You are free to like whom ever you like and if anyone is harassing you. You can always come to me and we will find a solution. No one deserves to be bullied or beaten."

'I didn't think.' "Um."

"If you ever just want to talk you can come to me or the school consular."

"I don't know what to say. I didn't think."

"That there would be someone there to understand"

"Yeah. I mean yes sir."

"Mr. Smith is fine or John or . It's fine."

"Okay, si-I mean ."

He smiles. "I won't hold you back any longer."

I smile back and head to the door but turn to him last minute before exiting out. "Thank you."

"Your welcome, Edward."

That was completely unexpected but not as unexpected as Daniel waiting for me outside of class, alone. There are so many thoughts running through my mind its hard to focus on what they are all trying to tell me. Until his voice breaks through.

"Edd?"

"Hi."

He doesn't smile back like usual instead looks me over and frowns over my shoulder. My shoulder slump further. I walk pass him and head towards my locker. He follows

"Edd, wait. Where are you going?"

I don't respond and he doesn't try to stop me. He just follows me silently. I open up my locker to pull out a plastic bag and and it over.

"Here. Thank you."

He inspect the bag. Within it he finds his Letterman jacket fresh and clean. He smiles and I take that as my clue to leave. Before I can, I hear him say. "Thanks."

"Your welcome."

"Do you want to hang out tonight? I know it's a school night but I was hoping you would make an exception today."

I look at him as if he's deranged. "I'm gay." 'I think he knows that by now, but sure, yell it out again.' "I'm gay." 'Face-Palm'

He looks at me amused. "I know."

"Your a football player."

"I know."

"Your one of the most popular guys in school."

"I know."

"I like you."

"I know."

"Everyone will think we're dating."

"That's fine. It isn't far from the truth."

"What?"

"Well when two people hang out exclusively and like each other. Its usually a date."

"But...all this time?"

"Went right over your head, right?" He smirked knowingly.

"What?"

"I have asked you out on dates and always paid. First I started with hugging then side-kissing and then kissing you on the cheek. Tried to hold your hands a few times but you always get away from me when our hands brush." 'Oh my goodness.'

"But look at you? And than look at me? Than back to you? I'm beneath you."

He frowns at that. "Your not beneath anyone. Nor I'm I above anyone else. I knew that it may take awhile for you to catch on and that's fine. Slow and steady wins the race." He smiles.

"I-is this a trick?" 'I don't want it to be, but it might be. Even if it makes all kind of makes all kinds of sense.'

"No and I can prove it."

"How?"

"Let me kiss you."

"Now? Here? In school?"

"Yes."

"We can't. You can't."

"I can and I will it you let me." He steps closer.

"We can't. This is school."

"What about tonight?" He steps closer.

"Tonight?"

"Your place after practice?" He steps closer.

"Okay"

"Great, see you than." He steps even closer. His so close now that if I stretch out my neck I could touch his lips with my own. His so close that when he moves his face towards me I freeze even further and shut my eyes. He just kisses me on the check but that doesn't stop me from turning red. I instantly open my eyes; he smirks and waves goodbye as he leaves.

I stand there for a little while processing all of that. Eventually I walk all the way home. Usually I stay in the library until practice is over during the on season but today all I could think about is how messy the house is.

Once at home I clean everything. I'm so caught up in cleaning the house I miss the sound of a car parking on my driveway. So it really shouldn't be shocking when the ringing of the door bell causes me to jump a little when I was holding the bucket of dirty water which preceded to splash all over me.

"Ew!" I shout.

"Edd? Is everything alright?" Daniel asks from the other side of the door.

"I...I need to shower." I tell him slowly lowering the bucket with grimes. I can hear him smirk.

"Can you let me in first?"

"Oh...yeah." I walk with disgust towards the front door. Revolting with the fact that I am covered in dirty water and making a mess. I open the door and I almost forget my discomfort of my clothes clinging to me when I see him standing there.

He puts his shoes in the shoe rack and puts on the indoor slippers. I smile at the action. He finishes and looks up at me.

"I'll be fine on my own while you shower." I blush.

"What?"

His smirk widens and he hand jester towards me. "I just thought you may want to shower. But I'm fine either way." 'He doesn't mind if I'm all dirty.'

"Oh my," I blush harder, "I'm going to go shower now."

I run as fast as I can upstairs and lock myself in the bathroom. I can't believe I did that...I can't believe I thought that. Since when does my mind live in the gutter. I look at the mirror and see my blush. I feel so embarrass but he likes me...he said he likes me and he came here because he wants to kiss me. Plus, he doesn't mind if I'm dirty he would kiss me like this anyway...wait...EW! I don't want him to kiss me like this. I won't kiss him like this. I undress and drop all of my clothes in the laundry basket making a mental note to do it after Daniel leaves. Then shower twice...thrice. (What? I have to make sure I'm clean.)
I brush my teeth, floss, mouthwash and repeat four times. Finally I make it to my room finish drying and change into clean clothes.

I walk downstairs and its clean. I mean the bucket and the watery mess I left is gone.

"I didn't want you to have to clean up the mess after showering, so I cleaned it up. Don't worry I put everything back in alphabetical order."

"Oh, thank you." 'I think my heart just melted a little.'

"Come join me on the couch."

"Okay." I walk over and stand there unsure of how close I should sit next to him. At my hesitation he smirks. I immediately sit down and regret it. Our legs are press together and our shoulders meet. I try to scoot over to provide more room but Daniel stops me.

"You don't have to move away from me. Think of it as retribution for not being with you at all today."

"I-you.I-It's not like y-you had to be w-with me, today."

"Of course I did. After what happen at the Valentine's Day part-"

"Why did you leave me?" I interrupt him.

"Eddy, didn't want me to stay. He said that Ed and he would take care of you." The question why didn't you contact me on the weekend was on the edge of my tongue but before I could voice it he continued. "He said he would text me, he did. In the message he said to give you space and that I should wait til Monday to talk to you in person."

"Oh, but I..."

"You have an amazing ability to get away from people that want to talk to you."

"I-I why didn't you text me?"

"I did." He smiled. 'What?'

I pat myself look for my phone until I realize that I changed out of my school clothes before my shower. But I didn't have my cell phone in my pocket, actually I don't remember using my phone all day. Did I every take it to school with me? 'Face-palm.'

"I'm sorry."

"There's nothing to be sorry about. I should have tried harder to talk to you during school today. You must of thought I didn't want to have anything to do with you."

"I-I did. But I that was stupid of me I know you better than that." 'Don't I?'

"Your not stupid, you were just insecure it happens."

I smile at him but than I realize that everything is resolve now its time. His going to kiss me.' OMG, his going to kiss me.' What should I do?

"Um.." I can feel myself blush again.

"I don't have to kiss you if you don't want me to."

"No." I have been dying to kiss you since we meet.

He turns and smiles at me kindly. So I lean in and kiss him gently. Sooner rather than later our lips are slowly caressing each other. My arms wrap around his neck and his arm find my waist. Suddenly his hovering over me in the couch. He dives in for one more kiss.

"We should stop." He whispers on my lips.

"Um.." I kiss him again."Yeah." I kiss him again before he pulls away. (Is it bad that I didn't want to stop?)

I bite my lower lip as I sit up on the couch and watch his freshly kissed mouth. I shouldn't be think about his mouth so much, I mean there are so many bacterias located in the human mouth alone...oh no I should have thought that.

"I should probably go. You still have your homework to finish up. I will pick you up tomorrow morning for school."

"You don't have to, mouthwash." I blush in embarrassment. 'Why did I say that?'

He smiles. "I know I don't have to but I will still see you tomorrow morning. I'll let you go practice oral hygiene."

"I'm sorry."

"There's nothing to be sorry about. Anyone would fine your OCDC cute." 'Anyone?'

"Farewell, Daniel."

He leans over and kisses my cheek. "See you tomorrow, Edd." He gets up, changes into his shoes and leaves.

The end. That's it. The nerd go the hot popular guy. That's it. The fat lady just sang. There is nothing else. Nothing eating away at the edge of my mind, nope nothing. Absolutely nothing. This is like Cinderella, she got Prince Charming and they rode into the sunset after their wedding and nothing. That was it, there was nothing else. Perfect, almost too perfect but you know what happens when someone says everything is too perfect. Everything they ever wanted is taken away and it turns out to be a dirty trick or illusion or trap. But no this is nothing like that. This is like a beautiful experiment gone right. Every variable has been accounted for and there are no errors anywhere. Everything is perfect...error-free.

As I brush, floss and mouthwash three time I tell myself this. As I lie on my bed after giving up on trying to do homework, I tell myself this. But I just can't believe it.