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Chapter 24: Crystal Tears

Chapter Summary: He'd do everything to make him forget...

Damn!

I was going to use that word for several times tonight. Who wouldn't if your boyfriend was being humiliated in front of your eyes. I was actually pissed off.

I couldn't forget Edd's reactions when I approached him after I punched Chad for two before shoving him to Nat giving him a fair warning.

And damn it he started to cry. The dork never cried no matter how many insults he would receive. Today was his limit.

It was too much for him.

I guided him to his front porch carefully. He was still trembling judging from the grip he was making to my shirt.

"Where's your key?" I asked knowing that it was locked.

"I have it in my wallet." He answered weakly as he pulled his wallet out of his pants and produced the key from there. He handed it to me afterwards and opening the front door of his house.

I led him to the couch and sat him there. He gave me a weak smile after I made sure that he was comfortable enough. "I'll bring you some clothes." I said noticing the mess he was in. Clearly he didn't want to be in that condition any longer. I went up to his room before he could say anything. I'd never been in his room before but somehow, I knew where it was. It was understandable, considering that he was living alone in this house.

Where was his parents anyway?

That thought buried inside my head as I searched for his clothes. I went down when I found some pajama t-shirt and pants and brought it to him, "You should change, I'll make us dinner."

"Y-you don't need to, Kevin. I'll just go to sleep and--"

I stopped him by gently grabbing his arms and pushed him into the bathroom, "Just go and get change. I'll handle things here." I closed the door to the bathroom so he could start to change.

I went to the kitchen and noticed that he only had instant noodles in the cabinet. He hadn't done his shopping this week. I thought better and grabbed the two cups of noodles and added hot water in them. Fortunately, I found some eggs in the fridge. I placed two eggs in a pan and waited for them to boil. Edd, at least thought they were nutritious enough to eat.

He went out from the bathroom three minutes later. I gestured him to go back to the couch and gave him the look of not to argue with me. To my relief, he followed me. As soon as the eggs were hard boiled, I removed the shells mixed them to the noodles. I brought the cups to him and gave his. He gave me another tiny smile as he grabbed the cup from me;

"Thank you."

"Just eat." I said sitting beside him. We ate in silence.

Not long before we finished our meal. I waited for him to finish since he was awfully slow of eating his food. I grabbed his cup from him and went back to the kitchen to dispose the cups. I grabbed the water jug and poured some in a glass. After taking a swig of it, I grabbed another one for him. I quickly made my way back to him and was taken by surprise at his appearance.

Double D was crying.

"Hey..." I placed the glass of water on the table in front of us and sat beside him, "What's wrong?"

"Oh, Kevin, I just realized it," He said his eyes were staring at his hands that were resting on his lap, "If... if you hadn't arrived on time... he would've... would've..."

My jaw locked when I realized what he was saying. His tears were clear and they freely fell down to his hands.

"If he succeeded on taking me... I don't think," He closed his eyes and bit his lower lip hard trying to control himself from trembling, "Kevin, I don't think I could go on with you. And that scared me. He was so close of getting me."

"Shhh, I made it just in time," I whispered into his ear scooting closer to him, "I won't let him do that to you again." I promised as I cursed the bastard in my mind. When I saw him tugging Edd's slacks down, I had never had the urge to kill someone until that time. I should have punched him to death if I wasn't worried about my boyfriend crouching at that moment.

He pulled his beanie down trying to hide his tears away, "The images... no, the touches are haunting me. I could not get them out of my mind," He ducked his head lower as he whispered, "I hated the fact that someone touched me other than my boyfriend. I felt humiliated."

I stared at him for a few seconds. He was different. He was showing a different side of him. This wasn't the dork I knew. This person had taken him away from me. And I had to bring him back. I grabbed his wrists and forced him to face me;

"Hey," I whispered softly. I gave him my serious look when he stared at my eyes, "Do you trust me?"

My question seemed to surprise him. He examined my face for a few seconds before he nodded.

"W-with all my heart."

"Good." That was all I needed to continue with my plan. I touched his cheek gently to wipe his tears. I tried getting his attention to let him know that my intention was to make him safe. When I got it, my hand reached up to his beanie and without tearing my stare from his doe-eyed ones, I slowly removed it from his head.

He blushed despite the situation.

I remembered him saying that one word without his beanie on. I smiled at the thought. My hands brushed to his shoulders down to his hands. I pulled him to his feet and took him inside the bathroom.

"K-Kevin..." He whispered when I guided him to the wall just above the shower. I placed a finger to his lips.

"Shhh," I said as I moved closer to him. My other hand was pressed against the wall near him, "I want to erase those images in your mind, if you let me..."

His eyes widened more if possible. A tear fell again to his cheek. I hated to see him like this so when he slowly nodded, I couldn't content my desire. I kissed his forehead before leaning away. My hands found the buttons of his pajama shirt and slowly opened them. His hands reached out to mine but he didn't stop me. He got the message when I removed his beanie. I slipped his pajama off from his shoulders and let it drop on the ground. He was not looking at me but I could see the blush adorning his cheeks. I cupped his face and made him look at me.

"Do you trust me?" I asked again.

He slowly nodded this time. I brushed my thumb fingers to his cheeks before leaning down kissed him chastely on the lips. I moved closer to him not breaking the kiss.

I was totally damned. I loved kissing my boyfriend like this. My hand searched for the shower and turned it on. Edd gasped between the kiss when the droplets of water fell on us. I gave him butterfly kisses to his cheeks, neck and shoulder. The steam that was coming from the water was getting warmer. It was what I needed for him to feel. My mouth found its way to one of his small crowns and sucked it. He must not have suspected that for he literally jumped and gasped at the same time. My other hand reached for the other and fondled it earning a moan from him. His hands grabbed mine making me to look at him curiously. He had the look of fear and bewilderment.

He had not expected this to happen.

Sh*t!

I moved up and kissed him passionately on the lips. He wrapped his hands to my neck after some time. I broke the kiss and leaned my forehead to his.

"I am sorry. I didn't mean to startle you." I whispered.

"You didn't..." He denied. That was him for me, "I just did not know how to do my part in this."

"We will take it slowly," I promised wrapping my arms to his waist bringing our bodies closer to each other. He gasped once again when he felt me as I felt him. I smirked at his reaction. It seemed that the water was helping us, "Is it okay if I go... intimate?" I asked getting serious.

His eyes found mine, relieved that he was no longer crying. When he realized my pure intention, he slowly nodded. I gave him my earnest smile and leaned down aiming for his neck this time. I kissed it, licked it and bit it making him gasp and moan when I found his spot. He lifted his head so that I could gain more access and suck harder. He wrapped his hands to my neck once again. My right hand traveled down to his shoulder, down to his chest, stomach and further. I reached the front of his pants and touched him there. He gasped audibly when I messaged him. I did it gently just to make sure that he wouldn't freak out. When he took a bold movement back in the restroom, clearly I wasn't really expecting that. He had done it because the situation was asking him.

Now it was my turn.

I let go of him for a while as I tugged my shirt off not tearing my gaze off of him. He just stood there looking at me waiting for my next move. My hands reached for his waist again and brought his to mine. My foreahead leaned to his as I whispered;

"Tell me if I am going too far," My hands went to the waistband of his pants. I could sense that he was not ready yet. He only nodded. That was all I needed before I slowly tugged his pants down. He was totally red when he was completely exposed to me.

Damn it. I had to restrain myself of taking him right now.

"Edd, you look radiant." I said matter-of-factly. My hands ran down to his side once again before aiming for my main target. His hands landed on my shoulders and gripped on them really hard. I wanted to erase his touch too and him to remember mine. I began stroking him making him moan in the process.

"K-Kevin?" He muttered when I suddenly knelt in front of him. Holding him, I stared at his eyes sending him what I was going to do. I opened my mouth and was about to place him in when he suddenly stopped me with his hands on my head;

"N-no! L-let's stop now," He said panting as he was looking at me. Damn it, he was beet red, "Please..."

His expression was so hard to resist but I didn't want to scare him. Sighing, I let go of him and stared how hard he was. Still kneeling in front of him, I playfully touched him once again with my pointed finger, sighing in the process, "I guess I won't be able to taste you yet."

"K-Kevin! I am serious!"

I looked up to see his eyes shut. He was flushed red. A good sign that I was doing a good job to make him relax. I chuckled as I stood up, "I know Edd. Let's stop."

My eyes widened when he suddenly wrapped his arms to my neck. He placed his face to my chest, "Thank you, Kevin. Thank you very much."

A smile was brought to my face. I returned his hug by bringing his body closer to mine. Heck, I knew he could feel me as I did to him. The water kept us warm for a few minutes before I decided that it was time to get out.

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I led him out of the bathroom, wiped his body with the towel and dressed him up with another pair of pajamas. I stared at my own state only remembering that I didn't have clothes with me. My pants was soaking wet.

"I have to go home and get change," I said almost to myself, "I should've removed everything before I could take a shower with you." His hand suddenly shot up and grabbed my arm. I looked at him. His face was showing different types of emotions.

"Can you... stay?" He whispered before he looked down. Damn! He looked adorable.

I reached for his hand and squeezed it, "If that is what you want. Let me get some clothes at home first."

He nodded and took a step back. I released his hand from mine already missing the warmth emanating from his palm. I walked to the front door and grabbed hold of the doorknob, "I'll be right back."

I made a quick dash to my house just across the road. My father raised an eyebrow when he saw me shirtless. I almost rolled my eyes as I made my way to my room. I called out to my father that I would not be home that night, telling him that I would spend it at a friend's house. Not another minute, I was back at Edd's house. I went straight upstairs when I didn't see him from the living room.

He was in his bed already rolled up like an infant. He covered his whole body with the blanket. He was facing my direction but his eyes were closed. I slowly made my way to him. I knew that he wasn't sleeping. His expression was telling me that, "Hey, dweeb," I knelt beside his bed and gently touched his head. His eyes fluttered and looked to my own. He gave me a weak smile, "How are you feeling?"

"I am fine. Thank you, Kevin." He said, his eyes glistening.

I stood up and fixed ourselves. I lifted his head as I sat on his bed, placing his head to my lap. My hand found its way to his hair. I began brushing his hair and it made him relax, "You have such a nice hair." Not being able to help it, I leaned down and kissed his hair, "You smell nice."

He shivered at my voice and touch. He stayed still before he mustered to say something, "Hey, Kevin."

"Hmm." I waited for him to say something. When he didn't, I leaned down and saw him biting his lower lip, "What is it?"

His grip tightened beside him before he shared his thought, "While I was in the bathroom w-with Chad and the others... they showed me something."

"And what was that?" I asked waiting for him to reply.

"Mary Jane."

I stared at him trying to understand his words. Realization dawn at me when I finally got what he was trying to say.

"Damn! I knew it!" I cursed as I gritted my teeth. Edd suddenly jerked away from me, he was in all four as worried expression was planted on his face.

"K-Kevin! You are not..."

He left his words in the middle making me understand what he wanted to say. My eyes widened when I understood what he meant;

"Whoa, I am still sane enough to know that it isn't right. I maybe a bastard but I don't do high," I defended as I stared at his doe-eyed expression, "I had the hint that they were using the drug. I just never caught them in the act."

He seemed to be relieved when I said that. My eyes softened as I gently caressed his cheek and smiled at him a little, "Everything will be fine, I promise you that," I became serious as I stared at his worried eyes, "I'll take care of everything."

I could see that he was curious of what I was up too but I didn't want him to worry too much. I reached out to him and pulled him down on the sheets before he could say anything. This time I joined him. I placed my arm under his head and wrapped the other to his waist. I began brushing his hair as he leaned into my touch. My lips went to his head and kissed the softness of his hair. The silkiness of his black locks was addicting enough and I wouldn't mind to lose my sanity if this was going to be the reason. I could sense that he was still tensed from everything that happened to him today. That was when everything came dark to me.

How dared he touch my dork? There was no way he could get away like that. I told him to lay off his fingers from him but he didn't listen. Now he was going to get it. Call me selfish but I didn't care the consequences anymore.

No one would mess with my Edd.

Damn right!

Done! I lost my soul today... hahaha, I was never this type of a writer. I wouldn't dare go further than that so sorry for that. I am normally more with fluffs but not this. But then, what do you think of this chapter? I planned to continue this until Kevin's plan but it was getting longer so you'd get it with the next chapter. Yep, still Kevin's pov.

Reviews please!!! Thank you very much. I am only a writer that enjoys a single word from a reader. Domo... :)

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