Without Harm 5

Title: Without Harm
Author: kiraloverless      
Fanfiction.net Account: www.fanfiction.net/u/6023476/k…           
Fandom: Ed, Edd, ‘n Eddy
Musical Recommendation:              watch?v=8Z5EjAmZS1o Yiruma's Greatest Piano Hits   
Setting: Hotel/ Apartments 
Pairing: Kevin/Edd (lil bit of Nat x Rave) 
Genre: Hurt/comfort, some smexy in later chapters. 
Rating: M
Chapters: 15
Type of Work: Multi Chapter story
Status: Incomplete
Warnings: Gay sex, angst,  
Disclaimer: I don’t own anything.Ed Edd n Eddy belongs to cartoon network and Danny Antonucci, Rave belongs to kirakurryart, Nat belongs to c2ndyac1d 


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Chapter 5

   “I need some help man, I can’t even keep my cool about this … I’m scared someone is gonna come after him.. I’m happy he’s gonna be here  and live close by but is it safe?”  Kevin’s frantic rambling ran on an on making him pace the small space between the kitchen and dining area. Nat sat on the kitchen bar stool nearby watching his friend while holding his fork to his lips tasting the sweet sugary liquid of syrup from his pancakes.

When Kevin had showed up at his door that morning he was hoping to get some dirty details about their late night date Kevin was so excited about, but it turned out to be not anything like he was expecting. What Kevin had told him shook him to the core and was still trying to wrap his mind around it.

“Well, He’s already made him his mind to stay so he must feel safe here already. For like how long did you say they were running and hiding? A year?”

“Year and a half … maybe a little more .. I think. What would you do Nat?” 

“Well, there’s nothing you can do…You’re worried about somebody’s problem and you want to fix it. You can’t make it go away, think about how he feels, if he’s not worried about staying then you shouldn't be either” Nat toyed absentmindedly at the pieces of bacon and eggs on his plate. He know how Kevin’s feelings worked, they were deep for this guy and now he was suffering sympathy pains, he was sweet like that.

‘That’s what makes  you an awesome guy, Kevin.’ He thought. His crush for the red head was never ever vocalized, just admired from a distance, but it didn’t matter because now he had a boyfriend to call his own. Memory of said lover currently laying asleep in their bedroom plastered a smile onto his face. Feeling slightly venturous at that moment he thought to teas Kevin.

“What if he finally moves into his new house and they find him and take him away? You’ll never know, you’ll never se….” pain buzzed before his eyes as a silver spoon was thrown at his face.

 “That’s not funny. I’m worried and you’re being cold man” Kevin sat composing his anger momentarily.

Laughing rubbing the welt on his face was the person across from him “hahaha .. you’re too easy.” 

“I .. told him I loved him Nat..”   

Nat finished the bite he had cut out, chewed slowly and smiled. Willing the small hurt to be suppressed by swallowing it down.  

 “And what did he say?” questioning 

“He was asleep but .. when we talked I more or less kinda said it.. and he also in a .. kinda indirect way said … he liked me too” he stuttered, rubbing the back of his shoulder and neck with a slight tint of pink to his face.

“Then Relax Kev, if you wanted to help him out… I mean really help him, just be there, show you’re lovin’ and make sure you make him feel safe. That’s all you can do” joking half heartedly. 

“I already know all that… I was just .. asking what to do because it’s not a normal situation.I wish there was more I could do.”

Of course he would do all those things for Edd, but felt the need to put forth a stronger effort.

 “I want to be someone he can trust. I wanna make him so happy that he forgets all the shit those people did to him.” Nat watched as the tender emotion of love and care plunged to hatred.  

 “Hey, Why don’t you and sexy come over tonight? Rave is here and we can have a double date, that way he make friends. You said he had one friend that was still here right, invite him yourself and a good heart to heart with the guy. If you wanna make a guy happy you gotta get with his friends first!” Sing song intruded the spice girls song into Kevin’s mind when Nat talked about inviting them over. ”Oh god please don’t start singing!”

 Thinking over the annoying song that it would be good to have to scientist socialize a little more. Nat always had a way of brightening the mood. The teal haired leaned over his shoulders stealing the last piece of bacon from his plate before trotting down the hall to shower. Singing loudly to wake a sleeping figure in the bedroom. 

Kevin’s smile returned watching a pillow being thrown into the hall and a loud ‘shut up Nat’ yelled at his friend.

“Sure.. I’m sure he’d like that” mumbling to himself. 

Meanwhile 

Eddy and Edd had gone back to the apartment Edd liked from the day before. Talking to the owner of the building to let them walk around the property and meet some of the new neighbors.

Eddy was slightly on edge. He was worried about leaving his best friend in a new place alone. He couldn’t stay and had to go back home in a matter of weeks. Running through their run away plan again thinking about any loopholes or mistakes or points they should be more careful about was keeping his mind occupied.

Ed, Sara and the little kid were already in another state. They would travel together and then separate for a few days and meet up again at some point… but this time they would all separate to one more state before going home. All the time they spent in different hotels running and hiding was very stressful and they hated it, only putting up with the changes for their friend’s sake. Of course Eddy would have done an absurd amount of traveling for Edd anyway. But just like all good things, even adventures had to end and he was more or less happy to just go home.

“Eddy?” Eddward asked rattling the thoughts to a halt.

“What’s the matter sock head?” casually leaning on a ledge separating the privet pool area from the walkway.

“I said, you’ll come to visit me when I get everything settled right?” Eddward asked watching Eddy’s expression closely. 

“Yeah.. and me and Ed will come and stay for the summer. I probably won't be working then so it’ll be fine”

“Ed and I …" he laughed lightly “I’m gonna miss correcting your grammar Eddy” slightly tearful.

“Oh geez I won’t!" He laughed out loud.

Taking a moment to let the moment pass Eddy made sure to let Edd feel he would be fine. “So show me how you’re gonna set up the place I wanna make sure I have a place to sleep”

 The apartment was very cozy even though it was modern and sharp in it’s design, it was a spacious two floor, three bedroom two bathroom apartment with a storage room and kitchen open to a living room. It was very well lit thanks to the large glass windows making up the frontal side of the maisonette layout. The top floor looked over the bottom with wooden floors, white and grey walls of stones combined the interior.

Eddy always thought Edd would live in a fancy clean kind cut type of house when he got older, it was pretty much how he imagined him now. The security was the best part of it, even though you couldn’t get into the building without a security code each floor also had a security code. It overlooked the pool, a good clear view of the road leading to the property.

“So this is gonna be my room right?” Eddy joked stepping into the master bedroom with the ceiling and a wall composed of glass and steal framing. 

“Very funny Eddy.”

Eddward was laughing anyway. Tracing a few fingers over the ledges of the windows, making mental notes to clean everything before getting furniture.

Smiling to himself “A home of my own… “ biting his lip contemplating a thought. ‘What if Kevin could stay here too?’

It was a thought that warmed it’s way to his chest, exiting him to move in even quicker.

“I really like this place Eddy, I can’t wait to move in.” Eddward stated cheerfully.

He was supposed to move in two weeks later but couldn’t wait, The owner needed to finish their paperwork and hand over the key but Eddward insisted to go looking for furniture that day.

Eddy and Edd walked around in shops for things that would go well with Eddward’s taste. There were times when Eddy just watched, there was a shop they had passed a second time when Eddward had actually stopped and simply stared at. It was a place where expecting mothers would go and get baby clothes and other essentials including furniture. In the window was a wooden crib, Eddy knew what Eddward was thinking but instead of pulling him away he gave Eddward a comforting squeeze on the shoulder. 

“Wanna take a closer look?”  Eddy’s voice was hushed.

“No… It’s not that I don’t want to, I just don’t think I have healed completely yet.” Offering a soft smile to the shortest of them, changing the topic slightly guiding their walk elsewhere.

“I do believe Jimmy and Sara purchased a baby crib much like that one”

They stopped at a corner stall to buy some on the go burgers.

They had gone home for a brief few days to visit Sara and Jimmy when their baby was born, Ed was the proudest uncle, smiling all day wanting to hold the baby and never let him go.

“Oh yeah, Ed and I went out to get one and you had to take it apart and put it back together HA HA HA” Eddy bellowed in laughter. It was Ed’s first time constructing anything without his friend’s help but was quite upset when the structure just didn’t work quite right, Eddy and Edd snuck into their garage to fix it for them careful not to hurt their friend's pride.

“A fond memory, Eddy. I’ll treasure it always” Eddward smiled, but it had faded when a large blob of ketchup plopped onto his shirt. Eddy was laughing uncontrollably again, and soon they were both laughing. People had begun to stare but they didn’t care. 

“Oh Eddy I can’t recall the last time I laughed so hard” whipping away a tear from his eyes squeezed out by the pressure of heartfelt laughter. 

“Yeah me neither…"

Their last few laughs died down feeling a soon growing departure of each others’ company.

“I’m gonna miss…" “Stop that already, you’re gonna make things embarrassing”

Eddward just smiled and hugged his friend anyway. They were heading further into the shopping market area looking around, spending the rest of the day there until the sun had set.

 They went back to their hotel room and talked. It was very late when they had gone to bed, Eddy made sure to lock up.

Noticing a box in the kitchen labeled ‘keepsakes’ Eddy gave it a look over. Popped open a beer and sat down to go through it’s contents. There were small trinkets and polaroid pictures inside, souvenirs of the hotels and places they had visited in the past year and a half. Pictures with scribbled notes on the back to Eddward from him and Ed to remember them by. Some of the pictures had the three of them, Bitter memories of who had taken those pictures flashed through his mind. It was always some random guy Edd liked, trying to get into the poor nerd's pants. They were always nice at first, and always assholes once they knew the truth about Edd’s past. They’d sleep with him and then leave, some guys were disgusted by the scars. He and Ed had sent them on their way with a beating, always waiting downstairs for them when they knew Edd had  them the whole story.

But not this time, Kevin had stayed. He was headstrong and stubborn like himself. It made him feel glad and upset at the same time. Eddward had finally found a good place to stay where he would be safe from running and hiding. But He wouldn’t be living a stones throw away like he had been their whole lives. Edd found a guy who really cared for him even after seeing the hurtful truth, but mostly he felt upset because his best friend didn’t need him to protect him anymore. On top of all that, he would never get the chance to tell him how he really felt about him. Partially why he hated those goons who hovered around Edd was because deep down none of them would ever care for the nerd as much as he did.

“Stupid pictures” Grumbling as tears fell swiftly down his face. Pretending they weren’t there he tipped back his head to take a big long drink of his ice cold beer. Three pictures in particular were more painful then the rest to look over, the first was of the first hotel they stayed at, the beginning of their ‘adventure’.

The second was with Ed, himself, Eddward and some guy with his arm around Edd’s waist. The waiter had taken that one. That was the night they had a big fight about trusting guys who could be dangerous. That was also the first night Eddy beat the living shit out of any of Edd’s so called boyfriends.  

“Fucking bastard” He muttered, rubbing the knuckles recalling the crunch of teeth and wails of the poor guy.

The third was the last picture they had taken, before stepping into their current hotel, the three of them smiling. ‘the last time’ they had agreed. It would have been a perfect day had Edd not been knocked down by some blind fucking jerk on the stairs.

“Funny, I beat this guy up before he slept with double d."

The picture was somehow very precious, he decided to keep it for himself, fastening the lid on the shoebox, taking the picture and the semi empty beer glass bottle to his room.  

“Time to hit the sack.”

They would be checking out in two days time, where Eddward would move into his new home, hopefully. In two days, they would be at the end of their adventures.