author note: sorry for the wait. here is chapter 10. i need to started drawing out more pics for this. anyway enjoy!^-^
that might of been the hundredth sneeze in the last hour. using the back of his sleeve the ginger rubbed his red, irritated nose, sniffling as he did so.
"yo kev. you should probably head to the nurse. you look like shit." said Nat who was concerned for his best friend's health.
another sniffle. "i'm fine Nat."
"dude your skin is paler than usual, your face seems red, and..." he touched Kevin's forehead. "...if your skin was any hotter i could cook an egg on it."
Kevin chuckled at that. "not likely". another sneeze attack.
Kevin was definitely coming down with something. edd had warn him standing out in the middle of the snow storm with out the proper apparel would get him sick. as usual he was right. fortunately edd was unaware of Kevin's current condition and Kevin intended to keep it that way. he was in no mood for one of his lectures. in fact Kevin was not in the best mood at all. he hasn't been quiet himself this week. feeling more agitated and grumpy. snapping at his friends out of the blue only to apologize later once his mind was clear.
the bell rang for class to end and as Kevin parted ways with nat to head to class they did not share he raised his arms in a stretch. showing a sliver of his baby belly as his sweater raised up. he pulled it back down hoping no one had witnessed that. he sluggishly made his way to class avoiding all eye contacts. especially edd's. this was the only class they had together so avoiding him would prove difficult since the bully insist on sitting behind the pregnant ginger.
upon sitting eddward had already noticed the sluggish movements, and pale face. leaning over his seat the raven hair loomed over Kevin's shoulder, causing the smaller teen to freeze.
what is he doing? Kevin thought.
Eddward's eyes closed as he he leaned in closer to Kevin's face. ignoring his personal space he pressed his cheek into Kevin's. edd's expression shifting to questioning then understanding. then whispered in Kevin's ear...
"you have a fever". edd raised his hand to grab the teachers attention. "excuse me but i need to take kevin here to the school nurse he doesn't seem to be feeling well."
of course the teacher excused the two boys.
edd dragged kevin down the hall, passing the nurses office.
" you will rest better at home."
kevin was greatly confused. ever since that day of the storm edd seemed a bit more...caring?
it was a side of his bully he was not use to seeing. even though kevin had hoped for this he could not help but he did this out of pity. if that was the case he didn't want his help. ripping his arm from his grip in frustration the bully turned around annoyed at his action.
"why did you pull me out of class so suddenly?"
eddward stared at him confused. " i already told you. you've been avoiding me for about a week.you most likely caught your cold from the being out in that storm and judging by your fever now it safe to assume you have not been taking the proper medication for it. did you forget you are with child"?
"then i'm taking you home to rest".
eddward took hold of the ginger's arm once only to be yanked back. the bully shot him angry glare.
"if this is out of pity then i don't need your help"! kevin snapped. edd stared at him confused.
"wha- kevin no this is no-"
"i can take myself home" kevin stubbornly walked off.
" i hope you don't intend to take your bike. are you that fucking dense"?!
"eh?! what's with the attitude"?!
"kevin"! edd called out as he ran to catch up.
just as he caught up Kevin suddenly slumped a bit then collapsed. luckily edd was able to catch him before he hit the hard tile floor. the fever finally took a toll on his exhausted body.
after seeing kevin home and making sure he took his medication he let his parents to take care the rest as kevin recovered.
later that evening eddward received a text messaged from his pumpkin.
hey edd. i want to say im sorry for yelling at you earlier. these mood swing really got me all over the place without me realizing it.
yeah. i figured that. considering you condition physically and emotionally everything will most likely frustrate you causing stress and that stressed had to be released out on someone. i suppose that someone was me. plus your fever didn't help your mood either. next time tell me. how are you feeling now?
much better now that my fever is down. i should probably text nazz and nat and apologize for snapping at them today.
you do that. i have a dinner date with my parents tonight. i shall talk to you later.
edd hated how Kevin used is slang texting. was it a bother to type out the whole thing? click his phone off edd headed down stairs where his parents awaited him. it wasn't often enough he got to eat with them.
dinner was unusually quiet. the atmosphere in the dinning room felt tense and edd did not like the feeling swelling up inside him. something was off. his parents looked more stern than usual. he ignored the quick glances they were giving him as if they wanted to say something.
"eddward"? spoke his mother.
edd actually flinched at his name being suddenly called. here we go.
he lifted his head to his parents. "yes mother".
"is there something you wish to tell us"?
"we've heard... " she paused looking to her husband then back to her son."you were going to become a father".
"your friends mother were gossiping about it. we want to confirm this information with you". said his father.
shit. once news got out in the school it seemed to have traveled far enough for his parents to catch.
"if you were sexually active you should have been more careful."
"i hope you plan to take responsibility for your action son". spoke his father.
"we are disappointed in you Edward. we expect to see this girl and her parents. poor girl must be scared."
"well she...seems to be sick at the moment". edd mentally kicked himself for referring Kevin as "she". how was he to tell his parents a boy was carrying his child. this shit is not even possible! he could not let them meet. it was time like this he was glad his parents wasn't home often.
"well then.."spoke his father. "we do expect to meet the girl who is birthing our grandchild."
"yes father". edd said nervously.
his parents looked him in confusion for his outburst.
"yes tomorrow. is that a problem"?
shit! he thought shit, shit, shit, shit, shit!
the bully wanted nothing more than to clench his hair in frustration and scream. with a calm straight face he answered. "n-no sir".
this was not going to end well.
edd wants to hold off on his parents meeting kevin as long as possible. but just how long until something slips up? find out in the next chapter of problem pumpkin!