Power Over Me [1]

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Kevin adjusts his jersey as he jogs onto the field for football practice, throwing the keys to his coach as he hears something. He looks around for a speaker somewhere, not being able to figure out where the sound is coming from. He realizes that it's in his head, echoing between his ears.

~You got that power over me, my my
Everything I hold dear resides in those eyes
You got that power over me, my my
The only one I know, the only one on my mind

You got that power over me (my my)
You got that power over me (my my)
You got that power over me~

His song. Him and his soulmate's song. He smiles to himself before running laps with his team. The entire time he practices, he keeps thinking of that song. He doesn't know what it is yet, but he knows it's the most important song in his life.

Back at the cul-de-sac, Edd is playing the song on YouTube in his room and trying to figure out choreography. He feels the rhythm of the song and sways for now, trying to map out what he does. A few basic steps later, someone knocks on his bedroom door. Edd quickly shuts off the song and opens it to reveal Marie and Nazz. The girls notice the bit of sweat on him as well as his attire, loose pants and a baggy tank top with no hat.

"Greetings and salutations, ladies. To what do I owe the visit?" "We're gonna go get Kevin and get dinner, wanted to invite you." "Oh, that sounds lovely." "Alright, we'll go pick up Kev. You stay and shower and get ready and shit." "Of course, see you soon." The girls leave and Nazz bumps hips with Marie. The blunette smiles and leads her outside towards her car as she gets in the passenger seat.

"He actually has muscle, and that song is so good!" "Right? He's starting choreography for that song. I guarantee that Kevin has heard that song at least once today." "Fingers crossed." Nazz starts driving when she notices a third mark on her arm, a hummingbird. She tries not to visibly deflate, it's not Marie. She's never shown an interest in animals of any kind that wasn't dead.

Unknown to Nazz, Marie is thinking the same thing when she sees her newest mark in the passenger seat. It's a mountain range with a magnifying glass on one portion of it. Nazz always looks so bored in class when the teacher discusses geography, it can't be her.

What neither girl know is that Marie has a hummingbird feeder outside her  bedroom window and studies ornithology while Nazz is very interested in geology and hikes in the mountains to examine the rock itself, not the location.

Edd finishes getting dressed and dries his hair when he hears a horn honk outside his home. He looks to see Nazz's car is back and puts his beanie on before grabbing his phone and wallet, going out to the car and joining Kevin in the back seat. The redhead took a shower at the school so his hat is in his lap, hair still damp.

"Greetings, Kevin!" "Hey, Double Dweeb. You just shower too? You're dripping a bit." "Am I? Oh dear, my apologies." "Don't sweat it, dude. This car can take a bit of water droplets on the seat. She's a tough one." "Why do you call your car 'she', Nazz?" "Because she's a tough car that has survived longer than expected. She's a damn fighter!" "How feminist of you." "Coming from Marie, I would take it as a compliment. You know how radical she is at times." "Only you truly do, baby cakes." "Oh, dear lord. You're like Nathaniel with the nicknames." "Take that back or I'll never sleep over again!" "Alright, i yield. Sorry, Marie." "You better be." Kevin and Nazz laugh as they listen to their friends. The way they act makes it seem as if they've been siblings since birth and it makes people forget that they didn't used to be like this.

The redhead catches himself staring at his beanie-clad friend again and mentally smacks himself, he can't keep doing that. He has a soulmate. One that is perfect for him. One that he needs to wait to find.