Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 38: me gustas tu . Warmth, a gentle pressure around his body, and the smell of caramel apples and fresh spring orchards wrapped Luca in a blanket of comfort as he slipped slowly into conscious. The familiar smell was one hundred percent Williams and one he’d grown accustomed to waking up to every morning for the past week. A smile graced his lips as he snuggled closer into Williams’s chest not wanting to open his eyes or wake up just yet. Just as he was about to fall back asleep the sound of drawers opening and closing reached his ears. Groaning Luca pulled his hands up to rub at his face before opening his eyes.Williams’s wide grin greeted him. “Hey there,” he said softly, “sleep okay?”“Liam,” whined Luca as he gripped onto Williams’s biceps. “Where were you? Why didn’t you answer your phone?” He could feel himself getting upset again so he took a couple of deep breaths to will the oncoming tears away.Williams reached up a hand and brushed
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 39: Soulmates coming through. Williams remained silent as he listened to the song and watched Luca carefully. The boy had his eyes closed and was lip-syncing to the song. This song was familiar to Williams having listened to Justin Bieber before though listening to Luca sing the song, he thought his soulmate was doing it a lot better than the original artist.Come the chorus, Williams slipped his hand into Luca’s and pulled him up from his seat. Luca blinked curiously at him as the brunet put his free hand on his hip and pulled him closer. It took Luca a few seconds to realize Williams was dancing with him in slow circles around the room.“Liam,” giggled Luca, “what are you doing? Why?”Williams laughed as well and kissed Luca’s forehead. “What I can’t dance with my soulmate? Besides you made a beautiful song.”Luca blushed and hid his face in Williams’s shoulder. “You’re just saying that.”“I mean it babe, you have a killer voice,” said William
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 40: lost stars trying to light up the dark. Luca took a deep breath and started singing.Oh, YeahPlease don't seeJust a boy caught up in dreams and fantasiesPlease see meReaching out for someone I can't seeLuca glanced over at Williams and Jedidiah who smiled lovingly back at him.Take my hand, let's see where we wake up tomorrowBest laid plans sometimes are just a one night standI'll be damned, Cupid's demanding back his arrowSo let's get drunk on our tearsLuca closed his eyes and placed a hand over his heart as he sang, putting in as much of his build up emotions into the lyrics as he could.And God, tell us the reason youth is wasted on the youngIt's hunting season and the lambs are on the runSearching for meaningBut are we all lost stars trying to light up the dark?Who are we?Just a speck of dust within the galaxy?Woe is meIf we're not careful turns into realityBut don't you dare let our best memories bring you sorrowYester
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 41: abandon Luca?. Luca sat between Jedidiah and Williams on the couch while Saint and Harry occupied the love seat next to them. Jackson was sitting in the recliner with his feet tucked under him and nibbling on his fingers. Nathan sat on a kitchen chair he’d pulled from the dining area in front of the couch, facing the group with a solemn look on his face and elbows resting on his knees. No one said anything throughout dinner or during the twenty minutes it took Jackson and Luca to do the dishes afterwards. It’s already been nearly fifteen minutes that they’ve sat in the living room in silence, all waiting for one of them to start talking.Jackson cleared his throat a little and dropped his hand from his mouth to his lap. “Nathan… best to get this over with,” he said softly to his soulmate.Nathan sighed and lifted himself up to sit back in the chair. “Yeah,” he replied. His brown eyes scanned his friends; Jedidiah and Harry were nervously b
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 42: a team. a family . “You okay?” asked Harry as he threw his shirt in the hamper before stripping out of his pants and doing the same.“Yeah,” replied Saint, “I’m just thinking is all.”Harry turned to look at Saint who had his arm now covering his eyes; the older had moved himself to the center of the bed. “Are you having second thoughts?”Saint shrugged his shoulders and moved his arm just enough to look at Harry with one eye. “Not really it’s just frustrating you know?” he said. “The college said the reason we keep having issues with them is the fact that we’re soulmates, which I think is utter bullshit. There are other group of students who are close friends out there who turned out to be soulmates, I know a couple of them, and they still graduated. There is also the fact that they would leave Luca, an underage child mind you, stranded by himself here in New York without his soulmates. It pisses me off and to make us choose is just cruel,
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 43: we’ll always find a way . Jackson and he had discussed asking the landlord for an extension on their stay for at least a couple weeks until they could figure out their next plan. Nathan explained their situation in the email and hoped that the landlord would be understanding and didn’t have other clients lined up for the house. It was nearing fall so the likely hood was slim as most people liked to vacation in the summer, so his hopes were high to say the least. After he sent out the email he pulled up his webcam program and hit record.He waited a few seconds for the video to set itself up before he smiled at the camera. “Hey everyone this is Nathan, last time I posted a vlog was to inform you all that my close friends and I are going on a vacation. Well we are still on vacation and we’re having a good time. A couple days ago we took a trip down to the beach, I unfortunately didn’t find any crabs but none the less we had fun. The weather w
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 44: the three musketeers . Jackson stared out the train window letting the scenery go by, his hand holding tightly to Nathan’s between them. They left Luxembourg about an hour ago and they still had another two hours and twenty or so minutes before they reached France. Breakfast this morning was a little tense what with the weight of their decision and knowing they’d have to tell the company. Jackson had gotten up early to make meals that would last the boys at least for the next two days, not knowing when he and Nathan would be back. They didn’t want to stay away longer than two days but they weren’t sure how long it would take to pack up their dorm. It was hard leaving his friends especially the three youngest.Nathan had to all but pry Jackson off of Luca saying that he was coddling the boy too much and to let him breath. The two boys had laughed at this and said that he was acting more of a mom, acting as if Luca was his own child. They on
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 45: dream big dreams . Nathan got out of the cab with Jackson and looked up at the building in front of them. “You ready for this?” he asked and looked at him.“No but I don’t really have a choice now do I?” replied Jackson. “I’m going to let you do all the talking.”Reaching over Nathan squeezed Jackson’s hand. “Just stay close.” Jackson responded with a nod and followed the other into the building. The bowed in greeting to the staff at the entrance and any other staff they encountered on their way to the Director’s office. With deep breaths they knocked and waited for a response.“Come in,” filtered through the door.Nathan grabbed the door handle and opened it slowly, shuffling in with Jackson behind him. “Sir,” he said. They stood in front of the director’s desk waiting for him to look up at them.They stood there for nearly five minutes before the man put his paperwork aside and looked up at them. A thick eyebrow rose as he stared at the t
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Final Chapter: love and everything in between .The keeper at the animal shelter has no idea what Jedidiah’s trying to say.“So, you’re looking for a cat,” she repeats after Jedidiah slowly. He nods. “But you also want a dog?”“No, no,” Jedi says, waving his hands in front of him. “No, I’m looking for a cat, a specific cat, grey tabby, nasty temper, but, she’s called Dog.” The girl stares at him. Jedi shrinks under her gaze. “Her name is Dog. It wasn’t me, by the way.”“Don’t worry,” the keeper says, an amused grin spreading on her face. “We get all sorts of weird names and weird people. Some redhead in tiger-stripe glasses came in the other day hysterically searching for a cat called Elizabeth 3rd. As long as all the animals go to good homes and are looked after right, we’re not here to judge.”“Good to know,” Jedi mutters under his breath, keeping his eyes peeled as the keeper leads him past rows and rows of crates. “Um, anyway, Dog should’ve been broug
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 60: heart beat fast, affection so overwhelming.Of course Liam forgets to close the bedroom door.Of course Dog jumps onto Jedidiah’s face in the middle of the night.Jedi, in a violent subconscious reaction, whacks Luca in the face, kicks Liam right in the crotch, and accidentally yanks on Dog’s tail while scrabbling for the lamp.Hell hath no fury like a grumpy cat scorned.*** “Whoa, what the hell happened to your face—”“Cat.”“Oh. Right. I’m assuming that’s the same reason you smell like cat pee?”“I hate my life.”“Welcome to cat ownership, I guess. Oh, wait, more like the cat owns you.” Stefan chortles to himself as he sets down his suitcase. “Hah!”*** The glorious, glorious weekend finally comes. Luca’s free from university classes, having handed in his last design assignment in on Friday, Liam doesn’t have CEO meetings or business classes to attend too until Monday, and Jedi is free of the big Man for two short days of freedom.Unfor
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 59: Cat claws sting.“Why is there shit on the sofa.”Jedidiah Roswell, 25, executive assistant to legal bigwig Miguel Midas, has just come home to his cozy little apartment on the second floor of a new residential complex in upper side of New York.Jedidiah Roswell, 25, is standing at the shoe alcove of the lovely abode he shares with his two boyfriends, holding a suitcase full of paperwork, and staring at a huge steaming pile of shit on his favourite sofa.“I can explain,” a guilty-looking Williams says, holding his hands up. Jedidiah levels him with a gaze, blowing a strand of hair away from where it’s matted down to his forehead. “Don’t freak out, okay?”At that moment, Luca chooses to trot in from the kitchen, holding an entire roll of paper towels. Luca spots him, freezes mid-step, and looks at Jedidiah with a mixture of panic and horror.“Please tell me it wasn't you who shat on the sofa,” Jedidiah says slowly, and Luca just lets out a ner
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 58: all good things last . Luca walks into the apartment and he smiles as he remembers the kind greeting from the doorman downstairs. Walking into the warmth of his home with the smell of food being extracted from the oven lulls Luca into a happy daze, love making itself apparent in the warmth in his chest. “I’m home, Jackson!” Luca nuzzles into Jackson’s shoulder, looking at the beautifully cooked food being split between seven plates."You're my baby," Jackson tells him as he kisses the top of Luca’s head that has butterflies settling into Luca’s stomach. It doesn't matter how many times his friends' shower him in affection, it'll always make his heart flutter.Luca sits on the counter by Jackson, tired from a long day of filming famous bands in their complex music videos. He instantly feels comfortable when he breathes in the food’s delicious smell, feeling the love poured into his midweek dinner date. “How about a game night tonight?” Jac
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 57: safe . Luca walks into the apartment and he smiles as he remembers the kind greeting from the doorman downstairs. Walking into the warmth of his home with the smell of food being extracted from the oven lulls Luca into a happy daze, love making itself apparent in the warmth in his chest. “I’m home, Jackson!” Luca nuzzles into Jackson’s shoulder, looking at the beautifully cooked food being split between seven plates."You're my baby," Jackson tells him as he kisses the top of Luca’s head that has butterflies settling into Luca’s stomach. It doesn't matter how many times his friends' shower him in affection, it'll always make his heart flutter.Luca sits on the counter by Jackson, tired from a long day of filming famous bands in their complex music videos. He instantly feels comfortable when he breathes in the food’s delicious smell, feeling the love poured into his midweek dinner date. “How about a game night tonight?” Jackson suggests as
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 56: D-Day.The day of the audition finally arrived. They boys woke up early to get ready. The older boys came over in the morning and Mrs Roswell made them all a big breakfast before they left. They all piled in the van and drove to the menu. There were a lot of people when they arrived.“Wait here while I check us in,” said Nathan as he went up to the reception desk.“Are we the only big group?” asked Harry as he looked around.Saint looked around as well. “Seems like it,” he said. “10,000 dollars says we’re going to be performing last.”Harry looked at him with narrowed eyes. “I’m not taking that bet,” he said. “You’ll most likely win.” Saint smirks at him.Nathan returned and handed out badges on lanyards to everyone. “Keep these with you,” he said. “We are in waiting room seven.” He led the boys down a series of hallways till they found their room, though they weren’t the only ones in there. They shared the room with two other groups though
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 55: dwindle in the past, no! Move forward .The days following the trial were busy as the boys spent most of their time at the dance studio either practicing their dance or working on their song in Luca’s room. With Wilder’s help Saint and Nathan were able to get their recording equipment back from their old college. They set up half the equipment at the studio and the other half at their apartment. At the moment all seven of them were in the private room. Liam was laying on the floor near a wall by the couch with a comic book in hand. Jedi and Luca were on the couch going over a notebook with music notes and lyrics. Harry, and Saint were at the desk making adjustments on the computer. Jackson and Nathan were down in the cafeteria getting them all lunch.“You should show these to him,” whispered Jedi.Luca scratched the back of his head. “I don’t know,” he replied. “I don’t really think these ones are any good.”“But they are good,” said Jedi. H
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 54: breathe and relax .Luca stood in front of the bathroom mirror trying to fix his tie. He was extremely nervous as the trial was merely hours away. Sarah had bought him a brand new suit so that he would look presentable in court. The suit was a dark gray color with a white button up shirt and a purple tie. He growled in frustration as he undid the tie for the fifth time because he just couldn’t seem to get it right. “Jedi!” he called. “Help!”Jedi stepped into the bathroom and smiled at Luca. “Here,” he said and took the tie from Luca. “Relax babe.”Luca huffed as Jedidiah secured the tie around his neck. “Easy for you to say,” he mumbled.Jedi leaned forward and gave Luca a quick kiss. “Everything is going to be fine, you’ll see.”Luca looked at him for a minute or so before he sighed and wrapped his arms around Jedi, pressing his face into his soulmate’s shirt. Jedi just smiled and hugged him back tightly.“No fair, I want hugs,” called Lia
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 53: we’ll win that too .The doorbell rang causing Luca to jump and spill juice on the counter. “Shit,” he mumbled to himself and grabbed a towel to clean it up.“I’ll get it!” yelled Williams as he tossed his controller to Jedi. Jedi not being prepared, squeaked and nearly dropped his laptop as Liam ran to the door. “Harry! What brings you over?”“What? So I can’t come and visit my younger ones every once in awhile? I’m insulted!” Harry’s cheerful laughter filled the house before he came into sight. The brunet spotted Luca in the kitchen and his already large grin got wider as he made a beeline for the boy. “Luca!”“Hi Harry,” replied Luca as the older wrapped an arm around his shoulders. “How are you?”Harry beamed at the boy and ruffled his hair. “I’m good,” he said. “So, guess what I woke up to this morning?” Luca shrugged. “Both Nathan and Saint working away at their computers for a brand-new song that they said you wrote.”Liam slid onto o