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 .Chapter 46: friends are treasures . Jedi came around the corner into the living room from the hall and looked around. “Where did Luca go?” he asked sitting next to Williams on the couch.“He was falling asleep so I sent him to bed,” the red head replied. Yesterday they decided to dye Williams’s hair and he went with a bright red color. Jedi also decided to dye his hair back to black and even Saint dyed his hair from mint to a smoky gray color.“Good because we need to talk about tomorrow,” said Jedi, he kept his voice low in case Luca decided to come down the stairs. “Saint and Harry know what to do but what are we going to do? We have to keep Luca away from the house and the restaurant.”Williams leaned into Jedi and wrapped an arm around him. “We could go to the beach,” he suggested.Jedidiah shrugged lightly. “I don’t know, that really didn’t work out all that well last time we went,” he said. “Luca didn’t even get in the water.”“Well if we were in
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 47: soulmates . The youngest member stared in pure shock at the packages and slowly reached a hand out for them. “F-for me?” He looked up at his friends who smiled and nodded to him.“Open the thicker package first,” said Jackson, his hands folded in front of him as he looked on with excitement. With a wide grin Luca ripped into the paper quickly revealing a cell phone box. Eyes widened and flicked up to Jackson and Nathan before fast fingers dug into the box, a brand new phone falling into his palm. “I’ve taken the liberty to program all of our numbers into the phone as well as your family’s and Adrien’s and Wilder’s. I also downloaded your favorite games with the help of Jedi so now you don’t have to borrow a phone anymore.”Shock was written all over his face as he stared at the phone in his hand. He clicked the home button and watched as the lock popped up with a picture of all six of his friends smiling back at him with peace signs and thu
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 48: birthday bash is it? . Luca moved his head, pressing his forehead against Jedidiah’s and stared down into his eyes. If someone had told him a two weeks ago that he would be standing here with one of his soulmates, he probably would have called them a liar. Though sure enough, here was Jedi, one of two soulmates who plucked him out of a river, saved him from downing and the abuse of his father, and who have done nothing but love and care for him. He had almost forgotten what it was like to be held by another person, to receive kisses, and to generally feel safe in the presence of someone else.Blushing, Jedi stared back in Luca’s warm chocolate eyes. He could see the emotions swirling around in the dark pools and his breath hitched in his throat. “W-what are you thinking about Luca?”The younger gave a slight shrug of his shoulders and watched as Jedidiah’s cheeks turned pink. “Everything,” he whispered. “You know, Liam was right, you’re eve
Two Brothers. One Soulmate .Chapter 49: we were only 7even .Luca laughed and clapped his hands as he watched Nathan dance and sing around the karaoke room wearing a dress, a black wig, and Jackson had drawn a large mole on his nose. Their leader had lost in the card game they were playing before hand which led them into the karaoke room. It was one of the funniest things that he’d ever seen in his life and it only got better when all of his friends were standing up to dance. The boy even stood up to join them towards the end of the song.Once the song was done, the laughter died down, and everyone was seated again, Jackson using a baby wipe to get the black mark of his boyfriend’s face, it was time to pick the next song.“So who would like to go next?” asked Harry as he looked around at everyone.“I have an idea,” said Saint as he stood up. He moved to the T.V and inserted a USB drive. The T.V screen goes red and lyrics appear on the screen along with Luca’s name. “Luca, ever sin
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